I am a beginner to woodwork, the main test I have with this bundle ru-vid.comUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt is that I think that its hard to settle on a choice of the plan and outline to use as there are a large portion of them there. Nonetheless, I like the simple stride to step directions laid out there.
Great stuff. A few hints for those of you who try this one... put strips of paper between the metal and the wood, as a shim, before tack welding (maybe 2-3 ply) so that after you tap the metal frame out to finish weld, you get rid of the paper and the finished part will very easily slip back into place without damaging the stained wood surfaces. Also, while he was proving a point that the job could be done much cheaper than store bought, if you are going to the trouble to build this yourself, splurge on some good, clear, kiln dried lumber. the finished product will look SOOOO much better. The grain will POP and you will never have to worry about splitting or warping. I built something very similar about 20 years ago and learned those two key mistakes. I've since replicated the furniture a few times for family/friends and it's all still perfect to this day. Thanks for the great video!!!
I am a structural welder by trade and I would encourage you to not tack this up inside the frame. He has a welding table so he could have fixtured it up with and clamped it into shape. Step 1. With Soapstone draw out the interior of the leg. Step 2. Take left over material and clamp it down to make a border of your traced soap stone lines. Step 3 drop material in. Step 4 use toggle clamps to push up agains your outer braces. Step 5, weld out the frame. I would have probably also from a design stand point made a cross instead of putting 2 45's in there. But yeah I absolutely do not like welding around semi finished parts of my wood working projects because you always spend more time cleaning them back up then you would if you just made some simple fixtures on your bench.
@jonathananson8101 It's honestly not that hard to build with basic tools. Just requires a little patience. Best advice I could give would be to spend a little extra on good, straight, kiln dried wood. Then find your cushions so you can make your dimensional drawings around them. Even if you had to buy all the tools to build this, you are under $1k, minus a welder. So you end up with a cool custom set of furniture that fits your needs perfectly, for a heck of a savings.
As someone who has also built patio furniture out of a softwood (pine), it would be a good idea to put some sort of plastic slider or bumper on the bottoms of the chair legs to keep them from scuffing when you move the furniture around. With heavy chairs like those, you'll probably push them around a little and as soon as the sealant gets damaged, you'll get water intrusion and degradation of the wood.
Matt, this build could have been a lesson in not being afraid to learn to do something right. Makers like Mr. B have a great enthusiasm for WW & they show us time & time again that they are not afraid of new challenges. Great. I just wish they would use, the many resources available on the science, art & craft of woodworking. Then viewers would learn from that example and be better prepared to trust the information they get on this channel. A quick glimpse at the comments, and I learned that there was a right way to do the welding, better lumber choices etc. etc. I am replying to YOUR comment because the "bad choice" you noticed; would have taken less than 10 dollars to fix. Not adding feet of some kind WILL, at some point, be detrimental to the build. And, lastly, a little project research, here on RU-vid, & he'd know not to have the wood sitting on the wet ground, where it will constantly wick up moisture, or directly on the concrete, where it will sit in pools of water after rain. RU-vid can be an excellent resource, with education and information served up with entertainment and easy to consume. Not just channels by professional woodworkers like Jon Peter's and Semi- Pros like Steve Rhamsy, but also established channels from DIY'ers like DIY creator & Anna White. I actually just watched a video on JP's channel & he did not mention any leg protection; however, you could see them in the video, and he added in the video description that he "forgot to mention in the video....I did add nylon domes to the bottom of the legs." Anyhow, I appreciate channels wanting to be original and viewers often enjoy the charm of mistakes. I also appreciate how much time, work and energy must go into producing these videos (i could never do it). I just want a little time in for researching tasks that are new for them. That way, they won't develop bad habits or teach them to their viewers. I hope Mr B. knows how lucky he is to have fans that love his style, but are also honest with him about his welding, wood choice, screw choices etc. With 3 quarters of a million subscribed, he must be doing something right. For me, if i didn't enjoy watching and want his channel to grow, i wouldn't have bothered with this, my hopefully constructive criticism. Thanks Matt, for reminding everyone to use sliders/bumpers/feet. ~ ♿Lisa🛠
I love this new format of video...minus the excessive memes, I feel like sound effects inplace of some memes would have a similar effect without being overdone
@@joshuawebster4272 you sound like someone who doesn't take constructive criticism well at all if you're defending a stranger from constructive criticism
Yea, no joke. Not only the memes, but it seems like the banter has also gotten so way over the top and obnoxious. As soon as he stops to talk I'm starting to skip ahead. Tone it down.
