Building My Dream Walnut Bed from Scratch

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  • @chriswindberg5010
    @chriswindberg5010 3 місяці тому +70

    "I can't make one thing without a mistake!" God, this statement coming from you gives me so much validity. That one phrase has been uttered so many times throughout my projects, it basically lives rent free in my head.

    • @craigdebsnyder4887
      @craigdebsnyder4887 3 місяці тому +2

      Damn can I relate 🤣😂🤣!!!

    • @DrunkInPublic
      @DrunkInPublic 3 місяці тому +2

      YOU AINT LYING

    • @rogerlove7588
      @rogerlove7588 3 місяці тому +3

      Yeah, I often feel as if I spend as much time recovering from my mistakes as I do making progress on the build.

    • @natefein
      @natefein 3 місяці тому +4

      This should be a sticker

    • @Rareform03
      @Rareform03 3 місяці тому

      #preach lol

  • @CeeJayThe13th
    @CeeJayThe13th 3 місяці тому +12

    Oh the humor is starting to sneak back in! That was my favorite part of this channel. You guys are funny without being wacky UA-cam guys about it. I love the interplay of David and Daniel and I've been missing it.

  • @davidstarkey295
    @davidstarkey295 3 місяці тому +4

    David, this is beautiful!!! Years ago, I made a Frank Lloyd Wright style bed out of oak, and it was a beast. One thing you might consider is placing a strip of felt on the bottom side of the slats where they rest on the inside of the bed frame, to minimize squeak and friction/wearing of the finish. With as much as I toss and turn, I made the change on my bed (used thin foam tape) and it worked, but felt is nicer.

  • @sgsax
    @sgsax 3 місяці тому +1

    I can relate to so much in this video. The bed looks great, with the tapered legs adding a subtle bit of visual interest. Can't wait to see what you do with the headboard. As for your back catalog having something for everybody, I must be everybody, because I've been enjoying the ride for a long time. Thanks for all of it.

  • @barix9495
    @barix9495 3 місяці тому +2

    It's nice to see that Kencraft is as good as they seem. I've only used them once when I ordered online but I requested highly figured wood and told them my intended use and the pieces they sent me were some of the straightest gorgeous boards I've ever had the pleasure of using.

  • @milkymakes1
    @milkymakes1 3 місяці тому +5

    I have missed sand in the place where you live! It brought a huge smile to my face. Oh. The bed looks great too.

  • @averagejoesworkshop
    @averagejoesworkshop 3 місяці тому +1

    I was about to ask about flipping the hardware when you answered that question in your video. I have never built a perfect project. I HAVE learned not to point out my errors to those who wouldn't notice. Nice build!

  • @splinters_66
    @splinters_66 3 місяці тому +1

    Love the build. So many double entendres, small head, thick and beefy, just like your mother 😄
    Really love your work David 🔥👏

  • @jimgohyeah
    @jimgohyeah 3 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for highlighting The Creative Act. I did end up getting it I honestly needed this book it's almost therapeutic.

  • @LittleShadowWoodcraft
    @LittleShadowWoodcraft 3 місяці тому +4

    I’ve seen a lot of bed builds lately on UA-cam. And yours arguably is the best. I like how you share your feelings about being angry. Because we have all been there. I can’t remember a single project where there is some flaw that I have made. It’s what I think about when I look at the piece. But nobody else sees. Keep up the great work man! And thanks for all the videos.

  • @DaggoAndTheCrow
    @DaggoAndTheCrow 3 місяці тому +1

    SAND IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE!
    Welcome back to a welcome meme. As always, I'm loving your videos, and I still really love the changes you've made to your editing/filming process. These are feeling very calming and less phrenetic than some older videos (which I still love), while still feeling very "David." And on top of it all, a freaking BEAUTIFUL build. Thanks for all you do!

  • @stephengee8944
    @stephengee8944 3 місяці тому +23

    Thanks for REMembering to include the sanding song.

