Cabinet Makers BEST KEPT SECRET for making an EPIC WORKBENCH

[@LumnahAcres]

8 foot Long straight edge we use amzn.to/2PLhbGP *(Affiliate Link)

[@ANGEL77762]

Thank you, I am doing a lot better!

[@dragansavic7066]

❤👍 Serbia

[@afeminame]

I can't remember. Did you guys weathered lil man? He'd be perfect for Hope.

[@jaynaforsgren4755]

Thank you

[@lynn4truth592]

Merry Christmas

[@warnerrobins8542]

I wake up every morning and check to see if you have a new show. My day just isn't the same if I don't watch the show. Thanks for all the entertainment you are giving me and so many more subscribers

[@MKCarol-ms7lg]

It is so quick to go into Lumnah withdrawal.

[@janiceaucoin1435]

The bench turned out nice, Al and Gina. Olivia, the Christmas decorations are beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I love that Hope is Little Man's best friend.

[@MKCarol-ms7lg]

Hope and Little Man, a nice breeding pair.

[@yvonneruby1311]

M.K. Carol except Little Man has been fixed...

[@MKCarol-ms7lg]

Yvonne 2Q2Q :( WEG1WGA

[@dianneedwards2491]

Thanks for that link for the straight edge. Al, I wonder if people realize how much that bench would cost if they could find one even close to that. Okay, thousands. That is why I say that if you don't have some building skills and you want to have a small homestead/farm then learn. You will save yourself hundreds of thousands. My dad died when I was 6 and my uncle helped raise me and he told us girls that he was going to teach us the basics so that we could take care of ourselves and be an asset and we laughed. However, I was the only one that took it to heart and on my small homestead, it has saved me so much money. Look at what Al is doing and even if you don't have those skills, learn the basics because there is lots of building out there. I just want to say thank you, Al and family, for being on KZbin and I'm a huge fan.

[@sharonyoung8251]

Dianne Edwards I agree, my father built houses and was a finish carpenter. I have always had better tools than my husband. And even though I no longer have the strength to do some of the things I want to do I can show my grandson how. We didn’t have power nailers and screwdrivers. My dad could sink a nail with 2-3 strikes.

[@christophercox8712]

Cutting melamine upside down will reduce the chip out along the 'show' side, painters tape along the cut line helps too.

[@hardracer]

And a finer tooth blade also.

[@Maxid1]

I tried to cut it upside down but when the blood rushed to my head I got really dizzy.

[@Woloverine1]

@@Maxid1 LOL...

[@LTVoyager]

Yep. I am surprised that someone who worked in a cabinet shop would not know this.

[@lhizcasem5259]

Lovi'n that blocks deco Gina made, very unique and beautiful. Amazing

[@roywitcher1860]

Merry Christmas from Hampshire UK love watching your blog everyday

[@jameslcoble248]

All of the decorations look absolutely amazing.

[@petercool]

AL I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOU FROM THE START MAKING THOSE BENCHES THEY LOOK GOOD IT GRATE WHEN WHAT YOUR CUTTING OR MAKING WHEN IT ALL FALLS INTO PLACE GOOD JOB MATE

[@dragonflygrandma]

Those decorations that you made Gina are absolutely the best. How pretty. That workbench is so nice. Hugs and Prayers ya'll

[@francislambert5189]

Bada Boom Bada Bing...and that makes it easy...Got it!

[@stan3198]

Love watching the work area come together !!!

[@slowly_radish8374]

Love the workbench! Takes me back to my Dad's shop.❤ Dark of winter is filled with mystery but I'm always elated when we make the turn to longer days. Thanks!

[@dougwalk8034]

Put a power-strip on that saw cart so you only have to plug one plug in the wall and the two saws and the vac system will plug into it !

[@jaynaforsgren4755]

doug walk good idea

[@Classifiedreality]

Thanks for taking us along, keep on keeping on!

[@dennisgodaire485]

Thank you ... The quarter rounding of the melamine top will make a world of difference. Nice job.

[@andrewjacques3960]

Wire a couple of electrical boxes on your new work station. you can run an extension to a power supply whenever you need to move it away from an outlet. you can keep the saws plugged in and you will only need to plug in the bench itself to power up the saws or any other tools.

[@annab3182]

New work bench looks great! Looks like things are really coming together in the barn / workshop. I wouldn’t block your hens from the nesting boxes they will freeze! I really would put the same insulation in the hen house that you put in the sliding garage door. You will get more eggs and your hens won’t sleep in the nesting boxes! We really have increased our our egg production by having the insulation in the hen house and we have cleaner boxes!

