You do have to spend some time setting the saw up... blade, fence, etc. But once done, the saw is great. Fairly compact which is Nice ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxXh-4_3-ZT1fFWP91ZV7iVqzElr0lEb-a I did get an Incra Miter Gauge which takes some setup as well. The stock miter gauge can be adjusted in the miter slot with a little painter's tape... this tightens up the side to side play a lot.
I have, perhaps, watched far too many woodworking videos but after watching Jason I am hooked. Great presentation and I am finding all kinds of new techniques! Did I mention I'm 81 years young?
Awesome book that gives you step-by-step photos ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt and directions to make every day project. I can see myself making a few of these projects and giving them as housewarming and holiday gifts!
Absolutely fabulous, as ever. I keep a short length of scrap T track with my sled. It drops into the out feed end of one of the mitre slots and contacts the end of the runner at the point when the face of the fence is directly over the centre of the saw blade. It gives a positive stop so you don't expose too much of the blade through the sled and you know the cut is complete without having to lean over to see.
This is a really clever idea! I'm definitely going to incorporate this. I like that it's not "permanently" attached to the sled so if there ever were a reason to need to go beyond the positive stop you can.
That sled is a work of art ! No kidding, something that probably only us wood workers can really appreciate. I'm going to be building a table saw sled in the next few weeks or so after my mobile table saw bench, and this is something to shoot for. Well done !
Yeah, is purdy....but it's a shame you didn't at least give a nod to the woodworker who's design it appears to be based on. I mean, I could be wrong and the idea might have come to you in a dream but its sooooo similar to the one in the Kings Fine Woodworking video from over 5yrs ago that it's hard to ignore. You could have at least given him a teeny tiny mention in your video description. Don't get me wrong, you made this one purdier with the walnut and it's not EXACTLY the same...but... Really? Am I wrong to bring it up? From the t-tracks (you did add 2 more), the removable insert and mention the chamfer for sawdust clear out, even the red marker warning area (you even mentions the block that King used).. King's was made in two layers so the Shaper Origin part is a nice touch and I'm not saying you didn't add your own touches. I know, it's not required and King did give it to the woodworking community (with detailed instructions) so since the design is out there it's free use for anyone. I doubt that King would ever/will ever whine about it. But, as you said, this is a FANCY sled and giving him a nod.... Well, that would have been a CLASSY thing for you to do.
When sticking two surfaces with contact cement, sometimes I use cooking parchment paper since the contact cement doesn’t stick to it. As a bonus, you can just unpeel the parchment from in between the surfaces once you get it all in place.
I just got my Bourbon Moth stop block and it’s beautiful and heavy! I’m not shocked at all that it’s well made with quality materials but it’s really nice and I’m excited to finally get the Katz stop block but with Bourbons logo on it. Great job Jason
New to your chase Alma. I watch sewer videos already. You're amazing guy. You have a lot of knowledge up in their head and you know how to convert things. We have the proper tools to make it easy. So enjoy! Thank you! I'll watch more videos. Barry
Now I need a cross cut sled. I'm not a wood worker by trade. I consider myself a life long tinkerer and have no problems building my own boxes, tables, etc... functional stuff. Usually out of the cheapest (and hopefully the straightest) boards I can find at my local big boxes. That being said, this is my 3rd or 4th video from you that I have watched now back to back. The others being on sourcing wood. Subbed. Thanks for the inspiration!
A work of art. the sad part is the fancy router you used, not because it was wrong to use it, but for the fact that I live in Mexico and literally is unreachable for a guy like me. Big fan of your work, Love your sense of humor. God bless you.
Morning brother. I'm new to your channel. Actually, new to wood working. Getting ready to retire here soon, so I am going to try my hand at this woodworking thing. The wifey doesn't really need me around all day. Your videos are great. Informative with a taste of entertainment value. But I digress. I scooted over to your site only to find that your "Limited Edition", Bourbon Moth Sled Stop is SOLD OUT !!! Looking forward to enjoying my retirement becoming part of this freak'n cool wood working community. Ciao.
@BourbonMoth. Hey Jason/Craig: Wow !! Ya got something for me? That's too cool. But as I mentioned, I'm an older dude and don't have a clue what freak'n T.E.L.E.G.R.A.M. is. Ha. Well, it would be funny if it wasn't true. Please advise brothers.
It is a thing, and it happens when I watch all woodworking videos. I had to sell my entire shop of tools during the pandemic… so envy is the best thing I could call it.
I really appreciate that you rounded the corners to prevent snagging. I always have this problem in the shop and I think the people at urgent care are getting suspicious.
It’s beautiful. And probably weighs a ton. I ended up making very small, medium, and mega sizes to save my back. Also used plywood rather than MDF to reduce weight.
Now that you are moving on to CNC machines I will have to find a different wood worker that does his projects the old fashioned way. Thanks for your videos. They were much appreciated.
That is the coolest sled I've ever seen. I've learned a lot watching you, I have a small shop and build things as a side hobby..... I'm retired and enjoy life. Thank you for your videos
There a lot of cross cut sleds on You Tube. This is certainly among the nicest. It is certainly the prettiest. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
That sir is a work of art. I'm am impressed. I have been watching so many of these, I was certain I would never find the one I wanted to build. Now I have...
