15 Drawer Workshop Cabinet from reclaimed Ipe Wood
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- For the last few weeks on evenings and weekends i have been working on this 15 drawer cabinet. It is made from reclaimed Ipe wood, a laminated pine panel and 9mm hardwood ply. Total cost was about £100 for the plywood, the laminated panel and the name plate holders.
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You know there is some precision going on here when you close one drawer and the air pressure pushes open the drawer below it. Just beautiful workmanship, Kris. 🙂👍
I thought so too!
I noticed this too! That was epic!
I grew up in High Wycombe, then a big furniture making town. I was told that, one draw opening when another is pushed in, is the mark of a piece of furniture made by a cabinet maker, rather than just a carpenter.
My Grandad used to say "As one door closes, another one opens" Lovely bloke, crap cabinet maker : )
@graeme white Haha 😋
Your videos never disappoint. Unbelievable talent and skill. Great job.
Absolutely beautiful. This piece of furniture will outlive all of us + probably next generation too :)
That is brilliant. One of my great joys in life is using someone else's junk to make something. I have had luck stopping tear out by using painters tape on the edge I am cutting. It must be great fun to make something small after so many large projects. Thanks for sharing.
That is a good tip. I will give that a go if i use that ply again.
@@KrisHarbour I even use it on non plywood, I find it helps give a cleaner cut.
Thanks Kris that was awesome! 🤩🤩👏👏👍👍👍💯💯💯
In your opening photo I thought: 'Oh! Furniture making time!'
Quess what? I was right. Bravo. Well done.
Just simply WOW!! I absolutely love, love, love this! No way I'd leave this in the shop, it's going in the house and would be my treasure trove box❣
Kris that cabinet is a true work of art! It totally adds extra charm and beauty to an already charmingly beautiful workshop!
That cabinet is just gorgeous, Kris. Thank you for adding a new wood word to my vocabulary - 'ipe'. Obviously, the person who chucked that wood was also ignorant of its value, but one would think that the thumbnail test (if not the density) should have shown them that it was not rotten and worth holding on to.
Outstanding kris, it's like a £1500 workshop cabinet right there 🤤
Good job! Looks great that.
Nice job. looks really nice
Beautiful!
So you should be pleased! That's a great storage cabinet.
Very nice. Ipe is beautiful wood. We don't see much of it here in Canada.
amazing work!
A laike you senplicity Mercie Monsieur...
Nice
I'm posting on this video as It's the newest but what I'm about to ask is not related to this video! I watched your video of questions and answers. You met your lady on a dating ap. I want to live this life but I'm a full time teacher lone parent with a child of 1 so making the transition a bit trickey (and not as much fun alone)! I know there must be so many lonesome males living off grid and wanting someone to share it with. But, surely these chaps are not on usual dating aps. What ap did you use?
Nothing is to rich for ones work shop.
Me: I was thinking of taking a couple of weeks away from work to build a cabinet for my workshop
Chris: What are you going to do with the other 13 days?
Me: Eh? 😲😲
“The weather is a bit crap so I’ll make a hardwood chest of drawers.” Do you realise how extraordinary that statement is? Glad you shoulder seems to be getting better, mine is too.
With it raining, the hydro will make more power allowing the large power tools to work. Hmm...it seems to all work out well.
That's the type of statement I'd make during sumer.
After watching you for a few years building with bags of dirt and rough cut limbs of trees, and now you are doing
fine carpentry...you are amazing!
I will be back to the bags of dirt and rough cut stuff in two weeks.
@@KrisHarbour That is WONDERFUL! I would truly be pleased if you invented a few more devices to make things easier on your body while you are working. I've seen you work hard. I have seen you work smart. And I have seen you do both together. Take care of yourself PLEASE!🕊🌞
Thank you. I will now get down off my soap box. It's a mom thing!
That chest seems to be out of a victorian age office or pharmacy...great!
:-D
Indeed! Sell it!
So Kris basically got bored one afternoon because he was stuck inside and made a gorgeous chest of drawers that I probably couldn't afford to buy in a shop, out of trashed tropical hardwood no less, to keep his screws tidy. Of course he did. Nice work man. Really impressed with that.
