@@jeanchardonnay5627 how the hell can you make the template before the cabinets installed, Yet be so accurate and mm perfect? I'm afraid your comment is invalid, I've never seen a cabinet maker scribe a work top of site 😂 Keep up the the good work 👏🏼
only in america, other thing is when that countertop get moisture from air it will bend walls some more... this is very bad video showing bad pracitice
@@BadgerVibes It should be fine. Remember that the diagonal is the longest part of the board. (The top right corner to the bottom left corner.) So of course a board cut to the perfect length WON'T fit the longer diagonal dimension. Moving the wall is temporary to allow the diagonal to squeeze through. Once the board is in place, the length is a perfect fit, and the wall shifts back to its original position.
Dude. The wall pusher. Incredible how easy that made the last 2” drop that’s always the hardest part and rips the corner bead every dang time. I love you bos
@@peterfitzpatrick7032 How did I know there would be a reply like that? Thanx, man, you made my day! ( When I do the kitchen counters, I'll tell my wife that the wall "just broke" Must have been weak cement or something!)
That was a great demonstration especially the use of a prop to splay the walls for the last little drop. I’m a few weeks from fitting a 10 foot oak worktop into a 10 space and I’ve been head scratching about how I’ll tackle it but I think I’m going to try this technique because it makes sense to me and has answered a few questions I had rattling round my head. Much appreciated. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍻
Here where we live all homes and walls are built with bricks and plastered. So one has to measure correctly. Can't bend any walls to make the top fit. Can still use the same process, but just cut it a touch shorter and it plops right into place.
Your a great teacher, most importantly your real and to the point relaxed. No dumb music and you being you not some crazy freak. Thank you for a wealth of tips and tricks. God Bless. USMC/USAF Ret.
There he is!!!!!! Love the wall prying tip!!!!! Flippin Brilliant!!!!!!!! I live the If you can’t go to mountain, bring the mountain to you approach. 👍🏽
I've found the secret to doing this is making contact with advanced extraterrestrials who can provide the precise dimensions of the opening. Edit: gotta say, that wall wedge trick was impressive
That was a great fit! I did this method for years until recently. I started using a Stair Template jig. You can buy the metal ones that just clamp onto a 1-1/2 wide piece of 3/4 plywood, and they just spread into each side nice and tight. The metal brackets are only 12” wide, so for deeper countertops like this, i hot glue some of those strips you templates with after scribing them to each side. Then set the jig. And if you need to scribe the back, you can make that scribe line after the sides allow you to get it in place. Huge time saver.
I love your scribe method I’ve always struggled with that aspect. Recently did a low cabinet with a walnut top/seat on each side of fireplace cubbie built in. Of course the drywall was as square as a circle it was a challenger. Wish I was this. Love the sander grinder to just ease up to that line. Thanks man
I literally just did this same install a month ago and had a slight gash in the shiplap wall, not a huge deal breaker but as the installer, you always know. If I had known to push the walls apart slightly…money. Thanks for the walkthrough!! 👍
How you spread the walls to make the table top fit in is really clever, love this trick! Unfortunately it doesn't work in countries where people don't live in houses made of cardboard :-(
Building some shelves that are surrounded by 3 walls. My wife likes the fact that the wood will fit nicely once the walls are properly stretched open. Cool tip.
like others, also had one of those 'huh!' moments when seeing the wall wedge! Brilliant! "turns out, I'm not a fraud", love the humility and self-deprecating humour - great video, and now I'm subscribed, thanks!
I'm today old. Not even kidding. I NEVER knew about the sanding down the edges. I'm the one out trying to cut that perfectly with a circular saw (I don't have a table saw) and basically wasting tons and tons of material. Thank you so much!! AND.....I would have thought it was the right thing to do to just take a rubber mallet to get that sucker into place. Mind blown! Thank you thank you!!
