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preparing for a cabinet

The new shop is coming along. You may have seen the Spidey Box project I posted about. It is nice to work in, but still in disarray and needs some organizing. I am building a big storage unit and getting video of it. Just making it out of construction material, it has to be sturdy and yet look decent. Here is a photo of it part way through and a video of how I went about getting there. I have more footage of it and I am going to edit them into "bite sized" pieces and post them. I just kind of muddled my way through it, designing and creating as I go.

Furniture Table Picture frame Cabinetry Shelf


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#96 ·
For Sara

It's been a while. I finally got around to spending a day editing. So here is part one of a simple build that turned out not to be so simple. Actually, the editing and putting together of the video was not that simple either….lol.


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#97 ·
For Sara conclusion

More trials and tribulations finishing up the box I made for my daughter. In the end it all worked out though.

I did have a bit of a conflict putting it up. Seems it can not be shown in Germany as there is a copyright issue with the part of the song I used at the end. It is not like I am making any money doing this. My channel is very small with few subscribers as I don't promote it much. I am not good at the whole social media thing and not much of a promoter. I just do it for fun.


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#98 ·
2004 Telecaster repair and set up

Every once in a while I get a guitar to work on. I love doing this kind of work. I documented the proceedings to this one and I left a lot of the detail in, so it runs a bit long. I am not a pro, but I do take pride in the work I do.


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It seems the embedding code may not be working, so you may have to watch it on my YT channel. Thanks for watching.
 
#99 ·
A couple of very short videos

I am taking today to do some editing. Long past due. I figured I would start with a couple of short ones from the Doc's Little Docs series of quick tips. Not much to say except I hope you enjoy them. Now, back to editing.


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#101 ·
Wayne's World Strat

These sold pretty inexpensively and are a great deal on a good guitar. This one has been modified and refinished and is the #1 guitar of the owner. It just needed a bit of cleaning up and a set up. Of course, I go all OCD on the frets as usual.


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#102 ·
1950's Record #4 Rehab

Well, this turned into a long one. I bought an Record #4 smoothing plane and reconditioned it back into a health as a gift to my son. He is just getting into woodworking after spending some time in my shop with me so I figured I would promote the addiction. Took a long time to edit and a long time to upload. Rural internet speeds here are not very fast….lol. I should have specified that the Dremel has a cotton cone shaped buff on it and not a stone.


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#104 ·
Makita 2012 thickness planer service

Well, the planer was leaving tracks on one part of the blade. Obviously a chip in the knives at that point. So, with the camera rolling, I decided I would give the machine a bit of a clean up. It is a Makita 2012 planer, a little 12" lunchbox planer that I got from my father in law. So, the price was right. It is a bit odd in that the table moves up and down and the motor stays fixed in place. That makes in feed and out feed tables just about impossible. But, it is a good little machine. I thought I had a new set of knives, but it turned out they were used too. The package price was about $37 I think. I ended up finding the 2 best edges and putting them in. I ordered a new set and they are on the shelf now. $65! That is inflation I guess.


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#105 ·
I assume you know that offsetting each blade in opposite directions will occasionally fix minoir nicks short term.

The table moving is a fairly normal aspect for a good thicknesser
As for the in and out feed simply just wack a piece of timber straight through and add some trim to hold it in place and your done.
 
#113 ·
Starting on the coffee table

Now that I have made the track for the circular saw, and got the planer tuned up, I can actually start building the coffee table that I promised my wife for her birthday back in January. I am taking a bit of a different tack on this series of videos by making them shorter. I think that will make viewing them easier. Most of my build videos I have made longer because I thought I would lose continuity but I think they may be a bit long for viewing. This series I am going to try to keep each segment under 20 minutes.

Last may I bought 3 slabs of ash to make this build. I love the look of ash. though being very hard and stringy it can be a bit of a bear to work with. I put them on stickers in the shop and let them sit until August as they were still a bit moist. I don't have a moisture meter, I just went on what the guy at the mill told me and my gut feelings. I have re-done the finish on the top already once. Well, not even once as I am not quite finished it yet. I went out to the shop yesterday and fired up the heater which ran out of fuel before the place heated up properly. I guess I have a propane tank to fill now. Perhaps Mother Nature will help out a bit with a few more warmer days this year.

In this video, I get started on cutting the slabs to size on the edges that join together.