Isn’t he just the best? These videos make my day.
My greatest hope is that somehow you are able to take on an apprentice - someone who can soak in your wisdom and skills.
That looks beautiful and something I would have expected to see in places like my grandads workshop when everything wasn't just sheet metal, wire mesh or plastic
Kris: 'i have no idea how I hurt my shoulder'
Also Kris: 'my hand is a mallet, yes?'
🙃
(I'm not saying there's a better tool than one's hands, I just want him to stay healthy so we get more of these awesome videos!)
I know! Work smart not hard!
Hurts my wrist just watching
Aging and wear and tear will not be kind, sadly.
I had a friend with a huge deck on his house. He tore the deck off and threw it away because it had turned Gray and was rickety. It was cypress wood and all it needed was a little love, and it would have been enough beautiful wood I could have made furniture for an entire house. It made me sick to know it was in a landfill. All I could say was "if only I had known". Great job, and so glad you found that ipe before it was hauled off to the landfill. Regards, Solomon
I especially LOVE the contrast in situ between the beautiful precision made draws in amongst the natural wood bench with tree trunk legs. I love this quirkiness. Another heirloom made Kris xxxx
in norway we got this old history of carpenters moving around building furniture for food and a place to stay plus a little pocket money, really beutiful furniture and still standing good after 100 years. yours are the same quality and will also be standing long after we are all gone.
Kris, so good to see and hear you enjoying every stage of the build! Your attitude is just as impressive as your skill set. We know editing makes all projects look easy, but your happiness shone through. So what if the drawers are too good for a workshop? You, of all people, deserve the best.
For the cabinet it is the very highest honour to be housed in this workshop.
Absolutely stunning, like everything else you make.
What an artist. Beautiful craftsmanship in everything you do.
Masterful creation and fascinating to watch, your running explainations are much nicer to have than common crafting videos with just background noise and subs. Seems like you had about 100 pieces of wood to cut and arrange perfectly. We are lucky your shoulder has made some time for projects like this :)
I just did the math - 125 pieces!
Absolutely beautiful.
Kris this is unreal. Stands out a little bit in the shop 😂
It’s probably covered it saw dust by now and fits in perfectly 😂 great work kris, I learn a lot from your videos
Love your work Kris! You have a talent that is natural.
He's put in alot of effort and energy to develop that "talent" 😂 Persistence and determination will get one anywhere in life
I though the ending was going to be Dot spotting the finished drawers and saying that's too nice for a workshop, it's going to the house. really beautiful set of drawers 👍🏼Even better that you recycled wood that was being thrown out.
Just what I was thinking! Too nice for nuts and bolts and saw blades.
I could imagine just that happening, once the actual main house is finished :)
He's only getting started I'll bet..
An the beauty is that this cabinet will still look fantastic in 100 years!
No it won't!
It will need another coat of oil by then ;o)
Been waiting since Friday for this
Beautiful Kris, a piece of art. I hope Dot gets the next one for her spinning spools etc! Well done. So lovely to see you at work and creating a noteworthy piece of furniture out of someone else's waste.
God bless you.
God knows how much that would retail if it was on the market.
Fantastic tutorial. Thanks Chris 🙏
Love your wok, passion & sustainable practices 💚
Nice work Kris, may I ask what that tool is called @ 2:17?
Thats a beautiful piece of furniture, you should build small pieces of furniture, like sets of drawers, book cases, etc. And go to the likes of carboot sales and markets. People love that, and would pay good money, for your work. Well done kris. 👍🏻
To make this again out of brought wood, plus making time, plus time at the sale this would have to go for 400-600. People at markets and carboots just don't want to spend a fraction of that.
Probably low balled a fair bit there if you include consumables and hardware.
I'd suggest sandwiching the plywood before dove-tailing to prevent the split ends.
To prevent tear out! Good idea!
Ahah! Yes!
Kris, I've cut a lot of plywood with veneer and I've learned that the best way to avoid chipping the veneer is to sandwich the good piece of wood between two scrap pieces. And sandwich then tightly so the veneer can't go anywhere.
