Easy to follow your video. To save $$ on expensive mahogany dominoes I’m thinking I could just stain the exposed part of a normal beech domino to create the contrasting effect prior to installing in the mortise.
I make hundreds of drawers like this, since 2009. I rabbet the sides and glue up the drawer. I add the Domino mortises in half the steps you are taking after the drawer is assembled and then add the tenons.
Just got the vertical plate and did not know about the 20mm tabs, thanks very much for explaining that. Nice drawers by the way, really like the through domino effect.
Just made some drawers yesterday for the first time with the domino, though I cheated and pin nailed all the drawer sides completely together first, then ran the domino through both parts of each joint simultaneously.
I haven’t seen any other videos on TH-cam that demonstrate projects showcasing the look of through-cut Domino joints. Why the heck not? It’s a good look- exposed and flushed-up tenon ends. Celebrate the Domino, don’t hide it!
I've been using the Domino for about two years now and of course have never read any of the documentation that came with the tool. I've been guessing and checking where the center of the tool is and didn't know how easy it was to find the center of the bit based on the existing geometry of the tool. Thanks for the tip!
I use a similar technique except I make my mortises in both boards at once. I clamp the face board down on top of my bench so the end is flush with the edge of the bench. Then I clamp the side board to the side of my bench so the end is flush with the face board. Then I bore my mortises through the side board into the face board. Depending on the stock thickness, I select a depth that will leave the domino slightly proud of the side. I trim it off with a flush cut saw.
Brilliant. I’m not clear on how you managed to alter the height of the cut from 10mm to 9 (I think). I thought the 10mm height was fixed but I’m encouraged to learn that it can be changed. I just need to figure out how to do it. Great video by the way and super drawers. Peter
I tapped the dominos into the one piece until they hit my workbench, then tapped the assembly together and it was flush, but I actually like your idea better. It ensures it’s fully seated and can’t go in too far and leave a gap on the show side.
I like mine perfectly centered, but you could use the stops it’s sometimes only 1mm difference. Just be careful to mark the face of it’s not dead center.
I've never got to use dominos yet, still only biscuits for me, is there something with dominos that caused you to go with 9.9mm offset for center instead of 9.4 or was it just a simple slip up talking?
a great description of how to work with Domino, but I don't like that you pierced the sides with domino, it's better that the sides remain intact thank you
Or just clamp and glue them together. For those who don't trust glue only, after the glue sets drill and tap in dowels with glue with a cheap dowel jig. Saw the ends off and sand flush. I prefer the quarter, quarter, quarter method using 1/2 baltic birch for drawers and 1/2" bottoms for big drawers, but whatever floats your boat. I can't justify buying a $1000+ Festool Domino when I can do the same using other options with tools I already have. I glue up table tops using 3/8" oak dowels with a $200 DowelMax, which doesn't take much longer. I think people buy a Festool Domino for a particular task, like table breadboards, where dominos can allow for wood movement, then they find other things they can use their investment for stuff where cheaper options are out there. IMO. I have a ton of woodworking tools but have never found a project where a Festool Domino would a much better choice. I know there are many Festool fanboys out there but I remain in the camp where there are similar performing tools that do the same thing with equal or better quality for mostly 1/2 the price from Bosch, Makita and even Dewalt.
Yeah those are good options as well. We’ve sold drawers with dovetail, box, domino detail, but haven’t tried dowels. Quarter method is great if the design doesn’t call for a decorative detail.
@@HuntsWorkshop Dovetails look nice but they are more for aesthetics and very tedious to make. They served a purpose in the past before modern glues were introduced for keeping drawers from pulling apart as with hide glue and nails. To make Q,Q,Q drawers from plywood look more refined, I like to edge band the tops with a different wood species and I've even inlayed that same different species with a 1/4 x 1/4 inch strip along the sides. There are many ways to make drawers. Solid wood look like the highest quality like solid 1/2" maple but I'd only use that for furniture vs. something like kitchen cabinets. Then there are the drawer slides to consider. I'm going to use Blum undermount slides, which don't bind when grabbing one side of a drawer like side mounted slides. They are also very smooth to operate and are invisible. Unfortunately, the 82 under mounts I ordered in January won't be shipped in entirety until September!
