Hey y'all, I'm not worried about my little dude climbing this yet but you could easily modify this to have the slats running vertically! I will add some plexiglass over the slats and that should work fine. // Thanks to SimpliSafe for sponsoring this one, they're an awesome modern home security option: simplisafe.com/crafted

@Critters

5 жыл бұрын

Just electrify the top rail ;)

@handplanepastor8558

5 жыл бұрын

Just put a Simply Safe door alarm on it.

@stevenpadilla4289

5 жыл бұрын

i have a little one as well and that is the first thing i thought of when i seen your build. I am glad you stated your going t o put some plexi! good luck and god bless that little bundle of joy!

@robertfrost8452

4 жыл бұрын

I wish I had all the space and equipment that you have...

@butterflyforeve

4 жыл бұрын

My youngest was Houdini by your sons age. He would hurdle a baby gate in a split second. We would stack them and he could still get over them fast. We were blocking off a little hallway that was pointless in our house because it lead basically nowhere and we aren't even sure why it was built. So we decided to place a small chest of drawers that had 3 drawers and a bookshelf on top sideways in the hall to block off the hallway because it lead to the stairs we were trying to baby proof. So one day my mom is here watching baby and she goes to the bathroom only to come out and not see my son. She could hear him but couldn't find him anywhere downstairs. She walked around the corner following his sounds and looked up and found him on the top shelf of the bookshelf just laying there like he was a shelf full of books. Lmao she tells me this story and I'm calling bullshit the whole time lol. Than one day I was with my son and went to the kitchen for like less than minute and couldn't find him and like her I heard him but couldn't find him. So I decided I would just go check the shelf and sure enough he was there just playing. He also could crack open any cabinet or drawer we put safetly latches on. No matter which ones we used (they didn't have the magnetic ones like they do now those would definitely be worth every penny) he could figure them out in seconds. So we finally decided to just take everything that we didn't want him to get into landlocked it up in a closet. We had to add the screen door hooks with the spring thingy you have to pull back on while unhooking to the very top of every door in our home to try and keep him from getting into stuff. Yeah when he and his sister decided they wanted into big brothers room we caught them stacking all kinds of stuff to climb on to get to the latch. I'm so glad they are now teenagers because teenagers are never gonna be as bad as those 2 as baby/toddlers. Lol

Easy fix for climbing the horizontal slats is just a small roll of razor wire at the top. I call it prison chic.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

😂

@jameslovick-earle3119

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@dawn5227

5 жыл бұрын

🤣

There is a reason you don't see many baby gates with horizontal bars, I think you built yourself a baby ladder there. You should probably add a sheet of perspex or something to the front to keep the modern look but take away the tiny person climbing functionality.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

I'm not worried about it but it'd be easy to modify if it becomes an issue, and I like this as a possible solution!

@OriginalCinn83

5 жыл бұрын

Of course sorry, I just re-read my comment and I sound like a right demanding know-it-all, didn't mean to come across like that. :/

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

No worries, I like your idea a lot, will probably add a sheet of acrylic here soon!

@emtfarva

5 жыл бұрын

@@craftedworkshop I would add it sooner than you think you will need. As a father, my son would even climb over the plastic lattice baby gates. That being said. Really great project. I liked how you attached it to the half wall. You will be able to remove it when your son gets older and no have that high block of wood just hanging out on the half wall when the gate isn't needed. One other suggestion, I would have out the latch on the other side. Eventually, he will learn how to open that latch.

Agree with the others saying the baby will climb this, but even more so that latch will be really easy to open once he is walking.

@butterflyforeve

4 жыл бұрын

The latch as a hole in it so he could put a lock through that hole

Most of those gate type latches have a hole at the bottom for a padlock, I just used a locking carabiner clip and it worked like a charm. My son didn't figure out how to open it until he was about 4, by then, stairs shouldn't be an issue. ;-) Great job, looks awesome. Yes, it will become a ladder quicker than you think, however the suggestion to put acrylic on the front is a great idea and will be a perfect solution!! Nice job!!

