Another great build and video. I really appreciate that you shared at the end things you might do differently once you were finished. I know when I complete a project I always have a few and I feel like those can be some of the most valuable things to share. Keep up the great work, it’s inspiring. 👍
Who else is glad that he also shows his mistakes? Lol he actually feels like a common man, who occasionally has a mistake. Makes me feel not so bad when I screw a thing or two up when woodworking.
Bubba from Rick and Bubba says “ the 80s is the greatest decade mankinds everseen bc it gave us -Reagan , hairspray , and the best and worst music ever.” I will be building my table just like yours. Looking forward to getting the plans. :) God bless
The casual "although I would live to regret this" really cracked me up. You made the right call. Love the way it looks after you sanded it down. Fantastic build.
This is one of the coolest DIY Router tables on RUclips. I've seen a bigger one, but it was for a different shop, the builder specifically wanted it to be 42" or 44" so as to do double duty as an extension of the Miter Saw table area. That Amber makes it look like a desk from Jr. High Wood Shop.! That's why you subconsciously don't like it.😎
I installed a simple pulley system in my ceiling above my work table as a helping hand for setting projects on the floor without any aggravation or injury to my body/back. Works like a champ ... mechanical advantage.
Thanks for your honesty about fear preventing you from starting your project. As a complete woodworking novice, I can relate. With each project though I am getting more comfortable with the tools I inherited from my father in law after his passing. My router table isn’t nearly as complex or nice as your finished project but it works for my needs, and I love that satisfaction that comes from building it yourself. Without RUclips U, I wouldn’t know where to start. Much appreciation for taking the time to post your instructive videos.
The difference between a beginner and a master is how well they cover up mistakes! I think the table top looks fine. If you hadn't pointed it out I would have thought you did it that way on purpose. Edit: love the walnut trim. Looks great!
I bought the plan and getting ready to build the cabinet. I ended up buying a finished top from Amazon. I wanted the double track for a miter gauge and T-bolts. I strongly dislike working with MDF. I was looking at a hardwood plywood by the time I priced everything out. Could buy a fully laminated MDF top with the track I wanted for like $50 more than I could build the top. Plus the top came with a 3/8 aluminum router plate. The fence was the same deal only cheaper than I could build it. I have wanted a router lift forever. I will say most of the name brand lifts are super nice. But I worked machine shops most of my life. I know what things cost to build $300 to $400 is more than I want to pay. I built my own from wood scraps in my trash bin and hardware. My top is finished, I just need the cabinet to set it on. Someday I may build another top. I think a clear coated red oak plywood top with walnut trim would look nice. But I have a lot of projects I need to do, so I doubt that will happen. I may modify this table with fold down table extension wings. I want a long table jointer but do not have the room in my small shop. I plan on using this router table as my jointer.
It looks great. Thank goodness you removed the "80s look." Love how you show everything and even discuss how fear held you back. Thank you for continuing to teach and inspire.
I know you've gotten a gazillion comments on what to do to keep your pieces together for a moment while you walk away to get something, or reposition yourself for a better grip or better angle of attack. If you quickset a couple of screws, not tight even just the 1st thread or 2. But, thanks for illustrating how things don't or sometimes wont go right, especially if you're in a hurry, cause is your side hustle and you ain't do'n it full time yet. Love y'all's videos and the encouragement. So many of us need it, some people go without any.
Here's an idea for routing out the rebate for the router plate: first use the plate to create a negative template in some hardboard using a hand-held router and a bit with a flush trim bit, running the bushing against the plate. You'll end up with a negative template that is larger than the router plate by the size of the router bit. Then use this template with a guide bushing in the router that is that is larger than the diameter of the bit you use for the insert by exactly the radius of the previous flush trim bit you used. You'll end up with an exact matching inset.
@@jcowboy123The difference between the bushings should be twice the diameter of your router bit. For example, using a 1/4" straight bit, you would use a 1/2" bushing to create the template, and then a 1" bushing when using the template. Similarly, if you used a 1/8" straight bit, you'd use a 1/4" bushing when creating the template and a 1/2" bushing when routing using the template. Finally, if you wanted to use a flush template bit when creating the template, you'd then switch to a bushing 3x the size of the bit when using the template -- which is still basically just adding twice the diameter of the first bushing (the size of the router bit) for the second bushing. Hope that's not overly complicated.
That looks awesome (and I thought the yellow looked good but I was in my 20's in the 1980's, so what do I know). I have a suggestion. I am planning on rebuilding my router table that I built several years ago. I put a 4 inch dust collection port behind my router. If I rebuild it, I will put the pipe directly under the router and route it to the back of the cabinet. While my dust collector does a great job of sucking the chips into the box, a large amount of chips pile up under the router and I have to clean it out frequently.
