Building A Media Console Table - Woodworking
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- Опубликовано: 14 май 2018
- How To Build a Mid Century Modern Media Console Table
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Today I'm building a Mid Century Modern TV Stand / Console Table / Media Console. There are a lot of woodworking techniques packed into this video.
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As woodworkers we often make mistakes. The difference between an amateur and a professional is how well the mistake is fixed.
This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection ruclips.net/user/postUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.
Right on, man! Thanks for the shoutout! The base (and the entire piece) looks awesome, too. Juggling custom work with making videos is a tough one, I can't imagine having kids and a full-time job, as well.
I know I'm typically my worst critic as well, but honestly, I think the piece came out great! I respect the hell out of the fact that you wouldn't let it leave your shop without your final stamp of approval. That takes integrity. Either way, there is something to be said about learning from your "mistakes."
I agree with you completely! However I do feel that he is being way too hard on himself. It did turn out great and I am sure the client would have been thrilled with it. Yes a few changes could be made on the "next one" but overall great job! I am also picky on my projects but you have to be realistic that your client will not be as nick picky as you are
@William I found this website online that will give you a ton of woodworking plans: WoodFix.xyz
Let me know what you think of it.
Genius
Boa noite mansa seu projeto pra mim
Chris, thank you for your perspective on woodworking. I know this community is better for it. Thank you
Thanks man.
Great video Chris! I really appreciate you breaking down all the ways that you felt you failed, some solid teachable moments!
I appreciate the humility as well as the transparency. Other makers sometimes forget to address process and purpose altogether, so it's really nice when someone puts it front and center (and does it well).
The whole time I was watching this, I was thinking this is the most beautiful console table I've seen, then you go and call it a failure. Made me love it even more.
haha...thanks man. Love it for all it's flaws :)
Exactly,
Nice looking table Chris! Man, I have such tool and clamp envy everytime I watch one of your videos! Need to start building my collection so I can expand my projects...
Thanks. You’ll get there. Just take it one piece at a time.
When I went to joinery college 25 years ago, we weren't allowed to use one scrap of sand paper (or power tools for that matter). I used to curse the hours spent hand planing, sight stick /square checking, rejected joints and in general the redoing of work that had taken me hours to complete. Hell, we even had to plane off pencil marks! How I longed to just use power tools like I was using doing site carpentry during my day job... oh to use a belt sander or a bench saw. But 2 years of suffering paid off. You can't beat a hand planed finish for shine. Hand cutting and chiselling joints avoids all break outs and allows for some pretty complicated jointing techniques. However, I'm no Luddite, and use power tools all the time depending on the project and admire your drive for perfection. I just wanted to suggest that my Teachers may be correct in their insistence that perfection only comes when you master your hand skills and train your eye. They also started the first lesson by stating " You lot know F#&K all"... hard but fair though, hard but fair.
Keep up the good work and the learning journey.
Good work as always! Regards from Poland!
I’m 70 years old this year. Perfection: All we can do is approach perfection. Enjoy your your hiccups. Your on your way! Outstanding workmanship. Bob
Thanks Bob...appreciate it :)
I love the design. I very much appreciate hearing your 'issues' within the process but it's a great looking piece of work, never the less. Cheers for sharing.
So modern yet old style 👌
Another great video Chris, well done
As an academic designer, this is what I need to say:
Your aesthetic design is subjectively great, and judging from the comment section almost universal. Don’t doubt the outcome of your design by yourself, let others judge it. The old Queen number “The show must go on” suggests the same thing; If you tell the audience things went to crap and tear it down yourself, people will notice, and not a moment before. Present it, take notice and then evaluate on the design! Self-improvement are meant for backstage frustrations.
Your insights into your own thought process at what wins and failures are, are great. Validating for the rest of us, or at least me who will spend so much time just staring at a project, caught by indecision or questions. This is a really lovely design regardless.
"Stingy adhesive outlay." Love it... You glue you, brother. :-)
Even though you're not entirely happy with the piece, it's beautiful, and probably my favourite
Love it Chris, I normally leave the longer videos until "I get time to watch them" but this one really hooked me! Great insight into the ups and downs at the end, interesting hearing you guys talk in through on the podcast too. Great video and great project, thank you!!
I think it is a beautiful piece. If I could fail that good every time then I would feel really good about myself. Love you, man.
haha...thanks Darin. Love you too :)
My wife and I believe that you have the most beautiful woodworking videos on the tube. Well done Sir!
As a maker you will always see things at the end result that no one else will see. We tend to call these mistakes but in reality it is usually just something that did not meet our own expectations of the outcome. Another beautiful creation as well as a worthwhile content upload. Thank you for sharing your time and experience with us.