[@jvertrees1988]

That router finish was great! Looks like an EXPENSIVE custom table. Well done!

[@MelbGurl3162]

Merry Christmas to you n the family. May it be Happy, Sweet & Blessed.

[@maxcavazos4623]

A woodworking channel and cooking ya just can’t go wrong, awesome

[@jenniferhuff2547]

Awesome saw bench/cart you built there Al. Love all of the decorations Gina and Olivia made. Hope that you will have baby goats.

[@MrSpinnerbug]

Al I went with 4 swivel castors on my bench, works great, put it where you want! Recommend you get serious about reinforcing coops for both chicken flocks, and definitely reinforce your fencing..tighten up your premiere fence..flopping loose fence wont keep out coyotes or fox,, which is probably your most likely predators! You have a predator problem waiting to happen, so get ahead of it now, priority one, barn next. That is my opinion! Really like your new bench.

[@carolyngaulin8297]

MrSpinnerbug Good idea !

[@garys9694]

I think MrSpinnerbug's thoughts are VERY IMPORTANT, much more important than working on the workshop!

[@rachelm7525]

I'm inclined to agree with you, sir. Your livestock are always priority one 🙂

[@pattimanus8243]

So much talent! Al what do you think of all of those kids weed em reap are going to have in April?

[@gregkahle9046]

Spot on MrSpinnerbug! I hope he gets things in order pronto. Sounds like the neighbor's flock was an easier target. Driveway sensors/alarms work pretty well and are fairly inexpensive.

[@sylviabutler4809]

Fabulously interesting video today and so full of all the things we requested to see. Great job on the workstation so far. It's looking mighty fine and agree with all the comments about ways to seal the edges. Gina and Olivia you have made a wonderful job of decorating the house and tree and making it look so festive. Really enjoy your dialogue with all the animals Al and even it they cannot talk back, they respond to you so well...even Rusty...mind yer back :)

[@victorstory4832]

Nice work station Al and Gina. Some heavy duty drawer glides for the chop saw would allow you to slide the saw out while you use the table saw so you can cut wide material on the table saw.

[@fayflemister8374]

Gina your decorations are beautiful, good job. Workbench looks great

[@johnmark7777]

A white Christmas, the snow looks beautiful. I grew up in the East and Midwest. Lived in the mountains here in Cal. Been in the Central valley for over thirty years now. I don't miss the snow at all.

[@garyfeltus9801]

Love that table you made for the saws. Looks really good. Then I have not seen you've built that I don't like. I think a smoker would be supper. Thanks for sharing.

[@PlanetMojo]

I always add electrical outlets to work benches as well as battery chargers. Wire it up then use a 10 ga cord to plug the bench into the wall. Add some cleats for wrapping the cord when not in use. It's less needed now with cordless tools, but there are some tools that I still use a cord like heat guns etc.

[@marshasmith6320]

Beautiful decorations Gina!! Al that’s the best woodworking station ive ever seen. Love the rounded edge on it. Hey Olivia! ☃️❄️🎄🐐🦆🐓🐈🦮

[@deanbarr5740]

That is one sweet work station. You did an awesome job. Very well laid out and great craftsmanship.

[@deborahmarquez4029]

My husband drives a forklift for a company that makes that laminated board...sometimes he brings me a scrap or two when I have something in mind to make.... it is awesome...

[@newandoldtech5634]

2:25 for a while i was wondering what you were doing, "are you enjoying that" lol

[@141poolplayer]

Sounded like a horse pissin' on a flat rock.

[@newandoldtech5634]

I was wondering if it was the coffee kicking in

[@williamkolis3030]

Al I’m glad you posted this video. We are moving next week and I was planning on doing something like this for my new workbench. Glad I saw you using the malamine. I was just gonna use plywood. One thing different was that I was gonna use the miter saw recess as a place I could also put my bench top drill press in case I was doing long pieces.

[@ChurchsFamilyFarmCFF]

Good morning love you guys. You give us so many good ideas for our farm and our channel. God bless CFF

[@petedean6010]

Church's Family Farm I will check it out after. Blossom is to cute to leave🤗

[@ChurchsFamilyFarmCFF]

Pete Dean yeah I agree

[@MrRschwab]

Great shop project. Great looking tree you picked out! Nothing beats a smoked turkey!

