/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[Anonymous No.941891]

I want this /diy/. I want this more than any other non-electric physical object in my life.

Who should I talk to to have this made? It shouldn't be more than 5000 USD, right?

[Anonymous No.941892]

>>941891

Second pic.

[Anonymous No.941894]

>>941892

Better first pic.

[Anonymous No.941899]

>>941891
make it yourself bruv
/diy/ that shit

[Anonymous No.941908]

Probably less than 5k, is that black walnut?

[Anonymous No.941909]

>pallets.
>gloriously polished pallets.

[Anonymous No.941916]

Me too, that thing looks glorious. Might make it bigger again though so you can have more than a snuggling pair in there.

I'd be tempted to just make it out of shitty cheap pine or something tho.

[Anonymous No.941940]

>>941908
>>941916

Just 5,000? Lolno, op is gonna need money to burn. From the pic, it looks about 1.5m high, and 2.5m wide and 3m long.

Hardwood (http://www.hearnehardwoods.com/hardwoods/pricelist/pricelist.html)) is $16.00/foot, and if we go by purely volume:

>http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=(6%22+x+1%22+x+8%22)

16 dollars for one unit of wood, with each unit being: (6" x 1" x 8"), or 48 cubic inches of wood.

>http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=(1.5m+*+2.5m+*+3m)+*+(48%2F100)

Pretending that it's one solid block, that would be 11.3 cubic meters of black walnut. In realty it's a couch/bed, and since they aren't just solid blocks of wood, we'll actually only be using about 48% of that, most likely even less. But for now, let's imagine that it requires 5.4 cubic meters of wood.

>http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=16+dollars+%2F+48+cubic+inches

One cubic inch of wood will cost us 0.333333 dollars. We'll round that up to 0.32 dollars/cubic inch.

>http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=5.4+cubic+meters+%2F+cubic+inch

5.4 cubic meters is 330,000 cubic inches.

>http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=330000+*+0.32

Which means that the wood alone will cost 105,600 dollars.

[Anonymous No.941943]

>>941940
>pic related + patience
= 105,500 USD saved already.

[Anonymous No.941944]

>>941891
is that a chair for the 600lbs man?

if it were a bed wouldn't you want a way to wash your bedding?

[Anonymous No.941955]

>>941944

People wash couches, don't they?

[Anonymous No.941958]

>>941940

OP here. Fuck.

Can I use normal wood?

[Anonymous No.941960]

>>941940
>$16.00/foot
>"foot" being 48in^3
>$48/bdft


What the fuck is this shit? This is not at all reflective of more typical hardwood prices, at least not exotic hardwoods. The more expensive "building" hardwoods at my local lumber yard is like $15/bdft.


Actually, I just looked at that link, and you officially have no idea what you're talking about. Prices are listed in "BF", which is board-foot (bdft). A board-foot is 12x12x1", or 144in^2. And only their most expensive hardwoods (and, naturally, their exotic imports) go above $16/bdft. Most of them are only $5-9/bdft.

And 48% of that thing is fucking wood? How the hell are you assuming nearly half the containing volume of that thing is solid wood when somewhere between a third and half of it is EMPTY SPACE? And what, you think that upholstery is just pulled taut over solid wood? No, the inside is going to be a mostly-hollow frame with maybe a box spring supporting the middle area. Even if we assume that the outside is as thick as the borders imply (it's almost certainly not, and likely only half that thick or so), I'd be surprised if the hardwood occupied more than about 8% of the total volume.

So, let's see here, I'm not going to bother to check your math, so I'll just divide your final figure up.

$105,600/3 (to correct from linear feet to board feet) = $35,200
$35,200/2 (to roughly correct that you used a figure about double what typical hardwood prices are) = $17,600
$17,600/8 (to roughly correct that your estimations of volume are way off) = $2,200

$2,200 is a much more realistic estimate, although it still intuitively feels a little high for what I'm looking at. Depends a lot on exactly what wood and lumber size you use, too. In any event, I can only suggest you never look into actuary work, because you'd be fired before the interview was over.

[Anonymous No.941968]

>>941958
If you mean white pine sure, but it'll scratch and dent under casual glances or harsh language.

[Anonymous No.941970]

>>941940
Is this bait? This has to be bait

[Anonymous No.941973]

>>941940
Thank god we don't have to put fancy wood anywhere it can't be seen then, huh?