Love ur videos and happy to see ur trying a new style ur literally killing the game on "building yt"!! A little constructive criticism, u had a great style before; it was u and it was unique. This feels more like the "vloggy niestat" vibe and it doesn't feel as authentically you. Either way, ur killing it and imma keep watching every video u put out!
Your videos are entertaining enough to where you don’t need to put the memes. We like you for you…you don’t need to add anything extra. Makes it feel less authentic. I think I counted almost 15 memes in the first ten minutes of the video. Still a great video though. Keep killing it!
Why would you use Dominoes for the arms then go and poke holes with pocket holes on the back and bottom where water will definitely sit once wet? I'd recommend you fill those pockets
something i learned from another channel about fall and leaves, is it actually helps the small critters during winter to keep the leaves on the ground until spring. these little critters depend on winter ground cover to survive.
I love it! Another option for no weld is during the glue up of the sides, drill for round tubing and just let the frame hold the steal tube. Still will get the rigidity needed (assuming the holes are drilled with minimum tolerance) and you don’t need any welder to get the steel look. Great work!
Pretty fair work. If you have a domino joiner you may want to use it a bit more. Those pocket holes are a tad unsightly. Doing all your joints with the domino would make it look that much better. Additionally screw heads used to attach the metal . . . give them a spray of primer and back paint.
After investing thousands of dollars for tools and tons of time, I can build outdoor sofa set like this for $580, I love it. JK Video is great and enthusiastic, like the editing and energy. Keep it going!
Great job. All I could say is maybe it would've saved time to get 4x4's vs. having to plane and re-palne the 2x4's etc. This is an overall amazing job. You should be proud!
The dowel through the mitered joint is an idea I never thought of but totally want to try. Would look really nice when it's finished, especially if you use a contrasting wood as an accent.
I love your attitude! Your videos are fun and you don't seem to stress about the dumb stuff. I feel most people have to adjust and make compromises with their projects, and you showcase that very well.
Love the outcome, not a fan at all of the faster pace and too many memes! I like the old style better too, still I ll try to make those chairs looks really cool.
Im digging the faster cuts in the editing but you don't need all the memes with every joke. the jokes are good enough without them. we came here for the build ;)
Dude, I appreciate you not always using the Festool, but all those visible pocket holes are killing me. Yes I know there will be cushion, but I'm sure the $10,000 set wont have pocket holes.
Love the build, but, @Editor: Can we reduce the number of clips from other movies/tv shows? I was getting worried with the first 1/3rd of the show, glad to see it stopped.
One thing I would do different is either use black screws holding the metal frame down or spray paint them black. Silver sticks out like a sore thumb. Other than excellent build. Very professional looking.
Hey Mike, you can easily zip tie a tennis ball to the gun that way she can push the ball in or out to hold the trigger open to help with her carpal tunnel.
A bit excessive with the movie clips. Save your time in post. Thanks for sharing this build! Btw, are you not worried that those pocket holes are gonna blow out? Usually those are kept with cabinetry because it's not taking a bunch of weight
The $10k set used teak wood, which is probably a lot of the markup. You might not even be able to find teak out where you are, so the pine you used is a good alternative especially if you take the steps to make sure it will hold up outside like you did. And for those that can find teak, just be careful because teak is hard as hell. If you don't have the high quality tools to work with it, it will just destroy your stuff. Teak has silica in it, which is like glass, which is why it's so hard and so hard to work with.
@@TheFishingFL Includes research and design too. So he's smart to find something someone already designed and then rip it off. I'm not creative at all. But I can look at someone else's design of a piece of furniture and replicate it pretty well.
I know it adds a step or two, and I'm sure some cost, but larger beams, either 2x8 or 2x1 and up, have more strict knot standards, so you can find clearer material and rip it down if you want. Doug Fir is a great outdoor wood choice anyway!
