All in One Bookshelf for my Tiny House (...I HATE Edge Banding)
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- I moved into my tiny house!!!
this week i want to finish my bed and build a bookshelf / storage / media console / cosyness enhancer :)
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Great book for a beginner . th-cam.com/users/postUgkxD-QRFQz730FJEh4f9BYSf-nkIMIC9hL_ this book really starts from the beginning, as in it explains what basic tools are and how to use them. But when it gets to the art of creating joints and how and when to use them this book really starts to teach you something. At least that was my experience.
You need to steam the "veneer" to make it flexible enough to follow the bend.
Or at least soak it in water for some hours and let it dry in a mold. So it keeps the shape.
Came here to say the exact same thing.
Actually, it is the heat that does it, so you can steam it, or bend it around something hot (maybe the chimney pipe) or use a heat gun. Also, it helps to bend in stages, ie pre-bend before the wood has to bend into a narrow corner. That is my experience at least.
I second this! Pine (assuming that was construction lumber) also isn't ideal for bending in general.
Exactly what I was going to say. Hold the timber over the spot of a boiling kettle and pre bend it
Laura, as a stained glass artist, please 🙏 🙏 wear eye protection when cutting glass. Especially when cutting textured glass as it can send tiny glass shards flying everywhere. You don't want one in the eye. ❤️ I loved your statement on making yourself take the day off if things aren't working well. It's so true how frame of mind can turn the outcome of your project good or bad.
She never wears protective glasses or Masks, scares me!
She thinks she is invincible
@@emilwandel i think i saw her hand pass thru the flame when feeding wood to the fire
I definitely seen a safety squint, she's all good 😂
Great as always Laura, a tip for bending thin wood for curves is to hold it over the spout of a boiling kettle for a while then it should bend much easier.
Now the bigger question, where to get those in Germany. Many some antique shop still has them.
@@_aullik Then just use a pot or any means you have of boiling water.
It doesn't have to be a kettle, but if you can steam the wood too heat it up it's easier to bend.
Or a pan of boiling water on your stove. Though that would probably turn your tiny house into a sauna. Is that a problem?
Or make a steamer from an old 10cm pipe.
I've never tried that without either heating or steaming the band
I love the camaraderie between Laura and Felix. It makes the videos so much fun to watch.
My favorite Laura/Felix moment was several months ago, working on the house. There was a problem (no, really?) and Laura asked Felix "What would you do if this was your house?" Felix turned and ran.
When you bend wood for edge banding, make a pair of forms, with the clamp holes on both parts, soak or steam the wood, clamp between the forms, let it dry, it should then fit the shelf, you can even make the forms to slightly overbend the strip to allow for springback
Second this. The entire time I was internally screaming "Wet it!"
Exactly. Research steam boxes, will make your life much easier.
Same technic when they build boat 🚢
i was just gonna comment and suggest this
Or like TONAK furniture from the beginning of the last century
I must say, your videos are better every week. Felix´s editing is great. Thank you very much!
Felix's editting is even better than his pocket holes, and he is the best pocket holer in Germany.
Yes, the editing was superb. The shots of lunch made me hungry
9:19 It is so nice to have a guy like Felix around, even when laura was a bit down he managed to make her laugh!
Mein Opa war Geigenbaumeister. Wenn er Holz gebogen hat, dann hat er es vorher gewässert und dann über einem heißen Eisen gebogen oder in einer Form fixiert auf dem Ofen trocknen lassen. Fixiert hat er es an den Formen mit weicher Baumwollschnur, straff und eng gewickelt.
Vielleicht bei zukünftigen Projekten hilfreich.
LAURA, that masking tape dispenser at 3:46. Where on earth do I find one?! I do so much cooking and use so much masking tape(green is my colour of choice ahaha) This would be perfect to not have to battle with the role every time. PS this tiny house series has been one of my absolute fav from you :D So happy to see it coming along and the journey.
We named our son Felix long before I met you here, and he is such a joy. Funny, smart, curious and creative. I see a glimpse of his future in you, “big Felix”!
Laura and Felix are truly a match made in heaven. Felix, the editing is remarkable. Laura, you're just such an inspirational gem.
