I am a 17 year old girl and my building experience goes as far as building IKEA furniture. I've been binge watching these videos for hours now and I just find them so satisfying and interesting. I wish my dad would do stuff like this so I could also learn!
I used to watch you so much, mainly because of your arcade game video. I haven’t watched your videos in ages and I decided to come back and I’m so glad I did. You make some awesome videos and have an awesome ethic and your videos are extremely proffesional. Kudos to you dude!
Thanks Bob, I built a closet and it's waiting for some doors. I was going to make boring European hinge style doors but now I have the perfect solution. Thanks for the inspiration!
Awesome video. Love that there isnt a bunch of point less talking and explaining how every tool works, just gets right down to it...definitely confident i can try this for myself now!
Great job. I actually made bi-fold doors for a client last month. I used frosted glass inserts. I just used 3/4 inch stock pine boards to make mine. Worked just fine for me. Just saw this video after I made them. I used the same kit you did. Again great job.
Crazy project suggestion: Build the interior for a Campervan! I did this a year ago for traveling around australia, and i believe your version would be absolutely amazing with your skills. Tim
Boy am I ready to get my own place and start doing projects like this! It probabaly won't work out as nice and neat as you always make it look, but I'm just really excited to get my own ideas and modifications in :D
I followed how you made these and it came out great. I used some thin lauan for the panels which worked out great. I used 1x4 for the stile at the bottom and 1x3 for the stile at the top. I added a mid stile since the lauan is so thin, also used 1x3 here. 1x2 for rails and sandwiched everything together. Word of warning, make sure the brads you use are far enough from the edge not to be in the path of the rabbit bit. If you have enough clamps I’d do that too. I don’t have a planer, but it would certainly have helped. The kit I got for hardware was Everbuilt from Home Depot, their instructions are ok, but have a contradiction in width, step 1 says make the width 1/4” less than the opening, step 3 said bake it 3/16” less. I went less giving I can always remove a little more later, should have picked 1/8” less per panel really. Still more of a gap than I’d want.
YES! I Messed up ordering some bifold doors for a closet I built, so I might have to tackle making my own door to go in the hole. Thank you for making this seem super approachable!
Bob you are one of my main Inspirations for starting to build things. You and zna Productions. You're both obviously passionate about what you do and about showing other people that they can do it too
Thank you so much for this tutorial. Great instructions and explanation as you go. I've got a doorway in my basement that cannot fit a normal door (or french doors) and also cannot have a pocket door put in without a lot of extra work. A set of bifold doors will likely be my solution. My panels will likely be 1/4" ply or mdf to add strength and durability since these will function as actual doors versus closet doors. Cool idea to use a CNC. I will probably make laser-cut overlay panels.
I'm really enjoying this newer style of video where there's more explanations and it feels like the video is centered on teaching and inspiring the viewers instead of only showing what you've done. Keep up the great work you guys!
Just a tip about your chiselling. Just as I have recently also learned is that you should usually not even need a hammer to use them since they should be sharpened enough so that they simply just cut off the wood fibres with ease. You can do so with some various grit of wet sandpaper glued to a piece of glass, stiff and perfectly flat metal piece or other flat and stiff materials, preferably one that isn't affected by water. Should go up to at least 1000 grit or even higher is possible. If there is a budget for it then diamond sharpening stones are the best. Then finish off with some fine abrasive paste on a piece of leather. There are several guides here on UA-cam made by woodworking channels.
Thanks for making this vid....I wound up building a set of sliders instead of bifolds but I used your technique of routing out the back of the frame to accept a plywood panel.....great stuff!
Awesome job - we have some rickety old doors in our bathroom hiding the boiler. They look so cheap - I think I will follow these steps to replace them with nice new ones. Thanks Bob
This turned out great. I had to order some before we moved last year to go into my pantry and since they were a weird size it took weeks to get them in.
Perfect. I just built a wardrobe on my narrowboat and there is limited space for conventional doors or sliding doors. This is just what I was after! Many thanks.
