Perfect Holes in Long Boards

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2 жыл бұрын

"Drilling" Perfect Holes Through Long Boards is no longer Mission Impossible! Learn how to drill holes of ANY SIZE through boards of ANY LENGTH for routing wires or bolts for furniture, lamp posts or decks using this elegant solution by Master Carpenter Matt Jackson.
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@cathyb2204 16 күн бұрын

those caps on the end are out of this world. I'm still skeptical about the Titebond, but I can't say it won't work!!. I would have loved to see this installed, but I guess you have the owner to contend with. Great idea, and about your router table: It ain't stupid if it works.

@NextLevelCarpentry 15 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting on this video. FWIW you can learn how to make those end caps that 'are out of this world' here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mpyhl92rx8iRnqc.html Where Titebond III is concerned, I can tell you straight up: if it makes you skeptical, you're doing it wrong! I've never once had a glue joint fail from failure of the glue. My client would have been fine with me doing a video of the install (which turned out great BTW) but it just didn't work to produce a video during that phase of the project.

@tohdubg 2 жыл бұрын

After 30 years of being a carpenter, I’ve learned that guys that need elaborate set ups are no different than guys who drive big trucks…they like to stroke their own egos! Simple and smart saves time and money and is much more satisfying in the end! Your the best carpenter on the tube! Keep the “getto” setups coming Mr. Jackson!

@TaylerMade 6 ай бұрын

no snarky comments about your workshop from me. as a retired one man shop, professional furniture maker, i can honestly tell you i have less gear than the youtube amateurs. money put into needless tools in the workshop is money that doesn't go into your pocket. i was interested in your drilling method till you announced how it was done. its a trick i have used myself many times to run wires through desks etc. your right it may be simple but not many amateurs know it.

@andrewfurtado0109 2 жыл бұрын

1 minute tips and tricks videos would send this channel to the top

@dizzybee7386 6 ай бұрын

When my dad worked as a boat engineer in a local fishing village, he watched an old-hand spend several hours sizing up a 12 foot length of oak beam. He needed to pass a propeller transmission bore through it. Finally, he picked up an adze and squared the beam into shape between his feet, then bored a straight hole through the whole damned thing using a hand-cranked auger. We're talking the late 1960's here. I still have difficulties comprehending dad's account, but as a man whose history involved working to 1/1000ths inch as a machinist, he wasn't the sort to exaggerate his testimony. To him, this was the finest display of engineering accuracy he had ever seen. To be fair I believe it to be the ballsiest. I think he saw the last of the old shipwrights draw the last breath in the new era. In this new era, you have done justice to an old-hand's way. Wonderful video. Best wishes from Ireland.

@NextLevelCarpentry 6 ай бұрын

Loss of knowledge that dies any time a ledgendary shipwright passes is sad indeed!

@FlamSanagan 2 жыл бұрын

I like your videos because they're not "Hey look at what my brand new $15,000 machine can do for me!". You do practical and efficient work. There's nothing here that's just you trying to show off, this is what real woodworking is. There are too many videos/channels that glamourize it past practicality, making things overly complex just for the sake of showing off what they (or often their equipment) can do. This is true craftsmanship, keep it up!

@jim.h 2 жыл бұрын

Don't you mean the ... "$15,000 machine that my corporate sponsor gave me"...

@gregac1984 2 жыл бұрын

I hear you, there are a lot of makers that I have liked. I do want to see them thrive and prosper but there gets to be this point where it goes from being something you can learn from an imitate to being like a tour of a 10 million dollar home, alien and unrelatable.

@TOAD7464 2 жыл бұрын

Showing off a festool tracksaw gets a do not recommend channel.

@FearsomeWarrior 2 жыл бұрын

It’s what I call the Napkin Holder Effect. How many KZfaq woodworkers ever build different types of napkin holders? I think maybe Carmichael Woodworks and Steve Ramsey have maybe done one and that’s it. In reality I think we end up making far more napkin holders. It’s an easy project.

@youtukang 2 жыл бұрын

@@gregac1984 heello sir

@garyclaret3605 4 ай бұрын

It’s awesome to see someone who thinks and makes it easier for people without thousands of dollars worth of tools. Keep the videos coming. Great job.

