Really appreciate this video. I like your wisdom and also that you're not loud, and flashy and trying to constantly get attention with excessive and fake excitement. You're just a carpenter showing how to do carpentry and fine woodworking.
@@karlysorenson I was a very anal retentive General Contractor for many years, the kind that read the NEC for fun after reading IRC. I was not terribly popular but never got red tagged. I worked at Kinko’s for a couple years after high school and the most important thing I learned was when a manager lamented “Why is there always time to re-do a job but never time to do it correctly the first time?”
@@charleshetrick3152 You say "anal retentive", I say "Passionately Professional". It's the attention to detail that my teen's gen seems to overlook or under care. Charles, keep doing you! 👍
After watching the video advert i was still skeptical. But when i finally downloaded the plans ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxZF0EMnrujZvqHhGkxiz559uIABJWR9TG i was very impressed. The whole plan was just as you said in the video. Thank you very much. I now have a large and valuable collection for my woodworks. This is great!
Hi All, I forgot to mention the name of the wood, it's Sapele Wood. I talk more about why I use Sapele on this video. ua-cam.com/video/Mul0UsUyiw4/v-deo.html
Just wow. Another great project. Your wood selection was spot on and as a young, homeowner looking to spruce up my house, I get very excited to see your installation tips. They're always helpful. Great job!
I love it. I don't have a lot of tools to work with. I think I need to look into a biscuit joiner before I get started. I may use those screw that go in at an angle. I will see. Thank you so much for tips. It gives me confidents to try this.
Finally a true Craftsman I knew for sure when you vertically lined the cover plate screw up properly that was confirmation I am a cabinet maker who grew up hearing repeatedly if your going to do a job do it right or don't do it at all thanks for your video
Very nice. I have an old tank desk that I refinished, but desperately needs a new top. Something like this would sure look nice. Also, I bought a heavy roll of 3ft butchers paper years ago for my sign painting patterns. It also comes in handy for a lot of things. I even used it to make a pattern for the counter to my bay windows. It was a life saver. Just thought Id mention. It may work for what your doing and be a lot cheaper than the paneling. Just a thought. Thank you for the informative video.
This whole project has been very "summational" for me... meaning, it pulled together a lot of ideas, techniques, and methods that are critical to the projects I am working on myself. Scribing a countertop, Drawers instead of cabinets for anything below the waste, wooden countertops, using Waterlox for countertops rather than just poly, hanging drawer pulls, I built my sister a "Kitchen Cart" for Christmas. And it was kind of spooky, because week by week as I was building it, your Pantry project was showing me the way. I went with a Maple top instead of Sapele, because my sister wanted a light colored wood. But other than that... it is even painted in white dove by B. Moore. I wish you'd run for President Jon. I'd love to see the White Dove House under Jon Peters on Pennsylvania Ave.
speaking of outlets. The code down here in NC says we have to install outlets with the ground on top. They look upside down but it is code. Is this not code everywhere now?
speaking of outlets. The code down here in NC says we have to install outlets with the ground on top. They look upside down but it is code. Is this not code everywhere now?
Great job, Jon. The finished product looks amazing. I’ll be building an 8’ section along an open wall in our kitchen in the coming months, following your plans of course!
Beautiful work as always, Jon! I'm planning to make a new butcher block computer desk next spring / summer. (about 4 feet by 2 feet) I'm debating between sapele and walnut. My current desk is a same sized baltic birch butcher block with Sherwin Williams's "Modern Mahogany" stain that I like. Sapele naturally seems like a similar color. It needs to be restained and finished, so I though I could use the old butcher block for something else and make a new one because I've always wanted to make another table. Your video has helped me learn more toward the sapele side. haha
I’m going to try and make a walnut countertop on the cheap using Brazilian walnut flooring. Going to take off the tongue and groove on the 5” boards to get a nice square edge then use biscuits and glue them together. Also going to double the facing edge to get 1 1/2 thickness all of the boards will then be glued to 3/4 plywood to complete the countertop. Maybe this sounds crazy but I have a vision in my mind and hopefully it turns out nice 🤷♂️
Sharp blades cut straight. Dull blades walk side to side, because they can't carve a path for themselves.....kindah like drunk people. Plus the jig saw should be of good quality because they keep the blade straight, along with a quality blade that are thicker and less likely to bend and twist put of shape which also contributes to unsatisfactory cuts. Grab tje blade with your fingers while the jig saw is unpluggec, and try rotatingvghe blade back and forth....with the DeWalt he is using in this video, the blade will not turn, and the quality blade minimizes bladd flex. Good tools = good work. Even if you are not skilled, because the tool does what it's suppose to do.
