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Monday, February 17, 2014
Bunk Bed Plans Vital Information You Need to Know
Is it time to build the kids a bunk bed? This is one time you must use the best plans and the best materials available. Bunk bed plans are available all over the place, but do you really want to trust your childrens safety to some plans from a free site, which you know nothing about?
You may be thinking a bunk bed is a simple project. You are absolutely right, until you consider the most important factor of the bed, your children. Children are going to climb, jump, shake, wiggle, and abuse the bed. Its called life, it is just the way children are. Your plans must take into consideration the abuse children are going to dish out on the structure, and be able to handle it.
Your wood needs to be strong. Make sure you choose top quality lumber, and follow the recommendations laid out in your plans. Top quality bunk bed plans are going to spell out the exact types of screws, hardware, and other fixtures you need to make the bed strong and secure.
You will also want to be considering how you plan to finish the bed. Your plans may contain several suggestions. Your wood selection may change slightly depending on your choice. If you are planning to paint, you are probably not overly worried about the cosmetic appearance of the grain of the wood. If you are planning to stain, varnish, or just seal the wood, you are going to want great looking wood. Keep in mind the abuse your children can dish out. You may like a painted bed better, since it can easily be touched up, and kept looking great.
If you bought a good set of bunk bed plans, you will have the list of tools you are going to need for each step of the project. When you see a recommendation to use a power tool to cinch those screws down, it is with good reason. The bed needs to be tight and strong. Any looseness in the structure will quickly decay into total failure. This comes back to the fact of your children playing on the bed. They will stress those loose joints, causing them to fail. Always follow the recommendations in your bunk bed plans to make the most secure bed possible.
Keep in mind as you are selecting your plans on whether you want to integrate storage under the bottom bunk. This is a great place to get extra drawer space for your children. If you decide this is a feature you want, make sure to choose plans with the storage included in the plans. Following plans instead of venturing out on your own will make for a better and easier project.
Choosing the right bunk bed plans is truly serious business. The worst sound you could possibly hear in the middle of the night is the bed collapsing, and your children being injured. Get the right plans and follow them to the letter, and youre sure to have a secure, solid set of bunk beds.
You may be thinking a bunk bed is a simple project. You are absolutely right, until you consider the most important factor of the bed, your children. Children are going to climb, jump, shake, wiggle, and abuse the bed. Its called life, it is just the way children are. Your plans must take into consideration the abuse children are going to dish out on the structure, and be able to handle it.
Your wood needs to be strong. Make sure you choose top quality lumber, and follow the recommendations laid out in your plans. Top quality bunk bed plans are going to spell out the exact types of screws, hardware, and other fixtures you need to make the bed strong and secure.
You will also want to be considering how you plan to finish the bed. Your plans may contain several suggestions. Your wood selection may change slightly depending on your choice. If you are planning to paint, you are probably not overly worried about the cosmetic appearance of the grain of the wood. If you are planning to stain, varnish, or just seal the wood, you are going to want great looking wood. Keep in mind the abuse your children can dish out. You may like a painted bed better, since it can easily be touched up, and kept looking great.
If you bought a good set of bunk bed plans, you will have the list of tools you are going to need for each step of the project. When you see a recommendation to use a power tool to cinch those screws down, it is with good reason. The bed needs to be tight and strong. Any looseness in the structure will quickly decay into total failure. This comes back to the fact of your children playing on the bed. They will stress those loose joints, causing them to fail. Always follow the recommendations in your bunk bed plans to make the most secure bed possible.
Keep in mind as you are selecting your plans on whether you want to integrate storage under the bottom bunk. This is a great place to get extra drawer space for your children. If you decide this is a feature you want, make sure to choose plans with the storage included in the plans. Following plans instead of venturing out on your own will make for a better and easier project.
Choosing the right bunk bed plans is truly serious business. The worst sound you could possibly hear in the middle of the night is the bed collapsing, and your children being injured. Get the right plans and follow them to the letter, and youre sure to have a secure, solid set of bunk beds.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Why Are You Here Woodworking In America 2013
Sadly, Woodworking in America 2013 is over. For the 3+ days of the event, it was a time like no other in the woodworking world.
While each day of the event – from arrival on Thursday morning to departure on Sunday afternoon – was filled with great camaraderie and woodworking banter, there were definitive highlights to this year’s show.
