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The Mountain Top Joiner's Shop
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Welcome to The Mountain Top Joiner's Shop UA-cam channel, where studio furniture designer/maker R.C. provides handtool-centric woodworking tips, tricks, and techniques for getting the most out of your time in the shop. This channel also features overviews of various woodworking products as well as an inside look at the design process of a working studio furniture maker.
Building a Trestle Table, Part 3, Trimming Tenons
In this installment of the trestle table build series, I cutting and trimming tenons to fit the mortises made in the previous installment.
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Building a Trestle Table, Pt 2: Marking & Mortises
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In this second video, I spend a lot of time going over the measuring, marking, and layout most UA-camrs gloss over, even though it's easily one of the most important stages of any project. Then I show you how I've cut my mortises up until now, which is to say, with a drill press and chisels. Affiliate Links: Incra Imperial Precision Tiny T-Rule, 3 Inch: amzn.to/48V3prX *I can't seem to find the...
Building a Trestle Table Pt .1: Drop Dead Legs
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Getting started on a commission for a trestle table of my own design, including stock selection, cutting to rough dimensions, milling, marking out the curves with a drawing bow, cutting them out on the band saw, and smoothing/fairing the curves with a vintage compass plane.
Build a Wine Caddy, Part 6
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The exciting, much anticipated conclusion to the Build a Wine Caddy series. In this episode finish gets applied, screws get screwed, and leather gets worked. Affiliate links: Leather Edge Beveler Set- amzn.to/47B0MuM Fiskars 60mm Rotary Cutter- amzn.to/4e9zOwU Fiskars 18x24 Inch Eco Cutting Mat Board- amzn.to/4eyR6D9 Incra 3" T-rule- amzn.to/4ehoejd Incra 150mm T-rule- amzn.to/4eyd6Oy Wood is G...
Build a Wine Caddy Pt 5
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In Part 5 of this series, I use a power tool for the first time to create the opposing arches. I also do a basic bit of metal work, cleaning up the dovetails after glue up, and some finish prep. Relevant video links: Dowel to the Max! The DowelMax Joinery System Grows Up - ua-cam.com/video/tF2qrwyq_M8/v-deo.html Measuring Tools PLUS Metric vs Imperial vs Not Measuring - ua-cam.com/video/7SFUBBW...
Build a Wine Caddy Pt 4, Handcut Dovetails
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Almost an hour of instruction, tips, tricks, and techniques for cutting a small dovetail joint by hand. Video about my bench-on-bench: ua-cam.com/video/VsYD0TeT g/v-deo.html Affiliate links: Alvin Divider/Compass combo: amzn.to/3Z9fpTQ Taytools 2-3/4 inch Precision 2 Piece Machinist Square: amzn.to/47grOaD Razorsaw Dozuki (The closest I can find on Amazon to the model I have. Woodcraft carries ...
Build a Wine Caddy, Pt 3
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Getting these boards ready for joinery including rips & crosscuts with panel saws and a deep dive on shooting end grain. Relevant video links: One Trick Ponies-The *Last* Handtools to Get: ua-cam.com/video/H-03uwX_4Bg/v-deo.html The Most Important Handplane in My Shop: ua-cam.com/video/gaORuRUdeXU/v-deo.html Affiliate Links: INCRA TINYT03 Precision Tiny T-Rule 3-Inch: amzn.to/4dYpHdU Incra T-RU...
Build a Wine Caddy, Part 2
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Part 2 of the Build a Wine Caddy series using mostly hand tools. Relevant video links: The Most Important Hand Plane in My Shop: ua-cam.com/video/gaORuRUdeXU/v-deo.html Flattening Boards by Hand: ua-cam.com/video/1U1ptIIIrME/v-deo.html Affiliate link for paraffin wax: amzn.to/4dFumkr Note: Anything bought on Amazon using this link will result in a small percentage of the purchase price going to...
Build A Wine Caddy, Part 1
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This is the first build video for the Build a Wine Caddy series, which is a comprehensive attempt to share every detail of the build of a project from start to finish. While it's meant to cater to the less experienced hand tool user, I share a number of tips and tricks along the way that will hopefully help out some of the more experienced woodworkers as well. In this introductory episode, I ta...
Boeshield T9 in a Handtool Heavy Shop
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I was sent some tool maintenance products no strings attached, so in this video, I play around with them and share my thoughts. Affiliate links: Boeshield 4 oz. Mini 3 Pack Kit- amzn.to/3R0IiNd BOESHIELD T-9 Rust & Corrosion Protection/Inhibitor and Waterproof Lubrication, 1 oz liquid- amzn.to/3VpycZ3 Boeshield T-9 Waterproof Lubricant 4oz. drip bottle- amzn.to/3wGSbJ8 Note- Anything purchased ...
