Construction and assembly of the rope bed for the loft in the log cabin project

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

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  • @bavariabearfan
    @bavariabearfan 2 года назад +18

    This design of bed is where the old saying, "Sleep Tight!" comes from. You always hoped the ropes were tight so you didn't sag down to the floor. :) Sleep Tight and don't let the Bed Bugs bite!

  • @reallywittycatchyname
    @reallywittycatchyname 2 года назад +4

    Fantastic channel. Thank you.

  • @bwcok7947
    @bwcok7947 2 года назад +5

    Simplicity. Functionality. Versatility. Had to use what was readily available. Great video!

  • @tube4knowledge76
    @tube4knowledge76 2 года назад

    glad I found this channel! God bless!

  • @gettingbacktonature7015
    @gettingbacktonature7015 2 года назад +11

    Great rope bed! I made one a few years back for camping and I like it better than any cot or hammock i have slept on. I like the channel. Thanks for posting your videos as they are very inspiring.

  • @krystalcluck4282
    @krystalcluck4282 2 года назад +10

    For added warmth and insulation, straw "ticks" or mattresses would be added on top of the rope beds. Basically, a canvas bag the size of the bedframe, filled with dried straw or grass. The Little House on the Prairie books go into detail about how the Ingalls would use dried grass to refill the ticks with when they moved to a new homestead and hadn't gotten a crop of wheat or corn in for straw yet, or if they needed the straw to feed the animals.
    Then, when the straw compacted down too much, the filling could be dumped out into the compost pile, and refilled with new filling to freshen it up and make the mattress soft again. Eventually, as people hunted over the years, they would save the down feathers from geese and such to refill the mattresses, which was softer than straw.
    The main reason we moved away from rope beds to wood slat beds and then metal ones is because mice and rodents would chew through the ropes and make nests in the straw mattresses if the people didn't keep an eye out during their weekly cleaning to make sure that the ropes were tight and undamaged and the mattresses were fluffed.

  • @lancedaniels
    @lancedaniels 2 года назад +2

    Thanks for posting and sharing. Glad that your content is appreciated by your growing audience 👍. Very nice to see rope bad and joinery holding it together.

  • @Fjhgvnncvuuuvxi
    @Fjhgvnncvuuuvxi 3 месяца назад

    Perfect for my van im converting gonna sleep in it to save money rather than renting need to avoid mould most ppl put mattresses in them and get black mold. Thanks for the video !

  • @neilschipper3741
    @neilschipper3741 2 года назад +4

    The skills you demonstrate are lost arts that are no longer taught. Glad to hear that you will be making more videos. Great job on the bed! Thanks so much for sharing. May your endeavors teach future generations lost skills.

    • @81deeds72
      @81deeds72 2 года назад +2

      Some recent work

  • @attalley
    @attalley 2 года назад +1

    thanks for sharing your project. i think most would LOVE to get back to a simpler life.

  • @JillRandall-y9j
    @JillRandall-y9j 8 месяцев назад

    You are so interesting. I really enjoy listening to you. Thank you.

  • @jelsner5077
    @jelsner5077 2 года назад +1

    Those joints on the bed are so cool!

  • @ivanpuckett4736
    @ivanpuckett4736 9 месяцев назад

    I have an original 1800 century curly maple with acorn posts and the original bolts are still with it.I just restored it and put the ropes in it. Great piece of history .Enjoyed your work and expertise.

  • @suzzettebridges4931
    @suzzettebridges4931 Год назад +1

    That bed is amazing. I love it.

  • @justpassingthrough4802
    @justpassingthrough4802 2 года назад

    I stumbled upon the vid for your chimney build. Am enjoying all the others too. Good job!

  • @johnnysmythe7767
    @johnnysmythe7767 2 года назад +3

    I just happened upon your channel and I have to say… WOW! Im loving it! Great content, instructional and really fun to watch too!
    Lord bless you for taking us on this journey with you Jerry!

