Matthias, you inspired me recently. I'm a sales rep dealing with hardware stores- one of my customers gave me a bunch of old drawers made of 3/4" pine (they used to use them to hold various screws and such). Shortly after that, another customer gave me a big hypo-allergenic air filter that he had to write off (once the seal on the plastic wrap is broken, they can't be sold). I put the two together to make an inline dust filter that I hook up to my big belt sanders. I use them a *lot*, so after a few months, I broke it open to check out the results last night- dumped about five pounds of fine sawdust out of the thing! Thanks for the idea!
I didn’t think the third drawer knot being on the right side instead of the left like the rest would bug me, but my mind can’t help itself. 😂 Love your furniture builds so much.
what saves it for me is the fact that it still kinda works since there are two above it, and two below it that are on the left. It's wrong, but in a pattern, so it's only kind of wrong lol
You are about a bazillion times more talented and experienced than me. Knowing you mess up like this does make me feel a smidge better about when I screw up. (Just a smidge.) Thank you for posting this.
I'm intrigued at the home made tools and inventions you've created. I'm extremely impressed of the precicion and high quality of everything you produce! You are a Phd in engineering, research and development, woodworking and much more. My highest regards to a brilliant mind.
Yeah, a "dresser" with ball bearing slides? The thing should last forever. And if it's ever not needed as a dresser, it can be a toolbox in the future too!
Love your channel Matthias. Several thoughts.. 1. Try Titebond extend. You do enough complicated glue ups to justify keeping it on hand. It will make your life easier. 2. Try shellac, especially inside cabinets/drawers where the smell of curing finish can linger for years. I also use it as a conditioner coat under oil finishes, it dries almost as fast as you can apply it and it eliminates one coat of finish. You may find one coat of shellac and one finish coat is enough.
He hates shellac - it’s not durable enough. =p He mentioned it in another video where he scraped it all off. Personally, I really like it. Super easy/fast - even if not always the most durable.
Always entertaining to see what Mathias have done. Even if just collecting wood, from what others have left on a dump. Enjoy a soothing year ending. 👋🏻🏆
I have been watching your videos for 8 or so years now, i love all of your projects and i appreciate your attention to detail and robust building techniques. I am a diesel mechanic and i cant cut a straight board with a table saw, but in mechanics every tiny detail matters. Thats what i like about your work, every detail matters to you. Thanks for the years of entertainment
I have to admit, I paused the video in the time-lapse for where Rachel came in. (Because we don't get to see her often!) I bumped the video forward and back until I found the smiles. Mission accomplished😊
Building a dresser is on my bucket list. You have inspired me to maybe try it first with construction lumber to bring the coat down and the stress level of not wanting to screw up a very expensive project.
I've gotten more satisfaction and use from things carefully made from construction lumber, than things made in bulk from finer grades. Definitely do it - it's completely worth it.
Full marks for just keeping going and not chucking out that piece of 2x4. I love everything that says about being both humble and conservative with time and money. What a great message
I love the earphone trick. In every video I learn something new. Thank you very much Matias for sharing your genius with us. You are the definition of the word engineer.
That spline approach to fixing your mistake is a useful technique for when I am being a cheapskate and trying to use up scraps that are just a bit too short. Just use a decorative wood for splines and it looks deliberate! You must be rubbing off on me with your material scrounging - you should have seen the scraps I glued together to make my last set of assembly table drawers this week.
I'm always surprised when I see you use what appears to be a stock Dewalt planer amidst all of your homemade machines and tools. I take that as a strong testament for the value of that planer. Thanks for all the great content and plans.
Held my breath for a little bit as he opened Rachel's dresser drawer..... Glad there wasn't anything in there he'd get in trouble for sharing with the internet.
I love when you make an admitted mistake. The full discussion of options and the best repair make for good, "every man" content. Thanks for leaving in that short cut on the case, and the repair.
This guy looks like and reminds me of my late father. Mad European-Canadian engineer, he was. Tiny eyes, huge glasses, and jet-black hair. He would have loved your inventions and jigs, though he was more into metal work. I've probably said this a few times on this channel over the years lol.
Matthias, I missed my chance at getting some very nice drawer pulls at a local scrap yard. They were on desk drawer modules, and of course, were fastened with torx fasteners, which I didn't have a tool for at the moment.
Matthias, Seems the quicker we try and build something, the longer it takes because we have to spend time fixing our mistakes…haha. Good to see a couple of your family members. That boy sure is big for 2.5!
