With the other half lay out a 21x63 inch piece.
Make your own futon frame.
This should leave a 21x33 inch piece and a 21x27 inch piece.
Futon love seats and chairs require different mattress sizes.
Before you go out and buy your materials you need to measure your futon s frame in order to determine how much space your new futon mattress will take up.
Sometimes you just don t have a lot of space.
Step 1 layout.
This is a low profile smaller futon.
We built our frame around a 54x75 full size futon mattress.
Queen are 60 by 80 inches.
You ll have to decide what kind of lumber you want to use.
Determine the size of your mattress stick to a standard size unless you are customizing for an unusual space.
Lay it out on saw horses and snap a chalk line dividing out a 27x75 inch piece.
Small size futon frame.
Begin with a full sheet of plywood.
The futon plans you will download consist of a five page article originally printed in the february march 1995 edition of workbench magazine.
Don t let that fool you though.
I enjoy relaxing on a sofa and in my bed and so it may come as no surprise that i would wish to combine the two.
Your choices include pine oak poplar and maple.
How to make a fold out sofa futon bed frame.
The plans include a lumber and hardware list a dimensioned cutting list schematics of all the parts photos of set ups jigs and the finished frame.
Here is a simple futon design to make your own platform futon frame out of wood.
Here is a simple futon design to make your own platform futon frame out of wood.
As a bed it will be 54 deep and 25 5 high.
If you include the seat it will be 34 deep and 42 high.
Step 1 make your preliminary measurements.
Measure the length and width you have available for the futon.
Begin with a full sheet of plywood.
Twin futon mattresses measure 39 by 75 inches.
Alternatively if you still have your old mattress lying around you can simply measure that instead.
Full are 54 by 75 inches.
Lay it out on saw horses and snap a chalk line dividing out a 27x75 inch piece.
And king measure 78 by 80 inches.
After searching ikea and several other shops i found the average price for a tri fold futon was in the region of 120gbp 150.
Just use your best judgment and if you want experiment with other methods.
Let s start with the slots and mortises in the legs.
In fact isn t this one main reason you re building a futon frame in the first place.
Build your own futon now.
This next how to design comes from someone needed to make a futon frame at a size to fit in an rv.
Visit the hardware store with your measurements in hand go to the hardware store.
Step 1 layout.
