People going on about him using the expensive planers are missing the point. Just buy the wood planed and buy a router bit that is half the size of it. It was worth watching the video just to see the use of that pushing tool!

Am I the only one who loved the charisma of the host?

Straight forward explanations, Clean, simplistic editing without irritating music or shouting, job done. EXCELLENT! Invaluable method to a newbie with very limited resources Thank you for sharing :))

This was like a magic show. Suddenly there was a perfect finger joint. I went back and watched it about four times. It's a really simple, clever method for making this joints. This is exactly the kind of video I like.

Crying out loud! If you didn't learn anything from this video, move on and look for something that you feel can help you better. This man has taken the time to share some of his knowledge to some of us who are not experts on woodworking. Personally, I found it helpful, not only on the steps to do this procedure but in the way he tackles a problem. Thank you to Woodworking Finland.

Simple, yet effective. I loved how your video got straight to the point without endless talking. Thank you!

I almost choked on my coffee when he said “Yeeeesss”….. and that was all.

That's a fantastic idea! I especially love it that you're using a serious of pre cut wood piece to control the spacing of the joints. -- such a simplistic and wonderful approach!!

Masterly woodworking, no excessive talking. Finnish people are the best!!

i particularly liked the 'Finnish mallet' used to tap the joints in :D

Love what you did here. I’ve been wanting to make some new boxes. I’m doing this tomorrow. Thank You!

Very good !!! In a very down to earth way he showed how you can make boxes using box joints and also showed you how to install the base to the box. Very clever!!!

I used to make boxes in Hampshire in England. Hundreds every month. So this was like a blast from the past for me. We always used to use a proper stacked set of cutters on a spindle moulder to make finger joints though. Never seen this method before. Brilliant! I'm going to keep this method in mind for making headstock joints for the guitars I now build. Cheers guys!

tried this myself on my table saw with a dado stack.... this is just brilliant!

I enjoyed your video and learned a new way of making Boxes, THANKS!

Very very well done, i've watched other YT channels make elaborate jigs that take up more time than its worth. Thanks so much for sharing

No way. Love him. I’ve watched this video several times. He’s to the point and relaxing. Thank you for teaching me a new trick.

The simple approach is often the best, love it and will definitely use it

Gotta love that organic dead-blow hammer. Kind of like karate training. I like your spacer block method very much and will try it.

Thanks, you saved me money. I have a saw bench, and a router. All I needed was to watch your video, and my woodworking workmanship quality just went up a couple of notches. THANKYOU, We all have to start somewhere.

I have seen several videos on the subject. At first I was a bit hesitant but your video made me want to make these little boxes again. Thank you so much for your help.

Perfect results. It's great to learn new and simpler methods, keep up the great work! 👍

Although I have just come across your video, I'm pleased that I did. As a newbie in woodworking I need all the help I can get as I have been watching thousands of woodworking videos to get all the tips I found this one to be on my top five as I don't need a jig . Nice job I will catch up on all your videos but so far bloody good job.

This is how it's look like when you know what are you doing! I can tell he got immense experience in woodworking! Best regards from Hungary!

Thanks for the video. I just tried your method and it works really well. I used 1" thick MDF for the spacers and a ½" router bit. The MDF thickness was very accurate, so I didn't need a thicknesser to make the spacers (although I have one). I've been woodworking for over 30 years and never got around to making a finger-jointed box. I'll be making plenty more now.

Love it. This is men’s TV! Not much talking. Very Finn style. Cool.

I'd like to spend a few days with you to learn your perfection. Thank you!!

Excellent! I watched this last week and have now made a brand new box for my Unimat DB200 mini lathe. I added some attachments and a base plate and it no longer fits in the excellent, old box that it came in. I now use that box to store all the various parts and attachments that do not live on the lathe, and the lathe itself goes in my new box that you helped me to figure out. Now I have to figure out the finish I want to apply to this box. THANKS for the excellent video, sir!

GREAT VIDEO! Ten fingers, precise woodworking, no nonsense. Feve out of five stars.

Beautiful. I'm a hobbyist and love learning new ways to make my router productive. That was inspirational. My 'workshop' is my (cold) garage and I have no table saw, so I make most things with track saw and router. A table saw would be faster but I'm not on the clock, and so far I've been unable to justify buying one. My router table is used a lot, and with thought and planning it's amazing what can be achieved with one. Thanks for posting.

