Don’t know if or when you will see this. I enjoy your videos on the Tool Tansu you talk about putting screws further in from the end and side to stop blowout. Being 73yrs old I learnt long time ago to insert wall plug into the wood, MDF or what ever you are using, but you have to make sure the two slots in the raw plugs face the thickest part or wood, so when they open out they will push against the widest part not the thinnest part. Then you can put screws in without the problem of blow out, but make sure raw plugs only have two slits not four and some do. Chris Old English Man
I would love to see a “two years on” piece, reflecting on how this corner of the shop has worked out for you Mike. It’s certainly inspired me! Hope all safe and well.
These are great videos. My husband and I had about 30 minutes after "virtual learning", and we watched your channel! Your apprentice is absolutely adorable. You are indeed a fantastic craftsman, and thank you for taking the time to share this with all of us. Be Well!
@@MikeFarrington My pleasure! I wish you and your family the best, and healthiest, success through this difficult time. Thank you for all the content! You are a marvelous teacher and craftsman.
The three hole drill gave me a little woodworking cabinet woody. lol Loved seeing the whole process of these cabinets. Those gigs were really cool and wasn't aware of them before. I also like the door handles too. Turned out great...thanks for sharing!!
@@MikeFarrington Dude, you crack me up. Your narration is like a stream of consciousness from the hours you spend on these projects. You only need about 43% of your brain at any given moment for most projects, so the remaining brain power is spent pondering the lyrics to a song or how you are 1/16th European, and thus it is both ethnically and ethically appropriate for you to use European fasteners-you are not hijacking anyone’s heritage. Great stuff! These are the internal dialogs we woodworkers have with ourselves as we spend hours in our shops. Through Mike’s videos, we get to hear the internal dialog of his brain! Combine enough coffee and sawdust, and this is what it sounds like.
@@idontthinkso666 Pat, thank you for the kind words. You have my process just about nailed. As I'm working on a project and filming, I am really not thinking about the build, I am thinking about what I'm going to say and how to show it on camera.
@@MikeFarrington And it shows! I can imagine you editing the script in your head, making is PG-13 for the RUclips censors. Another one of my Farrington Favorites: the screw pick-toss game! I thought I was the only one who entertained himself with this game. The silliness we come up with to entertain ourselves to make boring parts of a project more fun.
One thing I've discovered for someone with a smaller shop is that everything should be in a drawer, and if possible, an overlay drawer, or if in a cabinet, a cabinet with a door, rather than just stuff on shelves. It will GREATLY reduce your cleanup, as sawdust will always find the nearest open horizontal surface to cling to.
Nicely done. To add more storage in the area is put drawers in some steps on the stairs if ever wanted to. When I lived in Japan was so nice to have that.
Chris: I’ve used Vix bits in that application and with precise hw installs. Learned from a boatbuilder who was master of craft (ha). The bit is sized and housed in a aluminum sleeve that’s specific to fastener size. No wobble, perfect center.
That Blum guide is really nice. As a low-budget woodworker I might build something equivalent out of plywood for next time I need to install drawers. Probably won't be adjustable but it should accomplish the same goal.
Thank you very much. Biscuits are really neat and have their place in my shop, but so do pocket screws, dominos, dowels, etc. Play around with different methods, find what you like.
It does look really cool. I love seeing other makers tools, especially when they match my own, or are something i've been wanting. Thanks also for the tour, it's always good to see how others do things, regardless of wether we do it the same, good ideas come. Thank you.
Love all your videos, Mike. Have been binge watching for the past couple of days in my free time. I appreciate your teaching style and openness with technique and rationale. I am a professional carpenter, and business has been great but I am a beginner in all honesty. Always learning and seeking to improve my skills. Yours is probably the best channel I've come across for learning various aspects of the trade. I am an unapologetic perfectionist, but this work is humbling and my mistakes in every project are like neon signs shining so brightly that I can't believe my clients don't immediately see them and throw me out of their houses. But I press on to improve and learn every day. Seeing your set up and your workflow is simultaneously inspiring and deflating. I got a rather late start in the business and I wonder how I would ever get to your level of organization and understanding of the scope of my projects. But I'm in the middle of the sea and the only way home is to swim, so I swim. I would love to hear you describe your beginnings and how you learned, including the various shops you've inhabited through the years and your accumulation of tools, especially the evolutionary order of the main tools, from the tools you started with to the tools you have today. I know that was wordy, but I've thought this throughout all of your videos. It'd be really cool if that happened, but if not I will happily watch whatever videos you put out with rapt attention. For what it's worth, this is the longest comment I've ever written on a video in the history of the internet. Thanks again for taking the time to make these videos; I can't tell you how helpful they are.
