French cleat follow-up

[@xaadaa91]

new projects or old projects small or large, i love em all. the wood maniac i am, it never gets old. love seeing your methods music and all. its very inspiring to see how everyone sets up their shop and to see all storage ideas....thanks for sharing your videos!

[@sigung01]

You know, you are doing such great videos and you are so personable and diplomatic. Always exploring new ideas and giving it all up to the woodworking community. Great job, keep up the good work. Just for the record, cleats are cleats, and whether or not French people endorse them, they will still do a great job as you have so clearly shown.

[@rafikispepsi]

It is your channel, play what ever music you desire. With that being said, love the new intro. My kind of music.

[@TheBergy32]

Great follow-up video! Suggestion: you could use those shelf pegs that screw into the bottom of the shelf once the pegs and shelf are in place. That would stop the shelves from falling out, but it would still allow you to mover them around as you wish.

[@js-gy4tz]

i love watching your videos, I have never seen a guy who has so much fun making and talking to the viewers I would love to spend time talking to you and throwing out one liners, Keep them coming Thanks, Jim

[@newtonfoxbds]

Steve, you're wasted teaching woodworking, you should be on stage man. You're so funny. Keep 'em coming as that said I've learned so much watching you! Cheers.

[@mntnman49]

I like the upgrades as much as the original. Especially the suggestion of shelves.

[@yojerome]

Looks good. I've used French cleats in the past and like them. Thanks for sharing.

[@scottbrooks2351]

steve im glad you tackle these important issues. why do we continue to give the french all the credit for french toast is beyond me lol.

[@Bradyvilleboy]

Scott Brooks We call it Freedom Toast. Kidding.

[@workhardism]

Freedom Fries!!!

[@carmabitesbac]

Like your " Enthusiasm about your storage ideas and input / seeking information etc. I'm in the process of cleaning my shed and adopting new ideas (everyday Joe ) THX.

[@TheRevering]

New ending is awesome!!! Metal and woodworking go hand in hand.

[@BTom16]

Nice organization system. Neat. Clean. Simple. I'm going to do my own version. Thanks for the inspiration. The adjustable shelves can be prevented from sliding off the pins by routing a very shallow groove for the pins to sit in, on the under side of the shelf. That will locate the shelf and keep it from sliding. ... just an idea.

[@Derpface23]

Great video! I set this up in my garage and it works great for all the small tools I had jammed in a box.

[@demp1563]

For your small slidey shelves you could put vertical strips on velcro to hold the shelf from sliding. With velcro you can pull it off to make changes to your shelves

[@Morkvonork]

There are pins that hold your adjustable shelf boards from both sides so they dont fall apart when you pull stuff out. You can otherwise make a saw kerf in the backing board to hold it better in place :)

[@dlwatib]

'No music' is good, especially when people have no taste in music. Why do people feel that their videos have to have music? It obscures the words when people talk. It's kinda like an obnoxious background on a webpage, but on a webpage there are ways you can get rid of backgrounds you don't like (if you use firefox). On a video, you can mute it, but then you miss if somebody says something important.

[@steve24822]

I agree, music as an introduction is fine but during the content of the video it serves no purpose. As you say, it obscures what is being said and is generally distracting, even if you like the music.

[@parktondc]

Hey Steve, you did the right thing in not trying to save any of the liquid amber tree. In NC we call it sweet gum and its center mass is like a sponge, if you were try to split it like firewood, your ax would bounce off or be stuck in the piece with water forming. It has no real value for wood workers or even firewood use. It has to dry for two years just to burn. Like your videos. Great humor also. D.

[@zippymanyay101]

the two things you could do is 1. Put your vehicle badges on the front of your screwdriver racks, and 2. your shelves could be routed out a little on the bottom to allow them to drop over the pins in the side panels.

[@DaSonX]

You are hilarious! I thoroughly enjoy watching your postings.

[@SuperJamster1]

Steve, Did you ever notice that whenever we make a new to organize something, like adjustable shelves, we never actually change them. I started to make adjusting closet organizers, but I never have seen anyone change them after they get them organized. Been using the french cleats for years, good system for workshop cabinets too.

[@Robertscorner1]

Making edge banding that slightly overlaps would be a quick and easy way to keep the shelves from coming out and the shelves would still be adjustable.

