Awesome book that gives you step-by-step photos ruclips.net/user/postUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt and directions to make every day project. I can see myself making a few of these projects and giving them as housewarming and holiday gifts!
Me too. Most of us who watch this are here to learn, and keeping your fingers so close to the blade is not what should be taught to newbies like me. Yes its a Sawstop, but those are not available here in Denmark and most of us cannot afford it anyway.
Bought my first table saw (Bosch GTS 10XC) a few days ago, and I'm sold on these jigs...I definitely need them so repeated cuts, scarf joints, and more. Thanks!
For anyone looking for a cheap and easy shoe-shaped push shoe, home depot has wooden shelf brackets for about $3. They're probably in the aisle with other craft wood supplies. Drill a few holes for your fingers and cut out the heel and you're in business. Also, I recently used some scrap 1x4 pvc trim for runners. I'm thinking that should be nice and stable. Thanks for all the great info.
*watches mindless tv shows with commerical breaks* Doesnt complain. Watchs something informative that he has a chance to make money for the value hes putting out. Catches flack for it. Do your thing man. Thats awesome you got a coffee sponsorship. I love a good cup of coffee before i do my woodworking. Props to you! And thanks for the sled help!
For reals...people can be pretty hypocritical. I guess they are cool with a huge company making a bunch of money, but not with a regular guy trying to earn a living :)
No, totally avoids mindless TV shows with commercial breaks, and PAYS to watch GREAT RUclips vids instead, where 99.999% of the people do not put ANY ads in, or for the tiny minority that do, at least they put a warning at the start of the vid that it contains ads,so we can choose. OR they are more subtle with the ad, and make it related to the video, rather than change the subject to coffee, diapers or whatever the case may be next. Gets concerned when he sees someone springing ads on people like this, starting to turn RUclips INTO commercial TV.
@@robertYTB78g you're life must be pretty chill that your major complaint is that you have to watch sponsored spot on a free video. Ironically, an ad you can scroll past...
Obviously you made this comment to as a shameless plug to pull his -male watchers- towards your channel and your “products” keep your mammary glands out of his great content.
Don’t get me wrong but good video. Actually bought some of these jigs after watching your video. I got a couple comments. You like the push sticks however I didn’t see you use them in your build. I saw some of your cuts were pretty thin. I recommend making or buying a thin rip jig.
Thank you so much for all the good tips. I am an amateur wood working guy (just build some stuffs for myself ). Couple days ago I got a kick back that hit and made a cut on my stomach. I don't have the little kick-back prevent piece as shown on your table saw. So I am very nervous every time I use table saw.
Dude that little chamfered edge for the sawdust is freaking genius!!! Thanks, I'll be adding that to my circle saw crosscut jig! I would always have to blow sawdust out to sit my piece flush.
Thanks for the tips! Your crosscut sled looks similar to one that I built. I used oak for my runners, and I've noticed that the fit is inconsistent with changes in the weather. I might end up replacing the hardwood runners with plywood for that reason.
Great video! I’d have to say top on my list would be zero clearance insert. I make them for all popular angles and dado sizes. Better dust collection, safety, and less tear out. I very rarely use the factory insert.
I see the new shop in black and white 😁 excited for the new space and can't wait to see how it helps your work flow. I totally agree with having a place that still feels like you're going to work.
Check out William Ng's video for how do the 5 cut method for squaring the sled. He invented the method, on the fifth cut you are supposed to cut about an inch thick piece then measure the difference. Great video as always, Chris!
Building my first table saw, decided to use miter bars for the runners. A little tricky if they get out of alignment when glueing - no tolerance for slight misalignment.
Great video. Thank you for that. And as for the coffee commercial, I had no problem with it. In fact, I ,ight go buy some. Thanks for taking the time to share with us a no-cost video on things that will help us out!!!! Keep them coming.
Appreciate it John...it always cracks me up when people complain about the ad reads. They don't get that this is a job and that it's either that or put things behind a pay wall.
Heck yeah...time is money...and often times the jigs you can buy are better than what you could make. Something like a feather-board is a good example of that.
I have to say I've never seen a garage woodworking channel with motion graphics showing 3d animations of saw set ups. I know it takes longer to make stuff like that, and it's very impressive.
