One of my best "tool" purchases was a little magnetized digital angle reader. I can just stick it on the blade and let it tell me exactly what angle the blade is at. Love it!!
The ladder shelf turned out beautiful! You had a lot of help and supervision building it......ha! My dogs are afraid of storms too so my heart goes out to Lucy. Great project to start off the New Year!
Loved the project, so simple and easy. So, Lucy is thundershy and Bubby is doing close-up inspections, double checking your work. Really like how cordless is moving into the larger tool segment. It makes it so handy for any project or job-site. Thanks for the project.
Thank you so much! Definitely loving the capabilities of the cordless tools. The advancements the last few years have been awesome for having the freedom to work on stuff efficiently outside my shop. 🙌 Lucy is definitely storm scared haha and Bubs is definitely in the way whenever he can be. They’re so fun to have around the shop with me. 😂
Thank you for this video. It's nice to see a thorough process of this build. I also like how you show the option to glue boards together to make the shelves as I might not have the space or equipment to breakdown plywood.
I love these shelves. So versatile. And I think I may already have all the supplies to build one. Thanks for sharing! I hope to do more building in 2023. And you have several projects I want to make.
I only wish you had designed this a few years ago! I built one very similar! Your step by step instructions are always the best. Lucy is like my Clark (a Pittadore), he doesn’t like the storms either! lol.. take care Shara and keep on building, you are the best!
I appreciate that! Im glad you find he instructions helpful 😊 I bet you feel my pain since you also have a dog with storm anxiety haha. She tests my patience, but I love her nonetheless! Thanks so much for watching and hope you have a great weekend!
Shara, with great trepidation I shared this video on to my Wife. She has been making a list from some planter boxes to serious additions to our porch and deck! I've looked at that Ryobi compound saw you are using. It sure was great to see it in action. I think its going to be a great year. Give Lucy a hug. Thanks for Sharing!
If your wife is looking for plant stands, this would make a great one! I'm glad you enjoyed seeing the saw doing its job...I enjoyed using it for this. It'll definitely be handy when I need to work on anything outside the shop and don't want to be tied to a power cord. I'll give Lou a hug and an extra treat or two from her fans haha. Hope you have a great weekend!
This is a classic Woodshop Diaries build - elegant, functional, simple, and would look great in any decor style. Gotta say, when you were discussing piecing up the shelves from solid boards, I'm thinking "Nah she's gonna use edge-banded plywood 😁". An additional advantage to plywood is no wood movement concern so gluing works. Also, I don't think Lucy and Bubs were afraid of the storm... they were concerned that you would be though, so they stuck close for moral support.
Haha thank you! It’s definitely a “classic” Woodshop Diaries style build! And you’re 100% right…plywood for the win 🤣🙌 You’re also probably right about the pets…they’re hanging so close for my sake…not for theirs 😂 everyone always says I need to heat and cool my shop, but this is a prime example of why I don’t because I have to work with the doors open…if they’re cooped inside with me, they’ll never leave my side 😅
Hi Shara, great project and it came out great. I think your dog🐕 and cat 🐈 just want to help. Awesome way to start a new year. Have a great and safe weekend.
Your designs are always stunning!!! Another amazing job. Thank you again for making these videos, I hope you know how many people you inspire to build!!!
Awesome build Shara! I could definitely use 1 of these in the shop. Be great to toss all the tools I'm using for a project so they are out of the way but still handy. And hopefully keep me from walking around mumbling "where did I put such and such"
Always enjoy watching you attempting to stay off the “Hot Mess Express!” Add to that the inmates running the asylum,…er, maybe the animals running the zoo is a better reference (though, as a fellow redhead, people seem to think we are soulless and on the brink of crazy at any😂 and every moment….they’re not wrong 😂😊). This is a great project though, with nearly unlimited possibilities of utilizing the space. I completely admire the way you come up with so many pieces that I would be happy to display in my home, but then you take it even a step further and give away the plans! Seeing’s in person r (Oh, and next video I want to see the cat on the floor and Lucy up on the table bothering you as you attempt to work!)
