This was a great return to the Beginner to Pro series. Lou was a true beginner DIY weekend warrior build, Chris was a legit build someone with a little experience can churn out and John goes H.A.M. on the details. All three look great but how can you not want a solid Walnut end table in your house.
This is your first 3 levels since Sam and Jordan left. Hello to Lou and Chris! I also noticed a new format where the three levels were interspersed instead of each build being by itself. While htis gave it much more of a horse race vibe, it made it more difficult keep track of which techniques were used in Chris' level (2).
Great video! I do think I like it better though where it’s edited to go through each project start to finish vs jumping back and forth between them…. Easier to follow
Love the series. again I would love 3 levels of picnic table. . with summer coming up and the Beast sawmill outdoor area getting refreshed I think a few tables out there would be good to have and seeing 3 levels same as this video would be nice!!
I really love watching the "3 Level" episodes. In this case, I feel like I could do the most basic, aspire to the middle, and flat out lie to everyone about having done John's after buying it from him. Good stuff! It is what makes Sunday more than just the day before you start work all over again. Thanks.
I love this series! As a woodworker I love seeing different inspirations for possible projects. I also think it would be cool to see one done with a boardgame table.
Think this is my first taste of 3 levels and the timing couldn’t come better, got a load of wood down the garage that I’m gonna be using next week. The detail on the pro level drawer is insane and definitely makes me want to get a table saw just to do that coping method. Love the vid
Yay! 3 levels is back!! I would love a more detailed video on the integrated handle technique. That's super cool and doesn't require any specialty tools!
I'm about 7 years into my woodworking hobby and I loved this video, seeing 3 ways to achieve the same goal was really cool and I learned alot! Please show me more!
They all turned out great!! I wish you'd shown the side of Lou's table where the stain worked better though - I bet it looked fantastic! Would love to see a more in-depth look at your dovetails method and at how you made the drawer front on the walnut table too.
Hey brother. Love all your videos but I’m glad your still putting build videos up. And I learned a couple cool tricks in this one. The miter cut and burying the miter into a sacrificial fence was very nice and will use that. Thanks brother!
All three of the builds look great. The beginner has a more sleek modern no frills look, which appeals to some people more than than the fancier ones. The mid level is only a little fancier and looks very nice too. The pro level has it's appeal with the type wood and design elements and looks nice. The drawer front sets it off nicely. If someone wanted to make a drawer front like that but didn't feel comfortable doing it the way it was done, you could cut narrow strips out of the same piece and glue and screw them to the front after beveling them to give a similar appearance. A good match up of the grain would make it appear to have been made from one solid piece of wood. I give all three of these a thumbs up.
Ok I am biased and have to take Chris this time since I taught him in high school. Awesome to see you doing amazing woodwork. Next build make high school classroom tables that can seat groups of 3 to 4 but can also be linked up to make groups of 6 to 8.
The pro version is the absolute best but the amateur version is pretty good too. I love how you did the drawer front in the pro version and the color contrast with the amateur version is cool.
I think my favorite would have to be the second one for the two tone effect, but the third one for the intricatcy of it. Maybe next, you guys should try different takes on a china cabinet type thing.
Glad to see the 3 level series back. I liked them all for different aspects. The draw front being cut on the table saw was killer. For your next build, I saw someone mention picnic tables or maybe a outdoor patio table of some sort.
love the built in handle gives it that carved look , seen a few projects using the table saw at the angle just haven't been brave enough to try it ....
I like the middle and right ones the best. I like the way that black contrasts with the veneer, and yours is gorgeous with the walnut + Rubio. Pretty cool with the integral handle, too, definitely looked challenging.
Also glad to see three levels again it’s my favourite segment you guys do. While I thought you guys all had some great designs in respect to the levels but I’m a sucker for walnut
Great to see the beginner to pro back great work Lou and Chris love all three love Johns walnut one but I love oak too. Can wait to see what you do next
Loving this 3 level build! I noticed something in this video and previous one when watching you use the bandsaw. Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the sparks mean that the cutting edge of the bandsaw blade is hitting the guides? I'm pretty sure that means you might need to increase the tension on the blade, move the rear guide bearing up to better support the blade, or move the side guides back a touch (or more than one of these?). Love this stuff so keep the videos coming!
Cutting into the sacrificial fence is how I do all of my bevels on the table saw. If you leave an air gap below the fence, your off cut will drop right down with zero risk of shooting back at you. I’ll typically set my fence about 1/8” lower than my material thickness. For example, you were cutting walnut that was milled to 1” so my sacrificial fence would float 7/8” off the table saw surface.
