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I love your videos, you break everything down step by step which really helps those who are just new to woodworking. what I love most about your videos is the fact that you have your daughters in the shop with you. I was always in the workshop with my father growing up. I came from a era were girls { I'm a girl} were not allowed to do things that were considered men work. though I have learned many skills from my father there were many things I did not. my father is older and is unable to pass on his knowledge and you are one of the few video series on youTub that teaches as opposed to just showing the viewer a skill. please keep them videos coming and thank you so much.
can't wait for part 2!!! Your vids are ausome!!! Your a master woodworker and a excellent teacher!!! I watch over and over again !!! I'm a carpenter, been in construction all my life and still enjoy wood working. Love watching a mechanic !!!!!
Your projects are all fantastic and you instruction is second to none. To boot, it's great to see that the whole family is skilled and enjoys working on projects together. My compliments to you.
OMG.... That is unbelievably ridiculously insanely AWESOME....!!! I'm so proud to be following you on facebook and thank you so much for your dedicated and thoughtful time and guidance.I'm totally blown away tonight watching this...
Woohooo.... Happy days then my brother.I'm still busy watching you finish this vice on your other videos lol.I want to scale it down and build one very soon.I love the way you keep mentioning your kids too.I have 6 and 3 grand kids and I'm building little things for them all and can't wait to have them even more involved.You are the inspiration I needed actually mate and I thank you sincerely :) Thank you James,omg I wish I had a Dad like you man
Sir, another awesome video, I really do appreciate your eye for detail and also the explanations you provide. I really enjoyed the section with the dovetail jig and actually played it over a few times and got my jig out and made the comments on it as well which was a real time saver. Lovely to see your daughter and wife helping out again, makes your videos very personal and family orientated. Thanks you from AUSTRALIA
Love the FAMILY PICTURES, your video's are excellent and equivalent too SELLER'S, HE OF COURSE USES NO POWER TOOLS. But in saying that, nothing wrong. I learned making things with my grandfather. We didn't have sandpaper in those days. Too expensive. Lol. Thank you. I'll be looking at some of those plans. I'm a subscriber.
Hello King's Family Fine Woodworking! A beautiful and interesting project, congratulations to all involved! In time, your youngest daughter is Beautiful, Friendly and Very Funny. I laugh with your antics !! Hugs to all of Brazil!
I am really enjoying watching your videos! Your narration is very clear and you do an awesome job of explaining what you are doing and how to repeat it. The Lighting and video work is also very well done! Please keep up the great work and posting videos! Can't wait to see your next project.
big awesome camera work as well. I really enjoy and appreciate the tutorial, esp, on technique and how to use different tools and components etc. easy to understand and follow. thanks again
Your explanation on the dovetail jig was the best that I've seen so far. I once had the Leigh dovetail jig and what a pain it was to set up! Great job and I subscribed as well. Keep the projects coming.
with dovetails its possible using regular titebond that the glue up will bind before you get it all the way together. The 24 hour set up titebond will give you longer working time with dovetails and for a tite fit I found works better! red oak and dove tails is what I was using! Great video!
Thanks Andy! Congrats on the showing of the Miter Fold Dado Set. If I had a 10" table saw, I'd have one for sure. It's an awesome tool. Anyone reading this should definitely check it out. Can you put a link?
nice vise when I first seen the picture of it on the video I thought it was like the small vises but this larger vise looks like it would be great to have and you make it look not as complicated to build as I thought it was
Great video and idea. I was surprised that you didn't use the band saw for some of the initial cuts. I do love the "spectator ions...", also appreciated how to use the dovetail jig - I have had the Rockler version for several years and have never really figured out how to use it. Looking forward to the rest of the build.
Hi, thank you! I didn't realize that I said spectator ions until I had watched it after editing. It's a chemistry term, and I am actually a chemist. But I thought I'd just leave it right there. :-) Thank you for the compliments!
