this took me three whole days (and it was worth it) // school bus conversion couch build 

The more I see your ceiling, the more I like it 👌

If you put cushions on the coach then you can just shove the seat belts in between the seat cushion and seat back cushions, just like they used to do in cars back in the 1960's and 70's when cars had seatbelts but there was no law that you had to wear them. People used to just push the seatbelts into the space between the seatback and the seat cushion and leave them there.

if you add some 2x3 or 2x4s across your saw horses you can more easily cut plywood and it adds stability to them. It also adds in something you can cut into when cross cutting plywood.

Love your vocal thought process, non-linear approach to completing projects and genuine self confidence, its refreshing.

Sofa turned out sweet! When using power tools, loose clothing (and hair) can get snagged in the machine. Eye protection is a must also. Be safe & ROCK ON!

Swedish horse is a nice touch! 🐎

LOVED all your outfits in this video, but ESPECIALLY LOVED the outfit at the 13:00 mark😘😘

I'm sitting here smiling at the progress you've made. You should be so proud of yourself and your achievements. Great job on the sofa Emma and you could always add drawers at a later stage if you find you need more storage that's readily accessible.

I hope to get to meet you and see your bus one day. Life is a whirlwind and sometimes I feel a drift. But I know I'm going somewhere, somewhere epic.

Growing isn't always observational!

Captivating ! RU-vid should allow me to give you both my thumbs up !

Hi Emma 😊🌟 I noticed that if you hinge the back to either swing up or down (swing down add a couple of clips to top to hold it) you'll have a bit of storage there as well 🌟 Just an idea 🌟 Great Job 👍🌟🌟💖

Love your `can-do` attitude and also the fact that you made mistakes, learnt from them and left them in the video. Thoroughly enjoyable video. I watch all your videos but rarely comment.

Well done keep going and don't forget the cushions on the sofa so you don't get a sore bum

Your skills have come so far...good job. Not sure if your BIL answered your question on the tablesaw straight edge. So I'll throw it out there. The fence side does need to be straight. But imagine you have a piece you hand cut and have 2 curved/crooked sides. Oh no what to do??? Find a piece of board/ply long enough to match your piece, but 6" or something wide with a straight edge. Lay your crooked piece down with your straight edge strip on top of it. Your straight edge piece should overhang the crooked edge by maybe 1/4" and roughly parallel with the crooked edge.. Then screw from top down, your 2 pieces together. Now you will have a straight edge to put along fence so you can trim just enough on opposite crooked edge to get a straight cut edge. Then remove the top straight edge piece flip ply around so new straight edge is against the fence to now rip a straight cut with 2 parallel straight edges. You can also do a plunge cut with the table saw. Put blade all the way down put ply on line up fence then start saw and begin to raise blade. When blade is 1/2" above ply start sliding the ply. Hardest part is stopping and starting point. Use measurements to get close. Remember the blade is round so top side cut and bottom side won't line up. Raising blade all the way up will get them closest to vertical alignment. When lining everything up don't forget about the kerf(blade thickness) and account for it in your measurements.

at 23:46 when you said "yeah, you can come up here" my dog perked up and was like "what? really? i can?"

Flippin Nailed it Mate!!

Please wear eye protection. I really enjoy seeing your confidence and competence as you've moved through this build. You're something else, kid!

Hi Emma! Must say you are really good at wood working. The sofa looks super. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think I spotted an orange Swedish 🇸🇪 ”Dala-horse” on the windowsill. Cheers ❤️🙂👍

Emma, you have done a great job with your couch bur I did notice the seat board sag a little when you sat down, if there had been another adult sitting on it with you, it would have sagged even more. so please add some strengthening rails to prevent this, Other than that you have made an excellent job of it,

nice job! I have never made anything like that before and I am 57. These video's are good inspiration!

The noise the back door made opening and closing reminded me of when I drove a schol bus for a few years while waiting for a job to open that I was hoping to get. lol

You have done a great job with your couch.👍

Emma , you have come so far!!! Love watching you figure out the task ...then ,one way or another.... Get er done !!

You are doing such a great job Emma. In your earlier footage it was obvious that you had in you to build whatever you want all along. I'm sure by just being yourself that you are inspiring so many out there to follow their dream too. Have fun and safe travels.

Ok...trying to come up with the right words... ok, got it...I really like you. 😄

In regards to the body separating from the frame I will try to explain based on a film I saw years ago in driver training. They placed crash dummies in an old bus and intentionally hit it with a train. The bottom wall separated enough for one dummy to fall through to the ground. Another dummy was half inside the bus and half outside the bus, three seats back from the front door.

If you are buying bolts, the ones that it came with the belt look like grade 8 bolts, whereas the replacements did not. They have different tencile strength and in general grade 8 would be better in this application. As the whole setup is pretty ad-hoc it may not be the weak point anyhow. If you are buying more though, might as well get the right stuff.

Yes! A school bus that had a bad accident here in New Jersey on route 80 separated from the frame. The driver missed a turn and cut across the highway trying to use the turnaround. Then a dump truck ran into the school bus breaking the body off of the frame. A teacher and some children died.

shes just perfect.🥺

YOU HAVE A COUCH ! 🛋

Excellent work.

Thanks! You're doing great Emma. Keep it up. You have come so far on this build and it's wonderful to see your growth.

Great job love the way it turn out ❤

Looks great 👍

GOOD WORK EMMA!!!!!

Great job , your a very talented young lady,

Great job Emma 👍

Looking better and better! Great job Emma!

Wonderful!

Like the way filmed it different angles 😊👍🤩

Good job!