Thank you very much. I am working on a shop tour video. In it I will answer several of your questions. The long and short of it is, its not easy, I had very crummy tools for years, but with each job or two, I try to invest in another tool. As the years go by it gets easier. Honestly, try not to be too hard on yourself for mistakes and keep at it. This is not an easy way to make a living, but its certainly fun and fulfilling.
As usual, your work is well engineered, functional in use, and attractive to look at. Well done, Mike. I particularly like your use of the hinges and how easy they are to true up.
One of the only people I watch on RUclips that gets my full attention everytime. This was a great build and a good use of the space. The only bit I couldn't live with was the finish height of the drawers was different. I would had to have lined them up so they were the same height. That is just me thou and doesn't detract from the great build.
Thank you very much Jason. That is very kind to say. I agree, I probably should have done that. The reason I missed that was I designed each cabinet separate and I just measured and adjusted based on the tools I wanted in the drawers. After that I didn't check the two cabinets to each other. Its funny they ended up so close...
You also have to remember that its shop furniture and although the quality of them is high, they are just practical solutions and are not actually supposed to be finished furniture for your home. The fact they look good is just the added bonus really :)
Very true. I have been working in dusty, spider web filled shops my entire life. I'm at a point now where I want a small corner where things look nice. That was my motivation for taking some time to make this look a little nicer, vs just slapping these together.
Your videos are great and full of detail! I really like how we can see your cabinet making experience even in your shop pieces. Most RUclipsrs don't seem to have the experience, so all of their builds are just DIY level. I'm looking to start a cabinet business when I get out of the Navy and would love to see a shop tour explaining your tools and workflow. Also, I'd love to see some more videos of customer jobs (like a kitchen, bathroom, or closet build). I know videos could be taxing on your workflow and profitability, but your videos are awesome and inspiring and informative for me (and probably others on here) interested in cabinetmaking. Thanks!
Thank you Matt. I will give some thought to what you have requested. I am currently mid build on a small customer job and I will make a video for this one. Anything that is bigger than what I am working on, filming just slows me down too much. I really hope that as the channel grows I will be able to dedicate more time to filming larger projects, and offer more detailed longer videos, but right now I just can't afford the time. Thank you very much for your comment.
Great workshop I am so envious I have a single garage, too many tools and not enough room to work. Great job on the storage cabinets. I love your videos, keep them coming.
Cabinet turned out awesome Mike. As an added bonus the second ad was a badass gunner shooting out of the bottom of a helicopter. And I didn’t realize you were of European dissent. Who would have guessed that??? 😉
Great work. It's a joy to see the entire process from design to production and then installation to utilization. The stairs are really cool. Very elegant. I'd love to see a video where you discussed building and designing them. They would need the addition of risers to comply with code in my neck of the woods, but I find the cleanliness of this design, without the common stringer, so appealing. Thanks!
Thank you Aaron. The stairs would not meet residential code in my area, but in the shop, up to a storage area, I'm gonna sign off as OK... Really simple build, I mortised the treads into the stringers and clamped each one up with a bunch of glue and two screws. The hardest part were the angles and calculating the rise. Honestly, I wouldn't feel comfortable going into too much more detail because I'm not a stair guy and I don't want to give out bad advise. Already enough of that on RUclips.
Residential code calls for 3 stringers for a set of stairs. I was looking into the option on the tansu staircase for the tiny home my friend is building for his daughter. I suggested a mortise ladder built similarly to your stairs but they want a bulldog to be able to walk up to the loft.
Very nicely done. I really like your shop! I too hold on to things after a project. I’ve a large supply of eclectic pieces of wood ... 😂 I put things on wheels as my ‘shop’ is limited to the garage and the Mrs. likes her car warm and dry during our Alaskan Winters ... but having things on wheels makes it easier to get to work.