Wow that is the coolest prettiest vise i have ever seen, wonderful work and its nice to see your family helping also , such a nice video thank you for sharing your great knowledge also. Have a nice holiday season !!! : )
I really like the vise a lot i hope to build one when I’m able to build my next shop at the moment i am laying low due to a traumatic brain injury that has left me with permanent brain damage and some paralyzation on my body so ive been involved in lots of physical therapy and extensive cognitive issues. Each day life gets easier and better ! Before the condition i was involved in the woodworking industry both professionally and as a hobby including being able to play with many exotic hardwoods throughout the years i enjoy your channel a great deal and the projects you post about as well as your overall quality and the way your girls help out in the shop my own daughter growing up had very little interest. In participating or learning the trade although i do have a younger son who was always by my side and has become quite a accomplished woodworker And hands on young man He also has become his Mother and his sisters handyman as i cant do what i once was capable of doing before the injuries occurred years ago
I know I’m a bit late for this never ran into this channel for some reason I’m glad I did, ur videos are very well made in the sense of user confidence for beginners most channels I watch are like derista or old Japanese joinery ( my father was an original carpenter back in the 50s ) and Channels like rob csman and many others. But they all have one flaw , I mean they teach well yes but the teach almost expecting beginners to understand terms and tools that have no access to and don’t explain many things in layman’s terms . Also all of them have these mountains of nothing but wood working tools in the back and I can see why if a complete beginner is watching those videos he would be highly discouraged thinking u need al those tools and skills to begin and I would take forever. Ur videos constantly reminds the viewers that for example this part doesn’t need to b done with a certain tool but it can be done with so and so. As in ur average joe with basic tools and a garage can still start and get something done without investing in “wood tools”. Also ur work area is very nice but looks like ur average joes I mean at least to the naked eye ur not always standing in front thousands of dollars worth of handmade wood tools. Ur a good teacher I wish I had found u sooner. Btw after I clicked the video I was shocked to see the size of the vice with the woman touching it , THAT needs to be ur tumbnail pic it doesn’t do it justice it looks like a regular size vice on the existing thumb . I’m intrigued always with something of the same if it’s oversized for some weird reason . I bet way more people would click on the vid that vice is ridiculously large lol
i had no idea they made dovetail gigs like that. ive heard of them but i always watched them dine by hand with chizels.. those were the fadtest cut dovetails ive ever seen 😁
That Vise of yours is Awesome & mighty Colorful Too - I think I'd like to make 1 just as big but out of the East Indian Rosewood /Black Limba to give it that Industrial look! Great job on all yours and your families builds as is always 1st class & Beautiful !!
Okay, you got the like and subscribe in a minute and a half, by describing the product, showing it in detail, and breaking it down, before heading off to the table saw.
Thanks for the video. Charming idea. You must have nice glue bill if you´re putting on so much. I wouldn´t let it dry over night every time. At normal room temperature you can easily and at no risk continue working on your pieces after merely an hour. If it´s warmer then it´s in even less time. I just wouldn´t charge it completely before a day time has passed.
James, I like your videos, clear and very detailed; I plan on building this vice using your plans, could you tell me where to get the small glue brushes and also are they disposable or do you reuse them. Thanks.
Joseph Madden, haha you are exactly right! I am going to order a Forrest Chopmaster. I just haven't had time yet. I use a Forrest Woodworker II on my table Saw and I love it! I'm really surprised what poor quality the blade on that Bosch is. Even my DeWalt had a much nicer factory blade.
You said "Gotta use the old salt trick" then you added salt on top of the glue at 14:30 of the video. I did not see you put glue earlier in the video. What is the purpose of the salt and when should it be used?
Practically indestructible is merely the by product of your many years of wood working. It's a testament to your skill & glueing techniques that you've perfected over the years. If I have any criticism ( & in no way meant to be unkind); your choice of materials is more for something ornamental rather than functional. If I purchased such a marvel, I'd be too scared using it for fear of leaving marks; I would want to display it as symbol of what a highly skilled person could achieve rather than actually putting it to use. What you've created is more in my humble opinion an exquisite objet d'art rather than a workshop implement. I used to visit motorcycle shows many years ago where some custom builders would gold plate the final drive chain of their latest projects; sure it created the desired effect ( admiration from visitors), but could one honestly drive that beautiful vehicle down the road??? without incurring some minor blemishes??? As you've said thirty years or so doing passionately what you do; this is the final result of that lifetime's hard labour of love' highly creative & lots of talent. Am eager to see the end result which I am sure will not disappoint your viewers.As always, very well done & kind regards.