Jon, I've always wondered when doing a solid countertop with walls on either end, do you end up with a very small Gap at each end? While placing the board in when you have it at an angle it would be wider than the space between the walls until you get it laying flat, if it's exactly the right size when laying flat, how do you prevent scratching the finished wall?
Nice job Jon. That finish is beautiful. I remember Norm Abram commenting somewhere that a lot of the tops for tables etc he'd glued up with biscuits had developed indents where the biscuits were. I don't know why this would happen. I'm reluctant to use them for this now and just use a couple for locating purposes. Biscuits and dominoes are traditionally beech, maybe there's an argument for making them yourself from the same timber that you're glueing up? Obviously this would be easier with dominoes than biscuits, although a couple of plunges with a biscuit jointer next to each other would make a suitable slot for a section of square cut loose tongue/tenon. The ply template is the way to go. I usually cut the top over length by an inch then put it in at an angle, making sure the back edge is flat to the wall, I then scribe 1/4" off the lowest end. Measure exactly the width along the back wall, cut the 1/4" scribe off, mark the back edge to length and repeat the scribe process at the other end. It usually works perfectly, but your method is much easier.
Hi Grahem, thanks for the comment, yes I’ve had the same problem as Norm but there is a way around it and it’s going to be the subject of my next quick trip video, I’ll post the video on my channel in a few days. Thanks again, Jon
Thank you for sharing your videos with us. Waterlox is a great product! I'm almost ready to start this project. I'm looking forward to using my walnut lumber.
This video was very informative for me. I'm making a wood counter top for my guest bathroom. I'm researching what is the absolute best sealant (after being pre-stain wood conditioned and then stained) to protect this from water damage etc. What would you suggest? I'm impressed with your video with the waterlox sealer/finish but will it completly seal? I understand I need to treat the end grain with a high solid to seal off like UTOS. Would I use the UTOS on end grain only or both end grain and then the whole counter top as well? So many questions eeek! Thank you in advance ;)
Have you ever done a video on how to apply stain evenly to hard maple? Particularly in brown/grey (driftwood)... :D I'm drafting up plans (and the courage) to put together a farm-style table with breadboard ends and I'd like to use maple, but have heard horror stories about staining it. Some people say to apply diluted shellac to it first to reduce potential blotchiness. Would love to see a video on that from you. :)
Hi! I was wondering if you have a suggestion of how I could do this without using biscuits. I don't have the equipment to make any, but I'm wanting to make a wood countertop.
Why did you make the cut with a jigsaw? They seem to be more difficult to control than a circular saw. I am making some wooden counter tops for my house in the coming weeks, I'm much more experienced with a circular saw and will use that to fine tune the top, would you recommend using tape to keep scratches off the top?
Really appreciate this video. I like your wisdom and also that you're not loud, and flashy and trying to constantly get attention with excessive and fake excitement. You're just a carpenter showing how to do carpentry and fine woodworking.
👍thanks
It never ceases to amaze me, your ability to take a room that makes my body hurt from cringing to a truly stunning room. Thanks for posting this.
Thank you for installing the slotted screw correctly on the receptacle cover.
You MUST be an electrician. The only people who I've heard even notice! Good call man 👍.
