Tricks for Fast, Perfect Wainscoting You've Probably Never Seen
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- This is a video you don't want to miss. We cover some advanced techniques for installing perfect wainscoting at a production speed. This room turned out great and I think you'll enjoy seeing the process of how the wainscoting came together. We bench built all the wall assemblies using pocket hole joinery. With that we used some advanced miter saw techniques for match cutting all of our bead molding pieces that made this job go fast, while executing at a level of perfection.
0:00 Overview - What We're Doing
1:14 Wall 1 Install
3:04 Which Wall Sections To Do First?
3:26 Strategy Is Everything - Start With the Best Game Plan
4:49 Sanding Is Essential
5:26 You MUST Cut Stiles With A Stop Block
5:53 The Secret To Bach Cutting Stiles & Bead Molding
8:48 Stop Block Black Magic - Short Piece Trick
11:32 Cutting Perfect Short Pieces First Time
12:38 Installing Bead Molding On The Bench
13:55 Use the Flex - Install Long Pieces After Short Pieces
16:03 Use Your Tape for The Last Box
16:31 Installing Wall 2
17:57 Installing Wall 3
19:46 Layout Decisions for Walls With Windows
21:09 Letter or Number Your Pieces to Avoid Confusion
21:53 Pocket Hole Assembly for Wall 4
24:17 Onsite Pocket Hole Joinery Setup
26:00 Flip and Sand Before Installing Bead Molding
26:55 Sometimes You Can't Batch Cut
27:40 Installing Wall 4 - The Trickiest Wall
28:45 Happy With My Layout Choices
30:08 Top Cap Return Details
30:51 Executing With a Good Strategy - Highly Satisfying & Profitable
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Spencer I am 67 and have been around carpentry/woodworking since my teens either as a job or hobby. I haven't watched a single one of your videos without learning something new. Well done my man. I look forward to watching more. Thanks!
That's a heckuva compliment!
I’m over 40yrs in the trade myself. The knowledge I gained in this video on the pivot point and cutting bead moulding to size will reflect on my next job
He is very impressive.
Heck iam a Commercial carpenter I have learned a few things myself
I feel so silly I didn’t know the pivot point on a miter saw doesn’t change where the long point is with a stop block. You just saved me so many hours, and gonna make me a lot more money!! Thank you, Spencer.
60 YEAR OLD carpenter here , that thought he knew it all, about production and the use of stop blocks. I just got schooled. The step of using the gage block to cut an additional stop block for the shorter trim is pure genius. OLD DOG NEW TRICK. NEXT LEVEL STUFF
I'm a 66 year old finish Termite. Nice job and excellent layout under the tough window that wasn't centered. (are they ever?) Used all the "tricks" myself and enjoyed seeing a young guy do quality work. Most things I see turn my stomach these days. Good job dude!
3:36
"The battle is won before you even start working“
Words to consider in many of life's endeavors. This is particularly so when working alone with no other people's interruptions.
Aw, Spencer, you always put a smile on my face when I see your new vids!
You're the thinking man's thinking man ... don't burn out on us.
I'm a contractor and I learn something EVERY time!
As an aspiring carpenter myself based in the uk I really enjoy watching your videos, very informative and a pleasure to watch. I love your zero bullshit approach to producing content. Thankyou and Keep up the great work!
I have no knowledge or skill concerning finish carpentry, but watching a true craftsman work and explain his technique is very entertaining.
That pivot point info was worth 100 likes. I will literally let this video play on repeat to say thanks.
Glad you liked it!
I didn't know that people didn't know that about the pivot point.
I also didn't know that people didn't know about the " push the wood into the blade to take off 1/32nd" trick either.
I started as a new guy with a bunch of Spencers, who learned from a bunch of Spencers.
Then I worked for a different company and what I thought was normal, is considered crazy by others.
Also another thing, cutting all the same parts on the same setup.
Sucks when you setup wrong but in general it is way faster.
Thanks for taking the time to educate everyone! Not just the recording but the editing that's required.
What are the chances that you and I are watching the same finish carpentry videos. LOL. 😂
@@beedubya hahahahahahahaha! My man!
THANK YOU for adding that little piece in between the door and the stile 32:14 - 32:18.
When you glued and shot that corner, then went to the next scene, I got worried.
