Beautiful design and great execution as always. My only critique is that you keep implying you're not worthy of the title "pro woodworker". You make beautiful pieces, your process is meticulous and careful, and you're always striving to approach perfection as closely as possible. Sounds pretty professional to me. You have permission to take the credit that's due.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking professional means high quality. Pros have to first and foremost think about economics. That’s what business is. They often strive to give customers quality but even the good ones think about cost/value added ratios. In other words, if something is going to take a long time but not add a lot of value then you won’t do it because you can’t charge the customer for it and you can’t do it for free. Artist is actually the highest level of skill and quality because artists do not have economic concerns with their art. They can take the extra ten hours to make something 0.01% better. Pro just means you get paid to do it, nothing more nothing less.
@morganhurst_redridge Seriously, I second the guy above. I'd only add that professional has different meanings. Classically, the difference between pro and amateur is pay; if you get paid for your work, you are, by definition, a professional. Ironically, there used to be a little suspicion about professionals, because amateurs did it for the love of the work, the cause, or the recipient; and when a maker cares, it has an uncanny trend of making a real difference. What a professional is not, despite an awful lot of folks thinking otherwise, is someone who knows it all, or as near to all as any one of us will ever be capable of. It's exactly the wrong way of looking at it, but it's hard to shake all the same. Experience is a teacher, and the truly adept will find little lessons, discover and devise new and sly little tricks, or refine their feel for their work on most any project. First time, tenth, or thousandth, there's growth to be found in the effort. Proper professionals, they think themselves newbs because they know, either rationally or subconsciously, they're still learning. That for any given week of their life, they took something from their work that they carried forward in the work that came long after. Even if they're utterly unaware of the fact, it'll hold true. Also, the balance of narrative walkthrough and technical process, lessons learned and what you hope to learn going forward, I think you're nailing it. Trust me, then, when I say you are a professional. I learned quite a bit in one video. :P I mean, sure, you knocked the only wood I've fiddled with as of yet, but in both style and process, you taught me. I'm good with words 'n have little else, but I'd be remiss if I didn't repay the kindness. ^.^
I've heard people for years talk about they're dislike for red oak. I absolutely love it.. it cuts beautifully and it is one of my absolute most favorite hardwoods to stain.. particularly a walnut or Kona style stain. It just takes the finish so beautiful... I've always encouraged people to not go near Red oak, that way there's plenty of it at my hardwood dealer when I need it 🤣.. Nice build by the way!
Holy crap ! I got a piece of walnut, almost that same size, about 6 months ago for 50 bucks....now I know I'm fortunate to get the wood I get from where I get it, but I couldn't imagine paying that much for a piece of wood.
When you said you hate Doug fir it brought a smile to my face. Living on Vancouver Island I’ve handled my share of it,probably tens of thousands of board ft. I always hated it to. It would tear and splinter during machining,shake would appear at finishing,pitch would ooze out in sunlight not to mention slivers from just looking at it. Funny thing is I spent two hours today looking for a nice piece for a project I’m restoring. I must of burnt it all. Cheers.
Dude I’m with you on the red oak. I don’t know what the hate is all about. I’ve heard of folks that’d rather work with box store 2x4s than red oak lol. Fine with me. Less demand = more supply = cheaper prices. And you can dress up your description of the piece with words like hardwood and oak lol.
I know for me, I hated red oak because I got started woodworking buying the s4s stuff from home Depot so it somehow got in my brain that red oak was inferior to everything else. I'm glad I finally got over that mindset because I love how affordable and easy to work it is!
2x4s over red oak is an extreme view. a lot of us are too persnickety to stain hardwood. So a lot of wood choice comes down to color. Red oak is a light orangish brown. I personally like really light (poly maple or white oak) or dark (walnut). If I do want a middle ground I would trend toward something darker than red oak and more brown less orange. If you want to stain (which I don’t) and like open grain (which I do) then red oak is fine.
Red oak is a great wood for learning. It works like a variety of other wood and is much cheaper. It looks nice with black dye. Live Oak is my favorite oak for figure and durability, but water oak is kind of neat too. I like a very light wash of walnut dye to even out the color of walnut.
Excellent work. I’m slightly surprised that you don’t use veneered timber more. The sides of this nightstand are a case in point; we would never have used solid timber but have used veneered. For large areas, we use factory made panels as their quality is superb. For small areas, we might well use shop-veneered panels if we don’t have of the factory stuff in stock. For the veneers themselves, we buy knife cut for burrs but are happy to shop cut less figured panels. The only point in this is not to say, in any way, that our way is the right way but rather that there are alternatives. Indeed, we often use MRMDF as the substrate where the panel is not required to have a structural role. Of course, veneered should work out cheaper than using solid and it’s often said to be more ecologically sound. I accept the premise of that (through using less exotic timber) but we shouldn’t lose sight of the use of all that glue etc on the making of plywood and MDF. Making a career out of fine furniture is a really difficult step. I would always say that those who really want to do it, should follow their dream but come equipped with lots of patience and determination. The percentage of any population who can afford to buy a piece of high end bespoke furniture is incredibly small. Finding those people takes real dedication. In fact, I would say that the “secret” of making a career is half the woodworking skill and half the marketing skill. From your videos, I would say that you have the first.
