My daughter was here this morning,says dad can you make me some stars,sure I says ,thinking to my self might as well ask me to make a typewriter. Then this popped up! Thanks! Serendipity!
Another great video, Chris!👏 I'm on a bit of a binge-watch of your channels this morning.👍😁 In case anyone is wondering why 72 degrees for the angles... since this star has 5 points, we take 360 degrees and divide by 5 to get 72 degrees. Have a great day!
I shared this with a thirty-one-year-old mother-of-three in order to help her make some extra money. She's crazy about the idea. She went out and found her a pallet to use. I had already given her a jigsaw and some tools. Thanks a whole lot!
Thank you so much for this video!!!! My wife's a class representative in my 4 year old son's class, and he requires a large star for this school's sports day. Although I'm a beginner at workwork, I was still able to use your method to create a perfect star at 2.2m in height. It's large enough to be included in photos at the event. I just need to sand it down, and apply some wood varnish, then I'm wrapping it with fairy lights. I don't have a truck/suv, so will need to assemble it at the event - I made my markings and just need to drill holes for bolts to run through the wood. thanks again!
After watching too many videos with compasses and angles, this is a refreshingly simple and easy way to make a star to the size you want. Thanks! This flagpole Christmas star will be of your design .
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, I have made one star so far, practice star out of paint stir’s from Home Depot, now I want to go bigger to hang from my porch with lights on the back, thanks for the angles🥹
Having figured out the width restrictions for making the overlapping star the results areamazing. I made stars from 24 to 35. Inches in duplicate out of cedar fence pickets. Thanks Chris Notap.
Great video! I picked some boards that were to wide to allow assembly of the star 😞 . But - then i just cleaved the boards longitudinally on the table saw - and made 2 stars instead 🙂
Chris I want to amend my first comment. After considering this method I see that it has a dimensional quality to it. One could paint it in contrasting colors. Thumbs up for this method as well. Stay healthy.
This is a nice way as well. For people that do not have the JIG. I am a bit more fussy and prefer your first method. To me it has cleaner lines and in my opinion it is prettier. Thanks so much for giving me the heads up on this method. You are so creative and I enjoy watching the many ways you make your projects. My goal is to view them all and to begin to make many of them. This star will appeal to many people who own a jigsaw. Be well.
Thanks for this video. I love it when guys have tools that are ideally suited for the project that they're doing but they use more mediocre tools that perhaps a novice may have. Thanks again for sharing 😀.
@@chrisnotap Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy watching creative videos where the CZcamsrs use those cool jobsite table saws and the miter saw, but I don't have those tools yet. Infact, 'my-1st-shop' is my back yard, just off the patio. I'm poised to start a CZcams channel of my own. From guys like yourself, I've developed an appreciation for the person who doesn't have boatload of tools to work with. Wood Working is a Hobby for me, that I might like to build a business around. The idea of using tools that 'can' do the job. And showing and perhaps inspiring others to just go build something and discover it can be fun, and therapeutic 🤓.
Thanks - this worked out great for me! I made a small mistake when setting up the saw for the 36deg angle and after a few scratches of the head I got it. Looks great too!
Hi Chris. Nice video. I have used it yesterday to make my first star. Only one thing to note: You cannot use any width of wood in relation with the length you wish for your star. I mean that for example if you want to build your star with a 4 inches width wood and a length of 10 inches it doesn't work at all. I met this problem yesterday during my star building. I had to reduce the width to 2 inches in order to be able to assembly wood at the final step. You precise angles ( 36° and 72°) are very important....It is right...But maybe...It is juste an advise, you should had a ratio between wood pieces length and the wood pieces width which is also important. Felicitations again for your video. I like your sharpener ;-). Best regards. Laurent
I am not a mathematician, but utilizing proportion, and cheating like crazy with a CAD program, I arrived at the following; With height H as defined by you, if S is the length of the pieces, and W the width of the pieces, then S=0.4106H + 1.053W. If we take Wmax as the maximum reasonable piece width, where the piece end meets the point middle, then Wmax=0.118H. If anyone thinks I'm wrong, I'd like to hear. I offer this only for the benefit of pedantic viewers who like to chew over detail. I like your idea, and flying pencil humor.
I have a challenge if you're up for it. Smaller stars around 12-14 inches using thin wood like 1 gallon and 5 gallon paint sticks. These stars could be great for weddings or a galaxy themed birthday. Or even used for Christmas tree toppers in your yard. I'm curious what you come up with.