Nice work being an actual carpenter and MAKING the "hard" decisions, and making them look good. Some would just ask the homeowner or GC what they should do, when in fact, It's the carpenters role to solve these types of problems. (ie. the intermediate piece between door case and stile, the spacing for the window, notching the top cap, etc)
As an avid DIY'er and remodeler I never knew about the miter saw pivot point! Thanks for that tip! It will certainly come in handy in the future.
ABSOLUTELY the smartest trim carpentry video I have ever seen !
I’m embarrassed and upset with myself to say this but I’ve been a trim carpenter for 30 years and never new about the pivot point on the miter saw. Thanks for teaching an old dog a new trick. I also appreciate your mindset of tricking the eye to make things look right. I always tell people that trim carpentry is about perfection but the perception of perfection. Great video!!
You honestly amaze me in every video on your unbelievable knowledge and skill! I’ve learnt a lot from watching your videos and not only have they made me better and more reputable, but I also I enjoy my job a lot more!
Always a great video with solid explanations. The “no tape” approach is common amongst some shipwrights who rarely cut a 90 or 45 degree angle.
Wow…just thinking how much time I could have saved over the years installing wainscoting! Absolutely great tips Spencer!!
Thanks, Steve
This is a great example of taking a project in advance, and considering the 'middle ground' between total custom (one-at-a-time) building vs total pre-manufactured.
Notice this is neither extreme. And really effective.
Great video- I do a lot of trim work, a great trick for a production table is to pull a 34’ or large extension ladder apart and put the 2 ladders next to each other on saw horses, lay some wood sheets down and you have the largest flat production table on any job site….its a game changer
Your skills are one of the best I’ve seen and find your advice invaluable!! One thing as a non pro I thought I’d mention is in your tips and tricks video when you were building the wainscoting out of poplar. At 15:09 on the 2nd Brad nail you shot for the last larger panel section on the bead install my eye caught a Brad nail that probably hit a knot or followed a grain line and popped out enough for me to see it. As you probably know well Brad nails will worm through grains and to always keep your fingers clear of the shooting path or you’ll get nasty finger stabs! Thought I might mention it as a tip to the novice guys like me. All the best, Sean in Canada.
Thanks so much Spencer! Totally appreciate your awesome tips/tricks! Always look forward to your videos. Great works as always...
Been binge watching since your channel popped up and I have subscribed. Been in many houses with trim carpenters in there and they leave an absolute mess. Not only are you an excellent trim Carpenter you keep your work area tidy. 👍
Don't screw over the next guy, especially because it could be you 🤣
That’s really good to know that the length doesn’t change when you pivot the miter saw!
Only if you don't put an aux "zero clearance" backing fence on.
Just read Pete Brown's response... that's why I never realized the pivot point consistency... I almost never use a chopsaw without a "zero clearance " auxiliary fence... it is good for avoiding tearout but also for cutting to a line.
Excellent video! For that last panel which has a varying width, you could make a sliding length guide out of 2 pieces of strip wood. Place it in, slide it to length and have maybe a wing nut or equivalent to tighten and fix the length. Then transfer that to the saw bench as you did the others. That would be equally as exact without measuring.
Great video as always. Regarding the backer: I always have the same worry about drywall. Drywall texture isn’t as smooth, especially when doing paneling in a remodel. When it’s in the budget, I build the panel and then rabbet the backside 1/8 deep x 3/4 wide with a router. Staple 1/8” hardboard panels into the rabbet and you get a smooth back panel with a tight joint to the panel.
I usually use hardboard too but in one of my rooms I recently remodeled I just took some taping compound and smoothed out the texture. It worked quite nicely (and the price is right) but is a bit more labor intensive + you get the dreaded drywall dust when you sand it smooth.
I recently did that too. Definitely better than the stipled texture you get from a painted wall. I find it also helps to do a scuff sand after the 1st coat of paint when doing this.
That's a great tip. I do the same thing, only I will skip the routing and apply full sheets directly to the wall to save cutting individual panels and the routing. Flush the top edge to your frame and cover with your cap molding. There is the potential for an issue if your casing does not have enough depth to handle the additional 1/8" buildup, but then again if its not deep enough for that, it's not deep enough for a cap, in which case the room is not ready/should not be getting wainscot at all imo
What are the 1/8" panels called? I would use 1/4" ply but would rather use what you're talking about. Much cheaper.