You guys should do a bird house build off. The twist is you each have a budget, and have to get your materials and tools at the chosen store, other twist is the store is either, Michael's, or hobby lobby 😁 or any craft store in your area
Hey John, love your content. I thought everyone might be interested to know that the New Yankee Workshop is on TH-cam now. I need to see a video where John has his safety glasses on and gives the same safety speech that Norm Abrams did in every video.
Walnut,oak,pine in descending order. Nice work gentlemen. Details: Except for the glue blotches, nice staining on the pine and nice airy feel to the design. Oak: nice design and veneer work, excellent execution, but I’m not a fan of painted wood, maybe an couple coats of Java gel stain instead. Walnut: Everything! That drawer front is crazy good!
Hiya, John! I love when you and your guys do the "3 Skill Level" videos. The pieces are all gorgeous, and even without a drawer, I could see myself loving that piece next to my bed. Great slot for magazines, handheld video games, tablets, etc. Solid work and I'll probably end up making one! Did you ever figure out how that poured aluminum thing works? I hate seeing you walk away from something feeling dejected, and I gotta wonder if it's legit or just TikTok voodoo magic. Good on ya', Chief! 😃
the 6.5 dewalt with flex volt batteries is my most used circ saw... its so light and cuts awesome with the big batteries. i only break out others on occasion if i need a biggger blade, but the 6.5 will 45 flaming lumber so good enough for 80-90% of what i do
I aspire to build all three of these. Beginner for when my son moves out and needs cheap furniture. Then, intermediate when he is isn't destroying the furniture. Pro for my house
Great video, John! I agree with some others in the comment section that I would have liked to see more of Chris' end table build, particularly the veneering technique. The walnut drawer front you made is stunning! Also, if you're gonna cue the B-roll like Joshua Weissman does, it better be fantastic! I feel like the B-roll could have been a little longer/higher quality. You're doing great John. I like the new guys.
This was a great return to the Beginner to Pro series. Lou was a true beginner DIY weekend warrior build, Chris was a legit build someone with a little experience can churn out and John goes H.A.M. on the details. All three look great but how can you not want a solid Walnut end table in your house.
This is your first 3 levels since Sam and Jordan left. Hello to Lou and Chris! I also noticed a new format where the three levels were interspersed instead of each build being by itself. While htis gave it much more of a horse race vibe, it made it more difficult keep track of which techniques were used in Chris' level (2).
Yeah I likes the prior format a bit better of each build being its own section.
I definitely agree
@@The_Professor98 +1
I agree
Totally agree. I almost forgot there was a level 2 until the end!
Love seeing 3 levels coming back, although I did prefer the old structure where you go through each build in it's entirety then moved onto the next
Great video! I do think I like it better though where it’s edited to go through each project start to finish vs jumping back and forth between them…. Easier to follow
Was just thinking that, I don’t know the guys so was trying to remember which was which
True, terrible editing.
@@jordantallmanpao4061 Oh, come on. There's the guy with the beard and cap, the guy with the... Oh, wait. 🤦🏻♂️
Love the series. again I would love 3 levels of picnic table. . with summer coming up and the Beast sawmill outdoor area getting refreshed I think a few tables out there would be good to have and seeing 3 levels same as this video would be nice!!
I really love watching the "3 Level" episodes. In this case, I feel like I could do the most basic, aspire to the middle, and flat out lie to everyone about having done John's after buying it from him. Good stuff! It is what makes Sunday more than just the day before you start work all over again. Thanks.
Glad to see this series back, the new guys are doing great at it.
I love this series! As a woodworker I love seeing different inspirations for possible projects. I also think it would be cool to see one done with a boardgame table.
Chris has my vote. Simple but classy and that contrast really pops 👌🏼
Think this is my first taste of 3 levels and the timing couldn’t come better, got a load of wood down the garage that I’m gonna be using next week. The detail on the pro level drawer is insane and definitely makes me want to get a table saw just to do that coping method. Love the vid
That's probably the most efficient/repeatable dovetail construction I've seen short of using a dovetail jig. Fantastic video!
Yay! 3 levels is back!! I would love a more detailed video on the integrated handle technique. That's super cool and doesn't require any specialty tools!
I'm about 7 years into my woodworking hobby and I loved this video, seeing 3 ways to achieve the same goal was really cool and I learned alot! Please show me more!
