How to Build an Octagon Shelf // Octagon October Challenge // Woodworking
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- I was challenged to an octagon shelf build-off by Simple Woodworking. We're calling it the Octagon October Challenge. Join me as I show you how I built my octagon shelf using spline miters and dowel joinery.
Here’s Simple Woodworking’s octagon shelf build: • Very easy octagon shel...
Make sure to vote for a winner in the card at the end or the comments below!
Techniques I used:
Spline Miters
Dowel Joinery
Tools I used:
Craftsman Table Saw
Delta Tenoning Jig
Ryobi Cordless Drill
Dewalt Random Orbital Sander
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Thanks for checking out our Octagon October challenge! Here’s Simple Woodworking’s build video: czcams.com/video/FG68sGwKxeA/video.html. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite in the comments below!
Yeah, I supposed you did ok. 🤣 Great job my friend! The octagon looks amazing and the splines was a very nice touch. But, I’ll have to give my vote to the glass inserts. 😆
I do have to say that your glass inserts really helped make yours pop. That was a great addition. Of course, it’s no spline or dowel joinery, but you did your best!🤣 Cheers to a fun challenge!
Hi Brent,everything fit like a glove. You and your young photographer did a great job.
Thank you, Rita! This project was all kinds of fun to make. Letting my daughter test out her videography skills was fun too!
Of course Brent’s is the clear winner!
I some how think there may be a little bias involved here! LOL!!! Great comment. Had us laughing!
Haha! I’ll take a heavily biased vote any day!
White Lab House I think there is something going here. Haha!
I may or may not be his wife, but totally not biased at all! 😉
fun little competition you two had, I like the splines and dowel joinery you decided to go with
Thank you! It really was a lot of fun. We got to push each other a little bit and make it more fun than a typical build would have been. Thanks for checking it out!
Enjoyed the video and challenge! Loved the attention to detail you had on the splines and how tight your miters came out! Great job!
Thanks, Jeff! I was learning as I went, so I wanted to do it right.
Too good, love the joints. Came out nice.
Thank you! Don’t forget to check out my competition’s video and cast your vote!
Awesome video! Loads of entertainment and an outstanding product. I have to check out your competitor now!
Thanks! We had a great time collaborating on this one. Be sure to check back with your vote!
I like this shelf glad you accepted the challenge!!
Thanks! I’ll take this as a vote for my shelf, since it’s another heavily biased voter 😁
Love the joints on this, nice work! Very slick indeed 👍
Thanks! I’m very happy with how well they turned out!
Awesome job! Looks great Brent. Love the fun build off between you both! 🙌🏻✌🏻
Thank you! Are you voting one way or the other? Or going for the vote of both are winners? 😁
White Lab Workshop I’m very torn I must say, so hard to choose... I love the joinery methods in yours but love the creative glass in Felipe’s. 🙈🤷♀️ the struggle is real 😅
The struggle IS real! I’ll go ahead and count your vote as “both are winners”. We’re happy with that too! Thanks for supporting our challenge!
Hey buddy, It is difficult to choose between 2 beautiful projects. I love what Filipe has made, the glass gives it something extra. Your project has the advantage of the clever connections and the finish with the color you give it. I do not want to choose between 2 friends so I keep my choice neutral, In my eyes you are both winners.
Haha! We’re both winners, I like that! Felipe definitely brought his A game this time, so I can appreciate that it’s too difficult to choose. Thanks for supporting our challenge!
This video helped me a lot!
Nice i like it.
Great shelf Brent, but bigger is better!
Haha! The harsh truth comes out!
@@WhiteLabWorkshop you didn't hear it from me!
Haha!
I told him! Haha!
Great challenge! Very nice build aswell 👊👊
Thanks! It was a lot of fun!
Прекрасная работа! Класс! +
That’s table saw safety 102.
101 is don’t touch spinning blade.
Great video, great results but was the profit after time worth the hassle?
Very nice shelf
Thank you! Nice enough to be your choice for the challenge winner?
Enter The Octagon
Very nice!!
Thank you!
It came out great. Really like it 😊 ॐ
Thank you! I wasn’t sure when I started, but it came together nicely.
Great job my friend I just finished my self making Moroccan octagon shape table with nice curves cut legs but did horrible job staining it .
