A king-sized bed, made from Michigan White ash. The first photo is the photo that was used as the inspiration. The next two are close-ups of the mortise and tenon joints that connect the side rails to the head and foot boards. In order to conceal the bolts, the nuts were buried in notch inside the posts, and the bolts are inserted through a shallow slot cut out on the inside of the rail. The rough machine work, taking the lumber from rough state and smoothing and straightening it, as well as all the joinery, and some rough sanding, were done in my shop. The final finish work was done on site, and it was assembled in place.
The second-to-last picture is the special assembly tool needed to tighten the bolts down. For those who know their way around mechanics tools, it's a long-handled 3/8" drive, flex head ratchet; a 6" x 3/8" extension; a 3/8" universal joint; a standard 6 point, 3/8" socket; and a 3/8" hex-head x 3/8" drive socket. This because the head of the bed-bolts were a 3/8" square head.
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