No apology necessary. It’s when we learn the most and being privileged to accompany you through your solution is great! A beautiful piece and once again an enjoyable video. Thank you.
Beautiful, Shara! Really well done! 😃 But yeah, those things happen! The important part is that you found a way in the end! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thank you so much! I love a good problem to solve and I'm glad this was a fairly simple "fix" haha. I appreciate you watching and hope you and yours have a wonderful weekend!
Shara, I am so glad you kept your "struggle bus" times in. It is so very comforting to know you still have those moments too. I really like this cabinet build! The simplicity of the design while still keeping it classy is a huge winner. Another fantastic teaching video with a very doable build. Love it! Thanks
Glad to see no one is perfect and do make mistakes so we can learn from them. All and all a beautiful cabinet Shara and I like what you did with the drawer (filling up the gaps). Have a nice weekend
@@WoodshopDiaries Well let's say almost perfect and I must confess you made it better than I could ever do (and that's hard for a man to admit) ...... just joking 😂.It's just jealousy !
I really appreciate you including the mistakes you make. I know I've said before , but your videos are what gave me the courage to start woodworking after 2 years of thinking about it. Keep up the great work.
What a really nice piece (even with these strange woodworking materials and techniques like oak, dowel joinery, and rabbets 😆). That thing you called a "Whoops" is what I call a normal, everyday occurrence in my shop... you recovered like a champ and that's all that matters. No one will ever know except you and a hundred thousand viewers. I really like the "Aged Barrel" stain and the little reveal at the bottom is a top-notch detail.
I really appreciate you including the mistakes because I make the same ones. It’s great to see how you overcome them and not just magically build a perfect cabinet.
OOOppsss... Happens to the best of us. Thank you for such a nice looking project. How an oops is handled is important as sometimes a solution isn't obvious to a novice like me. Have a wonderful weekend, hope the winds/storms have died out for a while. Until next time... Build safe.
I hope this as helpful! I appreciate you watching! Thankfully the storms around here have died down a little the last week or so, but I'm sure they'll pick up again at some point--they always do haha. I hope you are well and have a wonderful weekend!
Haha I always say there are times when you need to be precise and times when close enough is close enough. Experience helps you figure out which is which. And that’s why the best way to learn is by doing 😉 not every measurement is critical. And that is a good thing haha
Very nice piece of furniture. Total respect for not settling for a quick fix when you realised the error. When you know something isn't quiet right, you know it needs to be made good. Newbies can learn from your work ethic, well done 👏
That turned out beautiful Shara! I love how you show ways to deal with problems should they arise and they usually do. I didn't see Bubby or Lucy in this video. No doubt they would have let you know the drawer wouldn't clear the hinges if they had been there supervising!
Turned out good. I think showing the parts of the project where mishaps arise is a good way for people to learn how to correct little issues. Good job Ms. Shara
A clean, simple and elegant addition to any home. Also, thank you for sharing your challenges along the way. It seems like when you watch the "pros" that they never mess up. Real people make mistakes. Humble people aren't afraid to say so. Thanks for keeping it real.
Thank you so much! I really love how it turned out and it was a lot of fun to build. I'm definitely not a "pro" haha so I have lots of "bloopers" to share along the way haha. I'm glad you enjoy them and I really appreciate you talking the time to follow along and watch the videos. Have a great weekend!
big fan, I love that even when you do a mistake you show it on here, all of us trap in that little details which is nice to see what you do about them, it was a nice one, cheers
Very Stylish, that premium plywood and choice of stain just makes the project pop the drawer idea just the cherry on top very elegant cabinet. Great job thanks for sharing, keep up the great work.
I agree with you regarding red oak - for me, sometimes the grain can seem a little over bearing. But your choices of design and finish mitigated that here. And regarding your challenges with this build...thanks for keeping your videos real! Thumbs up!
Shara, I love your "opps" moments because it reminds me of a typical day in my shop. I have to remind myself that the mark of a good carpenter is how they recover from the inevitable mistake. And....this video was just plain fun to watch as usual. You tackled some aspects of the build and made it look easy. Great to see you've reduced a layer of clothing. Must be getting a bit warmer there. We're still dropping a few degrees below zero in the morning but getting near 50 as a high. It did snow the other morning. I've been thinking about a floating something or other and on this project I think that design feature could be fun. Yours came out great. Thanks for Sharing!
I'm so glad you enjoyed the "bloopers!" It got warmer here for a couple weeks and now it's cool again. The roller coaster of spring weather haha. I can't believe it's still that cold where you are! Hopefully the warmer weather will make its way to you soon! I appreciate you watching and hope you stay warm and have a great weekend!
Hello Shara, I also hate using a router by hand so I built a router table and cabinet and now route rabbets and dados without the angst. I also now router the back of each piece separately before assembly and do not have to worry about chiseling out the corners for backing board. I also got caught with the European hinges thing and saw that you would not like the small strip for slides. Me, I left the smaller strip because I did not want to pull drawer out again and just glued small strips to case the same height as drawer. Your idea about mounting drawer knobs lower was a great idea. Also one more point about router table, I can setup and route my own trim pieces for cabinets and it makes it easier to make picture frames.