Very nice build and looks great too it looks easy enough to build but i'll cock it up somewhere 🤣thanks for the plans it's much better to read off plans. Love how your Cat nudges her way into frame they are very nosy pets. Take Care and Stay Safe, Barry (ENG)
Thanks so much! I hope you find the plans helpful! And yes, that cat...he will find his way into anything to get a little attention haha. He's so funny. Have a great weekend and thanks so much for watching!
@@WoodshopDiaries Yep! That’s the one lol! I saw the post on your Instagram a few days ago and I assumed it wasn’t on your RU-vid channel yet, lucky me.😂
Another success and inspiration as usual. I have one question… what stain did you use? I really like the color on pine!! Looking forward to the next project 😊
Everyone always tells me I need to heat and cool my shop, but they’re the reason I always work with the doors open 🤣 if they’re cooped up with me, they’ll always be in the way haha.
@@WoodshopDiaries Is interesting how our pets manage to get just in the area of your feet or lay down right there and then over the project u are working on...love them!!
Hi! Thank you! I THINK it was early American (Minwax). It was either that or Minwax provincial. Those are my most used colors and they’re very similar. Early American is my favorite
Please bear with me as I have a newbie question: when I went to find wood to build this, the only 2x2s I could find were called “furring strips”. Is this acceptable? I don’t have a table saw (yet) so I can’t cut my own like in your other links. Glad I found this video and am looking forward to getting into the world of woodworking!
I just printed the plans. Thanks for keeping them so affordable. what is the trickiest part for a beginner? is it going to be getting the angles correct?
Hope they’re helpful! Thanks for your support of my small business. I’d say the trickiest part is ensuring the shelf rungs on the front are level with the ones on the back. Since the front piece is slanted it’s not as easy as just measuring from the bottom of the piece.
@Shara~ I love your design and overall size of the ladder shelving! What brand, type, and color wood stain did you use? I love the rich warm look it gave the piece! ~~Christy~~
How would you go about making it gold on the frame and white for the shelves? Paint separate before assembling the two sides together? Or taping off and painting at the end?
I didn’t plane anything for this project. However I do have a planer that I use on occasion. It’s a 13” Cutech but they don’t make them anymore. But there are a ton of options for 13” planer. I’ve heard Ridgid makes a good one.
Does the iron-on edge material ever bubble or come loose over time? I've never used it and am wondering about longevity. Nice, beautiful shelf. Very cheap to make as compared to buying something similar for much more and what you buy will likely have particle board shelves and wobble after assembly. Very nice shelf indeed. I need to make one of those for my home office.
OK, so I did a little digging about edge banding (by looking in your video description) and found the link to your page: "How to apply iron on edge banding". You answered ALL of my questions there! 😀😃😄😁
Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching! I’ve used iron on edge banding for years…in kitchens, bathrooms, on dresses and cabinets everywhere. If applied properly, I’ve never had an issue with it failing or bubbling up over time (as of yet). Now, that said, if poorly installed, yeah, it can come loose. The key is to make sure the glue gets warm enough to melt and adhere…which isn’t difficult, you just have to pay attention when you’re applying it. I use it OFTEN and I love the stuff.
Hey Shara, was wondering how you found your angle for the mitered cuts? I know how deep I want my shelves to be at each height, but not sure how to find the correct cutting angle to do that. Thanks!
Hi! I just picked the angle I thought looked good then cut my shelves to work with that angle. It’s a lot easier to do that way vs finding the angle to match the shelf depths
It stuck just fine. I wiped off all excess stain and allowed to dry a few hours before gluing. I picked it up and carried it by lifting on the shelves after the glue was dry, and didn't have any issues. If you were concerned though, you could add some nails or screws as well.
Weird coincidence. I just got this saw. For all the RYOBI haters: show me a brushless, compound, sliding under 40lbs that does 12” 90 CC all for well under $300. Oh wait. It also comes with a 4ah battery AND charger!
