Box joints WITHOUT buying a dado set (make one) 

Love the push stick

I have watched quite a lot of videos showing how to make finger joint boxes... but your video is the first one teaching people how to do it without using a dado blade.. . I love it. I'm going to try that method though I actually have a set of dado blades. Thank you for teaching... .

I laughed so hard at 8:33 when I saw you pushing the wood through with a Multiplug :) lmao

pocket that was awesome! I love your videos and love your narrative. "problem solved" while dumping everything back in the drawer😂... and you said you never make practical items. Thank you for making all these videos!!

I would love some popcorn right now!

Good job, dude! Really appreciate you actually doing what is said in the description unlike some of the other guys that claim to be budget friendly or use “one tool” and then bust out the whole shop.

Pure honesty here. Nothing pretentious! You didn't have to explain yourself. What is, is what is. Power stick pusher, junk tossed back in, go for it! Speaking of push sticks, just a quick idea, I was at Harbor Freight and found one of those drywall sanding blocks for about $5. Cheap, made of plastic, has the locking part at each end for sandpaper. I took that, has some of that rubber shelving sheets you put in drawers, and cut a piece of that and put it on the sanding block like you would the sand paper. It worked great as a push block for plywood.

Nice work with the DIY dado stack. I'd been toying with this idea for a bit, but wasn't sure about a couple of details which you brilliantly addressed here!

Absolutely wonderful video. You are the only person that address the blade stacking issue. I have asked myself the same thing many times and could never find an answer. I thought maybe its a weight issue when using 10” table saw blades. All the dato stacks I have ever seen are 8” blades. Oh and you are the 1st person to point out the hard carbide being able to chip. Thanks for the video.

EXCELLENT process. Great video. Also, i love the way you dumped you stuff back into the drawer. Keep up the good work. Thank you for s sharing...

Pocket83, your "MacGyvered Dado stack" totally works. I am an intermediate skilled woodworker and know enough to realize how dangerous this endeavor could be. I think it's responsible of you to also include the caveat in your presentation. Knowing that, I was very uneasy trying it out. But I figured if I set it up and then started my machine from a remote distance I could run the blade for a good while to see if it holds up. And guess what?....it works like a charm! The blades, as you described, stick together so well that it's hard to peel them apart when disassembling stack. I only used two blades to test viability of idea. I think I will keep them like this as the setup is a nice "thick kerf" kit, which I find useful. I love how you say: "oh, you are gonna kick yourself"...lol.

OUTSTANDING ! ! ! I have finally seen a video that the host speaks clearly to the subject without using 50 cent words, youknows, and Ums. . The pace of delivery was just right.... Thank you! Curby

Clever. Thanks for taking the time to demonstrate this so thoroughly.

Love love love the whistle ring! My mom has a few from the 1930’s alone with some decoder badges. This is a perfect display method for them! I’m going to try with precut balsa wood since I don’t have your awesome tools ;) Thank you for the great ideas!!

This is perhaps the greatest video of all time. Not only is it pretty informative, and humorous....but it's so chalk full of subtle trolling that any woodworker without a sense of humor would completely lose their crap. Bravo....BRAVO. This is the first video I ever saw of yours, and I have subbed because of it.

Thank You So Very Much Sir! I was able to locate sales at big box stores where I got blades as low as $2 each, so, I made up an individual 2 blade, 3 blade, and 4 blade set. They really do stick together, so, I just leave them that way. It cost me under $20 total. Amazon runs those "Add-On" specials and I was also able to pick up blades incredibly cheap at a big box store. Now, I don't have to disassemble the blades and risk the chance of damaging something. They work GREAT at a fraction of the price for a set of manufactured blades.

Pretty awesome... Simplicity and perfection in one.. Thanks for the options... Jack

Your demo on creating box joints with strips of stock will make multiple colored boxes easy. Thanks !!

Thanks for this. Always wondered if you could use regular saw blades to make a dado stack and now I know how! Good simple video.

