I greatly enjoy your content, but I especially appreciate your design focus. Your comments are spot on. I spent many years early in Woodworking suffering with paralysis by analysis. I would anguish over unnecessary details and ultimately end up not creating the thing that I wanted to create for fear that it would not be quality work. Eventually, you either give up the hobby or you get past this which fortunately I have. I wish I had had someone like you and this channel to inspire me back then but hopefully you do this for others. Thanks for all you do.
This is precisely why I tell people to simply "go make a thing." Stop worrying about whether it's good or bad. It is a thing. And the more things you make, the more you'll gather experience and information and get better at making design decisions. Really glad you've taking positivity from my videos. Thanks for engaging my friend.
Man I enjoy the authenticity of your content. You're a woodworker filming his work. Not woodworking just to create content. I love the layout of your shop and I enjoy the hand tool content.
I decided to teach myself woodworking 5 years ago by building my own kitchen island. It's functional, but very rough and amateur. And I love it. I'm proud of it. It's used every day and looks nice, from a few feet away lol. I'm going to eventually redo it, but for now, I love it.
I couldn't agree more. Sometimes we forget why we started woodworking. It's not always about building big elaborate projects; If you are enjoying your hobby, then it is worth it.
At first glance, I thought, yeah, that’s a nice little shelf. Then you put the bottle and glass on there, and I was like.. “I need one of those by the front door when I get home from work..” 😂🎉😂
Nothing wrong with scraps for making projects. I've made several out of scraps, including a Christmas gift for my niece and nephew. They loved it. The project was simple, helped my woodworking skills, and made 2 small kids very happy.
Nothing wrong with using keyholes to hang pieces. I've been doing it for 50 years without anything crashing to the floor. Nice shelf, the various hand chamfers make the piece far more interesting than a routered edge treatment. I'm prone to looking through the bargain bin at my wood supplier. Every now and then I find a board that inspires me to do something different. From a design standpoint those projects don't always turnout great, but at least I challenged myself, learned something, and had fun with it. Loved those wall hung bookshelves by the way. Thanks for sharing.
Love the Zen quality of your videos.They touch the soul. And that is much more than mere entertainment. It imparts value on a more emotional level. Thank you.
Yup. Joy. Could not agree more. Most of us do this because we love doing it. Good to slow down sometimes and appreciate it - dwell a bit in that pocket of joy.
Alright, I'm gonna be the guy to say it. Erik, if your bar needs to hold a lot of weight...You're not drinking fast enough. In all seriousness, beautiful little project. It's always nice to see a pro take a step back and make something simple yet elegant with just an off-cut and a few hours in the shop. Oh, and I aspire to get to a point where grain orientation is my "mistake." Mine usually involve a lot of swearing and making of a whole new piece.
What a cool build! My son has been asking for some floating shelves and I have some cherry that would be perfect for that purpose. The sliding dovetail is a great idea.
A lovely little piece made for all the right reasons. The hand shaping gives that edge a bit of motion/dynamic that you couldn't achieve with a router. It's a nice touch.
Your description of and seemingly justification for the artistic process is honestly refreshing and quite lovely. Thank you kindly. This gives me motivation to build. as someone who is relatively new at this craft (a mere couple of years) I can certainly attest to the notion of needing that accomplishment itch scratched. I make a mistake on an object and am furious. many mistakes are critical and then beget the wood to some other use (occasionally my shop wood stove). Alas. Thanks again
Love that you celebrate completing a commission by having fun /playing; keeps your priorities in perspective. As for key-holes; right time, right place, why not?
You turned me on to keyhole attachment about a year or two ago. I love the simplicity of the attachment and how tight it is on the wall, like a floating shelf. When you first mentioned the grain direction, I thought what is he talking about, that curve goes well with the piece....
Very Glad the yt algorithm plugged your channel into my feed. Such an underrated channel ! Brother I’ve watched several videos so far and yeah , very nice work. Sometimes the most simple glue ups Bring together the most incredible designs , hence the shelf . Brother Bravo 👏 sick shelf . lol the end with the old Elk 😅. Skål 🫡
I know that the wood grain did not turn out as you intended, but I like it better this way. It looks like you intended the curve to follow the grain, but in your finished piece, the wood grain draws your eye up into the display on top. I especially like how that darker contrast line on the front matches the vase, or the bourbon, quite well. It may not have been the shelf you wanted, but the shelf you needed.
