Building a big bookcase using construction lumber and some oak trim. sides were too long to use on my box joint jig, so I cut the box joints on my slot mortiser.
@@matthiaswandel whoops, I see someone already asked the question I asked. As far as alignment goes, can't you use the bit itself for alignment, by manually positioning it in an existing slot?
@@macedindu829 Even using the bits for alignment it will be off simply because the realities of manufacturing. That rod he uses. Or the wood that the machine is made of. Or the slack in the bearings. Or all of the above. Everything contributes tiny misalignments. Even the deflection caused by the tool cutting the wood vs resting against it while stopped can be too much. Even with VERY high precision tools, you still don't flip workpieces around.
@@Prophes0r Uhhhh, with very high precision tools, there's some reference point on the workpiece (a corner, or a set of holes), and probes which can locate to a couple um - it's no problem flipping pieces around and re-probing the reference points and machining from a different side - it's done all the time. And this isn't rocketship parts - it's a wood bookcase - it would work just fine.
I gasped when I saw you using POCKET HOLE JOINERY, but then laughed when you mentioned how much it pains you to do so. VERY impressive build as always, Matthias!
Holy crap, we knew about "long covid", but no one ever mentioned it might lead to pocket hole acceptance!! In light of this new terrifying information, I suggest we shut everything down again and keep it that way... forever!
I’m surprised you didn’t jump on it to test its strength! :) Btw, using clamp blocks to clamp longer stretch is so simple and brilliant. Thanks for the tip!
I really love your videos. Seeing your son reminded me of helping out my dad's projects , and adding to his workload, with all the slapping my hands away from spinning blades and such. But , I really Cherish those memories and how, even after he is gone , that sense of doing something special each and every time sawdust hits the floor. Thank you for all your hard work and wonderful memories we can watch over and over again.
I have always loved your honeydew projects. Over the years you made many of things for your house, and more importantly your Wife. I wish you would throw all that stuff in a playlist.
My goodness your wife must feel blessed, not only for you who is so talented and industrious, but also for your CZcams channel to motivate you to get things done for her.
thank you for pointing out the screw into the wall to help educate people. so many people forget to do this and risk a real problem when a kid starts crawling up the shelves to reach something. great video!
Yup - I had built a walnut bookcase (wonderful material, but heavy), and my toddler daughter pulled it down. Very fortunately, she fit between the shelves, and emerged unscathed. 20 seconds later, it was screwed to the wall.
It appears to me that it was screwed to the wall through the plywood backing. I would think that the bookcase with a child climbing it is heavy enough to allow the screw head to just rip through the thin plywood - i.e., the screw would certainly hold, but I question if the thin plywood would.
So pleased you didn't disappoint your subscribers and not do a 'sit' test on a shelf!! Love seeing the apprentice in the workshop too, he's got a great and fun teacher. ;-)
My favorite after-the-fact joinery is to screw it in from the exterior and them come back and replace the screws with exposed dowels. It's not the prettiest, but I prefer it to pocket holes
You can also spread the shelf a little, and pop a full set of fingers in one side and just dowel the other (or use half fingers, spread over a wide board, a shelf at that it won't argue for structural integrity any time in our life times.
Very fine bookshelves, Matthias, thanks! After months of thinking about how to make bookshelves for my small home I've decided yours are the strongest, easiest to make and install, and leave the fewest holes in the wall when the time comes to remove them. Though my shop has a high enough ceiling, I'm not sure I can do box joints on such long boards on my old Shopsmith, so I think I will butt-join two half-length boards together with box joints instead to make the long ones.
I realized that I have been watching you for a while when you son walked by and I remember you announcing that Rachel was pregnant. thanks for teaching this old man.
I love how over-engineered this is for holding puzzles and games. Good to know it can be used to hold automotive parts in the future. :D And to see the most anti-pocket-hole CZcamsr I subscribe to admit that they have their uses was a priceless moment, too.
It makes me feel better as a human to see someone else that has some clutter and mess in their house with kids. My wife and I have a hell of a time staying around of the cleaning around here. lol
My wife watched the video, says to tell you "You really did great!" I greatly appreciated it, too. I used 19mm plywood for the shelves, and put hardwood (Birch) edges in front and a hardwood (Birch) stiffener in the back. Had them in service for 30-odd years, and no significant sag. I used step miter, glue and brad nails at the corners, and they have held up, also. All this cut with 8" craftsman bench table saw and lots of jigs. It is so great to watch a true master work. Nahm Abrams (NYW) has a tendency to resort to machinery that would put it completely out of my price range.
