I love how you abuse your workbench. That's how it's supposed to be. Just hammer, nail or screw in whatever you need at that moment. No compromises. Wonderful!
Fella you are working awfully hard for those storage crates. My family stored all of their root veggies on pallets in the basement. You can space your vegetables well and stack as many as six or seven pallets high. Works great and only uses the square foot of one pallet.
Hopefully plenty of scrap afterwards to heat up the sauna. Next time give us a 5 second shot of the glue bottles, it's fun the see products from other countries!
Awesome I like the design so classic! It will be cool if you try to do a project mixing strange and recycled wood like skateboards stuff like that, love your channel :)
Wow lots of nice work. But do you think they are a bit over engineered? You can buy those sizes of wood stock without all the planing,ripping and gluing. But you are a fine carpenter.
+thebrokenbone Thanks! I put nothing but linseed oil on the crates as i have found they hold up just fine for many years. Dirt and wear is ok, these are meant to be used.
I felt it was actually easier to only work with two different dimensions of wood instead of planing, measuring and cutting the boards for the long sides. Glued wood is also more stable than one broad piece.
I know I'm probably ignorant but why so much process for a root cellar crate? Is this aesthetics? or function? Not intending to be insulting just curious. I grow about 50 to 75% of my own food and am planning on building a highly functional root cellar. I have means to keep my root crops at 40 degrees F and it works great but not without some supplemental backup. I treat all my crops like eggs. I don't pour them in. My crops taste like the day they were picked well into the 6 month range without refrigeration. I'm just wondering if this design helps storage quality or is just aesthetic. ( regardless I am jealous of your wood working patience lol)
I like to think that anything worth putting effort into is also worth doing well. These will hold up for a long time. I also like to make things in bulk. I would not pour anything other than potatoes as they can take it pretty well. Anything else would probably bruise and spoil if you pour them. The potatoes we store in these usually get used into the 10-12 month range. 40 deg F is pretty much the same we store at.
Vajk Fekete That's cool. That answer doesn't edify though. Why not teach someone ignorant about why all the layers and what that prevents? I ask a lot and know a lot about many things because I ask lots of questions
OK so from what I see here your another one of these you tube wood workers that cut cuts and re cuts and then has to build a special wood burner to burn all your scraps. ( Yes April W. I'm poking fun at you ) but lest you think I'm not going to build about 3 dozen of these for my wife as promised, Think again. Great looking build but can I just start out with thinner boards and work from there. I am working out of my local Lowe s cull pile after all and much of it is not the straightest to begin with. Yes I'm cheap Yes yes I am! I'll be watching.
there is something I don't understand. Why do this? Each 2x4 will be 7 smaller pieces... Why would you cut the 2x4 into short pieces before cutting the 7 pieces?
It can be made without such expensive tool. You can purchase 12mm thick wooden pieces similar in size to the ones in the video to save the headache of cutting down each piece. It can be done with a hand saw, wood glue, drill and a jigsaw.
There's nothing "simple" about making these crates. Unless one has all the power tools you used. I don't own any power tools and could not possibly make all of those crates, using "simple" hand tools found around a typical home.
Guess it really depends on ones perspective. Power tools are made for these kind of projects so why not use them if you have them. Understandably not everyone do. The design of the crates themselves is simple.
+Geo Sam well I can't really agree with you there... the box is simple, the method of assembling and fastening is simple being just glue and nails. Making the correct size timbers from other materials, then cutting and routing the handles are the only complicated things here. Both of which you can get around in one way or another. Specifically, buying/salvaging materials of the right size rather than processing your own as he has done removes all the sawing needs. While cutting the handles with a hole saw in a drill, or even cutting with a simple coping saw alleviates the need for a drill press. To round the handles, use sand paper. Lastly, all of the steps required to assemble this box can be done with simple hammer and nails. Very simple stuff, though the tools used in the shop certainly make it faster and more economical to process in batch!
You can always get started by purchasing used tools or inexpensive tools. My first power tools were from Harbor Freight - quite cheap but allowed me to get started. Over time I moved up to Makita, but will still buy an inexpensive HF tool if it's something I only intend to use quite rarely.