@@karlysorenson I was a very anal retentive General Contractor for many years, the kind that read the NEC for fun after reading IRC. I was not terribly popular but never got red tagged. I worked at Kinko’s for a couple years after high school and the most important thing I learned was when a manager lamented “Why is there always time to re-do a job but never time to do it correctly the first time?”
@@charleshetrick3152 You say "anal retentive", I say "Passionately Professional". It's the attention to detail that my teen's gen seems to overlook or under care.
Charles, keep doing you! 👍
After watching the video advert i was still skeptical. But when i finally downloaded the plans ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxZF0EMnrujZvqHhGkxiz559uIABJWR9TG i was very impressed. The whole plan was just as you said in the video. Thank you very much. I now have a large and valuable collection for my woodworks. This is great!
Hi All, I forgot to mention the name of the wood, it's Sapele Wood. I talk more about why I use Sapele on this video. ua-cam.com/video/Mul0UsUyiw4/v-deo.html
Very nice Jon. That trim work on the back was a nice touch. Glad to see attention to detail still exists.
That sawdust bit was crazy smart idk why I’ve never thought of that!
i thought the same thing. Had the note pad out for that one for sure. All this time and thats never crossed my mind
Thanks for making the video. This is very interesting and well done.
Man, that sapele is just gorgeous! You did a fantastic job!
Really nice install, beautiful
Just wow. Another great project. Your wood selection was spot on and as a young, homeowner looking to spruce up my house, I get very excited to see your installation tips. They're always helpful. Great job!
About to do this in a very run down truck camper I’m restoring! Thank you!!!
Very nice I noticed you set the outlet cover screw straight up, nice touch.
Beautiful job. Those clips allow for the Normal Seasonal Movement of the counter top. Well done. Cheers from Michael. Australia.
Thanks Michael 👍
Helpful, beautiful and your mom must love it.
Thank god you gave me the close up on putting that outlet cover on! Always wondered how to do that!
I love it. I don't have a lot of tools to work with. I think I need to look into a biscuit joiner before I get started. I may use those screw that go in at an angle. I will see. Thank you so much for tips. It gives me confidents to try this.
Finally a true Craftsman I knew for sure when you vertically lined the cover plate screw up properly that was confirmation I am a cabinet maker who grew up hearing repeatedly if your going to do a job do it right or don't do it at all thanks for your video
beautiful work, Jon. really nice. that combo of country white and figured wood is fantastic.
Lovely work.
Very nice. I have an old tank desk that I refinished, but desperately needs a new top. Something like this would sure look nice. Also, I bought a heavy roll of 3ft butchers paper years ago for my sign painting patterns. It also comes in handy for a lot of things. I even used it to make a pattern for the counter to my bay windows. It was a life saver. Just thought Id mention. It may work for what your doing and be a lot cheaper than the paneling. Just a thought. Thank you for the informative video.
Another nice job Jon.
Awesome craftsmanship as always Jon!!
Wow! Those wooden clips are awesome! I'm definitely gonna try that. Thanks Jon!
Awesome countertop! I really like that Sapele. Definitely gonna try it out on a future project! Thanks Jon!
Wow looked good
Always a joyful 😀
This whole project has been very "summational" for me... meaning, it pulled together a lot of ideas, techniques, and methods that are critical to the projects I am working on myself. Scribing a countertop, Drawers instead of cabinets for anything below the waste, wooden countertops, using Waterlox for countertops rather than just poly, hanging drawer pulls, I built my sister a "Kitchen Cart" for Christmas. And it was kind of spooky, because week by week as I was building it, your Pantry project was showing me the way. I went with a Maple top instead of Sapele, because my sister wanted a light colored wood. But other than that... it is even painted in white dove by B. Moore. I wish you'd run for President Jon. I'd love to see the White Dove House under Jon Peters on Pennsylvania Ave.
