Thank you for this video. I am a 72 year old lady and I just started making wood projects . I made the Hexagon shelves but I have to admit they didn’t turn out the greatest. Now after watching you I see where I made my mistakes. My husband passed a year ago and he had a shop filled with every kind of tool you might want. I feel close to my husband when I’m in his shop so now I can use his tools to make really enjoy working with wood. I think he probably would get a kick out of me and the mistakes I make😊😊. Thank you again and my God bless you.
My dad left a toolbox for car repairs and every time I use it to do something on the car, every tool I need is in there. It makes me feel close to him and like he's still watching out for me. Your story reminded me of that. Many best wishes to you 😊
That is awesome that you've started woodworking. I am also new and I am trying to allow myself the time to learn and experiment. I am really generous with my time for others but wicked stingy allowing time for myself. Would love to see your projects!! And don't worry how they turn out - what matters is that you're getting out there and doing something that connects you and your husband. I am truly sorry to hear of your loss.
Tip 1 : use a piece of plywood under and in front of the board you are cutting. That prevents ripouts. 2: Always pull the saw backwards just in the surface of the material.- The 1-2 millimeter rip on top leaves zero ripouts when finally cutting.-this takes some practice but you get a much better result.3: Always use fiberglass tape. This has zero stretch and thightens the joint much better. 4: Use masking tape across the bord at the line of the cut on the inside.- This prevents glue from blending out on the surface. If you «wipe it off» it will still seal the surface and ruin your staining. Glue has one job,-to stay in the joint. 5: Sand the whole board on both sides BEFORE cutting it. This saves you a lot of time in the end. 6: Dial in your angle 100% at 30 degrees. -This, combined with the tips above leaves you with no need for wood filler. Your welcome👍🏻
Thank you so much for the insightful tips, just one question I don't have a mitre saw I only have a jigsaw that can cut at 30 degrees, the cuts seem clean, will the Hex shelves come out ok without need for wood filler, or should I just not try without a Mitre saw...
Thanks for sharing your techniques to me.i am also a wood worker from Sri Lanka . congratulations for anything good that you wish to have in life☺️☺️☺️
Wawoo super. Very easy way of teaching how to make it. I love your way of teaching sir. First time watching your vedio. I became a big fan of you. Much love, much respect sir. God bless you
The only thing I do differently on my tape mitres, I use reinforced packing tape. After about thirty minutes I knurl the mitres gently to get the wood fibres meshed with the glue. Hat tip to Spencer Lewis. Insider Carpentry. The GOAT of trim carpentry.
R u a magician sir???💯💯💯💯 You just blew my mind 💯💯💯💯💯 I was getting irritated by failing to join it.... And u made it really easyyyy 💯💯 thank you for your help
If you want to finish it with something other than paint do not wipe the glue off then it is wet or the glue will get inside the grain and you won't be able to get it out. Use a chisel when it it dry or the finish will apply differently to the wood and glue.
Very nicely demonstrated compared to many other video presentations I have seen. Congratulations. Keep up with the new ideas and the video presentation.
Hello BuildersSA. Awesome video, thank you for sharing. I just have a practical question for decorational purposes... Since the making of the hexagon floating shelves does not involve any kinds of screws, how much weigh can the shelf carry on the bottom, with the use of "just" wood glue? Let's say you put more than just one vase on the shelf? Hope to hear from you, thanks! :-)
wow you're using your own strategy that is making it very very very simple to make because by watching this without any knowledge you will take many days to figure it out thank you for showing us how is done we appreciate your strategy and knowledge
That's a lot of trust in a mitre saw's (especially if you have a slider) angle and the blade sharpness. At the minimum make a sacrificial backer for your cuts and really test on scraps to make sure you are getting the intended angles. This method will only get you homeowner-quality decorations. You'd really want to use a table saw sled and reinforce with splines to get a better quality item. Before you write that off, yes, you can tell the difference. Yes, most will also see quality differences upon any sort of inspection.
hey can u help what wood do u use what the sized of of wood befor you cut the 6 pices what sizeds are the 6 pices pleaces help it a great vide best i have see but do not know sizeds
Hey there! I’m an experienced carpenter/ custom cabinet maker.. wood glue is VERY strong. Stronger then nails in fact and stronger then the wood it is holding together. So wood glue can hold about 3600 Pounds per square inch (PSI) which works out to be about 300 lbs. depending how proper the shelf is hung on the wall!
