Seriously can’t understand why anyone would give a video like this a thumbs down. As far as I can tell she did nothing that compromised safety, instead presented yet another tried and true method of making a successful half lap joint! Needless to say, I enjoyed it and learned something new!
Glad too hear that I am not the only one who has been absolutely frustrated with this joint. Next time I'll do it your way. Thanks - good clear explanation.
This video is amazing! I cannot believe how easy you made this joint method for us. I’ve just done it with your method and it’s spot on perfect! Thanks for posting.
Thank you so much for this video. I’m in the middle of making window frames for our summer house and I was having a nightmare (I’m just a DIYER). I tried open mortise and tenon, very hard and time consuming to do. Tried to do laps myself and just always little out. After seeing your method, perfect results and sooo much faster. Your spacer idea is just brilliant. Once I set up I got the lap joints completed for 1 frame in about 40 minutes!, just brilliant. Thanks, you have saved me a lot of time and colourful language. All the best.
I really like your method and teaching style. Loved how you got a piece the exact thickness of your kerf, so clever, I can think of so many uses (like my box joint jig). You had so many useful techniques, I learnt so much, thanks.
Really liked how you looked into it & thought out your own plan of attack, those joints are pretty much indestructible & I’ve used them on making work benches, cheers 👍👍👍
It seems that I’ve watched every video on this topic, but this one makes the most sense to me and I really love the way it’s broken down and demonstrated. Thanks for a great video. Subscribed
So glad I came across this tutorial. Excellent method, but more importantly, the way you explain it was phenomenal. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Hi Marie A Big Thank You for your fantastic idea to make perfect half lap joints. Your video and explanation were spot on! Even though my project requires larger, your process worked flawlessly. Been a wood worker/ hobbyist /DYIer
Great idea Marie. Half lap is on the ends of the boards, the one that forms a cross is a bridle joint. Just helping not being critical. Love the video's.
Your system work perfectly. Excellent video and process. Thank you for sharing. First time my sled was not traveling smoothly. I waxed an try again. Like I said, your system worked perfectly. Bless you...
i've suffered the same frustration with ill fitting half laps, your video is very helpful, i can't wait to get out in the garage and try making some more half laps! thank you!!
What a great video. I see there are about 169 other comments already saying the same thing, but after spending weeks perusing woodworking videos on the youtubes so I can make some custom furniture for myself, I can tell you that your video is a cut above. You give techniques for each of the sub-steps, you explain why you're doing what you're doing, and best of all, you presented a strategy which doesn't require owning anything but a table saw, more or less. Immediately subbed, looking forward to seeing what other videos you have. Thanks for doing this!
Thank you so much for this great tip! Just today I was practicing my lap joints and found your method was much easier. I am going down to make a cross cut sled and make my little 1/8 in. piece. Thanks again.
Wow....you are AMAZING & BRILLIANT! So happy I wandered across this video- I have a visual/spatial issue that requires foolproof jigs and methods for cutting joinery corrrectly. I don’t really like to use the phrase “idiot-proof”.....but it pretty much fits my measuring/woodworking challenges to a T. Thanks! 💗😁
Really good video. My half lap joints were always close but never perfect. On some projects, close was good enough, however, when making show pieces, it's really important to be as close to perfect as possible (IMHO)
Great video, thanks so much for the detail. Not hard in principle to make half lap joints, but to get them snug that is the real challenge. Your method seems great and I will definitely be trying that out soon. Although with a mitre saw, but can probably make that work
@@DIYMontreal It turned out to be doable with the depth stop. I was working with outdoors wood for a garden gate, so had a bit more variations in the wood measures between pieces. That meant that I might have had to calibrate the stop block for every cut. Instead I used some fixed plastic spacers of 4, 3 and 2 mm (saw blade of 2.8 mm), starting with the largest one. If the fit was not quite there, I snuck up to the good fit with the smaller spacers. Again, thanks so much for a great method :-)
Great job. Im interested in making lattice with halflap joints. Do you think this could be done with a box joint type jig? Would make a good following video for this. HINT THANK YOU
Thanks for sharing, I also recently tried a half lap joint on a plant stand that I built. I messed up cutting too deep and too wide and frustrated. Will try your methods, however I will be using a sliding miter saw with depth adjustment and see if I can be successful without too much trouble.
