How to make a funky mirror and cut curves in glass. Woodworking project

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[@davidbaziii9779]

@ 5:34 that unintentional double pencil flip

[@MakeSomething]

Ha! Good eye!

[@jacobd9275]

a project that doesn’t need to be square, my favorite!

[@MakeSomething]

ha!

[@joannweidemann9141]

@@MakeSomething in the shape of a running hose

[@joannweidemann9141]

@@MakeSomething or in the shape of my dog:

[@alyssaluna3836]

I love watching woodworkers start a with a vision and go off the cuff with how they see the steps to get to that goal. It really makes me more confident that as long as I have the basics down, then I can really use the limited tools I have to try to make something, and don’t need to follow things to the tea if I see a different way of doing something. It’s all about innovation and figuring stuff out along the way.

[@ktulu193]

David Picciuto: Woodworker, glasscutter, magic pencil flipper. 5:33

[@MakeSomething]

Haha! Good eye!

[@m.fabian6993]

I love your videos dude. If you don’t mind, I do have a pointer for your hanging hardware. I would recommend putting the hardware approx. a third down from the top and when you tie your wire on, pull it as taught as possible. Wire will stretch and sag overtime so if you use the plastic coated wound wire and pull it taught, you’ll get a closer hang to the wall, a neater finish to the piece, and a longer lasting solution. I know your vids are about having fun making stuff. I just spent 4 years selling and making frames and I couldn’t help but share this tip. Take it or leave it and thank you for the excellent vids

[@MakeSomething]

Thanks!

[@jgriff19861947]

Very different and nice one of a kind

[@chaparrito77poker93]

It turn out very nice. :thumbsup

[@alain.b7341]

Très beau et vraiment original félicitation

[@aaronsakulich4889]

I've never heard the sound made when someone cuts glass before... definitely a sound to remember!

[@makeitkozi]

Dude, your bandsaw call was brilliant! I love this concept.

[@hendriketsebeth5881]

Very Nice....Love the RSA flag on the back wall also.

[@Sad_bumper_sticker.]

It’s beautiful

[@judygude]

Extremely good timing that this came up as a suggestion! I want to make an almost identical mirror for my new bathroom! 👍

[@robb1267]

Absolutely gorgeous and fun project!

[@terristroh3965]

So beautiful!

[@johnnydutcher208]

Gorgeous! Nice piece

[@lcmmassa8571]

Love It! Both work well together!🍃

[@Zarlax]

Super slick! Loved this!

[@MrBlakePratt]

Love it!

[@ericjohn3664]

Love this one David!

[@MOLOTMM]

Красиве дзеркало☺ чудова робота 👍👍👍

[@chrisstearns10]

Looks great 👍

[@iannesbitt2986]

Very cool mirror project!

[@ryancuster8408]

That’s AWESOME! Thank you for sharing!

[@kieranfoster902]

Love it. Walnut is such a beautiful wood.

[@tony7044]

Love this piece, great video man!

[@timstratton9]

Just wow… loved the “lets just figure this out” approach here… got to be honest, i want to steal this design/idea/inspiration for my own house.

[@sofiastefani]

So great!!!!

[@kylebaker3458]

This was the video I needed tonight. Sometimes you just get tired of plumb, straight and square. People will always talk about that mirror because it’s not a perfect square and that’s awesome.

[@billdiehl156]

Thanks for the peek inside your creative mind and the thought process that went into this build. The mirror looks fantastic!

[@BlakeeBlue]

Super creative. Nice work!

[@juneritchie2498]

Thanks for making this lovely custom design accessible for beginner folks like me by walking through your step by step process so clearly!

[@richardbenson4750]

That's pretty cool and I dig the glass cutting tips.

[@aarrioladiy]

Excellent work friend !! a big hug from my humble Uruguayan channel

[@jleekuchingmalaysia6660]

Dave is one of the very creative woodworker I see on the net. I love your vids.

[@inspiringbuilds]

Walnut is a great pick. It took a lot of time, but turned out great and high quality as always. Keep up the great work as the goal is for us to continue to inspire others to build something awesome! 👍🏼

[@JkCanvas]

Awesome build and learned something new about cutting glass/mirror. Thank you for sharing. You are truly an inspiration to just try.

[@dennisdickson6210]

That’s really cool looking👍

[@qosmioamit]

Not square but presented by Squarespace...lovin' it!

[@MilmoWood]

Nicely done. Looks great in your home.

