Build a Curved Rafter Cedar Pergola

Build a Curved Rafter Cedar Pergola - Sawn Arches

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4 жыл бұрын

Build your own Curved Pergola. Complete animated build video that shows step-by-step how to make a backyard or garden pergola from rough sawn Western Red Cedar. A DIY Pergola design that incorporates many ideas for a unique arched roof cover. The Pergola structure adds shade and beauty to a yard or garden and can be used as a support structure for climbing vines or flowers. A pergola design with elegant curves.
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@pauldobler2779 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are the most comprehensive instruction videos any where. The animations are also the best. I have a question regarding the curved pieces: will they split? Cutting a curve in a piece of wood makes a short grain line from edge to edge. I would worry most about the location of the birds mouth cut. With that being said, after five years they seemed to have survived. Great video.

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words and support! I really appreciate that. I have added some recent photos of the pergola at the end of my blog post here: manabouttools.com/build-a-curved-cedar-pergola/ They were taken in November which is not the most flattering time for pictures but, they show how the structure is weathering.

@Gen2026 4 жыл бұрын

@@MANaboutTOOLS Was there any type of sealer put on the wood? Would this have possibly prevented some of the cracking?

@alvisjoubert9998 3 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing build..! And the plans makes me want to build one already since their so well explained! You deserve a 👍 for sure and a follow! Looking forward to see and learn more from you! Very skilled crafter! 🔨 📐✏💪

@lisacalais5975 Жыл бұрын

MUY buena calidad, el texto imagenes. kzfaq.infoUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO Un manuel muy completo y trabajado. Resulta muy práctico. Para principiantes y profesionales. Lo recomiendo

@kylephillips2030 Жыл бұрын

I’m a woodworker in Ghana west Africa and I love and admire your craftsmanship sir. Salute 🫡

@jmwoods1428 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I would love this in my yard. Beautiful

@sacdigitaldesignweb 3 жыл бұрын

You are the best in terms of explaining and diagraming everything out

@rimaggio Жыл бұрын

Such a pleasure to watch a true craftsman at work!

@geloyspirc 4 жыл бұрын

that was very soothing to watch!

@Chef1Mat 3 жыл бұрын

excellent. i will try this in the next few weeks. I have an elderly couple who were looking to get this done.

@Mr_Kweeba 4 жыл бұрын

Once again, pure class.

@hirammartinez952 3 жыл бұрын

I love long videos is where you learn more from a good teacher thank you for your time I’ll keep on following maybe someday I could build something nice as this at home👍👍up

@wood4me 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Excellent work. A very pleasing design. Thank you.

@wendyfountain2958 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome instructions. Thank you so much!

@stephenmabry2866 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant animation.

@tommyandresen8160 4 жыл бұрын

Came here to say that, so thumbs up..

@JohnMartinez-sm1sk 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, I really like the step by step instructions.

@apostoloskoritas9149 4 жыл бұрын

7 minutes in the video and I really like the presentation. Really nice work. Thanks for sharing.

@Dillon7777 3 жыл бұрын

Best video ever, your explanation is so clear make it easy understand, Thank you for sharing

@delprice3007 4 жыл бұрын

Safety precautions for power tools important! Great video.

@d.beaumont9157 4 жыл бұрын

It's a cold, wet miserable March Sunday morning here in England. Your video was just the tonic I needed. I can't wait for the weather to improve, I can't wait to get out there with my tools. I'm 61 now but still get excited about creating things with wood. It was the same 45 + years ago making tree camps with my dads tools. Love the video, thanks for going to the trouble of making it.

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Cheers from Vancouver Island!

@CatherineSTodd 4 жыл бұрын

Love your videos and channel... you have inspired me to get back to work as soon as possible. GRACIAS, AMIGO! Made my day!

@billmacgregor6797 4 жыл бұрын

Wowsa! A Masterclass.

@asifahmedgsxr 4 жыл бұрын

wow, thank you for this video. everything is explained in soo much detail.

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! I appreciate your support!

@scottcates Жыл бұрын

This video was superbly helpful to show me a reliable way to bore the 20-degree-from-90 lag holes in the curved braces. The rest of the layout steps were great too but the drill layout helped me actually understand it. Thank you.

@MANaboutTOOLS Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Cheers!!

@danieldelange4116 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the effort of this vidéo and got some great idées. Thank you.

@hendrymuljadi739 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!! Absolutely great work!!!

@tedtolentino4955 Жыл бұрын

Quite beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

@IANSINCLAIR100 2 ай бұрын

Amazing, I was looking for instruction on arched pergola roof and yours was exactly what I wanted your description and instruction is first class thank you.

@ilducedimas 4 жыл бұрын

I'm hooked on your channel. Thanks so much for your great work!

@doloresm7396 4 жыл бұрын

It's simply beautiful.

