Thread: Using miter joints with knock down bed brackets?

Originally Posted by jaguarrh

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I realise alignment will be the main issue, but other than that is there any reason why I shouldn't attempt this?

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Personally I'd be worried about the strength of the thin ends of the mitre with assembly/disassembly and the potential for chips/trauma. From a child safety perspective, it's harder remove the sharp corner from the miter and have it look nice.

OTOH, my daughter has recently got a bed from Ikea that has bolt on brackets and mitred corners - but the frame is upholstered/padded.

with mitre joints I'd worry that there's not enough meat for the knock-down fitting — especvially when mum or dad sits on teh site of the bed to read a bedtime story

Give that through dovetails are half endgrain, what's the objection to end grain?

If you really really dislike it, stay with a but joint but cover the end grain with an iron on veneer

What about something like this?

thanks for the input folks,

well having thought about it I came to the same conclusion as Ian...

dovetails are half endgrain and this is only a temporary bed until we progress to a single bed (which at the rate she is growing will be soon), so I htfu and just used butt joints.

i am nowhere near finished but i got quite a bit done for my usual rate of work. the platform base is finished apart from the slats for the posture and the legs.

just the anti roll-out sides to shape and paint.

thanks all