Patrick:
You are correct, the boards are not all the same width. The most accurate way to figure the width of the boards is to make the measurements of the hole spacing in your cross sills or front bed panel and calculate your board widths from the pdf drawing. Your bed strips have to bolt to those holes and the wood just fits under and between the strips. As you see, the hole spacing is not the same all the way across the bed, so you have to measure each one, then your bed wood will fit perfectly, with no adjustments needed and you won't need to elongate any of the holes. We make all our bedwood according to the calculations in the pdf on the website. Follow it exactly and your wood will fit.
What holes are you wanting to locate? The bed to frame holes are usually located from the cross sills as you assemble the bed floor.
Use caution when using dimensions found on the internet. It is always best to make test pieces of each size board and fit them together to see if the floor will be correct in your bed. Bed strip bolts should line up exactly with the bolt holes in the cross sills when it is right. Take time to verify all dimensions before cutting that expensive cabinet grade lumber and you will be glad you did.
Mar-Ktech