This is the first video I have seen of yours, and I liked and subscribed in the first 30 seconds. We have similar personalities. I cant wait to see all the cool stuff you make!
dewd, for as long as i've watched your vids, you've never failed to amaze me and i'm going on 55 years of woodworking experience. and your woodworking is amazing too.
A great looking sled, Suggestion; consider using Phenolic panels, also called Phenolic plywood for jigs such as cross cut sleds. Its used by masons for pouring cement into forms. the surface on both sides is very smooth and extremely durable. So much so they can reuse it several times with cement before replacing it. You don't need to laminate the surface of parts, just the edges.
I made a similar sled with those same type of runners. One tip that I wish I had known at the time is to make a fairly large pilot holes and put screws through them and then make sure that the screws did not expand the runners width so it no longer fits. I had a perfectly fit sled and after screwing the runners down it no longer fit. The width expansion was imperceptible but it was there. I had to take them off and file the sides down a bit because it expanded and that expansion was permanent.
I've done that before too using UHMW runners, but the opposite happened, they were slightly sloppy before and the screw expansion made them fit perfectly. Really just got lucky though
So I tried cutting laminate like this (cheap home depot Wilson art)... and it shattered and caused rips throughout the whole thing, so make sure you're using quality laminate to cut like this, otherwise a router works really well. I just used the same flush cut bit I used for the edges - running along a wood template, CA glued on the back with painters tape. They also make a water-based 'fire resistant' contact cement (in a green can) that is less stinky.
Damn, she is a beauty. I've built a few of these over the years, but never this nice. Not sure I would feel comfortable using that, it's almost too fancy. Two things I would recommend. First, I like to use white or yellow laminate for shop work surfaces. It makes everything a dry erase board for pencils. Easy to write notes down, and they wipe off with a touch of spit and a brush of the hand. The other thing is using water based contact adhesive. I started using a 3M product about 20 years ago, and never looked back. I did my own kitchen counter tops in 2007 and they still look as good as the day I built them. I have done many others in my area with the same results. The best part is, no awful smell/fumes. Also, I use a bunch of slats from an old window blind I found at the dump for spacing the sheet off the surface during layup. Works perfect every time, and it was free.
Never seen your videos until just now. You are talented and entertaining. Some pretty cool mu sic in the background too. I like your shop and I like the way you think. Nice sled
Back in the day when made a lot of Lam tops. We always laid the cut Lam on the particle wood, we’d glue that, then remove the Lam and apply the glue to the particle board. If we ever saw someone applying glue on a work surface… we’d loose our minds. Nice Sled Jason!
I’m building a sled similar to this one using Formica on 3/4” MDF. I haven’t messed with laminate much, seems pretty straight forward, but I ran into a problem. The MDF warped a little after applying the contact cement and laminate. There’s a slight bow across the length of the sled. I imagine when I attach the fences that should pull it flat again. But since you have a lot of laminate experience, any thoughts on what may have gone wrong or ideas to fix it?
Sorry I thought of one other thing. Lam has grain, I don’t mean the picture on the front, I’m referring to the back of it. Vertical grade as well as horizontal. V grade is thinner and doesn’t offer much support. Anyway, make sure your grain is running opposite of your issue.
Wax paper also works great for positioning large flat surfaces being stuck together with contact cement. The cement will not stick to the wax paper and the strips of paper can be removed one at a time for the final adhering stage. Nice video!
Man, your eye for detail and precision always is impressive, the sign of a very experienced cabinet maker/ woodworker. I'm like that as well, I just don't have my own shop with all kinds of tools to pull it off. I'm more of a field operator when designing and building, using the most basic of tools, while being very precise and incredibly picky about my outcomes. I toured for many years in the entertainment industry and touring - there's no way you can carry a full shop with you. Sometimes you luck out and are working in a theatre or venue that has a well equipped workshop, and the shop manager allows you to work in their shop, many don't. A workshop is very much a personal thing for the owner or person who operates it. And trying to explain what you need done and having it done that way makes it impossible to work together when you can't be hands on of your own project, SO, Road cases become work benches and tables. I was lucky in that I was able to design a road case that with the help of 1 other person, could transform into a miniature, fully working, portable workshop including a table to work on that all my power tools were able to be mounted on as needed. Not only was I doing the basic technical work on guitars, basses, and other musical instruments, as well as theatre props, but I was also able to build them all from scratch when needed. I had some building projects of my own that I carried with me and would work on when I had the time. My full touring fold up shop was all in a road case that measured 77" x 29" x84", and travelled on 10 rotational heavy duty locking case wheels on the 84" x 29" side of the case bottom. Fully loaded with all the shop tools I carried depending on the show I was touring with. The case would range from 500 to 800 lbs. I don't tour any longer and I greatly miss it. I especially miss my workshop road case. I built it big enough to carry everything I would need, but could fit through a standard apartment door, and opened up fully set up only needed a 20' x 20' space with a standard ceiling height, which included working space to move around the setup. I even had a shop vac built into it for wood dust, and other cuttings dust to be collected right away. Man those were great years in my life. Best of all, I designed and built the whole case, inside and out. It took 4 months of designing and planning on paper, and making miniature and full size cardboard mockups of it until I had it exactly fitting everything I needed in it, and 2 1/2 weeks to build. When I decided to stop touring I gave it to another guitar/ instrument tech I had worked with many times on many tours, that also had the same interests as me in building instruments, props, and set dec pieces on the fly. Thank You for the incredible projects you build on camera for the channel. It's truly a pleasure watching you build. Cheers!, Keep Safe and Always Inspiring, Matt - Toronto, Canada
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this build, as I do all of your builds. Can I ask? Is there anything you would change now, looking back a year later? Anything you would have done differently?
