Another Bed Bench

 

Recently, I posted about a bed bench/coffee table that I made as a Christmas present for my stepson, Collin.  The project turned out better than most things I make and my wife, Wendy, and I took note.  We liked the piece of furniture so much, we decided that I needed to make another one.  I was hopeful that it would be easier to make a second one due to the facts that I knew improvements that needed to be made and how to make the process more efficient.  I followed the same process and turned out a nearly identical product.  However, this piece was going to be used exclusively as a bed bench and needed a slightly different theme.

Collin's bench had a longhorn skull engraved into the wood.  While it turned out great, I wanted something different.  Wendy and I settled on having the letter "D" on the bench this time.  Our last name is Dykes so it felt apropos.  However, I subscribe to the idea that if something is worth doing, it is worth overdoing.  The letter needed a little something extra.  It needed to reflect a little personality.  So with a little help from AI, the letter received some detail in the form of fish scales.  After the project was complete, I was a little concerned that not everyone would catch (pun intended) what I was going for with the element.  I felt better when my oldest son looked at it and said, "Cool.  Fish scales"

To be honest, I have a total of zero hours of professional carpentry training.  I tend to come up with a design, slap some things together with screws and glue, and hope for the best.  Sometimes what I make looks decent and sometimes it ends up in a fire pit.  If you look at the last picture, you can see the headboard, bench, and sign above the bed my wife and I share.  I made all three of those things and they are some of my best work.  If you want to see some pictures of the hot garbage that I've made, just find some ashes somewhere.