Laura, you finally did one thing I also know about: cutting glass. I do vitraux, and this is something they taught me. When you use a cutter, you need to move it steadily at your own speed (that doesn't make a difference), always in the same direction and in a straight line. Going backward and forward may cause having more than one cut in some areas, and if that happens the glass will break or the edge won't be straight and smooth.
I love it that Felix got a chance in front of the camera! And the installation is beautiful! That window is perfect.❤️🤗🐝
Love watching Laura in her element and recycling materials into something new :) Laura with a smile makes everyone smile
So true :)
the window is such a cool feature! really elevates the space by giving it something "older" and the warmer darker woodtone is also great :)
Love your comment about having the right mindset in order to be productive. 💯 I often find creative work to be difficult because of this reason. You can't force creativity just for the sake of being productive. You can only channel it when you're in the right mindset to create.
A corollary that I’ve seen written somewhere (I forget which book this was in): “inspiration is perishable” - so when it hits, try to take it up on what it wants, as it will go away.
Hello Laura, You should steam the thin wood first bend it to the shape ,let it dry and remove and glue it to place, that should work, good luck,love you're show.
As many folks have said, soak or steaming your banding will help A LOT. The other secret for clamping is use the inside cut off/negative of your profile as a block to clamp into the curve. You'll get even pressure while the glue dries, and NOT have to fight clamping a curve.
Hi Laura, I really love how your tiny house is coming together! 😊 Also if you ever want to try making edge banding again like this, I would suggest steam bending your strips of wood first so they are less likely to break when you clamp them. I'm in college for furniture and our first assignment was to make a container from bent pieces of wood and the way they set things up we had these about 1/8" thick strips of ash, which we soaked for about 30-45 minutes in water before bending them- you don't want to soak them too long (it's something to do with lignin but I can't remember what). For the actual bending we had a pipe with a covered end that we heated with a blowtorch & would heat the wet ash to steam & bend it. It takes some time and you have to make sure you keep moving the piece of wood so it doesn't burn and occasionally wet it again. Once you've gotten it to a point where it's bending easily you can clamp it to a form until it dries so the glue will work properly when you attach it to the plywood.
I'm not sure if you've ever done steam bending before so feel free to disregard this.
Ya, I'm honestly surprised she didn't attempt to steam or even wet the wood
The same thought I had. I watch a lot of musical instrument makers. ( Such as Jerry Rosa ). That's what they always do to bend the sides of a mandolin, or guitar.
Absolutely steam bend. There are dozens of DIY TH-cam videos on how to build your own steam box. Very worth building for pros to have on hand for projects like yours. th-cam.com/video/wboXjk_eLCY/w-d-xo.html
Yes! The window was such a good solution! Also loved Felix's trashcan transition 😄
LOL that transition
Steam Laura, you need steam on the edging to bend it without cracks. You can even do this over a boiling kettle/pot. Tiny house is looking great.
Laura, for bending wood, you should steam the wood, so it's easier to handle and is easier to it not to break. I recommend you the video from Xyla Foxlyn when she did the wood corset, she explains very well how to do it, and what tools to use.
A wood corset? I've got to see that. Mind blown before I've looked. Thanks.
@@michellebyrom6551 yeah, it’s an impressive (if impractical) build.
I understand the need for the right mindset, on any project. You are just an awesome, creative person. The window is perfect .Wish you had a hundred videos a day for us
Love the curved shelf’s has a relationship with the roof line , great to see this whole project coming together. Your shop way cleaner then mine lol
if you have a tight bend you could use steam, maybe build a steam box and then when the wood is soft clamp it in place to take the shape, then once dried, glue and clamp it. ok it'll take longer, but the finish and the reduction in frustration would be worth it
I would raise the TV closer to the ceiling because you will probably kick it where it is now
Great job with the bookshelf. Sometimes, one thing can throw your whole day off track. You might not even know what it was that did it. So, it's okay to step back, give yourself some room to breathe, and clear your head space. In history, great ideas didn't come in the middle of working on something. They came while taking a shower, walking on the beach, or listening to their favorite piece of music.
