Tricks for Fast, Perfect Wainscoting You've Probably Never Seen 

Spencer I am 67 and have been around carpentry/woodworking since my teens either as a job or hobby. I haven't watched a single one of your videos without learning something new. Well done my man. I look forward to watching more. Thanks!

I feel so silly I didn’t know the pivot point on a miter saw doesn’t change where the long point is with a stop block. You just saved me so many hours, and gonna make me a lot more money!! Thank you, Spencer.

60 YEAR OLD carpenter here , that thought he knew it all, about production and the use of stop blocks. I just got schooled. The step of using the gage block to cut an additional stop block for the shorter trim is pure genius. OLD DOG NEW TRICK. NEXT LEVEL STUFF

3:36 "The battle is won before you even start working“ Words to consider in many of life's endeavors. This is particularly so when working alone with no other people's interruptions.

I'm a 66 year old finish Termite. Nice job and excellent layout under the tough window that wasn't centered. (are they ever?) Used all the "tricks" myself and enjoyed seeing a young guy do quality work. Most things I see turn my stomach these days. Good job dude!

I have no knowledge or skill concerning finish carpentry, but watching a true craftsman work and explain his technique is very entertaining.

That pivot point info was worth 100 likes. I will literally let this video play on repeat to say thanks.

Aw, Spencer, you always put a smile on my face when I see your new vids! You're the thinking man's thinking man ... don't burn out on us. I'm a contractor and I learn something EVERY time!

As an aspiring carpenter myself based in the uk I really enjoy watching your videos, very informative and a pleasure to watch. I love your zero bullshit approach to producing content. Thankyou and Keep up the great work!

Excellent video! For that last panel which has a varying width, you could make a sliding length guide out of 2 pieces of strip wood. Place it in, slide it to length and have maybe a wing nut or equivalent to tighten and fix the length. Then transfer that to the saw bench as you did the others. That would be equally as exact without measuring.

I’m embarrassed and upset with myself to say this but I’ve been a trim carpenter for 30 years and never new about the pivot point on the miter saw. Thanks for teaching an old dog a new trick. I also appreciate your mindset of tricking the eye to make things look right. I always tell people that trim carpentry is about perfection but the perception of perfection. Great video!!

THANK YOU for adding that little piece in between the door and the stile 32:14 - 32:18. When you glued and shot that corner, then went to the next scene, I got worried. Nice work being an actual carpenter and MAKING the "hard" decisions, and making them look good. Some would just ask the homeowner or GC what they should do, when in fact, It's the carpenters role to solve these types of problems. (ie. the intermediate piece between door case and stile, the spacing for the window, notching the top cap, etc)

Thanks so much Spencer! Totally appreciate your awesome tips/tricks! Always look forward to your videos. Great works as always...

Dude I’m always impressed. I’m so intrigued by your videos I always tune in thinking I know exactly what your going to do and how your going to do it and every time you prove me wrong.I don’t k ow where you learn your technique but it’s awesome

This is a great example of taking a project in advance, and considering the 'middle ground' between total custom (one-at-a-time) building vs total pre-manufactured. Notice this is neither extreme. And really effective.

As an avid DIY'er and remodeler I never knew about the miter saw pivot point! Thanks for that tip! It will certainly come in handy in the future.

You are a star Spencer! I truly enjoyed it from the start to end. Very very well done mate. Thank you so much man.

Fabulous work Spencer as usual. Love the lean methods you incorporate in all your projects. I am a long time in the carpentry trade in Ireland but love learning new techniques to improve workflow especially the older I get. Keep up the good work. Love your chanel

Spencer you are AMAZING !!! Totally enjoy your videos man. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I truly appreciate it. Your love for woodworking is contagious.

Thanks for taking the time to educate everyone! Not just the recording but the editing that's required.

Always a great video with solid explanations. The “no tape” approach is common amongst some shipwrights who rarely cut a 90 or 45 degree angle.

