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Woodworking is the core topic, with special emphasis on bird mouth joinery, but occasional excursions into other wood-related material.
Bird Mouth Joinery: An 8-sided ornamental bowl with highly tapered staves
This handsome 8-sided bowl illustrates again how bird mouth joinery with tapered staves offers easy access to unique multisided projects. Made from Peruvian walnut and privet, this bowl features highly tapered staves that give its sidewalls an attractive sloped appearance.
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Bird Mouth Joinery: A 12-sided decorative bowl with tapered staves
zhlédnutí 97KPřed 7 lety
Tapered staves greatly expand the spectrum of easy, high-quality and unique projects available from bird mouth joinery (BMJ). As an example, this video describes the detailed construction of a large decorative bowl with 12 sides, made from African mahogany and ash. Pictured also are 8-sided bowls, serving trays, and a classy waste basket, made by closely related BMJ methods.
Bird mouth joinery: The 6-side/12-side dual router bit
zhlédnutí 19KPřed 7 lety
How can one router bit cut two different bird mouth joints? This video explains how the dual 6-side/12-side bird mouth router bit works.
Why Bird Mouth Joinery?
zhlédnutí 33KPřed 7 lety
Bird mouth joinery (BMJ) is easy to use and rapidly delivers a variety of superior wooden DIY projects. The construction of a walnut and pecan wood table lamp base is described in detail, and how to extend the method to other gift-quality projects (decorative boxes, a toy chest, coffee table) is explained. For general information on bird mouth joinery and projects: www.davidhenrywoodarts.com/ D...
A Redwood Barrel Planter
zhlédnutí 51KPřed 9 lety
The easy construction of a cool and unique, patio-style redwood planter is described. It has a horizontal barrel design and employs bird mouth joinery for uncomplicated assembly. Both a tall and a short stand are described. This planter would complement any informal garden or patio space. For downloadable charts providing planter dimensions go to: www.davidhenrywoodarts.com/plantercharts.html F...
Wooden Hinges and Clasps
zhlédnutí 227KPřed 9 lety
Why use metal hardware on a wood project when there is an infinite variety of custom, home-made wooden hinges and clasps available? This video describes an easy, versatile method for making practical wooden hinges that are useful for a wide range of projects. The detailed construction of a mahogany hinge and clasp, and their installation on a decorative bird mouth joinery box, are presented. Fo...
Bird Mouth Joinery - Elegant Napkin Holders
zhlédnutí 58KPřed 9 lety
Two high-quality napkin holders are built via 8-side bird mouth joinery. Details of the process from wood selection to parts assembly, glue-up to final finish, are shown and discussed. This project further demonstrates the potential of bird mouth joinery as as an elegant alternative to conventional joinery. For further information on bird mouth joinery projects: www.davidhenrywoodarts.com/
Bird Mouth Joinery: A unique tool box
zhlédnutí 73KPřed 10 lety
This unique tool box is easily constructed via bird mouth joinery. Construction details about routing joints, shaping the eight-sided top and bottom, and the glue-up sequence are provided. This tool box exemplifies the underused versatility of bird mouth joinery in box construction. For further information on bird mouth joinery projects: www.davidhenrywoodarts.com/
Bird Mouth Joinery: the 8-side router bit
zhlédnutí 140KPřed 11 lety
Bird mouth joinery permits easy construction of unique and unusual eight-sided vessels via simple edge routing. The 8-side router bit is shown to produce lozenge, diamond, oval, square, rectangular and trapezoid shapes, as well as regular octagons. Construction of a napkin holder and a jewelry box from walnut, maple and/or holly demonstrates use of this technique. For further information on bir...
Bird Mouth Router Bits - Stave Width I
zhlédnutí 39KPřed 12 lety
Bird mouth joinery for vessel construction easily delivers unique and unusual shapes. The focus here is on the 6-side bit and how it produces triangle, lozenge and trapezoid shapes, as well as hexagons. Two waterproof wood vases are described (made from ebony, pear, holly, lytchee) that take advantage of these joinery methods. For further information on bird mouth joinery projects: www.davidhen...
Bird Mouth Router Bits Introduction
zhlédnutí 124KPřed 12 lety
Basic information about bird mouth router bits in woodworking. What they are, how to use them for bird mouth joinery, possible problems, examples of projects using them. A video for woodworkers unfamiliar with these router bits For further information on bird mouth joinery projects: www.davidhenrywoodarts.com/
Thank you so much. I've learned a lot.
grazie e RIP
Great work
Thanks, Joe!
Great video! Thank you. You sound just like Dallin H. Oaks. It’s worth listening to him on CZcams.
Great to watch master at work. Thank you - truly inspirational.
Thank you for showing us how to set up bird mouth router bits. And for showing this what it looks like if you don't set them up correctly. Which as you say, can lead to interesting looking results. I also appreciate that you showed some of your finished work. I'm curious as to how you got the inlay in the joints on the lamp. I have some ideas but I'm wondering if you have a video that shows that? Or some simple explanation. Thank you!
I just realized his videos are years old. I assume Mr Henry isn't able to make videos now. I am enjoying all of his videos and plan to try the BMJ router bits soon. Thank you Mr Henry.