  • @LukeDorny
    @LukeDorny 3 місяці тому

    Fantastic bed frame. You addressed all of the issues that occurred to me while you made it. Laughed every time. Huge fan, long time watcher. Ordered your skull shirt. Cheers, man.

    • @MakeSomething
      @MakeSomething  3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you and thank you!!! That shirt was drawn up by a local friend of mine. Great tattoo artist.

    • @LukeDorny
      @LukeDorny 3 місяці тому

      @@MakeSomething it’s really cool. Tell ‘m super respect from a non tattoo artist over here. They’ve got skills. Much like yourself.
      It’s funny because the walnut bed project is one that’s been on my list forever. Looking forward to your headboard vid drop.

  • @charitiekbyrd1
    @charitiekbyrd1 3 місяці тому

    The bed is really nice, great job! Looking at it put together and in the bedroom I am a bit surprised you didn't make it a floating bed because you did do the nightstands floating but it is beautiful so far. My wife's grandfather passed away almost a year ago and I was given some wood that he had, it's mostly walnut. I plan to build a few things from it to keep it in the family. My wife wants an L shaped desk, I'm not making it completely out of the walnut but I am still figuring out how I want to make it. I only have about 15 boards that are about 8 feet long and only about an inch thick so I need to really plan it all out. Anyway, can't wait to see the headboard, keep up the great work and stay safe 💯😁

  • @thebobloblawshow8832
    @thebobloblawshow8832 3 місяці тому +1

    I have to respect a man that admits his mistakes. Great build. 👍👍

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations 3 місяці тому

    Fantastic work, Dave! Really well done!!! 😃
    Looking forward to the headboard video!
    Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

  • @dandavis5832
    @dandavis5832 3 місяці тому

    This was a fun video! The hard work pays off once you can stand back and see it

  • @liliofthewest
    @liliofthewest 3 місяці тому

    I really need to read this book (Yes the one in your previous video and the same taking a nap on your beautiful bed)😅

  • @robandsharonseddon-smith5216
    @robandsharonseddon-smith5216 3 місяці тому

    Superb. Loving the passion builds. Just a thought- now you have drilled the top hole you could use it. Just elongate the slot to account for movement. Now it is better engineered AND there is no mistake, just a better design feature.

  • @jewdd1989
    @jewdd1989 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful bed! When I built my solid hickory bathroom vanity I broke over ten screws trying to add the bottom (the only part I was screwing together incase of water damage but obviously there are much better ways to add a bottom 🤦🏻‍♀️). Hickory is so dense, very difficult to tool but man is it gorgeous (the more character, knot holes, defects, grain striations the better) but that hickory broke off drill bits and screws galore. Use stainless steal only, use wax and go very slow!!!

  • @5714sqd
    @5714sqd 3 місяці тому

    Fifty five plus years ago and sleeping in a sagging double bed, I decided that two twin beds would be better than the abominable double. So I made two beds joined together and have slept peacefully ever since. I made them similar to this project but I wish the side rail hardware was available then. Mine use the surface mounted hardware. This one is much more elegant than mine. Great project, thanks for sharing.

  • @LiftRanger
    @LiftRanger 3 місяці тому +1

    Dave, I am really enjoying your new format. But, quite frankly, I also enjoyed your original style. Question: while drilling the lone hole through the board sides, could you not have drilled the forstner hole first then the smaller hole. Is there a benefit to using/building jigs for this?

  • @minuteman4199
    @minuteman4199 3 місяці тому +4

    I made a bed years ago. I didn't put in a central support. I made the slats (3/4 pine) into T sections by attaching a vertical strip to each slat about 1 inch deep. I works perfectly. It's withstood twenty five years of hard use with no issues.

    • @thethirstybookworm
      @thethirstybookworm 3 місяці тому +8

      24 years of " hard use". What a brag!

    • @DrunkInPublic
      @DrunkInPublic 3 місяці тому +1

      yeaaa but you didnt have to put up with 25 years of a comment section telling you youre crazy and that its going to fall apart 😂😂😂

  • @tedlesch2543
    @tedlesch2543 3 місяці тому +24

    Ive been watching since the basement workshop days. I really miss the humor/comedy that used to be in all your videos, that was the main reason I watched your videos.

