Im extremely happy with this log bed and how it turned out. I only gave it 4 stars but heres why. I would have loved for the corner posts to be an inch or two thicker in diameter. Id also love for the bed to be a little higher (more on that in a minute) and also it would be nice if the brackets were sculpted to better fit the intersecting pieces.
This is completely machine milled so theres no bits of pieces of bark or little knobs sticking out so if youre thinking of leaving it unfinished, you will probably change your mind when you see it. Its the color of a toothpick.
If youre budgeting the time, heres how long it took me working alone.
Day 1: Staining: 1 hour
Day 2: Sanding Poly first coat: 30 minutes
Day 3: Sanding Poly second coat: 30 minutes
Day 4: Assembly: 45 minutes
Assembly was easy. If you can put together Lincoln Logs you can do this. A rubber mallet is a really good idea. I did a queen size single handedly and may have been done in less time if I wasnt constantly trying to remove 4-legged onlookers from the room and if I had a helper. And if I was smarter.
The kit came with some big nails. I used a finish nailer instead. If I could do it over again I would have used mostly glue. I dont think that it needs that many nails that they included and its easy to damage the wood trying to hammer those in.
The bed is a bit low as other reviews have mentioned and that was actually what I wanted because I want to be able to sit at the end of the bed without sitting on the frame part. That said, this is really low. Not a problem for Roomba, dont worry. But to use with a box spring, it looks a little strange. Since I am using this for a guest bedroom, and also knowing what the mattress industry has become, I actually think I will come to like this height since a replacement mattress is probably going to be something that comes in a box and will be lower down.
As for the cracking that others have mentioned, I live in a lodge style timber frame home and I am familiar with the cracks (checking) since a lot of my beams have that. Its not a problem and its perfectly normal. There really isnt a way to avoid that in this species. It would have to be cut out of the corner of a much larger tree.
The bed is made in Canada from what looks like 25-30 year white cedar. It definitely looks like white cedar to me. Absolutely nothing looks like it came from China. Quality stuff. Easy to put together. Highly recommend. Queen bed was around 82 lbs and arrived by Fedex ground.
I have a ton of trees on my property and was contemplating cutting my own logs to make a bed but at this price it was a no brainer. Great for the money. good material
Great guest bedroom log bed for the price.
Im extremely happy with this log bed and how it turned out. I only gave it 4 stars but heres why. I would have loved for the corner posts to be an inch or two thicker in diameter. Id also love for the bed to be a little higher (more on that in a minute) and also it would be nice if the brackets were sculpted to better fit the intersecting pieces. This is completely machine milled so theres no bits of pieces of bark or little knobs sticking out so if youre thinking of leaving it unfinished, you will probably change your mind when you see it. Its the color of a toothpick. If youre budgeting the time, heres how long it took me working alone. Day 1: Staining: 1 hour Day 2: Sanding Poly first coat: 30 minutes Day 3: Sanding Poly second coat: 30 minutes Day 4: Assembly: 45 minutes Assembly was easy. If you can put together Lincoln Logs you can do this. A rubber mallet is a really good idea. I did a queen size single handedly and may have been done in less time if I wasnt constantly trying to remove 4-legged onlookers from the room and if I had a helper. And if I was smarter. The kit came with some big nails. I used a finish nailer instead. If I could do it over again I would have used mostly glue. I dont think that it needs that many nails that they included and its easy to damage the wood trying to hammer those in. The bed is a bit low as other reviews have mentioned and that was actually what I wanted because I want to be able to sit at the end of the bed without sitting on the frame part. That said, this is really low. Not a problem for Roomba, dont worry. But to use with a box spring, it looks a little strange. Since I am using this for a guest bedroom, and also knowing what the mattress industry has become, I actually think I will come to like this height since a replacement mattress is probably going to be something that comes in a box and will be lower down. As for the cracking that others have mentioned, I live in a lodge style timber frame home and I am familiar with the cracks (checking) since a lot of my beams have that. Its not a problem and its perfectly normal. There really isnt a way to avoid that in this species. It would have to be cut out of the corner of a much larger tree. The bed is made in Canada from what looks like 25-30 year white cedar. It definitely looks like white cedar to me. Absolutely nothing looks like it came from China. Quality stuff. Easy to put together. Highly recommend. Queen bed was around 82 lbs and arrived by Fedex ground. I have a ton of trees on my property and was contemplating cutting my own logs to make a bed but at this price it was a no brainer. Great for the money. good material