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Double Single Bed #1: Prologue
Welcome to the first blog entry for my Double Single Bed project. If you didn’t pick up on the subtleness, I’ll be making two single bed frames. One for each of the kids in the house, as surprise...
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Double Single Bed #2: Big Pieces Into Small Pieces
Well, the SE Michigan weather continues to be more balmy than frozen, so work on the bed frames continues. I’m out of propane now, too. This week I received the bed bolts from Horton Brass ($4.50 each)...
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Double Single Bed #3: The Propane Powered Air Filter
As expected, winter’s balmy beginning has passed and lower temperatures have returned, requiring use of the mini-torpedo propane heater in the garage/wood shop. When I have time, the work pattern is:...
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Double Single Bed #4: Deep Mortises
Here’s an outline drawing I did for one of the headboards. The post caps, curved top rail, & varying stile widths help break up the straight lines from my original design. Thanks to my wife and a...
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Double Single Bed #5: Bed Bolts & Final Assembly
With the dry-fit of the headboards complete, it was time to drill holes for the bed bolts. (Sorry, no pictures. I’m sure you can imagine what holes look like.) The 3/8 inch holes through the posts were...
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