Great video! Your comment about the splitter is right on. It prevents the back of the saw blade that's rising out of the table from catching the work piece and throwing it back at you - Kick back. I wanted to mention that you used the finger board correctly but didn't mention in the commentary that the board should always be used in front of the blade and never beside it. Applying pressure sideways into a fence is the way to go not further back where the sideways pressure goes into a cutting blade.
Good point. I think I know that so inherently that I didn't even think to mention it. This is strong case for why YT videos should be editable after the fact.
Thanks for the tips! I recently got handed down a small cheap table saw from my dad and I'm still figuring out how to use it properly. It doesn't have the splitter installed (because it "got in the way"), so now I know why I'm having so much kickback! Guess my next job is to figure out how to reinstall it...
For the crosscut sled (which I just made myself for the first time), instead of removing your riving knife and popping the blade up, I installed the back fence first (which doesnt really need to be perfectly square) and then pushed the sled through to make a reference line for installing the front fence. Thanks Chris!
I found having the front fence square handy. I have used it to cut long thin boards down and finish on the sled. Oh Sorry this is on a dedicated 45’ cutting sled I use for small jobs like picture frames. See the back fence has a dead on bock that only cuts 45’. (Hope that makes sense)
Hey Chris! Really loved this video. Hope you do more of these in the future. Any kind of general tips and tricks are always welcome as well. I look at it like, certain pieces of furniture you make may or may not be something that would fit into my house, so they may not be super useful to me at that time. But videos that are more general are always worth watching.
definitely have the riving knife on if you have one and if you don't get one. lost 3 fingers because my old table saw didn't have one. Did carpentry for over a decade before it happened, still do it but has changed a lot of how to work.
Wow...I am sorry to hear that. Yeah, to me, seeing a table saw without a riving knife is the scarriest thing. I know there have been several times that mine has prevented a piece getting thrown.
Congats on quitting and going fulltime! Really happy to see such a great and innovative creator be able to work on their passion full time. Keep up the good work, love the videos and love the Podcast with Mike and Ben.
Forrest Woodworker 2 is an excellent blade. It cuts are smoother than I could have ever believed a blade can do. Good choice. I subscribed also. Great videos!
Appreciate it...and yes, I absolutely love those blades. So much so that it has kept me from trying out others. Which I really should do just to cover my bases.
Great video. In case you don't know, William Ng has an excellent video on his method of the 5 cut system. He stated that he created this method. The 5 cut method is a very accurate system. Thank you for sharing. Also, the doctor said that 1 cup of coffee a day will not harm you.
It's really good! We had thanksgiving at my house this year and we made a couple pots after dinner and my family was going nuts for it! And they are serious coffee drinkers - in terms of quantity at least :)
Awesome video Chris! It's cool we were recently chatting about cutting thin strips on the table saw, and you demonstrated that a bunch in this video! Congrats on the new saw, should allow for some more dynamic shots! Keep up the fantastic work Chris!
Great video and I don't even drink coffee. 2 points, William Ng explains the 5 cut technique for getting that 90 degree fence. I think he invented it. Second, where/how do you store all your jigs in a small shop? Thanks.
I made that vertical jig just cuz I wanted to cut rabbets but my saw doesnt support a dado stack, so i had to stand up long narrow pieces. Worked well.
Really enjoy your videos which has inspired me to get into woodworking. Just wondering what table saw are you using and what would you recommend for a person like myself that is starting to get into woodworking? I am based in Australia.
Thank you for sharing your work and craft, Chris. You’ve got a wonderful talent and you’re amazing educator to boot. I’m finally breaking down and upgrading to a Sawstop jobsite for my small shop, and I’m curious whether you’ve found running a thin-kerf vs a full 1/8th blade to be beneficial in your saw.
So, what you did to test your sled is called the 5 cut method. I think Katz-Moses talks about that a lot, and if i am not mistaken, you didn't exactly do it right because your last cut should have sliced off a thicker chunk that you then measure each end to find the delta which you then use to an equation or i think there is an app or a website that will tell you what you need to do to improve the squareness of your sled.
Man I love your channel! Most woodworking channels are some old dude that makes you feel like your in a class room. Your videos feel relaxing but also bring out some inspiration. Keep up the good work!