One of the best I have watched. Thank you for explaining each step and the rules for different sizes. I am going to do a few different small ones, to go with the cresent moon I did and a 4' LED yard ornament.
thanks for posting this one. I think im going to practice the other way. i kinda dont care for the way it looks. i like all flat around the whole thing for painting. thanks though.i might try one though lol.
Making some "rustic" window shutters for a friend of mine that wanted stars mounted to them...holy hell this has to be the easiest way to mass produce a shit ton of stars I've ever seen..!!!
Thank you for your Video I loved it and Being new to wood working i was looking for a project that was simple but cool and your stars fit the bill so i made my first one yesterday and it was fun to make and easy thank you again
Great video! For beginners - I'm betting a good proportion of your viewers are such - it might have helped to also describe how to pick the right screws, so they hold adequately but don't poke out the front side. This would probably also lead to how to determine what size pilot hole should we drill, based on the kind of screw we are using. My experience is that the screw should barely catch in the pilot hole, but with very little effort, you would be able to push it in or pull it out with your fingers. Is this the best size, do you think? Also, I noted you put FOUR screws on the inner angles, and THREE on the outer angles. I think that's a total of 35 screws, right? Very useful. THANK YOU!
I too couldn't figure out why it didn't work until I changed the angles to 52 & 18. From there it was a piece of cake. It ain't perfect (nothing I build ever is), but no one will ever notice when it's hanging from the big fir tree out front with a string of lights around it! Thanks, Chris!
I think 54 & 18 is correct 🤔 72 x 5 = 360....... I am trying my 54° cuts tomorrow using a jig. Hey - wrap em all in tinsel and lights and nobody will know, right?
1:15 The ratio of the star's height to the length of the pieces depends on the width of the pieces. For a 16" high star, 8" pieces would be about 1.5" wide. On a 24" high star, 12" pieces would be about 2..25" wide. I don't know what the formula is for that, but maybe a geometry expert could figure it out. (I laid it out in CAD)
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Thanks for the video my brother I am going to make these stars soon .. thanks for simplifying it for me.. ima subscribe now
My daughter was here this morning,says dad can you make me some stars,sure I says ,thinking to my self might as well ask me to make a typewriter.
Then this popped up! Thanks! Serendipity!
Lol !!
Haha . . . Funny how that works out sometimes isn’t
Thanks for the show - nice project for beginners like me 😂 cheers!
Thank you for making it so easy to make ❤
Another great video, Chris!👏 I'm on a bit of a binge-watch of your channels this morning.👍😁 In case anyone is wondering why 72 degrees for the angles... since this star has 5 points, we take 360 degrees and divide by 5 to get 72 degrees. Have a great day!
I'm glad there is people like you around I was wondering how you get the angle as and I'm terrible with math. Cheers 😊
@@karlpopewoodcraft What a nice thing to say.🙏 I appreciate you for taking the time to comment and hope you have a great day, Karl.
I shared this with a thirty-one-year-old mother-of-three in order to help her make some extra money. She's crazy about the idea. She went out and found her a pallet to use. I had already given her a jigsaw and some tools. Thanks a whole lot!
You're a good person for doing that! I wish her luck!
Thank you so much for this video!!!! My wife's a class representative in my 4 year old son's class, and he requires a large star for this school's sports day. Although I'm a beginner at workwork, I was still able to use your method to create a perfect star at 2.2m in height. It's large enough to be included in photos at the event. I just need to sand it down, and apply some wood varnish, then I'm wrapping it with fairy lights. I don't have a truck/suv, so will need to assemble it at the event - I made my markings and just need to drill holes for bolts to run through the wood. thanks again!
LOVED it!! I particularly liked the pencil segment! I’m inspired to make my own star!! Thanks!
Lauri
Glad you liked it. I was hesitant at first to put it in but slo mo is always interesting if you do it right. Thanks!
You took the words out from my brain!! I love this....great execution!!! Subscribing now!
I like stars. Try making a nor cal star out of wood. Very interesting
merci pour le partage , belle vidéo et explication , bravo
After watching too many videos with compasses and angles, this is a refreshingly simple and easy way to make a star to the size you want. Thanks! This flagpole Christmas star will be of your design .
Glad it was helpful!
You made this look easy, I have lots of pallet boards. I will give this a try
- LUV the overlapping; gives the star distinction. Thanx 4 sharing.
Glad you liked it!
This video is the exact video I was looking for. I want to make a few stars. Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, I have made one star so far, practice star out of paint stir’s from Home Depot, now I want to go bigger to hang from my porch with lights on the back, thanks for the angles🥹
Having figured out the width restrictions for making the overlapping star the results areamazing. I made stars from 24 to 35. Inches in duplicate out of cedar fence pickets. Thanks Chris Notap.