Great video very detailed. If I could make one suggestion, I would take the dovetail section out and make it a separate video. It was so informative it would make a good stand alone. This way people could find it easier. Either way great video.
Absolutely agree. I bookmarked this video since I plan to get one of those Porter Cable jigs, and this was so useful in how to use it! Would make a great stand-alone video.
Hi Alexander! Thank you. I will do a stand alone detailed "How To" for both half blind & through dovetails, since I've had a lot of different requests.
Hi Riley! I got this set for all types of glue ups. It has the roller and a few other useful tips. It is the Rockler brand. Be careful buying anything other than the Rockler one. Some of the others become trash if the glue dries on them. But not this one. I never clean it after using. I just put it away after gluing, and when the glue dries on it, it'll just peel right off, because it's formulated with silicon. www.amazon.com/dp/B00EA1KL0O/?tag=kingsf-20
Great vice build and video. Can you advise me where I might find the 2" diameter threaded rod and nut. I intend to purchase your plans for the vice build as I have some exotic woods I would like to build this vice with. Look forward to hearing from you!!!
How do you account for the protrusion of the dovetails when you dimension your stock? For instance, the inside area of the static body would end up too small if you didnt know how much of the dovetails would stick out. Am I asking that the right way?
Hi Ben! That is a great question. I tried to set up the dovetails so that virtually none of the dovetail ends stuck out. And then then I built the two components so that the dynamic portion of the jaw should have been just a tiny bit too big. Then I sanded it down to a perfect fit after the static portion of the jaw was completed and dry.
another awesome video James an thanks for explaining the dovetail jig so well I bought one a while back and never took the time to venture into yet I have much more confidence now thanks for posting. James, did I understand you to say in another one of your videos to say you were putting a video together on a table saw sled?
Hi Todd! Thanks! And yes, I have designed a Table Saw Sled, that will work for both crosscut and dado operations, and each with zero clearance. I just finished a prototype, and I think it'll be really easy to build, & zero in on exact square (1/1000th of an inch). I'll be building that in a video tutorial in the next week and a half or so.
Oh boy is this ever beautiful.The sodium and the chloride separate in the solution ,ha ha ha .How can I tell you are a teacher .I subscribed because of your wonderful teaching and am buying the plans for this piece .All joking aside you must be a hell of a teacher because this tutorial is excellent.
Purple Heart is great bow material, lol the time it took you to get the dovetail jig set up Paul sellers would have had it completed with just a hand saw and a copping saw
Someone has already mentioned dovetail section being a separate video i'd just like to echo that.. anyway For the Wood Working World this build is so seXy.. can't wait for part 2.. thank you sir keep building :P
Hi! Thank you. And I think I will make some stand alone tutorials, like for dovetails & such. I didn't know if there would be any desire to watch those, so I never did it.
Hi Robert! Thank you! I put a link to the East Indian Rosewood in the description. If you haven't yet done so, I really recommend getting some and doing anything with it! Make a pen, a bowl, anything. It is the most wonderful wood to work with.
If you don't mind me asking, what type of parallel clamps are you using? are they good? By the way; really nice shop, and really nice work too. Thanks for the videos.
Hi, I use Bessey Parallel clamps. They are the best in my opinion, and although they are expensive, (all parallel clamps are sadly), Bessey usually has a deal to buy a 4 pack at a really good price. I got mine on Amazon here: www.amazon.com/dp/B001HSO6VI/?tag=kingsf-20 They also have all of the sizes there. Thanks for watching! ~James
Ran into a problem making the vise. No lignum vitae available. What would be a good substitute since lignum is no longer available. I don't have the patience to wait until my lignum seedlings grow large enough to harvest.
@@KingsFineWoodworking I am a new member of the FB group. Love the youtube site. I called a friend of mine who works at the lumberyard that stores the lumber for repair to the USS CONSTITUTION in Boston. he's sending me a 4"x7"x18" live oak section of a former section of the main mast.
I see you use Amazon for your wood, how good is that stuff when you get it? I am very skeptical about ordering things off the internet because I tend to want to sort through the pieces to get the straightest possible that I can.
Its ok for turning blanks, I've never had a problem. And you really can't see much of the grain or figure anyway since they are always covered in wax. Also with short lengths the wood always seems to be straight. For regular size pieces of lumber I've only bought locally where I can see it myself before buying.
