But which came first? The box or the box making tool? Surely crafts people from thousands of years ago didn’t just have tools sitting out unboxed or without a tool walls!!???!!?? 😅
looks decent enough on video. Impressive that it went together, and with plywood, box joints on all edges actually makes some sense. But you could have just made a deeper drawer for your workbench, but that wouldn't have made for much of a video.
+Matthias Wandel Yeah I think it's not too impractical, except that it takes quite a lot of work. It doesn't fit in the drawers because the drawers are too short (front to back) when the gauge is laying down. Which means I would pretty much have to completely remove the drawer to access the tool.
Lol this is the first of Jeremy's videos I've watched (I'm sure I'll watch more and more) and the whole time I was thinking "Oh this dude is Matthias Wandel Jr."
Not sure which I like better... the glue on the wrong side of the pieces... or the "realization in 3... 2... 1..." captioning with speed adjusted sound effect! (Yes, I actually LOL'ed.) The only thing that I don't like about your videos (after stumbling across my first one yesterday)... is I'm quickly getting to have seen them all! Awesome channel!
Great video, even though I don't have your fancy machines, I was still able to build a very beautiful box watching your videos. Thank you for taking the time to explain some stuff. Stay blessed
6:51 Oh God yes, I love this. Most people don't pay this any mind when using this method, but I love that you took the width of the blade into consideration. Nice.
I designed a similar box in Sketchup about a month ago to work out the fingers and arrived at the same conclusion you did. Well executed as always and Nice work!
it's a great looking box, and totally befitting the care deserving of a quality tool like a sterritt....I would add some felt strips in the sockets where the bar rests..
I always have a bucket of water and rag nearby when I'm gluing. You can very easily wipe the glue away with a water soaked rag. Why he left the glue on the wrong side (and apparently let it dry) blows my mind. It's just so easy to clean a mistake. Otherwise, cool video/project.
Bob Marley Mathis Wandel and john Heiz both have long reach clamp plans.. and they both (at the time of this video) made some funny videos testing both of them out.
the title is strange and this leads alot of people to click on it, then the weird memey bits in the middle get people to watch to the end and possibly watch other videos, youtube now thinks he is jesus christ re-incarnated and spread the word.
Very nice work man. I work in a machine room at a furniture factory. You have way better equipment than we got. And you do better work than some of the other employees that's been there for years upon years.
Great looking box man, love the build process, love how you show the mistakes, and love that you actually use the Sebenza instead of "cherishing" it like most other knife collectors do. Utility > looks everytime. Love it!
The box looks great. I would suggest felt on the strips and blocks which contact the tool to protect the tool finish. I made a box for my son to store and carry cards and pieces for a game he has. It is similar to this one but a lot bigger. .The lid slides in a slot instead of a hinge.
Great looking box! It's always nice to try something new that we've been wanting to attempt. It's a skill set you can now master since you've tried it out and now you can improve if you want to attempt it again. Thanks for sharing your new experience.
50% of any wood project is a good sharp blade and that's what made this all work, nice job Jeremy and keep up the good work and I'm waiting for the day you plan and install some kitchen cupboards so I can use your tips to do mine.
+First Last Thanks! You can probably go ahead and make your cabinets cause I doubt I'll ever do another set. I built all the cabinets in my mom's kitchen and hated the whole project.
Yes! I asked guys about this on Lumberjocks a couple years ago and the response I got was basically a universal, "no, your stupid". I lost interest in the project before taking the time to figure it out because I knew it had to be doable. Good job!
Agreed. If I'd had more time at the time I would have done just that, but sometimes there's only enough time for what you already know how to do. I could see this in my head so I knew it was doable, but the layout/setup was another matter. I'm glad to see it done and so well-documented. By the way, something something predrill because you can't something something if you already something something!!
"I should probably predrill these, but if I did, then I'd have to say the word predrill which will probably start an argument in the comments." LET THE KEYBOARD WARRIOR WEEKEND SMACKDOWN BEGIN!!!!
There was a guy selling these in the early 1980's where I live, we had lots of new tools and jigs to try out at that time, anything that they could do that was new or unusual was used to market them. It is still nice to see a video of you making one.
