"TeamCasa" wrote in message ...

Dave is right. Learn to do a mortise and tenon. A bed is subject to
way too much stress to use a weak joint. The mortise and tenon is the
strongest. For the side rails, you should get special hardware made
specifically for joining the side rails to the head and footboard.
Rockler.com is a good source.

If you still don't want to use mortise and tenon, I would think a #20
double biscuit would be strong enough. If you are going to use
screws, be sure to design it so you are not screwing into end grain as
it will not have sufficient strength.

George






Marton

Learn to do the mortise and tenon. Miters are not typically strong enough
for a bed.
You can also use the loose tenon joint witht the tools you already have.

Dave

"Marton Czebe" wrote in message
om...
hi group,

as my very first serious WW project, I'm planning to build a bed. I'd
be keen on using the knowledge and experience of the group to avoid
serious (and costly) mistakes.

The first problem where I'm stuck:
How to cut 45 degree mitres on the ends of a 90 x 7.8 x 1.5 inch
board, along the height of 7.8 inches with a 1.5 inch thickness?

Note that I'm almost a complete beginner, but still, I don't want to
go with mortise and tenon joint.

The boards are beech, I have handtools, bandsaw, plunge router.

Should I take it to a pro with a router table, or are there other
ways?

Thanks for your input:
Marton Czebe