What grit abranet did you use for the leveling?

That turned out real nice. I love the smell of cherry when lasering. I happened to make several boot jacks of my own design this morning.on a CNC Being from South Texas I used messquite from a tree i milled the other day. They will make great Christmas gifts. This video came across my feed this evening and its the first one from you I have seen. I liked the format, the sound was spot on and you explained things well. Good job all the way around sir!

I'll take a boot jack! What a great way to have a personal gift for someone.

Man I’d like that template! How much you asking?

Info or music video, please make a better choice.

What a great learning opportunity with his grandfather and through his home schooling. He learned so much more then being in a brick and mortar public school especially at this age.

That was soooo cool. Y'all made me smile and chuckle several times

Great video GranPaw!!!

Even more important than the business lessons he is learning is the memories with his granddad. Thank you for sharing such a special moment with your grandson.

What a great young man. He learns quickly. Teach them young and they will never forget.

Can a person use a programmed wood burning system to make a wood grain look in MDF? Anybody know if this can work?

How do I get an invitation for next year? Thanks.

Hey Guys!! Just subscribed and I enjoyed the video. I had a booth there and wish I had seen you. Thanks for highlighting the talent there. I too am a content creator on KZbin. Best wishes

Love the energy and innovation! I was not able to make it this year but will in 2025. Thanks for sharing it.

Wheels get dirty and slip?

Could not find the Phillips bit holder on Amazon ????

Thanks for sharing, I was hoping to go but couldn't swing it. Have a great day!!

The video is great, you need to keep promoting your channel. Is not hard.

Lee Valley has very a good set of gimlets. too.

Thanks for sharing the video. When I use those extractor bits, I drill a 1/4 hole all the way through a piece of scrap wood, then clamp that over top of the broken screw. It guides the extractor bit firmly.

Did you have a link for the drill-out bit for the removal? I need this for a door hinge. We ended up having to remove a section of the wood and regluing the whole thing because a screw had broken off in the edge of the door frame! This would have been far easier!

Hi Jerry, you made a good pun there, " I have never done this before, so if there is a major SCREW UP on it", I liked that Jerry. Well done, I like the wood you used in the case. Also your like me, I am not saying I am anywhere near as good as you wood working wise, but there is no way I would cover up that fault, I'd want to fix it properly too. It's a prise gun case, and all the time they would be using it, I would feel so bad. Good on you Jerry.

Hi Jerry, I've had the same trouble with brass screws so I bought brass finish - looking screws from the store - had no trouble since and they look just as good as brass. I believe some company called Laition, or something similar make them. Cheers, Emmett.

That screw "extractor" is very thin and easy to break. Go to the hardware store and get several sizes of common roll pins. Sharpen the roll pins with a grinder and have at it. The roll pin is tougher. I have taken the roll pin and driven it around the screw and popped out the broken screw.

Really good info and tool.

Viola?

When drilling the hole in the dowel, set the hinge and use a vix bit. It will center in the hinge and drill perpendicular to the hinge.

use a drill press and clamp piece solid

This should have been done using a drill press.

Nice video. I would strongly recommend that you invest in a bench top drill press. I didn't know how much I needed one until I got it. Aside from drilling holes I use it to make custom diameter hardwood dowels for my projects. I am also a fan of bamboo skewers for lots of things including spreading glue in holes. Lastly I would recommend that you purchase some good quality steel wood screws in the same size as your brass screws. Drill your hole, screw in the steel screws and then unscrew it and put in the brass screws for the final installation. Keep up the good work.

Don't put the glue directly into the hole. You've created a hydraulic barrier preventing you from pushing the dowel all the way in. You could have drilled the dowel before installing it, to relieve the pressure, or put a longitudinal groove into the dowel to let glue and air to escape. Be careful using a gimlet on narrow pieces of wood. They have a tendency to thread themselves into the wood and the taper can cause a split.

Enjoyed the video, liked the excitement of using the gimlet (I'm going to have to get me a set). Have subscribed as I like your style and certainly like your type of woodworking.

I got a complete set of old gimlets with wooden handles. I will use them in one of my actual projects. An added tip: wax the screws and do it with any kind of screws. Works like a breeze.

What is a "High End" box?

Thank you for the information! You definitely deserve more subscribers. Great video editing too!

A gimlet does the drilling and threading in 1 tool.

Wouldn't you accomplish the same thing by first using a steel screw, of the same size, to create the threaded hole and then backing it out and replacing with the brass screw?

Gimlets are GREAT! However, I think someone might have given you some faulty instructions. Gimlets are (primarily) used for making pilot holes for screws, but not in the manner you’ve described. The lead screw does not tap or thread the wood for the wood screw, and in fact, they won’t even match. The lead screw is there to pull the gimlet through the wood exactly the same way as the lead screw on an auger bit. You just twist without having to push. There’s no need for a pilot hole from a drill, the gimlet IS the drill. In fact, this is one of two big benefits of gimlet bits and why they exist. First, it often comes up where you need to drill a hole (usually a pilot hole) in a location where you just can’t get a cordless drill or egg-beater. There’s just not enough space to work. Gimlet bit to the rescue because they are so small you can get them into the craziest of places. The other benefit is that they require no setup; you just grab it and go. There’s no need to grab a drill, grab a battery, grab a bit, chuck the bit up, etc. The drill and the bit are one in the same so while it might be slower than a drill to actually drill the holes, for just a few pilot holes it can be much faster because you don’t need to set up the tool. The one downside to be aware of is that it’s harder to keep them at 90* vs. a power or egg-beater drill so for situations where you have a screw that needs to be perfectly flush in a visually exposed location they can be a bit tricky. But usually we are trying to hide screws (if we use them at all) so that problem doesn’t come up very often.

They also make screw drill bits that drill the exact hole for such size wood screws. And I use them since they are contoured exactly for the wood screw... Thumbs Up!

I’ve never worked with them before but thanks for sharing. I’ve seen them just never used them. I think I’ll be picking a set up for future small woodworking projects! Looking forward to subscribing and following your channel make it a great day! 👍

This channel should have more subscribers. Great information.

run a steel screw in and back it out

gimlets do not cut threads, they are small drills... the tip is threaded to "pull" the gimlet through the wood so you dont need the weight or force of a drill... but the saft of a gimlet just drills a straight hole. gimlets are great and I have a set, but properly used, you didnt even need to predrill the hole, the gimlet is the drill.

These are essentially the drill & tap method for wood. I'm ordering my set now. Thanks.

Was the name of the tool a gimwit ?

This is a super helpful video. Thank you.

'Hint or tip -----' Always engage the screw thread by turning anti-clockwise initially until you get the "feel". This prevents starting a second thread and makes insertion force lower - (very useful for plastic threads also).

I prefer drinking my gimlets in the morning, for the vitamin C in the lime juice. Great help, thanks for this.

learnt something today, thanks.

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