Very pleased with this recommendation, this gentleman is very easy to listen to and follow, plain language, well presented, and the video shows everything perfectly, I wonder if this guy is or was a Teacher, he certainly has the knack 😊 Excellent work - Julie
I built the cutting grid using steel saw horses like the ones you showed in the video. I did add the loading arms. Since I don't have a huge amount of room inside my workshop, I usually set the grid up on the patio just outside my shop. This also avoids the sawdust that my dust collector doesn't manage to suck up. Since I'm down here in Florida, I can do this all year long. The grid has made things a lot easier on my knees and back. Great design!
I'm an expat American living in Indonesia. After 12 years I've learned a lot about how much ingenuity is underrated. There are no big box stores in every small town. I recently went to a tool store in the big city looking for a table saw. They knew what it was but didn't sell any. I was given the suggestion of buying a skill saw and making my own table saw or an electric motor and then I could make any number of shop tools. Of course I knew this was an option but wanted to recreate my shop back in the USA. I really appreciate tutorials like this because after living in America for half a century I was totally locked in to the materialistic /consumer/ disposable culture. It's been a real eye opener watching the ingenuity of workers on construction sites to kids making huge kites with the most rudimentary tools. I've seen UA-cam videos of guys making very large ocean going boats with not much more than an axe and a handsaw. Need a hole? Heat up a nail and burn it. Need a hacksaw? No need to buy the entire saw just the blade. I've seen kids stitch up a 1 meter by two meter polyester kites using sticks of incense and incredible multi story scaffolding from bamboo. I would really recommend everyone if you get a chance to travel to developing countries try to watch how people use their brains to accomplish what we can only do with our credit cards.
There is an old-but-mostly-forgotten tradition among woodworkers. Prior to the nineteenth century, an apprentice cabinetmaker would make his own set of woodworking tools under the guidance of a master cabinetmaker. Often, the apprentice completed his apprenticeship by fashioning an artfully designed tool chest to hold these hand-made tools. Both the tools and the chest attested to his skills and enticed potential clients and patrons. Unfortunately, both the apprenticeship system and the need to make your own tools evaporated with the Industrial Revolution, but the tradition is still echoed in the modern woodworker's fascination with jigs and fixtures. At their heart, these are shop-made tools fashioned out of necessity, economy, and ingenuity. To me, these embody not only the history but the essence of craftsmanship.
bagus sekali eh? Yeah, the number of times I've seen half an army of workers arrive to dig a hole for a pool, where we would have a digger, or set up expensive scaff for skyscrapers, and these guys do it without harnesses and floppy bamboo. Ingenious indeed.
@@WorkshopCompanionthanks for the great reply. I made the saw horses in this video but didn't make the slotted cross bars or the plywood lift. I just throw some cheap stock on top to support my plywood. I've built two boats since watching your video using these saw horses. Cheers from Indonesia.
The absolute patience on this man to make all these little improvised tools is absolutely inspiring Make no mistake I’ll keep my miter saw thanks, but to see that jig and how well it worked out was a wonder to behold I’m subscribing because this is golden wisdom, backed by decades of hard earned experience
Your jigs for cutting miters and curves with a circular saw are ingenious!!! The plywood cutting grid will come in very useful to so many people. Always love your videos and of course Bella.....she is endlessly wanting you to throw her toy!
So many brilliant ideas. I’ve always wondered how to cut an accurate angle greater than 45 degrees. Now I know. Make a jig, you dummy. Thank you so much for sharing, you are a great teacher 🌞
Some people here are from another world , and others are from here ,from this planet. Know if you think about it some people want to start woodwork and don't know how to start. This here is the best place to start. This right has the best explanation I've seen ever. This here is for dummies. dum! dums!. Here, end of the lesson.
I'm happy with the easy to fold and stow sawhorses I made a few years ago, but I'm going to add Nick's excellent idea of notched 2x6 top rails so I can stand, instead of lay, the sacrificial 2x4 stringers across the sawhorses, giving much greater stiffness to my cutting surface. Thanks, Nick!
Thanks for the ideas on jigs, Nick. My shop is the back of my Chevy Colorado, so having sawhorses and a table that will lie flat in the truck will really help with my handyman business..
i enjoy any video Nick makes. i love his teaching approach. i got over half way making this and went ahead and bought the plans. keep up the great videos
I'd already made the cutting grid as I had the same folding steel sawhorses you showed in the original plywood handling video. (Surprisingly heavy sawhorses I might add.) Still, despite not needing these knockdown horses, I watched this video and am astounded at the mind that came up with the collection of scrap jigs, and the process to achieve the necessary cuts. I rather wish I had you and William Ng as neighbors on either side.
