I have my son in the shop all the time, what you're doing is good, we can't always been 100% available to them and it's good they learn that. This here is a natural and healthy interaction 😊

Love you including the reality of having kids in the shop, my kids are a little younger than yours and not old enough to be in the shop yet so it’s nice to see a preview of what’s to come.

The exposed sides of the drawers are beautiful, what a great idea. Show off all that hard work.

Love how often youre mesmerized by the Wood ! Beautiful work!

I totally get that difficult balance between wanting to keep the kids nearby and encourage their creativity, but also needing time to concentrate. You show a lot of patience!

Such a beautiful creation from the Lord's to your hands. So lovely to see Judd busy in the shop, I thought you were very patient. It doesn't hurt to let a child know that they need to allow you to concentrate so ask them to just be calm around you for a while. It will help to instill the self discipline he will need when he comes to make his own creations. Shame about the lost footage but it was lovely to see you assemble it in that mysterious place. Thank you for letting us see the masterful process that goes into such delightful designs. 👍🙏👏

Another great piece. The time spent with your son will be something he will always remember.

thank you Andy . good for you with the kids . and yup they did good and so did you i remember working with my dad . great memories. oh and i am 70 so yes those things stick with the kids

AMEN, that Sycamore is gorgeous!!!

I've not seen that done before. The dovetails on the slats, interesting as that all could be done on a CNC. I like the open sides, again I've not seen that. But I think the draw pulls being a hole is the coolest bit. Choice of wood for the draw sides. With them being exposed, that has be good wood, not cheap.

Impressive build! I truly appreciate you showing your faith. I thank God that there are men like you who are not afraid to be authentic in this world. You can't please all of the people...and why would you want to. Thank you for all the work it takes to make these videos!

Love to see the younger generation doing something other than video games and tv. 👍

That really is a work of art. Beautiful.

I love seeing you let your boy play with your workshop tools. I am more into metalworking myself. But my dad introduced me to welders lathes and other machines at an (maybe too...) early age. Under severe observation of course. I am so thankful for that. Metalworking is in my backbone because of that. That is parenting. Let your kids try, and educate them on the way folks! Lovely!

You’re taking up a lot of my brainpower bud! Boy howdy ! Raised 5 of those little terror raisers !

I have my kids in the shop with me all the time and can completely relate to the frustration that happens some times too. Great build!

@AndyRawls The clients love it and it looks amazing in their space, It was a pleasure watching you work through this. Looking forward to working with you again!

Beautiful piece, Andy. I'm setting myself up to have the tools to execute dovetails, and I appreciate that you outright say, "You're gonna have gaps... everyone does." A lot of your fellow YT woodworkers, I think, like to project the image that every dovetail they cut is gapless... maybe some folks can do that, but if I can get what you attained on that half-blind, I'd be happy like a pig in s**t. Also - you said you got frustrated with your son, and I could tell, but your patience was astounding. Keep in mind that he's learning THAT as well, and you should be happy with yourself. You didn't yell or say hurtful things, just calmly stated you needed your whole brain at the moment. He will in turn be patient with his kids.

I love watching handcrafted workmanship. You do a great job and love learning from you.

Your kids are so adorable. You're very blessed. Love your work, and your videos.

Absolutely amazing work of art Andy. You sir are a true craftsman and artist always love watching your videos because you include your kids in your videos they are so blessed to be able to see their dad do what he does and to have you teach them how to use the tools at such a young age.

That's some really hi level craftsmanship, Andy! Definitely one of the best peaces you've done so far. For someone who fallows closely your channel for a long time now, it's pretty special to feel that I've seen you develop as a craftsman, woodworker and furniture maker. You should be very very proud of your job. Being proud of your achievements is a good thing, and has nothing to do with bragging. So be proud, you earned it! Once again, I really wish you all the success in the world, Andy. You've been an inspiration all along.

Been watching your channel for a long time. You just keep getting better and you never not excellent.

Really amazing work, Andy! Stunning looking bed!!! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

I like to saw my half blinds and use a card scraper without the burr in the saw kerf. I find chiseling to the lines very difficult and time consuming. Excellent video as always, I love the design!

fantastic work andy! what a dream commission

That is just magnificent, both the design and execution.

LOVE this design and execution!

Amazing work Andy; freaking love this guy.

Really nicely done Andy, and that wood is stunning!

A real masterpiece, Andy. I thoroughly enjoy seeing your work and your process. Bill

Super impressive piece

Awesome work. I was really on edge when you took the drawer box to the jointer... Holy crap.

i love the work you do. amazing bed. love the pulls great video also.

Andy keep up the great work

Great build to watch. A shame you lost that footage. Oh well. That’s life.

AMEN! Like a BOSS!

Good job 👍 M Asif

Amazing workmanship. Right now, don’t think I would trust myself to cut dovetails by hand. Not many projects going on now, maybe later.

Andy, you should teach your kid to make wooden toy cars. A board vertically, like the one he was playing with, to make the car's body... And 4 pieces of dowel to make the wheels. And perhaps 2 big nails, or screws and nuts, for the axles... This way he's going to work for a long time before disturbing you. 😬

"She's a beaut Clark!"

Amazing bed! I’m about to use some quarter sawn sycamore for a guitar top. Also, where do you source your custom hats? I really like the “grandpa” style of your hats. Thanks!

1. If you hadn’t told us you were frustrated with the kiddo, we wouldn’t have noticed. 2. There’s a plunge base for that router if you want

I initially thought those screws (not screws, just don't know the word) were overkill, then I realised that you could push that side out. So here's the thought that kicked in: if you cut the mortises on the other sides (the long ones), the ones with the dovetail sockets, you don't really need those metal pins there, should be strong enough, no?

I want it beautiful

I have NEVWR been able to find those layput calipers! Where did you get that?

how long do you work a day? If you start erly in the morning and end late at night

👍👍👍😎😎😎nice.

B U Ti Full.

Whilst I appreciate the effort, and sometimes the satisfaction (no frustration at all;-), with creating hand-cut dovetails, for a commercial shop, use a dovetailing machine. Time and money-saving device if ever there was one.