Hi from Norway - I love watching your imaginative work and learning to use the scroll saw. I must say you guys are really making life complicated with your measurements ! Metric is SO MUCH easier !!! I guess being used to your system makes it easier, but for children learning it must be a challenge ....
Glad to have Norway as one of the viewing countries of the show. Here in Canada, we are actually a fully metric country. The problem is that older tradesmen like myself, grew up on imperial and began the trades working in Imperial. Even though Canada went metric in the early 80's, the trades were slow to convert and have only really converted in the past 5+ years. Wood working tools that are purchased seem to all be in imperial measures and even buying a metric bolt from a big box store is still considered a "specialty item". While I won't disagree that metric would make some of these smaller measurements a LOT easier to work with and a LOT easier to figure out, the imperial system is just something that is embedded in my brain and with all the tools in the shop also being Imperial, it just comes naturally for me to work with it. Maybe I need to revamp and remake the show to incorporate metric units instead. It would definitely make the show easier to follow. I think I will do that. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your thoughts.
Hi again. Thank you very much for your good reply. A period with both Imperial and metric would maybe work best for all ? ( Double work, but that way some would see how much easier it is and maybe suppliers would get more requests and have to stock both ? ) It would be very much easier for the beginners to woodworking, not making mistakes and have to redo things ? At any rate I love watching your show, but without your special measure tools I can't even dream of making the things with so many measurements ) I do have a tape with both, but it's only inches ... not the strange 7/8 and even worse /62 or was it /64 --- that is a nutcracker for me I'll keep on watching and enjoying your very nice craftmanship ! Take care and Happy New Year from Norway@@acutabove_woodworkings 🛷🔨📐🪚🔧🪛❄☃
I get so busy with work, life, and everything that comes with it. So when I get on youtube and see a new Kenny Earrings video ... it just makes me happy. I'm going to try to make some of these this weekend. Inspiration has been successfully deployed. :)
Thanks so much for the kind words Ron. I truly appreciate that. It's nice to know that someone enjoys something that I enjoy making. Although the show is a crazy amount of work and I spent a crazy amount of time working on it, I do thoroughly enjoy it and hearing comments like yours, makes it all that much more worth while. Good luck with your project this weekend. If it will help, I found a link this afternoon to the exact article that I got this idea from. Here's the link. www.woodsmith.com/article/build-your-own-toggle-clamp/ Thanks for tuning in.
Glad to hear that you liked the show Rafael. I hope you will try to make some of these. Good luck on your project and thanks for tuning in to the show.
Kenny, although I never built them I do remember seeing those in Woodsmith magazine. I really like the design of the clamps and your excellent workmanship really shows them off. Nice work and a great project.
Thanks for the kind words on the show and the project Paul. While they are not my design, they are just too good not to share. Thanks for tuning in to the show again this week.
Hi Kenny, you must have read my mind (no a difficult thing to do as there isn’t a lot in there) but I have been trying to buy a reasonable size toggle claim for a long time now as what I think is a good size on Amazon ends up to small. These fit the size perfectly and being able to make them is even better
I'm glad that you find this video to be useful to you John. Shop made tools are some of the most satisfying to make and these work just as well, if not better than the store bought ones. Good luck with your build and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. For the record, I did a quick google search and found the original article and drawing for these clamps on-line. If you are interested, here's the link. www.woodsmith.com/article/build-your-own-toggle-clamp/ Thanks for tuning in.
Kenny those parts are a piece of artwork very nice! One suggestion perhaps if you used a carriage bolt if you could not find a T bolt and made a pad for head of the bolt and added a piece of leather to protect your clamped part for more holding power. 😁🛫
Great suggestion for the bolt. Thanks for tuning in to the show and for taking the time to chime in with your suggestion. It's very much appreciated. It's a great alternative to the T-bolt.
Woodsmith issue 245 page 6. I have issues from #5 up to todays. That is alot. hehe I also have all of the Shopnotes. Wish they would have left them in there own magazine.
Thanks for chiming in with that Karl. Much like you, I have all the Shopnotes and all the Woodsmith mags. I see the advertisements slowly creeping into the WoodSmith. It was one of the things that I liked about the magazine.....you paid a premium but the whole magazine was articles and projects. No ads. Either way, I appreciate you chiming in. There is also a link I found today for the instructions and plans for this from WoodSmith. You can find it here. www.woodsmith.com/article/build-your-own-toggle-clamp/ I hope this helps. Thanks again for tuning in.