Hello, Thank you for posting this video. I may be wrong but I have read a similar approach in a book on jointing wood but without the need to make the piece that is equal to the blade thickness. I am going to try to find that article and let you know after testing it in my shop. Regardless, your approach definitely works. Thank you again, Mimi
Hi Marie! This is the first time I saw your channel and I am impressed. Don't get me wrong, but I almost backed out when I saw a woman - Usually this type of channel, if presented by a woman, is following a script from somebody else, the feminine presence being used solely to attract the target viewers, that are usually men. However, when I saw how naturally you handled the materials and tools, I was convinced that you are the real deal. So, hats off to you, Marie!
You're going to love a beefier table saw. I used one like yours for years and years - finally splurged on something in between a "contractor" saw (like yours) and those massive "cabinet" saws. The difference was immediately obvious - like when you get a brand new blade for your saw.....
Funny that you mention it... I bought a new Ridgid contractor saw on black Friday. Still haven’t used it. I’m still debating whether I should return it and splurge for something better. It was a really good deal though... and I like that I can easily move it around. But I feel like it’s not that much of an upgrade. Any advice? What did you go for?
do your research and buy the best one you can afford. I got the 3hp saw stop and I instantly fell in love using it the first day. I did my research and for the type of work I do this met my needs and was only slightly more than what I had budgeted. It has been just over a year now of almost daily use and it still makes me smile when I use it. You can't go wrong if you get what you want and need.
I was also impressed with your method and explanation of a fairly simple and ingenious way of cutting a tight lap joint. This was the first of your videos I have seen but it won't be the last. I also just subscribed to your channel just based on this video. Very well done young lady!
Thanks, Marie for a clear and well-presented video. I too have struggled in the past with half-lap joints. But not anymore! My table saw blade has a slight wobble so the kerf is a bit wider than the width of the blade. To find the correct width of the spacer I cut a slot in a piece of scrap wood and made the spacer to fit. Any ideas on how to make a half-lap joint at an angle other than 90 degrees?
Thanks for the method, like you I got frustrated with variable results when hand cutting. (It was for a shop work table frame so it didn't matter) . I like the channel's format and your presentation - I'm going to keep watching ! :-)
Some useful tips here. I was recently making a bunch of half-lap joints on 1 x 4 for covers on my garden's raised beds. I had so many to do that I decided to use my dado blade. I chose my dado blade for two reasons: first, I was able to make 1/2 inch passes rather than 1/8 inch, considerable reducing the number of passes I would have to do. second, the dado blade makes a flatter cut than my normal 1/8" blade (I don't have a specialized "flat" blade. I really liked your use of the crosscut sled for making these cuts and I would have liked to use mine. But, unfortunately, the crosscut sled doesn't work with a dado blade.
Perfect video. Thanks for sharing. I learned a lot from it. For the spacer: do not write just "keep" on it. Give it a bright colour to not mess it up with of cuts.
I'm thinking of cutting a piece of an old saw blade the same thickness as my current one...then painting it neon yellow! Or I could just stop overcomplicating everything hahahaha
Hi. Instead of the wood spacer, it also works to use a drill bit the size of your blade, for example 1/8th inch. Thanks for the video. I got some tips I’ll use.
Yes, absolutely! That works as long as your blade is exactly 1/8th. If it's a bit thinner like in my case, that's where the custom spacer comes in handy.
