How to build a no Sag large gate that needs no wheels or cables. Make Lap Joints without a table saw -------- HERE!--------- • Lap joints & pocket ho...
Thanks a million Paul; due to the recent storms we had that destroyed most of my fencing, I just happen to have to build a new gate and inadvertently ran across this video. Perfect timing! Thank you for being a great person and willing to share your knowledge. Much appreciated.. Paul Burke OK
Wish I would have seen this before attempting to build my gate. It lasted about a year...Started off looking like beauty but now looks like the beast. Will tackle it this weekend with many of your ideas and expertise. Great Video.
that s what I've been doing all day today. using your methods and techniques to build my gate. the old one is junk and sagging.... time for new one. I wish I can post pic so i can show you how you helped me out a lot. thank you brother. Sammy
I appreciate the time you put into this video. I am undertaking the fence this weekend with the my lovely wife sure to recall the precision of my Father in Law, may he rest in peace.
Hi Greg, I'm so sorry that I didn't respond earlier. I have been very busy and I sometimes get behind on my responses. I just wanted to thank you for your comment. Very sorry to hear of your Father in Law! Have a good day . Paul
HI Paul, thank you! I have learned & understood about 5+ things from this video. The next fences & gates I build will be better (knowing what I now know). Thank you again ~ Michael
Great job great hints this will be my next job in my new home keep these vids coming hope your son is watching and learning for his future my dad did the same for me dads gone now but you never forget.
Thanks for a great video well explained. If you have problems with your sinuses you might want to check out a better mask such as the JSP Force 8. I used those paper ones for years and then found out the are only 50% effective at best. Too late for me I am wheezing like a fair ground organ these days but you are still a young fella.
Hi Roger, I saw that mask on your channel, by the way it is a great channel! I have an MSA mask that I use for bad chemicals , but the JSP Force 8 looks good. Thanks! Paul
Paul, I am a retired high school teacher, and I am totally impressed with your engaging demeanor... you are a natural born teacher (and you are hearing that from a pro). Above and beyond that, you know what you are talking about. This technique for making a solid gate frame is one I never thought of or heard about, but I can see the common sense behind it, and I am duplicating it now. Interestingly, in order to do so, I had to go out and buy dado blades (which I never used before, then a new table saw (the old one could not use them), and I made my first ever lap joints today, which are absolutely square, and I am happy as a clam. Also went out and bought a Kreg screw pilot set, like the one you showed, and I am anxious to use it it as well. In any event, I just wanted to say thank you for your excellent guidance and instructions. Looking forward to learning much more from you.
Paul,really enjoyed learning and your tips on working with wood, tools etc. are extremely helpful to a novice carpenter like me...Thanks A Million. ..Nde...
Great teaching skills, easy to follow and understand. I think there is some skill involved in fitting the hinges so I hope you can share the techniques with us. Thanks again :)
I built a beautiful 12' gate like yours 20 years ago and then had a belly-dump of topsoil delivered. He backed over it. Since I hid the screws I needed to disassemble more than I would have wanted to. Then he pulled out and poked a hole in the neighbor's house. Then the big shovel loader tore my electricity down. Ah, those were the days best forgotten!
Man, really nice video!!! Very fun to find something like this in the middle of a LOT of crap on the web. Great job... So many great tips, you could charge admission for your vids!
My Amazon cart just got a bit bigger, thanks for the video and the tool suggestions--not to mention golf tees.. If I had only learned this lap joint technique a couple of years ago I wouldn't have a sagging gate to rebuild.
I like the way you show us the technique of how you cut and assembled. I am building a small gate for my project and your video helps me how I will start. Thank you.
People like you make youtube great. All your joints are rock solid. I am using all metal poles, so there should be a stronger foundation. Video was concise, and to the point without the watcher, losing interest. That is the most sanitary construction, of a non-commercial gate, that I have ever seen. Thank you Sir, for taking time to post.