  • @thomasmacklin-k8e
    @thomasmacklin-k8e Год назад

    Liked this very much. Well done.

  • @tezzathetracter2001
    @tezzathetracter2001 2 года назад +1

    Hi Jerry, another great video thank you. I believe in the early 1800's in Europe , women would save the feathers from the chickens they had plucked to eat and made a feather mattress which was often presented to a newly married couple as a wedding gift. Terry. U.K.

  • @melodysfiresidefarm
    @melodysfiresidefarm 2 года назад

    My moms mattress was made of feathers and some sisters were made with corn husks. Cool bed!

  • @p.a.d2167
    @p.a.d2167 2 года назад

    Gran trabajo saludos desde la sierra de Madrid

  • @williamqueen8790
    @williamqueen8790 2 года назад +1

    I love these videos. You do very good work. Wish we were neighbors lol.

    • @logcabinlifestyle
      @logcabinlifestyle  2 года назад

      Thanks William! I could use a like minded neighbor, but I do have one that cooks me breakfast and walks it to my house when I’m working.

    • @williamqueen8790
      @williamqueen8790 2 года назад

      @@logcabinlifestyle Its nice to have friends like that. You seem like a rely nice guy and that's hard to find these days. I love doing carpenter, plumbing and electrical work and looks like you take pride in all your work, and I like that.

    • @logcabinlifestyle
      @logcabinlifestyle  2 года назад

      Thank you, yes when I do something I try to do it to the best of my abilities.

  • @OutnBacker
    @OutnBacker Год назад +1

    I can promise you, you will need to tighten the ropes from the start. Stretch them so they are as tight as wires. In no time - even possibly over night - they will stretch a lot. Tensioning those beds was a regular exercise, and they used a fork or a hand windlass and tapered peg to tap into the holes to hold the tension while you went to the other side and repeat until everything was tight. Sometime a simple lever was wedged under the excess rope to tension it. Eventually, the rope stretched as far as it would go.
    I use a typical moving blanket as the liner, as it has a bit of quilted loft to it. Not being authentic, so I have a 5" memory foam mattress 36x72. Our $3000 top mattress on our modern bed is very nice, but I must say that the rope bunk I made for my pickup camping is pretty close. I keep it in the rec room and it's my daily "nap slab."
    I'm planning a second one with foldable legs to make it easier to take camping when I leave the pickup at home and use the old Jeep Grand Cherokee. Tie that puppy to the roof rack and go. So much better than ANY cot, and will fit into a medium tent or under a tarp.

  • @stevencunningham4680
    @stevencunningham4680 2 года назад +2

    I'm hooked on your channel. I watched the video about the pot belly stove then saw the videos about the fire place build and immediately subscribed. I love what you're doing by preserving the past and actually living in it. I just finished the video about the rope bed , it's great. I also really like the quilt that your mom made , it's awesome. Made of shirts and blue jeans , very cool. Keep up the great work and I look forward to your next video.

  • @ObsidianWolves
    @ObsidianWolves 2 года назад +1

    I just found your channel this afternoon and have been hooked! What a great channel you've got going here. You seem like a really authentic guy with great values. Thank you for the content!

    • @logcabinlifestyle
      @logcabinlifestyle  2 года назад +1

      Thank you! Your comments mean the most. I would never want to pretend to be something I’m not. I have so so much more to share when the time is right.

  • @scottmcfarland2149
    @scottmcfarland2149 Год назад

    What a work of art! Absolutely beautiful! ✌🏻

  • @jaciekelly3391
    @jaciekelly3391 2 года назад

    Glad you decided to do a You Tube channel the content is awesome. :)

  • @jormawails
    @jormawails 2 года назад +2

    great stuff Don't underestimate the interest people would have to see the actual building process of your projects Thank you

  • @valeriehuyett4343
    @valeriehuyett4343 2 года назад

    AWESOME video!!

