![]() ![]() These rails are 76 inches Long to fit Twin or Full size beds. You will sleep more comfortably knowing that your bed is sturdy and secure. Installing these wooden side rails along with a matching steel center support not only protects your new wood rails from bowing and breaking but also prevents your mattress from sagging and protects your mattress warranty. Please note, however, the color shown may not match your frame exactly. These are the same original factory rails that are supplied by many bed manufacturers. Wood Rails are sold in pairs only in order to assure a correct fit. The price is for a pair of side rails (one for each side of the bed). Please measure the distance from the two pins in your headboard/footboard to confirm that they are 2" apart from the center to determine that our rail hook plates will fit appropriately. The industry-standard hook plates incorporated into both ends of the rails will probably fit any headboard/footboard manufactured within the last 40 years. ![]() It is also more stable a laminated rail will not warp or bow as a solid wood rail can. This process results in a wood rail which is much stronger than a solid wood rail. These wood rails are laminated with top edge veneer banded faces. Whether building a new bed or restoring an older bed, wood bed rails provide beauty and warmth unmatched by any other rail system.Įxclusive bedCLAW Wood Side Rails are a great solution for replacing broken or missing wood rails. Use a rubber mallet to seat the bed hangers together.įinish the bed rails by sanding, staining and varnishing them to match the rest of the bed.Wood bed rails provide that classic timeless beauty that the discriminating connoisseur of fine furniture demands. Slide each rail's hanger into the opposing bed rail hanger which is embedded in the bedpost. There are now bed rail hangers in each of the four ends of the side rails with their opposing halves in the four corners of the bed posts. The depth of the mortise should be equal to the thickness of the bed rail hanger.Ĭut mortises into the bed posts in the same manner (approximately 2 inches from the post's edge) and insert the opposing halves of the bed rail hangers. The mortise can be cut with a hand chisel. Four bed rail hangers will be needed, one for each rail end.Ĭut a mortise in the wood (a groove, where an insert of the same size is to be placed) for the bed rail hanger as traced on the outline. Trace the outline of a bed rail hanger (fastening hardware, sometimes called bed rail fasteners, and available at a home center or hardware shop) onto the end of each bed rail. ![]() The edge should be glued onto the side rails with carpenters' glue and clamped onto the rail for at least a day to secure it. ![]() The edge should be at least 2 inches in width to hold the slats securely. Pre-cut wood can be purchased at a lumber yard.Īlternately the edge can be glued onto the bottom of the board. (The mattress will lay on these slats.) These boards can be purchased with the edge already glued onto the wood. The rails should have an inside edge where the wooden slats will lay. Cut the bed rails or buy pre-cut wooden rails which are sized to the exact length you need. ![]()
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