"Don't beat yourself up. Perfection simply doesn't exist in woodworking even though it might feel that way while you're watching KZfaq videos." This. Thank you for this reminder. I needed someone to say it!

I was attending a woodworking show (long ago, I'm old) and one of the woodworkers I admired said, "never point out your mistakes. most people never see them, only you!" I live by that now. Great video!

Don't change what you are doing. By far, it is the best mix of detailed guidance, honest opinions, and just a slight amount of humor. I know you spend a ton of time on the production of these videos - it is appreciated.

Doubling up on the glue was pure genius. Coat 1 to absorb then coat 2 to hold the joint - great tip.

Best part of this video is he predicts he’s got 50-60 more years to live. I’m just trying to make it to my next check bro. Must get more tools. I live my life 1 woodpeckers box at a time.

For whatever reason that episode of Trading Spaces sticks out in my mind. They couldn’t even try to hide how much they hated it

I have learned the "playing card trick" as spacers from other videos, but haven't seen anyone cram a stack on one side and then split it in 2 or 3 as you did. Totally makes sense and I will definitely use this tip in the future. May the force be with you.

I constantly have to remind myself to cut all same size parts before moving the fence. Another one along that line is dadoes. If you're making a bookcase or cabinet and using dadoes for the shelves, cut the dadoes on a large sheet of plywood or a wider glue up, whatever you're using for the sides, then cut the board to the width of the case you want. In other words, with a 12-inch-deep bookcase, you'd use a 24 and1/8th (kerf) inch board and cut it in half creating 2 sides after cutting the dadoes. Just make sure you account for your kerf and any rabbeted back you may want on the project. This way, the dadoes will always be level on both sides.

miter folding with painters,straping, packing tape is so useful in so may instances. Columns, mitered corners on base, cabinets ect ect. Its a technic that all finish carpenters , cabinet builders should take advantage of.

I’m pretty sure early pioneers making furniture would have given their wooden eye for a pocket hole jig. And a drill for that matter

As a former shop teacher I have to say that THIS is the best video I have seen for following simple tricks/steps to build any project with duplicate parts. Outstanding work and smug humor too!

I have never seen wood before and yet after watching this video I believe I could make a curved laminated dresser with inlays. Thank you for the tips. Jokes aside I like your style. Keep it up

The trick to making it less expensive is recycle when can and always keep an eye out for cheap second hand materials to store(if you have the space of course) for future projects

The card trick was cool idea. We just always used maths and rarely ever had a problem, but I still love the card trick. Also the block plane on the edge banding I have seen done before, but we just typically used a file if it was fairly close, or flush router bit if was more needed shaved off. Also we always used corrugated nails on the inside of the panel so that you could not see it from outside. A big pain those are, but it looks nice IF it does not destroy and split it and you have do it over again. Blunt the point helps but does not always work. I have no issue with pocket holes, they provide a fairly sturdy joint and will last decades just fine especially if everything is cut perfectly and square to begin with. As you said building it square sets up the foundation for all.

Watching at 4:34 I was thinking "I'm not sure if you are supposed to use the fence when it's wider than longer..." I'm glad you mentioned that. 🤣 I like your explanation and appreciate your insight. Great video! I learned a lot. 👍🏼

Recently found your channel and really appreciate all your advice and demos! I've been getting into woodworking the past 2-years, really enjoying it and agree my favorite part about DIY is how custom each piece is for your exact needs. Hard to put a price on that extra satisfaction. I'd love to see a video of how your shop dust collection is setup and what options might be? I'm a tornado of sawdust and in my space haha

"If you're feeling...from old, grumpy woodworkers." That's the best thing I've heard this week.

Awesome video. Lots of great tips, especially about the miter joints and drawer bottoms, and lining up the slides. Your "two coats of glue" technique is genius. My old woodshop teacher used to say that glue starved joints were a cause of many project failures. But he never had this tip. So much that I have bookmarked this video. I have a Harbor Freight bench that I need to redo with better drawers, and I will probably make the drawers using your tips. I also have the ultimate "down and dirty" box. I was getting ready to sell a house and my agent said I needed new kitchen cabinets to put it on the market. So I ordered a set from Home Depot, typical particle board with raised panel fronts. When I took delivery, there was one cabinet that was back ordered - the cabinet under the sink. Literally the foundation cabinet of the entire kitchen and it is back ordered for over a month. I can't even begin installing the cabinets, nor contracting a plumber to install the sink until I get this. This is going to cost me one or more mortgage payments waiting on a stupid particle board box. So I grabbed a sheet of birch veneer plywood and constructed this box using a carpentry square, a circular saw, a cordless drill, and drywall screws. Took about an hour. Finished that bad boy up with polyurethane, and had the house on the market the next week.