Your calculation makes about as much sense as estimating the cost of a car by multiplying its volume by a constant and the price of steel.

[Anonymous No.941974]

>>941891
OP, talk to a company that kits-out pubs.

They build this kind of shit all the time.

[Anonymous No.941978]

Just put a hardwood veneer of your choice over marine ply body.

[Anonymous No.941981]

>>941978
>marine ply

This is a meme, right? Someone on the UK Apprentice wanted to re-fit the ceiling in a crappy local theatre's dressing room with "marine ply".

[Anonymous No.941985]

>>941974

>kits-out pubs

Gross...

>>941891

Anyways OP, just contact someone who outfits bars with furniture.

[Anonymous No.941987]

>>941981
It's just Bong for "pressure-treated plywood".

[Anonymous No.941990]

>>941981
Thats not a bad idea if the dressing room is prone to condensation or any other kind of moisture.

[Anonymous No.941998]

>>941940
>volume

You need surface area, not volume. No wonder your estimate was so high.

[Anonymous No.942014]

>>941960
>$2,200 is a much more realistic estimate, although it still intuitively feels a little high for what I'm looking at.
I'm not the other guy, but both you and him are entirely wrong for thinking that the cost of materials play much of a role in dealing with this kind of stuff.

>$2200
What kind of crack are you smoking? That barely gets you a mid-level bed. High end furniture is retardedly expensive. I can promise you that there's absolutely no way that thing was sold for less than the mid six figures.

How do I know?
I've spent the last 15 years living and working in High Point, NC.

[Anonymous No.942032]

>>941958
Cheapest is plywood, which is fine if you are OK with a painted surface. If you want the polished hardwood look, the only way to get that is with polished hardwood, and a thing that size would easily be 1-2k bucks in materials alone if so.

[Anonymous No.942042]

>>942032
No need to paint the surface, just go with a decorative ply. Thats plywood faced with ash, oak, red oak, birch, maple, mahogany, etc.

The thickness of material doesn't dictate a polished finished.

Yeah its a little bit more money but still cheap than sawn timber, and you only use it on the exposed surfaces.

[Anonymous No.942050]

>>942014

More like low-to-mid 5-figures, anon. There's no need to exaggerate, that's still a lot.

[Anonymous No.942057]

>>942050
Whoops, I was thinking mid five but wrote six. You're right.

I can't see this being sold for less than 30k and in some places going for double that.

[Anonymous No.942082]

>>942014
I think they were talking about cost of materials not actually the retail price

[Anonymous No.942093]

>>941891
That thing is such a waste of space and makes it hard to clean underneath.

[Anonymous No.942112]

>>942014
You work for Thayer Coggin bruh?

[Anonymous No.942115]

They could have chosen a nicer fabric to upholster it in, looks like something you would have found on a crappy Leyland coatch in the early 90s.

[Anonymous No.942119]

>>942112
Used to, now do contract resto work

[Anonymous No.942127]

THESE IMAGES ARE CLEARLY CGI ESPECIALLY THIS ONE >>941892

This could never be made that's why is a fake picture

[Anonymous No.942129]

>>942127
>This could never be made that's why is a fake picture

Give me the lumber, and one or two tools I done have, or preferably, someone else to do upholstering, and the only thing "impossible " about making it would be fitting it through the doorframes - and even that's probably easier than I think.

[Anonymous No.942138]

>>942014

Gee, thanks for telling me what I already know, jackass.

No shit you couldn't give a craftsman $2,200 in materials and expect him to make you stuff for less than $0 profit. What exactly in my post even led you to believe I was talking about anything by the lumber itself and the ridiculous figure the quoted anon pulled out of his ass?

[Anonymous No.942139]

>>942127
>This could never be made that's why is a fake picture

I'm genuinely curious as to where you'd even get this idea.

While not an easy project by any means, there's nothing about this bedcouchthing that's even difficult from a technical perspective, much less impossible.

[Anonymous No.942142]

>>942139
http://xrange.net/portfolio/ant-farm-house/

CLEARLY CGI/FAIXXORS! KANN _NEVVA_ BE BUILTED!
>fucknut.

- original (Jap/Tawainese/Whatever) sauce site appears half fuxxored, these pics (in super hi-res) missing. But its called 'the ashtray crib' apparently. And the rest is quite convincing 3d as well.

[Anonymous No.942159]

OP if you're trying to /diy/ and want to save money AND get tools that will pay for themselves the first time you use them, get an Alaskan Mill for a chainsaw. Pic related.

