The magic of knockdown furniture | Building a loft bed

In today’s video, I build a modern loft bed. I built this loft bed for my son, who has been asking for one for a while now. I built the bed from hard maple. And of course, it has some great features like guardrails to protect him from falling out of bed, a ladder, and a built-in desk. Leaving plenty of open space on the floor for even more fun and games. This is the perfect bed for any kid.
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0:00 Project Goals
1:38 Milling Down the Parts
3:43 Cross Cutting Parts
5:44 Vertical Safety Rails
8:20 Leg Joinery
9:16 Festool Connectors
10:31 Safety Rail Joinery
11:39 Building the Sides
13:12 Ladder Dado
14:48 Safety Rails
17:02 Desk Rails
19:53 The Glue Up
23:00 The Desk
26:10 Finish and Reveal
Items Used:
Whiteside Spiral Combination Bit: amzn.to/470muri
Domino Connectors: amzn.to/3DmrQj7
Drawer Slides: amzn.to/44yFwDE
Music by Epidemic Sound
#loftbed #woodworking #diybed

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

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[@saliyalokeshwara7055]

That restaurant called karma is actually a killer business idea

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Haha! You’re right

[@5280Woodworking]

No template, CNC! What a great build, jokes and video!

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Ha, that works too. Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@wayneosteen1539]

YES templates! I'm honestly not sure how anyone could be *against* them? That makes zero sense to me. Amazing build!

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Yeah, there’s some folks out there that are wood purists I suppose haha. Thank you!

[@mistress24099]

Building your drawers with Rabbits makes them go together more than just a Hare faster then other methods 😂.

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Haha! Oh man, that one might be making an appearance in the next video I build drawer boxes.

[@rlevitta]

Nice Step Brothers reference at the end

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Haha! Glad you caught that 😀

[@JB_GC]

Yes template : especially for a non experienced woodworker like myself. I model the furniture, get my cut list, and print some templates ;-) and thanks for the dad jokes, they always make my day

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Going in prepared it the best way to do it! Glad you dig the jokes, the next one is going to have some heavy hitters. 😀

[@JB_GC]

@@TimberBiscuitWoodworks you make me look forward to seeing it even more!

[@eulerizeit]

1:36 dogo tail is the BEST

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Haha, he like to keep me company from time to time.

[@cuebj]

25 years ago, I did almost identical for daughter, then 12. Bought Ikea loft bed, reduced length by about 175cm (7") as her room wasn't wide enough for full size. Worked great. She didn't grow much more. She loved it and the desk hung below with threaded rod in shiny metal sheath. Couldn't have scratch built for the Ikea price

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

You’re probably right, but I don’t really try to make comparisons with IKEA. I think most people understand that the quality of IKEA furniture is far below anything I’m building. It’s kind of like saying I bought a Honda Civic 25 years ago and while that is a car, it’s no Mercedes.

[@AWoodworkersJourney]

Yes templates. I'm enjoying your channel!

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Glad you're diggn' it!

[@-11BRAVO-]

Man you are killing it. Your skill is growing exponentially from an outsiders perspective. I would put you up there with The Wood Whisperer, Jason from Bourbon Moth and Matt from MWA Woodworks. I’ve been watching Marc TWW for years and he has taught me more about woodworking than I could ever imagine. But you are on your way to helping me learn and I’m sure many others would agree. Thank you!

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

To even be mentioned in that company is truly humbling, thank you so much! And I’m really happy to hear you’re finding the videos helpful. Guys like Marc and Norm are huge inspirations, so I hope that I can provide a fraction of their insight.

[@brentprosser7293]

These dad jokes and puns are absolutely horrible and atrocious. I'm here for it.

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Haha! Hopefully the woodworking levels things out.

[@brentprosser7293]

@@TimberBiscuitWoodworks The puns are my spirit animal and the woodworking keeps me from being.......board.............

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Haha, I’m knot surprised at all.

[@brentprosser7293]

@@TimberBiscuitWoodworks There is no need to splinter off onto another subject. Lol. I could do this all day. Keep up the great work!

[@franks122]

Yes templates. Thanks for sharing nice job.

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@bongunida]

YES Templates Brotherman!!!

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

I'm with ya!

[@Hakuwoodworks]

Yes templates. Nice work, but gotta say, great Step Brothers reference!

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Haha, thank you! I’m still not sure about plans for this one but I’ll let you know if I end up making them.

[@surlysnakes9139]

Yes templates! If I'm making more than two of something.

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Good reasoning!

[@danielrybin2006]

Timber Biscuit - come for the woodworking, stay for the terribly good jokes!

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Wood you believe, that's the exact reason I'm here! 😂

[@mattelias721]

Yes AND no to templates - depends on how many identical things need made. Great project - that thing will survive well into his teen years, at which point he'll wedge himself against the ceiling. Hats off to your plan for knockdown-ability - that would definitely bend my head keeping all those connecting joints straight. When you mentioned a Gantt chart, it made me wonder: assuming you're not fully funded via YT here, what's your 'day job'?

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

No doubt! Hopefully, in his teen years that’s all the troubles he’ll be getting into haha. And by day I work in advertising, YT only covers most of the project materials at this point.