I know that this is a 4 year old video and you probably addressed this in a subsequent video, but an angle jig is actually a *TWO* trick pony. The first trick is of course the main use of cutting pieces with a taper. But the second trick is that allows you to establish a perfectly straight edge without requiring a jointer. Just put the piece that needs to be squared up in the tapering jig so that there is a minimal overhang along the entire length so that no part of the edge isn't cut. If you want the grain to run straight down the board, you just need to adjust the board so that it is parallel with the edge of the taper jig and there is some amount of overhang along the entire length of the board. When you run the piece through the saw, the cut edge will be straight and square. This edge can then be run along the fence to make the other edge straight and square to the side cut on the taper jig. To completely eliminate the need for a jointer, a jig for the thickness planer can be made so that a twisted or cupped board can be flattened. All that is required is a piece of melamine faced 3/4" thick MDF the width of your planer and as long as the pieces you are going to be putting a flat face on. Melamine panels are made with very flat smooth faces and MDF is very dimensionally stable, so the bottom face of the melamine panel is the perfectly flat surface that the planer will use as reference rather than either of the unflat faces on the board you are trying to true up. Glue a cleat on the top surface of the trailing edge to keep the piece from sliding backwards on the sled. Then put shims (with double sided tape on both sides) under the piece as needed to keep it from rocking. Run the sled through the planer until the entire top side has been cut by the planer. Remove the piece from the sled, turn it over and then run it through planner to put a flat face on the other side that is parallel to the first face. Again continue to run the piece through the planer until the entire surface has been planed or continue on until the piece is the desired thickness. And the order is to flatten the faces first and then use the taper jig to establish a square straight edge since you want the face of the piece to sit flat on the top of the angle jig so that the edge cut by the saw is 90 degrees to both faces. These two jigs along with a rip blade for a bandsaw allow rough lumber to be resawn to roughly the desired thickness and then flattened and trued up with the taper jig and the planer jig.
Idk why everyone is bashing you for a coffee ad. It wasn't personally relevent to me so I just skipped it with a few easy click of the right arrow on my keyboard and got right back to the content. Thank you for making such an awesome and informative video. I thought you did an especially great job with the graphic about why the "vertical panel carrying jig" is useful. Using the opposite angle is pretty obvious to achieve something greater than 45, but probably would require a ton of fiddling around and cutting wood vertically on a table saw can be pretty dangerous, so good on you for showing people a safer solution. Thanks for the video!
You are a much for nuanced person than some (the people who hate the coffee ad) - I honestly think they are a very small minority, who just happen to be a overly vocal, and a little bitter...unlike TRADE COFFEE which is always smooth :) JK. Appreciate it, and glad you found it useful!
Hi Chris, very helpful video for those getting started with a table saw! Very nice looking cabinet! I would suggest that you get some microjig grippers for cutting your smaller pieces (that is if you already do not have some). It kind of concerns me when you have your fingers so close to the blade. I know you have a sawstop saw, but still... Check them out, really a lot safer and you are more likely to keep all your fingers. P.S. I have the same saw and really enjoy using it.
Thanks Nichol...I do have a couple of grippers. I used to use them a lot, but don't as much anymore. They are always sitting there and ready to go though.
Thanks for my daily woodworking therapy. Hard to beat the blend of a soothing acoustic guitar layered over the scream of a table saw cutting wood. Keep up the good work!
The five-cut method that you sort of use in your video was, I believe first introduced by William Ng; check out his video which is wonderful. Briefly, the first four cuts magnify any error by a factor of four and the fifth cut is made with the same reference base as the fourth cut. By measuring the difference in width between the front end and the back end of this piece you can calculate how much you need to move your fence to get spot on accuracy. William’s video shows how in detail.
Such a good video highlighting some jigs I really need to make. In fact, I'm going to finally make that crosscut sled this week! Thanks for sharing Chris. Always love your videos.