It was spectacular, a sad wood was reborn into something beautiful, almost an alchemy process
love the vids but Your going to destroy your wrists need to make smaller convenient mallets , met many joiners who could have saved their joints a bit more for later life
If you keep making this sort of stuff we will all be wanting lots of rainy days! I loved this video as you showed how you did every step and optimised your design to show off the best wood whilst reserving the plywood for the interior of the drawers.
When the world ends in 1000 years, all that will be left is the furniture made by Chris Harbour.
Sadly, you're in for massive surprise:
"But *the day of the Lord will come like a thief,* in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements *will be destroyed with intense heat,* and the *earth and its works will be burned up"* [2 Peter 3 v10]
And people wonder where the protected and deforested wood from the AMAZON ends up it’s like watching something being built out of ivory no matter what it is 😿😪😥😰🥵😤😥😭
I have done some woodworks in the past but this woodwork plan ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxZF0EMnrujZvqHhGkxiz559uIABJWR9TG helps me do much in a far lesser time than i used to do i have already built several projects with this plan and i intend to do many more soon. Thank you so much!
Just lovely you having an Oh No Rainy day workshop, lovely balance of hand and modern tools...hope your shoulder getting better 😀
Not a single thumbs down! never seen that before. Stunning work!
Yeah i was surprised by that! The video isnt doing that well though unfortunately. youtube is telling me that it is number 9-10 and attracting a much smaller audience than normal. But the people watching it are liking it so thats good.
Spoke 2 soon - 3!!
@@KrisHarbour well that stresses me out because I look forward to your vids! Been here since mid roundhouse. Always inspiring!
@@FruitSnacksyo Its been a pattern i have noticed from the start. the videos that take me the longest and that im the most proud of always do the worst. This video was a very high labour video. about 5-6 hours of editing, maybe 10hours of filming. it took 4 hours to upload. the item itself has 60hours of work in it. I also had to take the whole set of drawer back out and move the cabinet back on to my workbench to get a good picture of it (as i forgot while it was up there) So a video like this really dose take a lot of work. But, today we have a storm and if i grabbed the Camera and just walked up the hill and filmed my steam it would get twice the views and take me about an hour to do. UA-cam is funny like that. But im proud of this video so if it dose not do as well i dont mind. im still proud of it.
@@KrisHarbour I think youtube glitched. I caught up watching all the videos in my feed last night. I refreshed the page this evening and your video popped up 3 videos before others that I watched last night. I know I didn't accidentally miss it. You're not wrong either though, the hydro power is popular but I do think youtube is partly the problem.
Well done Kris .... trying to get things organized in a shop ... takes a lifetime. You're off to a good start though.
Happy to hear it's raining, maybe the water will return to the greenhouse. I hope so.
Absolutely perfect Kris, as always.
It begs belief what people throw away. We all need re-educating on the use and reuse of of our material possession's.
It's a throw away world but it's not all bad. If you can recycle and make better what we throw away then you're life improves with the help of our neglect.
Keep making use of our careless stupidity Kris, I'm very proud of you.
You are Amazing!!! I always love watching you work. This is Gorgeous! Envy!!! 😁 I hope you are feeling better. You are a wonderful Artist, so gifted! Debra in Edinburg Virginia
You're a Champion! hope shoulder is all good man!
I heard the price of processed wood has gone way up, but raw timber hasn't. With your sawmill you can make it yourself.
Maybe it's a good idea to put pictures on the shelves of what's inside?
Kris you make attention to detail effortlessly and your skill and knowledge is great to watch and be inspired by. Arguably best channel on YT. Hope the shoulder is healing and your taking it easy.
One man's rubbish,another man's work of art.love the attention to detail.half hour of pure pleasure watching you plan ,and work.🙂
Your results are so satisfying-- even from way over here! No doubt you're really pleased. I've salvaged so much good wood from the local dump. Now and then I actually get somone to come by and use it for something! Thanks for posting-- stay healthy and keep taking care of the shoulder. Cheers from Maine!
The cabinet looks like the card catalogue cabinets they have at the Natural History Museum!!! Fecking genius. xxx
Have you thought of leaving a signing or a logo stamp on you pieces.