Spencer's detail and flow are amazing. I learn so much from his videos. Thumbs up from NC!
Stupidly simple to think to cut your inside molding while the stop block is still in the same spot. Makes one slap oneself in the forehead! D'oh! Genius! Thanks for that, Spencer.
You are a star Spencer! I truly enjoyed it from the start to end. Very very well done mate. Thank you so much man.
Fabulous work Spencer as usual. Love the lean methods you incorporate in all your projects. I am a long time in the carpentry trade in Ireland but love learning new techniques to improve workflow especially the older I get. Keep up the good work. Love your chanel
12:04 - making the spacer off a fixed stop block is a fantastic tip. In this case you could also speed up the process by cutting all the 45s on one side first (spacer removed, eyeballing the length leaving a bit of extra), then reinsert the spacer and flip the saw to the other 45 and batch cut all the other edges.
Great video, learning a lot!!
Dude I’m always impressed. I’m so intrigued by your videos I always tune in thinking I know exactly what your going to do and how your going to do it and every time you prove me wrong.I don’t k ow where you learn your technique but it’s awesome
Spencer you are AMAZING !!! Totally enjoy your videos man. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I truly appreciate it. Your love for woodworking is contagious.
This gentleman is a national treasure, please protect him. Thank you!
Haven’t made it halfway through the video yet and I am completely speechless. Any comments I could make are not even worthy of this brilliance.
I like the bead moulding inside the panels. I've been using old-fashioned panel moulding, which I like, but it's nice to see other options. I wish this bead moulding was available in my area!
Excellent work as usual Spence.
Great quality, great look, nice job.
Can't wait to see the finished room.
Nice job dude. Love the detail in your videos. Keep em coming!
Beautiful work as always and very clever techniques! Thank you for your content it is much appreciated! 🙏
Amazing work as always, great to see a master at his trade.. 👍
Another outstanding fabrication and installation. Great video, I learned a lot. My time suck has always been in the beginning, measuring and determination of the main panel size.
Amazing work Spencer.
Brilliant! I love the beaded molding.
I like how you hung the molding over the RB3 style casting, very detail oriented!
Pl premium baby. Love that stuff.
And great work as always!!
Magic, indeed! Thank you!
Great tip! Love the Black Magic
Everything Spencer said and to add, when you’re getting into double and tripple stacked panels using the kreg clamps becomes a choir.
Dominos on the wide setting can be an alternate and when assembling on a sheet of melamine you can get 99% with pinch dogs from the back. Sand out the rest.
If you’re having trouble getting joints closed up, try a universal wedge grip clamp and when working with outside corners set up a miter lock bit, run your stiles full length.
Knock those out first, dry fit to give you a positive stop to take measurements from.
Spence Lewis thank you for the lesson, I appreciate your steadfast dedication to your trade.
Loved the tip on stop block. Very helpful 👍. You ever heard caulk and paint will make it what ain’t 😂. You can do perfect work and a sloppy painter can make it look terrible 🤷♂️
Look at all the caked on dry glue on that work belt. Love it. [4:39]
Looks fantastic 😊. Very few people have your level of craftsmanship.
I watch your videos all time. Very informative. Wish I were 40s younger to start all over in my career. Great basis for starting out.! Keep it up.
Great job Lewis, thanks for sharing.
Belt clip ont these Stanley FatMax tapes must feel like the blinkers in BMWs.
Thanks for adjusting down the outro volume.
You've made an amazing job with the wainscoting.
Great tips! Thank you for sharing this
great infomation. Thank you for taking the time to show us,
I love your videos, I learn so much on how to trim. Keep up the good work.
Top notch Spencer!!!
This is going to be very helpful. Thanks for sharing.
👏👍fantastic Spencer
Really nice work, man.
Thank you so much I can’t believe how much better of a carpenter I have become because of you keep up the great work and again thank you.
Wow! I didn’t know that about the pivot point. Thanks for the video! I really enjoy this channel and learning from you.
Woah, that’s is some black magic. Thanks for the video!