Great tip my man. I’ve just been doing a job that involved laying a load of 5mm sheets of ply before flooring. I’ll now be keeping all of the off cut lengths in the garage for future worktop template scribing 👍
Showing the uncertainty and doubt you had really shines light on the fact not everything is perfect and cookie cutter like everyone makes it seem. I love people willing to show the reality of the situation. Keep up the great work!
@@TheFunnyCarpenter that template method I'm looking forward to trying with other projects. Knowing some walls can have some play is also something I didn't know. I've been in a pinch like that before. Everyone of your videos plus your previous 1 on 1 advice for me has been super helpful! I look forward to learning more!
🙃those can be a nightmare. We started making them in 2 pieces instead of one, because sometimes there’s no way to install a one piece that looks any good.
Very neat. Instead of the glue I've used 10mm staples to join together the two parts of 6mm ply. It's a bit quicker, doesn't risk getting glue everywhere, and lets me pull them apart if I'm not happy with the fit.
I like to template my between walls tops too! I usually deduct 1/8 on the width and put a piece of formica against the sidewall for top to slide down on. It may be a hair short but it saves the walls from being damaged! Be careful making tops too tight, you will have a gap at your filler on those cabinets that you took your time making tight! Great job 👏
Lol I’ve been there before when the filler gets a gap after the top pushes over the wall. Then you have to loosen it off and shim it over a hair. Not ideal but this is life🤣
They vid, thank you! Now I'm one step closer to blowing up our useless pantry closet to create a space just like this. Thank you, this will come in handy....at some point...in the future... :)
Gorgeous! It will cramp my style to make a template instead of getting *lots* of practice cutting/sanding until it finally fits (or until I accidentally cut it the wrong way and end up with a goofy trapezoid, not saying that ever happened), but I'll give that a try next time ;-)
Love what you did there and you taught me a great lesson. I’ve never done a countertop so forgive the question if it’s stupid. Why not lift the left side of the counter to let the right side drop into the correct position instead of forcing the right side down?
You can use the arborite strips between the drywall and the edge of the countertop when your pushing it down on one side so as not to damage the drywall.
If you have any cabinet installation questions, fire away I'm happy to help!
And if you make the template when you take the measurements for the cabinet ...you do everything at your workshop...no mess in the house...
@@jeanchardonnay5627 that’s handy if you live 3hrs away 🤷🏼♂️
Surely a half hour hoovering outside beats leaving site @ every job??
@@paulthompson5416 You dont understand english ???
@@jeanchardonnay5627 how the hell can you make the template before the cabinets installed, Yet be so accurate and mm perfect?
I'm afraid your comment is invalid, I've never seen a cabinet maker scribe a work top of site 😂
Keep up the the good work 👏🏼
@@paulthompson5416 You obviously have a lot to learn ....
That was freaking AMAZING! Widening the wall was a stroke of genius! I've never seen that before.
only in america, other thing is when that countertop get moisture from air it will bend walls some more... this is very bad video showing bad pracitice
@@BadgerVibes It should be fine. Remember that the diagonal is the longest part of the board. (The top right corner to the bottom left corner.) So of course a board cut to the perfect length WON'T fit the longer diagonal dimension. Moving the wall is temporary to allow the diagonal to squeeze through. Once the board is in place, the length is a perfect fit, and the wall shifts back to its original position.
That trick of pushing on the walls to allow the bench top to drop in, is great, thanks.
This is why i Love RUclips. You always learning something new like spreading the wall. That never occurred to me to do that.
Hopefully that trick will come in handy one day!
I was amazed when you wedged the two walls apart and it just dropped into place! Great video! 👍🏻
Thanks Ben, I was happy to share that little trick it can come in handy when your in a bit of a jam...
@@TheFunnyCarpenter What if the walls are solid concrete block?!
@@newtothisthing grind more off the counter
Dude. The wall pusher. Incredible how easy that made the last 2” drop that’s always the hardest part and rips the corner bead every dang time. I love you bos
Those 3rd hand cabinet jacks work nice for this as well, but I thought I’d show that scrap wood method.
Ah man I have 4 of those!!! Lol never even thought of that. Thanks man
The wall spreader is a great idea, but what if the walls are brick built?
