Loft bed construction

Jul 14, 2007 2 Replies

Hi all, I'm constructing a loft bed in the style that this chap produces...

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's pretty straightforward stuff and I've reverse engineered plans from his photographs and measurements. However, I can't figure out how he's joined the headboard/footboard rails to the end posts - there's no visible join. I thought they might be screwed and plugged or doweled? In my case I've just used two 2 inch screws and brass cup washers at each join and it seems plenty strong. Anbody any ideas on how he produces a strong invisible join? I've asked him, but it appears to be a secret...



They could be doweled, loose tenoned, or ohhhh...shiny Dominoed.

Cut a recess in the post for half the rail, then glue and toenal. You could do a blind dovetail with the recessed part for extra strength. Or you could buy one and have a look.

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