Here's the bed I promised my daughter on her bday (Nov)...I mean Xmas....I mean New Year's (had to wait for a good mattress sale). Though she would have preferred white/pink with flowers, I convinced her that a more natural wood look would be timeless (and I really don't like painting). Construction is maple and walnut w/ M/T joinery. The tops are attached via dowels into the leg posts. The sides are joined via stub tenons and held in place w/ 6" hex bolts and barrel nuts (still need to get the bolt covers). This is one of the larger projects I've built, mainly just the sides -8" x 76.5". I had to build a new planer sled (melamine w/ a cleat) to joint these boards. The bed slats are 7/8" maple and are notched so that alignment dowels in the side rail keep them in place.
Notable firsts on this project (in addition to building a bed) were virtually no sanding prior to finishing -only hand planes a #3 and #4 Stanley bench planes and a Veritas LA jack. All the edges were chamfered w/ a #3 plane. I did a light hand sand w/ 400 to check for any rough spots (a few) after planing, but no need for the ros. Finish is oil/varnish followed by wax (no finish on the slats). Thanks for viewing.
Sam
Notable firsts on this project (in addition to building a bed) were virtually no sanding prior to finishing -only hand planes a #3 and #4 Stanley bench planes and a Veritas LA jack. All the edges were chamfered w/ a #3 plane. I did a light hand sand w/ 400 to check for any rough spots (a few) after planing, but no need for the ros. Finish is oil/varnish followed by wax (no finish on the slats). Thanks for viewing.
Sam