[@jimendo45qf]

I like your system as well. One thought I have is that you can add some hooks or dowels to the fronts of you screw driver rack to hang smaller tools ( Dividers etc you could also mount that famous emblem on the front of one of them. :-) ) clearly taking the time to put this together gives you the option to change as your needs change. Great post thanks.

[@1100yrs]

I think it's great that you are building a coffee table. I always wanted to build a coffee table that would expand slightly somehow for parties but then would shrink back down when not in use. Maybe something like a flip over top revealing more flat space or even a flip up leaf on one edge or something functional. Just a thought for something different yet challenging.

[@strokerace5468]

I actually like the way your board is set up. I wish I'd seen your video back when I put my peg board in. Its not bad. But the cleat style would clean it up. Plus I'm always putting my boxes of screws here and there. I like how you have them on the side in spaces. I feel a project coming on.

[@matthewrichards5033]

Here in Missouri we call those trees sweetgum. The most beautiful wood. I made a clock out of it once.

[@TFfan75]

Love your videos, as an amature DIY guy its nice to tips and inspirasjons. Always nice to learn other ways or more pro ways of doing things :)

[@alanblakeman2081]

hi i love your sense of humor ,just doing a tool board i have a workshop just like yours live in france been a carpenter for 45years never had a tool board never in one place long enough now retired renovating my my house feed up of having bench covered with tools and cra!!!! just using screws to hold tools till i get it how i want it.hate the new music regards

[@Peter-tn4vj]

Love your videos mate, very helpful and entertaining

[@BigBirdsWorkshop]

Man, half your followers just had an epileptic fit after watching the end of the video!! Love your show.

[@katatakacovich6347]

I love this ending music you chose!

[@jhollin1138]

To help the problem with adjustable shelf system you mentioned, add a rabbet or 2 to the underside.

[@sawdustjohnpa]

Hey Steve, if it ends up being too much WORK making a new coffee table just use the ottoman for your feet. haha... love the fact you're doing organizational stuff. i'm putting up a new garage this spring and completely redoing the inside of the wood shop and I know i'll be using some of your ideas.

[@panthrosan]

For the loose shelves you could do what iKea does with some of their shelving and route a small channel for the dowels so that when the shelves sit on the dowels they can't pull out. Great channel by the way, new subscriber who knows enough about woodworking to get myself in trouble and over me head lol. Hope to use some of the great ideas from your channel in my projects.

[@alexgilmore6133]

oh and LOVE THE MUSIC!!!!

[@nzuliddu]

OMG the new introduction for mere minutes is awesome!!! It makes you think that your wood comes from a dark norwegian forest cut by a demon in the darkest night of eternity!!! TRUE NORVEGIAN BLACK WOOD \m/

[@tylercosgrove1063]

put the charger emblem on your drill charger

[@aahaahaah]

Hi Steve, I enjoy your videos, and am planning on using the french cleat system. On your adjustable shelves pulling out when you pull out the screw boxes - I think if you just screw or glue a stop block on the shelf bottom, that would solve the problem.

[@gordbrown298]

from Canada eh-had a 70's bad disco flashback at the end-recovering in ICU. Look forward to the coffee table build!

[@KevKevAllen]

As far as the shelves coming out when you pull something out from it, the solution is simple: Option 1: Glue another peg/board/anything to the under side of the shelf just behind where the peg would land. (Think stoppers in a drawer slide) Option 2: Cut grooves on the shelf for the pegs to sink into (or the groove to sink onto the peg I guess)

[@santiagocondemorales5567]

i loved that new song of yours, its charming

[@1anthonybrowning]

Your Liquid Amber tree is a Sweet Gum tree. They are beautiful trees, especially their fall color, until they drop the "gum balls" all over the place, then not so great.

[@Natas70]

I think the new intro to the show is going to be amazing! I really enjoy your way of dealing with trolls, they always give me a chuckle.

[@phtmk3]

re: adjustable shelving : Glue small cleats on the undersize of the 1/4in plywood which catch the pegs.