Laura, you're a real maker : you not only make things, you make our lives better. Thank you for your work and thougths 🙏
A thousand suggestions for the edging. What about one from a total novice? Score the inside bend with a blade? Or the steam that everyone is suggesting. You must be trilled you found Felix.
I like how Laura said she wasn't going to sketch out her ideas much and then immediately proceeds to show a sketch better than anything I will ever be able to draw
Same same
Der ehrliche und herzliche Cutt für einen besseren Mood machts so nachvollziehbar, wie es ist etwas aus der eigener Fantasie zu schaffen.
Laura is an incredible person even when she is having a bad day. Thank you for being such an inspiration! ♥️
i think the issue with the banding in the curve was that you tried the thickness on the outside of that radius, but on the innercurve it bends in a smaller radius
The window was such a great idea it gives so much privacy ☺️
Very cozy, indeed.
You definitely need to steam thin strips of wood in a steamer box and bend them while they're hot to make them conform to the shape. Steamed strips become as flexible as spaghetti. You can put them under pressure first and then, once they're dry, remove them and apply them to the shape you want. The other way is to make some relief cuts on the back, but that doesn't look as good.
Laura, I love how you honour the process and did what you needed to do. You communicated your need to Felix so well and then allowed yourself grace and inspiration came. Knowing yourself so well is powerful. And the result is amazing. Thanks to you and Felix xx
Thank you for reminding me that work is easier when you're working with a better mood and it's okay to take a break when your head is full.
Your genuine honesty and love of your profession comes through in all you do. So fun to watch you create. Thanks for all- Felix is the best!
You're absolutely right about not forcing creativity. Either you gotta get yourself in the right mightset or give yourself the space to breathe.
Feeling the creative vibe between you and Felix SO much in recent videos! Really finding your groove and visual/story language. The tiny house is so cozy and practical. Beyond stoked to see you continue building out the interior!
Nicely done! Repeat on the opposite wall with upper shelving joining the two sides, creating the cave like entrance to your sleeping platform.
Totally agreed on the underrated-ness of using the router to round over corners. It turns your work from feeling like a piece of plywood to feeling like a piece of valuable furniture in seconds.
Chamfers FTW!
You are so right about not forcing it if you aren't feeling it.
Unless you are really under a deadline, you are always better off leaving it and coming back to it the next day. Your mind will figure it out in the background while you aren't forcing it.
Also, a great idea to take your time and live in it a bit before adding each piece of the puzzle. Cuts back on regrets and redoing things that don't work.
That is how I created my workspace. Got the basics in, then lived with it a bit to see what and how I used things, to determine what I needed to do next.
Some heat and steam should help form the wood
You can make a steam bag for your bending with a thick piece of plastic and a steamer. So worth it because you can steam a lot at once!
My wife uses a wallpaper steamer connected to a large rain water barrel for steaming her horses hay.
Not that the exterior isn’t freakishly pretty, but I love that we’re finally in the interior stage of the build! Yay! More great storage solutions with a twist! Can’t wait! 😍
"This is pretty good considering how rock&roll we build it" I think this resumes this channel... pretty good. Love the way you put back in life material!. Also love how decided to stop and move on when there is no mood. 😁🥰
Tipp fürs nächste mal Edgebending: hab mal gehört das funktioniert sehr viel besser wenn man das Holz feucht und heiß macht. Also einfach nass machen und dann drüber Büglen mit nem Bügeleisen :D
Never go back and forth with the glass cutter. One smooth movement in one direction. Love your videos and brilliant mind! Such an enjoyable personality!
I have that same restriction/creativity to feel how it will be and not follow a technical drawing plan. Feels good to know that someone I am learning from, shares this intrinsic drive to design and build 🎉 Thanks Y'all!
I realize why I Iove watching your videos. You work your projects as I do. There are days you have to just put everything down and take a break. The only difference is I see it in my head, then put it to paper for dimensions. Looking forward to the next video.