Here is a tip to dress up your sled even more. You can color all the edges of the MDF with Mark A Lot pens to make them brown, black, red or any color the pens come in. If any of the color gets on the surface, it wipes off easy with lacquer thinner. This is fast and easy and dries instantly. I keep a jar of these pens in my shop all the time.
Speaking of Double Sided Carpet Tape - I recently built a new workbench and botched the laminate adhering somehow (either not enough or maybe because I did it in a cold garage?) and part of the laminate started pulling up in the center. I gently pulled up some more of the laminate, threw down some strips of double sided tape, and works good as new! I did tape along the edges that I had to trim off with a knife, and the edges are firmly in place so there's nowhere to catch and pull it up anymore.
I always built mine with a removable 6" wide piece of plexiglass covering the top of the front to the back to deflect anything that could fly up to my face.
I’m thinking that with the additional strength provided by the laminate wrap, you could easily use 1/2” MDF or baltic birch. Love the T track. Very good looking crosscut sled. Like the stop too.
Looks great! If it were me though i would ha e put that raised fence on the front and back for the extra piece of mind of rigidity. I realize this is the way it is to show off and sell the stop block but a face mounted t track stop block would work as well and may e an idea for another piece of merchandise for you.
I built one similar a few years ago. They are stout, sturdy and a bit of a pain to lug around. I ultimately built a smaller one for smaller projects and use the larger one for jobs that need it. An 'all in one' sled is nice on paper, but having two or three for specific size projects is so much nicer.
I am in the process of making one of these. But I plan on using a sheet of plywood and black Formica. I just don’t know how thick to go in regards of the plywood
Very nice crosscut sled, I like that you can cut and add inserts as needed and of course the laminate walnut was a nice touch. Just ordered the stop block, can’t wait
I build mine with MDF but only for the base! MDF is straight but not too strong in the way you are using it for your fences. I used hard maple for these two things as it is extremely strong and stable.
Beautiful work. I have only ever owned a hand saw, so I do not fully appreciate the value of a cross cut sled... but it is NICE! With my hand saw, I do make wood work. Like building my own training equipment. I train at home, so I don't mind the equipment to look a bit more rustic/rough than your products - I build for function alone. Keep it coming!... and please show us the tree house in use 👍👍👍
An ah-ha! moment and I thank you for it...the scrap wood risers to cut material with the tracksaw on the table. I'm about to build a multipurpose structure to be used for both flattening slabs as well as a sheet goods cutting solution. Rather than using the ever-popular piece of foam insulation, I'm going to try and incorporate what you are doing for both holding sheet goods up in the air, but also for risers when the need to raise a slab up is also necessary. One solution for everything. Thanks for that! And your sled is da bomb...
Great video!!! Have you made a dust collection video?? I would love to see that. 😛😛😛😛 My wife would go out of her mind if I had that much sawdust in the kitchen 🤣🤣
I don't know if Jason has a dust collection box under his router table. If so he should use an insert plate with a bigger hole when doing that sort of work so there is more space for the air to draw the dust down. Not perfect, but better than nothing.
Such a Beautiful thing and the ultimate sled, so awesome oh my gosh I want to make two. Being the cheap guy I am I will keep the ones I have and miss out on another ultimate sled.
I want to suggest something that Axminster's UJK brand recently released - UJK Dovetail T-Track. T-Track in places where hold-downs are used has a tendency to pull up over time when held down by only screws/glue. With Dovetail track, the wood the track is in will will also help resist the pulling and make it tougher to gradually pull up, assuming you use both the dovetail and screws. If Axminster sells a product in the US, like the T-Track, you can usually get free shipping easily enough. I haven't found anyone else selling this yet.
Nice work (as always)! Could you please put a link and size description of/to the nylon sliders as I have difficulty finding them. Keep up the great work.
Awesome video , have to make a better one with T - tracks myself. The part where you talked about not letting the sawblade come out completely that some people do as safety. Yeah I see how that creates various issues because you're never able to cut thicker pieces to length because your maximum saw blade height can never reach your fence. I did it differently myself , I made the middle part with a double beam. Wide enough so that I put my hands besides it my thumbs comfortably sit a big distance away from the sawblade. So I can't even on accident cut my hands in that manner because I can never reach the sawblade with basic use. Anyway I really need to redo my crosscut sled and make it with T - Tracks so I can cut things more accurate easier and in style :)
That is one amazing looking sled. Sadly the walnut laminate is out of stock. I'm gonna have to look harder for it later. I rarely buy things from the sponsors, and usually skip the ads all together in youtube videos. I had to pause the video and spent hours researching athletic greens and other alternatives. I ultimately ended up ordering a month supply to give it a shot. Hopefully you get some kind of credit for people using your link because I never would have tried without your recommendation.