Hello Sir. Thank you for your tutorial video. I just completed mine, and they look awesome. They didn’t come out as perfect as yours, but I’m pleased with my project. Thank you again!!
Those came out great! And nice idea with panels you can swap out too. I'm installing some myself in place of regular doors and making them out of 36mm plywood.
Really nice project Bob! The whole room is turning out great! These videos hit the sweet spot for me - DIY, Home Improvement, kids room, basic woodworking (sans CNC) and unique solutions. Well done!
Bob, just wanted to say. You are awesome. The work you do inspires me to do work out in my garage. You are a role model of mine and I look up to you. You are amazing.
I think so many ppl would appreciate some kind of house tour because I know I'm curious about how all the things you have built fit together and how your kids room looks now!
Again, amazing job Bob! If my father made me a room like this when I was younger, it Would be the best time of my life! Can’t wait for your next video allready!
I just watched your video on making the wardrobe as I saw it on my recommended videos and I instantly subscribed. Really cool to see someone take DIY to the max and not be afraid to work hard and do it right.
your videos is very satisfying.. I suggest you make tables for your kids that can store things, include a whiteboard and could hang their bags beside. this is my idea.. thank you for making these videos.
Thank you for this video! We have an off sized closet and we priced out custom bifold doors and immediately shut that idea down. I think they wanted $400-500. I didn't even consider making them. We do have slider doors somewhere but I do not like not having complete access so I've left them off.
Super useful..I have a rental unit with old painted metal doors with hardware that you can’t buy parts for anymore, and they are floor to ceiling so replacing would be very expensive (custom) next time to rotate tenants I’m doing this.
Hi Bob, very clear and smart input at least on the first 200 episods of making it, super straight point of view and clever thinking, it seems to be a lot of respect from jimmy and the skinhead one, sorry i dond remember his name right now, cheers from Chile!
I loved this so much you give me so many ideas and those metal clip things are brilliant, I would have put acrylic mirrors in the doors but that's just what I would do, I'm sure the kids will love it
That was awesome. I am planning to build a set of doors for my parents house and getting ideas. I like yours, it doesn't look all that difficult to make. Of course, having all the right tools makes a big difference. Great video!
Both the ways that you do things and explain things it's really fun to watch even though I don't really make anything. Well actually I take that back I have made a few art lamps in the past however I'm not sure how I would explain it in a video. I really want to make some more of those in the future when I can afford it again.
For your next BITS video could you tell us the benefits to predrilling holes and when to predrill holes? Thanks and I love your videos so much! Much love from Korea!
Thank you! This was EXACTLY what I needed to know for a project I am dreaming up. I am wanting to do faux stained glass in my bifold doors. Excited to give it a go!
I have little attic / “crawl” spaces like this through out my entire upstairs of my house. My boys room has 3 (2 in their actual room & 1 in their closet area that’s a LONG L shaped closet). These areas take up a good 1/4 of the upstairs. I one large one in my room and 2 small enclosed ones (where there is no door), 1 is actually part of my boys room that leads into my room I think. I really want to knock them out like you sis & creat more space. My boys room is like a loft, they don’t actually have walls inclosing it, it’s just walls around the house (we walk through the boys room to get to our room). Their long L closet wraps around the stairs and stops at the bathroom. I would love to knock part of that wall down to creat more open space then open those crawl spaces up. It would make SO much room.
Love how he didn’t stop the video to talk about the sponsor ... awesome
Agreed!
best channel on UA-cam. I don't always want to reproduce what he makes, but I learn something new every time.
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I am a 17 year old girl and my building experience goes as far as building IKEA furniture. I've been binge watching these videos for hours now and I just find them so satisfying and interesting. I wish my dad would do stuff like this so I could also learn!
These look awesome! Love the geometric design too.
EvanAndKatelyn omg I was thinking u coped him with the design and I love your videos!!
