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Works extremely well too. Best bet is to just factor in 3 inches on either end of your stock to cut off, but if you can't do that....runners work magic Badass profile pic btw!
It’s not just the skill and patience shown in these videos that’s important. It’s also the voice of the person making them. If the person narrating has a calming voice, it makes them all the more watchable. I’m a Brit and find most Brits unwatchable. Americans and Canadians have a soothing way of speaking. Thank you for an informative and pleasant video.
Nice work on the clipboards! I did like and subscribe on this video. Why? your shop is real. It is not set up as a glamour shop you work in it and with it with simple tools. 90% or more of us that is what we work with. Well done!
Right on Ofcourseitsme! Don't get me wrong though, I'm striving for that super clean glamour shop; in the meantime I won't be ashamed to show where we all start from. But, don't worry, I don't plan on ever having a complete set of Festool haha that's overkill and flexing in my opinion unless you're a professional, or production, shop.
Thanks Rob! It doesn't beat making your stock long enough that you can trim off the snipe, but if you're stock is short or limited...this is the way to go 👌
Great video. Has highlighted to me why I need a bigger bandsaw, mine only has 80mm depth of cut. Getting a bigger one would certainly open up some options. keep up the good work :)
Thanks Ryan! What bandsaw are you rockin' with currently? If you do upgrade, try and keep your old one. I wish I had two in my shop, one with a resaw blade, and one with a thin blade for fine curves.
This is great. Yes... The snipe tip was great. But I like how you glued up the boards and sliced them down. It's another one of those "mind blown" moments. Just found your channel today. Subscribed!
Cheers White Lab! I highly recommend the RIkon bandsaws. As for a planer, if I had to do it all over again I would save my money and invest in a planer/jointer combo with a spiral head. But then again I would have been saving for several years instead of getting shop work done haha
@@Craftswright Thanks for the advice! I've always wondered if a planer by itself was worth doing, or if a jointer is a more necessary complement to it. Sounds like your opinion is for the latter.
I've even seen some discussion lately about going with jointer, planer, and bandsaw for the 3 main power tools in the shop and skipping the table saw, and I can kind of see the merit there. Really just depends on what type of woodwork your doing. If you're buying pre-surfaced and square lumber then really no need for the planer and jointer, but if you're buying rough sawn stock they're essential....well not essential I guess if you want to mill it all to spec by hand hahaha kudos to those that do 🤕
@@Craftswright I guess I could see those functioning as the main three too, but it doesn't seem ideal. I have really only messed with rough sawn stock a few times, and that is directly related to my ability to mill it myself. Only having a table saw makes it pretty limiting what I can get surfaced. That's why I'm always interested in what people can make happen with the tools they have, like you did with this video. I'll definitely be back to see what other things you've done. I only discovered your channel the other day :)
I recently added a planer and bandsaw to the collection. Wow what a difference.. still need a jointer though....ohh and a little chain saw..i kinda wanted to source some local birch and maple for future projects(I'm no woodworker but I like all the fancy tools...lol)
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This just popped up in my suggested videos so I watched. Great project and they look great. One thing I noticed was the jig to put the paper on the ROS...I'm going to make one of those today.
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Great work and beautiful. I watched a video a few ago of someone doing similar techniques but taped multiple boards together to round corners to save time.
@@Craftswright no specific expectations, my thought process was this guy does excellent work, not annoying to watch and good length video. I assume that you had more projects to watch and I was right lol. So I guess long answer short would be more wood working lol
Haha right on and thanks for the reply! I’m trying to find a food balance of making the videos I want to, while also creating content the people on my channel want to see, so it’s good info! Cheers 😁
Thank you for a really well done tutorial on these clipboards. For boards that are 1/4" thick like yours are, do you use 1/4" Chicago screws or do you have to accommodate for the thickness of the clips themselves and use the next larger size of 5/16"?