After sitting with it for a while, I agree that the balance of the base stem still works quite nicely even if it wasn't what I was intending. It is, in fact, the shelf I needed.
I had all kinds of fun making a dozen tool holders for my french cleat wall. Every one a little different, made out of a variety of scraps, nothing perfect, yet they have their own style.
Haha that's the thing with shop mates and close friends... they inevitably influence you. I try to surround myself with exceptional people so the influence only makes me better 🙂
I absolutely love this project. And you grain direction is fine. It is in shadow and underneath, so anyone in your home won't notice. And you did not offend the woodworking gods by being too perfect. Sometimes, I worry about you because you probably have offended them with perfection!😂❤
Great build and design. I think small pieces like this are a great opportunity to “play” with designs and techniques and then just scale them to other larger pieces.
I love keyholes for larger picture frames. One screw in a stud, I can hang off of and I weigh clear over 250lbs. In pictures I always set holes 16 or 25” on centre and once hung always level! Bam!
Very nice. I got some pretty warped walnut from my wife's uncle. I think I'll go make a thing with it! I've been wondering what to do with it. Making a small, shallow shelf is just the ticket. Thanks for some inspiration. I'll gift it back to him so he has a memory of the tree he cut down 20 years ago.
Even your “scrapwood” projects are gorgeous 🔥and I love your design approach to your work. I’m very fortunate that woodworking is a hobby that I found later in life, and brings me so much joy. Doesn’t matter what I make, I’m proud that I made it !
You need a Grimple tray, old English term for "things to be collected:. Be wary of getting a lathe, they are addictive. I have never kept one of my walnut pieces, so don't know about it turning orange as it ages. It makes me sneeze and itch not days, so I don't work with it any more.
Very nice! I think as long as the key hole tracks are cut deep enough it’s a great hanging method. Side note. I love seeing the channel growth over the past year or so after you consciously decided to do content at the pace you enjoy. Keep doing your thing!
what you say is so true ;) as i get better skills i look back at stuff i did before and i saw all the flaw and mistake ive made.......but man at the time i was so happy to do it and that what important
That joy in completing a project is so valuable. Even if down the road you can see it's imperfections, it doesn't devalue what it did for you at the time.
Thanks for sharing. I also alternate long vs. short duration projects. I am making Becksvoort’s 15 drawer cabinet and about half way through; it will take me another 150 hours to do (hobby woodworker and lots of dovetails so slow going). After that, I want something that doesn’t take too long to do. Recently, as a hobby to my hobby woodworking, I’ve taken some wood turning classes. WOW! In just a hour or three I can have a completed project. Very nice to be able to finish something so fast.
I’ve never been an artistic person and you definitely coax it out of me and give a comfortable space to do so. Thanks. And I’ll be honest, when you started talking about the shaper origin, I flashed back to Forrest Gump pitching his flexolite ping pong paddle, but you you pulled the nice up on the airplane and did the sliding dovetail. Don’t confuse me, I listen to every influencer and their beef jerky, meal plans, vpn and understand it’s part of trade off. You stopped my eyes rolling.
I appreciate not only the forest gump ref but also that you understand it's all part of the trade off. But mostly I'm glad to provide a space for artistic exploration, my friend.
You remind me that I really have to get my router table thing resolved. They are just so useful. PS: I modified your finish regime somewhat. Instead of the two final beeswax & oil coats, I do one, then finish with one application of micro-crystalline wax ( Renaissance ). Soooo smooth...
Excellent topic, as after many bespoke Christmas presents I just made a nice tool tote that no one asked for, out of mostly off cuts. Itch scratched. 👍
Only recently discovered your channel and I really enjoy your content. As an Englishman I appreciate your self deprecating humour…classic. Alas, why do you Yanks struggle with metric so much. I grew up learning metric but my Grandad worked in imperial obvs…so I work both systems easy…your subtitle correction was still wrong, 9 1/2” is not 325mm. 10” is 254mm…easy calculation 25mm to the inch! Hope this helps…😂
In a hundred years, you will probably look back on the grain configuration and laugh! Don't sweat it, it looks great! Thanks for inspiring my next project!
Knowing your proclivity for hand shaping edge profiles, etc., how do you build that time into the cost of a commission. I live by the rule that I don't charge for my "school" work but spending an hour plus on small details because you enjoy that seems to fly in the face of a business mindset.
