Bedding?

[St. George]

If you do find an older-issue wooden cot - just replace the canvas as a matter of course - and replace it with something on the 'thick' side to help spread the sleeper's weight more efficiently.

You may wish to treat the wood with something that'll 'feed' it, as well - it dries out and loses its resilience over time.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Hi,

In th past, when I lived in the California Delta, I found that the only coating that would last a year in the California weather was a product called Deks Olje (pronounced deks olay).

For preparation, all that is normally required is a wash with teak soap (or any lightweight murianic acid wash).

It seems to be a product with oils (like a tung oil) that is put on every 20 minutes or so (in hot weather) in successive layers until the wood grain is filled ....

Then it is left to harden, forming a satin like finish ...

The one thing that I really liked about it is that it is self feathering ... that unlike varnish, it will flow into small cracks and cuts in the finish without having to strip the finish to bare wood .... something required to do a good job with varnish ...

Here is the website:

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=168&engine=adwords!6456&keyword=deks_olje_suppliers

[Tascosa Joe]

I was stationed at Fort Lee in 1986.  I went to Williamsburg a lot.  One of the docents let me get "behind the ropes" to measure and take  pictures of an original in one of the houses.  When I got back to Colorado, I built one from pine and turned the legs on a lathe.  We used it at rondesvous for several years.  My middle son still uses it in South Datkota.  My rope bed was the only thing his pregnant wife could get comfortable enough to sleep.  Somethimes the old way is better.

Joe

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Tascosa Joe,

Boy, if we could get a copy of plans, drawings or what have you it would certainly help!

TTFN,

[Tascosa Joe]

Skip:
The plans were one wife and 5 PCS ago.  I will try to get pictures and measurements and post.
T-Joe

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Tascosa  Joe,

I kinda figured... Hope "All You Exes don't Live in Texas' ... *S*

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Tascosa Jle,

Mine lives in San Antonio ... another good reason to be from the Left Coast ... *S*

[Dutch Limbach]

Here is a PDF with plans for a rope bed;
http://www.crookedtreefarm.com/history/furniture/ropebed.pdf