Love your work
Nice piece of cabinetry, Kris. You probably know this already, but an old Polish friend of my Dad used to use beeswax as a filler for small imperfections in the joints in hardwood, before finishing. I don't know why, or even it this is still useful knowledge, but there it is.
And I think I will agree Kris...you're one he'll of an out of the box thinker, builder, craftsman, and visionary!
Via vários Ipês (amarelos e roxos) da janela de casa, mas eles estão sumindo. Moro no Rio de Janeiro um pouco atrás do Instituto de Pesquisa Jardim Botânico. O Ipê é uma árvore linda. Parabéns pelo trabalho.
Stunning work Kris, reminds me of an oldy worldly tea shop or Pharmacy cabinets.
Outstanding rustic drawer cabinet, making great use of a precious resource and it was free... That's a great price.
It may look out of place at the moment, but I can see once there are a few more similar style units dotted around it will all come together.
Glad you are feeling a bit better. Don't show Dorothy or she'll be wanting you to build dressers and all sorts! 🤔🤣
YOU ARE AN AMAZING HUMAN BEING CREATED BY GOD, BLESSED IN EVERYWAY POSSIBLE AND THAT IS A FACT! YOU SHOULD HAVE A PLAQUE "I CAN AND I WILL"
It's a real pleasure watching you take such care in making. UA-cam is full of woodworkers making drawers and very few take the trouble the make proper joints. Many people would give such a lovely piece pride of place in their homes (I’d love one!)
The wonderful world of workshop wood storage by an interesting craftsman, ably supervised by Inspector Cat
It truely looked beautiful, you did an amasing job
Kris, a fantast heritage piece. Will look great in the new house for spices etc, ask Dot who I'm sure will agree.
Work of art!
You are so talented I would be lucky if I could make a mailbox! 😁
I made something like this with my dad years ago. Loved to follow along this build and remembering the time in my dads workshop.
Just extraordinary!
I think this is going to be where your ‘bread and butter’ is, Kris. If you can make these on a regular basis, you’ll be raking money in, crafting bespoke wooden furniture....
Love the wood nice fitting looks great !!!
I’d love Chris to do a walk around video of his off grid power system explaining it all. I’m off grid but I love seeing other people’s systems...
Beautiful woodwork. ....love it.
I hope your shoulder is feeling better.
Brilliant work as always.
Another project demonstrating that a workshop need not be scruffy “ yeh really pleased with that” 👍🏻
A thing of beauty! Bravo !
Too nice looking for a workshop cabinet...
Hi Kris, Dot, Snoop, hope you are all well. Awesome work as usual, and how satisfying that must have been. When I see work like this I'm glad you repurposed the 'scrap' wood, but also makes me wonder why we have to fell the trees in the first place. I realise there is real-world demand but I'm sure these trees are not 'managed' in any meaningful way. Beautiful piece of furniture. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the good work.
I would never buy wood like this, i only ever get it from old sleepers. Like this stuff out of a skip. If not i would use my own oak, ash or local grown and managed larch as im quite sure a huge amount of tropical hardwoods are cut illegally
Have you thought about keeping bees? you could use bees wax as a finish
Jobs well done , very handy storage . Hope you're feeling better . Stay well
Just so good, couldn't stop smiling all the way through... thanks for sharing
I will say young man, when you build something you do it right. Beautiful piece.
You’re a credit to yourself Kris. Well done! When I move to wales, I hope our paths cross one day 😉🙏
Hi kris can I ask where did you get your dado blade set from in the UK as I cant find a supplier. Many thanks Harry
Mine was second hand on ebay mate. quite old to i think as its imperial. So i cant really help. i though Axminster did a set though?
Pressure relief holes for the cabinet back.
What a stunning piece it makes me so angry people chuck away beautiful materials all the time because they dont understand natural beauty and too many people live in a materialistic world the days
fantastic looks like its came out of a bank or an office
Out of curiosity, how many hours did it take?
Just stunning results as always . Cheers Ade.
Thanks Ade
Very good Cris you should have been a cabinet maker you do wonderful work.