How to make Kumiko from Nails

[@PaskMakes]

I'm not sure if this was a good idea but it's something I've been thinking about and had to give it a try. I was originally going to use round bar but the thinnest I could find was 6mm (1/4") so then I thought about nails which I reckon would work out cheaper. Let me know what you think. :)

[@kh5736]

Maybe use wires to do it

[@Dragon_With_Matches]

Looks great! I’d love to see it in one of your projects!

[@kefeer123]

Thinner stuff is "wire". You can straiten it with a drill. Also there are filler rods for tig welding. Perhaps no reason to cut nail tips? Tips placed into tri-intersection of small pieces could make those "buttons" smaller. Why not stack nails against a ruler, then clamp them and cut in bulk with a grinder?

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

Maybe you should not make the grooves deeper but pick a thinner bit of plywood and put a magnet (or severals) on the other side... if necessary add a frame so ti does not rest on the magnet.

[@jebowlin3879]

That was a cool idea, I think I like the sharper connections and not so much the button, but that is so cool, keep'em comin

[@djkommando]

I think some delicate TIG welds could take this to the next level; especially with stainless or titanium and the coloring of the metal with careful heat manipulation.

[@PaskMakes]

I was always intending to tig weld them but as my welder is a multi function machine, I tried mig before swapping everything over and found it did a good job. I then decided to stick with that as I’m better with mig than tig. :)

[@colbornfarms4849]

Hell ya

[@splitbolt]

Agreed, TIG welded with some stainless round stock would come out nice.

[@ertavampy4622]

Id wet the board slightly and brass braze it. Dont have to worry about warpage on the piece and polished up brass joints look v pretty.

[@dg50484]

One thing I admire about you Neil and what makes your videos so unique is your persevering attitude. It is very motivational. You don't seem to get rattled easily, at least not on camera but I take it you're that kind of person off-camera as well. Thank you for the great ideas.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

I was looking for small diameter round rod recently and found you can get 36" lengths of stainless in a range of tiny diameters as tig filler rods. Inexpensive and the ones I got were pretty dimensionally accurate.

[@MCsCreations]

That's great to know! Thanks! 😃

[@jacklarson6281]

hey NightHawk, I really liked your last vid on safe sparklers

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@@jacklarson6281 Thanks! You try making them?

[@jacklarson6281]

@@Nighthawkinlight not yet, I've got a lot of irons in the fire right now. kitchen/bath remodel, need to expand the chicken coop (my youngest girl just had 10 hatchlings, and two more girls are sitting on full nests now), and caring for an elder. I'll let ya know when I finally get time to try them.

[@gentlelove]

@@jacklarson6281 everyone should care for their elders. Glad to see one is. Shalom you are loved

[@utopiabuster]

I've never seriously welded, but I totally appreciate your creativity and talent in that area. Definitely fun and entertaining to watch.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@emm_arr]

Some panels of that in furniture built with Pask joints could look really good - and earn you permanent slot in a furniture museum. Nice work.

[@MabruBlack]

It was definitely a fun experiment and I love the results! This looks like would be great for a vent that is in a visible place or one of those modern metal-and-wood furniture that are trendy nowadays. Regardless, I really like how you are not afraid of doing new stuff, even if you aren’t sure about the end result.

[@stanleydenning]

I used to work as a welder in a factory that made products out of wire. I did tons of very small MIG spot welding. I got pretty good at it too. Not a talent that many welders develop. Well done.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks Stanley! :)

[@MrSims-ky2ne]

I've never seen a wire product with small mig welds that looked good or even functioned good lol!

[@c.a.mcdivitt9722]

Intresting! I would be excited to see what you could do with a CNC, but, to be honest, one of my favorite things about your channel (and the reason I dislike Mr. Deresta) is that you put emphasis on hand tools and doing things without expensive equipment that most of us can't afford.

[@mickymouse1232]

PASK MAKES ---- YOU NAILED THAT ONE " ---- THUMBS UP "

[@Nicoya]

Using some aluminum plate for the template would help with heat management, give you a really solid electrical connection, and also not catch on fire so much. You can still use woodworking tools to cut out the slots if you go slow and use lots of lubricant. Also if you get tired of stripping the coating off nails, you can use TIG welding rod instead.

[@jeffjackson2871]

Beautiful "experiment" sir! This would be amazing set in a wood cabinet door. I really enjoy your approach to things and have learned so much from watching your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks Jeff! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@grover9187]

I like the simple method anyone can do. I have basic tools so I'm always looking for projects that don't contain lots of tools I'll never use again. It turned out so good. I can't wait to try it.