I feel the same about red oak. Everybody talks about hating it, but I love using it if I’m painting or staining. I love seeing the grain popping through after applying those coats.
The learning process is the best part of any type of job u do but to learn woodworking is a really great way to keep ur mind active. I enjoy thinking things out, drawing them down on an A4 piece of paper and then hopefully I'll have been able to build the unit I want to build. I cannot afford to buy WALNUT or any of those very expensive woods but I can still learn my craft on pine and other woods while I save enough money to begin attempting to build a nice piece with WALNUT or RED OAK.. Figured Walnut is NICE. The drawer fronts are stunning Morgan.. I have to salute u for the great work. I love the look of the top and side panels especially how they sit into the RED OAK.. Great job pal..
That's what I'm looking forward to the most about a career in woodworking, the fact that I could work at this craft for the rest of my life learning new things the whole way along!
Came across this video searching for unique red oak stains. I have a ton of nice red oak boards I have been looking to use, but fell into the traditional "avoid" category. I am in the design stages for a bathroom vanity and was hoping to incorporate some of the oak. I think I am going to incorporate a lot of the design and finish elements from this piece. I am planning to do bookmatched oregon myrtle for the cabinet/drawer fronts and then red oak stained similar for the faceframe. Hoping the dark/light contrast will really pop. Thank you a ton.
Glad I could help stain has definitely helped me appreciate red oak more! I had to google myrtle, and that's some nice looking wood, I think you'll be able to make some awesome looking stuff with that!
Absolutely gorgeous! If there is such a thing as a wood nerd, you are IT, sir! This wonder will live on much longer than yourself and I hope you have several generations of heirs to remember you by it down the decades.Truly, well done.
Looks good. Thanks for sharing. I wonder if red oak is unpopular because it was heavily used in kitchen cabinets in the 1990s so folks associate it with untrendy materials like an avocado colored refrigerator became.
I think your right, looking back at older interior design there is alot of red oak used, and it definitely doesn't look good by today's standards! For me, it was mostly because you can buy it at home depot, so when I got access to "real lumber" from a lumber yard I just considered it an inferior hardwood, glad I've finally learned my lesson.
Great work. At some point, red oak will probably go through some 'renaissance' of it's own, given that white oak seems to be going up in price (higher demand from coopers), and who knows what will become of Ash as the Emerald Ash Borer does its thing. If a piece of furniture is designed well, is functional, and looks beautiful then who cares which lumber its made from.
Quite similar to something I've been drawing up for a while now. I've been sitting on some beautiful veneer that could go great with some dyed Red Oak. Thanks for placing another piece into my puzzle. Subbed.
Awesome work, this is a super beautiful piece. I can see a lot of growth in your skills as a woodworker and in your video production in this video. The whole thing is more chill and has a nice pace. If you have any of that 8/4 QS fir left, one thing I did with it and enjoyed was making endgrain veneer for small boxes, glueing 4 slices together in a 4-way book match.
Thanks, I'm always trying to get better at the video side of things so I'm glad you're noticing some improvements! I will definitely have to try end grain veneer, I can imagine that looks pretty awesome!
@@whitexenoyou must be new to my channel, I add commentary to my videos for the people, like myself, that like to know more about the decisions made during a project. If you would like to see the videos without commentary, go to my channel page and you'll find a link to my shop sounds channel.
Hi! Couple of things, First that end table is gorgeous! Your shop looks like mine right down to the tools, the canoe and motorcycle. Doug fir is a tricky wood you need super high angle blades pulled at an angle and feather thin cuts with a plane. Scrapers give really good results with lower chance of tear out. Your wax finish. I've used a similar for a satin sheen. If you want a high gloss try buffing it with a soft buffing wheel after its dry. You can almost get a mirror finish out of it with a few coats. Great video. Love the style of your furniture. Good Luck! Have Fun!
I've been watching your channel from ~ 5k subscriber mark - you have really come into your own as a woodworker - everything you do is so well thought out - and your delivery is so unique when compared to other woodworking channels - I'm to the point where I don't watch every woodworking video that notifies me - but I make it a point to watch yours - really great work!!
Well done Morgan. You’ve really come into your own with this style. I absolutely love it and all your pieces always look great. Always excited to see you post a new video.
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it, it's been really interesting experimenting with all these new techniques and I'm excited to how this style continues to develop!
That slab I used to help glue down the veneer is solid hickory from a previous project, and I'm really looking forward to using it in an upcoming project. I love hickory too, I've just found it hard to find locally!
I love the design and how the dark and light stain contrasts the peace, the pegs you used to keep it together and I absolutely love the bookend matched piece you used for the drawer fronts. Amazing job in my humble opinion would love to be able to duplicate that piece and use the same techniques in other Furniture as well. Excellent job and great video with the commentary in the background. New subscriber here!!
I've used Red Oak as my primary wood for a number of years, although I always use a sealer before finishing it. As such, it is wonderful, finishes beautifully and is readily available. For other stock, I'll use MDF and wood veneer (primarily from Rockler.)