Choosing a Wood Finish That Works for YOU
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Those prone to analysis paralysis will have a really hard time choosing the right finish for them. There's just too many options and no clear consensus on which is the best. This video explains why that is and seeks to move along the finish selection process. Affiliate Links: Vermont Natural Coatings PolyWhey Gloss Clear Water-Based Furniture Finish 1 qt. - amzn.to/4dlZiHi Watco Danish Oil, Nat...
Raising and Installing Drawer Bottoms by Hand
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The deepest of deep dives on raising a solid wood panel with hand planes and installing it in a drawer box. Affiliate links: Incra T-rule, 150mm: amzn.to/3TPU6Cq Incra T-rule, 3 Inch: amzn.to/3TL4uvf Lutz 15-in-1 Ratcheting Screwdriver: amzn.to/4apf4z8 Note: Purchasing anything via one of the above links will result in a small percentage of the purchase price going to support this channel at no...
Cleaning Up Hand cut Dovetails
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I spontaneaously filmed a video sharing how I go about cleaning up my hand-cut dovetails. I'm sure it's not the only way, but I've always been happy with the techniques shown here.
Advice for Aspiring Furniture Makers
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People mistakenly believe I'm a good person to ask how to become successful at furniture making. That said, I have made observations about people that are. For what it's worth, these are those observations.
Dowel to the Max!! The DowelMax Joinery System Grows Up
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My previous video about my DowelMax Joinery jig featured a jig that was bought in something like 2012, and that jig has been updated and expanded quite a bit, it turns out. Link to the previous video: ua-cam.com/video/dKiPbFBh6_k/v-deo.html Link to the joinery tests mentioned in the video: ua-cam.com/video/4ix_urn3iQI/v-deo.htmlsi=sRLliYDDRrbTkyJ4 Affiliate link to the DowelMax website (You may...
Dovetailing a Big Case by Hand, Part 2
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Dovetailing a Big Case by Hand, Part 2
Dovetailing a Big Case By Hand Pt. 1
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Dovetailing a Big Case By Hand Pt. 1
Dowel Joinery with the Dowelmax Joinery System
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Dowel Joinery with the Dowelmax Joinery System
Glue Up Panels Without Clamping Cauls
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Glue Up Panels Without Clamping Cauls
Handmade Furniture Released into the Wild: One of the Biggest Perks to Being a Furnituremaker
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Handmade Furniture Released into the Wild: One of the Biggest Perks to Being a Furnituremaker
How to know if your lumber is ready to be worked.
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How to know if your lumber is ready to be worked.
Book Learnin'- Book Recommendations for the Aspiring Furniture Maker
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Book Learnin'- Book Recommendations for the Aspiring Furniture Maker
One Trick Ponies: The *Last* Handtools to Get
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One Trick Ponies: The *Last* Handtools to Get
A Complete Tour of My Signature Bargueño Desk
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A Complete Tour of My Signature Bargueño Desk
Rambling Around While Rambling On; A Non-Furniture Making Video About Furniture Making
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Rambling Around While Rambling On; A Non-Furniture Making Video About Furniture Making
Thanks for the emphasis on marking. Apart from jount marking I have screwed up a few times by not marking my parts and their relationship to each other. Like cutting a joint on the wrong face or shortening a sized part thinking it was the cut-off. Nowadays my parts end up covered in pencil. Having an organised workspace with enough surface to stack parts logically helps a lot.
Passion in my world of architecture is rare now days...Success should not be easy...its generally has to be something hard to achieve, requires fortitude, sublime self-belief and some luck (optional). Your videos mighty me for the purists, which i am aiming to become...Thanks for yr honesty !
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Thanks for the tip on router plane "lash" and blade "drop" . I've been struggling with that for some time now with that same model so thanks for educating an early stage hobbyist. It's always good to learn from a pro. - and now to save for a band saw.
In today's lesson I learned why my knife walls have been inconsistent! Angling the chisel as you demonstrated makes so much sense. I don't recall seeing that technique in others' videos. Or, its that your videos are more engaging. Using a router plane to clean up the cheeks is going to work better than what I've been doing. And, seeing and hearing how to refine the tenons so the shoulders sit tight is a win. That part wasn't new to me but your demonstration was perfect for the way I learn. Oh, the chat about using power tools is certainly helpful to folks growing into woodworking. This is a great series.
You bring the epitome of quality instruction and nuggets rarely seen elsewhere that I look for on UA-cam. It's such a wonderfully simple concept, yet I've never seen anyone trim tenons like that. Thank you and please know you're appreciated.
