Project Information
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.
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.