Love, love, love the angled "grabs." Daring choice (which really works) to feature that knot so well. One of my favorite pieces of yours. Thanks for giving me some joy and inspiration this evening!
Reminds me of the quote- "Great art isn't finished, it's abandoned". I feel, at the end of every project, that I've taken this as far as I can but it isn't as good as I had hoped. Thanks for the honesty!
I like it...I think for me, more accurately, it isn't finished, but rather replaced by the next thing that catches my interest.
You might find these 'high end' projects a bit much at the moment, but I love them. Jay Bates made years of small videos, and in the end got fed up with them, I think, and just stalled. He's now making long over twenty minute videos of high quality, attention to detail, furniture and obviously loving it. But I'm right there with you on commission design pieces. Super stressful because you know all the faults.
Pretty good drawers😍😍
I always learn something from your videos. Whether it's how to do something or how not to do something. You make what you do look easy. Like stealing gloves from a baby...
Hopefully more of "What to do" in the future :)
Well done! I really like how the drawers came out.
Great work Chris. The greatest thing I've found about woodworking is that even in failure during a project every piece stands as a trophy or reminder for those mistakes. Which in that sense failure makes a beautiful piece of work that you should be proud of. Keep up the good work!
good point Bryce
totally feel ya on that whole content creation at odds with making high end pieces for customers. people don't seem to understand why I won't make stuff for them. I'll just point them to this video next time.
haha...good call. Don't even say anything. Just respond with this random URL :)
A crappy piece from someone like this is still light years better than a store would ever sell :) I would proudly display it.
Awesome project Chris! love seeing the process it kept me interested the whole time and I found it easy to watch fully from beginning to end. Love it man keep it up!
Thanks man...appreciate it :)
Looks really nice. I'd buy one. Only one thing I would have changed: Hinges on the doors mounted on left side instead.
Every day is a school day. Your learning experiences give us mere mortals hope.
Very nice work man!
Thanks...appreciate it :)
I love it
Beautiful piece as always Chris. I understand the not being super proud about the fit and finish but (at least to me) its often times the small imperfections that make pieces like this truly beautiful. It really makes them feel human to me, like they actually were hand made by a real life human. None of us are perfect. Details of the build aside, this video/content is one of, if not the, best one yet. I learned something about building, design, and planning. Along with some mentality of building and perfectionism. Your camera work and editing skills were stellar as always. I especially like the close-ups of the flush trimming and jointery cutting. Thanks for the awesome video!
Thanks Corey....appreciate it! I think what we're figuring out is that I'm a better video maker than furniture maker :)
and I'm ok with that!
I've heard that the Japanese have a custom of repairing a broken work of porcelain with gold. In doing so they're trying to show that in the most glaring imperfection there is beauty, and in the greatest beauty there is imperfection. I think they'd get what you're saying here.
I love the legs and the chamfer on the doors for the handles! you have been an inspiration to my furniture building and I just wanted to say thanks.
Great video Chris!! I love the design and it came out great!!
Still a success in my mind
Wow! What a gorgeous piece! One day I hope my failures look this good! Is it just me but when I see there is a new FourEyes video I'm like "YES" but don't watch immdiately! I wait until I know I won't be disturbed, my a tea, maybe a Pop Tart or two and then sit down and watch! Love the videos Chris. Can't wait for the next one but no pressure :)
I thought the outcome of this was amazing, I love triangle cut-out on the draws and the legs are amazing! Lovely design!
Sure, You aren't super stoked about the outcome of this, but this design is freaking rad
You are the BEST! Chris
haha...thanks man
Chris, thank you for these.
as a wood worker myself. I love your video! its so true that if there is something not quite right about the piece its hard to justify selling it to a client. definitely not a failure, so many lessons learned and to be honest it really did turn out beautiful. you are an amazing wood worker. I hope some day to have skills like you.
Great job! I'm very impressed. I love your complete honesty and reflection on your work. Thank you so much!
Beautiful piece!! Love it!
Don't be too hard on yourself, that looks dope Chris. I'd be proud to rock that in my home.
Amazing job, like always. ¡Enhorabuena!
AMAZING transition when you talked about templates
I wish I could "fail" like that! I think it's an amazing piece!
Seriously one of my favorite pieces I’ve seeing you build yet.... then again your next piece might have this same comment. I currently live in an Eichler and can imagine your art all around my house. Thanks for being an inspiration to fine wood working.
