wow... I did nor know you had such Cabinet Maker skills. NICE WORK! My grandfather emigrated from Poland in 1910 to Grand Rapids Michigan where he worked as a Master Cabinet Maker. and fruit farmer. He passed on many of his skills to my Dad, who became a master millwright mechanic in Chicago, and he passed a few if his skills to me, but at a lower level as I had little patience, then I passed a bit of info on to my son and grandson. Keep up the really fine work. There will soon be a great grandson, and I hope to pass along the learnings on to him. Thank you for sharing.
I appreciate your view on building skills in the construction of utilitarian projects. It cuts down the stress on attaining perfection. Sort of goes along with my motto of “Don’t be afraid of sucking at something new”.
Your layouts are knowledgeable and your exicution skillful. The speed at which you do both is impressive. I agree, the things in your shop can be more than functional, appearance is important too. Your sandpaper holder will bring a smile to your face every time you walk past.
Like your 3 reasons for making "proper"/nice furniture for your workshop! Very nice shelf-thing you got there - sad you did not get to see more of the crotch figure after installation. 👍👍👍
Very nice. I once made a similar, although much less beautiful, piece to hold my sandpaper. I do have one suggestion: cut a 1/2 to 3/4" scoop from the middle third on the leading edge of each sandpaper shelf. This will make it quicker and easier to access the boxes or sheets.
You took some of my thoughts straight out of my head. Like the low risk/low cost on practicing new techniques and experimenting on solutions when you run across problems. And of course, the whole 'having nice things' in your work environment.
So glad to see you back in the shop doing a woodworking project!!! I have enjoyed watching all your construction and organizing videos but I really enjoy your in the shop woodworking stuff the best.
I've made a few things from elm, and I have a stack of slabs that look a lot like the one you started with. I think I can make a beautiful first bed for my granddaughter with it. Love the overbuild for the pure fun of it.
with the absolutely gorgeous furniture you've made over the years, I get, as a novice, much comfort that you still get somewhat nervous sawing out joints (is it the inside or outside)...second guess..check...confirm...proceed..exhale.. . :)
i'm replacing my shop furniture with nicely made stuff too. it's a good way to try a new method and also inspires good work on later projects. i got some cheap cherry($2/ft) that was cut at 1', so too thin for big furniture but great for shop cabinets and looks great too!
Definitely enjoy your shop videos. The detail and woodworking brainstorm that is constantly going. Very familiar with how my ADHD woodworking brain goes in the shop lol.
I truly enjoyed this video, its nice to see you back in the shop. It is also refreshing that you share the experience of being away from dovetails, etc. for a bit and ho it takes time to get back the muscle memory. And after all that, the sandpaper, router holding, wall hangin' thingamubobber looks awesome!!!
Coincidentally, I also made a sandpaper holder over the past couple of days. Mine was made from scrap plywood, but it was mostly _nice_ scrap plywood. I used some glue and pin nails for joinery. I admit, not as fancy as yours, but I did get most of the nails in straight. I consider that an accomplishment. 😂 I figure if I put enough coats of paint on it, it might look okay. 🤪
Matt, Your’re right about this being a great project to practice our woodworking skills. Unfortunatly I don't have any wood with nice crotch laying around like SOME people do….haha. I appreciate you bringing up the fact that using the epoxy vs yellow glue, helps to hide glue seems and squeze out if we are using the natural wood look (98% of my woodworking). Matt, You said (and showed) you were using a few coats of "wiping varnish" for the finish (which looks fantastic by the way), but the listing of finish in the description is not the same can nor name as that in the video. Fire the editor.
Beautifully done, the plethora of tips is greatly appreciated. I also use the theory of trying new stuff for shop projects, I just do it with less pretty materials. Also @ 22 mins all I could think of was Shannon saying "you bought all those teeth, use them" (I'm not judging, it works so go for it:) )
As a long time viewer, I really loved this video. It shows some of the techniques and experience that you've gained over the years in detail I've not seen from you before. I'll also mention that RUclips advertising on this video went over the top, every three to five minutes really distracted from the storyline.
This looks awesome! I actually learned a lot about dovetailing in general from this, especially where the wood gets spongier like you had when you got closer to the pith. Slow and Meticulous - Minneapolis Drift! I never thought about how the fibers were interacting with the tip of the chisel like that before.
