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Title: A great day.
Post by: customsawyer on November 24, 2012, 07:17:30 PM
As many of you know on here I bought WDH's LT15 some months back. Well it wasn't for me but for a young friend that lives out in Colorado. The main thing he wants it for is building rustic furniture.

Here he is with the mill loaded up and ready to go. We had to saw one log just to give him a taste.


 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11861/beds_again_008.JPG)

He brought two beds and two benches with him so this was the need for the trailer.


 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11861/log_bed_jamie_007.JPG) 



 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11861/log_bed_jamie_005.JPG)

This is one of the beds sit up on the deck that he wants me to sell.


 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11861/beds_again_002.JPG)

This is the other bed that he built for me. If you look close you can see my wife on top of the head board. :D I will not mention how hard it was on this older feller to tote my end of the head board into the house.



 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11861/log_bed_jamie_025.JPG)

Thanks to WDH for helping me make the young mans dreams come true. 

Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Holmes on November 24, 2012, 07:35:09 PM
Congratulations on another good deed done. The furniture is beautiful, but is that bed big enough? ;D It looks huge...
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: isawlogs on November 24, 2012, 07:56:31 PM
 Jake, you really should let her know that the mattress would be much more comfortable, just saying...  :D
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Nomad on November 24, 2012, 08:10:49 PM
Quote from: isawlogs on November 24, 2012, 07:56:31 PM
Jake, you really should let her know that the mattress would be much more comfortable, just saying...  :D

     I bet she'll figure it out.  Jake, you'd better let her know that if she figures on having you move it very often she's gonna have to cook up for another clan gathering every time!

     Congrats on the good deed, and on the great looking furniture too!
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Paul_H on November 24, 2012, 10:36:00 PM
I see a lot of talent,great furniture  8)
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Okrafarmer on November 24, 2012, 10:41:04 PM
Quote from: customsawyer on November 24, 2012, 07:17:30 PM
This is the other bed that he built for me. If you look close you can see my wife on top of the head board. :D I will not mention how hard it was on this older feller to tote my end of the head board into the house.


Now now, Jake. Don't complain. I mean, think how hard it must have been on her to carry HER end of it.  ::)
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: customsawyer on November 25, 2012, 11:16:41 AM
Quote from: isawlogs on November 24, 2012, 07:56:31 PM
Jake, you really should let her know that the mattress would be much more comfortable, just saying...  :D

She has always wanted a bed like this so she was floating on cloud nine and that was where she landed. :D
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: samandothers on November 25, 2012, 12:42:53 PM
Gorgeous beds and benches!  He is talented.   Does he join the logs with mortise and tenon  or screws or both?  I know he is excited to get the mill and get home to play.
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: WDH on November 25, 2012, 10:26:49 PM
You know, he may have a problem.  I could never cut round lumber with that mill  :D. 

That is some awesome furniture!
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Okrafarmer on November 25, 2012, 10:36:29 PM
Quote from: WDH on November 25, 2012, 10:26:49 PM
You know, he may have a problem.  I could never cut round lumber with that mill  :D. 

Need lathe-mizer. I think it will fit on the LT-15, won't it?
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: scsmith42 on November 26, 2012, 09:37:55 AM
WOW - that's an impressive bed, to say the least!

(and it looks like there is an alien off to the right side of one of those pix Jake....)
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: drobertson on November 26, 2012, 05:38:21 PM
Nice Custom!  lots of work for sure. 
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Jeff on November 26, 2012, 05:55:49 PM
Is that bed bigger than a king size?
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: SwampDonkey on November 26, 2012, 08:01:37 PM
You folks sure build rugged furniture. ;D Looks nice though. But, you need a king sized mansion now.  :)

Is that a treadle Singer sewing machine to the right. Got two here. ;D
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: customsawyer on November 26, 2012, 08:23:52 PM
Jeff it is a king size bed. It just looks bigger than it is.

Swampdonkey that is a treadle Singer. We got it from her grandmother over on the Miramichi. Good eye.
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: WDH on November 26, 2012, 08:53:44 PM
What a nice looking mill ;D.   Alien notwithstanding  :D.
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: SwampDonkey on November 26, 2012, 08:56:33 PM
I saw on one of the antique shows just a while back. They said that one of them Singers, back when they were first sold in the mid 1800's, was $125 brand new. That was a lot of money back then. ;) Mine here are ones my great grandmothers had.
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: fishpharmer on November 26, 2012, 09:13:29 PM
Customsawyer, for a second there, I thought you had your own Tinkerbell, like Peter Pan. Cept better, she's real.  8)

Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Jeff on November 26, 2012, 09:58:45 PM
Quote from: customsawyer on November 26, 2012, 08:23:52 PM
Jeff it is a king size bed. It just looks bigger than it is.