Very nice Jon very nice appreciate you taking time to teach us how to do things I picked up things every time I watch you thanks again for sharing
Nice job as usual,and I really like the perfectly lined up screw in outlet cover,I walk through house doing same thing!
speaking of outlets. The code down here in NC says we have to install outlets with the ground on top. They look upside down but it is code. Is this not code everywhere now?
speaking of outlets. The code down here in NC says we have to install outlets with the ground on top. They look upside down but it is code. Is this not code everywhere now?
Turned out very nice!
You make it look so easy!!
Great job, Jon. The finished product looks amazing. I’ll be building an 8’ section along an open wall in our kitchen in the coming months, following your plans of course!
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Excellent job Jon! Beautiful details.
Hitting the like button. Thanks
the compose plywood jig great idea
Jon great job
Great project, love the attention to detail. Including how you set the screw to the electrical face plate.
Beautiful work as always, Jon! I'm planning to make a new butcher block computer desk next spring / summer. (about 4 feet by 2 feet) I'm debating between sapele and walnut. My current desk is a same sized baltic birch butcher block with Sherwin Williams's "Modern Mahogany" stain that I like. Sapele naturally seems like a similar color. It needs to be restained and finished, so I though I could use the old butcher block for something else and make a new one because I've always wanted to make another table. Your video has helped me learn more toward the sapele side. haha
That's beautiful, Jon.
Came out awesome as always. 🤓👍🏼
That turned out amazing!
That Sapele really looks great. Waterlox is a new one to me. I'm gonna have to try it.
You had me at the dead vertical outlet plate screw. subscribed.
Very nicely done, thanks for sharing.
Another great project. You are a man of many many talents. Thanks for all your great videos. Happy New Year.
Looks amazing thanks for sharing
Great build Jon---
very nice and simple tutorial thanks!
Simply awesome!!
Beautiful!
That's beautiful.
Another great job. Looks beautiful. Happy new year.
I’m going to try and make a walnut countertop on the cheap using Brazilian walnut flooring. Going to take off the tongue and groove on the 5” boards to get a nice square edge then use biscuits and glue them together. Also going to double the facing edge to get 1 1/2 thickness all of the boards will then be glued to 3/4 plywood to complete the countertop. Maybe this sounds crazy but I have a vision in my mind and hopefully it turns out nice 🤷♂️
amazing video
Beautiful work Jon, it looks awesome! 👍👊
That's a gorgeous counter. I may have to build one for myseslf.
Thanks for uploading this video.
Wow! Love that look! Classy! 😎
Beautiful work. I'm making a dog kennel, and planning on using 3/4" red oak for the top. I hope mine comes out as good!
looks nice jon.
Beautiful
Beatiful work! and a really nice finish. !
I love sapele.
Excellent, going to start a similar project.
Very pretty John, I like very much what your you have been doing.
Brilliant man
Great Skills
Nice job. But for those buttons to work properly, shouldn’t they be attached on the ends since wood expands/contracts across its width?
I wish I could cut that straight with a jigsaw. Nice job!
Sharp blades cut straight. Dull blades walk side to side, because they can't carve a path for themselves.....kindah like drunk people.
Plus the jig saw should be of good quality because they keep the blade straight, along with a quality blade that are thicker and less likely to bend and twist put of shape which also contributes to unsatisfactory cuts. Grab tje blade with your fingers while the jig saw is unpluggec, and try rotatingvghe blade back and forth....with the DeWalt he is using in this video, the blade will not turn, and the quality blade minimizes bladd flex.
Good tools = good work. Even if you are not skilled, because the tool does what it's suppose to do.
Same here. I would use circular with templet
I've always had terrible luck with jigsaw, but I probably have just terrible blades. haha
How much did the wood cost and what’s the best place and way to get quality and a good bargain
Great video.
Thank you...
First class Jon, but you can keep the snow !!!.
GREAT JOB, THANK YOU MASTER!
Jon, I've always wondered when doing a solid countertop with walls on either end, do you end up with a very small Gap at each end? While placing the board in when you have it at an angle it would be wider than the space between the walls until you get it laying flat, if it's exactly the right size when laying flat, how do you prevent scratching the finished wall?
