Bro great work. But simple not at all.... 98% of the people to watch this will say I cant do this. But to people who can wood work... thank you for the tips. And keep up the great work!!!!! And not wasting our time with word by word on how you did it.

I dunno why people are hating on the music. Lo-fi Hillbilly might be my new favorite genre. Also, very much enjoyed seeing your process. Thanks for the video.

To all the ppl saying "not simple" Understand the dimensions you need, e.g. mattress lenght/width & measure the person sleeping there when sitting. That'll give you the minimum distance to the ceiling so they won't bump their head when sitting on mattress. Next, try to build something small so you understand the importance of cutting same length & learn stability. Then make sure you pre-drill, very important or you'll possibly split wood. You'll run into mistakes, who doesn't, don't rush it & have fun with it. If you're not sure, you can always add extra bracing like the triangle supports for shelves on the corners.

@BitsandWood

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent pointers!

@4some2joe0

3 жыл бұрын

@@BitsandWood Thanks Sawdust, liked the Mario Bros shirt too!

@marginalized945

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, not simple.

@4some2joe0

3 жыл бұрын

@@marginalized945 Usually home depot has a 70% off on bad wood, build small scale mock up bed for cat just to try it. 2ft long 2ft tall 1ft wide, put something heavy on it & see where it fails. Have confidence, you can do it. I just did!

@TubeYouGuru

2 жыл бұрын

It's not about understanding. It's just the amount of tools youre using isnt a simple DIY. Its buy a workshop of tools. A router? How many average people have all these tools. This video should be called Building a loft bed.

Great video. Beautiful and rock solid loft bed. Thanks a million Sawdust is Life. I'm in the process of building one. I'm completely newbie to carpentry but I feel great confident after watching your video. 8 hours including glue time and $250 are much better than a iKea loft bed. Keep it up and post more video please Sawdust is Life.

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks and good luck in your build!

good job with it!! its so pretty! I love teal.

Great video. Excellent craftsmanship. I watched this video along with your DIY question. To me, this makes sense and you did it yourself, so it's DIY. But some people might need a verbal walk through to explain what you are doing and why. Maybe then they will consider it DIY? But great work none the less

Amazing!!! Thanks for sharing with us!

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Amazing! Thanks for sharing.

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Amazing job! Greetings from Chile

this is super awesome looking! thanks for the help!

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Simple and beautiful

I wish this was simple for me lol I'm just getting started at wood working DIY. Looks great nice job.

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

Jason Ludwick Thanks. Just take them one step at a time and most projects aren’t as difficult as they seem at first.

im a female and i love watching this kind of video...i love it.thanks for sharing

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Beautiful! Fun video ~ a lot of dedication here. Kudos!

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! My daughter was very happy with it.

Very nice work but I'm not sure simple is the word for it. But still very nice.

Okay, I thought this would be a simpler tool set kind of project! I mean, I do own a 4 inch circular saw, and your circular saw has a laser beam built in.. Haha!!

Very nice thank you!

@BitsandWood

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

“Simple” he said 😁👌🍻

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

Yup 😉

@melaniehernandez640

3 жыл бұрын

"Simple design type of loft"

Well done! Congratulations from Spazio2 - Wooden loft bed

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Dope!! Came out awesome god job im in the process of doing a small build myself

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great craftsmanship, and nice banjo music🎵🎶🎼🎧👌😊

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Not DIY!!! Not Simple!! VERY VERY NICE!!

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

How is it not DIY? It's a simple design with no advanced joinery. It's all cheap construction lumber. The only required tools are a drill, circular saw, sander, and a router. The router could even be skipped. It's not a quick build, but simple doesn't mean fast.

