Tips and Tricks Every Woodworker Should Know - Vol. 2

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You do have to spend some time setting the saw up... blade, fence, etc. But once done, the saw is great. Fairly compact which is Nice youtube.com/post/UgkxXh-4_3-ZT1fFWP91ZV7iVqzElr0lE… I did get an Incra Miter Gauge which takes some setup as well. The stock miter gauge can be adjusted in the miter slot with a little painter's tape... this tightens up the side to side play a lot.

The author does like to youtube.com/post/UgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2… from scratch, shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. As another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us don’t have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we won’t be able to practice the full stack project, is still great.

Hey guys, really enjoying your tips and tricks videos. No matter how many years you have spent in the workshop, your never too old to learn something new. Keep'm coming.

The inside measurement is a good opportunity to not measure it at all. Use the two stick method and use the clamped stick to set your saw or whatever it is you are doing. It is easy to fall into the trap of believing you have to measure everything - I always find ways of measuring as little as possible. The ways of finding the centres of the board and the circle are great examples of this: we don't care how wide the board is we just want it halved.

Watching Chris cut random kerfs in to a nice piece of walnut just to use for an example hurt my heart as a woodworker who struggles to find quality hardwoods....

Great video. I appreciate the fact that you not only provide the tips but demonstrate them as well. For beginners like me this is EXTREMELY helpful. This is the reason I subscribed. Thanks

Nice illustration for the “in/out” / “up/down” method for the flat panel glue up!

Huge "Thank you!" for this video! Especially the tips about alternatives for jointers (since I only have a table saw). I'm eager to try these on my next project!

Mind blown - finding the center of a circle and the inside the dado/kerf's are amazing tips! Cheers!

A variation on the sticks for measuring the inside. Is to not clamp them together at all, because when you remove sticks they could either jamb in place or cause the clamped sticks to move slightly. Instead throw away the clamp and simply scribe a line across the sticks, remove the sticks and realign when you need to measure or use it as a jig. it will always be accurate from that point forward, if you have a lot of measurements to make don't scribe the sticks instead use painters tape on the sticks and draw your line(s) on that.

You should keep making the tape ball bigger and bigger each time you do these videos.

I'm a retired wood worker both fine furniture and architectural millwork. 60 years man and boy and I have ALL my fingers. This is first video I have seen that is smart and has first class advise. The in out thing with the jointer I have been doing for 40 years. Note: Check your joints by dry fitting the panel and lightly clamp one end and see if there are gaps in the joints at the other end. You should be able close the open end with you hands. Do not force a gap closed or you will induce a stress in the panel. Now allow the glue line to dry for a number of days so you are not sanding wet raised grain which will shrink later.

This series is super interesting and helpful. Please keep 'em coming!

For measuring the inside dimension, you can also take the two sticks and where you lay the one on top, mark a line at the end of the stick and an x next to it. That way you can carry the two sticks away and just line up the mark again.

I absolutely loved your video. This is the 1st one I watch from Foureyes. Your graphic explanations as well as the failed cuts (table saw) made this so easy to understand. Thank you!🤓

These tips are excellent !! One other idea I just tried was using a laser ruler to measure the inside of a cabinet.

Glad you shared my tip for creating a perfectly straight board of almost any length. It was shared with me by a cabinet maker many years ago. Too, by removing small amounts from alternate sides will 'take out' any bowing as a result of wood removal.

Great tips. That last one using two strips of wood was so simple I wonder how I’ve never seen it or thought of that. GREAT TIP

For inside measurements, using a tape measure, push the hook against one side and measure out towards the center and make a tick mark on an inch line. Any inch, doesn't matter. Now push the hook against the other side and measure out to your tick mark. Add the two measurements together. I've used this method to measure for stair treads and risers where the ends are not always parallel.