[@cureated]

Yes templates. A "hand tool only" craftsman would use a compass to draw a circle, why cant you use more diverse patterns than a circle? Love the very practical piece you've made for your son.

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Thank you he loves it too!

[@joeaoun6321]

Love your craftsmanship. The videos are great. Just wish the speed of the voice over was slower. It’s hard to process what is being said at such a high speed.

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Thank you, I will definitely take that into consideration.

[@markgraham5959]

Yes templates

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

💯

[@kevinb6102]

Such a satisfying build! Nice work as always Shane!!

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Thanks a ton!

[@dobystrock9404]

Yes templates. Another killer build! I had bunk beds with my bother when I was a kid and loved it, this one brings me back. And those connectors are sweet, I didn't know they existed. Great job as always!

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Thanks man! Yeah the connector system is really solid.

[@richcartwright889]

Nice job

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@jimrosson6702]

Great build as usual amazing work and it turned out amazing

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Thank you I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@moneymakingmikeg.9555]

Yoooo Shane!! Rhe smile on your Son's face was the icing on the cake!! So fresh & clean looking Bud!! Fantastically done as always Bud. Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

🤙 Thank you so much man! He loves his bed now and as a bonus, he's been sleeping through the night.

[@matthysloedolff]

Yes templates. The hardware you used to assemble the bed is really neat 👍 I've seen some shocker loft beds in my day and this is definitely one of the better ones I've seen. I like the minimalist look for the desk space and I also quite like the bed rails. They almost have a futuristic space-age feel to them with those shapes. Awesome project, Shane 👍

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Yeah, the goal was to stay within my design style, but make it more youthful, and I feel like this one did that. Thanks man, happy you enjoyed it!

[@texaswoodworks8853]

Sometimes templates. Excellent work. Love the design. One suggestion for the video…for a large project like this, as you move from piece to piece, it would helpful to see a shot of the whole project with the piece you are working on highlighted. Thanks for sharing!

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Thank you very much! I will keep that in mind for the next one.

[@howieblack8958]

Yeah templates! Dude, this bed is so sick! I think you’re the king of dad jokes and your videos are so good. I wish I had your patience.

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Haha! Thank you, though I can’t take credit for all of ‘em.

[@deeler2kxiv710]

Yes templates, consistency is key! What are those wrenches you used at the router?? 6:21

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

You got that right! Those are off set wrenches to tighten down the collet on the router. Here's a link: amzn.to/3Y6HNnh

[@dpmeyer4867]

nice

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@cromakey]

No templates: I'm too poor to own the tools to make good use of the templates 😅 love your work, man!

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

I mean a pattern bit and hand router will get the job done though. Thank you ver much!

[@alexschenck25]

I love the video! I can tell you worked hard making this video super watchable. Great production and awesome build! Keep going! I’ll watch every time! (The dad jokes are great!)

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Thanks for tuning in! I’m glad you enjoyed this it, this was a tough one to squeeze into a single video.

[@DebsHill1]

yes templates

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

😀

[@vmoutsop]

Yes templates. The problem is that it's not something I will always go out of my way to make.

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Haha isn’t that the truth

[@micD415]

Where did you get the metal hold down clamp?

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

That is the bench hold down from Veritas

[@mattpeterson7074]

No templates for me. Mainly because most of my stuff is small and one-off so just never feels warranted. With that dado on the ladder, did you end up filling in the empty space at all? I wouldn't imagine it'd be a concern structurally, but my OCD would want to tack a scrap piece of maple there or something.

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Totally makes sense! And yeah I cut a block and popped it in here 21:10 as it was bothersome for me as well. 😀

[@adamc3474]

Yes templates. Wood is too expensive to be throwing piece after piece in the burn pile. Make your mistakes on the less expensive material. Then you can have them for multiple pieces and multiple projects. Saving time and money. Stay awesome.

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

You got that right! And that is a huge bonus.

[@BadAppleWoodwerx]

Yes templates and no templates. It depends on what I’m doing. Some things I’m all aboard the template train, other things not so much.

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Good call, sometimes it’s just more work than necessary.

[@Hichamhasan]

Yes templates, since mistakes in woodworking doesn't add any artistic value, Great work as usual, Bravo

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Well said, thank you very much!

[@scottfield598]

Thanks really enjoying your channel unfortunately it’s costing me a lot of money on little red tools.

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Haha, yeah I know what you mean

[@WiscoWoodShop]

Maybe templates I see you using your router table starter pin and then it disappeared. ??

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Yeah with a such a small round over bit it isn’t really necessary. With the larger pieces it was just getting in the way.

[@jackdelancey248]

Yes and no templates. After 47 years at this trade it all comes down to the situation. My approach is lots of parts or if accuracy is important then templates. If not I tend to lean towards hand work. BTW how did you land such a hot wife😎

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Good call! Haha I ask myself the same question every day.

[@moneymakingmikeg.9555]

Am I FIRST?? OH yeah!! Let's gooooo

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Haha awesome! Enjoy man!

[@SixxisVI]

👀 😍 😏

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

😀

[@mfmr200]

can you be my dad

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Only if we can split the chores and you handle tech support calls. 😂

[@vickymcbride9042]

Yes templates

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

🫡

[@smithe53]

Yes templates

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

For sure!