Brilliant, now another project for me to do this weekend. By the way, a leftover piece of ply....you know planning counts. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 This reminds me when I needed to walpaper my living room last year and my next door neighbour had the same size house and just completed his living room, so I asked him how many rolls of wallpaper he bought to do his, "9 rolls" he said, So I bought the 9 rolls and started to work on my room. When I had finished, I had 2 rolls left over, so I went next door and told him I had 2 rolls over, then he tells me, he had 2 roll left over as well.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 All the best.. phil
You know sometimes, when demonstrated, a simple idea can seem so obvious, that you can’t believe you didn’t think of it yourself. Doing a test run with the router and guide to measure the offset is a classic example. Brilliant! My method from here on. Thanks for that.
A really nice job, the shelves came out great. Saw a very useful tip from Norm Abrams when you're adding screws through a rebate. To ensure you get them centralised in the channel, simply pre drill from the cut side and you have the holes marked once the shelves/partitions are placed. You can then pre-drill again knowing you'll hit the centre of the shelf.
Ive just discovered your channel I love the way you are so calm during your projects.....Im learning great DIY skills and also training my temprement to enjoy the journey Thanks mate
That method pre drills out onto a visible side. If you get tear out, as you often do with plywood, it'll look a bit of a mess. A pencil marking out the middle of each shelf is simple enough
The details like the routing and turning the shelves over above eye-level make all the difference. I'm an inexperienced DIYer, but have learnt a lot of great tips from this channel.
Looks stronger and stiffer for half inch than I expected. Some nice ideas that I will use later. Those wall hole position markers are a great tool. Really well sorted storage is such a joy. I always need more and it's a liberation to keep the working surface clear.
I love the clarity of your presentation and the quality of the audio and the video. The project hits the sweet spot for beginner DiYers like me. Keep up the good work sir.
I have the same Router for about a year and I must say it's great for something as inexpensive as it was. No complaints at all. Again great stuff really enjoyed the build thanks.
Stuart, You are a very switched on guy. I picked up so many tips and ideas from this video alone, especially the one regarding finding the cutting distance from the edge of the router base and the cutter, with a simple test cut. Brilliant project all round!
I appreciate the video. Simple and effective set of shelves. I recently heard on one of the channels, 'Do you want to spend time building out your shop, or building in your shop?' This definitely falls in the latter. It is too easy to get caught up in building a grand piece of furniture for the shop, and never actually use the shop for building things for the home.
Top job, I did mine from materials found at IKEA free wood corner, mainly MDF but stil more that adequate for a shelf and I didn't pay a penny. Always plenty of free stuff at IKEA Bristol
Thanks. Now that is funny as my local B&Q has free wood although most people don't believe me. It is possible if you have a sharp eye and willing to see the potential in things.
I bought the Cordless version of the Katsu router and it's absolutely great. It's brushless so has plenty of power, much more than I expected! I absolutely hate cables so have been trying to replace everything with the cordless version, I even bought a cordless vacuum to connect to my cordless tools! The downside is the battery always dies at the most inconvenient time, and especially when you don't have a spare with you!
@@ProperDIY The only downside is it uses Makita batteries, but I just bought a Dewalt to Makita adapter as I already had a few 5Ah batteries for my framing nailer.
Really only discovered your channel this evening and I'm loving it! Very well-presented, funny, very informative. I'm in England and just starting out in a 10x8 shed in my parent's garden, had it a couple of years and been tinkering for a few now but currently off work with injury so trying to spend as much time in there (doing what I can!) setting it up so next year I can really focus on it! For these reasons I'm doubly glad I found you. Keep up the great content!
I’m very much enjoying the channel and learning a lot. My next project is to insulate my cold brick-built garage workshop so I can carry on fiddling with my motorbike and building a small steam loco through the winter. Your ‘garage door’ project was especially helpful there. But... I was really alarmed in this video to see you reaching up above your old shelf unit for hammers and an axe (I think). Look at yourself as you do that and you’ll see you are looking straight up... ready to receive a face-full of said hammers (or axe). As well as a face-full of dust off the shelf. Take care. Please. Les
A very good shelf indeed. I would have liked to have seen the extra boxed shelf that you sneeked in, being constructed as well but some more great ideas. Thank you.
