Noah's Bed

A couple of months ago, I posted about the first Gardenqub to go up.
Well this project also included a few minor extras, such as the rebuilding of a large outdoor decking area and garden shed renovation. We took it all in our stride and had fun doing it.

What this post is about is the nice kickback I got from this project in the form of some weathered decking timbers. and heaps of them! Various lengths, but all 37mm x 60mm.

As soon as I saw them I already imagined some cool projects using them. I just can't help it.
It must be something about old timber that gets my creative juices flowing.

Now I'm am no famous carpententer of any repute what so ever, but I do love to meddle in sharp high velocity power tools,.. some fire and explosions too,..  ...  .  but not out of control,..  ...    . you know?.

So I set to work the last week or so to build a new bed for my son Noah.
The biggest task, especially if you take into account the cleaning up afterwards, is the sanding of the boards.
This was the trigger for me to purchase my first ever belt sander.
This really gave me the feeling of scraping back the years of age off each piece allowing me to get the effect I wanted out of every piece.

My first design I abandoned before long, when I realised it just didn't look right.
Back to the computer to make some quick changes and this what resulted.

Noah's bed

I'm into simple modern designs. Often they are the easiest to build as well, provided you have the right tools. For some years now I have been working most of my designs in laser cut steel, especially barbecues and outdoor fire features such as firepits. The medium is amazingly versatile and I have a lot of fun designing with it, but timber is somehow everything that steel is not. It had life - and retains the life force of nature, long gone from the earth and circulating now within humanity. This wood has been reincarnated again as a unique piece of art from a father to a son.

Bed end

Here is a close up of the bed end. Modern design is all about attention to detail I believe, and it is just these seemingly over-simple designs that capture this style the best.
But the reclaimed timber refuses to totaly submit to the tight geometry of the fashion. A warp creeps in here, a knot comes loose there. Ah, that is part of the pleasure working with this material.

Here is a shot under construction in my studio.

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