Woodworking Build Day Bed DIY

Make this good-looking daybed. During duty hours it provides copious seats, and when an overnight guest arrives, it accommodates them in call. Smooth thin sheets and blankets are kept handy: the lie panels are hinged to render under-the-bed store.

Materials
  12 linear feet of 1 x 2 pine
  110 linear feet of 1 x 4 pine
  6 linear feet of 1 x 10 pine
  86 linear feet of 2 x 4 pine
  One piece of 3/4" plywood, 35" x 74"

Making the Base Structure Day Bed

1. Cut four long frames (A) from 2 x 4 pine, each measuring 74 inches long.
2. Miter the ends of each of the four long frames (A) at opposing 45-degree angles, as shown in
3. Cut four short frames (B) from 2 x 4 pine, each measuring 35 inches long.
4. Miter the ends of each of the four short frames (B) at opposing 45-degree angles, as shown in
5. Place two short frames (B) on a level surface, parallel to each other and 67 inches apart.
6. Fit two long frames (A) between the two short frames (B) to form a rectangle measuring 35 x
74 inche as shown in Figure 2. Apply glue to the mitered surfaces, and fasten each joint with
two 2 1/2-inch screws driven from the outside edge across the miter joint, one on each side.
7. Repeat Step 6 to construct a second 35 x 67-inch rectangular frame using the remaining two
long frames (A) and two short frames (B).
8. Cut six frame supports (C) from 2 x 4 pine, each measuring 28 inches long.
9. Place three frame supports (C), evenly spaced, inside one rectangular frame, as shown in
Figure 3. Toenail the three frame supports (C) in place, using two 2” (6d) finishing nails on
each joint.

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