Swampdonkey that is a treadle Singer. We got it from her grandmother over on the Miramichi. Good eye.

We have a giant log bed and a treadle sewing Machine in our Bedroom as well. :)
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Dave Shepard on November 26, 2012, 10:05:26 PM
Good to see a mill headed off to a happy new owner!

I slept in a king size bed once. Rolled over a few too many times and needed a passport to get back to the other side.
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: WDH on November 26, 2012, 10:18:52 PM
You must have been in Texas  :D.
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Okrafarmer on November 26, 2012, 11:12:55 PM
I've never slept in a king-sized bed, except maybe once at a hotel. Somebody tell me, are they the same length as doubles and queens? I need extra length in a mattress, not width (well some of you may think I need more width, but thankfully Mrs. Okra is shaped more like a string bean than I am  ;D and we do ok with a double, sorry if that's TMI). My point is, I need more length on my mattress. WHY? I'm only 5'10, so what's the big deal? The big deal is, I prefer to sleep, at least sometimes, with my arms stretched out over my head, and "bonk" they hit the wall, while my feet are all the way down at the end of the bed.  I sure would like to have a mattress that was an extra foot or two longer. I'm sure a few 7' tall guys would like one, too.
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: thecfarm on November 27, 2012, 07:17:39 AM
Nice looking bed. And sewing machine. My wife has 2 treadle singers and a white. The machine was cheap $10,the cabinet was $150. The white she called the company and they sent her a manual and parts break book for free.
I use to have a king in my other house. I have no idea about size. Google it.  ;D
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Magicman on November 27, 2012, 08:41:52 AM
Much longer Okra.

Mattress Sizes: Twin--39 x 75 inches, X-Long Twin--39 x 80 inches, Full--54 x 75 inches, Queen--60 x 80 inches, King--76 x 80 inches
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: SwampDonkey on November 27, 2012, 09:31:59 AM
That's the width. A queen and king are same length. So I guess 5 inches difference from Double.
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: slider on November 27, 2012, 12:22:22 PM
What I want to know is what"s in those blue can's on the trailer some sort of new energy drink ?
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: customsawyer on November 27, 2012, 08:28:13 PM
Slider there is nothing in those blue cans, if there was I wouldn't have sit it down. ;D
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: WDH on November 27, 2012, 09:19:36 PM
 :D :D :D
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: SwampDonkey on November 28, 2012, 06:40:59 AM
Bust a gut.  :D
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: thecfarm on November 28, 2012, 07:28:26 AM
I said I had a king size,but it was a California King,72X84. Four inches narrower but 4 inches longer,just where Okrafarmer needs it.

http://www.dormia.com/sleepcenter/dimensions.asp

Like the remark about the blue cans   ;D
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Raider Bill on November 28, 2012, 08:53:50 AM
Quote from: Magicman on November 27, 2012, 08:41:52 AM
Much longer Okra.

Mattress Sizes: Twin--39 x 75 inches, X-Long Twin--39 x 80 inches, Full--54 x 75 inches, Queen--60 x 80 inches, King--76 x 80 inches

Just measured mine 78X84 must be a Florida King.  ;D
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Okrafarmer on November 28, 2012, 08:59:09 AM
84 inches sounds better.  Maybe some day, when I can afford to buy a new bed-- and a bigger bedroom to put it in!
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Magicman on November 28, 2012, 09:25:43 AM
That made me wonder about the Google search, so I got my tape out.  I normally would not allow a ruler in my bedroom, because it would lie.  Well anyway it actually measured 76"X80", so I guess ours is a Mississippi King..
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Okrafarmer on November 28, 2012, 06:02:43 PM
Quote from: Magicman on November 28, 2012, 09:25:43 AM
That made me wonder about the Google search, so I got my tape out.  I normally would not allow a ruler in my bedroom, because it would lie. Well anyway it actually measured 76"X80", so I guess ours is a Mississippi King..

??? What would the ruler lie about? Or were you afraid it would lie on your bed? Isn't a king a ruler?