Here's a guy that built his own Alaskan Mill. It's not hard. This vid has great info in it, check it out.

http://youtu.be/VAIs8VLFbls

Learn a little about getting lumber from logs. There's a video of a guy using an Alaskan Mill I watched recently and he used it for 30 minutes and it paid for itself that quickly.

One anon said you could recycle pallets... It's a good idea but Google pictures of floors made from recycled pallets. You won't get a consistent color and it would be ridiculous trying to stain all that different colored wood the same color.

The dude saying you'll need 100K in wood is incorrect.

For a few hundred bucks you could buy an Alaskan Mill and cut your own after watching a few videos with people showing you how. You could do that for even less if you buy a pawn shop saw and make your own Alaskan Mill with hardware parts. Any other work that needs to be done to the wood is just a few bucks of tools. The wood would need to be dried/seasoned which takes time.

Learn a little about lumber, OP.

[Anonymous No.942171]

>>942119
Very cool. I have a Recliner 74 from them.

[Anonymous No.942182]

>>941891
i'm confused. is it supposed to be a bed or a sofa? or both? or an adult cry for help in the form of attempting to recreate his babby cradle?
also how the fuck is it supposed to fit through the door? you'd need to build it in the room in which it was to be used.
also looks too small for 2 people.
no no no, this won't do at all.

[Anonymous No.942193]

>>941968
>but it'll scratch and dent under casual glances or harsh language.
fucking lost

[Anonymous No.942200]

>>942142
>http://xrange.net/portfolio/ant-farm-house/

>scope: architecture
>total floor area: 500 sqm
>decks area: 330 sqm
>design: 2004- 2005
>construction: 2005-2006
>construction

[T3 No.942202]

>>942159
This is brilliant, what do/would you build if you have/had an alaskan mill?

[Anonymous No.942210]

>>942202

Probably all the stuff I don't have. A house, barn, a fishing boat, yacht, etc. I'd need land in the right location, a truck, and access to trees though.

I'm not made of money so if I want those things I'd have to do it myself so I've been researching and learning.

I started the thread on /diy/ about using an Alaskan Mill to quarry stone with a specialty chain because a rock floor, stone chimney, or stone walls would be nice.

I could build beehives :3

I do want to try my hand at making mead one day, have a small vineyard for wine, etc.

We don't always get what we want though, so I'm not getting my hopes up. I'm miserable with managing finances and I have no self control. But I can dream and feed my brain a little new knowledge, and I don't see much harm in that.

[Anonymous No.942217]

>>942182
>also looks too small for 2 people
American?
You could easily fit at least four normal sized people on there comfortably.

[T3 No.942224]

>>941891
How would one workout plans for something like this.

Or find some?

I want to build furniture with this style, any keywords techniques, sites, books i should research to learn from ?

[Anonymous No.942230]

I can make that out of plywood and 2x4s for $200

[Anonymous No.942251]

>>942159
Where do you get the wood though? Unless he gas some one his property is he just allowed to chop down trees?

[Anonymous No.942308]

>>942217
a standard double bed is a lot bigger. uncomfy a hell during hot summer months if you have your gril 4mm from you all night. and no stretching out without getting on top of eachother. needs to go bigger

[Anonymous No.942319]

>>941891
>on the couchbed watching TV
>need more pizza rolls
>get up and make some
>walk back to couchbed
>bang calf on the outstanding corner
>spill pizza rolls, damage upholstery and wood of handcrafted furniture
Fuck this thing. The corners and UFO shape of the couchbed look awkward as hell.

[Anonymous No.942320]

>>941891
OP this is gonna look fucking stupid unless you have a house as huge and spacious and designed exactly the same as the sofa just like in the pics

[Anonymous No.942321]

>>942014
yeah, rule of thumb i've found for pricing your woodwork is to start at 3x the cost of materials and go up based on how long it took you to make.

>>942230
You cannot. upholstry and mattress would be twice that by themselves.