@peteryeung111 2 жыл бұрын

Master at work here. Very practical. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@ianmurray3820 2 жыл бұрын

“Necessity is the mother of invention”. - Figuring stuff out and work arounds is what it’s all about!!!

@pumpkinheadghoul 2 жыл бұрын

Personally I think your ghetto router setup is a great idea. There's nothing like waking up first thing in the morning, sitting down with my coffee and watching wood working videos. It's like my morning coffee to go along with my morning coffee. You should release all of your videos first thing in the morning and just call your channel "Matt's Morning Wood." Pretty genius, right?

@billkurek5576 2 жыл бұрын

I really like a few shorter videos. This length is perfect, thanks

@stephanschnitzler8630 2 жыл бұрын

Nice promisses for being a subscriber. Serenity is all I need for woodworking 🙈😆

@thehighwayman78 2 жыл бұрын

I love that router table, simple, cheap and does the job perfectly. Simple is beautiful!

@ILikeFreedomYo 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job. It's far better to watch useful information on a typical $100 router then to watch non repeatable information on a $3000 shaper that the typical person doesn't have access to. That handsaw trick is a golden nugget.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joel... I'm known to say "it's not what you got that counts but how you use it". Fancy equipment is great and all but is just an embarrassment to those who have it and know so little about using it IMHO.

@ILikeFreedomYo 2 жыл бұрын

@@NextLevelCarpentry your absolutely right. That right there is wisdom. I have several of my grandpa's tools in my garage that are nothing more then a motor, and belt. Every time I use them to sharpen my knives or sand a piece of wood it's a lesson remembered. Keep being yourself and us youngsters might learn a thing or two and recall those lessons later on in life. Hopefully also passing them on.

@thomasmurray4717 2 жыл бұрын

Man, you’ve actually made woodworking cool. Great job. Thanks

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

My goal is to make woodworking productive, profitable and enjoyable but if I've also made it cool in the process that's... well.... COOL! 😎 Thanks for watching and commenting Thomas... much appreciated! Best, Matt

@steelhead1194 2 жыл бұрын

Love your show, those corporate sponsored rookies have nothing on you! I am just starting wood working at 62yrs old, the genius you teach is so amazing. Please never stop.

@scotttaxdal7847 2 жыл бұрын

If you don't have the right tool. Make the right tool. Call it what you want, I like it.

@richcollins3490 2 жыл бұрын

Very clever Macgyver'd hole. Bravo.

@rce2553 2 жыл бұрын

Matt does better work in his smaller shop with fewer older tools then a fully sponsored larger shop completely equipped with the latest tools. Gives me hope. I really love this channel. You got me with creating the holes, I was expecting to see a long boring bar, long drill bit or other clever Mcguyver type setup. After all he previously showed us all how to bore through an 8 inch wall with a piece of wire. Nicely done, thanks for sharing.

@anneoreilly4900 2 жыл бұрын

That wire trick is something. And I just like his style.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

@@anneoreilly4900 Thanks for sayin'! Best, Matt

@litigungtaires3551 2 жыл бұрын

They say that person needs 7 seconds to like or dislike someone.. Will,it's truth..I knew that i'm gonna gently press that like and subscribe buttons...Love your whole style..Greetings from Croatia!

@tkjokester 2 жыл бұрын

That hand saw tip at the end was amazing. Nice tip!

@SJmystic 2 жыл бұрын

Love the showmanship -- not splashy, but clever, just like your designs and build process. Thank you for taking the time to film this and share it!!

@aggibson74 2 жыл бұрын

I gently caressed the like button.

@Must_not_say_that 10 ай бұрын

That's neat, and I like your approach and style. Not just the technique but the little finishes. I noticed your sign that "efficiency is intelligent laziness." Guess you gave an admirable demonstration of that. Well done and thank you.

@stephanieray6587 2 жыл бұрын

Like a great detective story... had me sitting on the edge of my seat!

@coachwalrus3158 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been doing this 35 years. 28 years in business. 1 employee for 23 of those and this the best and bout only thing I watch on KZfaq.

@stevenhoglund9922 2 жыл бұрын

New subscriber today. Learned more in this video than watching 2 years of some of the other You Tube woodworking channels

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

That's quite a compliment Steven... thank you! I think you will find other videos at Next Level carpentry equally informative but also equally produced by a non-professional video producer. 😉😎

@mongomay1 2 жыл бұрын

Like how you saved the 6x6 post material. The router techniques were awesome.