Hi Chris. This is my first time viewing your channel and I promise to watch more of your videos and I just subscribed. This was a very informative video and loved some of the jigs. I have an "On and off and on again" history when it comes to woodworking. Started in my teens then switched to cars and working on them. (Back then you could get more girls with cars than with woodworking.) Got back to playing with wood on a couple of different levels about 15 years ago. As with all of my wood working, my saws of choice are the worm drive, miter, circular, and of course the table saw. (Hope to invest in a band saw one of these days.) My 25 plus years as a firefighter/EMT, I practice the proper safety techniques when using any tool. With the exception of the fire/rescues service and like most people, over time we become too relaxed with our safety practices. So I noticed that you used ear and eye protection. There were times that you should have been using your push shoe or other push rig. The other issue is dust. It wasn't until much later that you donned a mask. I just made a promise to my wife to use one with my wood work. My wife (non smoker) was diagnosed Dec 2017 with lung cancer. After her lobectomy and chemotherapy spring 2018, she is all well. August 2018, my brother in-law who has been in the building trade for over 40 years, was hit with cancer of the larynx. His harsh treatment was successful so far. He believes it is most likely from the dust working in his trade as he never smoked cigarettes. I can not express how critical wearing a mask can be. In addition, a dust collection system should also be used. One other thing I noticed more and more on job sites, the wearing of earbuds. When it is "my work site" earbud are not aloud. It is important to hear what is going on at a site. You also should hear what your power tools are telling you when you are using them. A coworker may have injured themselves and couldn't be heard. (I have had that happen at a site once.) Well to quote Forrest Gump, "That's all I got to say about that. Thanks again for a great video.
Good vid.Interesting.One thing that scared me was when you cut the runners for your sled and did not use a push stick, but had a bunch to show us near the end.
I got the Rockler crosscut sled based in large part on this video. I also discovered that their return policy is great, after discovering that it won't fit my little Rigid table saw :\ now I get to be a "real" woodworker and build my own tools.
Awesome book that gives you step-by-step photos ruclips.net/user/postUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt and directions to make every day project. I can see myself making a few of these projects and giving them as housewarming and holiday gifts!
Your illustration explanations are AWESOME!! You’re a great, dare I say, gifted, teacher.
I’m getting so anxious of you not using a pusher, don’t want to see you get hurt
Me too. Most of us who watch this are here to learn, and keeping your fingers so close to the blade is not what should be taught to newbies like me. Yes its a Sawstop, but those are not available here in Denmark and most of us cannot afford it anyway.
I always like your design/build videos but I appreciate you adding videos like this to the mix to help some of us newer guys.
Finally a common sense approach and application for table saw jigs. I learned a lot in just one show. Really good information for me. Thank You!
Man, throw back! im so happy i found this.
Bought my first table saw (Bosch GTS 10XC) a few days ago, and I'm sold on these jigs...I definitely need them so repeated cuts, scarf joints, and more. Thanks!
I enjoyed the new format. It helps. I’m a beginner and see these types of videos helps.
I love your sarcastic approach to everything.
For anyone looking for a cheap and easy shoe-shaped push shoe, home depot has wooden shelf brackets for about $3. They're probably in the aisle with other craft wood supplies. Drill a few holes for your fingers and cut out the heel and you're in business. Also, I recently used some scrap 1x4 pvc trim for runners. I'm thinking that should be nice and stable. Thanks for all the great info.
*watches mindless tv shows with commerical breaks*
Doesnt complain.
Watchs something informative that he has a chance to make money for the value hes putting out.
Catches flack for it.
Do your thing man. Thats awesome you got a coffee sponsorship. I love a good cup of coffee before i do my woodworking. Props to you! And thanks for the sled help!
For reals...people can be pretty hypocritical. I guess they are cool with a huge company making a bunch of money, but not with a regular guy trying to earn a living :)
No, totally avoids mindless TV shows with commercial breaks, and PAYS to watch GREAT RUclips vids instead, where 99.999% of the people do not put ANY ads in, or for the tiny minority that do, at least they put a warning at the start of the vid that it contains ads,so we can choose. OR they are more subtle with the ad, and make it related to the video, rather than change the subject to coffee, diapers or whatever the case may be next. Gets concerned when he sees someone springing ads on people like this, starting to turn RUclips INTO commercial TV.
@@robertYTB78g you're life must be pretty chill that your major complaint is that you have to watch sponsored spot on a free video. Ironically, an ad you can scroll past...