I absolutely LOVE this project. So well thought out and executed. Different depths to the drawers for specific uses and an electric outlet which is always handy. The only thing it needs is some backs for the open parts 'cause you just know that things will fall back there ;-)
absolutely love your work! I was going to build my own first cabinet today and -since I remembered this video- decided to watch it again to maybe pick up some more tricks... turns out the kind of cabinet I‘m about to make is done in the first 2.5 seconds of this clip 😂 I‘ll be happy if I manage it before it‘s time to pick up the kids from kindergarten 😂 Not surprising, but still nice to see how easy this looks when it‘s done by someone who knows what he‘s doing! cheers mate! bruno ps a few months ago I built my own toolboxes from your makita toolboxes video! Made a much rougher job of it, but it‘s soooo awesome to work out of them!!! (even though I‘m only using them for renovating or helping friends out..) thanks for the inspiration!!
Great video as always Mike. Really enjoy your stuff. Keep the dry sarcastic commentary coming please. I realise there may be other factors in your project scheduling but know I for one am eagerly awaiting your replacement assembly top build. No pressure obviously...
Thank you. The work top is on the way. I have been promising several videos for a while, as you would guess, kid, wife, business, etc. put pressure on my schedule. With that said, I will get to it in time.
I have monitored you and your posting for sometimes you did a fine job on the shop yet I do find one glaring glaring problem with it it is not mine as soon as you Rectify that matter everything in the universe will be peachy-keen lol I am a retired cabinet-maker custom furniture maker who does lust after what you are currently doing I'm living vicariously through your postings thank you keep up the good work and if you can see your way clear to let me have your shop I would love that take care and carry on you do beautiful work
Thanks for posting. Very pragmatic organization and well-conceived selection of tools for small pro shop. Your terse, detailed presentation much appreciated.
AMAZING AWESOME! I wandered around to lookup for some other info, and different projects, I was surprised to see some people with a lot of talent, but their videos are just that, to showcase their talent, yours are very different, so much information is offered in your videos, compared to the other ones, and the format you use is pretty much the best I have seen on RUclips, I think that the best compliment I can give you is "you made me work much better than before! And finally understand the technical part when you explain what you do and WHY!". Love your jokes too, now my wife refers to you as Mr. Perfect (lollll).
Wow, such a nice comment. Thank you so much. Your comment is the reason why I do my videos they way I do. I watched a ton of RUclips videos and had the same thoughts you did. Most videos left me wanting more info. To your point about WHY, I'm hoping to explore this topic more in videos to come. The why is never talked about in any sort of meaningful manner. I certainly don't have the answer, but maybe just talking about it could be useful. Please have your wife call mine, in this house I couldn't be further from Mr Perfect. :)
My wife says "that's cute", but she meant you are Mr. Perfection in your shop, in the house she can't judge...lolll! She is also asking what is the dimensions of your shop (length X width), although I tell her it might be looking bigger with a wide angle lens on a camera? I see that you never measure where you put the rails in the cabinet nor on the drawers is there a trick or a rule of thumb on by the size of the drawer, the rail goes 'x' inches down or up in the cabinet? And it goes Y up or down on the drawer?? Thanks.
Thank you. My shop is 50 x more than 50. Thats the closest I have measured. Regarding the drawers, everything is referenced off the bottom of the drawer. So the spacer used to position the Blum jig on the cabinet represents the very bottom of the drawer box, and when installing the slide to the drawer box it is referenced off the bottom. I do that to keep the math to a minimum.
I enjoy watching you and learning from your workflow. Makes me realize that I way overthink things. At about 14:30 you're talking about your hinge boring machine. I have a Sommerfeld's Easy Bore Hinge Boring Jig that works great. It's about half the price of Blum's jig and looks like it's almost a clone. Just wanted to mention it for anyone looking for a hinge boring jig.
Interestingly enough, I've heard the original purpose of the Tansu was as a staircase. Living spaces were taxed by usable space. If you had a loft but no staircase or ladder to reach it, that space wasn't taxed. A tansu gave access to that space for the family and when someone came to examine the property a quick restack of the unit left the loft area as "obviously" unusable as the last time so the taxes were not increased. I never checked to see how true the story is but I believe it.
Your tool collection is incredible! In every video there’s always a new tool we haven’t soon before 😂 and like another guy said, one of the most interesting people to watch at the minute.
I just picked up the 8' Festool track. So thats cool. I have been kinda shopping for a new sliding table saw. I am trying to be patient and find a good deal. I want one that has a 10' stroke, and is made by one of the premium companies like SCMI, Altendorf, or Martin. Buying lots of tools means selling the ones I don't use, so I'm also getting ready to sell a few.
making the separate toe kick/base, leveling that and THEN putting the cabinets on is brilliant
Thank you. Its sure make installation easier.
