Many Woodworkers Aren’t Doing This…BUT THEY SHOULD!
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2023
- I made a custom maple box for a deck of playing cards. The wood looks beautiful, but I have a way to make it POP! This video shows how I made this and my key tip to making the figure in wood really come to life.
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Years ago, I was asked by a teacher to come up with a wood box to hold cards he used in his lessons. Since the project is small, I could use the best looking wood I available to me. That woodworking project was way before I started CZcams so I recreated it to show a crazy finishing process that enhances the look of the project. This box is fairly simple to construct, but there’s some fun woodworking elements in it. Even if you aren’t a huge card player, give this wood box project a shot. It will boost your skills and give you something beautiful to show off.
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Simple, elegant, and practical. I bet some Magic The Gathering players would love something like this for a deck holder.
Oh absolutely
The word is ‘rabbet’ from Old French rabbat, "a recess into a wall".
Beautiful figure in that maple.
That maple is beautiful.
Incredible work! My family is a bit addicted to playing cards, so this would be an awesome gift! I love the way you explain the process and your sense of humor, I'm new to the channel but I'll stay for a very long time, great work! And that wood? Absolutely beautiful, I've never seen something like that, it's stunning! Best wishes from Brazil!
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I always learn something new.
I ordered the plans and made it myself. I wish I had the jigs to make it safer lol. The tolerances were extremely small; I am very happy with the product though.
That really does look awesome.
Nicely done Billy! That is certainly some beautiful Maple. All the best my friend!
Very cool simple idea it turned out beautiful. Great job
Like this. A lot. Thanks!
I'm pretty much a hand tool guy. I have a table saw that gets used when i don’t want to cut long rips, and am askinng Santa for a band saw. The only other power tools I have are a drill/driver and a random orbit sander. Taha t gathers more dust than it makes as I prefer a super smoother plane for finish-ready surfaces. Neither a virtue nor a vise. Yours is the only power tool channel I follow because of videos like this.
Similar workflow here. My last few project I haven’t touched my table saw, I’ll even rip on my bandsaw since it’s is quieter and more pleasant to use. A couple quick passes with a hand plane gives me a nice finish. I really like this channel and his bespoke boxes and the scale of his work. I have a scrap that is perfect for this, and my next project will be making one of these for my kid’s Magic the Gathering Cards.
I know I have a lot of tools but I try to not use every single one when building a project. I don't hold back on using the tool I want but I try to keep the project as straight forward as possible. I want them to be accessible to a large audience of makers who simply want to build cool stuff.
Wipe on poly and wipe off excess. My go to method as well. I also use a brown paper bag to polish after the last coat.
How many coats do you wipe on and wipe off and do you just rub with a paper bag and that's it?
@@glenb1972 first coat very wet to raise grain. Lightly sand 220. Apply second and third light coats with less than light sanding in between. Buff with crumpled paper bag or Kraft paper. I think the term “burning in” is the technique. No expert here, I just get good results 95% of the time.
I like to work with wood, I collect cards, and like to learn slight of hamd and magic.
It is easnt 10:36PM here currently, I'd be making one of these right now!
Thanks for the inspiration!
very cool
Awesome finish, and video!!
Another amazing video brother. Keep up the great work!!
Nice, Billy. Maple usually doesn't have grain like that. Glad you got the magnets in the right way (lol).
Bill
Magnet lovers love to love them some magnets. I get it. Magnets are pretty lovely.
Love it!
Looks really awesome!
That's a really cool project~! I really like that technique you use for popping the grain. Will have to give that a go. Thanks~!
Thanks for making this video. I bought your plans and ended up making 20 of these boxes for stocking stuffers and gifts for friends. For variety, I made 5 of each in maple, walnut, sapele and red cedar and finished them with Osmo PolyX oil. They turned out great - thanks for inspiring me to make them and keep the videos coming!
Very cool.
Thanks
I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for another great video! 🙂
If I make this, I will use a Walnut or wenge liner.
Beautiful work!
You make awesome boxes, and this one is no exception. Never seen stain used like that before, I will use that at some point in the future, but probably not on a box.
I think this would look pretty cool for several projects. You'll stumble across the right one. You know it when you see it.
Really beautiful work, Billy! Nicely done! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Gorgeous wood!! Making small boxes can be a challenge, nice job
Challenging and space saving. Best of two worlds.
👍👍👍
I like your projects
Thank you!
Your channel has started me down the rabbit hole of making small bespoke boxes. I’m excited to try this one for my kid’s Magic The Gathering cards. I really appreciate the scale of your projects, they’re at a scale that I can actually squeeze into life.
One question, was there reason you did rabbets instead of mitered corners? I’m just trying to learn and understand when to choose which corner joint. Is that a decision based on strength since it’s a small box?
Miters would be beautiful. I haven't used rabbets in a while so I went with those. Miters aren't as strong but rabbets aren't incredibly strong either. It's just a card box so no biggie.
How do you know when to say dih-lute as opposed to die-lute?
Looking up "magic cards" is gonna give you a very different result than that lol
However, a box like this for magic cards would also be amazing
Ha!
Very nice! Also, good timing. I’m about to finish some birdseye maple and want to use the same technique. What grit did you sand to? And, after the stain, what grit(s) did you use? Thanks!
I used 220 grit for both phases.
Where do you come across your lumber? You have amazing figured walnut and now this piece of maple. Seriously, where are you sourcing this?
Chainsaw milled. Someone cut down a tree and it looked almost spiral. I went over and sliced me off a bit of that sweet sweet spirally maple.
OMG!!! I almost fainted when you said EPOXY instead of CA GLUE.
Seems like everyone uses ca glue for everything.
Are you sure that you don't mean that pesky wabbit 😅!.
it needs led lights.......
Interesting to use dye like that.
Ok, I know "Opinions are like assholes", but I used to use Minwax poly, thinned to wipe-on...then switched to the waaay more expensive Arm-R-Seal satin, because everyone said to, and used it for a while. Yeah, goes on well, but I never really felt like I was getting any better outcome. And since it is already a wipe-on, it basically is half as much coverage per quart...or twice as much cost. Saw a review recently that basically said the same thing as I had observed. I am pretty sure I am not buying any more $30+/qt Arm-R-Seal!
I get it completely. I think it often comes down to an aspect of a particular finish the person likes. Could be how it applies, dries, etc. I use a ton of different ones.
I have to say I really enjoy your videos but there’s only one issue I keep buying your plans.
Not saying I don’t believe you but I’d love to see a comparison between a dyed and sanded piece vs non dyed. Another great video!
You made me think...when's the last project in which I used wood from this same board? And it was the drill box! The lid was from pieces of this same maple. I didn't dye that one. If I remembered this I would have shown it. czcams.com/video/McDPccms9DQ/video.html
It’s rabbit with a “y”; B-U-N-N-Y
Nice project. However, please don't go down that rabbit (puns!) hole of click bait titles. What ever you gain in the short term will hurt you in the long term. Keep up the great work 👍
I truly didn't set out for click bait. I felt like the title goes with the thumbnail text, and many woodworkers do not use this finishing method. Half the video is dedicated to the finish and results thereof. I typically change my titles and thumbnails at least once anyway.
Your finish need magnets. Unsubscribe.
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