I am a 62 year old woman who started making my own furniture. I been giving away all my partical board furniture. It's a joy watching you. I'm inspired. This is beautiful.
Tip: Try using a pad on your orbital sander and stick a green scrub pad from the sink to take off the extra glue. It won't eat into the wood and leves a soft finish that you stain or lacquer will love to stick to.
I was trying to explain to a friend how hand made furniture is literally art, no different than carving marble or painting. I'm going to be showing them this video.
*TopFineWoodworking. Com* is an amazing book about wood working. I took several classes and completed a one year diploma in carpentry at a local tech college; this is better than any book I worked out of during those courses. It includes useful photos and goes over almost everything.
My dad recently started experimenting with hand making. He’s been a cabinet builder for homes for years. But as he’s older. He just wants to take his time now. He’s reaching his 70s and he’s made some crazy ass pieces. Things he has wanted to try since he began wood work. He couldn’t due to job deadlines. Now he’s older he has time to relax. He clearly did his homework. I’m thinking about making my own furniture for my house as well. But indeed it’s an art.
well the handheld CNC has enabled him. pre CNC yeah then you had to really be a "carver" and few could do it well, except in Japan, the wood working there is at a whole diff level.
Awsome! ❤ This remind me of the the Radionette cabinet our family had in the 60's. Speakers and radio in the middle, and on one side a record-player, and a old-fashioned band-player on the other side, both on a bottom you could slide out for easy access. We, the kids, used to lay on the floor every Saturday at 5 PM, and listen to the radioprogram for kids that lasted one hour. (While eating our allowed snacks and soda) The age of innocence! *sigh*
Every puppy in the world should have a custom 'bed' made especially for him/her. They, I am sure, will let us sit on their 'bed' too if we keep our promise to rub their tummies! You are a lucky doggy, Winston!
This has to be one the best builds I've seen on UA-cam, and I've been following woodworking channels for many years now. You achieved an amazing balance between sophisticated simplicity and good taste. Good job!
Tres tres jolie réalisation je suis toujours admiratif de votre travail notamment sur les portes coulissantes, j ai realise un ensemble de 2 plateaux avec ce type de bois. Encore bravo et merci pour toutes ces videos
Mate your work is a MASTER class in my book. 60 years ago as a young student my homework was done at my Grandfathers roll top desk set up in the kitchen so my Grandmother could keep an eye on me. My Grandfather built that desk and the Tambour had the same look only it was made with a layer of used matches from his pipe. To tell the truth I may have had a tear or two in both eyes as fine craftsmanship brought back a flood of great memories. Thank you for showing your love of wood and the skill to create Art from it, well done sir. Tony Australia
that straw trick is like decades old , here is one that is even more than a century old but still super useful when you try to glue wood you often have the problem that one piece moves when you try to clamp it to prevent this after you apply the glue throw a pinch of salt on the glue before adding the second piece it will stay aligned and wont budge when you clamp it
This is stunning! It’s a beautiful deco design that looks like a custom build for a high-end, upscale space. I could see this in Architectural Digest as a centerpiece. Great job!
This is the first video of yours that i've watched and i'm very impressed with your patience and how meticulous you are with the build. Great video and I look forward to more!!
24:20 I'm always thankful when I can learn a new (to me) little trick. Using a straw for the glue squeeze out is one of those neat little tricks I'll add to my productivity drawer.
Man, everything about this was absolutely amazing! I've had an idea for a TV stand that will probably require a lot of the same techniques required for your project but I have no experience with any of these things. This was an amazing opportunity to learn and see how someone else dealt with similar challenges, thank you. Also, I forgot while watching that this was supposed to be a bench because I kept thinking about how I could apply those techniques to my own project, so it came to mind that where you put the cabinets would be a great place to have built-in speakers covered with nice fabric to match the design
This is the perfect example of when function, form and artistry collide pure magic appears. Simply stunning piece!! Thankyou for sharing your amazing skill. 😊
Michael! You are an amazing artist and craftsman. This bench is a beautiful conception and remarkably well crafted. This kind of furniture is coveted by people like myself who appreciate, danish modern, and mid century modern furniture crafted by masters like yourself. I hope that you are selling these pieces and being well compensated. You are very gifted! I also love your shop dog, Winston😎.
