We finally got around to sprucing up our basement which doubles as a bedroom when my dad visits. He doesn’t do stairs all that well and since the garage and basement are on the same level it’s easier for him. There is a full bathroom down there as well so he has everything he needs. When he’s not visiting it doubles as an orgy room. Just kidding. Maybe.
While the basement is big enough to have a queen size bed laying around I always liked the idea of a Murphy bed since it would free up floor space when the bed isn’t needed. They make hardware kits for a few hundred dollars, and really only a few hundred dollars of wood is needed. However, I thought about it some and figured I could build it with just 4 bolts (3/8ths thick) and use some of the ¾ inch plywood I had in the back of my truck (that was supposed to go towards a different project). I did make a run to the lumber yard for some poplar, but if I had to buy the materials instead of using what I had I would buy ½ inch plywood for the bed frame and cut the poplar down to ½ inch thickness as well. Since the poplar is 13/16ths thick a thin blade on a band saw would do the trick in splitting it into 1/2 inch and 1/4 inch thicknesses. The leftover ¼ inch thick pieces would then be perfect for some of the trim work later on. Unfortunately, I don’t own a band saw (yet…) so I made do with what I had.
I started with the bed frame, ripping the poplar down to 2 ½ inches and cut to length. Then I used my super handy Kreg pocket hole jig (*sticks out hand for a kick-back from Kreg) and screwed everything together. No glue needed as the frame will get glued to the plywood:
This is a view of the foot end, and the two areas that are “notched” in are where the fold down legs will go.
After I glued the frame to the plywood, I used my super handy Makita track saw (*sticks out hand for a kick-back from Makita) to shave off any proud edges so that the sides of the frame would have a nice even surface to glue to:
Here is what the bed frame looks like with the sides glued on:
The other end is the head end, and I wanted some type of built in headboard that also doubles as a support for the mattress when the bed is folded up:
Other than a couple of screws in the sides it’s just glue holding the headboard and the brackets to the frame. The mattress we bought is really light (20 pounds?) so this is plenty strong.
Also, I glued a piece of scrap I had that was ripped to 45 degrees to brace the corners which are also just glued together:
For the case, the ¾ inch plywood is definitely needed as this will support the head end of the bed when it’s down, and the entire thing when it’s folded up.
I cut dadoes on the sides where the back will attach with my super handy Makita compact router (*still waiting on my kick-back Makita!) then pre-drilled holes to make it easier to glue and screw to the back:
I still managed to get glue all over the place while trying to attach the sides to the back. A nice, slow drying, gel type of glue would be awesome (*sticks out hand for a kick-back from Tite-Bond for the genius idea) as the regular wood glue just ran down the sides in the few minutes it took to assemble it. Perhaps construction adhesive for subfloors or even liquid nails might work better here (*retracts empty hand). Hopefully I’ll remember that next time.
Here is the case with the sides attached:
The top was glued all around, but just screws on the sides. The clamps really made for a nice, solid fit:
So after the case was built I took out my tape measure to check that the inside was big enough:
63 ½ inches.
Next I checked the width of the frame:
61 ½ inches. Huh. So I’m off an inch and a half. I’m not sure where I gained this extra inch and a half, but it’s a hell of a lot better than being an inch and a half short.
So I decided some wood blocks that go where the bolts mount the frame to the case would do the trick:
So here it is assembled in the up and down position:
There is a lot of trim work still to do and some kind of safety latch to hold it in the upright position is needed, so I will save that for part 2.
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258 responses to “Working Your Wood with McGinty – Building a Murphy Bed – Part 1”
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Nice! Glad I’m not the only one who measures multiple times and still manages to mismeasure something.
I could measure 5 times and write it down and still get it wrong.
I’m doing window trim on 3/4″ windows right now, measure twice, still cut 5 times to get it right.
/Very tiny house…….
and getting smaller with every cut!
I’ve cut it twice and it’s still too short.