@jefferywright4204 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your comment about not being a bought off mouthpiece of a corporate sponsor. Thank you for being a truthful unbiased content provider.

@TybeeHandyman 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't heard "how 'bout them apples" since I left Wisconsin decades ago. Thanks for the memory.

@bootsandboxers5079 2 жыл бұрын

And i want to note that i love your camera work and hijinks

@olivier.gauthier 2 жыл бұрын

Those "ghetto setups" are the best. Cheap, (sometimes) quick and efficient.

@JamesDeese 2 жыл бұрын

Practical, workman-like, repeatable advice is what you are all about. It comes through that you are making a living off of the carpentry. I love many of the content makers, but I like watching a professional do the work. Ballet in the shop!!

@zipkeen8339 2 жыл бұрын

To date this is my favourite project.

@rickcimino5483 2 жыл бұрын

Matt Jackson, you are a carpentry and woodworking wizard. The whole intro I'm trying to guess how you "drilled" those holes and then when I saw the solution coming I said, he's not going to ....no, he's not...he can't possibly...he is...he is going to do that! I've seen every one of your videos and all your patron videos and I have to tell you this one is one of the best. There's so much here .....a well thought out project, a genius solution to having to do a build/breakdown/reassemble and perfect execution. So good. Thank you Matt.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick... it was an enjoyable video project all the way through. I appreciate your comment here and, judging by gently applied "thumbs ups" to your comment, others do too! Best, Matt FWIW The next Patron-only video has a bit of in-depth info showing more about the mortising and drilling procedure along with insight into the dedicated jigs created to make those steps quick, accurate and repeatable...

@carpenterfamily6198 2 жыл бұрын

I gotta say, I am more than impressed ! Ty for sharing the tip.

@kevinmorley8119 2 жыл бұрын

You know... I've never even considered using this kind of method... I didn't even guess what you were going to do until the router was mentioned, then it clicked. Awesome tip. You earned my like.

@mightyporky 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Matt, I am known as Boyd. I have a little over 60 years in this woodworking trade, everything from from the ground up home building to furniture. No matter where the sawdust is from I love it. New in the trade folks are sometimes cruel but that is just a form of flattery, jealousy is painful so they must act childish. I am sure you have heard the old adage " when you do the best you can with what you have, no one, anywhere. can do better". At or around age 70 I found myself believing the only person I absolutely must impress is me, life is sure easier that way. Keep up the good work, some of us appreciate quality when we see it.

@photohounds 2 жыл бұрын

Good system, mate. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺

@voglster 2 жыл бұрын

You had me at efficiency is intelligent laziness, I live by those words

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks James... glad you didn't get thrown off by my spelling error like some viewers have...😎

@Kyle-ev4fk 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is the real deal.

@tomking9914 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to show us your tricks and tips

@afascinatingbit 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly how I figured out to route cables in my lighting projects a few months ago. I'm creating 1" square milled stock and then using a jig to 'drill' a wire channel using a palm router (my channels are 1/4" for comparison). Thanks for sharing, Matt! BTW - I think your router table is freaking brilliant.

@ridermak4111 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely flippin genius ! Why ? Because I’ll never forget it and look forward to freakin someone out with it someday.

@kiheidude 2 жыл бұрын

Genius idea! A simple solution to a complex problem.

@Billy-rn3il 2 жыл бұрын

New subscriber here. I’ve been a woodworker for 22 yrs and I can definitely relate with a ghetto tool setup 😂

@jakeo2600 2 жыл бұрын

All I can say, is ingenious.

@georgemckenzie2525 2 жыл бұрын

No complaints about the joinery or engineering. Excellent way to make it happen Matt. In my climate we still dig up a few pump logs, cedar logs five inch around with a two inch hole drilled end to end, typically a ring of inch by eighth mild steel is driven onto the ends to keep them from splitting when driven together. My neighbor has the the ' cast in place bearings' machine that among its multiple functions has a PTO at knee hieght to drive these auger bits 54" into the log.

@raulc398 2 жыл бұрын

You are a true master! cheers from Toronto Canada!!

@dfu1685 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for kindly sharing your wise methods. You Sir are an Artist, inventor and comic. I tip my hat in your direction.

@stephenrobinson8250 2 жыл бұрын

Hope we see a photo of the final installation!!! So well done!!!