Outstanding, would you consider installing a mothers earth magnet? Adding several magnets as the Doctors, nurses and patients have a holder for to put the pen. Also, I use a 3” paint roller when I have a large area to glue up. Inexpensive and easy clean up.... Bob
Both are brilliant suggestions! I haven’t gotten on the paint roller glue up wagon yet, I’m not sure why. I think the thought of disposing all those rollers or something. Kinda weird, now that I think of it, that I’ve avoided a technique but can’t put my finger on the reasons for avoiding it 😆 time to think on that for a while lol
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I very much enjoyed this video and the project - well done. I particularly liked the idea of cutting multiple boards after glue-up at the band saw, great idea. Keep the videos coming:) Subscribed.
Pretty nice. Next time make 1-2 extra. So you can keep one for yourself. I’m thinking I would have used a router template to round the corners. Also a pattern to round the straight edges. I’m thinking if you just took a scrap and ran it in front of the blanks that would eliminate the snipe. A large drum sander that works like a planer would have worked better. Sharp knives on the planer almost eliminates sanding, but reclaimed walnut is hard on tool steel blades. The styrofoam is a neat trick and it reduces machine error.
Craftswright - there are woodshops that offer milling and sanding for a nominal fee. There are also community maker shops that have a drum sander. I would make a product that you could easily batch out 50 - 200 items that you could make quickly. I don’t know you’re area so I’m speaking in general. The 16 -32 sanders start at $1,200 so if you saved some money, then earned a profit on the upcoming job, you could get the necessary funds to purchase the machine?
@@Craftswright check out FB marketplace. I've seen a few 18-24" drum sanders go for less than $500 recently. I know obviously this will depend on your local area, and timing. But I've found that the marketplace is a great place to find used tools.
Great job... they look great. Just watching ya sand...did ya try a 1/8 round over bit..i wonder how that wood work on that stock.... and nice shop - ya kinda need an outfeed table for your bandsaw(possibly)...... but hey..gteat video
I've since acquired a 1/16th roundover bit and it's the bee's knees. Haha I need a lot of shop furniture upgrades but a bandsaw outfeed isn't a bad idea 😂
Great video! Great looking project! I'm an old novice and new subscriber. You do some great work! Keep it up! Unless I misunderstood how you drilled the holes to fasten the clips, it seems you could have stacked several boards, squared them up, and drilled several boards at the same time. Best wishes!
Hey Kevin, the Bauer planner is.....adequate I would say. If your budget is super tight like mine was when I bought mine, it's a great entry level piece of machinery. If I had to do it all over again? I would save every penny I could and invest it into a jointer/planer combo with a helical head :)
Possibly a noob question about the resaw on the bandsaw. In the brief shot of you bandsawing you kept the thicker part between the blade and the fence. Were you adjusting the fence each time? Was this for safety? If so, would a jig or spacing system negate the need to adjust the fence, or could you simply slot each cut off board between the fence and the block to maintain distance from the blade, or would this be too dangerous.
Hmmm good question Justin! I honestly can't remember off the top of my head why I did it that way, but I'm sure I had a reason. I'll have to rewatch the video to see if that jogs my memory then I'll get back to you, promise!
Ok, it's coming back to me. Yeah I did it that way for two reasons: 1. safety - having the thicker part between the blade and the fence gives me more "meat" to push through, which is safer. 2. Usually when running wood through the bandsaw, tensions are released and wood will bow or warp a little. Normally it's the smaller part that's being cut off that will warp. If the smaller side was between the blade and the fence, and started to warp, it could push the stock away from the fence and make the cut drift. Yeah I moved the fence each time. I had a mark on the table that I would slide the wood and fence over to, then slice off the next clipboard. Hope that all helps!
@@Craftswright Sure does. Thanks for the reply. Just wondering if adding a space each cut would be more efficient, but no less accurate, than moving the fence.
Complete honesty? I got rid of mine lol BUT, it wasn’t because it was a bad saw. In fact I thought it was a great saw. I have a tiny shop though and it was just too big for my space so I ended up swapping it out for a 10” hitachi with forward facing rails. If I had a large shop, I probably wouldn’t have gotten rid of the Hercules
Nice output brother they came out great. Gotta keep this method in mind, all I need is a larger re-saw capability. I can only do 6" deep. Thanks for the great video, you got a sub.