I ran into the same thing building some shelves. Much simpler than what you’re doing (which made it even more annoying).
Looks cool so far. Thanks for sharing!
Russian proverb: Measure seven times, cut once.
I knew Ted was a Russian bot.
In Soviet Russia, wood cut you!
I came here to say just that. Also I think makita makes a fine product. (Wood also like some money)
Makita, I need you so
Wow, this is quite a project.
Looks great so far!
Thanks SP!
My wife has an extra ticket to Elton. I think she wants me to go. 🙁
That is supposed to be for Ted.
Very Creative! no kits, just good wood working skills!
Bravo!
Yes, I couldn’t do that.
Thanks Yusef! It’s all techniques I have done before but not at this scale.
Kick ass. I’m looking forward to see your approach to finish.
Thanks Don! I’m looking forward to it as well! Actually I plan on cutting some of the poplar down to 1/4 inch thickness and trying to give it a shaker cabinet look. Lots to figure out still.
Just don’t cut out a load-bearing wall to store it!
Well, stain or paint; I’ve worked in that business and get a kick out of seeing my old products being used.
Ha! Yeah that sailed over my head. I’m going to paint it once I get the trim work all done.
You have mad skills.
?
Thanks Sean!
OT but I’ve got to get this in.
BOS in five
but I hate hate hate the AL and the DH as I’ve ranted about many times before.
I hate LAD, but not even on the same order of magnitude as my loathing of the AL.
and now to print out my custom score cards so I can record every bit of this mess, win or lose.
I’m hoping for a 6 or 7 game series. But, I’m biased (I work at Fox Sports).
I’m just happy it wasn’t Brewers vs Astros.
Why is there an open space at the foot of the bed?
There will be a piece of plywood that goes there that will connect the two legs that fold down.
Ah
For the hooker.
Duh.
I like your answer better!
“A nice, slow drying, gel type of glue would be awesome”
What kind of glue would you recommend to fix a wooden chair?
Wood glue is fine.
Flex seal glue. The commercial told me so.
Depends on what part is broken? If it just needs to be reglued wood glue is fine. If it’s a small decorative piece crazy glue would work.
I think they are called spindles? It looks like it was built by making a cut across the diameter, then hammering a shim in that slot.
A little dab of wood glue should hold the wedge in place.
OK, thanks. I’m wood illiterate. But please let me know if you have any electronics questions.
I love my Kreg jig. Very, very useful.
Nice job on the bed! Instead of the wood blocks, maybe some ‘pucks’ made from nylon might be a good solution.
Are you planning to stain?
Thanks Tundra! I’m going to paint it white. The basement will get painted in gray, or whatever my wife wants.
Good! Poplar is a motherfucker to stain.
Wives picking out colors
Christ.
That’s really accurate.
LOL – what is that movie?
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, I think – Cary Grant as the male lead. Funny movie.
Neat, thanks. I’ll look for it.
Yes it is, and who cares about Cary Grant? It’s a Myrna Loy movie. And wood.
It’s 70 years old, but it’s still funny because it’s true, as anybody who’s built or renovated can tell you.
It’s always about hockey with you, isn’ tit?
Fine.
Large round spacers, then.
I did put some flat washers in between to act as a bearing but I needed the wood block to help hold some of the trim later.
Ah, gotcha.
I was reading today how old timers used to use hockey pucks as spacers for a body lifts.
Worst tit job. Ever.
They do weird stuff in cold places
Says the guy named “Florida Man”
I can’t help that we have a large enough population to contain reporters. You low population state people get away with it because no one is around. I can’t wiggle my bean in public with 10 camera phones clicking on.
Hmmm….I guess I can’t really argue that point.
They do weird stuff in cold places
Looks real good so far. So are you going to recess it, or I suppose build the wall out around it? Shelving on either side or something like that?
Thanks Mike! The right side will have a mini closet and drawer unit. Someplace for my dad to put his luggage.
