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Welcome to The Mountain Top Joiner's Shop TH-cam channel, where studio furniture designer/maker R.C. provides handtool-centric woodworking tips, tricks, and techniques for getting the most out of your time in the shop. This channel also features overviews of various woodworking products as well as an inside look at the design process of a working studio furniture maker.
Build a Wine Caddy Pt 5
In Part 5 of this series, I use a power tool for the first time to create the opposing arches. I also do a basic bit of metal work, cleaning up the dovetails after glue up, and some finish prep.
Relevant video links:
Dowel to the Max! The DowelMax Joinery System Grows Up - th-cam.com/video/tF2qrwyq_M8/w-d-xo.html
Measuring Tools PLUS Metric vs Imperial vs Not Measuring - th-cam.com/video/7SFUBBWJURE/w-d-xo.html
Affiliate Links:
Fonz & Porter White Mechanical Fabric Pencil: amzn.to/4d89PUZ
DeWalt Mini F-Style Clamps: amzn.to/4e1lA0U
Preppin' Weapon Sanding Block (in red): amzn.to/47E4ynn
Birchwood Casey Super Blue Liquid Gun Blue 90 Ml: amzn.to/3ZmKBz8
Birchwood Casey Fast-Acting Brass Black Metal Finish: amzn.to/4eiIz7r
Alvin Divider/Compass combo: amzn.to/3Z9fpTQ
Makita 9404 4" x 24" Belt Sander, with Variable Speed: amzn.to/3TlAw1K
Note: Any products purchased via the above links will result in a small percentage of the purchase price going to support this channel at no extra cost to you.
Relevant video links:
Dowel to the Max! The DowelMax Joinery System Grows Up - th-cam.com/video/tF2qrwyq_M8/w-d-xo.html
Measuring Tools PLUS Metric vs Imperial vs Not Measuring - th-cam.com/video/7SFUBBWJURE/w-d-xo.html
Affiliate Links:
Fonz & Porter White Mechanical Fabric Pencil: amzn.to/4d89PUZ
DeWalt Mini F-Style Clamps: amzn.to/4e1lA0U
Preppin' Weapon Sanding Block (in red): amzn.to/47E4ynn
Birchwood Casey Super Blue Liquid Gun Blue 90 Ml: amzn.to/3ZmKBz8
Birchwood Casey Fast-Acting Brass Black Metal Finish: amzn.to/4eiIz7r
Alvin Divider/Compass combo: amzn.to/3Z9fpTQ
Makita 9404 4" x 24" Belt Sander, with Variable Speed: amzn.to/3TlAw1K
Note: Any products purchased via the above links will result in a small percentage of the purchase price going to support this channel at no extra cost to you.
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Build a Wine Caddy Pt 4, Handcut Dovetails
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Almost an hour of instruction, tips, tricks, and techniques for cutting a small dovetail joint by hand. Video about my bench-on-bench: th-cam.com/video/VsYD0TeT g/w-d-xo.html Affiliate links: Alvin Divider/Compass combo: amzn.to/3Z9fpTQ Taytools 2-3/4 inch Precision 2 Piece Machinist Square: amzn.to/47grOaD Razorsaw Dozuki (The closest I can find on Amazon to the model I have. Woodcraft carries...
Build a Wine Caddy, Pt 3
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Getting these boards ready for joinery including rips & crosscuts with panel saws and a deep dive on shooting end grain. Relevant video links: One Trick Ponies-The *Last* Handtools to Get: th-cam.com/video/H-03uwX_4Bg/w-d-xo.html The Most Important Handplane in My Shop: th-cam.com/video/gaORuRUdeXU/w-d-xo.html Affiliate Links: INCRA TINYT03 Precision Tiny T-Rule 3-Inch: amzn.to/4dYpHdU Incra T-...
Build a Wine Caddy, Part 2
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Part 2 of the Build a Wine Caddy series using mostly hand tools. Relevant video links: The Most Important Hand Plane in My Shop: th-cam.com/video/gaORuRUdeXU/w-d-xo.html Flattening Boards by Hand: th-cam.com/video/1U1ptIIIrME/w-d-xo.html Affiliate link for paraffin wax: amzn.to/4dFumkr Note: Anything bought on Amazon using this link will result in a small percentage of the purchase price going ...
Build A Wine Caddy, Part 1
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This is the first build video for the Build a Wine Caddy series, which is a comprehensive attempt to share every detail of the build of a project from start to finish. While it's meant to cater to the less experienced hand tool user, I share a number of tips and tricks along the way that will hopefully help out some of the more experienced woodworkers as well. In this introductory episode, I ta...