Glad to see someone else questions which way the finished side of the plywood faces. 🤔 The tools don't see it, I do.😒😆😆 Great job with just one sheet. Love the cabinet for the camera. 👍👍
Yes, an absolute corker of a video Stewart. Full of useful tips as always. I think anyone stumbling across your channel/videos must get hooked. They are a joy to watch..
Just clicked/bought the router already a great useful tool. Thanks for all the effort and content of your videos i learn something every time. Great practical and useful advice. All the best Dave
Excellent content as usual.... Why not glue and screw the spare ply onto the side of the shelving unit as a place for your brew to sit!! You could even use your router to groove out a seat. ☕😇
Another great video! I have the same router and really pleased with it. One piece of advice to add, you routed right to left on one cut, this is a climb cut which makes it harder to stay on your guide, always route left to right when your router is closer to you than your guide timber.
@@ProperDIY It does because the cutting blade of the bit is pushing you away from your guide, deeper cuts and bigger bits makes it worse. If they are little and shallow and you’ve had your weetabix you won’t notice.
@@robmarriott6348 Good point. I'm always carefully ensuring I'm going the correct way when trimming normally. I didn't notice any difference because as you said it's a very shallow cut. I'll have to remember next time
@@ProperDIY Take right hand and make a pistol from thumb and forefinger. Thumb points towards fence and forefinger points in optimum direction of travel that Rob Marriot has described.
Great video, easy to understand and a quality end product 👍 Love the way that even after you made the shelves and put loads in, you still had plenty of stuff all over your worktop 😁 It's a never ending battle 🤪
Was just going to post the same observation :-) I’m exactly the same. Every new shelf is immediately filled yet the worktop is always full of odds n sods !
Cracking job sir! Don't be too upset over your humongous off cut all you need do is carve your PD logo on it and attach it to the pull down draw cover then it's jobs a goodun!!👏👏👏👏👏👏🍺🍺
Great job as per usual. The UK Amazon link to the Katsu router is for the 110v version. You might want to link to the 240v version on Amazon for the UK folks. I’m gonna get one.
Brilliant video, great quality work, very impressed, definitely given me food for thought, might contemplate investing in getting a nail gun and a router 👍👍
Great video,was just going to put some bog standard shelves in my shed but your build seems a lot more cost effective and more flexible in meeting individual needs thanks very much look forward to your next project
@@ProperDIY a question about the router, does it adjust to cut pretty much wherever you need to on a piece of wood, and to a set depth? I've never used one so advice would be appreciated, it could be as a separate video if you've got time for that?
Love your channel. Your pace is perfect and it's great that you add the US customary system (sure wish the US would go metric like the rest of the world) and metric. Watching you work and explain things makes it feel like we're there with you in your workshop. By the way, really like the last song "Show me your soul?" Mind if I ask the artist and name of the song?
Thank you very much for your kind comments. In professional construction metric is the way to go but even here in the UK it's common for anyone over 50 to still refer to inches like ... I want a 2x4, 1.5m long!?!? The music (which lots of people complain about but will need to get used to it) comes from Epidemic Sound which I have to use for copyright reasons so prob not on the open market I'm afraid.
Damn battery tools often run out of juice when you don't want them to. Maybe that's what the battery state of charge (SOC) indicator is for. Hmmmm?? Great job mate and a way of using up your surplus ply and timber in the racks. Cheers from the Sunny Coast in Queensland Australia.😀
That is a great looking set of shelves, thanks for sharing your work, you have another subscrber, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia, keep safe and well in this crazy Covid world.
Hi im thinking of making a floating tv shelf. What is the best wood to use please? I will be staining the wood to a dark oak. Thanks Hope to hear back from you soon Vince
I've been DIYing for over 60 years but I'm still learning little tips here and there, and have enjoyed watching all your videos. I also love the dry wit... and think I'm one of your earliest subs.... However... I really hate your use of music. Although I'm being self-ageist... such music just isn't necessary when you have a natural soundtrack we can listen to. Just one man's view... ;-)
@@ProperDIY I forgot to add that i might have used the little piece left over to make four more corner braces - probably not necessary but won't do any harm... I enjoy challenges, like getting everything out of one board.
