voiceover: "the woodwhisperer" is sponsored by powermatic, the gold standard since 1921, and clear vue cyclones - clear the air and breathe easy. man in blonde wig: hey woodworkers, lookin' for a good time? why not challenge yourself by building this beautifulplatform queen-sized bed? it features two rails, afootboard, and a headboard.
all you need to do issupply your own mattress. just call 1-900-guild. that's not enough numbers? 1-900-guiiild. call now. our hot and sexywoodworkers are standing by. (blows kiss) (jazzy music) man:no, nicole did not kick me
out of the house - yet. after that last skit,though, i think she might. though i gotta tell ya, i wouldn't mind having a bed in the shop. what i'm sitting on hereis the dogon platform bed. this was a project thatwe built in the guild, and what's a little bitdifferent about this project is, unlike most guild builds,this one focused more on design evolution
and a relationship with a client. this is a build that i made for a client, so i figured it would befun to cover that experience of starting with a client'sinitial concept idea, whether it's a hand sketchor even just a picture of a commercial product that's out there. how do you take that and bring that to something that is unique, and also somethingthat's possible in wood?
half the time, most peoplewho request this stuff have no idea what'a possible, or not possible, with wood products. we have to make sure that the customer's expectations are met, and that we're satisfied as the builder that this thing is gonnalast the test of time. in something like a bed, there's a lot of difficulties in thinking
of how the weight is gonna be distributed. look at this rail. that board is horizontal, so how do we make surethat that doesn't sag, even though there's no support all the way down its entire stretch? these are the kind ofchallenges that we face. it's a really, reallyinteresting experience, but what i wanted to do was take
a smaller portion of that video set, and bring that here to the free site to show you, at least,how it goes together. if you're interested in that extra stuff about the design and theexperience with the client, you can certainly sign up for the build, and i guarantee it'll beworth the asking price. if you want to look atsome of the details now, we can just take a look.
i can show you some of the thought process that went behind the design, show you what's goin' on underneath this mattress here, and i think it's gonna be a good time, so let's get to it. voiceover:the headboard sports a beautiful raised panel made from african wenge.
the top portion of theheadboard tilts back at a 20 degree angle. many pieces were strategically cut to retain grain continuity while giving the piecea natural organic flow. the rails were built up toa full three inches thick, and connect to a massive footboard via mortise and tenon joints. the bed support features maple slats
and a critical center support rail. now, it's time to start rough-cutting these monster boards. at 14 feet long, eight quarter thick, these things are a pain in the butt to move around. in fact, i had to getmy stepdad to come over just to help me get them from the truck to this location,
so i am not about tolift each and every one of these boards up and move them around so that i can cut them. like always, when it comes to this rough-cutting process, i like to use my jigsaw. i find a jigsaw to be much easier, much safer than any other tool that we could possibly do this job with.
voiceover:with the piecesbroken down to rough length, i start jointing the edges. fortunately, theseboards are already flat, so no face jointing is necessary. at the table saw, the boardsare cut to final width. the first part of the bed we'llfocus on is the footboard, which is made from three separate pieces glued together to form one massive slab. because i want the footboard'sgrain to be continuous,
i'm cutting the parts outfrom really wide boards. to create the cut-out, we'll actually separate the top strip from the bottom strip, which contains the feet. the feet are cut off eachend of the bottom board, and then they can be matched back up to the top board. cabinet maker's triangleshelp me keep track
of where each piece goes. all three footboard piecesare cut in this fashion, and now it's time toglue them back together. with the help of somedominoes for alignment, the small foot piecesare easily glued back on to the long top piece. after the glue dries, the joints are cleanedup at the drum sander. the pieces are then inspected
to ensure that the end grain is running in a consistent direction, and this will have a huge impact on the final look of the piece. dominoes are once again used for alignment purposes and each piece is thoroughly coated with glue. with the help of some clamps, the seams are nearly invisible.
anyone who has ever madean end-grade cutting board knows how much of a nightmare it is to sand down end grain, so i break out the festool rotex to make that job easier. i don't often use the rotex in my work, but in a situation likethis, it's invaluable. the inside end grain requires a little bit more work,
so i remove the highstuff with a block plane, and finish the surface with a sander. this isn't a highly visiblepart of the project, but we still want it to look good. the rest of the footboardis planed and sanded until it's nice and smooth. voiceover:next time on"the wood whisperer." (sprightly jazzy music)
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