[@birdman3323]

Awesome work, great info…

[@JimInNM430]

The mirror really turned out great. Freehanding it was definitely the way to go for that space

[@joepearson9704]

Cool. You made it look easy too. Might have to try this.

[@slidersgliders5516]

Awesome 👍

[@petergamache5368]

Pieces like that make me wish for a bigger table on my bandsaw. Looks like yours came out great even with the juggling required!

[@zikoraagbapu5135]

He made glass cutting look so easy!

[@theds2003]

Nice job

[@robshamel3210]

Nice mirror and house looks awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@otterysweldwood3495]

Looks really nice 👍 good job.

[@JohnMadeit]

No reflection from camera man Dan. He must be a vampire 🧛‍♂️

[@MakeSomething]

Don't tell anyone!

[@ForeverStrong45]

You know what else you should create in your own style? An awesome, desktop, wooden candy dispenser!!!

[@brittanibrewer2876]

Found this on my for you page and I couldn't stop watching. You have a new subscriber.

[@woodmetallgardensnow6135]

DAVID THANK YOU I GOT YOUR BOOK BANDSAW BOXES TODAY.... Thank you an nice greedings from tirol austria

[@MakeSomething]

THANK YOU!!

[@woodmetallgardensnow6135]

thank you to . i finally hop i can i make this as a carpenter🥰 anyway thank you for yor videos

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic work, Dave! Nicely done! 😃 I really liked the shape! Brilliant! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great film and project. Love the organic shape. Mahalo for sharing!🙂🐒

[@sgsax]

Sometimes I like geometric shapes, sometimes I like organic shapes. What can I say? I'm a complex guy. This looks very cool. Thanks for sharing!

[@laurencedentou812]

I like it😁😎

[@WELDEROFMASTER]

Good luck brother,

[@afroanjo]

this is so cool! well done! ill try it and use this as a guide! thanks 👍🏿

[@jamescraft2789]

Just now seeing this video for some reason, I mean I have seen a lotttt of your videos this one I guess slipped through the cracks lol...but I love the project and it warms my heart to know that you make "not the safest cuts" too...I'm not alone 😂

[@StevenDavisPhoto]

Nice job Dave. Looks great :)

[@GarrettCrosgrove]

Thrift stores sometimes sell mirrors that can be repurposed: :) love this

[@StevenHearndon]

I would have thought that a funky, "organic" shape like that would drive me nuts, but that turned out really cool.

[@reforzar]

This is excellent. Now I wanna go make some mirrors. Beautiful work!

[@MakeSomething]

Thank you Brian!

[@TigerCarpenter]

excellent! I'll be starting to build the off grid cabin in few weeks, and I'll "steal" your organic shapes idea, and patent it.

[@lexs926]

Thank you soo much for making this video! I have an antique mirror I cannot part with that shattered during a move & now I can fix it 😭💕

[@SchysCraftCo.]

wow that most deferentially very different. cool and off the wall. keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work. keep making. god bless.

[@dpmeyer4867]

good job

[@Jumpman67]

This should be easy. I make odd shaped everything. You should see this desk. Great video!

[@pteddie6965]

This is a super sharp looking mirror. I love to watch you build projects when you kinda create them as you go. When I first caught a glimpse of the mirror, I thought of the "Jetson's" logo. Do you remember that shape? I've always thought it would be cool to name one of my wiener dogs "Elroy", but for some reason I never have. Thanks for sharing this project.

[@TheCHRISCaPWN]

I want a Mickey Mouse mirror for our Steamboat Willie bathroom I just built, and finding exactly what I want has proven beyond difficult. This is exactly what I needed right now. I'm thinking I could maybe actually do this now. Thanks a lot!

[@dandavis5832]

Looks good Dave. Nice job

[@MakeSomething]

Thanks Dan!

[@tylerhuttosmith]

Looks great David! Excited to see the film stuff your coming out with too. I got back into film at the start of the pandemic and it brought back my love for photography after stagnating with digital. The resurgence is real!

[@MakeSomething]

Thank you! I'm actually developing a roll of film this evening!!

[@tylerhuttosmith]

@@MakeSomething awesome man, looking forward to it. I’m going to do a darkroom build in the garage soon. Should be fun

[@lonewolfdesignsbylarry]

This was very inspirational. I have been struggling, some may say working, on a entryway bench/coat rack for my mother. At the rate I am going I will be inheriting the house before I complete this going on 2yr project.

[@thisisdk7859]

Mr. Puccuit...dude...yes.