Hi Stuart, make a coffee mug holder out of that small piece of scrap plywood that’s left over. It will become less annoying as you either drink your coffee (or tea) in your workshop… :)
Great video really enjoyed it. How are the retractable wheels doing on the workbench, not sure whether to fix my on permanently or try your retractable method.
Thank you. Good question. They are working well however when I was making my 'Garden Table with Concrete Top' I tried to move it while I have the concrete top curing on the workbench and it struggled to the point of imminent failure if I tried to move it any more. So conclusion is that it's fine for the 200kg bench but is not then designed to then also carry a large lump of concrete as well!
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Another darn fine project. Head and shoulders above other channels that have been around for a while longer. 👏
Well thank you very much - maybe the extra time and effort I put in makes a difference.
@@ProperDIY It does - you are really, really good at this - should be on the telly!
I like the way you keep things a simple as possible and don't over complicate things!
Thats good - I do it that way so even I can understand it!
This video changed my life in many ways that I can not explain.
Brilliant, now another project for me to do this weekend.
By the way, a leftover piece of ply....you know planning counts. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
This reminds me when I needed to walpaper my living room last year and my next door neighbour had the same size house and just completed his living room, so I asked him how many rolls of wallpaper he bought to do his, "9 rolls" he said, So I bought the 9 rolls and started to work on my room. When I had finished, I had 2 rolls left over, so I went next door and told him I had 2 rolls over, then he tells me, he had 2 roll left over as well.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
All the best.. phil
Thank you. Nice story - your surname isn't Trotter and live in Peckham do you?
You know sometimes, when demonstrated, a simple idea can seem so obvious, that you can’t believe you didn’t think of it yourself.
Doing a test run with the router and guide to measure the offset is a classic example. Brilliant! My method from here on.
Thanks for that.
Glad you like it
100% agree on the katsick router, brilliant value and really handy for loads of work!
Though I note the link is to a 110volt unit.
Got that - updated the link
A really nice job, the shelves came out great. Saw a very useful tip from Norm Abrams when you're adding screws through a rebate. To ensure you get them centralised in the channel, simply pre drill from the cut side and you have the holes marked once the shelves/partitions are placed. You can then pre-drill again knowing you'll hit the centre of the shelf.
Ive just discovered your channel
I love the way you are so calm during your projects.....Im learning great DIY skills and also training my temprement to enjoy the journey
Thanks mate
Nice tip
That method pre drills out onto a visible side. If you get tear out, as you often do with plywood, it'll look a bit of a mess. A pencil marking out the middle of each shelf is simple enough
@@tonkatoy200Generally not with a decent pilot bit but get your point. A pencil line down a finished side not always preferred either
*A-B-R-A-M.*
No ess. NORM ABRAM.
🙂✌❤
The details like the routing and turning the shelves over above eye-level make all the difference. I'm an inexperienced DIYer, but have learnt a lot of great tips from this channel.
Looks stronger and stiffer for half inch than I expected. Some nice ideas that I will use later. Those wall hole position markers are a great tool. Really well sorted storage is such a joy. I always need more and it's a liberation to keep the working surface clear.
I love the clarity of your presentation and the quality of the audio and the video. The project hits the sweet spot for beginner DiYers like me. Keep up the good work sir.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have the same Router for about a year and I must say it's great for something as inexpensive as it was. No complaints at all. Again great stuff really enjoyed the build thanks.
I'm glad it's not just me then! Thank you.
me too !
Stuart,
You are a very switched on guy.
I picked up so many tips and ideas from this video alone, especially the one regarding finding the cutting distance from the edge of the router base and the cutter, with a simple test cut.
Brilliant project all round!
Excellent work. This is what I call efficiency. From now on I will be using 12mm ply for my projects.
Great shelf, like that it wasn't deep so things don't get lost.