Cheers John, glad you like it and much appreciated! If you're ever in the market, I couldn't recommend the RIkon 14" more. IMO its the best value for the money. Quality saw, huge resaw capability, doesn't break the bank. Win-win!
Thanks! Oh, that's a hard one to estimate, mainly because I filmed myself while doing it which makes the project take at least 3 times as long haha. I'd say *at most* probably 8 hours of hands on work.
Craftswright: Cheers, I appreciate the difficulties in estimating the time taken. I was interested from the perspective of pricing your work for the commission. It was very interesting to witness someone’s process when fulfilling a commission like this 🤓👍.
I'll be honest with you, the first time I made clipboards I did it the hard way. Used pallet wood and milled all my stock to 3/16 of an inch. Was it fun? No. Was it horrible? Also no lol give it a shot!
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Depends really. I sold them as a batch. I also made some from pallets where I mixed a bunch of stips together and those went for $30-$40 but they were much more labor intensive
Good helper hints for beating snipe! Do you have a link for the metal clip part? What is the size if the board.? Wjere did you get the brand? Keep up the good info. Lou retired nh.
Hey Pete, I haven't rewatched this video in a while but I feel like I showed finishing both sides. If I didn't, and I very well could have forgotten to include that footage, I did finish both sides, because you're right, not doing so would introduce some serious warping! Good eye!
THAT is a brilliant idea. Sadly most of the boards had bug or nail holes all the way through. But that still probably wouldn’t have affected them going through the planner? 🤔
@@Craftswright You always need a flat reference on the bed of the planer. I can't think of an easy alternative if you have epoxy on both sides. Sanding or scraping is probably best in those instances.
What tablesaw are you using? Wow, your finishing techniques are extensive! I think I would have soaked them in mineral oil overnight and called it a day. Would mineral oil only be ok?
I see you have the Harbor Freight Bauer planer. Debating getting one. How do you like it, any issues? And great idea on the sacrificial pieced for snipes. Edit: ahh, I see you answered the question on the planer earlier.
Honestly, I can't remember what I said about the planer haha. BUT, my current opinion of it: it's a great little machine if you're on a budget or you don't plan on using it a ton. If I were to do it all over again, I would probably try and save up as much money as I could for a jointer/planer combo with a helical head. I'd give the HF a solid 7/10 though
Love this! I know it’s been a while, but if you’re comfortable with sharing some financial details, what did you charge for this batch of clipboards? I think I’d I could make these with a total of 10 hrs work, with reclaimed materials... a batch of 10 would be something like $600... is that completely insane? Thanks man love the video.
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Pre-drilling is drilling a hole before screwing in a screw. You are drilling before screwing, hence pre-drill. Just drilling would be if the hole were the final product. Resawing is a common term for cutting thinner stock from thicker boards. When you take a tree to a sawmill they saw the boards when they mill it to size. When you take that board home and cut it down to the size you're going to use you are resawing it.
Great video on how to make the clipboards.....I have a question. Jow did you find the dentist office in Ohio as a buyer? Was it before they were complete and commissioned or did you list them somewhere and sell them as a lot?
Good question bugman! I sell some small woodcraft on the side on Etsy. Reclaimed clipboards being one of those things. They found me there and commissioned me to make a bulk order.
What kind of hardware are you using to mount the clips to the board? What in the little round tin on your bench? Do you have a link where you purchased them?
Hey Crackerjack, to attach the hardware to the boards I used chicago screws, and the little round tin I think you're referring is paste wax. I have links for both in the description of the video. Hope that helps!
Von Tannin Craftswright Thanks 👍 yes it does. I ordered clips off Amazon and these rivets came with em, total crap. Soon as I opened the clip, the rivets popped off 🤣🤣🤣🤣 you can without any effort pull em apart after you push together. Thanks again. btw, I subscribed to ur channel 👍
for efficiency, don't cut the clipboards to length until you finish all the jointing, planing, gluing, sawing, surface sanding, long edge sanding. only then do you cut to length, shellac, and wax,
Good comment! I did things in the order shown for a couple reasons: 1. I wanted variance in the pattern of the wood. This is why I cut the stock to shorter lengths, so I could "mix" them up before slicing off the clipboards. Obviously clipboards sliced off from the same larger piece of stock would have identical patterns, but that was acceptable. 2. This was also a good opportunity to show a workaround for when you need to plane something and cannot afford to deal with snipe.