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm really happy with this project.

@duramaxmak 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic demo on this nice work

@lewchaney2138 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful job.

@lesoutside 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice! Thank you!

@marioalejandro9563 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome I loved it can’t wait to start building my in the Near future

@toolsavvyhandymanservices7736 4 жыл бұрын

Very nicely done.

@tomaszenteno5912 3 жыл бұрын

Hermoso trabajo felicidades 👏👏👏👏 saludos desde Tehuacán Puebla México 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗👍👏👏👍

@sanhlao9488 3 жыл бұрын

I AM A RETIRED CARP BUT I LIKE YOUR SHOW VERY MUCH, THANKS

@bbbnz50 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great

@tommycone6277 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice I love a well build arbor.

@patrickarchuleta9594 4 жыл бұрын

Great job God bless.

@anri1255 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative and very good explanation. Good job .

@kevincris2589 3 жыл бұрын

Great now i need thousands of dollars worth of tools and decades of carpentry experience to do this awesome project!

@unclemony5939 4 жыл бұрын

You are perfect in every way.

@tsuchang1 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'm another old guy that likes to see quality construction.

@TheClaudos 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing with metric measurements for countries using metric system. Love your videos by the way.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!!

@dayosingh 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely done.

@chamuco3135 4 жыл бұрын

Love it

@Name-oc1mq 4 жыл бұрын

nice idea to have a water tank underneath!

@danielhanawalt4998 2 ай бұрын

Nice pergola. Not something I'll be building, but your video gave me some ideas. I bought a used gazebo made of metal. One those you get from Amazon or some place. Has no top but has the side curtains. I want some the roofing that lets sunlight come through but not rain. I like sitting out side in the rain but don't care for getting wet unless I'm taking a shower. lol. Anyway, good video.

@TMHSproductions 3 жыл бұрын

this video was so relaxing - loved the pace, great content!

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@renoholland7090 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent quality work and the video is outstanding. Clear in picture and word, animations are very helpful. Thank you.

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@house.with.vulcano 4 жыл бұрын

Спасибо большое за размеры в мм! С огромным удовольствием смотрю все ваши видео! Thank you very much for the dimensions in mm! I watch all your videos with great pleasure!

@Name-oc1mq 4 жыл бұрын

a few more videos and I will learn this imperial system :)

@Chef1Mat 2 жыл бұрын

excellent, i will try your method

@rebarsulaifany9290 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video hope best for you

@daviddavis1322 4 жыл бұрын

Man this is great!

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

@sergiopolanco5126 3 жыл бұрын

I love it great work sir

@paulbrown9415 4 жыл бұрын

Dude!, you Rock!!!!🥌

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@zaneh6188 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome skills and I love the video.

@RasmusDK.. Жыл бұрын

beautifull work. and thanks for not makeing its to short and sped up. ❤

@mikeash7428 2 жыл бұрын

Really nice. Thanks.

@MANaboutTOOLS 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

@kojomensah7474 4 жыл бұрын

Very good vedio from start to finish

@thefrub 3 жыл бұрын

You use nicer wood for patterns than I use for finished projects

@tucob9114 3 жыл бұрын

Nicely done sir, Thank you.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

@doubledarefan 4 жыл бұрын

I'm used to watching loooooong videos by Wood By Wright, Matt Estlea, hffcom, ILTMS, and others. If your vids end up an hour long, so be it. I'll watch it to the end.

@sagescott285 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@yourfriendlycook 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with Paul, Beautiful work! Greatly appreciated.

@alsammak71 2 жыл бұрын

excellent work 👍👌

@yannkitson116 4 жыл бұрын

Solid work...

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@paulboyle9605 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant and very informative. Hooked and subbed. Regards Paul

@josereyna851 3 жыл бұрын

very nice work

@fredpruitt6031 4 жыл бұрын

Very Nice !

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Fred!

@Samson4G 3 жыл бұрын

I want to build this....will do it next year...

@tl7209 4 жыл бұрын

nice!

@throngcleaver 4 жыл бұрын

No questions here, but I've gotta say, I love that design and the quality of workmanship!

@patrickflanagan8008 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. I love the wood you used, though I think it would cost an arm and a leg in the UK

@Ho1yhe11 4 жыл бұрын

English oak is probably more expensive for him than that cedar is for you

@gregpaterson330 3 ай бұрын

Not sure about your pin alignment system although it might prevent lateral movement it offers no uplift protection. I would recommend using any type of post base connector of which there are many. I do like using rough cut wrc on all my hard scape projects it’s a little pricey but you can’t beat the look and workability. Thanks from Atlanta Georgia

@rayparr1 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Just subscribed. Greetings from Hermosillo.

@johnschuster9192 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video and the length is just fine! Great plan and it was right to the point .Thanks so much for being a pro ..

