I'm gonna be making a bed for my 2-year old son which will be the first bed
I have made. What is the best way to attach the bed rails to the foot/head
board? Bed bolts? Mortised bed rail fasteners? I want to be able to take
the bed apart when needed (detach rails from foot/head board).

Thanks

http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product...er=bed%20rails

Search on "Bed Rails"

Jay


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I'm gonna be making a bed for my 2-year old son which will be the first
bed
I have made. What is the best way to attach the bed rails to the
foot/head
board? Bed bolts? Mortised bed rail fasteners? I want to be able to
take
the bed apart when needed (detach rails from foot/head board).

Thanks

stoutman wrote:

I'm gonna be making a bed for my 2-year old son which will be the first bed
I have made. What is the best way to attach the bed rails to the foot/head
board? Bed bolts? Mortised bed rail fasteners? I want to be able to take
the bed apart when needed (detach rails from foot/head board).

Thanks

Go with the mortised fasteners. Easy to detach yet strong enough to
prevent wobble and most creaking. Hope that's decipherable. Twitch.
Anyway you can get them at the Borgs, Rocklers, other places.
mahalo,
jo4hn

On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 03:17:21 GMT, "stoutman" wrote:

I'm gonna be making a bed for my 2-year old son which will be the first bed
I have made. What is the best way to attach the bed rails to the foot/head
board? Bed bolts? Mortised bed rail fasteners? I want to be able to take
the bed apart when needed (detach rails from foot/head board).

Thanks


Either purchase the hardware specifically made for beds, or you can
make your own. I made my mammoth workbench so that it can be
disassembled and moved easily. I used mortise and tenon joinery, but
drilled holes to embed a nut and bolt to keep the bench together.