Build me a Solid Wood Bedframe

[reganized]

Looking to have a solid wood bedframe built (King/Cal King). I've been looking at lots of stuff and found a craftsman in Maine that makes the below bed. The one in the pic is Black Walnut with a Zebrawood headboard. Any thoughts on the structural design or the types of wood I should be using? He can do it for about $500 less if I go with Cherry, Oak, etc. What do you think is a fair price for this with the Walnut and Zebrawood?

What do you think about the bolts showing on the outside, should he be capping them with a piece of wood or using a better technique to hide the bolt? Supports for the platform will consist of 3 in laminated joists and MDF on the top. Mattress will sit on MDF.

Are there any Mags that think they can top this? Looking for a straightforward platform bed using durable and good looking wood. Want it to be something that's passed on after I use it for 50 years. Shit must be solid!

I was gonna double up with Iceman on the dining room table but I'm not sure how long the dining room table will stick around if I remodel dining room/kitchen.

[neufox47]

Looks sweet, when I was 12 my Dad and I built my bed out of knotty pine, we used some hardware that makes the different pieces "snap together". It takes some time but all the fastners stay hidden. You need large pieces of wood though because you have to mill out some of the wood to get the fasteners sunk into it. 1 3/4 is as narrow as you can use I believe.

[iceman]

We've had this one for 20 years, it's been great.

(Their pic)


They do really nice work, simple but clean and with great wood, but they are not cheap: http://hardwoodartisans.com/bedroom-...haker-bed.html

[chatton18]

I'm a big fan of that zebrawood, gives it a very unique look.

You're pretty much required to have some sort of hardwear on the legs of a bed just becuase you need to take it apart to transport it. A combination of some hardwear and a mortise/tenon joint will be very solid and a cap could be put over the top of the bolts. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard for him to mill a couple caps on there for you. Another option if you're against metal hardware, is a japanese shitage kama joint where you essentially put a removable wood wedge in place to keep the bed stable

This is on a table but the same concept could be applied to the bed frame

[::: :::]

meh on the zebrawood
just go all walnut
and no fasteners should be evident anywhere (unless they're wood joinery)

[Beaver]

You might want to consider a different style, there are not any real good places to tie your woman to that bed.

edit: MDF? That shit off gasses forever.

[guroo270]

Isn't it Gaijin??? that could top this by 10000x's?

The guy who's guilty pleasure is sparing no expense on DIY stuff? I'd hit him up. It IS your love palace after all.