Love it. I really appreciate you taking the time to talk through the sanding steps for the poly lacquer. I’ve got to poly some birch ply soon so it’s been very useful. Thanks.
Thanks Alasdair! No matter how many times you make/fit something like this there’s always a moment of doubt. It’s healthy, probably, but never welcome 😆👍👍
Loving seeing this in birch ply rather than MDF for a change. I’ve recently discovered your channel and am gradually getting caught up on back issues whilst enjoying the new stuff. Trying to spread it out and make it last, as the American stuff is ok, but the good British stuff like yourself is realistic and really has the edge. I like how much you can do in such a small space which you really make work for you. Keep up all the good work.
Nice one, looks good. When you put the first connector in the top, I said to myself, I would give that a tap with a hammer, then low and behold a hammer appeared and tap, tap. Hate to say this, but I remember back in the late 50's early 60's [yes I am that old] Birch ply kitchen units were everywhere.
Oh man, when you put the top piece on I think I held my breath... Then when it slot together as easy as it did, I chuckled when you chuckled... Whew Looks fantastic, mate👍
Thanks Bill! Yeah, I was holding mine all along, lol! No matter how many times you do this kind of thing there’s always a ‘butterfly’ moment just before you fit 😆And yes, client was very pleased with it 👍👍
Looks great Peter amazed how easy the top went into place ,Delivered my piece yesterday ,with big wheels on the bottom,cause it takes two people to lift it ,his wife was getting all upset over the height off the ground ,cause he told her he wanted wheels on it to move it if necessary ,lol they came off and the feet went on just in time for a big dinner party there having today
Yea for sure ,i ve seen a few go at each other doing renos and they both want colours the other one doesnt ,and you come back the next day ,and the wife has won the choice ,some guys just haven't learned "Happy wife ,Happy life " huh...lol
That little smile at 10.10 - priceless. If that'd been me I'd have shouted for joy and maybe even jumped around a bit. Maybe you'd have done the same if the camera wasn't there?
I just love watching your videos. I go back and see what you did. And I’m learning so much. Thank you! I started making my own first wall cabinets. Thank you for the Inspiration!!
Those domino connectors are very clever. On the basis it will never need to come apart once installed, I think I would have used normal dominos and a fast setting glue, clamped it up on site and had a brew whilst the glue dried. Glad you didn't do that though as it was interesting to see them in use. :)
Excellent work Mr Millard! By the way, I am so relieved that you have half a dozen pencils in your pocket, I suspect you suffer the same issue I have. Kind regards Richard
The birch ply is a refreshing change from mdf; it comes on beautifully after you had varnished, sanded and secured the hardware. Great walk-through. How much do those fixings (pins) cost? Whoopie! That fitted well; I could sense your sense of relief there!
Thanks Deanne. The fittings work out at around £1.60 apiece, so not for everyone, or everything. But I used 16 in this piece, so about £26-worth, which is incidental in the overall cost of the job. 👍
Great build so far. All this surface prep must be maddening, time AND effort wise, worth it though. BTW looking forward to the video/test conditions for "Comparitive analysis - posterior roughness of UK nocturnal animals" Bit of 1000 grit and you'll smooth it down to a fieldmouse's thigh!
Haha! No, I think the local badgers are safe for the time being! The surface prep is OK - nothing can make it a pleasure, but the sanders do such a great job, and the finish is really silky 👍👍
That finish looks perfect - I must try that Junkers strong: not heard of it before. BTW I bought one of those TREND masks you reviewed recently and I'm impressed. I have a small face and that mask's very comfortable and not at all intrusive.
Thanks Norman! Yes, very impressed with the Trend mask, and thank you re. the finish! I’m a big fan of Junckers Strong - been using it for a while, and never been disappointed 👍👍
It's not something I can get easily from my local yard - they'd have to order it in - and I'd still have to finish the edges. But yes, I'm sure it'd be a real time-saver if I could get hold of it easily. 👍
Hopefully through your efforts here producing these videos, you can soon rent the space next to you and set up a dedicated finish space. Fingers crossed.
😂😂 That’s a lovely idea, but it’ll be a long, long time before these videos do anything but lose me money. But a dedicated finishing space would be great 👍👍
Lovely piece. Would love some kind of run-down on how you price out something like this. Don't need to learn how much you've charged for it - just more a sense of how you quote clients for projects like this. Cheers!
