How to make box joints easily without any jigs
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- čas přidán 11. 01. 2020
- In this episode we show you the most simple and cost effective way to make box/finger joints. This way you can make any size box you want without expensive box joint jigs/templates.
The guide pieces have to be two times the width of the router bit. - Věda a technologie
People going on about him using the expensive planers are missing the point. Just buy the wood planed and buy a router bit that is half the size of it. It was worth watching the video just to see the use of that pushing tool!
Ridiculous. "He doesn't have the same exact equipment as me so why bother?!?"
I don’t get it either. The machines are part of a regular woodshop - if you’re a hobbyist you should have very similar ones, but smaller, or at least hand ones that could be adapted. I saw a sliding table saw, a thickness planer, an edge sander, a router table and that’s it. Besides the planer, they could all be built at home for relatively cheap.
I think what people are getting at is that if you could afford all the equipment, you obviously wouldn't need a jig. The whole reason people look up how to do it without a jig is because they only have minimal equipment. So it'd be nice to see a video use "minimal equipment".
@@dbop_4674 I think you are missing the point. You just need strips twice the width of your router bit as spacers for the box joints. Use preplaned timber if you don't have a planer or leave it rough if you prefer. He obviously starts with a supply of rough sawn timber.
@@franceshawe9572 no, I understand. I'm just saying the people complaining(maybe not all of them) want something with just hand saws/square/and maybe a chisel. There's a lot of people who can't afford basic equipment that everyone says you should have
Am I the only one who loved the charisma of the host?
Nah I got chills
Yes
You deserve more likes. I was dying after the first sentence
I think Fins, Danes, etc. tend to go for the Stoic in social situations. Really nice work my friend. My house too small for that fine machinery.
I got kinda scared at one point 🥺
Crying out loud! If you didn't learn anything from this video, move on and look for something that you feel can help you better. This man has taken the time to share some of his knowledge to some of us who are not experts on woodworking. Personally, I found it helpful, not only on the steps to do this procedure but in the way he tackles a problem. Thank you to Woodworking Finland.
Shut up.
I cannot stand it when ppl r not nice even towards ppl who made the effort to contribute positively. Thank u to woodworking Finland Yes !
YOU DID NOT TAKE YOUR PROSAC TODAY HUH !!!
No push sticks. . .this fellow has cat burglar guts.
Straight forward explanations, Clean, simplistic editing without irritating music or shouting, job done. EXCELLENT! Invaluable method to a newbie with very limited resources Thank you for sharing :))
I almost choked on my coffee when he said “Yeeeesss”….. and that was all.
That did make me laugh 😂
Simple, yet effective. I loved how your video got straight to the point without endless talking. Thank you!
i particularly liked the 'Finnish mallet' used to tap the joints in :D
😂
Ole meat hammers
that is as politicly incorrect, as a ten foot pole.
Yes, Mario Bonetta, me too... i just posted a comment to the same effect.
Masterly woodworking, no excessive talking. Finnish people are the best!!
the varnish seemed good but the finish wasn't too clever
This was like a magic show. Suddenly there was a perfect finger joint. I went back and watched it about four times. It's a really simple, clever method for making this joints. This is exactly the kind of video I like.
That's a fantastic idea!
I especially love it that you're using a serious of pre cut wood piece to control the spacing of the joints. -- such a simplistic and wonderful approach!!
Love what you did here. I’ve been wanting to make some new boxes. I’m doing this tomorrow. Thank You!
tried this myself on my table saw with a dado stack.... this is just brilliant!
Agreed, game changer for us builders/DIY'ers.
Very good !!! In a very down to earth way he showed how you can make boxes using box joints and also showed you how to install the base to the box. Very clever!!!
The simple approach is often the best, love it and will definitely use it
was about to post the same comment
nicely done "eeessss" finnish carpenter :D
I enjoyed your video and learned a new way of making Boxes, THANKS!
No way. Love him. I’ve watched this video several times. He’s to the point and relaxing. Thank you for teaching me a new trick.
Perfecf and beautiful! Beatiful machines too! Beautiful your kindles.... Long life to you! Thanks from south of Brasil!
Perfect results. It's great to learn new and simpler methods, keep up the great work! 👍
Gotta love that organic dead-blow hammer. Kind of like karate training. I like your spacer block method very much and will try it.
Your a master jointer 👍
Yep, once you have made the spacers, save them and use them over and over!! Each time you want a different thickness, just make them!!
GREAT VIDEO! Ten fingers, precise woodworking, no nonsense. Feve out of five stars.
Princess Leigha hair do = 6 stars
I used to make boxes in Hampshire in England. Hundreds every month. So this was like a blast from the past for me. We always used to use a proper stacked set of cutters on a spindle moulder to make finger joints though. Never seen this method before. Brilliant! I'm going to keep this method in mind for making headstock joints for the guitars I now build. Cheers guys!
