Me and my partner have recently purchased a new matteress and were looking at bed frames but the cost of a nice, decent bed frame nearly made me fall over. I knew I could make myself one that would be bigger, better and constructed to a much higher standard all for cheaper than a half decent frame to buy in the shops. All it would take was the cost of the timber and my time.
I designed an extravagant frame using 150x150 oak building framing timbers and I managed to get timbers, air dried for 6 years at the sizes I needed kindly given to me. I also got some 150x75 Ash which I decided to use for the rails instead of oak. So I have not paid out anything for this bed frame.
Setting out on sanding all the edges down revealed some amazing character including cat paw knots and masses of medullary rays. Working out for all the joints was a task in itself due to the timbers being curved slightly as well as twisted.
I am cutting the mortices and the tenons by hand along with all the timber lengths. The only machinery used will be a belt sander and a drill.
I am at around the 40% complete stage at this moment in time.
This is my main project so updates will be regular and images will follow shortly.
