Not sure if anyone else mentioned this, but there is several videos on how to cut extreme angles on the miter saw. Basically, you cut a stop piece at 45° and keep it in position. Then if you want to cut 54°, set your saw at 9°. It's a pretty cool trick.
You are right Jay. That is a great way of doing it, but I think you would have to cut the pieces individually as my method tries to show you how to do it in less cuts and moving of the miter saw. 🙂 I think I should do another video and use this method and perhaps make it less complicated. Thanks for the comment!
Not only can you not use an acute angle jig on a miter saw to cut that angle in the middle of a board but cutting an acute angle on a 6” piece of wood is going to be a pretty dangerous undertaking. It needs to be clamped to the jig because there is no fence to support the vertex of the angle. Even if you get around that with a sacrificial zero clearance fence you probably can’t hold it with your hand or a chicken stick because the way the blade is spinning it could pull your hand right into the blade. 6” doesn’t leave much room to clamp. To do it on a miter saw safely the cut order would need to change and you would wind up with more waste. An acute angle jig for a table saw could work to cut the middle of a board and would be safer depending on how the jig is made because the work piece would be probably be backed up by a fence and you would have better clamping options.
What a wonderful video. Well produced and narrated. I'm always amazed at the things you can make. I'll try but I'm sure I won't be able to share publicly my rendition as it will probably be a form/design previously unknown to mankind. But yours comes out perfect. Thank you very much for sharing. ⭐️👏👍🙏
Ha ha ha...thanks Robert! I have noticed that even if the measurements are off a tiny bit, it can leave a big gap on the last piece...but sometimes you can squeeze it together. Lol! Good luck!
I got here from NW sawyer, he has you as a featured channel. I am glad I clicked the link. Thanks for sharing this with us. Keep up the fun videos, and Know you have a new sub for life. Thanks for calling it a Christmas Star, and thanks for sharing your design with us, I love it. Have a blessed, safe and healthy week my friend. Dale
Thank you so much for your comment. Welcome aboard. I hope you find my channel and videos entertaining and maybe educational here and there too. I'm becoming good friends with Jason from NW Sawyer, so hopefully we will get to put a couple of great videos together in the future. Thanks Dale!
You were very trusting with shooting the brads into the opposite side. I have seen nails go sideways and come close to where if my fingers were there, surely would have gone through one of them. I cringed watching, thinking oh this is going to happen. Myself, I am building a holding jig of some sort. Thank you very much for showing us how to make a beautiful star. Happy Thanksgiving today and have a Merry Christmas.
Some years ago now I was using a 2" U shape staple gun holding onto a header and side jamb when you guess it, one side of that Stapel came out in the shape of a letter C. It does make us jump when that happens.🤪
I too, have miter saw that only goes to 50 degrees. So, what I did was cut my pieces to length with 36's on the ends as shown in video. Then I marked out my 5 1/2" mark and with a protractor (which I printed out from the internet) marked my 54 degree angle. FYI, to translate to your miter degrees just remember that 90 on the protractor is 0 on the miter, 80 will be 10, 70 will be 20 and so on. It helped me to turn my protractor upside down. I then set my miter to my 50 degree mark, put one of my pieces on the saw, and used a wedge on one side of my piece until it matched my blade. Drawing a pencil line along the piece before I cut helped with making sure the other pieces aligned the same. I clamped the wedge and then clamped a stop block on the other end. I know this is a little jerry-rigged but it worked for me. Thanks for the video.
Very good video will have to make again I had made these a couple years ago, I have learned to watch the brad nailer because a knot in wood will send nail out side, ouch
Awe man....sorry! There are other videos out there that touches that subject, but mine was intended to be less cuts and less moving of the miter saw. Good luck if you decide to give it a try. I have yet to try it and make that video I was talking about at the end of this one.🙂
your video is great specially the part where you show how to assemble the star . i did a trio ( stars ok) .5"-6"-7"....with 36° on the inside and 18° on the outside. they look exelent. many many wood cuts but it is ok i like to work with even whole numbers. ....