  • @noellaq8056
    @noellaq8056 2 года назад

    Another great video, Jerry. It’s great to see the number of your subscribers going up!

  • @stein-fredrikholm2042
    @stein-fredrikholm2042 2 года назад +1

    Love it. Great work!
    A very relaxing channel to follow, very inspiring!

  • @jeaniesf84833
    @jeaniesf84833 2 года назад +2

    That looks like a fantastic bed, and so easy to put together (besides pulling the ropes, lol). New subscriber.

  • @denislosieroutdoors
    @denislosieroutdoors 2 года назад

    Another awesome video there eh! Love simple style of ur robe bed thanks for sharing

  • @SteeringSteel
    @SteeringSteel 2 года назад +3

    This was great! I think the corner posts would look really good with a chamfered edge and you should try your hand at making a sheep wool mattress as well. Thanks for the video.

  • @johnvanb3795
    @johnvanb3795 2 года назад

    Nowadays a Cabela's shirt doesn't last long enough to get made into a quilt haha. Great job on this project!

  • @oneofgodschildren
    @oneofgodschildren Год назад +1

    I'm so glad I found your channel. I would much rather live with less and be grateful. I have no vehicle now because I sold it. My groceries get delivered and I'm so happy. I love that bed. Curious about that rope is it like clothes line rope?

  • @pamelamiller3757
    @pamelamiller3757 2 года назад

    Nice channel Jerry. In colonial times rope beds were invented to hold the mattress off the floor. The mattress was a bag stuffed with straw, raw cleaned cotton, down, or wool. So, make yourself a large bag to stuff, using canvas or heavy linen. Sewn together with one side left open that can be closed with buttons, or lacing. I hear the straw ones are really comfy, but be sure to use straw cut about 8" long, not hay, and add cedar chips to the straw to get rid of any bugs from it before stuffing your mattress bag. I have only slept on them stuffed with cotton. They are very heavy, but the comfiest bed I ever slept on. You could also just get a futon mattress. Pillows were generally stuffed with any of the above except straw.
    Rope beds were the first Murphy beds. For warmth, curtains were hung around the bed posts, as you see in old movies, to close at night. The ropes tend to need tightening regularly and the straw will need to be replaced about every 6 months. If you have enough, I would go with the wool and use linen sheets. It really all depends on what fits your life. Have lots of fun with this. You have done a great job. I love your cabin!

  • @TheMacRiada
    @TheMacRiada 2 года назад +2

    You need a tool that looks like an old fashioned clothes pin to tighten the ropes. You should tighten at least once a month.

  • @nathanrodrigues1853
    @nathanrodrigues1853 2 года назад

    Very good your Channel, I'm from Brasil. Thanks for sharing.

  • @maryquinn1496
    @maryquinn1496 2 года назад

    Great very good instructions! Thank you and will try to make one.

  • @lorigibson3447
    @lorigibson3447 2 года назад

    So cool. Now I want to make one for our cabin! Great channel and enjoying your hospitality. New subscriber from Ontario.

  • @josephlathrop1914
    @josephlathrop1914 Год назад

    if you want to you could easily make this into a four Poster bed with Longer Posts and a castel joint on the top. would keep you warmer at night with drapes around the bed

  • @alj4940
    @alj4940 2 года назад

    Enjoying your vids,that bed is nice you did a fne job. looks very comfortable, better than I expected. if the ropes needed more tightening you may be able to make wedges to go at all the loops for the tightening. Thanks for taking the time.

  • @TacticalTinkerer
    @TacticalTinkerer 2 года назад +1

    A small fid might make threading the rope easier. Otherwise, another excellent video. I wish I had a property to emulate some of what I've seen you do.