Obviously you made this comment to as a shameless plug to pull his -male watchers- towards your channel and your “products” keep your mammary glands out of his great content.
I wholeheartedly agree with you
Dude. This video has only been out for a few weeks and it's already at almost a million views? That's pretty awesome.
Thanks Chris. It was very helpful to see how you made the various jigs.
Thank you for your generosity to share some tips!! Nice one!! 👍🏻👍🏻
Don’t get me wrong but good video. Actually bought some of these jigs after watching your video. I got a couple comments. You like the push sticks however I didn’t see you use them in your build. I saw some of your cuts were pretty thin. I recommend making or buying a thin rip jig.
Wow perfect timing I just bought my first table saw yesterday. Can't wait to get started!
Thank you so much for all the good tips. I am an amateur wood working guy (just build some stuffs for myself ). Couple days ago I got a kick back that hit and made a cut on my stomach. I don't have the little kick-back prevent piece as shown on your table saw. So I am very nervous every time I use table saw.
Dude that little chamfered edge for the sawdust is freaking genius!!! Thanks, I'll be adding that to my circle saw crosscut jig! I would always have to blow sawdust out to sit my piece flush.
Thanks for the tips! Your crosscut sled looks similar to one that I built. I used oak for my runners, and I've noticed that the fit is inconsistent with changes in the weather. I might end up replacing the hardwood runners with plywood for that reason.
Great video! I’d have to say top on my list would be zero clearance insert. I make them for all popular angles and dado sizes. Better dust collection, safety, and less tear out. I very rarely use the factory insert.
I see the new shop in black and white 😁 excited for the new space and can't wait to see how it helps your work flow. I totally agree with having a place that still feels like you're going to work.
haha...it was in there. It'll make it's official video debut soon :)
Check out William Ng's video for how do the 5 cut method for squaring the sled. He invented the method, on the fifth cut you are supposed to cut about an inch thick piece then measure the difference. Great video as always, Chris!
Semiformal exactly, you're supposed to measure the difference between the 2 ends of the offcut made by the 5th cut, not the angle of the square piece.
Very nicely put together! I'll have to make the sled. Thank you
your thin strip rip technique is absolutely insane haha.. I love your videos, thank you i love this style
Either I’ve progressed in my woodworking or you just made the push sled seem extremely simple to build... I believe it’s the latter! Thanks!
It is really simple. I think this took me about 3 hours (not counting glue drying) and that was while filming it too.
Building my first table saw, decided to use miter bars for the runners. A little tricky if they get out of alignment when glueing - no tolerance for slight misalignment.
Great video! Just got my first table saw and this is exactly what I needed to see. Always love your content. Thanks!
Great video. Thank you for that. And as for the coffee commercial, I had no problem with it. In fact, I ,ight go buy some. Thanks for taking the time to share with us a no-cost video on things that will help us out!!!! Keep them coming.
Appreciate it John...it always cracks me up when people complain about the ad reads. They don't get that this is a job and that it's either that or put things behind a pay wall.
great video. I'm glad to see a "jig" video in which someone with a lot of talent says it is okay to purchase a jig. thank you
Heck yeah...time is money...and often times the jigs you can buy are better than what you could make. Something like a feather-board is a good example of that.
I have to say I've never seen a garage woodworking channel with motion graphics showing 3d animations of saw set ups. I know it takes longer to make stuff like that, and it's very impressive.
Loved this type of video! Lots of good knowledge and explanation. MORE MORE MORE!!!
Thanks!
Great video! Your comment about the splitter is right on. It prevents the back of the saw blade that's rising out of the table from catching the work piece and throwing it back at you - Kick back. I wanted to mention that you used the finger board correctly but didn't mention in the commentary that the board should always be used in front of the blade and never beside it. Applying pressure sideways into a fence is the way to go not further back where the sideways pressure goes into a cutting blade.
Good point. I think I know that so inherently that I didn't even think to mention it. This is strong case for why YT videos should be editable after the fact.
Thanks for sharing the info on the jigs. I need remake my cross cut sled, it's taken a beating in my garage and it's a little out of square.
Sounds like it's time :)
Love your videos. You have an amazing voice for narration. You should consider that an asset.