Thank you, but yeah I do not have a local lumber yard except the big box stores and they do not even carry the most common plywood we use for cabinets such as Baltic birch for example. You can hang up purple heart or even maple around here, I have poplar, pine and oak so I need to find an honest online retailer.
Strong and beautiful but, that has to be the most expensive vise in any wood shop. I have used both Purple Heart and Paduk which are my favorite woods and very expensive. Nice work.
Hi James, I love this project, I'm thinking making one myself. How and where do you get some much purple heart wood? How much you pay for this project? Thanks for sharing your talents.
Hi Jared, sorry for the delay. Here is a link to the plans: kingsfinewoodworking.com/collections/project-plans-for-sale/products/extreme-bench-vise-plans
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i don`t see the length of body jaw on page 11.
This is the best Dovetail tutorial for the PorterCable jig on the internet. Thanks so much!
I love your videos, you break everything down step by step which really helps those who are just new to woodworking. what I love most about your videos is the fact that you have your daughters in the shop with you. I was always in the workshop with my father growing up. I came from a era were girls { I'm a girl} were not allowed to do things that were considered men work. though I have learned many skills from my father there were many things I did not. my father is older and is unable to pass on his knowledge and you are one of the few video series on youTub that teaches as opposed to just showing the viewer a skill. please keep them videos coming and thank you so much.
I like that you take your time to make it strong and perfect. It's a one of a kind piece after all! Love it!
can't wait for part 2!!!
Your vids are ausome!!!
Your a master woodworker and a excellent teacher!!! I watch over and over again !!! I'm a carpenter, been in construction all my life and still enjoy wood working. Love watching a mechanic !!!!!
Thank you so much for the kind comments!
~James
Remarkable workmanship. Those woods are absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing your craft.
Your projects are all fantastic and you instruction is second to none. To boot, it's great to see that the whole family is skilled and enjoys working on projects together. My compliments to you.
That is very kind of you to say. Thank you. ~James
What an excellent and inspiring build! Thanks for correctly pronouncing the name of the original vice builder.
Thank you!
OMG.... That is unbelievably ridiculously insanely AWESOME....!!! I'm so proud to be following you on facebook and thank you so much for your dedicated and thoughtful time and guidance.I'm totally blown away tonight watching this...
Haha, thank you! That’s one of the nicest comments I’ve ever received. :-)
Woohooo.... Happy days then my brother.I'm still busy watching you finish this vice on your other videos lol.I want to scale it down and build one very soon.I love the way you keep mentioning your kids too.I have 6 and 3 grand kids and I'm building little things for them all and can't wait to have them even more involved.You are the inspiration I needed actually mate and I thank you sincerely :) Thank you James,omg I wish I had a Dad like you man
I love listening to you narrate your work. Amazing skills. I'll never build anything you create, but I still love watching!
Sir, another awesome video, I really do appreciate your eye for detail and also the explanations you provide. I really enjoyed the section with the dovetail jig and actually played it over a few times and got my jig out and made the comments on it as well which was a real time saver. Lovely to see your daughter and wife helping out again, makes your videos very personal and family orientated. Thanks you from AUSTRALIA
Thank you very much for your kind comments, Gordon.
Thanks for your expertise, patience and perfection. You're an inspiration
Enjoyed this a lot. Nice to see your family participating with you.
Hi Richard! Thank you!
Dear Mr I love all the work you do, its very admirable the way you construct everything, and how you include your family ,GOD bless .
I've watched you explain your dovetail jig before and I still find it awesome to watch. I really enjoy your videos.
LostWhits thank you!
Worthwhile watching just for the salt trick alone, great build, thanks!
Thank you!
Love the FAMILY PICTURES, your video's are excellent and equivalent too SELLER'S, HE OF COURSE USES NO POWER TOOLS. But in saying that, nothing wrong. I learned making things with my grandfather. We didn't have sandpaper in those days. Too expensive. Lol. Thank you. I'll be looking at some of those plans. I'm a subscriber.
James you're an artist!!!
You suckered me in with the beautiful vise, but I'm blown away with the dovetail tutorial. Subscribed.
Haha, thank you so much!
Very nice work and an excellent choice of wood combinations. Can't wait to see the finale.
Hi. Thank you very much. I'm finishing the editing now.