That's correct, I coudn't find that style on Amazon either when I made these so I bought them from Clipboards.com clipboards.com/Clipboards/Clipboard-accessories-category/clipboard-parts
how did you get that work? Should I go around dentists' offices and ask if they want 12 clipboards? Do you know a dentist? The community needs to know :)
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Get a silicone basting brush for glue.
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thank you brother!!! love the runner idea will steal that!!!
Thanks man! Be my guest, I know I’ve nabbed enough of your tricks to use in my shop it’s more than fair!
Those runners also helped on the resaw just as much as planning.
Literally the chicago screw idea on the clipboard is a genius. It's so simple and neat. Thanks for the great video!!
That's the best way to fight snipe I've seen so far. thanks for the epic tip!
Works extremely well too. Best bet is to just factor in 3 inches on either end of your stock to cut off, but if you can't do that....runners work magic
Badass profile pic btw!
3:30 If you were a super hero, you would be The Antisnipe! I love this idea.
Hahaha I've been brainstorming t-shirt/merch ideas...this may have to be put into the mix lol
I like the scrap carpet trick
I also learned the other day that old carpet works great for preparing soil to garden in 🤷♂️ who knew haha
Great video, commentary and NO music 👍
Wow, that is some beautiful reclaimed wood! Cutting boards came out great!
Thanks man!
using the runners to avoid snipe is genius
Works a treat too!
It’s not just the skill and patience shown in these videos that’s important. It’s also the voice of the person making them. If the person narrating has a calming voice, it makes them all the more watchable. I’m a Brit and find most Brits unwatchable. Americans and Canadians have a soothing way of speaking.
Thank you for an informative and pleasant video.
Cheers from across the pond Simon! I've never heard, or thought, of my voice as calming, but I'll take it!
Von Tannin Craftswright you’re welcome.
Great tip on the snipe
Glad it helped!
Nice work on the clipboards!
I did like and subscribe on this video. Why? your shop is real. It is not set up as a glamour shop you work in it and with it with simple tools. 90% or more of us that is what we work with. Well done!
Right on Ofcourseitsme! Don't get me wrong though, I'm striving for that super clean glamour shop; in the meantime I won't be ashamed to show where we all start from. But, don't worry, I don't plan on ever having a complete set of Festool haha that's overkill and flexing in my opinion unless you're a professional, or production, shop.
That runner idea is gold!
Thanks fellow Cody!
Awesome job. Never would have thought of clip boards.
They're pretty handy to have around the shop too!
Those are beautiful thanks for sharing
Thanks for the comment Tamm!
First step to efficiency is organization.
I LOVE your snipe solution! NEver seen it before
Enjoyed the billed you have a blessed day
Thanks Tim, glad you liked it! Was there anything in particular?
Dude ! Excellent
Thanks a lot!
the trick to avoid snipe is genius!
Thanks Sebastiaan!
No snipe tip is genius. Good video. Thanks.
Thanks Rob! It doesn't beat making your stock long enough that you can trim off the snipe, but if you're stock is short or limited...this is the way to go 👌
*whispers* "ya can't have enough clamps!" Laughed at this. Cheers, sir.
Clamp city baby! hahaha thanks W. Bresley
Nice , I have a hard time finding old wood worth using.
You and me both! Looking back on this video I paid way too much per board foot for this stuff haha
Cool. Thank you
Great video- yep I need more clamps- loved this project! The for good tips also!
The neverending quest for more clamps.... one we're all on together haha
Great video. Has highlighted to me why I need a bigger bandsaw, mine only has 80mm depth of cut. Getting a bigger one would certainly open up some options. keep up the good work :)
Thanks Ryan! What bandsaw are you rockin' with currently? If you do upgrade, try and keep your old one. I wish I had two in my shop, one with a resaw blade, and one with a thin blade for fine curves.
This is great. Yes... The snipe tip was great. But I like how you glued up the boards and sliced them down. It's another one of those "mind blown" moments. Just found your channel today. Subscribed!