I ebonized some red oak yesterday that I milled from my folks land a couple years ago. I have to agree 100% that stained or ebonized red oak looks really beautiful. Between the ray fleck and the deep prominent grain, it has an approachable refined but still farmhouse vibe. I really dig it which is good because I have a lot of it 😅
@@morganhurst_redridge Exactly. I'm in Portland, Oregon so walnut is readily available. But one rarely uses the words "straight grain" in the same sentence as walnut. It's why I love walnut but also why your use of red oak gives me pause. Thanks for that.
That Fir was probably expensive because, being Quartersawn it can be used as a soundboard wood for classical musical instruments. It's not as good as slow grown 1/4 sawn Spruce, but it is better than most hardwoods. The oak looks lovely though! I love Beech and Oak for working over softwoods, carving pine/spruce/fir is a nightmare!
That's what I'm learning more as I get better at woodworking, I've broken pretty much all the rules I had originally set like not staining or not using plywood!
Nice work. I have spent time using wood dies that I mix myself and appreciated how you made the red oak look really classy. I subscribed and will look out for your future posts.
@@morganhurst_redridge You can get dye kits like the Mohawk finishing Blendal kits that contain many dies in powder form that you can mix and blend and come up with some exact matches you need for different projects. It's well worth the investment when you see the price of continually buying individual stains.
Excellent work! I’m surprised that you don’t have more subscribers and views! The commentary, the camerawork, and the craftsmanship are all stellar. I’m sure I’ll see you at 100k+ subscribers very soon.
Red oak is unpopular for one reason, it has been overused for so long. Kind of like that 70.s tune Smoke on the Water, being played 40 times a day for months. I'm a cabinet/ furniture maker and used a lot of red oak in 70s and 80 because thats what people wanted. I can't look at red oak anymore. As you mentioned ash, ash is one of my favorite woods to work with. Aside from that yo did a beautiful job!! Also I don't know if you;ve used white oak, if not you're in for a treat!
That makes sense, I'm definitely not a fan of the natural red oak or lighter stains because it looks like ever 70s kitchen cabinets! I've worked with white oak a lot and absolutely love it! At this point it's a bit outside of my price point but hopefully soon I'll get to work with it again!
I like the open grain of oak. I just don’t love the color of red oak. And I’m too persnickety to stain hardwood anymore. It’s all oil finishes for me at this point. It’s also not cheap enough for what it is. Might as well go maple or cherry at that price point.
The only way I really like red oak is with India ink, finished with a few coats of Arm R Seal as it really looks nice. As I see you're in Calgary, I'm sure you"ve checked out Black Forest? I used to live in Red Deer and they were my go to for exotics. Beautiful work and design, you've been added to my subscriptions and I'm looking forward to seeing your other projects. Cheers.
I've bought some wood from black forest but their prices are a little to rich for my blood! I buy most of my lumber from PJ White Hardwood at about half the price of Black Forest, which is pretty nice!
@@morganhurst_redridge, I like to hit PJ White when I'm in Vancouver, but I order from Reimer now. I think they are a BC company as I now live on the island. Same reason as you, wood is a very good price and they take good care of me, even though I'm small time compared to some of their customers.
I like the look of red oak when stained, but I find with the pores so large that when I come back a few hours later there are specs where the stain as come back to the surface and dried
I'd recommend trying a combination of dye stain and a gel stain. The dye dries quick enough that it can't come back up and the gel stain is mostly pigments that will dry in the pores. On this project and on my test pieces I didn't see any spots like you mentioned, but have had that problem before with other stains I've tried.
@@jmartin3310Try alcohol based aniline dye stains, water based can really raise the grain on red oak. I use both, for example I find it easier to get an even color over several hundred feet of millwork with water based vs alcohol, but the nice thing is I can touch up with faster drying alcohol based dye stain if needed. Dry times are still very fast either way. I never use oil based pigment stains, particularly because how they clog the pores of ring porous woods with too MUCH color.
@@morganhurst_redridge Cool! I've already learned a lot on RUclips. Here in Brazil this is the best way because it is very difficult to find face-to-face classes at this level.
Thanks! I use a couple different glues, for panels or the legs on this piece I usually use Titebond 3 because it's permanent and strong. For joinery or veneer I use hide glue because it has a longer working time and can be reversed.
New to your channel. What is the dye stain product, and what is the process of application of it and then dark walnut stain? I'm guessing maybe you've covered this in another video, so a point in that direction would be great.
Beautiful work as always! One thing I noticed is that you are back to using LAJ for handplaning. I remember in one of your videos you mentioned that you now preferred the older Stanley planes over the LAJ. May I inquire about your reasoning? Did your preference change?
Thanks! There a few reasons you'll see me switch back and forth, the main one though is just because I'm lazy, if I know the LAJ is sharp I'll grab that instead of sharpening the No. 5 The LAJ can be better with more complex grain since I can use either a 40 or 50 degree blade and sometimes I like it because it's heavier and wider than the No. 5 which can be beneficial for finishing work. Also the fact that I paid $350 for the LAJ and $40 for the No. 5 definitely makes me want to use the LAJ every once in a while, just to make it worth owning!
