Drew Thompson, Queen Bed and Side Tables (STUDENT 2021)

My name is Drew Thompson, I am 18 years old and I am a year 12 student studying at Narooma High School. Pictured is my year 12 Industrial Technology Timber major work. I have designed and built a queen bed and side tables. The project is constructed from free recycled stringybark, and ironbark as well as purchased black-butt and Tasmanian oak. The headboard and footboard are constructed from recycled stringybark and ironbark. The headboard and footboard are constructed using mortise and tenon joinery. The headboard and footboard have LED strip lighting integrated into the backside which illuminates opal acrylic panels. The LED lights are WiFi controlled via an app installed on a smartphone. Heavy chamfering has removed all sharp edges on the headboard and footboard. The storage drawers in the footboard are constructed from radiata pine. The drawer sides, fronts and backs are joined using dovetail joinery. The drawers are felt-lined. The bedside tables are constructed from Tasmanian oak and feature ironbark splashback panels. The carcass of the bedside tables is constructed using rebate joinery. Heavy chamfering has removed all sharp edges on the bedsides. Each bedside has a wireless charger recessed into the tabletop from the underside. A laser engraver was used to engrave a lightning bolt on the bedside tabletops. The lightning bolt indicates were to charge a wireless charging compatible device. The drawers of the bedside tables are constructed from radiata pine. The drawer sides, fronts and backs are joined using dovetail joinery. The bedside table drawers are felt-lined. The bed rails are constructed from black-butt. I have designed and fabricated my own stainless steel knockdown fittings which are invisible when assembled. The queen bed features a centre rail that supports the bed slats. I fabricated a stainless steel bracket to hold the centre rail to the footboard. The headboard end of the centre rail slots through a mortise in the headboard and is fastened using two opposing wedges. The entire bed can be set up in 5 minutes and only requires a small hammer to assemble and disassemble the entire project. I am stoked with the final product. *I have many more photos and videos to share.

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