Thanks Angie, glad you like the channel! I don't have many of those moments, but when I do I try to share them haha
Lots of great tips and tricks in this video. Thanks man! Great video!
Really nice work 👍. I never would've thought to make clipboards.
Thanks Casey! Gonna make a few yourself?
@@Craftswright I think I very well may. I think that's a great idea. Had you made any before you were commissioned to make those?
This makes me want a band saw and planer even more than I already did. Great video!
Cheers White Lab! I highly recommend the RIkon bandsaws. As for a planer, if I had to do it all over again I would save my money and invest in a planer/jointer combo with a spiral head. But then again I would have been saving for several years instead of getting shop work done haha
@@Craftswright Thanks for the advice! I've always wondered if a planer by itself was worth doing, or if a jointer is a more necessary complement to it. Sounds like your opinion is for the latter.
I've even seen some discussion lately about going with jointer, planer, and bandsaw for the 3 main power tools in the shop and skipping the table saw, and I can kind of see the merit there. Really just depends on what type of woodwork your doing. If you're buying pre-surfaced and square lumber then really no need for the planer and jointer, but if you're buying rough sawn stock they're essential....well not essential I guess if you want to mill it all to spec by hand hahaha kudos to those that do 🤕
@@Craftswright I guess I could see those functioning as the main three too, but it doesn't seem ideal.
I have really only messed with rough sawn stock a few times, and that is directly related to my ability to mill it myself. Only having a table saw makes it pretty limiting what I can get surfaced. That's why I'm always interested in what people can make happen with the tools they have, like you did with this video. I'll definitely be back to see what other things you've done. I only discovered your channel the other day :)
I recently added a planer and bandsaw to the collection. Wow what a difference.. still need a jointer though....ohh and a little chain saw..i kinda wanted to source some local birch and maple for future projects(I'm no woodworker but I like all the fancy tools...lol)
Great vid. You’re really nice and polite. Shows professionalism. Great job.
Thanks Michael, I don't know how true that is, but I definitely strive to be the best man I can be. Thank you for your service!
Like what your doing and your site. Just joined!
Awesome friend! Thank you very much
Cool!
I love these man. I need to do some of these for an upcoming craft show.
Hell yeah! If you end up making some would love to see how they turn out!
That's is so cool love your video
Thanks Keren!
Very nice project and video presentation. Cheers from Ontario! +1 sub!
Yes! This channel needs more Canadians! (My family is originally from Lethbridge, Alberta 😁)
Great video... you should try looking for silicone basting brushes from the dollar store if the bristles are too long you can always trim. -New subscriber
Thanks John! I've tried those and for some reason didn't like them. BUT, I didn't try trimming the bristles so I'll give that another shot for sure :)
ingenious sandpaper dowel rack @6:52
This just popped up in my suggested videos so I watched. Great project and they look great. One thing I noticed was the jig to put the paper on the ROS...I'm going to make one of those today.
How did it turn out?!
@@Craftswright It works great. Paper goes on perfect every time.
Beautiful job, dude! Looks fantastic! 😮
Thanks bud!
A lazy Susan could come in handy for rounding off those radius corners. Cheers!
That's downright brilliant
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Great work and beautiful. I watched a video a few ago of someone doing similar techniques but taped multiple boards together to round corners to save time.
Oh! That's brilliant!
Just found your channel and really enjoyed the show and product
Thanks Shane and welcome aboard!
just found this video some how and pressed that subscribe button. awesome job!! those are beautiful.
Thanks Jay and welcome to the channel! Out of curiosity, when you hit that subscribe button, what were you hoping to see more of in the future?
@@Craftswright no specific expectations, my thought process was this guy does excellent work, not annoying to watch and good length video. I assume that you had more projects to watch and I was right lol. So I guess long answer short would be more wood working lol
Haha right on and thanks for the reply! I’m trying to find a food balance of making the videos I want to, while also creating content the people on my channel want to see, so it’s good info! Cheers 😁
Great build, and I LOVE the sacrificial runner idea! Question: Where did you score the bulk clips? Thanks much for sharing!
Cool build for craft fares, great video I've subscribed to your channel
Cheers
Tim from Wood4nothing
Thanks Tim!
awesome work!
