Liked your comments on trial and error we all go through as we learn from our mistakes. Please take steps to not cut off your left hand or anything on it.
Thanks! I've destroyed 2 cell phones trying to make woodworking videos the past couple months. In the meantime, I've just been doing pixel art videos. But I want to get back into making woodworking videos, so hang in there!!!
Thanks, Allison! I really liked how it turned out. And GREAT NEWS! Mom#2 just moved to a new house, so I might be making a new, more permanent base for the swing. If you want to see that, make sure you subscribe and hit that bell icon so you don't miss it. :D
Nice work, Kevin. The bench turned out great and the video was funny. As a safety manager though, I cringed seeing your hands so close to the saw blade!
Great work, I am going to build one for my deck from the same plans but... I was wondering the length of chain for each hang and what you used to attach them and does it matter where on the top arm support (for swing purposes you attach them) it don't say in the plans.
I don't recall off hand, but I think i ended up using less than 2 feet for each of the 4 chains. I used chains rated for 620 pounds. What I suggest doing is leaving each chain about 2.5 feet long (a 10 foot chain equally divided in 4ths) and leave them long until you're ready to sit in it. That way you can decide how high or low you want the swing, and leave it a few links longer than that. My brother-in-law lowered the back of the bench by a couple of links to make it a little more comfortable. It's nice to have that flexibility. I attached them at the center of the arm rests on both the frame and the bench, about 2 inches back from the end of the board. I don't think it matters too much though. I used 4 eye hooks in the frame and 4 j-hooks in the bench. However, it would have saved me money to just buy 8 J-hooks. The eye hooks were out of concern of my niece swinging too aggressively, but this is really more of a glider than a swing. The chains didn't fit on the hooks, so I used some snap hooks and quick links to make that happen. Everything was rated for at least 550lbs, but that was admittedly overkill. Also, we did have a failure with this design thanks to my niece swinging sideways on it (it happened after my brother-in-law adjusted the height of the back, but I doubt that had anything to do with it). I have a temporary fix for it now, but I'm going to have to cut some 45 degree knee braces for the frame going from the horizontal wood at the bottom to the vertical columns. I was kind of worried about it when I was building this. I didn't put them on because I thought the bench would swing a lot more and a lot lower than it does. I think a single 18 inch knee brace on each side will be enough. Two on each side if you want to be doubly sure. Good luck with your build!
@@KevinJTracy thxs i will deffinently be adding them braces for safety. I appreciate your help and again awsome job. Love doing the back yard projects, always fun to get the tools out .
Ehhhhhh.... First, the website looks kind of seedy. I apologize if you're part of this and it's 100% legit, but this is the same infomercial-like web format used for those books about "How to Lose 100lbs in 10 days" or "How to date any girl you want" books. At best, I would expect this to be a collection of plans already available for free online from other sources. Second, even if this is 100% legit and a great deal, I don't like paying for woodworking plans unless I'm absolutely stumped as to how part of the project is done and I can't find free information online (and that's never happened to me). Third, as an artist, a lot of the fun for me is in designing a project. My favorite part of this build were the hours I spent sketching concepts and doing scaled drawings of all the pieces and how they would connect. In hindsight, there are a three, maybe four things I would have done differently. However, those design problems presented me with opportunities to experiment with new techniques to overcome the design problems. And personally, I learn a lot more from my mistakes than I do from following along with someone else's instructions. For woodworkers who simply enjoy the experience of woodworking and want everything to come together easily and with no frustration, plans are great. For guys like me, that's all part of the fun. Besides, it still turned out pretty freaking awesome without buying plans online. My mother-in-law loves it so much, she actually had me move it into her back porch for the winter. It's holding up great and will give her years of enjoyment.
@@KevinJTracy I suspect thegeekpub didn't tell the whole truth. I use these plans and I think they are really good. I am glad that creating your own projects brings you the most fun. I love them;) I cordially greet you and may God bless you
If you want to pay for plans that are stolen from small American woodworking businesses, or provided for free of charge... Then... No, still don't support those thieves.
As Sawyer Design always says "Not your fingers. Not your problem."
Killer work! Thanks for the inspiration!
I'm glad people like you exist. If not people like me would definitely be sitting on the floor our entire lives.
Liked your comments on trial and error we all go through as we learn from our mistakes. Please take steps to not cut off your left hand or anything on it.
Enjoyed your humor an watching you make this thanks
Looks fantastic. Love the video.
Thank you! It came out really well!
This house looks so familiar to my mom and dads house in Port Arthur Tx. Just curious where the video was shot?
Very nice job!
Thanks!
Fun video to watch. I’m subscribing to see more. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! I've destroyed 2 cell phones trying to make woodworking videos the past couple months. In the meantime, I've just been doing pixel art videos.
But I want to get back into making woodworking videos, so hang in there!!!
Thanks for sharing the project and entertaining us along the way.
I'm glad you liked it! :)
loved your commentary.
Thank you. :)
This is so awesome!