If the saw doesn’t go over 50° , you can make wood jig of 90° to secure your material and adjust the saw 90°-54°=36° . I used this technique when I needed bigger than 55-60° . Great video , thanks for sharing , I think is time to bring the old DEWALT saw out of the shade and start making ⭐️. Subscribed .
Uh.....so that's the still 36 degrees since you're currently in the same direction which I just realized after cutting. It would be true if you're cutting in the opposite direction.
I wanted to make a big star out of 2x4. I figured it should be proportionate to what you did, so I doubled your measurements. Came out just perfect. Also, my chop saw only goes to 50 degrees. I did a work around with 2x4 spacers to straddle the saw guides and placed the wood I was cutting at 90 degrees from the usual orientation. That meant I could keep the miter set at 36 degrees. I hoped to add a pic too the comment but can't figure that part out. Turned out cool! Thanks for having the best instructions out there!!
How do you make bigger or smaller stars? Do you minus or double your lengths? I made the one shown here and it turned out great. Thanks for the great tutorial.
That's awesome, good luck! A jig on the table saw for sure will do the trick. There is a way to cut that angle on the miter, but not in the way of my "less cut" method. 👍
Gary, this is a great way to do this. But I wanted to know if there is a jig that can be set up for the 56-degree cut to divide the pieces. I saw the other CZcams show that made the jigs, but I’m not sure how to use them. Thanks, great job.
Thanks Buster! I have seen others cut the 56° angle using a jig, but they are just cutting the end off and not through the center. I'm not really sure if my method would work on a jig, being it's not an end piece being cut. It I set up a jig to hold the piece to the proper angle add to, let's say your miter saws 45°, I don't know if there would be enough blade left to make the cut. Does that make sense? I'm just thinking out loud here.🙂 I bet a jig for the table saw would be easier and doable if you have one. Sorry I could help more!
Thanks for doing this video. I have created the bigger star but when I did the little one something appears to be off. I was hoping to get the actual measurements needed for the small star. Thanks
Sorry, rich....I think was first attempt was a fluke. I have tried it again after I read other comments of it not working, and I haven't been able to recreate it either. I feel like a dope. 😄 Perhaps the measurements are super close, bur I just don't know.
I tried to make a star the way you showed us in the video but when I did my cuts it didn’t add up. I cut the 36 then the 54 but with the protractor they measured opposite and the length was off.
Hi Gary, great video. Rookie question here. Trying to make this star. The cuts are pretty straight forward but, when I go to nail them the pieces want to slip and I end up having to take them apart. The result is excess ugly holes. Any suggestions? Mike
Hey Mike! Try clamping down one or both pieces to the work bench. Put your meters together and clamp downwards on the table? If you are making a bunch, maybe you could try making a jig with a plywood base and stop blocks all around the 2 star pieces your putting together, and see if that will work. Make since? Good luck!
I've used the DeWALT pneumatic gin for years and have had very goid luck with it. I recently got the cordless, and love it! I use 1-1/4" because I find them pretty versatile when working with 3/4" stock.
Your previous video, and the text overlay for this video, both say 5-3/4" for the second cut. Yet you said 5-1/2" in this video and actually measured to this length. Is the actual dimension 5-3/4"? Or does it really matter? Thanks. Helped a beginner tremendously.
@@TheBeardedWoodworker Thanks. I thought so. You said this was for 3/4” only. Is there a standard ratio. I want to make them out of pallet boards that vary in thickness.
Hi Gary my wife loves the stars and I enjoyed making them for her. After zipping the stars out and making her 3 of them she'd like to have the small ones as well. Do you know what the measurements are for the small one
I'm so glad your are having fun making these! So I divided it in half, and it seemed to work on the video, then I tried it again and somehow it didn't work so well. I wish I had the correct answer for you.
That is definitely a way to do it. You won't be able to do the "less cut" method I'm showing, but it will work and you can do this star for sure. Thanks!
It should work with all 1"x materials (or 3/4"). I made a mistake on the screen writing of the measurements.....sorry, but try it with the measurements I say. It should be 5-1/2 x 4-3/4. Is that what you are using?