@Darin Hamilton You might take a look at your airflow. If that compartment is too airtight, it won't have enough airflow for the dust collection and you'll end up with chip accumulation in certain spots. To test that, prop open the front door with a small block of wood and route a test piece. If the dust collection improves, then airflow is your problem and you'll need to put some air intake holes into that compartment to allow for greater airflow. Just take a 1/2" forstner bit and drill 6-8 holes in the back and that will work without them being visible.
@@davidkendrick3158 I drilled some holes in the bottom of the front door, figuring that the air flow from front to back would help, but it didn't. I always thought about making the hole larger to increase the flow . I also thought of some other solutions but never got around to it. It isn't a big problem but if I built it again, I would put the pipe directly under the router.
I started watching you when you first started doing your videos and you have come so far my friend. Its a joy to watch you Work and I relate to you as just a guy who loves to woodwork. Keep up the great videos and have fun and be safe.
Very nice. It's funny that you mentioned 'fear' stopping you from doing this project. I'm very new to woodworking and it's those drawers that scare me. My brain says 'boxes will still be boxes even if they are not 90° at each corner'. That might be true, but drawers won't slide if they are messed up.
Hey Brother, not sure if you read these or not but I am a beginner woodworker who subscribes to several channels like yours but yours is my favorite hands down bc you first give God the glory and second you give detailed instructions. As a beginner that I'd everything. I appreciate all you do my brother. 👍🙌💪👏
I have watched this particular video several times and every time I do I see something I missed or failed to note before. I will be purchasing the collection on your site that has this as well as other projects that are of interest to me. This time I made a note of when staining or using shellac that before using a product to use it on a scrap piece to make sure the color is what I am looking for in my projects. Thanks for the awesome content Matt and Amy.
Nice build! I built the "New Yankee" version years ago. I put laminate on my router table top. My desk I built I out of laminated mdf. I couldn't find any laminate for it at the time so It was coated with shellac, sanded and then spray painted black from a can, then finished with spray urethane. It come out perfect. I was surprised at how well and evenly coated the paint turned out. After 15+ years the desk top is holding up very well.
Hi there my brother do you have a video or pictures of your desktop? The description sounds really interesting and I would like to see it. Have a blessed week my friend
@@lobbi5000 I'll look and see if I can find the pics. I didn't take a video. I would take new ones but my desk is currently a mess lol. I take my work home alot The top was trimmed out with some 1/2" thick white oak similar to Matts router table. I didn't trim the back.
Great build!! Personally I think your "mistake" makes it better because the whole thing can now go flush against a wall. Even if it is just an inch, it saves space!
What I did on my MDF top is once I cut MDF out for the lift, I put superglue on top of the ledge and let it dry to give the MDF more strength. On the last one, the fine lift balancing adjustment screws eventually started to tear away at the MDF.
This came out really good! I was searching for tips on inserting the router lift and got some ideas I haven't seen from other videos. (radius of the forsner bit for one) Wish you would get back to build videos.
A quick tip I noticed some people do for the router area for dust collection is they add a angle piece so that the dust slop’s to the back of the router area… just thought that would be another nice idea… love the build and also glad you kept the mistake in there as well👍
With your minor error, you gave your work character. Not a mistake. Also we are allowed to make mistakes one at a time. Great work I love the router table. 👍👍👍👍👍
TIP to keep DUST from sucking into the intake vent of your router - I have the exact Bosch router and one thing I did in addition to a dust collection hole at the back of the cabinet, was I clamped a 6" stretch of Flexible Aluminum Dryer Vent Hose to the bottom off my router, down to a 4" hole I drilled at the bottom of my dust cab. Doing so, keeps the dust inside the cab from sucking up thru the intake vent of your router. The stretch of dryer vent hose will move up and down with your router as you make adjustments and change out bits. Your router will be happy, because it's intaking fresh “dustless” air coming in from your lower drawer compartment.
Remember, Matt. We only have "happy accidents". LOL I think I would prefer the back side did NOT have the overhang so it would go flush against the wall. I liked your "Happy accident, really. I love your videos and I love the shirts you wear. Keep preaching the gospel and let the lower lights be burning. GOD bless.
Great addition to the shop. I need to build one of these. I've only heard one other person use the "slick as owl snot" phrase before. My buddy Mark who was from Arkansas used to say that all of the time.
That "mistake" on the back works out for more of a flush back when sitting next to a wall. As the late great Bob Ross said, there's no mistakes, just happy little accidents. Great video and I love all of your shirts! God bless you brother and keep up the great videos!
That is awesome Matt I can appreciate how much work goes into this not only are you building but your filming. My old boss use to say it's OK to make mistakes as long as you learn from it and can fix it otherwise it's a wasted mistake. I would never know you cut that short looking at the final product. Fantastic job 😁👍
Thankyou for keeping your "big dummy" moments in your videos. Makes me feel better about mine. Thankyou also for admitting that you feared building that table, fear keeps me from eventually being a better me as well, but I'm constantly working on it. It really helps when I see an accomplished, woodworker/youtuber/Maker like you, admit that you STILL have it. Love the content, please keep them coming and God bless you and yours. Can't wait to build this table! Ps. Love that you build in a small space too. I too work in a small shop. I have about half the space you do and have to take most of my tools outside to cut and sand to keep shop/laundry room, pantry free from dust. It's sometimes frustrating, but doable.