Hello King's Family Fine Woodworking! A beautiful and interesting project, congratulations to all involved! In time, your youngest daughter is Beautiful, Friendly and Very Funny. I laugh with your antics !! Hugs to all of Brazil!
Your videos never fail to amaze me, they never bore me. Beautiful vice!
Thank you very much!
James, what a great build! That thing is massive. Crush that can. Well done.
Haha, thank you! I have been so tempted to go around the shop and crush things! And a full coke can would be spectacular.
Crush a Pepsi, don't waste a good coke!!
Haha! I couldn't agree with you more Randall!
Great video. Looking forward to part 2! Cheers!
Thank you!
thank you for the video and for committing your time to producing them. i know it is a significant endeavor. well done.
Hi! Thank you very much!
I am really enjoying watching your videos! Your narration is very clear and you do an awesome job of explaining what you are doing and how to repeat it. The Lighting and video work is also very well done!
Please keep up the great work and posting videos! Can't wait to see your next project.
Hi Chris! Thank you very much!
Sweet build, Thanks for the video
now i decided i want one. awesome work. thank you for sharing.
Thank you! If you decide you need plans, I have them on my website!
big awesome camera work as well.
I really enjoy and appreciate the tutorial, esp, on technique and how to use different tools and components etc. easy to understand and follow. thanks again
For all of yr videos...i like before watch...yr my GURU
Haha, thank you! You are very kind.
Love the colors together great job
Thank you!
Absolutely gorgeous great job
That salt idea is great I use very fine cleaned sand great job like always love your work
more like extremely good looking vice!
Thank You!
Beautiful work
Your explanation on the dovetail jig was the best that I've seen so far. I once had the Leigh dovetail jig and what a pain it was to set up! Great job and I subscribed as well. Keep the projects coming.
Hello, Thank you very much!
with dovetails its possible using regular titebond that the glue up will bind before you get it all the way together. The 24 hour set up titebond will give you longer working time with dovetails and for a tite fit I found works better! red oak and dove tails is what I was using!
Great video!
You are exactly right. You have to work mighty fast for a big dovetail joint. Thank you for watching.
What a vise .... Unbeliveble.
High Class Carpenting 💪👏👏👏👏
Very cool, looking forward to the rest.
Thanks Andy! Congrats on the showing of the Miter Fold Dado Set. If I had a 10" table saw, I'd have one for sure. It's an awesome tool. Anyone reading this should definitely check it out. Can you put a link?
Look at Marc Spagnolio's page at the woodwhisperer.com those taps can be found in there.
Yes! Andrew Klein designed those thread taps too. Genius inventor guy! The thread taps can be found here:
wwthreadtaps.com
Actually Andrew invented them Marc is just promoting them in a business agreement.
It’s hard to believe that I never watched part 1 of this vise build. I wish I had some popcorn! 😊
You need it if you are going to watch all three. They are pretty long.
Awesome work.
nice vise when I first seen the picture of it on the video I thought it was like the small vises but this larger vise looks like it would be great to have and you make it look not as complicated to build as I thought it was
Hi Holly! Thanks. It seems like I'm using all the time now. And it wasn't actually very hard to build all, once I kind broke it down into components.
Outstanding work
Thank you!
Nice work as always !!
Haha, thanks Andrew!!
Your hammer got used this morning to adjust a cupboard that got stuck shut
Awesome!
Awesome build.
🤔 seven easy pieces.
I saw that one. 👍
Great video and idea. I was surprised that you didn't use the band saw for some of the initial cuts. I do love the "spectator ions...", also appreciated how to use the dovetail jig - I have had the Rockler version for several years and have never really figured out how to use it. Looking forward to the rest of the build.
Hi, thank you! I didn't realize that I said spectator ions until I had watched it after editing. It's a chemistry term, and I am actually a chemist. But I thought I'd just leave it right there. :-)
Thank you for the compliments!
Wow that is the coolest prettiest vise i have ever seen, wonderful work and its nice to see your family helping also , such a nice video thank you for sharing your great knowledge also. Have a nice holiday season !!! : )
Thank you!
Loved this project!!
Thank you.