That's an excellent question. The simplest, truest answer is I don't. It's not good business practice. But also, clients come to me BECAUSE of those small details. So it's kind built in the the cost of the commission from the beginning. I know that's not a great business answer, but I am not a great businessman 😂
I like a simple design mainly because it ALLOWS THE WOOD TO SPEAK UNINTERRUPTED by complex lines or shinny hardware. Wood "speaks" so softly and in order to honor it, I like to keep my designs less complex and I almost never use exposed metal hardware.
Always a treat! Fun is essential, at least that's what my nurse told me. Call it upcycling and put a green sticker on for bonus karma :) The idea to mill extra boards, or prep other extra/ spare material to size is super handy imo. also the ability to test stuff without touching your precious final pieces. Keyholes are great, it is an age-old, tried and tested system that works, just like french cleats. If it's simple and it works... Have you considered making (retro)futuristic designs? You have shown a lot of amazing stylized/classicwithatwist/artful/MCM things you show. Like if the Jetson's ordered an entertainment center, what would that look like?
Ok, so I’m not 100% sure what your vision was for the grain on that support but I *love* the dramatic effect of the grain swooping in toward and terminating at the arc. I also think the effect from the front with the grain pattern on the front ( being extra “thick” because of the angle of how it meets the arc) is quite striking. I appreciate the frustration in missing your target, but this time I think you aimed for a 9 and hit a 10 through a happy accident.
Thanks! I have the Narex as my beater chisels (literally in that I use a mallet with them) and Robert Sorby chisels as my finesse chisels. Both great, and neither were incredibly expensive.
Another enjoyable and informative video. For most people the grain orientation wouldn't even be a factor but for you, oh boy, I can only imagine how that bugged you. Hey ho, that's life though. 😂 Made me laugh though, your 'scrap' pieces are often as big as stock I use for planned projects. Hilarious but I suppose that's the difference between a professional and a hobbyist?
That makes perfect sense, I suppose as a 'hobbyist', I make things either for me or for friends and as I'm not good enough. to make large pieces, usually as Im the one paying, only purchase smaller pieces that yield smaller scraps, whereas for a professional, an ordered peice will yield at least the cost of the materials plus a little profit margin, making the purchase of larger pieces of material easier to stomach and the scraps even more cost effective. 🤣
I'm sure this is a nice little project, but my eyes really popped at the sight of the creepycrawly box that was among your enjoy-yourself-projects-slideshow. How did you work the legs ...? Bandsaw? Whittling knife?
Wood is wood and walnut is walnut. That looks like a simple little things no one cares but in matter of design... It's clearly not mdf with paint and makes a lot of difference in a room.
I greatly enjoy your content, but I especially appreciate your design focus. Your comments are spot on. I spent many years early in Woodworking suffering with paralysis by analysis. I would anguish over unnecessary details and ultimately end up not creating the thing that I wanted to create for fear that it would not be quality work. Eventually, you either give up the hobby or you get past this which fortunately I have. I wish I had had someone like you and this channel to inspire me back then but hopefully you do this for others. Thanks for all you do.
This is precisely why I tell people to simply "go make a thing." Stop worrying about whether it's good or bad. It is a thing. And the more things you make, the more you'll gather experience and information and get better at making design decisions. Really glad you've taking positivity from my videos. Thanks for engaging my friend.
Man I enjoy the authenticity of your content. You're a woodworker filming his work. Not woodworking just to create content. I love the layout of your shop and I enjoy the hand tool content.
I decided to teach myself woodworking 5 years ago by building my own kitchen island. It's functional, but very rough and amateur. And I love it. I'm proud of it. It's used every day and looks nice, from a few feet away lol.
I'm going to eventually redo it, but for now, I love it.
I couldn't agree more. Sometimes we forget why we started woodworking. It's not always about building big elaborate projects; If you are enjoying your hobby, then it is worth it.
At first glance, I thought, yeah, that’s a nice little shelf. Then you put the bottle and glass on there, and I was like.. “I need one of those by the front door when I get home from work..” 😂🎉😂
😂 we all need a whiskey greeting at the door from time to time
Nothing wrong with scraps for making projects. I've made several out of scraps, including a Christmas gift for my niece and nephew. They loved it. The project was simple, helped my woodworking skills, and made 2 small kids very happy.