They all turned out great!! I wish you'd shown the side of Lou's table where the stain worked better though - I bet it looked fantastic! Would love to see a more in-depth look at your dovetails method and at how you made the drawer front on the walnut table too.
That walnut is siiick… great build guys
Hey brother. Love all your videos but I’m glad your still putting build videos up. And I learned a couple cool tricks in this one. The miter cut and burying the miter into a sacrificial fence was very nice and will use that. Thanks brother!
man that walnut table was incredible, id love that in my house
Love the pro table. I think you could make a whole bedroom collection in that style. Maybe you should try it.
New format is superior to the old one. Nice job everyone.
That dovetail method is so great! A wonderful way for a beginner or intermediate woodworker to make perfect dovetails without a lot of difficulty!
Honestly I like the newest guys the best.. John killed it and you too Lou.. maybe just a personal preference? Nice job new guy!
Chris… Chris is the newest guy.. nice job Chris
Mind blown by the 45 degree gut with the buried blade in the fence. It's little tips like that that up my game.
I love the look of the amateur!!
That is a beautiful piece of wallnut
I tried the cove making on the table saw, but I never thought about tilting the blade. Thanks a lot.
Looks good.
All three of the builds look great. The beginner has a more sleek modern no frills look, which appeals to some people more than than the fancier ones. The mid level is only a little fancier and looks very nice too. The pro level has it's appeal with the type wood and design elements and looks nice. The drawer front sets it off nicely. If someone wanted to make a drawer front like that but didn't feel comfortable doing it the way it was done, you could cut narrow strips out of the same piece and glue and screw them to the front after beveling them to give a similar appearance. A good match up of the grain would make it appear to have been made from one solid piece of wood. I give all three of these a thumbs up.
I love the 3 levels builds! Awesome to see them back.
I think a budget build off with the budget including tools and materials would be cool and do whatever budget you think would be reasonable
I'm with Chris on this one. I love the look.
That drawer face is clean 👌
I really liked Level 2, looking at them all side by side, that is the one that I would put in my house.
John achieved art woodworking level. very beautiful work. I have never seen such table anywhere.
My favorite was the Beginner level table. Really minimalist and cool
Ok I am biased and have to take Chris this time since I taught him in high school. Awesome to see you doing amazing woodwork. Next build make high school classroom tables that can seat groups of 3 to 4 but can also be linked up to make groups of 6 to 8.
Love how this was edited-the back in forth felt friendily competitive, highlighting the different approaches!
I think all of them look very good based upon materials chosen and cost. You guys rock!
For some reason the middle one always looks the best in these series.
The pro version is the absolute best but the amateur version is pretty good too. I love how you did the drawer front in the pro version and the color contrast with the amateur version is cool.
Do we have to pick one? All three are my favorite. Yeah, 'Three Levels' is fun. More please.
I think my favorite would have to be the second one for the two tone effect, but the third one for the intricatcy of it. Maybe next, you guys should try different takes on a china cabinet type thing.
Loved the dovetail tutorial 👍
John killed the dove tails and drawer face and the legs! I guess that’s pretty much his whole table😂
I think they all came out awesome.
would love to see a reaction to you all showing each other your builds!
Dude, I love when you build stuff!
Glad to see the 3 level series back. I liked them all for different aspects. The draw front being cut on the table saw was killer. For your next build, I saw someone mention picnic tables or maybe a outdoor patio table of some sort.
Love this format, I'd say I'm a level-2 woodworker and maybe that's why Chris' end table is my favorite?
love the built in handle gives it that carved look , seen a few projects using the table saw at the angle just haven't been brave enough to try it ....
Definitely the middle one, hands down
Love the 3 levels
Love the 3 levels series. Glad to see it back.
Love the amateur model, great contrast on the stains!
I love how last video he said you don't need a spindle sander and then uses one this video. 😁
Love the three level builds! How about beds next??
I think I like the middle one best. The way John connected the legs to the rest is pretty cool tho
I like the middle and right ones the best. I like the way that black contrasts with the veneer, and yours is gorgeous with the walnut + Rubio. Pretty cool with the integral handle, too, definitely looked challenging.
I love the three levels vids and I love the new guys I think a three levels of bed frame video would be cool
Also glad to see three levels again it’s my favourite segment you guys do. While I thought you guys all had some great designs in respect to the levels but I’m a sucker for walnut
This is the content I'm here for! Please bring back the one board one sheet challenge, too.