Probably the best woodworking Chanel on youtube
Thank you very much!
It is a pleasure to see someone else that isn't afraid to use tools that are not florescent green!
I use all manner of tools so long as they get the job done in the best way possible.
this project has given me a great idea for rolling shelving units for under my basement stairs. Once again, you are the man, Michael!!
Thank you Kyle.
yeah it's really cool and most beautiful cabinets. almost people's shop or the stuff looks like a junk shop, but yours is cleanliness.
Thank you. Having a neat work area is nice luxury for me.
Don’t know if or when you will see this.
I enjoy your videos on the Tool Tansu you talk about putting screws further in from the end and side to stop blowout.
Being 73yrs old I learnt long time ago to insert wall plug into the wood, MDF or what ever you are using, but you have to make sure the two slots in the raw plugs face the thickest part or wood, so when they open out they will push against the widest part not the thinnest part. Then you can put screws in without the problem of blow out, but make sure raw plugs only have two slits not four and some do.
Chris
Old English Man
Thank you. Great tip.
There will NEVER be a time where I am not impressed with a Mike Farrington build! amazing as always!
Thank you very much.
These are better cabinets than I have in my kitchen. Wow you are awesome
Thank you very much. I say get out to the shop and build a new kitchen!
I love your tow kick idea. My next project is a bathroom vanity. This solves a problem I have been trying to solve. THANKS!
Thank you. A separate toe kick really makes life easy.
Great idea Mike. The space under stairs is usually not utilized well and you truly changed that.
Thank you.
I would love to see a “two years on” piece, reflecting on how this corner of the shop has worked out for you Mike. It’s certainly inspired me! Hope all safe and well.
Thank you. Not much has changed. The cabinets are totally full, so I am in the design phase for some more shop cabinets.
Well done. An excellent use of space for tool storage is a thing of beauty.
Thank you.
These are great videos. My husband and I had about 30 minutes after "virtual learning", and we watched your channel! Your apprentice is absolutely adorable. You are indeed a fantastic craftsman, and thank you for taking the time to share this with all of us. Be Well!
Thank you. That is really great to hear.
@@MikeFarrington My pleasure! I wish you and your family the best, and healthiest, success through this difficult time. Thank you for all the content! You are a marvelous teacher and craftsman.
@@WisKrisKar Thank you. That is kind of you to say. We are doing well. Same to you and yours.
The three hole drill gave me a little woodworking cabinet woody. lol
Loved seeing the whole process of these cabinets. Those gigs were really cool and wasn't aware of them before. I also like the door handles too. Turned out great...thanks for sharing!!
Thank you.
nominating you for BEST B-ROLL IN WOODWORKING VIDEOS !
Thank you!
Dude, you are THE KING of the woodworking dad jokes! Seriously, I queue up your vids on my TV and leave them running all day. Love them!
Ha, thank you. Thats very kind to say.
@@MikeFarrington Dude, you crack me up. Your narration is like a stream of consciousness from the hours you spend on these projects. You only need about 43% of your brain at any given moment for most projects, so the remaining brain power is spent pondering the lyrics to a song or how you are 1/16th European, and thus it is both ethnically and ethically appropriate for you to use European fasteners-you are not hijacking anyone’s heritage. Great stuff! These are the internal dialogs we woodworkers have with ourselves as we spend hours in our shops. Through Mike’s videos, we get to hear the internal dialog of his brain! Combine enough coffee and sawdust, and this is what it sounds like.
@@idontthinkso666 Pat, thank you for the kind words. You have my process just about nailed. As I'm working on a project and filming, I am really not thinking about the build, I am thinking about what I'm going to say and how to show it on camera.
@@MikeFarrington And it shows! I can imagine you editing the script in your head, making is PG-13 for the RUclips censors. Another one of my Farrington Favorites: the screw pick-toss game! I thought I was the only one who entertained himself with this game. The silliness we come up with to entertain ourselves to make boring parts of a project more fun.
@@idontthinkso666 I love the screw pickup game. I do that one almost everyday. I'll try to include a few more in upcoming videos.
One thing I've discovered for someone with a smaller shop is that everything should be in a drawer, and if possible, an overlay drawer, or if in a cabinet, a cabinet with a door, rather than just stuff on shelves. It will GREATLY reduce your cleanup, as sawdust will always find the nearest open horizontal surface to cling to.
Thank you very much. I think that is a good advice.