Can’t believe how simple they were to assemble! Doors are always such an intimidating part of a project. Thanks for making this seem so approachable!
I used to watch you so much, mainly because of your arcade game video. I haven’t watched your videos in ages and I decided to come back and I’m so glad I did. You make some awesome videos and have an awesome ethic and your videos are extremely proffesional. Kudos to you dude!
Thanks so much!
Thanks Bob, I built a closet and it's waiting for some doors. I was going to make boring European hinge style doors but now I have the perfect solution. Thanks for the inspiration!
I believe strongly in doing what I can myself and hiring out what I can't. My ability to do things has expanded so much thanks to Bob! Great video.
That's very kind, Thank you!!
Awesome video. Love that there isnt a bunch of point less talking and explaining how every tool works, just gets right down to it...definitely confident i can try this for myself now!
This man inspires me so muvh
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Great job. I actually made bi-fold doors for a client last month. I used frosted glass inserts. I just used 3/4 inch stock pine boards to make mine. Worked just fine for me. Just saw this video after I made them. I used the same kit you did. Again great job.
I dig how versatile the panels can be. I’d never think to make interesting bifold doors!
Crazy project suggestion: Build the interior for a Campervan!
I did this a year ago for traveling around australia, and i believe your version would be absolutely amazing with your skills. Tim
Boy am I ready to get my own place and start doing projects like this! It probabaly won't work out as nice and neat as you always make it look, but I'm just really excited to get my own ideas and modifications in :D
It really wasn't that difficult, you can totally do it.
Your Knowledge of making stuff is MIND BLOWING!
I followed how you made these and it came out great. I used some thin lauan for the panels which worked out great. I used 1x4 for the stile at the bottom and 1x3 for the stile at the top. I added a mid stile since the lauan is so thin, also used 1x3 here. 1x2 for rails and sandwiched everything together. Word of warning, make sure the brads you use are far enough from the edge not to be in the path of the rabbit bit. If you have enough clamps I’d do that too. I don’t have a planer, but it would certainly have helped. The kit I got for hardware was Everbuilt from Home Depot, their instructions are ok, but have a contradiction in width, step 1 says make the width 1/4” less than the opening, step 3 said bake it 3/16” less. I went less giving I can always remove a little more later, should have picked 1/8” less per panel really. Still more of a gap than I’d want.
That whiteboard geometric shape design makes my body tingle. So simple yet very elegant.
Watching you make stuff is oddly satisfying...
I love how the pattern flows through each door!
Love the CNC design... totally worth the effort. looks great!
YES! I Messed up ordering some bifold doors for a closet I built, so I might have to tackle making my own door to go in the hole. Thank you for making this seem super approachable!
Great demonstration. This is a great solution for spaces that don't have the run of the mill sized doors.
I'm jealous of these kids having an awesome dad doing all of these things for them
The only channel I have the Bell notifications on
Wow, thank you!
Bob you are one of my main Inspirations for starting to build things. You and zna Productions. You're both obviously passionate about what you do and about showing other people that they can do it too
I was needing some new bi-fold doors but couldn't find anything I liked. Then Bob posted this video. Get out of my mind Bob! Also thanks.
Thank you so much for this tutorial. Great instructions and explanation as you go. I've got a doorway in my basement that cannot fit a normal door (or french doors) and also cannot have a pocket door put in without a lot of extra work. A set of bifold doors will likely be my solution. My panels will likely be 1/4" ply or mdf to add strength and durability since these will function as actual doors versus closet doors. Cool idea to use a CNC. I will probably make laser-cut overlay panels.
I'm really enjoying this newer style of video where there's more explanations and it feels like the video is centered on teaching and inspiring the viewers instead of only showing what you've done. Keep up the great work you guys!
I love the CNC'ed design!
I'm remodeling my house, and need a couple of bifold doors here and there - this opens up so many possibilities! thanks!