Ah yes, good idea. But, you should say armoire, it’s classier. 😉
the correct term is Commode
/Kings English….
uh…
Duly noted.
And don’t let Yusef visit. Apparently, he’ll shit in it.
Maybe that’s what they do out there. ?
Yusef is Sandy?
Obamaites have their new Messiah.
So they found someone to challenge Obama’s narcissism. Great.
Another damn Dem borrowing from Reagan.
Did the Gipper do that, too? Seriously?
He left office in ’74 (and Moonbeam won his first stint).
And he introduced himself to people as Governor Reagan until 1981?
Good lord. I can’t make it past the 2nd paragraph. What a creepy fucking commie.
Sounds just like Pat Buchanan reminiscing about his old Baltimore.
I just can’t get past that clause. They make it sound so breezy and wholesome, rather than the soul-crushing evil it is. It’s just self-evident that everything bad about Chicago is caused by people selfishly pursuing their own interests.
I prefer a leper Messiah.
BOW!
Standing in a church hall this month, Deval Patrick scanned the faces at the get-out-the-vote rally and took them back to his childhood in Chicago’s South Side and the private school experience that changed him.
So they think another Chicago machine pol is the way to go? Well, if you say so. Honestly I think Bet
oa O’Rourke would have a better shot.childhood in Chicago’s South Side and the private school experience that changed him
WTF?
You can’t make it up.
I didn’t read that far. Elite pretend is as elite pretend does.
Blech….”BuzzFeed News”
It’s almost the perfect form of proof for the Left to admit, “Yeah, Trump is right about the news media these days…”
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Key differences between Donald Trump and Adolph Hitler–Hitler served honorably in the military, Trump didn’t; Hitler was faithful to his wife, Trump cheated on all his wives; Hitler wrote a book, Trump’s were all ghostwritten.
Perusing the evening links, I come across this. I was initially perturbed by it, but I realized that I truly do not know what is real and what is parody anymore. Is it possible that Trump got leftists to call Adolf Hitler “honorable” because he was relatively innocent before he was a dictator while also being the same people who would claim that it would be moral to kill baby Hitler before baby Hitler grew up to be dictator Hitler if one could somehow have knowledge of a possible future and even though baby Hitler was innocent? Jebus titty-fucking christ…
They’re saying they’d rather have Hitler than Trump. Which is all you need to know about them.
https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/1054712086671056897
I’m noticing a slight trend.
Oh, well then. Nevermind.
Great start, I. B.! I look forward to seeing the finished product.
Thanks Spud! That will be in part 2, probably after Christmas. I am almost done with a picnic table and will submit that article next month.
The Supreme Court Has a Chance to Enforce Heller
It’s time.
Did you say “It’s Time”?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsGHdGXg0vE
It’s about time.
I was thinking you might have gone here with that.
Coming from Minnesota, he probably meant The Time .
Jerome Benton is one of the nicest human beings I’ve ever met.
Great song!
So you’re saying that the time has come ?
Oh yeah!
Got the time for that!
+1,000
I completely forgot about that song
The Bruce!
Now I have “peanut butter jelly time” stuck in my head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ZAGBL6UBA
If Negroni is around:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-Jeep-Cherokee-Sport/173597605848?hash=item286b393fd8:g:s-IAAOSwe~Bbyjf7:rk:3:pf:0&vxp=mtr
Blammo.
Damn. That’s nice.
$5k reserve?
It’s a little steep, but pretty low miles for an 18 year old car and cosmetically it looks good.
Yeah, if everything functions it’s worth 5k all day long. Gotta ship it, though,
After the other thread, I was thinking that maybe an Xterra would fit, too.
Late to the party, but if you are still hanging around . . . .
I picked up a brand new Xterra in June of 2002. I drove it until I bought a new Xterra in November of 2015. My daughter has been driving the 2002 since then. So 16 years and around 150K miles on the 2002. Still runs great. Only minor rust on the exterior (I paid for good undercoating when I bought it new).