Hi Matt, I think you will find that you’re getting that roll out from your chisel is because you’re using the full face of your chisel! I find what works best for me is, do what you are doing for the first couple of millimetres, then put the piece in the vice with a backing and face board and work from the outside into the middle with the corner of your chisel on the flat, working the material to the cutting edge side of the chisel in a swivel action, so as to cut the material in to the space you have just made! If that makes sense? It works really well on the end grain but you must have a super sharp chisel and keep your hands behind the cutting edge. Once you’ve worked along one side to the middle, you turn the piece around and repeat from the other side! It might sound like a slow process but once you get the hang of it you can work through it fairly quickly! Hope to see you give it a try! Regards Alan from Australia 🇦🇺 PS, I think that’s a lot of work just to store sand paper!😂🤣👍
Love your dovetail work, very interesting point about bringing tail board forward. Personally terrified by mitre dovetails so good to learn from the Master!
Very nice. I like what you said about shop projects being good practice on making joints and tenons. That is something I had not thought of. Thank you 😊
Oh Matthew, wonderful project, but you should put your coarser grits below the finer ones. That way, the coarse grit won't fall on and contaminate the finer grits. Love the Elm, don't often see it used anymore. I understand that it used to make great chair seats, for the way it wears from use.
Great video! I love seeing you sourcing the timber, rough sawing, milling, and right thru to a finished build! By the way in my youth it was accepted that the fingernail feeler gauge is good for 30 thou... old farts fixin old equipment ftw
Geez, was looking at this video thinking neat I have the same tools to do this project exactly like Matt, cool project to take out all my hand tools and enhance my storage without any additional need. Then he uses the Veritas hold on clamp and now I need it😂.
Really nice seeing you're taking eyes, ears and lung safety serious. To many people dont on the channels I'm subed to. Sadly, when they reach my age it'll be to late to avoid serious health issues that can and most likely will be facing. That said, thos inclusons are really going to look awesome filled the way you did. I had to restore an 18 foot butcher block shuffleboard playfield in the very begining of the 2,000's. One end had a 9 inch split between two of the segments. I used my dremel router tool to make a bevel cut into the crack between the two. Then used West System epoxy with a color additive that closely matched the slab. Thankfully both matched each others color. Then I made a mold on each side and end with angle aluminum that went 2 inches above and under the playfield and used the same slow hardening epoxy in 6 1/2 inch layers. Using a professional hair dryers with a speader tip to remove bubbles as the formed. When it was finished you couldn't even see tha repair. It was the leveling end to end and to side thar was a b#@ch. Luckely they have 8 turnbuckle adjusters underneath to ajust bowing side to side. I used 10 sawhorses with small jacks to adjust it lenghtwise under it and a string line and dollar bill on top to check levelness on top like we did on locations whenwe set them up or between seasons. I'd love to watch you build a 16 to 18 foot by 20 inch wide and 4 inches thick butcherblock shuffleboard playfield. I've absolutely no doubt that it would be a work of art.
Great Video Matt! Learned so much watching and the time went by a lot quicker than I expected. And, really appreciate the perspective on using shop projects to develop and hone skills. Thanks!
Very nice mate! My missus would probably like that in her office for paperwork😂. Interesting point regarding epoxy and finishing. I hadnt thought of that before, thanks😊
I can't believe you copied my sanding station I built 4 years ago. Well almost copied it. I used particle board and dado's and a few rabbets or rebates as the Brits would say. Works the same way just not as eye pleasing! Love it!
1:03:22 cut thumb notches for easy sandpaper selection. usually a semicircle 2-3'' in width and 1'' deep. edit; how come I never read the comments first? :( also, if you buy by the 100 sheet box, just make the slots the size of the box and put the whole thing in so you can remember exactly what you bought. (I meant the spaces should be the size of the box, not the slots themselves)
Wait…what’s this? A time before red paint and Telehandlers ?? Ahhhh The Good Old Days (I remember watching that vid eagerly after the build of the mill too !!)
Highschool woodwork, learned dovetails, then at carpentry and joinery, then made my own router jig for making dovetails and heaps of other joins. Years of wood machining and knocking out by machine of drawers and dovetails, puts a damper on handmade ones.