>>942159
Counterpoint, pallets look like that when you lightly sand them rather than planing them a little. People don't because they're already thin boards. And inconsistent color just means a little extra work matching boards that look similar.
Anyway, the point is that if you're trying to do reclaimed wood, what you go for is local rehabs that are tossing hardwood flooring. Go, ask to take. build frame, plank over sides with thin flooring. It looks like that's kind of what they did. If you take a close look at the tray part, boards are definitely like 3/8ths-1/2".
Would take a lot of scraping to take the finish off the boards, and the stain that's already on them would limit your options, but one house should be enough to build this project.
traditionally, poplar is used for a lot of interior frame stuff, it's a very cheap hardwood, but it's hardwood and not soft, so it shifts less due to humidity, it grows very straight so it's easy to find straight grained pieces.
It's usually used on inside because it's very variable in color (goes from green to tan to purple), takes stain inconsistently because of that, and isn't very tough (while it is very strong, as in British built ship masts of it strong, it's only a bit more resistant to dents than pine).

[Anonymous No.942345]

>>941940

You really think that what you are looking at is solid wood?

Get a grip on reality. There is going to be framework on the inside and then the paneling on the outside.

Even if it was solid pine it would be no where near feasible.

[Anonymous No.942380]

>>942319
There be people with aspiration, dreams and nice furniture, anon.
Then, there be people who eat pizza rolls.
>you made your choice.

>UFO shape.. awkward..
yup - gets away with impracticality tho, as Top+ material, noicely made, etc. Cheaper material in a less salubrious setting, may just end up impractical.

[Anonymous No.942713]

>>942345

You think everyone uses IKEA?

There are plenty of people that believe in using furniture made from solid wood.

[Anonymous No.942722]

>>942713
>There are plenty of people that believe in using furniture made from solid wood.

There's a difference between using solid planks over veneer and just outright wasting material.

There is literally no reason to make something like that completely solid, short of some rich fool paying you loads of money to do so.

[Anonymous No.942724]

>>942713
Homie, there's no way that's solid wood. It's definitely a framed construction, which actually makes it more impressive than if it were solid wood (fuckers likely used boat building techniques making it as opposed to just cutting a profile).

[anonymous ghost No.942759]

its a bed with head, side, and partial foot rails. whats the big F'in deal? so you start with a double bed in the middle and build the fancy half wall around it. add upholstery and you're ready for sexy time 1960s style. don't forget to drop your keys in the bowl by the door!

[Anonymous No.942819]

It depends on the wood, but I would say you would be looking $20k-$50K to have this made.

That said if you have some wood working skills, you could make a cheapass version by making a frame out of 2x3 (25% lighter) then siding it with some nice walnut or if you're feeling like spending a little extra money some nice mahogany.

It won't be as nice, but normies wouldn't know that.

[Anonymous No.942835]

>>941894
>all this arguing about solid pieces
You can clearly see that the hardwood pieces are just veneered on.

[Anonymous No.942864]

>>942319
You sound like the only awkward thing around here

[Anonymous No.942895]

>>941891
Seems like wasted space

[Anonymous No.942897]

>>942895
That thing doesn't look seaworthy at all, compared to OP. I wouldn't even attempt to cross the Hudson River in it.

[Anonymous No.942905]

>>941955
No, they really don't.

[Anonymous No.942977]

>>942345
>There is going to be framework on the inside and then the paneling on the outside.

This. Because of weight, materials cost and how the fuck are you going to get that thing through the door?

[Anonymous No.942980]

>>942897
>attempt to cross the Hudson River in it.

/r/ for shop of George Washington crossing Delaware on a sofa.

[Anonymous No.942990]

>>942977
its delivered in a box IKEA style with directions in hebrew and just a handful of different sized screws

[Anonymous No.942998]

>>941940
Wut.

I can get s4s black walnut 4/4 at $11/bf

Assuming all boards are 6 inches wide that breaks down to $5 a linear foot, not much more than the cost of oak. I also wouldn't doubt if the parts that aren't visible used hardwood ply or something cheaper like maple. You also can get a discount on large orders. I can get 25 boardfeet of black walnut for just over $200.

[Anonymous No.942999]

>>942998
Besides, that thing appears to be veenered, there are a few points where you can see that the boards are only a quarter inch, and edge banded with solid wood.

[Anonymous No.943002]

Bro you could build this in England for like £500

[Anonymous No.943022]

>>941891
>Ledge for coffee etc is *behind* your head! Perfect!

I guess you could have a telescopic rod from the ceiling suspend a small table in the center?

[Anonymous No.943029]

>>941998
This. What furniture is just a solid block of wood? The wood is just a frame and that shell around the perimeter.

[Anonymous No.943443]

>>942129
And 20 good men.