Hi Adolph, Viewers like you really makes it easy to do these videos. I just want to thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! Have a good day! Paul
Thank you very much for your videos, they are Great. I have a few questions if you could please help me. What hinges did you use and does it matter? What latches do you use for the double gates? Did you put anything in the ground to hold the hole to keep one gate stable? Can you please post your video on boxing out the posts? Thanks again Paul
Hi Jeffrey, I really appreciate your comment. I have made a lot of mistakes in the past and I'm sure I will make plenty more. The key is learning from them and not repeating the same mistake. LOL! Have a good day! Paul
Paul, love your videos! Great quality and I pick up great tips. The only thing I would add is that I don't like making the lap joints on the little table saw the way you do. You have that great sliding miter saw sitting there and they make wonderful lap joints, safely and easily. I do it all the time. Keep up the great work bro!
Nice video. I liked that you put the diagonal in the right direction. Most people do it backwards. You might want to explain that type of thing so people will understand the reason that you were right.
I saw your video and used this very same method to build two gates for my brothers home so that he can park his toy hauler in his back yard. the gates were 5' 10" x 5' 6". just finished the job today and they look and swing open beautifully. thank you for the video! I'll definitely be using this method in the future.
Hi Ray, I'm sorry to be getting back to you so late. My father passed away several days ago and I have been a little overwhelmed. I'm so glad it worked for you and I really appreciate you sending me this message. You made my day a little better. Thanks! Paul
NIce vid and plenty of tips,why didnt you cut the brace into both sides of the corner as with a barn door brace?Much stronger. Why its used on very large doors.
THIS WORKED GREAT!! I used this to build gates 8 feet tall by 16.5 feet wide so each gate is 8x8 feet and weighs approx 250 each a 4 year old could open thse gates. I replaced the orignal gate that looked beautiful but was falling apart and you can get a dado at Home depot for about 50.. Thanks so much
Hi Deb Barton. I'm sorry to be getting back to you so late. My father has been ill and he passed away several days ago. I just wanted to thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. God Bless Paul
Hi Kade, I'm sorry to be getting back to you so late. My father passed away several days ago and I have been a little overwhelmed. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment and I love hearing news like this. Thanks! Paul
+Paul Ricalde (Paulstoolbox) so sorry for your loss Paul. Your videos are a great help to me as a new homeowner. Im pretty decent with carpentry but your techniques help tremendously. Thanks again.
Your gate is awesome. I am wondering about your hinges. Do you have a particular hinge recommendation? I'm inexperienced but I want to get parts so my son can build my gate, he's a carpenter. I'm sure he would love your channel, your teaching is great. Thanks!
Great job! Would you recommend running Cedar through a planer to solve that thickness problem? I use a planer for my hardwood projects but Cedar seems very rough and I'm afraid the planer would just create tear outs or damage my blades.
Great video. I was anxious to watch the next one where you said you were going to box out the post and cap and trim the top. Am I missing it or did you not post that video?
Paul, Great video. Excellent illustration on DYI project. You should send your videos into some of DYI shows. Your videos are comparable if not better than most of the DYI shows I've seen.
Sorry for getting back so late, but my father has been very ill and I have not had much time lately. Thank you for commenting and have a good day! Paul
Are the 4x4 pressure treated posts heavy duty enough? Do you worry about putting wet PT in and it bending when it dries out? Also, how deep have you buried them and are they concreted in? Thanks.
Awesome my friend! I want to start a blog that will allow Do It Yourselfers like you to upload your pics when you do your own projects. Thank you for the information, I really appreciate it. Paul
great video and your making it really easy to understand, a few things, first is what is the name of the tool you use to do the screws. I build 8 ft by 4 ft gates but the wood has twisted now, is there any way to sort this out? any advice?
Nicely described as you go along. Little tips like the golf Tee thing are very helpful. Would you consider doing a video or two focused on all kinds of tips you've found to be useful?
I've seen one other "source" of sagging on larger gates. The post on which the hinges are mounted can lean toward the gate over time. The weight of the gate deforms the post over time. The taller/thinner the post and the heavier the gate the worse the condition. Not a problem if you add a good brace the gate supporting post.