I have to say i really appreciate everyone's comments on Mathias' videos. As a young woodworker they make me think much more about what goes into a project and what's really necessary for construction rather than just passively watching his videos
I always read comments. On good videos (like Mattias makes) you see all sorts of different information and ideas. Sometimes you find popular myths too, unfortunately. I have noticed that the less creative and informative the comment section is - especially when it's nothing but praise - the worse the actual information in the video.
Your anti-snipe hint is invaluable! I would never have come up with it, perhaps because I don't fully understand what causes planer snipe.Also, putting hardwood edging on the shelves is something I have done, but never thought of cutting them over sized to le the planer do the work. For me, it was hand-plane and cabinet scraper. Lots of good techniques in this one !
Great pro-ject Matthias! and as always well done. I was proud of myself watching the build when you got the tear out doing the Box joints I said to myself, why can't he just come in a little from the other side and then finish them off. and low and behold!! that's what you did. so I guess the Grey matter still works! Hey! I'm old I can say and do that.! thanks again for another great video and for sharing. ECF
I think of the exact delivery and intonation of "So that's another honey-do project checked off the list" every time I accomplish a task around the house
By the time they're ready for college, Matthias will have built many many more bookshelves - some of them probably without those awful unsightly pocket screws :)
Dear Matthias, y enjoy very much your videos, great job every time. I noted a big mirror behind the bed. I stick a vinyl behind my mirrors, in case of breakage, they keep the pieces together.
Nice. I used much thinner shelves in mine, with birch fronts as stiffeners. I put birch on the sides and top edhes, too, so shelves had to go in from back. In subsequent years when my wife wanted even thinner shelves ("I only need 7mm more space..." ) I cut slots in the underside of the shelf, and epoxied in 1cm x 4mm steel stiffeners in routed slots on shelf bottom. Not elegant, but it's invisible from front and has worked for decades.
With twin 3 year old boys, and a 5 year old boy, your videos always motivate me to get back in the shop and get some work done! I just gotta make sure the wife is staying sane with them in the mean time. Goals!
@@matthiaswandel some of the best memories i have from my childhood is from hanging out in my dads shop and "helping" him. even if you lose out on efficiency you are gaining elsewhere by building a great relationship, an unbreakable bond only a parent and child could share
Pocket holes in those center rigid shelves are great. Almost better than any other option. If you ever want to move that shelf a little bit to accommodate a different spacing - boom, no problem. Just some small screw holes nobody is ever going to notice anyway. As a habitual non-committer, I love it.
Matthias, you are so right with your remark about children climbing it. A measure preventing the bookcase from tipping over is essential! Just fix the top to the wall with a short strip of rope or nylon band bolted to the shelf and the wall could save a life! Alles Gute aus Deutschland!
My rueful laugh when I see you take out the pocket hole jig. I'm right there with ya, man. I HATE pocket holes. But I admit they have their uses, very sparingly.
Couldnt you just flip it around and complete the box joints from the other side?
Too hard to get the alignment right. If it's off .1 mm, that makes the fingers not fit right.
@@matthiaswandel whoops, I see someone already asked the question I asked. As far as alignment goes, can't you use the bit itself for alignment, by manually positioning it in an existing slot?
@@matthiaswandel, I have seen your work, you can do it. Try some scrap.
@@macedindu829 Even using the bits for alignment it will be off simply because the realities of manufacturing.
That rod he uses. Or the wood that the machine is made of. Or the slack in the bearings.
Or all of the above. Everything contributes tiny misalignments. Even the deflection caused by the tool cutting the wood vs resting against it while stopped can be too much.
Even with VERY high precision tools, you still don't flip workpieces around.
@@Prophes0r Uhhhh, with very high precision tools, there's some reference point on the workpiece (a corner, or a set of holes), and probes which can locate to a couple um - it's no problem flipping pieces around and re-probing the reference points and machining from a different side - it's done all the time. And this isn't rocketship parts - it's a wood bookcase - it would work just fine.
Hey, great build, just thought I'd let you know that there are glues that dry quicker if you wanted to be even manlier.