[@andy7501]

For the adjustable shelves. add dowells to the bottom hanging behind the holding pegs. 1/4 inch should do it

[@azyfloof]

I always "Yay!" out loud whenever I see a new MM video in my feed :D Until I have even the smallest iota of the skill, equipment and space you posses, I shall continue to enjoy woodworking vicariously through you :) Definitely love the new intro! Such mastery of sound and visual effects ;D

[@denvermilam4536]

for the adjustable shelves you could try to make a notch in the bottom of the shelve part where the pins meet the wood so that the shelve wont move as much. Im not good with woodwork but thats a idea you could consider

[@swaffy101]

Best intro music ever!

[@pokemon2487]

for the shelves, all you would need to do is take out the shelf, then glue a small piece of wood to the back of the shelf and make sort of an L shape so that way when you pull the things out the shelf only comes out a bit then hooks onto the pegs

[@Nordraw]

I have to say, I've never met a french cleat I didn't like. Very nice!

[@tpaul50]

Hey Steve. great vids keep it up!! I am from the south, Georgia to be exact. The amber tree is i believe a sweet gum tree.Years ago my dad told me that they used to get the gum from the tree and chew it like chewing gum.

[@Bbendfender]

Steve, you may have already gotten advise on the little adjustable shelves but you might cut some dados for the shelves to slide in. I think that's what I would do.

[@hiprockdud]

Hi! Put TV in the big empty area, so you can ad more shelves (if needed) to the place where tv is right now. Also then you can watch football outside the shop. Cheers

[@Mrjackyleggs99]

I liked your old video introduction and the music that you used to use

[@dav1099]

O-man that chair, ottoman, coffee table in the shop, you are living on hob-nob avenue (that's a little higher than the snooty ones) these days. 8-) the new intro to the show is so relaxing, i most of the time watch this at 5AM what a way to wake up! lol keep the videos coming. 5*****

[@TehLivingDeath]

It snowed 10 inches where I live in the past 2 days. Not quite "happy spring" yet, Steven!

[@donalegrand3553]

Here is what Mr. Google had to say: "Sometime back, in the canyons of my mind, I said we would do a blog or a video on making a French cleat. Why it’s called a French cleat I doubt anyone knows, but I will hold to the term in anticipation that a Frenchman did indeed hang a cabinet from a wall somewhere in a French colony or even France. Here in Wales I made a cleat. Would it be a Welsh cleat? I only knew this as a Reverse or Split cleat. All three would be correct terminology " From Paul Sellers Blog.

[@jeffstanley4593]

That is a sweet gum tree and I have one that is enormous and produces tons of those deadly balls.

[@alex1982ander]

you could use a piece of trim to keep your shelves from falling out and it would also look good

[@dallasrtucker]

So ... does Steve remind anybody but me of Hawkeye in M.A.S.H.?

[@steveharbin5650]

Another idea to keep the shelves in place - glue a small piece of wood just behind the location where the shelf pins support it.

[@sinsilius]

For those adjustable shelves I'd put a strip of plywood on the back on each of them, so that it would sorta hook on side pins :)

[@joemacleod-iredale2888]

They are called split battens in the UK.

[@21BDP21]

Funny it is spring I would not have guessed. just had a blizzard hit the last day of my college's "spring break".

[@WigWagWorkshop]

OK, That ending just made my day :-) Awesome vid, looking forward to the coffee table project. Personally, I love the 50's style furniture

[@impersonalopinion]

How about putting your car nameplates on the front to the screwdriver holders? My dad made a sturdy tray to fit on the Ottoman for use as a table, but you can remove it for foot resting.

[@95MikeJ]

50s style funeture looks great you should use it.

[@RichHall48]

Your videos alway make me laugh. Keep doing what your doing.

[@nervmichnich]

I like the new introduction to mere minutes a lot!

[@ThePapaVader]

I approve on the song choice!

[@beekeeperzo]

You could put a notch or detent (from the French detente) on the shelves for the pins. But, that might be too much work.

[@MPWorkshop]

You're frickin awesome! I couldn't stop laughing! Keep it up. Stick it to those Trolls! I put Larger tools on the bottom so they don't hang down and block space.I'm not sure if you have the space to do that, but just a thought.

[@donoja2004]

Yeah! We got another 6 inches of snow yesterday. Steve left out a couple of important seasons, Hunting season and Mud season.

[@SurlyFuriousOne]

Great video! You are hilarious and the end of this video is genius. Keep it up!