I have never used laminate for anything I built, but your videos keep pushing me in that direction. Is there a reason to seal the MDF edges? Will they absorb enough humidity/moisture/spilled bourbon to cause an issue? Thanks.
@2:22 Did you see how close his hand came to the saw blade when he reached for the cut off piece? Push it away from the blade with a push stick or similar or turn off the saw first.
Nice! With the Shaper Origin you could also add a radius slot on each side of the base, and pinned the fence instead of bolting it down (or just as a removable optional fence), allowing for angle adjustments to the fence in either direction for miter cuts.
Nicely done! I made one recently using some of your earlier features. Couple things I wonder - For the rear sled track I used two pieces of (Incra) t-track plus with built in scales that can slide a bit. I thought that way I can move them to align the left and right "zeroes" with the edge of whatever blade. I also used MDF on top of plywood that let me make replacable zero-clearance plates by putting threaded inserts in the plywood and countersinking 1/4-20 flathead machine screws to fasten the inserts. And with the (not nearly as cool as yours) katz-moses block - I put a groove next to the rear fence so that the bottom of the stop-block rides just below the top of the sled. That way beveled or really thin stock cannot slip under the stopblock. One question I have is what about the aluminum track would trigger the sawstop? I don't (yet) have one but I did use the adjustable aluminum track on mine so I would need to switch to something non-conductive if that is an issue, but I am not clear why that would cause it to trip. Anyway - thanks for yet another really great video!
Nick Ferry's CC Sled video has a good explanation and solution for the SS tripping on aluminum. He also explains the 5 Cut method very well. Good luck.
I really enjoyed this video as well as your earlier cross-cut sled video as well. Question though... do you USE them? I can't recall seeing you use them in your other content. Been building one of these myself and wondering if it will actually get used much.
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How do I keep getting roped into watching these 30 min woodworking shenanigans
🤣😂😂😂🤣😂
Same thing happens to me 😂
Gotta admit, watching the new uploads on Saturday mornings is the best. They’re like the adult equivalent of watching Saturday mornings cartoons lol
You do have to spend some time setting the saw up... blade, fence, etc. But once done, the saw is great. Fairly compact which is Nice ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxXh-4_3-ZT1fFWP91ZV7iVqzElr0lEb-a I did get an Incra Miter Gauge which takes some setup as well. The stock miter gauge can be adjusted in the miter slot with a little painter's tape... this tightens up the side to side play a lot.
I have, perhaps, watched far too many woodworking videos but after watching Jason I am hooked. Great presentation and I am finding all kinds of new techniques! Did I mention I'm 81 years young?
Awesome book that gives you step-by-step photos ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt and directions to make every day project. I can see myself making a few of these projects and giving them as housewarming and holiday gifts!
Absolutely fabulous, as ever. I keep a short length of scrap T track with my sled. It drops into the out feed end of one of the mitre slots and contacts the end of the runner at the point when the face of the fence is directly over the centre of the saw blade. It gives a positive stop so you don't expose too much of the blade through the sled and you know the cut is complete without having to lean over to see.
This is a really clever idea! I'm definitely going to incorporate this. I like that it's not "permanently" attached to the sled so if there ever were a reason to need to go beyond the positive stop you can.
Great idea!!
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That sled is a work of art ! No kidding, something that probably only us wood workers can really appreciate. I'm going to be building a table saw sled in the next few weeks or so after my mobile table saw bench, and this is something to shoot for. Well done !
Yeah, is purdy....but it's a shame you didn't at least give a nod to the woodworker who's design it appears to be based on. I mean, I could be wrong and the idea might have come to you in a dream but its sooooo similar to the one in the Kings Fine Woodworking video from over 5yrs ago that it's hard to ignore. You could have at least given him a teeny tiny mention in your video description.
Don't get me wrong, you made this one purdier with the walnut and it's not EXACTLY the same...but... Really?
Am I wrong to bring it up? From the t-tracks (you did add 2 more), the removable insert and mention the chamfer for sawdust clear out, even the red marker warning area (you even mentions the block that King used).. King's was made in two layers so the Shaper Origin part is a nice touch and I'm not saying you didn't add your own touches.
I know, it's not required and King did give it to the woodworking community (with detailed instructions) so since the design is out there it's free use for anyone. I doubt that King would ever/will ever whine about it.
But, as you said, this is a FANCY sled and giving him a nod.... Well, that would have been a CLASSY thing for you to do.
Oops, I meant to post this in the main section not as a reply to your comment. Sorry
Don't know how I'm just seeing this video, but this sled is AMAZING!!! I would buy one for sure!