Can you help me with a doubt I have --if I want to make the stars in different sises, How to calculate the length of the sides? I know with the 36 angle and the 18 degrees angle they must be the same length but the way you did it got me confused can you explain it to me for example you said 5. 1/2 4. 3/4 what if I want TO Use 7 INCHES IN THE LONG SIDE, just add 2 inches on the other side ? Or if the long side is 10 inches, how long must be the short side to form the star asymmetrical? Thanks for your help ....
My husband and I are making these stars and this is what we’ve figured out. As long as the wood strip is 1” x 2” and is always 3/4” wide/depth ( and we bought 8’ long strips) then it does not matter what length the long (or point) side of star is - as long as the shorter side is always 3/4” shorter. Example 10” long side and 9 & 1/4” shorter side (cut at the angles the video suggests) then you’ll get about 26” wide star when done ( so cut 5 pieces of 19 &3/8” wood strips at 36* angles. Then from each of those you cut off a 10” inch strip at the 54* angle - angles are all parallel to each other.) To get about a 36” wide star we started with 5 - 23 & 3/8” lengths. (13 & 1/2” long/point side with shorter being 9 & 3/4”). In short - the longer side is ALWAYS 3/4” bigger than the shorter side with 3/4” wide/ depth wood. And remember the 1/8” extra on all original 36* cut lengths is for the saw blade when you make the 54* cut.
There are other videos out there that can show you that. I think it's as simple as cutting a piece of wood at a 45° angle and resting you board on that, and then adjust the miter angle to 11° which will make 56° or what ever the angle you need. Two problems with that is, I don't know the measurements for a 3 foot star, and you can't cut the higher angles in the middle of a piece of wood, just the ends. Make sense? I am working on how to find out the measurements and making another video someday. Sorry I can't help you now.
you ask about the 2 angle's using a sliding compound miter saw and cut a 54 degree cut, what if my miter saw doesn't go to 54 degree and is not sliding miter saw how does someone reach that degree, 36 degree is no problem, its getting to the 54🤔
Hi, so the second angle you cut at 5 1/2 inches, which you mark out with pencil is just drawn in, do you move the mitre saw to fit your pencil mark. I don’t have a mitre which goes to 54 degree.... still confused, but thoroughly enjoyed your video. Thanks
It was just a rough 54° pencil line. This video only show you how to make this star if you have a miter saw that will cut a 54° bevel. I am working on a plan to be able to cut that angle on a table saw with a crosscut sled. Sorry for the confusion.
I placed some 2x4s in front of and behind the guide on my chop saw so I could hols my board at 90 degrees from the way you normally would. I wish I could attach a picture to this, but that doesn't appear to be allowed.
@@harnolddo hi !! Yes I found another video using a 2x4 as a guide to make 18 degree cut on the 1x2 and then on the other side a 36 degree cut. The assambly is a litle different than this one but works perfect! Turn out awesome ;)
Great question! In the lumber world today 1x2 is 3/4" x 1-1/2". So it is 3/4", which means you could use 3/4" plywood too, which would probably look pretty cool.
Hey Brad. I tried making a 2x4 star with the same measurements and it didn't work at all. I'm sure it has to be how much longer they are when you cut the beveled angle. I've never taken the time to find the difference. And to answer your other question, it's 5-1/2. Sorry, for that confusion, I don't know how I missed that.
@@TheBeardedWoodworker Thanks, that makes it easier. I’m gonna do the 2x4 thing just for fun to see why that happens. I made one 3/4 stock star last night without your instructions and it doesn’t look near as nice as yours. Gonna get some stock today. Great gift idea. Thanks!
Well good luck! I'm giving them away this year as gifts too. I do think a 2x4 star would look pretty awesome, and some day I'll figure out the dimensions.
Sorry everyone, I say the right measurements, but printed it wrong on the screen. It is 5-1/2" x 1/8" x 4-3/4"
Das sind das in Deutsche Maße ?
Was sind das in deutsche Maße ?
@@uloge3409 Was bedeutet "deutsche Maße"? Deutschland hat ein eigenes Meßsystem?
muy bueno el vídeo, pero no entiendo las medidas, deberían ser dos medidas, quiero hacerla 🌟
Si può fare in cm?
Not sure if anyone else mentioned this, but there is several videos on how to cut extreme angles on the miter saw. Basically, you cut a stop piece at 45° and keep it in position. Then if you want to cut 54°, set your saw at 9°. It's a pretty cool trick.
