great project. I have scraps in my scrap box that could be turned into this. Not sure if i still have cocobolo, But i do have the African mahogany and obviously the maple. I cringed when i saw you spraying from a spray can and in your shop. I have a spray booth. Could not imagine not having that. But you have a much better table saw than i do. Great video. thanks
What a beautiful box!! The video edit was also great! I'm enjoying your channel a lot! Mostly dreaming about your tools... Wish you where my grandfather jejeje
One of THE best videos I have EVER seen on UA-cam. A "tip of the hat" to you Steve. I love it. For whatever it's worth, I have been an outspoken critic of most all other DIY videos; that used music; except for the likes of the "New Yankee Workshop", "Tubalcain", "New Brit Workshop" and those made by a few others. Actually "NOISE" from hell is what it really is! It is my understanding that I am NOT alone in this protest! So I have made a stern policy; that IF said videos use that atrocious noise, I will NOT stay and watch it. Plus, I must say that today, I am making my FIRST exception to an "un-breakable" rule. IE: I shall now tailor my hate for all other "music from Hell" videos; and state unequivocally, that if one must have music; LISTEN TO THIS ONE. And USE Steve's outstanding videos's with sound as the "Standard". (Albeit, sometimes your sound is a bit too loud at the beginning of your videos Steve) But most of the music is soft; as it SHOULD be; and it is truly music from Heaven; and not "NOISE" fomented by satan in hell! Oh indeed yes. In addition, Steve's videos are VERY well done; and thank Jesus they are void of so many distraction, so common in MOST DIY Videos. Oh indeed yes! Note: After today I am adding Steve and his "ExtremeWoodworker" as one of my all time favorites. Again, a "Tip of the Hat" to you dear person. For what Steve has done, is HOW it should be done. If you can't do it,, then turn the damn noise OFF; and let us try to enjoy your DIY videos. Thank you Steve for what you have accomplished. I am going back and watch many of your videos. And I cant wait to see the upcoming "Cross Cutting" videos, on your unbelievable saw. Who would not LOVE to have a "Martin" table saw like you have. Wow. I have learned MUCHO today. And I am VERY impressed by your creativeness. It is a pleasure. May Jesus richly bless you and yours always.
Pat, thank you for your very kind words and blessings particularly since this video was the first time I used music to any significant degree. I know what you mean about music in videos with no verbal explanation as sometimes the video would be better served with just machine noise (and some do). I have struggled with sound in videos and they are often louder in the beginning since previously I tried to tone down the machine noise that occurs later. Now that I have a wireless lavalier mic, I think the situation is improving but I will leave that judgement to the viewers. Steve
Steve, at 7:50 you use a hand sander attached to a hose. Could you direct me to that samder and hose? Are you attaching the hose to a special shop vac? Thank you!
Hi Huy, the sander is a Mirka hand sander. I use it with Abranet abrasives. The hose has a tapered rubber cone that is attached to a 25 year old Fein Mini Turbo vacuum. The hand sander does have a port to adjust suction. Steve
Beautiful. Two things did I fall asleep when you made the lock joint on the drawers? If you have time I would enjoy hearing how you used the bench with the holes.
I can give approximate dimensions. The piece was sized to fit my available stock. The overall outside dimensions HxWxD was about 7" x 12" x 6.5". The final box stock thickness was about 14mm which is about 9/16".
Very nice Steve! I was wondering if you found the Khaya aggravating to work with? I've only ever worked with one board of African mahogany and I couldn't even look at it harshly without it tearing out. I think it was also khaya as the grain looked identical to what you had.
Thanks MIke, and yes, it is aggravating to work with as some of the 'ribbons' do have a tendency to exhibit tearout regardless of how sharp the planer knives are. Sanding from 80-240 grit makes most of it go away but I don't try to get rid of it all. Finish does a good job at 'hiding' the rest. When I finish the bedroom furniture with the Khaya, I will probably be done with that species unless I just need to have a reddish tint. My favorite is Honduras mahogany but that has been hard to come by. Sapele is much better to work with for about the same price as Khaya but it has more of a brownish color.
Great video and beautiful box! Very inspiring. Thank you for sharing :) If you don't mind me asking, what is the brand of that plane bit you showed in the video? Thank you in advance.