Very ingenious and creative jigs and problem-solving! Do you have videos of your various jig builds (such as the mortising jig)? Those really would be worth sharing.
Always built with scraps and with strength to withstand few generations of kids climbing on top of it. The only drawback is not having back on it. Mice and bugs can easily get inside. I learnt that the hard way in my workshop when a 🐁 visited all my drawers and shat* in them. Happy woodworking :)
Looks like the canadian site Silverland might have those handles. Anyway, the video was informative again just for the screw-ups and how they were fixed.
Man, that's such a nice piece of furniture. I wish I could get finished with projects as quickly as you! The missus looked ready for work in Starfleet medical when she came into the timelapse! 😅
I really like that your videos are efficient and to the point and I feel like I got all the necessary information from your build project. Thumbs up :)
I didnt get much done because of that kid in the workshop. This is exactly what happend to me today, too. But i can still just watch you build something.
You still use the slot mortiser a lot, but you've not put up very many videos about it. A follow-up video, like those you have done recently, would be nice. I would also enjoy watching a build series of a new slot mortiser, but I realize that is a much bigger ask. You may not need a new slot mortiser, but you built 3 pantorouters, plus you have a metal one. So I think 2 slot mortisers would be reasonable compared to that. And I know the pantorouter is a superior machine, since it can do slot mortises well, but YOU still use the slot mortiser when you have pantorouters handy, so there is clearly value in the slot mortiser.
I wonder whether those handles could be darkened like the others. Maybe through a similar process to how one blackens steel, or a vinegar patina method. It's a bit outside of woodworking but could make for a pretty cool project.
I think someone needs to ask Santa for a new tape measure and glasses LOL Still loving the videos . Keep them coming and thank you for keeping them real . Merry Christmas Mattias Fattrucker
I didn't realize that making a dresser is so hard until I tried making one myself. The most difficulty is in positioning the rails on the outer walls, which needs to be done with great precision. I ended up doing a lot of adjustments and somehow got it to work, but it was really a pain.
I've been using those drawer slides for many different projects at work. Being it's a metal fab shop, I've had to replace a few. The greased ball bearings don't like metal dust. So, on the most resent ones, I washed the grease off. Maybe they will last longer. ???
Very nice. I have a linen cabinet that purposefully does not have a back (from the factory). That is to promote air circulation and keep the linens from developing a stale type of odor.
Exactly, that's another benefit. And if its against an outside wall, you also don't want to trap the air on the back, cause that can lead to conensation.
You should really consider adding about 1/16" on your drawer box side of the guide mounting. So that your guides are stop the drawer box and not the drawer front. Otherwise over time often you end up destroying the front of the box and drawer face. From the force of the face frame and drawer coming in contact on a hard close. Plus it means down the road you won't have to repair the damage.
@@matthiaswandel I think he means the contacting surfaces themselves banging and rubbing into each other, dinging the wood and damaging the finish. Though you did use a lot of oil, so it'd likely take a very long time.
Those black drawer handles are likely from a big box store, and they get rid of styles frequently. You'd probably have to look on ebay to find anymore.
Those splines worry me,that dresser will only be able to withstand a smallish nuclear explosion now.
Note that he never jumped on it.
too high
@@matthiaswandel 😂😂😂
🤣
Jump test is for tables only :)
Matthias Wandel - Webster’s definition of “work smarter, not harder.” You’re amazing and inventive.
More like: "Ugly, but it works."
Well, no riving knife on the table saw isn't really working smarter. But in general I'd agree
@@klerulo maybe the riving knife would interfere with his jigs
@@tesicnr It probably did at some point. But when breaking down the plywood it was important.
Matthias, you inspired me recently. I'm a sales rep dealing with hardware stores- one of my customers gave me a bunch of old drawers made of 3/4" pine (they used to use them to hold various screws and such). Shortly after that, another customer gave me a big hypo-allergenic air filter that he had to write off (once the seal on the plastic wrap is broken, they can't be sold). I put the two together to make an inline dust filter that I hook up to my big belt sanders. I use them a *lot*, so after a few months, I broke it open to check out the results last night- dumped about five pounds of fine sawdust out of the thing! Thanks for the idea!
I didn’t think the third drawer knot being on the right side instead of the left like the rest would bug me, but my mind can’t help itself. 😂 Love your furniture builds so much.
what saves it for me is the fact that it still kinda works since there are two above it, and two below it that are on the left. It's wrong, but in a pattern, so it's only kind of wrong lol
well, maybe it servers a purpose then. I like tripping up pedantic people :)
@@matthiaswandel hell yeah, woodworking is an art, not a mathematical theorem seeking perfection.
