How to Make Kids Growth Chart Ruler

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@davidkuhns8389 7 жыл бұрын

I did a copy of your old one, with burned in markings, several years ago, for my grand children. It will be a family treasure for years to come. These really are great gifts for young families.

@bethnwalt 7 жыл бұрын

Your original video on growth charts is why I subscribed many moons ago! I have seven grand kids and I've made growth charts for 5 of them! love this new idea! When the other two are big enough to stand up I'll make them one! Thanks April!

@eurosport440 7 жыл бұрын

All his videos I have seen and they are all incredible, I like when you say goodbye, the half circle with the palm of your hand, I can not help but smile.

@CaliToys 7 жыл бұрын

It's really great, perfect

@greglebeau9477 3 жыл бұрын

April, my template arrive the other day. After a practice run with the template work perfectly. Making life so much easier faster. Thank you

@gonetodocs 7 жыл бұрын

I've watched your videos for awhile now and this series of you doing stuff for your family, i have to admit, are really special. thank you for sharing AW!

@nate9945 7 жыл бұрын

Just ordered a pair of ISO tunes. Thanks April! These will save my hearing at work.

@kinkjarfold3816 7 жыл бұрын

Wifey and I were going through kid's papers I'd saved and came across a paper ruler exactly like you made out of wood. Both my boys topped out the ruler at 6 feet each. Kudos to your talent and your router skills.

@robertmcgurk7587 7 жыл бұрын

An absolutely brilliant idea, thank you April!

@salcortez869 7 жыл бұрын

Your mom looks and sounds like a nice mom .... I'm glad u sometimes make them part of ur videos ...

@jdswoodnstuff7396 7 жыл бұрын

Great Job April! glad to see the new shop coming together!

@kamelalaiouia8141 7 жыл бұрын

You are creative and I admire you and admire your work

@Kirk9350 7 жыл бұрын

What a great project. This one I am looking forward to doing. Thanks April!!!

@dsbeesapiaryupdate8759 7 жыл бұрын

All that practice and experience pays off. I can barely make a straight line with a ruler. Excellent, as always. Thank you.

@willwyatt7023 7 жыл бұрын

April: a cool way to do a transfer stencil is to print out what you want with a laser printer, spray that printed sheet with lacquer thinner, put it printed side down on the wood, then go over that with a hot clothes iron. The ink gets transferred to the wood. If the pattern has a right or left side, ( as letters and numbers do), then you'll have to print it as a mirror image; easy enough to do with the computer. Give that a try.

@hacklabdesign 7 жыл бұрын

this is adorable, my daughter just left for college so I have to wait for grand kids, also I have never commented how inspiring your videos have been over the last year for building my maker shop . Thank you April - ryan dewitt

@jrmfrg 7 жыл бұрын

I'm doing this! Awesome and thanks again April!

@Matt_Hatt3r 7 жыл бұрын

What a GREAT project! I'll definitely be making one of these!

@smmdragon69 7 жыл бұрын

I'm really happy that I found your channel. You have made it so easy to follow and do it myself. LoL way easier than IKEA instructions.

@gregmorris7997 7 жыл бұрын

I looked at a ton of these and you had the best. ideas. All I did different was use templates for numbers & letters.

@kienocard 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video as always, and really clear on how it was done. And fantastic work free handing the numbers.

@NGinuity 7 жыл бұрын

Hey April, I do a lot of pyrography and something I've learned to do with stenciling that has saved me a lot of time is to use carbon transfer paper from the office supply store (I think it cost me about 1 dollar for a package). Instead of cutting out the negative and tracing the void I just tape down the edges of the design with the carbon paper under it and then go over the edges of what I want with a dowel I sharpened in the pencil sharpener. You could use a pencil, but my personal preference is to just outline it without marking the printout. Gives you the same net result without as much time. Hope this is helpful!

@automaticprojects 7 жыл бұрын

Great project, April! I remember your burned one as well. I wasn't familiar with router templates and have always just used a pattern bit, but these look very convenient!

@robevans8555 7 жыл бұрын

these are very cool, I made one for my kids and it cool to see their heights going up over the years

@nordyfamily 3 жыл бұрын

Great work, thanks for taking the time and sharing!!!

@hotrodhog2170 7 жыл бұрын

+April Wilkerson, when I router my signs I use a light spray adhesive to stick the name on then router it out and peel the paper off. So much faster!

