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Tongue and groove pine headboard.
This way the heads of the screws will be on the backside of the headboard step 2.
Tongue and groove 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.
Oct 22 2016 headboard with reclaimed wood.
Knotty pine tongue and groove for king size bed.
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.
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.
White and gray bedroom with tongue and groove ceiling accented with jonathan adler meurice pendant over bed dressed with gray tufted headboard white and gray bedding and white sheer bedskirt flanked by gray bedside tables topped with white lamps accented with glossy white lamp shades across from wall mounted flatscreen tv over gray washed floors.
For added stability nail a third centered gusset on the backside of the headboard.