Great video and good personality! Loved watching you work on the bench - how you intuitively reached for certain tools. Would love to see more about setting up your workshop! Reminds me of my dear Late Grandpa. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge!!
I cut 16 notches out of 4 2 x 4's earlier today , the first notches I've ever cut! (I'm making 2 ladders for a loft bed)They were cut using a full size circular saw on the tailgate of my old pickup , not in a workshop or garage and they turned out just fine.
Yes, a horizontal movement of the rotary electric saw would have down a much faster and neater job. Using a wheel blade of the same or smaller diameter as the width.
Perfect for small projects. Not got a lot of power so if the wood starts to flex it stops the saw pretty easy. Use it for small tasks and you will be happy. Safety system Works great ruclips.net/user/postUgkxjpBI8OOeUXib_iT7UomCrQ-uauwZJ62c .lose your grip on the saw it shuts off and the sheath closes over exposed saw.
A circular saw base needs a reasonable amount of contact surface underneath it for the saw to be used accurately and safely. Board edges just don't offer much stability for the saw's base in this situation. That said, if you're skilled with a circular saw, and the lumber is thicker than 3/4", you might be able to cut lap joint kerfs into its edge without much difficulty. But a jigsaw or a table saw (with the workpiece backed up against a miter gauge) would be easier and safer choices for edge cuts like these.
I did this for the first time last week, using a mitre saw and a chisel. My joint was 10x cleaner and I did it 10x quicker. What's the point in saying "more relief cuts makes it easier to take out" and then just doing a few? I could literally break the slices out with my fingers, and then just run a chisel across the bottom to clean it up. As someone else mentioned, the end product of this video seems incredibly inaccurate and poorly finished, particularly for someone who has (I presume) been doing this a long time. I can't say those bench dogs were much use either, that workpiece was moving about all over the place.
Loose joint I agree but he offered an alternative. My alternative would be to use a marking knife not a pencil to mark the width of the mortise (using the board to be lapped in). Rather than freehand with a circular saw I would set a class A hand saw cut to establish the width to the knife marked lines. Then us a marking gauge set to the thickness of the board to be lapped in. Then use the marking gauge to scribe the depth of the mortise which is the base line. From there I would pare most of the material out horizontally to near the base line with a chisel. Finally I would use a router plane to remove and flatten the bottom of the mortise to the base line for a perfect or near perfect fit. Done carefully I get extremely tight dados this way. There are many ways make lap joints.
clément Bonnetin exactly what I was thinking. And what's with the tiny metal hammer that he kept missing the chisel with? Why not make a wooden mallot then use that?
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Great video and good personality! Loved watching you work on the bench - how you intuitively reached for certain tools. Would love to see more about setting up your workshop! Reminds me of my dear Late Grandpa. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge!!
I cut 16 notches out of 4 2 x 4's earlier today , the first notches I've ever cut! (I'm making 2 ladders for a loft bed)They were cut using a full size circular saw on the tailgate of my old pickup , not in a workshop or garage and they turned out just fine.
Pretty neat circular saw, never seen one like that.
Great demo, thanks so much! This was exactly the information I needed to complete my large stretcher frame. 🙏
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more cuts with a saw = less work with a chisel and a hammer
Yes, a horizontal movement of the rotary electric saw would have down a much faster and neater job. Using a wheel blade of the same or smaller diameter as the width.
I believe that this gentleman should sharpen his chisels. Just me ! Cheers from Canada, Polar Bear country.
why not more cuts with the saw ? 🙄
Cut some grooves into a desk frame I'm building for some support beams. Thanks for the informative video.
hi.,,..I made a watching your video. Thank you for being an inspiration to me.
Perfect for small projects. Not got a lot of power so if the wood starts to flex it stops the saw pretty easy. Use it for small tasks and you will be happy. Safety system Works great ruclips.net/user/postUgkxjpBI8OOeUXib_iT7UomCrQ-uauwZJ62c .lose your grip on the saw it shuts off and the sheath closes over exposed saw.
