Great book for a beginner . ru-vid.comUgkxD-QRFQz730FJEh4f9BYSf-nkIMIC9hL_ this book really starts from the beginning, as in it explains what basic tools are and how to use them. But when it gets to the art of creating joints and how and when to use them this book really starts to teach you something. At least that was my experience.
The author does like to from scratch, ru-vid.comUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. As another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us don’t have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we won’t be able to practise the full stack project, is still great.
I just made about 10 chopping boards with my off-cuts which I distressed, blowtorched, stained and oiled and then gave away to friends and family. They’ve gone down an absolute storm which was surprising given my abilities lol
I always amazed at the brave steps you take in completing a project, like hammering in the offcut blocks into the gap left by the shorter workpiece. I wouldn't have trust in myself to make that trick work.
Before you put a finish on, like that tung oil, you can apply some mineral spirits to the wood. This gives you a 'preview' of what a finish will look like AND reveal things like glue residue and sanding scratches, which you can then address. The spirits will soon evaporate and you can go ahead and apply a finish with more confidence.
Brilliant idea. Got some of that exact stuff in that exact busted state, been sitting in the garage for too long, plus I'm about to start on renovating the kitchen, in which we will be having an island so a butcher block for the end of that will be a good addition. Cheers.
I have some offcuts like this that I was going to turn into end grain cutting boards. I'll be saving this video to watch again in the new year when I start on that! Cheers Keith. Merry crimbo!
Great work K Dog! Always hated that laminate oak crud stuff, but this was an excellent re-evaluation and use of annoying off cuts! Your are the Hombre of Wood! El Capitan du Bois!
This is a good looking butcher block surface. You did a great job on it. I'm looking forward to seeing you build the kitchen island. Thanks for the video. Merry Christmas.
Great job Keith look forward to seeing more. Have a very Merry Christmas and a superb New Year mate. PS: Maybe you could give a shoutout to 'The Small Workshp Adventures' in the next Banter podcast?
I quite like the look of the staves and I must say I wasn't convinced when you said what you were going to do, but I watch the video through and I think the result was fantastic. I stand corrected! Have a good Christmas and New year.
I’ve just done the same thing but on a smaller scale, They come out so well and I will never be throwing away oak worktop off cuts. Great video Keith 👍🏼
I'm glad you told us it was for a Kitchen Island. I thought.. man you could get a whole beast on that top. Just by chance, I have just about finished three reasonable sized boards of Acacia. Same deal, made from Staves. Fortunately Acacia comes in quite a lot of varieties so lots of contrast. The board came from a friend who has just put in a new Kitchen. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your Beloved.
I've considered doing this myself in the past but I don't have a table saw, but seeing you use the track saw makes me thing it might actually be doable! ...and another vote here for those 3M sanding discs.
Nice work, Kieth! By the way, based on your gift suggestions I gifted myself a jar of O’ Keefes hand balm. Love it! Hope you and all have a blessed Christmas and are looking forward to a joy filled new year. 🙏🏻
A great video. I have so many worktop offcuts that I keep from ripping out kitchens and making kitchens and I think I might put them to use now. I love your food safe wax and I use it on every chopping board that I make. I am glad that you have them in tins now as I still have some from when you sold them in jars and they can be a bit of a pain to get the wax out in the winter. I use a hairdryer to heat it and let it drip out 😂
Done pretty much the same, but smaller size (295mm x 270mm x 25mm) to make end grain cutting boards. Six strips of the oak off cut and an 8mm width of walnut between the first, third and fifth glue-up joint. For the finish I just use mineral oil. They look great, very practical and are relatively easy to make.
Brilliant video, thank you for the work you’ve done to provide these over the last year. Hope you, the Mrs and Cat/s have a great x mas and new year 👍👍👍👍
Beautiful, Keith! Really fantastic work! 😃 Looking forward to the island build! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊 Merry Christmas and happy new year!