[@southerngoth420]

Of course the colors chosen are what I'm colorblind to lol. I just had to wait a bit longer to see what it would look like! Worth the wait! ❤

[@FranklyWry]

Very methodical and well done, but I wonder if using bronze nails and soldering instead of tack welding would provide you with greater control and many options for adding a patina in different colors from verde gris to light brown to nearly black brown. But it is your project, so don’t let tread on your toes. Cheers.

[@imploration]

That came out great!!!! A wonderful possibility for heat/AC duct grates!

[@PeyaLuna]

or a great decorative trivet - most are so ugly you don´t want to put them on the table

[@sternentigerkatze]

That's a cool idea! XD pun intended

[@tonywharton5220]

Brilliant video. I can imagine your pain Mr Pask. 2 seconds to cut one nail, 15 minutes to find the rest of the nail that launched itself across the workshop lol The rag was a brilliant idea 👍

[@InebriatedEngineer]

The rag trick to prevent flyaways was brilliant! Can't believe I never thought of that. Thanks for posting. 🍻

[@samreciter]

I think that would look amazing with copper and brass soldered together too...

[@danshavit4510]

That came out much better than I thought it will. Well done. Neil you're the nicest guy on the entire interweb.for sure. Your imagination and patience are inspiring. Thanks for the video mate. Stay safe

[@larrybud]

I think it might be time for Pask to get a small CNC machine to do stuff like this!! Wow, turned out great. Weld some feet on and it could be a baking cooling rack.

[@willmorrison1022]

Cool idea. I was thinking of a door grille for a wood stove.

[@Mystic_Light]

Or just build a CNC machine, it's not difficult and it's thousands of dollars cheaper. We've got a CNC tech in the family....

[@larrybud]

@@Mystic_Light small cnc engravers are pretty cheap these days

[@Vickie-Bligh]

That's gorgeous. Love your innovations and experiments. I have a hard enough time nailing 2 boards together while you create a beauty like that. This pattern would make an awesome fireplace screen. Thanks for sharing this, Neil.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much Vickie! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@roytelling6540]

just seen your video 11/03/22 being a welder of some 40+ years, my first comment is great job, weld splatter spray dose work and it looked like you put enough on. BUT! once you have welded near it, it stops get burnt off, so if you welding lots of welds close together then you need to let it cool a little and respray over again. things like this take a lot of time and effort, but at the end you have something that no one else has and you can look proudly at it knowing I made that. and in todays world of "cheap throw away things" something this size would cost a lot of money because of the time it take. made some fun things out of metal just for fun and the love of metal working.

[@SnorrioK]

This project would work really well with a CNC and routing an aluminium plate with grooves instead of wood. Aluminium doesn't weld to iron, so it would be reusable for at least several times. Also, really great to see a master carpenter do well with a welder. I am a welder and I do okay with carpentry but nowhere near as well as an actual carpenter. I wouldn't mind getting a project plate like this into one of my BBQ smokers I intend to finish someday, it would look great to see one of these kumiko plates when opening one up before inserting the food.

[@PeterWMeek]

Next time you need nice straight rod in a variety of sizes and precise alloys, go to the welding supply and look at TIG filler rod. In the US it comes in inch sizes (1/16", 3/32" and 1/8" -roughly 1.6mm, 2.4mm and 3.2mm), 4 foot (1.2m) lengths, and a wide variety of materials. I like the SS 316 as it is quite stiff for its size, very corrosion-resistant, and bends well without cracking. It can be silver-soldered as well as welded. I do recommend some sort of bypass or shear cutter as the chisel point ends from bolt cutters are very sharp and snaggy.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks Peter, it’s a great tip! :)

[@EthylAlcohol-C2H6O]

Kumiko is made of many objects of the same shape. So, instead of welding all at once, I recommend you to make one pattern and weld it at the end to make it bigger.

[@PaskMakes]

I reckon the grid is the main thing. It needs to stay fairly consistent. If you welded individual pieces of the pattern together I reckon it would start getting wonky the further you go. It could be done with care but I reckon this way is easier. :)

[@EthylAlcohol-C2H6O]

@@PaskMakes I see.

