How To Make A Wood Christmas Tree With This Simple Jig | DIY WOODWORKING

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Here is a link to the video with all the measurements in the video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYHdioGQl5yjhqM&ab_channel=CedarRiverWoodworking

[@gilpelletier2821]

Great !!!

[@terpMolly]

do you have the measurements written down anywhere? i didnt see them in the other video either

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

@@terpMolly Yes they are in this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYHdioGQl5yjhqMsi=QA17_dJ2YOD-C6g7

[@byfordbarnard2264]

He’s using short nails, won’t go through, but I’ve done that once, never again. Luckily it was just a small puncture

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

@@byfordbarnard2264 I have had a blowout before into a finger, not fun at all.

[@kdaniel8721]

Made 3 trees today without the jig, but will make a jig in order to speed up production. Thanks for your great videos!

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Glad you're enjoying them. Are you working on selling them?

[@stuffwithkids7127]

We were invited to q winery for a Christmas Artisan event. I usually work with wine barrels and staves, however, I will use this jig to make a quantity of trees just because they look great. Thank you!

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

That's great. Very cool that you were given that opportunity. good luck and let me know how it goes.

[@timlarson7228]

Andy…Christmas is coming again in a few months. I’m in August of 2023. I sincerely thank you. I’m now Subscribed.

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

I am looking for a few more Christmas ideas to make videos on right now. Thank you for your subscription and your continued support.

[@BeauSeverson]

It's amazing how such little work can go into a jig and how much more efficient it can make your process. Great video! Definitely getting me in the mood to batch out some Christmas crafts.

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Glad That I could help be an inspiration. Thank you for your support.

[@willyzook]

I was thinking about making a jig when I watched your original video for making these, then heard you mention this video would be coming up. Thank you for sharing this!

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

I'm glad to be able to help.

[@russelllynch7606]

I watched both videos and built a tree. Now for the jig. These were good videos. So fat on paint I made the first one glossy green. Thank you for taking the time to put together both videos

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Thank you for your input and your support.

[@TylerDobbsWoodworks]

This jig is going to be a huge help!

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

I'm glad you like it.

[@carolwingert64]

Just found your channel and this is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much.

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

I'm very glad I could help. I do have a full measurements video as well. If you have any other projects you would like to see, please let us know.

[@castlecodersltd]

Nice. Thanks for sharing ☺

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Thanks for your support.

[@rauljr9869]

Great jig to speed up the process!

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

I'm glad that you liked it.

[@tro8191]

Awesome! I’m ready to take on Xmas now! Would’ve loved to seen how an already constructed jig makes the process faster but it’s all good, I know it does. Thank u sir great work!

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

I appreciate the feedback. I will try to make a short video to show how quickly one could be constructed with the assembly fixture. Thank you for your support.

[@ryanclark670]

You know a good thing to do with these is run a shelf across each set of branches as well and at the base of the tree create a housing for a candle

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

They do look great with a shelf. I have another video with all the measurements included, and I believe that's one of my suggestions.

[@janbaker9418]

I love your videos but can’t figure out how to cut the wood with the angles going the right way

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

@@janbaker9418 I will have a video coming out shortly to explain them in more detail. These trees can be made where all the boards are "trapezoids" or where the angles slant in the opposite directions.

[@capitola5659]

Thanks

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

You're welcome.

[@stevebouck4910]

I would have liked to see you use the jig to assemble one of the trees.

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

I thought the video might have been getting a little long, but I will be sure to keep that in mind for the next out.

[@pteddie6965]

I'm with you, Steve. I would like to see the 'jig in action'.

[@roberthossack286]

good idea

[@timlarson7228]

Omgosh! Thank you so much for this jig video and for your time in doing so.

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

With the jig it makes things go much much faster.

[@AndyDittmar1]

I love these trees! I sold 10 over the weekend.

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Great job! I'm glad its working out so well for you.

[@daddyabdulla151]

Awesome Sauce!

