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I think it was 2’ deep by 4’ wide and the height was around 36”

This is walnut hardwood. I only needed to use a water based polyurethane thankfully

@@bexarbuilds looks so good!

@@khadarryljohnson9992thanks KJ 🥹

Thanks for commenting! I haven’t heard anything from my client on any warping. What kind of finish did you use and what kind of use do your trays get?

@@bexarbuilds The first tray I used pine, 2xs milled down to just shy of 3/4”, water based stain, paint, and poly. It warped after the fact. The second tray I used pine already at 3/4”. It has already started to warp before I have even started sanding it down…and I made sure to place the wood so the “rings” on the end cut were opposite and I didn’t clamp it too tight AND I put a counter clamp on top to keep it flat while drying. I know that soft pine is more prone to warp, but 2 times is ridiculous now. Maybe I need to make the base thicker? Instead of 3/4” base, keep it at 1.5”?

Used an epoxy dye off of Amazon

Them were the good old days. Wish those prices would come back down

I believe it’s 1/8 inch

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Then it wouldn’t be a Floyd bed

Appreciate it!

Thanks! Got tired of the ketchup walls

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Time and place dude

@@bexarbuildsthis is the time and THE place. Let’s get this sorted out ASAP!!

Nice! $738 isn't too bad. Those sales that Floyd has from time to time are life savers.

I sanded up to 220 grit on the edges and finished with a water based polyurethane coat, so splinters won’t be poking out anytime soon. And I used wood glue along the top, bottom, and back with the brad nails for the partitions

Thanks!

The only option I've seen was buying additional hardware from their website :/ I haven't found a DIY alternative, though I'm sure it would take a little bit of time for design and fabrication. I wouldn't mind trying to make an alternative in the future. It's pretty tough to stomach Floyd's prices.

Welcome to the trenches

Somebody buy him a track saw and get it over with.

I wanted something that wouldn't have water bead up on the surface of the wood. The cutting board oil allows water to soak in over time and show age. I'm a sucker for a good patina. I wouldn't be opposed to using poly in the future.

@@bexarbuilds not criticizing, was only curious

@@mikemarkowski5960 No offense taken 👍 thanks for asking

I imagine it would finish better with natural wood, but I've never tried staining and then oiling over it.

If you're gonna do a cutting board, definitely do not apply stain. Stain is toxic and is not safe to put on anything that will be touching food. As for coasters, you're not putting food on them, so I would guess you could stain them to your heart's content. But I'm no professional.

Thank you! It’s a lot of tedious work but the end results are worth it

Yeah! Kreg sells pocket hole screws that are labeled as good for softwoods/plywood/MDF/particle board.

I just checked their website and for the queen sized bed with headboard and shipping, it’s right around $1,650. To buy hardware and plywood the total is around $880 (if you consider your work free) I’ll agree though on the hardware prices. Pretty outrageous

@@bexarbuilds They must be on sale with hardware because it was almost $700 plus tax and shipping. It’s reason I did not move forward. I may looking into it again after prices on 4 pieces of grade A wood.

@@blkrazorback1970 yes they had a lot of their stuff on sale! Their headboard hardware is normally $125 but it was $100 when I checked. I really wish it was closer to $75 normal price

I actually put a bunch of tools on the middle to make sure that there weren’t any air gaps between the two sheets. Just didn’t put that footage in because I tried to keep the video under a minute

The whole plywood sheet was 48" x 96" and 3/4" thick

Would you feel better if he said “Floyd Style” bed? That doesn’t infringe on any copyright or trademark rights if he is not selling them. The rest of us know what he meant.

My client purchased any Floyd bed materials from the Floyd website. I only made and charged for the panels.

Here you go: floydhome.com/products/the-floyd-bed-framework?variant=36458635165858 They hide it under their hardware section in the website menu. Here's the headboard hardware as well since they aren't all sold together. floydhome.com/products/the-floyd-headboard-hardware?variant=36641616101538

Thanks! That really means a lot to me

The sheet was 4x8. Might’ve lost some fractions of an inch from the blade width but you should be able to make all 7 panels with one 4x8 sheet. I used OSB for the middle support because I needed some of the plywood for another project

Oh your right I did not add it up right, thanks

I glued them and then cut because if I didn’t, I’d have to make two identical panels and then have to worry about glueing them up square

@@bexarbuilds ahhhhh okay I see, reason for me asking is because I don’t have a saw nor the tools to make it as perfect as you did and was just going to give it to Home Depot to cut to measurement. It should still be okay right?

Honestly, that's fair. When I made the video I definitely didn't think I would have an international audience. I'll have to add those mm's to my projects that I include dimensions. 30" x 24" panels (762 mm x 609.6 mm) 18.5" x 24" (469.9 mm x 609.6 mm) 28.5" x 18.5" panels (723.9 x 469.9 mm) 18.5" x 22.5" panel (469.9 mm x 571.5 mm) I'm sure that you could round up to the next whole number on those decimals.

@bexarbuilds Thank you so much for such a fast reply, I appreciate it. Yeah, nowadays, most people on TH-cam are definitely from other countries, and let's be fair, the metric system is used internationally, so it's much easier for us to understand that than inches.

Thanks for the kind words! I was able to make everything out of scrap wood with the exception of the dowels so it was very cost efficient

Awesome, thank you!

I didn't get any measurements of the hardware. I only know that the height under the platform is six to seven inches and the hardware holds 1.5" thick panels.