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Walnut & Mesquite Four-Poster

By louielouie, member Nov 13, 2010

The figured walnut panels came from a tree blown over by hurricane Ike. The tapered octagonal portions of the bedposts were created with hand planes and a spokeshave. The turned finials that top the posts are Gabon ebony.

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Comments

bjc1 | Nov 14, 2010 07:25am | #1
Wow - beautiful panels and design, particularly with salvaged walnut.
zbop | Nov 14, 2010 01:59pm | #2
My, my, my!!!
daryle | Nov 24, 2010 01:18am | #3
Beautiful piece! Really nice use of some amazing wood.
louielouie | Nov 24, 2010 07:40pm | #4
Thanks everyone for your encouraging comments. For anyone interested in how I created the posts for this bed, I have a posting on my blog that shows the process. I don't see a way to create a hyperlink with this comment, but here is the blog address below.

http://louisfrydesign.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/tapered-octagonal-bedposts/

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