I agree about the thickness planer and the bandsaw. I'd love to get those some day. With the exception of a cordless drill, all I have are hand tools (I have never owned a table saw or any other big woodworking tool). Hand tools work just fine, but stock preparation can be a slog. On top of that, consistently getting a flat board with a square edge and consistent thickness is surprisingly difficult! Dovetails, on the other hand, were surprisingly easy in comparison.
Why do you wear gloves when working on the bandsaw?
For grip and because the edges of these parts are really sharp and a little bit splintery in spots.
Excellent work!
My 2 cents: When I cut tails or tenons and it's important where the back cut finishes I place a mirror over the back so I can see how deep I'm cutting. She never did find her mirror.
There are a few UA-cam wood worker sites I follow closely and look forward to new editions. You are the best one of them. I like the instruction, attention to detail, hand tool use and no BS glossy shots that have little instructional value. Thank you
Your “furniture-shaped object” is indeed looking very furniture-y. Nice video. Thank you very much for the insights on cutting a good mortise and tenon joint.
Nice explanation! Thank you!
I’ve been thinking about getting a bandsaw. Trying to decide between a small bench top model, or taking the buy once cry once approach. What bandsaw do you have? Any regrets?
I have the Laguna 14|12 which was billed as a "good for the money" buy, but haven't been super impressed with it. The guides in particular are just awful.
12:24 Thank you for the video! I have a question about your recommendation to use a hide glue to attach an offcut back to a work piece. Could you please elaborate on why to use that particular kind of glue?
New hide glue will stick to cured hide glue, so if the shim you've glued on ends up getting trimmed especially thin, it'll still glue up strong. Fresh PVA won't glue to cured PVA glue which is one of the reasons hide glue is more repairable.
Lovely stuff. Maybe you consider one of Paul Sellers mortice guides? Or the English woodworker has a way to clean the inside walls of the mortice with a simple guide to get them parallel with the outside face/edge.
I tend not to recommend guides and jigs because I tend not to use them, and as such don't have the experience to recommend/not recommend them. What limited experience I do have with guides and jigs for hand tools is that they often aren't quite fool proof. Of course, your mileage may vary.
YES! I have that bottle warmer too, and it is going unused at the moment as my toddler no longer drinks warm milk, though begrudgingly still on the bottle. Excellent idea!
“Amate bark paper” 🎉 Drink! 🍺 🥴
Its a good plane overall but it requires a feather light touch and a good sense of balance. I often use it to cut a 1/8 shoulder and cut the actual rabbet with a shoulder plane. Its helpful with reversing grain.
10:07 3 hands? No. But I do have 2 hands and a stomach
15:30 Your stair saw is quite interesting. You would love my kerfing plane (which has a 3-arm fence and Norris inspired depth adjuster)
Hiding the edge of a mortice isn't the principle purpose of a shoulder, or set of shoulders. They are actually the strength of the joint. A bare-faced tenon (ie without shoulders), is far more prone to wracking. Obviously, as you showed, the location of the shoulders in hand-tool work is the critical dimension......NOT the length of the piece, as it would be in machine work. Instead of your Incra tool-marker-thingy, a pair of dividers would have done the job of marking the distance-from-centre perfectly. Without seeming to be too critical, transferring marks, rather than transferring measurements, is the principle with setting out for hand-tool work. All that measuring you did in setting up the mortices is something joiners are taught to avoid. Anyway, I love your channel. Your natural manner in front of the camera is very appealing. I'm not a fan of your designs at all, but that's irrelevant.
Lovely!
Lots of great info in this video, RC!
The thing is, I learn from you. Covering what you're doing, why you're doing it, and under what circumstances your approach is altered gives me a base of knowledge that would take many years to develop on my own. I agree with you about not sharing your designs. For one thing you did an excellent series on design. Lazy toads trying to take the easy way rather than learning how to design!
Thank you for explaining how the bevel does not need to actually be on the side of the mortise you are marking. When I first started woodworking I was so anal about where my bevel was when making any marks. It drove me crazy and was so difficult to do. It frustrated me so much that I almost gave up on the craft.
Compunctions and gription are on a boat
Looks good
How far below the top of the bench is your screw vice mounted?
Right about 7.5" or 19cm.
I really enjoyed this one, RC. I lay out and cut my mortise and tenon joints in much the same way as you do, with minor differences only. I picked up a couple tips that I am looking good forward to trying on my next build… I gotta get one of those Incra layout squares! As for not sharing your proprietary software, etc, good for you. It’s yours! I like to get inspiration from other folks’ builds, not just duplicate someone else’s designs. I’m looking forward to the next idea in this series.
Excellent presentation. I look forward to the rest of the series.
I have the Woodisgood 12oz and am curious if you’ve tried the 18 or 20o? I don’t need it but curious if you had a preference for weight and how much you have to swing to impact the amount you want. Hope your subscriber count continues to grow and you have incentive to continue for a long time. I would miss you.