Brother, (brother in Christ.) It's nothing new. A good woodworking... It's not that we don't make mistakes. It's how we overcome those mistakes.. So well done brother.. keep up the awesome videos.
Nice job Matt! The 'design change' on the back trim looks great, we all have design changes in our projects. I'm addressing one of my fears this weekend. I have my first end grain cutting board in clamps! I was going to hold off making one until I got a drum sander (excuse to buy a new tool???) but decided to give it a try. God bless you my brother.
I actually build my shop pieces with a flush back (no over hang) so they will fit up against the wall when not in use. But great recovery in using trim to stand in the gap. And hey - ‘mistakes’ happen on each build - it shows that you’re human and gives an opportunity to problem solve to have ‘added features’ in the end! 😊 Good change on the lacquer- I personally don’t care for that deep yellowing effect either - a cream or French vanilla color is my favorite. Great idea about using clamps to reduce movement when seating the pocket hole screws - I discover this by accident when I didn’t have enough hand strength to pull both pieces of wood together just by the screws. Clamp first and things go SO much better. The one area that I struggle with is dust collection on the underside. I have the dust collection attachments from Bosh, but I still have saw dust flying everywhere. Looking forward to any solutions you might come up with. Great video Matt. LOVE the production, camera work and editing. Good solid stuff here Matt. Nicely done!
Amazing build brother! I'll likely end up buying your plans once I get me a decent corded router. For now, I'll stick with my trim router. Keep up the great work and as always I appreciate your love for Christ.
Watch your sales. Black Friday can be your friend. I was looking for a sliding compound miter saw, found it 20% off at Lowes. Also, sales guy told me closeouts and end-of-year sales can be good times to buy.
hey man recently subscribed to your channel, and I really liked your talking about faith in between your work, I am a refugee from the middle east and I came to Christ couple years ago, so happy to see people like you hard-working, such an encouraging, and you made me buy a bunch of woodworking tools even though I am a car guy, but I am having a hard time with measurements, I think because of the nature of my job I've never needed to measure something and now when I cut down my wood can put them together they are not square or they are not the right size, but NY WAY JUST I WANNA SAY THANKS BODY FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND TEACHING
Really nice router table and I like the honesty to show the mistakes and how to rectify them. A lesser woodworker would have just created a new top off camera and make it look like there was no error. Doing this helps way more then the finest details of a build. The real learning comes when we need to correct our errors. If you don't try you will never succeed
Big dummy, maybe. But I see it as s special feature so yours can sit flush against the wall to save shop space. I made this for my shop this past week and you know what I made mine exactly like yours on purpose. It saves just enough space when it is cold and I wear my long sleeve shirts or jackets that they no longer don't get caught on the corners. Does that make us both part of the "Big Dummy Squad"? 👍
Ya know that walnut on the back of the top will be nice to be flush so you can push it right up to the wall... Hay may only save an inch but still nice to put it as close to the wall as possible... so I'd say it was meant to be that way ;)
I'm going to be building your out feed table and this router table this spring. I wasn't going to build them at first cuz I was nervous and didn't think I could do it. This video makes me feel like I can do it though!
Another great job and inspiration, thank you. At about 2:20 into the build I see you are still saving your glue for use later in the same spot. Looking good.
Really nice build Matt! It is scary how close this is to the router table I built earlier this year. The only real difference on the cabinet is that you used the walnut edgebanding and I did full face drawers/doors on mine. I like that you own your mistakes and even better that you show us your solutions. I made my top very similarly, I used a lower layer of 3/4" Baltic Birch and a top layer of 3/4" MDF, laminated together, and then laminate (formica) on top of that. It worked out really well and then I attached it with almost no overhang on the back (maybe 1/4"), so your "mistake" looks about like my Plan! One suggestion when you install your dust collection.... I put my 4" dust port on the back, so that the bottom of the opening is flush with the bottom of the router compartment. I used a cove bit on the inside bottom of my door to create a path for some air to get in and sweep across the bottom into the dust port. It works very well. I only get the smallest amount of dust/chips in the back corners. If that ever starts to bother me (not yet!) I can put some angle baffles back there. You are gonna love that new router table. Thanks for sharing!
That is how I laminated my outfeed table/router table. I trimmed both the table top and the router lift in mahogany. Really love how it turned out. Working on the dust collection next.
You could maybe put some tape or some rubber backing in your gaps where the router fits. Would also help with the vibration and keep everything balanced.
