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Quick question. Any reason to use these dowels over than a standard dowel from a big box store? Do the steps add any particular strength? I have been using oak dowels for a lot of my projects recently and find them very strong.
Thank you Jonathan for showing so many people the Miller Dowel, which my dad invented about 20 years ago. Is it a fastening system or is it a joinery method? Both? Neither? In the 60's, my dad worked in my grandfather's upholstery shop. A big part of the job was furniture repair, often replacing screws with through dowels in failed joints. Wood joinery generally has superior shear strength and durability. Through-pegging works, but, like all joinery, it takes more time than re-screwing with bigger screws. Over the years, my dad tried many different ways to make through-pegging faster and easier...many different things. Has anyone ever seen a drill bit shaped like a golf tee? Well, he made some. The idea didn't work because tapered pegs split wood from a wedging dynamic. If tapped in gently, a tapered peg can easily back out and fail. The Miller Dowel idea seems pretty simple when you see the stepped dowel sitting next to the drill bit. The bit is stepped to match each section of the dowel. So simple. But since one is worthless without the other, nobody had done it previously. Basically, the Miller Dowel (MD) has a tapered effect without any actual taper. The MD is about 2/3 inserted before it engages resulting in less compression and friction. When the MD is tapped home, the only section to seat is the top section, which acts as a head to keep the top board clamped down. The Miller Dowel results in strong joints because 1 - Wood is strong. 2 - Modern glue is amazing. Of course, there is no joinery or fastening tool that does it all. A cool thing about the Miller Dowel is that you just need a drill, hammer, glue, a saw, wood, and a project. Where it works, it works great. Thanks again for posting this on your program. I know this and all the positive comments mean a lot to my dad, Mike Miller.
Thanks for that explanation. I was wondering how these are better than regular dowels. I can understand the point that they only need to travel a third as far under friction/compression compared to a regular dowel.
I purchased a kit several years ago and really like it. I have used them for retainers for hinge oins. Once you get them you start finding all kinds of other uses. I never knew the origin which is really great to know. My only complaints are that they are not cheap and you can't find them just anywhere. Again they are great with no complaints about use design or strength.
Hi Rorke - I had seen these before but didn't really consider them. Watched JKM's video and ordered a kit and dowels of several kinds. Love them! Really cool and easy. Thanks for the history.
Wow... and I've been using Miller Dowels for about 20 yrs. Didn't realize I was an "early adopter"... LOL. First project I ever used them on was an art easel built off of plans from Norm Abrams "New Yankee Workshop"... which I had to order using a telephone and the plans got sent in the MAIL (real old school). Used figured maple with contrasting walnut dowels. Kids are now out of college and the first one that has grandkids gets the easel (and the other has already told me that they will force me to build another one)
Honestly one of, if not my favourite, woodworking channel just based on learning from you, I honestly can't tell you how many techniques I use in my day to day life that I've learnt from here
Definitely my favourite woodworking channel. The content is always excellent, but it is JKM's attitude that does it for me. He lives in the real world and never patronizes his viewers. He does not get the hump if questioned like Stumpy, or throw a hissy like Steve Ramsey. Plus his store items offer real value for money even for me here in New Zealand. Yes I like this channel a lot.
I've been using these dowels for over a 12 years now. I love using them they definitely are the way to go with dowel joinery. Great simple project for people to try out.
Great stool. Classic! It's nice to find someone who uses those dowels. I know Mr. Miller and he is super nice guy. Those dowels are pretty cool improvement on regular dowels. I used them on few projects and I'm pretty impressed with the quality.
Ive been watching woodworking videos for quite some time and just recently found this page. To be honest I’d like to write a very vulgar letter to RUclips and ask why this page has not been recommended to me sooner. This is by far and hands down the best RUclips woodworker channel period. Thank you for the time and effort and great content sir.
Hello young man, I'm back. I have been using these dowels for many years now and as you say they are super fantastic and all that. I have down loaded the paper template and will make two of them and use them for shabby sheik tables for small lamps. Over here they are called Miller Dowels and they come with the correct size of drill. Take care BIG GUY.