[@Karl_Baeron]

The autotune at 12:26 caught me offguard and made me chuckle! Great video as well as fantastic project .... like always!

[@drumunl]

Definitely rewound it a couple times to make sure I wasn't crazy 😂

[@jerdow]

As always, a great job and beautiful results. Another nch nch seal of approval. -Jerry

[@MakeSomething]

nch nch!

[@WiredWorkshop]

That whole set up is very impressive. That wall literally looks like something you would see in a catalogue

[@MakeSomething]

Thanks!!

[@midnightcat6116]

You have a similar way of talking, similar to Joe Koy, the comedian. I say that in a good way 🥰

[@13bushy13]

Just an awesome, inspirational, vid. Could do it with a jigsaw or a coping saw (i don't have a bandsaw), you could do the 'roundover' freehand with a rasp and/or sander to add another dimension of organic shape. Love it.

[@ChiefMoonChunks]

I'm always impressed by the creativity of your channel but this is just awesome. i want desperately to copy this, my only obstacle is finding a wall in the house that needs a mirror

[@ravichhabra5]

TU. It came out great. Few things that occured to me, not criticisms, just potential alternative options. 1) I would probabaly cut the mirror first since that's the hard part. That way if the glass snapped a little bit off want was planned, or if it didn't come out perfect, you can adjust the frame accordingly 2) the Walnut did come out great! I would have considered a walnut veneered plywood. Would have probably been much easier to just cut out the circular shape than edge joining. Would need some edge banding though on the outside unless the plywood look is okay with you . 3) I wonder if it would work to not even cut the glass. Just have the wood in the shape you want, and cut an inlay in the back so the entire circle mirror fits inside, but on the front only the circularnshape you want is exposed. The shaoenwojld be a bit different and the wood would probabaly need to be a bit wider in a few spots, but reduce the risk of breaking the mirror / fear factor of cutting it. Just a few thoughts.

[@mrollin]

would be cool to (1) talk about technique for things you’re doing (eg cutting mirror) and (2) talk about alternatives for people who don’t have every woodworking tool in the world

[@irakopilow9223]

Looks fantastic, and is a very cool design. The shape sort of reminds me of the inners of a Wankel rotary engine. Zoom zoom!

[@woodbean3031]

Immediately makes me think of the "Guardian of Forever" from Star Trek: The Original Series

[@All5555]

I thought the same thing when he first showed it and was hoping I was not the only one to think that.

[@jutulporten]

Nice video! It's funny we still call it "mid-century" when that was last century!

[@FawnBertram]

This was a great tutorial!! What hardware would you choose if you wanted to mount it fully to the wall for a bathroom mirror?

[@goodgfazos3811]

What kind of glass cutter is that?

[@alexclark6777]

TIL Cameraman Dan is a vampire.

[@bogsdolics]

Hi David love the shape of that mirror , I can see myself making one of these , see what I did there ,G

[@JonathanRansom]

Nice job on the mirror cutting. I was 😬 the whole time.

[@MakeSomething]

😎

[@irene58mirin]

Awesome job! What brand of glass cutter did you use? Thanks

[@stevecuthbert8856]

Did Square Space have any issuses with it sponsoring a rounded project? Looks pretty sweet. I like that you thunk outside the box to make this one of a kind frames. It's also a good way to use up material scraps.

[@MakeSomething]

Hahaha!!

[@littlebigadventuring]

Nice mirr’ Mr! Wouldn’t it be a good idea to have something support the back of the mirror? Seems so fragile

[@t.j.postal8309]

Wow, we get to see Mrs. Make Something. Better than Dan sightings.

[@MakeSomething]

hehe!

[@brandonbevan6426]

Turn out pretty good, time for new doors teach us how to make them 🤣

[@gregmize01]

A REFLECTION OF YOUR QUIRKY PERSONALITY!

[@frankhynes4514]

Thanks for sharing My Question is what would happen if left the middle with rough boards They be behind mirror unseen

[@MakeSomething]

That would create an interesting effect! Routing the back for the mirror would be tricky but doable.

[@liammiller3395]

I have a ton of walnut in my shop and am very capable of not cutting a straight line this could be the one for me🤣. But in all seriousness great build David.

[@MakeSomething]

Ha! Thanks!

[@kelseywatson1974]

Loved the freehand design!! I'm stressed out by the very pointy shards of glass sitting in your shop rn 😅😆

[@MakeSomething]

Ha! I haven't hurt myself (yet). :)