Love watching these videos. The pro level looks great however the contrast on the amateur is 🔥🔥
Always a great series. IMO, the video would flow better if you did each project sequentially (like your other uploads in this series)
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Great to see the beginner to pro back great work Lou and Chris love all three love Johns walnut one but I love oak too. Can wait to see what you do next
Loving this 3 level build! I noticed something in this video and previous one when watching you use the bandsaw. Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the sparks mean that the cutting edge of the bandsaw blade is hitting the guides? I'm pretty sure that means you might need to increase the tension on the blade, move the rear guide bearing up to better support the blade, or move the side guides back a touch (or more than one of these?). Love this stuff so keep the videos coming!
Sparking is normal for ceramic guides.
@@gulzeb Doesn't it mean the carbide tips of the blade are hitting the guides though? Won't that damage the blade?
All looks great!!!!!
I like them all. Congratulations 👍
I like Chris's table the best. Like the two tone and the height better than John's
Love The black painted one. But John's is nice too.
I love this concept of "3 levels of..." Great builds!
Nice job, folks! I like the Amateur version.
Love the pro build
Cutting into the sacrificial fence is how I do all of my bevels on the table saw. If you leave an air gap below the fence, your off cut will drop right down with zero risk of shooting back at you. I’ll typically set my fence about 1/8” lower than my material thickness. For example, you were cutting walnut that was milled to 1” so my sacrificial fence would float 7/8” off the table saw surface.
Pro for the win
Thank you for giving me dovetails!
Your 3levels of, series are awesome. I'd like to see 3 levels of dining chairs. Keep up the cool vids
I love the 3 levels series.
You guys should do a bird house build off. The twist is you each have a budget, and have to get your materials and tools at the chosen store, other twist is the store is either, Michael's, or hobby lobby 😁 or any craft store in your area
Hey John, love your content. I thought everyone might be interested to know that the New Yankee Workshop is on TH-cam now. I need to see a video where John has his safety glasses on and gives the same safety speech that Norm Abrams did in every video.
Good video . I did like the three levels.
Excellent wood project. Enjoyed watching the builds, well done all.
Please do an in-depth dovetail video! Great video
Not sure if I have a favorite, they all look pretty good! Maybe I'll have to try my hand at an end table sometime!
Walnut,oak,pine in descending order. Nice work gentlemen. Details: Except for the glue blotches, nice staining on the pine and nice airy feel to the design. Oak: nice design and veneer work, excellent execution, but I’m not a fan of painted wood, maybe an couple coats of Java gel stain instead. Walnut: Everything! That drawer front is crazy good!
Hiya, John! I love when you and your guys do the "3 Skill Level" videos. The pieces are all gorgeous, and even without a drawer, I could see myself loving that piece next to my bed. Great slot for magazines, handheld video games, tablets, etc. Solid work and I'll probably end up making one! Did you ever figure out how that poured aluminum thing works? I hate seeing you walk away from something feeling dejected, and I gotta wonder if it's legit or just TikTok voodoo magic. Good on ya', Chief! 😃
That is easily. The most extra way I’ve ever seen to make dovetails.
Those are so different styles, hard to compare, all three looks good :) Maybe the level 2 matches my style the most
Liked this one.
The medium one is definitely my favourite! The 2 color tone suits so well! Love the 3 levels btw!
Yep. mine to
you have bad taste
Plus it has a bottom shelf!
the 6.5 dewalt with flex volt batteries is my most used circ saw... its so light and cuts awesome with the big batteries. i only break out others on occasion if i need a biggger blade, but the 6.5 will 45 flaming lumber so good enough for 80-90% of what i do
best advice I've ever got 15:53
My fav by far is the Level 2 one.
I aspire to build all three of these. Beginner for when my son moves out and needs cheap furniture. Then, intermediate when he is isn't destroying the furniture. Pro for my house
Great video! Very impressive dovetails sir
I love these 3 level videos - great format!
You've done a great work of art... Both of you.....
Really like this series! How about a combo kids book shelf and toy storage in one
John’s is my favorite ❤
I`d LOVE to watch a colab between John and Jason from Bourbon Moth Woodworking. Seriously, think about it!
Great video, John! I agree with some others in the comment section that I would have liked to see more of Chris' end table build, particularly the veneering technique. The walnut drawer front you made is stunning! Also, if you're gonna cue the B-roll like Joshua Weissman does, it better be fantastic! I feel like the B-roll could have been a little longer/higher quality. You're doing great John. I like the new guys.
love the 3 levels. very cool builds today!