The device that you are asking about is called a T-rule and it is made by INCRA. They are available at most woodworking suppliers or from INCRA directly. I got mine at Lee Valley tools. Here's a couple of links. incra.com/measuring_marking-trules.html www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/hand-tools/marking-and-measuring/rules/58877-incra-t-rules I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
@@acutabove_woodworkings Thanks for those links. I'm going to try to get one. LV is more expensive than Incra directly. But why is a 6" imperial one more expensive than a metric 150 mm one? (3" and 75 mm ones have the same price) Price policy of companies never stop amazing me.
If you look in the show's description Lance, I have placed a link to the on line article for this build. Also, the question of what exact article was answer in the comments section. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Hi, Kenny I was hoping that you would be making plans for those clamps, I am assuming that you have not because the original idea came from a magazine article, but you do not even make a note of that below. I could possible go slow through this video and get the details from that, but I would much more appreciate plans from you that I could buy and cut out the middle bit.
As stated in my previous reply to you John, I recently found the drawing and article online. You can find it here. www.woodsmith.com/article/build-your-own-toggle-clamp/ I will also add it to the show's description so that others can enjoy it as well. Thanks.
I use pads made from a cheap walmart mouse pad. There's a rubber side with good grip and a fabric side which accepts contact cement very well for sticking it down.
Great idea Richard. I love it. And I happen to have some scrap cork in the shop. Thanks for tuning in and for taking the time to leave you suggestion. It's very much appreciated.
Hi Kenny, what do they call the clamp you use on your workbench, i can see it is a Veritas product, it looks so easy to use and clamp small pieces to the bench. Love your shows keep it up mate
We've got a really great viewing audience today and I can see that people have been chiming in on other folk's questions to give answers and suggestions. David has pointed out (correctly) that it is the Veritas Quick Release Wonder Dog. It's a fantastic addition to any bench. I love this thing. Here's a link Steve. www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/workshop/workbenches/benchtop-accessories/74622-veritas-quick-release-wonder-dog?item=05G1030 I hope it helps. Thanks for tuning in.
Thanks for chiming in with the answer David. It's very much appreciated. Producing the show is just a hobby of mine and I do work a 40+ hour work week at my real job, so I hate seeing viewers ask questions and then have to wait for me to get home to answer them. I appreciate you chiming in to Steve's questions so that he didn't have to wait so long. Thanks for tuning in.
Well I have to say that I started to make one and 3 hours later I am still confused there's so much to do so I give up Kenny sorry but I will try again tomorrow morning 😢
Hopefully a fresh set of eyes will help you when you come back to this project. While it can be confusing, once you figure it out, it's worth every minute of the frustration. Thanks for tuning in.
There has been a discussion for years on my channel about metric vs imperial and why, being someone from a country that is completely metric, I would choose to use Imperial measures. I recently made my first project using metric and I have to say that it was a challenge for me but on a project like this, I can definitely see where it would benefit from the smaller units. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your comment. It's appreciated.
Great project but please show more working and less measuring, it got a bit boring to be honest. Good footage from 16 minutes forward. Oh, and please use metric instead of freedom units, your Canadian after all and not from some developing country...
Kimi, the measuring is all part of the build and for those who wish to make their own, the measuring might be of importance to them. As for using imperial measurements, that's just what I do. I never have and most likely, never will use metric. I am Canadian, but I am of the age where my educations started off with imperial measurements and at some point in time, the Canadian government decided that we were to go to metric. For that reason, my education suddenly shifted gears and went to metric. After graduating high school, I started a trade where all of the measurement (even in Canada) were all still imperial. They are only starting to convert the trades now, after I've already been in them for over 30 years. If you go to local Home Depot here in Canada, everything is in imperial. If you buy a tool, it's imperial. If you buy bolts or nuts, they are imperial. It's surprising that, for a country that boasts its metric usage, (kilometres, litres, etc) it is so difficult to get metric materials and tools. I work with what I am comfortable with Kimi and unfortunately for some, that happens to be imperial. It has nothing to do with being from a developing country. Woodworking is woodworking, no matter how you measure it. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
@@acutabove_woodworkings I appreciate your reply and didn't mean to offend you in any way. It's just really confusing to try to follow measurements in fraction when I have no concept of wether 7/8 or 13/16 is bigger. I've never been a fan of your neighbor to the south for being a stubborn brat with it's imperials, I didn't know you guys switched over so recently. Anyhow, keep making videos, if possible try to show more of the working. Oh, and prepare to get your butt kicked in ice hockey 😁🇫🇮
@@kimilindstrom8488 I didn't take any offence to your comments at all. I know you had the best intentions and it was easy to see that you were providing constructive criticism rather than just criticizing. Canada started the switch to metric back in 1970 but it just didn't seem to take well and there are still some things that are done in imperial. It's the trades that have only recently caught up to speed but we are still pretty much half and half when it comes to measurement. It's a real pain in the butt for working on things like a vehicle because you never know when you are going to need a metric wrench or an imperial one. I have to keep a set of both handy whenever I am working on my truck. Crazy I know. If you check the video's description, you will find a link to the original article for these clamps as well as a drawing that you could probably convert to metric very easily. I hope that helps.