The best thing about this project is that it's really easy to make with hand tools as well. Accented fixings look great, give extra strength and are simple to repair as the years go by. (If needs be).
I’ve been using Miller Dowels for at least fifteen years. As you said they are great. One thing I’ve run into over the years is making sure all the wood dust from drilling the holes is out of the hole before gluing in the dowel. It can cause big problems because the dowel will not go all the way into the hole. As you mentioned, using too much glue can be a problem as well. The other hint on the Miller Dowels is to make sure that the drill bit goes deep enough. The fat part of the tapered drill bit is the same diameter as the fat end of the dowel. If the hole is stopped short the dowel won’t go deep enough for the fat end of the dowel to fill the hole.
Thank you for taking the time to make the plans and offer them for free. I didn't think I could use a stool but I have a 16 month old thats starting to climb and he might like it.
I used these dowels to fix a bow I made! The bamboo backing delaminated at a point near the handle. Put some epoxy where it delaminated and used these dowels to secure it back down. Came out perfectly and the bow works beautifully now.
Beautiful stool. I've been using that Dowling system for awhile now and love the look it gives. Like you said, I try to use it in places where one would use a screw and then a plug or button to cover it up.
Jinxed! First time I've had someone else release such a similar project to me so close to when I published mine. I took a totally different approach, but still freaky. Those dowels are beautiful, Jonathan, and you chose some awesome wood for the project.
The dowels look nicer than screws, but screws pull the parts together, so I'm inclined to use screws and plug the holes. You must have one of the few woodworking channels I had not already found, so I'll have a look through your videos hoping for some good builds.
Since picking up woodworking and watching your videos definitely have improved my skills along with seeing some awesome projects. Really liking the free plans on the last few projects. It would be awesome to see a plan for your bench top you use for dovetailing. Looking forward to the next video!!!
Love it. I am Miss building things like this and boxes I haven't been able to do any type of woodworking since January I don't have a place to do anyting anymore and it's depressing
Those dowels are 🔥. My little girl will be 2 in December and she climbs and gets into everything. Gonna be giving her daddy a hard time for a long long while.
Thanks for your video. I have a question about the middle dowel used on each side of the top anchoring the top to the sides: doesn't cut through the two dowels used on each side to anchor them to the stretcher?
Great stool. This is perfect for what I want to do. Thanks for the plans! One question. I want to use this system to build a stool out of maple to match a bar stool my sister has that was left to her by our mother. My problem is with finishing. the stool is stained dark and I love the look you have with the contrasting lighter colored dowels. Any idea how to either install the dowels on the already stained maple without marring the wood when flush cutting the dowels; or, how to stain after dowels are installed without staining the dowels too? Thanks!
very cool stool and thanks for the plans and video. Am I missing something or does the middle dowel on the step not just intersect with with at least the top horizontal dowel on the side panel?? I tried to make this is week out of canarywood and bloodwood and it cracked in half just as I was hammering the last dowel into place ..... Heartbreaker. Anyway, love the channel and all the content. Thank you!
the "Hardwood Dowel Joinery System" , link didn't work for me, i would like to use these as a secondary connection on drawers & maybe also kitchen cabinets I think the visual look a maple cabinet and walnut dowels would work
Cant wait to get my hand on the apron and the suizan flush cut saw! Gretting from puerto rico!!ps the chisel plane will be a good choice to finish dose dowels!!
That stool looks beautiful. I would hate to use it simply for the fear or scratching or dinging it up lol. Love the design of that, I think I’ll be making one for my wife who is like 5’ 4” lol and my daughter who is only 4. I know that they would both appreciate it. What is the bandsaw that you have and what was the spray can finish that you used?
What's the functional difference of these and a regular dowel joint? (Not fluted dowels, but the ol' straight drill bit and straight dowel of same diameter)
The "head" of the dowel locks down the top board because it seats on a shoulder created by the specialized drill bit. Only for through pegging. Not for blind doweling. Similar names, but different tools.