Another outstanding fabrication and installation. Great video, I learned a lot. My time suck has always been in the beginning, measuring and determination of the main panel size.

ABSOLUTELY the smartest trim carpentry video I have ever seen !

Magic, indeed! Thank you!

Your skills are one of the best I’ve seen and find your advice invaluable!! One thing as a non pro I thought I’d mention is in your tips and tricks video when you were building the wainscoting out of poplar. At 15:09 on the 2nd Brad nail you shot for the last larger panel section on the bead install my eye caught a Brad nail that probably hit a knot or followed a grain line and popped out enough for me to see it. As you probably know well Brad nails will worm through grains and to always keep your fingers clear of the shooting path or you’ll get nasty finger stabs! Thought I might mention it as a tip to the novice guys like me. All the best, Sean in Canada.

Wow…just thinking how much time I could have saved over the years installing wainscoting! Absolutely great tips Spencer!! Thanks, Steve

Beautiful work as always and very clever techniques! Thank you for your content it is much appreciated! 🙏

Brilliant! I love the beaded molding.

Great video and lots of great tips. I stick-built the wainscoting in my house, and it took forever. A lot of back & forth and fiddly layout, just like you said. It never occurred to me to build it like a big panel.

I like how you hung the molding over the RB3 style casting, very detail oriented!

Spencer's detail and flow are amazing. I learn so much from his videos. Thumbs up from NC!

Spence Lewis thank you for the lesson, I appreciate your steadfast dedication to your trade.

Amazing work as always, great to see a master at his trade.. 👍

Great job Lewis, thanks for sharing.

This is going to be very helpful. Thanks for sharing.

Amazing work Spencer.

Great quality, great look, nice job.

Excellent work as usual Spence.

Great tip! Love the Black Magic

Can't wait to see the finished room.

You honestly amaze me in every video on your unbelievable knowledge and skill! I’ve learnt a lot from watching your videos and not only have they made me better and more reputable, but I also I enjoy my job a lot more!

You are a very clever carpenter in how you spend your time completing your work. Incredible and informative video

Great tips! Thank you for sharing this

great infomation. Thank you for taking the time to show us,

I watch your videos all time. Very informative. Wish I were 40s younger to start all over in my career. Great basis for starting out.! Keep it up.

Great video. As a DIYer, these videos are invaluable. Also, nice to hear that a professional gets great results using the Kreg jigs. I really like Kreg, but I know a lot of professionals turn up their noses at the brand.

Dude great tip about the pivot point!! I would have never thought. Need to test it on my Makita

Been binge watching since your channel popped up and I have subscribed. Been in many houses with trim carpenters in there and they leave an absolute mess. Not only are you an excellent trim Carpenter you keep your work area tidy. 👍

Nice job dude. Love the detail in your videos. Keep em coming!

Wow! I didn’t know that about the pivot point. Thanks for the video! I really enjoy this channel and learning from you.

Looks fantastic 😊. Very few people have your level of craftsmanship.

Thank you for the fantastic videos brother!

Great job! Thank you for sharing your secrets

We do a lot of beaded trim . Sometimes we use beaded trim for around the windows and doors and it flows right into the wainscoting for a truly seamless look.

Great work I love using stop blocks

Some excellent tips in here. Thank you. I’m sure you cut multiple pieces while the saw it’s in each direction rather than moving the saw back and forth for every cut.

They look terrific!

Fantastic video. Learned so much.

Great video- I do a lot of trim work, a great trick for a production table is to pull a 34’ or large extension ladder apart and put the 2 ladders next to each other on saw horses, lay some wood sheets down and you have the largest flat production table on any job site….its a game changer

Pl premium baby. Love that stuff. And great work as always!!

I like the bead moulding inside the panels. I've been using old-fashioned panel moulding, which I like, but it's nice to see other options. I wish this bead moulding was available in my area!

Thank you so much I can’t believe how much better of a carpenter I have become because of you keep up the great work and again thank you.

