whatever wood you use be sure it has seasoned at least a year or you'll be swapping a crappy bed for another crappy bed. For myself I will be using a tough hardwood like oak. I know it will be more difficult to rout but it will outlast pine. Actually the best wood to use, if you could find it would be 70 year old cypress, it will never rot or warp. Must be 70 years old though, count the rings.LOL