Hi Matt, thanks so much for posting this, I've been looking forward to it since you posted the preview last week as I'm about to make something similar myself. I really appreciate you leaving in your error as I experienced exactly the same thing on a different project today (I was much less restrained with my language than you were and called it a day at that point!). It's reassuring to know that mistakes like that happen to everyone. I've also noticed you mention the fear of failure in woodowrk a few times and it's something that I suffer from massively so I really appreciate the encouragement and the honesty from your channel. Incidentally, I have a similar router plate (the basic Kreg one) and they recommend placing the plate on the table top and adding some offcuts to frame the outside of the plate, then removing and using the frame and a template bit to cut a precise outline of the router plate. Thanks for the great content.
Beautiful work, man. I like the back trim being flush. You could have routed the cabling out the side somehow and it would sit against the wall when not in use, maybe.
Very generous to share this. Thank you so much. I'm a beginner with tight space and I need everything to roll and this is by far the best router table setup I've come across after dozens of videos.
I love all your videos but money and fear is what keeps me from going full force. Plus I work full time with kids so time is divided all over other places. I appreciate your time
Just watched this yet again. I think this is one of your better builds. I agree with fear getting the best of me when it comes to taking on some of these woodworking projects. I just finished a new platform bed with storage for my daughter that I was totally apprehensive about starting. Its not perfect but it looks great and I learned a TON along the way.
@@731Woodworks thanks but I am looking even simpler than that. Let's say that I am going to build a cabinet. And when I am done, the inside dimensions of the space that I want to put the drawer is 15" wide, 6" tall and 16" deep. From that space how do you measure what size to make the drawer typically and what size of drawer guides do you get?
The only problem here in Ireland is trying to get the metal runners and tracks to fit into them. Have to send out foreign to buy them online. Even the chain of hardware stores around my country called Screwfix don't do them but just like if you buy a plane in the shop they do not sell blades you have to go to another hardware to buy one. If you buy online you get a price for the item but by the time you receive it you end up paying shipping and courier fees as well as stamp duty so it becomes expensive when it arrives at your door. I'm in my 60s and know nothing about online shopping so I have to rely on making my own in timber. The joys of living ha ha ha
Great Job, im getting my skills almost there to try this, l need too. and love you showing mistakes because everyone makes them, its overcoming them that is key. i like the back of the cabinet flush like that. you can fit it right to the wall and nothing behind it. great job Matt
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Another great build and video. I really appreciate that you shared at the end things you might do differently once you were finished. I know when I complete a project I always have a few and I feel like those can be some of the most valuable things to share. Keep up the great work, it’s inspiring. 👍
Thanks! I for one prefer a flush back to cabinets so they sit against the wall better. The walnut contrast worked well. Your puppy is adorable
Which router is it?
Who else is glad that he also shows his mistakes? Lol he actually feels like a common man, who occasionally has a mistake. Makes me feel not so bad when I screw a thing or two up when woodworking.
Learning by doing.... There is no other way.
Bubba from Rick and Bubba says “ the 80s is the greatest decade mankinds everseen bc it gave us -Reagan , hairspray , and the best and worst music ever.” I will be building my table just like yours. Looking forward to getting the plans. :) God bless
thank you
Listen to Rick and Bubba every day! Love it!!!!!!
@@danielcason802 me too , every single day.
Who is Rick & Bubba?
Music was better, too. 70s and 80s...no corporate crap!
Great video. It's nice to hear a pro talking about fear of getting started. Gives me a bit more confidence knowing it happens to everyone.
The casual "although I would live to regret this" really cracked me up. You made the right call. Love the way it looks after you sanded it down. Fantastic build.
This is one of the coolest DIY Router tables on RUclips. I've seen a bigger one, but it was for a different shop, the builder specifically wanted it to be 42" or 44" so as to do double duty as an extension of the Miter Saw table area.
That Amber makes it look like a desk from Jr. High Wood Shop.! That's why you subconsciously don't like it.😎
I installed a simple pulley system in my ceiling above my work table as a helping hand for setting projects on the floor without any aggravation or injury to my body/back. Works like a champ ... mechanical advantage.
Awesome idea!!! I'll have to try this when I assemble a kitchen full of IKEA cabinets this summer. Some of them will be very heavy.
Thanks for your honesty about fear preventing you from starting your project. As a complete woodworking novice, I can relate. With each project though I am getting more comfortable with the tools I inherited from my father in law after his passing. My router table isn’t nearly as complex or nice as your finished project but it works for my needs, and I love that satisfaction that comes from building it yourself. Without RUclips U, I wouldn’t know where to start. Much appreciation for taking the time to post your instructive videos.
The difference between a beginner and a master is how well they cover up mistakes! I think the table top looks fine. If you hadn't pointed it out I would have thought you did it that way on purpose.
Edit: love the walnut trim. Looks great!
Thank you
Everyone, even pros, make mistakes. Until we can have Mr. Robot standing over our shoulder to advise us...