    • @WayWoodworking
      @WayWoodworking 3 місяці тому +3

      Agree! His comedy was fun.

    • @mattrinne
      @mattrinne 3 місяці тому +6

      He's trying to redefine himself and grow into what he always wanted to become. An artist who works with wood. That being said, I was thinking the exact same thing this morning. I find myself tempted away from the video by shorts because the humor isn't there. Also, shorts weren't at the bottom years ago to tempt me. And i think I've been reprogrammed a bit by the urge to scroll and binge.

  • @addisonp.6373
    @addisonp.6373 3 місяці тому +1

    Old timer taught me to use a block of wax or bar of soap when drilling holes or putting screws in hardwood.

  • @wattsjc1
    @wattsjc1 3 місяці тому

    Great project! That turned out fantastic!

  • @Kernowwoods
    @Kernowwoods 3 місяці тому

    This was perfect timing dude. My wife wants an ikea bed. I want to build one lol 🤙

  • @JoshBCamp
    @JoshBCamp 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful build, can’t wait for the headboard

  • @PR-WoodWorkingCreations
    @PR-WoodWorkingCreations 3 місяці тому

    *The Bed looks Great Fantastic!!* 🛏️👍🏻
    *Love the Simple Design*

  • @InspectorKemp84
    @InspectorKemp84 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for bringing back the sanding jingle. I've missed it

    • @jeremyspecce
      @jeremyspecce 3 місяці тому

      Distance makes the heart grow fonder.

  • @Zachbruce180
    @Zachbruce180 3 місяці тому +3

    The better help sponsorship threw me off! I was convinced you were part owner of Square Space 🤣

  • @zachpygall3063
    @zachpygall3063 3 місяці тому

    I’m not sure what the template for the bolt countersink was for? Couldn’t you just do the countersink first? Other than that small thing, great video! 😃

  • @mattkent655
    @mattkent655 3 місяці тому

    I love that you make mistakes. Makes me feel good about when I screw up

  • @zohranbloedjes9770
    @zohranbloedjes9770 3 місяці тому

    For some reason i havent watched you channle much i do listen the podcast from time to time but this only means i have a lot to binch

  • @5ElementsWoodworking
    @5ElementsWoodworking 3 місяці тому

    Very nice looking bed! One comment: every bed build i see on YT uses those hanger connectors and .... They arent great at resisting horizontal forces, if you know what i mean. Vigorous, horizontal movement. I finally ended up making one with a substantial tenon AND a bolt, and that has been effective for three more kids.

  • @RJSDZNS
    @RJSDZNS 3 місяці тому

    Just a quick question. I noticed you score the pieces before you cut them fully. I have a 12" miter saw. Is it necessary to do that score with a bigger miter saw? Does it save on the blade or just make a cleaner cut? Love your content and the new format is really good!

  • @AWoodworkersJourney
    @AWoodworkersJourney 3 місяці тому

    This is the second time that The Creative Act by Rick Rubin has come across my radar this week. Worth the read? Great video, as always!

    • @MakeSomething
      @MakeSomething  3 місяці тому

      My all time favorite book of all time. I'm currently on my 3rd read.

  • @ponyboyc
    @ponyboyc 3 місяці тому

    This had a very old school UA-cam build vibe... turned out awesome.

  • @JonathanRansom
    @JonathanRansom 3 місяці тому +2

    Did you consider covering the walnut with pine veneer?

    • @MakeSomething
      @MakeSomething  3 місяці тому +5

      I’m saving that one the next time I need to thin the subscriber base. 🤣

    • @JonathanRansom
      @JonathanRansom 3 місяці тому

      😂

  • @ClarkyClark
    @ClarkyClark 3 місяці тому

    I appreciate you showing the mistakes. Half my projects are mistakes compounded by ADHD and finished with a healthy dose of "meh, good enough".