These are great! Used old lath from a remodel project to gift staff members. Memory maker!
Great idea!!
Great video! I picked some boards that were to wide to allow assembly of the star 😞 . But - then i just cleaved the boards longitudinally on the table saw - and made 2 stars instead 🙂
Fantastic! ! It's great to see something made by a person who makes it fun and simple for anyone to follow 😊😊😊😊😊 love it! !
Thank you so much 😀
Chris I want to amend my first comment. After considering this method I see that it has a dimensional quality to it. One could paint it in contrasting colors. Thumbs up for this method as well. Stay healthy.
I knew you like this one too!
This is a nice way as well. For people that do not have the JIG. I am a bit more fussy and prefer your first method. To me it has cleaner lines and in my opinion it is prettier. Thanks so much for giving me the heads up on this method. You are so creative and I enjoy watching the many ways you make your projects. My goal is to view them all and to begin to make many of them. This star will appeal to many people who own a jigsaw. Be well.
Thank you for straight forward instructions! Great video👍🏻
nice job. made one no problem out of treated 1 bys and put lights around premiter. now on a 10 foot pole at garage peek.. thanks
Verygood , Chris and simply described. Well Done!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this video. I love it when guys have tools that are ideally suited for the project that they're doing but they use more mediocre tools that perhaps a novice may have. Thanks again for sharing 😀.
Couldn't agree more!
@@chrisnotap Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy watching creative videos where the CZcamsrs use those cool jobsite table saws and the miter saw, but I don't have those tools yet. Infact, 'my-1st-shop' is my back yard, just off the patio.
I'm poised to start a CZcams channel of my own.
From guys like yourself, I've developed an appreciation for the person who doesn't have boatload of tools to work with.
Wood Working is a Hobby for me, that I might like to build a business around.
The idea of using tools that 'can' do the job. And showing and perhaps inspiring others to just go build something and discover it can be fun, and therapeutic 🤓.
superbly simple way of making a star. Thanks
Ahh!!! Wood shavings in my eyes!!! lol, great job ! Thanks for the inspiration
Just made a 31" star. Came out great! Thanks for the video.
Nice work!
Wow! So easy yet so cool looking!! Thank you!
This is one thing I've never tried. You make it look easy enough. Thanks
It is a beautiful Star. Easy to do.
That's so cool and very simple
Thank you, this is a lot of fun!!
Sort and concise; Thank You!
Awesome Buddy. This is a simple method but still delivers aesthetically! Good job ⭐️
Thanks! Are you making one for Christmas ?
Too Cool! Too Easy! Well Done!
Bravo, sir. Your video and instruction were well done! I'm starting on my stars today thanks to your excellent methods.
Fantastic!
i ave been making stars out of pallet wood the hard way and just seen this video....it is amazing ! thanks Chris
Nice and too the point instruction. I like your style of presenting. Hello stars, here I come.
That was a really cool idea.
Look out Scrap Wood Pile, here I come. Lol
Super helpful!! Thank you!!!
Looks good.
Thanks for the nice and simple way to build a beautiful star ⭐️
Hey Chris, I am super careful cutting everything but it never comes out. What am I doing wrong?
Omg my daggers would love these so much , if I were able bodied I'd get right onto this and also add some lights to it . Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you!
great instructional video!
Great and very understandable tutorials. Very well explained for the beginner. I'm not a beginner but any means, I'm just hear for ideas.
Thanks - this worked out great for me! I made a small mistake when setting up the saw for the 36deg angle and after a few scratches of the head I got it. Looks great too!
Cool man, really like those,,and so easy
Hi Chris. Nice video. I have used it yesterday to make my first star. Only one thing to note: You cannot use any width of wood in relation with the length you wish for your star. I mean that for example if you want to build your star with a 4 inches width wood and a length of 10 inches it doesn't work at all. I met this problem yesterday during my star building. I had to reduce the width to 2 inches in order to be able to assembly wood at the final step. You precise angles ( 36° and 72°) are very important....It is right...But maybe...It is juste an advise, you should had a ratio between wood pieces length and the wood pieces width which is also important. Felicitations again for your video. I like your sharpener
;-). Best regards. Laurent
Yes. I realized that after I made the video if you go small and too wide it won’t work. Good eye! Thanks.
Yes what is the ratio to use here?
I am not a mathematician, but utilizing proportion, and cheating like crazy with a CAD program, I arrived at the following; With height H as defined by you, if S is the length of the pieces, and W the width of the pieces, then S=0.4106H + 1.053W. If we take Wmax as the maximum reasonable piece width, where the piece end meets the point middle, then Wmax=0.118H. If anyone thinks I'm wrong, I'd like to hear.
