DIY Modern Plywood Nightstand W/ Waterfall Edge

Learn how to make a modern style DIY nightstand from plywood. Whether you're using an exotic live edge board or inexpensive plywood, this simple one drawer, modern nightstand shows off the beautiful natural grain of the material. Gotta love some exposed plywood. Who needs baltic birch? The clean mitered corners add to the sleek and modern lines of the bedside tables. Build a pair with just two sheets of 3/4" plywood
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[@shredder152]

The author does like to from scratch, kzbin.infoUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. As another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us don’t have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we won’t be able to practise the full stack project, is still great.

[@Doublethizzle]

I too, and probably most watching this, hate naked miter joints. Sooooo, I finally got myself to get past the aggravation of setting up (and making a set-up template) a *Lock Miter* bit for my router. Not only will this joint get rid of the worrying about the miter joint but when used with contrasting wood species it can look pretty cool.

[@dataodokpa5431]

Super proud of her

[@robertcraigh73]

You seem like a genuine and kind person.

[@CaptainSloose]

That track saw is neat but other than cutting a jointing edge / reference edge I think a good table saw - even a well aligned jobsite saw- would be money better spent. The finished product is very cool though I love it !!

[@twinkydb]

very good, i make a lot of fourniture with plywood and never think in glue on two boards for more thickness, thanks for the video

[@johnvega3791]

Very neat tip with the purple and blue acrylic.

[@igorja9820]

Thank you for Free building plans This is the best channel for biginers. Thank you for your work 💪💪💪

[@b3arwithm3]

Very nice exposed edge indeed. I didn't have much luck with plywood from HD. They all have void sprinkled around.

[@brucejgallettajr1014]

Being a custom cabinet and trim carpenter and building furniture I also stared in Formica and coriander fabricating business you did an awesome job I was very surprised you matched all grain going around the night stands I give you a A+ great job

[@nguyenthehai243]

We are the leading plywood company in Vietnam for furniture manufacturing, product quality and Carb standard (USA), Mutu certificate. Ensure the highest requirements from the manufacturer. Our factory is located in Hanoi City, 15 minutes from Noi Bai International Airport by car. Our products are currently exported to the United States. We look forward to cooperating with you. Contact a representative of Mr. Hai Gmail: nguyenthehai411@@t Zalo and telephone number: [phone] Eagle industries limited company in Vietnam Thank you

[@HighlineGuitars]

To keep parts from sliding while clamping, sprinkle some salt into the glue before you bring the pieces together. Just a tiny pinch is all you need.

[@MichaelBuilds]

That’s a brilliant way to make 1 1/2” stock! And it looks cool!!!

[@sgrisez]

Thanks to you, I have to stop at the Dollar Store and Home Depot on the way home today to get muffin tins and concrete.. thanks!! Seriously though, love the projects!

[@PneumaticAddict]

Thank you! It's a good hack for us cheapskates

[@MichaelBuilds]

Sean Grisez Lol 😂 sorry bout that hahaha

[@dr.lexwinter8604]

Exerting more work than it would take to fell a tree and rip your own boards is not a brilliant anything. It's daft. In the time and effort she'll make ten boards I'll fell and rip a hundred exactly to the dimensions I need and get paid an average man's weeks wage per tree for the pleasure of doing it. Which for us hobbyists is a ridiculously good deal!

[@the_yankee_joiner]

Try taping your miters with box tape. Put the tips of the miters together and tape the long seem together. Flip, add glue on the inside of the open miter and fold the joint. Glue will be forced everywhere in the joint and the squeeze out can only come out on the inside. This is called V-folding in the millwork industry.

[@frankiefigzz1]

Wow!!! And the night stand is awesome!

[@timphillips142]

I am going to try this build thanks for the video'

[@lilymayer5444]

I liked the “welcome to the channel” because this is indeed the first video I’ve seen of this channel and I feel welcome indeed!!!!

[@jackfive565]

Very nice work, well done, looks very scandinavian , clean lines and minimalist looks 👍

[@jewdd1989]

I think it looks very brilliant! A ply I’d like to try this with is Hickory! Only because of the glorious striping it has. And stained with just clear matte poly as well as I fell most woods are ruined with stains. I love how wood appears naturally and you do a good job of keeping your pieces true to their color, sometimes whiter etc. but I feel like it’s only to embrace a piece

[@andylopez3763]

Why not make a video i bet your work would look great. Try it

[@frankgarcia9350]

Simple but very stylish. I really like the thickness as well. Very nice job.