Dear Lord. This has to be the most STUNNING piece of woodworking I've seen. What a treat to watch! I wish my stepfather were still alive so that I could send this to him. Unreal. 👌
I'm in love with this piece, I've just found your channel and I've binged a tone of your vids over a couple of days. I'm a carpenter by trade and woodwork is my passion, you've inspired me to get busy in my home workshop again and create something beautiful. Keep up the good work 👍🏻
The 60's are back! Yesterday we throw out benches, that looks like that, today we build it with much skill and motivation. A masterpiece. Thanks for your work and information arround this project! :)
An truly outstanding design and build. Very art deco vibe to it, and the craftsmanship you put in will make this an antique of the future. Incredible stuff, and I'm totally hooked on your channel now!
Impressive piece. Love the wood colors, dark and light, but similar tone to me. Winston looks super happy. He looks very obedient because he is tracking your faces the whole time. My baby doggy is getting there.
This almost brought me to tears ! This is sooo beautiful, this as been made with such attention to details ! This is a wanderful piece of art ! I am in aww ! Waw !! Thank you so much for sharing the whole process ! This is soo inspiring
Wow! If I was commissioned to built this beautiful custom work of art I would charge no less than $5,000! The skill, creativity, time, quality craftsmanship ... well worth it.
I work in the luxury motor yacht industry, mainly on the unit design side of things though I’m familiar with the construction and carpentry side as well. We tend to use a lot of heavily automated shaping such as giant 10ft+ CNC machines, hardwood sectioners etc so it’s very awesome to see a lot of what we do done more the “traditional” way and by hand. Awesome work and you should be very proud of what you accomplish 😊 P.s. when we do exposed screws we use the “cup and screw” method, makes them look more snazzy!
:D This is so cool. Mirka is based in my home village in western Finland. I've worked there a few summers while in school. The employees at the factory are really content, and they have a really good reputation as a employer. Do support them!
Your a true craftsman. Love seeing the passion in your work. Winston loves his new pet bed, he's keeping it.😁 jk. Your the Bob Ross of woodworking, your videos are relaxing to watch, listen and zen out too and enjoy. You have the perfect voice tone and level and the music all blends nicely👍
Beautiful work! A suggestion to be able to service the tambour itself, would be to run your groove out the back towards the middle of the cabinet so you can feed the tambour in or out after the cabinet is built. The curved surfaces, we use to leave the relief cuts on the outside of the curve, and then fill them with wood strips,not the inside, then put veneer on the outside of the bends. We use to make tambours and cabinets, but we used Formica laminated parts.
What a masterpiece! So polished. I'm even more impressed about how it ended up serendipitously sharing the overall shape with Laura's record player cabinet ua-cam.com/video/Zhfn9LWoI2w/v-deo.html You guys should definitely build something together. Cheers!
Thanks!! Yeah, Laura’s the best! She actually gave me the idea for the tambour, and it’s really cool how her record can took on the same form as my bench. I’d bet we do a build together at some point 😉
Outstanding craftsmanship and creativity! Amazed at your vision for creating this project, absolutely amazed and the complexity involved! Thanks for posting, as always the best video!
Absolutely beautiful. An heirloom piece of art. Just the cost of the wood is scary, but worth every penny. One thing I love about these videos is that we hope they will still be available in 100 years and the guy restoring this piece will be able to see the original artist make it and know exactly why he did this thing or that thing. How many times do we see restoration of 100+ year old furniture and paintings where they guy restoring it says something like "I don't know why they did this but my best guess is...." How cool would it be to see this in 100 years as the latest caretaker?
That dog tail wiggle means its dog aproved! Amazing stuff i do have a garage i am looking forward to make some furniture for myself and family and you give me inspiration.
What an awesome project! The only thing I would advise is with the doors. You cut them at a 90-degree angle, when in fact if you cut it at a 87 - 89 degrees, you compensate for the turn radius of the doors and this gives you more flexibility when adjusting the doors as well. Since the doors will also expand per season you need around 1.5 - 2 mm spacing as well. Awesome job and i love seeing how you made this!
WOOOOW! Absolutely awesome and super impressive build. I love this curvy craftsmanship! Did I say WOOOOW! Of course I did. Talk about an endless conversation piece. WOOOOW!