Great project! I would make one change though. Store your rougher grit sand paper on the bottom. The last thing you want is a grain of 80 grit landing on your 400 grit paper unnoticed before you accidentally scratch your almost finished product. Account for gravity!
Anyone else singing the Pink Panther themes as he blows the ants out of the crevice? Deadant, deadant, deadant deadant deadant deadant deadaaaannnttttt.....
Sorry Matt, that's pretty stunning, but Id defo need to put a nice back on it and a standoff behind that to clear the door rails and show that amazing crotchwork (I never thought I would ever say that to another man.... ever ever ever! 😂😂😂😂) That aside, the shop is your office you should always have nice things that make you smile 👍
Makes sense, Matt does have a thing for crotches. Figures he’d want to look at one constantly. Although sometimes, just to bring out a little more detail in the crotch, he’ll splash it and score it saying “Here goes the lil ‘ol over under the leg technique…… good coverage not a lot of height though. 8.5/10” 😂😂😂
My Sandpaper organization needs redone in a major way. Not sure how I will deal with my torn customized and partial pieces and ripped sander belts, wet&dry, etc. Currently they are getting shuffled in a couple 5” deep by 2’ wide drawers with folders and separators. I like your organization for new sheets. Could also be that I hang onto too much old used paper.
Please comment on your Total Boat epoxy pour(s) and management of running the lumber through the thicknesser! ie tear out, chipping, dulling blades, etc.
On your mdf shelves for the paper you could have left a tab sticking out to label the grit for each shelf. Easily recognizable and less wasted time searching
Wonderfully shot video Matt. Regarding your workbench…did you do a video on making the ‘disappearing’ insert between the split tops? How far back would I need to go in your archive to find it?
Would you be willing to talk about how you make your money? I'm not asking actual numbers (unless you're comfortable sharing that) but a % breakdown with the various sources etc. I think it would be really cool and helpful for the rest of us that are in the maker/youtuber/entrepreneur part of our lives
Only Matt can take a shop sandpaper holder and turn it into a $1500.00 fine furniture project, but then, that's why we love ya brother! lol
And then put screws in when he's done.
It's not only Matt. There are 42 people in all of the known Universe that can do that.
wow... I did nor know you had such Cabinet Maker skills. NICE WORK! My grandfather emigrated from Poland in 1910 to Grand Rapids Michigan where he worked as a Master Cabinet Maker. and fruit farmer. He passed on many of his skills to my Dad, who became a master millwright mechanic in Chicago, and he passed a few if his skills to me, but at a lower level as I had little patience, then I passed a bit of info on to my son and grandson. Keep up the really fine work. There will soon be a great grandson, and I hope to pass along the learnings on to him. Thank you for sharing.
I appreciate your view on building skills in the construction of utilitarian projects. It cuts down the stress on attaining perfection. Sort of goes along with my motto of “Don’t be afraid of sucking at something new”.
Tape measure still in the plastic package. Classic. LOL
Came here to see if anyone was as annoyed as I was that he left it in the package
1+ hours of nice, calming, and beautiful craftsmanship. What a day to be alive and enjoy your video. Thank you Matt!
Your layouts are knowledgeable and your exicution skillful. The speed at which you do both is impressive. I agree, the things in your shop can be more than functional, appearance is important too. Your sandpaper holder will bring a smile to your face every time you walk past.
Very very nice Matt. Even your shop furniture is nicer than most people's home furniture my friend !
Love the flashbacks showing the milling of the elm. Excellent vid
It's always great to see well made dovetails, Matthew. Great to unclutter that part of your workshop too.
Excellent intro to the new Woodmizer. Congratulations, Mike!
Like your 3 reasons for making "proper"/nice furniture for your workshop! Very nice shelf-thing you got there - sad you did not get to see more of the crotch figure after installation. 👍👍👍
Hoisting the old unit into the bench was hilarious. “This thing” haha. Beautiful refresh. Enjoyed the camera switching. Always improving.
Epoxy crack filling is a test of patience for sure.
Very nice. I once made a similar, although much less beautiful, piece to hold my sandpaper. I do have one suggestion: cut a 1/2 to 3/4" scoop from the middle third on the leading edge of each sandpaper shelf. This will make it quicker and easier to access the boxes or sheets.
