Summary of Contents for Andrew Harris Woodwork Jocelyn
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Full Size Bed – The Jocelyn www.andrewharriswoodwork.com Page 1 of 14...
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Introduction This plan makes a bead frame for a full size mattress. Although a full size mattress should be standard size. Please make sure you measure yours to see if it will fit before you start building to see if you need to adjust the width or length at all.
Shopping List Size Length Quantity Board Number 2 by 2 8 feet 1 and 2 1 by4 8 feet 3 to 16 1 by4 6 feet 17 and 18 2 by 6 8 feet 19 and 20 1 by 10 8 feet 21 and 22 4 by 4...
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Cut list Please read all instructions before cutting wood as shown below. I suggest some pieces are cut as you go to ensure a tight fit. To minimize the number of boards to use plan your cuts I have given details of which board you should cut the piece from.
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Plywood Cuts You will need one sheet of 8 feet by 4 feet ¾ inch thick plywood. www.andrewharriswoodwork.com Page 5 of 14...
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Step 1 – Make the Foot board front panel Make the footboard panel using the 1 by 4 pieces shown. Put pocket holes on the short edges of each of the top and bottom rails as well so that you can fix them to the legs.
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Step 3– Add the inner panel Add the two ¾ inch plywood panels as the inside panels. To give the top trim extra strength I used pocket holes on the top edge of this inner plywood panel to screw the top to this inner panel. www.andrewharriswoodwork.com Page 7 of 14...
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Step 4 – Add the back panel and footboard top trim I then added another frame the same as the front one over the plywood. I joined the pieces together first with pocket holes and then nailed the frame to the back of the footboard and filled the nail holes.
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Step 5 – Make the Headboard frame Make the first part of the headboard using the 48 inch long 3 ½ inch by 3 ½ inch posts and the 1 by 4 pieces shown. Put pocket holes on the short edges of each of the top and bottom rails as well so that you can fix them to the legs.
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Step 6 – Add the insert panels to the Headboard Add the two ¾ inch thick plywood panels measuring 43 ½ by 25 inches as the insert panels. To give the top trim extra strength I used pocket holes on the top edge of these inner plywood panels to screw the top to this inner panel.
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Step 7 – Add the top trim to the headboard Add the 1 by 4 piece measuring 59 ½ inches and then the 2 by 6 piece measuring 61 ½ inches as the top trim. I screwed the 1 by 4 to the frame (as the screws would be hidden) and then attached the 2 by 6 using pocket holes to the plywood insert and then also the back 1 by 4 trim.
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Step 8 – Add the back trim to the Headboard Add the two pieces of 1 by 4 measuring 51.5 inches long and the 37 inch long piece as the back trim. www.andrewharriswoodwork.com Page 12 of 14...
Step 9 – Side Rails Make the two side rails out of the 75 ½ inch long pieces of 1 by 10 and the 75 ½ inch long pieces of 2 by I put the support rail 1 ¼ inches up from the bottom edge but you may want to put higher up depending on whether using box frame or not and depth of mattress.
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Step 10 – Finish Sand well to smooth our joints and remove any wood glue residue. Finish each section with stain/paint as desired before fixing the parts together. As I was painting white I also used white sealant to seal any joins. Step 11 –...
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