Amazing video as always. I have recently found your channel. I think i have watched every video at this point Quick question: Do you happen to have a video of your router sled build? I have seen you use it in many videos. I have searched on RUclips, but everything I find seems too elaborate. Your set up looks simple and works well
I do have a video for that, it's not a tutorial but you should get enough info from the video to build your own! ruclips.net/video/liCpvHUzUgY/видео.htmlsi=-5I7Zks7UWon2mrE
Why don’t you tell us what you really think of fir! Haha ya it’s not fun. I’ve used lots of red oak in the past and I don’t like the smell of it when it’s being cut. Another good video Morgan. Keep up the good work.
I really hate fir, I've never experienced slivers that bad! And yeah, red oak stinks, I had to open the garage door after I was done milling to get that smell out of the shop.
Thanks and welcome to the channel! Here's the link to a video on my other channel with the recipe I use. ruclips.net/video/ZGkZlmcBnSs/видео.htmlsi=n2SxS6YjK0gvaHy9
I have the veritas dowel formers which are the same idea as a dowel plate and I've always had issues making the pins. Especially at the 1/4" size I always end up break about 25% of the pins I try to make, whereas with the lathe it's tedious but takes alot less time and effort than forming 20+ pins. The other benefit with the lathe is that I can round over and polish the end, easily and consistently. I still use the dowel former to get the pins to the accurate size, so the better way to look at it might be I'm just using the lathe to remove 90% of the material then the dowel former to get it to size.
what a masterpiece. this figure walnut looks amazing man. cheers from Israel!!
Thanks, it really was a one of a kind piece of wood!
Beautiful design and great execution as always. My only critique is that you keep implying you're not worthy of the title "pro woodworker". You make beautiful pieces, your process is meticulous and careful, and you're always striving to approach perfection as closely as possible. Sounds pretty professional to me. You have permission to take the credit that's due.
That means a lot to me and I appreciate it, thank you!
Don’t make the mistake of thinking professional means high quality. Pros have to first and foremost think about economics. That’s what business is. They often strive to give customers quality but even the good ones think about cost/value added ratios. In other words, if something is going to take a long time but not add a lot of value then you won’t do it because you can’t charge the customer for it and you can’t do it for free.
Artist is actually the highest level of skill and quality because artists do not have economic concerns with their art. They can take the extra ten hours to make something 0.01% better. Pro just means you get paid to do it, nothing more nothing less.
@morganhurst_redridge Seriously, I second the guy above. I'd only add that professional has different meanings. Classically, the difference between pro and amateur is pay; if you get paid for your work, you are, by definition, a professional. Ironically, there used to be a little suspicion about professionals, because amateurs did it for the love of the work, the cause, or the recipient; and when a maker cares, it has an uncanny trend of making a real difference.
What a professional is not, despite an awful lot of folks thinking otherwise, is someone who knows it all, or as near to all as any one of us will ever be capable of. It's exactly the wrong way of looking at it, but it's hard to shake all the same. Experience is a teacher, and the truly adept will find little lessons, discover and devise new and sly little tricks, or refine their feel for their work on most any project. First time, tenth, or thousandth, there's growth to be found in the effort. Proper professionals, they think themselves newbs because they know, either rationally or subconsciously, they're still learning. That for any given week of their life, they took something from their work that they carried forward in the work that came long after. Even if they're utterly unaware of the fact, it'll hold true.
Also, the balance of narrative walkthrough and technical process, lessons learned and what you hope to learn going forward, I think you're nailing it.
Trust me, then, when I say you are a professional. I learned quite a bit in one video. :P I mean, sure, you knocked the only wood I've fiddled with as of yet, but in both style and process, you taught me. I'm good with words 'n have little else, but I'd be remiss if I didn't repay the kindness. ^.^
I've heard people for years talk about they're dislike for red oak. I absolutely love it.. it cuts beautifully and it is one of my absolute most favorite hardwoods to stain.. particularly a walnut or Kona style stain. It just takes the finish so beautiful... I've always encouraged people to not go near Red oak, that way there's plenty of it at my hardwood dealer when I need it 🤣.. Nice build by the way!
I think that's going to be my approach, keeps it cheap and in plenty of stock!
@@morganhurst_redridge agreed!
I love the look red Oak has Morgan my friend. I'm really glad to see u using it on this piece.. It's a beautiful looking piece of furniture
Thanks, I'm glad I took the risk and tried working with red oak!
Beautiful
Very good detailed work.Great explination too.
Glad you liked it
Daaaang, that is sharp!!
Thanks!
Very elegant! Very William Morris, Arts and Crafts.
I had to google William Morris and I see what your saying!
I make a lot of my boxes using spruce and cedar. They are both very soft woods. I use the sander on them instead of the plane.
Makes sense, I think it's definitely think it's easier to sand softer wood!
never was i thinking red oak wood is bad. it was now think to lisen ,but it is ok and tnx for good video!
Gorgeous work there man!!!
Thanks!
Holy crap ! I got a piece of walnut, almost that same size, about 6 months ago for 50 bucks....now I know I'm fortunate to get the wood I get from where I get it, but I couldn't imagine paying that much for a piece of wood.
