note...... weve been making cutting board and the such now for 6 years and turned it into a 1/2 million dollar business. Im going to help you out. try gluing and clamping up 12ft, 14ft, 16ft ect boards at one time and then plane them and cut to size. it will save you time and make production go faster.
Just asking why do you send your individual pieces through the planer and then glue them up clean the glue and then plane them again? Please try gluing them togther (in a length that you could get at least 3 cutting boards out of) then scrape excess glue and run that through your planer. Your putting a lot of extra steps in your process making it really hard on yourself. Hope this helps. Thanks for your time RCW
Looks like you could use a rip saw, and consider buying S3S or S4S to decrease some of the steps, but at a slightly higher cost. Glad to see your business moving forward.
Great order! I also got a large order for my Texas Flag boards. Super time consuming. But with your setup and batching process, you can totally push through to get 200 boards in 2 weeks.
😂 What I’ve experienced in rural Nebraska, is people from larger populations buy engraved cutting/charcuterie boards more for display purposes vs everyday use. (Even though, I finish them with a food safe finish)
Great video! Time to find efficiencies in your process. Maybe go from board rack to planer to chop saw to band saw. If you use the wood only for boards then at the end of each day, plane, chop saw and band saw one board. Keep the parts on hand at all times. Keep up the smart work!
Not sure you need to face plane 1st. If you just use the planer for both sides, you’ll end up with two parallel sides. For cutting boards, that’s all you need, especially when that’ll be the glued edge. Maybe I’ve got it wrong, but it could save you some effort?
the problem in theory is this. if the reference face of the planer is not flat (the face that is down), it will register it on the opposite face therefore you will have two faces parallel to each other but it will mimick all the ups and down of the reference face.
@@simonmarcoux5879 you are correct. However, for what they’re doing, it’ll never matter. For smaller gouges etc, it won’t follow that closely. If I were making hundreds of boards, my hunch is at least worth a test.
@@daveerickson5313 it is indeed worth a shot! Like I said theory :) if the sawing process was somewhat accurate you can get more than good enough boards out of the gate!
Congratulations! That’s exciting! I just finished years end with two large dining room tables, and a desktop for a metal base. Delivering two tomorrow weather permitting
You cannot underestimate the necessity to hire people, even if temporarily, to come into your shop and do all of the menial work. Or do yourselves a solid and buy a CNC Machine that's a good, solid floor model with a steel frame... Something like a Phantom CNC Systems 5 x 10 T-Series ATC... If you need something that can do fancy joinery for you in the vertical plane, get a Maverick 4 x 8 or 5 x 10 ATC from Legacy Woodworking. You may want to consider a waiting list for folks. One thing I've learned the hard way being a one-man show in woodturning and woodworking is that you can only do so much work by yourself and if you cannot keep up, raise your prices or put your shop on "vacation mode" for a week or two. Also, CNC machines help and you can run them when you're asleep if they're ATC... Joint the side grain, plain one face, glue up large panels and let the CNC go to work for you. Will you have scrap? Yup, will it be usable? Yup, develop a new product that uses that scrap...
Can confirm as a buyer for a very small oil company buying 120 of your boards would be a rounding error in our monthly budget. Something like 1/8th of a percent lol.
I remember in the software world there was an expression "will it scale". You have that problem. So long as it's just you doing the work there is a cap on how much you can do no matter how efficient you become. You mentioned doing franchises in an earlier video. Maybe that would be the answer. With franchises you can spread out the load to prop up the low performers while offloading the high performers and everyone wins. And when sales go down it would be the franchisers that go under and not you. Another option would be to split up the load by contracting our certain parts of the jobs so that you could be basically an assembly operation. But quality control might be a problem there.
You have both got this! Last week was a good warm up for this week. Congratulations on your business growing. It's only a good thing. I love you both and there is nothing you can do about it 👍🏻
So now the real question is.... are your glowforge's ready to keep up with the orders? Have yall thought about getting a "back up" or 3rd one to use in crunches like this or to have as an extra it a primary one fails/breaks? Love watching your progress!
They talked about this when getting the second one - it's the backup to the first. 😅 But if this is thier new level of output, I'm sure they'll be adding #3 soon.
slowforge should be the backup. 1 non desktop laser will double/triple the output if not more. Using lightburn and a stop/corner nest would negate the time to find the center of the board so they can put the image on the correct spot in the glowforge software (which requires internet connection)
Did I miss an introduction to a new employee? I don't recognize the woman in the red coat @1:09. She seems to be packing up boxes to be shipped? Perhaps you pulled in family member or friend to help?