I'm not being smart, but why or how are they better than a normal dowel. I know they look so much more different than a normal dowel, but what are the "things" that make it better. And in particular, so much better that you're sold on them.
I have never seen easily accessible hardwood dowels before. These are gorgeous hardwoods. The ones that come with the doweling jigs are not meant to be seen and are ugly as all heck. They don't fit well, they're fluted and push glue out of the joint. Biggest reason is I can't imagine a world where even if I had hardwood dowels, that I could pound a (gentleman) 2 inch long dowel of the same width into a hole. With glue on it, it would bind up in the first 1/2 inch and never make it in.
It is a beautiful stool but looks like an accident waiting to happen-by severing the very dowels you put in to support your joinery you weakened that joint significantly...the only glue is along the dowels-I wouldn’t get near those structurally...just saying out of concern-love the channel
Even if it interlocks you’ve now got an issue with long grain to end grain in your dowels-it is still a weaker joint than just avoiding trying to interlock altogether...for a display piece is one thing but for a functional piece of furniture my family would use-really concerned. Just recommending stress testing;-)
tapered pegs are basically slightly wedge shaped. This can cause wood to split. The Miller Dowel is made of cylindrical stages. So it is tapered overall, but not actually tapered anywhere. Another difference is that the "head" of the dowel locks down the top board because it seats on a shoulder created by the specialized drill bit.
That DeWalt 735x is the best small tabletop planer in my opinion. Watch, “A Concord Carpenter’s” review and head to head on it. You can get a Shelix cutter head down the road for even better performance.
@@katzmosestools I attached a small velcro patch to my JKM apron to affix an equally small replaceable fabric square that saves the apron from the glue build-up.
Love this stool. Thank you for the plans. That wood is beautiful. I like the pop that the dowels give it. Also thanks for the link to Simple Cove. I checked that channel out and subscribed. Great stuff. I One last thing... I'm missing the link to Bits and Bits. I need to order router bits. If your link and using your coupon code helps you... I'd like to use that link Always love your stuff and want to support you.
Gotta say, I love the fact that an amateur like me discovered Miller dowels before Jonathan Katz-Moses... is that immature or what? I've always thought of them as a poor-man's Domino, but is honestly only a comment on the relative cost to get started with them. From a quality perspective, they're great--and if you're careful, you can even get away with using a hand-drill instead of a drill press.
I've seen the exact stool elsewhere without flashy camera tricks and more concise. By the way your plans could not be downloaded not many have rar facility to download it was a nightmare. PDF or similar would have been nicer.
Wtf?!? Got me some black walnut. Sprayed with the exact same laquer. Same brand, same satin finish. Nowhere close to the same stunning golden honey brown finish. Why? This makes me more nuts than I already was. 🥴
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Quick question. Any reason to use these dowels over than a standard dowel from a big box store?
Do the steps add any particular strength?
I have been using oak dowels for a lot of my projects recently and find them very strong.
Thank you Jonathan for showing so many people the Miller Dowel, which my dad invented about 20 years ago.
Is it a fastening system or is it a joinery method? Both? Neither?
In the 60's, my dad worked in my grandfather's upholstery shop. A big part of the job was furniture repair, often replacing screws with through dowels in failed joints. Wood joinery generally has superior shear strength and durability. Through-pegging works, but, like all joinery, it takes more time than re-screwing with bigger screws.
Over the years, my dad tried many different ways to make through-pegging faster and easier...many different things. Has anyone ever seen a drill bit shaped like a golf tee? Well, he made some. The idea didn't work because tapered pegs split wood from a wedging dynamic. If tapped in gently, a tapered peg can easily back out and fail.
The Miller Dowel idea seems pretty simple when you see the stepped dowel sitting next to the drill bit. The bit is stepped to match each section of the dowel. So simple. But since one is worthless without the other, nobody had done it previously.
Basically, the Miller Dowel (MD) has a tapered effect without any actual taper. The MD is about 2/3 inserted before it engages resulting in less compression and friction. When the MD is tapped home, the only section to seat is the top section, which acts as a head to keep the top board clamped down.
The Miller Dowel results in strong joints because 1 - Wood is strong. 2 - Modern glue is amazing.
