I'm looking to build a king size bed (heirloom bed plan at plans.now) and
and wondering about a good wood choice. This will be painted white to give
it a beach or cottage look instead of the cherry used in the plans. Is pine
strong enough to use? Should I use poplar? This should be a fun and
challenging project - one that means a new jointer and planner too!
Thanks!
Bay Area Dave wrote:
> poplar is a nice wood to work with. not as tough as oak,
> but like you said, you are gonna paint it.
> dave
>
>
I meant to say, " not as tough as oak, AND like you said,
you are gonna paint it". Using the conjunction "but"
implies that an alternative wood for a painted project is
oak! Hardly! That would be a crime! :)
dave
Jeremy Gibson wrote:
> I'm looking to build a king size bed (heirloom bed plan at plans.now) and
> and wondering about a good wood choice. This will be painted white to give
> it a beach or cottage look instead of the cherry used in the plans. Is pine
> strong enough to use? Should I use poplar? This should be a fun and
> challenging project - one that means a new jointer and planner too!
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
poplar is a nice wood to work with. not as tough as oak,
but like you said, you are gonna paint it. and it is cheap.
pine is a PITA.
dave
On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:53:08 -0600, "Jeremy Gibson"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I'm looking to build a king size bed (heirloom bed plan at plans.now) and
>and wondering about a good wood choice. This will be painted white to give
>it a beach or cottage look instead of the cherry used in the plans. Is pine
>strong enough to use? Should I use poplar? This should be a fun and
>challenging project - one that means a new jointer and planner too!
>
>Thanks!
>
>
Poplar is an excellent choice. I used three long poplar planks for my
lathe. Poplar shapes well, is tough, absorbs vibration, and is
inexpensive. Poplar takes paint exceptionally well, although I left
my lathe natural color.
Pine, depending on what kind, will show the grain, and possibly weep
sap. Pine is strong enough for a bed. I constructed my king-size
waterbed from pine and it is still holding over 500 pounds of water
after 30 years. Back then in engineering college, I calculated the
tangential force on the side using calculus and the deflection created
by the weight.
On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:53:08 -0600, "Jeremy Gibson"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I'm looking to build a king size bed (heirloom bed plan at plans.now) and
>and wondering about a good wood choice. This will be painted white to give
>it a beach or cottage look instead of the cherry used in the plans. Is pine
>strong enough to use? Should I use poplar?
I'd use maple or birch, as they have much more durable surfaces than
poplar. Poplar, and of course, pine, are too soft for my liking for
anything other than drawer sides or internal parts.
Barry
Jeremy Gibson wrote:
> I'm looking to build a king size bed (heirloom bed plan at plans.now) and
> and wondering about a good wood choice. This will be painted white to give
> it a beach or cottage look instead of the cherry used in the plans. Is pine
> strong enough to use? Should I use poplar? This should be a fun and
> challenging project - one that means a new jointer and planner too!
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
poplar is a nice wood to work with. not as tough as oak,
but like you said, you are gonna paint it. and it is cheap.
pine is a PITA.
dave