You are right Jay. That is a great way of doing it, but I think you would have to cut the pieces individually as my method tries to show you how to do it in less cuts and moving of the miter saw. 🙂 I think I should do another video and use this method and perhaps make it less complicated. Thanks for the comment!
In the middle of the board????
Not only can you not use an acute angle jig on a miter saw to cut that angle in the middle of a board but cutting an acute angle on a 6” piece of wood is going to be a pretty dangerous undertaking. It needs to be clamped to the jig because there is no fence to support the vertex of the angle. Even if you get around that with a sacrificial zero clearance fence you probably can’t hold it with your hand or a chicken stick because the way the blade is spinning it could pull your hand right into the blade. 6” doesn’t leave much room to clamp. To do it on a miter saw safely the cut order would need to change and you would wind up with more waste. An acute angle jig for a table saw could work to cut the middle of a board and would be safer depending on how the jig is made because the work piece would be probably be backed up by a fence and you would have better clamping options.
Perfect for those of us who don't have 54° cut capacity on our miter saws
Love it Gary! Love the detailed instructions so I can repeat this at home!
Thanks Blake! Good luck of you decide to make one. 🌟
The best looking star I’ve seen so far
Nice tutorial. I'm a woodwork enthusiast and I've got it done in about 2 hours, thank you, sir!
Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing. First time on your channel today. For sure I'll watch more of your videos in the next few weeks.
Well, thank you so much for watching! I hope you find more of my videos entertaining and subscribe for future videos! Appreciate the comment!
Great video, I LOVE STARS, THANK YOU Gary!
You are welcome! Glad you liked it. Thank you so much for the comment. 🌟
Well done!! I do like how the old DeWALT goes to 60 degrees. Nice little video!!
Thank you! It does make these stars way easier to make. Thanks for watching!
Nice and easy ! Thanks!
Parabéns pelo trabalho. 👏👏👏👏👏
*_Awesome how-to video Gary!!!_*
Thanks Kevin! I've been meaning to remake this for awhile now.
Thank you!!!
You are amazing !!!
That’s awesome thank you very much sire can’t wait to try it
What a wonderful video. Well produced and narrated. I'm always amazed at the things you can make. I'll try but I'm sure I won't be able to share publicly my rendition as it will probably be a form/design previously unknown to mankind. But yours comes out perfect. Thank you very much for sharing. ⭐️👏👍🙏
Ha ha ha...thanks Robert! I have noticed that even if the measurements are off a tiny bit, it can leave a big gap on the last piece...but sometimes you can squeeze it together. Lol! Good luck!
I got here from NW sawyer, he has you as a featured channel. I am glad I clicked the link.
Thanks for sharing this with us. Keep up the fun videos, and Know you have a new sub for life.
Thanks for calling it a Christmas Star, and thanks for sharing your design with us, I love it.
Have a blessed, safe and healthy week my friend.
Dale
Thank you so much for your comment. Welcome aboard. I hope you find my channel and videos entertaining and maybe educational here and there too. I'm becoming good friends with Jason from NW Sawyer, so hopefully we will get to put a couple of great videos together in the future. Thanks Dale!
Super cool, can’t wait to try this!!
..thank YOU very much for the nice Video !!! Kinde regards from Switzerland !!
very nice design and instructions. thank you
Thanks! 👍🏻🌟
Best star video I have found Thank you!!
Awe...thanks!
This made my Christmas! Thank you!!
Awww. Thanks! 😊
Very nice video. I will be making these in my shop, Thank you!!
Thank you and your welcome. Good luck with it! Feel free to tag #thebeardedwoodworker on social media if you'd like. I'd love to check it out.
You were very trusting with shooting the brads into the opposite side. I have seen nails go sideways and come close to where if my fingers were there, surely would have gone through one of them. I cringed watching, thinking oh this is going to happen. Myself, I am building a holding jig of some sort. Thank you very much for showing us how to make a beautiful star. Happy Thanksgiving today and have a Merry Christmas.
Thanks Michael! You are not wrong at all. I had a knot in one of my stars...and sure enough, it bit me! Right through the thumbnail!