@georgeeads8689 7 жыл бұрын

Nicely done April. Great idea.

@grandolddrummer 4 жыл бұрын

Just got a request from a family member to build one of these. Thanks for the tutorial!

@xmaswitguns 6 жыл бұрын

I just found your channel today. I think you should be proud of what you've built here; it's impressive. I showed this video to my wife. Hopefully she will join me in the shop now 😃.

@krn14242 7 жыл бұрын

Looked easier then the first version. Great job April.

@johnthigpen1174 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome template. I will be ordering one for sure.

@fynbo1007 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful ruler. Thank you for sharing

@jasonb4350 7 жыл бұрын

Nice job with the free hand router work

@HouseImprovements 7 жыл бұрын

Looks good April. Great free hand work with the router.

@AprilWilkerson 7 жыл бұрын

: ) Thank you

@BearCreekWoodworking 7 жыл бұрын

This is a great gift idea April!

@portalwoodworks8499 7 жыл бұрын

Another nicely finished project April, keep up the Good work.

@darrannewman7113 7 жыл бұрын

Cracking job April, i have seen these available in the shops, but home made is more personal.

@samwebster1266 7 жыл бұрын

Your Mom is a hoot!!! Great fam!!! Sweet Project!!!

@boxmfg 7 жыл бұрын

Noah is a lucky lil guy to have such a nice aunt. nice project April, like always.....

@joequimby5542 7 жыл бұрын

Cute April. Nice idea.

@joexg50 7 жыл бұрын

Another great project , great job

@bachplucked 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been wanting to make one of these for a while. Figured out how to make a template safely on my Table Saw.

@tonybp965 7 жыл бұрын

That's really cool April.

@TheHitman180 7 жыл бұрын

Nice project and great gift idea

@GoodDayFarm 7 жыл бұрын

Love it! What a great project! Thanks! Take care!

@oldschooltunervw 7 жыл бұрын

very nice, I made one for our son out of cedar four years ago

@vipzvipz1127 7 жыл бұрын

You're so bloody talented

@FredMcIntyre 7 жыл бұрын

Looks nice April! 👍

@FirearmTutorials 7 жыл бұрын

Really cool idea! Nice work.

@ODGColornChrome 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea!

@JolienBrebels 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@tomlarsen8348 7 жыл бұрын

Great! Very good guidance. Thank you!

@BruceAUlrich 7 жыл бұрын

You are pretty good at doing the carving freehand. Nice job! I made a stencil in a similar way in my most recent video I posted on my channel. I used painter's tape though, rather than packing tape. And I put the painter's tape on some freezer paper so I could use that kind of like the paper that comes on real vinyl clings/stencils.

@nickcooper7590 7 жыл бұрын

Love this one April. Great job, gonna make 5 :)

@ulaflobos 7 жыл бұрын

Very good idea for my classroom ... greetings from Chile...

@michelevitarelli 7 жыл бұрын

great video and project. thanks for sharing.

@42698 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@BronkBuilt 7 жыл бұрын

Cool project for a gift to a kid.

@ama.f.5900 7 жыл бұрын

This is a really Great Video April Great Job!

@EvanAndKatelyn 7 жыл бұрын

1:50 nice catch!! :) Haven't seen router guides used before, they look super useful

@richardcranium5839 7 жыл бұрын

extremely usefull !!youcan make any template and follow it. great if you are doing muliples of one piece.

@qibz786 7 жыл бұрын

EvanAndKatelyn Matt Cremona has a full video on guide bushings which may be of help to you

@EvanAndKatelyn 7 жыл бұрын

Sweet, thanks!! Just added it to my watch later queue :D

@theislandworkshop8453 7 жыл бұрын

we use our laser cutter to cut really intricate patterns, i wonder if you guys could 3d print a pattern for use as a router template ?

@EvanAndKatelyn 7 жыл бұрын

The Island Workshop: yeah for sure, good idea :)

@stevenreinert7701 7 жыл бұрын

Good project keep them coming

@kennymysak2079 7 жыл бұрын

turned out great going to make some for my grandbabies. keep up the great video's

@RwitR 6 жыл бұрын

I have started to sell these and I found it very helpful to print out the name then trace it using carbon paper. This way I can use any font I want.