Thanks Hoosier!
Great video and I really liked all the tips you shared, especially the anti-snipe idea.
The snipe thing works REALLY well. I dare you to give it a shot lol
Thank you for a really well done tutorial on these clipboards. For boards that are 1/4" thick like yours are, do you use 1/4" Chicago screws or do you have to accommodate for the thickness of the clips themselves and use the next larger size of 5/16"?
Outstanding, would you consider installing a mothers earth magnet? Adding several magnets as the Doctors, nurses and patients have a holder for to put the pen. Also, I use a 3” paint roller when I have a large area to glue up. Inexpensive and easy clean up.... Bob
Both are brilliant suggestions!
I haven’t gotten on the paint roller glue up wagon yet, I’m not sure why. I think the thought of disposing all those rollers or something. Kinda weird, now that I think of it, that I’ve avoided a technique but can’t put my finger on the reasons for avoiding it 😆 time to think on that for a while lol
@@Craftswright silicone glue brush on Amazon. Easy to clean and use
Love learning new thing even that i am a women
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I very much enjoyed this video and the project - well done. I particularly liked the idea of cutting multiple boards after glue-up at the band saw, great idea. Keep the videos coming:) Subscribed.
Thank you much! I've tried to think of other projects I could do the same thing with, slicing off parts, but have been drawing a blank so far 😂
Pretty nice. Next time make 1-2 extra. So you can keep one for yourself. I’m thinking I would have used a router template to round the corners. Also a pattern to round the straight edges. I’m thinking if you just took a scrap and ran it in front of the blanks that would eliminate the snipe. A large drum sander that works like a planer would have worked better. Sharp knives on the planer almost eliminates sanding, but reclaimed walnut is hard on tool steel blades. The styrofoam is a neat trick and it reduces machine error.
All good suggestions! I'd love to have a drum sander but sadly it's a little out of the budget at the moment lol
Craftswright - there are woodshops that offer milling and sanding for a nominal fee. There are also community maker shops that have a drum sander. I would make a product that you could easily batch out 50 - 200 items that you could make quickly. I don’t know you’re area so I’m speaking in general. The 16 -32 sanders start at $1,200 so if you saved some money, then earned a profit on the upcoming job, you could get the necessary funds to purchase the machine?
@@Craftswright check out FB marketplace. I've seen a few 18-24" drum sanders go for less than $500 recently. I know obviously this will depend on your local area, and timing. But I've found that the marketplace is a great place to find used tools.
you did a wonderful job how Did you make the stamp
The brand? I didn't make that, although I have plans to make a new one by hand, I bought the brand in this video from Gearheart Industries
Great job... they look great. Just watching ya sand...did ya try a 1/8 round over bit..i wonder how that wood work on that stock.... and nice shop - ya kinda need an outfeed table for your bandsaw(possibly)...... but hey..gteat video
I've since acquired a 1/16th roundover bit and it's the bee's knees. Haha I need a lot of shop furniture upgrades but a bandsaw outfeed isn't a bad idea 😂
Great video! Great looking project! I'm an old novice and new subscriber. You do some great work! Keep it up!
Unless I misunderstood how you drilled the holes to fasten the clips, it seems you could have stacked several boards, squared them up, and drilled several boards at the same time.
Best wishes!
I think you're on to something there David, not sure why I didn't do that 🤔
Also possible to drill the holes before cutting the clip boards off the main block.
That’s brilliant!
I noticed that you use the Bauer planner. Is it a good planner? I am looking to buy one.
Hey Kevin, the Bauer planner is.....adequate I would say. If your budget is super tight like mine was when I bought mine, it's a great entry level piece of machinery. If I had to do it all over again? I would save every penny I could and invest it into a jointer/planer combo with a helical head :)
Possibly a noob question about the resaw on the bandsaw.
In the brief shot of you bandsawing you kept the thicker part between the blade and the fence. Were you adjusting the fence each time? Was this for safety? If so, would a jig or spacing system negate the need to adjust the fence, or could you simply slot each cut off board between the fence and the block to maintain distance from the blade, or would this be too dangerous.