I offer this only for the benefit of pedantic viewers who like to chew over detail. I like your idea, and flying pencil humor.
Love it!
I love this star
I can do this
Thank you so much
Love!! 😍😍😍
Good explanation
I have a challenge if you're up for it. Smaller stars around 12-14 inches using thin wood like 1 gallon and 5 gallon paint sticks. These stars could be great for weddings or a galaxy themed birthday. Or even used for Christmas tree toppers in your yard. I'm curious what you come up with.
Just did this, awesome tutorial. Note on my tool, it didn’t look right until I made the angles 54 and 18, I’m a noob....
Hola, funciona muy bien. Thank u sooooo much from Spain 😁
Love these, thank you!
Glad you like them!
Figured out the chop saw angles. Subtract 36 from 90 and subtract 72 from 90. 54 and 18. You're welcome.
Chris, This is so cool. Thanks for the detailed instructions!
Great Thanks
I liked as soon as that pencil dropped
One of the best I have watched. Thank you for explaining each step and the rules for different sizes. I am going to do a few different small ones, to go with the cresent moon I did and a 4' LED yard ornament.
Sounds cool!
cool idea.
Cool! Thanks😎
How much work and time put into just to film him self sharpening a pencil made me laugh. Very admirable.
I'm glad you like the pencil segment. Thanks.
And an old school sharpener too!👍
That was so cool ty so much.
That was so easy!! And It cost a few dollars instead of 60$$ I really love the look of it too, it’s such a cool pattern.
I totally agree!
its beautiful, I love your films :) ❤
thanks for posting this one. I think im going to practice the other way. i kinda dont care for the way it looks. i like all flat around the whole thing for painting. thanks though.i might try one though lol.
Making some "rustic" window shutters for a friend of mine that wanted stars mounted to them...holy hell this has to be the easiest way to mass produce a shit ton of stars I've ever seen..!!!
When I came up with the idea, I thought the same! All the pieces are the same size. No farting around. Thanks!
Awesome
Great build Chris
I’m going to make some
Thank you for your Video I loved it and Being new to wood working i was looking for a project that was simple but cool and your stars fit the bill so i made my first one yesterday and it was fun to make and easy thank you again
You're the first to say they made one! Welcome to wood working and I'm glad it all worked for you.
Thanx
Beautiful, thank you for my Christmas video. You are inspiring Chris. I always enjoy!
Thanks for that.
Great video! For beginners - I'm betting a good proportion of your viewers are such - it might have helped to also describe how to pick the right screws, so they hold adequately but don't poke out the front side.
This would probably also lead to how to determine what size pilot hole should we drill, based on the kind of screw we are using. My experience is that the screw should barely catch in the pilot hole, but with very little effort, you would be able to push it in or pull it out with your fingers. Is this the best size, do you think?
Also, I noted you put FOUR screws on the inner angles, and THREE on the outer angles. I think that's a total of 35 screws, right?
Very useful. THANK YOU!
Muchas gracias!!!!!
Nice !!
Tolles Projekt 👍
I really liked this video. Take that dad you said I couldn't do anything.
Lo Máximo!!!! Gracias!!!!.
Awesome, good job
Love your videos!
Thanks.
Mexicansong
Love Love Love
pretty sweet.
No sugar was used in the making of this video.
Muvsicvidios
Very cool.
Me gustó mucho!!!!,Gracias!!!!!!!
I too couldn't figure out why it didn't work until I changed the angles to 52 & 18. From there it was a piece of cake. It ain't perfect (nothing I build ever is), but no one will ever notice when it's hanging from the big fir tree out front with a string of lights around it! Thanks, Chris!
I think 54 & 18 is correct 🤔 72 x 5 = 360....... I am trying my 54° cuts tomorrow using a jig. Hey - wrap em all in tinsel and lights and nobody will know, right?
54 and 18 on the chop saw?
Never mentions the width of the boards, it makes a huge difference!
It makes absolutely no difference. Go back to math class.
This is great. What angle are both ends in degrees please as I don't have the jig you used. If I were using a chop saw for example
Love the star! How wide exactly is the board? 4 or 6 inch?
1:15 The ratio of the star's height to the length of the pieces depends on the width of the pieces. For a 16" high star, 8" pieces would be about 1.5" wide. On a 24" high star, 12" pieces would be about 2..25" wide. I don't know what the formula is for that, but maybe a geometry expert could figure it out. (I laid it out in CAD)
happy holidays!
this is pretty awesome thanks man (y)
Very neat, thanks for sharing :)
Buen trabajó!!!!.
Buen trabajoooo!!!!