@@acutabove_woodworkings I know the pain Kenny, I own an old Triumph Herald that's lived all of it's life here in Finland so some nuts and bolts have been changed to metric by previous owners. If it isn't too much trouble, I suggest you might put up the metric measurements on screen in the video perhaps? In future videos that is.
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Hi from Norway - I love watching your imaginative work and learning to use the scroll saw. I must say you guys are really making life complicated with your measurements ! Metric is SO MUCH easier !!! I guess being used to your system makes it easier, but for children learning it must be a challenge ....
Glad to have Norway as one of the viewing countries of the show. Here in Canada, we are actually a fully metric country. The problem is that older tradesmen like myself, grew up on imperial and began the trades working in Imperial. Even though Canada went metric in the early 80's, the trades were slow to convert and have only really converted in the past 5+ years. Wood working tools that are purchased seem to all be in imperial measures and even buying a metric bolt from a big box store is still considered a "specialty item". While I won't disagree that metric would make some of these smaller measurements a LOT easier to work with and a LOT easier to figure out, the imperial system is just something that is embedded in my brain and with all the tools in the shop also being Imperial, it just comes naturally for me to work with it. Maybe I need to revamp and remake the show to incorporate metric units instead. It would definitely make the show easier to follow. I think I will do that. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your thoughts.
Hi again. Thank you very much for your good reply. A period with both Imperial and metric would maybe work best for all ?
( Double work, but that way some would see how much easier it is and maybe suppliers would get more requests and have to stock both ? )
It would be very much easier for the beginners to woodworking, not making mistakes and have to redo things ? At any rate I love watching your show, but without your special measure tools I can't even dream of making the things with so many measurements ) I do have a tape with both, but it's only inches ... not the strange 7/8 and even worse /62 or was it /64 --- that is a nutcracker for me
I'll keep on watching and enjoying your very nice craftmanship ! Take care and Happy New Year from Norway@@acutabove_woodworkings 🛷🔨📐🪚🔧🪛❄☃
Did a great job explaining the directions. Those are nice and YOU built them👍
Glad that you like them Ricky. Thanks for tuning in and for the kind words.
I get so busy with work, life, and everything that comes with it. So when I get on youtube and see a new Kenny Earrings video ... it just makes me happy. I'm going to try to make some of these this weekend. Inspiration has been successfully deployed. :)
Thanks so much for the kind words Ron. I truly appreciate that. It's nice to know that someone enjoys something that I enjoy making. Although the show is a crazy amount of work and I spent a crazy amount of time working on it, I do thoroughly enjoy it and hearing comments like yours, makes it all that much more worth while. Good luck with your project this weekend. If it will help, I found a link this afternoon to the exact article that I got this idea from. Here's the link. www.woodsmith.com/article/build-your-own-toggle-clamp/
Thanks for tuning in.
@@acutabove_woodworkings If you knew the depth of my sincerity, it would surprise you. :) Thanks for the link.
@@RonAday I'm glad to hear it. Thank you.
Just seen these Ken, great instructions. I’ve got some scrap oak flooring, for these. Thanks B
Glad that you liked it Brian. Good luck with your build and thanks for tuning in
Really worthwhile project clearly explained. Top class thank you.
I'm glad that you liked it Chris. Thanks for tuning in and taking the time to leave the kind words.
Great project Kenny, Jigs and fixtures are one of my favorite projets. And I love shopnotes from woodsmith.
Glad to hear that you liked the show Rafael. I hope you will try to make some of these. Good luck on your project and thanks for tuning in to the show.
Appreciated! Stay well.
Glad that you liked it Patrick. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Great video 👏
Glad that you liked it Ian. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Kenny, although I never built them I do remember seeing those in Woodsmith magazine. I really like the design of the clamps and your excellent workmanship really shows them off. Nice work and a great project.