I love the 2014 Xterra (on sale in 2015) that I am driving now.
I have never owned a Jeep. So I cannot compare. But I am a huge fan of the Xterra.
89K original?
Hellz yaw
I am so jelly. Beautiful, I.B.!
Thanks Mojeaux! I think you recently said you’re a tool junky? I am as well. I’ve managed to hold off on buying tools until I actually need it, but if my lottery ticket hits…
If I had money and time, I’d take up woodworking. I am a seamstress, and I don’t see carpentry as any different a skillset. Just different materials and tools.
And messier.
Sometimes fewer digits, too.
Less beer drinking.
Depends on the tools.
I don’t have any close call stories like you guys the other night. I wear gloves, steel-toed boots, and am very, very careful.
I have stuck myself with sewing needles before, though.
I wear gloves, steel-toed boots,…
Hawt.
Just no gloves for rotary tools, ok?
*cough*
thimble
*cough*
I hate using thimbles.
What would you say if a guy who lost two toes said he hated wearing steel toes?
“You do you, dude.”
Ha-ha. Fair enough.
I.B., here is my cabinetry pinboard. I would love to be able to build some of these things.
Wow! There are some complicated pieces in there.
I like. A lot.
Nice work McGinty. I’ve always thought woodworking projects look at least as good under construction as they do when finished. Something about the fresh wood and the visible structure and joinery.
Thanks Mikey! Aside from the finished product I think that’s what I enjoy most – making all of the pieces out of some regular pieces of wood.
That is really cool.
Thanks Tulip!
“They’re saying they’d rather have Hitler than Trump. Which is all you need to know about them.”
So much that. This is a group of people, who collectively, wish for a solid authoritarian regime. They would probably accept a monarchy, given the way they worshipped at the altars of both Hillary and Obama. But in their contorted world-view and fever dreams, the oppressed are always going to be ‘someone else’, and they wont be inconvenienced. They long to be party favorites, and passed around like Christine Ford alleged she was, in hopes that it insulates them from the inevitable gulag that awaits their ‘deplorable’ country men & women.
It’s reverse-psychology for the MegaMillions or PowerBall, with the TrueBelievers® that just know this ticket is the one, and they wont ever work again.
/drunken rant off
Anyone who is skeptical of TDS need only read that guy’s tweet and know that it’s real.
And while anecdotal and a very small sample size, from what I see, it’s the lefties always fawning over the British royal family. I think they absolutely would like to be ruled by a monarchy. As long as said monarchy was very woke.
I’d get drunk with the Queen Mum. She seems pretty cool.
She and Philip do seem cool (in their own different ways). And actually, Chucky’s boys seem alright, too. Especially the younger one. I’d love to have a beer with him and hear some of his stories.
She fixed trucks during WWII.
She strikes me as the kind of chick who could probably fix trucks today.
She’s likely more native DNA than Lizzie Warren
The Queen Mum (Mother of the Queen), also named Elizabeth, died at 101 in 2002. My British friends loved her. She was a tough old gal.
The current Queen, is just the Queen. Who is also a tough chick, apparently. But her kids are disasters. Some of the grandkids seem to be better. But who knows, and really, who cares. We fought a war so we wouldn’t have to care.
This is super rad. I love seeing top notch craftsmanship like this.
On a totally unsolicited brain fart note, I’m envisioning some sort of canopy panel that tilts upward while the bed is opened and acts as a concealing panel when closed. It could be driven by a belt and pulley system to work in sync, but I’m a little bit too stoned right now to think hash out any details.
Nice work!
…think hash…
Amen.
Great, now I’m gonna obsess over that typo all night.
Thanks! I would say my mistakes are becoming less and less, with the only one being the measuring error above. I’m paying more attention to setting up the tools properly so that helps.
Bow to the troll master.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1054874705491120133
Thats like >900 level trolling
Oww. I read the replies and the stupid was so painful that I lost brain cells.