You know it’s going to be high class when he uses nickels not penneys to raise the miter bar💰 Awesome video and beautiful sled man!
This video was sponsored by Hibbs junior - did he get his money back?
I didn't think nickels would fit in the miter slot.
When sticking two surfaces with contact cement, sometimes I use cooking parchment paper since the contact cement doesn’t stick to it. As a bonus, you can just unpeel the parchment from in between the surfaces once you get it all in place.
Never tried that. I have used slip sticks and removed them one at a time and rolled it down.
I just got my Bourbon Moth stop block and it’s beautiful and heavy! I’m not shocked at all that it’s well made with quality materials but it’s really nice and I’m excited to finally get the Katz stop block but with Bourbons logo on it. Great job Jason
New to your chase Alma. I watch sewer videos already. You're amazing guy. You have a lot of knowledge up in their head and you know how to convert things. We have the proper tools to make it easy. So enjoy! Thank you! I'll watch more videos. Barry
Now I need a cross cut sled. I'm not a wood worker by trade. I consider myself a life long tinkerer and have no problems building my own boxes, tables, etc... functional stuff. Usually out of the cheapest (and hopefully the straightest) boards I can find at my local big boxes. That being said, this is my 3rd or 4th video from you that I have watched now back to back. The others being on sourcing wood. Subbed. Thanks for the inspiration!
Side note: a short video on starting the corner of the double sided carpet tape would be a hit. You've obviously got that nailed.
One sled to rule them all. One sled to find them. One sled to bring them all, and in the sawdust bind them.
I thought it was in the Titebond 3 bind them
Yall watch too much LOTR
A work of art. the sad part is the fancy router you used, not because it was wrong to use it, but for the fact that I live in Mexico and literally is unreachable for a guy like me. Big fan of your work, Love your sense of humor. God bless you.
I lived in Juarez from the 2008-11. Hope all is peaceful where you are brother.👍
@@mcouture8169 Thank you so much brother. Fortunately it is a safe place here en Mexico City. Thanks to God
Morning brother. I'm new to your channel. Actually, new to wood working. Getting ready to retire here soon, so I am going to try my hand at this woodworking thing. The wifey doesn't really need me around all day. Your videos are great. Informative with a taste of entertainment value. But I digress. I scooted over to your site only to find that your "Limited Edition", Bourbon Moth Sled Stop is SOLD OUT !!! Looking forward to enjoying my retirement becoming part of this freak'n cool wood working community. Ciao.
@BourbonMoth. Hey Jason/Craig: Wow !! Ya got something for me? That's too cool. But as I mentioned, I'm an older dude and don't have a clue what freak'n T.E.L.E.G.R.A.M. is. Ha. Well, it would be funny if it wasn't true. Please advise brothers.
I’m having clamp envy, is that even a thing? Heck I’m evening having cross cut envy.
It is a thing, and it happens when I watch all woodworking videos. I had to sell my entire shop of tools during the pandemic… so envy is the best thing I could call it.
I’m envisioning myself owning everything in his entire shop!! Yes sir, it is real…and sad.
For me it’s shop space
It is now
@@SuperDave44Mag😮😮
You have some amazing skills, my friend! Also, using MDF for the sled makes that a very heavy sled! Love your Videos!
I really appreciate that you rounded the corners to prevent snagging. I always have this problem in the shop and I think the people at urgent care are getting suspicious.
It’s beautiful. And probably weighs a ton. I ended up making very small, medium, and mega sizes to save my back. Also used plywood rather than MDF to reduce weight.
I made one a similar size as this out of mdf and most definitely wouldn't recommend it. It's got to weigh 60+ pounds
I made an "Ultimate Crosscut Sled" about this size. Now it's two crosscut sleds.
Moth is yoked
Thats why he is selling Ag1
Now that you are moving on to CNC machines I will have to find a different wood worker that does his projects the old fashioned way. Thanks for your videos. They were much appreciated.
That is the coolest sled I've ever seen. I've learned a lot watching you, I have a small shop and build things as a side hobby..... I'm retired and enjoy life.
Thank you for your videos
This is the most beautiful sled I've ever seen on the internet! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💯
There a lot of cross cut sleds on You Tube. This is certainly among the nicest. It is certainly the prettiest. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
I appreciate you making a second channel for shorts. It really frustrates me when longform channels just become a million shorts for algorithms sake.
That sir is a work of art. I'm am impressed. I have been watching so many of these, I was certain I would never find the one I wanted to build. Now I have...
This is the first video I have seen of yours, and I liked and subscribed in the first 30 seconds. We have similar personalities. I cant wait to see all the cool stuff you make!
So beautiful🎉 the sled looks great too!
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dewd, for as long as i've watched your vids, you've never failed to amaze me and i'm going on 55 years of woodworking experience. and your woodworking is amazing too.
A great looking sled, Suggestion; consider using Phenolic panels, also called Phenolic plywood for jigs such as cross cut sleds. Its used by masons for pouring cement into forms. the surface on both sides is very smooth and extremely durable. So much so they can reuse it several times with cement before replacing it. You don't need to laminate the surface of parts, just the edges.