Absolutely FANTABULOUS ! !! ! Explained it so perfectly well a dumb old country boy, like me, can do it ! !! (and LOVE The Shop Smith Gear !! thought I was the Last One)
I find the channels I get the most out of is when the creator makes me like them. I wasn't hooked on the first video. But you and your dog has taught me a lot. I'd like to see a video where everything is made with a circular and a 12v cordless drill
Travis has come up with a brilliant jig that converts your circular saw to a precision tool, and we're planning a video on it soon. That and some information on drill guides would give you what you're asking for.
I made one quite similar to yours but using one by material. I also used my 1956 Shopsmith and a $20 circular saw. I also have two 4' square "tops" so I can also have a portable work bench.
What a brilliantly made video. I enjoyed it so so much. Took some deliberation but it looks like your going to OK Corral… both impressive tables… but given pallet wood John managed to make his using budget tools outside, he gets my vote!!! ❤
I purchased your plans and I am looking forward to building this for my garage to break down my plywood panels. Although, I am going to adjust the leg length to raise the elevation of the sawhorses for me so I am a little more comfortable. Thanks again!
Hopefully this helps those without those exotic tools! My alarm went off! One year ago today, you put out a video regarding drying lumber, and that it needed to sit for one year. Well, today is that day, one year later. I really look forward to seeing the video regarding this topic as I have been drying mine right along with you. As always, thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for the kind words, and I hate to disappoint, but I doubt that you sold your shop right along with me. We are in the middle of moving out of one shop and building another, so we're severely limited in what we can do. When we get more settled, I'll unpack the lumber that has been drying.
This is honestly outstanding content, and some of the best instructional/educational videos I've had the pleasure of watching. Informative, funny, and explained in just the right amount of depth. I rarely leave comments, but I had to express how fantastic these videos are. Extremely helpful stuff, thank you!
I made one of these after your first video and I use it for everything. I also drilled some dowels into one side of the rails and sharpend them with a pencil sharpener and it's perfect for spraying paint. And a drying frame, love the channel you have some fantastic ideas
Just found your channel. My only question is, how on earth does this channel not have a million subscribers?! Great content. Great presentation. Thank you!
This might be one of the best videos you've made, Nick; extremely useful information on building an extremely useful 'tool.' Well done, my friend, and give dog-o an extra treat !
Great to see you at it again Nick! Hopefully you can come to New Jersey to do a woodworking class! It was a pleasure to meet you sir! You’re the Michael Jordan of woodworking and I’m a better person after meeting you! Thanks for all the great wisdom! Lbi Joe
Thank You. Your skill in teaching and presentation are perfect. This was entertaining, inspiring, and informative without bing cheesy, boring or self serving. Be Well and Good Journey Richie.
After buying the plans, I connected the saw horse legs with sliding dovetails (for experience mostly). The gusset cover pieces became an after add as it was strong enough with those :) Great video!!
My old saw horses are getting to the point of needing to be replaced. I like this set up because they are easier to store and i will get more use for the cutting grid. I use an old door now.
This is an old, old design I copied from a pair my grandfather left to me. There are several commercial horses I've tested that are easier to store, but few are this sturdy.
Fantastic as always. Your style of explaining, mixed in with your visuals (such as placing your combo square on the board to denote the angle of the cut) just makes it easy to follow. Thanks again.
I love these! I’ve watched several of your videos and I agree with so many others here who say what a great teacher you are. I do have a couple questions though. At 7:17 in this video, you say “mark the length of the spacer”. What is that length? At 8:49, you say “mark the tapers on the workpiece”. Where on the workpiece?? At 9:10 you make another cut but didn’t explain what that cut was.
Great tutorial. I was just about to buy another expensive tool when I watched your video. Ha! Ingenuity - wish I had it. Most of the time I have to buy it!
