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BUILDING A MURPHY BED

What happens here

Using 1x4 MDF (Medium-Density Fiberboard) strips, measure and cut pieces to form an outer frame on the front of the Murphy bed. Cut additional pieces at specific angles (e.g., 46.5-47.5 degrees) to create the 'X' pattern within each panel of the frame. The presenter demonstrates a technique to achieve angles beyond 45 degrees on a miter saw by using a spacer. Attach these MDF pieces using wood glue and a brad nailer.

Goal: Create and attach a decorative farmhouse 'X' pattern trim to the exterior of the Murphy bed cabinet using MDF strips.

Tools and materials

  • 1x4 MDF Strips
  • Brad Nailer (Ryobi AirStrike)
  • Measuring Tape
  • Miter Saw (Ryobi)
  • Pencil
  • Safety Glasses
  • Wood Glue
  • Brad Nails

What they say

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nice concealable legs so the pattern for the exterior of this thing it has to be kind of uh i don't know interesting kind of like a sliding barn door right it's like an art piece especially how big this thing is so the pattern i'm going to go with is i'm going to kick myself for doing this um it's it's this x pattern it's gonna give it a little bit i don't know if i'm gonna do that many but it's gonna give a little bit more of that farmhousey feel and the cool part i'm gonna paint it like a flat black with some gold like bronzes uh i don't know hardware i think it'll look really cool in a room let's just get oh what are we using yeah by the way uh we're using uh 1x4 mdf chopping up with the miter saw and uh brad nailing it on with some glue of course little tip when you do your own molding or trim work or anything like that measure the outside corners not the inside that'll screw you over so just kind of know the longest part to the longest part and then line everything up and always cut on the outside of your scribing line that way if it's a little too big you can trim it [Music] all right so uh the angles that we need for these x's is like 46 and or 47 and a half and this miter saw only goes to 45 degrees there's a quick solution the timeline i just kind of looked on the old internet web and figured out if you cut one of your pieces to be just 45 degrees and you clamp it in place here now anything gets moved on this fence line is just going to be that much bigger so we just move it an extra three and then boom we got our dimension at that point we can just put our piece in here create our cut and we're ready rock and roll bada bing bada boom [Music] so now we gotta do is use a little bit of a wood filler uh patch up all these things give it a light sand and uh put a caulking inside of it that will be nicely primed

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