Experience
Some years ago now I was using a 2" U shape staple gun holding onto a header and side jamb when you guess it, one side of that Stapel came out in the shape of a letter C. It does make us jump when that happens.🤪
I too, have miter saw that only goes to 50 degrees. So, what I did was cut my pieces to length with 36's on the ends as shown in video. Then I marked out my 5 1/2" mark and with a protractor (which I printed out from the internet) marked my 54 degree angle. FYI, to translate to your miter degrees just remember that 90 on the protractor is 0 on the miter, 80 will be 10, 70 will be 20 and so on. It helped me to turn my protractor upside down. I then set my miter to my 50 degree mark, put one of my pieces on the saw, and used a wedge on one side of my piece until it matched my blade. Drawing a pencil line along the piece before I cut helped with making sure the other pieces aligned the same. I clamped the wedge and then clamped a stop block on the other end. I know this is a little jerry-rigged but it worked for me. Thanks for the video.
That's fantastic! Great use of a little ingenuity to get the job done. 👍🏻Thanks for sharing your story.
Love it ! Thanks
Enjoy your coffee as much as i/ enjoyed your video! Cindy
Awe....thank you Cindy! That was very sweet of you! 🥰 I will.
Awesome thanks
Good presentation and details. Thanks.
Thank you very much!
Cool! I'm going to make one for the top of our Christmas tree. Thanks!
That sounds like a great idea! Good luck with it!
Great video man, thanks!
Thanks for the video!
You bet Michael! Appreciate you watching and for the comment!
Very good video will have to make again I had made these a couple years ago, I have learned to watch the brad nailer because a knot in wood will send nail out side, ouch
Excellent video and demonstration.
Thank you, sir!
@@TheBeardedWoodworker I checked my miter saw today, it only goes to 45 degrees. Disappointing.
Awe man....sorry! There are other videos out there that touches that subject, but mine was intended to be less cuts and less moving of the miter saw. Good luck if you decide to give it a try. I have yet to try it and make that video I was talking about at the end of this one.🙂
very clever! would also be nice filled with colour resin and some LED lighting
Oooo...yeah!
This is a GREAT build. Thank you so much. I made two quickly and they look great!!!
That's great to hear! So glad it worked out. Thanks for sharing.
your video is great specially the part where you show how to assemble the star . i did a trio ( stars ok) .5"-6"-7"....with 36° on the inside and 18° on the outside. they look exelent. many many wood cuts but it is ok i like to work with even whole numbers. ....
That's fantastic! I'm glad my video gave a little inspiration. Good for you for figuring out the different sizes.🌟
Job well done!
Thanks, Tom!!
Very good !
Thanks!
very good job done i think i will make some of these
Thanks, Gary! Good luck if you decide to give it a go!
Great video! Merry Christmas...
Excellent job. I’m now a subscriber
Awesome! Thanks, Guy! I hope I can keep you entertained.
Ty friend
You bet! 👍
That is exactly what I was after, thanks for sharing
You are welcome...and thanks for watching! Good luck with it. The measurements are what I said and not put on the screen.😊
very nice job
Thanks, Jim!
Will be making them tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving!!👍
Awesome, good luck! Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to you!
Epic beard borther!
Thanks, my man!!
Hey I see you have 10,000 subscribers ! ( GREAT JOB ON THE STAR )
Thanks, Herb! I hit my goal!
Looking good. I subscribed.
Fantastic! Thanks for the sub!
Tebrikler ustam..
Thanks!!!!
No problem, you're welcome!
Thanks, I am going to attempt
Good luck to you!
If the saw doesn’t go over 50° , you can make wood jig of 90° to secure your material and adjust the saw 90°-54°=36° .
I used this technique when I needed bigger than 55-60° .
Great video , thanks for sharing , I think is time to bring the old DEWALT saw out of the shade and start making ⭐️.
Subscribed .
Uh.....so that's the still 36 degrees since you're currently in the same direction which I just realized after cutting. It would be true if you're cutting in the opposite direction.