[@diyfferent]

The bench is looking good. I definitely need to build one myself someday. That was cool to see some of our editing techniques making their rounds. haha

[@gkiferonhs]

I have a portable table to which I mounted a couple of outlet boxes connected to a single heavy cord. That way I can just plug in the table and then plug in whatever I want to on the table, I have a longer "table" cord than I have with the individual tools, which gives me a greater range to move the table (and I just need to use one extension cord and don't have to unplug and replug my tools. Love how the shop is coming together!!

[@raynall3593]

Work bench turned out great and the 4 swivel wheels were the way to go. Yes I think you need to build a smoker, be another great addition to the farm. I always enjoy your videos. Usually watch them as i drink my morning coffee before I stat my day. Today i had to wait till the end of the day, so a pleasant way to end my day.

[@ohjoannabanana]

I like your round over trick for the melamine for getting rid of the chip out. It looks great. When you add your shop vac dust collector there is a switch you can buy that will turn on the vacuum when you turn on your table saw or chop saw. That way you won’t have to remember to turn on the vacuum separately.

[@kathyjones8656]

Great job on workbench! Those crazy critters will have to show themselves eventually. Keeping all of you in my prayers 💕

[@kezzatries]

There's always something getting the chicken's, we lost 6 to the heat, 116f to 120f for the last 4 half days here where I live in Australia. Makes us feel cool watching your channel in the snow 😎

[@michaelanderson7260]

From a long time woodworker I think your work benches & miter/table saw bench look great. One suggestion you might want to add some grooves in the table top to accommodate the miter gage when using it.

[@shawnmcpeak6184]

This is such a good video. When you and Olivia went to get eggs it was so Beautiful. I could just smell the air. and feel the crispness of the air on my skin.

[@MissOneNSpirit]

Great idea for a smokehouse build, can’t wait to watch you build. Love your videos!

[@caninedrill_instructor5861]

That "Chop" bench looks great!! Very efficient looking.

[@brentprosser5563]

Happy to see you wearing a respirator. Also happy you’re putting in some dust collection. For the small amount of work you guys do if this nature, is recommend a good shop vac and a cyclone separator. That plus respirators should keep you safe!

[@kristinesautter3529]

Yes a smoker would be a fun project to watch. Always wanted one too. You could smoke hams, meat sticks, jerky, cheese, turkey and so much more. Would be a great addition to your homestead. Love the idea of post and beam too. Would look awesome. Maybe with shingle siding.

[@snoxpro]

The workbench turned out amazing!!

[@robertleigh559]

Chicks are roosting in the egg boxes to get warm and away fr drafts. Put lots of straw and litter on the floor so they can get away fr cold and make nests elsewhere. Great show; my morning start-up. Thank you.

[@onemorchatykathy]

I don’t have any suggestions but I’m sure enjoying seeing the Christmas projects the girls made and scattered around the house and barn. Warms up the place!

[@LoisAnneMT]

Watch your show every morning. Really enjoy seeing your family's progress in your homesteading journey. As for your nest box issue... very simple solution. Place all of your night roost bars higher than the nest boxes. Chickens roost at the highest point they can reach. Should solve your problem.

[@abuelitacaicedo3185]

Roger Loesch I don’t think it was meant that way🤔😊

[@Jeff_Eats_Local]

Turned out great! You are set up now! Time to get to building!

[@bradpayn8058]

Smoked trout are awesome. Especially those about 12" - 16" from very cold water. Maybe you don't have them on the farm, but I'll bet there are some near there

[@donaldmiller8629]

@ Brad Payn , Yes , there is a resevoir in the Conn. River which is not far from the farm. But I've never heard Al say anything about fishing there. I wonder how much someone would pay to have their catch smoked in a real smoke house ?

[@bradpayn8058]