Nothing wrong with using keyholes to hang pieces. I've been doing it for 50 years without anything crashing to the floor. Nice shelf, the various hand chamfers make the piece far more interesting than a routered edge treatment. I'm prone to looking through the bargain bin at my wood supplier. Every now and then I find a board that inspires me to do something different. From a design standpoint those projects don't always turnout great, but at least I challenged myself, learned something, and had fun with it. Loved those wall hung bookshelves by the way. Thanks for sharing.
The challenge, and the fun, are the whole point. Keep on keepin on my friend!
A nice way to enjoy a Saturday morning coffee admiring a beautiful thing made by a master woodworker! Thanks Erik
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love the Zen quality of your videos.They touch the soul.
And that is much more than mere entertainment. It imparts value on a more emotional level. Thank you.
Yup. Joy. Could not agree more. Most of us do this because we love doing it. Good to slow down sometimes and appreciate it - dwell a bit in that pocket of joy.
OOhhhhh "the pocket of joy" is excellent. I might borrow that, good sir.
@ please do, my friend!
Alright, I'm gonna be the guy to say it. Erik, if your bar needs to hold a lot of weight...You're not drinking fast enough.
In all seriousness, beautiful little project. It's always nice to see a pro take a step back and make something simple yet elegant with just an off-cut and a few hours in the shop.
Oh, and I aspire to get to a point where grain orientation is my "mistake." Mine usually involve a lot of swearing and making of a whole new piece.
I'll do my best to remedy that problem 😂 thanks man.
What a cool build! My son has been asking for some floating shelves and I have some cherry that would be perfect for that purpose. The sliding dovetail is a great idea.
Love it! Would look lovely in cherry.
I love watching your process. One thing you have helped me with, is if I like, sometimes that is all that matters.
Thanks Jerry. I'm really glad to hear that!
Love your delivery on this one and that shelf..come on, GORGEOUS!
A lovely little piece made for all the right reasons. The hand shaping gives that edge a bit of motion/dynamic that you couldn't achieve with a router. It's a nice touch.
Thanks Jason.
Your description of and seemingly justification for the artistic process is honestly refreshing and quite lovely. Thank you kindly. This gives me motivation to build. as someone who is relatively new at this craft (a mere couple of years) I can certainly attest to the notion of needing that accomplishment itch scratched. I make a mistake on an object and am furious. many mistakes are critical and then beget the wood to some other use (occasionally my shop wood stove). Alas. Thanks again
Woodworking is a journey, my friend. Keep on keepin on and keep scratching whatever creative itch comes up!
Love that you celebrate completing a commission by having fun /playing; keeps your priorities in perspective. As for key-holes; right time, right place, why not?
You turned me on to keyhole attachment about a year or two ago. I love the simplicity of the attachment and how tight it is on the wall, like a floating shelf.
When you first mentioned the grain direction, I thought what is he talking about, that curve goes well with the piece....
That’s awesome, glad you’re making things with that setup!
Very Glad the yt algorithm plugged your channel into my feed. Such an underrated channel ! Brother I’ve watched several videos so far and yeah , very nice work. Sometimes the most simple glue ups Bring together the most incredible designs , hence the shelf . Brother Bravo 👏 sick shelf . lol the end with the old Elk 😅. Skål 🫡
Thank you so much brother. I really appreciate that my man 👊🥃
Very nice piece, I have been eye ball'n a shelf like that but with a small drawer under it. Thank you for the inspiration.
Adding a little drawer would make this a stellar piece. I say go for it!
I know that the wood grain did not turn out as you intended, but I like it better this way. It looks like you intended the curve to follow the grain, but in your finished piece, the wood grain draws your eye up into the display on top. I especially like how that darker contrast line on the front matches the vase, or the bourbon, quite well. It may not have been the shelf you wanted, but the shelf you needed.
After sitting with it for a while, I agree that the balance of the base stem still works quite nicely even if it wasn't what I was intending. It is, in fact, the shelf I needed.
I think that the reason i enjoy making shop furniture so much. There is no stress about it not being perfect.
I had all kinds of fun making a dozen tool holders for my french cleat wall. Every one a little different, made out of a variety of scraps, nothing perfect, yet they have their own style.
100%. It takes the pressure off and you can just enjoy the process.
U just inspired me to build a beside table for my wife. Thank you. Lovely video.
Awesome! Let me know how it goes!