Thanks Tony! I’m considering doing a full cost breakdown on this and whatever commercial work I can going forwards, but it would probably be just for my Patreon supporters as it’s a bit more of a niche thing. I’ll announce it here though, if I decide to do it 👍👍
Sounds like a great idea to keep that on Patreon. I'm thinking a lot of people would appreciate something like that and possibly be a great way to get people over to support you on Patreon! :-)
LOL... I have at least three on my person and a dozen scattered around the workshop. I have a 'Fastcap' tape with built in sharpener so I have no excuses
Hi Peter. Great video as always. Just wondering how you protect your pieces for transit when flat packed? I imagine that wouldn't have fit in your little van. Maybe worth a video.
Thanks David! I do have some clean dustsheets that I use, but you've just reminded me to buy some 'removals blankets' that I've been meaning to get for a while! And yes, it did fit - just - in my little van; don't ever let anyone tell you that a fold-down passenger seat is a waste of time!
Peter apologies if this has been asked already but I know birch has a really nice consistent layering to it, is that the reason you went for the exposed ends rather than using edge banding?
I also just purchased some good quality Birch Ply for a torsion box jig 'thingie' - which I have just laminated (stuck together). Compared to the cheap stuff it has a nice feel about it and is much straighter/flatter and also has 13+ layers in a 12mm thickness. The Birch Ply has one good face - free of oval plugs and (unfortunately) a few plugs on the other side. So I put the ovals facing inwards on the inside where they won't be seen. On your Banquette, your top has some oval plugs visible. Is that something that will remain visible when the project is finished? Were the ovals on one/both sides?
BB grade usually has one good face, but not always guaranteed without plugs. The top will have a long cushion over it, so it won’t be visible in the final piece. 👍
Hi Peter thanks so much your content is awesome. I'm working on my first build in ply. Did you finish then glue? I thought you had to glue before it was finished so the adhesive worked on the bare wood. Wish me luck!
Thanks; this one wasn't glued - just held together with the domino connect fittings, so yes, it was pre-finished. I'd usually pre-finish before assembly, just scuff up the areas where the glue contacts with an abrasive. 👍
Thanks! I did wonder about it - using the domino connectors for every other fixing, say - but in all honesty, while the fixings are individually quite pricey at £1.60 apiece, in a build like this the difference between 8 fittings and 16 (£13 vs£ 26) is stuff all in the overall price of the project. 👍👍
I’m still on the domino and pocket hole knockdown process. I use 3 dominos and 2 pockets for pull down. Waiting for a job to loose the initial purchase of the domino setup. 👍
Peter don't know if you saw the comment on the last vid, but with regards to the top and where you used the wrong size bit, is there a reason that the 5mm cutout can not be enlarged to 8mm?
Hi Andrew. I think I replied to all those comments (there were a few) my apologies if yours slipped through the net. The problem was the 5mm slot had been made on the medium setting, and the 8mm needs to be in the narrow setting for the domino connectors to work. As the domino connectors expand to grip the edges of the mortice, I’d need to fill the wide 5mm slot first, then re-cut with 8mm. it was just less fannying around to move the slot over, is all 👍👍
What are the costs of the materials used? I know the time and cost of machinery is a big factor, just wondering how much it would cost me to build and to compare pricing to here in Australia.
I’ll be doing a full costing on this for my Patreon supporters, but materials-wise it was 3# 18mm and 1# 6mm birch ply, plus the fittings, track etc... 👍
Nice tracking shot at the end behind the credits- methinks you’re putting the Ooznest extrusion to good use? :) Ordered one following your video and am now waiting for my fence dogs. Thanks for all you do! Alex
Peter Millard I saw they even have rollers/bearings which obviously come in handy in the CNC game- a little dolly should be easy to fabricobble! Can’t wait to see your mobile MFT project. In the middle of making a mini cross cut table (only just entering the world of plunge saws) and your input has been a godsend. Thanks again!
Love your work and the way you film and comment. I also like the MDF products you make. It has changed totally my view on MDF. I am going to make a Birch ply media console and would like to finish the way you did. What exact product did you use? And did you sand after the first coat with 120?
Thank you! There are links in the video description to products used or featured, btw. I used a product called Junckers strong - bit.ly/Junckers_Strong - which is actually a water-based polyurethane flooring lacquer, but works very well on birch ply. There are other products that do the same I’m sure, but I do like this one. And yes; I de-nibbled after the first coat with P120, then in-between coats with P240. Came up nice! 😆👍👍
Great Video - as always! :-) I have two questions: 1.) Why don't you do it like Ikea and use only every second domino one to screw and the others the old fashioned ones without glue? It would be much cheaper. 2.) Are you sure you have the right side of the plywood outside? Often you have one "good" side and one side with patches over the knotholes. Sorry the patch on the right door is bothering me! :-) (please excuse my englisch...)