They are good :). As long as you remove white ends its perfectly usable. They appear after a while. Dig up a potato that has been in the ground for like 3 weeks, it will have the same white stuff on it. Thats how they grow.
I like the bit after ripping the board the haze of saw dust and the pile of boards falling down. Been there, done that. Great video!
Thanks for your comment Kevin! Feels great to make a mess and put the shop through its paces (cleanup not so much).
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I love how you abuse your workbench. That's how it's supposed to be. Just hammer, nail or screw in whatever you need at that moment. No compromises. Wonderful!
Thanks! I find this method of use suitable for my purposes.
It never ceases to amaze me that guys, and I included myself in this, will go to such lengths to house such things as potatoes. Great job.
It's the modern hunter-gatherer taking shape i guess.
Nice work, lots of crates :)
+Darbin Orvar Thanks Linn!
I'm so glad I found your channel. I've got a lot of catching up to do. These crates are awesome!
Nice work.Potatoes will be well housed!
Thanks!
Very nice video, like the humor!
I really enjoy watching you work!!!
that is a lot of crates.. awesome job
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Simple
Heloo from Malaysia
Haha first real work bench I've seen on you tube..everyone else's is to pretty
Great boxes. I like it!
I have got to make these!
Very nice; you obviously didn't have any coffee before laying down those glue beads, they were perfectly straight!
Fella you are working awfully hard for those storage crates. My family stored all of their root veggies on pallets in the basement. You can space your vegetables well and stack as many as six or seven pallets high. Works great and only uses the square foot of one pallet.
Hopefully plenty of scrap afterwards to heat up the sauna. Next time give us a 5 second shot of the glue bottles, it's fun the see products from other countries!
Yes, all scraps get used in the sauna! In this case glue was SikaBond -540 (outdoor grade wood glue).
Nice job, that took a lot of patience to build.
+Jim Beshears Thank you, it really did.
Great work, Truly admire your skill. I will try to make few.
Nice job, congratulations!
Thanks!
Awesome video.
carpentry looks like a really interesting career
That was cool make Mellon crates next
Great project, easy to make, i have an idea....thanks.
This guy is like, "This many times that many times this many is what? Ohhhh let's do it!"
Out of interest what was the dimensions of the end timber 45cm wide but what was the height?. Great crates.
Awesome I like the design so classic! It will be cool if you try to do a project mixing strange and recycled wood like skateboards stuff like that, love your channel :)
+Christian Carbó Thanks! I do have some recycled mystery wood on the shelf, but that is for another project.
love it!
Awesome!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Is the expensive planer really necessary?
Men, U need serious dust collection :D.
A lot of nice work, how many total hours did you spent on the project?
Also what kind of glue did you use?
Wow lots of nice work. But do you think they are a bit over engineered? You can buy those sizes of wood stock without all the planing,ripping and gluing. But you are a fine carpenter.
You cannot buy 3/8" thick pine lumber at anywhere near an affordable price.
great project man. will you leave the wood unprotected? ha that shop needs a dust collector! cheers. pete
+thebrokenbone Thanks! I put nothing but linseed oil on the crates as i have found they hold up just fine for many years. Dirt and wear is ok, these are meant to be used.
cool
Great!!!
you are so fast. :)
You are not lazy! I don't understand why you ripped the sides of the crate in two only to glue it back together.?
I felt it was actually easier to only work with two different dimensions of wood instead of planing, measuring and cutting the boards for the long sides. Glued wood is also more stable than one broad piece.
Cool
Thinking of something like for stuff I store in car trunk.
Hi, I am from Spain. Uno question….What brande of saw you use? Regards
Good thing you didn't light a cigarette after the 210 rip cuts…
I know I'm probably ignorant but why so much process for a root cellar crate? Is this aesthetics? or function? Not intending to be insulting just curious. I grow about 50 to 75% of my own food and am planning on building a highly functional root cellar. I have means to keep my root crops at 40 degrees F and it works great but not without some supplemental backup. I treat all my crops like eggs. I don't pour them in. My crops taste like the day they were picked well into the 6 month range without refrigeration. I'm just wondering if this design helps storage quality or is just aesthetic. ( regardless I am jealous of your wood working patience lol)
I like to think that anything worth putting effort into is also worth doing well. These will hold up for a long time. I also like to make things in bulk. I would not pour anything other than potatoes as they can take it pretty well. Anything else would probably bruise and spoil if you pour them. The potatoes we store in these usually get used into the 10-12 month range. 40 deg F is pretty much the same we store at.
