Ive been watching your channel for years now. And i have to say, your production value and the work you put into your videos does not go unnoticed.

Hi Steve, great video! I know it's a few years old but I felt I could use a refresher course in rabbets, which this provided! One thing I love about your videos is that you emphasize that there will always be minor imperfections in our projects, and to not obsess over them. As you said, no one will ever notice the little defects that appear so glaring to us. It took me several years of woodworking to truly take this to heart, but now one of my mottoes is "Never let the perfect be the enemy of the good." I now realize, as you said, that minor imperfections give our work a handcrafted character and is perfectly okay, a finished project can have little defects and still be beautiful and functional. Thanks for all the great content!

just your average joe teaching woodworking basics... i love it! the consistency of this channel is amazing. keep up the great work Steve!

I’m going to make my first rabbet cuts tomorrow. I’ve been relying on your videos a lot. I’m making pull out shelves (very shallow drawers) for under our kitchen cabinets. Thank you so much for your helpful instruction Steve.

Maybe this has never happened to anyone else but it happened to me. I had a scary experience with a dado stack when I didn't tightened the arbor nut enough. After I made the cut and turned off the table saw, the blades kept spinning at nearly top speed on my new DeWalt job site saw (a popular model) using the DeWalt dado stack. The stack spun and arbor nut slowly unwound continuously for about 30 seconds. I was standing there very confused about why my stopped table saw was still spinning. Then the blades poped off and flew out, but the throat plate took most of the force. Maybe one blade only just flew out of the saw. The other blade was in the cavity. And the arbor nut in my vacuum. Overall quite scary. Wanted to share because I daily watch your show and have been very inspired by you. I've learned an exciting new skill and hobby thanks entirely to your videos, SketchUp included.

I always love the clamp assortment during the glue ups. It makes me feel better about my embarrassing clamp collection.

OK - all done! Excited to move forward - thank you Steve for all the help!!!

Hello, Steve! I've been using this method for making boxes for a bit now (saw it in a previous video of yours) and it works great. One thing that helps me is to use blue tape to hold the box together during the test fit, and leave most if not all of that tape on for the glue-up and clamping (removing just enough to unfold the box and get the glue in there). Thanks for the videos!

My old timer neighbor from across the street gifted me a his old micro jig! I instantly thought about all your videos that had the micro jig clip

I love all the subtle knowledge you drop. It just oozes effortlessly and is still entertaining and relaxing. You're lucky to have an audience base that watches longer than 2 minutes 😂👍🏻 much love to u Steve 💕

I'm making this along with you Steve. Just because I can!

Life went to hell 'round here about 2 months in. Not COVID, thank goodness, but plenty of other crap to meet fan. So tuning in today, imagine my shock at seeing Day 173! Dang!! I hope you and yours are well!

Well steve. Built my first work bench based on your plans and lessons learned, never skimp on glue and clamp the shit out of everything! Stay amazing!!

Thanks Steve, a very detailed tutorial on dado blade set up and cutting rabbets. I have seen you cut them both ways, with a sacrificial fence or with the board against the rip fence. I never heard you say what the difference was until today. The Weekend Woodworker course has given me a lot of practice with rabbets.

If you dent the wood, you can use steam from a clothing steamer or iron to bring that dented wood back out. It works really well for that kind of minor denting.

I think this is THE BEST how-to set up your table saw with dado blades... I always wondered about them and you really took the time to explain, I think whenever I get a set of them I will have more confidence in using them... I wish I could give this video 2 or 3 likes! 😁

Back to wood working! I love it! BTW- the tree for the Catification project looked like it turned out purrr-fect!

Hey! The beard is back! I like it. It's like "old Steve".

Another epic Steve adventure, love your sense of humor, about life.

Good video overall. Excellent walk through on the dado blades for those of us with no experience with them!

I can't stress this enough. You have watched his videos on youtube. You know how good he/they are. I spent $150 on his Weekender course. I did so because I was thankful for his KZfaq videos. I felt "this chap has thought me a lot, why not? " I gained SO MUCH MORE from the course I purchased a second course. I am not paid by Steve, KZfaq or anyone else. I am just honestly thankful he/this exists.

I cut my first ever slots TODAY to slide in drawer bottoms and it felt incredible seeing everything line up. Could not have done it without your channel, thank you!

Nice work..I was always weary if stacking blades but will try it more now..nice video

Thank you for your detailed portion on rabbits, (how to stack) dado blades, & blade depth in this video! Super helpful Steve 👍🏼

You really are a titan of woodworking, a legend in KZfaq woodworking, and an international treasure! You deserve all the success you enjoy and I hope you go on forever 👍👍 never give up being awesome