So somebody who just claimed to be an experienced carpenter just told you that the glued joints will be very strong. They would be correct if this shelf were glued up along the long-grain edges, but this shelf is glued up along the end-grain edges. End grain moves a lot and shrinks and expands and people who work with wood like this know that gluing end-grain is basically useless. The joint will pop apart at some point. If you want these shelves to last longer than a year you will need some way of reinforcing the joints. You could use screws, roman nails, splines, or brackets. I personally cut out little triangles of 1/4" plywood that I the glued and brad nailed to the back of each joint. You could recess these so the shelf sits flush against the wall, but I left them proud and it doesn't bother me.
@@samuelgerber4072 Thank you so much. In the meantime I also asked my uncle who's been a carpenter for more than 30 years and he also told me that glueing on the end-grain edges is in general a bad idea. I might be able to join the pieces with some wooden pegs though. Screws would be a nice option but they would be visible on the outside
You can put a sawtooth hook on the back, or you can drill a hole in the back and mount it to a screw in the wall and then it will be flush with the wall
In America it's called a stop block. A Stopper is what prevents liquids from coming out of a bottle. Sorry, I'm always fascinated by the differences in European and American English.
Follow this to a T and it doesn’t line up at all, not sure if my miter is messed up or not but it set exactly to 30 degrees and each piece is the same length
I'm looking at something like a 1x6 so i can put small plants/decor on it. But if you're wanting it kept empty id use something closer to a 1x4. I would also say hes probably using a 1x4 looking at it in his hands. But I could be wrong.
Are there any DIY guys in this group I really want to start making small projects like this as second income I need some tips and pointers I'd appreciate anything from you guys
The stopping block/flipping technique is a great idea to save time on the cuts, but the huge problem with it is that it interrupts the continuity of the grain of the wood of every side of the hexagon since you're flipping it over for every cut.
Thank you for this video. I am a 72 year old lady and I just started making wood projects . I made the Hexagon shelves but I have to admit they didn’t turn out the greatest. Now after watching you I see where I made my mistakes. My husband passed a year ago and he had a shop filled with every kind of tool you might want. I feel close to my husband when I’m in his shop so now I can use his tools to make really enjoy working with wood. I think he probably would get a kick out of me and the mistakes I make😊😊. Thank you again and my God bless you.
My dad left a toolbox for car repairs and every time I use it to do something on the car, every tool I need is in there. It makes me feel close to him and like he's still watching out for me. Your story reminded me of that. Many best wishes to you 😊
That is awesome that you've started woodworking. I am also new and I am trying to allow myself the time to learn and experiment. I am really generous with my time for others but wicked stingy allowing time for myself. Would love to see your projects!! And don't worry how they turn out - what matters is that you're getting out there and doing something that connects you and your husband. I am truly sorry to hear of your loss.
The tape was a brilliant idea!
out of all the videos I watched no one has mentioned a stopper! that's a complete game changer for me! thanks!
Omg, you've been measuring every single piece before?!?
Yes! My two tester shelves came out all wonky because of my measuring! But the rest when I used the stopper came out 1000x better!
Excellent Tutorial! Straight to the point. That tape trick is pretty awesome.
Tip 1 : use a piece of plywood under and in front of the board you are cutting. That prevents ripouts. 2: Always pull the saw backwards just in the surface of the material.- The 1-2 millimeter rip on top leaves zero ripouts when finally cutting.-this takes some practice but you get a much better result.3: Always use fiberglass tape. This has zero stretch and thightens the joint much better. 4: Use masking tape across the bord at the line of the cut on the inside.- This prevents glue from blending out on the surface. If you «wipe it off» it will still seal the surface and ruin your staining. Glue has one job,-to stay in the joint. 5: Sand the whole board on both sides BEFORE cutting it. This saves you a lot of time in the end. 6: Dial in your angle 100% at 30 degrees. -This, combined with the tips above leaves you with no need for wood filler.
Your welcome👍🏻
*you're welcome
Thank you so much for the insightful tips, just one question I don't have a mitre saw I only have a jigsaw that can cut at 30 degrees, the cuts seem clean, will the Hex shelves come out ok without need for wood filler, or should I just not try without a Mitre saw...
Method for calculating shear angles for square, pentagonal, hexagonal and octagonal shapes We divide 360 by double the sides
Thanks so much for this... Easy way to calculate the angles to be cut for different shapes...
Those cuts were way faster then I expected. Professional
Thank you for clearly and concisely showing how to do this on this saw with measurements!
Your video is great. You are a very good instructor. You cover all important points and excellent tips. Thank you!!!!!
This is just perfect step-by-step demo. Sweet and simple!