Well, one day, maybe I'll have a king-size bed or at least a queen. Maybe I'll have a custom-made Texas-King-Size.  :)
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: WDH on November 28, 2012, 09:36:00 PM
Quote from: Magicman on November 28, 2012, 09:25:43 AM
I normally would not allow a ruler in my bedroom, because it would lie. 

I definitely understand  :D :D :D.
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: POSTON WIDEHEAD on November 28, 2012, 09:43:37 PM
Quote from: WDH on November 28, 2012, 09:36:00 PM
Quote from: Magicman on November 28, 2012, 09:25:43 AM
I normally would not allow a ruler in my bedroom, because it would lie. 

I definitely understand  :D :D :D.

Change the numbers on it.....they want know the difference. :D I prefer the International rule myself. I get more wood footage. :D :D :D :D

Magic.....have you been using the Doyle all these years?  say_what  :D :D :D
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: thecfarm on November 28, 2012, 09:57:22 PM
Okra,Okra,Okra.  :(
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Okrafarmer on November 28, 2012, 10:07:10 PM
Well, I'm still not sure what I'm in the dark about, although I have a feeling Poston is on the wrong track. . . .

If we're talking about girth of our torsos, I'm afraid even the Doyle isn't going to make me look any better.  :-[

Why do I feel like I'm wandering around in the dark bumping into TMI?
candle_smiley
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: POSTON WIDEHEAD on November 28, 2012, 10:09:11 PM
Quote from: Okrafarmer on November 28, 2012, 10:07:10 PM
Well, I'm still not sure what I'm in the dark about, although I have a feeling Poston is on the wrong track. . . .

If we're talking about girth of our torsos, I'm afraid even the Doyle isn't going to make me look any better.  :-[

Why do I feel like I'm wandering around in the dark bumping into TMI?
candle_smiley

Magic started it!  :D
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: thecfarm on November 28, 2012, 10:09:44 PM
Okra,you know sometimes the more a person talks the deeper they dig themselves in,
Well stop posting.  ;D  ;D   ;D
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Okrafarmer on November 28, 2012, 10:10:45 PM
Quote from: thecfarm on November 28, 2012, 10:09:44 PM
Okra,you know sometimes the more a person talks the deeper they dig themselves in,
Well stop posting.  ;D  ;D   ;D

Ok, ok, ok! I get the hint!
:-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: WDH on November 28, 2012, 10:17:19 PM
TIME OUT!

Everybody behave.  (Magic did start it, but then I went and threw gas on the fire, and David called in the Fire Department.  There is not much that gets by that boy. :)).
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: POSTON WIDEHEAD on November 28, 2012, 10:24:36 PM
Yawwwn......Sooooo.......what species of tree is growing through your shop roof Danny?
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: WDH on November 28, 2012, 10:28:10 PM
 :D :D
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Magicman on November 28, 2012, 10:51:42 PM
Quote from: WDH on November 28, 2012, 10:17:19 PMMagic did start it, 

Say what ??  All I did was take an accurate ruler and measure the bed and it was 76X80.
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: POSTON WIDEHEAD on November 28, 2012, 10:55:46 PM
Quote from: Magicman on November 28, 2012, 10:51:42 PM
Quote from: WDH on November 28, 2012, 10:17:19 PMMagic did start it, 

Say what ??  All I did was take an accurate ruler and measure the bed and it was 76X80.

QUIT BRAGGING!  :D
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Okrafarmer on November 28, 2012, 10:58:40 PM
Customsawyer, I'm sorry we got so side-tracked on your thread.  :'(
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: SwampDonkey on November 29, 2012, 05:31:48 AM
As I told ya's you have to learn the metric side of the tape. The one with the numbers printed closer. :D
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: JohnM on November 29, 2012, 05:48:48 PM
I'm not sure I've ever seen a thread get so side tracked when it didn't involve food.  :D  Too funny!

Sausage anyone?

JM

(admin, just go ahead and delete my comment...I understand. ;) :D)

PS that is a some impressive furniture!
Title: Re: A great day.
Post by: Nomad on November 29, 2012, 07:34:45 PM
Quote from: Okrafarmer on November 28, 2012, 10:58:40 PM
Customsawyer, I'm sorry we got so side-tracked on your thread.  :'(

;D ;D ;D No you're not ;D ;D ;D