Fremont Bed
This Fremont Bed is the third piece in the Fremont Bedroom Set offered by Darrell Peart. Unlike most courses here in the Guild, this one shows how CNC can be used to blend modern technology with old world craftsmanship to create a gorgeous piece of furniture.
PLEASE NOTE - This is truly an "Advanced" project. There isn't as much hand-holding as you'll typically find in a Guild course. This course assumes you already know how to use the CNC and other power tools.
- 11 lessons
- 179 min
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$79.00
Here's what you'll learn how to build:
What's included:
- Detailed cut list and plans including a PDF and a SketchUp file (Metric and Imperial).
- DXF Files for CNC
- Almost 3 hours of detailed video instruction showing every step of the build.
- All videos and plans are digital and available for download upon purchase.
- Access to the lesson comments section for questions.
- Closed Captions
What you'll need:
- A CNC or access to one. Darrell recommends minimally a 48" long bed (96" is ideal). Shaper Origin is not recommended for this project.
- Joinery will be cut with a MultiRouter but you can certainly use alternatives like the Domino, Pantarouter, or traditional slip tenon techniques.
About the Course
This is an Advanced project!
This project makes extensive use of CNC. DXF files will be provided as part of the course so you’ll need to know your way around CNC and vector files (or have access to someone with a CNC) in order to complete the project. There will be no alternative instruction showing standard router-based methods.
If you are interested in Greene & Green style furniture and you don’t have a CNC, consider Darrell’s other two courses in the Guild: The Fremont Nightstand and The Fremont Chest of Drawers
Please note that if you intend to build Darrell’s designs for profit, you’ll want to contact him directly regarding licensing fees.
Reviews:
Full circle. My initial foray into Greene and Greene, Mr Pearts Seattle Mirror, happily hangs over the Fremont headboard from this project… plus two Fremont nightstands, and two Fremont dressers, a blanket chest, and some custom G&G stained glass lamps I designed and built myself along the way over the last half decade of these guild projects. Sincerest thank you to Mr Peart for guiding me through my forever bedroom suite… also I may not make another ebony plug the rest of my life, and I’m okay with that.
About Your Instructor:
Darrell Peart started his career in the early 1970’s making and selling small wooden items at Seattle’s Pike Place Market. To broaden his experience, he then went on to work for various high-end custom shops throughout the Puget Sound area gaining an extensive background in both commercial and custom furniture making.
Exploring new design ideas is where Darrell’s passion lies. Although the influence of Greene and Greene can clearly be seen in his work – he draws inspiration from other varied sources as well.
Darrell also writes and lectures about design, woodworking, and the history of Greene & Greene. He has written articles for Home Furniture, Today’s Woodworker, Fine Woodworking, Woodwork, Popular Woodworking, American Woodworker, Woodworker West, Style 1900, British Woodworking, 360 Woodworking, The SAPFM Journal, and Australian Wood Review.
His first book, Greene and Greene: Design Elements for the Workshop, was published in April 2006 by Linden Press followed by his second book In the Greene & Greene Style: Projects and Details for the Woodworker, in 2013.