I’ve been thinking diverse ways to accomplish this but I’m not sure , see I have this project is a Stylish Bed I’m attaching an image of the profile , I wonder what is the best strategy to joint piece “C” with “A” and “B” . Piece “C” is made of one piece , all boards have two inches thick and are Red Oak. The main goal here is that the joint has to be strong enough to support almost 400 pounds or more cause is a Queen Bed.
I hope the image is clear enough to show the main idea.
Thanks!
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I'm sorry but you're asking wood to act like steel. It can't and won't. And 2" of oak is not sufficient to support 400 pounds without bending. Time to redesign in my opinion.
Actually you gave me an idea , may be building a steel frame inside the wood frame to support the mattress would be a choice.
If you're willing to "close the circle," so to speak (see attached sketch), I think you have a better chance of making it work. But it's still going to require some good engineering, as there will be tremendous stress on the acutely-angled joints. The tighter the radius, the greater the stress.
-Steve
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