Related:
https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1054744843619053568
DAVID FWUM IS A BIG FAT SKAWY WASIST!
Good god, that was righteous.
Yo homie:
I think you mentioned something about Grappa:
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I gotchu, fam:
https://www.dayton.com/news/ohio-liquor-stores-offering-deep-discounts-700-types-booze/B1raZCEL5CwS9No6eIHgSL/
Aw sweet! I might have to hit up some liquor stores this weekend. Thanks!
I only know that Hemingway drank it. Let me know how it works out if you score some.
If I had a still I think I would make my own absinthe, since you can’t get the real deal anymore.
Lightworker forgot that the interwebz are forever.
Elections have consequences. That’s why I voted on Monday to keep his ilk out.
I’m struggling with trying to recall any such asylum seeking migrant caravan of ~1,000 people ever taking place during previous administrations. Somebody help me out here, please.
They aren’t new. They’ve simply been ignored which is exactly what would be happening right now if the media weren’t like a cat chasing after laser Trump’s laser pointer.
I don’t even know how dumb the people at CNN are to think that most Americans care if Trump has proof of MS-13 and terrorists being in this caravan. Like this fact check will be the fact check that will end him. Not, you know, make most Americans realize that you have thousands of migrants coming across the border completely un-vetted.
Dear god the comments. Lefties acting like Trump owned himself by showing that Democrats really aren’t for open borders.
I distinctly remember the debate where Obama out right-winged John McCain on the budget. The man said what ever it took to get him power.
Very cool. You’d think the Murphy bed would be popular here given the lack of space in most houses.
You just store crap under the tatami mats or whatever they’re called.
+1 Murphy-San
Thanks Straff! I’ve always thought they were cool but don’t really know why. It seems like a great idea.
Good stuff. What jig do you use for pocket joints? Kreg?
Thanks! Yeah I have a Kreg pocket hole jig. I’ve used it a few other times, but it seemed like a logical choice for this project.
I have some wood for you to work with.
He needs something straight and not full of knots.
I see you’ve been to Lowe’s recently, too
Eh. Even if they claim that the board is finger joined, it isn’t. You have to do it yourself.
I’m already board with this.
You wood be
I pine for this kind of camaraderie but I’m not that poplar.
It really goes against my grain when our discussions dovetail into silly puns.
You nailed it, things today are all screwed. I pine for the days when people really pegged their work.
How do you think I feel? I just wanted to talk about my penis.
What a dick.
Without ! that sounds like a neg. Pickup artist at work. Masterclass.
He needs a thicker veneer
“New tonight, and elderly man died in a horrific accident with a murphey bed made by an unlicensed carpenter.”
Obviously, we need more regulations.
THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW
And, who knows, even though it was clearly shoddy workmanship that did him in, lets just throw in some gun restrictions and school funding in as a rider, for the children.
It’s a shame you’re probably a white guy. You’d make a great Democrat for higher office.
“And I,as the distinguished 55 termed representative of the Great State of Iowa, would like to add an amendment that we must increase the ethanol mandate, for the children.”
I’m not to this point yet. My woodwork is mostly confined to the garage.
HAWKS WIN!! They beat the Ducks on a Ducks PowerPlay! Now, that’s a penalty kill! Final minute of the game. 3-1 score.
Quack quack quack Mr. Ducksworth!
Rangers too. Must be an omen.
A bad omen or a good omen, only time will tell!
Do you root for a particular team?
The Rangers.
Noice! Well, enjoy the good games. It’s an awfully long season.
Get one of these WiFi enabled hockey klaxons. We love ours!
https://www.amazon.com/Budweiser-BUD00026-Red-Light/dp/B076TK6CM1
175 dollars?! You’re kidding.
Where Halloween and parody music meet: The Slashstreet Boys – I’ll Kill You That Way
Nice work I. B. McGinty! I watch woodworking videos on Youtube, and imagine how easy it would be. And go on to the next video.
