Attn: Mark Singer--Bed detail

[Dave Richards]

Hi Mark, hi folks,

Here is a detail of our koa bed It should be fairly clear from the picture what is going on. The rails are upsidedown Ls and are held in place strictly by gravity.

http://hamiltonwoodworks.com/drichards/Misc/bed.jpg

[Mark Singer]

That looks like a halved lap joint intersecting the leg...relly beautiful and maintains the KD quality... thanks Dave....I cut my bridals already..this only works with corner legs...

[Dave Richards]

I knew this wouldn't work for your bed (which is coming along nicely) but I thought it was an interesting joint.

[Aaron Koehl]

That's really a neat look and probably fun to assemble. How much play do the pieces have if you jostle them hard?

[Dave Richards]

No play at all, Aaron. It kind of amazes me that it is so easy to assemble and knock down but doesn't wobble at all. It's pretty heavy though. I imagine those tatami mats are a good 20 or 30 pounds each.

[Jim Dunn]

Dave what did you use to cut the radius' on those corners?

By the way very pretty joint!

[Dave Richards]

Jim, your guess is as good as mine. I didn't build the bed. My bride bought it when she was a teacher in Hawaii. I've thought about that radius a number of times, though and I'm not sure how I'd do it. Maybe a forstner bit but I've never been much good at the transition between a radius like that and the straight line.

[Chris Padilla]

What a beautiful joint! You gotta love it when functionality and beauty meet....

[Mark Singer]

Dave,

The radius on the legs is a shaper or router, Onthe frame it was scribed and coped or a pattern jig and router before assembly...coul even be a bandsaw with thin blade...then assembled

[Scott Coffelt]

From the change in color, the tails look to be a different piece. Must be attached with M&T's or something.

[Dave Richards]

Good thought on the cope, Mark.

Scott, no M&T there. The "tail", the part that extends though the leg has a small piece applied to it to build the height of the vertical portion of the rail so it is flush with the top of the leg.

[Alan Turner]

Just a thought, but were I building this joint, I would simply carve the internal curve. I think for just one bed, I could bandsaw it to a rough dimension, and then carve to a scribed line quicker than I could jig it up.
Alan

[Jim Becker]

Ok, Uncle Dave...your next SketchUp! assignment is to draw this one up including an exploded view for the boys and girls to oogle over!! :D :D :D (VERY nice bed, BTW)

[Dave Richards]

Jim, I'm working on it. Actually I have most of it finished but SWMBO had surgery on her hand this morning so my daddy duty has increased. I told her she didn't need to have an operation just because she was tired of changing diapers. :rolleyes:

I'll try to get the drawings posted tomorrow.

Dave

[Dave Richards]

Jim, and everyone else, here you go. I hope I made it clear enough. If you'd like more detail I can do a different view.
http://hamiltonwoodworks.com/drichards/Misc/KoaBed.jpg

[Mark Singer]

That is pretty much what I thought...it is a halved lap with a key to thr leg...If you lay it out it is not hard to do.....Dave terrific drawing Again!

[Lynn Sonier]

Nice work, Dave!!

[Ralph Barhorst]

Dave,

Could you show us more detail on the foot. I think I know how to do it but a picture would be great.

[Dave Richards]

Mark and Lynn, thank you very kindly.

Ralph, how's this?

[Kevin Murdock]

Nice work Dave!

I'm new to sketchup and have just started playing around with it.

Is there any chance that you'd post the file for those of us not as well versed to play with? It would really help learn the system given the joint you've detailed.

Hope I' not stepping on any toes making the request.

Thanks,
/Kevin

[Dave Richards]

Kevin, no problem and I had my toes curled under so you missed. :D
Have fun with this.