Hi David - I only recently came across your videos but after being inspired by your beautiful craftwork I purchased a set of birdsmouth router bits and after following your instructions I made my first 8 sided jewelry box and am really pleased with the result. Critical to producing accurate routed pieces, especially smallish corner ones, I made a new portable router table for my Triton 3HP router along with a coping sled to securely hold the pieces whilst cutting. I've been making traditional 4 sided boxes with a variety of joining techniques for a good while but am really excited to make more boxes and trays using these bits. Not only did I find my box easy and quick to produce the novelty aspect of making multiple sided articles rather than regular 4 sided ones makes them very appealing as gift items. Thanks for your very instructional and clear cut videos on this subject.
The detailed explanation of every step is so refreshing. Most YT videos are just flash and trying to sell things. Thank you Mr Henry!
I made my first project using “BMJ” I made a lamp using the 8 sided bmj it went together ok but one of the joints does not fit together tight . I haven’t figured out what went wrong. Hope you can shed some light on what might have happened. BTW I enjoy you videos I watch them over and over and seam to learn something new each time.
It is so sad that you do not do these anymore. I really enjoy your videos Julien
Thanks a bunch for that awesome demonstration on Bird Mouth joinery Dave. I watched it over and over to get as much information as possible! Thanks, AmosP
Hello Sir. This was an awesome excellent elaborated presentation. I wish you would show the finishing part. Would you please explain how you did it ? I would really appreciate it. Thanks
I will give it a try Thank you
From your demonstration I can see that BMJ works very well on lumber thicknesses of 3/4" and 1/2" but do you have experience in using BMJ with 3/8" or 5/16" thickness material and would you recommend it for such material?
Awesome job. Thank you for sharing.
David if you start with pre-finished flooring pieces you can get beautiful products without all the sanding and finishing.
I bought a set of bird mouth bits, from Amazon,3bits without any markings. How do I tell which is witch? I measured the top cutter on each. 3/4” ,7/8” and 1”. Thank you. Patrick Manning, Gibraltar Mich.
i have watched all your videos and i just cant get it,,,close but not good enough,,,lol,,everytime i make a cut it changes,,no set way of doing it i can find,,,
It would have been nice if you explained the router bits that were used!
Again I must thank you for the instructions, I really love all of the techniques you have shown.
Hi, I know you made this video long ago, but I hope you still get my message of thanks, I have watched two of your videos now, about Birdsmouth router bit use, and have learnt a lot. Now at 73 years old, I will play around to see what I can do. So many thanks friend and may God bless you.
David, you've sold me! I love your videos but I am a little overwhelmed with all the options. I would like to find a book or e-book on bmj that I could study at my own slow rate of comprehension. My imagination and artistic ideas have faded with the years and i'm skeptical about my being able to do justice to the process. Thanks for all your videos any thing I'm missing is on my end.
Wow. Your wood working skills are amazing. Thank you for this detailed video. As a beginner, your instructions are so very helpful. Thanks
Excellent work as usual
You’re never too old to learn new techniques. Your explanation is articulate and precise. Thank you
Very good video
Nicely detailed video thanks
Very nice work young man, keep it up. Thank you for your time.
Quite well done and explained, thank you, /romain
Please explain again why you're doing the tapered staves in the first place?
That’s really nice and great explanation ❤❤
thank you
Nice bowl
Cool set up on ur router table with that box set up as part of the dust collection, THANX for the video
Excelente trabajo y una explicación perfecta
Is that glue in a copper pipe cap?
Does anyone know of any additional information on this type of joinery? Books or videos thanks for any info
The same BMJ bit can be used for any size of box?
Putting a strip of 1/2” MDF along the top attached with double sided tape is how you overcome the problem when the piece is nearing completion will aid in running the piece along the fence and prevent it from feathering.
After seeing video talking about Bird Mouth Joinery, after seeing this one, l can appreciate the information about the router bits, l may try one, it will not break the bank, who knows l may enjoy
It's a first for me, seen many ideas on making bowls but never a BMJ, thought provoking, must find out more about the specialist routing bits, thanks for sharing
I prefer to build with Woodglut plans.
Dave, your videos are great! Even though I am an old pro cabinetmaker/finish carpenter, I have never used bird mouth joinery. And this particular video was of interest to me since the 'problem' here to be solved is tapered staves to create a tapered 3D bowl/structure. Now, as you know, if I were to simply butt-join tapered stays to particular radii (top and bottom), I would have to do the trigonometry (or look up on a table) to ascertain the compound angle needed on the edges. . . But this method doesn't seem to need any compound angle edges, am I correct? I see that only half of the staves in this video are 'bird-mouthed,' but what if all were? Thanks in advance!
Great project very good workmanship. How do you determine the angle on the tapered staves?
David, love your videos. Where do you get the holly? I really like the contrast there. I bought a 3 piece set of bmj to try some of the projects you show.
Great information, thank you David
After watching your video I’ve got bug to give this a try. Have had the bits for a few years. I really like the look of your finish. Thank you for taking the time to make and share this video with us.
Thankyou David for a very well explained video . I now know were i was going wrong with my cuts i was going to deep all the time but thanks to you now' i am on the righr path. Best of Irish luck from Dublin
Thank you David Henry. Another master class in maintaining standards and passing on knowledge which might be lost. You can rest assured that some of your lessons here will be adopted by me and incorporated into projects worthy of your praise.