No matter how fancy the tools, the care, skills, and craftmanship are just amazing. It was beautifully crafted. ❤
Yep, pretty! Best that money can’t buy. Love your narration always.
That is the most beautiful cross-cut sled ever. Great work as always
Ha!!!! I was building/ using ones just like that in 1985, able to do cross cuts up to 28" or so. But... yours is a beaut!
Would you add handled to help lift it or hang it for storage? Rounded rectangular holes maybe.
I made a similar sled with those same type of runners. One tip that I wish I had known at the time is to make a fairly large pilot holes and put screws through them and then make sure that the screws did not expand the runners width so it no longer fits. I had a perfectly fit sled and after screwing the runners down it no longer fit. The width expansion was imperceptible but it was there. I had to take them off and file the sides down a bit because it expanded and that expansion was permanent.
I've done that before too using UHMW runners, but the opposite happened, they were slightly sloppy before and the screw expansion made them fit perfectly. Really just got lucky though
@@acanadianwoodworker Nice
I love all the arriving running thing. It never ceases to crack me up.
So I tried cutting laminate like this (cheap home depot Wilson art)... and it shattered and caused rips throughout the whole thing, so make sure you're using quality laminate to cut like this, otherwise a router works really well. I just used the same flush cut bit I used for the edges - running along a wood template, CA glued on the back with painters tape.
They also make a water-based 'fire resistant' contact cement (in a green can) that is less stinky.
Damn, she is a beauty. I've built a few of these over the years, but never this nice. Not sure I would feel comfortable using that, it's almost too fancy.
Two things I would recommend. First, I like to use white or yellow laminate for shop work surfaces. It makes everything a dry erase board for pencils. Easy to write notes down, and they wipe off with a touch of spit and a brush of the hand.
The other thing is using water based contact adhesive. I started using a 3M product about 20 years ago, and never looked back. I did my own kitchen counter tops in 2007 and they still look as good as the day I built them. I have done many others in my area with the same results. The best part is, no awful smell/fumes. Also, I use a bunch of slats from an old window blind I found at the dump for spacing the sheet off the surface during layup. Works perfect every time, and it was free.
Nice, Very nice! By the way, Miss Yvonne and I watched the pilot you made and are very hopeful for your success
This is beautiful, I miss you on here. You doing it BIG on the Magnolia channel. Glad you are back.....If I had that sled, I would sleep with it. lol
Never seen your videos until just now.
You are talented and entertaining. Some pretty cool mu sic in the background too. I like your shop and I like the way you think. Nice sled
Your sled was made so intricate you can see how much you care,and everything you cut on it is guaranteed to be square.
Best video yet. Brought a tear to my eye. It's a beaut Clark!
Wow. That is really beautiful but I'm sure it is really heavy!!
Back in the day when made a lot of Lam tops. We always laid the cut Lam on the particle wood, we’d glue that, then remove the Lam and apply the glue to the particle board. If we ever saw someone applying glue on a work surface… we’d loose our minds.
Nice Sled Jason!
I’m building a sled similar to this one using Formica on 3/4” MDF. I haven’t messed with laminate much, seems pretty straight forward, but I ran into a problem. The MDF warped a little after applying the contact cement and laminate. There’s a slight bow across the length of the sled. I imagine when I attach the fences that should pull it flat again. But since you have a lot of laminate experience, any thoughts on what may have gone wrong or ideas to fix it?
Lam both sides. The tension from the glue is probably the cause of the uptick.
@@mikeinmaryland I did laminate both sides.
Sorry I thought of one other thing. Lam has grain, I don’t mean the picture on the front, I’m referring to the back of it. Vertical grade as well as horizontal. V grade is thinner and doesn’t offer much support. Anyway, make sure your grain is running opposite of your issue.
@@mikeinmaryland I’ll check that on the next one. I’m just hoping the fences will pull
It flat
Wax paper also works great for positioning large flat surfaces being stuck together with contact cement. The cement will not stick to the wax paper and the strips of paper can be removed one at a time for the final adhering stage. Nice video!
Man, your eye for detail and precision always is impressive, the sign of a very experienced cabinet maker/ woodworker. I'm like that as well, I just don't have my own shop with all kinds of tools to pull it off. I'm more of a field operator when designing and building, using the most basic of tools, while being very precise and incredibly picky about my outcomes.
I toured for many years in the entertainment industry and touring - there's no way you can carry a full shop with you. Sometimes you luck out and are working in a theatre or venue that has a well equipped workshop, and the shop manager allows you to work in their shop, many don't. A workshop is very much a personal thing for the owner or person who operates it. And trying to explain what you need done and having it done that way makes it impossible to work together when you can't be hands on of your own project, SO, Road cases become work benches and tables.
I was lucky in that I was able to design a road case that with the help of 1 other person, could transform into a miniature, fully working, portable workshop including a table to work on that all my power tools were able to be mounted on as needed. Not only was I doing the basic technical work on guitars, basses, and other musical instruments, as well as theatre props, but I was also able to build them all from scratch when needed. I had some building projects of my own that I carried with me and would work on when I had the time. My full touring fold up shop was all in a road case that measured 77" x 29" x84", and travelled on 10 rotational heavy duty locking case wheels on the 84" x 29" side of the case bottom. Fully loaded with all the shop tools I carried depending on the show I was touring with. The case would range from 500 to 800 lbs.