First off Steve, I’m well beyond learning to cut a rabbet joint (not a Humble brag, just sayin’) but I still really enjoy watching your videos. It’s rare any videos keep my attention for 20+ minutes but You are always so positive and fun to watch, you clearly put a lot of care into making your videos watchable. Ive watched enough of your vids to know that you put a lot of thought into your production. What is cool about you is that you’ve been doing this so long that you’re clearly no longer a “mere mortal” (at least relative to the average weekend woodworker - but you manage to stay Humble and build simple projects with basic tools catering to the average Joe with half of his double garage that his wife lets him use. Awesome! Keep it up! Additionally; great tip for finding the exact centre of a board for a dado or rabbet (especially helpful for half lap joints): Similar to the way you would find the Center of a board with a marking gauge... 1) start with the blade intentionally low... not crazy low; just low enough that you can visually tell you’re not more than half way deep 2) dado/rabbet *both* sides of a test board with the same thickness of your work piece 3) the “tongue” of wood holding the board together is exactly 1/2 the thickness of the amount you’re out. For example, if the tongue is 1/8” thick you need to bump the blade up 1/16” and so on. 4) Raise the blade slightly and run both sides through again. 5) lather, rinse, repeat until the tongue is only a hair’s width or the saw just *barely* cuts all the way through the wood. There are depth gauges and stuff out there to help grow with depth of cut but if you want a perfect 1/2 thickness rabbet or dado, I find this method to be the most fool proof.

Thank you for showing your dado stack. I saw the brand was Buzz and looked them up in Amazon. They are just the price range I was looking for.

I learned many years ago that a filister was the cut at the edge grain of a board, while a rabet was the cut along the grain at it’s edge. Thus, the filister plane was specially designed for that purpose.

Steve, I just want to say thank you. I subscribed a while ago but now, in these odd times, your videos, you, keep me smiling. Thank you!

Best video! Love the dropping of the piece and realising you had a split! I would be gutted when that happened to me but watching you happily cope with it all is an inspiration. Can't wait for the next one!

Good tip on the paint sticks with sand paper, thanks

I use cheap finger nail files to sand dados they come in different grits and work well for me.

ugh, now I see this, right after I messed up my lap joint rabbets for a panel. Long story short, the thickness of the rabbet was uneven because of a bend in the board. I think the humidity warped the boards. So I tried to re-cut the rabbet and pressed down on the board with my push block, but when I re-setup my dado it was a little higher and now the joints are to deep. I'll trim the rabbet off and try again and add another board to the panel. yes, yes, next time I'll sand them flat and not re-cut. Thank you for your channel, I've learned a lot from you.

I'm not a woodworker, but I love watching people build stuff. As a result, I have heard the word "Rabbet" many times but never seen it written down. I thought it was spelled "Rabbit" and had worked out the idea that it was because it made the end of a board have a profile vaguely similar to a rabbit with its ears sticking up. Now I know. And knowing is half the battle.

I am liking this series of videos. It reminds me of the old WWMM videos from the past, even to the unshaven look. The only thing missing is the Grrriper intro. How about one for prosperity and old times sake....

Thanks for the in-depth showing of dado blade assembly

The beard makes it feel like we’re in a time capsule of Steve from ten years ago; except he got a good cameraman.

Seriously, I learned a lot with this one. Thanks !

Love the beard is coming back

hi Steve point 1 on your recent newsletter really resonated with me. the autonomy in woodworking, along with mastery (through deliberate practice) and purpose (utility of creations or sense of belonging to a community) makes it fulfilling, and provides valuable insight on motivation and the fine line between 'work' and 'play.' thanks for continuing to produce great content and enriching lives. cheers.

I’m sure 20 other people have or will make this comment. For the dented area just put some water on it to expand the grain back out. I found your channel at the beginning of covid and I’m glad I did!

This is a great explanation on how to use dado blades. What are pros and cons of using dado blades to make rabbet joints versus a router table?

Beard looks good on you, Steve.

When I'm spreading glue on a narrow groove or something like that (also in tight spaces like box joints) I use q-tips to spread the glue. Just another alternative to brushes or your finger.

All the woodworking guys say Do Not drop carbide saw on cast iron table. Always lay carbide teeth on cardboard or something not iron or steel. Yaaay new haircut

Am I the only one who, while working in the garage/shop, finds himself singing "its the ABC's of wood working"??? Damn jingles get me every time...

Steve, I love you man! Watching your work are not just about wood working technics and skills, there're some mistakes here and there along the way and that what make you soo inspiring. Keep it up my guru :)

Great video.

So if a dado goes across the grain, and a groove goes with the grain... does that mean a rabbet that’s goes with the grain is a groovy rabbit?

Nice instructions! I have the same dado set but the instructions set up grid from the dado set didn’t have those shims being used for the cut I wanted to make. Or so I thought 💭 They use the word shim and spacer interchangeable and confused what I needed to do. I think “spacer” is more appropriate for the blade and chipper protection and “shim” to adjust the width. At least that’s how I will view it. Thanks for another informative video.

I'd really like a video discussing the best way to add folding arms to a mobile stand for either a miter saw or planer. I saw your miter saw cart and would appreciate if you could walk me through the decision making process of making something like that. Thanks so much for your videos, you've really helped me step into woodworking.

Awesome And Very Useful Dado Video ! Thanks Steve !

Steve, I didn't see a link to your dust mask in your Amazon list. Could you share a link for that product? Or maybe even film a video discussing dust mask choices?? Thanks all all you teach us!