Looks great Keith 👍I want to make 2 tops for my bedside tables the same way but I've not got around to it yet, this has inspired me to get it done sooner rather than later.
Great looking piece and a lot of effort gone into the wood and the editing. Really helpful to see how you glued and sanded it. Have a great x-mas and new year.
😁 Nice job Keith. I have some smaller worktop offcuts that I've been trying to get around to doing this with for ages 😁. Looks like Mrs Little Workshop will be getting a new chopping board in the new year then 😁. Happy Christmas to you and Mrs Keith.... and the cats of course 😁. 🎅👍
Looks a great project. How good is tung oil for finish? Does it create a surface coat or deep impregnation of the end grain? Have a great Christmas with family & felines. See you in new year!
First, Happy Holidays! I was very impressed at the job, looks great! While I like all of your videos, I do enjoy the wood working the best. Just a personal preference. Curious though how the rest of the cat projects are coming along.
Myth Busted then, I've always been sh%t scared of putting end grain through the thicknesser but it seems as long as the blades are good and sharp and you take very light passes all is good. Looking forward to part two Keith.
Matthias Wandel had a great idea recently for easily spacing things from an edge like you're dong with the track saw track. Rather than the jig you've used here that pushes on the front of the track, make two narrower versions of them with a long "arm" that goes just over top of the track and past the backside with a block at the end attached to the underside. Position each jig at the ends of the track and the blocks will catch the backside of the track as you push the track AWAY from the edge. Check out Matthias' recent video "Dresser build" starting at 5:22 for a visual of how it works. It'd also be easy enough to make this sort of thing adjustable and reusable.
Very helpful video, thanks very much. Could you suggest some good food safe wood glues please as I am working on an Oak chopping board at present which will need gluing up? Thanks.
You are lucky that you didn't have any staining issues - I have some bad experience with wiping down glue with wet clothes from end grain surface...anyway great movie!!! Merry Christmas!!!!
A great video and I love how you describe your workflow, as a blind woodworker, detail is in what you describe. I have a question for you. You mentioned the new Milwaukee cordless belt sander. Any chance of either a review on this or share your thoughts on what you think of it, it's strengths, weaknesses, etc? I've gone purely cordless throughout to avoid falling over cables / air hoses again, so I'm looking for certain solutions to particular challenges. Don't know if you've heard about one of the recent cordless polishers from Milwaukee, might be something to consider for high sheen polishing / friction polishing. I've used mains polishers in the past after sanding and coating and as long as you have some good mops / pads, you can get a beautiful feeling surface. Do you tend to stick to a certain brand of cordless tools or are you open to particular other brands? You mentioned your current track saw, which if I'm right is a plunge saw, they're limited to about 50mm unless it's a festool, but have a look at bosch's GKS18v-68GC which is a rail compatible saw, I love it to bits as a rail saw and yes I also use the GKT18v52GC, they make my life so much easier for sheet and other material processing. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Thank you! The belt sander seems pretty good although I've only used it once, I'd like to try it out with some different belts as the ones I bought by Trend don't fit particularly well, so I found them annoying as they were not quite wide enough. I'll probably talk about it more in future once I've spent some more time with it. I use Milwaukee, Makita and Ryobi batteries in the workshop and Bosch Green for garden tools. They've all been great. I've not tried the Milwaukee polisher but it looks very nice. Happy Christmas!
@@RagnBoneBrown trying to think of who to recommend for belts, if I find the size for that machine and suppliers I'll send you a link when I get chance. I'd never use trend abrasives. speaking of, I'll take a gander at the M abrasives you recommended. I rely on Bosch Professional only, though recently Fein ampshare, so I trust these brands with my life. I'm picky about what I use and no more gas nailers. I'm thinking about milwaukee for a brand, what's your experience with them for warranty / service?
Thanks. Milwaukee sponsor my channel so I have a different kind of relationship with them than someone who buys their tools so difficult for me to comment on their customer service
