I didn’t think the third drawer knot being on the right side instead of the left like the rest would bug me, but my mind can’t help itself. 😂 Love your furniture builds so much.
what saves it for me is the fact that it still kinda works since there are two above it, and two below it that are on the left. It's wrong, but in a pattern, so it's only kind of wrong lol
Held my breath for a little bit as he opened Rachel's dresser drawer..... Glad there wasn't anything in there he'd get in trouble for sharing with the internet.
Yeah, a "dresser" with ball bearing slides? The thing should last forever. And if it's ever not needed as a dresser, it can be a toolbox in the future too!
Always entertaining to see what Mathias have done. Even if just collecting wood, from what others have left on a dump. Enjoy a soothing year ending. 👋🏻🏆
Why are you always in such a hurry ? Everything you make seems to be a race to get it done which creates all kinds of mistakes that are avoidable. I realise you are not making fine furniture or 'heirloom pieces' (sorry guys but that's clearly not his thing) although you do have the capability to do so much better ! I'm a function over form kind of guy myself so fine work eludes me but I do see it's beauty and I think you can too.
No matter how slowly _I_ build, I still make mistakes. But life's short, and being fearful of making mistakes is a pathology, not a virtue. Fussy and plodding work is for people who think they're too good to make errors, and perfectionism is a sign of grandiosity rather than a reasonable concern for quality. It, too, is pathological. Anyway, making videos of his builds is what Matthias does for a living, and "time is money," as the cliche goes. If you read the rest of the comments, 99% identify with the errors and like to see how they're handled. In fact, if I was the cynical old bastard some think I am, I'd suspect some mistakes are made to please the audience, who then swoon over the fixes. I've seen this done in corporate marketing: deliberately screw up a product sold to a corporate customer from which you want more business, and then swoop in to instantly fix it. Worked every time. The customer was pleased _and_ impressed.
Matthias, you inspired me recently. I'm a sales rep dealing with hardware stores- one of my customers gave me a bunch of old drawers made of 3/4" pine (they used to use them to hold various screws and such). Shortly after that, another customer gave me a big hypo-allergenic air filter that he had to write off (once the seal on the plastic wrap is broken, they can't be sold). I put the two together to make an inline dust filter that I hook up to my big belt sanders. I use them a *lot*, so after a few months, I broke it open to check out the results last night- dumped about five pounds of fine sawdust out of the thing! Thanks for the idea!
I'm intrigued at the home made tools and inventions you've created. I'm extremely impressed of the precicion and high quality of everything you produce! You are a Phd in engineering, research and development, woodworking and much more. My highest regards to a brilliant mind.
Looks like the canadian site Silverland might have those handles. Anyway, the video was informative again just for the screw-ups and how they were fixed.
Love your channel Matthias. Several thoughts.. 1. Try Titebond extend. You do enough complicated glue ups to justify keeping it on hand. It will make your life easier. 2. Try shellac, especially inside cabinets/drawers where the smell of curing finish can linger for years. I also use it as a conditioner coat under oil finishes, it dries almost as fast as you can apply it and it eliminates one coat of finish. You may find one coat of shellac and one finish coat is enough.
He hates shellac - it’s not durable enough. =p He mentioned it in another video where he scraped it all off. Personally, I really like it. Super easy/fast - even if not always the most durable.
The dresser should be attached to the wall. Try pulling all of the drawers out at the same time. Dressers kitchen stoves, and TVs are a significant tipping hazard to children and the elderly.
You are about a bazillion times more talented and experienced than me. Knowing you mess up like this does make me feel a smidge better about when I screw up. (Just a smidge.) Thank you for posting this.
Mr. Wandel, im sorry to inform you, that we don't have a use for you in our business. Your quality standards are just WAY TO HIGH. Nobody wants repairable products that will last a hundred years. However we wish you all the best and thank you for your interest. ;) Handwerk hat goldenen Boden
Building a dresser is on my bucket list. You have inspired me to maybe try it first with construction lumber to bring the coat down and the stress level of not wanting to screw up a very expensive project.