Problem with this is it isn’t a 1 to 1 comparison… purchase the teak hardwood that the comparable chair was made from instead of pine and your going to have a few thousand dollars spent on wood.
Great build. I wanted to do the same with a set I found that was also $10k. For the pocket holes next time you can glue a dowel in the holes, cut and sand them smooth. Then you can stain it and be barely noticeable.
Dont forget the 2k worth of tools needed and the 3 days of labor required. Great job, I probably would have filled the pocket holes before staining, though.
@@BuzzingGoober It must be required to become recommended as a YT "woodworker". They need the focus to be on the "actor" trying to be funny the entire video (obviously they never are) & they need to constantly cut/edit annoying clips throughout in order to hide the lack of actual woodworking skills.
You could buy thousands of dollars in tools just to build this furniture set and still come out way ahead... not to mention you now have thousands of dollars in tools that are essentially "payed off" now.
@@guitar911rock nobody is making you use a domino tool lol, you could easily make this with a few basic power tools... also could spend a little more on higher quality lumber to avoid having to do all the work he did at the beginning
@@guitar911rock you can easily make the all wood version he mentioned with way less tools and even if you wan the metal version you can still get only the tools necessary for well under 10k. Maybe you haven't built much or just like watching the videos but you can make something very similar, if not exact using different tools. Also Domino Joiner isn't necessary if that's the $1000 tool you're talking about.
@@guitar911rock Just spent a few minutes looking up the main tools he used for you. jointer: $800 Miter Saw: $330 Planer: $500 Domino: $1000 Total: $2630 Last time I checked that's less than 10k. You also don't need any of those tools to make this. Even if you insisted on welding, you could buy one for 500-2000 and still come out ahead.
Great work man!! When it comes to furniture anything my father can build, as a kid I literally didn’t know how valuable this skill is now I’m learning from my dad, but I wish I started sooner.
In my experience blue coated fasteners are for masonry use. If that's your case then you probably paid more than necessary for the fasteners. You should have used exterior construction screws.
You are very skilleed. Awesome job. Maybe you cut cost down but all that skilled expertise, cost of tools, and it's still a lot more than we might estimate.
cool build, not a pro but I guess the do better part here is that, the holes made by that pocket holes must be back facing, not front facing because when those cusions are removed you can see those pocket holes which will somehow affect the beauty of your furniture. but overall, all good, again, nice and cool project you made there. keep it up!
Love the personality and straightforward instruction in this video, but as an outdoor furniture builder and general contractor specializing in fences, gates, decks, pergolas, and outdoor structure - and best practices and materials to build lasting pieces - I'll explain why the $10,000 set is more expensive (and a hell of a lot better quality) than the set you built, while not as big of a price discrepancy as you might think after factoring in your time spent building. The first thing I noticed is the set on Wayfair is made from teak, which will last 30-50 years with minimal maintenance (oil-based stain every couple years), whereas this douglas fir framing lumber will MAYBE last 10 years depending on weather conditions in your locale. Teak materials (surfaced and selected for no knots) I hope you at least bought kiln-dried lumber or you'll be sitting sideways on your chair in about a year. Also, why not just go for straight s4s lumber? To prove your point of getting cheap material while spending hours and hours processing your material to be furniture grade? Good job selecting relatively clear/tight knot material though. Your time spent in construction, your methods, and the fact that it's handmade with a story behind it definitely adds value to the set, but increases your costs to build significantly - though you've actually made it back and then some by doubling it with content creation. Also, I'd be suspect of any mass produced furniture that comes from Wayfair, Overstock, or Amazon. For the real deal, and something that will last long enough to pass down to your great grandchildren, I'd suggest an exotic hardwood like teak or ipe. These are the gold standard for wood materials used in exterior applications. I personally build Adirondack furniture using Ipe (Brazilian Walnut), which is rated to last over 75 years with minimal maintenance. Cost of materials to build one chair is less than $200 (in Los Angeles). All in all, it's a beautiful set that will serve it's purpose for a little while and we all appreciate you taking the time to show us your build!!