Weirdly, I think this was the first video of yours that I watched after binging Japanese furniture making videos. I had thought I'd saved the video back then on my "someday house" playlist. I just went to show the piece to someone recently and couldn't find it because I DIDN'T SAVE IT! The freakish creepy UA-cam algorithm just deposited it back into my home page again though and I realized it's YOU... I entirely missed the patterned ply the first time... so I guess YT really does continue to send things to viewers. It's all making sense now. Still one of my all time favourites, but this time my takeaway was that the box and straw picking up glue are two of the best hacks I've seen.
It'd be pretty cool to put a TV on it and old school wood grain tower speakers on top of the cabinets on the side! record player and amp in the center behind the sliding doors. Really cool build!
I really enjoyed watching you building this piece. fantastic work ! side note, I had a dog named Winston when I was younger, sadly he passed few years ago.
I am a 62 year old woman who started making my own furniture. I been giving away all my partical board furniture. It's a joy watching you. I'm inspired. This is beautiful.
Tip: Try using a pad on your orbital sander and stick a green scrub pad from the sink to take off the extra glue. It won't eat into the wood and leves a soft finish that you stain or lacquer will love to stick to.
I was trying to explain to a friend how hand made furniture is literally art, no different than carving marble or painting. I'm going to be showing them this video.
*TopFineWoodworking. Com* is an amazing book about wood working. I took several classes and completed a one year diploma in carpentry at a local tech college; this is better than any book I worked out of during those courses. It includes useful photos and goes over almost everything.
My dad recently started experimenting with hand making.
He’s been a cabinet builder for homes for years. But as he’s older. He just wants to take his time now.
He’s reaching his 70s and he’s made some crazy ass pieces. Things he has wanted to try since he began wood work. He couldn’t due to job deadlines. Now he’s older he has time to relax. He clearly did his homework.
I’m thinking about making my own furniture for my house as well. But indeed it’s an art.
@Joe Costner if something is beautiful it can no longer be useless
well the handheld CNC has enabled him. pre CNC yeah then you had to really be a "carver" and few could do it well, except in Japan, the wood working there is at a whole diff level.
@@jamesmccaul2945 A bit pretentious sounding. If art is in the eye of the beholder, then the moment someone thinks of this as art, its art.
Awsome! ❤
This remind me of the the Radionette cabinet our family had in the 60's.
Speakers and radio in the middle, and on one side a record-player,
and a old-fashioned band-player on the other side,
both on a bottom you could slide out for easy access.
We, the kids, used to lay on the floor every Saturday at 5 PM,
and listen to the radioprogram for kids that lasted one hour.
(While eating our allowed snacks and soda)
The age of innocence! *sigh*
Single-handedly one of the most well thought out pieces of furniture I've seen on YT so far
Every puppy in the world should have a custom 'bed' made especially for him/her. They, I am sure, will let us sit on their 'bed' too if we keep our promise to rub their tummies! You are a lucky doggy, Winston!
This has to be one the best builds I've seen on UA-cam, and I've been following woodworking channels for many years now. You achieved an amazing balance between sophisticated simplicity and good taste. Good job!
All the comments are spot on, best wood working build I have watched on UA-cam. Nice work!👏
One of the most beautiful pieces of furniture I've seen in a while. Really enjoy watching all your videos!
Tres tres jolie réalisation je suis toujours admiratif de votre travail notamment sur les portes coulissantes, j ai realise un ensemble de 2 plateaux avec ce type de bois.
Encore bravo et merci pour toutes ces videos
yep!
came here to post the ditto comment word by word.. looks like you have already posted :)
Mate your work is a MASTER class in my book.
60 years ago as a young student my homework was done at my Grandfathers roll top desk set up in the kitchen so my Grandmother could keep an eye on me.
My Grandfather built that desk and the Tambour had the same look only it was made with a layer of used matches from his pipe.
To tell the truth I may have had a tear or two in both eyes as fine craftsmanship brought back a flood of great memories.
Thank you for showing your love of wood and the skill to create Art from it, well done sir.
Tony Australia
24:15 picking up excess glue with a straw, genius!
Yes, that trick is going into the repertoire!