Real men use accelerator!
Lol
I gasped when I saw you using POCKET HOLE JOINERY, but then laughed when you mentioned how much it pains you to do so. VERY impressive build as always, Matthias!
"an abomination" 😂😂
It was offset by the use of the manly glue.
Holy crap, we knew about "long covid", but no one ever mentioned it might lead to pocket hole acceptance!! In light of this new terrifying information, I suggest we shut everything down again and keep it that way... forever!
"Oh no, Mathias! What have you done?"
With a Darth Sidious voice, "Excellent. He has turned to the dark side. And in time.... he will come to like it."
I love seeing your son helping with the vacuum. Great video as always.
PS: 9:00 Totally agree. No glue is the boss of me
Just like carrying more bags instead of going twice. This is the way.
and goddaumn, that man moves fast. look at him go 8:45
LOL, all the kid stuff all over, I remember those days fondly. Nice shelf!
Matthias remains calm in the presence of drying glue, and a child in the workshop, even though this workshop is his livelihood. Impressive!
Well he can stay so calm because he speeds up time. The kid only had like, 10 seconds before he was done.
It's great to see the kid in the shop, he is so curious on what dads up to. I've got my first on the way
I’m surprised you didn’t jump on it to test its strength! :) Btw, using clamp blocks to clamp longer stretch is so simple and brilliant. Thanks for the tip!
I was waiting for the Matthias leap myself!
He didn’t jump on it, but in the thumbnail he is sitting on one of the shelves😂
@@DBLRedRibbon the pocket-screwed one too, by the looks of it!
Would never have thought of using full-size 2x stock. Gonna be one heavy bookcase!
A lo mejor es para uso rudo, ten en cuenta que va a cargar libros y éstos pesan bastante.
@@simbiosistv ¡Sí!
I really love your videos. Seeing your son reminded me of helping out my dad's projects , and adding to his workload, with all the slapping my hands away from spinning blades and such. But , I really Cherish those memories and how, even after he is gone , that sense of doing something special each and every time sawdust hits the floor. Thank you for all your hard work and wonderful memories we can watch over and over again.
I'm always amazed how good underlayment can look with a little sanding and finish.
"The manly thing to do is just work faster". Hah, I love it. Totally something I'd say to someone who pointed out a slower drying glue.
I have always loved your honeydew projects. Over the years you made many of things for your house, and more importantly your Wife. I wish you would throw all that stuff in a playlist.
My goodness your wife must feel blessed, not only for you who is so talented and industrious, but also for your CZcams channel to motivate you to get things done for her.
thank you for pointing out the screw into the wall to help educate people. so many people forget to do this and risk a real problem when a kid starts crawling up the shelves to reach something. great video!
Yup - I had built a walnut bookcase (wonderful material, but heavy), and my toddler daughter pulled it down. Very fortunately, she fit between the shelves, and emerged unscathed. 20 seconds later, it was screwed to the wall.
It appears to me that it was screwed to the wall through the plywood backing. I would think that the bookcase with a child climbing it is heavy enough to allow the screw head to just rip through the thin plywood - i.e., the screw would certainly hold, but I question if the thin plywood would.
looks like a beautiful and strong shelf. thanks for the video! glad to see your son helping in the shop!
Always a pleasure watching you work!
I love watching you work and the ideas you came up to overcome difficulties!
Great project and video Matthias! Really nice seeing your son working with you in the shop!!
Love this build, I used to help my father the same way when I was that young. That's why I love wood working now!
OMG it's so good when a plan for a simple but oh so needed solution comes together. Looks good too! Awesome.
2:24 The look on Mathias' son's face is priceless!
I hope to see some "The manly thing to do is to just work faster!" t-shirts!
Was worried you only had the 8 short videos then I find these others!!!! Yea!!!!! Thanks for posting matthew
Awesome shelf..... I like the style and sturdiness.
So pleased you didn't disappoint your subscribers and not do a 'sit' test on a shelf!! Love seeing the apprentice in the workshop too, he's got a great and fun teacher. ;-)
My favorite after-the-fact joinery is to screw it in from the exterior and them come back and replace the screws with exposed dowels. It's not the prettiest, but I prefer it to pocket holes
I just use hardwood dowels, no screws. But I wonder whether they would have enough shear strength to hold up shelves.