Thanks Noah...appreciate it :)
Thanks so much for making this video!!!!
Chris...so good. Thanks very much from a beginner.
william ng who invented the 5cuts of miter sled is the best explanation i watched
Thanks for the tips! I recently got handed down a small cheap table saw from my dad and I'm still figuring out how to use it properly. It doesn't have the splitter installed (because it "got in the way"), so now I know why I'm having so much kickback! Guess my next job is to figure out how to reinstall it...
Thanks you. Very informative. Really got me thinking....Which is good. You're a genius with angles...
Thanks Ralph. Appreciate it :)
Outstanding! Really enjoyed watching this.
For the crosscut sled (which I just made myself for the first time), instead of removing your riving knife and popping the blade up, I installed the back fence first (which doesnt really need to be perfectly square) and then pushed the sled through to make a reference line for installing the front fence. Thanks Chris!
I found having the front fence square handy. I have used it to cut long thin boards down and finish on the sled. Oh Sorry this is on a dedicated 45’ cutting sled I use for small jobs like picture frames. See the back fence has a dead on bock that only cuts 45’. (Hope that makes sense)
I recently made a circle cutting jig for my table saw. It works beautifully
Hey Chris! Really loved this video. Hope you do more of these in the future. Any kind of general tips and tricks are always welcome as well. I look at it like, certain pieces of furniture you make may or may not be something that would fit into my house, so they may not be super useful to me at that time. But videos that are more general are always worth watching.
Great video. Nice graphics.
Chris getting jiggy with it. The vertical panel jig of Justice is one of my favourites. Super useful on those odd angles.
na na na na na-na na
Another awesome video thanks for making this!
Good job son! Keep em coming!
definitely have the riving knife on if you have one and if you don't get one. lost 3 fingers because my old table saw didn't have one. Did carpentry for over a decade before it happened, still do it but has changed a lot of how to work.
Wow...I am sorry to hear that. Yeah, to me, seeing a table saw without a riving knife is the scarriest thing. I know there have been several times that mine has prevented a piece getting thrown.
Thank you Chris, great video and sharing..awesome..
Excellent video!
Informative
Congats on quitting and going fulltime! Really happy to see such a great and innovative creator be able to work on their passion full time. Keep up the good work, love the videos and love the Podcast with Mike and Ben.
Thanks Bryan...much appreciated :)
Great video. I always appreciate the details in your videos. Keep it up. I've learned a hell of alot watching your videos.
Great video Chris. A compass is a pretty common pencil jig. 😃
you know what, i will check out your build videos
Good tips! Enjoyed it, Chris!
Great video. Congrats!
Forrest Woodworker 2 is an excellent blade. It cuts are smoother than I could have ever believed a blade can do. Good choice. I subscribed also. Great videos!
Appreciate it...and yes, I absolutely love those blades. So much so that it has kept me from trying out others. Which I really should do just to cover my bases.
Great video. In case you don't know, William Ng has an excellent video on his method of the 5 cut system. He stated that he created this method. The 5 cut method is a very accurate system. Thank you for sharing.
Also, the doctor said that 1 cup of coffee a day will not harm you.
PT's! yes! Proud to see some love for a local roaster from my area. Also nice jigs
It's really good! We had thanksgiving at my house this year and we made a couple pots after dinner and my family was going nuts for it! And they are serious coffee drinkers - in terms of quantity at least :)
I like your cabinet! Thanks.
Thanks Robert :)
Love it. Great video with good knowledge. I subscribe..
Cool vid! Congrats on the new shop too! Anybody heard if cutting runners out the 1/2' or so thick plastic type cutting boards works?
Awesome video Chris! It's cool we were recently chatting about cutting thin strips on the table saw, and you demonstrated that a bunch in this video! Congrats on the new saw, should allow for some more dynamic shots! Keep up the fantastic work Chris!
Thank you for sharing this David. I hope that I'm still woodworking when I'm 96. Your grandpa is an inspiration.
This is Chris...but I will relay that to David for you :)
i love your videos. great stuff.
what a great video enjoyed watching it
I'm just getting into to wood working and that was really useful, cheers!
Great video and I don't even drink coffee. 2 points, William Ng explains the 5 cut technique for getting that 90 degree fence. I think he invented it.