Of course, there is no joinery or fastening tool that does it all. A cool thing about the Miller Dowel is that you just need a drill, hammer, glue, a saw, wood, and a project. Where it works, it works great.
Thanks again for posting this on your program. I know this and all the positive comments mean a lot to my dad, Mike Miller.
Thanks for that explanation. I was wondering how these are better than regular dowels. I can understand the point that they only need to travel a third as far under friction/compression compared to a regular dowel.
I purchased a kit several years ago and really like it. I have used them for retainers for hinge oins. Once you get them you start finding all kinds of other uses. I never knew the origin which is really great to know. My only complaints are that they are not cheap and you can't find them just anywhere. Again they are great with no complaints about use design or strength.
Hi Rorke - I had seen these before but didn't really consider them. Watched JKM's video and ordered a kit and dowels of several kinds. Love them! Really cool and easy. Thanks for the history.
Use Miller Dowels as often as possible, awesome "system"
Wow... and I've been using Miller Dowels for about 20 yrs. Didn't realize I was an "early adopter"... LOL. First project I ever used them on was an art easel built off of plans from Norm Abrams "New Yankee Workshop"... which I had to order using a telephone and the plans got sent in the MAIL (real old school). Used figured maple with contrasting walnut dowels.
Kids are now out of college and the first one that has grandkids gets the easel (and the other has already told me that they will force me to build another one)
Honestly one of, if not my favourite, woodworking channel just based on learning from you, I honestly can't tell you how many techniques I use in my day to day life that I've learnt from here
Thanks my friend!
Definitely my favourite woodworking channel. The content is always excellent, but it is JKM's attitude that does it for me. He lives in the real world and never patronizes his viewers. He does not get the hump if questioned like Stumpy, or throw a hissy like Steve Ramsey. Plus his store items offer real value for money even for me here in New Zealand. Yes I like this channel a lot.
@@TrevorDennis100 awwww shucks thanks
I've been using these dowels for over a 12 years now. I love using them they definitely are the way to go with dowel joinery. Great simple project for people to try out.
Great stool. Classic! It's nice to find someone who uses those dowels. I know Mr. Miller and he is super nice guy. Those dowels are pretty cool improvement on regular dowels. I used them on few projects and I'm pretty impressed with the quality.
Ive been watching woodworking videos for quite some time and just recently found this page. To be honest I’d like to write a very vulgar letter to RUclips and ask why this page has not been recommended to me sooner. This is by far and hands down the best RUclips woodworker channel period. Thank you for the time and effort and great content sir.
I use R4 screws to put it together, which also gives me a pilot for the Miller Dowel drill and replace the screws one at a time.
Ron
Same
I used Miller Dowels a few years ago for an ottoman build and a bathroom stool build. They work wonderfully!
Hello young man, I'm back. I have been using these dowels for many years now and as you say they are super fantastic and all that. I have down loaded the paper template and will make two of them and use them for shabby sheik tables for small lamps. Over here they are called Miller Dowels and they come with the correct size of drill. Take care BIG GUY.
Beautiful! My girlfriend has requested a step stool, so this will be useful inspiration for that future project.
The best thing about this project is that it's really easy to make with hand tools as well. Accented fixings look great, give extra strength and are simple to repair as the years go by. (If needs be).
I’ve been using Miller Dowels for at least fifteen years. As you said they are great. One thing I’ve run into over the years is making sure all the wood dust from drilling the holes is out of the hole before gluing in the dowel. It can cause big problems because the dowel will not go all the way into the hole. As you mentioned, using too much glue can be a problem as well. The other hint on the Miller Dowels is to make sure that the drill bit goes deep enough. The fat part of the tapered drill bit is the same diameter as the fat end of the dowel. If the hole is stopped short the dowel won’t go deep enough for the fat end of the dowel to fill the hole.
Thank you for taking the time to make the plans and offer them for free. I didn't think I could use a stool but I have a 16 month old thats starting to climb and he might like it.