Very nice set up. It always helps when you know where your tools are. Plus it helps to keep the shop clean
Thank you. Agreed, those were two of my goals with this build.
Man, i wish i would have watched your independent toe kick tip about 12 shop cabinets ago - so smart!
It makes installation easier, thats for sure.
I really appreciate your videos. Your approach(what we see) to projects is something I try to mimic.
Thank you. What you see is pretty much what I do. I film everything I do and just cut it down to a length that I think people will put up with.
Nicely done. To add more storage in the area is put drawers in some steps on the stairs if ever wanted to. When I lived in Japan was so nice to have that.
Thank you. Yes, thats a good idea.
What a calming voice!
Thank you.
Your videos are very inspiring. I hope more people find them.
I appreciate that!
That centerpunch drawer face trick blew my mind
Thank you, thats a neat trick.
Chris: I’ve used Vix bits in that application and with precise hw installs. Learned from a boatbuilder who was master of craft (ha). The bit is sized and housed in a aluminum sleeve that’s specific to fastener size. No wobble, perfect center.
Looks pretty darn good for MDF. It’s also a great use of space for your most-used tools. Great work!
Yes! Thank you!
I like the separate toe kick. Good thinking! So simple.
Thank you. It makes like a little easier.
You are my favorite youtube creator to watch... your depth of expertise shows through in your project work and commentary. Keep 'em coming!
Thank you very much Chris. Stay tuned, I will have a few more out soon.
That Blum guide is really nice. As a low-budget woodworker I might build something equivalent out of plywood for next time I need to install drawers. Probably won't be adjustable but it should accomplish the same goal.
Yup, a shop built solution would work great if accurately drilled.
This looks fantastic. Great use of that space.
Thank you!
Agree with everyone, these videos are awesome. You are convincing me to revisit using biscuits, seems more refined than
pockets and liners.
Thank you very much. Biscuits are really neat and have their place in my shop, but so do pocket screws, dominos, dowels, etc. Play around with different methods, find what you like.
It does look really cool. I love seeing other makers tools, especially when they match my own, or are something i've been wanting. Thanks also for the tour, it's always good to see how others do things, regardless of wether we do it the same, good ideas come. Thank you.
Thank you. I agree, I also watch how other people build and compare that to my methods. Always fun to learn a new tip or two.
Big time. I'll be checking out a couple of products you used, for sure~!~
Thank you, let me know how they turn out.
I love your work Mike, keep at it! You're going to be one of the great woodworker youtubers of our era
Wow, that is very nice to say. I hope you are right, I am really enjoying the process of making videos and sharing.
Love all your videos, Mike. Have been binge watching for the past couple of days in my free time. I appreciate your teaching style and openness with technique and rationale. I am a professional carpenter, and business has been great but I am a beginner in all honesty. Always learning and seeking to improve my skills. Yours is probably the best channel I've come across for learning various aspects of the trade. I am an unapologetic perfectionist, but this work is humbling and my mistakes in every project are like neon signs shining so brightly that I can't believe my clients don't immediately see them and throw me out of their houses. But I press on to improve and learn every day. Seeing your set up and your workflow is simultaneously inspiring and deflating. I got a rather late start in the business and I wonder how I would ever get to your level of organization and understanding of the scope of my projects. But I'm in the middle of the sea and the only way home is to swim, so I swim. I would love to hear you describe your beginnings and how you learned, including the various shops you've inhabited through the years and your accumulation of tools, especially the evolutionary order of the main tools, from the tools you started with to the tools you have today. I know that was wordy, but I've thought this throughout all of your videos. It'd be really cool if that happened, but if not I will happily watch whatever videos you put out with rapt attention. For what it's worth, this is the longest comment I've ever written on a video in the history of the internet. Thanks again for taking the time to make these videos; I can't tell you how helpful they are.
Thank you very much. I am working on a shop tour video. In it I will answer several of your questions. The long and short of it is, its not easy, I had very crummy tools for years, but with each job or two, I try to invest in another tool. As the years go by it gets easier. Honestly, try not to be too hard on yourself for mistakes and keep at it. This is not an easy way to make a living, but its certainly fun and fulfilling.
I so enjoy anything you produce. Thank you Mike
Thank you very much!
As usual, your work is well engineered, functional in use, and attractive to look at. Well done, Mike. I particularly like your use of the hinges and how easy they are to true up.
Thank you Sir. The hinges are a game changer for sure. Super easy.