Thank you, sir! Staining can be tough until you start to figure out how to do it well. It will show every little imperfection or missed sanding spot. You’ll get better at it. Thanks for watching!
Both shelves are nice but I must say Brents shelf has greater degree of difficulty with the splined miter joints and the fit and finish is great. The glass inserts are a nice touch and it is also a great shelf but my vote is for Brent. What does biased mean?????
Thanks, Bob! I agree that my shelf is just an all around better shelf. And I also agree that Felipe did a great job too, just slightly less great than I did 😆
As far as what biased means, I really couldn’t tell you. I’m, like, 80% sure it has no bearing on this conversation though...
Both good videos. I think Philippe has the better shelf. even though he had abit of help :0
Haha! Thanks for checking them both out and casting your vote!
Think you're good enough to be a pro
Haha! Thank you!
how’d you hang it?
Looks great! Reminds me of the shape of early taillights!
Thank you! Is it great enough to earn your vote for challenge winner? 😁
we have everything here. great designs, skill , trash talk and a close call. way better than mayweather vs mcgregor. I think we need the rematch in November
Thank you, sir! We really had fun with this one. I'd be game to win another challenge! 😀
White Lab Workshop You did your best, that makes you a winner. 😜😂
Haha!
Cool build challenge mate, perhaps you can throw it out to a wider audience of CZcams Makers ? 🍻🍻👍👍👍👍
Thank you, Sumo! This was a bit of an experiment for us to see how we could pull it together. It was something I would definitely do again. With that being said, if someone wants to jump in as a dark horse, we'd love to have them try! There's still a few days of October left!
Does jack black own one of these
Hi did you attach it to the wall? Awesome work!
Thanks! I used a sawtooth picture hanger.
Quick question... how did u hang them onto the walls?
For the pictures, I just hung it on a nail we already had in the wall for a picture frame. Ultimately, I just added one of those simple sawtooth hook things that the nail can hook to.
Can I ask what miter slot tool is that you use?
You’re probably talking about the tenoning jig. The one I use is a Delta, but you can make one of your own pretty easily.
Interesting video 👍👍👍
Thank you! The real question is, who’s shelf do you like better?
@@WhiteLabWorkshop I did not understand the question? I liked the idea of an octagonal shelf
Oh, ha! This video is part of a building challenge between myself and Simple Woodworking. Check his video out and cast your vote! czcams.com/video/FG68sGwKxeA/video.html
I cut all the pieces to exact same length, long side is 6". cut each end to 22 1/2 degrees. when I put it together, one is piece is longer and won't fit. No matter how many times I cut that board, it's still too short.
It sounds like your angles are slightly off, so the last piece to go in looks like it’s wrong. Make sure your 22 1/2 degrees is exactly accurate. It doesn’t take much, when compounded by all the joints, to throw the whole thing just a bit off.
How did you fasten it to the wall?
I used a cheap sawtooth picture hanging hook.
Hello, may I know the dimensions of the octagon shelf you made?
I gave this shelf to a friend, so I don’t have it handy to measure. However, it was somewhere around 16 inches across, if I recall correctly.
friend, I know who you cut at 30 degrees, now why did you put that blue ribbon?
I’m not sure I follow. If you’re referring to the splines, they add structural integrity to the joints. Mitered joints have end grain to end grain connections, which glue doesn’t hold as well.
How do you know what the angle of each piece is??
Are you ready for some math? There’s 360 degrees in a circle and an octagon is essentially a circle with 8 vertices. 360/8= 45. That mean s each of the 8 joints needs to be 45 degrees for a perfect octagon. However, each joint is comprised of 2 sides. So, 45/2=22.5. So each end of each side should be cut to 22.5 degrees. I hope that helps!
@@WhiteLabWorkshop thanks! That helps a lot!
You’re welcome!
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I think Google Translate is failing for me on this one. Is your question something about the angle of the cuts?
@@WhiteLabWorkshop the slope of how many degrees?
Each piece needs a 22.5 degree angle cut on each end. When joined with the piece next to it, that makes a 45 degree angle between pieces. For 8 pieces, that adds up to 360 degrees. Hope that helps!
Looked better before the paint job.