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   hdgis1 | Jul 09, 2006 08:56am | #1

   Not sure where you get your wood, but you can get any thickness of wood you desire. Not gonna get it from one of the boxes, but nothing wrong there. Try Irion Lumber in Pa or Groff and Groff in PA.

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   ring | Jul 09, 2006 10:39am | #2

   I routinely glue up 3/4" stock with mitered corners as you say.  In most cases you can just use tape instead of clamps.  If you've got an accurate table saw, it's really quite easy.  Make sure the post center is filled in the area that will get mortised afterwards.  You also need to consider how to finish the end of the bed post - some kind of cap or finial, etc.

   DR

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   DougF | Jul 09, 2006 05:28pm | #3

   I'm not sure of the style of bed you are building but the procedure Ring has outlined was quite common for Arts and Crafts style furniture.  If your miters do not come out absolutely perfect you can gently ease the corners to hide any slight imperfections.  Bed post generally look better if you are using a very straight-grained wood or wood that is quarter-swan. 

   You might also check with a cabinet shop and see if they are willing to order the thicker stock.  You may have to check with a few shops but usually you can find a sympathetic owner willing to help out. 

   Good luck with your project - Doug 

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   DonStephan | Jul 09, 2006 11:26pm | #4

   I'd suggest planning to make a couple test glueups first to get experience. If you have a good jointer it would likely leave a slightly better miter edge than the table saw alone. You might also try a couple different glues - neighboring woodcarver routinely laminates to get 3"+ width, and recently changed from yellow to white glue because the glue line is less noticeable.

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   bldrbill | Jul 10, 2006 04:55am | #5

   Paul--I've made lots of beds with 3-1/2 sq and turned posts and just glued up the flat stock.  I don't find the look of the edge grain on two sides objectionable.  You will need to have lots of closely spaced clamps to get a good glue line and pay some attention to the look of the grain as you stack the boards.  Glad you still have all ten--I'm down to 9.9 due to a run-in with a wobble dado head a few years ago.