Love this. You have a new sub! Couple of thoughts - you could use the kerf in your Xcut sled to gauge the spacer. OR, have a look at kerfmaker vids. They use a screw on one side of a spacer block. The same process could be used here instead of that tiny and fiddly slither of wood.
Absolutely! Both great ideas. I've always wondered about the accuracy of the screw adjustment, but that could work well and avoid losing that little piece too.
Seriously can’t understand why anyone would give a video like this a thumbs down. As far as I can tell she did nothing that compromised safety, instead presented yet another tried and true method of making a successful half lap joint! Needless to say, I enjoyed it and learned something new!
Thanks for having my back! Much appreciated :)
Thank you. This was one of the easiest videos I saw about making half lap joints 🙂
What a great teacher you are Marie. Thank you for taking the time.
I look forward to looking through your other videos....
Glad too hear that I am not the only one who has been absolutely frustrated with this joint. Next time I'll do it your way. Thanks - good clear explanation.
You’ll love this method! I know I do.
This video is amazing! I cannot believe how easy you made this joint method for us. I’ve just done it with your method and it’s spot on perfect! Thanks for posting.
I tried this method making picture frames and it worked perfectly. Thank you so very much.
I always review this video each time I make half-lap joints. This is the perfect method.
Awesome 🙌
Thank you so much for this video. I’m in the middle of making window frames for our summer house and I was having a nightmare (I’m just a DIYER). I tried open mortise and tenon, very hard and time consuming to do. Tried to do laps myself and just always little out. After seeing your method, perfect results and sooo much faster. Your spacer idea is just brilliant. Once I set up I got the lap joints completed for 1 frame in about 40 minutes!, just brilliant. Thanks, you have saved me a lot of time and colourful language. All the best.
Thank you! Yet more encouragement to get that cross-cut sled built. Will definitely use this! 🙂
Just used this method to make a bunch of lap joints. They all came out awesome. Thank you
I really like your method and teaching style.
Loved how you got a piece the exact thickness of your kerf, so clever, I can think of so many uses (like my box joint jig).
You had so many useful techniques, I learnt so much, thanks.
Thank you so much! It really changed how easy half lap joints are to make!
Mary, many thanks for your explanation and demonstration of how to get perfect lap joints each and every time...your videos are very explanatory...
Thanks, glad it could help!
I forgot to add that they do work as I have made several projects and each lap joint was 'perfect'
Genius! I use the mark from both sides technique, but I'd never considered sawing from both sides to sneak up on centre
Thanks!
Nice and simple. Very well explained and demonstrated. Thank you
Thanks!
Soo many great tips in one video! Flipping the scrap piece over to find the middle is genius!!
Thanks!
Really liked how you looked into it & thought out your own plan of attack, those joints are pretty much indestructible & I’ve used them on making work benches, cheers 👍👍👍
Thanks I appreciate that!
I’ve always crept up on half laps and your tip certainly speeds the process up. Thanks much. Keep them coming. 👍
It seems that I’ve watched every video on this topic, but this one makes the most sense to me and I really love the way it’s broken down and demonstrated. Thanks for a great video. Subscribed
Much appreciated, thanks!
Extremely well done and clearly explained
I really like the accuracy of your work. Nicely done.
Mary, this is something I'll use from now on. You're great! Thank you!
So glad I came across this tutorial. Excellent method, but more importantly, the way you explain it was phenomenal. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Thank you so much, appreciate it!
I am in LOVE with this carpenter ! Cheers from Canada, Polar Bear country.
Thank you, so simple and should be very easy to use, even after blade changes with different kerfs, providing you make a new spacer of course.
Hi Marie
A Big Thank You for your fantastic idea to make perfect half lap joints. Your video and explanation were spot on! Even though my project requires larger, your process worked flawlessly. Been a wood worker/ hobbyist /DYIer
For nearly 70 years and it goes to show you are never to old learn great new ideas in woodworking. Thanks again!!
Great solution. I really enjoy your clear cut explanations as well. Thanks!