Great dance moves! Even better shop storage!
Thank you and thank you.
It's pretty clean for such a roar job
Thank you.
It seems like its going to be a bonus for the shop thumbs up my friend
So far its been great, thank you.
Holy crap, that's a lot of routers! Beautiful work. Nice to see your process.
Thank you. Routers are fun.
Awh was hoping the staircase would have been made with this -I love DIY videos
Thank you. I should have made a video out of that. I didn't because I'm not very good at staircases.
Glad to see the two pair safety glasses. One for you and one for the Apprentice!! Great job, Mike!
Thank you.
One of the only people I watch on RUclips that gets my full attention everytime. This was a great build and a good use of the space. The only bit I couldn't live with was the finish height of the drawers was different. I would had to have lined them up so they were the same height. That is just me thou and doesn't detract from the great build.
Thank you very much Jason. That is very kind to say. I agree, I probably should have done that. The reason I missed that was I designed each cabinet separate and I just measured and adjusted based on the tools I wanted in the drawers. After that I didn't check the two cabinets to each other. Its funny they ended up so close...
You also have to remember that its shop furniture and although the quality of them is high, they are just practical solutions and are not actually supposed to be finished furniture for your home. The fact they look good is just the added bonus really :)
Same here - I normally watch YT while doing something else, but not with Mike's videos. Gripping stuff.
Very true. I have been working in dusty, spider web filled shops my entire life. I'm at a point now where I want a small corner where things look nice. That was my motivation for taking some time to make this look a little nicer, vs just slapping these together.
I don't believe you 'just slap' anything together :)
Thanks for taking the time to add tool links
Thank you. Happy that helped. I will say, shop around, you can find better deals.
Love your motorcycle lift for your work table, a real back saver!
Thank you. It's a lift table made by AutoQuip. It has helped save my back for sure.
Looks like a nice shop. Would be neat to see a tour.
Thank you. I will do a shop tour at some point, but I am currently lack a few pieces of video gear to do it right.
Love your shop builds dude!
Thank you.
Well done Mike! Really like seeing your process and the finished product showcasing how you set it all up.
Thank you very much Kevin.
Your videos are great and full of detail! I really like how we can see your cabinet making experience even in your shop pieces. Most RUclipsrs don't seem to have the experience, so all of their builds are just DIY level.
I'm looking to start a cabinet business when I get out of the Navy and would love to see a shop tour explaining your tools and workflow. Also, I'd love to see some more videos of customer jobs (like a kitchen, bathroom, or closet build). I know videos could be taxing on your workflow and profitability, but your videos are awesome and inspiring and informative for me (and probably others on here) interested in cabinetmaking. Thanks!
Thank you Matt. I will give some thought to what you have requested. I am currently mid build on a small customer job and I will make a video for this one. Anything that is bigger than what I am working on, filming just slows me down too much. I really hope that as the channel grows I will be able to dedicate more time to filming larger projects, and offer more detailed longer videos, but right now I just can't afford the time. Thank you very much for your comment.
Excellent build video and brilliant crisp narration.
Thank you very much.
Unless you have such a video someplace, a tour of your shop would be really interesting to many of your followers.
Thank you Steven. I will do a shop tour at some point. Stay tuned.
Awesome. Really enjoy watching your shows.
Thank you very much.
Great workshop I am so envious I have a single garage, too many tools and not enough room to work.
Great job on the storage cabinets. I love your videos, keep them coming.
Thank you, will do.
Perfect, really shows off your skills.
Thank you.
Fantastic use of space!
Thank you.
Cabinet turned out awesome Mike. As an added bonus the second ad was a badass gunner shooting out of the bottom of a helicopter.
And I didn’t realize you were of European dissent. Who would have guessed that??? 😉
Thank you. I know its hard to believe, but yes, I am of European dissent.
Great project and well documented.
Thank you.
Wow. So simple but yet so beautiful. Makes me hate my shop lol. I feel inspired, thanks.
Thank you. Happy to hear you are inspired.
Great work. It's a joy to see the entire process from design to production and then installation to utilization. The stairs are really cool. Very elegant. I'd love to see a video where you discussed building and designing them. They would need the addition of risers to comply with code in my neck of the woods, but I find the cleanliness of this design, without the common stringer, so appealing. Thanks!
