Today many people are concerned about the ecology of the dwelling, including furniture that is safe for health, made of natural materials. Most relevant is for furniture in the bedroom, and especially for the bed on which a person spends a third of his life, resting, energized for active work. Of course, beds made of natural wood can also be bought in the store, but such furniture is very expensive, and the model you are looking for in terms of size, shape, color can be problematic. Therefore, for many people, the question arises of making a wooden bed by oneself. It is not difficult to do this, but the product will be suitable for your requirements and will be much cheaper, because you will only have to pay for the materials.
Consider the manufacture of the simplest model of a wooden double bed.
Required materials and tools
The number of materials that will be needed to make a bed depends on its size. But before you draw a drawing and be determined with the length and width of the bed, you need to know the exact size of the mattress. The purchased mattresses are usually standard sizes. If this does not suit you for some reason, you can make a mattress yourself from two layers of foam rubber with a thickness of 125 mm: the lower layer is less dense( 35 kg / m3), the upper one is more dense( not less than 45 kg / m3).The length and width of foam rubber in this case, you can take one that suits you. For example, 200 cm and 150 cm. On the finished layers put on a cross-linked mattress pad. Thus, the mattress will have the following dimensions: length 200 cm, width 150 cm, height 25 cm.
For a bed of this size the following materials will be needed:
- boards 250 × 30х2 cm for side walls - 2 pieces;
- boards 200 × 30х2 cm for the front, back wall and headboard - 3 pieces;
- a beam of 200 × 4х4 cm for four bearing, supporting and legs - 5 pieces;
- rack 150 × 4х2 cm for rack and cover boards - 25 + 2 pieces( can be replaced with thick plywood);
- self-tapping screws;
- joinery glue;
- varnish, stain.
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You can not do without the corresponding tools:
- screwdriver;
- drill;
- jigsaw;
- cutter;
- hacksaw;
- plane;
- sandpaper;
- measuring instruments - measuring tape, metal ruler, square;
- pencil.
A few tips
Having prepared the tools and having purchased the necessary materials, you can start marking and sawing sawn timber. In this case, it is worth following several rules:
- you first need to make a drawing of the bed, indicating the exact dimensions of all the parts;then it is desirable to make a list of these parts and the amount of material for them;
- the line on which the sawing will be done, should be marked with a cutter or pencil in the ruler;
- for the manufacture of several parts of the same type and size, you first need to cut out one piece, and then use it as a template;
- the surface of the saw must be sanded with sandpaper.
Wooden bed technology
Determine the location for the support bars on the front and rear walls. For this, divide the length of the walls into three equal parts and make the appropriate markings. The depth of the mattress is 5 cm. Add to this figure the thickness of the rails( 2 cm) and the bearing longitudinal bars( 4 cm).It will be 11 cm, which measure from the top of the walls in the places of marking.
Screw two support bars from the inside. When selecting screws, consider the thickness of the bars and boards, so as not to spoil the front surface of the product.
Screw the support bars to the side walls. To do this, measure from the top of the board 7 cm( the thickness of the slats and the depth of the mattress) and draw a line with a ruler. The support bars are screwed along the entire length of the side wall, receding from the edges of 6 cm. At the edges of the support beam, screw two vertical pieces of a beam 4 cm thick, so that the indentation to the edge of the board is strictly 2 cm.
Attach an additional headboard to the front wall. Pre-coat with glue the edges and perfectly level the workpieces. From the outside, reinforce the head with three slats, which are glued and screwed with screws. The form of the headboard can be chosen according to your taste.
Cover all the blanks with stain to achieve the desired color. After this, apply the quick-drying varnish twice.
Assemble the bed frame by joining the workpieces together with screws.
On the supporting bars of the back and front wall, put two support bars and screw them with screws. For better support to the supporting bars in the middle, you can screw two legs with a height equal to the height of the side walls.
Place the slats( or plywood, depending on the version) on the supporting structure, keeping the distance between them 4 cm and stepping back from the front and back walls by 2 cm. Screw the slats with screws. Lay the mattress on the mattress.
As a result, you will get a classic wooden bed, very durable, eco-friendly, fitting into the interior of your bedroom. If there is a desire and certain skills, you can decorate the design with various decorative elements.
Plan and photos from Serjant( forum guns.ru)
