Standing desk part 4: Sliding dovetails and drawer runner frame

Hello my friend, You are completing the pieces of the table. I love wood joining techniques. You are doing a nice and skillful job. The sliding dovetails and drawer slide frame were gorgeous. Congratulations. I'm looking forward to the finale. See you. Stay healthy and happy. Big greetings.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much!!

[@fredpierce6097]

I never paid any attention to this polyurethane glue or even knew it existed. Now I see its value with assembling tight joints such as sliding dovetails and mortise and tenons as perfect examples.

[@georgeb7332]

Great stuff as always Gillis. Looking forward to the next installment.

[@NicTaylorWoodworking]

That’s some crisp looking joinery! Nicely done

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much!

[@jimscheltens2647]

Really enjoying watching this build.

[@GillisBjork]

Lovely to hear!

[@saschma3543]

Always impressed by your craftsmanship. Nice work 👍

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks a bunch!

[@cafecybernz]

Amazing workmanship! Your skills in using traditional tools and giving clear explanations, as well as filming & editing, are fantastic. Even showing something as simple as cutting a mortise, as shown from 3.01 to 3.18, was both beautiful and informative. Furthermore, the best part of this build series, for me, is the total absence of power tools: no table saw, no bandsaw, no circular saw, no mitre saw, no jig saw, no planner, no jointer, no router, no sander, not even a drill! This is so rare those days amongst KZbin woodworkers, who all seem to spend thousands of dollars on big, noisy, power-hungry machines. Maybe you can't wait to purchase them, in order to make your work faster and easier, but please don't (or at least don't show them to us): they would destroy the great pleasure we enjoy seeing furniture made with 100% hand tools, the old, artisanal way. I believe this is what make your channel so unique and so interesting. If I may give some feedback about the music you've selected: the first track, Local Cluster, was very jarring on my ears and did not match at all the mood of what I was watching. It sounded like the intro of a bad 1980's TV series LOL. The other music tracks were perfect. Keep up the good work (as Essential Craftsman likes to say)!

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much! Glad you appreciate the camera angles and stuff :) I do want to get some machines when I have room for them, but I agree it's not very interesting to watch. Sorry you didn't like the first music track, personally I love the 80s vibe of it!

[@stewartt.2384]

Excellent craftsmanship, and I am pleased to see that you have got some heating in the shop. Stu - UK.

[@GillisBjork]

Many thanks!

[@geoffroypeyssonneaux8035]

Keep going you have great hands !

[@chrisherald2338]

Nice work. Thanks for the helpful commentary on techniques and design considerations.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you, glad it was helpful!

[@docrumpel1260]

Thanks for sharing! I am excited to see the final piece of furniture! 👍

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you, glad to hear it!

[@MCsCreations]

Really beautiful work, dude! It's looking fantastic! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks a bunch!!

[@pinkiebrain7597]

I really like your well-thought-out grain selection 👌

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks! It's a very enjoyable part of the process!

[@steveparkes1266]

Wonderful work, really enjoying your videos 👍

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you, happy to hear it!

[@hassanal-mosawi4235]

Thanks for sharing those tips and the make!

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks for watching them!

[@tomowens2720]

Hi Gillis Very much enjoy all your vids. You are gathering quite following on your channel. Keep up the good work. I urge you to make as many videos per project as you want to teach people all the intricacies of hand tool woodworking!

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks, glad to hear that!

[@augusthermann5111]

Nice to see you back again!

[@GillisBjork]

Nice to see you too!

[@ugarov]

great job! (and music). Thank you

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks! Glad you liked the music!

[@Ateliermartinon]

Serious skill on those thin mortise&tenons!! Great job so far

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much!

[@paolo_galassi]

I guess this small desk will become an heirloom. Keep up with your good work, you're very talented. The way you explain your process is cool too, and your videos are so pleasant to watch. The only negative side is that I'm a little jealous of how you manage to do those long, large, straight cuts with the saw :-D

[@GillisBjork]

Many thanks, glad to hear that!

[@TheRaven0811]

I am really enjoying this series. Would it be possible to make a video about the training you've had in woodworking and the tools you have, your favorite tools and what you want in the future? If there is one already, could you please link it? Thanks

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks, glad to hear that! I don't have any training, I'm just watching other youtubers and messing around in the shed, but for the other stuff you could watch my old shop tour. The layout has changed but most tools are the same. Probably want to do another tour at some point but there's a few additions I'm gonna make first :)

[@TheRaven0811]

Thanks

[@KrisHarbour]

Great work. Cutting tiny little tenons like that isnt easy! i think some tenons i cut have gaps bigger than them :D

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you! I'm in awe of your greenhouse build! We may be (mostly) working in somewhat different scales, but your videos on the tenoned angle braces are going to be a great help in my next build I think :)

[@KrisHarbour]

@@GillisBjork Glad i can help. you have got me thinking about doing a bit more hand tool work, Maybe some dovetails :)

[@derjman]

Yeah, a new vid from you! As always, a very enjoyable and educational watch :) Thanks for keeping giving such great explanations. I only wonder why you did not show how you cut the housing for the sliding dovetail - did you use the good old 'piece of wood with an angled side' trick or did you do them freehand? Looking forward to the conclusion of this project - certainly don't mind if it requires two more episodes :)

[@GillisBjork]

Many thanks! Oh yeah, I did think it was odd I didn't find the footage of that. Don't know if I forgot to press record or what happened, so sorry! I did them freehand, following the scribe lines in the blue tape.

[@luvdub1]

@Gillis, were there any surprises between concept and execution? I’m particularly interested in hearing about the complex angles since I’ve had issues with those kinds of design choices. Thanks again for sharing the project.

[@GillisBjork]

Not really! Well, the amount of time it took to saw and plane all the parts I guess, still not good at estimating that in the concept stage. But there's not a lot of angles in this build I think, no compound angles at least which is where things get weeeird.

[@oih1969]

Been a while since last video; hope you've been well? Best 11min 43sec I've seen for quiet a while :)

[@GillisBjork]

Yeah just a lot to do, sorry for the wait! Thanks a bunch :)