You can also spread the shelf a little, and pop a full set of fingers in one side and just dowel the other (or use half fingers, spread over a wide board, a shelf at that it won't argue for structural integrity any time in our life times.
Or just use exterior-showing dowels only without screws. Make it pretty as a design feature.
@@washoecreative595 The glue butt joint is probably the strongest part of that joint.
@@unnamed47 it would be joined together. Thats what would happen.
Love it - thanks for yet another perspective on the age old boxy thingy to hold stuff... you're certainly WORK
Looks great. Glad you guys made it thru Covid ok. Take care and looking forward to more videos.
Very fine bookshelves, Matthias, thanks! After months of thinking about how to make bookshelves for my small home I've decided yours are the strongest, easiest to make and install, and leave the fewest holes in the wall when the time comes to remove them. Though my shop has a high enough ceiling, I'm not sure I can do box joints on such long boards on my old Shopsmith, so I think I will butt-join two half-length boards together with box joints instead to make the long ones.
Nice work piece, awesome you have your son helping you
I realized that I have been watching you for a while when you son walked by and I remember you announcing that Rachel was pregnant. thanks for teaching this old man.
I really appreciate and enjoy your work and the fact that you made some of your wood working power tools is a awesome job. I miss working with wood
Great build, the late added trim cut out looked like it made for some good creative problem solving 💕👍
As always great build thanks for sharing
I think it's awesome that your children are involved.
I love how over-engineered this is for holding puzzles and games. Good to know it can be used to hold automotive parts in the future. :D And to see the most anti-pocket-hole CZcamsr I subscribe to admit that they have their uses was a priceless moment, too.
But thats like the base model jig FWIW 😁
Not a bit over-engineered. Look at all those little climbers he's got.
Every single choice you make, from material to technique, is always so brilliant in its efficiency! I'd never think of half the things you do
Love seein you workin with the kiddo in the shop. Some of the best/early memories! Maybe make a project that he can do? Could be fun 🤣
I love the way you use box store wood to make projects to be proud of. Thank you.
The secret there really lies in using the jointer - you can't find 2 boards at the store that are straight these days
Good job, Mathias 👏 👍
Happy Wife, Happy life! 😊
Glad you and your family are feeling better :)
Fantastic build!
I really like how you included your son's speech in the subtitles.
Awesome job my friend. Make On Brother
Thumbnail demonstrates the true strength of pocket hole joinery!! Nice build 👌
The story stick for the shelving pins is absolute gold. I will make one of those for an upcoming cabinet project. Thank you, Matthias!
Great job as always!
Super well done mate!!!
Very very nice wooden work fabulous matthis
It makes me feel better as a human to see someone else that has some clutter and mess in their house with kids. My wife and I have a hell of a time staying around of the cleaning around here. lol
My wife watched the video, says to tell you "You really did great!" I greatly appreciated it, too. I used 19mm plywood for the shelves, and put hardwood (Birch) edges in front and a hardwood (Birch) stiffener in the back. Had them in service for 30-odd years, and no significant sag. I used step miter, glue and brad nails at the corners, and they have held up, also. All this cut with 8" craftsman bench table saw and lots of jigs. It is so great to watch a true master work. Nahm Abrams (NYW) has a tendency to resort to machinery that would put it completely out of my price range.
The king is back...
I was waiting for your content so desperately...
Hope you and your family are doing well.
Adding that little bit of oak trim and the plywood back really improves the look. Looks Great!
I have to say i really appreciate everyone's comments on Mathias' videos. As a young woodworker they make me think much more about what goes into a project and what's really necessary for construction rather than just passively watching his videos
I always read comments. On good videos (like Mattias makes) you see all sorts of different information and ideas. Sometimes you find popular myths too, unfortunately. I have noticed that the less creative and informative the comment section is - especially when it's nothing but praise - the worse the actual information in the video.
Beautiful work as always
Your anti-snipe hint is invaluable! I would never have come up with it, perhaps because I don't fully understand what causes planer snipe.Also, putting hardwood edging on the shelves is something I have done, but never thought of cutting them over sized to le the planer do the work. For me, it was hand-plane and cabinet scraper. Lots of good techniques in this one !
