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Platform Bed
Issue 288 Volume 61 Number 2 April 2005

MATERIALS LIST

CODE DESCRIPTION QTY. Dim1 Frac. Dim2 Frac. Dim3 Frac. Material
SIDE RAIL ASSEMBLY
A Side Rail (2) ¾” x 11 ¼” - 91 ½” Birch Ply
B Leg Sides (12) ¾” x 5” - 11 ¼” Poplar
C Side Rail Support Cleat (2) ¾” x 1 ½” - 81 ½” Poplar
D Side Rail Cap (2) ¾” x 7 ¼” - 94 ½” Poplar
E Side Rail Bolster (2) ¾” x 1 ½” - 94 ½” Poplar
F Side Rail End Bolster (2) ¾” x 1 ½” - 5 ¾” Poplar
G Platform Corner Cleat (2) ¾” x 1 ½” - 5” Poplar
H Slat Support Cleat (2) ¾” x 1 ½” - 79” Poplar
FOOTER ASSEMBLY
I Footer (1) ¾” x 11 ¼” - 61” Birch Ply
J End Rail Support Cleat (1) ¾” x 1 ½” - 58” Poplar
K End Rail Cap (1) ¾” x 7 ¼” - 61” Poplar
L End Rail Bolster (1) ¾” x 1 ½” - 61” Poplar
HEADBOARD ASSEMBLY x -
M Header (1) ¾” x 11 ¼” - 61” Birch Ply
N Stanchion (2) ¾” x 5 ½” - 28¼” Poplar
O Cap Cleat (2) ¾” x ¾” - 5 ½” Poplar
P Rung Cleat (2) ¾” x ¾” - 15 ½” Poplar
Q Rung (8) ¾” x 1 ½” - 61” Poplar
R Headboard Cap Rail (1) ¾” x 9 ½” - 90” Poplar
S Cap Rail Bolster (1) ¾” x 1 ½” - 90” Poplar
T Cap Rail End Bolster (2) ¾” x 1 ½” - 8” Poplar
U Slats (14) ¾” x 3 ¼” - 60 15⁄16” Fir
• 1 set of Surface mount bed rail brackets - Rockler #38892
• (90) #8 x 1¼" Flathead Wood Screws
• (44) #8 x 2" Flathead Wood Screws
• (64) 18-ga. x 1½" Brad Nails

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Poplar - Java stain

Poplar - Java stain

Poplar - Java stain

(Slats)

Poplar - Java stain

75.500000
Qween-sized mattress shown
Poplar - Java stain
90.000000

Poplar - Java stain

Poplar - Java stain

Plywood - painted black Poplar - Java stain

Plywood - painted black

Poplar - painted black

9.500000

Poplar - Java stain 29.000000

Poplar - painted black

12.000000

Poplar - painted black Plywood - painted black Poplar - painted black Plywood - painted black
Poplar - painted black

Construction Note
Assemble using glue & brad nailer,
except where shown otherwise.

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 DRAWING REVISED 7.7.08
(Destroy old copies & replace with this version)

#8 x 1-1/4" FHWS

Bed rail bracket faces down

on head and foot rails
(14) 3/4 x 3-1/2 x 60-15/16"
fir bed slats #8 x 5/8" FHWS Surface mount bed rail
Bed rail brackets face up brackets. Rockler #38892
on side rails

#8 1-1/4" FHWS
DETAIL A

A
5.500000

6.250000

13.500000

18.250000

SECTION A-A
5.750000 5.750000

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 3/4 x 7-1/4 x 94-1/2"
side platform This dimension may
vary due to thickness
6.250000
of mattress 6.250000
3/4 x 11-1/4 x 91-1/2"
8.000000
bed rail side

6.250000 5.750000

3/4 x 1-1/2 x 81" 1/8" round over

bed slat support on all top edges
cleat

DETAIL A DETAIL B
3/4 x 1-1/4" 3/4 x 3/4 x 5"
FHWS support cleat

DRAWING REVISED 7.7.08

(Destroy old copies & replace with this version)
3/4 x 1-1/2 x 94-1/2"
platform edge
3/4 x 1-1/2 x 5-3/4"
platform edge

3/4 x 5 x 11-1/4"
leg side. Head
board leg is the
BOTTOM VIEW same.

94.500000
B
R0.125000

A A 5.750000
0.750000
R0.125000 7.250000
5.000000

1.500000
1.500000
8.000000 0.750000

0.750000
11.250000

1.500000

7.250000 79.000000 6.750000 3/4 x 1-1/2" cleat

0.750000
91.500000
5.000000

1.500000

INSIDE FACE A END VIEW SECTION A-A

5.000000

5.000000
5.000000 5.000000
5.000000

5.000000
BOTTOM VIEW 5.000000
3/4 x 3/4" cleat,
glued and screwed
using #8 x 1-1/4" FHWS

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2.500000

3/4 x 3/4 x 5-1/2" cleat

Mount bed rail

bracket flush
#8 x 1-1/4" FHWS with end of rail
1/4" round over on
corners and all face
edges and ends

DETAIL A

BOTTOM VIEW
DRAWING REVISED 7.7.08
(Destroy old copies & replace with this version)
2.500000

11.250000
3/4 x 3/4 x 15-1/2" cleat

5/32" hole, countersunk

61.000000

INSIDE FACE - HEAD RAIL END VIEW

R0.125000 9.500000
R0.125000 B 90.000000

R0.250000

14.500000
0.500000

15.500000 A 0.750000 0.750000

0.750000

28.250000

R0.250000
1.500000
11.250000
1.500000 28.250000

61.000000

61.000000
5.500000 SECTION B-B END VIEW
INSIDE FACE - FOOT RAIL
FRONT VIEW - HEAD BOARD B
END VIEW 0.750000

0.750000

1.500000 1.500000

3/4 x 1-1/2" cleat

BOTTOM VIEW BOTTOM VIEW glued & screwed
using #8 x 1-1/4" FHWS
& #8 x 2" FHWS

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