Thanks for the kind words on the show and the project Paul. While they are not my design, they are just too good not to share. Thanks for tuning in to the show again this week.
Gracias buen hombre
You are very welcome. Good luck with your project and thank you for tuning in to the show.
Hi Kenny, you must have read my mind (no a difficult thing to do as there isn’t a lot in there) but I have been trying to buy a reasonable size toggle claim for a long time now as what I think is a good size on Amazon ends up to small. These fit the size perfectly and being able to make them is even better
I'm glad that you find this video to be useful to you John. Shop made tools are some of the most satisfying to make and these work just as well, if not better than the store bought ones. Good luck with your build and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. For the record, I did a quick google search and found the original article and drawing for these clamps on-line. If you are interested, here's the link. www.woodsmith.com/article/build-your-own-toggle-clamp/
Thanks for tuning in.
Kenny those parts are a piece of artwork very nice!
One suggestion perhaps if you used a carriage bolt if you could not find a T bolt and made a pad for head of the bolt and added a piece of leather to protect your clamped part for more holding power. 😁🛫
Great suggestion for the bolt. Thanks for tuning in to the show and for taking the time to chime in with your suggestion. It's very much appreciated. It's a great alternative to the T-bolt.
Woodsmith issue 245 page 6. I have issues from #5 up to todays. That is alot. hehe I also have all of the Shopnotes. Wish they would have left them in there own magazine.
Thanks for chiming in with that Karl. Much like you, I have all the Shopnotes and all the Woodsmith mags. I see the advertisements slowly creeping into the WoodSmith. It was one of the things that I liked about the magazine.....you paid a premium but the whole magazine was articles and projects. No ads. Either way, I appreciate you chiming in. There is also a link I found today for the instructions and plans for this from WoodSmith. You can find it here. www.woodsmith.com/article/build-your-own-toggle-clamp/
I hope this helps. Thanks again for tuning in.
@@acutabove_woodworkings Add my name to the list of people who mourn the loss of Shopnotes! Time marches on...........
@@tomt9543 Yup I miss those. They added them to WOODSMITH magazine but with half the info. :(
@@karlriley1314 I agree! I think they put all their $$$ in the TV show, and axed SN.
this is cool what measuring guide is that, l am a newbie retired and got into woodworking. love the channel
The device that you are asking about is called a T-rule and it is made by INCRA. They are available at most woodworking suppliers or from INCRA directly. I got mine at Lee Valley tools. Here's a couple of links.
incra.com/measuring_marking-trules.html
www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/hand-tools/marking-and-measuring/rules/58877-incra-t-rules
I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
@@acutabove_woodworkings Thanks for those links. I'm going to try to get one. LV is more expensive than Incra directly.
But why is a 6" imperial one more expensive than a metric 150 mm one? (3" and 75 mm ones have the same price)
Price policy of companies never stop amazing me.
@@hansdegroot8549 I honestly don't know. I don't work for them. LOL.
What issue of the magazine did you find it in?
If you look in the show's description Lance, I have placed a link to the on line article for this build. Also, the question of what exact article was answer in the comments section. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Hi, Kenny I was hoping that you would be making plans for those clamps, I am assuming that you have not because the original idea came from a magazine article, but you do not even make a note of that below. I could possible go slow through this video and get the details from that, but I would much more appreciate plans from you that I could buy and cut out the middle bit.
As stated in my previous reply to you John, I recently found the drawing and article online. You can find it here. www.woodsmith.com/article/build-your-own-toggle-clamp/
I will also add it to the show's description so that others can enjoy it as well. Thanks.
@@acutabove_woodworkings Thanks Kenny i got the artical and subscribed to the channel but i am not sure that went through
@@johnfithian-franks8276 Glad to hear that you got the article. Good luck with your clamp build.
Really cool, maybe cork instead of rubber for the tips.
I use pads made from a cheap walmart mouse pad. There's a rubber side with good grip and a fabric side which accepts contact cement very well for sticking it down.
Great idea Richard. I love it. And I happen to have some scrap cork in the shop. Thanks for tuning in and for taking the time to leave you suggestion. It's very much appreciated.
This is a great idea as well. Thanks for chiming in with it. I appreciate your suggestion and you tuning in to the show.
Hi Kenny, what do they call the clamp you use on your workbench, i can see it is a Veritas product, it looks so easy to use and clamp small pieces to the bench. Love your shows keep it up mate
Veritas quick release wonder dog. Cool, eh?
