Building an Old World Headboard by Re-purposing a Door

I built this Old World Headboard by re-purposing a door.

I started out with a 6 panel door and a couple of 4×4 fir posts.

Cut post to length and chamfered the tops.

To attach the door to the posts I needed to cut a large mortise on each post. I started out drilling 1-1/8” wide 2” deep holes, 72 of them.

To square the top of the holes and cut to the width of the door, I used my router equipped with a pattern cutting bit against my straight edge.

Out of all my router bits I did not have one that would cut deep enough so I hand chiseled out the bottoms and square cut the corners.

A standard door is too long to be used as a headboard so I had to cut the bottom off. Sadly it was a hollow core door and once I cut the bottom off it was no longer stable, so I glued in some support blocks.

Support blocks glued in and I’m ready for assembly.

All assembled and ready for paint; Final painting will be done by my customer.

Finished Bed

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