The bends you were trying to do with those rather thick strips would have gone a lot better being steamed or soaked in boiling water beforehand. Then you could pre-shape them by using that form you had to let it dry out close to that shape or go right into gluing it up with that form and waiting longer for everything to dry. Also I'm assuming you were using pine if that was construction lumber from before, which really isn't great for bending to begin with. Years ago in university I spent a semester learning how to steam bend. Seeing videos like this make me want to get back into that and make some videos explaining the process.
Yes please to the videos!
Luv the term “cosyness enhancer”. I think you need to add a drink holder for your brew and a treat shelf for Smudo and you should be all set for movie night.
This house is like a dream. So stoked for you, Laura. Everything is coming along brilliantly.
The absolute best part is listening and watching you think through a problem or idea
Yes! Thanks for addressing how state of mind is so important on a project. My hack to spark inspiration is to watch your vids.
The relaxation station. 😌
So cozy. 🤗
Beautiful Laura! It is so great to see you having such success making your cozy, safe little home.
Oh Laura, this episode made me so anxious! 13:27 and 15:43 - Please be really mindful of how dangerous those things are, mere millimetres away from your precious digits...
Next time, just put the edge on warm water for a while and they will bend much better (the other option is just to humidify them in shape with "a bagno maria" as boat makers do. That glass was a very good acquisition!
If you want to learn more about wood bending, visit Ton in the Czech Republic. It's a very traditional furtniture manufacturer. They do tours in the factory which I highly recommend, and it was very interesting for me to see the entire process, including prep work, the steaming, the bending, the whole thing. Highly recommended!
I love the coziness of the new shelf. Perfectly functional but with matching style to the rest of the house.
Felix's day end transition is ... *Chef Kiss* 😁
I love all the hoarded & recycled stuff she has lying around to use! It's my craft & creative dream lol
When you were trying to explaining how you wanted your tiny house to be I think the word is 'she shed' something that is yours and yours alone. I love your videos.
Can't wait for Sunday's to see your videos. This looks absolutely stunning! Well done xx
Absolutely
I always love the ideas you come up with and love the bookshelf idea. I am surprised, however, that you didn't steam the wood to make it easier to bend? A steam kettle + 4" pvc pipe with end-caps and a drip hole would be easy enough to throw together, and can be stored between uses. If you've not done this before, look up "DIY wood steamer pvc" on TH-cam for several ideas. Seems like it would be another cool tool to add to your skill set.
Nice build as always :) -Don't put screws in the bottom of a frame, though. It is very noticeable! Either screw or dowel from underneath, or just screw the sides, it will be fine. (Woodworker by education, can't help myself :D -was meant as a tip, not a critique).
Lovely! I remember back in the early 1960s, my father had designed a bookshelf with curved top -- somewhat elliptical -- and our carpenter, Mr. Benson, built a form to clamp the strips (thicker than yours, but also to cover the plywood edges) and then soaked the meter-long wood for a couple of days. After drying they held the curve just fine. If you have a week to spare it's a good technique. (Mr. Benson worked for us only on Saturdays.) I always preferred chamfered or rounded corners myself, but I used a spokeshave and many, many sheets of sandpaper rather than a router. All that's needed now is the Smudo Seal of Approval.
Hi Laura, das Bücherregal mit der Glasscheibe ist der Knaller, super Idee! Du und Felix, ihr seid ein echtes Dreamteam 🤩
Love it!!
If you use more glass somewhere else, look for some stained glass. (Maybe in the bathroom?)
This build is super exciting ! ♡♥︎♡
Hey, there's this little known secret that you can steam the wood to help it bend. Not many people know about it tho, it's a pretty uncommon technique, so you won't hear about it from a lot of people
Lol
Whaaaaaat?! Why hasn't the world heard about this before?
@@kcjones679 I guess not everyone has watched Xyla Foxlin?
Not everyone knows every technique. Personally I like watching her make mistakes and not do everything perfectly right because it makes it more realistic for someone who is just starting out or isn't confident in their skills.
I love the silly quirks of photography, like how the frame rate of the video happens to exactly match the oscillation frequency of the jigsaw, so the blade looks like it's not moving. That kind of thing seems to be way less common on digital than it was on film.
Very toothy
Xyla Foxlin has a video on building a simple steam box. I think that would help with bending.