Very very well done, i've watched other YT channels make elaborate jigs that take up more time than its worth. Thanks so much for sharing
Thanks, you saved me money. I have a saw bench, and a router. All I needed was to watch your video, and my woodworking workmanship quality just went up a couple of notches. THANKYOU, We all have to start somewhere.
This is how it's look like when you know what are you doing! I can tell he got immense experience in woodworking! Best regards from Hungary!
I'd like to spend a few days with you to learn your perfection. Thank you!!
Thanks for the video. I just tried your method and it works really well. I used 1" thick MDF for the spacers and a ½" router bit. The MDF thickness was very accurate, so I didn't need a thicknesser to make the spacers (although I have one). I've been woodworking for over 30 years and never got around to making a finger-jointed box. I'll be making plenty more now.
Thats awesome.
@jackfromthe60s
Sorry to bother you, I’m rather new to woodworking. I’d like to make a toy chest for my nephew. With 30 year of experience, I’m wondering what joints you used to make boxes, or what you found best for boxes?
Love it. This is men’s TV! Not much talking. Very Finn style. Cool.
Very innovative. For those complain about the machinery, it is not a problem to make joints with a saw, knife and chisel. If you are really good, like Roy Underhill on "The Woodright's Shop". My bet is that most watching this video aren't. Jigs don't work with slightly warped wood beyond about a 6" box. This method does. I have made a perfectly finished 24" by 24" box with this method, out of plywood with a very thin layer of veneer, that was slightly warped. Try that with a jig. Great idea this one.
Although I have just come across your video, I'm pleased that I did. As a newbie in woodworking I need all the help I can get as I have been watching thousands of woodworking videos to get all the tips I found this one to be on my top five as I don't need a jig . Nice job I will catch up on all your videos but so far bloody good job.
Great instructional video :) no nonsense and straight to the point. Kudos!
Beautiful. I'm a hobbyist and love learning new ways to make my router productive. That was inspirational.
My 'workshop' is my (cold) garage and I have no table saw, so I make most things with track saw and router. A table saw would be faster but I'm not on the clock, and so far I've been unable to justify buying one. My router table is used a lot, and with thought and planning it's amazing what can be achieved with one.
Thanks for posting.
Yes, it's amazing what you can do with one. With a little imagination and a bit of scrap wood it becomes a "*SURFACE PLANER*"! With a Straight Bit and thin strip of Laminant on the out feed fence it becomes a "*JOINTER*"!
Wakodahatchee Chris
Thanks, and thanks for narrating in English, I appreciate that!!!!!
I like the trick of using your hands to push the board through the blade instead of a push-stick. It makes it so much more...adventurous.
I cringed!
perfect! thanks from Argentina :D
Very smart, I like these kind of well thought-out solutions !
I like the Finnish way to do things on this video. He only shows how to do this thing, and doesn't talk or shout constantly like a machine. The main thing is the box and how to do it, not himself, unlike on too many videos like this, on which some airhead talks or SHOUTS like a machine throught the whole video. They are so annoying! But he is great and very Finnish.
...I agree!!! (I just LOVE Finnish Culture!!!.... They need to stop allowing refuse, from the trd world to enter their Nation!!... ; (
he also didn't say HEYYYY GUYSSSS! and spend the first 2 minutes telling you how to like and subscribe
Had a good friend who was Finnish. Knew him four years. This guy is a chatterbox.
I loved the fact that he was not playing repulsive music the whole time.
brilliant , simple and well presented im signing up !!!
That was very cool, never would have thought of it myself and don't need any jigs. Thanks
I have seen several videos on the subject. At first I was a bit hesitant but your video made me want to make these little boxes again. Thank you so much for your help.
Smart guy, few words and straight to the point. A master gentlemen, no doubt at all. Greetings from Costa Rica, Central America. Alberto Corrales
Simple, quick and perfect!
I tried this method today, for me this is the easiest way to produce box joints. It took me awhile to get the shims exactly the correct size & I added a face plate to the push block so I could clamp the stock to it ( I’m not comfortable having my fingers that close to the router cutter). Once you have the shims at the correct thickness you really can produce a box in a few minutes. Great video!
I'm wondering how critically important it is that the spacer boards be of precise equal widths so long as you use them in the same order each time you begin cutting. Contemporary aesthetics aside, so long as the spacers are at least double the width of the router bit, and the boards are cut in the same sequence, why couldn't spacer width vary for experimental aesthetics?
How do you work out the shim size I think I missed that?
