How to build a Sleigh - With Coopered Panels Bed
This is a summary of our adventures in building a sleighbed. We wanted a sleigh bed for our son, but were unable to find decent plans. All the plans we found, and all the manufactured beds we looked at (except the really expensive ones, like $8000) had flat panels set into curved posts. There was a reasonably good set of Plans in Fine Woodworking magazine of a bed made by Chris Becksvoort that gave us some useful tips. We wanted properly curved panels. So we just decided to make up our own plans.
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