After 15 years of promising the wife I'd build her a bed, I finally found  plans that she and I both agree upon.  A craftsman style in walnut milled from a local church camp.

My original intent was to mortise the bed rails into the legs, but the plans call for knockdown bed rail fasteners.  On further review, I've also seen mortise/tenon with bedbolt connections used with other plans.  

Is there a preference amongst the learned brethern on this site as to which way to go.  I do plan on moving this piece of furniture eventually, so the knockdown fasteners hold some attraction.  My concern is strength, as we are bigger folks and I do not want this bed coming apart under the weight of two grown adults.

So, I appreciate any insight that can be provided.

Will

Lee Valley and http://www.whitechapel-ltd.com have pretty good bed hardware

These people have  some interesting hardware choices

http://www.furnitureknowledge.com/bed_hardware.htm

http://www.woodcraft.com/category/2083106/bed-hardware.aspx

http://woodworking.rockler.com/hardware/Bed-Hardware

And one of my favorite stops for reasonable hardware is

http://www.cshardware.com/hardware/furniture-hardware/bed-hardware.html

If you are going to move it then use the knockdown most definitely! A queen or king bed frame in one piece is a PITA to move through door ways!!!! I vote for the full knockdown version Will.

As for actual parts, the fellas above have some great links for ya!

I made a queen size bed and used the mortise and Tenon with the bed bolts. It is no problem to take apart. The location for the nut is made to just hole the nut so you just back out the bolt. Of course the knockdowns can be used. If it is a period thing that they used bed bolts, I would use the bed bolts.