Hmmm good question Justin! I honestly can't remember off the top of my head why I did it that way, but I'm sure I had a reason. I'll have to rewatch the video to see if that jogs my memory then I'll get back to you, promise!
Ok, it's coming back to me. Yeah I did it that way for two reasons: 1. safety - having the thicker part between the blade and the fence gives me more "meat" to push through, which is safer. 2. Usually when running wood through the bandsaw, tensions are released and wood will bow or warp a little. Normally it's the smaller part that's being cut off that will warp. If the smaller side was between the blade and the fence, and started to warp, it could push the stock away from the fence and make the cut drift.
Yeah I moved the fence each time. I had a mark on the table that I would slide the wood and fence over to, then slice off the next clipboard.
Hope that all helps!
@@Craftswright Sure does. Thanks for the reply. Just wondering if adding a space each cut would be more efficient, but no less accurate, than moving the fence.
How are you liking the hercules miter saw? I just bought one, hoping it's as awesome I think it will be.
Complete honesty? I got rid of mine lol
BUT, it wasn’t because it was a bad saw. In fact I thought it was a great saw. I have a tiny shop though and it was just too big for my space so I ended up swapping it out for a 10” hitachi with forward facing rails.
If I had a large shop, I probably wouldn’t have gotten rid of the Hercules
@@Craftswright It is quite large. I have a 8x14 shed for my shop. I guess I'll see how it works for you me.
Great job bro.
may i ask you from where did you bought the clips ?
Regards
Nice output brother they came out great. Gotta keep this method in mind, all I need is a larger re-saw capability. I can only do 6" deep. Thanks for the great video, you got a sub.
Cheers John, glad you like it and much appreciated! If you're ever in the market, I couldn't recommend the RIkon 14" more. IMO its the best value for the money. Quality saw, huge resaw capability, doesn't break the bank. Win-win!
Hi, great video, cheers 👍👍. What would you estimate your time into the project was?
Thanks! Oh, that's a hard one to estimate, mainly because I filmed myself while doing it which makes the project take at least 3 times as long haha. I'd say *at most* probably 8 hours of hands on work.
Craftswright: Cheers, I appreciate the difficulties in estimating the time taken. I was interested from the perspective of pricing your work for the commission. It was very interesting to witness someone’s process when fulfilling a commission like this 🤓👍.
Awesome video! Where did you get that stamp made?
I had it made at Gearheart Industries (sorry for the late reply)
Thought about making some of these but I cant resaw them. Not excited about trying to glue up 1/4" stock either lol.
I'll be honest with you, the first time I made clipboards I did it the hard way. Used pallet wood and milled all my stock to 3/16 of an inch. Was it fun? No. Was it horrible? Also no lol give it a shot!
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Great video!! How much would something like that sell for?
Depends really. I sold them as a batch. I also made some from pallets where I mixed a bunch of stips together and those went for $30-$40 but they were much more labor intensive
Good helper hints for beating snipe!
Do you have a link for the metal clip part? What is the size if the board.?
Wjere did you get the brand?
Keep up the good info.
Lou retired nh.
Hello, loved the vid, may I ask what make/model your bandsaw is though?
It’s the Rikon 10-324 and I could not recommend it enough! Great saw for the money.
Do you not have to finish the bottom of the boards to keep them from cupping or warping or is this not an issue with shellac?
Hey Pete, I haven't rewatched this video in a while but I feel like I showed finishing both sides. If I didn't, and I very well could have forgotten to include that footage, I did finish both sides, because you're right, not doing so would introduce some serious warping! Good eye!
If you only need epoxy on one side, you can do that step after resawing then let the planer take care of cleaning it up.
THAT is a brilliant idea. Sadly most of the boards had bug or nail holes all the way through. But that still probably wouldn’t have affected them going through the planner? 🤔
@@Craftswright You always need a flat reference on the bed of the planer. I can't think of an easy alternative if you have epoxy on both sides. Sanding or scraping is probably best in those instances.
@@Craftswright blue tape the underside before epoxy to maintain one flat side, after hardening remove the tape then plane both sides?
Is it possible to ask where you purchase your hardware from and your wood stamp
What tablesaw are you using?