Second, where/how do you store all your jigs in a small shop? Thanks.
Very nice. Thanks Man!!
Dave's vid is better no coffee bs
I made that vertical jig just cuz I wanted to cut rabbets but my saw doesnt support a dado stack, so i had to stand up long narrow pieces. Worked well.
Good job Chris!
Thanks Terry
I made my own taper jig, but all I've done with it is joint edges - I don't have a jointer. I can also use it on my router table for jointing.
coffee is good... one of best tools that we should add in our tool box :)
Awesome video Chris! Super helpful 👍🏽
Good luck with you new venture mate ... can’t wait to see your content in your new space 👍
Really enjoy your videos which has inspired me to get into woodworking. Just wondering what table saw are you using and what would you recommend for a person like myself that is starting to get into woodworking?
I am based in Australia.
Thank you for sharing your work and craft, Chris. You’ve got a wonderful talent and you’re amazing educator to boot. I’m finally breaking down and upgrading to a Sawstop jobsite for my small shop, and I’m curious whether you’ve found running a thin-kerf vs a full 1/8th blade to be beneficial in your saw.
Great vid... and nice hat! :) Go Cubbies!
So, what you did to test your sled is called the 5 cut method. I think Katz-Moses talks about that a lot, and if i am not mistaken, you didn't exactly do it right because your last cut should have sliced off a thicker chunk that you then measure each end to find the delta which you then use to an equation or i think there is an app or a website that will tell you what you need to do to improve the squareness of your sled.
Man I love your channel! Most woodworking channels are some old dude that makes you feel like your in a class room. Your videos feel relaxing but also bring out some inspiration. Keep up the good work!
I thought you were gonna say "where as yours are some middle aged dude that makes you feel like you're in a class room" :)
Thanks for the love! Great vid!
Yeah man...love that jig. I've used your video twice now
Dude! I watch your videos too! :D Was awesome to see you on here as well!
Grazie mille! Consigli sempre efficaci
I know that this is a 4 year old video and you probably addressed this in a subsequent video, but an angle jig is actually a *TWO* trick pony. The first trick is of course the main use of cutting pieces with a taper. But the second trick is that allows you to establish a perfectly straight edge without requiring a jointer. Just put the piece that needs to be squared up in the tapering jig so that there is a minimal overhang along the entire length so that no part of the edge isn't cut. If you want the grain to run straight down the board, you just need to adjust the board so that it is parallel with the edge of the taper jig and there is some amount of overhang along the entire length of the board. When you run the piece through the saw, the cut edge will be straight and square. This edge can then be run along the fence to make the other edge straight and square to the side cut on the taper jig.
To completely eliminate the need for a jointer, a jig for the thickness planer can be made so that a twisted or cupped board can be flattened. All that is required is a piece of melamine faced 3/4" thick MDF the width of your planer and as long as the pieces you are going to be putting a flat face on. Melamine panels are made with very flat smooth faces and MDF is very dimensionally stable, so the bottom face of the melamine panel is the perfectly flat surface that the planer will use as reference rather than either of the unflat faces on the board you are trying to true up. Glue a cleat on the top surface of the trailing edge to keep the piece from sliding backwards on the sled. Then put shims (with double sided tape on both sides) under the piece as needed to keep it from rocking. Run the sled through the planer until the entire top side has been cut by the planer. Remove the piece from the sled, turn it over and then run it through planner to put a flat face on the other side that is parallel to the first face. Again continue to run the piece through the planer until the entire surface has been planed or continue on until the piece is the desired thickness.
And the order is to flatten the faces first and then use the taper jig to establish a square straight edge since you want the face of the piece to sit flat on the top of the angle jig so that the edge cut by the saw is 90 degrees to both faces. These two jigs along with a rip blade for a bandsaw allow rough lumber to be resawn to roughly the desired thickness and then flattened and trued up with the taper jig and the planer jig.
Nice selections and great build overviews. Going to have to make a few of them. Subscribed!
Thanks man...hope you enjoy the other videos as much :)
Awesome tips to make these jigs!!
Damn, that splining jig is a heckuva lot slicker than what I came up with!
Just great!
thanks for the vid
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
GO CUBBY’S!!!!