Another awesome design/project - Thanks Chris! I (and many others) have found that using a larger diameter pattern bit is less terrifying. With a larger bit you can slow the speed a bit and there's less tendency to grab and throw the part/your hands. Another option is using a shorter pattern bit to route part of the depth and then come back for another pass using the recently routed surface as the new pattern for the guide bearing. Hopefully we will all keep "failing" and learning so as to keep getting better and smarter.
Thanks for the tips Jeff...I'll keep playing with it for next time.
Hey that thing you called a failure is just amazing. I love it
i'm not a fan of this style of furniture, but your videos mix woodworking, humour and something like meditation. always waiting for them.
Glad you're enjoying it all :)
I like the design. What helps me to substantially reduce the flush trim bit grabbing the wood is to have a guide registered against the ball bearing so that you can register the workpiece against it when approaching the router.
Gotcha...with this one, it was always find one side/edge grain. But on end grain, there was nothing I could do to keep it from bitting.
There are actually a few things that you can do - at least the following worked for me: (1) Don't use doublestick tape but either screws or two appropriate toggle clamps. Tape has a tiny bit of give to it. With each hit of the 10k hits of router blade in each second it moves the wood a bit and finally grabs it. (2) Have a secure handle - like your clamps or screw a handle to the template holder (3) Having a guide makes a huge difference. When just pushing the wood against the router bit it has a large surface of attack and you have to hold everything from your arms. When registering the template against the guide you can "sneak up" to the first contract.
It's hard to explain without pictures... :-)
I love how much public radio you obviously listen to. You really bring out your inner Sarah Koenig in your narration. The piece is lovely.
Haha...thanks. PS. "I actually use mail chimp!" - "You Do?!"
Oh season 1. I miss you.
Failure can be success from different point of view. For me you have absolutely succeed.
Absolutely love the combo of your narration, nylon guitar, clean visuals, and obviously beautiful woodwork. I've never supported a Patreon before, but I think you are going to be my first.
From this perspective, your project turned out amazing ! Really enjoy the dialog of your thought process, adds a tremendous amount to your videos which are always very good. I am on a constant lookout for your videos. Thanks for posting
Thanks man....on my end it's really pessimistic, on the viewer end it's very optimistic. The truth is probably right there in the center :)
that plug cutting drill bit is awesome.
I second the Shaun Boyd videos, I just found his channel a few weeks ago. That guy does some cool stuff!
To me is amazing beautiful! Respect.
Gorgeous work Chris. It's beatiful. 💪🏻
I just found your channel and I absolutely love it. Super satisfying to watch these builds.
I love the modern design. I learned a lot and the reasons why you thought it was a failure also taught me a lot, thanks for sharing.
Thanks Joshh. Appreciate it
I like how you show your mistakes and how to correct them, not many people on RUclips do that. Great video by the way!
I would definitely not call this a failure. Fantastic job. Keep challenging yourself and learning. A quote from Tomas Edison when he was making the light bulb and failed 100 times before he got it right. "I did not fail 100 times to make a light bulb, I learned 100 times how not to make a light bulb"
Really nice design.. Thank you so much for sharing. GBU!
WHen you hit pause @11:58 I looked down at my keyboard thinking I did something, lol. Great video. When makers put out stuff that they may think isn't perfect or has mistakes it helps us all become better. Great job!
Chris I know you weren’t very happy with the piece and I understand that but I wanted you to know it’s a beautiful piece and honestly I think anyone would love to have it in their home. Thank you for continuing to share your journey in woodworking and beautiful designs. It continues to motivate and entertain me buddy. Thank you.
Chris this has to be my favourite build, those cut outs on the drawer fronts are so cool and the legs are awesome. Well done man.
nice to see this done! very good!!
This is actually my favorite build. I understand your concerns, but really love the design.
I love the drawer pull design.
I absolutely love this piece!
This is the best looking failure piece I've ever seen!!
At the risk of sounding sharper than I intend. I am very glad you ended the video how you did. I don't think saying "Fine furniture" is as subjective as some would like to make it. I know this has been an argument that has raged on for some time now. But if I (and most of the people, clients, family etc that I've encountered) was walking through a high-end furniture store (I often do, monthly for sure, if not weekly) and say a piece of furniture that was plywood, screwed, and nailed, with metal hardware, I could not, would not call that Fine. This is not to say I would not want in in my house, as mostly what I build is similar in the construction process, and I would also like to remind you, by far, bar none, you are my favourite woodworking content creator. You blow everyone away (in my subjective opinion) by a long shot. With that said, I actually LOVED this design, I wish it worked out. It's beautiful. Even more, I loved the video, and how it turned out, please keep sharing "failures" it was awesome content. And while my comment may seem nit-picky and generate some contention, I value accuracy in the community, something I think has been lost in recent years. By my metric what you guys are doing (content creators ) is more important than the high-end makers. You are keeping the craft alive, not only in the eyes of the would-be craftsmen but also the potential consumer. I hope this is received respectfully. Again, Chris, keep up the amazing work. It is an absolute shame that I am not supporting your channel, and I promise I will as soon as I recover from this new home.