  • @TheBeardedCarpenter
    @TheBeardedCarpenter 2 года назад

    Howdy Brother- I made a corded bed for the first cabin I built. With the timber’s marked with Roman numerals I wonder if it was cut out in a different location and moved piece by piece to the location it was built. Buildings were cut out and shipped to different areas and assembled. The Roman numerals were easy to make with a chisel. Glad to see your channel growing. Take care and God bless

  • @shanek6582
    @shanek6582 2 года назад

    Nice! Mark the legs 1-4 and both dovetail ends 1&1 2&2 3&3 4&4 lol.

  • @rikiray3370
    @rikiray3370 Год назад

    This is exactly the bed i want

  • @bobhepburn0117
    @bobhepburn0117 2 года назад

    Great job my friend, just needs a feather mattress to go on top.

    • @logcabinlifestyle
      @logcabinlifestyle  2 года назад

      I called Big Lots, they are backordered indefinitely😂😂

    • @bobhepburn0117
      @bobhepburn0117 2 года назад

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  • @shaunhall6834
    @shaunhall6834 2 года назад

    Brilliant!

  • @KeithElliott
    @KeithElliott Год назад

    There's a tool you can make for tightening up the ropes, it makes things a lot easier. The name of it escapes me at present.

  • @rikiray3370
    @rikiray3370 Год назад

    Earned my subscription

  • @terihomer5316
    @terihomer5316 2 года назад +1

    Sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite.

  • @johnstack4316
    @johnstack4316 2 года назад +1

    What type of rope and how many ft did it take? Great channel!

  • @josephatnip2398
    @josephatnip2398 2 года назад +1

    If you get the rope wet soak it in water first when you pull it tight it'll stretch when it dries it'll become even tighter just putting that out there

  • @maplehouseknives
    @maplehouseknives 2 года назад

    Pretty awesome! How about a sheep's wool mattress???🤔

  • @williamqueen8790
    @williamqueen8790 2 года назад

    The rope bed is awesome

  • @irishheart4768
    @irishheart4768 Год назад

    They use to make mattress by stuffing a cloth that was hand
    sewed with straw. and after a while the ropes losses up and you would have to titan them. God Bless

  • @coolissimo69
    @coolissimo69 2 года назад

    The bed looks very inventive , don't know if is comfortable , with the ropes on your back.

  • @dawnamorgan7364
    @dawnamorgan7364 2 года назад +1

    Did you chamfer the inner parts of the holes? I read or heard somewhere that you need to chamfer the sharp edges off or it will shred the ropes. Also, could you put out a list of cuts and /or diagram of the dovetail cuts, etc. I am not a carpenter and do not understand the verbal instructions. I would like to make a twin sized one. Thank you for another great video!

  • @jenniferbaucom9769
    @jenniferbaucom9769 Год назад +1

    Wow!

  • @fivestring4653
    @fivestring4653 Год назад

    Subscribed and 👍

  • @ThatKraZeeKanuck
    @ThatKraZeeKanuck Год назад

    Hey Jerry! This is a great project for me and the kids. I could guess at dimensions etc but would rather ask before I do - what size posts did you use?

  • @carolleenkelmann4751
    @carolleenkelmann4751 Год назад

    Would it make much difference to the structure's safety and stability if your reverserved the length of 4 side posts so that the length of the posts are longer underneath the side structures carrying the ropes?

  • @munchkin5674
    @munchkin5674 2 года назад

    What you call a quilt looks like what my mom called a comforter. Its not actually quilted. The back, lining and quilt top are tacked together with either embroidery thread or yarn. Beautiful heirlooms! : )

  • @heidipustelniak652
    @heidipustelniak652 2 года назад +1

    That is such a neat bed! The only thing with using wool as insulation… would be carpet beetles! I spin wool into yarn, and a few years ago, I had an infestation of three different types of carpet beetles! It was awful! They are very destructive! Hoping you never have them!

  • @KatrinaLeFaye
    @KatrinaLeFaye Год назад

    Thank you.