Ah, the Cremona test of strength: can I hang from it. I enjoyed this build.
What your work demonstrated was you must have the brains and the right tools to complete. Wonderful demonstration and a great job by you.
Fun to see a shop project again!!!
You took some of my thoughts straight out of my head. Like the low risk/low cost on practicing new techniques and experimenting on solutions when you run across problems. And of course, the whole 'having nice things' in your work environment.
Real nice. We are all inspired to spend more time building shop furniture. Learn/practice jointer. Thankyou Matt
I truely admire your command of this joint. I may be 73 now, but all my life I've admired the dovetail joint.
So glad to see you back in the shop doing a woodworking project!!! I have enjoyed watching all your construction and organizing videos but I really enjoy your in the shop woodworking stuff the best.
I enjoyed watching you build this sandpaper holder. Great job you did on this.
I love it. Glad to see some detail in a utility piece.
I've made a few things from elm, and I have a stack of slabs that look a lot like the one you started with. I think I can make a beautiful first bed for my granddaughter with it. Love the overbuild for the pure fun of it.
with the absolutely gorgeous furniture you've made over the years, I get, as a novice, much comfort that you still get somewhat nervous sawing out joints (is it the inside or outside)...second guess..check...confirm...proceed..exhale.. . :)
i'm replacing my shop furniture with nicely made stuff too. it's a good way to try a new method and also inspires good work on later projects. i got some cheap cherry($2/ft) that was cut at 1', so too thin for big furniture but great for shop cabinets and looks great too!
Makes my cardboard box paper holder look cheap. Thanks for showing me up! 👍
You could class it up by using a see through plastic bin 😎
Definitely enjoy your shop videos. The detail and woodworking brainstorm that is constantly going. Very familiar with how my ADHD woodworking brain goes in the shop lol.
I truly enjoyed this video, its nice to see you back in the shop. It is also refreshing that you share the experience of being away from dovetails, etc. for a bit and ho it takes time to get back the muscle memory. And after all that, the sandpaper, router holding, wall hangin' thingamubobber looks awesome!!!
Thanks!
Loving the grain study with 'even the sharpest of chisels.'
Coincidentally, I also made a sandpaper holder over the past couple of days. Mine was made from scrap plywood, but it was mostly _nice_ scrap plywood. I used some glue and pin nails for joinery. I admit, not as fancy as yours, but I did get most of the nails in straight. I consider that an accomplishment. 😂 I figure if I put enough coats of paint on it, it might look okay. 🤪
Really a nice piece of furniture for the shop. Love the through tendons on the middle shelf.
Matt, Your’re right about this being a great project to practice our woodworking skills. Unfortunatly I don't have any wood with nice crotch laying around like SOME people do….haha. I appreciate you bringing up the fact that using the epoxy vs yellow glue, helps to hide glue seems and squeze out if we are using the natural wood look (98% of my woodworking).
Matt, You said (and showed) you were using a few coats of "wiping varnish" for the finish (which looks fantastic by the way), but the listing of finish in the description is not the same can nor name as that in the video. Fire the editor.
Beautifully done, the plethora of tips is greatly appreciated. I also use the theory of trying new stuff for shop projects, I just do it with less pretty materials.
Also @ 22 mins all I could think of was Shannon saying "you bought all those teeth, use them" (I'm not judging, it works so go for it:) )
Hahaha I was hoping someone would get that very subtle reference!
As a long time viewer, I really loved this video. It shows some of the techniques and experience that you've gained over the years in detail I've not seen from you before.
I'll also mention that RUclips advertising on this video went over the top, every three to five minutes really distracted from the storyline.
This looks awesome! I actually learned a lot about dovetailing in general from this, especially where the wood gets spongier like you had when you got closer to the pith. Slow and Meticulous - Minneapolis Drift! I never thought about how the fibers were interacting with the tip of the chisel like that before.
😂😂😂 I’d watch that movie
Good to see you back in the shop. I have missed your woodworking projects.
Thanks Matt, nice different take on dovetails and on rescuing all the wood I have with character, just ordered a gallon of slow epoxy from Total Boat.
