It's like MacDonalds and pizza, Sony and betamax and TH-cam 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.
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.
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.
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...
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!
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 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!
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.
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!
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.
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?
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!
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
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.
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!
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
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.
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
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.
+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.
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?
Wow your a good craftsman. I love your setup and how you use such a small space but it's really efficient. I would love to make this bed. Great job look forward to more videos.
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.
Looks great!! I ran into the same problem when I glued my headboard together. I didn't have clamps long enough to gang together like you did so i had to run out to my truck and grab some ratchet straps. Barley got it together before the glue set up!
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..
I just have to say your work is very inspiring and i like how you do everything to the last millimeter everything fit so nice especially the matress at the end, keep up the good work!
It's like MacDonalds and pizza, Sony and betamax and TH-cam 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.
John Heisz I guess even Americas hate imperial system, but they don't want to change.
John Heisz how anyone can use the imperial system remains a riddle for me. Metric system is so easy... everything is 10 :)
Mess Krio UK uses metric system
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.
Matthias Wandel Even in my country plumbing pipes are in inch sizes... I don't know why. Empire is stronger...
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.
It's people like Matthias who really makes the world go forward. Clever people! I really enjoy watching these videos!
#addicted
Hi Matthias, I love the engineering aspect of your woodworking. Watching them is almost therapeutic for me. Keep up the good work.
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 video. Incredibly clever thoughtfulness cutting out the portion of the legs for the headboard!
I want to be as skilled at carpentry as you! I'm a CADD student and I always love to invent and design! You're a true inspiration, love the videos
I learn so much from watching your videos! Thanks for continuing to make them.
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.
Very nice! Looks great! and..... inches!!
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.
Always quality workmanship. That's why we enjoy your videos so much. Thank you
Amazing. Love the glued down spacers to hold down the bottom boards to prevent them from moving. Good work!
i can't tell you how many times my planer has unplugged itself, lol! great video, as usual.
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...
I love how you have so many tools for the job! Great video.
That's not going to fall apart anytime soon. I had to smile at the "pocket hole" dig.
Nice build.
Lovely with no adds for beds:D
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!
Once more you have produced an entertaining and informative video of high quality. Thank you.
Simple, but really strong. I like that. Also nice shop shoes!
Marius Hornberger I'm really enjoying your channel. Keep up the good work!
Well that's the way he builds his things!
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!
Marius Hornberger Yes, always dress properly for the occasion. Wrong outfit actually makes you slow and less agile.
That’s funny I was thinking the same thing. Beautiful build .
Good thinking with slanting the back of the legs against the wall.
There's no end to the possibilities of what that bed could look like. Very cool Dude!
What a wonderful job. Thank you for given me visual pleasure.
Hello from Russia! Very interesting video! Everything is done correctly and beautifully. Good luck.
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!
the most professional diy guy on TH-cam yet.
Just made this! took a few night / weekends but turned out great - made it taller and didn't make the headboard as fancy. Thanks!
I love carpentry. That's a beautiful bed.
Wow Mathias, you make it look like picking up an IKEA bed would be more of a hassle than building this one yourself! cool video!
Bas Feijen HA! That’s funny. True... but funny.
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.
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!
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.
Never going to get any mattress bow with all those slats, jealous. Beautiful piece of furniture.
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?
I couldn't stop watching! Love what you do, keep it up!
Love the pocket hole joke. Also, a nice looking bed from dimensional SPF!
Whew close call with the cord on the planer there!
0:42 !
I swear I heard Nicholas cage yelling 'kill me' as the cord was bring pulled
Oh noooo! 😫
Very nice build. (I laughed out loud at the Pocket Hole jab.) :)
Jeremy McMahan I laughed at the pocket hole jab too :)
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!
Beautiful, clean.. real wood bed.. great job sir... enjoying your work very much
After years of following your show an seeing the pure genius you produce, you need a tv show
Holy hell, Matthias bought lumber!
Big_Adam_2050 how did that happen?
Lalaland He wasn't the one who had to pay for it.
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.
Big_Adam_2050 He probably couldn't gather up enough discarded dressers and bookcases in time.
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
I had to like the video when i saw that baseboard cutout...
hi
Matthias, You are a fabulous wood working teacher! Rich
You should teach a class on this. I learned so much just from watching 👀this.Thank you!
now that was great....better then anything store bought......!
Damn straight!
than*
8:25 "Oh Good, it fits" LMAO
what if he made the wrong size LOL
I thought Matthias was going to join old cargo sandals for some sexy gay time
awesome piece. Love that its so straightforward
That was an amazing piece of craftsmanship. You have a lucky friend. Beautiful bed frame!
When you said "you could just use pocket holes" I almost spit out my beer!
Why?
Matthias is such a comedian sometimes!
good job...
hello from Indonesian carpenter :)
I've watched a few of your videos, and I've gotta say I really enjoy them, you do excellent work.
Es macht immer wieder Spaß, Deinen Videos zuzusehen.
Quite a massive project for the size shop you have.
Did the joint go in that tight because of the glue?
Stefan Gotteswinter I cut the tenons a tiny bit too thick. But on the plus side, my dry fit held together, which was nice.
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?