Thanks man :)
Idk why everyone is bashing you for a coffee ad. It wasn't personally relevent to me so I just skipped it with a few easy click of the right arrow on my keyboard and got right back to the content. Thank you for making such an awesome and informative video. I thought you did an especially great job with the graphic about why the "vertical panel carrying jig" is useful. Using the opposite angle is pretty obvious to achieve something greater than 45, but probably would require a ton of fiddling around and cutting wood vertically on a table saw can be pretty dangerous, so good on you for showing people a safer solution. Thanks for the video!
You are a much for nuanced person than some (the people who hate the coffee ad) - I honestly think they are a very small minority, who just happen to be a overly vocal, and a little bitter...unlike TRADE COFFEE which is always smooth :)
JK. Appreciate it, and glad you found it useful!
Hi Chris, very helpful video for those getting started with a table saw! Very nice looking cabinet!
I would suggest that you get some microjig grippers for cutting your smaller pieces (that is if you already do not have some). It kind of concerns me when you have your fingers so close to the blade. I know you have a sawstop saw, but still... Check them out, really a lot safer and you are more likely to keep all your fingers. P.S. I have the same saw and really enjoy using it.
Thanks Nichol...I do have a couple of grippers. I used to use them a lot, but don't as much anymore. They are always sitting there and ready to go though.
I like that blade too. I still need to send mine in for a tune up.
Thanks for my daily woodworking therapy. Hard to beat the blend of a soothing acoustic guitar layered over the scream of a table saw cutting wood. Keep up the good work!
The five-cut method that you sort of use in your video was, I believe first introduced by William Ng; check out his video which is wonderful. Briefly, the first four cuts magnify any error by a factor of four and the fifth cut is made with the same reference base as the fourth cut. By measuring the difference in width between the front end and the back end of this piece you can calculate how much you need to move your fence to get spot on accuracy. William’s video shows how in detail.
Such a good video highlighting some jigs I really need to make. In fact, I'm going to finally make that crosscut sled this week! Thanks for sharing Chris. Always love your videos.
hey Chris. Thanks for sharing your experience with different jigs and accessories. As always best and god educational video. Thanks. ;)
Me and my dad would probably make our own jigs, just because we're cheapskates!
Hi Chris. This is my first time viewing your channel and I promise to watch more of your videos and I just subscribed. This was a very informative video and loved some of the jigs. I have an "On and off and on again" history when it comes to woodworking. Started in my teens then switched to cars and working on them. (Back then you could get more girls with cars than with woodworking.) Got back to playing with wood on a couple of different levels about 15 years ago. As with all of my wood working, my saws of choice are the worm drive, miter, circular, and of course the table saw. (Hope to invest in a band saw one of these days.) My 25 plus years as a firefighter/EMT, I practice the proper safety techniques when using any tool. With the exception of the fire/rescues service and like most people, over time we become too relaxed with our safety practices. So I noticed that you used ear and eye protection. There were times that you should have been using your push shoe or other push rig. The other issue is dust. It wasn't until much later that you donned a mask. I just made a promise to my wife to use one with my wood work. My wife (non smoker) was diagnosed Dec 2017 with lung cancer. After her lobectomy and chemotherapy spring 2018, she is all well. August 2018, my brother in-law who has been in the building trade for over 40 years, was hit with cancer of the larynx. His harsh treatment was successful so far. He believes it is most likely from the dust working in his trade as he never smoked cigarettes. I can not express how critical wearing a mask can be. In addition, a dust collection system should also be used. One other thing I noticed more and more on job sites, the wearing of earbuds. When it is "my work site" earbud are not aloud. It is important to hear what is going on at a site. You also should hear what your power tools are telling you when you are using them. A coworker may have injured themselves and couldn't be heard. (I have had that happen at a site once.) Well to quote Forrest Gump, "That's all I got to say about that. Thanks again for a great video.
Good vid.Interesting.One thing that scared me was when you cut the runners for your sled and did not use a push stick, but had a bunch to show us near the end.
I got the Rockler crosscut sled based in large part on this video.
I also discovered that their return policy is great, after discovering that it won't fit my little Rigid table saw :\ now I get to be a "real" woodworker and build my own tools.
Great video!! Thank you