It's so cool how you explain thing as you go. You have an awesome attention to detail which makes the end product look great.
Matt, you make things look easy, and I suppose anything is relatively easy if you know what to do and how to do it.
Hi Matt,
I think you will find that you’re getting that roll out from your chisel is because you’re using the full face of your chisel!
I find what works best for me is, do what you are doing for the first couple of millimetres, then put the piece in the vice with a backing and face board and work from the outside into the middle with the corner of your chisel on the flat, working the material to the cutting edge side of the chisel in a swivel action, so as to cut the material in to the space you have just made! If that makes sense?
It works really well on the end grain but you must have a super sharp chisel and keep your hands behind the cutting edge.
Once you’ve worked along one side to the middle, you turn the piece around and repeat from the other side!
It might sound like a slow process but once you get the hang of it you can work through it fairly quickly!
Hope to see you give it a try!
Regards Alan from Australia 🇦🇺
PS, I think that’s a lot of work just to store sand paper!😂🤣👍
Thank you Matt! Loved it!
Love your dovetail work, very interesting point about bringing tail board forward. Personally terrified by mitre dovetails so good to learn from the Master!
Very nice. I like what you said about shop projects being good practice on making joints and tenons. That is something I had not thought of. Thank you 😊
Oh Matthew, wonderful project, but you should put your coarser grits below the finer ones. That way, the coarse grit won't fall on and contaminate the finer grits. Love the Elm, don't often see it used anymore. I understand that it used to make great chair seats, for the way it wears from use.
Looks good Matt nice detail work on a shop shelf unit and a good way to organization sand paper 🇺🇸👊🏼🪚🔨👊🏼🇺🇸
Great video!
I love seeing you sourcing the timber, rough sawing, milling, and right thru to a finished build!
By the way in my youth it was accepted that the fingernail feeler gauge is good for 30 thou... old farts fixin old equipment ftw
Geez, was looking at this video thinking neat I have the same tools to do this project exactly like Matt, cool project to take out all my hand tools and enhance my storage without any additional need. Then he uses the Veritas hold on clamp and now I need it😂.
Really nice seeing you're taking eyes, ears and lung safety serious.
To many people dont on the channels I'm subed to.
Sadly, when they reach my age it'll be to late to avoid serious health issues that can and most likely will be facing.
That said, thos inclusons are really going to look awesome filled the way you did.
I had to restore an 18 foot butcher block shuffleboard playfield in the very begining of the 2,000's.
One end had a 9 inch split between two of the segments.
I used my dremel router tool to make a bevel cut into the crack between the two.
Then used West System epoxy with a color additive that closely matched the slab.
Thankfully both matched each others color.
Then I made a mold on each side and end with angle aluminum that went 2 inches above and under the playfield and used the same slow hardening epoxy in 6 1/2 inch layers.
Using a professional hair dryers with a speader tip to remove bubbles as the formed.
When it was finished you couldn't even see tha repair.
It was the leveling end to end and to side thar was a b#@ch.
Luckely they have 8 turnbuckle adjusters underneath to ajust bowing side to side.
I used 10 sawhorses with small jacks to adjust it lenghtwise under it and a string line and dollar bill on top to check levelness on top like we did on locations whenwe set them up or between seasons.
I'd love to watch you build a 16 to 18 foot by 20 inch wide and 4 inches thick butcherblock shuffleboard playfield.
I've absolutely no doubt that it would be a work of art.
Great Video Matt! Learned so much watching and the time went by a lot quicker than I expected. And, really appreciate the perspective on using shop projects to develop and hone skills. Thanks!
This is a great instructional video. Thanks for making it.
Thank you for making a woodworking video, I picked up a lot of great tips that will help my time in the shop!
Very nice mate! My missus would probably like that in her office for paperwork😂. Interesting point regarding epoxy and finishing. I hadnt thought of that before, thanks😊
I can't believe you copied my sanding station I built 4 years ago. Well almost copied it. I used particle board and dado's and a few rabbets or rebates as the Brits would say. Works the same way just not as eye pleasing! Love it!
You make it look so easy to cut dovetails.
26:21 Digital Underground would be proud of that hump. There's a whole dance for it! :D
Very nice Matt
Nice piece!
