I’ve been doing this for years, and every time I feel like a failure because I didn’t get it perfect first time. But now I know that William Ng does the same thing, I’m at peace. Cheers Billy.

I'm guessing those who gave this a thumbs down think he should have used a phillips-head instead of flat-head screwdriver?

Woodworking is the art of manipulating wood into the final product you want. And in case you didn't know, sometimes the wood fights back. A good woodworker isn't someone who never makes "mistakes", rather, someone who knows how to counter these problems when they arise.

Well, that was the most useful 7 minutes I have every spent on KZfaq

Thank you for sharing this. Woodworking instruction really needs more videos like this- ones that don’t assume every cut is perfect. Thank you for help the rest of us to have a bit more confidence in what we’re doing

When you watch these types of videos and you end up smiling and nodding your head, you know you’ve come across something special. I’ll be using this tip in the coming days! Mahalo, William!

7.5 years and only 181 thumbs up...Can't believe this! Thanks for sharing such a great and simple method!

William with another epic, piece saving tip. The dresser carcass on my assembly table just got redeemed. Hats off to you Mr. Ng.

Just remember, for every negative comment. There are thousands of us who greatly appreciate what you have to teach us. This is a tip I will surely use!

I thought the fact my miters always sucked was just me. Just the tip I needed! Thanks! Subscribed!

when he first said the three things you need i yelled “no way!” at my ipad. i’m impressed. thank you for a valuable tip.

as a beginner would love to see a series on fixing common beginner woodworking problems

Who would of thought? That's why we have guys like you Willaim Ng (the pros), to figure this out for us, so you can teach us. LOL. Great job!!

Thank you for this video, like others I've been doing this for some time and also felt like a failure and a fraud when I fix it but no one has ever said that my work is sloppy but inside I felt like I should have "caught" the slip or built a better edge guide.. now seeing this, I don't have to feel like a failure. I have been doing this "in the field" when I did outside miters on cased window openings.. and when I install hardwood floors where I bring the outside nosing together and even wraps around steel or aluminum structural elements. Thank you William... always a pleasure to watch you explain and see your beautiful work!

A lesson I will use many times in the future , Ty !

Thank you so much for showing me that nobody is perfect gives me hope

I am finishing up a waterfall table, this is just what I need to fix my mistakes. Thanks for sharing!

I’ve pretty much have learned to fix most of my mistakes. But I’ve never seen the burnishing trick. Thank you so much! 👍👍👍😎🇨🇱

I love this. What I love about this is that it's honest. I see a lot of woodworking videos on social media. But I've rarely seen one where the project isn't flawless from start to finish. And if you've ever worked with wood, you know that's unrealistic. Every woodworker makes mistakes. And sometimes, it's not a mistake that causes a flaw in a project. Sometimes wood is wood. It does what it wants to. We're talking about a material that was once a living thing. To see someone who is highly skilled not only acknowledge a flaw, but show the viewer how to fix it is very refreshing. Thank you for being vulnerable enough to make this video and share it for the world to see. The number of people commenting that they always feel stupid when these things happen, but that this video helped them to feel like less of a failure is a testament to you

Thank you, looking forward to seeing more of your work.

I see that this is ten years old. Damn, wish I had found your videos ten years ago.

These are the best videos to learn woodworking on KZfaq! I would love to attend one of his classes.

Thanks William. Was the solution to a jewellery box with slightly open mitres I'm working on. Makes me that much happier knowing the end result will look just that bit better.

Sorry, can only give one thumb up, deserves 5

hey thanks for this! its exactly what I needed to watch to fix my issue

Thanks William. My biggest demon in woodworking is miter joints.

You sir, are a genius

Check the way he originated the grain of each of the mitered panel. Brilliant

Love it! You saved me a lot of hassle. Subbed.

William, Thanks for demonstrating this fix. I appreciate your practical and technical approach to woodworking, one is not a substitute for the other. Your channel is excellent! Allen Koopman

How on earth could you give a thumbs down.. This man is excellent and so kind to share tips like this!!

Amazing! Another trick to add to my collection!

I'm building a homeplate shaped display box...thank you for sharing this video. You saved me from having to re-do so much and then hope for a good outcome.

Beautiful solution. This has been such a monster problem for me. Thanks.

Top shelf repair I love learning. Please keep posting your awesome knowledge

I almost fell off my chair laughing when I heard your reaction to the mitered gap at 0:38 ! You Sir are magician! But really this was a great vid and very useful, thank you for sharing this tip.

It's always satisfying to learn a new technique, thank you.

Such a simple and effective technique...thank you for sharing!

I have been in the cabinet business since 1993. I used to mix glue and sawdust for the mitered gaps. However, this technique is also good for painting, as it leaves a tiny radius. never stop learning new tips and tricks. great video William!

Thanks for sharing such a great technique.

your superpowers continue to amaze! thank you for the rescue!

Hey man I need to comment on this, so I built furniture with my father on and off my entire life. So recently I got back into it. I was like dad I wonder how we fix this. Yet here is this god send of a video! Seriously thank you for showing this. You made us look like a single board there. Just wow! I just made a table sled jig for finger joints. Welllllll I have a partial degree in machining so I had my calipers out, and well I guess in wood working it doesn’t need to be 100% perfect only 99% cause that 1% makes boards not slide properly. So here I am sanding away to make it near perfect now. Anyways have a great one thank you for your videos means so much!