A lot of your videos I like. BUT, listening to the both of you, almost whine, that you have so many boards toto build this week is really annoying. There are so many people that would KILL to have your success. PLEASE quit being so dramatic that your successful... Success takes hard work, its NOT a 40 hour job.....
Good luck with this. As you continue to increase your production, you will begin to find ways to shave time off the process. Things like the glue applicator will begin to make life easier. I wish I could remember the guy on TH-cam from Alaska that makes cutting boards but his clamping system is amazing.
Have you given up on the custom furniture business? Seems like you started selling cutting boards to realtors as a marketing tool to get your name in front of homeowners who might want furniture. Now you're giving up on realtors to sell boards to businesses in large orders. Is the custom furniture business gone?
note...... weve been making cutting board and the such now for 6 years and turned it into a 1/2 million dollar business. Im going to help you out. try gluing and clamping up 12ft, 14ft, 16ft ect boards at one time and then plane them and cut to size. it will save you time and make production go faster.
I always wondered why they didn't do that
That’s awesome! Would love to see your work on IG, FB, YT, TikTok etc. What’s your businesses name?
This has been suggested many many times.
@@sabersaw5611 I think the reason is this, they don't have big planner and on this little one it is very hard to flatting big boards
@@josipsalaic5246 the big glue ups aren't much wider than the finished piece. 20 inches go far for this kind of work.
Just asking why do you send your individual pieces through the planer and then glue them up clean the glue and then plane them again? Please try gluing them togther (in a length that you could get at least 3 cutting boards out of) then scrape excess glue and run that through your planer. Your putting a lot of extra steps in your process making it really hard on yourself.
Hope this helps. Thanks for your time RCW
Interesting @2:11 another climb cut. Didn't Stumpy make a response video addressing your miter saw issues? With that kind of volume....stay safe
Bugs me even more every time I see it now. Especially when dealing with larger timbers.
Yes, StumpyNubs did. And it looks like Davis either didn't see it or doesn't want to heed his advice. Oh well....
That’s awesome!! I just finished a huge 100 board order too! That had epoxy and laser work! Talk about stress 😂
Looks like you could use a rip saw, and consider buying S3S or S4S to decrease some of the steps, but at a slightly higher cost. Glad to see your business moving forward.
why are you not gluing up lasrger (longer) panels and cutting multiple, instead of gluing up each board?
the American Dream is made of hard work. you got this.
Great order! I also got a large order for my Texas Flag boards. Super time consuming. But with your setup and batching process, you can totally push through to get 200 boards in 2 weeks.
So did no one in Houston own a cutting board until now? Congratulations.
😂 What I’ve experienced in rural Nebraska, is people from larger populations buy engraved cutting/charcuterie boards more for display purposes vs everyday use. (Even though, I finish them with a food safe finish)
NO storm flying before Christmas. Happy for your successful business! Merry Christmas.
Go get em yall!!!! Did Davis figure out why he was cutting an uneven amount of sticks when he was making boards?
Thats when you put friends on the assembly line.
It is exciting to see your business growing on the daily! Enjoy the content and wish you all continued success!
Congratulations on your success! Remember “Stick to the plan”! Keep them video’s coming!
Great video! Time to find efficiencies in your process. Maybe go from board rack to planer to chop saw to band saw. If you use the wood only for boards then at the end of each day, plane, chop saw and band saw one board. Keep the parts on hand at all times. Keep up the smart work!
Go get em. This is what success feels like, I’ve come to find out…
Not sure you need to face plane 1st. If you just use the planer for both sides, you’ll end up with two parallel sides. For cutting boards, that’s all you need, especially when that’ll be the glued edge. Maybe I’ve got it wrong, but it could save you some effort?
the problem in theory is this. if the reference face of the planer is not flat (the face that is down), it will register it on the opposite face therefore you will have two faces parallel to each other but it will mimick all the ups and down of the reference face.
@@simonmarcoux5879 you are correct. However, for what they’re doing, it’ll never matter. For smaller gouges etc, it won’t follow that closely. If I were making hundreds of boards, my hunch is at least worth a test.
@@daveerickson5313 it is indeed worth a shot! Like I said theory :) if the sawing process was somewhat accurate you can get more than good enough boards out of the gate!
3:15 - Morgan Freeman voiceover, “but it may not be just fine…” you got this!
Great job jennie for the 120 order. Davis all i can say great job you can do it good video
Great content. Quick question. What is that miter saw stand/station you have? Been looking for something similar with no luck. Thanks for your time.