Thanks! I have 2 answers 😆 1.) it was out together like this so it would go in easily - access was difficult. It’s unlikely to happen, but I also wanted it to come apart easily if it were ever to be moved to another room. And it really wouldn’t be much cheaper to use half the fittings - I used 16in, so ~£26 in total; that’s incidental in a job like this. 2.) Yes the doors were ‘wrong way round’ because the grain on this side was so much nicer than the other, and this was the last decent sheet of 6mm Birch my yard had in stock; I (and my client) can live with the patch. Oh, and your English is perfect! 👌👍👍
As a side note - I believe that would make an interesting video (from my perspective), on how you put together designs on the computer. Regardless, thanks again!
See i love birch plywood. However i cant seem to find a grade high enough which provides no defects or patches on both sides. Any advice? I see that project had patches in.
BB is the highest grade Birch ply, with no defects or patches. My timberyard stocks B/BB, so one clear face and one with patches. Made a mistake on this one and cut the handle recesses out of the wrong side, didn’t notice until after, but they’ve been changed. 👍
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You are indeed a wizard, Peter! Anyone would proud to have that cabinet in their home!
Thanks Steve! 👍👍
this birch ply wood looks miles better then mdf and the finished off the work is top.
Thanks! Horses for courses - I love a clear coat over birch ply, but if the clients want a painted finish, then I’ll paint 👍👍
Love it. I really appreciate you taking the time to talk through the sanding steps for the poly lacquer. I’ve got to poly some birch ply soon so it’s been very useful.
Thanks.
Thanks Frank! 👍👍
A doddle, Peter...
Great to see your evident joy when it went together so easily.
Looks wonderful.
Thanks Alasdair! No matter how many times you make/fit something like this there’s always a moment of doubt. It’s healthy, probably, but never welcome 😆👍👍
Loving seeing this in birch ply rather than MDF for a change. I’ve recently discovered your channel and am gradually getting caught up on back issues whilst enjoying the new stuff. Trying to spread it out and make it last, as the American stuff is ok, but the good British stuff like yourself is realistic and really has the edge. I like how much you can do in such a small space which you really make work for you. Keep up all the good work.
Thanks Peter, and welcome! 👍👍
He is great!
Nice one, looks good. When you put the first connector in the top, I said to myself, I would give that a tap with a hammer, then low and behold a hammer appeared and tap, tap. Hate to say this, but I remember back in the late 50's early 60's [yes I am that old] Birch ply kitchen units were everywhere.
They still are in some parts! Joey Chalk (Kingpost timberworks) does quite a few Birch Ply kitchens - I think his latest video is one! 👍
You really are a pleasure to watch Peter - what a damn good looking cabinet !
Thank you! Client liked it too, thankfully! 😆👍👍
Oh man, when you put the top piece on I think I held my breath...
Then when it slot together as easy as it did, I chuckled when you chuckled...
Whew
Looks fantastic, mate👍
Thanks Bill! Yeah, I was holding mine all along, lol! No matter how many times you do this kind of thing there’s always a ‘butterfly’ moment just before you fit 😆And yes, client was very pleased with it 👍👍
That made me smile when you put the top on and it all just fell in to place. You crafty bugger haha.
Better to be lucky than good! 😆👍👍
Pretty satisfying to see that top piece fall into place there, I have to say.
It certainly was from where I was standing! 😂😂👍👍
Excellent workmanship as usual Peter 👍 "Rougher than a badger's backside", now there's an expression I've not heard in a looong time! 😄
😂 That was the polite version 😆👍👍
Looks great Peter amazed how easy the top went into place ,Delivered my piece yesterday ,with big wheels on the bottom,cause it takes two people to lift it ,his wife was getting all upset over the height off the ground ,cause he told her he wanted wheels on it to move it if necessary ,lol they came off and the feet went on just in time for a big dinner party there having today
Glad it went in OK - and you never want to get in the middle of the husband/wife ‘discussions’, eh Syd?? 😂😂👍👍
Yea for sure ,i ve seen a few go at each other doing renos and they both want colours the other one doesnt ,and you come back the next day ,and the wife has won the choice ,some guys just haven't learned "Happy wife ,Happy life " huh...lol
Nice to see it in birch ply, it looks great 👍👍👍
Thanks! And yeah, it does look good, doesn’t it? 😆👍👍
That bit at 09:58 (money shot!) stunning work as usual Peter.