This cutting table is a great idea, so I bought the plans, but I made some modifications. The height of the working surface would be too low for me. First, i made the legs 3" longer and reduced the 15 degree angle to 13 degrees so the longer legs would not stick out to far. Still quite low, so instead of notching the 2x8 to receive the 2x4 spans, i added 2x4 sections, on edge on top of the 2x8, creating the gaps to hold the 2x4 spans, and thereby adding 3.5 more inches to the height. The 2x4 sections are attached with deeply countersunk screws so there is no risk of running a saw blade through them. The pivot point for the loading arms is moved up to the added 2x4. This modification has the following advantages: 1) increased working height 2) dont have to cut the notches 3) the working layer can be easily replaced if it gets cut up too much 4) the swing arms can be swung up and over to run compactly along the length of the 2x8 making for easier transport and storage.
This is a great build done in a comprehensive and fun way iv watched a few of your videos but never thought of subscribing , now i have your video's a done so well and a joy to watch grazie Maestro bravissimo ;)
Great video Nick! After the Holiday Craft shows are over I'll be making one of these and an assembly table. (I'll be using the two sawhorses as legs for the assembly table so I can move it outside of my small shop.) Thanks!
Just finished this--I was skeptical at first but when I put the first pc of 3/4 ply on and it rolled up with a finger push, I became a believer. Magic! Thanks for the idea. BTW, the plans do not match the video--legs called out at 27" on side view but 30" on edge view. Nevertheless, a fun build that will serve me well.
The 27" measurement shows the effective length of the 30"-long leg when tilted way from the viewer at a 25-degree angle. This is confusing, I know, and the measurement is unnecessary . As your own experience proves, it's not needed to successfully assemble the cutting grid. I'll eliminate it on future editions of the plans to avoid the confusion. Thanks for the input.
For drilling square to a surface, simply smooth out a bit of aluminum foil on said surface. If the drill bit and the reflection of the drill bit are in line with each other, the hole will be square.
Good tip, except for one plane. If you tilt the bit directly back or toward you, the reflection will remain in line with the bit, even though the bit is angled to the surface.
I’m lucky enough to have a shop full of tools and I’d already made this based on your older video and it’s incredibly useful. But I love the standard “homeowner tool” approach you took to this because it reminds me of the conundrum I encountered when I first started woodworking and realized I needed a workbench … “How do you build a good bench when you don’t even have a crappy bench or many tools?” I’ve encountered that same problem a dozen times or more since … how do I build this thing that does x when I don’t already have a thing that does x?
We all came from that place. The entire art of woodworking came from that place, and it behooves us to reflect on it now and then. It always humbles and amazes me when I visit a design arts museum (my favorite is Winterthur) what can be accomplished with simple tools. Or that less than 200 years ago it was common practice for woodworkers to make their own tools!
I bought the plans and made it. It's been super useful. definitely had to make some assumptions based on the plans, but solving problems is what some of woodworking is about, right?
More like all of it. As one of my editors once explained, "Woodworking is when you take large boards and cut them up into small boards, then then try to figure out how to put them back together into something more useful than a board."
The world is full of failed crappy furniture, a source for single, dual, or triple use sheet material (almost always veneered particle board) for the base of those jigs. Craigslist turns up amazing stuff in the "Free" section of items for sale hour by hour. Also, Nick, I figure on using considerably lighter weight material for your design and anticipate no problems if those materials have their defects in non-critical locations and less than ton is stacked on top at a time. Love your videos. Thank you for posting them.
I don't often comment on your videos, because most comments I leave on other's vids are critical. But I'd like you to know that I appreciate all the dad joke humour that you put a lot of effort into for these vids. XXOO
Gather around children. The algorithm has blessed us this day.
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...Oh you can say that again!!!! 😂...
Very pleased with this recommendation, this gentleman is very easy to listen to and follow, plain language, well presented, and the video shows everything perfectly, I wonder if this guy is or was a Teacher, he certainly has the knack 😊 Excellent work - Julie
The rest of the world thank you for including the Metrics measurements 👍👍👍
The rest of the world? You mean the 95% of the people on this planet who don't think in inches? You're all welcome.
@@WorkshopCompanion Or in short, the rest of the world.
Respect! and BIG F to those so called fake woodworkers who just try to show off their expensive tools.
Like, how do we take this guy seriously without the wall of festool and woodpecker behind him?
Thank you for this video
I love your "old school" style of presentation: succinct, easy to understand and a joy to watch.
Thanks for the kind words.
I built the cutting grid using steel saw horses like the ones you showed in the video. I did add the loading arms. Since I don't have a huge amount of room inside my workshop, I usually set the grid up on the patio just outside my shop. This also avoids the sawdust that my dust collector doesn't manage to suck up. Since I'm down here in Florida, I can do this all year long. The grid has made things a lot easier on my knees and back. Great design!