Great craftsmanship bro

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Dobra robota , fajny filmik 😉👍👌

@szeptacz5342

7 жыл бұрын

Ja Kub witam Polaka

@MrJechowy

7 жыл бұрын

Szeptacz hey,hey. Pozdrowienia z Polski 🤗👍

A very clean and minimal looking design in the end but yeah, not so much a simple do it yourself task haha, but there's no way to make a free standing loft bed easily without a lot of structural supports and connections otherwise it would fall apart after a week of crawling into it haha. Thanks man this is helpful, i'm attempting to make a 6 foot high double bed loft so i can have my work desk underneath it :D

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

It is a good, efficient way to make use of space. Eventually I’d like to make another.

Good job...succes..

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Wow! ..... just wow!

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Ficou incrível 🤩 com ótimo acabamento, muita qualidade e resistência, parabéns pelo simples projeto 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼😎.

@BitsandWood

Жыл бұрын

Muito obrigado!

Simple enough to be copied by someone like me with limited tools. :) Thank you for sharing!

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Love the background music

great! and you call it simple!

Paint job looks quite streaky

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

Yup. I'm a terrible painter. I only painted it because that was how my daughter wanted it.

Simple....

Good one

@BitsandWood

7 жыл бұрын

It was a fun build. My daughter really likes it. I thought about narrating this video and listing all the dimensions and such but it took forever to edit and I wanted to get moving on the next video, which I think is a much cooler looking project :)

@donfinch862

7 жыл бұрын

No wurries, good video. If somone has the skills to build, they can work out their own dimensions. Don't need voice over every time - interesting just to watch sometimes. Glad she liked it!!

This is the real DIY. When you saw, nail/hammer, paint, and install it yourself.

That looks solid! and I’m curious if there is no need to secure the bed to the wall??

@BitsandWood

3 жыл бұрын

As heavy as it is, no, there has been no need to secure it to anything. I'm over 250lbs and I can climb on that ladder and it doesn't even budge.

Great video, thank you. What is the straight hole jig/clamp called please?

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

For the dowels? It was a Dowl-It 1000 www.amazon.com/Dowl-it-1000-Self-centering-Doweling-Jig/dp/B000022419

Love it but I would have the patience to build it myself

@BitsandWood

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not a quick build, that’s for sure. Worth the time though. 👍

Amazing job!!! Do you think is possible to build a loft bed for two people? Having the same structure?

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. I'm a rather plump individual myself and it supported me without any issue. I think I weighed about 290 lbs when I built this. 2x6 construction lumber is quite strong. I would probably try to add a second ladder on the other side if possible though, just to make it easier for both people to get up and down easily.

@caryrobles2278

5 жыл бұрын

@@BitsandWood That's great idea adding the second ladder. My boyfriend and I would like this to be our project. We live in a small apartment, we want to have room underneath the bed so we can place other furnitures.

Amazing beautiful work. You just lost me when you put the pegs in. LOLOLOL I's just gonna have to shell out the $900 for a loft bed of that magnitude.

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. The pegs to cover the screws are definitely an optional part. I just thought it looked better that way.

@TheBlakescat

6 жыл бұрын

Sawdust is Life It Really did!!!

a bit less "simple" than i expected, but nice work!

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

Simple is in the eye of the beholder I guess. ;) Thanks for watching!

from chile i need the measures will be possible thank you

Simple lol... I'll just go buy one after all. I am actually trying to find out how to turn my child's existing small day bed into a loft bed by raising it. So not totally from scratch.

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

You could probably make a platform for the existing bed with four posts joined by cross members along the top and bottom, but leaving one side open for access. I guess that would be somewhat similar to what I did here, but without the ladder and with the rails and stiles around the top. Could be a fun project.

What size of carriage bolt did you use? I’m trying to create my own loft bed very soon and I’m buying tools for it. Your work is amazing by the way that’s why I subscribed to your channel

@BitsandWood

3 жыл бұрын

I think they were 3/8" by 3". I'll try to check today to be sure.

Will be nice if you tell us what are the sizes of the lumber that you use it will help me alot

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

The structure is all made from 2x6 construction lumber. The side rail, spacers, and ladder are all 2x4s. The bed size is just based on the size of the mattress and the height of the corner posts was just set so my daughter could walk under the bed without hitting her head.

bella la struttura, ma il materasso come fa a respirare se sotto c'è una tavola piena?...