Boeshield T9 in a Handtool Heavy Shop
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I was sent some tool maintenance products no strings attached, so in this video, I play around with them and share my thoughts. Affiliate links: Boeshield 4 oz. Mini 3 Pack Kit- amzn.to/3R0IiNd BOESHIELD T-9 Rust & Corrosion Protection/Inhibitor and Waterproof Lubrication, 1 oz liquid- amzn.to/3VpycZ3 Boeshield T-9 Waterproof Lubricant 4oz. drip bottle- amzn.to/3wGSbJ8 Note- Anything purchased ...
Choosing a Wood Finish That Works for YOU
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Those prone to analysis paralysis will have a really hard time choosing the right finish for them. There's just too many options and no clear consensus on which is the best. This video explains why that is and seeks to move along the finish selection process. Affiliate Links: Vermont Natural Coatings PolyWhey Gloss Clear Water-Based Furniture Finish 1 qt. - amzn.to/4dlZiHi Watco Danish Oil, Nat...
Raising and Installing Drawer Bottoms by Hand
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The deepest of deep dives on raising a solid wood panel with hand planes and installing it in a drawer box. Affiliate links: Incra T-rule, 150mm: amzn.to/3TPU6Cq Incra T-rule, 3 Inch: amzn.to/3TL4uvf Lutz 15-in-1 Ratcheting Screwdriver: amzn.to/4apf4z8 Note: Purchasing anything via one of the above links will result in a small percentage of the purchase price going to support this channel at no...
Cleaning Up Hand cut Dovetails
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I spontaneaously filmed a video sharing how I go about cleaning up my hand-cut dovetails. I'm sure it's not the only way, but I've always been happy with the techniques shown here.
Advice for Aspiring Furniture Makers
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People mistakenly believe I'm a good person to ask how to become successful at furniture making. That said, I have made observations about people that are. For what it's worth, these are those observations.
Dowel to the Max!! The DowelMax Joinery System Grows Up
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My previous video about my DowelMax Joinery jig featured a jig that was bought in something like 2012, and that jig has been updated and expanded quite a bit, it turns out. Link to the previous video: th-cam.com/video/dKiPbFBh6_k/w-d-xo.html Link to the joinery tests mentioned in the video: th-cam.com/video/4ix_urn3iQI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=sRLliYDDRrbTkyJ4 Affiliate link to the DowelMax website (You m...
Dovetailing a Big Case by Hand, Part 2
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This is the second half of dovetailing this huge case by hand, which yielded predictably hand-cut results, which is fine, except when it isn't, in which case I show you how to fix it. Relevant video links: Dovetailing a Big Case by Hand, Pert 1: th-cam.com/video/-JTqfdGlCZU/w-d-xo.html Bench on Bench Action!: th-cam.com/video/VsYD0TeT g/w-d-xo.html Dowel Joinery with the Dowelmax Joinery System...
Dovetailing a Big Case By Hand Pt. 1
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A stubborn commitment to design, and a lack of machinery, have led me to dovetail a big case largely by hand again. Here's some tips for those who might find themselves in the same situation. Relevant video links: Bench-on-bench video: th-cam.com/video/VsYD0TeT g/w-d-xo.html L Shaped Saw Bench video: th-cam.com/video/nkNgMxJOadw/w-d-xo.html Sharpening with steel lapping plates video: th-cam.com...
Why Bother with Small Projects?
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Sometimes us woodworkers do small projects just to get them done and out of the way, but I like to think of them as opportunities. Affiliate links: Boos Block Mystery Oil- amzn.to/49ZMODE Need a gallon of it?- amzn.to/3Ga5jYn Boos Block Board Cream AND Mystery Oil together- amzn.to/3sKMw2w Time Saver Preppin' Weapon Sanding Blocks- amzn.to/3MR9Cvq BTW- Any purchases made via any of these links ...
Dowel Joinery with the Dowelmax Joinery System
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Based on both hearsay and their experience with cheap department store furniture, people often think of the dowel joint as a lousy joinery option, and this couldn't be further from the truth. In this video, I talk about this, as well as the best joinery jig I've ever used, the Dowelmax. Affilitate links: Dowel Max Joinery System: dowelmax.com?aff=10 Milwaukee 18v Drill & Driver Combo set- amzn....
Glue Up Panels Without Clamping Cauls
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Glue Up Panels Without Clamping Cauls
Handmade Furniture Released into the Wild: One of the Biggest Perks to Being a Furnituremaker
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Handmade Furniture Released into the Wild: One of the Biggest Perks to Being a Furnituremaker
How to know if your lumber is ready to be worked.
