Note that the last long slat placed will leave a gap a couple of inches wide near the sub header as shown in image 5.
Tongue and groove pine headboard.
Repeat steps 2 9 to assemble the headboard this time using six 1 x 6 tongue and groove pattern stock boards and marking the line for the bottom rail at 31 inches from the top of the legs.
Glue the tongue and groove in place.
This way the heads of the screws will be on the backside of the headboard step 2.
Knotty pine tongue and groove for king size bed.
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Tongue and groove headboard.
For added stability nail a third centered gusset on the backside of the headboard.
If you have trouble placing the grooves on the tongues of mating parts try using a cutoff of the tongue and groove pine to use as a guide as shown in image 4.
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We secured the plywood to the 2 x 3 using 1 screws driven through the plywood into the 2 x 3.