I wanted to make a big star out of 2x4. I figured it should be proportionate to what you did, so I doubled your measurements. Came out just perfect. Also, my chop saw only goes to 50 degrees. I did a work around with 2x4 spacers to straddle the saw guides and placed the wood I was cutting at 90 degrees from the usual orientation. That meant I could keep the miter set at 36 degrees. I hoped to add a pic too the comment but can't figure that part out. Turned out cool! Thanks for having the best instructions out there!!
You are so awesome
Thanks, Michael. Really hope it works (or worked) out for you.
I have an order for 2 of these from my daughter. Thanks for the how-to.
She wants the small one so 2 3/4" x 1/8" x 2 3/8"
Merry Christmas to Mom ? Good job !
Thanks, Mom! I bet there could be one that could make it into the box. :-)
How do you make bigger or smaller stars? Do you minus or double your lengths?
I made the one shown here and it turned out great. Thanks for the great tutorial.
It should be possible to calculate the measurements depending on the stock thickness, too..
Awesome!!! I bet there’s just enough room between the little star and the big one to put an LED strip into. You could have a shining star!
That's a great idea! Perhaps I'll have to give that a try. Thanks, Jason!
From one Bearded wood worker. To another. Thanks !
No problem, Jason! Good luck if you try one.👊
White primer with a teal top coat with sand through spots would look cool distressed.
Oh, yeah. That would look great!
My old DW708 will go to 60 degrees I believe. I will give the is a try. If not on the TS for sure or make a jig for the mitersaw.
That's awesome, good luck! A jig on the table saw for sure will do the trick. There is a way to cut that angle on the miter, but not in the way of my "less cut" method. 👍
Dude, I know what I'm making for serval people for Christmas this year!
Good luck! Hope my tutorial helps you out and was easy to follow.
Gary, this is a great way to do this. But I wanted to know if there is a jig that can be set up for the 56-degree cut to divide the pieces. I saw the other CZcams show that made the jigs, but I’m not sure how to use them. Thanks, great job.
Thanks Buster! I have seen others cut the 56° angle using a jig, but they are just cutting the end off and not through the center. I'm not really sure if my method would work on a jig, being it's not an end piece being cut. It I set up a jig to hold the piece to the proper angle add to, let's say your miter saws 45°, I don't know if there would be enough blade left to make the cut. Does that make sense? I'm just thinking out loud here.🙂 I bet a jig for the table saw would be easier and doable if you have one. Sorry I could help more!
I have the same exact miter saw, do you have any idea why dewalt moved the round tubes side by side ?
Thanks for doing this video. I have created the bigger star but when I did the little one something appears to be off. I was hoping to get the actual measurements needed for the small star. Thanks
Sorry, rich....I think was first attempt was a fluke. I have tried it again after I read other comments of it not working, and I haven't been able to recreate it either. I feel like a dope. 😄 Perhaps the measurements are super close, bur I just don't know.
It is not halving the larger star dimensions. I worked it out to be 2 3/4” and 1 1/2”
Thank you! I would measure it, but I gave it to my mother years ago.😁
If i wanted to make a 6ft tall star like this, what measurements should i use?
Go online and you can build a simple jig to go well beyond 45 deg angles. Real simple.
I tried to make a star the way you showed us in the video but when I did my cuts it didn’t add up. I cut the 36 then the 54 but with the protractor they measured opposite and the length was off.
You and a few thousand other wannabes like me ended up with a previously unknown shape never introduced to mankind. Welcome aboard. 😢
Bonjour de France l'ami, quel sont les degrés de coupe ? Merci de votre réponse ..
what would be the measurements for the smaller stars?
Hi Gary, great video. Rookie question here. Trying to make this star. The cuts are pretty straight forward but, when I go to nail them the pieces want to slip and I end up having to take them apart. The result is excess ugly holes. Any suggestions? Mike
Hey Mike! Try clamping down one or both pieces to the work bench. Put your meters together and clamp downwards on the table? If you are making a bunch, maybe you could try making a jig with a plywood base and stop blocks all around the 2 star pieces your putting together, and see if that will work. Make since? Good luck!
Vary cool. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you. Happy Thanksgiving to you!
