I designed bunk beds for my son in Google SketchUp after looking at many other designs. I built the beds from red oak from St. John's University forests purchased from St. John's Abbey Woodworking. The beds can be split into two extra-long twin beds. The lower bunk's headboard and footboard are larger than the upper bunk's. So when the bed's are separated, the lower bunk's headboard and footboard are the headboards of the individual beds. And the upper bunk's headboard and footboard are the footboards of the individual beds.
Project Images:
Design: The bunkbeds in Google SketchUp.
Build: The headboards and footboards drying in my shop.
Complete: The completed bunk beds in my son's room.
The design is my own. Constructed of red oak, the queen sized headboard stands 64” height. The posts required a shop built extension to his Delta X5 lathe. The bowed drawer of the nightstand was steam bent. Spray finished in a satin lacquer.
A wedding present for my daughter Emily and Jake, constructed of solid red oak. The table top is 42” with a 4” laminated bent apron and turned pedestal base. The chair components were steam bent. The ensemble was finished with three coats of polyurethane.
