🐝 Layen's Frame Jig Build (With One Saw!)

YOU can build a Layen's Frame for your hive with just one saw! This video shows how to construct the woodworking jig for your bee frame using just a circular saw and some hand tools.
I love Layens hives and have been using this style since I started beekeeping. In my opinion, they provide a better shelter for honey bees to survive the winter than traditional Langstroth hives due to their frame depth and thick walls.
When I made the video on how to build Layens frames quite a few viewers asked me if I would consider selling frames to them because they didn't have all the tools or space for the tools necessary to build a bee frame. My primary focus is on raising bees and showing others how I can successfully develop treatment-free bees in western New York and I didn't want to get into manufacturing bee frames for other beekeepers' hives. After quite a bit of thought and prototyping, I found a solution for my beekeeping friends!
It's possible to build a traditional Layen's style frame with just a circular saw, a homemade jig, and some hand tools. In this video, I show my process for building a Layen's frame with one saw using a jig. This woodworking jig is quite complex so I've also included a link for the plans as well as a video on how to build the jig.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Build Plans
1:47 Saw Setup
3:53 Ripping Plywood to Size
4:25 Assemble Rip Fence
6:00 Pin Assemble Build
6:27 Assemble Guide Fence
8:13 Rip Fence Install
9:48 Guide Fence Install
11:14 Cut End Unit
12:29 Assemble End Unit
15:40 Build General Clamp
16:16 Build Tenon Guide
18:00 Finished Jig

[@jeffgrier8488]

Nice job on the jig, you really did your homework!

[@BeeBoyBill]

Thanks, I do my best!

[@chuckvaughn]

I'm lucky to have a table saw, but I like all your videos on how to with just minimal tools.

[@kristenrickey8998]

Great job!

[@BeeBoyBill]

Thanks for watching!

[@horizontalbees3480]

Nice video!! A huge time saver if you have a jig to make the same item multipliable times.

[@BeeBoyBill]

For sure! Not only does it make it faster, I was able to accomplish some techniques with a circular saw I didn't think was possible. The Tenon guide portion to rabbit the ends with a circular saw. Thanks for watching!

[@kentcostello8099]

I'm going to try to make one. Love your videos and information & channel. Just got in beekeeping

[@BeeBoyBill]

Awesome, I'd love to see a picture when your done. Thanks for your comment!

[@Kruszcontrol]

Just found this channel from your Layens build guide a couple years ago and saw that you had some new videos after a while. I have the tools for the normal build but the idea for this is so cool that I bought the plans just to support what you're doing. Subscribed and liked!

[@BeeBoyBill]

Hey Andrew. Thanks so much for the support and your comment, they are much appreciated!

[@wilsonvideo8226]

Dude your the Bee whisper

[@BeeBoyBill]

Thanks!