Thank you, Jonathan! Your sentence "There are no mistakes, only features" is AMAZING! I am a feature guy now :)
I started using these dowel years ago. I love them! They look great when you use contrasting woods.
Just did the whole unzip thing. Easy enough. Also, i've had your dovetail tool for few years; enjoy it.
Thanks 🙏🏼 for your video! Thanks for making it in metric! Respect for being honest about your mistakes. Keep up the great 👍 videos!
Maybe a video idea (dowel vs. screw)?
You the man Jonathan!! Love your channel and thanks for all your tips and tricks. Very helpful!
I used these dowels to fix a bow I made! The bamboo backing delaminated at a point near the handle. Put some epoxy where it delaminated and used these dowels to secure it back down. Came out perfectly and the bow works beautifully now.
Beautiful stool. I've been using that Dowling system for awhile now and love the look it gives. Like you said, I try to use it in places where one would use a screw and then a plug or button to cover it up.
Jinxed! First time I've had someone else release such a similar project to me so close to when I published mine. I took a totally different approach, but still freaky.
Those dowels are beautiful, Jonathan, and you chose some awesome wood for the project.
The dowels look nicer than screws, but screws pull the parts together, so I'm inclined to use screws and plug the holes. You must have one of the few woodworking channels I had not already found, so I'll have a look through your videos hoping for some good builds.
@@TrevorDennis100 thanks and welcome. There are lots of woodworkers out there...
I love making stools, this one loos so nice!
I usually cap the screw heads but this looks like a good system as well.
Thanks for your content. Some close friends and family have inspired me to take up wood working and you help make it possible with your videos.
Wow yeah I’m sold on dowels
What a great project
man thanks alot for your plan very useful again thanks a lot.
jimmy kimmel does woodworking!
Love the contrast in the beautiful timber! Great video!
Wow, looks fantastic with the dowels on show
I love it this will be my next project
Fantastic look! Really great how you talk about your mistakes, makes me feel like I can achieve your level of work 😀
Waiting for your apron.. looking forward to it . Been using the Miller Dowels for years , great use with the appropriate application.
Since picking up woodworking and watching your videos definitely have improved my skills along with seeing some awesome projects.
Really liking the free plans on the last few projects. It would be awesome to see a plan for your bench top you use for dovetailing. Looking forward to the next video!!!
Hey, nice sticker on the planer!!! 😊
so small project, so huge result. great job JKM
I've enjoyed the other type of videos you've made lately, but I'm also really glad to see the return to project builds. Really nice design. 👍🏻
Question : doesn't the center large dowel overlapped with the 2 horizontal dowels ?
Just made this step stool. But out of curly maple. Wish I could share a photo of the stool
Just ordered those dowels for a project I’m working on! Great solution!
This is a fab looking stool I'm going to have a go at this. Thanks for sharing.
Love it. I am Miss building things like this and boxes I haven't been able to do any type of woodworking since January I don't have a place to do anyting anymore and it's depressing
Just got my apron in the mail the other day. Absolutely worth the wait. It is absolutely fantastic and super high quality! Love the videos.
Beautiful work, Jonathan! The stool looks fantastic! 😃
I bet your daughter is going to love it! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Those dowels are 🔥.
My little girl will be 2 in December and she climbs and gets into everything. Gonna be giving her daddy a hard time for a long long while.
If I was going to build that I would use through mortise and tenon.
Maybe a haunched mortice and tenon would work as well
There's lots of ways to do it but these dowels are pretty amazing and easy to use.
@@joshsebbage7873 with double wedges. I never do a through mortise without wedges.
Good video, beautiful work as always!!
Thanks for your video. I have a question about the middle dowel used on each side of the top anchoring the top to the sides: doesn't cut through the two dowels used on each side to anchor them to the stretcher?
thats what I wanna know too!
Great stool. This is perfect for what I want to do. Thanks for the plans! One question. I want to use this system to build a stool out of maple to match a bar stool my sister has that was left to her by our mother. My problem is with finishing. the stool is stained dark and I love the look you have with the contrasting lighter colored dowels. Any idea how to either install the dowels on the already stained maple without marring the wood when flush cutting the dowels; or, how to stain after dowels are installed without staining the dowels too? Thanks!