Hey Paul, Thanks for all the great info. Got a Q for you. I am just starting to use the Kreg system. Are the blue screws for outdoors and treated lumber? I don't think the screws are SS because they can be picked up with a magnet. Thanks again.
+Walter Machuca Hi Walter, Thank you for taking the time to comment .... Especially about my car! The tool kit is from Mega-Pro and they are sold on Amazon.com. Great tools! Thanks! Paul
Great video. Planning on making a double 6 foot hate this weekend. I was going to use pocket holes for the entire thing but maybe now I'll try the lap joints. I don't have a dado blade so might take a while but seems worth it. Thanks for sharing. I'm going with horizontal boards for a more modern look but I think your frame design would still work.
+Todd Thomassen Hey Todd, I show how to easily make these lap joints without a table saw. If you go to the top right corner of the video, click on the white circle and the video card will take you to that video. A thought about it and I made another video showing how I do it when I am in the field. I will also add the link in the description box. If you have any questions, please let me know. GOOD LUCK! Paul czcams.com/video/Tkc99JJwZcE/video.html czcams.com/video/Tkc99JJwZcE/video.html
Thanks I saw that post after I wrote my initial comment. Made one last night and making the other one tonight. My lap joints got better the more I did.
second video of yours I watched tonight Paul. I'm in the trades and I want to say that you are a very natural teacher. congrats on your channel
Hi Paul.
This is a great and very subtle video, incorporating carpentry skills and advertising.Really good.
Thanks a million Paul; due to the recent storms we had that destroyed most of my fencing, I just happen to have to build a new gate and inadvertently ran across this video. Perfect timing! Thank you for being a great person and willing to share your knowledge. Much appreciated.. Paul Burke OK
Great video. Just built my own 6ft by 7ft gates by following your video. They look fantastic and no sagging at all. Thank you.
Wish I would have seen this before attempting to build my gate. It lasted about a year...Started off looking like beauty but now looks like the beast. Will tackle it this weekend with many of your ideas and expertise. Great Video.
that s what I've been doing all day today. using your methods and techniques to build my gate. the old one is junk and sagging.... time for new one. I wish I can post pic so i can show you how you helped me out a lot.
thank you brother.
Sammy
I appreciate the time you put into this video. I am undertaking the fence this weekend with the my lovely wife sure to recall the precision of my Father in Law, may he rest in peace.
Hi Greg,
I'm so sorry that I didn't respond earlier. I have been very busy and I sometimes get behind on my responses. I just wanted to thank you for your comment. Very sorry to hear of your Father in Law!
Have a good day .
Paul
I don't have a house and I don't have many tools, but love watching your channel, learn a lot!
HI Paul, thank you! I have learned & understood about 5+ things from this video. The next fences & gates I build will be better (knowing what I now know). Thank you again ~ Michael
I'm really glad to hear that Michael and I appreciate you taking the time to comment!
Thank you!
Paul
This video will come in handy because my son has two gates that are sagging and I can use this technique to rebuild them. Thanks
Great job great hints this will be my next job in my new home keep these vids coming hope your son is watching and learning for his future my dad did the same for me dads gone now but you never forget.
your teaching is professional and your heart is heavenal
Thanks for all the good videos man! Enjoying sifting through your feed.
Some really solid advice there for sure. You can't find this stuff in books. Thanks for all the great tips.
Hi David,
I really appreciate you taking the time to watch my video and for your comment!
Have a good day my friend!
Paul
Liked the way you covered your mistake. Golf tees are excellent for a simple fix. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for a great video well explained. If you have problems with your sinuses you might want to check out a better mask such as the JSP Force 8. I used those paper ones for years and then found out the are only 50% effective at best. Too late for me I am wheezing like a fair ground organ these days but you are still a young fella.
Hi Roger,
I saw that mask on your channel, by the way it is a great channel! I have an MSA mask that I use for bad chemicals , but the JSP Force 8 looks good.
Thanks!