@@donaldmiller8629 I can't tell you much about Conn., but I do know a little about how that would work in the Rockies in Wyoming. The best trout are in the creeks here. There are plenty in reservoirs too, but brookies are best. Lakes trout are better eating when you catch them through the ice, and before they get too big, but cold creeks are still much better. My Uncle, who passed away several years ago owned a custom processing plant and cold storage lockers. He butchered pigs, beef, deer, elk, moose, etc. and had a smokehouse etc. We smoked our trout there for free when several of us went together and had a great catch. Well almost free, we gave him some of the fish. I suppose it wouldn't cost any more to smoke a fish than a pork belly other than you would want enough of them hanging in there at once to make it worth it. Depending on the size of your smokehouse. It takes as much smoking to do a batch of six as it does 50, but there are game limits too. Here it is ten trout a day (brookies, less other trout) or twenty in possession - so you'd want small groups of people to combine their fish. My uncle wasn't licensed at a level to sell meat like a butcher shop, he was just licensed to cut or smoke meat that belonged to his customers and give it back to them. He could come to your farm and shoot your cow, haul it off in a winch truck, (or you bring your livestock still alive to his farm near town in a trailer, or he could sell you a live beef, then shoot it for you) or you could bring in your hunt or catch, etc, but his licencing for just that was expensive and required strict and frequent inspections. Often daily. There is an inspector here who covered two counties and he made the rounds nearly every or every other day. He could walk in at any minute. Basically, what I'm trying to say, I guess, is if you are going to charge anything for working on meat, you either have to keep it on the hush side, maybe swap favors with close friends and family, or if you go the legal liscenced route, butcher block, smoking for cash, publicly, you might as well go all in and make it your job -- you've already gotten past the same red tape to do it for hire whether you process something every day, or four times a year. Game Wardens and Brand Inspectors come just as often as the meat inspector does, making sure nobody has been rustling or poaching, and all your paper work, game tags, and branded hides are as they should be.

[@donaldmiller8629]

@@@bradpayn8058 , Al lives in New Hampshire . I was referring to the Conn. River which flows near him and has been dammed to form a reservoir near Al's farm. Ah , I forgot about the government !! They do their best to eliminate competition for big business .

[@judd_s5643]

Are you planing on using the miter-fence on the table saw?

[@rockinrickard61]

Man, I love your workstation, I may have to make myself one now. Gina's baked beans looked wonderful too.

[@jamesgoodman8679]

OUTSTANDING job on your work station carpentry bench. Yes more organized and easier on your back an knees. God bless. Jim

[@billpace3001]

Thanks for the workbench video. I had been thinking along those lines for myself. I measure 4x and cut 10.

[@Dreamweaver_Farm]

Great work on the saw station Al. The automated vacuum switches are nice for that application. It turns on your vac when you start the tool and turn off delay so it pulls that last little bit after you shut off your tool. Plus you only have to use one plug because your tools are plugged into the controller. iVac is the name of the company.

[@jamesgoodman8679]

Yeah Smokehouse is essential on farmstead would be awesome to see the build an finished product Good luck and God bless. Jim

[@eddieflowers7939]

I am enjoying all the building that you guys are doing. As a former elementary school teacher, you would inspire a lot of children to learn such a needed skill for their future, and you would also help teachers give a deeper insight on how to teach Measurement and the different types of tools beneficial for learning how to measure. Your videos would also be a huge tool in the classroom for the students to see you in action as you build and work together. Gina, I love the candle display in your windows that you have created - it's so classy; yet, homey. Thank you for allowing us into your life in New Hampshire. We are new transplants to Vermont from NC. I'm so glad to know that by your channel we've been able to stay connected, and feel like we have friends in this new place... which is VERY cold!!! Gale Flowers PS The beans looked very good. I enjoy when you cook. Though I am old, I am learning many new things. Thanks

[@tvcat3665]

NC to Vermont? 🤔 Are you bucking the trend? 😀 I like your idea of teaching school age kids these skills.

[@BraxxJuventa]

You did a great job on that sawing table Al! Well done! 👍😁

[@sonnycrumby4944]

Really like your roll around work bench island!

[@GrowWhereYouArePlanted]

Is there a roosting pole up higher than the nesting boxes ? Chickens like to roost up high. If the nesting boxes are the highest accessible location, that may be the reason why they sleep there.

[@KRT045]

The table/workbench looks great!

[@robertbass5283]

Happy Holliday’s to you & the Family !! Love your Farm & watch all your video’s.

[@sixbanga9524]

Gooooooood mooooourning lumnah people

[@pima7705]

Hey I remember that counter top in my assembly line work days. It was nice. Kept cool in the wear-house hot summer days.

[@brianmiller4282]

Been planning on building a smokehouse and would like to see what you come up with

[@johnhenderson8360]

Nice job and well thought out!

[@margaretpervier8357]

Your woodworking is beautiful. It’s fun and satisfying to watch😊❤️

[@homesteadblessings8886]

We have a smaller smoker and my husband smokes whole chicken in it. He does it in a dish and the broth get a smoke taste also which he says is very good.He also has done beef roasts. God's blessing to you and yours

[@ancimargarita2763]

Hello lovely family... just wondering were is Figaro, miss him and his cool attitude and the sweet ways he greets you when he sees you Al!