This argument always comes up. In the end it’s a tool. A quality one. You could say the same with a basic table saw: purists prefer sawing and planing their stuff by hand. That doesnt make the tablesaw less of an amazing tool. If you can afford a domino and find other uses for it other than the obvious stuff, why not?? All I’m saying is there is always a “cheaper option” that makes the job done. So this argument is not very useful. Can’t we just appreciate a tool and it’s many uses?
@@chrisOford I just can't justify the cost of a Festool domino. If I were making stuff to sell, then maybe. I use my track saw a lot for ripping a straight edge on rough lumber and breaking down plywood. Best tool invention.
They are not really the best. They are just about the most expensive. That's all. Festool still owns the patent rights for their Domino tool but when that expires, you will see many very big and very good competitors. I'll take my Bosch 12" sliding miter saw, my Makita 40V tracksaw and my Bosch 6" sander over Festool for a lot less money any day!
Some not so athetic people buy 6000$ road bikes. There is always a way yo go cheaper in everything. If you can afford a domino it makes a lot of jobs easier and makes you tackle projects that you maybe wouldn’t have done without it. Plus, if you really regret your buy, you can turn around and sell it for 80% of whay it cost to buy or even more. (Yes I bought one and love it, and yes it’s expensive 😅)
You see, there's 8 billion people living outside Crazyland, where you are. It's a whole world! They're all using a type of measurements that is a lot smarter than fractions of 8… You're the only one's left using that antiquated system. Unfortunately you guys seem to think that the sun and everything else evolves around you... Get lost..
Let me know what you think of these drawers!
You have nice drawers
Easy to follow your video. To save $$ on expensive mahogany dominoes I’m thinking I could just stain the exposed part of a normal beech domino to create the contrasting effect prior to installing in the mortise.
I make hundreds of drawers like this, since 2009. I rabbet the sides and glue up the drawer. I add the Domino mortises in half the steps you are taking after the drawer is assembled and then add the tenons.
Very true, if you don’t want the alignment and just want the look it’s faster!
@@HuntsWorkshop The rabbets and the groves for the bottoms provide the alignment.
@@11211lcb yeah that’s true, theater a great way to make them!
Yeah, seems easier to glue up the drawer then add the dominos afterward. Think that's what I'm going to do today.
I’ve seen a few people do this, but none have come close to explaining it as well as you do. You’ve earned another sub, nice work!
Thank you!!
Just got the vertical plate and did not know about the 20mm tabs, thanks very much for explaining that. Nice drawers by the way, really like the through domino effect.
Thank You! And yeah that domino has so many hidden little features it’s fun finding them all haha
Just made some drawers yesterday for the first time with the domino, though I cheated and pin nailed all the drawer sides completely together first, then ran the domino through both parts of each joint simultaneously.
I haven’t seen any other videos on TH-cam that demonstrate projects showcasing the look of through-cut Domino joints. Why the heck not? It’s a good look- exposed and flushed-up tenon ends. Celebrate the Domino, don’t hide it!
Thank you for your feedback!
Very cool demo! Was actually watching to see how you laid out the tenons. Will be doing something similar using dowels.
Making an uncle proud. Great videos.
Thank you!!
I've been using the Domino for about two years now and of course have never read any of the documentation that came with the tool. I've been guessing and checking where the center of the tool is and didn't know how easy it was to find the center of the bit based on the existing geometry of the tool. Thanks for the tip!
Glad to help! I’m a nerd, I read the manual online while waiting for new tools to get here haha 🤣
Nice...I think the one clap for dry time is a big plus to this technique.
Great video,never knew about the 20mm stops or the tab showing cutter dead centre. Every day is a school day.
Thank you! I learn everyday too. I appreciate your feedback!
I would prefer this over pocket hole.
Very clear explanation! Thanks.