Looks great! Replaceable panels will be helpful as your kids' tastes change and you can customize it to match
Just a tip about your chiselling. Just as I have recently also learned is that you should usually not even need a hammer to use them since they should be sharpened enough so that they simply just cut off the wood fibres with ease. You can do so with some various grit of wet sandpaper glued to a piece of glass, stiff and perfectly flat metal piece or other flat and stiff materials, preferably one that isn't affected by water. Should go up to at least 1000 grit or even higher is possible. If there is a budget for it then diamond sharpening stones are the best. Then finish off with some fine abrasive paste on a piece of leather.
There are several guides here on UA-cam made by woodworking channels.
Thanks for making this vid....I wound up building a set of sliders instead of bifolds but I used your technique of routing out the back of the frame to accept a plywood panel.....great stuff!
Awesome job - we have some rickety old doors in our bathroom hiding the boiler. They look so cheap - I think I will follow these steps to replace them with nice new ones. Thanks Bob
This turned out great. I had to order some before we moved last year to go into my pantry and since they were a weird size it took weeks to get them in.
they look amazing just from the thumbnail!
Perfect. I just built a wardrobe on my narrowboat and there is limited space for conventional doors or sliding doors. This is just what I was after! Many thanks.
I think this is an awesome build.
It seems do-able for those of us who are not full time diyers.thanks for the inspiration.👍👍👍👍👍
Hello Sir. Thank you for your tutorial video. I just completed mine, and they look awesome. They didn’t come out as perfect as yours, but I’m pleased with my project. Thank you again!!
Great job on the panels, looks awesome
Those came out great! And nice idea with panels you can swap out too. I'm installing some myself in place of regular doors and making them out of 36mm plywood.
2:23 THAT SHORETROOPER IN THE BACKGROUND THO! Can't wait to see that finished!
Looks good. It’ll be cool to change the look of the panels as your boys grow up and their styles change.
exactly!
Really nice project Bob! The whole room is turning out great! These videos hit the sweet spot for me - DIY, Home Improvement, kids room, basic woodworking (sans CNC) and unique solutions. Well done!
Thanks Steve! I hope they're helpful!
You are doing a good job taking the home projects and making them interesting to watch. That's not always very easy to do.
Thanks Darin!!
Bob, just wanted to say. You are awesome. The work you do inspires me to do work out in my garage. You are a role model of mine and I look up to you. You are amazing.
Thank you Spencer! I really appreciate that!
It was really great to see how proud you were of them. Thank you for sharing another awesome project.
I am going to try and build some for my sons house. Thanks for putting this together.
Custom frames with panels really work well
I think so many ppl would appreciate some kind of house tour because I know I'm curious about how all the things you have built fit together and how your kids room looks now!
He makes it look so easy.
Man you are the smartest and coolest man on the universe. You're kids must be so lucky.hi from argentina🖐🏽
I have crappy bifold doors on my closet. This project makes that seem easier to deal with than I thought. Thanks Bob!
Great!!
Again, amazing job Bob! If my father made me a room like this when I was younger, it Would be the best time of my life! Can’t wait for your next video allready!
They turned out great. Nice addition to the room.
Bob repping cnc router parts!? It's a dream come true! Seriously, I told them to sponsor you back in 2015.
and I appreciate it!! That thing is a beast!!
I just watched your video on making the wardrobe as I saw it on my recommended videos and I instantly subscribed. Really cool to see someone take DIY to the max and not be afraid to work hard and do it right.
I really enjoy the house projects. Tons of ideas and inspiration for crap we need to do around here.
I wish they feature you on Netflix, you're well deserving! please do outdoor builds, love 'em!
your videos is very satisfying.. I suggest you make tables for your kids that can store things, include a whiteboard and could hang their bags beside. this is my idea.. thank you for making these videos.
Thank you for this video! We have an off sized closet and we priced out custom bifold doors and immediately shut that idea down. I think they wanted $400-500. I didn't even consider making them. We do have slider doors somewhere but I do not like not having complete access so I've left them off.