[Anonymous No.943628]

>>942895
Wasted space is fine if it helps flow or significantly raises the appeal of the object.

[Custom Fab guy No.943635]

OP, this is probably a $15k build, probably a few grand more with cushions attached.

I run a industrial design show out of Oakland CA, and have to make some weird shit like this, what would probably be best is to have some CNC fag 3d model the whole thing and just rout each piece so it can just pop together with a tack nailer. I'd do the interior frame out of structural lumber (2x4 etc.) and screw it together from the inside out so no visible screws.
Then last attach the seat floors and cover with cushions.

If you want some shop recommendations I probably have someone depending on what city you are in.

[Anonymous No.943743]

>>942210
And here I am with a Solosåg from Logosol (google it, it's the same principle but with an aluminium frame for ergonomics) and nothing to do with it (that's not entirely true, cut some 2"*10" for barn floor).

Don't forget some serious planning since anything cut will have to lie and dry under weight to stay straight.

[Anonymous No.943807]

>>943635
Finally, a realistic price from a real manufacturer. I have a few questions though:

1. Could you use screws and not nails?

2. Could you use a specialized fabric like

>http://www.bigduckcanvas.com/categories/waterproof-canvas.html
>http://crypton.com/
>http://www.nanotex.com/residential-furniture/
>http://superfabric.com/stain-resistant-fabric/


I'm not going to say what city I'm in, it would just completely derail the thread. Let's just say I'm in the Toledo area.

[Anonymous No.943902]

>>943635
>15k$
wew, holy shit no.
its a wooden frame with some floating flooring tacked on. check out the trim. its all going to be that thin.

well you are probably right about the price if it was assembled as "an art piece" but i am sure he could find some back alley cabinetry shop willing to cut everything out for him so it just slots together. and I guess if OP really wanted a custom tailored lining like that thing has then that would put the price up. and if you just took that photo to an artists shop and said, make me one of these! they would build it for that ridiculous chump price. although actually they might take offense and tell you to fuck off because its not their design.

OP how much of this are you willing to sacrifice? how much are you willing to /diy/? you can cut the price down dramatically by doing the work yourself. are you a richfag or you want to /diy/?

[Anonymous No.943908]

If you look at the front corner, you can tell the wood is only like 1/4" thick.

just make it like you'd make a laminate countertop, and all you have to do is be insanely good at routing

[Anonymous No.943914]

>>943908
you can tell the original designer was not good at routing. the joints dont match up very well.
>those shadows

[Custom Fab guy No.944028]

>>943902
maybe in topeka Kansas..... if you wanted to make exactly this and had the exterior board feet you wanted for the job, you might get it down to 6k if you dont mind slacking on quality. You better be using thicker the 1/4" because it will warp in no time flat at those angles. Especially if you are using a wooden frame.... Id reccommend 3/4" baatu or Redwood for the rigidity, otherwise itll feel like a fucking egg basket.

Hell, you send me a contact point and I'll send you an estimate with shipping. Just know the cushions wont be attached and it ain't getting sanded past 180 grit, will also probably be made of repurposed pallets, but I'll do it for around 4k

[Custom Fab guy No.944030]

>>943807
Sure, the fabric is the easy part of the equation, and yeah screws are fine, I just suggested tack nails because its fast, and they cover up easily, but you could screw the entire thing from the inside of the frame and hide the screws or you could use copper headed screws and line them up perfectly to give it a "riveted look",

Are you considering having this outdoors, if so definitely redwood or a tropical hardwood, they are denser and reject moisture, then you can soak it all in tannin oils.

[Anonymous No.944043]

>>943914
And they haven't even made a effort to match the grains.

[Anonymous No.944055]

>>944043

Probably you could add a k or more if you want someone to match grains on a build this large. Because then you are actually paying an excellent shop instead of a we get shit done shop.

[Anonymous No.944076]

>>942980

[Anonymous No.944085]

>>944076

N I C E ! ! ! !

[Anonymous No.944112]

>>943902
>>944030

Um, no. I recognize that this is going to take a good amount of money, which therefore means that it won't be outside or really anywhere it could get damaged.

While I'm saving, is there anything I could do to prepare? Like, get the blueprints drawn up or sketched out?

[Anonymous No.944134]

>>944112
try your hand at building a simple square frame. there really isnt any blue prince for this sort of thing. its pretty basic.