Thanks Michael! Yeah, that was a relief as I hadn’t even dry-fitted it with the domino connectors attached! 😆👍
That little smile at 10.10 - priceless. If that'd been me I'd have shouted for joy and maybe even jumped around a bit. Maybe you'd have done the same if the camera wasn't there?
Yep - absolutely 😂😆👍👍
I just love watching your videos. I go back and see what you did. And I’m learning so much. Thank you! I started making my own first wall cabinets. Thank you for the Inspiration!!
Thanks Stephanie! Really good to hear that the videos have helped. 😆👍👍
That all went together perfectly....what a pro !!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you! 👍👍
Brilliant mate ....... fitted like it grew there lol ...
Thanks - yeah, pretty snug 😆👍👍
I found the white Vlye works great, Mirka also makes it in pad format that's works and is cheaper. B
Thanks! Never used it, other than some samples I had. 👍👍
Prior to lunch today; wife's out running so I'll sit and enjoy....cheers...rr
No indigestion today then, Richard 😆👍👍
That interlocking system is fantastic! Learned a great deal. Thanks as always....rr
Pleasure! Yes, it’s a good system - I’ll be doing a video on it after I’ve used it a bit more 👍👍
Those domino connectors are very clever. On the basis it will never need to come apart once installed, I think I would have used normal dominos and a fast setting glue, clamped it up on site and had a brew whilst the glue dried. Glad you didn't do that though as it was interesting to see them in use. :)
For the price of the connectors, I take a brew any day! 👍😂
I was holding my Breath during the dry fit. A credit to your workmanship, it went together very easily. Nice job :D
Better to be lucky than good, I always say 😂👍 And yes, there was a bit of breath-holding going on in the workshop as well 😯👍
Excellent work Mr Millard! By the way, I am so relieved that you have half a dozen pencils in your pocket, I suspect you suffer the same issue I have. Kind regards Richard
You’re doing a lot of overtime, another nice job 👍🏴🥃
Always working, that’s me 😆 And thanks! 👍👍
I also use badgers bums to judge smoothness.
As you should, Matt 👍😂
I prefer the 'Tart's Armpit' smoothness scale myself. A little more refined.
Now a need a workshop tart
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The birch ply is a refreshing change from mdf; it comes on beautifully after you had varnished, sanded and secured the hardware.
Great walk-through. How much do those fixings (pins) cost?
Whoopie! That fitted well; I could sense your sense of relief there!
Thanks Deanne. The fittings work out at around £1.60 apiece, so not for everyone, or everything. But I used 16 in this piece, so about £26-worth, which is incidental in the overall cost of the job. 👍
Another job complete, looks great 👍
Thanks!👍
I really wish I could paint stuff with the same speed as you. :-)
Always nice to watch your videos.
Haha, thanks - lots of practice 😆👍👍
Thanks for the video. I built a similar piece and went through the Domino process. I had a fight on my hands!
Great build so far. All this surface prep must be maddening, time AND effort wise, worth it though. BTW looking forward to the video/test conditions for "Comparitive analysis - posterior roughness of UK nocturnal animals" Bit of 1000 grit and you'll smooth it down to a fieldmouse's thigh!
Haha! No, I think the local badgers are safe for the time being! The surface prep is OK - nothing can make it a pleasure, but the sanders do such a great job, and the finish is really silky 👍👍
Always a pleasure watching you work
Thank you! 👍👍
excellent work peter as always
Thanks Andrew! 👍👍
Fantastic workmanship
Thank you! 👍👍
That finish looks perfect - I must try that Junkers strong: not heard of it before. BTW I bought one of those TREND masks you reviewed recently and I'm impressed. I have a small face and that mask's very comfortable and not at all intrusive.