Nice build. I built a gate similar a couple of decades ago with horizontal boards. My baby daughter figured out how to climb, so rebuilt it with vertical boards (anti-scaling)

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and good to know! I'm guessing if he's old enough to climb it, he'd figure out a way around it either way. He won't be playing by himself in this area, so I'm not too worried about it.

@Chromerian

5 жыл бұрын

@@craftedworkshop I love your work and videos and I trust you know what is best for your family, but as you can see a lot of people have shown safety concerns for the horizontal design and the latch (the type my niece figured out very early on). Would it not be a good idea to add a stickied comment or a description update to at least acknowledge the potential for safety concerns in a more visible place. Some people may want to copy this who aren't as vigilant as you are. I would hate for there to be an accident because someone followed your "how to" guide.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

I’ve already added a pinned comment, most people just seem unable to read. Thanks!

@Chromerian

5 жыл бұрын

@@craftedworkshop No pinned comment is showing up for me, even after a refresh, or on multiple devices. Asked friends to check as well just in case it was my internet, and no-one can see any pinned messages so you may want to check that yourself. Can anyone else see it?

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for letting me know! For some reason the initial pinning didn’t seem to work. I was wondering why I was still getting so many comments.

Yes! Shop build videos coming. Oh, cool gate.

Made this out of poplar this week for our new puppy. These hinges are great. Thanks for the inspo!

I like the finish and design, and love those hinges. Thanks. I'm sure you want a different latch. That one will be very easy for a kid to open once he can stand or pull himself up to reach it. You'll find yourself having to use something to pin it closed, and be much happier if you put $20 into a safety gate latch that requires more finger strength, dexterity, and intent.

@ardemus

5 жыл бұрын

I also suggest updating the description with a disclaimer suggesting child safe latch. You really don't want someone building your gate as shown and having their kid get hurt.

Can't wait for the shop setup content! Well done as always, Johnny!

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks for the heads up about the hinges. I like the look of them too. Might use them on our new chicken run gate if it doesn't end up being heavier than 75 lbs.

Awesome!!! You are vey inspiring me to build gate like this on my youtube channel, thank you so much dude!!!

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Very good-looking gate. Yes, little kids cam climb very well. The problem area I see though is that gate latch. Any toddler 16 months + would be able to open that.

What an improvement on the run of the mill baby gates! Love the way this turned out. And cutest baby ever!!

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mama!

Hahahahaha......”I know more than you.” Cracked me up!

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Ron is who I want to be when I grow up.

@hmsiegel79

5 жыл бұрын

@@craftedworkshop Ron is who ALL of want to be when we grow up.

@FlavioCamus

5 жыл бұрын

is funny because is true

@annanicole1717

Жыл бұрын

Very funny!

Vertical slats would prevent it from becoming a ladder

@ku3kyc

5 жыл бұрын

Still a really good build video. Just s light mod needed.

Cute kid, Congrats on everything man, look forward to watching you set up shop

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I can't wait!

Looks great! The black hardware really did a lot better than using traditional interior hardware. Good luck with the move!

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and I agree! This hardware is way overkill for this kind of gate, but it still works fine and looks great.

Your projects always look great :) Maybe a roller bar (like a coyote roller on fences) on the top of the gate would keep your little guy from climbing over the top since he can't get a good grip on the top.

Great project. Love your attention to detail and esthetics. Truly inspiring.

@craftedworkshop

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

What a nice little project built ,even your smallest project had a solid finish.. God bless that sweet child.. Keep the good work man.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

This is on my list of projects as my wife is due in june. The outdoor gate hardware seems the best way to go.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Nice, good luck on the build! It seemed be the best choice when I looked around. Not too expensive either.

First... Congratulations on the new house. As for the build we enjoyed it very much. Personally, I very much enjoyed the look of the perfectly spaced screw holes. As you indicated, they are much more aesthetically pleasing. We dont have children or pets so we dont have a reason to try to duplicate this so we are going to have to encourage our "little dudette" and her husband to provide grandchildren and an excuse to make this build. Great job, Little Dude. Your father did a really nice job on the build.

I love these types of videos! This and your crib build have been two of my favorites. Cute kid! 😄

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hunter!

Pretty sweet design! I love the Ron Swanson clip!!!!