One of the best / most entertaining woodworking channels out there. Thanks, Linc!

You can also use a miter lock bit. They work quite well. They make a very strong joint, and if you build your pieces correctly, your boxes should be easy to keep square while you're assembling them with glue and clamps. No square guides are necessary if you're doing it correctly. I would caution, however, it is a formidable router bit that requires a solid setup, especially for routering in the vertical position. It's not a bit to skimp on.

Man I'm glad I'm not the only one who seems to think a glued-only mitre joint can be plenty strong if you do your homework. I've glued up some stuff that everyone says "YOU CAN'T DO THAT" but I did, and it's been working fine for a long time. EDIT: Actually, that applies to regular butt joints as well, specially when building boxes.

What a detailed vid on how to think like a woodworker, very well thought out. You have a skill few master, an art of teaching. The woodworking community needs to notice your talent, . . . .viewers share this mans teachings with others, so we all may grow. . .

That "Trading Spaces" segment was the best use of a clip that I have seen yet.

we used to cut out whole kitchen sets. we would rip everything at once. 23" for Kitchen bottoms, 20" for bathroom bottoms, 11" for kitchen uppers. I would try to cut the exact amount i needed. If i ever had to go back and cut another peice it was difficult to get the exact same size. very good advice to rip everything at once.

Pro tip: use a medium strength thread locker on the knob bolts. Those suckers WILL have to be re-tightened with regular intervals otherwise.

Great tip on setting the blade to 44.9 instead of 45! Also, great tip on using a block plane to clean up edge banding rather than sanding.....I've screwed up so many edges/joints with a ROS....frustrating as heck! And I'm a huge Star Wars nut too, so I really like all the stickers and T-Shirts you have!

Great tips here! I agree on the need to almost always touch things up, as nobody makes a perfect piece. One tool I did not skip on is a good quality mini/hand block plane. They are the best at trimming down mismatching corners/edges and making minor adjustments. BTW... Bridge City had a killer black Friday half off deal on their HP-8 ($80), so I picked up one to add to my small set of planes.

A small tip: use a hog hair paintbrush to spread woodglue. I make picture frames in batches and it works well, also keeping a batch of glue in a dish for easy access.

My hardest was a tapered miter cut on both sides of a few dozen small 5" pieces. Sneeze and you could make a mistake, lose a finger, and freq the hardwood would explode. Finally I made a jig with a clamp.

GREAT tips. The double application of glue to the end grain of the ply is one of those SMH moments, and awesome that you used TB#3 for the slower set. That type of joint can easily be glue starved since it sucks into the grain. Would not have thought of the slight angle adjustment on the 45 joints to keep the outside points tight together. I also use some angle block/ clamps to glue up the corners, but have not tried the band clamps, which surely keeps the edges tight together, since the corner clamps can also be a touch off of square. Breakfast pancakes and Bloody Marys........might be onto something there, but might want to have the drinks AFTER running the table saw ;)

The style reminds me of my retro 60's furniture back in the 60's, yes, I'm old! Thanks for another informative video.

The slide-in style drawer bottom is a holdover from solid wood drawer bottoms needing accommodations for expansion and contraction, a plywood drawer bottom doesn't need that and can be captured on all 4 sides without issue.

Stumbled on your vijayo. As a fellow woodpecker it's quite refreshing to learn and listen to someone that understands the usage of the word "SHIT". hats off to you. You've a great sense of humor.

The reason I started wood working was because of the need for a specific size of bookshelf I needed and knew we wouldn't find it so at least I know I'm not alone in the logic of knowing it will be cheaper... it's usually more expensive just in wood alone but you get the exact thing you wanted.

Well done. Great detail and different approach options, and appreciate showing the challenges of woodworking.

The hardest skill is messing up and saying, oh it’s cool. And not losing your shit. Just being cool with it.

Love your videos! Always a laugh, always informative, always entertaining. Line of the day "feeling validated from old, grumpy woodworkers.". Had me rolling, thanks for the vid.