@austinfromaustin320 2 жыл бұрын

One of the GOATs of carpentry.

@mikemonks6369 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I thought that I was going to see magic and, instead, saw ingenuity (or, at least, efficiency and bad spelling). Great idea and I love your ghetto router table.

@tonycurtiss1081 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video….. THANKS FOR THE RUFF SAWN RESTORE TRICK !!!!! Truly a craftsman!

@bootsandboxers5079 2 жыл бұрын

I knew you'd cap the ends with those pyramid blocks. That's a sick detail.

@rickculpepper709 10 ай бұрын

I watch this video over and over…love your work

@NextLevelCarpentry 10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it... FWIW there's a lot of other videos on the Next Level Carpentry Channel so I hope you find more that you like to watch 'over and over'? Best, Matt

@timjerome8942 2 жыл бұрын

I like the play on words on your sign, also the techniques and setup are clever. Thanks for sharing this info!

@thomlipiczky9021 2 жыл бұрын

My forehead is flatter from slapping it from going "DUH". What an elegant solution!

@jimgraham4673 2 жыл бұрын

The refacing of RSC with a hand saw is just genius. I'm 70 and this is a first for me . Love it.

@Hineni1998 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the lesson, uncle Matt.

@andrewclarkehomeimprovement 2 жыл бұрын

Like you said 'an elegant solution'. Thank you.

@ItsYourBoiUhh 2 жыл бұрын

Your router setup is awesome !

@pumpkinheadghoul 2 жыл бұрын

You, sir, just earned yourself another subscriber. Love your style and your techniques are smart and really accessible by novice woodworkers like myself. We need more like you. I mean I also like the ones of have two million dollars worth of top end tools, but I think we all know, most of the time we're just watching those for what we WISH we could have and do. It's guys like you who show us how to get things done in our own shops.

@Artexmadera 2 жыл бұрын

I spent a couple nights trying to figure how to work this one out on a couple floor lamps...heaven sent...looking at it this morning, thank you so much for the tip....yes sir...I´m drinking a cold one on your behalf... thanks for the videos

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

Should work like a charm for a floor lamp! FWIW it's fun to make an extra piece to show people when the project is done to see if they can figure out how you did it😎 have fun with your project... Best, Matt

@TheRogermursick 2 жыл бұрын

"Ghetto" router table lol. This is so simple and BRILLANT! I would have pondered this one for days/weeks I'm sure and never have come up with the fix. The mortise and tendon is cool as well. Thanks Matt.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

Been using that trick for decades, anytime a project involves rough sawn cedar... necessity is the mother of invention, right? Best, Matt

@LucasRipetta 2 жыл бұрын

@@NextLevelCarpentry I've also been using this ghetto router table for years, if not worse (getting the router in the vice, using my hands and a prayer to make a rabbet, etc) it's not the prettiest thing in the world, but it gets the job done. Sometimes the space in the shop Is the number one issue, and there simply isn't any real estate to keep a router table at all times. Good job on the holes, and the video, it was enjoyable to see the process.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

@@LucasRipetta kudos on makin' due... and thx!!

@BloodysChannel 2 жыл бұрын

I worked for over a year on such a "ghetto router setup" :D It's not a pleasure, but it gets the job done. Thumps up for you my man! Keep it up!

@georgewhitehead8185 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video. A fine looking project. You are going to have one happy customer. And right not you have one happy viewer...I liked your work and your video. Thank you. Dr. G.W.

@SkippyGranolaSA 2 жыл бұрын

Unreal, those are some pretty good tricks. I'm like, three months and two exams away from finishing my cabinetmaking apprenticeship here and they're starting to give me my own jobs. I've managed to impress them a couple times by breaking out some Next Level ideas, so thanks for that.

@dean3471 2 жыл бұрын

That was a really slick trick on making the hole through the boards. I wish I was your neighbor so i could learn and work with you. So you could help me on some of my wood working project's.

@cbaer66 2 жыл бұрын

Not quite as much experience as you but 20 years in and I’d much rather watch you than anyone using those fancy woodpeckers tools. I liked your video on removing the weld on square tube. And if a false tenon plug to hide a fastener is good enough for Greene and Greene it’s good enough for me.

@Ydnar6929 2 жыл бұрын

Very slick design and execution - well done.