Hi Albert. The planing bit shown for making the pull is a Magnate bit. I also used a CMT planing bit making the dado for the pull in the drawer front. Steve
Looks amazing. Great explanation too! Question…I noticed in the comments you used a lacquer for the finish. Any rule of thumb for when you use lacquer versus polyurethane finish?
Thank you Harold. I don't care much for polyurethane finishes because they are difficult to repair/refinish and I have had very bad experiences with them not curing on oily woods (such as the cocobolo used in the drawer pulls on this project). The big advantage to poly is durability which is good for tabletops. For pretty much everything else, I typically use lacquer, shellac, and most recently Odie's Oil (haven't tried this on an oily wood yet). These are all quick drying, look great, and are easy to repair/refinish. I recommend Bob Flexner's book "Understanding Wood Finishing" as a resource on finishes and it is well worth the money. Steve
@@extremewoodworker Thanks a lot for the detailed feedback. I appreciate it! I really need to try Odie’s oil. I have heard of others success with it as well. Thanks too for the book recommendation. I’ll give it a read as I am getting more into using hardwoods and would like to progress from poly’ing everything I do!
Hello again, at 07:49 in this video, what type of hand sander is that? It looks like it can be attached to maybe a shop vac? Where can I get that same hand sander? Thanks, Greg
Greg - the hand sander is a Mirka 91402 2 3/4-inch by 5-inch Grip Faced Abrasivenet Vac Block. I am using Abranet abrasive. The hose is hooked to a vacuum. I think I purchased the sander and abrasives from Beaver Industrial Supply but it has been some time ago. Steve
Thanks Steve. I padded on a coat of 2# garnet shellac to darken the look and then used Deft Clear Wood Finish (semi-gloss) which is a lacquer. You can recoat in 30 minutes so all the spray coats were applied in just a matter of hours. One note - I never use an oil based finish on anything with Cocobolo since it never cures.
Greg - Use a bandsaw to cut to rough shape first. You may want to consider using a template with pattern bit and use a router for the curved top & bottom. Then use a handplane to clean up the sides. Steve
Thanks. I usually use either Deft Clear Wood Finish ( lacquer as shown on the video) or garnet or orange shellac. I only use the lacquer on light colored woods. Steve
Nice project, well done. Two things, though. Not sure why UA-camrs feel the need to add music to every video they put together. Distracting and unnecessay. I'd rather hear the natural sounds of the project. From the background seen on the video, it's obvious this is not your average woodworker's shop. Banks of Festool cases and high end saws, planers, routers, shapers, band saws and dust collection systems show a lot of money put into that shop. Would love to have that kind of workplace.
Good point. I have a MSA mask but it was in the house and certainly wasn't do me much good in this video. I did have a garage door open but the fumes were still pretty strong. Steve
It looks like you made a mistake somewhere along the way and the grains don't match up as intended. It's important to mark each piece so that you know not only which is the top, bottom, left and right piece, but also which is the correct orientation of each piece (which is the front edge and which is the outside face). It looks to me like you got the left and right sides accidentally rotated 180 degrees.
Fantastic! Wonderfully done! I really love the continuous grain and smashing pulls on the drawers!
Beautiful box! I bet that will be a beloved gift. Thanks for sharing the video.
Very nice shop. Deep pockets!
Great design. Very effective use of power tools. Thanks for sharing.
Congratulations, your very well crafted video with fantastic music. A big hug, Said Brasil.
Thanks Said.
great project. I have scraps in my scrap box that could be turned into this. Not sure if i still have cocobolo, But i do have the African mahogany and obviously the maple. I cringed when i saw you spraying from a spray can and in your shop. I have a spray booth. Could not imagine not having that. But you have a much better table saw than i do. Great video. thanks
A spray booth would be really nice to have but no space for one.
nice shop n tools .
Thanks for sharing both this project and your shop. I am jealous :)
What a beautiful box!! The video edit was also great! I'm enjoying your channel a lot! Mostly dreaming about your tools... Wish you where my grandfather jejeje
Thanks Jony, you must have seen my tee shirt embroidered with "My Favorite People call me PAPA" Steve
I did not saw the shirt, sorry, but that would be a very lucky bunch.
One of THE best videos I have EVER seen on UA-cam. A "tip of the hat" to you Steve. I love it.