Hi Steve, I bought some ratchet straps from our local pound store (for one pound amazingly) and I use them for boxes, I even went as far as to make wood corner blocks and keep them on the straps with 2 penny nails, they work great and if I need to strap anything to the roof rack on my car I can use them.

You make great tutorials and I appreciate it!!

I can't believe we're already at day 173, but on the plus side I am looking forward to what you have in store for your "28 weeks later" special

My tablesaw just arrived! Time to assemble it... after the video... woohoo!!

Very nice Steve. I always enjoy your videos. Very informative and to the point. Great job as are all of your vids.

If you're in the UK, a Dado and Groove are both referred to as a Housing Joint.

One day I'll have a proper table saw. Not my flimsy construction site one and can enjoy dado blades.

Hey Steve. Thanks for the content. I miss using my table saw because i sliced by right hand index finger 😞.It's funny, I wasn't even using my table saw. I was helping my dad take apart his old washing machine. I'll be back to trouble again soon don't worry 😜. Thanks for the content.

Esteve very great show always with good info and great content thanks for all this great times and like always smashing my like botton from San Antonio tx yahoooooooooo kaboooooooooooooom

Hi Steve I finally found the clamps you use on eBay, they called Face Clamp Grip Tool Vise Cabinets/G Type Adjustable Universal Fence Clamp For Table Saws

Great video showing why no one uses their set of dado blades.

Hi Steve I Really like nice job I love it thank for Sharing

Welcome back Steve.

I'm getting real 'asking grandpa for help with a project' vibes from this video. It must be the beard, making you look wise, yet approachable like a grandpa.

Great video, again! Can you show us a real time speed cut sometime? How slowly do we need to cut? Thanxxx!

ABC of Woodworking. W = working time

Good explanations always a joy. I'd like to clear up the myth in the UK that dados are banned or illegal. This is completely untrue. Many companies sell new saws to accommodate dado blades. Axminster tools and machinery being prob the best UK company. Sell UK made for UK or oversea markets table saws that accept them. I see see US woodworkers and sometimes UK woodworkers saying this all the time. They are not and have never been banned here in the UK. Rant over.

14:50 What witchcraft is this?! Pieces not falling out or collapsing?! You're a wizard, Steve!

Was this originally content aimed at one specific person? Seems like you are talking to someone and mentioning what tools they do or don't have. Awesome lessons non the less! Thanks for making it available to us all!

Lockdown 173? Dayum!

I didn’t know you had to use the shims between the outer blades and the chippers?

Great video Steve !

When you're all done with this, can you make a "Shoe Box Supercut" so we don't have to be overwhelmed with Catification amongst the rest? Don't get me wrong, love the cat-stuff, just would be nice to have a Shoe Box specific video. Thanks for all you do!

Been fallowing your videos for a long time. Dude Steve rocking a beard. Diggin it man. Dado on

Thanks

It would be great if you could do a video on safety equipment i.e. ear protection, eyewear, protection from dust, masks, first aid equipment etc..which tools make you use nose protection the most

Safety comment: Have your saw unplugged when changing the blades!

Lost the Harry's deal huh? Does Microjig make razors? Wait, you said they dont sponsor you any more. Tell you what. If you send me a SASE I'll send you a razor! Thanks again for what you do. I have learned a lot that I have put into use.

On measuring. I have found that my measurements are much more precise with wood that I have purchased rather than wood I have found for free.

Nice build so far - One thing I noticed when you were making your test cut. The board you were using was not flat on the tablesaw, so that you could end up cutting too deep.

Huh. When I built my wood toolbox, it had the same grain orientation as the shoeshine box. The ends were glued in too. Over the winter, the face panels really cracked, one nearly across the entire length. Would have leaving the ends "floating" helped?

It’s a hare to big to fit in the rabbit.

You look like Michael Scott in this video.

I miss Per Almered's music in your videos. I have them (as a patreon) so I guess I could play them myself in the background when watching your videos.

Always enjoy your detailed explanations of rabbets, groves and dados The base piece of wood that you saw as less attractive- I saw an ostrich face and neck

Great video! Can you explain why you prefer to use your table saw vs. your router table for creating dados?

Steve. Can a picture frame with perfect 45degree angled corners be created without using a tablesaw or a miter saw? If so… PLEASE do a very detailed video on how to do it.

the true measure of any glue up is how many different brands of clamps you use on it

Using rabbet joints on a solid wood panel box like this one, I'm noticing you do get 4 joints that are cross-grain glue-ups. Has this ever given you a problem? I'm still learning the ropes here, and I'm not sure how serious this whole wood movement thing is. Some KZfaq creators just go on and on about it.

Love ur vids for my level. Could you show how to do dato cuts no table saw? Have cop saw and hand circular saw.

Steve look at 3m’s cubitron sandpaper for your 5” orbital sander. Katz Moses made a great video comparing it to other brands and absolutely surpasses all other brands and it’s actually cheaper per disc.

That beard is looking sick!

I have got to upgrade my saw soon. Not being able to run a dado stack is a PIA.

Like the beard!

Maybe Antonio could use some instructions on how to make a custom throat plate?

I have that same exact set of dado blades

You can steam out dents with a soldering iron and a wet rag