@@scottslotterbeck3796 Ever have someone standing over your shoulder while you are trying to make something? XD
I bought the plan and getting ready to build the cabinet. I ended up buying a finished top from Amazon. I wanted the double track for a miter gauge and T-bolts. I strongly dislike working with MDF. I was looking at a hardwood plywood by the time I priced everything out. Could buy a fully laminated MDF top with the track I wanted for like $50 more than I could build the top. Plus the top came with a 3/8 aluminum router plate. The fence was the same deal only cheaper than I could build it. I have wanted a router lift forever. I will say most of the name brand lifts are super nice. But I worked machine shops most of my life. I know what things cost to build $300 to $400 is more than I want to pay. I built my own from wood scraps in my trash bin and hardware. My top is finished, I just need the cabinet to set it on. Someday I may build another top. I think a clear coated red oak plywood top with walnut trim would look nice. But I have a lot of projects I need to do, so I doubt that will happen. I may modify this table with fold down table extension wings. I want a long table jointer but do not have the room in my small shop. I plan on using this router table as my jointer.
It looks great. Thank goodness you removed the "80s look." Love how you show everything and even discuss how fear held you back. Thank you for continuing to teach and inspire.
I really like that look. Natural finish never goes out of style, like classic men's suits.
I LOATHE white washed oak, etc. Trendy ain't cool!
Thanks Matt, always love your videos mate. Best wishes from Australia 🙏👍
MAN OH MAN OH MAN I sure do wish Tay Tools would get that Framing Square Fence back in stock, I need 3 of them.
Matt. Three words. Bessey Corner Clamps. Game changer for building boxes like this cabinet. God bless you. Another great video.
thank you
Ty Matt for answering my question , just watched the video on the reason for Easter. My God bless you and your family. Mark
I know you've gotten a gazillion comments on what to do to keep your pieces together for a moment while you walk away to get something, or reposition yourself for a better grip or better angle of attack. If you quickset a couple of screws, not tight even just the 1st thread or 2. But, thanks for illustrating how things don't or sometimes wont go right, especially if you're in a hurry, cause is your side hustle and you ain't do'n it full time yet. Love y'all's videos and the encouragement. So many of us need it, some people go without any.
Here's an idea for routing out the rebate for the router plate: first use the plate to create a negative template in some hardboard using a hand-held router and a bit with a flush trim bit, running the bushing against the plate. You'll end up with a negative template that is larger than the router plate by the size of the router bit. Then use this template with a guide bushing in the router that is that is larger than the diameter of the bit you use for the insert by exactly the radius of the previous flush trim bit you used. You'll end up with an exact matching inset.
Hi ,so if I use a 1/2 inch trim bit I would use a 1 inch collar after ? Thx in advance
@@jcowboy123The difference between the bushings should be twice the diameter of your router bit. For example, using a 1/4" straight bit, you would use a 1/2" bushing to create the template, and then a 1" bushing when using the template. Similarly, if you used a 1/8" straight bit, you'd use a 1/4" bushing when creating the template and a 1/2" bushing when routing using the template. Finally, if you wanted to use a flush template bit when creating the template, you'd then switch to a bushing 3x the size of the bit when using the template -- which is still basically just adding twice the diameter of the first bushing (the size of the router bit) for the second bushing. Hope that's not overly complicated.
That looks awesome (and I thought the yellow looked good but I was in my 20's in the 1980's, so what do I know). I have a suggestion. I am planning on rebuilding my router table that I built several years ago. I put a 4 inch dust collection port behind my router. If I rebuild it, I will put the pipe directly under the router and route it to the back of the cabinet. While my dust collector does a great job of sucking the chips into the box, a large amount of chips pile up under the router and I have to clean it out frequently.
@Darin Hamilton You might take a look at your airflow. If that compartment is too airtight, it won't have enough airflow for the dust collection and you'll end up with chip accumulation in certain spots. To test that, prop open the front door with a small block of wood and route a test piece. If the dust collection improves, then airflow is your problem and you'll need to put some air intake holes into that compartment to allow for greater airflow. Just take a 1/2" forstner bit and drill 6-8 holes in the back and that will work without them being visible.
@@davidkendrick3158 I drilled some holes in the bottom of the front door, figuring that the air flow from front to back would help, but it didn't. I always thought about making the hole larger to increase the flow . I also thought of some other solutions but never got around to it. It isn't a big problem but if I built it again, I would put the pipe directly under the router.
Built fully out of 3/4" material, even the drawers and faces. That thing is STOUT! Well done sir.
Lol!!! I hate when it comes tumbling down! Awesome build Matt. Thank you for the content!!
Thank you
I like the 4 drawers rather than one big one on the bottom. Great job and I just may finally build one for my shop.
I started watching you when you first started doing your videos and you have come so far my friend. Its a joy to watch you
Work and I relate to you as just a guy who loves to woodwork. Keep up the great videos and have fun and be safe.
Thank you Charles
Very nice. It's funny that you mentioned 'fear' stopping you from doing this project. I'm very new to woodworking and it's those drawers that scare me. My brain says 'boxes will still be boxes even if they are not 90° at each corner'. That might be true, but drawers won't slide if they are messed up.