Thank you Aaron. The stairs would not meet residential code in my area, but in the shop, up to a storage area, I'm gonna sign off as OK... Really simple build, I mortised the treads into the stringers and clamped each one up with a bunch of glue and two screws. The hardest part were the angles and calculating the rise. Honestly, I wouldn't feel comfortable going into too much more detail because I'm not a stair guy and I don't want to give out bad advise. Already enough of that on RUclips.
Residential code calls for 3 stringers for a set of stairs. I was looking into the option on the tansu staircase for the tiny home my friend is building for his daughter. I suggested a mortise ladder built similarly to your stairs but they want a bulldog to be able to walk up to the loft.
Always love your videos including the humor
Thank you Kevin!
Really nice organization for the workshop, i've always wanted to build shelving under stairs. It's a great use of space. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for watching.
Amazing job yet again.
Thank you very much.
Sweet! And what a workshop!
Thank you.
Very nicely done. I really like your shop! I too hold on to things after a project. I’ve a large supply of eclectic pieces of wood ... 😂 I put things on wheels as my ‘shop’ is limited to the garage and the Mrs. likes her car warm and dry during our Alaskan Winters ... but having things on wheels makes it easier to get to work.
Thank you. Wheels can really help a shop function. I have a pretty nice sized shop, and I still keep most things on wheels.
Such a wonderfully boring voice. And I mean that as you the biggest compliment ever. I love your videos and narration. Thanks again!
Thank you. Happy to hear you like the presentation.
Seriously I think you could earn good money doing voice overs Mike. Maybe you should offer your services on Upwork as a side line.
I'm going to look into this, thank you.
Great job Mike. I love the shop
Thank you.
I absolutely LOVE this project. So well thought out and executed. Different depths to the drawers for specific uses and an electric outlet which is always handy. The only thing it needs is some backs for the open parts 'cause you just know that things will fall back there ;-)
Thank you very much. You may be right on the backs idea.
Very nice! I have to say it is almost too organized, but I do like what you have done with the space.
Thank you!
absolutely love your work!
I was going to build my own first cabinet today and -since I remembered this video- decided to watch it again to maybe pick up some more tricks... turns out the kind of cabinet I‘m about to make is done in the first 2.5 seconds of this clip 😂
I‘ll be happy if I manage it before it‘s time to pick up the kids from kindergarten 😂
Not surprising, but still nice to see how easy this looks when it‘s done by someone who knows what he‘s doing!
cheers mate!
bruno
ps a few months ago I built my own toolboxes from your makita toolboxes video! Made a much rougher job of it, but it‘s soooo awesome to work out of them!!! (even though I‘m only using them for renovating or helping friends out..) thanks for the inspiration!!
Thank you very much. Great to hear my videos are of use!
Great video as always Mike. Really enjoy your stuff. Keep the dry sarcastic commentary coming please. I realise there may be other factors in your project scheduling but know I for one am eagerly awaiting your replacement assembly top build. No pressure obviously...
Thank you. The work top is on the way. I have been promising several videos for a while, as you would guess, kid, wife, business, etc. put pressure on my schedule. With that said, I will get to it in time.
That is fantastic. Well done.
Thank you.
I have monitored you and your posting for sometimes you did a fine job on the shop yet I do find one glaring glaring problem with it it is not mine as soon as you Rectify that matter everything in the universe will be peachy-keen lol I am a retired cabinet-maker custom furniture maker who does lust after what you are currently doing I'm living vicariously through your postings thank you keep up the good work and if you can see your way clear to let me have your shop I would love that take care and carry on you do beautiful work
Thank you very much.
Another excellent build, Mike. Thanks for the pro tips 😃👌👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you, my pleasure.
Very impressive. Your shop looks great also.
Thank you, its a work in progress.
That looks amazing Mike! I could see that in a master closet or in a loft apartment under the stairs.
Thank you. With a few coats of white lacquer, I agree.
you love what you do and this seems to be your job! many congratulations!
Thank you very much.
Beautiful..... & ....... Precise.......
Thank you very much.
Once again quality workmanship Mike...loving the apprentice 😉😉😉👍👍👍
Thank you. He is a cutie.
It will save you tons of time by installing drawer slides and hinges while you still have your cabinets on the bench
Sort of, the problem with this build, was I wasn't sure of the lay out at the point of cabinet installation.
As always very creative, a great job and you make it look so easy.
Thank you very much.
Great job again Mike, I always look forward to your videos
Thank you. Thats great to hear. Stay tuned, more on the way.
Thanks for all the great detail on this build...very helpful!