I really like the vise a lot i hope to build one when I’m able to build my next shop at the moment i am laying low due to a traumatic brain injury that has left me with permanent brain damage and some paralyzation on my body so ive been involved in lots of physical therapy and extensive cognitive issues. Each day life gets easier and better ! Before the condition i was involved in the woodworking industry both professionally and as a hobby including being able to play with many exotic hardwoods throughout the years i enjoy your channel a great deal and the projects you post about as well as your overall quality and the way your girls help out in the shop my own daughter growing up had very little interest. In participating or learning the trade although i do have a younger son who was always by my side and has become quite a accomplished woodworker And hands on young man He also has become his Mother and his sisters handyman as i cant do what i once was capable of doing before the injuries occurred years ago
I wish you the best in future health. And I hope you can enjoy many long happy years woodworking with your son.
I know I’m a bit late for this never ran into this channel for some reason I’m glad I did, ur videos are very well made in the sense of user confidence for beginners most channels I watch are like derista or old Japanese joinery ( my father was an original carpenter back in the 50s ) and Channels like rob csman and many others. But they all have one flaw , I mean they teach well yes but the teach almost expecting beginners to understand terms and tools that have no access to and don’t explain many things in layman’s terms . Also all of them have these mountains of nothing but wood working tools in the back and I can see why if a complete beginner is watching those videos he would be highly discouraged thinking u need al those tools and skills to begin and I would take forever.
Ur videos constantly reminds the viewers that for example this part doesn’t need to b done with a certain tool but it can be done with so and so. As in ur average joe with basic tools and a garage can still start and get something done without investing in “wood tools”. Also ur work area is very nice but looks like ur average joes I mean at least to the naked eye ur not always standing in front thousands of dollars worth of handmade wood tools. Ur a good teacher I wish I had found u sooner.
Btw after I clicked the video I was shocked to see the size of the vice with the woman touching it , THAT needs to be ur tumbnail pic it doesn’t do it justice it looks like a regular size vice on the existing thumb . I’m intrigued always with something of the same if it’s oversized for some weird reason . I bet way more people would click on the vid that vice is ridiculously large lol
i just notice that its new upload because im looking for the rest . well done
Thank you!! I'm still editing the rest, but I'm almost done.
That vise is huge! :-)
Hi Morten, yes it is!
That science though. Great videos. I love the quality. Subscribed.
Thank You!
Parabéns pelos videos, gosto muito do seu canal, aprendo muito assistindo seus videos.
I love the video !! Thanks for making it !!
Thank you!!
i assumed dovetales were dine by hand, i never knew about that jig, seems like an amazing tool. thanks fir the great video
jas kay, thank you!!
Love it James. You keep turning out great stuffs, huge props!
Hey, thanks Tyson!
i had no idea they made dovetail gigs like that. ive heard of them but i always watched them dine by hand with chizels.. those were the fadtest cut dovetails ive ever seen 😁
They are very nice, and perfectly accurate.
That Vise of yours is Awesome & mighty Colorful Too - I think I'd like to make 1 just as
big but out of the East Indian Rosewood /Black Limba to give it that Industrial look!
Great job on all yours and your families builds as is always 1st class & Beautiful !!
Thank you! I would like to see that vise if you build it.
Okay, you got the like and subscribe in a minute and a half, by describing the product, showing it in detail, and breaking it down, before heading off to the table saw.
Thanks!!
excellent work bud
Thank you!
Thanks for the video. Charming idea.
You must have nice glue bill if you´re putting on so much. I wouldn´t let it dry over night every time. At normal room temperature you can easily and at no risk continue working on your pieces after merely an hour. If it´s warmer then it´s in even less time. I just wouldn´t charge it completely before a day time has passed.
Hi. Thank you for commenting and thank you for your input.
What is the blue collar you have on the ROS connecting the shop vac to the sander at 32:42?
James, I like your videos, clear and very detailed; I plan on building this vice using your plans, could you tell me where to get the small glue brushes and also are they disposable or do you reuse them. Thanks.
Enjoy your videos, thanks for making them available. One question: what brand of caliper do you use? Thanks
Hi guys
How are you?
It´s a big project hahaha But is very nice. So, now I want another part this project.
Congratulations.
:-)
Watching it while on hangouts..amazing work
Thank you. That is very kind. Nice to chat with you earlier.
Just by the sound alone I can tell you've got the stock blade on your mitersaw. Even with hearing protection the high pitched sequel drove me nuts.