Hey Brother, not sure if you read these or not but I am a beginner woodworker who subscribes to several channels like yours but yours is my favorite hands down bc you first give God the glory and second you give detailed instructions. As a beginner that I'd everything. I appreciate all you do my brother. 👍🙌💪👏
I have watched this particular video several times and every time I do I see something I missed or failed to note before. I will be purchasing the collection on your site that has this as well as other projects that are of interest to me. This time I made a note of when staining or using shellac that before using a product to use it on a scrap piece to make sure the color is what I am looking for in my projects. Thanks for the awesome content Matt and Amy.
I will be building this when I'm not working everyday. I love your faith based shirts.
Nice build! I built the "New Yankee" version years ago. I put laminate on my router table top. My desk I built I out of laminated mdf. I couldn't find any laminate for it at the time so It was coated with shellac, sanded and then spray painted black from a can, then finished with spray urethane. It come out perfect. I was surprised at how well and evenly coated the paint turned out. After 15+ years the desk top is holding up very well.
Hi there my brother do you have a video or pictures of your desktop? The description sounds really interesting and I would like to see it.
Have a blessed week my friend
@@lobbi5000 I'll look and see if I can find the pics. I didn't take a video. I would take new ones but my desk is currently a mess lol. I take my work home alot The top was trimmed out with some 1/2" thick white oak similar to Matts router table. I didn't trim the back.
Great build!! Personally I think your "mistake" makes it better because the whole thing can now go flush against a wall. Even if it is just an inch, it saves space!
What I did on my MDF top is once I cut MDF out for the lift, I put superglue on top of the ledge and let it dry to give the MDF more strength. On the last one, the fine lift balancing adjustment screws eventually started to tear away at the MDF.
This came out really good! I was searching for tips on inserting the router lift and got some ideas I haven't seen from other videos. (radius of the forsner bit for one) Wish you would get back to build videos.
A quick tip I noticed some people do for the router area for dust collection is they add a angle piece so that the dust slop’s to the back of the router area… just thought that would be another nice idea… love the build and also glad you kept the mistake in there as well👍
Great tip!
3x3 Custom - Tamar has a great video on router table dustcollection
ruclips.net/video/KLznhJ5yZAM/видео.html
Nice job Matt! You can dissolve the shellac with alcohol, sand down the fuzzies, and refinish.
Regards,
R
Thank you
With your minor error, you gave your work character. Not a mistake. Also we are allowed to make mistakes one at a time.
Great work I love the router table. 👍👍👍👍👍
Great point!
Almost done with the router table. A lot of fun.
I love the idea. eventually I'll upgrade from my cheap benchtop table to something like this!
TIP to keep DUST from sucking into the intake vent of your router - I have the exact Bosch router and one thing I did in addition to a dust collection hole at the back of the cabinet, was I clamped a 6" stretch of Flexible Aluminum Dryer Vent Hose to the bottom off my router, down to a 4" hole I drilled at the bottom of my dust cab. Doing so, keeps the dust inside the cab from sucking up thru the intake vent of your router. The stretch of dryer vent hose will move up and down with your router as you make adjustments and change out bits. Your router will be happy, because it's intaking fresh “dustless” air coming in from your lower drawer compartment.
So, what exactly do have against the 80's lol. Great build Boss. 👊😁
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Crazy classy router table.
The only thing I'd do differently would be to contact cement a sheet of melamine to the top. ✌
Great idea!
Remember, Matt. We only have "happy accidents". LOL I think I would prefer the back side did NOT have the overhang so it would go flush against the wall. I liked your "Happy accident, really.
I love your videos and I love the shirts you wear. Keep preaching the gospel and let the lower lights be burning. GOD bless.
Great addition to the shop. I need to build one of these. I've only heard one other person use the "slick as owl snot" phrase before. My buddy Mark who was from Arkansas used to say that all of the time.
Man as someone just getting into this trade, this build is amazing I love it
I built my 8 year ago from Norm Abram show, the new yankee work shop. Nice job on yours.
Thank you
That "mistake" on the back works out for more of a flush back when sitting next to a wall. As the late great Bob Ross said, there's no mistakes, just happy little accidents. Great video and I love all of your shirts! God bless you brother and keep up the great videos!
Looks great, and I agree it was a little too much amber.
Dude!!! You are amazing. Love it!! Wish i could do it as smoothly as you!! Nicely done.
Wow I have seen the pictures of the table line but gosh dang it is absolutely amazing. Wonderful job sir!
Thank you
Great video Matt. You are running out of room in that garage maybe time for a pole barn here soon buddy
That is awesome Matt I can appreciate how much work goes into this not only are you building but your filming. My old boss use to say it's OK to make mistakes as long as you learn from it and can fix it otherwise it's a wasted mistake. I would never know you cut that short looking at the final product.
Fantastic job 😁👍
Thankyou for keeping your "big dummy" moments in your videos. Makes me feel better about mine.
