Thankfully today wasn't as full of surprises as yesterday, and I feel like I made decent progress, relatively speaking. Another late start but that was because I slept in. Yay for me! Maxwell was his usual self, causing plenty of distraction and delay, but I do find kind of like him buzzing around the yard when I'm out there working.I really should remember to take some pictures of him as well.
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| Bottom bunk frame thus far. |
Today I got the bottom frame finished as far as I can take it at this point. All it's really missing are the two cedar head/foot boards, and the holes for the bolts that will hold the support legs on, which I'll put on after I get the legs finished. There's bound to be a fair bit of banging and I'd like to try to avoid bashing up the cedar as much as possible.
I also got the first top section frame done as well. It's exactly the same as the bottom bunk frame, but without the cedar boards, so there's no point in showing a picture of it.
I'm debating whether or not to add angled supports to the center braces. It's pretty damned strong right now, but for the sake of a little extra effort, I could make it bombproof. If anybody is reading this who knows about this kind of thing, let me know what you think. I guess I'll decide tomorrow when I get back at it
I think the braces would be a good idea, simply because. well, it's a bed for kids, and as if they aren't going to be messing around as kids do. I've seen how much Maxwell likes bouncing, which should tell you something right there. Maggie's old bed just had supports like what you have there, and they did end up giving out before they should have. Doesn't need to be as big as the ends, but a little something will do wonders in the long run.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right. The platforms will still have sheets of OSD plywood on top, screwed all over the place, but more support never hurt. It's like turning it up to eleven!
DeleteDon't know anything about carpentry. But love watching this progress'
ReplyDeleteThat makes two of us, hahaha!
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