Paul
Paul, I am a retired high school teacher, and I am totally impressed with your engaging demeanor... you are a natural born teacher (and you are hearing that from a pro). Above and beyond that, you know what you are talking about. This technique for making a solid gate frame is one I never thought of or heard about, but I can see the common sense behind it, and I am duplicating it now. Interestingly, in order to do so, I had to go out and buy dado blades (which I never used before, then a new table saw (the old one could not use them), and I made my first ever lap joints today, which are absolutely square, and I am happy as a clam. Also went out and bought a Kreg screw pilot set, like the one you showed, and I am anxious to use it it as well. In any event, I just wanted to say thank you for your excellent guidance and instructions. Looking forward to learning much more from you.
Paul,really enjoyed learning and your tips on working with wood, tools etc. are extremely helpful to a novice carpenter like me...Thanks A Million. ..Nde...
Great teaching skills, easy to follow and understand. I think there is some skill involved in fitting the hinges so I hope you can share the techniques with us. Thanks again :)
I built a beautiful 12' gate like yours 20 years ago and then had a belly-dump of topsoil delivered. He backed over it. Since I hid the screws I needed to disassemble more than I would have wanted to. Then he pulled out and poked a hole in the neighbor's house. Then the big shovel loader tore my electricity down. Ah, those were the days best forgotten!
Robertson bit/screw = square bit/screw aka #2 or red robbie... Sorry Philips your light is so dim now
Nice Golf tip and swing.
Sweet looking fence
Man, really nice video!!!
Very fun to find something like this in the middle of a LOT of crap on the web.
Great job... So many great tips, you could charge admission for your vids!
My Amazon cart just got a bit bigger, thanks for the video and the tool suggestions--not to mention golf tees.. If I had only learned this lap joint technique a couple of years ago I wouldn't have a sagging gate to rebuild.
I like the way you show us the technique of how you cut and assembled. I am building a small gate for my project and your video helps me how I will start. Thank you.
Hi Maria,
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
Paul
Golf tee! Top tip! Thanks, great vid.
Thank you Jim!
Thanks for taking time to do this video.
People like you make youtube great. All your joints are rock solid. I am using all metal poles, so there should be a stronger foundation. Video was concise, and to the point without the watcher, losing interest. That is the most sanitary construction, of a non-commercial gate, that I have ever seen. Thank you Sir, for taking time to post.
Hi Adolph,
Viewers like you really makes it easy to do these videos. I just want to thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
Have a good day!
Paul
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing your expertise in such a down to earth, and more importantly, understandable manner.
Thank you Armindo, I really appreciate you taking the time to comment!Have a good day!Paul
Good detailed instructions. Looking through your videos to get some ideas for my new home. Thanks Paul!
+Abbas Naqvi
Thanks Abbas! If you have any questions, let me know. I will do my best to help.
Have a good day!
Paul
Thanks Paul, I'll have a go doing some gates for my driveway after watching this video.
Hi Paul,
I hope it goes well for you. Let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you for commenting!
Paul you put together some great videos. Keep it up!
You are brilliant! Thanks for the help and ideas.
Paul. You sir are a wizard. Great tips.
Man I love the way Paul says strength.
NICE!!! I'm doing this in the spring, thanks
Thank you very much for your videos, they are Great. I have a few questions if you could please help me.
What hinges did you use and does it matter?
What latches do you use for the double gates?
Did you put anything in the ground to hold the hole to keep one gate stable?
Can you please post your video on boxing out the posts?
Thanks again Paul
Without a doubt, the best "how to" gate building video on CZcams. Thank you!
Excellent tutorial, Thank you for posting.
Thank you, I really appreciate you taking the time to comment!
Paul
Great idea with the golf tees. Thanks for sharing.
Good stuff. I really like the golf tee tip. Thanks!!
Thanks Paul...very easy to understand...lots of good ideas....inspired by your abundance of energy
Hey Edward, i'ts viewers like you that inspire me. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Paul
Really Great so nice that you showed how to fix things that didn't go perfect at first!
Hi Jeffrey,
I really appreciate your comment. I have made a lot of mistakes in the past and I'm sure I will make plenty more. The key is learning from them and not repeating the same mistake. LOL!
Have a good day!