Joseph Madden, haha you are exactly right! I am going to order a Forrest Chopmaster. I just haven't had time yet.
I use a Forrest Woodworker II on my table Saw and I love it!
I'm really surprised what poor quality the blade on that Bosch is. Even my DeWalt had a much nicer factory blade.
You said "Gotta use the old salt trick" then you added salt on top of the glue at 14:30 of the video. I did not see you put glue earlier in the video. What is the purpose of the salt and when should it be used?
Practically indestructible is merely the by product of your many years of wood working. It's a testament to your skill & glueing techniques that you've perfected over the years. If I have any criticism ( & in no way meant to be unkind); your choice of materials is more for something ornamental rather than functional. If I purchased such a marvel, I'd be too scared using it for fear of leaving marks; I would want to display it as symbol of what a highly skilled person could achieve rather than actually putting it to use. What you've created is more in my humble opinion an exquisite objet d'art rather than a workshop implement. I used to visit motorcycle shows many years ago where some custom builders would gold plate the final drive chain of their latest projects; sure it created the desired effect ( admiration from visitors), but could one honestly drive that beautiful vehicle down the road??? without incurring some minor blemishes??? As you've said thirty years or so doing passionately what you do; this is the final result of that lifetime's hard labour of love' highly creative & lots of talent. Am eager to see the end result which I am sure will not disappoint your viewers.As always, very well done & kind regards.
Thank you very much for your kind comments!
hi
thanks for your vidéos
what is you table saw brand?
Great job man!!!! Love your content!!!!! What kind of bar clamps are the orange ones you use
Great video very detailed. If I could make one suggestion, I would take the dovetail section out and make it a separate video. It was so informative it would make a good stand alone. This way people could find it easier. Either way great video.
Hi Brian! Thank you for the compliment and for the suggestion!
I agree, this is one of the best instructions on how to use one of these jigs I've ever seen. If Mr. King isn't a teacher he needs to be.
Haha, Thank you Michael! Oddly enough, I do teach Organic Chemistry!
Absolutely agree. I bookmarked this video since I plan to get one of those Porter Cable jigs, and this was so useful in how to use it! Would make a great stand-alone video.
Hi Alexander! Thank you. I will do a stand alone detailed "How To" for both half blind & through dovetails, since I've had a lot of different requests.
Nice work, where did you get the glue applicator with the roller?
Hi Riley! I got this set for all types of glue ups. It has the roller and a few other useful tips. It is the Rockler brand. Be careful buying anything other than the Rockler one. Some of the others become trash if the glue dries on them. But not this one. I never clean it after using. I just put it away after gluing, and when the glue dries on it, it'll just peel right off, because it's formulated with silicon.
www.amazon.com/dp/B00EA1KL0O/?tag=kingsf-20
Thankyou! keep up the good work
Great vice build and video. Can you advise me where I might find the 2" diameter threaded rod and nut. I intend to purchase your plans for the vice build as I have some exotic woods I would like to build this vice with. Look forward to hearing from you!!!
very nice and cool project...love that exotic wood
Thank you for watching.
Great video mate but where is part 2 can't wait to see it thank you
Thank you! I'm editing it now. Should be done tonight.
what's the brand name or our orange clamps you use
Hi. Those are Jorgensen HD Bar Clamps.
How do you account for the protrusion of the dovetails when you dimension your stock? For instance, the inside area of the static body would end up too small if you didnt know how much of the dovetails would stick out. Am I asking that the right way?
Hi Ben! That is a great question. I tried to set up the dovetails so that virtually none of the dovetail ends stuck out. And then then I built the two components so that the dynamic portion of the jaw should have been just a tiny bit too big. Then I sanded it down to a perfect fit after the static portion of the jaw was completed and dry.
another awesome video James an thanks for explaining the dovetail jig so well I bought one a while back and never took the time to venture into yet I have much more confidence now thanks for posting. James, did I understand you to say in another one of your videos to say you were putting a video together on a table saw sled?
Hi Todd! Thanks! And yes, I have designed a Table Saw Sled, that will work for both crosscut and dado operations, and each with zero clearance. I just finished a prototype, and I think it'll be really easy to build, & zero in on exact square (1/1000th of an inch). I'll be building that in a video tutorial in the next week and a half or so.
