I used to be terrible at freehand sawing until I saw the episode of The Woodwright's Shop with Chris Schwarz (s30e09). It turned out I'd been doing all sorts of things wrong for years. When I did it right, sawing got a lot easier.
Tommy just sees it all so clear and easy, we'll just glue on a piece and widdle it down to match the existing with hand planers, sandpaper and files. Those rubber band clamps are cool I learned about those by watching this video, thank you
So often it seems every show wants to jump right into replacement and pulling out the big tools. Thanks for taking the time to show how to do it on small scale by a DIY.
From another RU-vid channel (honest carpenter show), I learned of a similar trick of using dry lube like graphene. It'll probably stain the areas of contact but lasts much longer ... I did it on an old wooden dresser and the results were pretty impressive
While soap will work well and is what was used years ago, it is not always easy to find a soap that works today. You need a soap like Ivory that does not have a lot of additional chemicals or odorants in it. Another trick is to use an old wax candle. Rubbing the butt end of an old taper candle will actually deposit wax onto the surface which will act as a good lubricant.
@@MrEazyE357 I did not say that Ivory is hard to find. what I said was that you need to use a soap like Ivory which is one of the few soaps still available that does not have a lot of chemicals. Many soaps today are loaded with anti-bacterial chemicals as well as odorants which would not be good for older wood.
I would have just cut the corners in at 45 then just pieced in a bit of matching moulding but old tommy goes the hard route and totally skills it once again ! This guy had got serious skills. Nice 1 tom
Roy Underhill used to make a comment to the effect of "look, when it gets down to it, you can make a piece of wood into any shape you want with nothing more than a rasp or coarse sandpaper and some patience. But I try to avoid using rasps on this show because it's not treating wood like wood. A rasp is indiscriminate. It doesn't allow you to understand how the grain of wood works, and how to take advantage of that grain." But it's nice that you can make repairs like this on complicated things like ogee moldings without the need of a special molding plane or a router and a specialized matching bit. I miss the Woodwright's Shop. It's been dark for a couple years now, and the last season we got was a "best-of" collection. I need to get down to his school and take one of his classes. Darn if the seats don't fill up quick though.
Tom Silva is a woodworking Master. I ain't never seen nothin like it. Constantly amazing feats of woodworking prowess. I'll bet he could buy some hide glue and crank out a violin superior to a Stradivarius; no lie!
Hearing you say "handsaw" for that tiny sliver of wood was very surprising! Don't know what type that is you're using, but if I tried it with my handsaw I'm sure I could not cut straight lines.
I hope it is awhile before he leaves/retires. He is a wealth of knowledge. TOH please do not replace him with “new blood” like you have with the others. I believe in new blood, but I think it will be better if “new blood” and “old blood” work together.
You got that right. If they need to replace Tom Silva, they should go with someone that has a similar history of wood working and carpentry as Tom Silva and Norm Abram. Then we get to see more of these same kinds of tricks.
Sharp iron will cut anything. Also depends on the type of wood. If it were fir or pine then yes it may tear out but it wasn't very steep. Any hardwood like mahogany, teak or oak it doesn't really matter
@@johnsmith-wc8gs So what you're saying is: If I want to be a rather lazy woodworker and not deal with all that tear out nonsense, just work with mahogany, teach or oak and not bother with fir or pine, right?
Tommy is a patient man. Had that goofball asked me to fix his drawers I woulda...... actually I guess I woulda done it too. It's my job. It must suck to not be able to fix stuff
2:00 Note the Japanese pull saw which cuts on the pull stroke. It's more "Zen" for the natural material (sawdust) to come towards you, rather than be pushed away.
I'd think the saponins in the soap might degrade the wood. (It's the reason you should limit the use of soap on wooden cutting boards.) Just to be safe, I'd stick with wax for the drawer slides.
Soap? Nooooo! 😢 Soap gets gummy after a while. Paraffin wax is the best. Goes on hard, stays hard and lasts the longest. Only time Tommy's ever disappointed me.
Brad Bennati I can see you don’t know much about old houses. You cannot buy that wood anymore because it is old growth. Throwing that away proves one’s lack of experience.
BlackSwan912 I know a lot about old houses and carpentry and construction in general. I’m a master electrician and an avid woodworker. I build period correct reproduction furniture from rough cut and reclaimed lumber in my spare time. I’m all about maintaining the character and look of old houses but, not at the expense of functionality. First off, it’s painted, so nobody would ever know the difference. I would have built new dovetailed boxes for the drawers and put ball bearing glides on them anyway. It would look just as good, work better, and last longer, with less maintenance. I could easily reproduce that profile on the drawer faces.
@@bradbennati2600 I'm sure your repair would be amazing, but Tom's repair has charm, and also there was probably a budget they had to meet because the homeowner didn't want to spend too much on the repair project.
No noun? A built-in? How about build-in cabinetry? I like to store my automatic in my built-in. I also like to store my yellow in my built-in. But never store your slow in your built-in.
There’s nothing better in life than hitting some wood with a sharp well adjusted plane. Ok there’s sex. But trust me, planing wood with a decent plane is a great feeling. A decent wood plane is quite cheap these days.
Now we'll get all of the whiner comments, "yeah, sure you can do the repair IF you own two planes." "What about all of us that don't own planes?" Answer, gnaw the wood off with your teeth. Then you'd get the whiner comments, "What if you don't have any teeth?"
Gorilla Glue? How fast could that possible dry? That is probably the worst glue to use. Is that the expanding stuff. It will break right off. Tommy! Whatchu doing mang? Use CA on one side and spit on the other. Instant grab and you can move right on. Who told you to use that Gorilla Glue? Gorilla Glue Company? Gorilla actually makes a CA glue that is a gel that works very well with the spit method because it doesn't soak into the wood like the less viscous glues. I have had extremely good results with no delays using it. Tommy! You listening, mang?
Your a idiot CA isn't for holding on wood permanently and he is using gorilla wood glue not the expanding type go and learn something instead of telling a pro how to do something
You're forgetting one of the purposes of working with home owners in these shows. It's to teach them a skill they do not have. That requires teaching them the proper procedures , tool and yes the proper glue to use. Don't be such a brand bigot. Most of the stuff we purchase, have different brand names but come off the same assembly line. That includes processed food.