Another great video, Erik. I can really see Ms. Huff's influence in your work. 🙂
Haha that's the thing with shop mates and close friends... they inevitably influence you. I try to surround myself with exceptional people so the influence only makes me better 🙂
I absolutely love this project. And you grain direction is fine. It is in shadow and underneath, so anyone in your home won't notice. And you did not offend the woodworking gods by being too perfect. Sometimes, I worry about you because you probably have offended them with perfection!😂❤
😂 thank you! I hope no offense was or will be taken!
Great build and design. I think small pieces like this are a great opportunity to “play” with designs and techniques and then just scale them to other larger pieces.
100% agree
Turned out beautiful. I think the grain looked great as finished. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, I appreciate it!
I love keyholes for larger picture frames. One screw in a stud, I can hang off of and I weigh clear over 250lbs. In pictures I always set holes 16 or 25” on centre and once hung always level! Bam!
Very nice. I got some pretty warped walnut from my wife's uncle. I think I'll go make a thing with it! I've been wondering what to do with it. Making a small, shallow shelf is just the ticket. Thanks for some inspiration. I'll gift it back to him so he has a memory of the tree he cut down 20 years ago.
Love that. Good luck with it!
Even your “scrapwood” projects are gorgeous 🔥and I love your design approach to your work.
I’m very fortunate that woodworking is a hobby that I found later in life, and brings me so much joy.
Doesn’t matter what I make, I’m proud that I made it !
That's the spirit! Glad you're finding the joy in the process. And thank you
You need a Grimple tray, old English term for "things to be collected:. Be wary of getting a lathe, they are addictive. I have never kept one of my walnut pieces, so don't know about it turning orange as it ages. It makes me sneeze and itch not days, so I don't work with it any more.
Well now I need something in my house I can refer to as a Grimple Tray.
Love it when you do an end of commission project Erik, you come up with some amazing things to do. Thanks for the video.👍👍
Thanks Terry.
These little scrap projects are so accessible. They're some of your best vids, and my favorite pieces.
I really appreciate that. Glad you enjoy them.
nice to see a simple elegant "thing" made and explained by you. thankyou. i enjoyed that.
You're very welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Very nice! I think as long as the key hole tracks are cut deep enough it’s a great hanging method.
Side note. I love seeing the channel growth over the past year or so after you consciously decided to do content at the pace you enjoy. Keep doing your thing!
Thanks so much! I appreciate that. And thanks for being here for a while now.
I loved the simplicity of that piece. It brought me joy to watch.
Thanks Brian!
Your projects always remind me how little I know about design.
what you say is so true ;) as i get better skills i look back at stuff i did before and i saw all the flaw and mistake ive made.......but man at the time i was so happy to do it and that what important
That joy in completing a project is so valuable. Even if down the road you can see it's imperfections, it doesn't devalue what it did for you at the time.
Eric, I actually like the contrast of the reversed grain against the edge curve.
Thanks for sharing. I also alternate long vs. short duration projects. I am making Becksvoort’s 15 drawer cabinet and about half way through; it will take me another 150 hours to do (hobby woodworker and lots of dovetails so slow going). After that, I want something that doesn’t take too long to do. Recently, as a hobby to my hobby woodworking, I’ve taken some wood turning classes. WOW! In just a hour or three I can have a completed project. Very nice to be able to finish something so fast.
Man turning ALWAYS blows my mind for that very reason. It's like wait... why do I do the thing that takes hundreds of hours instead of this? 😂
The caption at 2:29 should be 9¼" = 235mm (first two digits transposed) 😉
🤦♂️ you are correct. My apologies!
@@ENCurtis Don't worry, I enjoyed the video, and it gave me some ideas.
I think the real crime here isn't the keyholes, or the grain orientation, but the color of that door. Beautiful piece!
Dang bro low blow 😂
I love that shelf!! Beautiful and I've got to say, the grain orientation gives it another dimension. I call that a happy accident!!
Bob would be happy 😂
Simple, beautiful and useful. William Morris would have loved it. Great work.
Thanks Matt!
Great piece. Now if it was me. I would have mixed some of that olive in with that walnut just to create the contrast.
Love the play projects, as that's what all of mine are. Also love your style and skill.
Thank you!
I’ve never been an artistic person and you definitely coax it out of me and give a comfortable space to do so. Thanks.
