Queen-Size Plywood Bed

Instructions

1. 1. Prepare the Individual Pieces

   • Now that you have small pieces of plywood, you should use a table saw to make quick, repeatable cuts at consistent widths. Because this bed is mostly made from geometric strips, making them look straight and parallel is visually important. If you don't have a table saw, the Kreg Accu-Cut will work just fine!
   • Now that have the individual pieces, go ahead and drill the pocket holes. I used the Kreg K5 Pocket Hole Jig to drill the holes marked in yellow in the diagram.
   • Once all the pieces are cut and drilled, you can apply edge banding to all of the flat surfaces, this ides the plywood's layers and gives the piece a clean look.
   • Now apply two coats of spray lacquer and assemble the components.

2. 2. Build the Bed Frame

   • Attach the 2 Long Rails to the short Footboard Rail using 1 1/4" pocket screws.
   • Add the 2x2 Slat Supports to the inside of the bed frame by pre-drilling some holes half-way through and along the length of piece. Use 1 1/4" pocket holes to attach the Slat Support along the bottom edge of the Long Rails.
   • Place the Mattress Slat with the pocket holes at the open end of the Bed Frame, vertically on top of the Slat Support. Using 1 1/4" pocket screws, attach this piece to the inside of the Long Rails along the back edge.

3. 3. Attach the Legs

   The tapers on the legs are 5 1/2" up the side and 2" in from the bottom, connect the lines and cut. Take the 4" leg piece with the pocket holes and place it on the longer edge of the 4 3/4" piece. Drive in 4, 1 1/4" pocket screws to make a 90 degree leg assembly. You'll make two of these. From the inside of the bed frame, drive some screws through the rails and into the leg assemblies securing them flush with the top bed frame rails. Do the same thing to the two remaining wider leg pieces on the back of the bed frame, but make sure you extend them 3/4" passed the end of the Long Rails (you'll see why later).