Thanks for sharing.
I'm an expat American living in Indonesia. After 12 years I've learned a lot about how much ingenuity is underrated. There are no big box stores in every small town. I recently went to a tool store in the big city looking for a table saw. They knew what it was but didn't sell any. I was given the suggestion of buying a skill saw and making my own table saw or an electric motor and then I could make any number of shop tools. Of course I knew this was an option but wanted to recreate my shop back in the USA. I really appreciate tutorials like this because after living in America for half a century I was totally locked in to the materialistic /consumer/ disposable culture. It's been a real eye opener watching the ingenuity of workers on construction sites to kids making huge kites with the most rudimentary tools. I've seen UA-cam videos of guys making very large ocean going boats with not much more than an axe and a handsaw. Need a hole? Heat up a nail and burn it. Need a hacksaw? No need to buy the entire saw just the blade. I've seen kids stitch up a 1 meter by two meter polyester kites using sticks of incense and incredible multi story scaffolding from bamboo. I would really recommend everyone if you get a chance to travel to developing countries try to watch how people use their brains to accomplish what we can only do with our credit cards.
There is an old-but-mostly-forgotten tradition among woodworkers. Prior to the nineteenth century, an apprentice cabinetmaker would make his own set of woodworking tools under the guidance of a master cabinetmaker. Often, the apprentice completed his apprenticeship by fashioning an artfully designed tool chest to hold these hand-made tools. Both the tools and the chest attested to his skills and enticed potential clients and patrons. Unfortunately, both the apprenticeship system and the need to make your own tools evaporated with the Industrial Revolution, but the tradition is still echoed in the modern woodworker's fascination with jigs and fixtures. At their heart, these are shop-made tools fashioned out of necessity, economy, and ingenuity. To me, these embody not only the history but the essence of craftsmanship.
bagus sekali eh? Yeah, the number of times I've seen half an army of workers arrive to dig a hole for a pool, where we would have a digger, or set up expensive scaff for skyscrapers, and these guys do it without harnesses and floppy bamboo. Ingenious indeed.
@@colrodrick8784betul sekali temanku
@@WorkshopCompanionthanks for the great reply. I made the saw horses in this video but didn't make the slotted cross bars or the plywood lift. I just throw some cheap stock on top to support my plywood. I've built two boats since watching your video using these saw horses. Cheers from Indonesia.
Started this project last night. Cutting plywood is going to be SO MUCH BETTER.
Good luck.
@@WorkshopCompanion I'm really happy with these. No video but I did tag you in an Instagram post. Pictures are over there.
I bought the plan and built it. I am super pleased with it.
The absolute patience on this man to make all these little improvised tools is absolutely inspiring
Make no mistake I’ll keep my miter saw thanks, but to see that jig and how well it worked out was a wonder to behold
I’m subscribing because this is golden wisdom, backed by decades of hard earned experience
Thanks for saying...and welcome!
Ah sticking with a one pony tool. pity
What a time to be alive, this was just brilliant 👏
Thanks for saying.
I don't know if I'm more impressed with bench, the old Black and decker circular saw or the hammer spin at the end ... Great video
Thanks for saying.
Thanks very much! I learn a lot from you (also in the Netherlands). Do you have a drawing to share?
Your jigs for cutting miters and curves with a circular saw are ingenious!!! The plywood cutting grid will come in very useful to so many people. Always love your videos and of course Bella.....she is endlessly wanting you to throw her toy!
Thank you for your kind words. And Bella says cheers too.
Your video was fantastic! Thanks for using simple tools and logic
So I'm just getting back into carpentry seriously, and Nick may now be my favorite person doing how to videos.
Thanks for the kind words.
Damn, I can’t stop watching this guy.
Thanks so much for this. I bought your plans, now all I have to do is get off my lazy duff and build it. I am sure my 72 year old back will thank you!
My 73-year-old back says you're welcome.
You are just the best that UA-cam has to offer. Thanks so much for the continual wisdom!
Most welcome.
So many brilliant ideas. I’ve always wondered how to cut an accurate angle greater than 45 degrees. Now I know. Make a jig, you dummy. Thank you so much for sharing, you are a great teacher 🌞
Thanks for your kind words.
My favorite you tube woodworker. Love the way he explains things!!