@@johnjones4825 10 ton bottle jack.... 😈
@@peterfitzpatrick7032 How did I know there would be a reply like that? Thanx, man, you made my day! ( When I do the kitchen counters, I'll tell my wife that the wall "just broke" Must have been weak cement or something!)
That was a great demonstration especially the use of a prop to splay the walls for the last little drop. I’m a few weeks from fitting a 10 foot oak worktop into a 10 space and I’ve been head scratching about how I’ll tackle it but I think I’m going to try this technique because it makes sense to me and has answered a few questions I had rattling round my head. Much appreciated. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍻
Best wishes on the fit Tony!
Here where we live all homes and walls are built with bricks and plastered. So one has to measure correctly. Can't bend any walls to make the top fit. Can still use the same process, but just cut it a touch shorter and it plops right into place.
Thanks!
Love it! Spreading the walls was great.
Your a great teacher, most importantly your real and to the point relaxed. No dumb music and you being you not some crazy freak. Thank you for a wealth of tips and tricks. God Bless. USMC/USAF Ret.
It’s tough work dialling down the crazy freak but I make it work:)
Your an ace brother. I wish I didn't have to learn this technique with a 12' slab of 2" thick walnut. But live and learn.
That's a great trick! All the drywall gouges I've left are now haunting me.
🤕we’ve all been there. I always use the- hey if you want perfect fits sometimes there’s casualties:)
Lol 100%.
Dude. DUDE! That end was nice. Wedge the wall. Brilliant.
Thanks Gregg
Thanks!
There he is!!!!!! Love the wall prying tip!!!!! Flippin Brilliant!!!!!!!!
I live the If you can’t go to mountain, bring the mountain to you approach.
👍🏽
Thanks Emanuel:)
Nicely done ! The template was very smart and wall-wedge genius
Thanks for the video. The tip about spreading the walls to let the fall into place was awesome!
Glad it was helpful!
You crack me up. I enjoyed the video. The way you explained everything. I appreciate you making this. Thank you.
Cheers, thanks for the message.
I've found the secret to doing this is making contact with advanced extraterrestrials who can provide the precise dimensions of the opening. Edit: gotta say, that wall wedge trick was impressive
😂that helps Arnold!
Idiotic
Ah ! The "Funny Carpenter" :). I just LOVE this guy :)
Cheers John, thanks for supporting the channel!
That was a great fit!
I did this method for years until recently. I started using a Stair Template jig. You can buy the metal ones that just clamp onto a 1-1/2 wide piece of 3/4 plywood, and they just spread into each side nice and tight.
The metal brackets are only 12” wide, so for deeper countertops like this, i hot glue some of those strips you templates with after scribing them to each side. Then set the jig.
And if you need to scribe the back, you can make that scribe line after the sides allow you to get it in place.
Huge time saver.
“I’ll put a link to the pencil” haha. Man great job! I needed this a couple years ago.
😂lol sometimes it gets real out there when you keep trying to say something that sounds interesting!
the wedge tip at the end was well worth the entire watch
Been doing this stuff for years...still learned a lot from this video. Thanks!
Cheers 🍻 thanks for checking it out
I love your scribe method I’ve always struggled with that aspect. Recently did a low cabinet with a walnut top/seat on each side of fireplace cubbie built in. Of course the drywall was as square as a circle it was a challenger. Wish I was this. Love the sander grinder to just ease up to that line. Thanks man
Awesome Jordan, best wishes on your next top!
This is so genius man! I was a finish carpenter for a year and I really wanna get into diy woodworking. This is a game changer
Thanks for the great tips.....as a DIYer, I am always learning from you pros!
This is the best way to do that I have seen. Well done and thank you.
Thanks Mike
I literally just did this same install a month ago and had a slight gash in the shiplap wall, not a huge deal breaker but as the installer, you always know. If I had known to push the walls apart slightly…money. Thanks for the walkthrough!! 👍
Hopefully that wall spread trick can come in handy one day!