Oh man you should have edged the plywood 😎. Seriously, a very nice job. Must be so satisfying to have furniture you knew as a tree.
Your bit ruff is better than my best thank for showing me why I get someone else to make thing for me
Nice upgrade! It looks beautiful!
1:03:22 cut thumb notches for easy sandpaper selection. usually a semicircle 2-3'' in width and 1'' deep.
edit; how come I never read the comments first? :( also, if you buy by the 100 sheet box, just make the slots the size of the box and put the whole thing in so you can remember exactly what you bought. (I meant the spaces should be the size of the box, not the slots themselves)
Live edge french cleats - fancy!
Q: how long (hours) did your sandpaper shelf project take?
Enjoyable, easygoing and informative presentation.
You have true grit.
Beautiful
Wait…what’s this? A time before red paint and Telehandlers ??
Ahhhh The Good Old Days (I remember watching that vid eagerly after the build of the mill too !!)
Nice work!!
all that mortising, and you fit a live edge ito it. :)
Highschool woodwork, learned dovetails, then at carpentry and joinery, then made my own router jig for making dovetails and heaps of other joins.
Years of wood machining and knocking out by machine of drawers and dovetails, puts a damper on handmade ones.
Lookin good.
Good Morning Cremona Family.
super nice
Great project! I would make one change though. Store your rougher grit sand paper on the bottom. The last thing you want is a grain of 80 grit landing on your 400 grit paper unnoticed before you accidentally scratch your almost finished product. Account for gravity!
The "dovetailing a marshmallow" comment legitimately cracked me up. I always feel that way chopping on that type of grain.
Anyone else singing the Pink Panther themes as he blows the ants out of the crevice? Deadant, deadant, deadant deadant deadant deadant deadaaaannnttttt.....
Sorry Matt, that's pretty stunning, but Id defo need to put a nice back on it and a standoff behind that to clear the door rails and show that amazing crotchwork
(I never thought I would ever say that to another man.... ever ever ever! 😂😂😂😂)
That aside, the shop is your office you should always have nice things that make you smile 👍
Indeed.... a stand-off back would display the figure in the side panel.
Makes sense, Matt does have a thing for crotches. Figures he’d want to look at one constantly. Although sometimes, just to bring out a little more detail in the crotch, he’ll splash it and score it saying “Here goes the lil ‘ol over under the leg technique…… good coverage not a lot of height though. 8.5/10” 😂😂😂
Greetings from the BIG SKY.
nice thing on a wall Matt!
Nice piece.
My Sandpaper organization needs redone in a major way. Not sure how I will deal with my torn customized and partial pieces and ripped sander belts, wet&dry, etc. Currently they are getting shuffled in a couple 5” deep by 2’ wide drawers with folders and separators.
I like your organization for new sheets. Could also be that I hang onto too much old used paper.
very nice!!!!!
"Quick" hah! But really nice! I likeded.
I think it looks pretty good ;)....
What are you returning that tape measure after the video?
Thanks for sharing that!
Nice
Looks great!
Very nice
Nice haircut 😊
We moved to an 80 year old farm in 64, there was a razor strop left there, I might have felt the sting of it a time or two.
Nice project. Thanks for posting.
What is the wiping varnish you are using.......it isn't the teak oil like the link says?
You certainly know what your doing. How did you become a carpenter? I personally liked the rounded mortois
The acoustic guitar maker was the first one I heard say that he lets the parts rest after every cut so that the stresses can release.
Are you planning to return that measuring tape? 😂
Harder to lose
Please comment on your Total Boat epoxy pour(s) and management of running the lumber through the thicknesser! ie tear out, chipping, dulling blades, etc.
Nothing really to note
On your mdf shelves for the paper you could have left a tab sticking out to label the grit for each shelf. Easily recognizable and less wasted time searching
Each shelf is labeled
Wonderfully shot video Matt. Regarding your workbench…did you do a video on making the ‘disappearing’ insert between the split tops? How far back would I need to go in your archive to find it?
Would you be willing to talk about how you make your money? I'm not asking actual numbers (unless you're comfortable sharing that) but a % breakdown with the various sources etc. I think it would be really cool and helpful for the rest of us that are in the maker/youtuber/entrepreneur part of our lives