Hey man...I think everything you said makes sense. I guess I would call what I make more "medium level pieces" I guess if I had to break it down by price for something like this, a media console. You'd have your cheap stuff that's a couple hundred bucks. Your medium stuff thats up to a few thousand bucks...and then fine furniture. That aside, I really appreciate the rest of what you said - and you'll be happy to know that this piece isn't going to waste. I'm planning to put out a video next month titled "redemption" where I'm going to turn this piece into a media console for my parents. I actually just finished building it today, and I'm pretty happy with the outcome!
I would call it more functional furniture, or real furniture, or just furniture. I mean I guess in the age of Ikea's owning the world perspective we would be tempted to call this mid-level, but I don't think that does you justice either, perhaps the problem is we have gotten lost altogether and I am fighting a battle that has long since been over lol
Woodworkers do encounter problems and need to make changes to fix said problems, I cannot wait to see the video, and I bet your parents are going to be happy campers.
This is the first video I have seen of yours, and I've never felt so calm and relaxed from a woodworking video. I could fall asleep to it. But honestly that cabinet is amazing. Love the wood choice and finish really makes it pop. Defiantly subscribing!
That glue curl just reminded me of those Guinness World Record holders for longest fingernails. Nice work!
haha...I remember that picture - back in the early 90s it was an old Asian dude I believe :)
This makes me think of Struwwelpeter... a book my Austrian grandmother used to read me.
gorgeous!
Your narrations are so good!
Really like the legs on this! The jigs for clamping were pretty sweet too
Really enjoyed the commentary and how you thought this was a failure. However, it made you realize something about yourself and what you want going forward, so it is really a success.
That base is the coolest base I've ever seen!
The design is great, but thank you for pointing out the issues it has. That makes the whole video a lot more instructive.
I love seeing this side of woodworking. It's tough sometimes. I put out one piece that I wasn't proud of, and it seriously eats at me every single day. I hate it.
What a beautiful Table! Good job! love the stand! So unique!
Jesus Christ man this table looks magnificent. I wish is was half as talented as you.
It looked cool. But it didn’t function well.
Great video, as always. FYI, I think Blum has hinges especially made for 5/4" doors.
I remember a time I was so self-critical of my work. I’m still picky. I’ve just learned, or at least I think I have, to be more appreciative of my work. A friend of mine who worked for The Metropolitan Museum of Art told me it was a custom of Chinese artist to intentionally include an imperfection in their work. I don’t recall the reason, but that thought has stuck with me with whatever I do. It’s funny to look at my work months later and am pleased to say. What I would have cited as perfect wasn’t at all. Still, I go for 100%. With that, I found your video very calming, and am very impressed with your work and design. Your work is excellent and I would imagine a true inspiration to other designers/furniture builders. Lastly, thank you for accompanying your video with soothing music. I can greatly do without head banging music that accompanies too many videos. Get my attention with content. Not with music that makes my ear drums bleed.
Love those draw pulls Chris
Chris, it looks good and it does what it's meant to. That being said: ROUTING TIP! Don't try to take the whole width in one pass. Use your template to cut 1/2"-3/4" of an in deep, take off the template and make more shallow cuts until you're to thickness. You can always sand it later to get out any minor lines.
I think it looks beautiful!
I think it was a success. Content is KING! 👍
Despite you may called it a failure or whatever you wanna call it ; I find it interesting how take your time to make this project. Keep pressing on bro ! I myself like to crate things as well and as always no pressure!
The only thing I get from this video is that if my failures look as good as yours I wouldn’t mind a little...Great work man. Failing is part of us and helps us grow and be better...It makes us humans...Keep up with the great things you doing...Thanks for the content...
That "pause'' moment was so cool! For a second I was like "what the hell?! did i do it?!" haha
haha...you took a walk with me :)
yepp a nice one :)
Alexander Ivanov ya I was the same, for a second I thought It was the guy from channel (I like to make stuff)
Brian Finnerty haha cool man. He got us!😁
I still find this piece really really gorgeous
What a great looking sideboard. I’d feel very proud showing this off with my turntable and vinyl.
Thanks James...I'm planning out another one. Less out there, more "elegant" for lack of a better word...but I'm excited about it.
I really enjoy your commentary Mr Chris. Nice work and humbling end. Thx