@@rootvalue your comment has set me free, thank you.
I like the upgrade from playing cards to a sock as a gap gauge.
I think hand planing the drawers was a pretty good demonstration of the sturdiness of this design 👍🏻
Aside from the metal drawer pulls, a dresser built for a minesweeper! Always amazed how little you rely on fasteners.
You are about a bazillion times more talented and experienced than me. Knowing you mess up like this does make me feel a smidge better about when I screw up. (Just a smidge.) Thank you for posting this.
I'm intrigued at the home made tools and inventions you've created. I'm extremely impressed of the precicion and high quality of everything you produce! You are a Phd in engineering, research and development, woodworking and much more. My highest regards to a brilliant mind.
Incredibly nice. I'd call that a legacy piece that will be around a long time. It will bring back good memories when the grown kids use it.
Yeah, a "dresser" with ball bearing slides? The thing should last forever. And if it's ever not needed as a dresser, it can be a toolbox in the future too!
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That trim around the drawers made a world of difference. Looks very nice 👍
Love your channel Matthias. Several thoughts..
1. Try Titebond extend. You do enough complicated glue ups to justify keeping it on hand. It will make your life easier.
2. Try shellac, especially inside cabinets/drawers where the smell of curing finish can linger for years. I also use it as a conditioner coat under oil finishes, it dries almost as fast as you can apply it and it eliminates one coat of finish. You may find one coat of shellac and one finish coat is enough.
He hates shellac - it’s not durable enough. =p
He mentioned it in another video where he scraped it all off.
Personally, I really like it. Super easy/fast - even if not always the most durable.
I love the idea you used reclaimed wood. Excellent work and ideas. Regards from Chile
Always entertaining to see what Mathias have done. Even if just collecting wood, from what others have left on a dump.
Enjoy a soothing year ending.
👋🏻🏆
A classic Wandel. I love it. I have learned a ton through the years watching this channel and even the archive.
I have been watching your videos for 8 or so years now, i love all of your projects and i appreciate your attention to detail and robust building techniques. I am a diesel mechanic and i cant cut a straight board with a table saw, but in mechanics every tiny detail matters. Thats what i like about your work, every detail matters to you. Thanks for the years of entertainment
I have to admit, I paused the video in the time-lapse for where Rachel came in. (Because we don't get to see her often!) I bumped the video forward and back until I found the smiles. Mission accomplished😊
It looks gorgeous. The only problem with it not having a back panel is that dust will accumulate inside with time.
the dresser is beautiful! I like that you show how you fix your mistakes. Adding the splines to the piece that was too short was smart.
Your woodworking problem solving is amazing, but what really is the best is how you figure out how to correct your mistakes. Well Done,
Building a dresser is on my bucket list. You have inspired me to maybe try it first with construction lumber to bring the coat down and the stress level of not wanting to screw up a very expensive project.
I've gotten more satisfaction and use from things carefully made from construction lumber, than things made in bulk from finer grades. Definitely do it - it's completely worth it.
Your videos are so fun to watch, Matthias!
Good call on the center pulls. The savages in my family yank a knob on either side which puts strain on the drawers.
Full marks for just keeping going and not chucking out that piece of 2x4. I love everything that says about being both humble and conservative with time and money. What a great message
What a nice project, thanks for bringing us along. I like the fact that you show your mistakes...and how you overcame them.
Cheers from a fellow NB'er
thanks, as always, for leaving the "mistakes/problems" in.
but thanks even more for showing how you correct them!
I love the earphone trick. In every video I learn something new. Thank you very much Matias for sharing your genius with us. You are the definition of the word engineer.
Was thinking "what earphones" You mean with the earmuffs? Any block of wood would do.
@@matthiaswandel hahaha sorry abouth my english. Earmuffs, one more thing I learned today. Thank you very much and regards from Spain.
By the way, in Spanish they are called the same if they are for listening to music or if they are for protection.
That spline approach to fixing your mistake is a useful technique for when I am being a cheapskate and trying to use up scraps that are just a bit too short. Just use a decorative wood for splines and it looks deliberate!
You must be rubbing off on me with your material scrounging - you should have seen the scraps I glued together to make my last set of assembly table drawers this week.
You are a gem my friend. Always a pleasure to watch. Without a back on them I think the mice can climb in though.