I probably did 1.5x more cuts than in the video. When the waste material popped out, it was very quick work to tidy up the joint.
Very satisfying! I’d like to get more practice with chiseling!
Thank you very much, this is a brilliant video.
Looks like those chisels they've never been sharpened... straight outta the package.
Was thinking the same thing, might as well be using a butter knife
What brand circular saw and chisels did you use? ✌️
That's great if I have one to do. I have 300 to do. Have anything faster?
Thanks I needed this cos I'm pretty dumb
I use the polish plane style with the circular saw to make it much faster. then barely have to clean up with a chisel
love the tutorial though! this way would likely look a bit more refined than the ones ive been making
I need to make a cheese log cabin for promotion at my dairy. Can you use this method with blocks of cheddar?
Of course! But you will need to invest in a stainless steel cheese blade … always choose the proper tool for the job!
this is how i cut out outlet covers in log cabins except i use a sazall instead of a circular saw
What kind of saw us that?
My man her got skills
Messy, long video but skipping through I got the gist right away. Thank you!
I like the video but it hurt my head seeing the clamps there and you not using them lol
Thanks heaps, awesome set up in the background bro...chur
I wonder, what is the best way to execute this cut into a dowel?
clamp both ends of dowel, then similar maybe with a fine tooth handsaw
Thanks . Very handy
Is there a way to cut notches on the board edges instead?
A circular saw base needs a reasonable amount of contact surface underneath it for the saw to be used accurately and safely. Board edges just don't offer much stability for the saw's base in this situation. That said, if you're skilled with a circular saw, and the lumber is thicker than 3/4", you might be able to cut lap joint kerfs into its edge without much difficulty. But a jigsaw or a table saw (with the workpiece backed up against a miter gauge) would be easier and safer choices for edge cuts like these.
I did this for the first time last week, using a mitre saw and a chisel. My joint was 10x cleaner and I did it 10x quicker. What's the point in saying "more relief cuts makes it easier to take out" and then just doing a few? I could literally break the slices out with my fingers, and then just run a chisel across the bottom to clean it up. As someone else mentioned, the end product of this video seems incredibly inaccurate and poorly finished, particularly for someone who has (I presume) been doing this a long time.
I can't say those bench dogs were much use either, that workpiece was moving about all over the place.
That was disgracefully bad
Thank you
Loose joint I agree but he offered an alternative. My alternative would be to use a marking knife not a pencil to mark the width of the mortise (using the board to be lapped in). Rather than freehand with a circular saw I would set a class A hand saw cut to establish the width to the knife marked lines. Then us a marking gauge set to the thickness of the board to be lapped in. Then use the marking gauge to scribe the depth of the mortise which is the base line. From there I would pare most of the material out horizontally to near the base line with a chisel. Finally I would use a router plane to remove and flatten the bottom of the mortise to the base line for a perfect or near perfect fit. Done carefully I get extremely tight dados this way. There are many ways make lap joints.
Should turn the board on its edge and chisel downward....and hold chisel flat. Secure the board.
I would have used a MALLET, instead of the hammer this man is using. Just me. I still liked the video !
Hi, ¿Qué marca es tu formón? saludos desde Ecuador
I'm here for Jimmy DiResta
Haha he didn't show the joint, it was super loose
I noticed that too 😂
too much for too little...
شكرا الك
Rockler.... seriously?
Loose joint, messy, imprecise and not clean, what happened to you Rockler ? you got trouble finding decent woodworker ?
clément Bonnetin exactly what I was thinking.
And what's with the tiny metal hammer that he kept missing the chisel with? Why not make a wooden mallot then use that?
haha it looks like their woodworker couldn't make it so they ask the janitor to step up and do the video
Whiskey Tango Hotel is this crap?!?!?
More cuts with the circular saw and life is more easier.
What a woodworker that guy is, awful and sharpen your tools.
What a joke!
why?