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Congrats on the new house and upcoming commercial space. Been awesome to watch your shop and projects evolve!! Keep up the great work Johnny!

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support Adrian!

RE: drywall anchors, the self-drilling ones are great, but I like Wall Dogs even better, they are screws that will hold a good amount of weight in drywall, and leave a relatively small hole if you remove or move them. ALSO, if you hit a stud with one, it just screws into the stud, instead of making a mess of things...

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Good tip!

@LKYme

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! Very helpful!

Johnny's knowledge and skill are second to none 💪💪

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This turned out awesome Johnny. Looking forward to see the shop move

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Johnny!

Awesome Gate!! I wish I had all of your tools to build my own!

Congrats on the commercial shop space!! You're moving up, there, Johnny. Can't wait to see the shop setup content.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

A fun great project. I look forward to watching setting up your new workshop. Anything you build for your little one and your new house would be fun to watch too.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I can't wait to get the new space dialed in, definitely going to be a fun challenge.

Wasn't going to wade through all the comments to see if this was mentioned already, but in addition to becoming a ladder, the horizontal slats can catch little fingers, and if he loses balance, break them!

@snappythingy

5 жыл бұрын

FlyingShotsman right on. Plus depending on your local laws, a design like this could never pass safety regs in a million years, so why bother spending time to make something that is inherently more dangerous than a cheap but compliant alternative?

Fence gate hardware looks great. I did the same thing on my baby gate.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

It’s super nice!

My kids would have climbed it and figured out the latch in about 32 seconds lol. I like the idea though and might replicate this to keep my doggy downstairs through the day. he has a habit of hiding things in my bed.

Thank you! I'm building a cat cate and I've been worried they'd simply squeeze through. I can't believe I didn't think off this. It'll be perfect! Thanks! (yes, I know they can jump over. This is simply to slow them down and stop them darting out the door.)

Wow, triple congrats on the Baby, the new house and the new shop!!! That's a whole lot of awesome stuff in a fairly short stretch of time!!! Also that gate looks waaaay better than the ones you can buy.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, definitely been a crazy year! Can't believe he'll be 1 in April.

You’re a genius man. I only have a hammer, screw driver and hand saw. Can’t make it so nice as you.

Super cute little nugget & I love this simple design.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Looks great! Super clean look. I wouldn't worry about the slats too much, we have 4 kids and have had no real issues with them and stairs.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shaun! I’m not worried about it at all, hah. The commenters sure are though.

That looks cool as a pet gate, your boy is going to teach himself climbing real quick though!

@rudddude5294

5 жыл бұрын

yep, it'll become a baby ladder! better put up a disclaimer !

Looks nice. One thing I would have done was plug up the mounting holes. Other than that, nice project.

Thanks for the tutorial! Also, great Hi-Wire hat, one of our favorite Asheville breweries!

I was wondering about latch bounce. Then u put the gate stop. Great job.

This is awesome Johnny! I’m going to be building one for our puppy 🐶

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Nice, have fun!

holy shit I am jealous of that shop. Maybe one day in 30 years I can have a setup that nice

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Hah, thanks!

Those are some cool hinges. I like that gate as well.

Putting the door hardware screw holes is better done with a automatic center bit it helps with aligning the hardware to make the door hing plumb

It's a beautiful build, I just know all my kids were incredible climbers, and this would look like a perfect ladder 🪜 for babies. I would have run those slats vertical instead of horizontal.

Great build man. I like how you used the large white block on the side and the gate stop on the bottom. You do a great job at putting videos together bro. And your little man is adorable. Nice work👍

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Mitch! Your baby gate video was great too.

best part is how he managed in makinfg vdo at the same time handling child loved it

That is a super realistic wooden puppet!

That's a great idea! And Little Dude's so freakin' adorable!

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

I'm telling you from experience he's going to climb that before you know it. You essentially put a ladder in front of the stairs. I highly recommend rotating it 90 degrees before he learns to climb it. Hopefully he doesn't get injured. Other than that, looks simple and nice!

@HammerandNeil

5 жыл бұрын

I have a 2 and four-year-old and they climb everything.

@BloodyAngel88

5 жыл бұрын

I would agree with you, if it wasn't for the fact that the pieces appear to be extremely close together, making it difficult for even tiny hands to get a grip.