Thanks for sharing your techniques to me.i am also a wood worker from Sri Lanka . congratulations for anything good that you wish to have in life☺️☺️☺️
Perfect !! Thank you ❤👍👍 greeting from Slovakia 🇸🇰 🙋♂
Nice, using the tape saves a lot of hassle, great idea. Thanks
Wawoo super. Very easy way of teaching how to make it. I love your way of teaching sir. First time watching your vedio. I became a big fan of you. Much love, much respect sir. God bless you
The only thing I do differently on my tape mitres,
I use reinforced packing tape. After about thirty minutes I knurl the mitres gently to get the wood fibres meshed with the glue.
Hat tip to Spencer Lewis. Insider Carpentry.
The GOAT of trim carpentry.
I've seen these and love them. This is great. How do you put them on the wall 😢😢😢
R u a magician sir???💯💯💯💯 You just blew my mind 💯💯💯💯💯 I was getting irritated by failing to join it.... And u made it really easyyyy 💯💯 thank you for your help
2 hacks I never thought to do. The stopper, ad the tape method of gluing it into shape
A lot easier than I thought thank you 🙏
I would also recommend using ear protection when working with the belt sander and mitre saw. Eye protection always very important too.
Very well explained from start to finish. Thank you
If you want to finish it with something other than paint do not wipe the glue off then it is wet or the glue will get inside the grain and you won't be able to get it out. Use a chisel when it it dry or the finish will apply differently to the wood and glue.
Thankyou. Would have liked to see how you attach it to the wall.
Everybody shows how to do it but forget to go up to the last step - showing what they use to mount it in the wall...that'd be nice...
Picture frame hangers work,
I'm using some 3 inch floating shelf brackets from amazon. But my hexagons are attached to each other so I have a nice thick piece to drill into.
Those 3m double sided frame strips work good
That's another video
Nice work thanks. Why didn’t you use a primer before chalk paint.
Thanks 🙏🏾
Very nicely demonstrated compared to many other video presentations I have seen. Congratulations. Keep up with the new ideas and the video presentation.
Wow! Thank you. Wondering what type of wood you are using and the width and thickness?
Yellow pine 1x4s
@@horacegandy thank you!
Hello BuildersSA.
Awesome video, thank you for sharing.
I just have a practical question for decorational purposes...
Since the making of the hexagon floating shelves does not involve any kinds of screws,
how much weigh can the shelf carry on the bottom, with the use of "just" wood glue?
Let's say you put more than just one vase on the shelf?
Hope to hear from you, thanks! :-)
At the oblique cut point on both sides of the cheese, we measure and cut sharply to get the oblique angle.
Really nice and easy to follow tutorial. Thanks !
wow you're using your own strategy that is making it very very very simple to make because by watching this without any knowledge you will take many days to figure it out thank you for showing us how is done we appreciate your strategy and knowledge
Excelente trabalho! Parabéns 👏👏.
That's a lot of trust in a mitre saw's (especially if you have a slider) angle and the blade sharpness. At the minimum make a sacrificial backer for your cuts and really test on scraps to make sure you are getting the intended angles. This method will only get you homeowner-quality decorations. You'd really want to use a table saw sled and reinforce with splines to get a better quality item. Before you write that off, yes, you can tell the difference. Yes, most will also see quality differences upon any sort of inspection.
Lindo o trabalho Deus abençoe 🙏🙌👍
Super 🤘👌💕 good technique
Love from Hindustan
💕💕💕💕🙏💐
What do you use to hang them/ how
Exactly. Sad he missed that crucial bit
First line up on the wall with level. And then nail on it and hang it.
This is perfect for holding my hexagons!
Nice video, is there a reason why you wouldnt sand the plank at the start then just touch up the sanding along the edges?
Hi, thank you very much for the teaching. It's great!
Keren banget cara mu kawan aku suka kali sukses terus canelmu mu kawan.
Very well done ! Simple & easy instructions that you hardly find nowadays .
Original and very beautiful work! Good luck to the master!
Do you have issues with staining or painting over the wood filler?? Nice work!
Thank you very much! Amazing technique.
You're awesome... Congratulations.
Nice but how do I attach them to the wall neatly?
How ???
try searching online or at local hardware store for "Floating shelf brackets"
You could use figure 8 connectors.
this is a great tutorial! thank you!
Absolutely great and easy to implement idea. Thank you!
You are the best man...
Was there a wedding?
Amazing job how cost each one ??
Brilliant idea with the masking tape
Really enjoyed the video, easy to follow and full of good info
But you got show how its mounted on the wall, it was a such nice working
That was an amazing tutorial 😍 👏
Excellent presentation,great job thanks,subscribed 👍👍👍
Thank you for this
Good job mate. Very nice presentation, easy to follow instructions. Neat work.