Some people here are from another world , and others are from here ,from this planet.
Know if you think about it some people want to start woodwork and don't know how to start. This here is the best place to start. This right has the best explanation I've seen ever. This here is for dummies. dum! dums!.
Here, end of the lesson.
I'm happy with the easy to fold and stow sawhorses I made a few years ago, but I'm going to add Nick's excellent idea of notched 2x6 top rails so I can stand, instead of lay, the sacrificial 2x4 stringers across the sawhorses, giving much greater stiffness to my cutting surface.
Thanks, Nick!
Been a fan of Nick for decades...... Fun to watch and dripping with genius!!
Second guy I’ve found in woodworking that is awesome all around
Thanks for the ideas on jigs, Nick. My shop is the back of my Chevy Colorado, so having sawhorses and a table that will lie flat in the truck will really help with my handyman business..
Most welcome.
i enjoy any video Nick makes. i love his teaching approach. i got over half way making this and went ahead and bought the plans. keep up the great videos
That's the plan.
Very good design indeed .Especially the the pieces of wood which swivel to load and unload the plywood...
Thanks.
I FINISHED THE TABLE TODAY! It is SO gratifying. I'm going to do your glue-up table next I can't wait!
I'd already made the cutting grid as I had the same folding steel sawhorses you showed in the original plywood handling video. (Surprisingly heavy sawhorses I might add.) Still, despite not needing these knockdown horses, I watched this video and am astounded at the mind that came up with the collection of scrap jigs, and the process to achieve the necessary cuts. I rather wish I had you and William Ng as neighbors on either side.
Thanks for the kind words.
Absolutely FANTABULOUS ! !! !
Explained it so perfectly well
a dumb old country boy, like me,
can do it ! !!
(and LOVE The Shop Smith Gear !!
thought I was the Last One)
From one dumb old country boy to another, thanks much.
I find the channels I get the most out of is when the creator makes me like them. I wasn't hooked on the first video. But you and your dog has taught me a lot.
I'd like to see a video where everything is made with a circular and a 12v cordless drill
Travis has come up with a brilliant jig that converts your circular saw to a precision tool, and we're planning a video on it soon. That and some information on drill guides would give you what you're asking for.
I got the plans and built it a few weeks ago, highly recommended and works brilliantly!
Thanks for saying.
I agree with Michael Lee, excellent. I also love that you give metric measurements.
We cater to fractionophiles and meterminds alike. I'm thinking of having 25.4 tattooed to the back of my eyelids.
Gosh I love these videos! Nick you are a gift to the our craft!
I love videos showing how you can get things done without expensive tools. Very creative approach.
Thanks for saying.
This was an easy build and makes cutting up sheet goods so much easier!
Thanks for saying.
Your skill with wood and with making videos just continues to amaze and impress. This went by quickly, but the details are there. Great job!
Thanks for saying.
I can't believe I never thought of this sooner, and it's a shame I haven't stumbled upon you sooner- these are the very best videos on wood working.
Thoroughly enjoy tour humor-filled approach to your very usefil vids. Thank you!
Just discovered your channel and I love it. You are a natural
You are always so clear ... And helpful
I made one quite similar to yours but using one by material. I also used my 1956 Shopsmith and a $20 circular saw. I also have two 4' square "tops" so I can also have a portable work bench.
What a brilliantly made video. I enjoyed it so so much. Took some deliberation but it looks like your going to OK Corral… both impressive tables… but given pallet wood John managed to make his using budget tools outside, he gets my vote!!! ❤
I purchased your plans and I am looking forward to building this for my garage to break down my plywood panels. Although, I am going to adjust the leg length to raise the elevation of the sawhorses for me so I am a little more comfortable. Thanks again!
Most welcome.
I learn something every video that you put out! Great work, thanks for sharing.
Most welcome.
I have the plans but have not made the horses yet the plans are easy to understand thanks Nick for making this video 👍
Most welcome.
Awestruck by the ingenuity of your jig, good Sir.
I am enjoying these sheet-goods/plywood themed videos.
Thanks for saying.
Hopefully this helps those without those exotic tools!
My alarm went off! One year ago today, you put out a video regarding drying lumber, and that it needed to sit for one year. Well, today is that day, one year later. I really look forward to seeing the video regarding this topic as I have been drying mine right along with you. As always, thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for the kind words, and I hate to disappoint, but I doubt that you sold your shop right along with me. We are in the middle of moving out of one shop and building another, so we're severely limited in what we can do. When we get more settled, I'll unpack the lumber that has been drying.