  • @chefgoldielocs
    @chefgoldielocs 3 місяці тому +1

    12:12 my favorite part🖤🫶🏾

  • @Sawtooth70
    @Sawtooth70 3 місяці тому

    Nice work, it turned out great.

  • @WalterRiggs
    @WalterRiggs 3 місяці тому +1

    Sand! Woohoo!
    I feel the anger here before the ad. I’ve been there and also been blind because of it. Solidarity ✊

  • @mkegadgets4380
    @mkegadgets4380 3 місяці тому +1

    I see a future project for you, make an over the blade dust collector for your SAW Stop maybe you could sell it to them?

  • @CustomWoodWorkDecor
    @CustomWoodWorkDecor 3 місяці тому

    How did you get your festool miter saw to actually collect the dust? I have a 36mm hose attached and the dust goes everywhere.

  • @TheGreatWoodworkingOfficial
    @TheGreatWoodworkingOfficial 3 місяці тому

    This pallet is amazing🥊🥊🥊

  • @Garrett_Brown
    @Garrett_Brown 3 місяці тому

    7:29 stop yelling at me bro 😂, great video and beautiful bed

  • @aestheticsinger
    @aestheticsinger 3 місяці тому +1

    "4 or 5 people, maybe more.." 😂😂😂 great vid!

  • @jonathanlightcap2292
    @jonathanlightcap2292 3 місяці тому

    Perfect project for your Shaper Origin!

  • @20mancave08
    @20mancave08 3 місяці тому

    The center rail board did not appear attached except by 3 screws to slats. Are you not afraid it might lean over?

  • @jaymzx0
    @jaymzx0 3 місяці тому +1

    That's a sturdy, beautiful bed! Honeymoon grade construction.

  • @EricFMyers
    @EricFMyers 3 місяці тому +1

    Don't beat yourself up on the hardware flip, I think we've all done that at some point. Excellent build, none the less!

  • @HungLikeScrat
    @HungLikeScrat 3 місяці тому +1

    And here I was, yelling at the TV, "David, dude, all you have to do is flip that piece instead of re-drilling those holes."

  • @itachi975x
    @itachi975x 3 місяці тому +2

    I don’t remember in previous videos you taping out the Festool name so the divorce was messy 😂

  • @marylines4546
    @marylines4546 3 місяці тому

    How satisfying was that edge band trimming!?!

  • @daverobinson6384
    @daverobinson6384 3 місяці тому

    “4 or 5 people, maybe more!” Will there be a video of that and where might we find it?! 😂😉😂

  • @thewoodshop69
    @thewoodshop69 24 дні тому

    Yeah I like that festool stuff. Good shit but man is it ever expensive.

  • @JSeed47
    @JSeed47 3 місяці тому

    man i dont even recognize that dude anymore. oh wait.. yes i do. i just watched that back catalog this year! Keep growin, keep making Art, and keep being awesome, sir!

  • @TrekIntoTheUnknown
    @TrekIntoTheUnknown 3 місяці тому

    In this episode of Make Something, David is dressed as a math teacher in the 70s 😂

  • @iancollie608
    @iancollie608 3 місяці тому

    I like that you make mistakes. Makes it real. Honest. Cool.

  • @CMRWoodworks
    @CMRWoodworks 3 місяці тому

    Great video!

  • @chrisvanderwielen1530
    @chrisvanderwielen1530 3 місяці тому

    It does one job, and it does it extremely well? It shovels?

  • @graficafoto7917
    @graficafoto7917 3 місяці тому

    Enter,... Stage left, excelente 😊

  • @JASinIL2006
    @JASinIL2006 2 місяці тому

    Will you be selling plans for this project?

  • @Toyotajunkie
    @Toyotajunkie 3 місяці тому

    Looks great

  • @Daniel-jn2wm
    @Daniel-jn2wm 3 місяці тому

    Why do you still use Philips head screws? Have you ever tried square drive?