Great job. Really enjoy watching these videos with my 80+ yr old Dad who shares your sense of humor. Thank you
That's really good - I'm glad it's not only me that thinks like that!
I appreciate the video. Simple and effective set of shelves. I recently heard on one of the channels, 'Do you want to spend time building out your shop, or building in your shop?' This definitely falls in the latter. It is too easy to get caught up in building a grand piece of furniture for the shop, and never actually use the shop for building things for the home.
Thanks especially for that tip about how to measure distance from router bit to edge of router, will use that!
Love the video's (and the humour!) keep it up :)
Thank you- will do
Top job, I did mine from materials found at IKEA free wood corner, mainly MDF but stil more that adequate for a shelf and I didn't pay a penny. Always plenty of free stuff at IKEA Bristol
Thanks. Now that is funny as my local B&Q has free wood although most people don't believe me. It is possible if you have a sharp eye and willing to see the potential in things.
I don't have enough ply lying around at the moment so I am going to shelve the idea.
I see what you did there!
I used the same method for building a bookcase out of MDF 10 years ago and it's still holding strong.
Thats good to hear
It is so amazing to see you use the sheet until very last piece and with almost no waste👍👍
Thats called planning!
is absolutely amazing what you can do with a spare plywood hanging around the garage problem resolved enjoyed the video.
Thank you
Turned out great. Thanks for the ideas.
No problem
Router and clamps in my Amazon basket, thank you! :D
Thank you
I bought the Cordless version of the Katsu router and it's absolutely great. It's brushless so has plenty of power, much more than I expected!
I absolutely hate cables so have been trying to replace everything with the cordless version, I even bought a cordless vacuum to connect to my cordless tools!
The downside is the battery always dies at the most inconvenient time, and especially when you don't have a spare with you!
I'm going to look into that - would be very convenient not to have a cord.
@@ProperDIY The only downside is it uses Makita batteries, but I just bought a Dewalt to Makita adapter as I already had a few 5Ah batteries for my framing nailer.
@@animationcreations42 I didn't know you could get a battery converter. I'll look into that
Excellent,your ideas have improved my skills.
Really only discovered your channel this evening and I'm loving it! Very well-presented, funny, very informative. I'm in England and just starting out in a 10x8 shed in my parent's garden, had it a couple of years and been tinkering for a few now but currently off work with injury so trying to spend as much time in there (doing what I can!) setting it up so next year I can really focus on it! For these reasons I'm doubly glad I found you. Keep up the great content!
Excellent, I'm glad you like them. 10x8 shed is where I spent most of my DIY life!
I’m very much enjoying the channel and learning a lot. My next project is to insulate my cold brick-built garage workshop so I can carry on fiddling with my motorbike and building a small steam loco through the winter. Your ‘garage door’ project was especially helpful there.
But... I was really alarmed in this video to see you reaching up above your old shelf unit for hammers and an axe (I think). Look at yourself as you do that and you’ll see you are looking straight up... ready to receive a face-full of said hammers (or axe). As well as a face-full of dust off the shelf. Take care. Please. Les
A very good shelf indeed. I would have liked to have seen the extra boxed shelf that you sneeked in, being constructed as well but some more great ideas. Thank you.
Thank you
Glad to see someone else questions which way the finished side of the plywood faces. 🤔 The tools don't see it, I do.😒😆😆 Great job with just one sheet. Love the cabinet for the camera. 👍👍
Thank you very much - no point in it looking at the sky!
Yes, an absolute corker of a video Stewart. Full of useful tips as always. I think anyone stumbling across your channel/videos must get hooked. They are a joy to watch..
I'm glad you are enjoying them. I hope others see them as well and this type of comment helps make up for the effort involved - thank you.
Fantastic use of 1 sheet of ply there is no way you could buy shelves that strong for a small amount of money 👍👨🏻🏭
thank you
I have same palm router but in a different name and I just bought another base for it (square) for grooves like that. Very good product.
