Lets build a Blanket Chest
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ต.ค. 2022
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In this video I build a neat blanket chest. This is a simple build, but really fun. Follow along as I show how I build it, share some tips and as always make a few unfunny jokes.
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Mike, I mean this in the most complimentary way possible - you embody ‘dadness’. Your corn ball jokes always make me smile and roll my eyes at the same time.
Ha! Well at least that means my videos are honest.
There’s no higher calling than to be a husband and father; so for my vote, embodying “Dadness” is indeed a fine fine compliment 👍
@@TheSMEAC Totally agree!
It’s 25% of why I reach for his content!! The other 25%, is for his musical review!! 50%, being his awesome woodness.
@@mikehuber6675 Thank you, thats kind.
I especially liked three things in this video:
1) The Felder F700
2) The final product
3) Your sense of humor
Please never change, Mike.
Thank you very much.
Just opened a beer, its friday AND a new mike ferrington video!! Is this real life?
Ha! Nice!
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
Agree! Hard to beat on a Friyay afternoon
I've been doing fine woodworking for over 40 years and I always learn something watching your videos. Thanks for making them and for your format of doing narration over the video; so much better than attempting to get it in while working.
Thank you.
incidentally, "Groove Bottom" was my stage name when I was in a Hot Chocolate cover band
This made me giggle. Thanks. "Groove bottom", what a name.
Haha! We are on the same wave length. I was thinking about calling my funk cover band Groove Bottom.
I am not sure exactly what it is, but something about your videos always gets me pumped up to get out into the show and make something. Very nice piece, and I totally agree with you about a chamfer on the undersides of tops like that.
Thank you.
I appreciate your attention to the small details. Taking your time to make sure the cedar insert was square is an example of that. PS the new toy looks like a serious upgrade over a router table for the things it can do.
Thank you.
Sweet and easy build 👍
I’m sure I say “easy” in part because you always do a fine job of foreseeing needs/improvements you can make to fit/finish/functionality (using the grate while intentionally opening up more cedar surface area, chamfering to avoid picks in fabric, going the extra mile to cut haunches, etc…).
The number one thing I appreciate and have over these past years from you is not organization per se, but that you organize and approach projects and problems, in an organized manner mentally first; that makes the execution far easier. You’d have made a fine Operations Officer at the battalion level. Hope you and the family are doing well!
Thank you very much.
Fun fact: I've seen tops with three wide boards and a sliver in back. The way they made this work is... Three boards form the top and the skinny board is fixed to the top of the chest. The hinges are then placed between the top and the skinny board. Depending on the hinges you use, this three + one board helps keep too much stress on the back and causing the upper edge of the back to split and tear at the hinge screws. 💖🌞🌵😷
Thank you. That is a good way to solve the problem.
While it's a wonderful thing to have all the tools and equipment that makes up a shop like yours, it's no substitute for skill, talent, imagination, and experience. You have it all. One thing I noticed in this video is everything is clean. Work space, benches, tools, hands... when you're working with high-end wood, it's not a good thing to have the work marred by hand prints, tool scuffs, work bench dents & scratches, etc. I really like the way you work!
Thank you very much.
Yet another home run, Mike. I believe I can speak for a great many when I say we always appreciate it when you come out to play. Thanks a ton.
Thank you very much.
I built two tables out of that & waited a month to get it! The customer was an Electrical Engineer and trust me he looked over those tables closely! But he was satisfied & paid the bucks! Smells good! Money that’s is !👊
Thank you.
Congrats on that awesome shaper! Great build and beautiful shop by the way.
Thank you.
Aquabats is easily one of my top 5 ska bands, and your analysis of ska and the use of trombones was spot on. Oh, the furniture build was great, too.
Ha! Thank you. Great band for sure.
That Felder f700 is drool worthy. We did play the Lotto tonight for $1.2B so after I win, I'll be placing my order.
Good luck.
Years ago I worked for a wonderful cabinet maker and I remember asking him “ how do you know how much glue to put on?” Always hear his voice answer when I’m in a glue up,” just the right amount “ Words of wisdom from our mentors.Also, cherry was Jamie’s favourite wood as it gets ‘richer ‘ with time. I also love Osmo and ska.