I love to watch your videos. I found your channel a few days ago and it's satisfying to watch how you work and your love to perfection. Thank you Jeremy 😍
That's the only way to grow! Always push the edge. Take on, beyond your limit or experience. You have a bright future ahead within the constructs of wood working. Great job. Next time use hard wood, and hand parents each joint. It will require time, patients and fortitude. In the end, you will have grown exponentially in experience and knowledge. Really great job. I appreciate the younger generation taking on the trade from a calling deep within. D.C
Nice work. Great skills, You managed and fixed the problems that came up through the process very well. End product was excellent. Keep up the good work buddy!
Was talking to someone earlier today. I bought a Skil circular saw on Amazon and it works just like my old Craftsman saw from 35 years ago. Except without the case. Think I will use your design just in 3/4 inch. And add a couple of slots for spare blades. Already have a steel cutoff one. TKS.
The box came out really nice! I tried that a long time ago on a 1x2x3 box using 1/8" Baltic Birch, and 1/8" box joints. Before I made any cuts, I coated it with sealer hoping to eliminate any tear out. It worked out ok.
Its amazing to me that this video got 1000 dislikes . The box may have defects as he stated and it may be overkill for the tool but this is incredibly hard to make and in my opinion the attention to detail like the 1/2 inch notch or recessing the hinge area is brilliant thinking . I wish all the snowflakes of the world would just enjoy something like this video as everyone of us has a learning experience or a different idea..Nice job my friend keep the videos coming.
No talent losers offended by his "Toxic Masculinity"? (AKA he put time and effort in to becoming really good at something and it made the lazy losers feel like lazy losers) More likely people just got triggered by him saying Pre-Drilled.
This comment left me with a dislike... of the fact that you can only like, not love, comments like this one. Also, I need to stop using the word like so many times in my replies, like I did in this one.
Jeremy: Titebond makes a 24 hour glue that is a bit thinner. I used it in large dovetail joints for an 1810 step chair that was demonstrated with no glue the joints were that tight. You get much more working time and that glue would have been ideal for your box! Try it you'll like it!
Nice box Jer. That's the first I've seen one done all the way around. Kinda cool idea. I do have a couple suggestions though. First one is to maybe add a little felt in the cut outs that the gauge sits in. Second one is Rockler has a fairly nice box joint jig for the router table. Run that with a spiral bit and the joints have almost no tear out. Plus the jig makes things go a little faster.
That's a strong box. Never seen the lid jointed on all sides. This design would make amazing cabinets out of plywood, and could have CNC potential. Another application would be artist's paint box/easels which are finger joint jobs with thin plywood glued tops and bottoms. These thin parts have to withstand abuse and generally don't. Thanks for the work and the video. Actually, the more I think about it, the more applications I can come up with. In traditional cabinetmaking joinery a case good, like a chest of drawers would have dovetailed construction that helps prevent racking (the rectangle becoming a parallelogram). The backs are just nailed on and so long as everything is glued and nailed, no racking occurs. But a finger-jointed back of some kind, even if made with wider space joints screwed into place for removability would prevent racking so effectively that the sides could now be finger-jointed instead of dovetailed and they could be made thinner. Most antiques had very thick sides. A carcass that it going to be veneered could be made this way using spruce and it would be light and strong. Thanks again.
Man. I've been playing at woodworking since mid-September, and I refuse to go absolutely insane about the level of perfection required like the rest of y'all. I won't do it. You can just have fun building a gorgeous, ridiculously complex, amazing box to put your tool in, a box that is absolutely magnficent and then say "Well, it's okay, I guess, it's a box at least" instead of "JESUS LOOK AT THIS AMAZING BOX I MADE", but the day I catch myself doing that, I'm gonna find a good friend and ask them to slap me as hard as they can until I regain some perspective.
How were you moving the wood over incrementally so evenly every time? I saw you measuring with the ruler but you weren't just eyeballing it from that were you?
Very nice work! Those edges look great to me, even with the chip out! Thanks for leaving the inside and outside natural wood. Wish I had a tool I prized enough so that I would have a reason to make that box. The tools I do buy that are already in boxes I keep in their boxes.