I am a lover of all things that can be done safely, on the cheap, well the inexpensive side of things and/or more simple, less complex or with the least amount of equipment!! So I subbed for sure!!! I appreciated you showing the different ways of doing the various cuts and builds, because I can see being able to still accomplish it, even if a person only had one blade to make it work, because you showed us how to make it happen!!! You're awesome, for entertainment purposes only!!! and yes I found the video ussseful!!! Lol! I got a good chuckle out of how you said that statement, whether intentionally said as you did or not, it was funny...in a good way!!

Hi, I watched your video because I'm initiating in Table saw world and you explained it so well how to make joints easily so I'm sure I can achieve. But I must focus on your t-shiit that is my favorite one of all that I have too. Keep doing videos like this and you know... Sky is the limit!

I like you sense of humor man, keep it up, good vids

I've been having troubles making box joints. I like your idea of using a sled to hold them on, so I'm gonna try that, thanks!

at the end when u droped every thing in all messy gave me good chuckle lol. nice vid

Beside your techniques showed, I loved your extension push stick!

thank you! Not only entertaining but very informative! you have to be an engineer! You're simply brilliant! thank you for taking your time to entertain us and Enlighten us with new ideas.

Forrest Company makes a pair of finger joint blades that are meant to be placed together, with no spacers. The teeth are set to one side, so that placing them one way cuts 1/4", and the other way (facing out) cuts 3/8". I wouldn't worry about putting blades together, they don't and they are one of the biggest blade companies. I've been using their blades for years.

Excellent! I will certainly use your stacking technique.

I really like this channel! I don't have a workshop to do anything in, but these videos are very entertaining, though they're for informational instructions. What I really don't like see is the hate comments, like come on! This guy is so cool with all the awesome content he produces and the funny descriptions! If you don't like the channel, then ignore it.

Love the push stick.

Very useful, very informative, very well made video. I will make an identical setup today for making bee supers. Thank you Jack.

😊thank you this is one of the best videos ive seen on doing this. I love it.

New to your channel. Wasn't sure if you had a sense of humor. Now I see it! Dry as evaporated Riesling. Power strip pushstick = laugh for 2 minutes straight! Thanks. Your content is excellent.

like the homemade table saw. Good for cutting small pieces and you dont have to breakdown the dado setup. I will make one soon great idea. Thanks

super work ,super idea with good finishing .

Great Video, excellent concept on stacking Blades, well done....

I struggled with making my own box joint jig but still had problems getting my box joints to fit good, especially very long or wide box joints. I finally bought an Incra I-box and that took care of that. I also use a Freud dado set of blades that I've used for year. My primary problem there is keeping the blades sharp. I sharpen my blades myself. Your setup is really good and I may try to experiment with you blades of choice.

Loved the power strip push stick. You are great.

Great video! great Idea for the blades! Definitely saved me some time! Loved the Fight Club homage. Thanks!

Superb. You are easily on the same level as applied science. All of your videos are unique and informative, thank you very much.

I remember an old schooler telling me they just gave the blade a twist til they got the result they needed, I have yet to have tried it but it's amazing how ingenuitve old schoolers were.

Brilliant video have wanted a way to do this for ages so simple, thank you.

Lots of great stuff in this video! I really like the log-cabin style of box joint. It might look great with contrasting woods for decorative projects. Also, you're good at provoking the audience by refusing to do unit conversion, and topping it off with a power strip push-block!

You are the only woodworking/crafting channel that I'm subbed to. These videos are masterfully done, and it's really interesting to see your process unfold. So smart, and it makes me want to explore this medium even more and expand my knowledge. Even though I don't craft in this way myself, videos like these make me curious. I've been subbed to you for a bit now and I can say that I admire the hard work you put into these projects and am looking forward to what you have to show us next. You inspire me to learn more in the way of crafting and creation... keep up the great work man and thanks for just generally being a cool guy. Also! I saw that Chozo from Metroid on your wall. You're a fan? That's pretty sweet :]

Nicely done!...quality video...very much appreciate your work.