Thanks Mike, appreciate it!
Great idea Marie. Half lap is on the ends of the boards, the one that forms a cross is a bridle joint. Just helping not being critical. Love the video's.
Oh I thought they were all half laps! Thanks for the insights, appreciate it.
They were all half-laps.
A bridle joint is a tenon through an open-ended mortise.
The plural ‘videos’ does not need an apostrophe.
Great video! Thanks Mary. My half laps came out perfect first time (even on the practice pieces) using your technique. It's a keeper.
That's great! Thanks :)
Wow.. I haven't seen an accuracy like this before..
Thaaaaaaaaanks..
Your system work perfectly. Excellent video and process. Thank you for sharing. First time my sled was not traveling smoothly. I waxed an try again. Like I said, your system worked perfectly. Bless you...
This worked perfectly! Thank you!
This is one of those videos I didn't know I needed 'til I watched it. It's so obvious....now that I've actually seen it ;)
i've suffered the same frustration with ill fitting half laps, your video is very helpful, i can't wait to get out in the garage and try making some more half laps! thank you!!
Awesome! This method has been a real game changer for my half lap joints.
What a great video. I see there are about 169 other comments already saying the same thing, but after spending weeks perusing woodworking videos on the youtubes so I can make some custom furniture for myself, I can tell you that your video is a cut above. You give techniques for each of the sub-steps, you explain why you're doing what you're doing, and best of all, you presented a strategy which doesn't require owning anything but a table saw, more or less. Immediately subbed, looking forward to seeing what other videos you have.
Thanks for doing this!
Thank for the great feedback, really appreciate it!
Great video. I love your solution for the blade width. This is similar to using a kerf maker, but simpler.
Yes, a kerf making jig would work great too!
Kerf spacer is genius! Thanks. :)
Your work, teachings and advice ... are extraordinary ... I added to your channel! Greetings from🇨🇱
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Thank you so much for this great tip! Just today I was practicing my lap joints and found your method was much easier. I am going down to make a cross cut sled and make my little 1/8 in. piece. Thanks again.
My pleasure! I used to struggle a lot and get frustrated with lap joints so I figured out this method, and now that I have, I’m happy to share!
Wow....you are AMAZING & BRILLIANT! So happy I wandered across this video- I have a visual/spatial issue that requires foolproof jigs and methods for cutting joinery corrrectly. I don’t really like to use the phrase “idiot-proof”.....but it pretty much fits my measuring/woodworking challenges to a T. Thanks! 💗😁
This concept is cool by itself, & then you add in good editing/production? A+
Thanks!
Great job! How I enjoy watching you! You explain very well, Thanks!
Thanks, I appreciate the support!
Nice! Hadn't seen this method before.
You gotta try it out
Mary! This is brilliant. Thanks so much!
Thanks, my pleasure!
That spacer is genius! I just did a frame today and this would have made it a lot faster!
Excellent job. Very creative and inspiring. Congratulations
Many thanks!
Really good video. My half lap joints were always close but never perfect. On some projects, close was good enough, however, when making show pieces, it's really important to be as close to perfect as possible (IMHO)
In apparent simplicity,genius.Thanks.
Why thank you!
New for me, looks genius and accurate!
Great video, thanks so much for the detail. Not hard in principle to make half lap joints, but to get them snug that is the real challenge. Your method seems great and I will definitely be trying that out soon. Although with a mitre saw, but can probably make that work
If you have a depth stop on you miter saw it should be doable. Good luck!
@@DIYMontreal It turned out to be doable with the depth stop. I was working with outdoors wood for a garden gate, so had a bit more variations in the wood measures between pieces. That meant that I might have had to calibrate the stop block for every cut. Instead I used some fixed plastic spacers of 4, 3 and 2 mm (saw blade of 2.8 mm), starting with the largest one. If the fit was not quite there, I snuck up to the good fit with the smaller spacers. Again, thanks so much for a great method :-)
Excellent. Straight to the point.