Thanks Norman! Yes, very impressed with the Trend mask, and thank you re. the finish! I’m a big fan of Junckers Strong - been using it for a while, and never been disappointed 👍👍
Today I learnt .... what a badger's back is supposed to feel like. Though I'm intrigued how you know :-)
I’ll just say ‘shaving brush’ and leave it at that 🤔👍👍
Thank you
Pleasure! Thanks for watching 👍👍
Did you consider using pre lacquered birch? Using it for the first time this week... really nice finish. Not sure what the price difference is though
It's not something I can get easily from my local yard - they'd have to order it in - and I'd still have to finish the edges. But yes, I'm sure it'd be a real time-saver if I could get hold of it easily. 👍
Hopefully through your efforts here producing these videos, you can soon rent the space next to you and set up a dedicated finish space. Fingers crossed.
😂😂 That’s a lovely idea, but it’ll be a long, long time before these videos do anything but lose me money. But a dedicated finishing space would be great 👍👍
This might seem like a dumb question, but do you throw away your foam rollers or clean them?
I keep them active for the duration of the job, then I throw them away. 👍👍
Lovely piece. Would love some kind of run-down on how you price out something like this. Don't need to learn how much you've charged for it - just more a sense of how you quote clients for projects like this. Cheers!
Thanks Tony! I’m considering doing a full cost breakdown on this and whatever commercial work I can going forwards, but it would probably be just for my Patreon supporters as it’s a bit more of a niche thing. I’ll announce it here though, if I decide to do it 👍👍
Sounds like a great idea to keep that on Patreon. I'm thinking a lot of people would appreciate something like that and possibly be a great way to get people over to support you on Patreon! :-)
Tony Lorenzo Thanks! That’s what I was thinking too! 😆👍
Another vote for this on Patreon.
Random observation Peter but I think you should carry a few more pencils in those new trousers 😃
Yep, definitely space for a dozen or so more 😂👍👍
LOL... I have at least three on my person and a dozen scattered around the workshop. I have a 'Fastcap' tape with built in sharpener so I have no excuses
@@cobberpete1 I'm the same hence me spotting the half dozen in Peter's pocket.
Hi Peter. Great video as always. Just wondering how you protect your pieces for transit when flat packed? I imagine that wouldn't have fit in your little van. Maybe worth a video.
Thanks David! I do have some clean dustsheets that I use, but you've just reminded me to buy some 'removals blankets' that I've been meaning to get for a while! And yes, it did fit - just - in my little van; don't ever let anyone tell you that a fold-down passenger seat is a waste of time!
Peter apologies if this has been asked already but I know birch has a really nice consistent layering to it, is that the reason you went for the exposed ends rather than using edge banding?
Hi Colin. Yes, just that basically; I’ve learned that when someone asks for a plywood whatever, they expect to see the edge layers 👍👍
I also just purchased some good quality Birch Ply for a torsion box jig 'thingie' - which I have just laminated (stuck together). Compared to the cheap stuff it has a nice feel about it and is much straighter/flatter and also has 13+ layers in a 12mm thickness. The Birch Ply has one good face - free of oval plugs and (unfortunately) a few plugs on the other side. So I put the ovals facing inwards on the inside where they won't be seen. On your Banquette, your top has some oval plugs visible. Is that something that will remain visible when the project is finished? Were the ovals on one/both sides?
BB grade usually has one good face, but not always guaranteed without plugs. The top will have a long cushion over it, so it won’t be visible in the final piece. 👍
Hi Peter thanks so much your content is awesome. I'm working on my first build in ply. Did you finish then glue? I thought you had to glue before it was finished so the adhesive worked on the bare wood. Wish me luck!
Thanks; this one wasn't glued - just held together with the domino connect fittings, so yes, it was pre-finished. I'd usually pre-finish before assembly, just scuff up the areas where the glue contacts with an abrasive. 👍
Inspirational 👌
Thanks! 👍
Lovely job. Do you think you actually need all the knockdown fittings or could you have half domino? Would save a small fortune 👍👏👏👏
Thanks! I did wonder about it - using the domino connectors for every other fixing, say - but in all honesty, while the fixings are individually quite pricey at £1.60 apiece, in a build like this the difference between 8 fittings and 16 (£13 vs£ 26) is stuff all in the overall price of the project. 👍👍
I’m still on the domino and pocket hole knockdown process. I use 3 dominos and 2 pockets for pull down.
Waiting for a job to loose the initial purchase of the domino setup. 👍
Peter don't know if you saw the comment on the last vid, but with regards to the top and where you used the wrong size bit, is there a reason that the 5mm cutout can not be enlarged to 8mm?
