Whilst visiting family for the holidays, I noticed that the civil war vintage bed that I am sleeping on has had some of the legs break off somewhere in the distant past. Where the legs are broken it is now sitting on blocks.
A pair of beds were made in Louisville Kentucky around the civil war, and have been passed down in our family ever since.
I would like to turn some replacement legs that would match the surviving legs.
Unfortunately the wood is painted and I can't tell what wood was originally used.
What would be a reasonable wood to use when I get back home next year to try and duplicate the missing legs so that we can restore the beds to better condition?
Additionally someone drilled the legs and put in modern swivel casters and now the existing legs are splitting, so I suspect that I shall have to make a complete set of legs for both beds.
I believe that cutting the bed posts off the fillet below the rails and attaching a replacement leg piece is a better option then attempting to turn an entire bed post.
A pair of beds were made in Louisville Kentucky around the civil war, and have been passed down in our family ever since.
I would like to turn some replacement legs that would match the surviving legs.
Unfortunately the wood is painted and I can't tell what wood was originally used.
What would be a reasonable wood to use when I get back home next year to try and duplicate the missing legs so that we can restore the beds to better condition?
Additionally someone drilled the legs and put in modern swivel casters and now the existing legs are splitting, so I suspect that I shall have to make a complete set of legs for both beds.
I believe that cutting the bed posts off the fillet below the rails and attaching a replacement leg piece is a better option then attempting to turn an entire bed post.