Wood prices are getting pretty crazy, just have to learn to make the most out of the best pieces!
Love the design! Some wood offers lessons on it for free, some costs $9 a foot for the lesson. Lol. The qs fir did look nice though!
Thanks for sharing this project......your attention to every detail is obvious, you're a true craftsman in your work.
I appreciate that!
I like that the bookmatched drawer fronts make a heart. cute.
I didn't see that before, thanks for pointing it out!
OMG. I love it. The small little thumbnail doesn't do it justice. It's an amazing piece. That figured walnut is gorgeous!
Thanks, I was worried that the walnut wouldn't stand out in the thumbnail but I think it's kind of saves a surprise for later in the video!
When you said you hate Doug fir it brought a smile to my face. Living on Vancouver Island I’ve handled my share of it,probably tens of thousands of board ft. I always hated it to. It would tear and splinter during machining,shake would appear at finishing,pitch would ooze out in sunlight not to mention slivers from just looking at it. Funny thing is I spent two hours today looking for a nice piece for a project I’m restoring. I must of burnt it all. Cheers.
Stunning ❤❤❤
Dude I’m with you on the red oak. I don’t know what the hate is all about. I’ve heard of folks that’d rather work with box store 2x4s than red oak lol. Fine with me. Less demand = more supply = cheaper prices. And you can dress up your description of the piece with words like hardwood and oak lol.
I know for me, I hated red oak because I got started woodworking buying the s4s stuff from home Depot so it somehow got in my brain that red oak was inferior to everything else.
I'm glad I finally got over that mindset because I love how affordable and easy to work it is!
2x4s over red oak is an extreme view. a lot of us are too persnickety to stain hardwood. So a lot of wood choice comes down to color. Red oak is a light orangish brown. I personally like really light (poly maple or white oak) or dark (walnut). If I do want a middle ground I would trend toward something darker than red oak and more brown less orange. If you want to stain (which I don’t) and like open grain (which I do) then red oak is fine.
Beautiful work!!
Thanks!
Red oak is a great wood for learning. It works like a variety of other wood and is much cheaper. It looks nice with black dye.
Live Oak is my favorite oak for figure and durability, but water oak is kind of neat too.
I like a very light wash of walnut dye to even out the color of walnut.
A stunning piece mate.👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you!
Excellent work. I’m slightly surprised that you don’t use veneered timber more. The sides of this nightstand are a case in point; we would never have used solid timber but have used veneered. For large areas, we use factory made panels as their quality is superb. For small areas, we might well use shop-veneered panels if we don’t have of the factory stuff in stock. For the veneers themselves, we buy knife cut for burrs but are happy to shop cut less figured panels. The only point in this is not to say, in any way, that our way is the right way but rather that there are alternatives. Indeed, we often use MRMDF as the substrate where the panel is not required to have a structural role.
Of course, veneered should work out cheaper than using solid and it’s often said to be more ecologically sound. I accept the premise of that (through using less exotic timber) but we shouldn’t lose sight of the use of all that glue etc on the making of plywood and MDF.
Making a career out of fine furniture is a really difficult step. I would always say that those who really want to do it, should follow their dream but come equipped with lots of patience and determination. The percentage of any population who can afford to buy a piece of high end bespoke furniture is incredibly small. Finding those people takes real dedication. In fact, I would say that the “secret” of making a career is half the woodworking skill and half the marketing skill.
From your videos, I would say that you have the first.
Well done!
Thanks!
another fine job sir !
Thanks!
I feel the same about red oak. Everybody talks about hating it, but I love using it if I’m painting or staining. I love seeing the grain popping through after applying those coats.
I'll have to play around with painting red oak, that would look really nice with those grains showing through!
Nice work! Love it!
Thanks a lot!
Very beautiful. I like it.
Thank you!
Stunning piece! Thank you for sharing your time ang talent!
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
It’s good to see a Stanley 113 in use. Project looks great. Nice work.
Thanks, the 113 is by far my favourite hand tool!
The learning process is the best part of any type of job u do but to learn woodworking is a really great way to keep ur mind active. I enjoy thinking things out, drawing them down on an A4 piece of paper and then hopefully I'll have been able to build the unit I want to build. I cannot afford to buy WALNUT or any of those very expensive woods but I can still learn my craft on pine and other woods while I save enough money to begin attempting to build a nice piece with WALNUT or RED OAK..
Figured Walnut is NICE.
The drawer fronts are stunning Morgan..
I have to salute u for the great work. I love the look of the top and side panels especially how they sit into the RED OAK.. Great job pal..
That's what I'm looking forward to the most about a career in woodworking, the fact that I could work at this craft for the rest of my life learning new things the whole way along!
This piece is amazing. You are very humble.
Thank you very much!
Came across this video searching for unique red oak stains. I have a ton of nice red oak boards I have been looking to use, but fell into the traditional "avoid" category. I am in the design stages for a bathroom vanity and was hoping to incorporate some of the oak. I think I am going to incorporate a lot of the design and finish elements from this piece. I am planning to do bookmatched oregon myrtle for the cabinet/drawer fronts and then red oak stained similar for the faceframe. Hoping the dark/light contrast will really pop. Thank you a ton.