Perfecf and beautiful! Beatiful machines too! Beautiful your kindles.... Long life to you! Thanks from south of Brasil!

Smart guy, few words and straight to the point. A master gentlemen, no doubt at all. Greetings from Costa Rica, Central America. Alberto Corrales

I just had to tell you again, you are a genius and thanks for the video, I have made so many jigs and even bought a jig and something would always go wrong but just in the last few days I’ve done it your way and never had a problem works every time and so easy I can’t believe it, thanks again

I tried this method today, for me this is the easiest way to produce box joints. It took me awhile to get the shims exactly the correct size & I added a face plate to the push block so I could clamp the stock to it ( I’m not comfortable having my fingers that close to the router cutter). Once you have the shims at the correct thickness you really can produce a box in a few minutes. Great video!

Damn that is just ingenious. And a beautiful finish too! Can't wait to try this out for a few projects.

Thanks, and thanks for narrating in English, I appreciate that!!!!!

Absolutely Brilliant!!!! Thank you for this video. I have been looking for a way to make this joint without having to build a jig or buy dado blades.

That was very cool, never would have thought of it myself and don't need any jigs. Thanks

Great instructional video :) no nonsense and straight to the point. Kudos!

Wow. This is definitely the best video I've seen on box joints. Simple, easy to follow steps. And that cool "YES" at the end. Love this dude.😎

Elegant method for box joints. Once the spacers are produced for a particular router bit setup for future projects is minimal. Well done!

Nice and easy, just how it should be! 👌🏽 Awesome work, mate 👍🏽

Welp, looks like I have a list of video's to watch. Nice method and editing!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU, always wanted to make some boxes as those, but didn't want to invest in the plates or systems, your technique is so smart and ease to modify for alternate sizes, will be trying this soon. ! ! !

What a GREAT IDEA for box joint construction. NO JIG REQUIRED! That is what I am going to use on the construction of my Wall Hung Tool Cabinet instead of Dovetails. So easy, quick, and accurate. BRAVO MAESTRO

brilliant , simple and well presented im signing up !!!

Excellent video and process. The easiest and most effective I've seen without the prep of time consuming jigs. Bless your heart. He knows what to do and not to do. Mr. Finland has all of his fingers and judging from his shop he knows about stay away from sharp objects. Thank you Sir for sharing. Keep up the excellent work.

I found this video to be *wonderful! No loud music, no talking down to people, just a well-filmed, short, pithy video. ❤ I, personally, could have used *more description, but then, I am very new to wood working. I have, however, been dressmaking and sewing quilts for about 50 years, and apparently, the mental skills overlap. 😆 I watched the video a half dozen times and answered all of my own questions. 👍 I don't think he has too many tools. I have many items in *my sewing room that you would also scoff at ... especially if the only sewing you do is to hem your pants or replace a button now and then. If you're making quilts for sale, or dressing the bride, both mothers, and six attendants, you understand my collection of sewing tools. I imagine Esa is the same. 👍 Thanks Esa, and much love from Texas, USA! 🇫🇮🇨🇱🇺🇲 ❤

Very innovative. For those complain about the machinery, it is not a problem to make joints with a saw, knife and chisel. If you are really good, like Roy Underhill on "The Woodright's Shop". My bet is that most watching this video aren't. Jigs don't work with slightly warped wood beyond about a 6" box. This method does. I have made a perfectly finished 24" by 24" box with this method, out of plywood with a very thin layer of veneer, that was slightly warped. Try that with a jig. Great idea this one.

Very good. I usually do mine with a jig on table saw. Ill have to try this. Looks way simplier. Subbed.

I like the trick of using your hands to push the board through the blade instead of a push-stick. It makes it so much more...adventurous.

Loved it. Nice & simple. Love the intimate closeness of fingers & blades. Loved the ears.

You sir have saved me a beautifull amount of time in not making a box joint jig. Will be using your method to make boxes for my van conversion. So effective and yet simple. Thank you. 😁

perfect! thanks from Argentina :D

Very smart, I like these kind of well thought-out solutions !

Straight to the point, easy to follow for an amateur like me, and Finnish. That's a sub from me.

Hello to Finland. I made Boxes with Finger joints by using your method. It worked out very well. Thank you very much.