Love this, you are so talented. Making this too xoxo Sandy DIY
Can you explain the stopper ? Where do you posting it at 4inchs so you don’t have to eye ball it ?
Put it anywhere you want, it's totally up to you.
Can you show how to make a vertical plant frame
And using a respirator when painting
لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، عدد خلقه و رضى نفسه و زنة عرشه ومداد كلماته. صل على رسول الله.
Do you seal the wood aswell or is it already treated?
Oh that’s lovely, thanks Andrew
hey can u help
what wood do u use
what the sized of of wood befor you cut the 6 pices
what sizeds are the 6 pices
pleaces help it a great vide best i have see but do not know sizeds
How much weight would a shelf like that be able to support? Because in the end it's only kept together by the glue
Hey there! I’m an experienced carpenter/ custom cabinet maker.. wood glue is VERY strong. Stronger then nails in fact and stronger then the wood it is holding together. So wood glue can hold about 3600 Pounds per square inch (PSI) which works out to be about 300 lbs. depending how proper the shelf is hung on the wall!
So somebody who just claimed to be an experienced carpenter just told you that the glued joints will be very strong. They would be correct if this shelf were glued up along the long-grain edges, but this shelf is glued up along the end-grain edges. End grain moves a lot and shrinks and expands and people who work with wood like this know that gluing end-grain is basically useless. The joint will pop apart at some point. If you want these shelves to last longer than a year you will need some way of reinforcing the joints. You could use screws, roman nails, splines, or brackets. I personally cut out little triangles of 1/4" plywood that I the glued and brad nailed to the back of each joint. You could recess these so the shelf sits flush against the wall, but I left them proud and it doesn't bother me.
@@samuelgerber4072 Thank you so much. In the meantime I also asked my uncle who's been a carpenter for more than 30 years and he also told me that glueing on the end-grain edges is in general a bad idea. I might be able to join the pieces with some wooden pegs though. Screws would be a nice option but they would be visible on the outside
@@samuelgerber4072 YOU'RE THE MAN! YEAH!!!! YOU TELL THEM!
A saw this, bought a miter saw and built 4 hexagon shelves within the span of 2 hours. GREAT tutorial!!
VERY good job sir
I love your work
Watched a bunch of videos like that but none of them mention how you actually attach it to a wall.
You can put a sawtooth hook on the back, or you can drill a hole in the back and mount it to a screw in the wall and then it will be flush with the wall
In America it's called a stop block. A Stopper is what prevents liquids from coming out of a bottle. Sorry, I'm always fascinated by the differences in European and American English.
Really nice project and good explanation! Thanks
Great video!
Please tell me some tools name for marking home made wood decoration
Beautiful 👏👏👏
I have everything but not the miter saw hiw do I measure the angle to cut with normal saw.
Good day sir😀 how to hang this give my idea thank you sir
Very nice i am pakistani
Follow this to a T and it doesn’t line up at all, not sure if my miter is messed up or not but it set exactly to 30 degrees and each piece is the same length
If all the pieces are the same then you don’t have the saw set to 30`
Спасибо за идею!!!
Thanks for sharing, I'm going to make some this weekend
how wide of a board did you use? 1x4 1x6 1x8?
I'm looking at something like a 1x6 so i can put small plants/decor on it. But if you're wanting it kept empty id use something closer to a 1x4.
I would also say hes probably using a 1x4 looking at it in his hands. But I could be wrong.
What is the depth of the wood?
Do miter saw have an angle of 30 degrees. I thought it only had a 45 degrees utmost.
OK got it. Saw my miter saw it starts from zero and goes to 45.
Omg
@@acerjuglans383 🙃🙃
thanks 👍
That chalk spray you using, can you send link/Brand please.
G
You are awesome.. 👍👍👍
Very very nice. THANKS
How to get 45 and other angles cuts with normal tools like saw ??
I just cannot find hexagon shaped items to display on them
I NEED this in my room! Literally so cute!!! 4:32
Nice from holland👍
Are there any DIY guys in this group I really want to start making small projects like this as second income I need some tips and pointers I'd appreciate anything from you guys
SUPER IDEA
does builders sell the spray can trigger?
amazing
Nice, wear a mask with paint bro 😎
How did you mount them on the wall
The stopping block/flipping technique is a great idea to save time on the cuts, but the huge problem with it is that it interrupts the continuity of the grain of the wood of every side of the hexagon since you're flipping it over for every cut.
Lol!
Thanks