Headboard

This project started five years ago when I began milling boards from white oak lumber grown on my parents-in-law's property. I used my homemade chainsaw jig to cut 2'' (50mm) thick planks from two oak logs. These planks were left to dry in a barn for three years, after which I set up a surface planing jig to roughly flatten them. They were then brought inside to dry for another year in my house before I ran them through a thickness planer to a final dimension of roughly 1'' (30 mm). Once the boards were laid out, I carefully planned their placement for the best visual appearance. However, when one of the full-width boards was ripped into three pieces, the designated top rail suddenly warped into a banana shape as internal stresses in the wood were released. Inspecting the grain revealed why this happened. For the center, a 40mm upholstery foam was mounted on a backing board, wrapped in fabric, and recessed into the frame. Finally, the oak was finished with a slightly white-pigmented hard wax oil (Osmo) to preserve its natural tone and prevent it from yellowing as it ages.
It was such a rewarding experience to build this project completely from scratch, right from milling my own lumber!
See also the accompanying bed frame project: https://craftisian.com/projects/15220-bed-frame