Thanks, Allison! I really liked how it turned out. And GREAT NEWS! Mom#2 just moved to a new house, so I might be making a new, more permanent base for the swing. If you want to see that, make sure you subscribe and hit that bell icon so you don't miss it. :D
Gas mask works for me as well and Jesus bled enough for me too. Hallelujah!
Nice work, Kevin. The bench turned out great and the video was funny. As a safety manager though, I cringed seeing your hands so close to the saw blade!
HA! I cringed as I was doing it. However, some of the shots made my hand look a LOT closer than it was in real life.
Great work, I am going to build one for my deck from the same plans but... I was wondering the length of chain for each hang and what you used to attach them and does it matter where on the top arm support (for swing purposes you attach them) it don't say in the plans.
I don't recall off hand, but I think i ended up using less than 2 feet for each of the 4 chains. I used chains rated for 620 pounds.
What I suggest doing is leaving each chain about 2.5 feet long (a 10 foot chain equally divided in 4ths) and leave them long until you're ready to sit in it. That way you can decide how high or low you want the swing, and leave it a few links longer than that.
My brother-in-law lowered the back of the bench by a couple of links to make it a little more comfortable. It's nice to have that flexibility.
I attached them at the center of the arm rests on both the frame and the bench, about 2 inches back from the end of the board. I don't think it matters too much though.
I used 4 eye hooks in the frame and 4 j-hooks in the bench. However, it would have saved me money to just buy 8 J-hooks. The eye hooks were out of concern of my niece swinging too aggressively, but this is really more of a glider than a swing.
The chains didn't fit on the hooks, so I used some snap hooks and quick links to make that happen. Everything was rated for at least 550lbs, but that was admittedly overkill.
Also, we did have a failure with this design thanks to my niece swinging sideways on it (it happened after my brother-in-law adjusted the height of the back, but I doubt that had anything to do with it). I have a temporary fix for it now, but I'm going to have to cut some 45 degree knee braces for the frame going from the horizontal wood at the bottom to the vertical columns.
I was kind of worried about it when I was building this. I didn't put them on because I thought the bench would swing a lot more and a lot lower than it does. I think a single 18 inch knee brace on each side will be enough. Two on each side if you want to be doubly sure.
Good luck with your build!
@@KevinJTracy thxs i will deffinently be adding them braces for safety. I appreciate your help and again awsome job. Love doing the back yard projects, always fun to get the tools out .
@@CraigGatza Thanks! I'm glad to have helped! If you end up putting any pictures of your build online, feel free to send them my way!
Good job, but I felt like buying you a set of clamps just to keep you from holding your thumbs so close to cutting surfaces in the future.
great video, thanks for the chuckles sub'ed
Awesome! I'll be posting more woodworking videos over the summer if I can keep the damn mosquitos out of my garage!
It’s only my left hand....LOL
Nice Job and very interesting video, but you really should invest in a bench vise.....
I've been on the lookout for a used one for a long time! One of these days, I'm going to find one at an estate sale!
Before you lose your fingers I hope. Laughing out loud
@@tonyrose944 Indeed!!
I think you need to take some time and go to woodprix website to learn how to make it.
Ehhhhhh....
First, the website looks kind of seedy. I apologize if you're part of this and it's 100% legit, but this is the same infomercial-like web format used for those books about "How to Lose 100lbs in 10 days" or "How to date any girl you want" books. At best, I would expect this to be a collection of plans already available for free online from other sources.
Second, even if this is 100% legit and a great deal, I don't like paying for woodworking plans unless I'm absolutely stumped as to how part of the project is done and I can't find free information online (and that's never happened to me).
Third, as an artist, a lot of the fun for me is in designing a project. My favorite part of this build were the hours I spent sketching concepts and doing scaled drawings of all the pieces and how they would connect. In hindsight, there are a three, maybe four things I would have done differently. However, those design problems presented me with opportunities to experiment with new techniques to overcome the design problems. And personally, I learn a lot more from my mistakes than I do from following along with someone else's instructions.
For woodworkers who simply enjoy the experience of woodworking and want everything to come together easily and with no frustration, plans are great. For guys like me, that's all part of the fun.
Besides, it still turned out pretty freaking awesome without buying plans online. My mother-in-law loves it so much, she actually had me move it into her back porch for the winter. It's holding up great and will give her years of enjoyment.
And it appears I was correct:
www.thegeekpub.com/4358/woodprix-is-a-scam/
@@KevinJTracy I suspect thegeekpub didn't tell the whole truth. I use these plans and I think they are really good. I am glad that creating your own projects brings you the most fun. I love them;) I cordially greet you and may God bless you
@@starrstewart7083 I'm sure they are good. They wouldn't have taken them from free sources and then tried selling them if they weren't any good. :)
@@KevinJTracy However, these plans are great. recommend
;)
Woodglut scripts contain most of the woodworking plans you can find.
If you want to pay for plans that are stolen from small American woodworking businesses, or provided for free of charge... Then... No, still don't support those thieves.