[@pteddie6965]

I love your furniture builds and the clear way you explain each step as you construct the piece. Please, continue to build projects that weekend warriors like me can make.

[@mitchkelleher7972]

I normally don't like exposed edges, but with the plies all lined up so well, it looks great! I've worked with marine ply for boats, but never made furniture and I learned a lot of great tips.

[@robertevans6481]

Not really a fan of exposed edge plywood,but I like these,must be the finish you used on it. Have a great weekend...

[@markhilliersupportstaff7467]

Gorgeous. And the table too

[@chrisblunt7627]

This is a great video, I like that the night stands can be built with relatively inexpensive materials and minimal tools, but they look very expensive when complete. Thanks for sharing!

[@nguyenthehai243]

We are the leading plywood company in Vietnam for furniture manufacturing, product quality and Carb standard (USA), Mutu certificate. Ensure the highest requirements from the manufacturer. Our factory is located in Hanoi City, 15 minutes from Noi Bai International Airport by car. Our products are currently exported to the United States. We look forward to cooperating with you. Contact a representative of Mr. Hai Gmail: nguyenthehai411@@t Zalo and telephone number: [phone] Eagle industries limited company in Vietnam Thank you

[@planetpopov]

Hi Elisha. Another great video. if you have one of the two laminated panels just a bit proud of the other one, you can use that factory edge as your reference for the other edge on your table saw. After the parallel cut is made, make another cut to remove the excess on the first edge.

[@seanzoz]

Thanks for the video. Great job :). Love seeing people's creativity at work.

[@jroseme]

Super clean, nailed it.

[@PneumaticAddict]

Thank you! ✌

[@JJCordray]

You can sprinkle a little salt in your glue-up to keep the pieces from sliding around when they's clamped or screwed together. This is a great video! I like the production quality, the voiceover without annoying music, and the lack of 'filler.' You just tell us what you're going to do, do it, and then tell us you did it. Great work!

[@LordPadriac]

It's also a great way to change the chemical properties of the glue so that it no longer behaves or dries as it was intended to as well as introduce tiny voids from undissolved glue.

[@6919wally]

Very nice my only thing when nailing do keep your fingers where the nail might come out, a few months ago it happen to me the nail went through and got stuck on my finger

[@AaronX442]

Oh.. she'll stop holding her projects in the nail lane when she gets a brad nail through one of her fingernails :)

[@tymonster183]

Had that heppen to me once too. Hit a hard spot and the grain changed directions and the nail just shot out through the side instead of going straight. sucks.

[@papasteve215]

Been there. Done that

[@sylvainbosse1344]

Nice design and craftsmanship!

[@ACNailedIt]

I had not seen that triangular caul method for gluing up mitered corners like this before. What an amazing trick! Great video 👍

[@PneumaticAddict]

Thank you! I think I picked it up from my friend Matt Cremona

[@shadowblade9461]

the double layer ply edges looks dope

[@jonathannez4575]

Nightstands look nice. There's nothing like the craftsmanship of something handmade, beautiful work.

[@andy-in-indy]

After seeing the photos on IG I was skeptical, but that really came out nice. I did not understand how the continuous grain was going to set off the layering on the edge like that, and the layered edge on the pulls make sense to me now! I certainly would not have seen that before this.

[@flix4u]

Just rewatched cuz I love that piece so much - ❤️ exposed edge wall the layers

[@sacrajah]

Pretty nice nightstand. Videography is too professional in quality/right on target to believe that it is shot in the home environment. Thank you for sharing

[@jvideo83]

Love that you make mistakes...I'm not the only one thank god. Great video.

[@miloszivkovic6118]

clamping technique , briliant

[@Corcioch]

That is a beautiful piece of work. Thanks for sharing.

[@melancholyme5708]

Beautiful!👍 Your country plywood are awesome. Really wanna work with.

[@isaaczeitoun7767]

Great video! Question: I see you're using the Makita 18v Pin Nailer. I haven't read the best reviews on the nailer, and would appreciate your thoughts on it?

[@josephramos7231]

Great job, nice creation!