Please, do you want to share the cutting list or plans my grandchildren love your design ... thanks

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

I don't currently have a cut list or set of plans. I'll try to put one together soon and make another video of it.

@oscarleon6972

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks in advance, is a very nice loft bed congratulations

So much for simple

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

Simple doesn't mean no work.

simple=ikea for 99.00 beautiful work, but certainly not simple, even for a skilled carpenter

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

Different scales I guess. Dowel and bolt assembly is pretty simple in my book. Had I used mortise and tenon or a bunch of dovetails I wouldn't call it simple. Simple tools and simple materials.

@unoefxz

6 жыл бұрын

assembly seemed simple, the construction was not unless comparing it to pouring a foundation. I could frame the room it went in and finish the drywall before you finished this project. lol. not starting any crap, I am about to embark on a build as well real soon for my youngest... how many hours start to finish? and what was the price tag?

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

+unoefxz That’s why I said different scales. For me the construction of this was very simple. Screws, dowels, and bolts. No fancy joinery. For someone else maybe it isn’t simple. think it was about $230 not including the paint. Build time was around 8 hours. There was more time waiting for paint and glue to dry.

@unoefxz

6 жыл бұрын

dont get me wrong, I have a full wood shop and am going to build one for my daughter, but it will be simple and use MDF. Instead of doweled together railings, it will have a panel. No doubt your work is impeccable, but the average joe could not pull this off let alone identify a fostner bit. Not knocking it at all except for the title. I loathe dry time!!! especially for paint as i can't get anything else done in my small shop.

@KioMilenium

6 жыл бұрын

Hello mate, I have never work with wood before but I want to build an "L" desk, hopefully I am not totally wrong but I fear I may be, my plan is to buy 1"x6"x10', cut 4 pieces of 6"x5' and glue them togheter to get a 24"x5' rectangle, is it that easy?, or even possible if I don't have equipment ( table saw, clamps, power tools, etc)? Do you thing I would be able to get a flat top on the desk? Will I need to buy a power tool? I'm sure this is a silly question, please bear with me.

Any issues with the legs “wondering in” without a crossbar connecting them lengthwise?

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

Not yet. I think having the three bolts at the top has been enough to prevent that.

@mypettrex

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks!

Maybe im too dumb or lack technique But thats does not look simple to me lol, youre a professional leveled builder Btw... Amazing look! +1 sub

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! If you divide each project up into smaller steps instead of looking at the final project, they get much easier.

@levyosa

5 жыл бұрын

Sawdust is Life sure! I totally got inspired to make my own loft bed, thats already something haha Thanks for the reply ^^

Simply???

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

Simple, not quick.

Great job. What is that tool named you are smoothing th wood with at about 40seconds?

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

+Roshauna Loggins-Jordan Thanks! That was an electric hand planer. It's not a required tool for this project at all, I just never use that tool and I found an excuse to break it out. A regular hand plane would work just as well but if you do a good job following your cut line you don't need to do this.

I kept waiting for the Fresh Prince to sing Beverly Hillbilly rap song.

@BitsandWood

7 жыл бұрын

Now that might be an entertaining song!

@shadowboxer6462

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video by the way. Awesome.

When you use plywood under the mattress, you should drill holes to plywood so the mattress can dry better

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

Good idea, thanks!

Awesome, but if it is a simple one, which one is complicated:)?

@BitsandWood

3 жыл бұрын

One that uses mortise and tenons as the joinery would be much more involved. One that had some sort of desk and drawers or a dresser built in would be much more complex.

Lovely well made bed mate. But simple? 🤔 Nah.

@BitsandWood

3 жыл бұрын

James Lawrence Simple is in the eye of the beholder. 😉

I NEED THOSE dimensions PLEASE! I have a 7 yo that has destroyed his bed and a 6 yo daughter that will be hard to deal with if he gets a new one and she doesn't!