@ardeshirmehta9327 2 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY _BRILLIANT!!!_ (And your motto "Efficiency is intelligent laziness" is brilliant too.)

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ardeshir... Glad you like my motto... except, as I've been told, for my misspelling of "Laziness"😯

@ardeshirmehta9327 2 жыл бұрын

@@NextLevelCarpentry It's the thought that counts! ;-)

@skippylippy547 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely Brilliant! 👍 45 years of experience is very valuable. Thank you for sharing your talent with all of us. It's greatly appreciated.💥

@shaunhayward 2 жыл бұрын

This is how Native American Flutes are often made as well. I never thought about using this technique for "drilling" holes but it's brilliant!! PS: Your router table works. Therefore, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it.

@gtweak7 2 жыл бұрын

I do some casual woodworking here and there. I think that your channel is my discovery of this year. Your patents are invaluable. Thanks.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting... I really try to pack as much a real-world practical Woodworking and Carpentry information into videos here on the channel as I can with hopes it will benefit viewers like you...

@gtweak7 2 жыл бұрын

@@NextLevelCarpentry These tricks are logical, but one might have trouble coming up with them in the first place. With woodworking profession fading away (sadly), your efforts might help others learn stuff by themselves, or at least get some useful inspiration.

@CHenry1951 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding, thanks for that hole tip ........................................... who'd of thunk it !!

@murphymmc 2 жыл бұрын

I love the ghetto router table set up..Nice build.

@FrankLassowski 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a carpenter since 30 years. And I learned something here. Thanks! :-)

@bobbillock879 2 жыл бұрын

Love the smell of cedar in the morning

@dcsensui 2 жыл бұрын

You're smart!! That's a brilliant solution to a vexing problem!!

@jbrowne730 2 жыл бұрын

As a musician, I think the phrase “plowing this groove,” has been permanently ingrained in my mind now!

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

I think the correct spelling in this application is "ploughing" in case you want to do an edit before the phrase becomes ingrained incorrectly😁😎 Best, Matt

@jbrowne730 2 жыл бұрын

@@NextLevelCarpentry in this case both plowing and ploughing fit the bill! But good catch! Could have been much worse. Ill deal with any fallout and remember the difference between meanings/spellings for sure!

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 жыл бұрын

@@jbrowne730 Sorry... hope I didn't come across as 'Mr Literal' over such trivia... I enjoy your easy going sense of humor on such matters...

@ramachandran8666 2 жыл бұрын

Very clever way to "bore" perfect holes in long stocks. Yout techniques are very unique and most often the best option to achieve what appears to be a difficult task. Your videos are not only informative but also very funny too

@JenniferCuiPage 2 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up was gently tapped. Thanks for this awesome trick!

@ewhite5381 2 жыл бұрын

Love you attitude and sense of humor, thanks for the video!!

@AlanWhiteman 2 жыл бұрын

Very clever and shows tremendous ingenuity.

@DukeDave1 2 жыл бұрын

thank-you for your tips and tricks I like your instructions and your witty comments. thank-you very Much. :)

@gsh319 2 жыл бұрын

The hand saw trick into the rough sawn cedar alone was outstanding.... as always madman.

@cchemmes-seeseeart3948 Жыл бұрын

Nice. You're giving me some sculpture building trick ideas.

@davidphillips7321 2 жыл бұрын

Great Idea - Seriously !

@Hungrybird474 2 жыл бұрын

New sub . Love the channel 👍👍. . 45 years of experience . We do what works . Make yer own stuff 👍👍🙄. Safety first beginners , safety first . It’s good for the soul and good for your wallet . A good carpenter nowadays can always stay busy and make a cpl grand a week if yer smart . The world needs some more skilled trades . I m not seeing young men enter the trades but more smaller companies doing one thing . I want the whole thing . It takes years and years to learn and continually doing so . This man is a treasure to share this knowledge . Everything can be done dofeerently but it’s awesome to get different viewpoints form many people . This man knows too. He learned form many and now we lean form him . Thanks !

@JW-mx3qg 2 жыл бұрын

Just gently tapped the 👍🏼 Button and it actually works! No more smashing anymore!

@donwilliams3626 2 жыл бұрын

I love your bunk bed ladder design. And your core drilling solution, and your pyramid plug, and your HD router table design. I guess you could say I love your video!