For whatever it's worth, I have been an outspoken critic of most all other DIY videos; that used music; except for the likes of the "New Yankee Workshop", "Tubalcain", "New Brit Workshop" and those made by a few others. Actually "NOISE" from hell is what it really is! It is my understanding that I am NOT alone in this protest! So I have made a stern policy; that IF said videos use that atrocious noise, I will NOT stay and watch it.
Plus, I must say that today, I am making my FIRST exception to an "un-breakable" rule. IE: I shall now tailor my hate for all other "music from Hell" videos; and state unequivocally, that if one must have music; LISTEN TO THIS ONE. And USE Steve's outstanding videos's with sound as the "Standard". (Albeit, sometimes your sound is a bit too loud at the beginning of your videos Steve)
But most of the music is soft; as it SHOULD be; and it is truly music from Heaven; and not "NOISE" fomented by satan in hell! Oh indeed yes. In addition, Steve's videos are VERY well done; and thank Jesus they are void of so many distraction, so common in MOST DIY Videos. Oh indeed yes!
Note: After today I am adding Steve and his "ExtremeWoodworker" as one of my all time favorites. Again, a "Tip of the Hat" to you dear person.
For what Steve has done, is HOW it should be done. If you can't do it,, then turn the damn noise OFF; and let us try to enjoy your DIY videos.
Thank you Steve for what you have accomplished. I am going back and watch many of your videos. And I cant wait to see the upcoming "Cross Cutting" videos, on your unbelievable saw. Who would not LOVE to have a "Martin" table saw like you have. Wow. I have learned MUCHO today. And I am VERY impressed by your creativeness. It is a pleasure.
May Jesus richly bless you and yours always.
Pat, thank you for your very kind words and blessings particularly since this video was the first time I used music to any significant degree. I know what you mean about music in videos with no verbal explanation as sometimes the video would be better served with just machine noise (and some do). I have struggled with sound in videos and they are often louder in the beginning since previously I tried to tone down the machine noise that occurs later. Now that I have a wireless lavalier mic, I think the situation is improving but I will leave that judgement to the viewers. Steve
Nice job I like it !!!
Am I being blind? That grain is all going in the same direction but it doesn't look like it matches.
I believe that is a chatoyance effect. ua-cam.com/video/3vBzOAP-7SY/v-deo.html
Stunning! Well done!
Steve, at 7:50 you use a hand sander attached to a hose. Could you direct me to that samder and hose? Are you attaching the hose to a special shop vac? Thank you!
Hi Huy, the sander is a Mirka hand sander. I use it with Abranet abrasives. The hose has a tapered rubber cone that is attached to a 25 year old Fein Mini Turbo vacuum. The hand sander does have a port to adjust suction. Steve
excuse me, I wanted to know what tools you use at 12:50 minute, thank you
It is a 1/4" diameter drill blank used to burnish the sharp corner. Steve
Beautiful. Two things did I fall asleep when you made the lock joint on the drawers? If you have time I would enjoy hearing how you used the bench with the holes.
Very nice. Well done. Can you give us the dims. and thickness of the material. I would like to give it a try.
Thanks
I can give approximate dimensions. The piece was sized to fit my available stock. The overall outside dimensions HxWxD was about 7" x 12" x 6.5". The final box stock thickness was about 14mm which is about 9/16".
Thanks. I think I'm gonna give it a try.
Very nice Steve!
I was wondering if you found the Khaya aggravating to work with?
I've only ever worked with one board of African mahogany and I couldn't even look at it harshly without it tearing out. I think it was also khaya as the grain looked identical to what you had.
Thanks MIke, and yes, it is aggravating to work with as some of the 'ribbons' do have a tendency to exhibit tearout regardless of how sharp the planer knives are. Sanding from 80-240 grit makes most of it go away but I don't try to get rid of it all. Finish does a good job at 'hiding' the rest. When I finish the bedroom furniture with the Khaya, I will probably be done with that species unless I just need to have a reddish tint. My favorite is Honduras mahogany but that has been hard to come by. Sapele is much better to work with for about the same price as Khaya but it has more of a brownish color.
check tiama looks identicle to sapele
Great video and beautiful box! Very inspiring. Thank you for sharing :) If you don't mind me asking, what is the brand of that plane bit you showed in the video? Thank you in advance.
