DIY: Make a wooden bed for your furry friend

Make this wooden bed for your dog.

Like us, dogs like to feel snug and secure in a warm comfortable bed in order to get a good night’s sleep. Pamper your pet this winter with a cute DIY dog bed.

Requirements:

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• Two pine pieces of 22 mm x 94 mm x 3 000 mm) One pine piece of 22 mm x 44 mm x 1 800 mm) Offcut hardboard 3 mm x 762 mm x 889 mm) Hand drill) 3,5 x 50 mm and 3.5 x 25 mm chipboard screws) Drill bit (star point)) 3 mm Pilot hole drill bit) Jigsaw) Paint, stain or varnish (your choice)) Paint brush) Wood glue) Wood filler, pine ) Tape measure) P100 sandpaper) Pencil) Four castor with brake 50 mm wheels

Step by step:

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• Mark down the following measurements.

Three pieces of 22 mm x 94 mm x 889 mm, four pieces of 22 mm x 94 mm x 762 mm and four pieces of 22 mm x 44 mm x 189 mm.

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• With the jigsaw, cut on the markings you made.


• Sand the wood until it’s smooth and has no splints.


• Take one 22 mm x 44 mm x 189 mm and put glue on the 22 mm side.

Place one 22 mm x 94 mm x 762 mm on the glued area. Drill two holes in each corner of wood.

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• Drill 3,5 x 50 mm screws in each hole. Measure 1 mm from the bottom of the 22 mm x 94 mm x 762 mm and place another 22 mm x 94 mm x 762 mm. Drill two holes in each corner of wood.

Drill 3,5 x 50 mm screws in each hole.

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• Put glue on the 44 mm side and place one 22 mm x 94 mm x 889 mm on the glued area, but at the bottom of the 22 mm x 44 mm x 189 mm.

Drill two holes in each corner of wood. Drill 3,5 x 50 mm screws in each hole.

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• Repeat step 4, 5 and 6 but remember to place two 22 mm x 94 mm x 889 mm and 1 mm space between all wood pieces. You must have a rectangle box. ) Turn the wood box over and put glue on the 22 mm sides.

Place offcut hardboard on glued area.

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• Drill two holes in the middle of each side, but space the holes. Drill 3,5 x 25 mm screws in each hole.


• Place the wheels in each corner and drill holes in the holes of the wheel’s plate, into hardboard and wood.

Drill 3,5 x 25 mm screws in each hole.

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• Paint, stain or varnish and let dry.

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