Ikr?! I was like :0
HELL YES! Stealing that one haha
that straw trick is like decades old , here is one that is even more than a century old but still super useful
when you try to glue wood you often have the problem that one piece moves when you try to clamp it
to prevent this after you apply the glue throw a pinch of salt on the glue before adding the second piece
it will stay aligned and wont budge when you clamp it
Just his excuse to get McNuggets on a Wednesday 😂
Man, you got skillz and you're not shy to work with your hands. You'll go places. Nice craftsmanship.
This is stunning! It’s a beautiful deco design that looks like a custom build for a high-end, upscale space. I could see this in Architectural Digest as a centerpiece. Great job!
Thank you!! I grew up with AD in my house, maybe something rubbed off
Anyone would be proud and privileged to have this cabinet to adorn their homes. Thank-you for showing how it was made.
This is the first video of yours that i've watched and i'm very impressed with your patience and how meticulous you are with the build. Great video and I look forward to more!!
24:20 I'm always thankful when I can learn a new (to me) little trick. Using a straw for the glue squeeze out is one of those neat little tricks I'll add to my productivity drawer.
I’ll say it again... seeing this pieces makes me wish I came up with the design. Scale and balance is on point. Looks beyond amazing, Mike.
Thanks dude 🙌
Man, everything about this was absolutely amazing! I've had an idea for a TV stand that will probably require a lot of the same techniques required for your project but I have no experience with any of these things. This was an amazing opportunity to learn and see how someone else dealt with similar challenges, thank you.
Also, I forgot while watching that this was supposed to be a bench because I kept thinking about how I could apply those techniques to my own project, so it came to mind that where you put the cabinets would be a great place to have built-in speakers covered with nice fabric to match the design
This is the perfect example of when function, form and artistry collide pure magic appears. Simply stunning piece!! Thankyou for sharing your amazing skill. 😊
Well said and " yea, you right!"
That's the kind of furniture someone puts in their house and makes every other piece look out of place and shabby. Fantastic job.
this was literally insane to watch! Easily would take me 9 billion years to imitate. Well done
Michael! You are an amazing artist and craftsman. This bench is a beautiful conception and remarkably well crafted. This kind of furniture is coveted by people like myself who appreciate, danish modern, and mid century modern furniture crafted by masters like yourself. I hope that you are selling these pieces and being well compensated. You are very gifted! I also love your shop dog, Winston😎.
What a great build! Your furniture designing is amazing and I love your precision and non-compromising attention to details.
Dear Lord. This has to be the most STUNNING piece of woodworking I've seen. What a treat to watch! I wish my stepfather were still alive so that I could send this to him. Unreal. 👌
everything about this is just AMAZING! wow.
Thanks Mike!!!
Super making 👍👍👍
I'm following both you guys... 😊😊❤️❤️
What?!?!?! Crazy talented! Absolutely stunning! Forget about the finished product; just watching you work is an amazing, beautiful show.
I can’t even form actual words in a coherent sentence that describe how I feel about this build... seriously stunning, my dude. 🙌🏼
This is without a doubt the single most beautiful piece of furniture I will ever see built on youtube. How can I be your friend.
I can actually visualize this being on Antiques Roadshow in a hundred or so years as a masterpiece valued at some astonishing value.
Lee and Leslie saying in 2121 market the value would be 2 trillion dollars. Just stunning.
I am an architect/builder, you inspire me to design and build furnitures for my projects, thank you.
I'm in love with this piece, I've just found your channel and I've binged a tone of your vids over a couple of days. I'm a carpenter by trade and woodwork is my passion, you've inspired me to get busy in my home workshop again and create something beautiful. Keep up the good work 👍🏻
Thank you!!
That precise manual measurement is beyond everything on this planet. WOW.
What a beautiful piece. This video really made me want to jump into a wood working project and forget about the rest of the world.
Beautiful design and execution! I love the look of the diagonal plywood. Hope you got a good reward for your efforts.
The 60's are back! Yesterday we throw out benches, that looks like that, today we build it with much skill and motivation. A masterpiece. Thanks for your work and information arround this project! :)
An truly outstanding design and build. Very art deco vibe to it, and the craftsmanship you put in will make this an antique of the future. Incredible stuff, and I'm totally hooked on your channel now!