And I’ll be honest, when you started talking about the shaper origin, I flashed back to Forrest Gump pitching his flexolite ping pong paddle, but you you pulled the nice up on the airplane and did the sliding dovetail. Don’t confuse me, I listen to every influencer and their beef jerky, meal plans, vpn and understand it’s part of trade off. You stopped my eyes rolling.
I appreciate not only the forest gump ref but also that you understand it's all part of the trade off. But mostly I'm glad to provide a space for artistic exploration, my friend.
It’s awesome to just have FUN woodworking! After all, that’s why we started in the first place! 😃👊
You got that right!
I'm a simple man. I see Erik has a new video, and I click.
Simply gorgeous!
Thank you!
Very nice! What a difference a hand edged profile makes 👌🏽
It's those little details that make all the difference!
The consistency is wicked!!
Thanks mate
You remind me that I really have to get my router table thing resolved. They are just so useful. PS: I modified your finish regime somewhat. Instead of the two final beeswax & oil coats, I do one, then finish with one application of micro-crystalline wax ( Renaissance ). Soooo smooth...
Oh I'll have to check that out. I haven't messed with that product yet...
Excellent topic, as after many bespoke Christmas presents I just made a nice tool tote that no one asked for, out of mostly off cuts. Itch scratched. 👍
Love that brother 👊
The vase was better
you gave me a fun idea for bedside tables in the guest room, simple and clean, thanks!
Love it! Get on to it then!
Thank you. Nice project. Enjoyed your philosophy of joy
Thanks, Steve.
I've gotta say that spider box is super cool!
Thanks!
Your mug is awesome
Clean and elegant. Great to see the keyhole idea, I hadn't thought of that and I have a job co.ing where I need to mount like this :)
Only recently discovered your channel and I really enjoy your content. As an Englishman I appreciate your self deprecating humour…classic. Alas, why do you Yanks struggle with metric so much. I grew up learning metric but my Grandad worked in imperial obvs…so I work both systems easy…your subtitle correction was still wrong, 9 1/2” is not 325mm. 10” is 254mm…easy calculation 25mm to the inch! Hope this helps…😂
In a hundred years, you will probably look back on the grain configuration and laugh! Don't sweat it, it looks great! Thanks for inspiring my next project!
If any of us can laugh at this in 100 years it will be a great thing indeed 😂
If I'm around in a hundred years, I'll laugh at everything and everyone 😂
Great work and video showing
Thanks!
Stunning !
Drywall anchors were a must.......
Knowing your proclivity for hand shaping edge profiles, etc., how do you build that time into the cost of a commission. I live by the rule that I don't charge for my "school" work but spending an hour plus on small details because you enjoy that seems to fly in the face of a business mindset.
That's an excellent question. The simplest, truest answer is I don't. It's not good business practice. But also, clients come to me BECAUSE of those small details. So it's kind built in the the cost of the commission from the beginning. I know that's not a great business answer, but I am not a great businessman 😂
That was great, it gave me the fizz ! Thank you for all your time and effort. 1in7
I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🍻
I like it 🙂
Thank you!
Love it. Always appreciate your work my friend.
Thank you!
Good design requires repetition and variation, so I agree with your choice to do hand shaping
I like that idea as a balance for good design. I'll think on that some more 👊
Yea 1” roughly 25mm so what ever inch in decimal x 25 is good to ok conversion
Need to learn more from you like your work please can you teach watching from Botswana 🇧🇼
Perhaps one day I'll get to Botswana. For now, I hope YT is a useful resource for you my friend!
Should consider all your projects scrap wood projects and see where it takes you 😊
Love that mindset.
Nice build. Makes me want to give it a try. Ah, question... Is that Old Elk in the coffee mug?
You should! And no... not until the sun goes down at least 🥃
Would not disagree with all your sentiment, but could you put a nice bottle of Bowmore on the shelf.🙏🏻
😃😉👏👏👏
I like a simple design mainly because it ALLOWS THE WOOD TO SPEAK UNINTERRUPTED by complex lines or shinny hardware. Wood "speaks" so softly and in order to honor it, I like to keep my designs less complex and I almost never use exposed metal hardware.
Absolutely agreed. Designing things with the wood in mind is hard because the wood often whispers.
Thanks Erik for doing this thing.
My sincerest pleasure.
Nice little project Eric!
But what about the color of your front door😄
I like my absurdly yellow door! 😂
2025 off to a grand start. Thanks for sharing yet another thing of beauty.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey, is that the MLCS (or whatever they are calling themselves this week) power lift pro in your router table?