[@hansdegroot8549]

Very impressive job. Thanks for sharing the video. You were mentioning a CNC machine and I was thinking about it just a few moments before you mentioned it. Unless you have an expensive CNC (2000 USD or more) I think that making the grooves with a (palm)router is much faster. I was very interesting to see how you skinned the nails. I learned a lot again. Once more I'm impressed by your ingenuity and patience.

[@jonathanking4107]

I love to watch these just to enjoy the different projects, but they're always so educational too. Thank you.

[@darreno9874]

A master of patience as well. Great looking panel. God bless

[@oxide7]

Your patience is legendary! Some of these things would have driven me crazy!

[@juneritchie2498]

Always impressed by your kumiko projects.

[@jfred1924]

Congratulations on 1 million Subscribers, it’s a big mile stone

[@ianvicedomini2648]

I think it turned out great Neil and I always enjoy watching the kumiko projects and your narration is so clear as well as interesting at the same time. Superb video mate 👍🏻👍🏻

[@debuti]

For the zinc coating you can also use table vinegar, works great, is safer and probably cheaper

[@Digitalhunny]

Thank you for commenting this! The older I get, the more obvious its become, that I'm a bit clumsy. Well in fact, if I'm _completely_ honest, I'm actually what ya might call _dangerously clumsy!_ You see, _I'm_ that type of gal, that goes to simply undress herself at the end of the night, knees herself in the head & complete KO's _herself!_ All while, stone cold sober... that's me. 😂😂😂😂 So, _anything_ that I can do, in a safer & less likely to maim myself way... that's _my_ path. Have a great day!🤞😁

[@colincreedtattoomachines]

Better still, just use the "double strength" vinegar.

[@popparock6506]

@@Digitalhunny lol, stay safe!

[@martinlouden9005]

You never cease to amaze me with your versatility Niel!

[@blubberboy1897]

I would have loved to see you use the fly press. That thing is so cool.

[@willmorrison1022]

He has a wonderful shop full of really cool tools. My jealousy is huge. But especially because of that fly press. Never saw one before but ever since, I've been on a hunt for as cheap of one as I can find. But then I have to figure out where to put one. Problems, problems...

[@PaskMakes]

It really is cool and when I make more of these I’ll definitely incorporate the flypress. :)

[@IronMaidenGS]

2:58 the smile of exitement for a cnc can be heard Awesome proyect as always, your prolific work its just... Aaaa so nice to watch

[@anthonysmye-rumsby7047]

Useful for a hot pot stand a trivet. Always love your workmanship and dedication keep up the great work

[@VeretenoVids]

Your creativity and talent continues to amaze!

[@DBKurtz5v]

Its always awesome to see you try new things. Everytime your skills progress and I learn new things! I think you should try making kumiko with a mold. Your forge deserves more attention imo lol. You could use lead. Its not something that would get handled and not structural.

[@CraigHollabaugh]

Excellent video, nice project, script, camera work, audio and editing. Thanks from Colorado.

[@adg1017]

The green and orange on the board (or even canvas) would be art I’d buy. Great project.

[@Saw-IT]

Turned out Nice and there are a lot of projects where this would make a great feature.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks Matthew! I’m definitely looking forward to using it in a project! :)

[@Ninjump]

You know what that looks like is an amazing custom drain grate for a shower. Would need some powder coating or similar though. Definitely agree tig welding is where this needs to go next! Nice work!

[@kray3883]

Instead of using the extra offset for every pass with the router, just glue your pattern down in one corner and use a longer clamp so you can make all the cuts on the same side of your rail. Your cuts will be offset from your paper but just fine relative to each other and it's a lot less fiddly.

[@sberOntrO]

i was thinking of a painters tape hinge or something so it can be set easy and flipped over

[@jakobhalskov]

Half way through I didn't find it looking good, but after your small fixes, clean up and finishing; it looks gorgeous! So happy to have found your channel; it is great inspiration for me and what I do :)

[@Mystic_Light]

Very nice piece. I admire your creative ingenuity.

[@samanthadean1083]

Sweet job, Neil!!! Always love watching you make Kumiko pieces!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@negotiableaffections]

I think it turned out great, Neil. Looking forward to seeing what applications you come up with.

[@jasonbrooks8521]

you could try square, or rectangular bar stock, say in the 4x14 mm range. i am thinking of grinder jigs for the 45 and 22.5 degree angles. someone else here suggested silver solder. with appropriate angles you could "sweat" the bits together.

[@AflacMan13]

AWESOOOME!!! This was one of the coolest things ever!! This would look REALLY cool as a window in a door.

