This Queen Anne single fourposter bed is possibly the ultimate princess bed a design which takes 12 weeks to hand carve from Swietenia Mahogany this is not a bed you would want to beeswax a few times each year which due to our finish you wont have to.
As with all our four poster beds and furniture we use traditional cabinet chassis construction incorporating mortise tenon, butterfly, mitre joints and floating panels used in addition to the intricate carved detail and beautiful tapered barley twist posts. All of this work is done using hand tools there are no lathes or CNC routers.
The main strength of the bed is in the lower area the stronger you make this the better. This is why the posts are fixed to the base and footboard and then separated just below the barley twists ensuring it can be easily installed in your bedroom.
Normally a round wood dowel is used to connect the posts, how ever this permits rotational movement and can result in play in the post.
This is why we have incorporated narrow thread 12 mm steel bolts with to the posts as opposed to round wood dowels more commonly used.
In our Queen Anne four poster and sleigh beds we use male/female brackets at each corner with a custom made bolt retained within the bed avoiding it going through the footboard covered by a brass plate a shortcut route often taken.
Finials at the top are removable for those with close ceiling heights or for a different final look to your bed.
