Beekeeping - Making Medium Frames (Langstroth)

I needed to make 90+ medium bee frames to feel comfortable going into Spring. They sure are a lot of work as you will see.

[CraneofBoulogne]

Great video, very informative; exactly what is needed to make my own frames.  This is clear and easy for my old eyes to see what needs to be seen.

[hlkotzehendrik]

Nice. I used the jointer plain for the bee space on the side. Made it a bit higher too, so bees have more working space. Well presented very practical. Thanks

[billymarkwell]

Thank searched Youtube for an hour looking for exactly what your video

[paquitalysao]

the best video for making frames. thank you

[baldeagleApiaries]

Wow, big difference after new parts on the band saw.
Nice gear for the wood shop. Thanks for the video, I subscibed.

[joesinakandid]

While I'm not a "Safety Sally" I'd like to mention that there probably should have been a feather board or two used on the 2 x 4" side piece dado work? Quick and easy to make and having owned and used my Shopsmith for many years I know that I would be using them - especially on awkward, tall, end grain work.

[douglashatfield]

good job and yes its fun to make your own equipment

[baconneggs]

Router works good for the ears set at 1/8 in and a stop block set at your desired length

[valentinalexandru]

hello and thanks for the video! I also made frames and yes, it takes forever... I have a tip for you for making sides : cut the lumber so you have two sides in length, the middle being the top bar. then cut in your jointer the extra wood(the glue sticks), make the bottom groove, cut them in half, make the top groove and then cut them individually.

[NBryanBlack]

Greetings from East Texas! Just watching this, it looks as if you had done a few processes in a slightly different order, you could have saved yourself a LOT of work, although you would have missed out on making all those wonderful glue sticks! ;) Thanks very much for making this video, and thanks a bunch for the warning about kickback on the tablesaw. I just acquired one, and it's nice to know some of the dangers to watch out for!

[mikeoxlong]

Tools to make boxes and frames. chop saw, jointer, tablesaw, dido stack and nails and glue.

[BillGreen-bj]

When you make the bottom bar you should cut the notches before you rip the boards into strips. Same with the dados on the bottom of the top bars.

[airwolf]

Nice shop smith!
I've never made a frame from scratch but a think alot of those little cuts could be done easier and faster if you would make them on the big board before you release all the parts from the board. Instead of 200 little cuts per cut you could Do 20.
Have you made anymore frames?
I'd love to hear and possibly see what you've learned.
Like: what cuts are most efficient on the board?
And what cut has to be made as a individual part?
Great video!

[dadviki]

salut. very very good works man. thankyou.

[tonykillingsworth]

If you work off the center of the board you can use the small stack dado for both size cuts ....before you slice them lay them flat on your jointer and take off 3/16 off both sides then slice them.!!! This will save you alot of time and extra work

[kiaya]

suggestion: do all the ears on the bottom pieces for the frame at one time. cut the ears while it is still a board then make your individual pieces.

[dansarmar]

For the shoulders of the end bars just use your jointer to take the material off.

[blacktalonbased]

I made my own frames and boxes this last winter because I wanted the challenge.  It was very rewarding!Then I made splits last week and had to buy more frames. haha...

[FloryJohann]

Seems to be a lot of work and time involved, considering that you can buy them relatively cheap.

[ExtraFungus]

nice to see another beekeeper in the area. I'm in terrell.