The Wood Whisperer » Murphy Bed http://thewoodwhisperer.com Education and Entertainment for the modern woodworker. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:59:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Murphy Bed – Project of the Week http://thewoodwhisperer.com/murphy-bed-project-of-the-week/ http://thewoodwhisperer.com/murphy-bed-project-of-the-week/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:43:25 +0000 thewoodwhisperer http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=1116 This week’s project comes from Bob. Let’s check it out and read his comments:

Here are a couple of photos of a Murphy Bed and pair of bookcases that I made for the spare bedroom/office in my home. I got the project plans from Workbench magazine and modified it to fit my space. The Murphy Bed mechanism came from Rockler. I made the sides of the bed and bookcases from Birch plywood. White Birch hardwood was used for the face frames. I used Minwax tung oil and wipe on poly to finish the project. The center section was painted to match the walls. I don’t have a mattress yet so that’s why I’m using my air compressor as a counter weight.

This is the fifth woodworking project that I’ve undertaken and by far it’s the largest. It’s not perfect but it’s functional. I’ve learned a lot from building it and I hope to avoid my mistakes on future projects. Thanks for the web site and keep up the good work.

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