Hello is the cable to be attached with the dongle sold separately without the dongle? I do have the dongle but without the cable with wifi
this works great except my nail gun doesnt drive the nails in good. what type of nail gun should I use and length of nails? thanks
I've used the DeWALT pneumatic gin for years and have had very goid luck with it. I recently got the cordless, and love it! I use 1-1/4" because I find them pretty versatile when working with 3/4" stock.
I will never understand the American with their Inch system, the metric system ist waaaaaaay more efficient and more on Point
I'm right there with you. Growing up with Imperial makes it not so bad.😁
I have a quick question and on understand this is an older video. But are the measurements from long end to long end ?
Hola como estas? Amigo si pudieras dar las mededidas en centimetros saludos desde Chile
What are the dimensions for the 2x2 wooden star?
is it 3/4 stock or 1 x 2?
you said your measuring was for 3/4 stock how do you calculate measurements for other wood sizes
I found the measurements on line, so I really don't know. Sorry. I did try it with a 2x4 and the measurements didn't work.😊
Your previous video, and the text overlay for this video, both say 5-3/4" for the second cut. Yet you said 5-1/2" in this video and actually measured to this length. Is the actual dimension 5-3/4"? Or does it really matter? Thanks. Helped a beginner tremendously.
Damn it, how did I not see that! So sorry. The measurements are 5-1/2 + 1/8 + 4-3/4 = 10-3/8 inches.
@@TheBeardedWoodworker Thanks. I thought so. You said this was for 3/4” only. Is there a standard ratio. I want to make them out of pallet boards that vary in thickness.
I'm sure there is, but I don't know it. I found these measurements online. I tried making one with the same measurements on a 2x2 and it didn't work.
doing it
You should! Good luck!
Hi Gary my wife loves the stars and I enjoyed making them for her. After zipping the stars out and making her 3 of them she'd like to have the small ones as well. Do you know what the measurements are for the small one
I'm so glad your are having fun making these! So I divided it in half, and it seemed to work on the video, then I tried it again and somehow it didn't work so well. I wish I had the correct answer for you.
Is the 5 1/2 measurement from the long side of 36 degree cut to the short side of the 54 degree cut ?
Yes, it is.
Does anyone know the dimensions for the smaller star?
Go on sawdust and wood and shows how to get a 54 degree angle
Good to know, thanks!
If your mitre saw won't go to 54 degrees, use a 45 degree spacer and set the saw to 9 degrees.
That is definitely a way to do it. You won't be able to do the "less cut" method I'm showing, but it will work and you can do this star for sure. Thanks!
@@TheBeardedWoodworker I would love to see this cut made in the middle of the wood.
I know, right? That's the issue with trying to do it this way with less cuts and waist.
Tried it out with 1x3 pine and it didn’t work for me. Does it only work with 1x2 wood?
It should work with all 1"x materials (or 3/4"). I made a mistake on the screen writing of the measurements.....sorry, but try it with the measurements I say. It should be 5-1/2 x 4-3/4. Is that what you are using?
@@TheBeardedWoodworker I did the measurements you mentioned in the video...5 1/2...4 3/4. I will try again...
Can you help me with a doubt I have --if I want to make the stars in different sises, How to calculate the length of the sides? I know with the 36 angle and the 18 degrees angle they must be the same length but the way you did it got me confused can you explain it to me for example you said 5. 1/2 4. 3/4 what if I want TO Use 7 INCHES IN THE LONG SIDE, just add 2 inches on the other side ? Or if the long side is 10 inches, how long must be the short side to form the star asymmetrical? Thanks for your help ....
Add the same length to each side.
My husband and I are making these stars and this is what we’ve figured out. As long as the wood strip is 1” x 2” and is always 3/4” wide/depth ( and we bought 8’ long strips) then it does not matter what length the long (or point) side of star is - as long as the shorter side is always 3/4” shorter. Example 10” long side and 9 & 1/4” shorter side (cut at the angles the video suggests) then you’ll get about 26” wide star when done ( so cut 5 pieces of 19 &3/8” wood strips at 36* angles. Then from each of those you cut off a 10” inch strip at the 54* angle - angles are all parallel to each other.) To get about a 36” wide star we started with 5 - 23 & 3/8” lengths. (13 & 1/2” long/point side with shorter being 9 & 3/4”). In short - the longer side is ALWAYS 3/4” bigger than the shorter side with 3/4” wide/ depth wood. And remember the 1/8” extra on all original 36* cut lengths is for the saw blade when you make the 54* cut.
