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LAST CURVED FLOOR & FINALLY FINISHED!!!

While I was finishing the completed floor panels, I continued to form the remaining 4 curved boards. Once they were formed then I cut, routed and finished them to match the others.

I also had to form the curved bed strips. I started out making a form out of wood scraps but the springback was too large so I tossed the form and simply hand bent the pieces to fit. I then painted them to match and completed the installation.

As a side note, this formed bed was a good learning experience and I'm glad that I was ignorant enough to start it. If I had known what all it involved then I doubt I would have tackled it. It definitely put the cuss in custom. Lotsa head and butt scratching. If I had to do this for someone I would charge them a number comparable to a 3rd world country GDP.