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Hardware for "Anatomy of a Bed" (post #92587)

tenderfootbob on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 21:45
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Inspired by Jeff Miller's article "Anatomy of a Bed" (FW #175), I am building a king-size bed for a friend. The article unfortunately doesn't mention the author's sources for the bed hardware (bed rail brackets, bed bolts and barrel nuts). Does anyone know the source(s)? Thanks for any help.


Tenderfoot Bob

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by JiminFla in reply to tenderfootbob [original] on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 22:18

Lee Valley and Woodcraft have them.  I think Rockler does too.


Jim

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by tenderfootbob in reply to Anonymous [original] on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 01:46

Thanks Jim. I should have looked the catalogs, all of which I have.

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by JiminFla in reply to Anonymous [original] on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 14:56

Bob,


Good luck with it.  Please post a picture when it's done.


Jim

www.jimreedy.com
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by WillGeorge in reply to tenderfootbob [original] on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 16:49

article unfortunately doesn't mention the author's sources for the bed hardware (bed rail brackets, bed bolts and barrel nuts). Does anyone know the source(s)? Thanks for any help.


MANY out there to choose from.. I used some 7 inch long HEX Head bolts and nuts I found at someplace..  The size of nuts were more iMportant to me than the bolts~,,


 

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by dave7085 in reply to tenderfootbob [original] on Thu, 12/04/2008 - 12:33

I just made a bed at a Kelly Mehler class. Most folks got their hardware from Horten Brasses. High quality, low shipping rates, fast.
www.horton-brasses.com

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by tenderfootbob in reply to Anonymous [original] on Thu, 12/04/2008 - 18:26

Thanks Dave!