Thankyou also for admitting that you feared building that table, fear keeps me from eventually being a better me as well, but I'm constantly working on it. It really helps when I see an accomplished, woodworker/youtuber/Maker like you, admit that you STILL have it.
Love the content, please keep them coming and God bless you and yours. Can't wait to build this table!
Ps. Love that you build in a small space too. I too work in a small shop. I have about half the space you do and have to take most of my tools outside to cut and sand to keep shop/laundry room, pantry free from dust. It's sometimes frustrating, but doable.
Brother, (brother in Christ.) It's nothing new. A good woodworking... It's not that we don't make mistakes. It's how we overcome those mistakes.. So well done brother.. keep up the awesome videos.
This is one of the best router table builds I’ve seen good job it was very clear concise and simple
Thank you
Nice job Matt! The 'design change' on the back trim looks great, we all have design changes in our projects. I'm addressing one of my fears this weekend. I have my first end grain cutting board in clamps! I was going to hold off making one until I got a drum sander (excuse to buy a new tool???) but decided to give it a try. God bless you my brother.
That is a Level 100 router table. Beautiful! Now I just need to get started on mine! I think I'll go with the hidden hinges on the front doors though.
I actually build my shop pieces with a flush back (no over hang) so they will fit up against the wall when not in use. But great recovery in using trim to stand in the gap. And hey - ‘mistakes’ happen on each build - it shows that you’re human and gives an opportunity to problem solve to have ‘added features’ in the end! 😊
Good change on the lacquer- I personally don’t care for that deep yellowing effect either - a cream or French vanilla color is my favorite.
Great idea about using clamps to reduce movement when seating the pocket hole screws - I discover this by accident when I didn’t have enough hand strength to pull both pieces of wood together just by the screws. Clamp first and things go SO much better.
The one area that I struggle with is dust collection on the underside. I have the dust collection attachments from Bosh, but I still have saw dust flying everywhere. Looking forward to any solutions you might come up with.
Great video Matt. LOVE the production, camera work and editing. Good solid stuff here Matt. Nicely done!
Thank you
Really cool table. I think the wrong cut for the top worked out perfect. It can now go flush against a wall! 😜
Look's great Matt.
Amazing build brother! I'll likely end up buying your plans once I get me a decent corded router. For now, I'll stick with my trim router. Keep up the great work and as always I appreciate your love for Christ.
Watch your sales. Black Friday can be your friend. I was looking for a sliding compound miter saw, found it 20% off at Lowes.
Also, sales guy told me closeouts and end-of-year sales can be good times to buy.
hey man recently subscribed to your channel, and I really liked your talking about faith in between your work, I am a refugee from the middle east and I came to Christ couple years ago, so happy to see people like you hard-working, such an encouraging, and you made me buy a bunch of woodworking tools even though I am a car guy, but I am having a hard time with measurements, I think because of the nature of my job I've never needed to measure something and now when I cut down my wood can put them together they are not square or they are not the right size, but NY WAY JUST I WANNA SAY THANKS BODY FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND TEACHING
Thank you
Great build Matt. Incidentally those rare earth magnets are available with center mounting holes. No need for glue.
Awesome 😊. Put a 731 logo on the front cabinet and it would look “slick as OWL snot” !!!
Trooper Matt, these plans are brilliant. This router table is beautiful. I’m going to build it. Thank you so very much‼️✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
Very welcome!
@@731Woodworks on top of that your deal on the Milwaukee portal sander. He’s going under my July and Christmas tree. Thank you.‼️✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼
Really nice router table and I like the honesty to show the mistakes and how to rectify them. A lesser woodworker would have just created a new top off camera and make it look like there was no error. Doing this helps way more then the finest details of a build. The real learning comes when we need to correct our errors.
If you don't try you will never succeed
Big dummy, maybe. But I see it as s special feature so yours can sit flush against the wall to save shop space. I made this for my shop this past week and you know what I made mine exactly like yours on purpose. It saves just enough space when it is cold and I wear my long sleeve shirts or jackets that they no longer don't get caught on the corners. Does that make us both part of the "Big Dummy Squad"? 👍
Impressive job. The finished table looks good and seriously functional.
Beautiful job good man
Great table, Matt and a great idea sell the trays.
Ya know that walnut on the back of the top will be nice to be flush so you can push it right up to the wall... Hay may only save an inch but still nice to put it as close to the wall as possible... so I'd say it was meant to be that way ;)
I'm going to be building your out feed table and this router table this spring. I wasn't going to build them at first cuz I was nervous and didn't think I could do it. This video makes me feel like I can do it though!
Another great job and inspiration, thank you. At about 2:20 into the build I see you are still saving your glue for use later in the same spot. Looking good.
