| Headboard Cleat |
| Learn how to create a cleat to hold a headboard. |
From "Ready As She Grows"
episode DASG-102 |
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Ribbon HeadboardMaterials: 5 pieces of pine lumber (2 - 1" x 2" x 48" pieces and 3 - 1" x 2" x 36" pieces)
silk ribbon
staple gun
saw
1. Create a rectangular frame by laying the two 36 inch pieces down between the 48 inch pieces, and then attach the corners where the two pieces meet using two inch wood screws. Attach the third piece of 36 inch lumber inside the middle of the rectangle to make the headboard more solid (figure E).2. Cut strips of ribbon to 40 inch lengths, and then lay out across the 1 x 2 pine frame for a dry fit (figure F). This method allows you to try different layouts until you find one that you like before you attach them.
3. Pull ribbons around to the back and taut over the frame. Using an electric or manual stapler attach ribbons to back of frame (figure G). Follow the directions for "Attaching Headboards below for installation".4. Install by securing two heavy duty eyelet hooks into the top of headboard coordinated with the eyelet hooks located on the bottom of the cleat. Attach the headboard (figure H) to the "headboard cleat" a using a "clasping hook" (similar to those used for dog chains).
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