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How to know if your lumber is ready to be worked.
Book Learnin'- Book Recommendations for the Aspiring Furniture Maker
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One Trick Ponies: The *Last* Handtools to Get
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One Trick Ponies: The *Last* Handtools to Get
A Complete Tour of My Signature Bargueño Desk
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A Complete Tour of My Signature Bargueño Desk
Rambling Around While Rambling On; A Non-Furniture Making Video About Furniture Making
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Rambling Around While Rambling On; A Non-Furniture Making Video About Furniture Making
How Many Woodworkers Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb?
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How Many Woodworkers Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb?
C*ckbeading a Drawer, Seriously...That's What it's Called.
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C*ckbeading a Drawer, Seriously...That's What it's Called.
Drawer Slips- Why they're extra nice & how to make them.
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Drawer Slips- Why they're extra nice & how to make them.
I appreciate your explanations for the various parts of the jig. It seems to be an excellent system and I am now convinced I would like to try it. You are the first woodworker on YT I have seen that uses Hide Glue. My dad always used Hide glue when making furniture but that was a long time ago and I haven’t seen anyone else talk about it since. You reminded me that I should give that a try as well.
I hope you had Blackened by Metallica on the sound system when blueing the metals. I've enjoyed this series and get about 10 tips from each.
Thanks for the video. My deformed left thumb can attest to the importance of clamping and putting a stop on the right side of the workpiece when using large forstner bits (especially)- the bit acts as a power feeder, the fence is directing that force to the right, and pulls the left hand right into it. But... it did keep the workpiece from spinning...
RC, enjoying the series and the long form format. Thanks for sharing!
oh, I have something to watch this evening
Just saw this. Fantastic design that maximizes functionality and is good looking to boot. Thank you for sharing. One question - do the angled bench legs have any impact on the efficiency and positive feedback you get when using a chisel and mallet to chop out mortises, dovetails, etc. ? I like to chop out stuff in a position directly over the bench leg (not angled) because of the solid feel of each blow with the mallet. I’m wondering if the splayed legs still provide that feeling. Thanks again!
I've pretty much never chopped over the angled legs, favoring instead the vertical legs on the opposite end of the bench for that reason, not to mention that I like chopping from a seated position and the leg vise would be in the way.
After watching a number of videos on stock prep and dovetails I figured that all I needed to do is practice. Since your videos are chock full of guidance while being entertaining, I knew this series wouldn't disappoint. It's like being an apprentice working under the coolest master craftsman one could imagine. I know these videos are a lot of work to plan and produce. Thank you for helping up my game!
Great to hear!
This was so useful! Thank you. Can you use beeswax polish as the finish? I prefer that to other finishes, but I was worried it would mess up the ebonizing.
I don't see any reason why not, but as always with finishing, the best way to be sure is to make a small test sample and see how it goes before commiting to the same technique on a full blown furniture project.
Nice and different take on an old idea. Wonder how it would work if it were T shaped just thinking work from either side without wobbling, push saw or pull saw.
It looks great, I just watched all five episodes, did you make the tool cabinet, using only hand tools? Just wondering
Mostly hand tools, but there was plenty of thickness planer and drill press involved as well.
can I ask you what video edting software you found that works well?
Davinci Resolve. It's a giant piece of software that's intimidating to learn (I've barely scratched the surface), but it's free and can do pretty anything as long as your computer can handle it.
What blades do you use for the fret saw.
These: amzn.to/4eeJQfw
I finally pulled the trigger and got mine last week. What a well made and beautiful tool.
Thanks mate. Great video.
My goodness, that special sauce of ignorance, anonymiity and snobbery! LOL. You got it. Great info and I will watch more, already subscribed. I liked the demo of how to install shelf using cherry piece clamped to side of casework.
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Another great video - I definitely always learn something, plus I always love hearing you pre-empt the "haters" 🤣 A "long" time ago I picked up a 20 oz 'Wood Is Good' mallet for my first 'refined' (relative to a claw hammer) woodworking bashing tool. Since then I've tried a few others, and probably need ("need" 🤣) to make a classic joiners mallet just to say I did... but I kept finding myself gravitating back to the WiG mallet. Little too heavy for a lot of stuff. I'd *really* like a Blue Spruce mallet, but there's (quite) a few other things on the 'want' list ahead of that, so I ended up adding the 12 oz WiG mallet to an order recently. I still need to Cosman-ize the handle, but I'm loving it so far, and I've never understood the people who think it's 'too soft 🤷♂️
That's one of the clearest, most thorough explanations of the tails first dovetail joint I've seen. So many tips where you just go, "ah ha" that's brilliant. Thanks for the video RC
I have the same Veritas clamps you use for the bench-on-bench but I’ve stopped using them because they don’t release from a hard clamp. Did you ever have the same problem and if so how did you make them usable?