I love your videos, I learn so much on how to trim. Keep up the good work.

That looks amazing you are a master. Thanks for the tips.

Pure genius!

Thanks! Amazing video, learned a lot.

Awesome workmanship

So many good tips in this one, thank you!

That’s really good to know that the length doesn’t change when you pivot the miter saw!

Belt clip ont these Stanley FatMax tapes must feel like the blinkers in BMWs. Thanks for adjusting down the outro volume. You've made an amazing job with the wainscoting.

Crispy! Nice work.

Very good idea thanks for sharing.

Top notch Spencer!!!

Woah, that’s is some black magic. Thanks for the video!

Brilliant!

Aspiring finish carpenter. Making the job look easy. Great job. 👍

Excellent work, total pro

Awesome work

👏👍fantastic Spencer

Top,notch as always sir!

Really nice work, man.

Another awesome video!

Great tips thanks!

I always flip the trim on 45° cuts to keep from swinging the saw. I'm sure you know this and there's a reason you just swing the saw each cut anyway you're one best trim carpenter I've seen 👌

12:04 - making the spacer off a fixed stop block is a fantastic tip. In this case you could also speed up the process by cutting all the 45s on one side first (spacer removed, eyeballing the length leaving a bit of extra), then reinsert the spacer and flip the saw to the other 45 and batch cut all the other edges. Great video, learning a lot!!

Talent!

Excellent tips appreciated tnx 4 sharing mate

Great video , thanks !!!!

great tips, thanks.

You and I are so like Minded. Just started watching and I'm impressed. Finally someone like me who wants to take a few minutes to save a few hours. My father and other bosses I've worked for over the years don't appreciate it though. If you're standing still you aren't working and they think you are wasting their time and money when in reality you are taking time to figure the most efficient way possible. And why work hard when you can work smart? We all work hard enough as it is. I gotta say I love your bench setup. And I'm only twelve minutes in. I've been trying to convince my father of this and he won't come around. Maybe if I show him this video he will see the light so thank you! One more thing I'd like to add, respectfully. Why not cut all of the left 45's at the same time so you aren't switching the saw back in fourth. I'd understand if you had one long piece maybe, but you had all shorties anyways. Also I predicted that you were going to just add a block in front of the stop block 🙂. I usually end up making my own stop block because our bench is just awful and usually is just plywood with a box on either side... Sometimes I just draw a line instead of using a stop block and when I'm cuting speed base, I always draw on the saw where it was cut so when I flip the miter to cut away most of the base cope, it lines up perfect. I see a lot of people using kreg jigs and I love em, but in my opinion, building on the wall can be just as fast if you know what you're doing and the glue they have these days makes it so you don't need biscotti, screws, or dowels. A little shimming on the wall here and there and some light sanding and you'd never know it wasn't kreg jigged. Would love to show you our way of doing stairs too! We route into the skirts and it comes out so much nicer than the best cut to fit. Thx again for the video and I'll keep watching!

As a complete novice, and wanting to try something like this - I am so impressed with your efficiency and the quality with the way things line up, fit together etc. Thanks for sharing some useful pointers. What kind of pine boards are you using (they look like multiple pieces glued together)?

Brilliant

That's beautiful wood work.

Great explanation 👍🏼

Great video.

I’m a journeyman carpenter/ fine woodworker. I built furniture too. We did a five story building pretty much like you did however we built it in the shop and transported it to the location. , allowing a little bit extra in places for scribe.

Excellent job/ Excelente trabajo - thanks for sharing/gracias por compartir. MI más grande admiración a su talento Spencer thank you so much / muchísimas gracias.

Just about to be doing some . Thanks for the tipa

Loved the tip on stop block. Very helpful 👍. You ever heard caulk and paint will make it what ain’t 😂. You can do perfect work and a sloppy painter can make it look terrible 🤷‍♂️

That is Black Magic! Thanks