[Anonymous No.944681]

>>944134

But it's not a square, it's some type of rectangular-cuboid that I'm going to have to make in AutoDesk.

[Anonymous No.944995]

>>944681
you would have to build the square frame before you build on the cuboid shell.

[Anonymous No.945029]

Cute, tho probably not comfortable.

See a cabinetmaker and for fucks sake design it in modules that can fit through a common doorway EASILY so you don't beat the shit out of it when moving. Make the cushions easily removable and make them with removable covers for cleaning.

[Anonymous No.945440]

>>941940

>some asshole broke into my house
>left everything, just stole my couch for some reason
>had to buy a new couch
>whoever it is breaks in again
>stole my new couch
>thisguy.jpg
>decide to fuck with him
>build my own couch
>it looks like a spaceship out of star wars but with seating on top
>built that fucker out of over 5 cubic meters of black walnut
>7000 pounds of fuckin wood in my living room
>this bitch weighs more than my f250
>never found out if he broke in again because my basement collapsed
>mfw

[Anonymous No.945471]

>>941940
>solid hardwood
>>941892
take a look at the picture anon. the paneling is clearly only about 3mm thick.

that and it's clearly been very shittily stained. pine clouds like that.

[Anonymous No.945496]

>>942713
Sure.

But Norm Abram isn't one of them, and I'll take his opinion over yours.

[Anonymous No.945497]

>>944055
>>944043
>>943914
Again the similarities between furniture wonks and audiophiles reveal themselves.

[Anonymous No.945503]

>>945497
but how a furniture looks matters.
just as much as how a set of speakers looks matters.

unless you're going for the college dorm aesthetic.

anyway the point was that this was fabricated slap-dash and on the cheap. we're just debunking the bullshit 5k$ build cost. its cheap paneling over a frame, not some fantastic piece of furniture.

[Anonymous No.945619]

>>941940
are you full retard? unless this is made with ebony or some illegal or ancient wood there's no way it costs even close to 100K to make that

[Anonymous No.945625]

>>945440
I'm dying over here

[Anonymous No.945642]

>>941909
Pallets and a few packs of laminate flooring

[Anonymous No.945696]

Not certain I could have successful sex in more than one position on that thing. The cushions make you think you can do missionary/other laying down positons, but it seems too short for that. So that just leaves doggy, which I get bored of pretty fast.

[Anonymous No.945893]

>>945440
dude....dude... Im so sorry but dang Im rolling over here in laughter. fucking basement support beams aint cutting it.

[Anonymous No.945914]

>>941891
There's no way in hell this is less than 5000 USD

[Anonymous No.945953]

>>942014
I built my queen loft bed for 200$ AUD.
it doesnt squeak or wobble. holds up well. dont understand why you think it would cost so much. or why you think much design work went into this. its just a square box.

[Anonymous No.945974]

>>941891
it needs more shelving surface around the top outside of it for sitting books or coffee cups and stuff on while you lounge there reading or whatever

[Anonymous No.946797]

>>945440
I can't fucking breathe now, you dick.

[Anonymous No.946799]

>>941891
lol I'll make that shit and deliver it to you for $5k, including hand-making the pillows.

[Anonymous No.946838]

you want this for free?

[Anonymous No.946849]

I don't really understand the appeal to this thing.

Maybe as a bed or something, but unless you have orgies on the reg I don't think this would fit the bill as a couch. After the "Oh neat" factor I think you'd have friends sitting in chairs around the piece instead of actually sitting in it.

It's kind of a bachelor or couples thing in my opinion.

[Anonymous No.947051]

>>941891
As lovely as this looks, I still think a modern sectional sofa is the greatest option for a living room because you don't crawl into it, you don't adjust yourself to get comfortable, you just sit down and then get up. Convenience aside though, this is extremely aesthetic and unique. Would Envy/10 if I walked into your place

[Anonymous No.947120]

>>941958
Use chipboard or a similar composite, and apply expensive looking veneer.

[Anonymous No.947131]

>>941891
Why?
Does that thing double as a storm shelter?

[Anonymous No.947136]

>>941891
wtf

[Anonymous No.947693]

>>946849

I was thinking it would go in my media center, like I said >>943807 I want this made from durable fabrics so it won't stain if I spill food on it while watching movies.

[Anonymous No.947726]

>>941891
That's pretty ridiculous.