Super, super cool! A couple of knobs might help with the equation white paint + sticky kids hands = dirty paint :)
The day home amazes me with your videos.
really liked the design, clean and modern
Very cool and looks so easy LOL!
The design on the closet doors are very cool
I have the same doors at home, but they're so old. Time to make new ones 😊. Thanks for sharing your work and your skill
Super useful..I have a rental unit with old painted metal doors with hardware that you can’t buy parts for anymore, and they are floor to ceiling so replacing would be very expensive (custom) next time to rotate tenants I’m doing this.
Hi Bob, very clear and smart input at least on the first 200 episods of making it, super straight point of view and clever thinking, it seems to be a lot of respect from jimmy and the skinhead one, sorry i dond remember his name right now, cheers from Chile!
Power to the makers!
I love the range of projects that you undertake. The household ones are very cool
Thanks Dermot!!
Just cause that is the ultimate closet
Why people have to dislike everything? Such a wonderful project.
Nice and quick, to the point, and very clear, finally...!
Awesome Doors Bob! I like the CNC Design which dresses them up, but is so simple!
Love it. Now, I think about bi folder doors on my tv stand project. Good job.
Those would look so good with frosted glass/plexiglass :o
Absolutely LOVED this one Bob! You've inspired me to do a similar type of door but on an old nightstand/dresser I picked up. You rock man!
Pretty cool seems easy. Definitely try
One of the rare channels that brings better content with time. Others are just running out of ideas. Thanks Bob ;)
The ending result looks great
I loved this so much you give me so many ideas and those metal clip things are brilliant, I would have put acrylic mirrors in the doors but that's just what I would do, I'm sure the kids will love it
I was thinking about doing this, but balked at the price of pre-made bi-fold doors..thanks for the idea Bob!
When you UA-cam "how to make bifold doors" and ILTMS comes up. SWEET! Thanks for another great How to!
Never ceases to amaze. Cheers Bob
That was awesome. I am planning to build a set of doors for my parents house and getting ideas. I like yours, it doesn't look all that difficult to make. Of course, having all the right tools makes a big difference. Great video!
Both the ways that you do things and explain things it's really fun to watch even though I don't really make anything. Well actually I take that back I have made a few art lamps in the past however I'm not sure how I would explain it in a video. I really want to make some more of those in the future when I can afford it again.
For your next BITS video could you tell us the benefits to predrilling holes and when to predrill holes? Thanks and I love your videos so much! Much love from Korea!
Fantastic job...really inspirational to build something by self...u made things look super simple...👍👍
Thank you! This was EXACTLY what I needed to know for a project I am dreaming up. I am wanting to do faux stained glass in my bifold doors. Excited to give it a go!
Excellent project, Bob, This looks like it would be a great weekend build. I love the CNC designs on the front.
Thanks for sharing.
Those doors came out really well! Plus you can swap out the pattern if you want at any point too (but that pattern looks amazing)
Great project. I need to replace a bunch of bifold doors and never thought to make them myself.
I really enjoy your videos. I am just getting started with my own channel.
You are an inspiration.
That funky pattern looks sweet!
I have little attic / “crawl” spaces like this through out my entire upstairs of my house. My boys room has 3 (2 in their actual room & 1 in their closet area that’s a LONG L shaped closet). These areas take up a good 1/4 of the upstairs. I one large one in my room and 2 small enclosed ones (where there is no door), 1 is actually part of my boys room that leads into my room I think. I really want to knock them out like you sis & creat more space. My boys room is like a loft, they don’t actually have walls inclosing it, it’s just walls around the house (we walk through the boys room to get to our room). Their long L closet wraps around the stairs and stops at the bathroom. I would love to knock part of that wall down to creat more open space then open those crawl spaces up. It would make SO much room.
This is the best🚪 I have ever seen
Those doors look so cool
Wow, these are amazing and they are so pretty