DIY Bed Build | How to Build a Bed

Summary by Krater

A woodworker demonstrates the step-by-step process of building a rustic bed frame using reclaimed fir and kiln-dried fir, complete with outer posts, headboard, footboard, side rails, and slats.

From the video

Answers: How do you build a wooden bed frame?

• reclaimed fir woodworking
• bed frame construction
• making floating panel headboard
• attaching bed rails with hardware

What it concludes

• Using three of the four frame pieces when gluing makes squaring the frame easier.
• A 2x12 side rail cut down to 9 inches and planed to just over an inch is the ideal size for bed side rails.
• The chosen bed rail hardware does not require attaching to the soft end grain of the side rail.