Outstanding job stu stay safe 👏🙏
Thank you, I will
Fantastic job done. Your engineering experience shows through your build.👍
Thanks. It's just the way I think I suppose - but good if it helps give people another way of looking at things
Just clicked/bought the router already a great useful tool. Thanks for all the effort and content of your videos i learn something every time. Great practical and useful advice. All the best Dave
Thank you very much
My new fav channel, so glad I stumbled upon it!
Very kind of you to say that.
Decent job again good use of things you fall over I also have stuff too good to throw and no good for a job
Excellent content as usual.... Why not glue and screw the spare ply onto the side of the shelving unit as a place for your brew to sit!! You could even use your router to groove out a seat. ☕😇
You are a great instructor, thanks for sharing
I appreciate that!
excellent use of one 8 x4 sheet of ply.
Thanks
Well thought out project, clearly explained without the annoying fluff sometimes dished out elsewhere.
Thank you very much
Another great video! I have the same router and really pleased with it.
One piece of advice to add, you routed right to left on one cut, this is a climb cut which makes it harder to stay on your guide, always route left to right when your router is closer to you than your guide timber.
Thank you. Does it really make a difference if you are going 'through' timber (on both sides of the bit) instead of just working on one face?
@@ProperDIY It does because the cutting blade of the bit is pushing you away from your guide, deeper cuts and bigger bits makes it worse. If they are little and shallow and you’ve had your weetabix you won’t notice.
@@robmarriott6348 Good point. I'm always carefully ensuring I'm going the correct way when trimming normally. I didn't notice any difference because as you said it's a very shallow cut. I'll have to remember next time
@@ProperDIY Take right hand and make a pistol from thumb and forefinger. Thumb points towards fence and forefinger points in optimum direction of travel that Rob Marriot has described.
Loving the video’s, and enjoying the humour too. 😃👍
Awesome, thank you!
Very excited to see this in my feed. My favourite TH-camr
Well thank you very much - very kind
My offcuts are usually the size of his shelves.
Nice work. 👌
Thanks! 👍
great shelves - inspired me to do something similar for the loft (and glad you moved those hammers and axes from the top shelf, made me wince!)
off to the timber yard to get a sheet of ply, I need to make this now.
Job well done. You solved a problem I have. 😊
Brilliant, really enjoyable watch and a genuinely nice guy it would seem. New subscriber here!
Ahh, One sheet does plenty!
Yep
Nice job. Nice video
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video, easy to understand and a quality end product 👍
Love the way that even after you made the shelves and put loads in, you still had plenty of stuff all over your worktop 😁 It's a never ending battle 🤪
Glad you liked it! It is definitely a never ending battle!
Was just going to post the same observation :-) I’m exactly the same. Every new shelf is immediately filled yet the worktop is always full of odds n sods !
i like your clear presentation, so im subscribing for support rather than to learn
Thank you
Cracking job sir! Don't be too upset over your humongous off cut all you need do is carve your PD logo on it and attach it to the pull down draw cover then it's jobs a goodun!!👏👏👏👏👏👏🍺🍺
Good idea!
Awesome job first class and professional 👌
Thank you! Cheers!
Just discovered your channel, what a gem of a find... Brilliant and well presented
Glad to be e you aboard
Very informative and enjoyable videos. Loving this channel! Thanks for the hints and tips.
Thanks for watching!
Your videos are great. Thank you
Glad you like them!
very cool video, lots of handy info, thanks!!!
Great job as per usual. The UK Amazon link to the Katsu router is for the 110v version. You might want to link to the 240v version on Amazon for the UK folks. I’m gonna get one.
Well spotted! I've updated the link and it gets a bit cheaper!
Really lovely job. Proper.
Glad you like it!
As we have come to expect a good project well explained and completed.Thank you
So nice of you
Very tidy and neat job 👍👍
Thanks 👍
Fast becoming my No1 youtuber, well done Stewart 👏👏
Thank you very much
Nice work there.
Thank you
Brilliant video, great quality work, very impressed, definitely given me food for thought, might contemplate investing in getting a nail gun and a router 👍👍
Simple job and very affective great video mate 👍👍👍👍
Thank you
Great video,was just going to put some bog standard shelves in my shed but your build seems a lot more cost effective and more flexible in meeting individual needs thanks very much look forward to your next project
Glad it helped
Great video.. and timely as I was thinking of replacing the IKEA bookcases in my garage!