I just had to tell you again, you are a genius and thanks for the video, I have made so many jigs and even bought a jig and something would always go wrong but just in the last few days I’ve done it your way and never had a problem works every time and so easy I can’t believe it, thanks again
Absolutely Brilliant!!!! Thank you for this video. I have been looking for a way to make this joint without having to build a jig or buy dado blades.
Very good. I usually do mine with a jig on table saw. Ill have to try this. Looks way simplier. Subbed.
Nice and easy, just how it should be! 👌🏽
Awesome work, mate 👍🏽
This is to the point and that makes it great to watch and simply understand! Great video
You sir have saved me a beautifull amount of time in not making a box joint jig. Will be using your method to make boxes for my van conversion. So effective and yet simple. Thank you. 😁
Damn that is just ingenious. And a beautiful finish too! Can't wait to try this out for a few projects.
Excelent, I've been searching a Real good way to make that kind of joints, thanks a lot.......👌👌👌
Happy and amazed this guy still has both his thumbs.
Wow. This is definitely the best video I've seen on box joints. Simple, easy to follow steps. And that cool "YES" at the end. Love this dude.😎
"esss" :)) . I like this guy
yesssss
3:08
I love this guy as well lol
Welp, looks like I have a list of video's to watch. Nice method and editing!
I really loved that technique, thanks .
Wow, this is such a simple yet elegant method! Thanks for sharing.
Never too old to learn, thank you.
Kerouacf 00 that's right. You can teach an old dog tricks when the old dog listens.
Never too old to learn.
@2:46 how satisfying that must have felt when it all hit square and flush :)
NICE. Clear.Concise.Practical- I will definitely try this technique. Thank you.
Simply beautiful!
Thank you so much for your video!
Nothing like good old-fashioned Finn-genuity!
This guy is 10 kinds of awesome. "Yes." 👍
Excellent! I watched this last week and have now made a brand new box for my Unimat DB200 mini lathe. I added some attachments and a base plate and it no longer fits in the excellent, old box that it came in. I now use that box to store all the various parts and attachments that do not live on the lathe, and the lathe itself goes in my new box that you helped me to figure out. Now I have to figure out the finish I want to apply to this box. THANKS for the excellent video, sir!
- Thanx 4 sharing. The router is my very favorite tool. Thanx a multibillion for showing your technique to extend it's use.
Wow, keep making more videos! It looks like your shop has a lot of handmade jigs and cool gadgets, show us how you made them. Thank you for this video.
Thank you for this feedback!
I am truly flabbergasted. Sometimes the most simple process gets over thought. This is so easy and accurate with much less set up than a table saw jig or a traditional router jig. Holy shit. You just changed my life lol! Thanks man 👍 you just got a new subscriber!
Wow. Thank you very much!
@@WoodworkingFinland you're welcome! After seeing your video, I searched a thousand other box joint videos and no one has explained your style of doing it. You should make a video showing different sizes and bits and explain the process a bit more. I think you could help a lot of people interested in Woodworking. I can't wait to see what you guys come up with next!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU, always wanted to make some boxes as those, but didn't want to invest in the plates or systems, your technique is so smart and ease to modify for alternate sizes, will be trying this soon. ! ! !
What a GREAT IDEA for box joint construction. NO JIG REQUIRED! That is what I am going to use on the construction of my Wall Hung Tool Cabinet instead of Dovetails. So easy, quick, and accurate. BRAVO MAESTRO
How does this guy still have all his fingers?
I was thinkin' that, too! Lol
Also. I was litterly feeling my fingers shiver watching.
That's the first thing I noticed, too!
You must not be too attach to something you have 9 of. Polish style of thinking coming from a polock
@@danielfr9234 He has all his fingers, because he knows what he's doing and he takes care when doing it.
Well done !
Displaying the Finnish national spirit perfectly. They don’t say much, but that what comes out counts. Loving it!
Are you kidding me I’ve been trying to make box joints forever and it always comes out wrong on one of the corners, flip the board over and all that , this is so simple way hasn’t anyone showed this way ? Great video and thank you so much
Это лучшее что я когда либо видел! Спасибо тебе мужик!
Excellent video and process. The easiest and most effective I've seen without the prep of time consuming jigs. Bless your heart. He knows what to do and not to do. Mr. Finland has all of his fingers and judging from his shop he knows about stay away from sharp objects.
Thank you Sir for sharing. Keep up the excellent work.
Merci d'être là et de partager votre expertise !, merci pour la vidéo !!, vous faites un travail magnifique !!!
Love it! Smart, simple, very little talking and especially the dead-blow mallet!
Outstanding episode. I have purchased a jig for these joints and no matter how well I set up the jig, I always ended up with some problem during the construction. This method is excellent, it would be nice to know how you determined the sizes of the spacer blocks. Thank you for sharing, as I said in the beginning - Outstanding. Best wishes from the UK.