@Maximilian5268

5 жыл бұрын

There's likely 1/2" to 3/4" in between each board. This is more than enough space for them to fit their little fingers and toes into.

I am amazed looking at the comments. After the first 100 people commented about the slat orientation you’d think that’d be good enough. I guess some people create, while others watch and critique. Albeit a valid point, it doesn’t need to be repeatedly stated. Nice work. I enjoyed the video.

Also, can’t wait for that new shop. Congrats dude! Vlog style tour when it’s done?

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I'll definitely be producing plenty of content on it and will make an updated shop tour when it's all done.

Very nice project. I can think of many applications for your design. 👍🏽

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin!

This is ridiculously perfect , nice job

Hey I think the horizontal sla...... nevermind, I see you already got jumped by 1000 other people over that....they do climb a lot quicker than you expect, so be careful...

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

That’s impressive!

Beautiful....👏👌👌👌

Look at that DOME!!! Cute kid, Im gonna need one of these for my girl pretty soon.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Hah, he takes after his daddy 😂

When my first son began crawling, we were living in a two-story townhouse. One day, when I was sitting on the floor at the foot of the stairs playing with him and my other two children, he started crawling up the (carpeted) stairs. He went up a few steps, and I took hold of his feet and gently worked him back down alternating feet. I didn't really mean to teach him how to come down the stairs, but he learned quickly. Even when he was walking very well, he'd stop at the top of the stairs and turn around to lie down and come down on his belly just the way I showed him! No need for a gate!

FINALLY SOMEONE REMOVING THIS ANNOYING TAG FROM A PROJECT ON VIDEO!

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Hah, they're the worst!

@rftt89

5 жыл бұрын

@@craftedworkshop Bob Clagett and April Wilkerson drive me crazy with they lack of attention with this damn tags...

cant wait for the shop move/ new setup. nice video. love the little dude :)

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

There is something about a baby in batman shirts that always makes me smile. All 3 sons of mine have an abundance of em! Great build!

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Hah, it's just ridiculously cute for some reason! Thanks.

I like those hinges!

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Nice project! Moving shops!?! right after finishing your metal shop! oh well. Next buyer will probably enjoy it. Nice job man.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

I’m definitely bringing the majority of the stuff from the metal side with me, just leaving the OSB. Can’t wait!

Cute boy. Congrats

i really like it. I just need to get something different to mount it to our stairs because we got a a metall railing in our rental flat.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

very beautiful and easy to build. Your son is so cute with his batman tshirt

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@christofix

5 жыл бұрын

@@craftedworkshop You are welcome.

I can’t wait to see the new shop set up videos

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

my 18 month old would plow right through this lol but it is really nice work!

I like how the title is easy diy but need million steps and tools.

Nice ladder

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Your new shop is going to be away from your home? OMG! I got chills thinking about that. Great video.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dennis!

Podobają mi się Twoje filmy. Szczególnie stoły. GOOD JOB !! Sub, Like, :)

Great use of woodworking skill!

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice work Johnny! 👍🏻👊🏻

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Fred!

Cute kid-auto thumbs up at beginning of the video.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Awesome work Johnny. Really like it. Do you think running the boards vertically would’ve been better though? That little guy’s going to learn to climb REALLY fast haha!

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And yup, you could easily do that.

Looks great 👍🏻

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill!

Just wanted to say thanks for this video! I adapted the plans and built a set of 4 35"w x 33"h fences for our rabbit area, and it works great! This was my first major woodworking project, and the steps in the video really helped. One genuine question: was there a reason why you did your sanding/finishing after assembly? I sanded before assembly because I couldn't use any finish (most are toxic to rabbits), but I'm interested in your thoughts.

Over protective dad coming at you ! Love it

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Those are some awesome hinges.... !

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

That they are!

Great project!

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Ron Swanson clip is hilarious... With the new house does that mean you'll be getting a new shop?

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, I mentioned it briefly right at the end of the video!

@joelely5464

5 жыл бұрын

@@craftedworkshop I totally missed it but that's awesome! Such a huge step in the right direction for your business. One day I hope to do the same!

