Bunk Beds

When we got word that this baby was to be BOY number 3, I decided that triple bunk beds were the thing to build.  I always seem to want to do some fun project when I'm pregnant, and this one is going to be great!

We found a smoking deal on KSL for oak 4X4's on a Saturday and Mike headed out to load up the truck with literally TONS of beams.  He has been working on the plans at work and this weekend the weather was nice enough for us to get started!

Here are our 'before' boards.  Pretty rough but sturdy.  We had some trouble getting the right saw blade for the band saw, but after some googling we fixed it (or rather, Mike fixed it; he is the best fixer at our house, ya know!)

We got all the posts rough cut and planed to their final size.  Four long and 4 short.  Today we are going to rip other boards down, in half, for the rails, headboards, and footboards.  I am SO EXCITED!

We have been trying to decide on stain for the beds.  I think we've ruled out dark because the natural wood is so pretty--now we just have to decide if we want to do just a poly or if we want some light color.