That sounds like a great set up with your router table! And also a great idea about adding small strips instead of removing and replacing the drawer spacer blocks. Thanks for sharing!
Nice design and concept. Very inspirational what you come up with. Could you have just replaced the existing cup hinges with Everbrite 165-degree full overlay hinges available at Home Depot? They also have the soft close feature. In the context to prevent the "reconstruction" of drawer box and additional filler pieces? Door would have swung wider giving more clearance for the drawer/door interface junction. Great demonstration of perseverance to overcome an oversight during the build process to get back on track. Thanks for another great build.
Thanks so much! I'm sure there may have been another hinge option, but I had these on hand and was trying to finish up as quickly as possible so I could get the video out--so I just used what I had on hand vs ordering and waiting for something else. In the future, I'll probably think ahead to order different hinges for a project like this before building. In my mind, I just swore that when I've installed overlay doors in the past, they completely cleared the opening when they swung out, but I just didn't bother to double check that was actually the case before getting started haha.
Non è importante un errore, tu e tuoi videos siete adorabili...ed i progetti sono molto belli, adoro vedere video dove le donne dimostrano quanto possono essere brave e fare dei grandi lavori....continua così🙏👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much! I'm really happy with how this one turned out and it was so much fun to build. I appreciate you watching and hope you have a great weekend!
Shara, this is a great video. Love the detail showing all your milling and assembly techniques. As for the mistake you made with the drawers this adds a lot of authenticity to your videos. I have spent many years learning woodworking and have made all of the mistakes. (Some have made me laugh others...well not so much) Keep the videos and hints coming, both here and on Facebook. Great work!
It's great that you share your mistakes, and show how you resolved them. They're very helpful so all of us can learn how to deal with issues as they come up. I've made more than my share of "happy accidents" as Bob Ross would say.
Thank you so much! I just wasn't happy with my initial "fix" and the larger spacers were one of those things I didn't want to redo (again) but knew I wouldn't be happy unless I did it haha. I'm glad you enjoyed and appreciate you watching!
Thank you so much! I love to problem solve--though I don't like having to trim down drawers and touch up finish to do so haha. But it was fun to share my mishap and hopefully it's helpful to someone doing something similar!
Yep I saw the mistake right away, because i’ve done the exact same mistake😊. But it’s good because you showed us how to recover. Mistakes are common when making single custom pieces. So it’s important to learn how to recover from them. 🎉
Haha I'm glad it's not just me! You're right--with single custom pieces, there is always a new challenge. But that's what makes it fun :) I really appreciate you watching and following along! I hope you have a great weekend!
Big fan of your content. U get such cool results with really approachable methods. This one's 🔥 and im definitely building it. Saw diy huntress say she has a lady maker who's great with cabinet making helping her out with her shop build. I suspect and hope you're that guest. It'd be dope to see what happens when you two collaborate. Definitely inspired by this project. 👏🏿❤️🔥
The cabinet is beautiful, Shara. I enjoyed watching you build it and problem solve as you went. Thanks for the this video and for the plans. I love all that you do.
A very nice design Shara! The end result is very nice despite the pitfalls along the way. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and how to fix the issues. You always have a great build and a beautiful end result! Hope you’re having a great weekend!
That turned out beautifully. And thank you for sharing your mistakes and showing how you fixed them. There is educational value in those as well. Looking forward to more of your projects.
I hope it was both entertaining and educational :) Hopefully it helps someone else avoid the same mistake haha. I appreciate you watching and hope you have a great weekend!
A very nice design and a wonderful finish on it. Enjoyed how you solved the drawer/door problem and had no problem showing that process. Always enjoy your videos because, like all of us, you make a bad decision but show how you overcame it. Not too many "makers" out there that will include their goofs.
Beautiful project as always. Along with many of the commenters, I greatly appreciate that you include your mistakes in the videos. We sometimes get the impression from watching our RU-vid woodworking heroes that mistakes never happen. Working around and correcting my mistakes seems to be a very necessary part of the process.
This looks great! I appreciate it that you show all the process with the thoughts and the little fixable mistake that at the end looks great as always. For me that's a skill, being able to fix a mistake and learn from it. And you surely have that skill!! 😉😊
I do not see the issues as bloopers but as interesting developments. Also because you explain how to make things look like intentional. Great project and I find the color of the drawer front very awesome. Super!
Hi Shara, that came out very nice. Love the design. 😮 Just when you think everything is all thought out! O well it happens to everyone when starting from scratch. It's all in the finish work 🙂👍 great recovery. Have a great weekend!
Thanks so much! It's so funny I thought ahead enough to think about whether it would clear but didn't even take the time to double check a door I had right there in the shop to make sure what I was thinking was actually right (face palm) haha. I'm just glad it was a fairly easy fix--and I definitely learned my lesson to double check! I appreciate you watching and hope you have a great weekend as well!