I haven't really had that problem but that may be because I've always only used them for workpieces that don't need to be held super tight.
Great video and fantastic detail teaching of dovetail construction. Also nice tip about the Razor saw. I did not know about those even though I have several Japanese saws. Thank you!
Nice. I'm hoping that people recognise this mini series as a tutorial covering a very large chunk of basic joinery with many nuanced insights. I don't want to make a wine caddy but I have learned and been reminded of some really useful stuff for joinery in general. Thanks.
Great video, nice, calm pace.
Hi Ryan, viewing in stages, cause your videos are pretty informations dense, so only up to 13 mins at this point, but I wonted to second the comment about using a stop when marking. Darn good suggestion, IMO.
First time on your channel, but man deaaaaam beautiful bench u have. It looks like you put a bunch of love and a pat of you on it. Congrats and thanks for the content
Thanks! If you want more info on it, I did a video on it way back when my channel was pretty new: th-cam.com/video/uWaJS8mhnmg/w-d-xo.html
Do you worry at all about which side of the line the bevel of the marking knife is on? eg bevel to the 'waste' side of the cut?
It's not critical at this stage. I'd be more likely to do that if I were cutting joinery that needs to be as precise as possible or, likewise, going to be visible later.
I recently watched a video on TH-cam which showcased beautiful tool cabinets and benches. Sure enough your hanging wall cabinet was featured in that video. So as far as skill and craftsmanship goes you are certainly getting recognized. Keep up the good work.
It's actually a cabinet on a stand, but thank you.
FYI the video is titled “stunning cabinetmakers benches and tool cabinets”. Check out the cabinet at 5:55 into the video. Just thought you would be interested. Thank you responding back. Have a good day.
I was hoping you’d get to a tool I saw on your shelf in the opening-the concave scraper set. Do you use them much? If so, with or without a burr? (I’ve heard differing answers.) If doing a big (like half inch) radius, would you start small and work your way up or just do it all with the target radius?
I don't use them very often, but when I do, it's with a slight burr, and the target radius from the get go.
Love the edge trim plane for squaring up edges as you demonstrated.
Does shooting so much hardwood endgrain with your shooting plane dulls the blade very quickly in a narrow spot that do the cutting? What would be the solution if that is the case?
I talked about all that in detail in this video: th-cam.com/video/gaORuRUdeXU/w-d-xo.html
I have been an avid follower of your channel since its inception, and while you occasionally utilize power tools, your primary focus appears to be on traditional "modern" hand tools. In this video, however, I noticed that you still seem to adhere to a more contemporary interpretation of the requirements for wood before it can be worked. On your Instagram page you have an image of a vernacular folk-style Swiss chest from a museum you visited that is clearly a riven and green woodworking example. Are there any plans for you to explore traditional woodworking techniques that utilize "green wood," as understood in today's context, rather than only the modern approach of using "dry wood"? It appears that many people today mistakenly believe that "cooked wood" is essential, operating under the notion that wood must be kiln-dried before it can be utilized. Thank you for your outstanding channel and the remarkable work you produce...
I find all aspects of woodworking and wood furniture design interesting and like to share anything and everything related to that, but when it comes to building furniture, I prefer to stick to "cooked wood" as you describe it. It's just as well- out here in Colorado, I have nearly zero access to usable green wood.
@@themountaintopjoinersshop8422 A choice and perspective to be sure. In my youth, I lived in Colorado, particularly in the vicinity of Walsenburg, where my uncle managed a small sawmill. This background has provided me with an in-depth understanding of the local climate you mentioned. In your area, sourcing green wood is quite feasible (sorry to disagree with your belief you can't find any) as I maintain connections primarily for the timber frames and there furnishings that I design and construct in the authentic and traditional folk styles which always utilize green wood in their creation. If you are ever interested in delving into traditional vernacular green wood techniques, such as those used in the creation of the riven Swiss chest, there are several sawyers situated near Louisville. Prominent options include Urban Forest Mill and JKC Woods LLC in Longmont, along with Old Tyme Lumber in Boulder. Furthermore, you might consider reaching out to Woodmizer in Buena Vista for a list of smaller custom mills that provide competitive pricing. Thank you once more for what you share on your channel.