I just found your Chanel, all I can say is AWESOME !!!!

Good advice about the carbide teeth flying off…in fact every time we use a NEW blade with Carbide Teeth, stand clear of the pathway of the blade as one tip might fly off!

Been using this for box joints and other cuts for years! works great no problems no safety issue's, don't over freak out

Such a great video with very clear explanation, Thank you

Ablolutely brilliant idea. You're an natural teacher.

That was a very useful video. Thanks very much, and I have subscribed. I also enjoyed your dry, salty style.

Great video, thanks for making this available! I've never seen dado blades in hardware stores here in Germany, so this may be the only way to go for me. I just wonder why I'm always wanting to eat popcorn when watching this ;-)

Nice video. The power strip push stick and dowel rod on/off switch was interesting. Everything was done with safety in mind.

Excellent presentation.

I liked the idea of assembling and gluing sticks instead of cutting finger joints . Smart idea !

Awesome video! You answered a lot of questions. Thanks!

Yep, that was shear awesome. I hate my dado set up I have and have been wanting to do exactly this for some time. This was a eureka moment for me.

Genius! You're awesome!! Thank you very much for the creative thinking.

It's a pleasure to watch videos made by someone with good verbal skills. I believe that your dado stack trick is safe but am not ready to try it out myself. Kudos for clarifying that this video is FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, hence the subliminal image of a popcorn box. I've subscribed to your channel in the hope that you may thereby garner some material benefit, knowing as I do the importance of self-promotion in this material world.

I watched this video shortly after you posted it, and I really enjoyed it. Then I had a project to do for a friend that called for some unconventional box joints. I remembered your last technique on here and employed it in my project. I'm hoping to make and post a video of it soon. I hope you won't mind if I give you a shout-out in my video, since this was where I learned that trick. I think I've seen almost everything you have posted. Great stuff! I'm gonna go eat popcorn now... I don't know why.

the return of the power bar push stick!

Using a piece of innertube, between 2 blades, the gap between the blades left a hair of wood in the socket that had to be removed. Then I tried a washer cut from the blue non slip craft matting you can buy. Perfection, and as safe as houses. The blades do not move at all. I also read a few days ago that dado blades are not available here in the uk and Europe because our new rules say that table saws have to be fitted with braking mechanism. Two or more blades make it too heavy and overcome the brake, making the blade too slow to stop or slow down.I hope that helps and encourages others to try this brilliant and easy jig..... if you chop bits of your body off, you shouldn't be using a table saw in the first place!!

I love the star trek T Shirt, big fan of that and big fan of you! awesome videos!

The push stick has 'multiple' uses...ha ha ... great video .. . good footage

Have the same idea in my head for a quick diy version of the dado blade, now I've seen it done.

I've been looking at buying a dado stack, thank goodness I didn't. I can see the safety issues with the blade stack but with the rubber inserts but with the after use demonstration a lot of issues are solved. Care would still have to be taken but you'd have to take care with a dado stack as well. The second idea is so simple you think why didn't I think of that. Both ideas very useful and a LOT cheaper than a dado stack. Thanks a lot.

wow, woodworking is so cool This is one of the best instructional vidz I've seen in a while. Well done sir

Amazing work

You forgot to mention using a handsaw and chisel. Which I didn't want to do myself yesterday when making 3 heavy duty wooden door T hinges! Though the other reason is, I have no way of drilling long/deep accurate holes for the steel pins. So I ripped drilled and glued a load of reclaimed mahogany. It all worked very well the hinges are strong and actually very beautiful. So yesterday I was thinking how clever I was, today I watched this vid! Hahaha thanks for the bike inner tube Idea!!!

I did a number of No 1 finger joint drawers. I found that after about 5 fingers you have to worry about error accumulation. You can never get your index pin/start position in the right place. So to fine tune the setup I put a machine screw as an adjustable stop to match the saw kerf width so that the fingers are as wide as the slot from the blade. Turning the screw made the finger thicker or thinner. I was able to make over 20 fingers wide drawers that fit perfectly together.