I don't tour any longer and I greatly miss it. I especially miss my workshop road case. I built it big enough to carry everything I would need, but could fit through a standard apartment door, and opened up fully set up only needed a 20' x 20' space with a standard ceiling height, which included working space to move around the setup. I even had a shop vac built into it for wood dust, and other cuttings dust to be collected right away.
Man those were great years in my life. Best of all, I designed and built the whole case, inside and out. It took 4 months of designing and planning on paper, and making miniature and full size cardboard mockups of it until I had it exactly fitting everything I needed in it, and 2 1/2 weeks to build. When I decided to stop touring I gave it to another guitar/ instrument tech I had worked with many times on many tours, that also had the same interests as me in building instruments, props, and set dec pieces on the fly.
Thank You for the incredible projects you build on camera for the channel. It's truly a pleasure watching you build.
Cheers!,
Keep Safe and Always Inspiring,
Matt - Toronto, Canada
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this build, as I do all of your builds. Can I ask? Is there anything you would change now, looking back a year later? Anything you would have done differently?
Here is a tip to dress up your sled even more. You can color all the edges of the MDF with Mark A Lot pens to make them brown, black, red or any color the pens come in. If any of the color gets on the surface, it wipes off easy with lacquer thinner. This is fast and easy and dries instantly. I keep a jar of these pens in my shop all the time.
Got my limited edition JKM/BM stop block in the mail today! So excited!!!
@BourbonMoth._ 🤔
Speaking of Double Sided Carpet Tape - I recently built a new workbench and botched the laminate adhering somehow (either not enough or maybe because I did it in a cold garage?) and part of the laminate started pulling up in the center. I gently pulled up some more of the laminate, threw down some strips of double sided tape, and works good as new! I did tape along the edges that I had to trim off with a knife, and the edges are firmly in place so there's nowhere to catch and pull it up anymore.
Where did you get the runners? I did not see a link. Thanks
I always built mine with a removable 6" wide piece of plexiglass covering the top of the front to the back to deflect anything that could fly up to my face.
Wasn't that one done by William Ng a dozen years ago? No matter - nice job. I built the Ng version when he introduced it. Still works great!!
I'm just here for the stop block!
Thoroughly enjoy your craziness! And attention to detail!
I got a questionable reply from my first comment. Is it legit? Thanks
Thank you, not only was your video funny and informative but you also helped me order laminate I’ve been searching high and low for
Love the sled, and all of your content. When I listen to you I hear the “Bob Ross of woodworking” and get inspired.
I’m thinking that with the additional strength provided by the laminate wrap, you could easily use 1/2” MDF or baltic birch. Love the T track. Very good looking crosscut sled. Like the stop too.
Looks great! If it were me though i would ha e put that raised fence on the front and back for the extra piece of mind of rigidity. I realize this is the way it is to show off and sell the stop block but a face mounted t track stop block would work as well and may e an idea for another piece of merchandise for you.
I built one similar a few years ago. They are stout, sturdy and a bit of a pain to lug around. I ultimately built a smaller one for smaller projects and use the larger one for jobs that need it. An 'all in one' sled is nice on paper, but having two or three for specific size projects is so much nicer.
Same here. I built a smaller sled inspired by John Heisz's mini crosscut sled.
Sweet crosscut sled Jason
I purchased a bourbon moth stop block as well. Look forward to trying it out. Thanks for all your videos Wil-
I am in the process of making one of these. But I plan on using a sheet of plywood and black Formica. I just don’t know how thick to go in regards of the plywood
Hello from Greece! Very nice work!!!
Very nice crosscut sled, I like that you can cut and add inserts as needed and of course the laminate walnut was a nice touch. Just ordered the stop block, can’t wait
Beautiful. Npthing like a $500 crosscut sled , and well worth the proce. It aouuld last for generations.
It's like a thing of beauty. Excellent video BMW.
I build mine with MDF but only for the base! MDF is straight but not too strong in the way you are using it for your fences. I used hard maple for these two things as it is extremely strong and stable.
Real men make their sleds and jigs out of African Blackwood....Love the vid as usual.
Beautiful work. I have only ever owned a hand saw, so I do not fully appreciate the value of a cross cut sled... but it is NICE!
With my hand saw, I do make wood work. Like building my own training equipment. I train at home, so I don't mind the equipment to look a bit more rustic/rough than your products - I build for function alone.
Keep it coming!... and please show us the tree house in use 👍👍👍
An ah-ha! moment and I thank you for it...the scrap wood risers to cut material with the tracksaw on the table. I'm about to build a multipurpose structure to be used for both flattening slabs as well as a sheet goods cutting solution. Rather than using the ever-popular piece of foam insulation, I'm going to try and incorporate what you are doing for both holding sheet goods up in the air, but also for risers when the need to raise a slab up is also necessary. One solution for everything. Thanks for that! And your sled is da bomb...