@2:46 how satisfying that must have felt when it all hit square and flush :)

NICE. Clear.Concise.Practical- I will definitely try this technique. Thank you.

This is easily my favorite person on the internet. Also, I’m fascinated with the cross-cut sled contraption and would really like to know more about it.

Simple, quick and perfect!

Wow, keep making more videos! It looks like your shop has a lot of handmade jigs and cool gadgets, show us how you made them. Thank you for this video.

Displaying the Finnish national spirit perfectly. They don’t say much, but that what comes out counts. Loving it!

Great to see this demonstration with no annoying background music. Thank you.

Nothing like good old-fashioned Finn-genuity!

Simple, elegant, and effective. The three elements of genius.

Love it! Smart, simple, very little talking and especially the dead-blow mallet!

Thank you. What an excellent idea. Now, all I need is a thickness planer and a router and a router table. No problem. Blessing to you and yours.

Excelent, I've been searching a Real good way to make that kind of joints, thanks a lot.......👌👌👌

I am truly flabbergasted. Sometimes the most simple process gets over thought. This is so easy and accurate with much less set up than a table saw jig or a traditional router jig. Holy shit. You just changed my life lol! Thanks man 👍 you just got a new subscriber!

Wow, this is such a simple yet elegant method! Thanks for sharing.

I like the Finnish way to do things on this video. He only shows how to do this thing, and doesn't talk or shout constantly like a machine. The main thing is the box and how to do it, not himself, unlike on too many videos like this, on which some airhead talks or SHOUTS like a machine throught the whole video. They are so annoying! But he is great and very Finnish.

Это лучшее что я когда либо видел! Спасибо тебе мужик!

Thank you for this video. A simple solution is always the best no matter what you are trying to accomplish. I made a living for over 40 years in Information Technology creating simple solutions to complicated problems.

Ingenious! This video was a great help to me. Thank you for sharing a very interesting way of making box joints. Can't wait to give it a try. Thanks

Outstanding episode. I have purchased a jig for these joints and no matter how well I set up the jig, I always ended up with some problem during the construction. This method is excellent, it would be nice to know how you determined the sizes of the spacer blocks. Thank you for sharing, as I said in the beginning - Outstanding. Best wishes from the UK.

This guy is 10 kinds of awesome. "Yes." 👍

Excellent! And just in time; I'll be using your techniques to build a bunch of drawers for my kitchen and laundry room. Very best to you and Finland!

That is brilliant how you cut them all at the same time! That is so efficient my brother, thank you for sharing.

"esss" :)) . I like this guy

Never too old to learn, thank you.

- Thanx 4 sharing. The router is my very favorite tool. Thanx a multibillion for showing your technique to extend it's use.

I've been contemplating on how to make box joints and watched many video's. All you need are spacers of similar thickness and then you're set... I can believe it. Even with a handheld router, all you need are spacers of similar thickness and then just adding until the cuts are made...

Well done !

How does this guy still have all his fingers?

Beautiful, I love these joints. I really like Japanese boxes that use finer wood but Im sure its the same process. Wish I had the gear to do this

Merci d'être là et de partager votre expertise !, merci pour la vidéo !!, vous faites un travail magnifique !!!

Excellent sir. I'd never seen this method before.

Hahahahahha at 3:09 that YES is great man thanx for video brother

Very clever using spacer boards against the fence instead of a jig. Thank you this is a great cost saving idea

You made my day. Pure beauty and simplicity. Zero waste video. Very pleasant to watch.

👍 Nice job, great skill, 👉 for all its very important to have some kind or any kind of skill to survive in life, young age easily pass us buy but when you turn 45 to 50 that is the time any sensible person get worried about his life and thinking about what to do what he have done with his life education skills achievements and how he going to spend his or her last days, normal retirement section 8 or in a shelter house, if you are in 40s give yourself 2 year, learn a skill so you don't have to write this note for others like i do, i am worried man

3:09 My favorite part of the video.

Big guy is stompin’ that box big time , perfect fit .

Thank you! I appreciate your direct, no-nonsense approach. You are a good teacher.

Nice. Might be helpful to mention that you should predetermine the height of the box by adding up the tongues so that you don't have half ones.

My favorite part of this whole video 3:06

Absolutely brilliant. No need for explanation. No jigs No problem and exponentially faster.

Lea! Great tips. May the force be with you.

Nice, but I also admire how fearless he is of not losing a finger on the table saw