  • @RobertPirtle-q9g
    @RobertPirtle-q9g Місяць тому

    Man that looks really nice and yes I agree. That headboard is way too short

    • @RobertPirtle-q9g
      @RobertPirtle-q9g Місяць тому

      And if you read this . Please hurry up and do the headboard.

  • @larrybud
    @larrybud 25 днів тому

    1:30 get the blade higher and more dust will go down rather that towards you.

  • @carlpeach8748
    @carlpeach8748 2 місяці тому

    At 4:53. What is that simple table sled you’re using? Looks exactly like what I need.

    • @PointManify
      @PointManify 4 дні тому

      It looks like a miter gauge with a sacrificial fence attached.

  • @stilllife8
    @stilllife8 3 місяці тому

    I think the bed would look better if that center support that's under the bed was less noticeable. Maybe it's just the angle that this video was shot at, but seeing it really bothered me for some reason. I would suggest cutting it back a little, and making it come down at more of an angle so that it sits further under the bed.

  • @ThomasLinvillePhotography
    @ThomasLinvillePhotography 3 місяці тому

    The creative act book is great! I am currently reading it. What are your thoughts? Oh and of course the bed looks amazing!

    • @MakeSomething
      @MakeSomething  3 місяці тому +1

      I’m on my third read. The first two were the audio book and this time I’m highlighting and taking notes. This book has completely changed me on how I approach my work.

    • @ThomasLinvillePhotography
      @ThomasLinvillePhotography 3 місяці тому

      @@MakeSomething I also thought about highlighting but it kind of felt wrong. Then I saw the back where they provided pages for notes!

  • @MultiZaklinac
    @MultiZaklinac 3 місяці тому

    Nice one!
    What is your opinion on the hardware? Cause I bought a similar set and to me it just feels cheap and low quality... The bed Im building is not yet finished and Im having second thoughts on using that...

    • @MakeSomething
      @MakeSomething  3 місяці тому +1

      It’s perfect fine. I do wish it was brushed nickel or stainless steel.

  • @fidgetshouse
    @fidgetshouse 3 місяці тому

    Remember, mistakes keep us from offending the woodworking gods! Such a beautiful work of art.

  • @karl_alan
    @karl_alan 3 місяці тому

    Good on you for the sponsor, David. As a therapist full time & weekend woodworker, i'm here for it.
    Also yeah, bed builds are so big. When i made my last one, i ended up having to relearn a lot of hand tool skills because i was beyond the capacity of most of my power tools.

  • @fredflintstone7924
    @fredflintstone7924 2 місяці тому

    beautiful

  • @professor_pickle
    @professor_pickle 3 місяці тому

    Hey. What’s the 3D modelling app you’re using?

  • @Schjoenz
    @Schjoenz 3 місяці тому

    Saw dust shooting back in the face is just a normal daily thing back at home since I was a child. I'm the only one who wears mask when using it because I got asthma. My dad and all his workers is not bothered by the saw dust.

  • @vulgarwoodworks
    @vulgarwoodworks 3 місяці тому +1

    10:05 Mistakes are what make the project OURS. "Embeded" drill bits and all (see what I did there?) 😂

  • @Mostviews111
    @Mostviews111 3 місяці тому

    For what those miter saws cost I'm glad I didn't waste my money on one. My dewalt eats through anything I throw at it.

  • @jimgarson9412
    @jimgarson9412 Місяць тому

    What drawing program are you using?

  • @mrmoto7682
    @mrmoto7682 3 місяці тому

    That thing is bombproof. It looks freak off-compliant.

  • @nicholasmanovich4330
    @nicholasmanovich4330 3 місяці тому

    Very nice !

  • @kathymarshall220
    @kathymarshall220 3 місяці тому +4

    I try my hardest to subscribe to Bob Ross’ “Happy little accidents” philosophy, but I have to admit that I’m also more of a “I can’t have one project without a mistake?🤬” kind of person too

  • @TheCarpenterGirl1984
    @TheCarpenterGirl1984 3 місяці тому

    Sir it's great 🎉🎉🎉

  • @evoke2104
    @evoke2104 3 місяці тому

    Lools great apart from that center support, you really need to hide it

  • @jeremyspecce
    @jeremyspecce 3 місяці тому

    HOW do YOU not have an automatic trigger for your dust collection yet!?!?