In some situations you can also put strips of plastic laminate or similar material against the wall to prevent damage.
That tip with the prop is awesome.
Awesome I never saw anyone do what you did in the end to drop the counter in. That's a sick trick. Gotta use that one day. Thanks for the great videos
Thanks Matthew
That was sweet. And the bit about the link for the pencil was even better
Lol sometimes I get tired of myself making these videos😂
Holy crap, that wedge tech is amazing. I won't forget that.
Nice! Love these straight forward videos.
I usually end up leaving things too long as I know I can cut some more off… buuuut, then I cut too much off.
Thanks mate, hopefully this can come in handy for you in the future!
Great trick with wedging the walls! That was genius.
Thanks David, that one comes in handy all the time!
How you spread the walls to make the table top fit in is really clever, love this trick!
Unfortunately it doesn't work in countries where people don't live in houses made of cardboard :-(
The house isn't made out of cardboard. The inner walls are just sheeted with gypsum board.
Building some shelves that are surrounded by 3 walls. My wife likes the fact that the wood will fit nicely once the walls are properly stretched open. Cool tip.
Wow lol....the delivery is flawless lmfao love it!!
😂just my normal way of talking
like others, also had one of those 'huh!' moments when seeing the wall wedge! Brilliant!
"turns out, I'm not a fraud", love the humility and self-deprecating humour - great video, and now I'm subscribed, thanks!
:) Thanks a lot!
I'm today old. Not even kidding. I NEVER knew about the sanding down the edges. I'm the one out trying to cut that perfectly with a circular saw (I don't have a table saw) and basically wasting tons and tons of material. Thank you so much!! AND.....I would have thought it was the right thing to do to just take a rubber mallet to get that sucker into place. Mind blown! Thank you thank you!!
Such quality workmanship! I wish we had trades like you here in the UK.
This was your best video yet!!! Thanks for the tips!
High praise! Thank u
Great tip my man. I’ve just been doing a job that involved laying a load of 5mm sheets of ply before flooring. I’ll now be keeping all of the off cut lengths in the garage for future worktop template scribing 👍
That ply is super handy for all sorts of things! Best wishes thanks for checking out the video
Incredibly impressive. Wow move the wall.
Thanks John that’s definitely a handy trick to keep in mind
I love all your videos but this is definitely my favourite one yet. Thanks a bunch for sharing this, it’s going to come in so handy. Awesome job.
Thanks a lot Stephen! Hopefully this does come in handy for you one day.
Very impressive and skilled fitting .
sheer brilliance! hat off to you sir.
Awsome video man, would love to see more cabinet install videos. Lots of great tips that will definitely come in handy!
Thanks Logan! Hopefully I’ll be replacing some of the cabinets at my own home soon and then I can take a bit more time and make some good vids.
Hell yea! Great job! That clean finish against the walls was so satisfying! Cheers from Glendale CA!
Showing the uncertainty and doubt you had really shines light on the fact not everything is perfect and cookie cutter like everyone makes it seem. I love people willing to show the reality of the situation. Keep up the great work!
Thanks a lot! I was a bit nervous to do that tricky work and try and film it, which always makes things more difficult!
@@TheFunnyCarpenter that template method I'm looking forward to trying with other projects. Knowing some walls can have some play is also something I didn't know. I've been in a pinch like that before. Everyone of your videos plus your previous 1 on 1 advice for me has been super helpful! I look forward to learning more!
That was brilliant! Thanks for the help.
You upped your game with bending that wall. Nice job 👍
Thanks mate
This is amazing! Thank you sooo much for this!
Seems simple. I’m going to try that with some shelves I’m doing in a closet. Thank you, and nice job btw.
Wow amazing! Now I have the urge to replace a bunch of countertops
Nice work, I like the wall push that is inspired.
Thanks Jacob
Never thought pushing the walls was an option! Respect
Wedging the wall over!!! Never thought of that. I do everything else but THANKS for the tip.
