Bed Hardware Question

[Leon]

I used an inner piece of wood with the grain running perpendicular to the bed rail so that the bed rail side of the fastener was mounted with the grain also.

[Guess who]

Thanks. I noticed that great idea in another post as well; one of those, "Why didn't I think of that?". I've used a similar idea in the past myself, but never thought of it. I'll be tackling a bed in the near future, and appreciate all of the good ideas presented here. My inclination now is possibly a combination of ideas. That might require just a very little more effort in assembly. I'll see what I come up with, and if it's good enough will bring back here for scrutiny. It might be a while though since I'm temporarily forced to avoid dust for a month or two.

[Larry Jaques]

This never made it out on the 18th, so here goes anyway.

On 17 Jan 2005 19:58:23 -0800, the inscrutable "Mike in Arkansas" spake:

Wuss!

Drill the holes in the rails and use dowel centers to mark the bed posts. Screw a slat to the rails if you want a solid measuring device. That's if you haven't followed a plan and don't know that the actual center of the post should be on the mark. ;)

Do think about M&T for these rail-to-post joints. It would probably keep the squeaking down to a minimum, too. Wax before assembly.

- Yea, though I walk through the valley of Minwax, I shall stain no Cherry.

[Tim Douglass]

I hadn't ever thought of waxing the M&T on a bed to minimize squeaking. Thanks for a great tip.

Tim Douglass