So... working on a new bed for the master BR, with general inputs from the wife as far as what style she wants (farmhouse-ish). I've got most stuff roughly worked out in my head, working on getting it modeled up in Fusion 360 to make sure I don't go too far astray. The headboard (and footboard) are going to have some large-ish frame-n-panel sections. Initially I was thinking of just glueing up the boards, and having the panel float in the frame. But in keeping with the general theme, I was contemplating doing some sort of tongue-n-groove aka 'nickel-gap' joint between the individual boards. At that point... I'm not sure whether it'd be better to glue them all up together as a panel, and float the whole thing as before, or let the individual boards float in the frame? Pros or cons to either?

Thanks,

Monte