Small Business with semi-professional videos displaying the trial and tribulations of building custom furniture in an old carriage house. Focusing on helping the viewer learn how to build similar pieces. . The bulk of my channels videos are in-depth how to videos. I take current customer projects I am working on and break down the process into steps for people geared towards learning woodworking. The How-to videos include a lot of verbal direction as well as visuals of the process. On the bigger builds once the how-to series is completed I take all the footage and turn it into much shorter build videos displaying only the woodworking aspect.
Looking good, I think we’ve all had a mix up with tapers at some time it’s just par for the course, I like the two center rails with the middle leg it’s looks good and works well, I always over build things so your bed looks fine to me 👌👌👌👍👍👍🇦🇺
I didn’t explain this well in the video. I tapered the right side. When I final assembled it I put two in the wrong direction. They can be changed, but I would have to take the whole bed apart which I’m not doing.
A couple of thoughts: I always held to the tenant "don't use construction wood on fine furniture" but you have me to reconsider. This will last as long or longer than any hard wood builds I've seen. There is no such thing as over built. I prefer the legs taper side out (or tapered four sides) as it reduces the likelihood of stubbing ones toes at 3 AM. I admire your passion for excellence - you are a true inspiration!
Ahhh. Nice work. Thanks for sharing. If it's useful info for anyone, I used a a straight 3X3 post the full length of my bed as the central support - both to free up space for storage and to give the dog the option on a special doggy bed space under my own bed. He hasn't used it for a couple of years, but it has two entrances and a great view along the landing outside the bedroom. Only the best for the pooch.
Hello Caitlin, I've been following this thread and decided to comment now because I think the information I have to share might be useful to you or your viewers in the future. I hope you find it valuable, as this style of joinery has ancient origins and deep roots in architecture (where it is still mostly used) and furniture. I appreciate deeply the shared knowledge, and unlike so many "egos," (often "male"...LOL) on "The Tube" who assign all kinds of strange names to joinery with fake or weak history, you get right to sharing only useful information, as you know it works from your perspective, and no ego of "do this" or "its done this way," nonsense. That means a great deal to someone like me who strives to be as knowledgeable as I can about the history of modalties and honor those who came before us and handed down their knowledge. This joinery system, often erroneously called a "castle joint" (still don't know or understand the history of that) seems to originate in the Middle East millennia ago and spread East into Asia where it became a bedrock family of joints (often with dovetailing) to create the foundational posts of most domestic homes in places like Korea, yet is also found through Asia. The "hangul" (Korean alphabet) below are the best ways to do internet research (copy and paste to a search bar and go to images) for the deeper meaning, and application modalties of this joinery system. My last use of this joinery system, very similar to your bed but with the locking dovetail version, was in the stone and post foundation of a retirement house for a friend. I hope you find this of some use. As always, looking forward to your next video. 사개맞춤 - sagaemajchum - Literal meaning; “Four-legged fit,”...This is a post-to-cross beam connection method in architecture like the 한옥 “Hanok” (“folk house”) and in furniture like beds, tables, and related armatures. You will note, that in some versions the dovetailing feature, though more complicated to build for a DIYer, is also more tectonically stable, and why it is used in architecture with active seismic regions and heavily used table designs.
Once got the taper wrong on one leg of a long-legged dressing table but because I'd put the mortices in first and tapered the wrong faces. Didn't realise till the dry fit and had to re-make it as the piece looked like it had a bad limp. I thought the centre section was a design feature rather than an extension piece as it's rather beautiful but never mind. Great editing HB, thank you for giving so much detailed information.
That sucks. I tapered this right, just assembled wrong haha. Yeah the center section does look cool, but that is just an added bonus to the fact I needed to make up some space.
I am an engineer,toolmaker not a woodworker and I am only half way through this video but have to stop and say what a brilliant piece to camera and narration. It has everything clearly shown and explained. Will subscribe as this is the information I am after . Just brought my very first “ small “saw bench this week to ultimately make small box’s in my retirement
I have a DeWalt 618. I will try your method, but with a slight mod - because the router body is round, not flat where you use the filed-down coupling nut. Good job!!
Another beautifully detailed breakdown of your work. Thanks for taking so much time to give dimension details and clear views of the cuts. I'm not making a bed but I hope I'll find a reason to make those joints one day - maybe a garden table... Thanks again!
Loved the change in pace and subject material of this video. I appreciate that you are capable of tackling anything thrown at you, with a minimum to tools. You also manage to mix things up and give great tip along the way. Thank you Caitlin. As a relatively inexperienced woodworker, most RU-vidrs that have all the latest and greatest tools do not inspire me at all.
Good morning 🌅, Honey B, I hope you and your family and friends are having a wonderful 4 July weekend, That was a great project, for someone to make for themselves, stay safe, France.
Nice work. Puts me in mind of my first big project where I built myself a bed from a load of 2X6, 3X3 and 1X7 timber from a timber merchant using little more than a mitre saw, a block plane and some clamps. Yours is graceful. Mine just looks a bit overbuilt and solid!
Great looking bed, im glad my to do list is not the only one that takes time😁 the way your mitre saw was moving around looks like you could do with fixing it down. I wanted to ask you what first got you into woodwork as sadly here on youtube its dominated by men.
I just adopted a killer male mini dachshund from the animal shelter! He's my little shop buddy. I used leather and cushioning from an old Lazy boy recliner to make him a shop bed. His own little shop throne lol.