I'm not a wood worker but this channel is bessssst
Deserved pride for an EXCELLENT design, executed precisely. 👏 👏
This is the best so far! Love it!
Truly the Cadillac of cross cut sleds. Great video as always! Thank you.
Great video!!!
Have you made a dust collection video??
I would love to see that.
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My wife would go out of her mind if I had that much sawdust in the kitchen 🤣🤣
I don't know if Jason has a dust collection box under his router table. If so he should use an insert plate with a bigger hole when doing that sort of work so there is more space for the air to draw the dust down. Not perfect, but better than nothing.
Such a Beautiful thing and the ultimate sled, so awesome oh my gosh I want to make two. Being the cheap guy I am I will keep the ones I have and miss out on another ultimate sled.
Nice! Carpet tape, that stuff is amazing!!
Absolutely STUNNING! Now she needs a taper jig/miter gauge fence to match!
Best sled I've seen a work of art
Beautiful sled. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎
I want to suggest something that Axminster's UJK brand recently released - UJK Dovetail T-Track.
T-Track in places where hold-downs are used has a tendency to pull up over time when held down by only screws/glue. With Dovetail track, the wood the track is in will will also help resist the pulling and make it tougher to gradually pull up, assuming you use both the dovetail and screws.
If Axminster sells a product in the US, like the T-Track, you can usually get free shipping easily enough. I haven't found anyone else selling this yet.
Work of art Jason, I wouldn't want. to get it dirty.
Nice work (as always)! Could you please put a link and size description of/to the nylon sliders as I have difficulty finding them. Keep up the great work.
Brother this is absolutely beautiful work 🏆
Damn you. I made a sled following your first design and it's been great. Now I need to make another.
from south africa province limpopo polokwane... love ur woodwork
Awesome video , have to make a better one with T - tracks myself. The part where you talked about not letting the sawblade come out completely that some people do as safety. Yeah I see how that creates various issues because you're never able to cut thicker pieces to length because your maximum saw blade height can never reach your fence. I did it differently myself , I made the middle part with a double beam. Wide enough so that I put my hands besides it my thumbs comfortably sit a big distance away from the sawblade. So I can't even on accident cut my hands in that manner because I can never reach the sawblade with basic use. Anyway I really need to redo my crosscut sled and make it with T - Tracks so I can cut things more accurate easier and in style :)
That is one amazing looking sled. Sadly the walnut laminate is out of stock. I'm gonna have to look harder for it later.
I rarely buy things from the sponsors, and usually skip the ads all together in youtube videos. I had to pause the video and spent hours researching athletic greens and other alternatives. I ultimately ended up ordering a month supply to give it a shot. Hopefully you get some kind of credit for people using your link because I never would have tried without your recommendation.
This was a great video! I had been looking for a good template and now I have one. THANKS!
I have never used laminate for anything I built, but your videos keep pushing me in that direction. Is there a reason to seal the MDF edges? Will they absorb enough humidity/moisture/spilled bourbon to cause an issue? Thanks.
They will soak up that moisture like a sponge.. I've had plenty of jigs over the years that are swollen along the edges.
Tamar built the same sled & shows you how to use the features, also sells the same stop block as well as J Katz. But that is one fancy sled!
@2:22 Did you see how close his hand came to the saw blade when he reached for the cut off piece? Push it away from the blade with a push stick or similar or turn off the saw first.
Nice!
With the Shaper Origin you could also add a radius slot on each side of the base, and pinned the fence instead of bolting it down (or just as a removable optional fence), allowing for angle adjustments to the fence in either direction for miter cuts.
Bits and Bits sounds like a place that Ron Swanson would shop for his woodworking supplies! 😁
Nicely done! I made one recently using some of your earlier features. Couple things I wonder - For the rear sled track I used two pieces of (Incra) t-track plus with built in scales that can slide a bit. I thought that way I can move them to align the left and right "zeroes" with the edge of whatever blade. I also used MDF on top of plywood that let me make replacable zero-clearance plates by putting threaded inserts in the plywood and countersinking 1/4-20 flathead machine screws to fasten the inserts. And with the (not nearly as cool as yours) katz-moses block - I put a groove next to the rear fence so that the bottom of the stop-block rides just below the top of the sled. That way beveled or really thin stock cannot slip under the stopblock. One question I have is what about the aluminum track would trigger the sawstop? I don't (yet) have one but I did use the adjustable aluminum track on mine so I would need to switch to something non-conductive if that is an issue, but I am not clear why that would cause it to trip. Anyway - thanks for yet another really great video!
Nick Ferry's CC Sled video has a good explanation and solution for the SS tripping on aluminum. He also explains the 5 Cut method very well. Good luck.
Beautiful enough to hang on my wall ! Great job my friend!
Great job, prettiest crosscut sled ever. Question...it looks like it weighs a LOT? How's it for heft?
I really enjoyed this video as well as your earlier cross-cut sled video as well. Question though... do you USE them? I can't recall seeing you use them in your other content. Been building one of these myself and wondering if it will actually get used much.