Loading & Setup
As Tom, Sean and I arrived at the convention center by about 1:00 on Thursday, we headed through the empty marketplace and met with our vendor friends. We helped +Scott Meek Woodworks, +Andy Brownell and +Ron Hock setup their booths.
MWA Meet-up
On Thursday night we played hosts at a Modern WoodworkersAssociation meet-up at the Keystone Bar & Grill. Our attendance was wonderful as friends, members and listeners joined us to celebrate the start of Woodworking in America 2013. This event also lead to the weekend’s catch phrase.
MWA Podcast
On Friday afternoon we took the new recording equipment our listeners were kind enough to donate for (thank you). We included our new MWA Chapter Administrator, +Sean Wisniewski and discussed all things WIA. It was fun to record in front of an audience, and we had some interruptions special guests too.
@woodtalkonline invades @MWA_National podcast. Hilarity ensues. #WIA13 pic.twitter.com/gS4cZ35aLQ
— Neal Becker (@TheRealNeal) October 18, 2013
Online Panel Discussion
After the podcast, on the invitation of +Megan Fitzpatrick, Popular Woodworking’s Editor, we participated in a panel titled Online Woodworking Roundtable. It was billed at “a panel of the best-known online woodworkers and educators . . . [discussing] how to get the most out of your online woodworking experience, discover what goes into creating valuable online content and learn how they are reaching a new generation of craftsmen and craftswomen.” It proved to be a wonderful discussion about the thriving online woodworking world. There were 9 panelists representing the full Wood Talk Show crew ( +Marc Spagnuolo, +Matt Vanderlist & +Shannon Rogers), the full Modern Woodworkers Association podcast crew (Chris, Tom & Me), Wood Central, Woodnet & Giant Cypress (+Wilbur Pan). Megan moderated and the 50 or so audience members engaged us with questions and their own experiences with the online woodworking community. To the person, I believe we can all sum up the community as a wonderful, educational and encouraging network of friends. I’m proud to say that even I knew – and am friends with – about 2/3 of the people in the room because of the online community (it’s certainly not because I’m an overly social person, ask my wife).
Why #wia13 hashtag has not been used for an hour. pic.twitter.com/EHur0n41Nc— Aaron Marshall (@JinkerPlex) October 18, 2013
MWA Member Interviews
After the RoundtableChris, Tom and I headed back to the hotel and setup our recording rig again. We sat down with some of the MWA members in attendance and recorded quick interviews with them about the conference. We’ll be adding them to the end of the podcast when it posts.
Ejler Hjorth-Westh
On Saturday I took two (2) classes with Ejler Hjorth-Westh: Chairs: Style & Substance and Working With Curves: Design & Execution. Taking these classes with Ejler (Eye-ler) was a revelation. Not because of the content (which was excellent) but because of the instructor. Ejler brought his personal style, experience and philosophy to the classes. Through very different in both style and method, I think the best comparison as a speaker is to Adam Cherubini. Adam is another instructor from whom I would take any class – regardless of topic. As a side note, my only disappointment about the conference was Adam’s absence.
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| Ejler was awesome. |
Workbench Beefcakes
Last year we took some adorable photos of Tom on some of the benches and our group MWA photo standing and sitting on Megan’s bench. This year we wanted to take it a step further. We found the best looking woodworkers we could (or one good looking woodworkers with red hair and the only guys we could convince to do it) and shot what will be the premier woodworking beefcake calendar. We owe a big thanks to Gorilla Glue, Lie-Nelson, Lee Valley, Bad Axe Toolworks, Hock Blades, Scott Meek, Lake Erie and everyone else who let us use their benches. We also need to thank Ejler for being such a handsome woodworker (and good sport).
WTO Meet-Up
Saturday night was the Wood Talk Online meet-up at Keystone’s. It was a great time to hangout and chat with the Wood Talk guys and their listeners. I think it was a WIA13 highlight for everyone there.
WTO Podcast
After their meet-up, Marc, Matt and Shannon retired to the hotel to record an episode of the Wood Talk Show. During their recording, the MWA had fun repaying their kindness.
After all this fun it was time to go home. I’m already counting the days to Woodworking In America 2014.
Dont forget about the +Modern Woodworkers Association Podcast. We talk woodworking with Guests from around the world of woodworking every other week. Subscribe to the RSS feed or iTunes today.
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