How to Make a Simple Box - GIWS1E3

[@RobertoDonatti]

Excellent video! I have procured most tools now. I am only short of a marking gauge and a marking knife, that nowhere to be found down here. I'll be using a sharp penknife for a marking knife and will try to build a marking gauge myself. Thank you for lessons.

[@getintowoodwork]

RobertoDonatti Great stuff. Let me know how you get on with the gauge. Happy woodworking, Mitch

[@watermain48]

I really like the tip about making a notch to start the saw cut. Very useful, thanks.

[@getintowoodwork]

Cheers

[@MultiWarrior63]

Good job Mitch, love little boxes

[@getintowoodwork]

Ken Haygarth Cheers Ken. Now don't say you're not ready to tackle this one!

[@MultiWarrior63]

HaHa I even dovetailed mine

[@getintowoodwork]

Ken Haygarth Nice 👍

[@essopdmoosa2001]

Hi ! :-).Excellent video series for newbies in woodworking.For the more adventurous WOmadeOD.keep it up.

[@getintowoodwork]

Thank you!

[@oldtraditionsnewthinking7440]

From what I've seen you have a easy way and the knowledge to explain hand tools/method which was why I was surprised when you misidentified the cutting gauge as a marking gauge. They are two different tools used for specific jobs when laying out your cut lines/marks and each act differently depending on what type of materials or you are using.

[@getintowoodwork]

I've adapted the knife in this cutting gauge specifically for accurate marking (something the pin style making gauges are poor at). I guess it's a hybrid of the two, so my naming of it as simply one or the other is misleading. Golly good spot though - your the first to comment on it as far as I recall.

[@tooljunkie555]

nice little box. im going to follow along with all ur vids on here..theyre noce reminders and i appreciate it being made by hand.good stuff mitch

[@getintowoodwork]

+Joe basementwoodworking Great stuff! I'll post a gallery video later in the year, so do send me a photo of anything you might copy.

[@JerichoJames5]

thank you! exactly the kind of intro project i have been looking for!

[@getintowoodwork]

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[@Tome4kkkk]

Hi! Since it's a small scale beginner's project I thought I'd ask here. Here it goes. Is there a rule of thumb on when you do not need to pre-drill based on wood piece proportions? Let's say I've got a 3/64 (over 1 mm) nail and a piece under 1 inch thick (~24 mm). How wide would that piece need to be for pre-drilling to be obsolete? For oak and alder for example. I've got some 20x20 mm alder pieces I need to nail through. Normally I'd test this out but I've got no spare alder (stupid to begin with, I know) and besides such a rule would be helpful to have anyway. Any other tips on the subject?

[@getintowoodwork]

I usually stick to the rule: If I don't want to risk the wood to split or the nail to bend then drill first. This normally means I pre-drill all but construction projects!

[@lutherhgrindstonemtn3456]

Nice little project, would make my grandchildren a nice place to store their pencils and crayons besides on the floor! Ha!Ha! I bought a right nice flat spokeshave from online. It is made by Faithfull Tools, Kent, U.K.You may have heard of them? For the money and even shipping was not a bad price. May need to smooth up the bottom a bit, but other then that, It's ok.Thanks again! Take care.

[@getintowoodwork]

***** wish I could get my teenager to put her stuff away in boxes! A small investment in time should get that spokeshave working like a dream.

[@lutherhgrindstonemtn3456]

We had 4 girls my oldest is 43 and my baby35 and we also have 7 grandchildren, so yes we know all about picking up behind them! Oh yeah, That company I bought the spokeshave from, I just purchased a Faithfull Toll Honing guide, Looked exactly like the one you have. I got chisels and planer blades that need some attention!. Thanks again, Take care!

[@deezynar]

If you buy a better plane later on, you can convert the cheaper plane into a scrub plane.

[@getintowoodwork]

deezynar Indeed. Also, you'll want a plane with you when you visit the timberyard and want to assess sawn boards - best not to take your best plane into that environment.

[@TheJimsock]

I know why my box will fail. I'm blind in one eye and can't see out of the other. :)