I use a pin nailer to hold pieces together, and if you have a hand drill that is straight line and your good with it you don't need a drill press!!
thank you Katz
Looks great
Looks good and a good use of some project scrap. I have a 12 month old already climbing everything. I don’t know if I want to give help!
@katzmosestools you said the miller dowel sizes for this were mini and 2x?
very cool stool and thanks for the plans and video. Am I missing something or does the middle dowel on the step not just intersect with with at least the top horizontal dowel on the side panel?? I tried to make this is week out of canarywood and bloodwood and it cracked in half just as I was hammering the last dowel into place ..... Heartbreaker. Anyway, love the channel and all the content. Thank you!
Loved your "Muy bueno" Greetings from Mexico! You awsome woodworker!
the "Hardwood Dowel Joinery System" , link didn't work for me, i would like to use these as a secondary connection on drawers & maybe also kitchen cabinets I think the visual look a maple cabinet and walnut dowels would work
Did the big dowels centered on top not cut into the dowels for the legs?
❤️ that marking knife tho 😍😍 mine’s spalted beech
Cant wait to get my hand on the apron and the suizan flush cut saw! Gretting from puerto rico!!ps the chisel plane will be a good choice to finish dose dowels!!
hello very great tutorial, may i know that what model makita circular saw in time 2.05 ?
That stool looks beautiful. I would hate to use it simply for the fear or scratching or dinging it up lol. Love the design of that, I think I’ll be making one for my wife who is like 5’ 4” lol and my daughter who is only 4. I know that they would both appreciate it.
What is the bandsaw that you have and what was the spray can finish that you used?
I discovered Miller dowels a few years ago, they're excellent.
What's the functional difference of these and a regular dowel joint? (Not fluted dowels, but the ol' straight drill bit and straight dowel of same diameter)
The "head" of the dowel locks down the top board because it seats on a shoulder created by the specialized drill bit. Only for through pegging. Not for blind doweling. Similar names, but different tools.
@@CaptainRorke so, in other words, nothing.
Excited to give this a shot. What was the spray after you superglued the pieces for alignment?
Ah it was glue accelerator I think
What´s the difference bertween regular dowels and these?
Hey bud. Great video. Love every one of them. Question. Did you use the mini, 1x or 2x dowel system for this video? Thanks!
Great job! I would like to get a plan. But this was not done. I put the plan in the trash, but what should I do next?
Can a dowel really be stronger than nails? What sort of metrics are they using? Stronger by mass, by volume, by cross-sectional area?
Yes, we're using the metric of: don't ask questions, okay?
I think a better way to think about it is that doweled joints are stronger than nailed joints. Joinery vs fastening.
I was looking for plans to cut the stool out on my CNC.
What brand featherboard is that? Is it a suction cup?
What finish did you apply?
Who makes wooden tool boxes?
I'm not being smart, but why or how are they better than a normal dowel. I know they look so much more different than a normal dowel, but what are the "things" that make it better. And in particular, so much better that you're sold on them.
I have the same question. I'm not sure how this notable better than a quality dowel.
I have never seen easily accessible hardwood dowels before. These are gorgeous hardwoods. The ones that come with the doweling jigs are not meant to be seen and are ugly as all heck. They don't fit well, they're fluted and push glue out of the joint. Biggest reason is I can't imagine a world where even if I had hardwood dowels, that I could pound a (gentleman) 2 inch long dowel of the same width into a hole. With glue on it, it would bind up in the first 1/2 inch and never make it in.
@@katzmosestools you can buy them, or make them. There's videos all over youtube about making and using dowels.
What finish spray did you use on the stool?
deft clear wood finish spray
Nice!💜
First 10 views!!!! Love your videos! I’ll definitely be picking up some of those dowels!
They're 👏
Thanks Jonathan, I’ll give it a try on some Cocobola.
That would look awesome!
Did the center dowels on the top sever the ones on the ends for the stretcher? It's OK, not far to fall. Good looking stool.