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for posting. Very pragmatic organization and well-conceived selection of tools for small pro shop. Your terse, detailed presentation much appreciated.
Thank you very much.
Great job looks awesome 👍👏
Thank you.
AMAZING AWESOME! I wandered around to lookup for some other info, and different projects, I was surprised to see some people with a lot of talent, but their videos are just that, to showcase their talent, yours are very different, so much information is offered in your videos, compared to the other ones, and the format you use is pretty much the best I have seen on RUclips, I think that the best compliment I can give you is "you made me work much better than before! And finally understand the technical part when you explain what you do and WHY!". Love your jokes too, now my wife refers to you as Mr. Perfect (lollll).
Wow, such a nice comment. Thank you so much. Your comment is the reason why I do my videos they way I do. I watched a ton of RUclips videos and had the same thoughts you did. Most videos left me wanting more info. To your point about WHY, I'm hoping to explore this topic more in videos to come. The why is never talked about in any sort of meaningful manner. I certainly don't have the answer, but maybe just talking about it could be useful. Please have your wife call mine, in this house I couldn't be further from Mr Perfect. :)
My wife says "that's cute", but she meant you are Mr. Perfection in your shop, in the house she can't judge...lolll! She is also asking what is the dimensions of your shop (length X width), although I tell her it might be looking bigger with a wide angle lens on a camera? I see that you never measure where you put the rails in the cabinet nor on the drawers is there a trick or a rule of thumb on by the size of the drawer, the rail goes 'x' inches down or up in the cabinet? And it goes Y up or down on the drawer?? Thanks.
Thank you. My shop is 50 x more than 50. Thats the closest I have measured. Regarding the drawers, everything is referenced off the bottom of the drawer. So the spacer used to position the Blum jig on the cabinet represents the very bottom of the drawer box, and when installing the slide to the drawer box it is referenced off the bottom. I do that to keep the math to a minimum.
Looks really nice! Great job Mike
Thank you!
So envious of this shop, the space is just amazing. Makes me think living in our area has draw backs :)
Thank you. I am very fortunate to have my shop.
That was a pleasure to watch!
Thank you.
I enjoy watching you and learning from your workflow. Makes me realize that I way overthink things. At about 14:30 you're talking about your hinge boring machine. I have a Sommerfeld's Easy Bore Hinge Boring Jig that works great. It's about half the price of Blum's jig and looks like it's almost a clone. Just wanted to mention it for anyone looking for a hinge boring jig.
Thank you. That's a good suggestion. I haven't used that one before, but I bet it would work great.
Interestingly enough, I've heard the original purpose of the Tansu was as a staircase. Living spaces were taxed by usable space. If you had a loft but no staircase or ladder to reach it, that space wasn't taxed. A tansu gave access to that space for the family and when someone came to examine the property a quick restack of the unit left the loft area as "obviously" unusable as the last time so the taxes were not increased. I never checked to see how true the story is but I believe it.
Thank you. Great story, seems totally believable to me.
Your tool collection is incredible! In every video there’s always a new tool we haven’t soon before 😂 and like another guy said, one of the most interesting people to watch at the minute.
Thank you Craig. I'm always on the hunt for new tools.
Mike Farrington what’s the next purchase then that your really want?
I just picked up the 8' Festool track. So thats cool. I have been kinda shopping for a new sliding table saw. I am trying to be patient and find a good deal. I want one that has a 10' stroke, and is made by one of the premium companies like SCMI, Altendorf, or Martin. Buying lots of tools means selling the ones I don't use, so I'm also getting ready to sell a few.
Mike Farrington look forward to seeing the new stuff in the videos 👍🏻
Mike Farrington also are you on instagram? If not have you thought about doing it?
Very well done. Thank you.
Thank you.
nice job Mike
Thank you Jonathan.
I love ur shop
Thank you.
Very nice and well done
Thank you.
Nice project Mike! Looks great and easy to use also nice use of space. Thanks for sharing your video, it too was enjoyable to follow along.
Thank you very much for watching and commenting.
Like the salt n pepper, push it! at the end of the video mike👍😂
Ha! Thank you. Always important to have a little fun.
Nice work, thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching.
like this video way much and definitely learn a lot from you and the neatness in the build really commendable.
Thank you very much.
Great use of space, nice job.👍
Than you very much.
I really really enjoyed, thank you so much 👍😊
Greeting from Egypt
Thank you!