How It's Made: Flats and Platforms

[TiddlyDeRp]

Misleading title, for shame.

[DaddyOD13]

I hella love Oakland too!

That seemed like a nice piece of paneling.

If you're going to paint it, why not use masonite?

It's cheaper & light.

[pinoyeh]

WTF...! ! !

[Empresspenguin692]

Thank you so much for this simple and quick tutorial. I was able to build the needed flats for my daughters production because of your little video. Thanks again.

[stagespectre]

I don't use glue on hard hollywood flats.  It gets in the way when I am tearing it apart two shows later to build something else on a budget crunch. Recycling.

[skiierboy01]

You guys should really be using staples instead of screws. With 1x4 (or 1x3's, as you use), screws have a high likely-hood of splitting the wood, which means strength is compromised.

[smartguy5142]

you do realize that none of your flats are SQUARE right. a flat should always be square and a standard 4x8 sheet is ALWAYS the right size. Measure and check i promise your flats will not be a true 4x8. Next time you start measure your sheet of quarter ply and you will see it IS a true 4x8. I would think that a factory would get it right. It is only their job right? If you have to shave off extra wood you did not build it right!

[witeoutking]

@smartguy5142 We're a college theatre company, not a factory. But thanks for playing.

[smartguy5142]

@witeoutking

well i'm in high school and i know how to build one.  but if it works for u than it works for u

[SillyLitleGirl]

@witeoutking Wow, smug much?

[eighteen4eva]

narrator makes me feel like sleeping...

[Hahalarious101]

I thot this was for shoes ha

[ashkigal]

The theme song makes me dance :) XD

[iToasterman]

measure twice cut once :P

[witeoutking]

@standandyliver07 This video was actually filmed by the folks who often took the role of master carpenter in our college's theatre.

[standandyliver07]

total bollox! Carpenter my fat arse!

[zac613]

we use 1x4 when we make flats.

[eyemagav]

Great but you don't need to be a "Master Carpenter" to do it.

[witeoutking]

@eyemagav Certainly, it's simply a title for the person in charge of construction on a theatre crew.

[fashionbug9880]

oh, i thought it would be about shoes ROFLOL

[AlbosNoggins]

@fashionbug9880 lol, that made me chuckle :-)

[usagi18]

@fashionbug9880

Isn't it?? I just opened it :S

[thebannanaman]

1x3 is actually 3/4" by 2 1/2" not 1 1/2" like the video says. Other than that great video.

[ShmellyEggz]

@thebannanaman

Good note, even though we buy the wood at 1X3, the wood is measured BEFORE the wood companies shave it down. So the result is really actually smaller.

[ShmellyEggz]

@thebannanaman

Oh wait, I misunderstood. Yeah, I agree anyway hah. The vid says it's 1X3, but 1X2 would actually be 3/4" by 1 1/2" if I'm not mistaken.

[kellicious05]

haha, this video is kinda boring but I HELLLA HEART OAKLAND too! much love dom...