Paul
Excellent video you are the man , thank you so much for sharing your video easy, strong and smart way of building a gate,
Paul, love your videos! Great quality and I pick up great tips.
The only thing I would add is that I don't like making the lap joints on the little table saw the way you do. You have that great sliding miter saw sitting there and they make wonderful lap joints, safely and easily. I do it all the time.
Keep up the great work bro!
wow, you are a pro! Love it.
Nice stuff Paul. As David said your don't find that stuff in the books. You've got yourself a new subscriber.
This Guy needs a TV show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very good quality work!!!
excellent video thanks.
I look forward to seeing the next one 👍
Hey Paul, can you upload a vid on that Fence it looks great !!
Nice video. I liked that you put the diagonal in the right direction. Most people do it backwards. You might want to explain that type of thing so people will understand the reason that you were right.
Thanks for the great tips!
Well done dude!!
I'M SURPRISED YOU ONLY HAVE 48 THOUSAND SCRIBERS. NICE JOB. GREAT VID..
love the way you free hand those half laps lol ole skool all the way
I saw your video and used this very same method to build two gates for my brothers home so that he can park his toy hauler in his back yard. the gates were 5' 10" x 5' 6". just finished the job today and they look and swing open beautifully. thank you for the video! I'll definitely be using this method in the future.
Hi Ray, I'm sorry to be getting back to you so late. My father passed away several days ago and I have been a little overwhelmed. I'm so glad it worked for you and I really appreciate you sending me this message. You made my day a little better.
Thanks!
Paul
Ya gotta love the Kreg jig.
NIce vid and plenty of tips,why didnt you cut the brace into both sides of the corner as with a barn door brace?Much stronger. Why its used on very large doors.
THIS WORKED GREAT!! I used this to build gates 8 feet tall by 16.5 feet wide so each gate is 8x8 feet and weighs approx 250 each a 4 year old could open thse gates. I replaced the orignal gate that looked beautiful but was falling apart and you can get a dado at Home depot for about 50.. Thanks so much
Hi Deb Barton. I'm sorry to be getting back to you so late. My father has been ill and he passed
away several days ago. I just wanted to thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.
God Bless
Paul
That one video was enough for me: subscribed!
Hi, 42lookc glad to have you on board. I appreciate you subscribing and taking the time to comment!
Awesome video , thanks for the tips!
Fantastic video. Thanks for all the details.
Thank you Vlad, It is good to hear from you!
Have a good day!
Paul
Thank you for your videos, I subscribed
great demo for all us to learn, very cool thank u
I love this video, i am gonna make the gate today.
Great Video keep up the good work ! I just subscribed to your channel
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟one of the best videos on youtube
good explanations and good tradesmen
Great video my man. I'm very sure this will come in handy down the line.
+Jose Robledo
Thanks Jose! Have a good day.
Paul
chop sticks make great hole fillers as well. Some are bamboo which is fiberous and provide a really tight grab.
The golf teeGenius .....thanks for the video
Nice video Paul !- Any link or descriptions on the hardware you used? Thanks, Rod
great video ,golf tees ! excellent way too solve that pesky problem .
Awesome video. I have to rebuild my gate to my back yard and will be using these techniques to do it. Thanks Paul
Hi Kade, I'm sorry to be getting back to you so late. My father passed
away several days ago and I have been a little overwhelmed. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment and I love hearing news like this.
Thanks!
Paul
+Paul Ricalde (Paulstoolbox) so sorry for your loss Paul. Your videos are a great help to me as a new homeowner. Im pretty decent with carpentry but your techniques help tremendously. Thanks again.
Hi Kade,
You could probably teach me a few things as well. Thank you for your comment my friend!
Paul
Your gate is awesome. I am wondering about your hinges. Do you have a particular hinge recommendation? I'm inexperienced but I want to get parts so my son can build my gate, he's a carpenter. I'm sure he would love your channel, your teaching is great. Thanks!
Did you ever produce the video you mentioned at the end of this video ? I love your videos and wold love to see the second part of this series
Great job! Would you recommend running Cedar through a planer to solve that thickness problem? I use a planer for my hardwood projects but Cedar seems very rough and I'm afraid the planer would just create tear outs or damage my blades.