Its an experience thing for sure. But the only way to get to know how much glue is just right, is to practice.
Hello from Michigan
I built two toy boxes a year ago, one of cherry, another of red oak. Hand cut 48 dovetails on each one.
Great work Mike, you sir, are a true craftsman
That wounds like a lot of dovetails. Well done.
You know its going to be a good day when mike posts a video
Ha! Thank you.
I miss the reward for watching all the way through. 🙂 My dad had a chest of plywood when he was young and it was destroyed by black mold in the days of floppy disks, VCR tapes, and cassettes. 😉 I kept the hardware and vowed to create a worthy replacement. I may have found that piece. I’ve studied and enjoyed your work for a long time, Mike, and it would be great to have your influence share this father-son project.
Thank you. Send me an email when you're done with yours.
Hi Mike. Thanks for sharing your work. My wife and I wait for your videos like a Star Wars movie!!
Wow, that is a high compliment, unless you dislike the Star Wars movies....
That turned out really nice. That is an impressive new tool also. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
I just used my Double Taper Sanding Disc yesterday. It is amazing! My project was just some 3/4 x 1 back banding to add to a bunch of door casing. It got rid of the saw marks and left the edges buttery smooth. It also revealed how much deflection I'm getting from my table saw blade. I highly recommend it.
Thank you very much. Alway neat to hear success stories.
Mike without fail always learn something new from watching your videos this one checking your off cut on the panel and add some CA glue to help strengthen it 👏🏻👏🏻 brilliant
Glad to help
And your 10 out of 10 for replies 🙌🏻
Your old stomping grounds make the Saroyan Hardwoods shirt make more sense haha
Yup, this beach is about 8 miles down the way from Saroyan in Vista.
I see a lot of handplaning woodworkers clear the plane every pass so you're not weird about it! Awesome build, it looks stunning and the joinery was very interesting to see! :)
Same, I've also noticed in my inexpert hands that not removing the shaving leads to clogging.
Thank you. Sometimes I see people let the shavings pile up a foot out of the top of the plane, I just want to reach into the screen and clear them.
Beautiful and simple piece. Yes, cherry is a lovely wood. I enjoy the clips of the clouds/snow/kids/sunsets...
Glad you enjoyed it
Love the shaper! If it ever comes up missing, I have no idea where it went...really!!!
Ha! That would be a tuff move. This thing isn't light.
Your voiceover is Roman Mars on 99% invisible-level pleasant to the ear. Orders of magnitude above any other woodworking (and non-woodworking) channel on TH-cam.
Thank you very much.
I love the design and the look if the chest. And you’re right cherry is wonderful to work with.
Thank you.
The cedar bottom ended up gorgeous! Nice build - I'm excited to see what you do with the shaper once you amass some more cutters :D
Thank you. I have bought a few cutters, just enough to get going. Next up is a power feeder.
The neatness that you work with is commendable
Thank you.
My wife caught me lately saying a bit loudly: "f*ck yes", everything time you post a new video hahaha.
I'm in the process of renovating our new house after immigrating to Sweden and I didn't have had time to set up my shop so watching you is a bit of a substitute to remedy the lack of doing shop projects.
Thanks for the great content!
Ha! Thank you.
Excellent blanket chest. Well done!
BTW: The Super Rad? Utterly insane. I love it!!!
Thank you Jerry.
Totally agree. Osmo and cherry is awesome.
Super nice for sure.
Fantastic video! I look forward to the next one!!
Coming soon!
I"ve been a fan for a while, but the Aquabats reference just raised your stock in my book. All systems go!
That period of music is somehow just forgotten. The Aquabats are great.
Awesome, Mike. I'm glad you did this project for yourself and family. Your content always teaches me something new, and I appreciate that you're willing to pass on you skills, tips, and woodworking hacks. Thanks.
I appreciate that!
Stupendous video as always, Mike! You have captured your process so well on video! Your voice over adds so much information to your footage!