This is a hobby. The answer for the why is: because I can. That's all.
Vajk Fekete That's cool. That answer doesn't edify though. Why not teach someone ignorant about why all the layers and what that prevents? I ask a lot and know a lot about many things because I ask lots of questions
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OK so from what I see here your another one of these you tube wood workers that cut cuts and re cuts and then has to build a special wood burner to burn all your scraps. ( Yes April W. I'm poking fun at you ) but lest you think I'm not going to build about 3 dozen of these for my wife as promised, Think again. Great looking build but can I just start out with thinner boards and work from there. I am working out of my local Lowe s cull pile after all and much of it is not the straightest to begin with. Yes I'm cheap Yes yes I am! I'll be watching.
You can do as you please, thinner bords will work just fine :)
lol, or you could just go back behind a Mexican grocery store and pickup the used empty crates there, hehe
there is something I don't understand. Why do this? Each 2x4 will be 7 smaller pieces... Why would you cut the 2x4 into short pieces before cutting the 7 pieces?
It's much easier, safer and more accurate to cut shorter pieces.
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Those potatoes either need to be eaten or planted, not stored.
На базаре иди ящиков набери, делать все равно нечего.
send the quotations !!
its only simple if you have all these tools--most people don't
Simple my ass! Really... you should call it "the show off my tools ego video"
Зачем было нужно возиться с распилом а потом склейкой реек, если сразу можно было купить доску например 2*10?
The boards are too skinny for that length
lol @ 2:43
I'm sorry but that's not simple. These boxes are made using tools that most people don't have
It can be made without such expensive tool.
You can purchase 12mm thick wooden pieces similar in size to the ones in the video to save the headache of cutting down each piece.
It can be done with a hand saw, wood glue, drill and a jigsaw.
There's nothing "simple" about making these crates. Unless one has all the power tools you used.
I don't own any power tools and could not possibly make all of those crates, using "simple" hand tools found around a typical home.
Guess it really depends on ones perspective. Power tools are made for these kind of projects so why not use them if you have them. Understandably not everyone do. The design of the crates themselves is simple.
Yes agreed, "simple" from the perspective of someone having a shop with all those power tools.
Unattainable form the perspective of one who does not.
+Geo Sam well I can't really agree with you there... the box is simple, the method of assembling and fastening is simple being just glue and nails. Making the correct size timbers from other materials, then cutting and routing the handles are the only complicated things here. Both of which you can get around in one way or another.
Specifically, buying/salvaging materials of the right size rather than processing your own as he has done removes all the sawing needs. While cutting the handles with a hole saw in a drill, or even cutting with a simple coping saw alleviates the need for a drill press. To round the handles, use sand paper. Lastly, all of the steps required to assemble this box can be done with simple hammer and nails.
Very simple stuff, though the tools used in the shop certainly make it faster and more economical to process in batch!
In that case, I now agree.
You can always get started by purchasing used tools or inexpensive tools. My first power tools were from Harbor Freight - quite cheap but allowed me to get started. Over time I moved up to Makita, but will still buy an inexpensive HF tool if it's something I only intend to use quite rarely.
These potatoes were bad :/
They were 8 months old at the point of filming. Taste fine though.
+FinnCrafted ok. What type of potatoes were they?
vitalijus Kucinskas Think they were Sieglinde or "Siikli" as we call them here.
They are good :). As long as you remove white ends its perfectly usable. They appear after a while. Dig up a potato that has been in the ground for like 3 weeks, it will have the same white stuff on it. Thats how they grow.
They sell potatoes from Finland here in the U.S. They're called "Finnish Gold" and are small with a pale gold color. I think they have a nice flavor.