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#114 ·
Coffee table pt. 2

After lots of editing and cutting and experimenting with my editing software, I finally got part 2 done. Here I am getting the top roughed out some more and slowly bringing it into what I want. Hours and hours of work over several days. It does not seem like it when you watch a video. I have to point out that my power tools are not particularly quiet, I pull the volume back on those sections. I watch a lot of You Tube videos, and edit mine, using headphones, and getting your ears blasted out when a machine starts up is annoying, as well as looping music, and not being able to hear talking. I know there are times when things like wind noise can't be avoided, but I try to pay attention to the volume levels in order to make the experience better. I also experimented with some new fades and transitions. Making these videos is a hobby, and it is all about having fun with it. Combining 2 hobbies of wood working and making video is all the better to me.


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#115 ·
Part 3 of the Coffee Table build

Continuing on, I get the top ready for glue up and get it put together. Some preliminary work on flattening it and getting it cut to size and shape. By the end the top is pretty close to being done as far as working the wood.


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#116 ·
Coffee table Pt 4

Well, a coffee table needs legs right? In this one I make up the slabs for the legs of the coffee table. Lots of cutting and milling and work with the hand plane. In the end I have 2 nice blanks to be used for the legs of the table. I experimented with a new intro and outro and getting some different angles on some shots. I also kept it under 20 minutes. Makes more episodes I suppose.


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#117 ·
Cleaning OCD?

My shortest video yet. I have been altering the shop. It will be a while before that video comes out. Of course a bit of clean up is due after having everything torn apart and rearranged. Perhaps I have a tiny bit of OCD.


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#119 ·
Sally's Coffee Table Pt 5

Yes, it is a long series, and going to get longer…..lol. In this one we get the feet roughed out and some actual joinery done, mortising the feet and legs together. I get some new saws too. After I see myself working with them I realise I have to improve my body mechanics and form. But I am having fun, and to me, that is the whole point.


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#122 ·
2003 MIM Fender Stratocaster

I have quite the back log of footage. So I figure I will keep mixing it up and putting out different themed videos instead of concentrating on just the coffee table build (where I am sitting right now writing this). I have done a couple of guitars for this guy, so he must be OK with my work. This 2003 Strat was one he bought on Kijiji and sent it over to me to get it working the way he likes them. A bit of wiring, lots of cleaning, and a bunch of adjustments later and the guitar is just a beauty.


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#123 ·
Upgrading the shop

After the coffee table build I took some time to get a bit further along on the shop itself. Doing it a bit at a time is not really the recommended way of doing it, but it is what the budget allows. This is a long term project and I throw a little at a time into it. I never heard of a shop being truly "done" anyway.

I didn't think I had enough footage for a video, but it turns out I had more than enough, so there will be another update in the near future.


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#124 ·
Sally's Coffee Table Pt 6

In this segment I get the stretchers made and joined to the legs of the coffee table. I am still not accustomed to the new saws and will have to put more effort into my form. Never the less, the half lap dovetails come out OK. Except for one little repair that had to be made along the way. There will be more mistakes in upcoming videos, but they all get dealt with. As I was editing this I noticed I went from shorts and a T shirt to long pants and a pull over. The change in seasons is starting to show.


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#128 ·
I came across your video on you tube before seeing your post here. My favorite part was instantly recognizing you were playing Kick start my heart, and then advising the audience that Ronnie Montrose did that intro first on Bad Motor Scooter. Not too many people know that. Call me impressed. And yes, that Montrose album is fantastic. Nice work on the guitar.
 
#130 ·
Sally's Coffee Table Pt 8

We are slowly getting there folks. I am prepping and starting the finishing process and finding out how bad this ash is for tear out. It has some wild grain and, like ash is apt to be, stringy. Hang in there, things are about to get interesting on upcoming episodes.


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#132 ·
Sally's Coffee Table Part 10

I finally get to the end of the wood work and start finishing in this one. It is hard to believe there was so much to it. It was a long and challenging build and despite being very ruthless in cutting things out, there is still a ton of video.


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#135 ·
Mr Heater - FAIL!

I bought this tank top propane heater for the shop last year. I am barely into my second 20 pound tank of fuel and the ground wire to the heat sensor failed. Poor workmanship here. It has been well taken care of in its short life, but you can't overcome a poor product. Sometimes you come across a product that makes a "Not Recommended" list in your books.


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#136 ·
If you are using propane make sure you have a CO (carbon Monoxide) monitor in your shop. It is amazing how fast CO can build up to dangerous levels.
 
#142 ·
Sally's Coffee Table Pt 11: Starting the French Polish

Starting out with the French Polish method of grain and pore filling. A bit longer but after reviewing the take, I thought it stood on it's own. So here is the beginning process of French Polishing.


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