Reddit reviews Bed Claw #10 Hook Plates for Wooden Beds, Set of 4
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This hook plate is intended as a replacement for hook plates which have been damaged or for new bed construction where hook plate installation is desired.These hook plates are made with 13 Gauge steel and are the standard configuration for most American-Made beds.Please measure the distance from the two pins in your headboard/footboard to confirm that they are 2" apart on center to determine if this hook plate will work in your application.The mounting holes for the pins are 11/32" in diameter. Eight Mounting Pins are included with this item.Packaged as a set of 4 hook plates with mounting pins. Plates are nickel plated to resist rust and corrosion over time.
Looks a little like the bracket off an old bed that would hold the button type head of a metal bed rail. I have some old metal beds with similar looking brackets.
eta- here's a similar looking double claw hook for a wooden bed frame
https://www.amazon.com/Bed-Claw-Hook-Plates-Wooden/dp/B004HITCXC
I have disassembled and reassembled probably well over 600 beds in my time.
I can tell you from personal experience the rockler kit does not stand up to repeated assembly and disassembly, especially after it the frame starts to develop a bit of slack. Discovery of this type of hardware also usually results in an increased usage of foul language by the re-assembler.
Beds built with these types of hooks and the metal pins that go along with them, seem to be able to be reassemble and dissasembled nearly indefinetly without issue, and tool free.
Yep
I can buy hooks pretty easily, e.g. http://www.amazon.com/BedClaw-Hook-Plates-Wooden-Beds/dp/B004HITCXC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398208025&sr=8-1&keywords=bed+hooks or http://www.amazon.com/BedClaw-Retro-Hook-Plates-Wooden-Restoration/dp/B005LVMST4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1398208042&sr=8-3&keywords=bed+hooks so I'm not too worried about that.
I'm not sure that I'll be able to re-use the existing bed rails as I need to add both width and length.
So essentially you bolted a block into the headboard (into the existing holes), drilled holes farther down the block (to add width), and then attached your new side rails to the block? Do you have a picture? How stable is it?