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I finally just about finished moving my shop after many months and am running out of excuses, so it's time for my first project post.

Here's my recently finished queen size bed that's completely collapsible with no metal fasteners. Dovetails at the ends of the centre rail and the middle slat help to add rigidity. Legs are cherry and sides are bigleaf maple. Centre rail is red oak and slats and slat supports are spruce. Finish is two coats of Tried & True Danish oil.

Assembling the two short rails requires some care in pushing down evenly, as if a rail is skewed, it would be easy to bust off an end of a half lap (?) joint, once it's together, though, it's quite sturdy.

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Awesome Bed.

Quick question: What are the dimensions of the side rails and slats?
 

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Elegant!

Beautiful joinery and design.
 

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very nice project, job well done.
 

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A great solution! Would you be able to post pictures of the bed apart, or maybe just one joint so I could get a better idea of how it went together?
 

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Thanks guys…

Yep, here's a closer view of the joints on the ends of the rails and the centre support


and one of the tops of the legs (forgot to mention the centre leg is Douglas-fir)


And one of the centre support installed
 

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Fantastic! Thank you very much, this is my newest favourited project!
 
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