That is correct lol
Really nice build Matt! It is scary how close this is to the router table I built earlier this year. The only real difference on the cabinet is that you used the walnut edgebanding and I did full face drawers/doors on mine. I like that you own your mistakes and even better that you show us your solutions. I made my top very similarly, I used a lower layer of 3/4" Baltic Birch and a top layer of 3/4" MDF, laminated together, and then laminate (formica) on top of that. It worked out really well and then I attached it with almost no overhang on the back (maybe 1/4"), so your "mistake" looks about like my Plan! One suggestion when you install your dust collection.... I put my 4" dust port on the back, so that the bottom of the opening is flush with the bottom of the router compartment. I used a cove bit on the inside bottom of my door to create a path for some air to get in and sweep across the bottom into the dust port. It works very well. I only get the smallest amount of dust/chips in the back corners. If that ever starts to bother me (not yet!) I can put some angle baffles back there. You are gonna love that new router table. Thanks for sharing!
That is how I laminated my outfeed table/router table. I trimmed both the table top and the router lift in mahogany. Really love how it turned out. Working on the dust collection next.
Awesome build brother
You could maybe put some tape or some rubber backing in your gaps where the router fits. Would also help with the vibration and keep everything balanced.
Hi Matt, thanks so much for posting this, I've been looking forward to it since you posted the preview last week as I'm about to make something similar myself. I really appreciate you leaving in your error as I experienced exactly the same thing on a different project today (I was much less restrained with my language than you were and called it a day at that point!). It's reassuring to know that mistakes like that happen to everyone. I've also noticed you mention the fear of failure in woodowrk a few times and it's something that I suffer from massively so I really appreciate the encouragement and the honesty from your channel.
Incidentally, I have a similar router plate (the basic Kreg one) and they recommend placing the plate on the table top and adding some offcuts to frame the outside of the plate, then removing and using the frame and a template bit to cut a precise outline of the router plate.
Thanks for the great content.
Good call on sanding down the amber! Great project.
Thanks 👍
Beautiful work, man. I like the back trim being flush. You could have routed the cabling out the side somehow and it would sit against the wall when not in use, maybe.
Very generous to share this. Thank you so much.
I'm a beginner with tight space and I need everything to roll and this is by far the best router table setup I've come across after dozens of videos.
Really nice job! Congrats!
Amazing, I want this but, fear is keeping me from starting it lol
Great Build! Little concerned your Table Saw guard is removed! Safety Always!
Looks awesomel
Thank you
Great looking cabinet! Another great video!! The shop is growing!!! Woop! Woop!
Just bought the plans, looking forward to this project.
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Digging that push stick. Might have to steal I mean be inspired to make one myself.
I love all your videos but money and fear is what keeps me from going full force. Plus I work full time with kids so time is divided all over other places. I appreciate your time
Almost done building this.
I really recommend the right angle pocket hole clamps. Makes assembling cabinets a breeze.
thanks
Awesome build Matt ,I just finished mine using your plans. I can't say enough about it. Now I'm finally organized and have an awesome table.thank you
Love the walnut face. Awsome build brother!
Just watched this yet again. I think this is one of your better builds. I agree with fear getting the best of me when it comes to taking on some of these woodworking projects. I just finished a new platform bed with storage for my daughter that I was totally apprehensive about starting. Its not perfect but it looks great and I learned a TON along the way.
thank you
Would love to see a detailed video on installing drawers. Im clueless as far as sizing drawers and getting the right size slides and installing them.
I did a video like that here ruclips.net/video/Ls6G4q4TGew/видео.html
@@731Woodworks thanks but I am looking even simpler than that. Let's say that I am going to build a cabinet. And when I am done, the inside dimensions of the space that I want to put the drawer is 15" wide, 6" tall and 16" deep. From that space how do you measure what size to make the drawer typically and what size of drawer guides do you get?
Nice job nice to see you overcame the mishap’s but in all 👍
Great job. Goons build 2 of your bathroom vanity’s shortly.
Built a table already. I am reconsidering my basic design and going with yours. Nice video.
Thank you Sir
thank you
Very good. I great example of why RUclips is such a good place to gain skills and knowledge.
I appreciate that!
Love your shirt! Amen!
Thank you!
I am from the 80s thought the color was fine by the way great job in the table
thank you
When I grow up, I wanna be like Matt 🤜🏼🤛🏻
The only problem here in Ireland is trying to get the metal runners and tracks to fit into them. Have to send out foreign to buy them online. Even the chain of hardware stores around my country called Screwfix don't do them but just like if you buy a plane in the shop they do not sell blades you have to go to another hardware to buy one. If you buy online you get a price for the item but by the time you receive it you end up paying shipping and courier fees as well as stamp duty so it becomes expensive when it arrives at your door. I'm in my 60s and know nothing about online shopping so I have to rely on making my own in timber. The joys of living ha ha ha
Great Job, im getting my skills almost there to try this, l need too. and love you showing mistakes because everyone makes them, its overcoming them that is key. i like the back of the cabinet flush like that. you can fit it right to the wall and nothing behind it. great job Matt
Solid build Matt! Thank you for all the encouragement you give in every video. Keep up the great work!