William, yours are some of the best instructional videos on KZfaq. I especially like your systematic approach, and how you use geometry and machine shop practices. Every woodworker should put geometry and trigonometry in their mental toolbox. Outstanding videos!

Working on a project today, so this is a most timely and wonderful video. Going back to the workshop to finish my frame.

You are truly a master....glad you’re back

Wow! On of the best tips I’ve ever seen. Thanks Will

Excellent video and repair process.Thank you for sharing

It’s nighttime and I want to go in the shop to do this.

Best tip ever for mitered joints-learned something new. Thank you.

What a great technique. Going out to my shed now to try your technique on some “gapy” miter joints.

Thank you - as usual, simple tricks and great problem solver.

Another really helpful tip, thank you. Really appreciate your work.

I've known this burnishing technique for some time but Williams adder of glue and sandpaper makes it awesome. I'm a very serious woodworker and appreciate all he shares! Thanks Mr. Ng! I appreciate you!!!

That's amazing! It really looks like it never had a gap at all! Thanks! 🙂

Just came from my shop to re-watch this video. Now I am going back to fix a similar mistake. Thanks.

Absolutely brilliant!! Much appreciated tip.

Wish I came across this video a long time ago! I have been a in my opinion a semi professional woodworker for about 30 years and I just learned a fantastic new trick. It’s true when people say you never stop learning. Thanks for the tip brother.

absolutely love your video's keep them coming,,i'm learning so much..thank you

wow thanks for that tip William, thats gonna help a lot!

I'm seriously impressed. Sceptical the first few seconds of the video then you blew me out the water. Thanks.

as always a brilliant demonstation thanks for posting from Garry in UK

Awesome... now I can add this to my list of "secrets" Thanks William!

Wow! This was an excellent video. Very clear instructions. I don't feel so frustrated now with finishing my 10-person dining table

That is one awesome fix, thanks for posting this 👍🏻

Great tip for woodworkers and trim carpenters. Thanks for sharing!

Learnt this in carpentry school some years back. Love ❤️ it!

Amazing how well this works, thanks for sharing!

I used to work at the Wood Workers Club in Santa Ana Ca many years ago & taught a class on Box Making some times the students would get a gap on one corner of their box. The way T taught then to fix this was a form of this method BUT I had then use a big socket like a 3/4" or bigger to burnish the edge with as little glue as possible this worked well after burnishing we would use clear packing tape pulled tight across the edge after the glue set then we sanded this allowed as little glue to be on the surface of the wood so the finish would not be affected by glue not taking the finish well

Wow that was immensly helpful, thanks William!

I think this is one of the best tips ever. Thanks William. I gotta watch a lot more of your channel. My carpentry skills rely on such bodges. Lol.

Amazing!!! Wish I had known this trick 40 years ago. Thanks for the video.

This is fantastic, I will definitely be keeping this one in my back pocket!

Thank you William, ingenious, very useful tip, using it today!!!

Amazing!! Absolutely amazing! Will solve a ton of my future issues for sure. Thank you sir.

Really learned something today that will help me a lot in the future. Thank you William, much appreciated!

I was so upset about messing up my mitered joint today. And now I know what I'm doing tomorrow :p Thank you!

Your hope is reality. I enjoyed that session and learned something I needed as I had the same mitered edge gap issues. VERY NICE SOLUTION! You rock, William Ng!

Wow! I never would have even thought about doing that in a million years... what a crazy awesome tip! Thank You.

Excellent video. I've built a few of your five cuts sleds and love them. Tomorrow it's on to the miter sled. All of your videos are great. Thanks for doing them.

Amazing. Thank you! Just tried it and it worked like a charm.

Wow thanks for this tip, I had no idea this could be done. You are a great teacher, with some very lucky students.

Makes me feel much better about some of my work. Nice to know it happens to the masters too.

Always a discovery watching your mastery sir. Thank you very much.

I use that trick on baseboards with open miters. Great technique!

Thanks for the helpful, very well-done video.

Someone like you never ever done any job like this!! you just fixed the other one mistake! you're a perfect and professional woodworker who I have seen in my life!!

Hobby woodworker here for a few years and I have heard of the method but finally seeing the before and after has really enlightened me thank you sir!!!

Nice trick. For small gaps (fraction of mm) works well.

You are the best wood working channel on KZfaq! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

Another excellent vid. Many thanks.

I tried this on some not so perfectly joined 22.5 degree joints and it worked amazing. Thank you.

You just helped save a project box I made with 45 degree miter cuts that came out a little bit uneven, THANK YOU!!!

great tip, I just did it and works excellent

I'll definitely be using this fix! Thank you!

Thanks for sharing, this is exactly what I was looking for!

Thank you very much for the tip, I used it today to fix the corners on a display case coffee table and it worked amazingly well!!!

Awesome demonstration!

Thank you so much for your time and effort!!!

That's brilliant,a great solution to a sadly common problem of mine. Many thaks!

Great tip! I like how the sand paper mixes the sawdust and glue to fill in the gap with a stainable filler!