  • @756il2yr
    @756il2yr 2 года назад

    Extremely well made and admirable work! BUT please try to find good second hand leather furniture for your living room (which you can repair and lubricate) which makes the rustic to be of high class! Remove the quilts and buy some better "clean" looking covers if you need such! In my opinion you don't need such quilts, its an old outdated thing that makes your fantastic house look a bit "shabby";)

    • @susanschuck8124
      @susanschuck8124 2 года назад +2

      I believe his Mom made some of those quilts so they are most sentimental. It adds to the realistic decor of this 1800 log cabin.

    • @logcabinlifestyle
      @logcabinlifestyle  2 года назад +2

      No, no. You don’t understand me. I’m not that guy that needs to be like everyone else, and I’m definitely not “high class”! I do as your opinion but I’ll take $100 second hand store cloth furniture. I’m not a leather guy.

  • @wvblue4658
    @wvblue4658 2 года назад

    Placing a straw tick on a rope bed was the usual thing in my part of rural West Virginia. The straw would be replaced with fresh straw each summer.

  • @barbaraprayer9720
    @barbaraprayer9720 10 месяцев назад

    Love it 13:02

  • @seresamgala8125
    @seresamgala8125 Год назад

    Do you think PARACORD would work for this?
    ... I wonder if it might stretch less.
    Also ... I wonder it it may work to put the holes closer together in the middle of the bed, where most of our body mass is, for better support; ... just an idea!

  • @81deeds72
    @81deeds72 2 года назад

    Thank you!! Perfect timing too.im doing all my jointery for my floor an top plate beam all step dovetail an since I'm making all my furniature as well for my cabin once I'm finished,this is perfect thank you so much! Godbless.i will try an attach photos of mine!! Love to talk,I'm doing the exact same thing an the exact same ways you are.love to share some knowledge back an fourth.love to be in contact somehow.im not good at this,will try an add photo or 2 as I said.

    • @logcabinlifestyle
      @logcabinlifestyle  2 года назад +1

      Jerry Tyson on Facebook. You can use messenger if you like. Just send me a message so I know it’s you.

    • @81deeds72
      @81deeds72 2 года назад

      @@logcabinlifestyle message sent,with the photos,
      Thank you very much.
      Derek

  • @B-leafer
    @B-leafer 2 года назад

    I think you will want to put cardboard down over the rope if you spend any time on that bed.
    The rope will leave lines on your body. And probably some kind of mattress over that to be super comfy.

  • @atexinc.5472
    @atexinc.5472 10 месяцев назад

    Nice

  • @sinisajakus3602
    @sinisajakus3602 2 года назад

    fantastično

  • @shellypontz4155
    @shellypontz4155 2 года назад

    What kind of rope did you use? It's hard to tell in the video.

    • @logcabinlifestyle
      @logcabinlifestyle  2 года назад +2

      It was a 3/8” nylon rope and I drilled 1/2” holes.

  • @oakridgeboy2023
    @oakridgeboy2023 9 месяцев назад +1

    Make a goose mattres

  • @davedavis662
    @davedavis662 2 года назад

    I’ve heard the numbers referred to as marriage marks. Just for the very purpose you mentioned. In todays world you would have to call them Cohabiting or significant other or civil Union marks.

    • @logcabinlifestyle
      @logcabinlifestyle  2 года назад

      Nice! Your notice I don’t really know the termanology. Im not a highly educated person.

    • @davedavis662
      @davedavis662 2 года назад

      @@logcabinlifestyle You wouldn’t have been able to accomplish all you have without…… education doesn’t equate to intelligence . Your much wiser and smarter than you give yourself credit for. I attended college and work in a professional environment and trust me many of these educated individuals I wouldn’t allow them to wash my truck.

    • @logcabinlifestyle
      @logcabinlifestyle  2 года назад

      Well thank you. What I lack in education I get back in common sense. I just meant often I don’t have the words to put with it.

  • @bebom927
    @bebom927 Год назад

    i need a mattress