Hi Shara, once again another awesome project completed and don't worry about if it didn't go as planned, it's nice to see how to recover from an error and make it right 👍🏾. Continue to do what you do, have a great week.😊
We all have this imagination of how a certain tool function in our heads that prevents us working gladly with it!!! I feel uncomfortable with hand/tracksaws. Have to force myself to admit that is the best tool for a job some days...
Nice job Shara! I hate it when I make mistakes on my projects, but I'm glad that you share your mistakes with us because it gives everyone a chance to learn different was to fix our mistakes. Thanks for another great project and have a great weekend!
That's why I left it in--hopefully it's both a little entertaining, but also helpful to someone else doing something similar so they can think ahead and avoid doing what I did. I appreciate you watching and hope you have a wonderful weekend!
I went through something similar with pullout drawers when I built my first pantry. Good to show the rethink process as most people wouldn’t consider door/drawer interference in their first build of this type!
My dad did the same thing on the pantry he built with slide out drawers; forgot to take the door into account. This is sounding like a common mistake. 🤦♀️
I made the doors overlay on purpose to avoid having to deal with door interference and I swore when I've installed overlay hinges before that they completely cleared the opening when they swung out. Apparently I must have only seen that in a dream haha. If I had just opened one of my shop cabinet doors to make sure that was the case, I would have reconfigured before building...BUT luckily it wasn't too difficult to fix and it made for a more entertaining video. Live and learn :)
@@WoodshopDiaries Shara, you are not wrong. There are hinges that will open an overlay door wide so drawers can be pulled out. My dad couldn’t find any for the pantry door (a regular interior door), but he put them on a large lower kitchen cabinet door. The doors swing out wide past the frame so the drawers slide out without catching.
@@WoodshopDiaries They were not bloopers, they were design challenges, which you conquered. I have spent the weekend indulging in another passion gardening. Hope you have enjoyed your weekend.
@@WoodshopDiaries they were not bloopers, they were design challenges which you conquered. I have spent the weekend indulging in another passion, gardening. I hope you enjoyed your weekend.
I try to avoid rabbets on finished cabinets at all costs! When I have to do any such thing, I always have to stick extra support to the outside to keep the router from tipping because, apparently, I suck at balancing a router on a 3/4" edge.
Stunning build as always Shara! I actually love and appreciate you showing your goofs. Makes you more relatable to us who make many mistakes lol. Stay safe this tornado season.
Awesome build! You really dug into your bag of skills on this one. Nice repair on that inner edge. I have had that happen a few times. Don't really know why, but just don't make them like they used too. The rounded edges on the back panel and on the bottom piece are nice too :). Always inspiring to watch, thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the build and the video--this one had a little of everything with the doors, drawers, shelves, back panel, etc. I really appreciate you watching and hope you have a great weekend!
There’s no “rule” as to when to use which. It’s just personal preference. In many cases when I’m using hardwood, I use dowels only because hardwood requires fine threaded pocket hole screws and I don’t usually keep them stocked in my shop and never want to drive to town to get any haha. But in some cases, I’ll use them in any kind of wood if it’s in a part of the project that the pocket hole would be visible if I used pocket holes. I’m any case where the pocket hole would be hidden or I’m using plywood or soft woods, pocket holes are my go to.
Nice build. In lieu of the "problem" I would have notched the new side board to make it a "flush" drawer instead of an overlap drawer. Still my problem solving is always as a "Monday Morning quarterback".
Great videos and builds as usual. Just out of curiosity, aren’t there door hinges that would extend out and not interfere with your sliding draw? Thought I just saw the Workshop Companion’s last video that he explained there were 3 different types. Regardless, you learn the most through mistakes and you corrected the issue. Good going!!!
I wanted to see the moment you realized your mistake😂. Although you seem pretty level headed so you probably would have handled it much better than I would have... Another great project and thanks for sharing the mistake. That's part of woodworking here on earth. I expect no mistakes up in heaven and probably some angels to do the routering.😂
There are different types of such door hinge insets. One of them allowing for such kind of situations. At least over here in Europe. How comes I know? Make a guess! 😂
I'm with you with disliking routers. I've made more errors in my projects with routers than with any other tool. One thing I've learned is to assume I will F up, and to put as many guards as possible to control the movement of the router. Also to use lots of fingerboards with a router table.
Do you have a link to the edge banding you use? I can never seem to get my edge banding to completely stick the first time and have to go back and re-iron spots. Not sure if it’s me or maybe just some cheap edge banding. Lol
@@WoodshopDiaries Thanks! I built some cabinets with the intention of the doors overlapping the frame but when I did the corner cabinet I didn't give enough space for the doors to open fully, so my fix is to try to make inset doors for them instead. The shelf is flush to the inside of the face frame and I wasn't sure if I needed it to be back further for clearance.