Wow, your finishing techniques are extensive! I think I would have soaked them in mineral oil overnight and called it a day. Would mineral oil only be ok?
Ridgid R4513
I see you have the Harbor Freight Bauer planer. Debating getting one. How do you like it, any issues?
And great idea on the sacrificial pieced for snipes.
Edit: ahh, I see you answered the question on the planer earlier.
Honestly, I can't remember what I said about the planer haha. BUT, my current opinion of it: it's a great little machine if you're on a budget or you don't plan on using it a ton. If I were to do it all over again, I would probably try and save up as much money as I could for a jointer/planer combo with a helical head. I'd give the HF a solid 7/10 though
Love this! I know it’s been a while, but if you’re comfortable with sharing some financial details, what did you charge for this batch of clipboards? I think I’d I could make these with a total of 10 hrs work, with reclaimed materials... a batch of 10 would be something like $600... is that completely insane? Thanks man love the video.
Can I ask how much you sold them for? Great video!
Hey Madison, off the top of my head I think it was ~$35/clipboard
Great video man! You have a new subscriber in me!
Cheers John and thanks!
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How did you make your logo burner?
I purchased it form Gearheart Industries
We’re did you buy the clip holder
in the same way that you don't "pre-"drill a hole, but drill it, you don't "re-saw" wood, but you saw it.
Pre-drilling is drilling a hole before screwing in a screw. You are drilling before screwing, hence pre-drill. Just drilling would be if the hole were the final product.
Resawing is a common term for cutting thinner stock from thicker boards. When you take a tree to a sawmill they saw the boards when they mill it to size. When you take that board home and cut it down to the size you're going to use you are resawing it.
Great video on how to make the clipboards.....I have a question. Jow did you find the dentist office in Ohio as a buyer? Was it before they were complete and commissioned or did you list them somewhere and sell them as a lot?
Good question bugman! I sell some small woodcraft on the side on Etsy. Reclaimed clipboards being one of those things. They found me there and commissioned me to make a bulk order.
Where did you buy the clipboard hardware?
I kid you not, I got the hardware from clipboards.com
What kind of hardware are you using to mount the clips to the board? What in the little round tin on your bench? Do you have a link where you purchased them?
Hey Crackerjack, to attach the hardware to the boards I used chicago screws, and the little round tin I think you're referring is paste wax. I have links for both in the description of the video. Hope that helps!
Von Tannin Craftswright Thanks 👍 yes it does. I ordered clips off Amazon and these rivets came with em, total crap. Soon as I opened the clip, the rivets popped off 🤣🤣🤣🤣 you can without any effort pull em apart after you push together. Thanks again. btw, I subscribed to ur channel 👍
The supplied rivets are terrible. Chicago screws are the way to go for sure. Thanks for the sub and I hope your clipboards turned out awesome!
for efficiency, don't cut the clipboards to length until you finish all the jointing, planing, gluing, sawing, surface sanding, long edge sanding. only then do you cut to length, shellac, and wax,
Good comment! I did things in the order shown for a couple reasons:
1. I wanted variance in the pattern of the wood. This is why I cut the stock to shorter lengths, so I could "mix" them up before slicing off the clipboards. Obviously clipboards sliced off from the same larger piece of stock would have identical patterns, but that was acceptable.
2. This was also a good opportunity to show a workaround for when you need to plane something and cannot afford to deal with snipe.
I didn't see a link for the clips. I looked on Amazon but none I seen included the rivets
That's correct, I coudn't find that style on Amazon either when I made these so I bought them from Clipboards.com
clipboards.com/Clipboards/Clipboard-accessories-category/clipboard-parts
@@Craftswright thanks I'm going with the chicago screws.
Bro didn't even show the most important part of making clipboards...the CLIP!
How much do you get for those?
The really pretty mixed wood ones I've made I sold around $30-$0
how did you get that work? Should I go around dentists' offices and ask if they want 12 clipboards? Do you know a dentist? The community needs to know :)
TBH, Etsy. Was selling clipboards there, person reached out and wanted to know if I'd do a bulk order. Was really odd, but I'm not gonna complain lol