Thanks - nice one
Maybe router the edges of the unit to get rounded edges? Save your hands and fingers, and looks nice too?
Always good work boy 👍👌
Really enjoy your videos- many thanks 😊
Glad you like them!
You always make it look so easy, another great video.
Thank you
Hi. Excellent job. Looks awesome. Great vid. Looking forward to more. 👍👌
Thanks. More to come!
Great job 👏
Thank you! 😃
Good job again, a lot of thought goes into your work
Thank you very much! Yes I try to think things out and then explain my reasoning
@@ProperDIY a question about the router, does it adjust to cut pretty much wherever you need to on a piece of wood, and to a set depth? I've never used one so advice would be appreciated, it could be as a separate video if you've got time for that?
Cracking job👌
I learn so much from your videos and you present them so well. Keep up the great content - roll on next Friday!
Thanks! Will do!
Bob on. Like it!
Thanks
Love your channel. Your pace is perfect and it's great that you add the US customary system (sure wish the US would go metric like the rest of the world) and metric. Watching you work and explain things makes it feel like we're there with you in your workshop. By the way, really like the last song "Show me your soul?" Mind if I ask the artist and name of the song?
Thank you very much for your kind comments. In professional construction metric is the way to go but even here in the UK it's common for anyone over 50 to still refer to inches like ... I want a 2x4, 1.5m long!?!? The music (which lots of people complain about but will need to get used to it) comes from Epidemic Sound which I have to use for copyright reasons so prob not on the open market I'm afraid.
@@ProperDIY thank you. I'll see if I can find it, great choice in my opinion anyway.
@@andymerrett I would agree with you on each count.
Damn battery tools often run out of juice when you don't want them to. Maybe that's what the battery state of charge (SOC) indicator is for. Hmmmm?? Great job mate and a way of using up your surplus ply and timber in the racks. Cheers from the Sunny Coast in Queensland Australia.😀
That is a great looking set of shelves, thanks for sharing your work, you have another subscrber, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia, keep safe and well in this crazy Covid world.
Thanks and welcome. Kiwi living in Australia, you have my sympathies
Brilliant mate
Thanks
Hi im thinking of making a floating tv shelf. What is the best wood to use please? I will be staining the wood to a dark oak.
Thanks
Hope to hear back from you soon Vince
Great job.
New subscriber. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for the sub!
Interesting and helpful. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Brilliant Video. You have new subscriber now
Thanks and welcome
Excellent!!
I've been DIYing for over 60 years but I'm still learning little tips here and there, and have enjoyed watching all your videos. I also love the dry wit... and think I'm one of your earliest subs....
However... I really hate your use of music. Although I'm being self-ageist... such music just isn't necessary when you have a natural soundtrack we can listen to. Just one man's view... ;-)
Thank you
@@ProperDIY I forgot to add that i might have used the little piece left over to make four more corner braces - probably not necessary but won't do any harm...
I enjoy challenges, like getting everything out of one board.
Hi Stuart, make a coffee mug holder out of that small piece of scrap plywood that’s left over. It will become less annoying as you either drink your coffee (or tea) in your workshop… :)
well done!
Oh man, such a large piece left. What a bummer.
Fantastic! What router bit was used? This has really helped me, was planning to do something like this and now have a firm plan
What is that thing called you used to mark the wall for the fixing screws.
Nice one.
I was planning to “thumbs up” anyway, but the dead jigsaw battery really set this one apart ;-)
Great video really enjoyed it. How are the retractable wheels doing on the workbench, not sure whether to fix my on permanently or try your retractable method.
Thank you. Good question. They are working well however when I was making my 'Garden Table with Concrete Top' I tried to move it while I have the concrete top curing on the workbench and it struggled to the point of imminent failure if I tried to move it any more. So conclusion is that it's fine for the 200kg bench but is not then designed to then also carry a large lump of concrete as well!
Brilliant them 👌🏻
Thanks