It's rare that I run two major projects side by side, but this one is something I need in much more of a hurry. Building an extra long twin which will eventually be combinable with a duplicate version to make a king bed. It replaces a queen bed which my wife is not fond of that I built some years ago. That bed, while made with nice material will be later repurposed into something we both like. The construction method was very simplistic and will be able to be broken down easily.
the urgency is that it is for my son's room which will need to be able to accommodate a crib (hence the need to downsize the main bed) and a guest bed.
and we proceed;
these will become pins will will work through the central crossmember to offer additional support to the outside legs. One of my goals in this build is to completely eliminate a center leg. I hate them as they catch on everything,
Since this build is somewhat time sensitive I've had the lumber roughed to my specs (if jointed flat on four sides is considered rough)
Making a reference corner on the pins for dimensioning;
sawing the long receivers of these pins;
removing the waste
Scribing the base line helps prefect tear out from making ugly surfaces;
Sawing the stub tenons which will be recieved in the central crossmember
after paring we have a joint that fits nicely, awaiting the mortises and locking pins. This joint should ensure very strong outside legs.
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