Yes indeed! Honestly... it's fantastic.
Always a treat! Fun is essential, at least that's what my nurse told me.
Call it upcycling and put a green sticker on for bonus karma :)
The idea to mill extra boards, or prep other extra/ spare material to size is super handy imo. also the ability to test stuff without touching your precious final pieces. Keyholes are great, it is an age-old, tried and tested system that works, just like french cleats. If it's simple and it works...
Have you considered making (retro)futuristic designs? You have shown a lot of amazing stylized/classicwithatwist/artful/MCM things you show.
Like if the Jetson's ordered an entertainment center, what would that look like?
That is actually an AWESOME idea... and a fantastic YT title 😂 I will add that to the list of potential ideas. Thanks!
@@ENCurtis Thank you! That's awesome, please totally run with!
Beautiful piece and the vase looks amazing also have you received your play button ▶️ yet
It's literally coming this week (I hope) and I feel like a little boy waiting for christmas morning 😂
Ok, so I’m not 100% sure what your vision was for the grain on that support but I *love* the dramatic effect of the grain swooping in toward and terminating at the arc. I also think the effect from the front with the grain pattern on the front ( being extra “thick” because of the angle of how it meets the arc) is quite striking.
I appreciate the frustration in missing your target, but this time I think you aimed for a 9 and hit a 10 through a happy accident.
Thanks Darren. I'll take it 🙂
It seems so obvious now. 🙈. Thanks for sharing how to complete this dovetail joint.
You're very welcome!
Great video. Just found your channel. Looking forward to your videos.
Thanks, glad you're here!
Great build! If you dont mind me asking what chissels do you highly recommend? I see you have a few sets in your cabinet behind you.
Thanks! I have the Narex as my beater chisels (literally in that I use a mallet with them) and Robert Sorby chisels as my finesse chisels. Both great, and neither were incredibly expensive.
Great little piece. Did you consider offsetting the support left or right to give a little more tension to the design?
I did not but that's a fantastic idea. Would love to see that iteration some day.
Another enjoyable and informative video. For most people the grain orientation wouldn't even be a factor but for you, oh boy, I can only imagine how that bugged you. Hey ho, that's life though. 😂
Made me laugh though, your 'scrap' pieces are often as big as stock I use for planned projects. Hilarious but I suppose that's the difference between a professional and a hobbyist?
It still bugs me but that's a meditation in acceptance 😂 Yes, bigger pieces yield bigger scraps. Perhaps that is the difference 🤷♂️
That makes perfect sense, I suppose as a 'hobbyist', I make things either for me or for friends and as I'm not good enough. to make large pieces, usually as Im the one paying, only purchase smaller pieces that yield smaller scraps, whereas for a professional, an ordered peice will yield at least the cost of the materials plus a little profit margin, making the purchase of larger pieces of material easier to stomach and the scraps even more cost effective. 🤣
You’re supposed to push with spoke shaves?? Beautiful piece and great vid brother! 😊
You can push or pull. There are no rules my man 👊
Great blend of woodworking technique, design, and the “oh well” spirit need to get over the grain orientation oops. Love your stuff.
I'm sure this is a nice little project, but my eyes really popped at the sight of the creepycrawly box that was among your enjoy-yourself-projects-slideshow. How did you work the legs ...? Bandsaw? Whittling knife?
That was a fun one! Those are mitered and splined together and then shaped with a rotary carving tool and rasps.
Burbon does look a little better sitting on it lol
Can't argue that
that vase looked great tho
Your use of keyholes to hang your shelves, are the wall screws in studs?
For the bar, yes. They were spaced 16"OC. but for smaller things I just use an anchor.
Love this Project 🫡
Thanks!
Wood is wood and walnut is walnut. That looks like a simple little things no one cares but in matter of design... It's clearly not mdf with paint and makes a lot of difference in a room.
It's surprising to me just how much of a difference it does make in that room!
Your on screen graphic said 9 and 1/4 inches is 325mm… it’s not haha it’s 234.95mm
oops 😬
10” is 254mm
"The origin is really good for beginner woodworkers". What beginner can afford that?
Lots, actually. But you certainly don't need to spend the money on it. Buy cheaper tools and accessible lumber, if that's the case.
I just apparently honesty about your whole process and decision making. #makeathing
Thank you!
That is a nice thing.
Thank you sir!
You're a hero and I appreciate that dearly.