Arts and Crafts Queen Bed

Ingeneous jointery. I learn something everyday in LJ’s. thanks for the tip.

-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison

What a great idea!

And anyone who has the patience to cut and fit all those parts has my highest admiration.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Another great project and great idea too….I seem to be saying that a lot about your projects…LOL Another Favoite, guess I’ll have the entire collection before your done…[GRIN]

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Thanks for sharing this, & I love the beautifully colored finish.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

That is an outstanding idea with the fake thru tenons. The innovative ideas that surface here never cease to amaze me. A bed is on my to do list (along with a number of other #1 projects. My wife doesn’t seem to understand that there are only so many hours in the day. Everything is her #1 priority and she want its NOW). I have been debating how to connect the rails and posts. This looks to be rock solid, which is what I am after.

While I am a fan of arts and crafts furniture, I don’t know if I would have the patience and perseverance to cut this many mortise and tenon joints (I count 78). I can understand why you put it down and came back to it later. After awhile it becomes a mind numbing exercise.

thanks for the post.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

The finished product was well worth the wait. Beautiful fleck in the Q saw white oak. And a very ingenious idea on the joinery or should I say pseudojoinery.

-- DocK, WV

Smoooooooooooth move, my man. Nicely done. Kudos for your outstanding solution. Good looking bed too.

always,
J.C.

-- When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. -- John Muir

This is a great idea, I enjoy making beds and i`m always looking for a more solid and sturdy frame .

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

Fantastic! Now I just need to convince the wife that the current bed frame is a little ‘tired’ ... ;-)

-- Dan M, SW Suburbs, Chicago IL

Great bed! Very nice “fit and finish”.

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

Tim,

I always check out the pictures before the text an man you had me, I looked at the through tenons and was in awe as to how well they fit, then I read the text and you burst my bubble. Neat idea!

-- Dan in Central Oklahoma, Able to turn good wood into saw dust in the blink of an eye!

What a beautiful bed. You did an outstanding job on it. Thanks for sharing.

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Nice bed, I’ve been wanting to make one like it for some time. I like the color of the finish you chose! Your nightstands on your next post are great too!

-- --Chuck

Scott Bryan, count again there are 66 sq spindles two tenons on each—thats 132 mortice & tenons right there. The rails, top & bottom are tenoned in each end, thats 8 more. Then the side rails have BIG tenons pluged int each leg—-4 more. An even gross. Phwew, Im tired just counting them, no wonder I took a year off!! lol

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Very nice bed. Love the heavy legs and the great joinery idea. That one never occured to me while I was building mine. I looked at the traditional bed bolts with the little dangling cap but covering it with a fake through tenon is stroke of genious. How to you like the lock miter bit. Any problems getting the setup right to make a tight joint? I’ve never used one but was considering it for the Stickley “quadrilinear post”. Any tips on it’s use?