Impressive piece. Love the wood colors, dark and light, but similar tone to me. Winston looks super happy. He looks very obedient because he is tracking your faces the whole time. My baby doggy is getting there.
The most beautiful build ive ever seen on youtube. I want to to try this out some day when i have the proper tools.
This is absolutely gorgeous. It's got mid-century Polynesian vibes and it's just stunning.
This almost brought me to tears ! This is sooo beautiful, this as been made with such attention to details ! This is a wanderful piece of art ! I am in aww ! Waw !! Thank you so much for sharing the whole process ! This is soo inspiring
Wow awesome that the client who bought this beautiful bench have the video of how it was made.
What a stunning piece, and really admirable thought process and design work. Just brilliant!
Stunning. Absolutely in awe. And what a beautiful model to show it off at the end. Winston is very cute.
this may be my favorite thing I've seen you make. That thing looks so good. Great work, man!
Exquisite piece of art!
Has a nice Deco feel to it, really love it.
Wow! If I was commissioned to built this beautiful custom work of art I would charge no less than $5,000! The skill, creativity, time, quality craftsmanship ... well worth it.
Yeah, I was wondering how much you’d pay for a solid piece of design in shops.
A lot, and it’d be worth it.
I watch this at least once a month. One of my favorite videos I have ever seen. A true masterclass.
i'm stunned, this is such a beautiful art piece.
Amazing craftsmanship, pure artistry... all these detailing and artwork for the the dog to sit on at the end😄
Looks like an amazing Art Decò furniture piece. Love it.
It probably wasn't intentional but it looks inspired by mid-century modern furniture and it looks AMAZING! Great craftsmanship!
Absolutely beautiful, truly a piece of art! Well done!
Seriously one of the most pristine and beautiful works of art I have seen
Such an incredible design and execution bud! I learned so much! Hey Winston!
This is hands down, one of the most beautiful pieces of furniture that I’ve ever seen. You are so talented.
Amazing build man! Love the intricacies in pieces like this. Takes them to another level.
This is beautiful Michael! Loved the straw technique of removing glue squeeze out and the “simplicity” 🙄 of the legs! Great piece of art
Absolutely wonderful dude. Going to attempt a variant of this, one day.
I work in the luxury motor yacht industry, mainly on the unit design side of things though I’m familiar with the construction and carpentry side as well. We tend to use a lot of heavily automated shaping such as giant 10ft+ CNC machines, hardwood sectioners etc so it’s very awesome to see a lot of what we do done more the “traditional” way and by hand. Awesome work and you should be very proud of what you accomplish 😊
P.s. when we do exposed screws we use the “cup and screw” method, makes them look more snazzy!
Gorgeous 300! Closest Benz ever got to making a Volvo! :D
:D This is so cool. Mirka is based in my home village in western Finland. I've worked there a few summers while in school. The employees at the factory are really content, and they have a really good reputation as a employer. Do support them!
beautiful !!!! great work , love the design ;)
Your a true craftsman. Love seeing the passion in your work. Winston loves his new pet bed, he's keeping it.😁 jk. Your the Bob Ross of woodworking, your videos are relaxing to watch, listen and zen out too and enjoy. You have the perfect voice tone and level and the music all blends nicely👍
From the tumbnail I thought that is some cabinet from the 60's to store the tv, the turntable, some vinyls, speakers...
Definitely a retro vibe!
I had to go back and watch this video again! Still my favorite piece I've ever seen!
Question... what do you do after you’ve made the perfect piece? Cause, well damn... that piece is perfection.
Thank you!! Take a short breather, and then get back to work 😉
This is one of the most brilliant pieces of furniture I've ever seen. Truly gorgeous.
Alright, let's get this out onto a tray. Nice.
Wow, just...wow! I got both amazed and tired of the amount of work, craft and detail you went into making this beautiful piece💗
Winston - finally some peace and quiet here, so I can sleep.
Beautiful work! A suggestion to be able to service the tambour itself, would be to run your groove out the back towards the middle of the cabinet so you can feed the tambour in or out after the cabinet is built. The curved surfaces, we use to leave the relief cuts on the outside of the curve, and then fill them with wood strips,not the inside, then put veneer on the outside of the bends. We use to make tambours and cabinets, but we used Formica laminated parts.