Oh boy is this ever beautiful.The sodium and the chloride separate in the solution ,ha ha ha .How can I tell you are a teacher .I subscribed because of your wonderful teaching and am buying the plans for this piece .All joking aside you must be a hell of a teacher because this tutorial is excellent.
Thank you for such a kind compliment.
I see somebody else likes working with purple Heart.
Do you use red gum or iron Bark
Hi Tracy! No. I’ve never seen those species of wood. What do they look like?
Purple Heart is great bow material, lol the time it took you to get the dovetail jig set up Paul sellers would have had it completed with just a hand saw and a copping saw
Someone has already mentioned dovetail section being a separate video i'd just like to echo that.. anyway For the Wood Working World this build is so seXy.. can't wait for part 2.. thank you sir keep building :P
Hi! Thank you. And I think I will make some stand alone tutorials, like for dovetails & such. I didn't know if there would be any desire to watch those, so I never did it.
Where did you obtain the rosewood? Nice work excellent explanation and THX fir no fast forwarding!!
Hi Robert! Thank you! I put a link to the East Indian Rosewood in the description. If you haven't yet done so, I really recommend getting some and doing anything with it! Make a pen, a bowl, anything. It is the most wonderful wood to work with.
I confess I use brake cleaner on all woods to remove hand oils as well
If you don't mind me asking, what type of parallel clamps are you using? are they good? By the way; really nice shop, and really nice work too. Thanks for the videos.
Hi, I use Bessey Parallel clamps. They are the best in my opinion, and although they are expensive, (all parallel clamps are sadly), Bessey usually has a deal to buy a 4 pack at a really good price. I got mine on Amazon here: www.amazon.com/dp/B001HSO6VI/?tag=kingsf-20
They also have all of the sizes there. Thanks for watching!
~James
Ran into a problem making the vise. No lignum vitae available. What would be a good substitute since lignum is no longer available. I don't have the patience to wait until my lignum seedlings grow large enough to harvest.
Most any hardwood will work. Red Oak, or white oak would be ideal.
@@KingsFineWoodworking I am a new member of the FB group. Love the youtube site. I called a friend of mine who works at the lumberyard that stores the lumber for repair to the USS CONSTITUTION in Boston. he's sending me a 4"x7"x18" live oak section of a former section of the main mast.
@@jamesmaddox8048, wow! That’s amazing!
I didn't know you should wipe the oil off of exotics. Thanks for the information, I'm actually getting ready to work with some purple heart this week!
Awesome.
wonderful
Thank you!
Some of the wood has an open grain. With the “ right amount of glue” that clean with a wet rag, how do you prevent the glue from making the finish?
Where did you get the zero clearance insert for your Bosch Miter saw, I have the same one and would like a zero clearance insert.
I see you use Amazon for your wood, how good is that stuff when you get it? I am very skeptical about ordering things off the internet because I tend to want to sort through the pieces to get the straightest possible that I can.
Its ok for turning blanks, I've never had a problem. And you really can't see much of the grain or figure anyway since they are always covered in wax. Also with short lengths the wood always seems to be straight. For regular size pieces of lumber I've only bought locally where I can see it myself before buying.
Thank you, but yeah I do not have a local lumber yard except the big box stores and they do not even carry the most common plywood we use for cabinets such as Baltic birch for example. You can hang up purple heart or even maple around here, I have poplar, pine and oak so I need to find an honest online retailer.
Can i have some of that Purple Heart please!!!!😱😍
My first reaction was "Holy shit he is using the purple heart for the diy!". Bat man, that is beautiful!
Haha, thank you!
Where do I buy exotic wood
Strong and beautiful but, that has to be the most expensive vise in any wood shop. I have used both Purple Heart and Paduk which are my favorite woods and very expensive. Nice work.
Thank you!
Beautiful work! Love the combination of woods! Where do you get your exotic lumber?
I get it from dozens of different places online.
Hi James, I love this project, I'm thinking making one myself. How and where do you get some much purple heart wood? How much you pay for this project?
Thanks for sharing your talents.
Where are the detail plans?
Hi Jared, sorry for the delay. Here is a link to the plans: kingsfinewoodworking.com/collections/project-plans-for-sale/products/extreme-bench-vise-plans