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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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!

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....

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!🤓

Like the inside measurement technics. Not sure if already mentioned here but I have had very good results in cabinet making just using the old school Lufkin carpenters folding rule with the extension slide. Works great at the saw too for either side of the blade teeth to the rip fence. Thanks for the great tips.

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

Good stuff! As a 2nd gen craftsman and dedicated expert in many woodworking techniques and practices, I like your style! I’d like to add to the ‘inside dimension’ discussion- for small areas like inside a cabinet, I use a 123 block (a machinist’s trick. A 1”x2”x3” block) and measure back to the block. And for longer dimensions like measuring a wall for crown, I measure 40”, 50”, 60”, etc. out of one corner and then measure back to that mark. Doable as a donut 😅

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

Great tips! I’m a new woodworker and I’ve already had some of these obstacles. So I will definitely be using these!

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