Mistakes are part of woodworking and no matter how good you are, they will happen. What gets me is makers make you think it takes 5 minutes to do, and it comes out exact. I admire makers who shoe that it took a couple if times to get right, or figure out complicated angles. Makes me feel like im not a dummy haha.

I like the solid justifications to each step. The one on pocket holes was epic. 👍👍😆

I use a brad nailer as well. I would recommend a person take the time to learn how to use them properly. The brads are not exactly square and tend to bend while being fired in along the thinner side. As such you don't want to face the thin side of the brads toward the narrower sides of what you're fastening. This will help guard against the dreaded breakout. Also, firing them in at an angle leaning along the long side of the material will make a stronger joint.

I always enjoy a project video. I liked your explanation regarding glue alone being strong enough on the mitered edges. Seems a popular belief is if it’s not the “strongest” possible it too weak.

Another excellent video! Thank you for your straight forward instruction and recommendations!

Ability to build anything is it's own special kind of hell

Wow! Thanks for reassuring me that it's not just me who cuts the wrong pieces. I feel much better, THANKS!

I gained an interest in metal and wood working back in the 8th and 9th grade in junior high school, because my parents signed me up for those two industrial arts classes two years straight in a row!! And my "technical training" didn't end there either!! Because in high school I took drafting, computer science, electronics, small engine repair, and two years of vocational Auto Mechanics. AND at home in the 1970s and 1980s I was always tinkering with something!! I once repaired my own home stereo system (though a cheap one I had got for Christmas) by unsoldering and installing a new diode, and I was first person in our neighborhood to own a Commodore 64 at a time when home computers were basically "unknown" to anybody!!!! Sadly I married, then divorced two wives who never understood my "technical skills" and many employers would hire me, then slowly learn about my knowledge, then exploit my many talents as "cheap labor" without ever any "extra pay" (i.e. raises) but still demanded I jump through a lot of "their hoops" if I wanted to keep my low paying jobs!!! And when I said that about my wives, EVERY YEAR I would ask for tools from the two of them, and every year for birthdays and Christmas, I would get handed useless screwdriver sets, or ratchet sets, EVEN when I supplied them with a list of tools I wanted and needed!! At one point I had ten Craftsman screwdriver sets, and started handing them out to friends I had so many of them!!!! I NEVER got any power tools I asked for, and the only power tools I owned for years were a Black and Decker circular saw, and a Craftsman 1/2" corded drill!! Both I had bought myself AFTER I divorced my first wife (1985)!!! And I have never owned or had access to any actual "shop" other then at the companies I worked for!! These days, I have a great woman who actually buys me tools!! And I build her a lot of items in my micro shop shed!! The space is NOT huge only 8 foot by 8 foot.....but it gives me a place to work!!

Great vid dude. Good on ya for showing the mistakes too. I've been making drawer boxes for years and you've just showed me a few tricks I can't wait to use.

BTW, those JessEm stock guides are great safety and convenience factor for most table saw stock other than very thin.

Very subtle... "Save the trees" shirt is hilarious!...

Great channel. Your humor and wood working skill are great fun. Keep up the good work!

I liked your comment about woodworking being as expensive, if not more, than buying premade but you can make projects to fit your personal space requirements. I constantly make things that people will say, amazon is cheaper...but whatever I make fit my space and works when premade won't. Plus the added bragging rights of saying, yeah I made that.

Finding a place that sells flat sheet stock is a challenge in itself.

Don't move the fence and plan to cut all at once. Sage advice for another reason. Back in the day when my wife said "You can have as many tools as you want so long as BOTH cars fit in the garage at night, everything was on wheels. Economy of TIME for setup/takedown was paramount. I took all the plans from WOOD mag etc. which generally had you working a single part of the project and reformatted to ALL TABLESAW CUTS followed by ALL ROUTER WORK etc. This eliminated variations from different fence settings and made setup/takedown more efficient. Yes, pocket screws work for the right application just like the right tool for the job - good call and honest rant. Thank you again for a fine vid.

Beautiful work. Thanks for the tips!

Well done! Love the details and explanations for why you take a certain approach.

Painter's tape along the insides of the joints,,,, Never thought of that. Thanks!

I cut the groove in back as well and hot melt the bottom for no rattle

I watched this video carefully, and really enjoyed your tips on the importance of square boxes! Thank you for your excellent words of wisdom, and careful explanation. Please keep up with making informative, and really enjoyable KZfaq videos. Sign me, a decent Woodworker aspiring to become a craftsman like yourself.

