Much appreciated 👍

😉

I must admit, looking back it doesn't look great. Although I believe in the video we do suggest a change to the order of operations and instead cut the knife slots before cutting the steps. This will make for a much safer build. Rest assured though, while it looks sketchy, we were being very careful. I believe all the other cuts are safe, provided you take the usual precautions. Unfortunately the UK version of our table saw has a terribly designed riving knife, which means we can't use if for non-thru cuts. We've since modified the saw, so we can have the knife for these operations (we have a video on that releasing soon).

Thank you so much for the kind words and your sub. We use Fusion360 as our CAD software, it isn't without its flaws, but it's powerful and easy to use. Also, the last time we looked (they keep changing things), the offer a free licence to Makers. You might be interested in this blog post we wrote about CAD packages for woodworkers. makers-manual.com/best-cad-software-woodworking

@yemarican 👍 thanks so much for letting us know! We’ve got lots more in the pipeline 😉

Cheers @d.k.1394 that’s much appreciated 👍

Glad you liked it!

Amazing! If you’re on Instagram, do show us how it goes 🤩 @makersmanual Happy Making 👍

Thanks for saying! Really pleased you enjoyed 👍

@jk3910 that’s such a lovely thing to say and truly made our day to read your kind words ☺️ thank you for taking the time to write this.

My guess is Bahnschrift

The font is Bahnschrift SemiCondensed in Bold at 64mm high.

@@MakersManualThank you sooooo much! I must make one reall soon!!!!!

We used a water based exterior varnish rather than wax to finish our Triangle (see @16:30), it's a little harder wearing and no chance on anything rubbing off onto your clothes or carpets. Just be sure it is fully cured before brining into your kids room, the VOCs in varnish can be nasty.

Hurrah! I still look at it and see blue 👍 it’s a winner for sure.

Thank you so much!

@capefear3297 really great to hear that you learnt something from our video! Good luck with your sign endeavour… I hope your Amazon driver notices it 😉

You must have the same driver we have lol

Hi, we use Fusion360. The software is good (if a little unrefined at times), and the license is free for makers. I wrote a blog about different CAD packages here makers-manual.com/best-cad-software-woodworking

Sadly not, but there are loads of places online that will print for you. Just Google "3d Printing Service", they'll only need the files that you can get from my Printables link.

The Slide/Climbing Board is made using Solid Pine Furniture Board (aka Timberboard). You should be able to pick this up easily in any DIY Store or Timber Merchant.

Haha... I know exactly what you mean. I've been using 3D Printers for years in a professional capacity, but always held off purchasing one for myself because I found them to be a little too 'hobby' focused. But prices have plummeted and quality sored in recent years. We have the Bambu Labs P1S and have been pleasantly surprised how good it is.

Bambu is 3D printing done right.

Thanks Neil, it was a great early project for the new 3D printer.

Thank you

It works really well, surprising it isn't a more common solution to dust extraction at the drill.

Es freut mich sehr, dass Ihnen das Video gefallen hat und Sie bald eines erstellen werden. Ich würde gerne das Endergebnis sehen. Wenn Sie möchten, können Sie uns auch ein Bild auf Instagram schicken.

Hi, thanks for your concern. This is the second comment we've had asking us to be careful, so you've got us questioning our approach. Can we ask what particular cut got you worried? There are times where the camera can make things look scarier than they actually were, though we admit that cutting the knife slots 8:43 with a jobsite saw did require a little extra care. But we do say 9:56 the better way to do things. We aren't using guards or push sticks in any of these cuts, because our fingers were always well clear of the blade. But please feel free to correct us if we did do something daft somewhere. We'd rather feel a little foolish than feel a spinning blade... ek. Thanks again for the concern

Thank you! Awesome to hear, good luck with it 👍

Hi @gobear83 We appreciate your concern and know exactly the section of video you are referring to and I agree it looks dubious. But don’t worry, we always use push sticks where appropriate and in this instance it’s a combination of camera angle and lens zoom that makes things look particularly scary. Trust us, we had to watch this bit over and over when editing and it made us wince each time, but it was much safer in the real world. We intend to keep all of our fingers 🖐️🖐️

@@MakersManual after watching your video I made one with a solid piece of cherry and I’m happy with the finished product .. All the best from Ottawa Canada

That’s so good to hear, really pleased that we could help you out and you’re happy with the result. It’s a shame you can’t send us a picture, must be beautiful in Cherry. If you’re on Instagram we’re @ MakersManual

Yes, this gives me the chills!! SAFETY PLEASE

:) Thanks so much @myronman3 - so kind of you to take the time to say that! We've got a good few videos in the making so keep an eye out for them... it's been a steep learning curve for us trying to release semi regular content whilst navigating parenthood! All good.