Fantastic work, Nick! Thanks a lot for the tutorial! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thanks -- loved the review of the Twig.
@@WorkshopCompanion Oh, thanks a lot! 😃
As soon as PCs drop in price I'm going to get back at it. 😬
This is honestly outstanding content, and some of the best instructional/educational videos I've had the pleasure of watching. Informative, funny, and explained in just the right amount of depth. I rarely leave comments, but I had to express how fantastic these videos are. Extremely helpful stuff, thank you!
Most welcome, and thank you for your kind words.
Persistant puppies are a must!
Or just mussed.
I made one of these after your first video and I use it for everything. I also drilled some dowels into one side of the rails and sharpend them with a pencil sharpener and it's perfect for spraying paint. And a drying frame, love the channel you have some fantastic ideas
Thanks for sharing.
Just found your channel. My only question is, how on earth does this channel not have a million subscribers?! Great content. Great presentation. Thank you!
Most welcome, and thanks for the kind words.
Exactly my thought!
Lots to think about (and remember). Watch the video in segments. Rewind. Rewatch. Repeat PRN.
This might be one of the best videos you've made, Nick; extremely useful information on building an extremely useful 'tool.' Well done, my friend, and give dog-o an extra treat !
Bella and I thank you.
Love it Nick.
Terrific video Nick! Now I have got to make me two of those knock-down sawhorses! Thanks 👍👍
Most welcome. And good luck.
Great to see you at it again Nick! Hopefully you can come to New Jersey to do a woodworking class! It was a pleasure to meet you sir! You’re the Michael Jordan of woodworking and I’m a better person after meeting you! Thanks for all the great wisdom!
Lbi Joe
Brilliant Nick. Appreciate your time and effort
Thanks.
great video and great effort, especially the way you have simplified with limited tools...
Omg. I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! The comedy is also wonderful!
Thanks. Enjoy.
Great video! I like the minimalism.
I am building a new shop. This will be one of the first things I will build in it.👍👍
Travis and I are build a new shop as well. Good luck to you.
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you very much! Greetings from Germany
Most welcome.
Thank You. Your skill in teaching and presentation are perfect. This was entertaining, inspiring, and informative without bing cheesy, boring or self serving. Be Well and Good Journey Richie.
Most welcome. and thanks for your kind words.
Brilliant. I'll never look at my scrap the same. Thank you for this.
Most welcome.
Love your little helper🐕
Me too.
After buying the plans, I connected the saw horse legs with sliding dovetails (for experience mostly). The gusset cover pieces became an after add as it was strong enough with those :)
Great video!!
That's a first. "Thanks for sharing.
@@WorkshopCompanion think outside the box right :)
Thank you. That was fun.
So creative and entertaining!! Thanks
Most welcome.
My old saw horses are getting to the point of needing to be replaced. I like this set up because they are easier to store and i will get more use for the cutting grid. I use an old door now.
This is an old, old design I copied from a pair my grandfather left to me. There are several commercial horses I've tested that are easier to store, but few are this sturdy.
Very cool! Thanks for posting.
That design is genius. Fabulous work.
Thanks.
Fantastic as always. Your style of explaining, mixed in with your visuals (such as placing your combo square on the board to denote the angle of the cut) just makes it easy to follow. Thanks again.
Most welcome.
Great Job Sir 📐🪚📏✏️🔨
You drop your tool chest?...;-)
I love these! I’ve watched several of your videos and I agree with so many others here who say what a great teacher you are. I do have a couple questions though.
At 7:17 in this video, you say “mark the length of the spacer”. What is that length?
At 8:49, you say “mark the tapers on the workpiece”. Where on the workpiece??
At 9:10 you make another cut but didn’t explain what that cut was.
Great tutorial. I was just about to buy another expensive tool when I watched your video. Ha! Ingenuity - wish I had it. Most of the time I have to buy it!
Thanks for saying.
This cutting table is a great idea, so I bought the plans, but I made some modifications. The height of the working surface would be too low for me. First, i made the legs 3" longer and reduced the 15 degree angle to 13 degrees so the longer legs would not stick out to far. Still quite low, so instead of notching the 2x8 to receive the 2x4 spans, i added 2x4 sections, on edge on top of the 2x8, creating the gaps to hold the 2x4 spans, and thereby adding 3.5 more inches to the height. The 2x4 sections are attached with deeply countersunk screws so there is no risk of running a saw blade through them. The pivot point for the loading arms is moved up to the added 2x4. This modification has the following advantages: 1) increased working height 2) dont have to cut the notches 3) the working layer can be easily replaced if it gets cut up too much 4) the swing arms can be swung up and over to run compactly along the length of the 2x8 making for easier transport and storage.