Thanks for the tip on butting up the stock against a stop when using a larger combination square. Super simple solution.
Realizing this is an older video, I am curious if you would provide a little more detail on your floating floor. More detail on materials used including thicknesses and overall thickness of floor, how it holds up, etc. I am working on a detached workshop with an uneven slab concrete floor. Thanks in advance.
The rigid foam isulation board on the concrete is 1", the asphalt impregnated board is 1/2" but doesn't hold screws well at all, the plywood is 1/2" and screwed into the asphalt impregnated board below it. If I were to do this again, I'd replace the asphalt impregnated board with more 1/2" ply, alternating the orientation of the two layers by 90 degrees so they overlap. The concrete floor in my garage isn't uneven, just sloping, so I can't say how well this would work on your uneven one.
@@themountaintopjoinersshop8422 Thank you
Your tool cabinet is extremely beautiful!
If you have a back like mine, the forehead on the handle trick would not be possible. I found the Bosch 12V Max Brushless Drill and Impact driver kit is absolutely amazing. The control you can get with those triggers is better than anything I have used by a good margin. Do yourself a favor and try that drill. It will fit in your pocket too: it's tiny.
Excellent video. I have had so much frustration with this plane’s nicker. Surprisingly, I think the skew rabbet plane by veritas does a better job with end grain rabbets. I had no trouble aligning it and it has a couple of pros over this plane. -3 set screws instead of 2 -adjustable mouth -depth stop accessory, so it actually gets all of the same features that this one does.
Are you referring to the skew *block* plane?
@@themountaintopjoinersshop8422 Ah sorry, yes!
Pretty much equipped like my old Stanley skew rabbit plane. It will clean up a nibble dado way better than a 78. Hoping to run across a how to video making a new wedge for a wood skew plane I picked up. It’s a tapered parallelogram section.
That was worth the price of admission!!
Best piece of advice I’ve heard on hand tools..there’s no shame in having something done by hand look like it’s been done by hand
And that tip is "Money"!
Damn. I just about had myself talked out of the Dowelmax and into the Jessem Stainles THEN I watched your darn video. Thanks. You just cost me mucho beer money.
Hi, fantastic bench and chop! Quick question, if you had a single bottom leg brace and mounted the parallel guide such that the top of the parallel guide bar was riding the bottom of the leg brace and the top of parallel guide bar could not move past the bottom of the leg brace, thereby keeping everything in parallel, couldn't that work and possibly avoid buying another expensive (albeit ingenious part in the chain guide) component? I am a new woodworker and I don't know nothing, so please excuse my ignorance. Your channel is now on the watch list!
I think such a setup would prevent a smooth opening and closing of the chop. It wouldn't hold it in parallel either. The only tried and true options I'm aware of are a removable pin at the parallel bar (easily the cheapest most simple option), a criss-cross, or a chain.
Do you feel any difference in the cutting action along the grain between the low angle jointer and the standard angle jack plane? Which one leaves a better surface?
I find the sharpness of the blade has a larger effect on surface quality than whether it's bevel up or bevel down, or most other factors for that matter, but the bevel-up plane does give me the option of swapping in a high angle blade very easily, which can also affect surface quality and that's one of the reasons I tend to favor bevel-up planes. They both have their pros and cons and I don't begrudge the use of bevel-down in the slightest. You can get great results with either.
@@themountaintopjoinersshop8422 For some reason I dislike the mouth adjustment mechanism in low angle planes. But your Jointer plane looks an excellent tool.
As a newbie I appreciate the extra time and effort you take in explaining. Thank you
Good video!
I did this exact task last Friday, being some mahogany work pieces from 12mm to 8mm. My process was similar except I used a scrub plane and came down to my gauge line with a jack plane. As you said, your shop, your rules. But I like watching your work habits and process.
Good instruction, good tips!
I also have a thing for my jointer plane. (Stanley no. 7)
Tolpin’s book (I forget which one) shows roubo style winding sticks that sit in saddles. Then it suggests using rabbet planes on both sides of the board, which those saddles rest on, such that once the sticks show the wind it gone, then all you have to do is remove the center portion of the board to meet the two rabbets. Probably for more rough boards than you’re showing here, but I’ve often wanted to see someone do it that way.
Great video. Thanks for taking the time to offer commentary during the dimensioning as there's a lot of good information there. I love the quips in the text too.
Thank you for in-depth and very detailed information 👍