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Kuffy's Woodwork Tips and Talk
Australia
Приєднався 22 сер 2020
This is where you can find woodworking tips, techniques and talking videos by Kuffy. You may also find some longer format detailed build videos.
Chest Of Drawers - Uncut version / How to build a chest of drawers
This is a longer, uncut version of my chest of drawers video. Learn how to build a chest of drawers using traditional dovetail and sliding dovetail joinery.
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Why you DON'T do this on Router Tables
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A demonstration of what NOT to do on router tables.
How to build a wooden mallet
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Learn how to build one of Kuffy's wooden mallets here. FREE plans are available on my website. kuffyswoodwork.com kuffyswoodwork kuffyswoodwork
Chisel sharpening EASY mode
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The EASIEST way to maintain a scary sharp chisel edge. If you know an easier way how to sharpen a chisel, please let us know.
Grain Direction in Wood
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Avoid tear out, learn how to identify grain direction in wood.
Thanks for this video, safety tips are well apreciated. Because I was entertaining the idea of buying a router table for my future projects, I've seen dozens of videos on UA-cam about router tables. In all the examples, nobody was wearing any gloves for protection for their hands. Thick gloves would have prevented some accidents that some woodworkers have experienced. Safety first.
Actually, it is quite the opposite. Gloves increase the probability of a serious accident occurring when operating rotary equipment such as a router table. The problem is the rotation of the bit actually grabs onto the glove and pulls more of your hand into the bit. I personally use gloves to increase my grip, but I do so knowing that I am elevating my risk profile.
@@kuffyswoodworktipsandtalk Thank you, when I get my router table, soon, I'll experiment to see which is the better-safer method.
This video showing all the scenarios helped me lock in the why of “no wood between bit and fence” I learned in furniture making class.
It seems so safe and effective to have the timber between the fence and the bit...until the board goes flying across the room! 🤣
What to reiterate that this is-by far-the most informative and understandable video on wood grain. Thank you and well done!!!
Thank you very much. 😊
thank you thank you thank you so much for this explanation ❤❤!!!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
Great video mate, thank you!
Thanks for tuning in.
Great job, I just love your sliding table saw. I can only wish!
Thanks mate. I don't know what I'd do without my saw.
Why are you wearing gloves?
Although it increases my risk around rotary equipment, I wear gloves because they give me extra grip, and that saves some pain my wrists.
Great router safety video! Don't see enough of these. 😊
I´m a qualified tool maker, now retired and with a lot of time at hand. So, I decided to start working with wood for the first time, and occupy my free time. So, just got my first router table. Your video is EXCELLENT and was extremely helpful for a beginner like myself, so thank you!
Wow! Thanks for this. Well done demonstration.
Thanks
Vrey good video, Thank You!
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.
Hello from Sequoia National Park USA. Oh the Irony that it never occurred to you to create a Wooden Dead Blow Hammer. Enjoyable Video though! Cheers.
I preferto use my plastic deadblow hammer because I often use it during glue ups. It's easier to clean the glue off.
@@kuffyswoodworktipsandtalk Fair Dincum then. You do employ a LOT of glue.
🌲🍀🐾🔨great, accurate information😉📐🐾🍀🌲.
Thanks 😊
What a poor explanation at the beginning of this video as to how to fit a cutter into a collet. He does get it in correctly but there is no way a collet will pull the cutter downwards into the machine. The reason an air gap is left between the end of the cutter and the base of the collet is to protect the main bearing from heat. A router bit gets extremely hot in use and if the cutter is bottomed out in the collet that heat is transferred into the main bearing of your machine. Do that often enough and there is a good chance you will burn out your machine as the bearing begins to fail.
When you tighten the nut, it presses the collet further into the collet housing, dragging the bit with it. It's possible to bottom out the bit.
@@kuffyswoodworktipsandtalk can verify
So, inserting the wood from right to left makes a featherboard completely useless. Right? How about a featherboard on top of the wood?
Great question. A featherboard provides consistent pressure towards the fence, or down onto the table. Consistent pressure results in a cleaner cut. It also allows fingers to be kept well away from the cutter if you're nervous about that stuff.
