Welcome back to the MAKING phase of my creative design process for my Son’s custom bedroom furniture! This is where the saw dust starts to fly and the fun really begins!

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Before we get started building this, I need to get Maxton’s approval first. After all this is his room!  

Inside Home By Me you can export out a 360 degree scene then load that scene into your VR goggles!  This is a great way to get my son’s attention and his approval. 

Maxton gave me two thumbs up and said his new room was “INSANABLE!”

Here I am using a circular saw on a track, this helps keep my cut lines straight.

This was my first time using pocket hole joinery.  Basically: This jig helps you drill straight holes in perfect placement for the custom screws. I love this because how strong the bond is and also its great for hiding the screws leaving you with a much cleaner look. 

Once I started mocking up the first cabinet, I discovered a small issue.  I need to be able to access the electrical outlets that are on the wall behind this cabinet and connect the power strip that is on the top of the cabinet.  If I had kept the drawers the total depth there would not be room for me to run the power cable. 

This was an easy fix I pushed the drawers in a touch. Now, I have plenty of clearance to run a power cord down to the wall outlet.  I am sure glad I caught this when I did. 

I also decided to elevate the power strip just in case someone accidently spills a glass of water. 

To make things easier on myself I color coded all the elements inside SW. This would look rather silly for anyone else but it really helped me keep track of what materials needed to be cut! Red was 2.5” blue was 1” Green was 3” I found myself constantly referencing my model and double checking my measurements while I worked. 

We have all heard the saying measure twice and cut once… which is very true. However, with the price of wood being so expensive these days you now need to measure 4 times and cut once! 

I created a custom fixture setup so I could replicate the drawer bottom grove. I need this to be in the exact same location for all six of my drawers.  I then used my hand router to create a linear pocket. 

Once all the four sides of the drawers were routed out I was able to slide in the bottom panel. 

With a touch of wood glue and my trusty pocket hole screws I was able to secure everything into place. Oh and a kind warning….Don’t use wood glue until you are 100% sure! I learned this the hard way more than a few times.  LOL  

Kipton is always quick to jump in and help with any project happening in the garage. Naturally, he asked me when I plan on redoing his bedroom? SMH! 

I still got a ton of work to finish up on this project but I really like the direction it is going.  Up next I need to finish up the fabrication of all this furniture and then get it everything painted and installed.

On to the next video!!! 

Jason

PS: There is now SAW DUST everywhere!!!!!!