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   DougF | Nov 08, 2004 05:09pm | #1

   Hacker,

   Is there a particular style you have in mind?

   Doug

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   hacker454 | Nov 09, 2004 03:34am | #2

   Doug:

   Not really. I was hoping a book or web site with more then just 2 examples.  If you know of any, please pass along.

   thanks

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   gnarlyone | Nov 09, 2004 05:29pm | #5

   You might try this sight. Click on links on the right side of the page to get links with photos.

   http://plans.the3house.com/all_plan_cat.php

   Good luck.

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   hacker454 | Nov 10, 2004 04:27am | #6

   thanks Blackbill, I will check it out.....

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   MarkRoderick | Nov 09, 2004 04:29pm | #3

   If you find any please let me know. I'm in the same boat - need to make a bed but haven't come across anything I like.

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   jasonmcbain | Nov 09, 2004 05:11pm | #4

   here this should help hopefully

   http://www.woodworkersworkshop.com/resources/index.php?&cat=401&offset=10

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   rod | Nov 10, 2004 05:19am | #7

   Hacker454,

      There is a book by Jeff Miller titled Beds, Taunton Press, 1999.  There are pictures and construction details for a Shaker-style, pencil-post, city, craftsman-style, platform, windsor, sleigh and bunk beds.  I recall seeing articles by Chris Becksvoort on making beds in FWW, one was a shaker style and the other was a sleigh bed, in the June 1997 issue No. 124.

   Rod

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   DougF | Nov 10, 2004 04:53pm | #8

   Hacker,

   Jeff Miller's book is an excellent resource whether you design your bed or use one of his plans.  I refer to it often for the bed I am my currently building.

   Doug

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   BrianF | Nov 10, 2004 07:36pm | #9

   I'll second Miller's book. I have it and have referenced it quite a bit while building beds. It has lots of great ideas and jigs and such that just help you get started. I took many of them and modified them (improved I think)to fit my style of work. It does a great job of giving you the dimensions and method of work to get the job done with out confining you into a "plan", but if that is what you want the measured drawings are ther as well. Most of my customers have some idea in mind and I can refine it from there. The last one that I made was a king size that was inspired by the newel post on the stair case in their new house. They gave me a extra post and told me to take it from there. I'll post a pic if I can get a hold of digital one. My camera took a fall and didn't recover, so I had a friend take a couple of shots and he hasn't e-mailed them yet.

   Brian

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   BArnold | Nov 10, 2004 07:44pm | #10

   Hacker,

   This is what I built after my wife saw me do something similar when I worked in a cabinet shop for a while.  Definitely not a weekend project.  lol

   Regards,

   Bill Arnold - Custom Woodcrafting

   Food for Thought: The Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.

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   MarkRoderick | Nov 10, 2004 10:23pm | #11

   I'm looking for a bed that incorporates some shelves as the headboard. I'm thinking of large posts (maybe 5" square) with the shelves running between them and a backing on the shelves. Also drawers for storage underneath. If I had any design ability I could easily take it from there, but I don't.

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   BrianF | Nov 11, 2004 03:42am | #12

   Bill,

   Everytime I see that bed (I checked out your website before)I'm glad that my wife doesn't look on my woodworking forum. I'm sure I would have to give it a whirl. I know she would love it, and I have too much customer work to have to stop and build something like that for her. I'm sure I'll have to build us one sooner or later, hopefully later.

   Brian

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   hacker454 | Nov 11, 2004 04:03am | #13

   Thanks for all the respondes,,,,,,I have ordered the book from Tauton Press and we will see how it goes......I really like the Captains Bed picture but I can see this is something I will have to work up to.......

   Hacker454

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   BrianF | Nov 11, 2004 06:27am | #14

   Here is that kingsize I recently built. If I can figure how to attach the picture that is!

   Looks like I got it on the first try.

   Brian

   
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   MarkRoderick | Nov 11, 2004 03:40pm | #15

   Hey, I like that! I assume the posts are not solid wood right? Are they butt-joints?

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   BrianF | Nov 11, 2004 03:53pm | #17

   The posts are solid wood but hollow (I assume that is what you meant). I used a lock miter cutter in the shaper to make the posts. I hate the look of butt joints. Once set up the lock miter is super easy to use, and makes a real nice and strong joint.