Indeed, I.B. McGinty hit a home run with this one.
I’ve thought about getting into woodworking ever since I bought this house and thus came into possession of a garage wherein the woodworking could take place. But I doubt I’ll have the budget for any type of serious powertools… Is it extraordinarily difficult to do some basic woodworking (building some barstools and possibly a bookshelf) with just hand tools?
Try Roy Underhill. PBS.org has several seasons on demand.
For rounding you need either a lathe or belt sander, other than those I’d say if you made square legs you could do it with hand tools, provided you can cut a straight line, which I can’t.
No Hat and Hair cartoon this week. Still working out a story and got some actual paying work getting in the way. Which means my next written article will run on Thursday, if anyone cares. I know you don’t. That’s ok. I’ll just go ahead and die alone. That’s cool. Never mind me.
Hey! I always appreciate your contributions here. And congratulations on reeling in some reimbursement for your work.
And since you are a Packers fan, I will share with you today’s “Mexican Word of the Day”, which is: Cheesehead
As in:
I asked my wife if the Packers won,
and Cheesehead no.
So Cory Brooker. When he was elected Senator wasn’t he the great libertarianish Democrat hope? Same with Howard Dean and Jerry Brown…
Rockler is your friend if you are building a Murphy bed. I made one about 5 years ago, and their lift system is fantastic. Comes with detailed measurements for installation.
No, I do not work for Rockler and do not get a commission or kickback from any sales this might generate.
I also got a kick out of the measurement issue, as I had an issue where I misdrilled something by about an inch and a half in spite of measuring the spot for the hole about 8 times. It happens.
Well, I didn’t win the Mega Millions, so that just proves this whole country is racist against me. #SCIENCE
#meneither
Well, the whole country can’t be racist against you, because I’m not. #MATH But I know you along with the rest of the country is racist against me because I didn’t win #SCIENCE
I suppose you have to buy a ticket to win, right?
I bought two, that means I should have won twice as much! #ThisCountryIsRacistAgainstME
I also bought two, with… slightly different justification.
Throw away ticket?
Well, both of them are throw-away now.
Sir Digby is here to save me from the doldrums of the internet late night! (Be entertaining now or I’ll hate you forever!)
You would think there would be more late night west coast commenters. I usually stop refreshing the sight around 1am Eastern time.
Yes, I’ve found it odd the whole time that comments pretty much stop around 12am central, despite the supposed world wide user base, which is why I have decided this is a honeypot directed at me. *grabs more tinfoil*
I gotta work. After lunch coffee now.
Sure thing FBI agent!
Rufus would be proud.
Wait–you mean, I’m not shitting up the threads??? ‘Cause, it can seem that way sometimes. last night
That was supposed to read ::cough:: last night ::cough::
::sigh::
I’ve lived (briefly) on the west coast. It really does pack it in early.
So does Saudi Arabia.
#StartWW3OverKASHOGI
#SirDigbySaves
Finally.
Hey, you’re supposed to be the creative one. I just dona-OOOHHHHH….time for some more patronage, eh?
Well, if you insist, I won’t deny you that pleasure. (but really, I do value your late night contributions)
You do have a purchasing project, do you not?
I’m not quite sure what that means.
I was thinking that I had seen you mention something/things you wanted to buy to help with production.
Well, there are always things I want to buy. I’m guessing you’re thinking of my thoughts on doing Patreon, which would help me to dedicate more time to the cartoon. But no, I’ve done no official ask since the original Glibstarter which bought me, thanks again to anyone who contributed, the software and a new mic. SP encouraged people to to donate in a thread, but that wasn’t a request by me, just something she felt like doing.
Yep, Patreon is most assuredly what I was thinking of,
I’m still awake, sort of.
News upadate:
– Sox victorious.