I really love this solution, as u say I get perfect joints.
You are a genius! Thanks for posting
Excellent video. The best explanation I've seen. Thank you
Thanks, appreciate it!
Great tip! Thank you. I’ll be trying this when I have a warm garage again.
Really hope that’s sometime soon!
Great job. Im interested in making lattice with halflap joints. Do you think this could be done with a box joint type jig? Would make a good following video for this. HINT THANK YOU
Sorry forgot my Manors PLEASE
Yes I think a box joint jig could work for that. I've never made a box joint but... I'll add that to the list of ideas 😊
Nice technique. I can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing!
Happy to share! Thanks :)
EXCELLENT VIDEO AND PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING...
Thank you, and my pleasure!
Great video ,and a Great way to make lap joints ...Thank You
What an Excellent Tip/Method for those Half Lap Joints, thanks.
Barry (ENG)
Thanks Barry!
Thanks for sharing, I also recently tried a half lap joint on a plant stand that I built. I messed up cutting too deep and too wide and frustrated. Will try your methods, however I will be using a sliding miter saw with depth adjustment and see if I can be successful without too much trouble.
Yeah, wish I had a depth stop on my mitre saw. Great idea.
Hello,
Thank you for posting this video. I may be wrong but I have read a similar approach in a book on jointing wood but without the need to make the piece that is equal to the blade thickness. I am going to try to find that article and let you know after testing it in my shop.
Regardless, your approach definitely works.
Thank you again,
Mimi
Nice. Your method gives perfect results, now I need more tools. :)
WOW... great demo. Can't wait to try this. Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure, hope you love this method as much as I do!
Thank you, this will be a great help for my Christmas gifts projects
Thinking of Christmas already! Love that you’re planning ahead 👍
Hi Marie! This is the first time I saw your channel and I am impressed.
Don't get me wrong, but I almost backed out when I saw a woman - Usually this type of channel, if presented by a woman, is following a script from somebody else, the feminine presence being used solely to attract the target viewers, that are usually men.
However, when I saw how naturally you handled the materials and tools, I was convinced that you are the real deal. So, hats off to you, Marie!
Wow, never realized people would do that. Thanks for sticking around and watching through. I’m the real deal 100%!
Thanks you made it simple to understand.
Like how you explained the process. Thank you!
Thanks Jonathan!
Great, you have made my diy life easier, new suscriber
Awesome, glad I could help. And thanks for subscribing Guillermo!
You're going to love a beefier table saw. I used one like yours for years and years - finally splurged on something in between a "contractor" saw (like yours) and those massive "cabinet" saws. The difference was immediately obvious - like when you get a brand new blade for your saw.....
Funny that you mention it... I bought a new Ridgid contractor saw on black Friday. Still haven’t used it. I’m still debating whether I should return it and splurge for something better. It was a really good deal though... and I like that I can easily move it around. But I feel like it’s not that much of an upgrade. Any advice? What did you go for?
do your research and buy the best one you can afford. I got the 3hp saw stop and I instantly fell in love using it the first day. I did my research and for the type of work I do this met my needs and was only slightly more than what I had budgeted. It has been just over a year now of almost daily use and it still makes me smile when I use it. You can't go wrong if you get what you want and need.
I was also impressed with your method and explanation of a fairly simple and ingenious way of cutting a tight lap joint. This was the first of your videos I have seen but it won't be the last. I also just subscribed to your channel just based on this video. Very well done young lady!
Thankyou, I benefited from your presentation . . . Chris ... Norwich, England
madame ,,,,great great thankx a lot I was lost looking for the good way to do it ,,, now its ok ,,,merciiii
Great method! Thanks for making the video!
Thanks!
Excellent idea, thank you. I'll be sure to do that myself.
Hope you like the method, it’s worked great for me.