Thank you for this video clip. I’ve learned a lot from your videos. This is one of my favorite’s.👍🏼
OMG THAT WAS AMAZING leverage!
Have been waiting all week for another video, loved it bud!!! Thanks for the amazing tips again it really helps alot!!
Glad to hear it- Thanks buddy!
Great video! I bought a countertop and I have an idea now on how to make it fit without chipping. Thanks!
nice. learned a nice trick or 2. thanks
you have answers to numerous headaches. your channel is better than advil
Great tips! Would love to see your tricks for installing floating shelves in an alcove
🙃those can be a nightmare. We started making them in 2 pieces instead of one, because sometimes there’s no way to install a one piece that looks any good.
@@TheFunnyCarpenter have you ever used the trick stick method?
Wow, great tips
Beautiful finish 🤩
Cheers 🍻
These were great tips, and very easy to follow video.
Thank you
Beautiful scribe job!
Thanks mate
Thanks a lot for the great video, big help.
Very neat. Instead of the glue I've used 10mm staples to join together the two parts of 6mm ply. It's a bit quicker, doesn't risk getting glue everywhere, and lets me pull them apart if I'm not happy with the fit.
Great Video! I have never seen some of your tips before so this good info.
Thanks Don
And I always thought you guys used 1/4" paint on stuff like that. Spreading the wall was great. Thanks for sharing.
Great tips, just found your channel and loving all the tips and info. Great job.
I like to template my between walls tops too! I usually deduct 1/8 on the width and put a piece of formica against the sidewall for top to slide down on. It may be a hair short but it saves the walls from being damaged! Be careful making tops too tight, you will have a gap at your filler on those cabinets that you took your time making tight! Great job 👏
Lol I’ve been there before when the filler gets a gap after the top pushes over the wall. Then you have to loosen it off and shim it over a hair. Not ideal but this is life🤣
They vid, thank you! Now I'm one step closer to blowing up our useless pantry closet to create a space just like this. Thank you, this will come in handy....at some point...in the future... :)
Keep em coming love your style matey
wow!!!good job!!!best regards
Thanks Mate!
That was a great tip
Pro.. Crafty! Nice.
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome! Thanks
Good tips! Great video as always!
Thanks buddy!
Found your channel via Ben's Vancouver Carpenter... useful trick... harder when the back is wider than the front...
Thanks for checking out the channel:)
Nicely done!
Thanks Matthew
Looked super tight and good man
This is excellent! I've had so many issues with countertops in the past. I especially loved the wall wedging at the end. Very clever!
Thanks mate
You need to use a Hultafors Talmeter tape for your measuring - faster and much less chance of error.
Or just a distance laser. I use them everywhere now. Of course I also got the Talmeter. But mostly because of all the other functions...
Gorgeous! It will cramp my style to make a template instead of getting *lots* of practice cutting/sanding until it finally fits (or until I accidentally cut it the wrong way and end up with a goofy trapezoid, not saying that ever happened), but I'll give that a try next time ;-)
Do a video about this sander!
That things a beauty, unfortunately it’s been discontinued. It’s a bit tricky to get the hang of but once you do it’s dynamite
Great tips!
Cheers Rod
Well done sir. Love the wall stretching trick. Very kewl.
Thanks buddy!
Great result!
Would love to see that last trick when the walls are made out of concrete.
@Glen Kirk Most homes in the tropics are. You know, Hurricanes and stuff.
Most homes in South Africa are brick and mortar.
U need to pull out the hydraulics
That's awesome 👌
Great tips! I was nervous for you too 😖
Saweet !!!!!!! Like that...
Love what you did there and you taught me a great lesson. I’ve never done a countertop so forgive the question if it’s stupid. Why not lift the left side of the counter to let the right side drop into the correct position instead of forcing the right side down?
You can use the arborite strips between the drywall and the edge of the countertop when your pushing it down on one side so as not to damage the drywall.
That's a crafty trick for sure!
That was amazing. I’m still unsure how to get the back wall template scribe measurements