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   ron61 | Sep 22, 2003 03:44am | #1

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   BG | Sep 22, 2003 03:58am | #2

   Ron,

   Just guessing...I would think the posts are about 48-54" tall...and if the bed is queen then probably 60" wide.  Perhaps a full 4x4 stock would do for the posts...of course in two pieces..can't turn it that long....you can get stock that size easily...maybe ash like they use for baseball bats. 

   I'd probably do the whole thing in Ash....heavy

   good luck
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   YesMaam27577 | Sep 22, 2003 07:07pm | #3

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   	I think the pic. is maybe a Queen size. I agree, probably a queen. I was wanting to know what size do you think the post are? I agree with previous reply -- 4X4. I'm taking a stab in the dark but I think to  the top of the Head Board 54 in. and the post 4 X4 X 60 in.- 1 1/2 X 6 in. rails? There are two or three considerations when thinking of dimensions for a bed. One is the proportion of the finished look -- this same design in a king might not look as good, unless the head and foot are made taller. The second is the height of the finished/furnished bed -- will it be easy/difficult to get in and out of? Does it need to be easy, and for whom? In addition....how can I say this without being bounced off the site.....a specific height (8" - 10" below your naval) can add spice to your life. Is there a need/desire to use the space beneath the bed for storage? Also I'm not sure but with this type of Head Board where it tenons into the post it is not glued or pinned? At each end, there are obviously two points at which the headboard meets the posts. I would glue and pin the top (visible) joint. I would pin the bottom joint in a slot, so that the board can expand/contract across its grain.   The bolts in the end rails set above the side rail bolts keeping the tops of the post together on the Head Board?Same for the Foot Board? Another thing is with that big honkin Head Board 2 -3 ft. wide what wood wood you recommend as far a swelling and shrinking . I would like a hardwood but don't know If it would be better in Pine. I strongly suggest that you choose the wood based on the finished look that you want. Then deal with the expansion of that species as needed. There are a number of very stable woods, but each has characteristics that you might not like. Also with the post I would like to make them from solid stock- will hard wood this thick be hard to find without cracks? Maybe, depends on the choice of wood. Maybe laminating would be the way to go. Just hate the way you can feel the glue joints . Then laminate them so that you can't feel them. Make absolutely sure that the pieces are dead straight, and dead flat. Then glue them up, using plenty of clamps. Then mill them to size, and chuck them into the lathe. If you have done your homework, the gluejoints will be invisable execpt on very close inspection.

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