I just have a 12oz and have no need for anything heavier. Your mileage may vary, but I find it perfect for everything from light taps to heavy pounding.
I've put Hock blades and chip breakers in a couple of my planes and have been really pleased with the results. I'd not thought of doing the same for my compass plane. Good shout - thank you.
R.C., this is a great tutorial for this segment of the table. Up front, I'm a subscriber and 'bell-ringer' person, so my next statement isn't intended to troll or... whatever, and I do agree with your belief about selling plans. What I'd like to suggest is that saying, "This is mine, and copying is bad because you're taking my potential money" (paraphrase?) sounds kinda d**kish. On the other hand, you did say something to the effect of, "Take what you see here and make it your own." That sounds like a woodworking guru on a mountain giving sage advice. You just need a flowing gray beard now. If you want to further monetize this channel, I've noticed that you are an exceptional teacher who explains - in detail - everything you're doing, AND you also provide the "why" of it. Total gold there, R.C., and you're giving it away. If you put this kind of thing into a paid video course, there's some more money. The free YT content could then just be cut-down versions for people who like to watch the process more than sitting taking literal notes. Again, long winded but totally supportive and hoping this massive comment finds appreciation!
Just finished a two day mortise and tenon course that was a mix of hand and machine tools. Still picked up a lot of tips from this video.
Glad it was helpful!
You deserve a round of applause for putting your foot down, and not giving into the angry mob. I might be overstating this situation, but it's become a trend for many woodworkers to feel that it's acceptable to copy other people's work. Potentially because free information is so easy to obtain on this platform. I've watched this mindset grow over the past 10 years where it's fashionable to be part of a socialistic makers movement. You you talk positively about my work and I will do the same for you, you give my post a thumbs up and I'll give your post a thumbs up, and we can all make merch like little stickers and trade them over the Internet so we can be the cool people, with the cool tools. Heaven forbid anybody say anything negative or give constructive criticism about our work, not conforming or agreeing with the group majority is considered trolling. We can all live in this happy little socialistic paradise where we trade all of our ideas and nothing has any value because in order for your creativity to be noticed, it must be accepted amongst the content creators who get the most views and the most likes. Whom their faithful followers have deemed them the insignificant title of an influencer. Well I guess I have become an old man clutching his fist at the clouds.
Also, what on earth was that sound at the 1:45 mark???
Rather than bleep/beep myself, I chose the sound of a dumpster lid getting slammed with great malice. I thought it both amusing and apropos.
@themountaintopjoinersshop8422 ha! Sounded like something falling down and you didn't GAF, wither case, sounded like the kind of malice that turned the elves into orcs
Hand tools!!! SO satisfying! I absolutely love your videos. Thank you!
First video I've seen of yours and subscribed. Really enjoyed this and especially talking about making your measurements and how you do them, thats information that i struggle to get from books and it being visually explained here is what i was after. Thank you
Great explanation of layout technique and reasoning behind why you work white oak the way you do. This will be a great help on my next build.
1. You have a very professional channel. The videos are well structure, well edited and topical. You are a good presenter. Q? Correct me if I'm wrong, but you seem to working in a double garage. What do you do with you cars. I'd love to take over the garage, but I have no solution for the two cars.
Our cars stay in the driveway where they belong. (wink, wink). We also never buy new cars so we don't fret too much about hail storms, etc. The biggest trade-off is having to clear the snow off them in winter.
Only speaking for myself here, but I wasn't looking for detailed plans or measurements of any sort. I just wanted a rough sketch/drawing of what you're shooting for in the end. I've learned over time I'm a Global Learner, as such I find it very difficult to follow along if I don't have a decent Idea of what the object is going to look like in the end. No mind, I'lll just wait for the series to end, scroll to the end to see the finished product, then start with watching this episode.
Fair enough.
Love your work, maybe one day i will make somethink similar
I could not agree more with your reluctance to share your design I thank you for not only showing your work but the process. Great videos.
Salut, magnique de l'armoire à outils à plus JEAN.
Great video! I am going to attempt this with a piece of furniture that I have stripped. The finish is gone but some of the stain has remained. Do you have any idea if that will affect the finished product? I can't sand any further because it is a veneer.
That's a tough one. I'd be at least a little concerned about proper absorption of the solutions in areas where the old stain is still present. Might want to have a plan B, like black paint or something.
always enjoy your videos, but the music around 6:30 sounds straight out of NES MegaMan. Brilliant.
I wonder how this compares with the old Stanley 78 Rabbet Plane
Just a beautiful piece of work. The textures you’ve created through a mix of foreground tools and background architecture is really sublime, wonderfully inventive and satisfying. I really have to hand it to you for being inspired by Studley’s example but following your own original path!
Thanks. Helpful video!