Wow, thanks!
“ clusterfornication “ 😁👍🏻 had to look that up…and yep, it came right up in the wood shop dictionary I own. 😂
Excellent!
That shaper is a beast! Wow. (Although it’s also slightly terrifying, given the power that thing must have 😉). Then you whipped out that bronze Lie Nielsen #4 and my tool envy went into overdrive… I had to rewatch that section a few times because I thought I might be seeing the ultimate unicorn: a L.N. Bronze 4 1/2! I have seen and held in my hands exactly ONE of those in my life, and damn what I’d be willing to pay for one if L.N. ever made it again…. Drool worthy. Great video as usual, and neat project!
Thank you very much. The shaper is nice. The bronze #4 is a very nice tool for sure. I have a cast 4 1/2, I don't like it, its too wide and takes too much effort. The unicorn in the bronze #4.
@@MikeFarrington Ah yes fair point! I have an old Bailey 4 1/2 that I restored with a hock iron and love using, but given the width I do need to keep it to a pretty fine shaving... otherwise it's quite a workout! :-) Dang it, this conversation has me visiting the L.N. web site now... My wallet is getting nervous. 🙂
Love the “Maruchan” Instant lunch shirt. I lived on that stuff in college. Heck, with inflation, I’m still living on it!! 👍
Ha! I love that shirt. Im right there with ya. I have eaten truck loads of that stuff.
Ha I'm wearing those shoes right now. Super comfy.
Good stuff.
You are an excellent craftsman and I never get bored watching your videos. Top notch all the way.
Art from Ohio
Wow, thank you!
Great build Mike! My shop is in storage while we finish renovating our house and I can’t wait to get it unpacked and start building again. Your videos are an inspiration. I love the shirt collection - especially the subtle reference to Back to the Future in this one.
Thank you. That Back to the Future shirt is great for sure.
Beautiful mate, no other words for it. Simple, yet stylish, classic but modern.
Many thanks!
Thanks Mike, great video as always!
My pleasure!
I always loved working with cherry ... beautiful with watco danish oil finish (we used to buy in fifty gallon drums). I had a chisel point mortising machine (3/8 inch), and a single end tenoning machine to do the joinery. Blanket chests were always a pleasant project !
Thanks for sharing!
Masterfully done! Love the humor thrown in as well! 👍👍
Thank you kindly!
Awesome build, as always! Your work and your videos are just amazing - I really enjoy watching them.
Glad you like them!
Next new tool? A saw mill. 20" wide cherry boards are easy to come by if you have one of those.
The problem with the saw mill is there are no logs were I live. Otherwise I would have already bought one.
Great video as always. Making one of these has been on my TODO list for a while now... will definitely need to refer back to this again at some point.
Thank you.
Always Pro level work, Thanks for sharing it Mike.
Thanks for watching!
I really love your work Mike and thank you for sharing
My pleasure, thank you for watching.
Hola! 🖐Really nice blanket chest! This is one of Grammy's (my wife) request. Once I have my shop up and running, this is definitely on the "To Build" List. I will be referencing back to your video for sure, thank you for sharing. Take care and have a good one, Adios! 👊
Awesome! Thank you!
Welcome to the boudoir room... Looks great, Mike. Thanks for the video.
Thank you.
Outstanding build and video as always! Thank you for posting
My pleasure!
Thanks Mike. In lieu of Patreon, got the plans. And you helped me decide on which wood I was going to use for my entertainment center build. TY!
Thank you very much. I appreciate the support.
thanks for the new video.....used your sanding disk this morning..Boom
Thank you. That is great to hear Mike.
That is a one nice piece you made there.
Thank you.
Very enjoyable video for me this morning. Thanks Mike. Have a nice day.
Thanks, you too!
nice work and kudos for being the only youtuber to use biscuits in a video hahah
Thank you 😋
That was such a slick move at 0:53 !
Thank you. A neat feature of that planer.
Clean and elegant design simplicity that is pleasing to the eye! You make it look easy 😉
Thank you! 😊
Love this project! To me, you are the Bob Ross of carpentry! I mean that in the most complementary way!