@rickleblanc7062 7 ай бұрын

Great video. Excellent step by step instructions. Plenty of great tips for the design and angles. I am about to build a pergola over our hot tub and this video will definitely help. I was originally going to glue strips of wood to create the rafters but I prefer this method. I also plan to coat the rafters with expoxy and use the Lichenberg method for more detail. Not sure if I will tint the expoxy. I may also I plan to add some privacy lattice between the 2x4's and the curved rafters for further weather proctection.

@MANaboutTOOLS 7 ай бұрын

Excellent!! Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment.

@emmanuelgarcia-cabrera5468 3 жыл бұрын

Woow genius! I hope you can share more video 🙏👍

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! More to come!

@CarolReidCA 3 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful work! Easy to follow directions if someone wants to build it too, although wood prices are through the roof lately, so maybe by next summer?

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@idontthinkso666 Жыл бұрын

@@MANaboutTOOLS I can't imagine what you paid for 12" wide WRC boards!? Luckily the client paid, but DAMN!

@fndel9295 4 жыл бұрын

Excelente 👏👍👍CDMX.

@besamemucho5 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing your skills with us...it is quite a beautiful pergola...i can only imagine the cost of the timber....

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! It depends on where you live. Red Cedar here on the west coast is not too bad.

@stephanelarose9165 4 жыл бұрын

Not only this video was well done but it gave me ideas for my future gazebo that I'm planning to build this summer. Thank you so much ;)

@tiendong7912 Жыл бұрын

Good job

@MANaboutTOOLS Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@thomassutherland5188 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful speaking voice and narration.

@MANaboutTOOLS 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@HanginOutWithStan 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work. It's refreshing to see a carpenter who knows what he's doing on KZfaq.

@danielcanchola1070 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work! Do you use your own SketchUp 'Style' or which SKP Style do you use for your 3D models and construction drawings? The animation is nicely done too so thanks for sharing!

@DennisKeibler 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice! The pace of the instruction and level of detail is just right for me. I also appreciate the alternative tools you mention. Thanks.

@JF-fx2qv 4 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@Warwick_zlyuka 11 ай бұрын

спасибо что используете метрическую систему)))

@micah_noel 8 ай бұрын

I tried to do similar curves with a bandsaw last night but my cuts were way off the mark. I’m used to this and I didn’t mind having to sand, except I was using 1/4” plywood and it gummed up the belts right away and was so difficult that I don’t even want to use it. It was only the first of 7, so I figured I can scrap it and try something else before I get too deep into it. I’m redesigning the whole thing so that I can use hemlock instead.

@micah_noel 8 ай бұрын

I honestly thought that plywood would help me keep the cost down and be a breeze to cut. I haven’t started on the hemlock yet but it’s much lighter weight and seems like decent wood. I’ll do one before I commit and then use the first one as a template for the rest of them if I like it.

@drhender6943 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool. I'd love to scale this design down a bit and use it as an arbor over a garden gate. The curves give it a very elegant feel. Your videos are great and your animations are very impressive! Do you SketchUp, or something else?

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes I use Sketchup

@blandry021 4 жыл бұрын

Loved your video, instruction I'd top shelf. I also liked that you took the time to show braces were made. Lots of videos don't take the time to show how make the templates.

@jamesdezwaan9598 3 жыл бұрын

Are there any thoughts out there about placing decking and shingles on this to create a covered porch?

@dc-wp8oc 8 ай бұрын

Kent, very nice information and presentation. The result is fantastic. See and issue substituting 5-inch cedar posts for the 6-inch? Do you have any information on the cistern? For example, how water is collected and extracted from this system and any maintenance requirements?

@jokernguyen8048 4 жыл бұрын

So beautiful...super work..just wondering what the total of materials cost??thank you

@joehicks8786 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Curious to know why you don't use a router for a more consistent chamfer?

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

You can for sure. I find it just takes a bit longer.

@tedrowland7800 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful design. I have to ask. Since you took the time to make a pattern, why not use a router with a follower bit? saves the step in having to sand . same for chamfer?

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

That is an option for sure.

@minhojung865 4 жыл бұрын

grate

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@samuelfloyd5072 4 жыл бұрын

Fabulous, however I am unsure about the bolt going into the column from the beam. The countersink looks like it will hold water and rot.

@MANaboutTOOLS 4 жыл бұрын

The hole is covered by a rafter. So that would help somewhat.

@brianjohnson4724 Жыл бұрын

Great video and a pleasing design thank you for sharing it. If I wanted it to be wider(about 4600mm total) could I just make the curved top rafters longer (where they straighten out to join the central beam. I am not sure about whether this would compromise the structural integrity ? Thanks

@MANaboutTOOLS Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I can't say for sure what the implications of that modification would be.