[@mikehunt9212]

That’s awesome. I made about 20 of them because I thought they would sell like hotcakes, I was trying to sell them at 20 for a couple weeks and dropped them to 15 and have only sold 2 of them. I got the wood for free but still, can’t believe no one around me is buying them

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

@@mikehunt9212 I've noticed that it has to do a lot with presentation. good pictures and description helps a lot.

[@ericklassen742]

How about gluing up boards to give the tree shape from the end view. Then, just slice off trees like you would slice bread from a long loaf. The glue-up could be speeded up by making a jig consisting of a series of arms to place the boards into a tree shape. Then, it's simply... slice and dice. I did it and I produce a tree ready for a touch of sand paper and some paint. Total time vs total trees... one per minute. Huh? I did 60 trees in just under one hour AND they looked as great as your do!

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

That's a great tale on it. Do you use a re-saw blade on a bandsaw to cut it up like that?

[@ericklassen742]

A regular blade works okay as well. Also, if making many, use a thinned-down paint and dip the piece several times with a slight drying time in berween.@@cedarriverwoodworking

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

@@ericklassen742 I will have to give it a try. Thanks for the tips.

[@ginamoody5105]

Thank you sharing. I don't have a miter saw. Could I do the cut with a jig saw?

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Yes you can. most jig saws have the ability to tilt the base. You can set that to the 30 degrees as well.

[@stevejago7895]

Very interesting but what a trapezoid

[@stevejago7895]

From Canada

[@stevejago7895]

Ontario

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

like a rectangle but the two ends slope in towards each other.

[@JT_70]

It may be faster and easier to us an already completed tree to lay out the placement of the pieces on the jig.

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

I do mention that if you have a complete tree that it will be faster setup.

[@JT_70]

@@cedarriverwoodworkingI’m going to try and make a tree and a template this evening and give it to one of the adult kids so they can make their own. Thanks for the videos!

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

@@JT_70 Glad I could help. I hope that they enjoy it.

[@cliffordfair392]

Do you have a cut list for your trees?

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Yes I do, you can find the at this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYHdioGQl5yjhqMsi=SUIzq8bimDSiBF6J Or if you like plans I have them available on etsy. www.etsy.com/listing/1628474651/plans-for-wooden-christmas-trees-with

[@mfcosi]

Love it. Thanks for sharing.

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Thank you again for your support!

[@adbiz6893]

Great idea, love it! Thank you! ❤

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Thank you for your support.

[@AllenOxendine]

Nice project 🎄thanks for sharing. Full View and Like 👍

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Thank you for your support.

[@Habibulla.M]

Nice making

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Thank you.

[@mickkoldy1323]

Was he support you added on your right not all the way seated or was that just an illusion? Nice job very clever

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Where are you referring to?

[@mickkoldy1323]

@@cedarriverwoodworking At 8.05 in the video. After looking at it again, I'm being picky. Nice job!

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

@@mickkoldy1323 Potentially an optical illusion. I plan on remaking these videos for better video clarity.

[@mickkoldy1323]

@@cedarriverwoodworking I think they are excellent as is.

[@AngieWilliamsDesigns]

Definitely going to have to check out the other video and subscribe. This is my first visit to your channel. Would love to make some of these. This jig will definitely help!

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

The other video includes all the measurements. I appreciate the support. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@Blue04Z71]

I wish I saw these vids last month. I could of made a few to sell!

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

You still have plenty of time.

[@1988dgs]

I flinched every time you shot a nail towards your fingers, hope you never get a shiner

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Unfortunately I have, I was confident they wouldn't blow through. However I've worked on my hand placement since the video.

[@1988dgs]

@@cedarriverwoodworking glad to hear you’ve worked on it, people follow what they see, sometimes without questioning it

[@jmwoodworking]

My sentiments exactly! Never, ever trust that the wood will stop that brad from reaching your God-given eating utensils!

[@raymondallen7870]

Lol I was just thinking he must have never shot he's finger tip

[@LC_Baseball]

Gotta watch the knots too. Nothing like a nail making a u turn!