You are so right about your materials talking to you and if you don’t listen you are screwed! Beautiful work as always!
Super schön Laura! I can't wait to see what else you'll build around it, I'm already getting such a nest mood from this!
She’s mighty yar. Your work is similar to design and build of a beautiful yacht, cozy indeed. The two of you are a natural TH-cam couple, intelligent, crafty people dedicated to living large without wasting resources. You are no doubt inspiring many other people to rethink their living space .Thank you for what you’re doing. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much for another great video. You and Felix are a very good team, you work so well together. You have a lot of fun when you work, even when things go wrong, you laugh and move on. It is a great source of inspiration for me, I build so much ..... in my head .... thanks to you and Felix. I'm no longer as mobile as I used to be, it's a problem for me. I can no longer carpentry as I want, that's why it's so incredibly fun to watch you and your videos. You do everything with a smile and a laugh and I appreciate that very much. So thanks again for a lovely video ❤🥰
Soaking the wood and them bending it prevents breaks (not 100%, but most). Love your project and spirit!
Those are the pocket holes of a master craftsman.
Well, after all these years, I have finally determined that my lot in life is to watch Laura Kampf videos, and I thank you for it.
If steam is impractical, you can also just soak the part of the wood that you wish to bend in hot water with fabric softener in it.
In my personal experience, edge banding with a different wood is okay, as long as you ensure the band wood has "roughly" the same expansion rate as the underlying wood.
Must suggest addition of steam to help with bending, just makes it much less necessary to nail within the curve.
I love your little house you've done some excellent work on it. But if I could give you a piece of advice please for the future when you are using banding etching like you did you need to build a steam box so that you can steam your veneer so it bends easier. Thanks for bringing us along this journey of what you are doing. I bet your mind is working on the big house now.
@LauraKampf.......-. I'm not sure how to do what you're asking me to do I do appreciate you. You can always contact me through Messenger
I always been told to had some humidity when bending wood. It works :) Great work nonetheless. The tiny house turned out great 💚
Next time, try steaming the wood before bending.
I'm glad to see the rice, beans and eggs are still going strong 😁👍
sounds like a tiny living room in a tiny house :)
Felix's trashcan transition was maybe the best part of this video. And I loved the whole video.
Your “let glue dry” block is epic! A few days ago I watched a video with someone else and he made some furniture. Then he said “let the glue dry” and in my mind your block was set on the table! 😅
Thank for your life-lesson “don’t force yourself” intro creativiteit. That never works. Exact what I needed today. 🙏
Your tinyhouse become so lovely! 🤩 Well done!
I love that Schmoodole...? The dog, walks in like he's got a place to be. So busy!
This aknowledging that is better to stop because it is not flowing... this is pure gold
That windows accent really paid off. When you were installing it, and I saw it sitting in that position at a diagonal, that really seemed to have a cool effect for shelf space distribution. Maybe not for THAT space, but something to consider for future shelf/window combinations maybe. The aesthetic just really hit me.
Pipe with end caps and a steam source do wonders for making the wood soften and adopt the curve. Put the boards in the pipe, supply with steam, pull out and then clamp and let cool in shape. Than pull and glue when dry and cool.
the small model you made of your little house out of small wooden sticks can stand on the shelf above the TV so you always have an overview of your little super cute little house❤❤❤❤
You are so inspiational, Laura. You set out with a vision of cozy and functional and you achieved it 100%! Looks amazing and you have me hooked on this whole series! Danke from Canada!
Ich arbeite genau an der Ecke meines Wagens. Ich saß Stunden davor und versuchte mir vorzustellen was wohin und wie. Hier kann ich noch ein paar Ideen klauen.
Ich persönlich liebe die ,,ehrlichen" Sperrholzseiten😊
I loved the window building segment, with the light jazz background.
Others have suggested using hot water/steam which is what I suggest as well. What I would like to add is that in my experience if for some reason you want to do a glue down while the wood is wet (instead of waiting for it to dry) you can use a *THIN* layer of a polyurethane epoxy like Gorilla glue which activates with the moisture to set faster