[@garyhardman8369]

Good call on stripping off the coating. It is probably Zinc, which creates very nasty fumes when involved in welding!

[@andrewgalbreath2101]

Super cool! I always love trying old techniques with new materials

[@BobBlarneystone]

I think a table saw sled would make short work of the layout board. Just put the template on the back side, and use and index mark on the fence to get the correct spacing by aligning the template lines with the mark.

[@MikeTwoPoint0]

Very nice. I might try this in copper since i dont have a welder

[@susanjoynersnodgrass9766]

That would make a nice trivet for your kitchen. Love this!! Stay safe and well!!

[@paulbanks8583]

Looks good but as other people have already said really that's a TIG welding job so you could get a much neater weld. It will be interesting to see what this ends up in.

[@picklesnoutpenobscott3165]

Ooooooooo. Wow, dude, I love your style as a maker. I wanna to try that with tig and stainless. You always do such fun and beautiful projects. Quite alot of careful work that took. If ever I attempt it, the jig itself will be the trick. Really interesting!

[@jacobacon3219]

Just a thought, if you're going to be using two different sizes, you could mill the grooves for the template at different depths to situate the smaller wires in the middle of the larger wires.

[@Crewsy]

Umm @2:35 That's exactly what he did but did say the grooves needed to be deeper to hold everything in place better. 🤷‍♂

[@jacobacon3219]

@@Crewsy Fair enough, my attention was divided.

[@willmorrison1022]

Looks good to me. I was thinking it would be a really nice looking door grate on a wood stove. Great work as always.

[@karenstimson2683]

I could see this with a bronze coloration--brilliant work as always.

[@oficinadofurtado]

congratulations for the work sir Pask it was a beautiful piece a geometric shape of perfection

[@huntsvillewoodturning209]

You pick the most tedious projects to do! Great job.

[@tinkeringinthailand8147]

Thanks Neil, cheered me up during my COVID and depressed isolation suffering.

[@Rsama60]

Nice project, I think you nailed it.

[@picklesnoutpenobscott3165]

I saw what you did there…😁

[@dabreener]

This would be so cool to do on something like a side table or nightstand! It turned out really well!

[@msmith2961]

Another spectacularly awesome Kumiko project! Keep them coming!! Hope your place wasn't affected by the floods by the way.

[@grappabionda]

Maestro ha quedado hermoso, es usted un perfeccionista y eso se agradece. Saludos desde España.🌞🥀🌻

[@brianknowles7130]

Very inventive. You never cease to amaze. Great vid. thks

[@BionicleFreek99]

I feel like you could do it on a table saw by putting the pattern face up on the back, but cutting the front, and by cutting all of them at the same time, that way if any of the measurements are off they're all off in relation to each other, and it should cancel out most if any wonk.

[@NickGranville]

Came out great. Well done. I noticed you’re almost at 1 million subscribers. That’s cool too

[@thekarmafarmer608]

Very very nice project. You`ve given me a few ideas I`m really excited about. Thanks for posting mate

[@bkitteh6295]

First time I've seen one of your videos. I'm not familiar with Kumiko (except as a Japanese women's name ☺) or welding, but I'm hooked!!! I'm mesmerized by intricate patterns of any kind, and the amazing panel you fabricated fascinates me. Thanks for not only creating it, but also for showing us how it's done. New sub! 👋🏼🙋🏽‍♀️✌🏽

[@trahtrebor]

I love the spacer to set up the fence idea. I've always fought setting up a router fence. Not sure why this never crossed my mind,,,,,,, 🤪🤪🤪

[@kzookid2051]

Great project! I don't have any welding equipment, but I think something like this could be done with solder. These would make good inserts for small window panes in a door.

[@TheCatanzaroShop]

I like how you made it so approachable! Awesome job as always!

[@glacialblueberry]

I love this, man! When you laid down the pieces in the grooves, I wondered why you didn't use something like spray glue on the pattern so the nails stay tacked in place. I think that could work well, even if you cut the grooves deeper.

[@ThisDirtyWhiteBoy]

Hope this info finds you well. Spray glue would contaminate the weld, causing it to be porous or full of tiny holes that one wouldn’t be able to grind or polish away. The anti splatter spray he used is formulated specifically for welding so as not to cause that problem.