Always Nice to see this picture overthere, good work ,greethings from The Netherlands Paul
Great pro-ject Matthias! and as always well done. I was proud of myself watching the build when you got the tear out doing the Box joints I said to myself, why can't he just come in a little from the other side and then finish them off. and low and behold!! that's what you did. so I guess the Grey matter still works! Hey! I'm old I can say and do that.! thanks again for another great video and for sharing. ECF
Great project. 2x4 stock is thick and heavy. Kidproof work.
I've been watching your videos since the beginning and I honestly don't think I've ever seen you sand anything with a power sander. Mind blown!!!
Another great, robust build.
Thank goodness this guy has kids to carry on the legacy of his nerdy wood working engineering.
Love your videos 👍👍👍👍
I think of the exact delivery and intonation of "So that's another honey-do project checked off the list" every time I accomplish a task around the house
I love seeing project videos again!
Also, when the unit was coming up the stairs I expected the kid to be carrying the other side.
Nicely designed and executed. What a wonderful, durable large bookshelf. The kids will be taking that one to college one day.
By the time they're ready for college, Matthias will have built many many more bookshelves - some of them probably without those awful unsightly pocket screws :)
Good work, nice and heavy material.
You remind me of Bruce banner from hulk. Your unfolding the band saw blades humor really sealed the deal
Pocket holes: “ ...kinda an abomination.” I love it!
Dear Matthias, y enjoy very much your videos, great job every time. I noted a big mirror behind the bed. I stick a vinyl behind my mirrors, in case of breakage, they keep the pieces together.
That is one solid shelf unit.
Nice. I used much thinner shelves in mine, with birch fronts as stiffeners. I put birch on the sides and top edhes, too, so shelves had to go in from back. In subsequent years when my wife wanted even thinner shelves ("I only need 7mm more space..." ) I cut slots in the underside of the shelf, and epoxied in 1cm x 4mm steel stiffeners in routed slots on shelf bottom. Not elegant, but it's invisible from front and has worked for decades.
Looks like it turned out great
Aquí al pendiente de sus videos, este trabajo en verdad me impresionó. Saludos desde México.
wow really amazed at the work that u put in .
You can't spell woodwork without work.
That is a beast of a shelf.
With twin 3 year old boys, and a 5 year old boy, your videos always motivate me to get back in the shop and get some work done! I just gotta make sure the wife is staying sane with them in the mean time. Goals!
when I have the kids in the shop, I can't work very effectively, but I CAN work without guilt! :)
@@matthiaswandel some of the best memories i have from my childhood is from hanging out in my dads shop and "helping" him. even if you lose out on efficiency you are gaining elsewhere by building a great relationship, an unbreakable bond only a parent and child could share
Amazing as always!
8:55 you are the man, I salute u sir
My wife and I have been thinking of building a bookshelf. I will use this video as a guide.
Pocket holes in those center rigid shelves are great. Almost better than any other option. If you ever want to move that shelf a little bit to accommodate a different spacing - boom, no problem. Just some small screw holes nobody is ever going to notice anyway. As a habitual non-committer, I love it.
Very nice and solid.
"Say hi to Oma" warmed my Dutch heart.
Уверен эти полки прослужат очень долго 👍. Вы молодец
I was waiting for you to jump onto that shelf to test the pocket holes haha!
Matthias, you are so right with your remark about children climbing it. A measure preventing the bookcase from tipping over is essential! Just fix the top to the wall with a short strip of rope or nylon band bolted to the shelf and the wall could save a life! Alles Gute aus Deutschland!
i'm sure he'll bolt it to the wall
Another example of Matthias boxing himself into a corner and solving it :). Thanks for all the tips.
Really enjoyed this thank you.
The never ending “Honey Do List”!!! Nice looking shelf!
Yeah you ain't buying a shelf made like that at Ikea.
@@1pcfred no sir!
This shelf reminds me of some “structural wood trim” I used one time to fix a sticking window.
Nice work and pockets holes makes many of us better that don't have your skills.
The anti-snipe tip is especially helpful. Thanks mate.
One hell of an indestructible piece of furniture. When you're done putting books on it you can use it as jack stands for an 18-wheeler.
"the manly thing to do is to work faster"
10/10
Good job sir 👍
Outstanding!
you are a great man
My rueful laugh when I see you take out the pocket hole jig. I'm right there with ya, man. I HATE pocket holes. But I admit they have their uses, very sparingly.
You work miracles with construction lumber.