Build A Bed

How to Build a Bed, Introduction
August 7, 2012

Get an introduction to all of the episodes in this video workshop series and learn a great technique for designing furniture with scale models.
1. Stickley-Style Legs Variation
August 7, 2012

In the first episode of the series How to Build a build, you'll learn a cost-effective way to create a Stickley-stlyle leg with quarter-sawn white oak on all for sides.
2. Tenons with a Horizontal Router Jig
August 7, 2012

Learn how to cut a large number of tenons quickly with a cool horizontal router box created by Ernie Conover.
3. Master the Hollow-Chisel Mortiser. It’s Easy.
August 7, 2012

Learn how to use a hollow-chisel mortiser to quickly and accurately cut the mortises for the headboard and footboard slats, in this episode of How to Build a Bed.
4. Cut Tenons on the Table Saw
August 7, 2012

Learn to cut accurate tenons on the tablesaw with a dado set in the final stages of the headboard and footboard construction.
5. Simple Router Jig for Tenons
August 7, 2012

To cut the tenons on the long bed rails in this episode of How to Build a Bed, Matt demonstrates a simple t-square jig that requires only a router, jigsaw,…
6. How to Install Bed Bolts
August 7, 2012

Learn how to install traditional bed bolts in this episode of How to Build a Bed, and watch a neat trick for hiding the bolt with a fake through tenon.
7. Final Bed Assembly
August 7, 2012

See the bed come together in the final episode of How to Build a Bed, and learn some helpful glue-up and assembly tips.

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