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Bunk Beds from Doug Fir

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


Hey Lumberjocks
Just wanted to post my latest project. Bunkbeds for the grandkids. The twin boys ages 3 1/2 were ready for an upgrade so Mom decided on a simple bunk bed design. Jay Bates had a set of plans which turned out to be great, followed them to the letter. I purchased all the Doug for from a local lumber yard – KD, 1 or better. Yea right. I ran all the lumber through the tablesaw and the planer to square all the stock. I then sanded all the lumber to 150 grit. No need to go further. Following the plan cut list – I completed all the cuts. I drilled the pocket holes on the four uprights.
From there I put together the bed rails and ends as one assembly each. I then preassembled the ends which capture the rails and ends. The ends also serve the ladder as well. I sealed all the lumber and applied the customers requested stain; Minwax Semitransparent Classic Grey followed by a small application of PolyU.Once at the customers house, I finished the assembly – two ends, two bed frames (rails and ends), four safety rails, 22 bed slats and four Oak upright caps with a small bit of stenciling. The daughter is happy, grandkids are happy so all good here. I already made my daughters King size bed and my granddaughters twin bed. So, this rounds out the family.
Thanks for checking out the Bunk beds for the twins.

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