Thank you. That is a very high compliment. I grew up watching Bob Ross.
Top shelf work, looks awesome👍👍I love the Aquabats too😁 Juniper is a pleasure to turn on the late, makes the shop smell amazing 😁
Thanks 👍
Very well done!
Thank you very much!
Very clean, simple and beautiful chest, Mike. I can't believe how big those apprentices are getting.
Thank you. They are growing up quick.
Congrats on your Fine Woodworking article.
Thank you very much!
Mike Farrington video-fractal demonstrates time folding in on itself.
Haha!
Great blanket chest, Mike. Love your humor (cluster joke was great).
Bill
Ha! Thank you.
Fantastic job
Thank you! Cheers!
Great build, but t-shirt game on point!
Thank you for noticing. I have been working to up my shirt game.
"...as rare as kyber crystals these days..." Solid reference.
Excellent job!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Excellent as always. Wish you all the best!!
Thank you very much!
Just great, Mike. Very groovy project!
Thanks Rob.
Gorgeous
Thank you.
Great video Mike and a great blanket chest!!!
Thank you.
Awesome as always. Love the new shaper
Thank you! Cheers!
Another good video Mike! Keep up the good work!
Thanks! Will do!
Always worth waiting for your content. Love the chest looks awesome. Oh of course the new toys in the shop are also good
Thank you.
Yes!! Another video! Dude I hope you put out more stuff. I just recently discovered your videos and have been checking daily for new content. Keep it up man!
More to come!
Beautiful piece!
Thank you very much!
Your videos are so entertaining. Thanks for taking the time to share these projects with us. Timothy Wilmots does not make videos anymore, but has an impressive collection of tools including a similar shaper. (Awesome machines) I sense a shaper cutter cabinet in Mike's future.
Timothy and I have the same shaper and same table saw. I have plans for cutter storage. I will see if I can make a video of it.
Very nicely done Sir!
Thank you kindly!
Thanks for the video. We have missed you
Thank you.
Ah, a fellow ska enjoyer. I see you are a man of culture and class.
Ha! Thank you.
Well, it's pretty much all been said. About all I can add is that I agree.👍👍Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Thanks Glen.
Great video. I too prefer to hand bevel the undersides of table tops and lids. Don't know why. More tactile perhaps?
Winter is right around the corner. Time to get back in the shop and binge watch some Farrington!
Thank you. Yup, its get back in the shop time for sure. I just cleaned my heaters yesterday.
Nailed it. 🎯
Thank you.
Very nice work Mike, love cherry wood too!
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome work as usual Mike!
Thank you! Cheers!
Wauu... Tus maquinas, tus herramientas... Increíble, como realizas tu trabajo, siempre un placer, siempre soñare con tener alguna herramienta como las que tienes.. En mi país es casi imposible, sin embargo, me motivo y me voy a mi pequeño taller a cortar madera.. Un gran abrazo desde Chile 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱
Thank you very much for the kind words.
I love your Maruchan t-shirt 👕👕👕.
Its a great shirt, and a great snack.
that tip for using marking gauge to mark out your safe glue area... genius... im gonna try to remember that one. thanks for the nugget!
Thats a good one for sure.
what would u say, measurement-wise, is the right safe zone to leave?
@@TreeOfLifeWoodworking I think something around 1/16" would be ok.
Waking up to more Mike Farmington, nice! Not sure if that sounds right, but you know what I mean. Sweet Felder! Subtly sweet BTTF t-shirt too!!🤙🏻
Rock on!
Handsomely simple looking chest there, Mike.
Thanks Phil.
Great project as always..
Thank you! Cheers!
I design my own projects and have never used a "plan" for anything.
However, I am buying your plan for this project simply to support you.
I also bought your Kumiko box at Modern Bungalow in Denver.
Keep up the great work!
Thank you very much. That is very kind of you.
Mike- long time watcher, first time commenter. I think that ‘thing’ you can’t explain about the chamfer on the underside of a top, is the shadow line it often creates.
Thank you. You may be right.