Should I use water seal, polyurethane or both on my unfinished butcher block counter top?
Very nice
Nice job Jon. That finish is beautiful.
I remember Norm Abram commenting somewhere that a lot of the tops for tables etc he'd glued up with biscuits had developed indents where the biscuits were. I don't know why this would happen. I'm reluctant to use them for this now and just use a couple for locating purposes. Biscuits and dominoes are traditionally beech, maybe there's an argument for making them yourself from the same timber that you're glueing up? Obviously this would be easier with dominoes than biscuits, although a couple of plunges with a biscuit jointer next to each other would make a suitable slot for a section of square cut loose tongue/tenon.
The ply template is the way to go. I usually cut the top over length by an inch then put it in at an angle, making sure the back edge is flat to the wall, I then scribe 1/4" off the lowest end. Measure exactly the width along the back wall, cut the 1/4" scribe off, mark the back edge to length and repeat the scribe process at the other end. It usually works perfectly, but your method is much easier.
Hi Grahem, thanks for the comment, yes I’ve had the same problem as Norm but there is a way around it and it’s going to be the subject of my next quick trip video, I’ll post the video on my channel in a few days. Thanks again, Jon
Quick question about finishing the top. You stated that you put 5 coats on. Did you wait two days between coats?
Well, put together video... Thanks!
I was wondering if I could use some old oak doors? Of course sanding, and prep and seal them.
Im new to woodworking but can this still work on countertop with a sink? Curious because this area will get wet often.
Thank you for sharing your videos with us. Waterlox is a great product! I'm almost ready to start this project. I'm looking forward to using my walnut lumber.
Awesome!!!!!
This video was very informative for me. I'm making a wood counter top for my guest bathroom. I'm researching what is the absolute best sealant (after being pre-stain wood conditioned and then stained) to protect this from water damage etc. What would you suggest? I'm impressed with your video with the waterlox sealer/finish but will it completly seal? I understand I need to treat the end grain with a high solid to seal off like UTOS. Would I use the UTOS on end grain only or both end grain and then the whole counter top as well? So many questions eeek! Thank you in advance ;)
uouuuu ficou muito bom!!!
hi, thank you for the video. I have an similar open-grain wood countertop in amber. and may I apply a deeper color like walnut directly on it?
Very nice ! Looks great Jon! Lots of great tips as well!
I want to build a counter top out of some 2 inch Eastern Red Cedar slabs I have, What product would you use to finish this wood?
Biscuits and glue that's it? How strong is that wood glue? Looked great.
Have you ever done a video on how to apply stain evenly to hard maple? Particularly in brown/grey (driftwood)... :D I'm drafting up plans (and the courage) to put together a farm-style table with breadboard ends and I'd like to use maple, but have heard horror stories about staining it. Some people say to apply diluted shellac to it first to reduce potential blotchiness. Would love to see a video on that from you. :)
Is it really necessary to scribe and cut the backside? The "skirt" wall panel will covered up any irregular gap, right?
nice job
Very nice. What choice of wood did you select or are good options for kitchen counter top?
Hi! I was wondering if you have a suggestion of how I could do this without using biscuits. I don't have the equipment to make any, but I'm wanting to make a wood countertop.
Hi Job, how did you ensure the table top is straight at glue up and not warped due to clamping
Beautiful work as always Jon. My wife now wants a wood counter top. Can you please tell me what wood was used on you project? Thank you sir.
The wood for Jon's counter top itself is called "Sapele." You can get it for a decent price.
@@raugust6786 thank you sir.
Why did you make the cut with a jigsaw? They seem to be more difficult to control than a circular saw. I am making some wooden counter tops for my house in the coming weeks, I'm much more experienced with a circular saw and will use that to fine tune the top, would you recommend using tape to keep scratches off the top?
Very nice! What did you use to hand rub the finish with at the end? Steel wool & paste wax?
Hello what did you use to stain/ water seal the counter top? Thank you