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

I didn't write down any of the dimensions. I just based it on the size of the twin mattress and left half an inch on each side for covers. For the height, I just went a few inches taller than my daughter is so she could walk underneath it.

Voy a intentarlo hacerlo, solo una duda el largo del perno es 3/8x3 o 4?

@BitsandWood

3 жыл бұрын

Alejandra Toloza 2.5”

@alejandratoloza7462

3 жыл бұрын

@@BitsandWood Thank you...

Not simple at all but i like to watch different approaches to same task

@BitsandWood

Жыл бұрын

"Simple" is one of those things that I think varies by individual perspective.

carwow

The video were so fast..how could i learn some pointers on making my own loft bed?🤔

@BitsandWood

3 жыл бұрын

Dada & Nash TV Change the playback speed.

@dodotnashTV252

3 жыл бұрын

@@BitsandWood Thanks!

@BitsandWood

3 жыл бұрын

You just gave me an idea... I think I still have all the original footage from this build so I think I’m going to try and do a new edit of it with the important parts at real time speed, describe the dimensions, the hows and whys and all that. 👍

what kind of wood is that ? what people use to call ? let me know please

@BitsandWood

7 жыл бұрын

+Arief Rasyddin Douglas Fir.

@sonatagraal3047

6 жыл бұрын

Plywood i think

Nothing about this is simple

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, screws and glue are hard.

@codymc9085

6 жыл бұрын

Sawdust is Life lol you can’t take criticism. Poor guy.

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, I can take it. I welcome it, in fact. I just don't agree at all in this case. Of course complexity is in the eye of the beholder and will vary depending on one's experience. From my perspective there is nothing difficult about this project. It's all common construction lumber held together with glue and screws and painted for a finish. It doesn't require any special tools or techniques. It doesn't get much more simple than that.

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

I am curious though, what about this build doesn't seem simple from your perspective? That could be a good demonstration point for a future video.

@codymc9085

6 жыл бұрын

A “simple” loft bed, from my perspective, wouldn’t require all of the different cuts you made. Simple to you may mean something completely different. But I may have missed the point that this wasn’t a diy tutorial. Following what you were doing wasn’t the easiest thing to do.

What is the length of the screws you used to join the legs?

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

They were either 2” or 2-1/2”.

@pitmax_0217

4 жыл бұрын

@@BitsandWood Thank you very much :D

How simple can it be??

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

Simple as pie.

What part of this video was simple?

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

All of it.

@arshkhan4935

4 жыл бұрын

@@BitsandWood ok you talented human being, if you say so

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

@@arshkhan4935 Anyone can do it if they have patience and are willing to learn. There are no advanced techniques in this project, but it does require a good amount of time.

@arshkhan4935

4 жыл бұрын

@@BitsandWood that's a lot. How about just patience. 😂😂

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

arsh khan That’s a good start. 😉👍

Why did you not go up there ?

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

I don't know.

how many weight can i put on it? im kinda chubby lol

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

I’m around 275 and it holds me up just fine.

Hi Sr. Did you use 2x4 for the legs?

@BitsandWood

2 жыл бұрын

No, I used 2x6s. 2x4s are probably more than strong enough, I just liked the look of the 2x6s.

@xguaman

2 жыл бұрын

@@BitsandWood I agree! Thanks!

Nice job, but I would rather call it rise bad, not loft.

How name the Woods are you used?

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

I used Douglas Fir for all of it.

I don't see simple anywere

great bed, would not really call it simple though (-:

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

Simple materials then ;)

I have watched a few DIY Loft bed videos . Are builder afraid of WORDS. This is like the 4th without words. :(

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

The town I was born and raised in is called Ukiah. ;) For this one I didn't do a voiceover because it wasn't mean to be a 'how to'. It was just meant to give ideas. When I go the how-to route, I do try to add voice over usually.

Actually looks like a 4.5 out of 5 on the FBomb meter. Maybe better to spend $300 and buy one.

@BitsandWood

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

Do you have any plans?