Hi Andrew. I think I replied to all those comments (there were a few) my apologies if yours slipped through the net. The problem was the 5mm slot had been made on the medium setting, and the 8mm needs to be in the narrow setting for the domino connectors to work. As the domino connectors expand to grip the edges of the mortice, I’d need to fill the wide 5mm slot first, then re-cut with 8mm. it was just less fannying around to move the slot over, is all 👍👍
What are the costs of the materials used? I know the time and cost of machinery is a big factor, just wondering how much it would cost me to build and to compare pricing to here in Australia.
I’ll be doing a full costing on this for my Patreon supporters, but materials-wise it was 3# 18mm and 1# 6mm birch ply, plus the fittings, track etc... 👍
Hi Peter. Did you ever do anything with that bad saw fence
Not yet, no. Soon, I hope - and thanks for reminding me! 👍
Peter Millard great thanks for your response
Nice tracking shot at the end behind the credits- methinks you’re putting the Ooznest extrusion to good use? :) Ordered one following your video and am now waiting for my fence dogs. Thanks for all you do! Alex
Thanks Alex! No, that was all hand-held , though I do have a gimbal coming, and have noted the potential for Ooznest extrusion as a camera slide 😆👍👍
Peter Millard I saw they even have rollers/bearings which obviously come in handy in the CNC game- a little dolly should be easy to fabricobble! Can’t wait to see your mobile MFT project. In the middle of making a mini cross cut table (only just entering the world of plunge saws) and your input has been a godsend. Thanks again!
Love your work and the way you film and comment. I also like the MDF products you make. It has changed totally my view on MDF. I am going to make a Birch ply media console and would like to finish the way you did. What exact product did you use? And did you sand after the first coat with 120?
Thank you! There are links in the video description to products used or featured, btw. I used a product called Junckers strong - bit.ly/Junckers_Strong - which is actually a water-based polyurethane flooring lacquer, but works very well on birch ply. There are other products that do the same I’m sure, but I do like this one. And yes; I de-nibbled after the first coat with P120, then in-between coats with P240. Came up nice! 😆👍👍
Great Video - as always! :-)
I have two questions:
1.) Why don't you do it like Ikea and use only every second domino one to screw and the others the old fashioned ones without glue? It would be much cheaper.
2.) Are you sure you have the right side of the plywood outside? Often you have one "good" side and one side with patches over the knotholes. Sorry the patch on the right door is bothering me! :-)
(please excuse my englisch...)
Thanks! I have 2 answers 😆 1.) it was out together like this so it would go in easily - access was difficult. It’s unlikely to happen, but I also wanted it to come apart easily if it were ever to be moved to another room. And it really wouldn’t be much cheaper to use half the fittings - I used 16in, so ~£26 in total; that’s incidental in a job like this.
2.) Yes the doors were ‘wrong way round’ because the grain on this side was so much nicer than the other, and this was the last decent sheet of 6mm Birch my yard had in stock; I (and my client) can live with the patch. Oh, and your English is perfect! 👌👍👍
Awesome video. I’m curious, what software do you use to create your designs for clients (shown in video one)? Thanks again!
Aaron McCoppin Thanks! I use a Mac OS app called Graphic - works really well, and to scale 👍👍
Peter Millard Thank you sir!
As a side note - I believe that would make an interesting video (from my perspective), on how you put together designs on the computer. Regardless, thanks again!
Rough as a badgers backside, don't let Matt hear you
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See i love birch plywood. However i cant seem to find a grade high enough which provides no defects or patches on both sides. Any advice? I see that project had patches in.
BB is the highest grade Birch ply, with no defects or patches. My timberyard stocks B/BB, so one clear face and one with patches. Made a mistake on this one and cut the handle recesses out of the wrong side, didn’t notice until after, but they’ve been changed. 👍
Thanks again for reply. Yeh i can only seem to get B/BB grade. Shame i would love perfection. 😜 Keep up the good work.
Never any doubt? Lol🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 looks great Peter!
Well, there’s always a - fleeting - moment of doubt, no matter how many times you do it 😂👍👍
great vid, I learned a lot. What thickness ply are you using? atb
Thanks! It’s 18mm for the carcass, 6mm for the doors. 👍👍
Three videos in three days! You're spoiling us. Thanks Peter, great stuff as usual and not a badger in sight!
😂👍 Just you wait until Tuesday... 🤔👍
Not sure I can wait! I need my daily fix of 10 minutes. You've got me hooked!
Track seems short?
The door channel? Yep, I do say that it only comes in 2 metre lengths and that I need to glue extra pieces in 👍👍
Peter Millard might have a go at making one....