Furniture that'll last lifetimes. Love it.
Your family is very lucky to have such a gifted father
I'm always surprised when I see you use what appears to be a stock Dewalt planer amidst all of your homemade machines and tools. I take that as a strong testament for the value of that planer. Thanks for all the great content and plans.
Its slightly better than the cheap ones, but not enough to justify the price.
@@matthiaswandel I was trying to remember if you kept the Shelix head or went back to standard.
Really nice. Congrats also on your boy apparently showing some interest in the craft.
This is so cool. I wish I was this patient with my projects.
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Held my breath for a little bit as he opened Rachel's dresser drawer..... Glad there wasn't anything in there he'd get in trouble for sharing with the internet.
I thought about that, picked a safe one before I started filming!
@@matthiaswandel Good on ya
Love Matthias embracing mistakes made along the process, I enjoy seeing them.
It's refreshing to watch such a pragmatic approach. Love it!
Hi from South Africa. Amazing build. Looks great and very practical 👍
I love it when people with your skills make the same mistakes I make thank you for showing the mistake and the repair
I love when you make an admitted mistake. The full discussion of options and the best repair make for good, "every man" content. Thanks for leaving in that short cut on the case, and the repair.
Gosh that one middle drawer with the knot on the other side, drives my ocd wild.
Oh well, great project and content as always ✌️😉
In wood working, "everything is a box". Unless it is chest of drawers, then it is a whole lot of boxes! 😁 I love your work.
This guy looks like and reminds me of my late father. Mad European-Canadian engineer, he was. Tiny eyes, huge glasses, and jet-black hair.
He would have loved your inventions and jigs, though he was more into metal work. I've probably said this a few times on this channel over the years lol.
Matthias, I missed my chance at getting some very nice drawer pulls at a local scrap yard. They were on desk drawer modules, and of course, were fastened with torx fasteners, which I didn't have a tool for at the moment.
Your skill + a designers design = all
Matthias, Seems the quicker we try and build something, the longer it takes because we have to spend time fixing our mistakes…haha. Good to see a couple of your family members. That boy sure is big for 2.5!
Matthias, with small kids in the house always attach dressers to a wall/stud. Do not rely on "anti tip foot".
I sub to hundreds to youtubers and your videos are in the top ten for high quality content.
I just love how you turn construction grade lumber into very pretty and durable furniture. A chip off your father for sure.
Always learning a new trick on every video, thank you Matthias!
Very ingenious and creative jigs and problem-solving!
Do you have videos of your various jig builds (such as the mortising jig)? Those really would be worth sharing.
the slot mortiser predates my build videos, so just a detailed build article for that one.
Always built with scraps and with strength to withstand few generations of kids climbing on top of it. The only drawback is not having back on it. Mice and bugs can easily get inside. I learnt that the hard way in my workshop when a 🐁 visited all my drawers and shat* in them. Happy woodworking :)
I can hear the quotes around "shopping" when talking about finding some plywood for the back.
Looks like the canadian site Silverland might have those handles.
Anyway, the video was informative again just for the screw-ups and how they were fixed.
Came out great, the contrast on the old one makes it look better, but the silver handles don't look half bad either.
The silver handles would have looked relatively better on the dark one, but I wasn't about to swap them out.
I'd be more than proud of this piece - it looks like furniture used to be made...to stand the test of time.
Man, that's such a nice piece of furniture. I wish I could get finished with projects as quickly as you!
The missus looked ready for work in Starfleet medical when she came into the timelapse! 😅
Beautiful, Matthias! Really fantastic work! 😃
It turned out looking amazing!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
I really like that your videos are efficient and to the point and I feel like I got all the necessary information from your build project. Thumbs up :)
Matias, haces muebles muy lindos. Muy a tu estilo. Muebles rudos y resistentes. Gracias por compartir.
I have never seen a clearer case of trolling the TH-cam safety nannies.
Compared to DiResta, Matthias _is_ a safety nanny.
Easy cleanup , came as described fast. Great product
I find the exposed box joins and different species of wood unique. Definitely looks great, is functional, and durable.
I didnt get much done because of that kid in the workshop. This is exactly what happend to me today, too. But i can still just watch you build something.
Hi Mathias. I love your videos. I’ve been watching your videos for years. How did you figure the distance between sliders? Thank you.
