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Strength of different hardwoods
I'm considering making a bed based on these plans. (small aesthetic/
practicle tweaks like lowering the footboard to just over the bottom of the mattress so I don't kick it, I'm tall) http://www.popularmechanics.com/home...g/1273341.html However I don't want to use Mahogany, I was thinking of Cherry perhaps. Now I had made a bed previously, and didn't base it on any plans. The results ended in the bed breaking as I didn't use thick enough material. (It was also too tall and my wife had to hop to get in the bed, she's short) Now I'm worried that the dimensions may have been chosen based on the strength of the wood, and perhaps other woods are not as strong. I would prefer to keep this one from breaking Are their any good guidelines for this? |
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