Glad I could help stain has definitely helped me appreciate red oak more! I had to google myrtle, and that's some nice looking wood, I think you'll be able to make some awesome looking stuff with that!
Absolutely gorgeous! If there is such a thing as a wood nerd, you are IT, sir! This wonder will live on much longer than yourself and I hope you have several generations of heirs to remember you by it down the decades.Truly, well done.
Thanks, at this rate I'll definitely be passing a whole household of furniture down to my nephew someday!
Awesome job man
Thanks!
amazing piece, nice job
Thank you very much!
Looks good. Thanks for sharing. I wonder if red oak is unpopular because it was heavily used in kitchen cabinets in the 1990s so folks associate it with untrendy materials like an avocado colored refrigerator became.
I think your right, looking back at older interior design there is alot of red oak used, and it definitely doesn't look good by today's standards!
For me, it was mostly because you can buy it at home depot, so when I got access to "real lumber" from a lumber yard I just considered it an inferior hardwood, glad I've finally learned my lesson.
I have thousands of board feet of red oak laying in my backyard right now. It's a 5' diameter tree that fell.
That could probably make a whole rooms worth of furniture!
Beautiful work! You are becoming a true craftsman, keep it up!
I just have to keep trying to find new and interesting skills to add to my set!
Great work. At some point, red oak will probably go through some 'renaissance' of it's own, given that white oak seems to be going up in price (higher demand from coopers), and who knows what will become of Ash as the Emerald Ash Borer does its thing. If a piece of furniture is designed well, is functional, and looks beautiful then who cares which lumber its made from.
I think that's very true, since red oak still has that "oak" look, it will probably become more of a common replacement going forward!
Beautiful work sir. I’ve never met anyone that wouldn’t be proud to have put that out. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you kindly!
Quite similar to something I've been drawing up for a while now. I've been sitting on some beautiful veneer that could go great with some dyed Red Oak. Thanks for placing another piece into my puzzle. Subbed.
Glad I could give you some ideas for your project!
Those drawer fronts are freaking awesome
Thanks, i was completely speechless when I first put them on, mostly couldn't believe that I pulled them off!
Absolutely beautiful Morgan amazing work.keep up the great work always love your videos
Thanks, there's definitely alot more coming!
Very nice!
Thanks!
Awesome work, this is a super beautiful piece. I can see a lot of growth in your skills as a woodworker and in your video production in this video. The whole thing is more chill and has a nice pace. If you have any of that 8/4 QS fir left, one thing I did with it and enjoyed was making endgrain veneer for small boxes, glueing 4 slices together in a 4-way book match.
Thanks, I'm always trying to get better at the video side of things so I'm glad you're noticing some improvements!
I will definitely have to try end grain veneer, I can imagine that looks pretty awesome!
He talked the whole damn time except for the glamor shots at the end.
@@whitexenoyou must be new to my channel, I add commentary to my videos for the people, like myself, that like to know more about the decisions made during a project. If you would like to see the videos without commentary, go to my channel page and you'll find a link to my shop sounds channel.
Hi! Couple of things, First that end table is gorgeous! Your shop looks like mine right down to the tools, the canoe and motorcycle. Doug fir is a tricky wood you need super high angle blades pulled at an angle and feather thin cuts with a plane. Scrapers give really good results with lower chance of tear out. Your wax finish. I've used a similar for a satin sheen. If you want a high gloss try buffing it with a soft buffing wheel after its dry. You can almost get a mirror finish out of it with a few coats.
Great video. Love the style of your furniture. Good Luck! Have Fun!
I'll have to try using a scraper if I decide to work with fir again, thanks for the tips!
Really nice piece! I love working with walnut too - it’s my favorite. Keep up the good work!
Walnuts the best, you just have to cover your eyes when you get the bill!
Good work..that grain matching is perfect
Thank you so much!
Fantastic results! Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've been watching your channel from ~ 5k subscriber mark - you have really come into your own as a woodworker - everything you do is so well thought out - and your delivery is so unique when compared to other woodworking channels - I'm to the point where I don't watch every woodworking video that notifies me - but I make it a point to watch yours - really great work!!
Thank you for sticking around this long and it means alot to me that you've watched so many of my videos!
Awesome!
Thanks!
Well done Morgan. You’ve really come into your own with this style. I absolutely love it and all your pieces always look great. Always excited to see you post a new video.
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it, it's been really interesting experimenting with all these new techniques and I'm excited to how this style continues to develop!
Beautiful design. Such talent and skill. 😮😮
Thank you so much!
Very nice piece of art champ! 👍🏼
thank you Morgan
Man this is simply a beautiful piece.!!
Glad you like it!
Wow! It’s beautiful
I really like my hickory. Makes you think of tool handles and such but it's just... classic looking.
That slab I used to help glue down the veneer is solid hickory from a previous project, and I'm really looking forward to using it in an upcoming project. I love hickory too, I've just found it hard to find locally!
Stunning! Great work! Thank you.
Thank you! Cheers!
