A New Bed for Peter (aka, a bed made out of cheap-ass lumber)

Peter has grown out of his crib and needed a new bed, so I copied the beds we bought for our 2 oldest boys a few years ago. They’re essentially made out of construction-grade lumber, so I bought some Douglas Fir construction 2×6′s from Home Depot to save a few bucks. After truing them on the joiner and planer, they don’t look half bad – just a lot of knots. No through-tenons or other fancy joinery was used. I was in a hurry so I put it together with glue, screws, and wood plugs not unlike the store purchased version. Surprisingly after all of these woodworking sins along with a polyurethane finish, the headboards and footboards came out strong with no racking.
Peter’s happy, and I can check this one off of my to-do list…