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   MarkRoderick | Nov 11, 2004 04:02pm | #18

   Thanks.

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   franky | Nov 20, 2004 03:49pm | #20

   the lock miter cutter in your shaper, is it the same as the one you would use in your router ? I've heard alot about what a pain it is to use.

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   BrianF | Nov 20, 2004 10:17pm | #21

   It is esentially the same cutter. I really don't have much trouble with it once it is set up. It takes a couple of attempts with scrap to get it right, but once set up it is easy to use.

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   flairwoodworks | Nov 22, 2004 05:29am | #22

   I'm building a bed right now, and I have a few questions on your foundation.  From your picture, I assume that it has a boxspring under the matress.  I would like to know the dimensions of your rails (from the headboard to the headboard) and what you used to support the boxspring and mattress (panel or slats).  If you used slats, what are their dimensions and what is the spacing between them?

   Thanks in advance for your help.  I hope to finish before the new year, and when I do, you'll see some pictures on the forum.  By the way, your bed looks quite impressive.  How long did it take?"What I love about being a woodworker is that it allows me to see all the flaws in furniture."  LV_KID

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   BrianF | Nov 22, 2004 06:30pm | #23

   Thanks for the compliment on the bed. I make the rails 2" shorter than the length of the box spring, because the panels and the side rails are set back from the corner of the posts 1 1/4". In the case of this bed the rails were 78" long 2"less than the 80" mattress. That leaves 1/4" of play on eack side (and end)of the box spring. The corner of the post sticking into the perimeter of the frame is not a problem because of the radius on the corners of both the box and the mattress. I use M&T to attach the panels to the post and the siderails to the posts. I use a concealed draw bolt between split tennons to draw up the joint. It is a really solid connection when compared to the mortice in hook system. I'll try to find a way to add a link to a previous discussion where I posted a drawing of that connection. I support the box springs on slats. They are 3/4" thick of poplar 4" wide with 3"space between them. They rest and are screwed to 3/4" oak cleats that surround the bottom perimieter of the rails, and rest on a center slat that runs the length of the bed to support the middle. King sized mattress is on 2 twin(I think) box springs. The center support has a leg in the center of the bed for support and is attached to the bottom of the footboard and a rail between the headboard posts flush with perimeter cleats using mortised in angle brackets. As far as time goes I think I built it in about 20 hours or so including finishing. I am getting faster at beds since I have built quite a few now and have lots of jigs built to help. The biggest help is I have a notebook with a bunch of random notes so I don't have to re-think all the building details. Planning and thinking through the process cna really be time consuming, and mistakes even more. I'm not much of a detail plans type of guy. I draw out the critical joints and dimensions on 1/8" Masonite and build from there.Hope I covered what you were looking for. If you have any other questions please ask. Good luck on you project, I'd love to see how it works out for you.http://forums.taunton.com/tp-knots/messages?msg=15311.5Above is the message where I posted a sketch of how I attach the rails to the posts. Not sure how make a "clickable" link, I'm a low-tech guy trying to get by in a high tech world. It's a thread of attaching posts to rails. Lots of good info.Brian

   Edited 11/22/2004 10:52 am ET by BrianF

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   moggy | Nov 12, 2004 12:59am | #19

   My first major project was based on the Craftsman bed in Jeff Miller's book. I found the book really useful, with several tips that helped me along.

   I made some adjustments from the plan, as the number of mortice and tenons needed in the original was a bit daunting.

   As well as a bed, you'll probably need someone to make a quilt to set it off!!

   Good luck with your project.

   
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   BArnold | Nov 11, 2004 03:45pm | #16

   Brian,

   Thank you.  Our bed always seems to get good reviews.  The three section carcase and drawer boxes can be banged out in a weekend.  The parts you can see took several months of weekend work to complete.  Then there was the delay on finishing the headboard because I got more stupid than usual and tried to spray polyurethane in 50* weather.  After I got the curdled mess sanded off and re-sprayed on a warmer day, it came out fine.

   I still have matching nightstands, dresser/mirror and tall chest to build to match the bed.  Haven't done much on those yet because SWMBO redirected me to other projects.  I'm finally getting back on track and the nightstands are coming soon.

   Regards,Bill Arnold - Custom Woodcrafting

   Food for Thought: The Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.