I love the design and how the dark and light stain contrasts the peace, the pegs you used to keep it together and I absolutely love the bookend matched piece you used for the drawer fronts. Amazing job in my humble opinion would love to be able to duplicate that piece and use the same techniques in other Furniture as well. Excellent job and great video with the commentary in the background. New subscriber here!!
Welcome and thank you!
Stunning design as always
I always enjoy your videos and the mix of hand and power tools. Keep up the great work
Thanks, I really like the hybrid approach, it definitely gives me the best of both worlds!
I've used Red Oak as my primary wood for a number of years, although I always use a sealer before finishing it. As such, it is wonderful, finishes beautifully and is readily available. For other stock, I'll use MDF and wood veneer (primarily from Rockler.)
Do you ever use veneer on mdf? I've read some good and bad things and can't quite decide if plywood or mdf makes a better core material.
Nice looking build
Thanks you!
Wow. Wow. Wow.
I ebonized some red oak yesterday that I milled from my folks land a couple years ago. I have to agree 100% that stained or ebonized red oak looks really beautiful. Between the ray fleck and the deep prominent grain, it has an approachable refined but still farmhouse vibe. I really dig it which is good because I have a lot of it 😅
Exactly! With just a little color change you can really do alot with red oak!
Not a fan of red oak but you convinced me there are possibilities there. Thanks! Great video and amazing result!
It's worth a shot, if you don't like working with it, at least it's cheap!
@@morganhurst_redridge Exactly. I'm in Portland, Oregon so walnut is readily available. But one rarely uses the words "straight grain" in the same sentence as walnut. It's why I love walnut but also why your use of red oak gives me pause. Thanks for that.
That Fir was probably expensive because, being Quartersawn it can be used as a soundboard wood for classical musical instruments. It's not as good as slow grown 1/4 sawn Spruce, but it is better than most hardwoods.
The oak looks lovely though! I love Beech and Oak for working over softwoods, carving pine/spruce/fir is a nightmare!
That's really interesting but it makes sense that the quarter sawn fir is a specialty wood!
Simply wonderful!
Glad you like it!
I love the look of the Fir. Lol.
The straight grain does look good and the color actually does go pretty well with the walnut!
Great work. The only thing I would suggest is to be careful with hard and fast rules or choices.
That's what I'm learning more as I get better at woodworking, I've broken pretty much all the rules I had originally set like not staining or not using plywood!
Very nice! I'm glad I found your channel.
Welcome, I'm glad you did too!
Beautiful piece!
Thank you very much!
Nice work. I have spent time using wood dies that I mix myself and appreciated how you made the red oak look really classy. I subscribed and will look out for your future posts.
Thanks, I've really been loving the use of dyes, it definitely gives you some cool creative freedom!
@@morganhurst_redridge You can get dye kits like the Mohawk finishing Blendal kits that contain many dies in powder form that you can mix and blend and come up with some exact matches you need for different projects. It's well worth the investment when you see the price of continually buying individual stains.
cool
always need to go for quality
Beautiful!
Thanks!
Nice work! Looks great
Thanks!
Excellent work! I’m surprised that you don’t have more subscribers and views! The commentary, the camerawork, and the craftsmanship are all stellar. I’m sure I’ll see you at 100k+ subscribers very soon.
Hopefully! It's been a long road to 10k but I'm still looking forward those triple digits someday!
Red oak is unpopular for one reason, it has been overused for so long. Kind of like that 70.s tune Smoke on the Water, being played 40 times a day for months. I'm a cabinet/ furniture maker and used a lot of red oak in 70s and 80 because thats what people wanted. I can't look at red oak anymore. As you mentioned ash, ash is one of my favorite woods to work with. Aside from that yo did a beautiful job!! Also I don't know if you;ve used white oak, if not you're in for a treat!
That makes sense, I'm definitely not a fan of the natural red oak or lighter stains because it looks like ever 70s kitchen cabinets!
I've worked with white oak a lot and absolutely love it! At this point it's a bit outside of my price point but hopefully soon I'll get to work with it again!
Beautiful job 🎉.
Thanks!
One of the best woodworkers on the tube. Looks fantastic.
Wow, thank you!
@@morganhurst_redridge 👍
I do enjoy red oak. Its not my favourite but it is pretty good.
I like the open grain of oak. I just don’t love the color of red oak. And I’m too persnickety to stain hardwood anymore. It’s all oil finishes for me at this point. It’s also not cheap enough for what it is. Might as well go maple or cherry at that price point.
Exactly, I'd prefer white oak but at half the price red oak is a perfectly good alternative.
That is gorgeous mate :)
Thank you very much!
What?! I love poplar
amazing product, bro. Definitely the job of a pro.
Thanks I appreciate that!
If you ever put out t-shirts, I'd buy one to support a small-time (Canadian!) youtube woodworker@@morganhurst_redridge
The only way I really like red oak is with India ink, finished with a few coats of Arm R Seal as it really looks nice. As I see you're in Calgary, I'm sure you"ve checked out Black Forest? I used to live in Red Deer and they were my go to for exotics. Beautiful work and design, you've been added to my subscriptions and I'm looking forward to seeing your other projects. Cheers.