Thanks, Marie for a clear and well-presented video. I too have struggled in the past with half-lap joints. But not anymore! My table saw blade has a slight wobble so the kerf is a bit wider than the width of the blade. To find the correct width of the spacer I cut a slot in a piece of scrap wood and made the spacer to fit. Any ideas on how to make a half-lap joint at an angle other than 90 degrees?
Thanks for the method, like you I got frustrated with variable results when hand cutting. (It was for a shop work table frame so it didn't matter) . I like the channel's format and your presentation - I'm going to keep watching ! :-)
Very well done! Excellent presentation of a very useful tip.
Thank you kindly :)
Some useful tips here. I was recently making a bunch of half-lap joints on 1 x 4 for covers on my garden's raised beds. I had so many to do that I decided to use my dado blade. I chose my dado blade for two reasons: first, I was able to make 1/2 inch passes rather than 1/8 inch, considerable reducing the number of passes I would have to do. second, the dado blade makes a flatter cut than my normal 1/8" blade (I don't have a specialized "flat" blade.
I really liked your use of the crosscut sled for making these cuts and I would have liked to use mine. But, unfortunately, the crosscut sled doesn't work with a dado blade.
I am 78 years now & your way beats them all thanks
Thanks, that makes my day :)
This is perfectly explained, thank you.
Thanks! Hope this helped.
hi...I made a watching your video. Thank you for being an inspiration to me.
Perfect video. Thanks for sharing. I learned a lot from it.
For the spacer: do not write just "keep" on it. Give it a bright colour to not mess it up with of cuts.
Good point!
I'm thinking of cutting a piece of an old saw blade the same thickness as my current one...then painting it neon yellow! Or I could just stop overcomplicating everything hahahaha
Good technique - always like your videos
Thank you, much appreciated!
Awsome idea 👍 . I use a sharp chisel to pear the remaining waste very carefully
Great idea! I just don't trust my chiseling skills (or their sharpness for that matter). Something to work on.
Good stuff! Can't wait to try this method out!
Thanks! Really hope you like it. It’s made a huge difference for me.
Happy New Year.
Thank you Marie for this video.
Happy New Year to you as well! Looking forward to making lots of projects this year!
very well done video. Again, VERY WELL DONE VIDEO. great subject matter. I'm sure most of us have struggled with this joint. Thanks, and I subscribed.
Thanks! Really appreciate the support. Cheers, Marie
You are a genious!!! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing
Thank you a simple idea that works
Yep, works every time! Happy to share.
That is excellent work and now I don't need to buy another tool. Thanks.
You bet!
Hi. Instead of the wood spacer, it also works to use a drill bit the size of your blade, for example 1/8th inch.
Thanks for the video. I got some tips I’ll use.
Yes, absolutely! That works as long as your blade is exactly 1/8th. If it's a bit thinner like in my case, that's where the custom spacer comes in handy.
I think Barbara's point was that you choose a drill bit that matches your kerf. If the blade is thinner than 1/8, you try 7/64 or 3/32.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. I will be making this too.
Awesome!
thank you from México, is very good the video, you have my like
Thank you!
Brilliant, great tip, I will certainly be trying this out. Thanks
Thanks, you should definitely try it!
Love this. You have a new sub! Couple of thoughts - you could use the kerf in your Xcut sled to gauge the spacer. OR, have a look at kerfmaker vids. They use a screw on one side of a spacer block. The same process could be used here instead of that tiny and fiddly slither of wood.
Absolutely! Both great ideas. I've always wondered about the accuracy of the screw adjustment, but that could work well and avoid losing that little piece too.
Well done! Thanks for sharing.
great advice, I will be trying this
Great! Let us know how it goes.
Very well thought out method. Thank you. I've been measuring with callipers. This is easier and better.
Awesome! Glad to hear that.
Brilliant. This looks way better than screwing around with chisels and skilsaws... Thanks!
Can't argue with that!