Stefan Gotteswinter I'm not sure what you mean by "massive project". I think Matthias has big shop. I build my bed in 3x3 meters shop ;-)
+Lalaland That was bugging me too, but toward the end you can see (briefly) that he also screwed the supports in.
*****
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.
Where's your mattress sponsorship Matthias ? ! Haha
You are squared away! Love the dust collection!
just watched this, wow I like how calming you are to watch.
At 8:30 i expected the Casper matress ad. But then I noticed, that I am on the other channel ^^
cokefridger microjig
steve ramsey was a good youruber but his ads are too much
Came here to check if the casper ad reference was still available as a comment. Guess it's not :D
Does this just look fun to anyone else?
I guess I've watched well over 200 woodworking videos but I've never made anything in my life lol
It looks like a great project! Nothing overly complicated, just dedicated time!
very soothing to watch :)
@NightFury lol, I'm the same way with welding videos.
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!
Am so envious of your ability to make any type of bed you like. Cost savings too. Quality guaranteed!
Excellent work and craftsmanship. Your tools and workshop are goals for me. Keep making awesome stuff and more videos.
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
no screws in the slat support rails? I dunno after a solid night of love making in not sure just glue would be up to the task
+Matthew McLaren Or overestimate the power of your love-making.
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.
Doug Reed Where did you get the idea that the slats were glued in?
You do a wonderful job. I want all the tools in your wood shop, OMG!
Fantastic job, looks super strong, again great job...
Did it squeak?
6:47 send it to the hydraulic press channel guy
lol
Absolutely beautiful work. What a wonderful productive hobby.
I love your work. Thank you for sharing this.
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)
+Matthias Wandel Huh. I didn't know that. I just learned something. Thanks.
+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
+RaindropsBleeding slats are usually 1x3 or 1x4, so they are not as strong as the 2x4 he's using here, you know?
+dadajack I did not.That is another thing I've learned.
This is superb. I'm more inspired than ever to get my shop going.
Really nice and simple design! Thanks for the video.
Wranglerstar might start watching now that you ditched the metric system. Nice stuff, when are you building the crib?
Rt Carolina we dont want him here. Noone tell him
I enjoy Wranglestar time to time but if he build this he would have it full of sap and his label ;)
7:11 "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA III AAAAAAAAAA IIII AAAAAAAAAAA III AAAAAA.... Will always love you"
Exretrf
Nice. I can watch these type of videos for hours. Craftsmen like this are the best part of human race.
It's so easy when you've got the right tools and of course mad wood-working skills!
omg! inches!!
Imperial measurements?! Please shut down the Internets. Much PTSD, so stress.
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.
WOW! Looks AWESOME!!!
Absolutely talented is what you are, Matthias.
You just glued those rails? They support the whole bed.
+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.
The funny thing is that the joints of the headboard are unbreakble...
If you look at the end of the video while they are setting it up in the room you will notice about 5-7 screws in the rails, at 7:57
I wad thinking the same thing.
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?
Asdayasman That's the same on most beds isn't it? Mine is certainly that way.
Asdayasman With modern glues and a tight joint, the wood will break before the glue does.
Rico S My slatholder is bolted to the frame.
wordsnwood Really?
Asdayasman Yes. This is well documented on the web. In fact, Matthias did a glue strength test also: woodgears.ca/joint_strength/glue.html
Wow your a good craftsman. I love your setup and how you use such a small space but it's really efficient. I would love to make this bed. Great job look forward to more videos.
Wonderful job 👍🏻 as I'm planning to do the same bed but 2x2 I learned some nice techniques, thanks.
I would have stained it
+Jaded Lion Would've been perfect if he stained it to match the side stands before varnishing it
greate job! But please stick with metric system!
Nick R If the lumber and mattress are in imperial sizes, it makes more sense to do it this way.
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...
***** I imagine that Nick meant that he had no intuitive understanding of a quarter or sixteenth, not that he just didn't understand it.
Exactly! Thx.
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.
Turned out great, well done
Looks great!! I ran into the same problem when I glued my headboard together. I didn't have clamps long enough to gang together like you did so i had to run out to my truck and grab some ratchet straps. Barley got it together before the glue set up!
next time cut groves in the tenons to let the air out ..
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..
You can find similar projects on the Wood Glut website.
Matthias: you are just so good at what you are doing. You are a blessing to many of us that follows your video
Simple yet beautiful.
The secret to great woodworking is wearing slippers in the shop.
comfort = creativity
8 out of 10 toes are overrated anyway. =)
LOL
Thanks for using inches, it's great hearing the measurements in English :-)
Metric is for people who can't divide by two.
+Forrest Addy like everyone exept for americans?
+Sigurd Edvang Yeah, bunch of Phillistines over here. Who else would continence sanctioned torture, NASCAR racing, and Donald Trump?
what do u mean. do some people use centimetre in this world
Your talents are incredible and your work is awesome!
I'm super jealous of the quality of dimensional lumber you have access to. I think the stuff around here is sawn in a pretzel factory.
"Queen sized bed for a friend"
Hope you got to try it afterwards, with your "Friend" ...
carrnil projecting much?
Inches?! UNSUB!
looks great. really good craftsmanship.
I just have to say your work is very inspiring and i like how you do everything to the last millimeter everything fit so nice especially the matress at the end, keep up the good work!
I love how the planer tried to kill itself 😂, and the mad dash to save it