Great video! I like the circular saw jigs.
Thanks
Thanks
You really crack me up, your so authentic. Great design.
Thanks.
This is a great build done in a comprehensive and fun way iv watched a few of your videos but never thought of subscribing ,
now i have your video's a done so well and a joy to watch grazie Maestro bravissimo ;)
Siete molto benvenuti e grazie per le vostre gentili parole.
@@WorkshopCompanion grazie a te maestro
Pretty cool I need those
Excellent Video as always Nick 👏🏻, keep up the good work 👍🏻
Thanks.
Great setup easy to make and very useful for plywood and as a work table well done
Thanks.
Great video Nick! After the Holiday Craft shows are over I'll be making one of these and an assembly table. (I'll be using the two sawhorses as legs for the assembly table so I can move it outside of my small shop.) Thanks!
Great idea. We often set all three of our assembly tables across so saw horses.
Great design and presentation! The most elegant move was the toss of the dog toy. 🙂
Thanks...I think.
Such a great video. For someone who is all thumbs, here are ten thumbs up!
Nicely put. Thanks for the kind words.
Love these well taught lessons and especially your dog.
Bella says thanks.
Straight into it no nonsense fantastic buddy.
Thanks.
Just finished this--I was skeptical at first but when I put the first pc of 3/4 ply on and it rolled up with a finger push, I became a believer. Magic! Thanks for the idea. BTW, the plans do not match the video--legs called out at 27" on side view but 30" on edge view. Nevertheless, a fun build that will serve me well.
The 27" measurement shows the effective length of the 30"-long leg when tilted way from the viewer at a 25-degree angle. This is confusing, I know, and the measurement is unnecessary . As your own experience proves, it's not needed to successfully assemble the cutting grid. I'll eliminate it on future editions of the plans to avoid the confusion. Thanks for the input.
For drilling square to a surface, simply smooth out a bit of aluminum foil on said surface. If the drill bit and the reflection of the drill bit are in line with each other, the hole will be square.
Good tip, except for one plane. If you tilt the bit directly back or toward you, the reflection will remain in line with the bit, even though the bit is angled to the surface.
I’m lucky enough to have a shop full of tools and I’d already made this based on your older video and it’s incredibly useful. But I love the standard “homeowner tool” approach you took to this because it reminds me of the conundrum I encountered when I first started woodworking and realized I needed a workbench … “How do you build a good bench when you don’t even have a crappy bench or many tools?”
I’ve encountered that same problem a dozen times or more since … how do I build this thing that does x when I don’t already have a thing that does x?
We all came from that place. The entire art of woodworking came from that place, and it behooves us to reflect on it now and then. It always humbles and amazes me when I visit a design arts museum (my favorite is Winterthur) what can be accomplished with simple tools. Or that less than 200 years ago it was common practice for woodworkers to make their own tools!
These videos are so great, thank you!
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I bought the plans and made it. It's been super useful. definitely had to make some assumptions based on the plans, but solving problems is what some of woodworking is about, right?
More like all of it. As one of my editors once explained, "Woodworking is when you take large boards and cut them up into small boards, then then try to figure out how to put them back together into something more useful than a board."
Just downloaded the plans. Other content creators should take a look at the quality of these plans. They are a benchmark for you all to strive for.
The world is full of failed crappy furniture, a source for single, dual, or triple use sheet material (almost always veneered particle board) for the base of those jigs. Craigslist turns up amazing stuff in the "Free" section of items for sale hour by hour. Also, Nick, I figure on using considerably lighter weight material for your design and anticipate no problems if those materials have their defects in non-critical locations and less than ton is stacked on top at a time. Love your videos. Thank you for posting them.
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Really enjoy your videos. Great information. Thanks!
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Thank you for this episode
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You are brilliant! Thanks for sharing this!
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This is really good.
I don't often comment on your videos, because most comments I leave on other's vids are critical. But I'd like you to know that I appreciate all the dad joke humour that you put a lot of effort into for these vids. XXOO
Thanks for the kind words.