I promised (in the last post) that I would post the bed where this came from. I built this well over a year ago for a queen mattress we had at Ft. Lewis. It was a good skill builder project. I was inspired by this instructable for a bed that takes apart with no bolts or screws. I chose to use natural cedar decking for it because I’m a huge fan of that particular wood. I love the look and (of course) the smell. I’ve learned alot since then and if I were to do it again (and I might, it was a great project) I would not use green cedar lumber. It became a bit of a problem as it dried. I would also have taken better care during the cross cut stage in order to get it right. Finally, a warning, making this bed opens you up to a terrible shin issue when you get up in the middle of the night a little foggy - that blasted edge that sticks out will really ruin your night. After a couple cuss-filled moments, you kind of get used to the fact that it’s there and can avoid it. 

We moved up to a king-sized mattress so we didn’t need this frame any longer. I ended up re-purposing the wood for other projects including the king platform bed and sand/water table. I love re-using/purposing wood.