A wooden bedstead, as illustrated, may be made from sound ash or birch, and, for a full-sized bed, should measure 6 ft. 6 in. by 4 ft. 6in. over all. The post and rails should be about 2 1/4 in. square, and the foot and head boards fin. thick when finished. The height from the floor to the side rails should be 1 ft. 2 in.; the total height of the foot 8 ft. 2 in., and the head 3 ft. 8 in. If the bedstead is fitted with a wire mattress, laths or cords will not be required for the bottom.

Design for Wooden Bedstead.