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  • Toying with making a bed (starting another project that'll never be completed like the kitchen / wardrobes etc).

    Was amused by this quote for walnut cut to size: £1225735699.36 + VAT
    https://www.timbersource.co.uk/

    On that note, is there a reason the two long side panels of most bed designs are vertical 2x4 style beams instead of 4x4 other than keeping costs lower? I want something I can basically jump on and a square seems stronger in my head than a rectangle but physics isn't my first language.

  • Same reason as ovalised seat stays.

    Wide timbers will resist movement in a direction that is not relevant to a bed.

    Your challenge will be the strength of any mattress support whether that is slats or a sheet of plywood.

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