Very nice, I build similar box’s for my sockets because they only came in foam blocks. I would suggest you glue in ‘felt’ where the tool touches the wood. It would look real nice.
I just made my first ‘real’ box joint tonight! You are an inspiration even to ‘old’ people like me! keep up the great work, you are a very talented young man.
I've never done any carpentry in my entire life and wouldn't even know how to use any of those tools even, but this is extremely satisfying to watch. No idea why.
yes, i can. there is a makercase sure, where you can desine a random box with fingerjoints, than convert it to dxf and laser cut(or cnc cut) it and apply a glue. it is very usefull stick some painter tape to hold glueining pices together.
This turned out fantastic !! At first I was wondering about moving the fence to make a box joint . Well it certainly works for you . Thumbs up Jeremy .
I love watching people make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff
I recently bought a height gauge that came in a nice wooden box, but the box had a rather puzzling mark on one end; "this end up". I was very confused until someone pointed out that the marked end was the opposite end to where the base of the tool was, and was there so that you know which way up to put it if you wanted to set the box on it's side without the gauge being upside down. If you think you might want to do that at some stage, I would recommend giving it some kind of mark, maybe a pretty wood inlay or something?
bloody magic , havin a go at something & making a smashing box with all finger joints ! all my work is in steel so seeing a classic as urself doing the wood thing , yep well done keep doing the videos
Nice work Jeremy and very interesting project to try. Also like your box joint jig which I think I will have a go at building one myself to replace my existing jig
***** I suppose. I would think if you wanted to avoid that argument you could just say pilot drilling, but then again i don't think Jer actually wanted to pilot drill
+Rob Mckennie It was just a little rub on the folks who don't like the word predrill, but yeah I didn't want to anyway. And plywood won't split so it's not that important.
Hugo Rinsema, No, it suggests an activity done before inserting a screw. So "predrilling" is a perfectly good use of a word in relation to driving screws.
***** I think the point is that while it's true that predrilling is done as preparation for another step, it implies that the following step is drilling, and driving in a screw isn't _drilling_
its a name for a joint used in connecting timber together. The wood fits together like fingers do when holding hands in the intertwined finger position, hence the name.
There's a tremendous amount of storage volume inside the lid that won't interfere with the height gauge. I can see room for calipers, a micrometer or two, gauge blocks, etc.
Why not put the hinge on the inside? Edit; HOLY SHIT you guys! It was just a question, and Jeremey already commented on it. He has his own opinion like everyone else. Stop the badgering please!
+Karissa Bo Bissa I would have to disagree. Just my opinion but seeing only the pin doesn't look as good. But you have the right to your opinion and I'm not trying to change it :)
Is there any reasoning against screwing into the edge of the plywood? That would be my reason for not putting the hinge on the inside - Though I don't have the experience to say that's necessarily a bad idea.
Great show of patience and skill. Hint: Hold on to the sawdust, mix in a bit of glue and it will fill in those gaps in the joints quite nicely. Great job!
I love the video. I just wanted to mention about the Werther knife you used. They do deserve a mention in your video. I bought a full set of kitchen knives from them years ago and still go get them sharpened every year for free at their store/museum. They have a huge set of carving and wood working knives also. I think the people of this channel would love to see someone with your knowledge do a video of that place. The trains that guy carved are amazing.
+Greg Conaway We also use their kitchen knives. I'm from AZ, so I sharpen them myself. I bought this knife in the store/museum about 8 years ago; it's time to go again!
Hello Jeremy, I just wanted to say I first started watching you from the building of your sander I did not realize how good of a craftsman you are. You must have had a great family to give you this skill. Keep up the awesome work.
Very good young man. Yes it is a lot of work and you have learned in the process and these types of experiences just build upon your mastery of the craft. BRAVO
sOMEONE WOORIED ABOUTTHE FUTURE OF THE WOODWORKING CRAFT BUT WITH GENIUSES LIKE YOU AND mATTIAS I THINK ITS JUST GOING TO KEEP GETTING BETTER AND BETTER. I WISH I WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF MY WOODWORKING CAREER NOT THE END.