"We have a toddler, so no sharp edges"
-"Don't worry! When I'm finished, they're not a toddler anymore!"
Shoutout to Winston from the uk! Your human is epic and has got me watching his videos consecutively!
What a masterpiece! So polished.
I'm even more impressed about how it ended up serendipitously sharing the overall shape with Laura's record player cabinet ua-cam.com/video/Zhfn9LWoI2w/v-deo.html
You guys should definitely build something together. Cheers!
Thanks!! Yeah, Laura’s the best! She actually gave me the idea for the tambour, and it’s really cool how her record can took on the same form as my bench. I’d bet we do a build together at some point 😉
Single-handedly one of the most well thought out pieces of furniture I've seen on YT so far
That is one piece of work! And that pup is the crowning glory!
God you’re a mad genius.
Just caught up with your Tambour making.....great job, mid-century design, ....and your dog says it all
For me this is an art piece more than just a furniture...what a beautiful piece..wow
Insane build! So glad that UA-cam exists so you can show us how much went into this.
This is 100% proof that with a little imagination and work you can create anything from anything. Awesome! Love Winston!
Outstanding craftsmanship and creativity! Amazed at your vision for creating this project, absolutely amazed and the complexity involved! Thanks for posting, as always the best video!
Absolutely beautiful. An heirloom piece of art. Just the cost of the wood is scary, but worth every penny. One thing I love about these videos is that we hope they will still be available in 100 years and the guy restoring this piece will be able to see the original artist make it and know exactly why he did this thing or that thing. How many times do we see restoration of 100+ year old furniture and paintings where they guy restoring it says something like "I don't know why they did this but my best guess is...." How cool would it be to see this in 100 years as the latest caretaker?
That dog tail wiggle means its dog aproved! Amazing stuff i do have a garage i am looking forward to make some furniture for myself and family and you give me inspiration.
What an awesome project! The only thing I would advise is with the doors. You cut them at a 90-degree angle, when in fact if you cut it at a 87 - 89 degrees, you compensate for the turn radius of the doors and this gives you more flexibility when adjusting the doors as well. Since the doors will also expand per season you need around 1.5 - 2 mm spacing as well. Awesome job and i love seeing how you made this!
I love how maticulous you made this. Elagant and one of a kind. The client surely was estatic.
WOOOOW! Absolutely awesome and super impressive build. I love this curvy craftsmanship! Did I say WOOOOW! Of course I did. Talk about an endless conversation piece. WOOOOW!
Omg. Stunning. Gorgeous. Awesome. Wow just beautiful. And Winston so cute.🐾🐾🐾🐾
Incredible amount of work for Winston's new dog bed with bone storage compartments!
Weirdly, I think this was the first video of yours that I watched after binging Japanese furniture making videos. I had thought I'd saved the video back then on my "someday house" playlist. I just went to show the piece to someone recently and couldn't find it because I DIDN'T SAVE IT! The freakish creepy UA-cam algorithm just deposited it back into my home page again though and I realized it's YOU... I entirely missed the patterned ply the first time... so I guess YT really does continue to send things to viewers. It's all making sense now.
Still one of my all time favourites, but this time my takeaway was that the box and straw picking up glue are two of the best hacks I've seen.
Beautifully done. Great inspiration for a cabinet I plan to make. Of course, Winston always wins in the end. Enjoy doggy.
32 minutes of pure attention grabbing inspiration. Fantastic build. Thank you.
And a shout out to Winston 😊
This is why some furniture is so expensive! It’s amazing! I’m obsessed I need this for my home.
This is beautiful. I am just starting out and this is a level I can look forward to doing one day. And I'll be honest, Winston stole the show.
My ‘77 Airstream Argosy motorhome has plastic and fake food tambour doors around the interior. One day I’ll redo them with the help of this video ❤️
It'd be pretty cool to put a TV on it and old school wood grain tower speakers on top of the cabinets on the side! record player and amp in the center behind the sliding doors. Really cool build!
10:54 My heart skipped a beat. In awe of your attention to detail.
Getting a real 70's vibe... Absolutly love it!
I have a beautiful teak sideboard. with Tambour doors... getting up the nerve to refinish it. Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoyed watching you building this piece. fantastic work ! side note, I had a dog named Winston when I was younger, sadly he passed few years ago.