[@kan-zee]

I am a newbie to your channel...thanks for the welcoming shout-out !! 😍👍💓 I don't have much woodworking experience..so I hope you won't expect any build suggestions , on my part...I do love asking questions though.. For example : *what is your preference ; a Tool belt ? A tool vest ? or tool pants, in the workshop...or neither ??* ...however I love viewing wood workers at play...and 99.9% of the time I am responding with this = 😍👍💓 ..cheers

[@michaelmartens4913]

Great video. Thanks for the step by step directions and I love your honesty.

[@bandedefous99]

Bravo ! Très beau travail !

[@hbd9973]

love those converse 😎

[@gailpengelly8581]

Oh my god I LOVE the varnish trick....THAT’S SOOOO COOL. I too adore birch plywood but can not afford it . I’m really looking forward to trying that. Also the idea of the clamp corner grips with tape...GENIUS. CHEERS. Gail Plymouth 🇬🇧

[@FodderMoosie]

yeah, those clamps blew my mind! I am no good at that sort of geometric imagining!

[@gush9348]

Great work. I found this video very calming and relaxing.

[@simonrichardson353]

Great job I really like plywood very stable hat off I think my daughter will really like the they look great for her place

[@awesomearizona-dino]

i really do like the thickness of the panels. Aaaand the hair too.

[@InteractiveRealm]

Very nice.. I actually really like the exposed grain look. When I saw the cut offs from the 45 miters, I thought those would have made cool drawer handles too.. if you cut off the pointed edge so it would be flat there.. then you'd have these 45 degree handle grips.

[@robertcraigh73]

Great job. I like that.

[@jairoferrerferrer3800]

Não sei falar engles, mais quando vi seus vídeos me apaixonei pelo seu trabalho muito bom gostei de mals

[@mikez4132]

Those are very sharp!

[@davetaylor2088]

Another beautiful piece! I want to build one with a hidden pop up LED lamp and built in power sockets. Of course I did fail wood work in year 7... Wish me luck...

[@mountainviewturning5319]

Great looking knight stands

[@zaidkamal3897]

I love your work and how you film every step and i love your hair color realy nice. Thanx for the video.

[@ErinSpainDIY]

Love the exposed plywood edge! So good!

[@sergiofrancioni8416]

Great job! Best regards from Brasil!

[@Maximilian5268]

Just a time saving tip, is there a reason you don't use a ratcheting band clamp with corner braces? Pretty cheap and reliable.

[@gavinhillery3130]

Love the waterfall feature of this and the think visible plies. Is the ACS fitted for beveled cuts? It looks like you cut some new lines into the work table on the beveled cuts. It might've been better to use the track saw off of the table for those ones.

[@mawla14]

To prevent pieces from slipping while glueing up, sprinkle a little bit of salt on the glue. This will provide enough friction so it does not slip.

[@Lacasadekarns]

Wow this looks amazing!!!

[@PneumaticAddict]

Thank you! ✌

[@gastonroulstone5025]

I’ve the woodwork and the hair. 👾

[@rsenseventwo9993]

Wood flavored Lilly pop. yummy!!!😷

[@seanleavy3924]

I love this

[@MatSmithLondon]

An idea for more effective clamping: clamping timber to press sheets together instead of clamping the sheets themselves. LOVE this work though, really nice job

[@funkintubin]

Aloha from Honolulu, HI!!! I love this tutorial and although I don't own the Kreg system you used in the video, I have all the other tools and plan on making one or two of these beautiful nightstands. I just wanted to know what kind of plywood you used for this build. Was it birch?

[@schmalzilla1985]

What do you do to keep the bugs out of your wet coatings? Those asshats for some reason always like to land on my projects.

[@BearCreekWoodworking]

Very Cool Video Elisha! I like how you glued two sheets of plywood together. Awesome all around build!

[@modeybasel7541]

good job I love all your work

[@johncole5175]

I think it's funny how we all have such a variety of different styles and brands of clamps and how even the never used ones find use on a project like this!

[@scientist100]

I wish I had more than one clamp. I only have one that has served many times as a second hand and I dont do wood projects that often lol

[@DMC428]

Colored hair = crazy Nice nightstand.

[@bryanp1969]

Nice work I learned quite a bit especially the paint in poly coollllll... I've got one for you whenever I'm routing narrow stock like that drawer I put scrapwood on the opposite side from the router bit for stability (I'm right handed and have weakness issues due to DeQuervain's ) I noticed your router rock a smidge. ... what brand are the clamps you used to hold the handle on the drawer while installing I could use those much better than what I have now ☺

[@thegoodfight365]

thanks for another great project video. btw I appreciate your advice on drawer slides. So many "professionals" on YT promote them as if they are a must. But I agree with you that they're nothing special to say the least and I'm happy i was able to return the ones I purchased two projects ago for other hardware.👍🏾

[@PneumaticAddict]

Right on! What was the project you built?