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

Not currently, no. It was just based on the size of the mattress and the height of my daughter.

Mau beli

Bon boulot.., travail de vrai menuisier, dommage qu’il aille mis cette couleur..!

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

C'était la couleur que ma fille voulait. :)

Demasiado profesional. De fácil naaaaaa!

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

🤣

How can I make a simple project as complicated as possible? LOL

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

Oh, I could go way more complicated. I didn't do any bent lamination, or motive and tenon, or any carving. It can get way more complicated! ;)

@glittersparkles5877

4 жыл бұрын

😂

Nice... But dont tell me thats simple. 😄

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

It is simple. :D

@rinosylvano7579

5 жыл бұрын

Thats for expert like u. Im just a poor beginner, sir. 😄😄😄

thousand pound bed

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

It's heavy, that's for sure.

That's like saying oh yeah I painted the moanalisa only took 10 minutes it was easy

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

LOL

Well... If you have all that equipment....

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

This can be done with a circular saw, drill, sander, and a router. That's a pretty basic tool kit.

legs are 2x6?

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. Two of them at each corner. At each corner, I trimmed one of the 2x6s by 1-1/2" so that both sides are the same distance from the corner edge. Probably not necessary, but I wanted them the same on both sides.

Is it simply??? Haha... So simply only with word..

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

Very simple for anyone with basic power tools and a little patience.

It aint simple dude!

What is the name of this color?? Pleeeeasee, somebody helpmeee!!

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

I got it at Sherwin Williams but I don't have the can anymore so I'm not sure what the color name was.

@menezol1

5 жыл бұрын

@@BitsandWood 😭.... Tks for the suport.. I will trie identify in some stores here in Brazil. Who knows.. Or, i can send one print of your vídeo to Sherwin Williams. Maybe they can help me. How we say in Brazil to thanks.. "VALEU!!".. Wow.. Almost i forgot.. This ink has solvente base or water base?

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

It was a water-based latex.

I’m just here for the music. Lol

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

😉

Ok. Dimension?

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

Just base the dimensions on the size of mattress you're using.

A SIMPLE diy loft bed, due I thought it would be like 123

@BitsandWood

6 жыл бұрын

It is. You just can't forget 456789... ;)

@heychloe1201

6 жыл бұрын

😂😂

Song name?

@BitsandWood

3 жыл бұрын

I think it was this one: www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/funky-groove www.bensound.com/bensound-music/bensound-funnysong.mp3

play in 2x speed..the music sounds so weird...

@swordwarriorxxx-1615

6 жыл бұрын

thanks for liking this is the first time a youtube has ever liked my comment 😱😋

Simple!?

@BitsandWood

3 жыл бұрын

Very.

@manstache3323

3 жыл бұрын

@@BitsandWood Sure, for you.

@BitsandWood

3 жыл бұрын

There’s no advanced joinery or crazy angles. The whole thing can be done with a circular saw, drill, and a router. Just gotta take it one step at a time.

@manstache3323

3 жыл бұрын

@@BitsandWood What's a router?

@BitsandWood

3 жыл бұрын

They’re right next to the circular saws at Home Depot.

What do you mean by "simple"???

@BitsandWood

5 жыл бұрын

Easy. No expensive lumber or fasteners. No advanced joinery or finishing. Everything can be sourced from Home Depot or Lowe’s.

Simple ..???

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

Bresma Homemade Yup.

Simple?

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

Iran Maia Yup.

@rylee0621

4 жыл бұрын

All depends on perspective my dude

The only simple part of that video was the melody

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

"Simple" *Start Taking Expensive Tools That Poor People Like Us Can't Afford*

@BitsandWood

4 жыл бұрын

SAGEMASTER This project takes nothing more than a simple drill, router, circular saw, and a sander. No expensive tools are required, but as with all building projects, some tools are required. That’s the nature of making.

@readmails3033

4 жыл бұрын

@@BitsandWood right you are my friend, I was just about to use the exact same words.