I use a similar technique except I make my mortises in both boards at once. I clamp the face board down on top of my bench so the end is flush with the edge of the bench. Then I clamp the side board to the side of my bench so the end is flush with the face board. Then I bore my mortises through the side board into the face board. Depending on the stock thickness, I select a depth that will leave the domino slightly proud of the side. I trim it off with a flush cut saw.
That’s a great way to do it!
Beautiful finish
Good job! I did not know about the 20mm tabs, and I have owned the vertical plate for 3 years! Duh!?!
Thank You!
Very nice. I have a domino 500. Next time I build drawers I'm gonna try this method.
Awesome! Just uploaded one on domino chairs too :)
Nice! And learned a few new things about my d500. Thanks.
Always glad to hear feedback, thank you!
Sending love and full support
Brilliant for small drawers. Will try it soon.
Thanks
Thank you!
I did the same thing last September. It works great!
Awesome!! Probably one of the funnest tools around!
Nice!
Thanks för sharing!
Hubby loves it :)
Brilliant. I’m not clear on how you managed to alter the height of the cut from 10mm to 9 (I think). I thought the 10mm height was fixed but I’m encouraged to learn that it can be changed. I just need to figure out how to do it. Great video by the way and super drawers. Peter
Fence height to the center of the bit, I may have done the math wrong and used 9.8mm instead of 9.4.
Thanks, very helpful and useful 👍.
Loved the video, subscribed, now it is just got harder to not to push that order button on the festool domino :)
Haha thank you! If you do, you’ll love that thing!
terimakasih sharingnya pak
Thank you for watching!
Nice!
Actually faster and easier to do with dowels. You're welcome...
lol if you think that, even I can’t help you.
MM's? Demo it using SAE I left my calipers and dial indicators at the office. J/K
Great tool
Haha yeah, but in all fairness I didn’t put the metric scale sticker on the track saw bc it came w imperial haha
What size domino if I want to try with 5/8” material?
I go with 1/3 of the thickness of the material so the 5mm would be my choice.
@@HuntsWorkshop thank you
You didn’t show it, but I’m assuming the dominos are protruding when first assembled and then you sand flush? Thx
I tapped the dominos into the one piece until they hit my workbench, then tapped the assembly together and it was flush, but I actually like your idea better. It ensures it’s fully seated and can’t go in too far and leave a gap on the show side.
@@HuntsWorkshop 👍🏻
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Thank You for watching!!
So you are not using the preset fence depths correct?
I like mine perfectly centered, but you could use the stops it’s sometimes only 1mm difference. Just be careful to mark the face of it’s not dead center.
Did you mention the size domino you are using? Couldn’t find it
I go for 1/3 the thickness of the stock
Great video. What size dominos did you use?
These were 6mm. I shoot for 1/3 the stock size which is just over 18mm (3/4 ish).
I've never got to use dominos yet, still only biscuits for me, is there something with dominos that caused you to go with 9.9mm offset for center instead of 9.4 or was it just a simple slip up talking?
My boards were 18.80 mm so 9.9 was dead on center. Thank you for watching! Nothing wrong with biscuits either. Great alignment tool.
@@HuntsWorkshop 9.4 is center of 18.8
@@williamwright3735 I said it so fast I didn’t even think about it, doh! Thank you!!!
Danke! Bei der Domino lernt man anscheinend nie aus!
So no glue?
Dominos require glue in almost all cases.
@@HuntsWorkshop Ok I guess that wasn't shown in the video.
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@@HuntsWorkshop ok mate
Great idea. Subbed. My channel is up but not this well videoed!
Thank you and you’ll have fun making videos! I’m excited to see them.
Why not just build your drawers glue and clamp together. Then add the dominoes once dry? Seems easier and same effect.
You can do that, the dominos just keep everything pretty square so when you mass produce them it saves a lot of time.
a great description of how to work with Domino, but I don't like that you pierced the sides with domino, it's better that the sides remain intact thank you
No hearing protection jfc
If you need bubble wrap, it’s in aisle 2 by the support animals.