@ChuckADickiner 7 жыл бұрын

if you mount to small overhanging blocks on the edge of the template you can use them to keep it on line with the front edge of the board without affecting the router. Also a trim router would make the freehand cutting easier.

@GpPyroTech 7 жыл бұрын

shane I

@magicrobharv 7 жыл бұрын

April, the way things are going you should hit half a million subscribers by the end of summer ! Great video.

@dejanira2 7 жыл бұрын

Cool video and routeing the name and measuring marks is very nice. The marks will not wear off making it much more permanent. 🙂🙂 Your mom is so cool!

@ivanscountrymusicandcars2357 4 жыл бұрын

This was a fun easy project! I bought template and a couple other templates too.

@bransonhauntedhills 7 жыл бұрын

That would make a great gift.

@mediasawdust2458 7 жыл бұрын

New subscriber here and relieved to find someone else has an obstacle course for a shop.

@jrwoodworks9690 7 жыл бұрын

What a great good idea! Good job and thumb up!

@jhen6612 7 жыл бұрын

I like the project! I want to try the lettering freehand like you. With a lot of practice first! Thanks for the video!

@giannicanino7066 7 жыл бұрын

Bravissima ....ammirevole !!

@todayintheshopbanksy5904 7 жыл бұрын

Top Tip, Give it a coat of stain before painting the markings, this stops the paint leaching in making sanding back a doddle. Then give a final stain.

@patrickmeeuwissen9331 4 жыл бұрын

I would use a coat of sanding sealer

@thomasarussellsr 7 жыл бұрын

nice project. I may have to make one for my two great-nieces.

@kentvandervelden 7 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, going to make one of these, thank you :)

@dubya13207 7 жыл бұрын

Man, I was *just* thinking of making one of these!

@stanleyjones2085 7 жыл бұрын

Why would anyone give this video a thumbs down!? Haters will be haters. Cool idea and great job April.

@maehay4065 7 жыл бұрын

Cool project which I have used for my grandson who just turned 3 last month! My son wouldn't take my old ruler because it had pink on for my granddaughter lol 😂 I could never free hand like you did your router but I can see yours looks great 👍👏☝️😍🎚📏

@bmkhzh7530 7 жыл бұрын

Good gift to send....thx

@marshallkarp 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, April.

@ilyaivanov1745 7 жыл бұрын

Good project!

@williamshaffer2617 7 жыл бұрын

Nice work

@antonellajara1817 7 жыл бұрын

buen trabajo eres genial..

@CraftsWithEllen 7 жыл бұрын

Another great project :) I've been making cross stitch birth records for family members who get a baby, but really like this idea too! Great for when they're a bit older.

@timothyeldridge6822 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent !!

@fishlovr1 7 жыл бұрын

great job.

@AD4MRick 7 жыл бұрын

I have done similar things but instead of sanding after the spray paint, I would run it through my planer and accomplish the same thing without all the sanding. Nice video and I know Noah will like it a lot once he is older. R

@nmbnmn1514 7 жыл бұрын

April vary nice job

@australiawilliam3326 7 жыл бұрын

Hi,April,thank you never used the router guide me either I give it a try.

@queenofyeay 7 жыл бұрын

That's kinda cool! We just had an old door jam to measure against. Would have been sweet to have something like that in our house. Of course now that I'm saying that I realize that I got to see that door jam many years later, see all the height marks, experience that nostalgia... Knowing my parents, that ruler would have gone on the burn pile as soon as we were grown! ; ) True story. Still, it's kinda cool!

@jerrybeck8812 7 жыл бұрын

I love that!! 🙂

@02pwrstrk 7 жыл бұрын

Neat idea!

@ellieboa 7 жыл бұрын

Sweet project and love your nails!

@AprilWilkerson 7 жыл бұрын

: ) Thank you

@SOUNDBOYMIKE 7 жыл бұрын

Harbor Freight sells a decent paper laminating machine. I love to print something and just cut it out like you did. Quick easy way to make a stencil! You might want to swing by harbor freight and pick one up

@adamking4090 7 жыл бұрын

very kool great idea

@Rocadamis 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! As I was watching you sand-off the black paint, I thought that maybe it would be even faster if you put it through the planer. No? Also, I think I would connect the line on the 4 since the break is only there to hold the center of the 4 in place on the stencil. Same thing for the 9 and 6. Love your videos, they always inspire me to do more woodwork.