Exactly! Only the builder knows where the mistakes are to the untrained eye! I' ve become good at hiding flaws throughout my journey as a woodworker! Great build my friend!

Thank you. I'm still a beginner and it is easy to get discouraged when you thought building what is essentially a box shouldn't be so dang hard! I love it though. Appreciate the videos

Lots of great tips here. Thanks for sharing!

Great job. Thank you.

Been using this for years. Great stuff :)

"shit happens... even when you are making a video about preventing shit from happening" That right there just earned my subscription

Oh you have a great sense of humor and are easily relatable. Thank you!

Thanks for the video....learned a lot about orders of proceeding!!!!!

Great educational instruction, dry humor and "yes, we all screwup" video! Going to have to watch this one several times to get all the juicy goodness!

Watching your videos are just purely entertaining

I like that playing card tip for shimming, which I'll use once I buy some playing cards 😁

I really appreciate showing some of the mistakes and how to deal with them. Thank you for being so open bc there’s many of us who may feel we can’t succeed bc we’re not perfect

Splined mitre joints are the strongest. I saw another KZfaq video (not naming names) where a wood worker tested various joints in a surprisingly scientific way.

Thank you for this, I needed to hear a lot of what you had to say before I go for my vanity build!

The card trick ..... why just now am I seeing that! THANK YOU !!!

"I'll just save money by using particle board" - me before sanding, painting, and laminating particle board.

Sam Greene (previously with John Malecki) is the first person I've seen regularly using this method for simple drawers/bottoms and I had to hunt through videos to catch glimpses of him setting it up. I'm so glad to see you do it in detail, and I think 1/2" sides and bottoms with this method will probably be my new go-to!

You are funny AS and also extremely informative. A great combination! Keep up the good work

Yes! It's impossible to overemphasize the importance of letting one glue application to end grain soak in a little, then applying a second coat to get the strongest bond possible, and it DOES make a huge difference in the joint's strength.

your videos seem to go viral, you should keep pumping them out.

precious sense of humour; keep them coming. And Wow, amazing end result.

I like the card trick for spacing!

Wow. Turned out very beautiful. Well done.

Easy listening. And very interesting to me a non tradesman. T hank you.

2:19 - "Just be sure to keep the router from tipping..." NOW ya tell me!

Love your videos. Thank you.

“Ya did shit job cutting the miters!” Freaking hilarious!! Great tips too, thanks for sharing!

The card trick is amazing! Thanks!

simply GREAT vid. Well done

I still really like your videos, as few as there are. No BS is an accurate description.

Great production, editing and script for this video. The project itself was a teaching moment for sure. Thanks for all you do it is appreciated. Great tips n tricks !!

That was a fantastic woodworking video.

LOL this guy!!!! Super informative, honest. Awesome video, as always!!!!

Just a safety tip when nailing plywood, you rarely have any idea what´s in the layers, small knots can send the nail flying out the sides, so keeping your hand at safe distance might be a smart thing to do...

"Old grumpy woodworkers" - Don Quixote fought them too. You're in esteemed company, duuuuude😄.... Great video, thank you for the tips!

Two oversized holes in drawer front allows for drawer front adjustment

Nice job. Very high end top quality work.

"They won't be off-gassing for the next 15 years next to my face while I'm sleeping" - Damn, I laughed so hard.

On these woodworkers channels they are always talking about 'scrapwood' and 'leftovers'. I don't have these laying around. My scrapwood are between 10 and 20 cm (or some inches). For all the new projects I have to buy wood, even to make jigs. It is easy if you have clients that already have payed for these 'leftovers'. Don't worry, I liked the video.

Excellent video! Well done!

Jon ... You sold me on a kerf maker in a previous video but you did a "Happy Gilmore" on cutting the draw bottom groves ... Tap, Tap, Taparoo on the fence. I was so bummer out. Just kidding. Cutting the rabbet for the cabinet back on the router .. I haven't gained confidence using the starter post on my router table, I still use the fence and isolate the bearing. I feel more in control that way. Great lesson on making cabinets and yes ... I use pocket hole joinery too. Aloha

Excellent video. Very informative.

Have you tried the 1/4 x1/4 x 1/4 inch method for drawer building? It's one system that I like. Thanks for taking the time and effort to post the videos.