– 150 year old church burns to the grown after crazy-ass storm: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fire-first-baptist-church-wakefield-massachusetts-destroyed-today-2018-10-23/
Tucker vs Cenk debate at Politicon. Tucker will disabuse you of the notion that he is quasi libertarian.
Much like Cenk will disabuse us of the notion he has a functioning cerebrum.
Cenk is in the exact opposite quadrant of the Nolan chart from me. Tucker sounds like he’s in the upper right quadrant.
My limited exposure to Cenk is that he’s an authoritarian shitbag.
Of cooooooooorse.
This remains fantastic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D147FAkyBJ4
You are quite correct. However, even after limited exposure, you probably need some iodine, to be on the safe side.
How about some whiskey? Strictly for medicinal purposes
It may very well help you sleep better. Of course, enough of it (and, we’re talking a crap-tonne of it), and you’ll be close to Cenk’s mental level.
I remember commenting on a Tucker Carlson video about 13 years ago on the new fangled youtube about liking Carlson on a Carlson CNN video and some one trying the No True Scotsman thing. What is your current problem? Not about to enact my labor on your behalf FASCIST!
Check it out. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QCKC1sP9P7E
An hour‽ Ain’t nobody got time for that!
(seriously, going to bed – maybe tomorrow)
Is it really pronounced, “Chink”? As in, “Help! I have a Cenk in my armor!”
‘Cause, that shit’s kinda funny.
Jenk. “C” is “J” in Turkish.
I’m not going to watch an hour of video to try and sift out what might be your complaint. Youtube lets you link to videos pretty much at the moment. So, if there is one specific thing please link to that moment. I don’t think Tucker is a libertarian savior, hell I think he’s not even a good representation of the common thoughts among minarchists. But, he was the first ‘mainstream’ person I heard Identify as ‘libertarian’ since Bill Mahr, and that was a way worse smear of the name.
He’s probably on the same libertarian level as Greg Gutfeld (but less humorous)–wants to be libertarian, but has plenty of uses for government agents, like, the military.
I wish I could find the clip of Red Eye, when Greg’s sidekick, Andy Levy, begged Greg not to call himself a libertarian, because he was arguing with Andy over some news story, and taking an authoritarian stance on whatever the issue was. It was actually kinda shocking to see it.
I enjoyed Red eye. The show often had libertarians on the panel and it is how I first heard of Reason. Bill Scholtz was still on when I first discovered Red Eye.
Same here, about Bill. I kinda-sorta remember when he left.
-1NY Times puppet.
Yes. Andy Levy did seem to try to check Greg many times, Andy seems to be ONE OF US for real. He got the gig on Red Eye by of all things commenting on Gutfeld’s stories. But it was Greg, who I know isn’t a TRUE BELIEVER TM, who insisted Andy be part of the show. Sometimes its not the things one says, but the things one does that show their true thoughts.
I had no idea about how he got the job, or that others here knew so much about the show.
Now, I’m feeling a bit silly for bringing it up…
GWAR on RedEye.
Sorry, can’t talk much now. He’s position on trade is weak. That’s all.
Well, as a minachist anything other than ‘trade with all, entangling alliances with none’ is a bad stance, but you’re an anarchist, so even my line isn’t ‘libertarian’ enough for you. And I know Carlson is a ‘bridge’ type person, but when you go around accusing everyone of the ‘No True Scotsman’, at some point you end up in Highn territory. ‘98% of Libertarians don’t identify as Libertarians because I am The One True Libertarian!’
I’m not accusing everyone of not being a libertarian. I’m saying Tucker isn’t one. His attitude towards trade is indistinguishable from Trump’s.
I am sorry I missed this one IB. I really enjoy your woodworking articles. The bed…nice. Wife and I thought about building one way back when but now we are empty nesters.
We did build two bed frames with shelves underneath. If I sober up today I will take some photos.
That’s really nice. Great work. How wide is the case? It would be cool to put in a header and recess the whole thing into the wall.
Also, do I still have posting rights, or have I been culled?