Hi Albert. The planing bit shown for making the pull is a Magnate bit. I also used a CMT planing bit making the dado for the pull in the drawer front.
Steve
Thanks so much, Steve. :)
Awesome stuff Brother. Is there a reason you don't fit the drawers before sawing and sanding the front? Sorry if it's a silly question.
m jay, There was no particular reason as it could be done either way.
Looks amazing. Great explanation too! Question…I noticed in the comments you used a lacquer for the finish. Any rule of thumb for when you use lacquer versus polyurethane finish?
Thank you Harold. I don't care much for polyurethane finishes because they are difficult to repair/refinish and I have had very bad experiences with them not curing on oily woods (such as the cocobolo used in the drawer pulls on this project). The big advantage to poly is durability which is good for tabletops. For pretty much everything else, I typically use lacquer, shellac, and most recently Odie's Oil (haven't tried this on an oily wood yet). These are all quick drying, look great, and are easy to repair/refinish. I recommend Bob Flexner's book "Understanding Wood Finishing" as a resource on finishes and it is well worth the money. Steve
@@extremewoodworker Thanks a lot for the detailed feedback. I appreciate it! I really need to try Odie’s oil. I have heard of others success with it as well. Thanks too for the book recommendation. I’ll give it a read as I am getting more into using hardwoods and would like to progress from poly’ing everything I do!
what kind of table saw, or brand of table saw ?
Hello again, at 07:49 in this video, what type of hand sander is that? It looks like it can be attached to maybe a shop vac?
Where can I get that same hand sander?
Thanks,
Greg
Greg - the hand sander is a Mirka 91402 2 3/4-inch by 5-inch Grip Faced Abrasivenet Vac Block. I am using Abranet abrasive. The hose is hooked to a vacuum. I think I purchased the sander and abrasives from Beaver Industrial Supply but it has been some time ago. Steve
ok thanks.
you using a 1 inch carbide blade ? my saw will only take 1/2 inch x 93 1/2
Very nice Steve!! Spray lacquer I assume? What brand?
Thanks Steve. I padded on a coat of 2# garnet shellac to darken the look and then used Deft Clear Wood Finish (semi-gloss) which is a lacquer. You can recoat in 30 minutes so all the spray coats were applied in just a matter of hours. One note - I never use an oil based finish on anything with Cocobolo since it never cures.
Oh, I forgot to ask you. How would you recommend sanding the curve front if I don't have a 20" sander like you have?
Greg - Use a bandsaw to cut to rough shape first. You may want to consider using a template with pattern bit and use a router for the curved top & bottom. Then use a handplane to clean up the sides.
Steve
Nice edge sander. What brand?
Hi Richard. The edge sander is a Kundig.
And I just gave up wood working.... beautiful build
Whats with the plastic wrap?
It keeps the finish and sawdust off the velvet until I am ready to remove it.
thank you
european tools am i correct
what's your favorite finish to use on jewellery boxes man ? nice work BTW
Thanks. I usually use either Deft Clear Wood Finish ( lacquer as shown on the video) or garnet or orange shellac. I only use the lacquer on light colored woods.
Steve
Nice project, well done. Two things, though. Not sure why UA-camrs feel the need to add music to every video they put together. Distracting and unnecessay. I'd rather hear the natural sounds of the project. From the background seen on the video, it's obvious this is not your average woodworker's shop. Banks of Festool cases and high end saws, planers, routers, shapers, band saws and dust collection systems show a lot of money put into that shop. Would love to have that kind of workplace.
Be careful with that spray Laquer it will give you drain bamage.If you don't wear a mask.:)
Good point. I have a MSA mask but it was in the house and certainly wasn't do me much good in this video. I did have a garage door open but the fumes were still pretty strong.
Steve
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dam your a bad ass
It looks like you made a mistake somewhere along the way and the grains don't match up as intended. It's important to mark each piece so that you know not only which is the top, bottom, left and right piece, but also which is the correct orientation of each piece (which is the front edge and which is the outside face). It looks to me like you got the left and right sides accidentally rotated 180 degrees.
I don't think so. The manner in which light hits the ribbons in Khaya just makes it look different. They actually do align.
Steve
Fucking annoying music. I'd rather listen to the machines and tools than ANY music.