Thats the great part. Theres so much dowel real estate that it wouldn't affect the joinery in any way. Lets call them interlocking.
My comment as well-looks like they would be severed!
It is a beautiful stool but looks like an accident waiting to happen-by severing the very dowels you put in to support your joinery you weakened that joint significantly...the only glue is along the dowels-I wouldn’t get near those structurally...just saying out of concern-love the channel
Even if it interlocks you’ve now got an issue with long grain to end grain in your dowels-it is still a weaker joint than just avoiding trying to interlock altogether...for a display piece is one thing but for a functional piece of furniture my family would use-really concerned. Just recommending stress testing;-)
What's the benefit of these tapered dowels vs straight ones?
You'd never be able to tap a dowel that long into a hole with glue if it wasn't tapered.
@@katzmosestools Nonsense. I once tapped a 4 yard dowel into a telegraph pole with the palm of my hand. It was tapered outwards too.
tapered pegs are basically slightly wedge shaped. This can cause wood to split.
The Miller Dowel is made of cylindrical stages. So it is tapered overall, but not actually tapered anywhere.
Another difference is that the "head" of the dowel locks down the top board because it seats on a shoulder created by the specialized drill bit.
שנה טובה יונתן כץ משה.
Awesome little build!! What is that spray can finish you used on it near the end??
deft clear wood finish spray
Hey man, nice looking work! Just wondering how you like that dewalt planer? I’m in the market
That DeWalt 735x is the best small tabletop planer in my opinion. Watch, “A Concord Carpenter’s” review and head to head on it. You can get a Shelix cutter head down the road for even better performance.
Just downloaded the plans. What a great looking stool. Is it required that I wipe the glue off my fingers onto my JKM apron.
💯
@@katzmosestools I attached a small velcro patch to my JKM apron to affix an equally small replaceable fabric square that saves the apron from the glue build-up.
I force my daughter to lick the glue off my fingers to save my JKM apron.
@@ricos1497 I had me one of those. She was too expensive to keep.
Love this stool. Thank you for the plans. That wood is beautiful. I like the pop that the dowels give it. Also thanks for the link to Simple Cove. I checked that channel out and subscribed. Great stuff. I One last thing... I'm missing the link to Bits and Bits. I need to order router bits. If your link and using your coupon code helps you... I'd like to use that link Always love your stuff and want to support you.
Gotta say, I love the fact that an amateur like me discovered Miller dowels before Jonathan Katz-Moses... is that immature or what? I've always thought of them as a poor-man's Domino, but is honestly only a comment on the relative cost to get started with them. From a quality perspective, they're great--and if you're careful, you can even get away with using a hand-drill instead of a drill press.
OH MY GOD! YOU"RE NOT USING A KREG JIG? You're doing it the old fashion way?
i like dowels for the contrast between woods. I do not like dowel joinery for some reason. lol
Might use these for my build I’m on now! Also question, what was that finish spray you put on?
deft clear wood finish spray
2:08 What it is a music ?:d
¡Muy bueno!
We all get lazy but it only matters when you get hurt. I learned the hard way but was lucky it wasn't more than bruised ribs.
I'd love to build one of these but it looks like the plans are gone.
I've seen the exact stool elsewhere without flashy camera tricks and more concise. By the way your plans could not be downloaded not many have rar facility to download it was a nightmare. PDF or similar would have been nicer.
The dowels do look a lot like nails.
they're great accents
Wooden nails
Love what you do, and agree the dowels look great. But not digging the move to templates in your videos. Kinda losing me. Just my honest opinion.
So, if Jimmy Kimmel chose a different career path....... Just say'n!
You know that these Miller dowels are used in traditional coffin making, right? Orthodox Jewish coffins that want no metal in them use these dowels.
@@goingforspeed just a fun fact and that they have been around for awhile.
Wtf?!? Got me some black walnut. Sprayed with the exact same laquer. Same brand, same satin finish. Nowhere close to the same stunning golden honey brown finish. Why? This makes me more nuts than I already was. 🥴
velcro a rag to your apron... Simple solution to a sloppy habit...!!