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Porter's Bed #2: Final Design

Blog entry by GarageWoodworks posted 170 days ago 256 reads 0 times favorited 2 comments Add to Favorites Watch
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Below is my latest design of a bed for my youngest son. It will be made from cherry. Please let me know what you think.

From the back:

-- Brian http://www.garagewoodworks.com


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RobH

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posted 170 days ago

Great looking design. Just one comment. I am not sure how tight you are thinking of building this thing around the mattress, but make sure you allow yourself 3”-6” at the head and foot of the bed. You will really be greatful for that room when it comes time to put the sheets on the bed. I am speaking from the voice of experience here. The bed I made for my wife and I is less than 2” larger than the mattress, and it is a gigantic pain in the tail to put the bed linens on. I guess I could go in and add a little length to the side rails, but that would be a gigantic pain to.

Good luck on the build, and keep us posted on the progress.

-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA

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GarageWoodworks

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posted 170 days ago

Thanks for the heads up Rob. The last bed I made had a 1” buffer all the way around and I felt it was too much on the sides. This bed will have a 1/2” buffer on the sides (between mattress and rails) and 1” front and back.

Check out my last bed (one of my favorite projects)
http://www.garagewoodworks.com/Ellis_Mission_Bed.htm

-- Brian http://www.garagewoodworks.com

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