Sliding comb bed

Two interleaved combs in 3/4 in Baltic birch, cut from one 4x8 sheet. The rear comb is fixed. The front comb slides on beams 2 and 4. All sizes are working numbers until the van is measured.

1. Pick a setup

2. Mattresses and storage

2b. Rear wing and cubby

3. Or step through how it slides

    Numbers for this setup

    4. Camera view and display

    5. Design settings (advanced: sizes, combs, beams, van walls)

    © Ryan Mitchell — CC BY 4.0

    Rear comb Front comb Fixed beams Sliding beams

    Rails and beams taper with the bed here. In the van, sliding beams need parallel rails or a fixed width. Measure wall to wall at both ends before the final cut.