I've gotten more satisfaction and use from things carefully made from construction lumber, than things made in bulk from finer grades. Definitely do it - it's completely worth it.
Greetings from the BIG SKY. I always found that 'fixing' a mistake of mine was the most creative part of wood working. Making a mistake look like I meant it.
I think someone needs to ask Santa for a new tape measure and glasses LOL Still loving the videos . Keep them coming and thank you for keeping them real . Merry Christmas Mattias Fattrucker
Great job 💕 And dang dont those oil fumes get to you? I get a headache outdoors applying it, with a mask. 🤣 PS- those handles cant be that hard to find. Amazon has all those style for good deal. Or a cabinet hardware supply
Always built with scraps and with strength to withstand few generations of kids climbing on top of it. The only drawback is not having back on it. Mice and bugs can easily get inside. I learnt that the hard way in my workshop when a 🐁 visited all my drawers and shat* in them. Happy woodworking :)
I have to admit, I paused the video in the time-lapse for where Rachel came in. (Because we don't get to see her often!) I bumped the video forward and back until I found the smiles. Mission accomplished😊
Did i always build dresser / cabinet orderly wrong? I always build the cabinet first, measure the inner walls, then build the drawers...never the other way around. Now that I think about it, i think your order make things much easy to measure and adjust...Now i'm conteplating my self :D
I really wonder, if there are wood glue formulas that boast a longer "working time" seems like something you'd benefit from, but part of me imagines, if you don't already have it... it doesn't exhist, or it has a trade off that is too costly, like strength.
Most of the time I want the glue to bond quickly, and I can't be bothered with more than one glue. Also, I buy it by the gallon, don't want some expensive special glue.
@@matthiaswandel those are all good reasons, it makes me curious if there are slower to set glues, since it seems some of your projects are limited by the set up time on the glue. maybe there's an additiive, like how you can spray CA glue to make it set faster...but instead something to make it a little slower, without having a seperate glue on hand. just brainstorming, I suppose.
You still use the slot mortiser a lot, but you've not put up very many videos about it. A follow-up video, like those you have done recently, would be nice. I would also enjoy watching a build series of a new slot mortiser, but I realize that is a much bigger ask. You may not need a new slot mortiser, but you built 3 pantorouters, plus you have a metal one. So I think 2 slot mortisers would be reasonable compared to that. And I know the pantorouter is a superior machine, since it can do slot mortises well, but YOU still use the slot mortiser when you have pantorouters handy, so there is clearly value in the slot mortiser.
I didnt get much done because of that kid in the workshop. This is exactly what happend to me today, too. But i can still just watch you build something.
This guy looks like and reminds me of my late father. Mad European-Canadian engineer, he was. Tiny eyes, huge glasses, and jet-black hair. He would have loved your inventions and jigs, though he was more into metal work. I've probably said this a few times on this channel over the years lol.
You should really consider adding about 1/16" on your drawer box side of the guide mounting. So that your guides are stop the drawer box and not the drawer front. Otherwise over time often you end up destroying the front of the box and drawer face. From the force of the face frame and drawer coming in contact on a hard close. Plus it means down the road you won't have to repair the damage.
@@matthiaswandel I think he means the contacting surfaces themselves banging and rubbing into each other, dinging the wood and damaging the finish. Though you did use a lot of oil, so it'd likely take a very long time.
I have a hard time understanding why you choose such low-quality material for your projects -- the choice of construction lumber implies a more throw-away attitude toward the piece. However, the most expensive part of an DIY woodworking project is often the time (unless you value your time at zero) and is the same investment whether you use a quality lumber or more junk material.
Matthias is from a different universe. Proof: every single soul in the universe: cuts a piece too short, replaces it with a new one. Matthias: let me find a smart way to fix it and make it even better. Matthias is not from our universe.
Very ingenious and creative jigs and problem-solving! Do you have videos of your various jig builds (such as the mortising jig)? Those really would be worth sharing.