Extremely informative. Lots of important and useful info in this video. Thank you so much for this.
Thanks 😊
Nicely done! (Although "thicknesser" confused me for a moment. :) )
Haha, that's what I've always called it, because it brings the boards down to thickness....by planing them 😄
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Nuff said sir… 👍🏻 👏🏻 🙇♂️
You're very welcome 🙏 Thanks for watching.
Good work, thank you very very much ❤
You're welcome 😊
11:01- I literally jumped! Great video, thank you 🙏
Haha, it's gone in a flash. At least it's not our fingers.
Very helpful!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
I was doing some routing on my table the other day and was having all kinds of weird problems. After stopping and examining things I realized that I was going the wrong direction on the table. What happened was I used the feather board that was on my table saw and it has an arrow in it and it was pointing the wrong way for my router. I had to take the feather board apart and flip the part with the "feathers" over and the arrow now pointed the right way. I had been doing some routing earlier without a fence, so I was going in the same direction, but the wood was on the other side of the bit. I will definitely be thinking a little more about what direction I should be going in the future. I will also be getting feather boards that will only be used on my router.
That's a common problem you had. It's exactly why I speak about feeding the timber in opposition to the rotation of the router bit. I don't speak of following arrows on jigs and fixtures because they are not always correct.
THIS VIDEO IS GREAT. I've been following the direction of feed printed on the table - unconditionally. And I've been assuming that the solution to its murdrous tendencies has been more fences, more pressure, from more angles, MORE CONTROL... It's been driving my blood pressure through the roof becauae I'm always moving at a snails pace waiting for it to explode. DO RABBETS AND TENONS NEXT!! How do I keep those from getting spit out on the tail end when the bit finally breaks through the back of the piece?
Ah ok. I can demonstrate how to prevent the timber from splitting out as the cut finishes. The answer is to have a waste piece behind your board so the fibers are supported.
Your thicknesser / router demo was spot on . I was told never to do it for obvious reasons . Never done it or seen it happen . Excellent reminder behind the theory .
At trade school, we learn the theory. Then, the teacher always showed us why 😁
Excellent advice, thanks!
You're welcome 😊
Excellent explanation, thank you! I bet you can teach us on grain direction in regards to strength and movement when the wood works due to moisture content. 😉😁👍💪
I could do a video on wood movement due to moisture changes. I can also make a video discussing the differences in compression and tensile strength between end grain, short grain and long grain. Thanks for the ideas.
@@kuffyswoodworktipsandtalk That would be fantastic! It's difficult to find good information on these topics, especially on strenght vs grain direction, as in which way is a piece of wood the strongest... Or which direction does wood move, a quarter sawn board vs a slab sawn (if i got the term right). Thanks!!
Very very good explanation of what not to do and why. Thank You.
Thanks 😊
The paper analogy really helped to explain this complex and difficult subject. Thank you so much for this. I think you should call yourself “The Grain Detective “ 🕵️
The grain detective certainly wouldn't be the worst thing I've called myself 🤣
Okay, now im terrified to use my new router table
Knowledge is power, we only fear what we do not know or understand. I'd advise running through the motions with the router turned off. Make sure you are feeding the timber in opposition to the direction of the router bit rotation.
I could watch your videos 24/7 and then dream about me doing the same in the garage. The trouble is your good enough is way different to my good enough, my draws look more like cardboard boxes. Seriously, lovely work.
Haha, I say 'good enough' far too often. It simply means I can't be bothered fixing the clear error that I can see. If I say 'perfect', that usually means I got really lucky and it actually is perfect.
Nice work Kuffy!
Thanks Peter.
I didn't even realise this was on your 2nd channel until you mentioned it :P Came here first, Kuffy Long Form videos are always worth the watch... even the drawers :P 3 years! I thought my 11-month long dice towers were a saga 😆😆
Thanks, man. Some people really like long form videos. This video is literally just an initial edit to the short form version, so I may as well upload both. 3 years isn't so long. I'm now editing a video that I started filming in December 2020!
