That literally just happened to my vanity top I was building for my wife.

Pressure about this build ? Dude it's a plywood box with dividers , not like it's expensive hardwood with dovetails and intricate inlay 😂🤣😂😂👎👎👎👎

When fitting final pieces together and everything is snug, the first thing I think is, “something’s wrong, this is right.”

I would have brought 19mm boards or 25mm sawn not brought 50mm and ripped So much extra work, nice job

What where you expecting?🤦‍♂️

next tool to buy...track saw with proper dust collection! came out great!

Seriously impressive stuff Robin, a great project to kick off the full time gig and importantly very educational. Video is a cracker too 🎉

Nah, he just dropped it for dramatic KZfaq effect 😂😂😂

Well profit is always in volume, unless your reputation allows you to charge singular projects. Great video.

What a great video. I've been doing disruptive technology start-ups for the last third of my career--and almost every day feels like you first commission. Here's my take: You not only get used to it, you get better at it and actually begin to enjoy all of the envelope pushing!

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Great build Robin. As a serious DIY guy (I am sticking to that), while helping my son build a 2100 high by 900 wide bookshelf, gluing the 2nd side we had the same challenges that you had. Brought a smile to my face. Your one was even more challenging. Great result that you can be proud of and a customer who can be fortunate that someone of your integrity finished the project for him in the manner that you did.

We all have those "Oooh nooo" moments but working with wood you almost always can repair it. Even cutting out a piece and glue a replacement in again works like a charm. One comment to your grove routing like at minute 20:20. I would not use the straight part of the router base but the round one. The round part has always the same distance to the center so any little wiggle or twist will not result in the router going away from the center. Keep up the fun and good work!

Not many furniture makers can claim as their first commission a cage for a "red-bellied black snake".

Thanks for the tip (Carbatec bandsaws - or at least yours - cough at abuses)

One is like none, and two is like twenty... Ask me how many times I broke stuff trying to go alone?

Great one Robin, and there's nothing wrong with butt hinges! Where did those long reach clamps come from, my eyes lit up as soon as they were on screen!

Imposter syndrome is very real on commissioned projects. Thank you for a great video and project!

Congratulations beautiful work.

Congrats on taking that first leap. It's a doozy! However, if you think about the amount of time and energy you spent on remilling those timbers to gain an extra board, you would have been much better off, and days ahead in the project to simply purchase enough materials to have what you needed without having to remill and do glueups. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Every project will teach you something whether or not you are willing to learn the lesson. The key is to carry that lesson forward and be flexible in your processes. Large bulky projects do not necessarily need to be built as one single piece. In fact, I almost never recommend doing it that way. You need to consider the logistics of not only your own ability to move it around, but also the client's capabilities as well when it comes time for them to move it due to rearranging, changing locations, changing homes, etc. While it can seem to be an easier or simpler task to do something that large as a single unit, it rarely ever is in reality.

Great project but isn’t Australia one big reptile enclosure??? Keep going good luck buddy!

Well done mate. Very impressed. Hey just quickly. When measuring internals have you tried measuring 100mm in from one side and marking it then measuring the other way back to the 100mm mark?. Quicker than cutting 3 time to make it fit i have found. Anyway great job. Keep it up 👍

I needed to see this. Particularly the “ oh no” moments. Did wonders for the confidence. Great build! Cheers to many more 🙌🔥🙌

Congrats, first time watching your Chanel, the video was pretty long, but i enjoy it… hey if you don’t mess it up, you don’t learn, we all being there at some point, one time i broke a long piece of granite trying to lift it up, me and my friend Richard, imagine long piece of stone,me on one end, and the other guy at the other end, of course it will be deflect in the mid point and powwww, Broke on my responsibility, I’ll never forget that day, but i learn, well thanks for the content, nice video, greetings from Santa Cruz bolivia,

X2 on an assembly table

My man! That was such a brilliant video. No fat whatsoever, from start to finish was full to capacity with intel & visual treats!

Looks awesome! Great job!

So beautiful!!!

Great video Robin. It was good to see it all come together well. Maybe not the most money earned but plenty of experiences a learning on this one. Glad you kept at it!

Good job! Now Joey and Bryan gotta show some respect, 'cause you too are a PROfessional woodworker. 😊

Congratulations on that first step. It turned out great. Now you know what needs to be done in the shop to make things flow. Maybe an assembly table in the future?

Great build. Inspirational. What's the stuff that forced you to open the doors? Prospex? Prospects? Am I hearing that wrong?

Great video - would you mind sharing the final price or maybe a break-down of total cost material- and time-wise?

Congratulations, 1 down.....and I'm sure hundreds to go....😄

Great you kept going. Great build!!

Great work mate! Loved the build and story.

Love the build and the video was a pleasure to watch - they keep getting better!

liked the video. I have never seen a snake tank build. Wood choice was perfect. Congratulations!

Wow, fantastic work Robin! I felt a little bit of anxiety following this build as the story unfolded. Well done 😍

Well done mate! Great video

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They look exactly the same. Not like western red cedar which varies wildly from board to board.

Awesome work

I understand why you were adviced to round up by the next day. It allows you to quickly estimate a price for labor with a calculator once you fixed your rate and still gives some wiggle room. The last thing customers want are price bumps.

Great work!!

Did enjoy! Start to finish, very well done mate 🎉

Nicely done Robin. I'm sure the new residents will be chuffed with their new digs. All the best.

Nice

That's a serious click bait! 😲 Nice build and experience though.