[@JM-iv9ww]

Your carpentry skills continue to amaze me - what a great table!!! Love your videos!! 💕

[@hgils]

Love the work bench! 4 free wheels were the perfect addition. I might have coated the area that the 1/4 router trimmed ... BUT you got good origination skills!

[@cooldog60]

Very nice saw table! I like it to!

[@kleineroteHex]

I need a kitchen version of this for all my baking stuff!!! :)

[@cherylcallahan5402]

TYVM 🌻🐤🌻Lumnah Acres love how you talk to the animal's. Work bench was a masterpiece.

[@shawnmcpeak6184]

House looks wonderful Gina. Love the Candles.

[@dodge7679]

Ye have so much great work done,place looks great

[@Downeastwaves]

Excellent work bench. Yummy beans and ham. Thanks Al. Always enjoy you projects! Merry Christmas!

[@ernabueing4250]

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Love watching your video and all the animals you have. God Bless you all in the New Year.

[@CassarolesDad]

Sealing the edges of bench top with some epoxy or polyureathane will give the top some extended life.

[@leonakobe8895]

That is an excellent idea to seal the edges.

[@1961fireguy]

I was about to add that. At least some polyurethane to keep the moisture from swelling the edge.

[@dnhman]

Very nice job Al, so what if you want to rip a 4x8 sheet ? Do you have to take the chop saw out?

[@lorypeterson5502]

Yum! Sounds good Al! A smoker is awesome!

[@amystery7754]

I have no skills like these and most of the time I have trouble following your building projects, but what you build is amazing. There seems to be nothing you can't build or create with lumber and saws, etc. Waiting to see what's next.

[@1wolfpup]

Your workshop looks fantastic! A perfect place to help build a smokehouse! 😄 God bless your family.

[@misskittykat594]

GINA'S BAKED BEANS Hello Al, Those baked beans really looked so good. I love a good pot of homemade beans of any kind. Do you think Gina would send me the recipe for those wonderful looking beans I would love to make some of them. Al you and Gina did a great job on that EPIC WORKBENCH. You sure out did yourself on this one. I like the way you finished the edges too. You sure do not find this kind of workmanship in the store. This is custom made to fit your tools. You really put your whole heart and soul into anything you make and this really shows it. Merry Christmas Al, Gina, Olivia, and all the farm animals.Especially that cute loving one HOPE. I hope is has baby goats this Spring. Leah-Rae in California

[@flick22601]

Nice bench. If I might suggest, you might want to attach a fold down leaf on the back. That way, when flipped up, you'll have a larger support surface on the right side of your table saw which I'm sure you'll find useful with future projects.

[@paracop35]

Smoked salmon - turkey - and all the pork products !! Love our smokehouse had it all my life

[@jackd.ripper7613]

3 above right now in Anchorage. Cold as a banker's heart. Sunrise these days is about 10:30 am, sunset is about 3:30 pm. I also love knowing the sun will be coming back, but it's in late February that I start to really notice it. And for me, when the Iditarod is over about the 2nd week in March, spring is here despite another possible month of snow. Hey, all the best to the Lumnah's and all the good folk out there during the holidays and the coming year.

[@tonygrimes13]

A Banker is the person who gives you an umbrella when the sun is shining & asks you to return it when it starts to rain!!!!!

[@kayrabey1344]

Pretty amazing watching the bench build. I couldn’t figure out how it was all going to work until the end. Really good planning!

[@jerrysalgat3406]

Yes, build a smoker. Love your videos!

[@HankDruck]

I went also with four 5" swivel casters on my mobile table saw/router table combination and it works great in a confined garage workshop...

[@russse2793]

Love the new mobile work station, and enjoy your videos. Thank you much for sharing, and allowing an old guy to remember when things were simpler, and not the toxic social culture that exists today. God Bless and God Speed to everyone. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years as well. Russ from Phoenix.

[@davidcraddock9843]

A great workstation project to finish 2019. Looking forward to the smoker build, suggest smoking almonds, fish, chicken and of course pork. Season greetings from a very hot South Australia.

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

YES smoke house!! Table looks great!

[@cliffcouture8382]

Love the TSC store.

[@donaldk.macbaird4950]

It's a must have on the homestead ,a good smoker.

[@cityslickercountryboycount5687]

Yes! Great idea Al....a smoke house would be a great addition to your Homestead!!

[@tonydemeo7480]

I would love to see the smoke house built but also see the smoker grill you have used. We just bought the same brand you have and can’t wait to use it. I just finished putting it together two hrs ago.