It's like MacDonalds and pizza, Sony and betamax and RU-vid and Google+ - If Matthias is talking inches, it's official: metric is dead :D Great design using low cost materials and no hard to get hardware.
Martin Actually, even in Germany, cast iron plumbing pipes are still in inch sizes. Cause otherwise, you would have to rip out all the 100+ year old plumbing, or not be able to add to it.
Just found your channel Matthias last week, man you are my newly found hero! I can't stop watching your videos and really like how you solve design issues and explain woodworking in an easy to follow manner and with simple plain English (none of that jargon filled tuts) that even newbies like myself can follow.
That's a beautifully simple looking bed. Old video I know, but the tip about cutting the rear legs for base boards is a lesson more bed manufacturers should learn. Thanks. Love the slot mortice machine too.
Great to see Imperial making a comeback...makes all the sizes sound more realistic and caters for us "Oldies" who refuse to change and I make no Apologizes for saying that...you have another "Imperialist" Subscriber...great Project...
Hi Mathias, I built the king size version of this about a month ago. Thanks for the diagrams from your website. There is a small error on the side rails though. Also, I also made adjustment to the bed. I used 2x6 lumber for the legs, plus omitted the footboard. Subscribed to your channel
I know this is an old comment, but on the off chance you still remember - were the 2x6 legs oriented lengthways or widthways? I'm considering doing something similar but I'm having trouble visualising, does it not get in the way of the mattress?
Need to get a quick bed for my son going to college. This looks like something we could do in a few days. I'll show it to him and see if he likes it. Thanks for showing.
Awesome Job! You obviously took it way beyond the minimums of what the plans required! As a machinist I appreciate the attention to detail and all the equipment you have built from scratch and scrap for that matter. Keep up the good work! I look forward to seeing your future videos.
First time seeing one of your videos and I can tell from your craftsmanship and the impressive custom built tools you have in your workspace that you are a pro. Great video!
My experience with using 2x4 in combination with memory foam is that the 2xs are too stiff. I changed back to 3/4 x 2 slats which gave it a nice elastic feeling. Assumed 50 psf. On 3 slats per ft. For those engineer heads.
Well don't forget about the tool investment versus ready to go one time payment not putting your idea down but if you love the trades be prepared to spend money on plenty of tools. Also for anyone wondering what to do with their life having trouble in their career or job consider being a Carpenter, a Plumber , a General contractor once you've learned enough trust me it will change your life and give you a community.
Fantastic Work! It's clear that you went above and beyond what the designs called for! As a machinist, I value your meticulous attention to detail and the entirety of the equipment you have constructed, both from scratch and leftover materials. Continue your fantastic effort! I'm excited to watch more of your vids.
Big_Adam_2050 And he used inches too :)) and and he mentions pocket screws too... Next, someone is going to tell me that he's 9 feet tall and spits fire from his nostrils.
Matthew McLaren lol :D he sure has changed thou, talking in inches, mentioning pocketholes, not recycling anymore...next thing you know he's going to thank sponsors, oh nooos
Marius Hornberger Those leather moccasins are great. Sure hurts less dropping a piece of wood on my toes with those on than cheap sneakers or barefoot!
I feel like there is a definite market for furniture like this. Simple, elegantly designed, and sturdy as hell. If you had the time and interest you could make good money just doing projects like this and selling them. Though it might get boring for such a smart guy.
Christopher Hilder If a person wanted to, they could add screws from the inside for a little more strength. We have a queen-sized bed frame similar to this design, and the slat support rails are glued and screwed from the inside. Had it for 15 years and no problems at all. Great thing about plans like this is that you can adapt them to suit your needs.
Christopher Hilder With that much surface area for the glue to act?? No way. The screws would be ripped apart long before the glue counterpart would care to remember it has to give.
He did put screws in the slat support rails, although he didn't mention this,can see them towards the end of the video. aserta No, the glue has to fail before the screws become stressed. In this way the screws are like insurance on the glue joint, ensuring that, even should it fail, the bed won't immediately collapse.
I like the resting comfort and entertainment of watching a video about a furniture that is made for the same thing: comfort, resting and... entertainment. :)
I've watched a bunch of your videos, mostly because they're fascinating but secretly because I'm jealous of your awesome wood shop ;0; that would make me so happy to have one like that!