Love the saw blade for box joints (dado stack technique) and will be using this idea. New subscriber here. I also commented on the john Handcock series of comments below. To hell with those guys. What a bunch of crybaby pansies. Those are the types of people who are so caught up in a PROCESS that they can't actually get anything accomplished. Thanks for sharing.

Diggin that thumbnail! Lovely video as always

this was definitely informative. great tips!

A thin layer of Talkum (chalkpowder) added to both sides of the rubber washer would prevent the binding between rubber and blades and grip will be supplied by that method as well

Just stumbled upon your channel. You have a new sub, you dangerous subliminally-popcorn-hawking ANIMAL! LOVED this video, even though I already own two dado stacks. 😒 Also, your "ripped box joints" were entirely new to me. I have not seen that idea before ANYWHERE in my vast InterWebs adventures. 👍🏼👍🏼

More than one problem solved for me with this video. Thanks for the tips...for future entertainment, of course.

I like the way you think. Clever and cost conscious!

This was awesome. Well done.

Great job! Love your work. Funny though...I have this strange urge to go and buy some...popcorn!!

literally laughed out loud listening to you and watching both of your videos relating to dado making and box joints etc... i mean this in the best complimentary way. They were funny to me more so because i relate to your thoughts and methods ...... more than anything the part where you are pushing your wood through the second table saw you built using a surge protector unit....let's just say although completely rediculous at times i have used things as rediculous as my iphone selfie stick with my iphone attached to it encased with the traction of its otter box rubber coating extended with the selfie stick... with that said i think i just came up with a way to shoot the table saw cutting wood with my otter box rubber case to use as traction to push wood being cut while getting up close and personal footage.... im sure in case the phone would slip and get snagged by the blade it may lead to otters quality control testing to a new level... I truly appreciate and love that i don't have to feel so isolated with the out of the box, non conventional nutty things i use doing woodwork daily.

beautiful project. very nice!

Every time I see your logo I think of Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions. Looks like one of the targets. Anyway, thanks to 3 years of yardsale-ing, I found a decent 6 inch Craftsman dado stack for 5 dollars. Nice info here man. Thanks

Very ingenius idea on how to make your own dado blade. I remember those awful wobble dado blades they used to sell. Very dangerous and on hardwood material, a lot of chipping because of the smaller tooth count, which made blade kickback a possibility. However, in your demonstration, your fingers are awfully close to the blade as you push the material through the blade. Glue- ups are always a challenge.

Good Job your work bench is awesome

That spikebar push stick gave me a laugh. Your second channel is cool, wish I had heard sooner.

This method proves that with simple tools and techniques the small project can be completed with good results. One needn't be put off by high end machinery and expected perfection.

I am going to use this idea in the future! Thanks. Dadostacks arent available where i live. Thanks for showing it can be done.

Love this. Im gonna try this now

Thanks heaps for this clear and concise video tip

I like that box made with strips of wood glued together. You could stain every other one a different color, like 1 dark, 1 light, 1 dark etc, ! Never thought of that. Keeping track of what you do you could even use different thickness of wood strips as long as they are the same width. Like 1/4 X 1/2, 1/2 x 1/2, 5/8 X 1/2 , 3/4 X 1/2 !

excellent demonstration video. I think it maybe just as well to dedicate a set of blades permanently stuck together with the suction of the bike tubing for dedicated box joint cuts.

Cool and instructive video, thanks.

very clever and effective.. nice job..

Nice work , I bet you closed your eyes the first time you tried it out though, ! Thanks Curt

Great vid! Great info! I enjoyed it a lot! Thanks!!!

Nice trick with the square dowels you made. Kudos

Love the temporary table saw and "push block"!

nice video, thanks for sharing the information. 10:08 Popcorn. LOLz.

Brilliant!!!🤣 RU-vid highlights the level of intelligence out there in the world! I love how you just dumped all that crap into you draw and dividers at the end!🤣

Awesome job you just save me a lot of money thanks