@@kuffyswoodworktipsandtalk cant wait! ... I'll watch the short one soon :P I am 10 days behind my usual sequential watching, but this one caught my eye and jumped the queue :)
@@FixitFingers That's the best news I've heard all day. It means my video thumbnail is eye catching. 👍
Great video and build mate. I always learn something from you. Loved the idea of planing the edge of a board flat on the bench with the plane on its side. I always struggle to keep it square when planing vertically 👍🏼👍🏼
I've always hated having to try. If I can find a way to make the tools do the work for me, then that's what I'll do. Thinking back, I didn't even bother to check if my edges were square, I just assumed they'll be close enough 🤔
Very useful my friend. Thanks..❤😊
Thankyou 🥰
Great video showing real life possibilities if you are not aware. I do like your router table setup. Do you have build plans for that?
I don't have build plans for my router table. I'm considering rebuilding it so it looks nicer.
@@kuffyswoodworktipsandtalk looks nice enough already.
Hehe. I was thinking more along the lines of hardwood construction, possibly with some burl veneer for added bling 😜
if you have a bearing on your router bit then using fence is pointless.
The fence allows for faster work, given the greater level of control. Also, the pressure from the bearing on the timber creates a slight indentation in the edge of the wood.
@@kuffyswoodworktipsandtalk got it , you right!
thanks - i learned something
I'm glad it was helpful 😌
Finally, someone that could explain this with precision. Thank you for this find video! Columbus Michigan
You're very welcome. Thanks for watching 👀
Very good explanation of the proper router table usage. Only thing I dont like is that you need to open cabinet door to stop the router, does not seems to be as the safest way.
Correct, thanks. I'm probably going to rebuild my router table at some point. I'll add an emergency stop button that can be easily activated with my knees.
Gracias ....muchas gracias. Buena explicación.🇵🇪
Very well done - thank you!!!
10:55 wow, I was just about to do this WITH A MUCH THICKER WOOD in my shop. Didn't know THAT is going to happen. Thanks for showing this!
I chose a small, lightweight piece of timber for a reason 😂 A heavier piece has a chance of breaking the router bit, which is usually uneventful but expensive.
@@kuffyswoodworktipsandtalk seriously... I'd rather lose a material/timber than a router bit 😭 once again, thank you!
Why would you do a cut this way?
Thank you , one your explanations on router feeds , i corrected my mistakes ,, very helpful sir.
You're welcome 😊
You make perfect sense, thank you
Thanks!
Fantastic lesson. Yesterday was my first time using router table. I was trying to figure what I’m doing wrong. From the get go of your video I was doing things wrong already up to the cutting part. Thanks a lot for making this video. Going to practice again today applying what I learned from you. Valuable lesson I learned.
Awesome. If you have any particular trouble, don't hesitate in asking for help.
@@kuffyswoodworktipsandtalk yes. Thanks you. I now understand my mistakes, your examples and explanation what will be the danger and result if not done correct makes sense to me now. Been practicing, I have confidence at this point. I honestly, my first day on the router I was kind a disappointed, going throw the towel, good I saw your video. It is a valuable lesson to people like me. Appreciate it. From California, USA 🇺🇸
This is the best explanation of all of this that I’ve seen. Great job!
Thank you very much 😊
Great video for beginners very good information. Thank you.
You're welcome.
First class lesson. Very clear and easy to understand. Thank you.
Thank you very much 🤩
It seems the another problem putting the board between the fence and the cutter is the side force put on the router and the bit. Since both the fence and router are set solid, it would put some force against the bit. It may not mess it up right away. But the side force would not be good for the bearings in the router or the shaft of the bit. Of course, the feather board would help.
Correct. When you apply too much lateral force to the bit or the bearing guide, you will snap the shank or burn up the bearing until the outer bearing ring separates. The bearings inside the router body are generally pretty good because they are fixed in at least 2 points so it doesn't flex much, if at all.
Thank you for making this video! I made some of the mistakes in your video and came here to figure out what I did wrong.
You're very welcome 🙏
Glad I found this video because I tried remove a certen amount of wood and I put the work between the fence and bit and fed it threw right to left and it jumped up and bounced around because I had the guard down it stopped it flying up and forawd and stopped my hand being dragged in the blade thanks for explaining why this happend
Knowing why things happen is the first defense against accidents. Guards run a very close second.