We've got a really great viewing audience today and I can see that people have been chiming in on other folk's questions to give answers and suggestions. David has pointed out (correctly) that it is the Veritas Quick Release Wonder Dog. It's a fantastic addition to any bench. I love this thing. Here's a link Steve. www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/workshop/workbenches/benchtop-accessories/74622-veritas-quick-release-wonder-dog?item=05G1030
I hope it helps. Thanks for tuning in.
Thanks for chiming in with the answer David. It's very much appreciated. Producing the show is just a hobby of mine and I do work a 40+ hour work week at my real job, so I hate seeing viewers ask questions and then have to wait for me to get home to answer them. I appreciate you chiming in to Steve's questions so that he didn't have to wait so long. Thanks for tuning in.
Well I have to say that I started to make one and 3 hours later I am still confused there's so much to do so I give up Kenny sorry but I will try again tomorrow morning 😢
Hopefully a fresh set of eyes will help you when you come back to this project. While it can be confusing, once you figure it out, it's worth every minute of the frustration. Thanks for tuning in.
This project is great, but it is the perfect example for using metric measurements! 1 13/64ths indeed! Just say 31 millimetres!
There has been a discussion for years on my channel about metric vs imperial and why, being someone from a country that is completely metric, I would choose to use Imperial measures. I recently made my first project using metric and I have to say that it was a challenge for me but on a project like this, I can definitely see where it would benefit from the smaller units. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your comment. It's appreciated.
I made a Long Bar Double Clamp .This all-in-one clamp covers the entire table. Here is the link:
th-cam.com/video/sMxZPmWKsro/w-d-xo.html
Glad that you have methods on your own. Thanks for tuning in.
Mas; compreendo o trabalho
Glad to hear it. Good luck on your project.
Não entendi nada😃😃😃
Sorry to hear that Luiz. Thanks for tuning in anyway.
Great project but please show more working and less measuring, it got a bit boring to be honest. Good footage from 16 minutes forward. Oh, and please use metric instead of freedom units, your Canadian after all and not from some developing country...
Kimi, the measuring is all part of the build and for those who wish to make their own, the measuring might be of importance to them. As for using imperial measurements, that's just what I do. I never have and most likely, never will use metric. I am Canadian, but I am of the age where my educations started off with imperial measurements and at some point in time, the Canadian government decided that we were to go to metric. For that reason, my education suddenly shifted gears and went to metric. After graduating high school, I started a trade where all of the measurement (even in Canada) were all still imperial. They are only starting to convert the trades now, after I've already been in them for over 30 years. If you go to local Home Depot here in Canada, everything is in imperial. If you buy a tool, it's imperial. If you buy bolts or nuts, they are imperial. It's surprising that, for a country that boasts its metric usage, (kilometres, litres, etc) it is so difficult to get metric materials and tools. I work with what I am comfortable with Kimi and unfortunately for some, that happens to be imperial. It has nothing to do with being from a developing country. Woodworking is woodworking, no matter how you measure it. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
@@acutabove_woodworkings I appreciate your reply and didn't mean to offend you in any way. It's just really confusing to try to follow measurements in fraction when I have no concept of wether 7/8 or 13/16 is bigger. I've never been a fan of your neighbor to the south for being a stubborn brat with it's imperials, I didn't know you guys switched over so recently. Anyhow, keep making videos, if possible try to show more of the working. Oh, and prepare to get your butt kicked in ice hockey 😁🇫🇮
@@kimilindstrom8488 I didn't take any offence to your comments at all. I know you had the best intentions and it was easy to see that you were providing constructive criticism rather than just criticizing. Canada started the switch to metric back in 1970 but it just didn't seem to take well and there are still some things that are done in imperial. It's the trades that have only recently caught up to speed but we are still pretty much half and half when it comes to measurement. It's a real pain in the butt for working on things like a vehicle because you never know when you are going to need a metric wrench or an imperial one. I have to keep a set of both handy whenever I am working on my truck. Crazy I know. If you check the video's description, you will find a link to the original article for these clamps as well as a drawing that you could probably convert to metric very easily. I hope that helps.
@@acutabove_woodworkings I know the pain Kenny, I own an old Triumph Herald that's lived all of it's life here in Finland so some nuts and bolts have been changed to metric by previous owners. If it isn't too much trouble, I suggest you might put up the metric measurements on screen in the video perhaps? In future videos that is.