Looks like the spacer blocks are 2x the bit size? That would add up
Simple, elegant, and effective. The three elements of genius.
I found this video to be *wonderful! No loud music, no talking down to people, just a well-filmed, short, pithy video. ❤
I, personally, could have used *more description, but then, I am very new to wood working. I have, however, been dressmaking and sewing quilts for about 50 years, and apparently, the mental skills overlap. 😆
I watched the video a half dozen times and answered all of my own questions. 👍
I don't think he has too many tools. I have many items in *my sewing room that you would also scoff at ... especially if the only sewing you do is to hem your pants or replace a button now and then.
If you're making quilts for sale, or dressing the bride, both mothers, and six attendants, you understand my collection of sewing tools.
I imagine Esa is the same. 👍
Thanks Esa, and much love from Texas, USA!
🇫🇮🇨🇱🇺🇲 ❤
Beautiful, I love these joints. I really like Japanese boxes that use finer wood but Im sure its the same process. Wish I had the gear to do this
Excellent sir. I'd never seen this method before.
3:09
My favorite part of the video.
Adam Bradford 😂 yep
Loved it. Nice & simple. Love the intimate closeness of fingers & blades. Loved the ears.
Ingenious! This video was a great help to me. Thank you for sharing a very interesting way of making box joints.
Can't wait to give it a try.
Thanks
My favorite part of this whole video 3:06
Mine too :)
LoL that was good
Hahahahahha at 3:09 that YES is great man thanx for video brother
So simple. I will definitely be giving this method a try. Thank you.
Straight to the point, easy to follow for an amateur like me, and Finnish. That's a sub from me.
Nice, but I also admire how fearless he is of not losing a finger on the table saw
He has 9 backups.
@@dynajen1989 - ouch.
He's Finnish. If you're not, don't try this at home.
No jigs!
He just has next generation artificial arms already
Nice. Might be helpful to mention that you should predetermine the height
of the box by adding up the tongues so that you don't have half ones.
Hi,after watching so many other videos on how to make box joints,i must say this is the best i have seen,no complicated jigs etc. Pls keep doing what you do. What i would appreciate is,if you could mention the size of the spacers,are they the same size of the joints? This would be so helpful. Thanks again.
@@burledavey8198 Spacers appear to be twice the diameter of the router bit, which makes sense.
Hello to Finland. I made Boxes with Finger joints by using your method. It worked out very well. Thank you very much.
this video shows how to maximize the potential of every tool in your arsenal. Such an amazing work. Subscribed!
It says "The guide pieces have to be two times the width of the router bit", but also does the width of the wood have to be an exact even multiple of the width of the router bit?, otherwise when you spin the ends around and try and build the box the fingers will not match. I think I understand this but it depends on having very accurate spacers and wood pieces. Seems like you don't need a jig but you need a planner to get the results shown here?.
About 3:07 he showed boxes with different widthes.
@@trezzh4 Sure, but that does not effect anything I said in my comment.
@@harrybond007 You are right, but don't "spin" the ends. Instead, "flip" the ends. If you always keep the same reference side against the fence then the splines will fit. You don't need to measure the width exactly, which leaves one uneven spline all the way around. Then just cut and/or sand to size.
So use every other industrial/professional tool except a jig... got it.
Manuel Bou lol I thought the same thing. “No jig” but uses various sleighs, a planer, router table, and all the bells and whistles.
That's exactly what I was thinking. If I had all that I wouldn't need a jig for sure.
Absolutely, that sliding table saw, thicknesses and 30ft longer sander alone got to be worth minimum £100k. If I access to all that kit (I did before retirement) I would have created something more elegant
🤣 Rofl Yeah, only a few hundred thousand dollars worth of equipment! No Big Deal! LOL 🤣
The title of the video says "without any jigs". He didn't use any jigs.
You made my day. Pure beauty and simplicity. Zero waste video. Very pleasant to watch.
Easiest box-joint making method I have seen on YT. Well done! Greetings from South Africa.
👍 Nice job, great skill, 👉 for all its very important to have some kind or any kind of skill to survive in life, young age easily pass us buy but when you turn 45 to 50 that is the time any sensible person get worried about his life and thinking about what to do what he have done with his life education skills achievements and how he going to spend his or her last days, normal retirement section 8 or in a shelter house, if you are in 40s give yourself 2 year, learn a skill so you don't have to write this note for others like i do, i am worried man
Nice craftsmanship, but I am surprised that he still has all his fingers.
Excellent ! I have learned something VERY useful today ! Many thanks to you.
Great to see this demonstration with no annoying background music. Thank you.