You are a very clever carpenter in how you spend your time completing your work. Incredible and informative video
Aspiring finish carpenter. Making the job look easy. Great job. 👍
Thank you for the fantastic videos brother!
Great video and lots of great tips.
I stick-built the wainscoting in my house, and it took forever. A lot of back & forth and fiddly layout, just like you said. It never occurred to me to build it like a big panel.
Top,notch as always sir!
You and I are so like
Minded. Just started watching and I'm impressed. Finally someone like me who wants to take a few minutes to save a few hours. My father and other bosses I've worked for over the years don't appreciate it though. If you're standing still you aren't working and they think you are wasting their time and money when in reality you are taking time to figure the most efficient way possible. And why work hard when you can work smart? We all work hard enough as it is. I gotta say I love your bench setup. And I'm only twelve minutes in. I've been trying to convince my father of this and he won't come around. Maybe if I show him this video he will see the light so thank you! One more thing I'd like to add, respectfully. Why not cut all of the left 45's at the same time so you aren't switching the saw back in fourth. I'd understand if you had one long piece maybe, but you had all shorties anyways. Also I predicted that you were going to just add a block in front of the stop block 🙂. I usually end up making my own stop block because our bench is just awful and usually is just plywood with a box on either side... Sometimes I just draw a line instead of using a stop block and when I'm cuting speed base, I always draw on the saw where it was cut so when I flip the miter to cut away most of the base cope, it lines up perfect. I see a lot of people using kreg jigs and I love em, but in my opinion, building on the wall can be just as fast if you know what you're doing and the glue they have these days makes it so you don't need biscotti, screws, or dowels. A little shimming on the wall here and there and some light sanding and you'd never know it wasn't kreg jigged. Would love to show you our way of doing stairs too! We route into the skirts and it comes out so much nicer than the best cut to fit. Thx again for the video and I'll keep watching!
Another awesome video!
Crispy! Nice work.
Great job! Thank you for sharing your secrets
We do a lot of beaded trim . Sometimes we use beaded trim for around the windows and doors and it flows right into the wainscoting for a truly seamless look.
"Nice and Crispy" - I love it. Great job and thank you for the money-making tips.
Fantastic video. Learned so much.
That looks amazing you are a master. Thanks for the tips.
Great video. As a DIYer, these videos are invaluable. Also, nice to hear that a professional gets great results using the Kreg jigs. I really like Kreg, but I know a lot of professionals turn up their noses at the brand.
I’m a journeyman carpenter/ fine woodworker. I built furniture too. We did a five story building pretty much like you did however we built it in the shop and transported it to the location. , allowing a little bit extra in places for scribe.
Very good idea thanks for sharing.
They look terrific!
Great tips and I enjoyed the video. Only difference in my process is I’ll go though and take the time to cut all my mitres for entire room on one side then move the mitre saw once and cut the other side off my stop blocks. Same process fewer mitre saw turns (probably no faster)
Nothing feels better than a crispy miter!!!!
Some excellent tips in here. Thank you. I’m sure you cut multiple pieces while the saw it’s in each direction rather than moving the saw back and forth for every cut.
I always flip the trim on 45° cuts to keep from swinging the saw. I'm sure you know this and there's a reason you just swing the saw each cut anyway you're one best trim carpenter I've seen 👌
Great work I love using stop blocks
Thanks! Amazing video, learned a lot.
So many good tips in this one, thank you!
Great video, really solid techniques and gameplan. Two very small things I would do differently. When you're mitering the beads, you can easily stack 5 or more at a time horizontally and put the first miter on, then change your saw and cut individually to finished length rather than flipping the saw back and forth for every piece. Not a huge net time saving but I can tell that like me you don't like to waste an extra second. Also in general I like to work away from the trickiest wall, in this case the window. I'd put that one in loose at the ends to focus on fit around the window, without worrying about making two perfect joints against the adjacent walls, then work away from that one with the simpler frames. Again these are minor nitpicks, it's a really excellent video.
Pure genius!
Excellent work, total pro
That privet point tip is money!
great work mate
Great video.
Awesome workmanship
Dude great tip about the pivot point!! I would have never thought. Need to test it on my Makita
That's beautiful wood work.
A pleasure watching and listening to you work. Great videos and excellent explanations. My DIY is much better thanks to your tips and suggestions. Carry on... 👏