I've bought some wood from black forest but their prices are a little to rich for my blood! I buy most of my lumber from PJ White Hardwood at about half the price of Black Forest, which is pretty nice!
@@morganhurst_redridge, I like to hit PJ White when I'm in Vancouver, but I order from Reimer now. I think they are a BC company as I now live on the island. Same reason as you, wood is a very good price and they take good care of me, even though I'm small time compared to some of their customers.
Muy bonita pieza😊
¡Gracias!
I use a lot of red oak, try leaving it uncloured, it pops with just oil and wax.
I will probably try that on a future project, I've done some testing and the natural color is surprisingly nice!
I like the look of red oak when stained, but I find with the pores so large that when I come back a few hours later there are specs where the stain as come back to the surface and dried
I'd recommend trying a combination of dye stain and a gel stain. The dye dries quick enough that it can't come back up and the gel stain is mostly pigments that will dry in the pores. On this project and on my test pieces I didn't see any spots like you mentioned, but have had that problem before with other stains I've tried.
@@morganhurst_redridge thanks for the suggestions! I'll have to give it a try
@@jmartin3310Try alcohol based aniline dye stains, water based can really raise the grain on red oak. I use both, for example I find it easier to get an even color over several hundred feet of millwork with water based vs alcohol, but the nice thing is I can touch up with faster drying alcohol based dye stain if needed. Dry times are still very fast either way.
I never use oil based pigment stains, particularly because how they clog the pores of ring porous woods with too MUCH color.
hey, good night. Congratulations on the work. It's beautiful. Where did you learn all these skills?
I learned everything from watching RUclips videos mixed with a little trial & error. In my opinion that's the most fun way to learn woodworking!
@@morganhurst_redridge Cool! I've already learned a lot on RUclips. Here in Brazil this is the best way because it is very difficult to find face-to-face classes at this level.
That looks really nice, might be more simple for you but that is tricky for me, was wondering what glue do you use?
Thanks! I use a couple different glues, for panels or the legs on this piece I usually use Titebond 3 because it's permanent and strong. For joinery or veneer I use hide glue because it has a longer working time and can be reversed.
New to your channel. What is the dye stain product, and what is the process of application of it and then dark walnut stain? I'm guessing maybe you've covered this in another video, so a point in that direction would be great.
Welcome, here's the link to the video on my secondary channel - ruclips.net/video/EqbIwjleVXw/видео.html
What’s the recipe / instructions for making the finish? Awesome piece!
Thanks! The recipe I used is in this video - ruclips.net/video/ZGkZlmcBnSs/видео.html
Beautiful work as always!
One thing I noticed is that you are back to using LAJ for handplaning. I remember in one of your videos you mentioned that you now preferred the older Stanley planes over the LAJ. May I inquire about your reasoning? Did your preference change?
Thanks!
There a few reasons you'll see me switch back and forth, the main one though is just because I'm lazy, if I know the LAJ is sharp I'll grab that instead of sharpening the No. 5
The LAJ can be better with more complex grain since I can use either a 40 or 50 degree blade and sometimes I like it because it's heavier and wider than the No. 5 which can be beneficial for finishing work.
Also the fact that I paid $350 for the LAJ and $40 for the No. 5 definitely makes me want to use the LAJ every once in a while, just to make it worth owning!
@@morganhurst_redridge thank you for the reply!
Amazing video as always. I have recently found your channel. I think i have watched every video at this point
Quick question: Do you happen to have a video of your router sled build? I have seen you use it in many videos. I have searched on RUclips, but everything I find seems too elaborate. Your set up looks simple and works well
I do have a video for that, it's not a tutorial but you should get enough info from the video to build your own!
ruclips.net/video/liCpvHUzUgY/видео.htmlsi=-5I7Zks7UWon2mrE
@@morganhurst_redridge 👍
Why don’t you tell us what you really think of fir! Haha ya it’s not fun. I’ve used lots of red oak in the past and I don’t like the smell of it when it’s being cut. Another good video Morgan. Keep up the good work.
I really hate fir, I've never experienced slivers that bad!
And yeah, red oak stinks, I had to open the garage door after I was done milling to get that smell out of the shop.
So, red oak good. Fir bad. Got it.
Exactly
Such an inspiring video. Glad I can across your content!
Is your finish an equal parts finish?
Thanks and welcome to the channel!
Here's the link to a video on my other channel with the recipe I use. ruclips.net/video/ZGkZlmcBnSs/видео.htmlsi=n2SxS6YjK0gvaHy9
Thank you so much for that!
Are you making those pins on the lathe still or are you using a dowel plate?
I have the veritas dowel formers which are the same idea as a dowel plate and I've always had issues making the pins. Especially at the 1/4" size I always end up break about 25% of the pins I try to make, whereas with the lathe it's tedious but takes alot less time and effort than forming 20+ pins. The other benefit with the lathe is that I can round over and polish the end, easily and consistently.
I still use the dowel former to get the pins to the accurate size, so the better way to look at it might be I'm just using the lathe to remove 90% of the material then the dowel former to get it to size.