    • @MakeSomething
      @MakeSomething  3 місяці тому

      One runs on 220v and the other on 110. And that collector is also hooked up to the planer. So if you can find something that works in that situation I’ll take it.

  • @joelchrysler6238
    @joelchrysler6238 3 місяці тому

    what program do you use to make your build plans?

    • @4-6-3DP
      @4-6-3DP 3 місяці тому +1

      That’s Fusion (formerly known as Fusion 360). It’s very powerful, but has a steep learning curve. Free for personal use. Ton of tutorials here on UA-cam.

    • @joelchrysler6238
      @joelchrysler6238 3 місяці тому

      @@4-6-3DP thank you!

  • @paulhopkins1905
    @paulhopkins1905 3 місяці тому

    I love when youtubers prove how underpowered Fescult tools are. My Makita miter saw eats 6/4 walnut for breakfast.

  • @SuperCacahuete93
    @SuperCacahuete93 3 місяці тому

    Bonjour, c'est tres tres beau

  • @rickcimino5483
    @rickcimino5483 3 місяці тому +1

    Drywall screws? Drywall screws? C'mon man. Great job. I think I speak for a lot of your subscribers when I say that admitting and showing your mistakes (and then admitting that even your fix was a mistake) is something that endears you to all of us.

  • @meilyn22
    @meilyn22 3 місяці тому

    Those people who cry when youtubers change course. "I miss your woodworking videos." Remember that he's making a lot of videos now, and they aren't getting a lot of views. His tools videos get more views. You are not liking, sharing and supporting all his efforts. Just a reminder.

  • @chrisjaustin88
    @chrisjaustin88 3 місяці тому +1

    I thought all of this house was getting made in the garage shop?

  • @andreaa8057
    @andreaa8057 3 місяці тому

    The bed came out beautiful. So now the wall and flooring needs to change. The colors are clashing. Or, you probably already know that huh?🤔

  • @sebastienchouinard9538
    @sebastienchouinard9538 3 місяці тому +1

    As a Canadian, I cringe at all these Philips screws.

  • @TNH91
    @TNH91 3 місяці тому +3

    Dude, stop using Phillips screws. There are better screws to use now that we have them. Torx or Robertson, for example.

  • @VineV-Dutch
    @VineV-Dutch 3 місяці тому

    Wax your drill bit with hardwood. Or better: when using a small size drill bit: use a column drill. This gives the drill bit more straight in the wood. I see with the screw you're putting in, it's sideways... That's almost asking for issues.

  • @sapelesteve
    @sapelesteve 3 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful work on making that bed David. Looking forward to that headboard build. Making mistakes is what makes us better woodworkers in the long run! No harm, no foul! 👍👍🔨🔨

  • @u3pyg
    @u3pyg 3 місяці тому +9

    I Would suggest to drop this sponsor and research it meanwhile.

  • @lutheduck
    @lutheduck 3 місяці тому +3

    Great build. I just have an eyesoar from that middle support. You should trim it down - imagine an curved line from edge going back some 50-60cm. Since it sits on the floor and its under legs it will have plenty of strength and not be visible

    • @evoke2104
      @evoke2104 3 місяці тому +2

      Yeah that's my thought, great bed but it looks odd with the center part

    • @minuteman4199
      @minuteman4199 3 місяці тому

      I commented on this elsewhere in this thread. Make the slats into T sections and a central support is unnecessary. I built a bed like this that has withstood 25 years of married life.

    • @lutheduck
      @lutheduck 3 місяці тому +1

      @@minuteman4199 or it can be just one more slat under them and 2 small legs - one ceter, one to the too side... there are ways

  • @RION-LANE
    @RION-LANE 2 місяці тому

    nice