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Building Bunk Beds in Burma

Posted on May 21, 2014 by literaryworkshop

Not long ago, my brother led a small team of Americans as they completed a major woodworking project for an orphanage in Myanmar (formerly Burma), in Southeast Asia.  The orphanage, which houses approximately 120 children, had no proper beds for … Continue reading →

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Timber Framed Bunk Beds, part 4: Mostly Finished

Posted on July 23, 2013 by literaryworkshop

The last bed frame I built, I learned a valuable lesson: always measure and re-measure the mattress before settling on exact frame dimensions.  Although there are “standard” mattress dimensions, individual specimens can vary by as much as an inch bigger … Continue reading →

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Timber Framed Bunk Beds, part 3: Visible Progress

Posted on July 20, 2013 by literaryworkshop

When timber framing, all of the joints must be cut before the whole structure is assembled.  That’s because the structure is usually too big for assembly to be done in stages.  Another reason is that it’s hard to lay out … Continue reading →

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