If my miter saw only goes to 45 degrees how can I make this because I need one made that's about 3feet high
There are other videos out there that can show you that. I think it's as simple as cutting a piece of wood at a 45° angle and resting you board on that, and then adjust the miter angle to 11° which will make 56° or what ever the angle you need. Two problems with that is, I don't know the measurements for a 3 foot star, and you can't cut the higher angles in the middle of a piece of wood, just the ends. Make sense? I am working on how to find out the measurements and making another video someday. Sorry I can't help you now.
you ask about the 2 angle's using a sliding compound miter saw and cut a 54 degree cut, what if my miter saw doesn't go to 54 degree and is not sliding miter saw how does someone reach that degree, 36 degree is no problem, its getting to the 54🤔
Hi, so the second angle you cut at 5 1/2 inches, which you mark out with pencil is just drawn in, do you move the mitre saw to fit your pencil mark. I don’t have a mitre which goes to 54 degree.... still confused, but thoroughly enjoyed your video. Thanks
It was just a rough 54° pencil line. This video only show you how to make this star if you have a miter saw that will cut a 54° bevel. I am working on a plan to be able to cut that angle on a table saw with a crosscut sled. Sorry for the confusion.
@@TheBeardedWoodworker ok, thanks very much, love your videos ....all the best.
Thank you!
@@TheBeardedWoodworker Is this video out yet?
Do you have the measures in cm.
Sorry, I do not. I actually got these measurements from the internet. Perhaps there is a conversation chart out there?
Hi! I dont have a miter that goes to 54 degrees... any ideas to make this? 😬
I placed some 2x4s in front of and behind the guide on my chop saw so I could hols my board at 90 degrees from the way you normally would. I wish I could attach a picture to this, but that doesn't appear to be allowed.
@@harnolddo hi !! Yes I found another video using a 2x4 as a guide to make 18 degree cut on the 1x2 and then on the other side a 36 degree cut. The assambly is a litle different than this one but works perfect! Turn out awesome ;)
@@harnolddo Lily Ardor diy check it out!
Time to buy one mine won't go past 45°🤦♂️😁
Not sure if they still make them this way. This is a pretty old one. Good luck!
What am I doing wrong I tried the smaller one and it doesn't line up right?HELP!!!!
I not having any luck either but will figure it out if it doesn’t make my brain hurt to much.
Small star measurements are 2 3/4” and 1 1/2”
Small star measurements are 2 3/4” and 1 1/2”
You said you are going to make your first cut on your 1 x 2 @1:31....then you say that this will only work with 3/4" stock....so which is it?
Great question! In the lumber world today 1x2 is 3/4" x 1-1/2". So it is 3/4", which means you could use 3/4" plywood too, which would probably look pretty cool.
Is that 5.1/2or 5 3/4
It's 5-1/2"
Very good Gery very nice explanation 👍
I wonder why it only works with 3/4 stock. Is it 51/2 or 53/4,I’m confused. You said 51/2 but the video said 53/4.
Hey Brad. I tried making a 2x4 star with the same measurements and it didn't work at all. I'm sure it has to be how much longer they are when you cut the beveled angle. I've never taken the time to find the difference. And to answer your other question, it's 5-1/2. Sorry, for that confusion, I don't know how I missed that.
@@TheBeardedWoodworker Thanks, that makes it easier. I’m gonna do the 2x4 thing just for fun to see why that happens. I made one 3/4 stock star last night without your instructions and it doesn’t look near as nice as yours. Gonna get some stock today. Great gift idea. Thanks!
Well good luck! I'm giving them away this year as gifts too. I do think a 2x4 star would look pretty awesome, and some day I'll figure out the dimensions.
Hallo , ich bin der Englischen Sprache nicht mächtig , kann mann die Masse auf Deutsch bekommen , würde es nachbauen wollen .
Gruß Logi .
Kann mir jemand die die angegebenen Zahlen 5 - 1/2" x 1/8" x 4 - 3/4" Deutsch sagen ?