- Can't easily sit up in it
- You have to enter by crawling into position?
- Lots of wood surfaces to knock your head, feet, and arms on during sex (let's face it, that's what this is for)
- Get semen on it? Upholstry's fucked
- Spill food or drink on it? Upholstry's fucked
- Shin-destroying design
- Guaranteed to fuck with your vacuum cleaner

But hey, a millionaire's gotta have his big, ugly, big-boy cot/playpen.

[Anonymous No.947987]

>>947726

What the fuck did I JUST (>>943807) SAY:


>>http://www.bigduckcanvas.com/categories/waterproof-canvas.html
>Big Duck Canvas Fabric Warehouse offers several different levels of water repellant and waterproof fabrics. Selecting the correct level of waterproof requirements will depend on the end use of your project or product. All of our fabrics are offered at factory direct wholesale pricing for cut yardage and bulk orders.

>>http://crypton.com/
>Since 1993, Crypton upholstery fabric has changed the way we use and think about textiles. A leading innovator in performance fabrics, the company continues to test, improve, and develop technology to create durable fabric, environmentally friendly fabric, waterproof fabric, stain resistant fabric, and antimicrobial fabric.

>>http://www.nanotex.com/residential-furniture/
>And with Nanotex innovative technology, your investment has durable protection to stay beautiful and new-looking longer. Liquid spills and stains are a part of life, but no longer need to be a part of your furniture.

>>http://superfabric.com/stain-resistant-fabric/
>The SuperFabric® stain resistance is built into our products. The armor plates that make up our fabric make it very hard to stain. Additionally, the guard plates that offer flexibility and breathability have really small gaps between each other, making it tough to stain as well. In addition to these features, our advanced textile creation is also treated with a water repellent. A combination of these features that cannot be matched help create our highly efficient, stain resistant fabric.

And If I'm going to be paying out the ass for this, I might as well have it customized to my exact specifications, don't you think?

[Anonymous No.948172]

>>947987
but could that fabric hold up to the Delaware river?

Post that pic of that couch creature on Craigslist for $200 and see if you find any interest at all

[Anonymous No.949169]

>>947726
Well then how would you have it designed?

[Anonymous No.949376]

>>944076
/diy/ a hidden gem

[Anonymous No.950891]

CAnt let this thread to die,

What would read to learn how to build this type of furniture from start to finish?

[Anonymous No.951820]

>>950891

[Anonymous No.951854]

>>941973

So a 2013 F150 is ~18ft long, and ~6.5ft wide. So thats gonna be 216in by 78in. Then height of like 6.5 or so, so another 78in. Gonna round that to 1.3 million sqin (protier sig figs cause in too small to matter)

The 14s were pretty heavy and looked really steel. So im gonna say 50% steel.

So thats 1.8m * .2904 gives me 377 thousand pounds of steel. Lowest price for steel per pound is $2 so $754,000

Forgot its not an suv so /4 = $188,500.

Stuffs real expensive to build today.

[Anonymous No.951885]

is this a couch for your harem?

[Anonymous No.952181]

>>951854
It looks like it would fit no more than 6 people sitting up, and about 4 people sleeping comfortably.

>>951885
Nope, entertainment/movie room. Way too valuable to use as a normal couch, even with hyperdurable fabric.

Plus, the original design is from china - they don't have harems/orgies there.

[Anonymous No.953001]

>>941940
>not getting your wood for free from the ocean beaches and curing it yourself
Plebs.

[Anonymous No.953024]

>>953001
>Not punching trees into pieces, building a work table with the pieces, and then using the work table to refine more pieces into lumber.
Literal peon bitch maggot.

[Anonymous No.954729]

>>941891
Yeah $5,000 sounds about right

[Anonymous No.954742]

>>945440
god damn i read this twice before and still cracked up...

[Anonymous No.954746]

>>942014
That $2200 "mid level" bed probably uses $150 worth of pine wood, not $2200 of hardwood you tard.

[Anonymous No.955883]

>>942224
bro. that's a sofa.
with hollow structure. and padding.
the upholstering must be the 'toughest' part, because of the corners. and that's it.

unless there's silly extra work, like embedded USB connectors and etc.

[Anonymous No.955909]

>>941891

[Anonymous No.955912]

>>942159

That's bretty good, but I think it would be more efficient to get my lumber from the mill and devout skilled labor to turning the lumber into something pretty.

Opportunity cost, and all that jazz.

[Anonymous No.956057]

>>942308
Your gril needs to go bigger.