[@dianamae53]

Awesome build and finished product! Thanks so much. I have been building with plywood for years, and have even used it on walls, floors, etc. I am seriously looking at investing in the Kreg ACS, as my old (but great) table saw is tiny. And old. Please tell me...what brand of clamps are you using...the orange ones with the lever handles? Thanks again :)

[@Coopercaroline2000]

I’m soooooooo happy that I found your channel!!! You build amazing stuff AND it’s quality!!!! Being a perfectionist, I can really appreciate the great work!!!!!

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Great work on the plywood nightstands Elisha! Thanks for sharing the build with us.👍👌😎JP

[@markjervis8558]

Great project. They look fantastic...

[@laurendao4467]

Enjoyed this project. This is my first time watching your videos. And I also have to say that I absolutely LOVE your hair! :)

[@Chaves_Novo_Quiz]

Spreading glue on 1:02 is so satisfying

[@ellesilk]

Great details

[@NeoMorphUK]

Those glued on clamp blocks... errm... you need to invest in some fabric band clamps as they are awesome. They also help keep the build square.

[@aaxmym]

Ok that build was pretty cool. Subscribed!

[@matthewwilliams4380]

Loved the idea and made a pair yesterday. Great video

[@HTHALLGRIMSON]

Solid job ^_^. They do have silicone rings so you dont mess yours up while woodworking. You can get a pack for $20 on amazon.

[@Eener1000]

There is an easier way to glue those 45 degree sides into 90 degrees; Put some wide strong tape in strips down and on top place all the panels flat with the outsides to the tape and make them touch where they go together. Then fold all the sides up. The tape will keep the outside corners real tight

[@maxximumb]

Again, beautiful work.

[@DanielDeArco]

Amazing build!

[@emmaslow]

I think Rockler need to send you some corner clamps 🤪

[@JorgeRodriguez-nw8ik]

Te quedo bacan! (hermoso). Suscrito!! Saludos! desde Perú 🇵🇪

[@s0uthp4w68]

Love the table.

[@albertpeterson4652]

Love this table! I'm wondering what the pocket holes at the top of the table are holding on to? The screws are pointing at their own piece of wood in the mitre.

[@Арт-М]

Very cool !

[@krumdownunder704]

Well, I came here for a quick look....4hrs later I'm thru most of your videos and am now flicking thru the website :S. Would you consider doing a review on the DeWalt table saw and the Kreg gear you used in the video (i did a man look, but couldn't see if you had done them in the past) Any way love the work and hope to see many more quality vids from you.

[@mojo6385]

i've never hear of adding paint to a finish like that. I'm intrigued and plan to look into it some more.

[@FodderMoosie]

@@yuyo121 Yeah, acrylic paint is water-based. All good there :)

[@MD-en3zm]

You can use transtint too - one of those bottles lasts forever if you are just tinting things lightly. I use them to tint shellac for my first coat on everything.

[@sgrisez]

I love watching your videos and I've actually made a couple of your projects (my kids REALLY love the candy dispenser), but I do have one word of caution that I want to share - be careful where you put your hands when using a pin & brad nailer. I was build some small boxes and almost learned this the hard way. Due to voids, knots, and other inconsistencies in wood, sometimes pin and nails don't go straight in and can come out of the side. If your fingers are too close when you pin those boards together, you could accidentally nail your finger to your project.

[@mattstanislen3165]

brains and beauty.

[@diy-klindeuil9432]

*Très beau projet, et les paralame est une très bonne idée*

[@maxwellspeedwell2585]

Not really a problem with not enough 3/4" material for the drawer sides. They are made of long grain, 5/8" hardwood. The drawer bottom is captured on three sides. The back of the drawer is the height of the top of the rabbet, and the bottom runs long across the bottom of the drawer back (stretcher). On a free standing piece, a small hole is drilled into the bottom but not into the stretcher. A small brad is nipped, and placed into the hole. The drawer is inserted, and it will rack to fit the opening. From below, tap the brad into the stretcher, and remove the drawer. The drawer is now properly aligned to fit the furniture, and is ready for final assembly.