Great video. I was anxious to watch the next one where you said you were going to box out the post and cap and trim the top. Am I missing it or did you not post that video?
Great Job, keep it up and I look forward to more videos from you.
+Nick Grosvenor
Hi Nick, I will be adding some new projects real soon. I've been busy lately. Thank you for taking the time to comment!
Paul
Look forward to it Paul, keep it up!
Thanks again Nick! Keep in touch.
Paul, Great video. Excellent illustration on DYI project. You should send your videos into some of DYI shows. Your videos are comparable if not better than most of the DYI shows I've seen.
Great job!! Thanks for the tip.
Thank you oceansurf54!
Great video, very helpful. Thank you
Sorry for getting back so late, but my father has been very ill and I have not had much time lately.
Thank you for commenting and have a good day!
Paul
thank you sir..... I made my first professional type fence and almost as good as yours. again.... thank you....
Hi Rico
Your gate is probably just as good as mine if not better. Thank you for taking the time to comment and have a good day!
Paul
Are the 4x4 pressure treated posts heavy duty enough? Do you worry about putting wet PT in and it bending when it dries out? Also, how deep have you buried them and are they concreted in? Thanks.
great video Paul
+MrMello001
Hi MrMello001,
Thank you for your comment!
Paaul
I used this method for three 6 ft wide gates. Works perfectly!
Awesome my friend!
I want to start a blog that will allow Do It Yourselfers like you to upload your pics when you do your own projects.
Thank you for the information, I really appreciate it.
Paul
Nice job!
Very nice mr. paul 👍
great work, well explained.
Thank you Jim. Have a good day!
Paul
Nice work as always. Cheers
+Love Lovely be
Thank you Love Lovely be, It is always good to hear from you!
Have a good day!
Paul
Golf tee . I like that trick
ready to do my 10ft gate this sat. thanks nice tips
Hi Miguel,
That's cool, let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks!
Paul
great video and your making it really easy to understand, a few things, first is what is the name of the tool you use to do the screws. I build 8 ft by 4 ft gates but the wood has twisted now, is there any way to sort this out? any advice?
Nicely described as you go along. Little tips like the golf Tee thing are very helpful. Would you consider doing a video or two focused on all kinds of tips you've found to be useful?
shame you cant come to england and do some gates for me .
nice presentations
I've seen one other "source" of sagging on larger gates. The post on which the hinges are mounted can lean toward the gate over time. The weight of the gate deforms the post over time. The taller/thinner the post and the heavier the gate the worse the condition. Not a problem if you add a good brace the gate supporting post.
Hey Paul, Thanks for all the great info. Got a Q for you. I am just starting to use the Kreg system. Are the blue screws for outdoors and treated lumber? I don't think the screws are SS because they can be picked up with a magnet. Thanks again.
Hi Paul.
Thanks for the video n for named the tools kit n where to find it, l will check ur other videos.
I appreciate ur time.
Nice car by the way
+Walter Machuca
Hi Walter,
Thank you for taking the time to comment .... Especially about my car! The tool kit is from Mega-Pro and they are sold on Amazon.com. Great tools!
Thanks!
Paul
Nice video!
Great video. Planning on making a double 6 foot hate this weekend. I was going to use pocket holes for the entire thing but maybe now I'll try the lap joints. I don't have a dado blade so might take a while but seems worth it. Thanks for sharing. I'm going with horizontal boards for a more modern look but I think your frame design would still work.
+Todd Thomassen
Hey Todd, I show how to easily make these lap joints without a table saw. If you go to the top right corner of the video, click on the white circle and the video card will take you to that video. A thought about it and I made another video showing how I do it when I am in the field. I will also add the link in the description box. If you have any questions, please let me know. GOOD LUCK!
Paul
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Thanks I saw that post after I wrote my initial comment. Made one last night and making the other one tonight. My lap joints got better the more I did.
Todd Thomassen
You probably do them better than I do!
Thanks Todd!