Matthias is one of the best wood workers on youtub. I always enjoy his project videos, but I really think it!s time to change his you tub name to "Pocket Hole" or "English Units"! Pocket Hole I love your sense of humor!
I like the somplicity of this design Matthias, and as parts are so hard to get here in Colombia, as John Heisz said, no 'hard to get' hardware, just what I needed, thanks!
Huh. You know, if you drilled some tiny holes in the back where nobody would see them to release the air and glue built up in the mortises you may have been able to get those mortises in easier without compromising strength. Plus, it's the back so no one would see them.
True. But most wood workers shave off just a tiny 1/8” or less wide flat spot on the round of the dowel or domino to also do the same thing and there’s no hole. But good idea though
I really had to chuckle when you were planing thickness, and had to run to clear the cord from the end of the piece.I have had to do that sort of thing many times myself. It looked really comical when done at high speed. Great looking bedframe, BTW.
I built my own bed for a small room. Needed it to be almost 1,5 meters above the floor so we wouldn't lose storage space in our tiny little room. Its actually really fulfilling to sleep in something you built yourself. And it doesn't creak like the previous bed did!
supporting a mattress with just slats has always made me nervous, especially since I've had one or two of them break before when a friend sat down hard. Have you considered adding 3/8" plywood sheets over the slats to help distribute the weight better?
+RaindropsBleeding Supporting a mattress with a solid surface is not ideal. You want openings on the bottom so the mattress can breathe a bit (humidity from the occupant gets into the mattress. It needs to breathe)
+RaindropsBleeding you could turn the wood sideways so the thinner part of the 2X4 is facing up. it won't break easily that way! this is how wall and floor studs and joists are
Oh my what a craftsman you are. So far this is the best video I've seen far making a platform bed.... although it's not what I want. I'm looking for a full size that folds up.
I like it. You and Jay manage somehow to build great looking furniture out of 2x stock. I've never managed that. And hey all you metric fans out there -- the U.S. is on the way to metric, our money is metric, we've just been going slow on it the last couple hundred years.
How long did that take? Also, if I understood correctly, the wood the slats are resting on is just glued to the frame? Doesn't that mean that the glue is what's bearing all the weight?
+CHL41993 I had that thought too but there was a heck of a lot of long-grain-to-long-grain contact there, and the pieces were nicely jointed/planed. Full lamination can be as strong as the wood itself.
Matthias Wandel you only glued the bottom support, is that going to hold if you were to jump on the bed, you know kids and stuff...is that a cause for concern? just asking?
***** Yh, I have seen his strength tests, I have been a long time subscriber. I just love his channel. Thanks for your response though, I know it will pretty much hold it, but you never know with kids these days have seen some mad videos, bed jumping and stuff hence my question.
Nice design and build. My son and I built a queen size bed from 2x6 stock for side frame and 4x4 for the legs and headboard... pretty beefy. I was concerned about breakage also so I screwed in the slat which holds the 2x4 cross-members. I also found that I could design it very easily on MS Excel. It allowed me to make mods and to also design smaller and larger beds. Thanks again...and good job... BTW... I too like the chin rest. Clark
I was just joking. I live in Germany and i have no idea what you guys mean when you say 1/4, 1/16, 1/32... of an... I know it is a cultural thing and i am ok with it. Again, I was just joking...
Nick R 3/4 = .75 ; 1/2 = .5 ; 1/4 = .25 ; 1/8 = .125 : 1/16 = .0625 An easy way to do the math is to divide the first number by the second number. When dividing things, 12 (inches per foot) is more practical than 10, since more numbers are divisible by 12. (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12) This is likely why fractions are used more often in imperial measurements than in metric.
Imperial is a much better system. Great british furniture used imperial for hundreds of years. Wood in the UK today is still measure and spoke of in imperial.
or (easier) drill a very small diameter hole into the bottom of each mortise from the back of the flat side to let the air out. (learning here ). Fill with sawdust /glue mix..
Ikea sells the metal parts for some of their products separately. You could use them in your designs, because they make life easier and make the furniture more portable. Building out of clean wood is still good, because it's better for indoor air quality.
Hi. I have noticed that recently you show that not everything is perfect and some of your mistakes. This is very refreshing and gives some peace of mind that my work and skills are not perfect but that will not necessary mean that I will fail :) I admire your work and would like to thank you for all educational stuff you have done here on youtube and on your webpage. Thanks and have a nice and productive day! :)