[@jackww839]

So close to one million!!! Congratulations 🎉

[@sapelesteve]

Well done Neil! With a little tweaking, plus reviewing some of the excellent comments, I am sure that your next try at this will be fantastic! 👍👍😉😉

[@jamesa7506]

A fine design, they came out awesome. Well done sir 👏

[@peterthepeter7523]

Damn I've never thought about just putting a rug over thing you cut so it won't fly away. That's a great idea. I hope i don't forget it.

[@lekedo1]

Desde Chile un Chileno. Felicitaciones, excelente trabajo y un gran desafió para un seguidor.

[@xxPenjoxx]

It's a really nice build, and oh wow, you are so close to 1 million subscribers! 👍

[@Rouverius]

That looks amazing. I can think of so many uses for some like that. Looking forward to see what you come up with.

[@IanSmithKSP]

I wonder if there’s a way to drill the ends of your metal rod pieces so they have a concave curve on both ends and actually join a panel with mostly mechanical joints. You could probably sand the miter joints for the inner stars for a flush fit and a single tack blob would hold it all neatly. Really clever idea to make a metal kumiko panel. Youre always coming up with good ones.

[@Juffington]

A small cutter on his mill, with a simple v-groove jig to feed each piece into the side of the cutter, would make short work of this. (Might make short work of his fingers as well, though. :) )

[@rfphicks]

It looks cool and it is definitely something I couldn't do (I don't have the patience for it!). That said, it seems like a lot of work for you and the result don't seem anywhere near what you get in your wooden kumiko projects (all of which are stunning btw).

[@brentfowler2317]

Looks great, well done. Keep up the awesome work my friend. Take care

[@mckutzy]

This is a cool looking project... It looks more like a tig or an O/A torch project... but great work with the mig... Another way to give some contrast and interesting looks, use braze to affix the pieces, or even a copper electrical wire(I think youll might need flux, borax works great for this).

[@kitsuiam1082]

I think a small cardboard box would be handy for those flying nails .....😊😊👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 great video ..... excellent ...thanks Neil

[@EMNM22]

🤘😁 You should let it rust and use it in a yard art piece. Im envious! Great job!

[@aserta]

One suggestion from me would be to ditch some of the welding, use rod to make the straights in one direction, then make a jig that allows you to deform the other rods over it, in the other with press, and then after you've laid them down, give'm a tack. It would come out much neater and clear as you should only need a few tacks vs a lot of them. Also, for the smaller diameter, make two of them into one, with a bend. I have made something like this (same common pattern) many years ago for a client's front door, and i ditched the idea of welding everything from the get-go as it consumed far too much time (the panel was 4x times bigger. You can also braze them, that'd come out far better, and with braze, if you have a very small flame (one of those cheapo bead work kits is perfect for this) you can do some really small, intricate stuff, a friend of mine who makes bicycle frames has a really shoddy, shitty one made in China, but it's perfect for brazing the brake line caps into the frame. The outcome is really clean with little heat.

[@valveman12]

Nice project, especially using nails. Great idea... One of those cold weld tigs would be great for this project.

[@mhenlopotter1612]

I'm 100% sold on the idea and I think you can improve a bit on the execution. It already looks good, but to me it feels like it's missing a bit of the "lightness" of Kumiko. There are already some great tips in the comment section. If you find a way to make the big triangles out of full length wires with some sort of "3 way lap joint" (hope that's the right word), I think it would look fantastic! Not sure if that is possible/feasible in steel, though... Anyways, great project as always and I'm looking forward to future applications for this 😉

[@Whobghilee]

I would think some quick release clamps would have made making that jig in the beginning go way faster. Love you vids. I’m addicted

[@barthanes1]

Looks really awesome. Now you should sear that pattern into a thick steak. Suggestion: make a hexagonal pattern kumiko. Edit: *Slaps forehead in disgust realizing it is a hexagonal pattern*

[@emceemaster10]

that looks like it would make a really cool outdoor side table or plant stand!

[@sternentigerkatze]

I've been in love with kumiko for a while and will try to make some someday. That being said I love how you gave it such a different aesthetic with a different material! :-) The same underlying principle and yet such a different outcome! Its so cool! Thank you so much for this video!

[@bradleytuckwell4854]

I think it looks amazing. Great job thanks for sharing

[@johnbradford9235]

Really nice result there dude 👍👍👍. For 'just an experiment' it looks great! Top job brother 👏👏👏!!! 😎

[@AlbertFilice]

Thought you were gonna TIG weld it for sure but you did a really great job! Very cool