You still use the slot mortiser a lot, but you've not put up very many videos about it. A follow-up video, like those you have done recently, would be nice. I would also enjoy watching a build series of a new slot mortiser, but I realize that is a much bigger ask. You may not need a new slot mortiser, but you built 3 pantorouters, plus you have a metal one. So I think 2 slot mortisers would be reasonable compared to that.
And I know the pantorouter is a superior machine, since it can do slot mortises well, but YOU still use the slot mortiser when you have pantorouters handy, so there is clearly value in the slot mortiser.
the slot mortiser is from 2009, pre-dating me making build videos. I made a HD video about it years later though.
Pure entertainment, i especially liked when you pretended to cut that drawer frame short just so you could show us how to fix the inevitable
Well done man! Another great job
Watching your channel makes me motivated and think better to use my current tools and create new ones!
I wonder whether those handles could be darkened like the others. Maybe through a similar process to how one blackens steel, or a vinegar patina method. It's a bit outside of woodworking but could make for a pretty cool project.
I think someone needs to ask Santa for a new tape measure and glasses LOL
Still loving the videos . Keep them coming and thank you for keeping them real .
Merry Christmas Mattias
Fattrucker
Your screw-ups make me feel normal 😂.
Excellent job Matthias, as always!!!
I didn't realize that making a dresser is so hard until I tried making one myself. The most difficulty is in positioning the rails on the outer walls, which needs to be done with great precision. I ended up doing a lot of adjustments and somehow got it to work, but it was really a pain.
Great method of making a drawer unit carcase. You didn't have a magic method of realigning that stray wood knot??
Beautiful build. Should last many generations
Very clever solution to your mess up. Who knew box joints were so forgiving?
I've been using those drawer slides for many different projects at work. Being it's a metal fab shop, I've had to replace a few. The greased ball bearings don't like metal dust. So, on the most resent ones, I washed the grease off. Maybe they will last longer. ???
I had to replace five of the slides on the dresser in the end of the video. It's not the metal dust. It's the cheap slides!
Very nice. I have a linen cabinet that purposefully does not have a back (from the factory). That is to promote air circulation and keep the linens from developing a stale type of odor.
Exactly, that's another benefit. And if its against an outside wall, you also don't want to trap the air on the back, cause that can lead to conensation.
Have you tried using Google lens to search for the handles? Its surprisingly good for searching for odd things
Skills and tools. Homemade tools and skills! Thank you for sharing. Can't wait for the next video......
Hey Matthias do you think you could make a wooden Rubix cube? Bet that would be a big project and a big video.
Glad to see you Mr wandel
Cool build, built to hold a thousand pounds, but just for some clothes lol. Love the way you build stuff don’t get me wrong.
Thank you, Matthias. Sound sturdy and safe (for the kids).
Damn those are some gorgeous dressers. You could always sand and paint the handles then maybe weather em a bit l.
Merry Christmas.
Great looking dresser! That varnish is really nice, what it is exactly?
I wish I saw this video before I build my work bench. I spend waaaay to much time getting the drawers to do what they needed to do.
Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!
That one drawer is knot right. I actually prefer it to knot left.
Hi Matthias,
it looks nice, but only the middle drawer front plate is at mirror position :)
With best regards from Munich, Bavaria
I'm kind of surprised you didn't make your own wooden handles but I guess that would make better ladder rungs.
that middle drawer... love it.. all the rest fells like a bit offset :D.... thanks!
I think the handles you're looking for are made by IKEA, at least they used to have something very similar.
Matthias, what varnish do you typically use on your projects, it always looks very nice.
You should really consider adding about 1/16" on your drawer box side of the guide mounting. So that your guides are stop the drawer box and not the drawer front. Otherwise over time often you end up destroying the front of the box and drawer face. From the force of the face frame and drawer coming in contact on a hard close. Plus it means down the road you won't have to repair the damage.
thee are 8 mortise and tenons each side holding the front on. I think it will hold.
@@matthiaswandel I think he means the contacting surfaces themselves banging and rubbing into each other, dinging the wood and damaging the finish. Though you did use a lot of oil, so it'd likely take a very long time.
The only common thing between us are the Ryobi tools. He wins on all other aspects of wood working
Those old-fashioned half moon handles with an opening at the bottom would make it more unclimbable, and they look nice too.
Yes, I looked at those. But I thought they were ugly
Those black drawer handles are likely from a big box store, and they get rid of styles frequently. You'd probably have to look on ebay to find anymore.
that's a great piece of work
looks good. making the best of mistakes is always welcome. that is where many in the comment section probably excel ...