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1. 
   JasonT | Nov 04, 2008 02:42am | #1

   is that bent part on top a lamination? How did you attach it?

2. 
   DougGF | Nov 07, 2008 02:29pm | #2

   Jason, sorry for the delay in responding.

   I ripped the 3/4 thick birds-eye boards into 7/8" thick strips marking them to keep the general grain pattern of the original board, steam-bent them and then glued them up in a clamping form using a fairly fast epoxy.

   Once the boards set I cut the end tenons where they join with the posts and routed a 3/8 slot for the cherry panels and the tenons for the stiles. I used my RA with a dado blade to then cut the tenons. The hardest part, for me, was shaping the tenons on the stiles where they join the top rail since they have a slight curve. After a few failed attempts I decided to first shape the end on the stiles to fit the curve and then used a floating tenon.

   The cap rail on the head and foot board is steam-bent cherry. This was my first effort at steam-bending and it was a great learning experience.

   Doug

3. 
   the_maine_guy | Dec 29, 2009 08:59pm | #3

   Doug,
   excellent project, was this a design of of your own or are there plans available? What did you use for a steam tube?

4. 
   the_maine_guy | Mar 06, 2010 08:11pm | #4

   Doug,
   are the dimensions available for this project? Do you have any drawings and picture of progress for the bed? We have been asked to make a similar bed for our granddaughter.

   Thanks
   Bob