Congratulations! That’s exciting! I just finished years end with two large dining room tables, and a desktop for a metal base. Delivering two tomorrow weather permitting
Did you lose all of your employees? How did the candle sales end up?
Yes! This would be a great follow up
You cannot underestimate the necessity to hire people, even if temporarily, to come into your shop and do all of the menial work. Or do yourselves a solid and buy a CNC Machine that's a good, solid floor model with a steel frame... Something like a Phantom CNC Systems 5 x 10 T-Series ATC... If you need something that can do fancy joinery for you in the vertical plane, get a Maverick 4 x 8 or 5 x 10 ATC from Legacy Woodworking.
You may want to consider a waiting list for folks. One thing I've learned the hard way being a one-man show in woodturning and woodworking is that you can only do so much work by yourself and if you cannot keep up, raise your prices or put your shop on "vacation mode" for a week or two. Also, CNC machines help and you can run them when you're asleep if they're ATC...
Joint the side grain, plain one face, glue up large panels and let the CNC go to work for you. Will you have scrap? Yup, will it be usable? Yup, develop a new product that uses that scrap...
Hey Davis, I'm sure you've talked about this before, but I missed it. What blade do you use on your Miter Saw?
Jennie put your safety glasses on in the shop! 😂 Another good video and way to keep growing Merry Christmas
both of you put glasses on lol
Can confirm as a buyer for a very small oil company buying 120 of your boards would be a rounding error in our monthly budget. Something like 1/8th of a percent lol.
I remember in the software world there was an expression "will it scale". You have that problem. So long as it's just you doing the work there is a cap on how much you can do no matter how efficient you become. You mentioned doing franchises in an earlier video. Maybe that would be the answer. With franchises you can spread out the load to prop up the low performers while offloading the high performers and everyone wins. And when sales go down it would be the franchisers that go under and not you. Another option would be to split up the load by contracting our certain parts of the jobs so that you could be basically an assembly operation. But quality control might be a problem there.
There is nothing there to franchise...
found your channel in my recommended, and i have subscribed! nice looking business you guys have, keep it up! i enjoy your format of videos!
Where do you buy your lumber from.?
You have both got this! Last week was a good warm up for this week.
Congratulations on your business growing. It's only a good thing.
I love you both and there is nothing you can do about it 👍🏻
oops responded before video.... so sorry.. great job
Water mirer saw do you use?
You guys rock !! thanks for all the info as we push to get our business off the ground.. You have been a big help and inspiration !!
Where’s all the people you hired?
Probably need to look into JLT CLamps
So now the real question is.... are your glowforge's ready to keep up with the orders? Have yall thought about getting a "back up" or 3rd one to use in crunches like this or to have as an extra it a primary one fails/breaks? Love watching your progress!
They talked about this when getting the second one - it's the backup to the first. 😅 But if this is thier new level of output, I'm sure they'll be adding #3 soon.
slowforge should be the backup. 1 non desktop laser will double/triple the output if not more. Using lightburn and a stop/corner nest would negate the time to find the center of the board so they can put the image on the correct spot in the glowforge software (which requires internet connection)
S4S is your friend....
Did I miss an introduction to a new employee? I don't recognize the woman in the red coat @1:09.
She seems to be packing up boxes to be shipped? Perhaps you pulled in family member or friend to help?
You can never have enough clamps :)
and they will make bank off of your hard work
Please say you’re getting paid at time of pickup.
A lot of your videos I like. BUT, listening to the both of you, almost whine, that you have so many boards toto build this week is really annoying. There are so many people that would KILL to have your success. PLEASE quit being so dramatic that your successful... Success takes hard work, its NOT a 40 hour job.....
Why did the gas company buy so many boards?
It looks like the business is just the 2 of you. What happened to the shop and sales people you had?
Good luck with this. As you continue to increase your production, you will begin to find ways to shave time off the process. Things like the glue applicator will begin to make life easier. I wish I could remember the guy on TH-cam from Alaska that makes cutting boards but his clamping system is amazing.
His name is Chris Devo
Devos woodcraft. His process is pretty awesome.
@@toddmoyer7968 totally agree. Just his clamp setup is worth the price of admission
Kris DeVo. He builds a totally different level of cutting boards.
Lol, why doesn't his wife help and work the night shift
So much drama
Have you given up on the custom furniture business? Seems like you started selling cutting boards to realtors as a marketing tool to get your name in front of homeowners who might want furniture. Now you're giving up on realtors to sell boards to businesses in large orders. Is the custom furniture business gone?
First.