Awesome build as always, man! Great seeing you at the Rockler meet up in Pasadena! Oh, and 3:34 was pure gold! 😂😂😂

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Hah, thanks man! And thanks for coming!

Nice ladder to climb over :)

great ladder

You should add wooden hole fillers on the spacer board to make the gate even with the top of the stairs the white piece where you put the lag screws to tighten to the beam at the top of the stairs a nice wooden piece of filler to fill that big hole don’t fill the whole thing all the way though incase you ever want to remove the gate you can just drill the wood fillers out and remove it after you fill it sand the fillers down flush with your wood and it down and it would be one solid piece just some advise because the holes kinda look ugly although the top one is mostly hidden with the top hinge otherwise I like it good idea I’m building a dog kennel 10x12 it’s indoor outdoor and I’m running power and water to it so it should be interesting can’t wait to see the outcome of that I’m gonna have a 4x4 indoor space for then with a dog gate so they can go out whenever they want I breed dogs I’m gonna have one side the 4x4 stalls with a dog gate running out to gated in dog kennel outdoors but I’m gonna have to come up with some kind of roof top to keep other animals out then my back yard in gated in about 50x70 so I’ll let them all out and exercise daily in the yard for a hour or so because I breed American pocket bullies which they are high energy but they only get 16 inches tall off the ground females and males get max 17 there awesome dogs I have a liter on the ground now of 3 that’s the thing to they only have slightly small litters but they can’t have them natural because how small they are they so they have to have C-section everytime so it’s 2500-3k every litter before I even have them but I make it back and some that’s why a kennel will be perfect and you videos give me a lot of ideas because I’m a contractor myself

I wish you had posted this last week before I spent way too much money on two pet gates.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

You can still probably return them! 😜

It is probably a DIY for someone who has all those equipment. :)

best!!!have fun with your family

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Awsome project. Think I might make one for my house to keep my dogs out of the second floor. My older dog is not so much of the problem, it's my puppy that's the issue while we are still training him to go outside instead of in the house. Planning on going to the meet and greet you will be at in the Rocker in Orange.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Nice, the gate would be perfect for that! And see you tomorrow!

@lifeofbrian9695

5 жыл бұрын

I would change the slats to vertical though. Especially since you little one will be trying to climb up stuff soon. Trust me, I have 2 kids of my own and a bunch of nephews. When they where that age, they loved climbing on stuff. If you. Notice most of the baby gate designs are vertical slats so the gate doesn't act like a ladder for them to climb up.

This is awesome! I may look into this for my baby girl that's on the way! You got awesome videos man

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, and congrats!

@CallMeJuancho

4 жыл бұрын

@@craftedworkshop sup man, I'm getting ready to do something similar. One question, do you think those structural screws for the wood columns were a good choice, or do you think drywall anchors would be better?

@craftedworkshop

4 жыл бұрын

@@CallMeJuancho drywall anchors definitely aren't a great choice as they will fail over time. I used them to attach the strip for the latch but am going to be replacing them very soon with something like toggle bolts, which have a lot better holding power.

Dang congrats on the new house! My kid can’t crawl yet, but I definitely need to make one of these!

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Been really enjoying following your stuff, love me some Harry Potter, hah.

@BevelishCreations

5 жыл бұрын

Crafted Workshop YAHHHH! We could all use a bit of magic in the shop! And it’s such an honor for you to follow along with my stuff man. You’re a great inspiration! I actually got the courage to build the crib for my kid after watching your video

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome man! Keep it up!

Nice job 👍

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pat!

Super!👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

i read the tattoo on your arm and was very happy and proud of you for being such a great person 9:00

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I would think about installing plexiglass on it to prevent possible climbing and fingers getting stuck in between the slats. But it won’t take away from the beauty of the piece. I also wouldn’t be so quick to dismiss people’s concerns for climbing. Children live to surprise us. You will be shocked what your child will do that you were not prepared for. There is a reason that all of the gates on the market are built the way they are. With vertical slats and decent gaps between them. A few comments, I would ignore. But this many I would take serious consideration to.

@craftedworkshop

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, I'll certainly keep an eye on him and will address it when it becomes an issue. I think plexiglass is a good solution.