| Thanks for the reply. I was already thinking that 1X4" wasn't going to hack it, so you have confirmed that for me. I think the one at the pottery Barn doesn't use a box spring at all, and I think I know why, it would make the bed way to high. My thought was to have three "Boxes" and when complete it would make up the entire surface for the matress to sit on. I am thinking 2X6's or even 2X10's depending on how the spacing works out, would be strong enough and 2 2X10's would make it easier to seam. I might be able to get use of a table saw and I am thinking that it would look a lot nicer if the edges were routered. I read somewhere that using car body filler (bondo) works better than wood putty for seaming, any thought on that? I am going to think about this a couple of days before I actually do anything, so let me know if you have any other ideas.
Thanks again
Barry |