Or just clamp and glue them together. For those who don't trust glue only, after the glue sets drill and tap in dowels with glue with a cheap dowel jig. Saw the ends off and sand flush. I prefer the quarter, quarter, quarter method using 1/2 baltic birch for drawers and 1/2" bottoms for big drawers, but whatever floats your boat. I can't justify buying a $1000+ Festool Domino when I can do the same using other options with tools I already have. I glue up table tops using 3/8" oak dowels with a $200 DowelMax, which doesn't take much longer.
I think people buy a Festool Domino for a particular task, like table breadboards, where dominos can allow for wood movement, then they find other things they can use their investment for stuff where cheaper options are out there. IMO. I have a ton of woodworking tools but have never found a project where a Festool Domino would a much better choice.
I know there are many Festool fanboys out there but I remain in the camp where there are similar performing tools that do the same thing with equal or better quality for mostly 1/2 the price from Bosch, Makita and even Dewalt.
Yeah those are good options as well. We’ve sold drawers with dovetail, box, domino detail, but haven’t tried dowels. Quarter method is great if the design doesn’t call for a decorative detail.
@@HuntsWorkshop Dovetails look nice but they are more for aesthetics and very tedious to make. They served a purpose in the past before modern glues were introduced for keeping drawers from pulling apart as with hide glue and nails. To make Q,Q,Q drawers from plywood look more refined, I like to edge band the tops with a different wood species and I've even inlayed that same different species with a 1/4 x 1/4 inch strip along the sides.
There are many ways to make drawers. Solid wood look like the highest quality like solid 1/2" maple but I'd only use that for furniture vs. something like kitchen cabinets.
Then there are the drawer slides to consider. I'm going to use Blum undermount slides, which don't bind when grabbing one side of a drawer like side mounted slides. They are also very smooth to operate and are invisible. Unfortunately, the 82 under mounts I ordered in January won't be shipped in entirety until September!
This argument always comes up. In the end it’s a tool. A quality one. You could say the same with a basic table saw: purists prefer sawing and planing their stuff by hand. That doesnt make the tablesaw less of an amazing tool. If you can afford a domino and find other uses for it other than the obvious stuff, why not?? All I’m saying is there is always a “cheaper option” that makes the job done. So this argument is not very useful. Can’t we just appreciate a tool and it’s many uses?
My domino has paid for itself many times over same with the track saw and sander and the vac i wish i bought sooner
@@chrisOford I just can't justify the cost of a Festool domino. If I were making stuff to sell, then maybe. I use my track saw a lot for ripping a straight edge on rough lumber and breaking down plywood. Best tool invention.
The title SHOULD read "How to Make $1000 Drawers". Festool is the best, but MAN, are they expensive.
It depends how many projects you use it on and how much time it saves. Time is money 💰
They are not really the best. They are just about the most expensive. That's all. Festool still owns the patent rights for their Domino tool but when that expires, you will see many very big and very good competitors. I'll take my Bosch 12" sliding miter saw, my Makita 40V tracksaw and my Bosch 6" sander over Festool for a lot less money any day!
Some not so athetic people buy 6000$ road bikes. There is always a way yo go cheaper in everything. If you can afford a domino it makes a lot of jobs easier and makes you tackle projects that you maybe wouldn’t have done without it. Plus, if you really regret your buy, you can turn around and sell it for 80% of whay it cost to buy or even more. (Yes I bought one and love it, and yes it’s expensive 😅)
Festool is not the best. They're the most expensive, it's bullshit.
@@robslifting4life thanks for your input based on strong arguments 🤗
Wtf are these millimeters.
You see, there's 8 billion people living outside Crazyland, where you are. It's a whole world! They're all using a type of measurements that is a lot smarter than fractions of 8… You're the only one's left using that antiquated system. Unfortunately you guys seem to think that the sun and everything else evolves around you... Get lost..
I've seen this more often and it's an easy way to create drawers. But the true hole domino look, I don't like it
Great Job explaining everything. Thanks