[@aleck755]

Might have just missed it but the angles are 30 degrees and whats the difference in length for all 3 of of the pieces.

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

I have all the measurements in this video here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYHdioGQl5yjhqMsi=QA17_dJ2YOD-C6g7

[@KCFarms]

New subscriber awesome video

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Thank you so much for the support!

[@davidriblet9300]

Hello, if you just add or subtract one inch ( or2,3…whatever number) will it still work out…. ?

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Yea just make just it's the same across all of the measurements

[@AAK007]

Fill with lights and epoxy

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

I've seen them like that. They look good.

[@MaHoKu2022]

Hey Andy. Nice idea. I will try it too 😊. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Danke very much! Let us know how it turns out. If you decide you want to make a bunch of them we have a video for a jig to aid in the speed of assembly.

[@ellenmcgrath8241]

I am having a really hard time putting these together. I am not sure if I am cutting them out right. I'm confused 😕 😊

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

If your angles are off, it may cause that. What are you using to cut the angles?

[@deejay9671]

This might be a silly question but what is the sanding mat you have and why do you use it?

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

It's a yoga mat. I use it to protect my pieces from sliding around. amzn.to/3VdYJ99

[@Rusty_ok]

@@cedarriverwoodworking another thing that works for sanding parts is the rubber liners you put in drawers. They usually have holes so the sawdust falls through to the bench top.

[@Rusty_ok]

I made a few of these last week. I scaled it down 30% and used thinner wood. The smaller ones are better for areas with less space.

[@davidtomlin8481]

It look like you built this tree backwards from the red painted one?

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Good observation. The are built slightly different. If you watch the original video on how to build them I explain that you can use all trapezoids for it, and that's how these are built.

[@mattortman7605]

Are you using the same measurements for the trapezoids?

[@amandastrickland7498]

What length are the pieces?

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Here is a video of the cut list. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYHdioGQl5yjhqM

[@fredbrinker1820]

great video PLEASE kill the music

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

I am working on remasting them right now, I see a lot of people don't like the music.

[@woodworksbygrampies1284]

👍

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Thanks.

[@pikpen11]

what kind of paint did you use? and how did you get them so shiny?

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

It's just gloss spray paint.

[@yaowsers77]

I have a question. What if you don't have a nail gun? How do you attach the top angle and the bottom two angles? I've got the two sides and bottom done and the whole thing glued together. I'm a bit scared to try to hammer nails to secure the corners of the triangle😬

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

You can use clamps. I believe I go over alternate assembly in this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYHdioGQl5yjhqM&ab_channel=CedarRiverWoodworking

[@yaowsers77]

@@cedarriverwoodworking I watched it. But how do you clamp a 30 degree angle? I'm sorry... I'm a new worker and only just got a miter saw as my first power tool (unless you count power drills and Dremel rotary).

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

@@yaowsers77 You can make a wedge to fit in there to give you a flat clamping surface.

[@yaowsers77]

@@cedarriverwoodworking thank you! I did it!

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

@@yaowsers77 Good job!

[@Aaron-ii5tx]

Why didn’t you put the white scrap first before nailing te tree together the white scrap is a bit off

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Which one?

[@stiercreations]

is that 2x4s?

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYHdioGQl5yjhqM&ab_channel=CedarRiverWoodworking This video will tell you everything you need to know for cuts, and measurments.

[@shawnhoose9004]

A 1/16" over 1/8" you mean 3/16"then 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

I caught that while editing. I actually said 1/16th over 8. so 8 1/16". I know it's confusing how i said it.

[@brennik05]

I understood exactly what you said. “A 1/16 over 8”. =. 8 1/16

[@thomasschafer7268]

Haha. Ein bisschen verrückt was? Wie kann man da die Finger hinhalten beim scheissen mit dem nagler👎👎😜🍻🇩🇪

[@cedarriverwoodworking]

Haha yea I've been stabbed before but I knew these weren't going to blow out.