[@Espo11B]

I love that new intro. Keep it going.

[@staalmaffia]

great! coffee table! i was going to make one, but I'll wait, interesting to see how you will do it!

[@craigclemans966]

I would make the table with a floating top. Great look.

[@jkshoals]

Closing music was catchy. You got lucky with the free chair & ottoman.

[@izeugirdor]

I look forward to seeing your old coffee table on Craigslist.

[@summerswoodworking]

Your Awesome Steve!!!!

[@robbrown6667]

Love your Videos...Keep it up... One comment for your screw drivers, chisels and other like items. Use the french cleat system, but have them so that that they swing out. You'll gain alot of space and only lose space going out. Jus a thought...

[@Szafro13]

Try putting a little dowel at the back of the little shelves, and make them adjustable too.

[@jonhillstrom1635]

Building a coffee table? look into reclaimed pallet board coffee tables.. I really like the look of those.. Also you can get pallets for free so that would be a bonus to the free chair.

[@MegaHenke82]

the adjustable shelf. thicker wood and half holes where the pins can rest.

[@therickaman1]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but in the south we call a "liquid amber tree" a sweetgum tree. Never heard of that name.

[@Dont_Poke_The_Bear]

A simple solution for the shelves coming out could just be to notch the bottom of the shelves where the shelf pins could sit in.

[@bosunashley]

Love your system Steve and I will get it underway as soon as I can make enough free wall space (And lose some window!) Also like your narrow and shallow shelf units and will make similar but dado horizontal grooves at say 25mm increments all the way down (or is that up?) so as the thin shelves can be easily height adjusted without falling out. Any thoughts? Cheers Tony (NZ)

[@AdrenalinRusher]

Regarding the adjustable shelves. Most nail boxes are the same size. I would say 75% of them. Just dado the shelves in there and they won't pull out.

[@HITASCL]

I love the new Intro. It´s sounds sooo peaceful and unharming :-)

[@robmeglaughlin325]

The tree is a sweet gum, , it rates pretty low, Grows twisted ,pain to split.

[@gainerspot]

I milled a sweet gum into lumber, had a 3 foot bow the next morning on 13 foot 2x4's. did another one after letting it sit for a year and it did not bow, twist or warp at all

[@dpelcherjr]

I gotta say, I love how you laugh at yourself. I also like your approch to the "complainers" for lack of a better word. Mostly I like how you are just yourself and not trying to impress anyone. Did I say I love your projects. However, I HOPE YOUR NOT GOING TO KEEP THAT MUSIC, hahaha. Keep up the great show.

[@Ansonthetoad]

Love the music!

[@alanh2077]

Working!!! Hilarious! For your little shelves that slide out... sandwich 2 together joining the bottoms and then drill about 1/8" deeper than your pegs stick out of the sides right in the center of the 2 boards, obviously measuring the correct distance from the back of the shelf to align them. Then re-insert into the system. This will give you a half-round that will sit on the pegs and keep the shelves from sliding out, but still let you keep them adjustable. If it's too much sacrifice on the wood, since they are only 1/4" plywood, put some sacrificial wood between the 2 shelves when drilling.

[@SeanY97779]

where I live we got 3-4 inches of snow, but i like it

[@bigguix]

if you just do a mini dado in front of these small adjustable shelves so the pins fall into them they might stay put, or maybe its because they are to light ! gj on the video !

[@MrJKCampione]

Well that new intro will be great for my epilepsy.

[@martin1blade]

Best intro ever.

[@2durangoman]

Good Job Steve. Like the planes, bring back the eggbeater.

[@ericford240]

That was METAL!

[@petershelper]

Hi Steve, I don't like the tail end 'extreme' flashy part 'introduction?'. I have problems with Epilepsy and these kind of things can at times trigger an event! I do like the French cleat idea. However I was wondering how it would work out in a deep cabinet with doors that have tools on the wall section and also 'lighter' tools, or measuring tools and gauges on the inside of the doors!

[@petershelper]

***** All that I can presume from that unkind reply is that you suffer from a certain level of irritability

[@timturbyfill192]

I love your videos. We call those Sweet Gum Trees as someone mentioned. I like the new intro, but I think the flashing and loudness may cause video game seizures or something. Rock on!