You are doing a great job, Emma. You have problem solved things that would have stopped other people along the way. You can be proud of yourself. Bringing the seat belts up and pushing them under the cushions will be the easiest solution, especially if you make sofa back cushions that can be used on the pulled out sections of your mega bed. The other option is to remove the back cushions to make two narrow single beds for two friends staying with you.

Great job!!! Love that little couch. You rocked it!!!!

Looks geat, awesome job.

U did a great job on the couch!

Prototype Emma was revealing. It’s interesting to learn how you’ve gathered data over the intervening 6 years to up your game and conquer your fears of power tools. This is a smart way to be. Power tools can be dangerous, and skills take time to acquire. I think you chose well with the design. Drawers can be convenient - if the space is a uniform size. But that space around the wheel arch is odd, so it’s perfect for odd shaped hard and soft items. Thank you for sharing your process. Peace 🧐😎😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Well done, lass!!

Thank you ou Emma. You are Awesome.

The couch looks great! Can't wait to see the bus finished and you enjoying your hard work.

Couch looks amazing

Bravo Emma. 👏 Perseverance, resolve, and 3 days.

The couch turned out awesome. Can't wait to see what fabric you will use.

Well done Emma yet again, you're doing great work. I see you still love to sing while you're working...... Nice!!!!

Great video Emma. You're doing great and the bus is coming along so well.

Great Video Emma nice work on your couch project 👍

Super, you never cease to amaze.

You’re getting so experienced that you even cut angles in the boards to have it look at its best!! Well done and I doubt if I would have the skills to do that. I watched so many episodes and you still bring a smile to my face. You’re such a joy to see and hear you talk about your plans and then see you make it work. Good luck with the rest of the build. Greetings from 🇳🇱👋😢

Soo beautiful ❤️ talented and handy

Love it ……. Love you !

Good job your couch looks awesome your bus is coming along really well it's really really nice

Awesome Emma🦸‍♀️builds a couch, very skillfully. :)

Nice work. You'll be a full-on carpenter by the time you're done with this project.

You are doing very well.

Hi Emma, fantastic work you do

Awesome job

I love how you just press on, you're doing awesome 👍

You could always make that space accessible from the front to avoid going in through the top (especially if you decide to put a center beam of sorts in it for any reason). Like allowing it to fold down -as opposed to cutting doors- to maintain that clean line you have. Impressive build; great video, as always.

Couch looks great, wonderful job, thank you for sharing your awesome progress with us. Stay safe happy and healthy from Henrico County Virginia

Add a piano hinge the the back and the bottom to use the space behind for storage

Great job I wish I had the skills to do the same. My bench is just plain. But I love the way you did yours.

Keep going girl.. 👍🏽 Ur super smart on how u are learning to build things.. 🦋

Nice couch. Cushions and you are set.

Absolutely Awesome!..👍

She is back again with another great video. Love you Emma ❤️ 💛❤️💛❤️🙂❤️. Your work is awesome. Keep up the good work and have a great day 😀

Thumbs up Girl Another Great Job & Video! 😁

I'm glad I suggested seat belts , but someone else may have too.

Hi from Texas!

Awesome job on the couch, nice to see the progress. I built a custom van back in the 70s and I know how frustrating those cuts can be. You also did a great job on the overhead storage in the cab area.

Good job emma

Nice work. It’s cool to see your confidence and ability grow. Also, the bus is really starting to look like you probably envisioned.

Awesome. 😊👍🏻

Emma as usual you did a good job I like the way they came out and you got to stop putting yourself down for not knowing but you do find it and come through all the time and I cannot believe you cut your hair sacrilege see you in the next one

She should release an album of soothing American folksongs

Well done. Looking great. For the vertical corners you could use aluminium edging to protect the corners and cover any issues etc.

If you're gonna put cushions on there get a High Density Foam mattress then cut it to size. Buying regular foam is extremely expensive. An old fashioned electric knife is probably the easiest way to cut it. Find one at a 2nd hand store

Amazing just like you

Well done :)

It's really looking good there Emma I haven't commented in a while but I've been watching all your videos and it's really coming along good I'm really proud of you you're doing a heck of a job girl

Great job Emma , so subscribers can come and stay the nite with you ,LOL.loved the singing by the way ,can we have more?

Considering your experience you’re doing a great job with everything you do to that bus .. I wish I had A daughter like you 😘😘😘

Very nice, a twofer. Bed and couch.Have you made up your mind as to your next journey ? Keep in mind, winter is freezing.

The space behind the back rest can be used for additional storage

May I make a suggestion? If you put a piano hinge on the part that comes off at the top of the couch it would stop it from bowing when you sit down on it (and make it easier to lift when you need to access it). Just my 2 cents. You've done an amazing job on it. I was impressed with the angles. I never would have figured that out lol.

good job

When you're flipping those ply for cuts etc and have a finished face, top bottom etc. Put blue tape on there then label top, front etc so as you layout it stays oriented correctly and you cut the correct edges with angles the right direction. Use a pen/sharpie to mark ply edge with an angle mark for blade positions etc

En röd Dalahest & Jim Croce, love it :) AND a cosy couch! I call that a result :) - If you do need to access that space under the couch more often, you could just add a simple door with a magnetic latch later.

I like the slide out bed design, nice! Just a note, when you put the longer bolts on the seatbelts, add some thread locker before you put the bolt on. You dont what the bolt vibrating loose.

you check how parallel a fence is to the blade on a table saw not square from fence to the table. Just a tip that will help some headache

Hello, if that was you singing. Great voice...