@@MakersManual awesome! best advice i can give you as a single father who raised two sons, is even though you are tired, jam pack everything you can in regards to spending time with your children. you've both heard it 1000x's, but it bears repeating....."they grow like weeds". you'll blink, and they'll be adults and off leading their adult lives. keep up with the videos, and enjoy the hell out of the daily grind of parenthood! looking forward to seeing what else you two create!

@myronman3 that’s so lovely to hear, thank you. We defo try to make the most out of the time we have with the wee one, he’s such a pure joy 😍

Hey, thanks! The distance end to end is 36” with a rise of about 7.5” to the highest point. Hope that helps 👍

@@MakersManual yes. Thanks!

Bob’s your uncle and Fanny’s your aunt 😉😂 no idea where that came from!

@@MakersManualthat HAS to be a regional expression….it rolled out entirely too smoothly to not be. 😂

😂 a phrase I probably use daily, didn’t even occur to me it was regional!! According to Google, it’s defo a UK thing… whoops

@@MakersManual it’s great! People being themselves and sharing these minutes of our lives and teaching others is why i enjoy youtube. And getting to enjoy people’s personalities is an added bonus! There are plenty of monotone instructional videos out there- injecting some personality into a “how to” video makes it that much better.

That’s definitely the winning opinion!

There’s no such thing as a silly question. But as you’ve probably guessed there isn’t one answer to this question. Assuming you have a timber stud walls and are screwing into the studs, then I would put 2” into the wall; this allows for 1.5” into the stud and 0.5” to get through the plasterboard (Gyproc). Plus the thickness of the Baton, in your case a 4” screw would be good. Though you could use smaller screws if you counterbored the baton, this might be neater, as 4” screws can be chunky. Hope that helps, happy making.

It’s amazingly strong 💪 pretty cool and a great example of how the simplest designs are also the best.

Thanks @shadowdragon2484 🤩 it was really cool and satisfying to figure out and make!

Cheers @chewbacca8748 👍 much appreciated. Hope you have a lovely Xmas yourself 🤩

Hi @makerbymistake, thanks so much. Defo try it out, it’s such a versatile toy👍 if you make one, can we see?! You could tag us on instagram @makersmanual Happy Making!

🤩 so pleased you think so - thank you!

Cheers @woodworkingnook 👍

Oh my goodness, yes… we can certainly relate. It’s the best 🤩 got to make the most of this age I reckon!

@@MakersManual indeed! 👍

The wee one is really loving it 🤩

Thanks, our little one is certainly loving it! We were really pleased with how well it turned out. Hopefully will help a few people make some presents for Christmas 🎅 🤶

Wow David, what a lovely comment to receive. That’s made our day, thank you. We’re really pleased you enjoyed it.

Thank you, we do our best. 😊

Our first version of this is about 4 years old and 8 out of the 9 slots had no problems with crud collecting. The 9th contains the bread knife that often goes back with a few crumbs. These are easily removed by knocking it upside down or a vacuum in the slot. Provided you keep your knives clean, I think this block should probably be a cleaner option than a typical knife block 🔪 🪵.

Thanks Shona 🤩

Hey Christopher, thanks! Hope it goes well for you if you give it a go 🪚🤓

Thank you! Cheers!

Hi, on our website we give a little more information on what we think are Required Tools and what are just Helpful (makers-manual.com/shop/geometric-picture-frame). But the great thing about woodworking, is there is always another way of doing something, if you are missing a tool, then I sure you'll be able to think up another way. The only thing to be careful of however, is to get your cuts accurate if you want nice clean joints. This is of course easier with certain tools, but possible to achieve in many ways.

Our little one certainly loves it, really great to see how his play changing as he gets older and more capable. You can print it on any size paper you like, so long as you set the scale to 1:1. Though it is optimised for A4.