INCREDIBLE TEXTURE | Making a Walnut Cabinet

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks for the love everyone! Seems like the credenza might be the winner. Here’s a closer look at the set! instagram.com/p/CVqq5FSBege/

[@henrysilver2134]

@Laura Brown classic comment Laura

[@chrisd3648]

No question most beautiful designs on KZbin

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks so much Chris!

[@RnRWoodworking]

All four pieces look great. Can't pick a favorite.

[@daninwales1]

I’m not sure ‘like’ is sufficient, that was amazing. Beautiful work that will probably be with that family for generations.

[@willruss]

Your shop and work make it clear how much you care about the end results, not to mention the mellow tone of this video made it great to leave on loop for my anxious cat while out of the house today. thanks for video!

[@andrechadwick4233]

You are a true artist, I too would give anything to be a shop apprentice with you ,awesome job

[@chompo9135]

I let out an audible sound when that panel fell out of the miter and onto your back :D

[@amauryrodriguez477]

No more words… just emotions…

[@breyghtonfilms4058]

Jeez, your planes are mighty sharp

[@TomRuss.]

That feeling of excitement and hopelessness at the same time, I love and hate your videos! Damn you awesome carpenter!

[@HansHoffmeister]

Nicely done!

[@UndertheWaterDesign]

Love every piece you make. Keep showing us that creativity!!!!

[@snipderdon]

First time viewer of your channel and I have to say you're pretty dang great with wood!

[@SawyerDesign]

Hey thanks so much

[@lethylxistns4759]

I like them all but my favorite is number4

[@brunoponcedeleao8277]

Good Work!!!

[@seregavusa]

You got some talent man! Love watching your videos!

[@beachmountainwoodworking6709]

Scared me track sawing across your workbench. . 💪🙏

[@SawyerDesign]

Haha definitely triple checked depth 😂

[@Brangustx]

Did you "bag" the front panel? Pretty cool idea.

[@christophermacier]

Incredible work!

[@dieselrugg]

Desk. But the credenza was amazing too

[@renesimard1319]

Goat! Thanks for sharing the bliss

[@thwwoodcraft1449]

Tell me you do a lot of fine woodwork without telling me you do a lot of fine woodwork: "My LN 102 block plane is my 2nd most used tool"

[@gregmislick1117]

The Credenza - The mixed media pieces, tough VERY nice, distract me from the wood itself, or else it's just that lovely bit of grain across the front of the credenza just REALLY pops - more so than the wood does on the other pieces. This is a coincidence of form though. I do like your technique for creating the 3D texture in the front of the pieces, and I may just have to steal that one.

[@mikefrick1958]

I'm amazed there are still people out there that know the value of true craftsmanship and are actually willing to pay for it. Ikea has really hurt our industry. The fact that people can get similar functioning pieces for 1/30th the price is a hard hurdle for us to convince them over. $30k minus materials and labor still makes a decent profit to live off of so good on ya! have you found better success if finding clients in commercial sector like this collection, I find business' are more willing to spend more than homeowners

[@SawyerDesign]

There’s definitely a smaller market For high end custom, but they’re out there. This set was purchased by an hoa for a condo complex. Most of my clients are private individuals. I’ve found that I’m not equipped with machinery or hands to compete in most commercial jobs.

[@OscarSabaterCruz]

well, I bought my Volkswagen Polo 2016 at 11.450€ decently spect, just to put it in perspective. He's not charging a "premium", he's charging a stupid amount of money (three years of basic income for a single cabinet) for a pice of furniture. Not saying it is wrong (he can charge whathever the f* he thinks it fits, just to be clear) but definitely shouldnt be the norm as you cant expect regular people to pay such large amounts just for forniture, and I can only thank Ikea for allowing people to decorate and have a pretty decent space to live in.

[@jaywethington1934]

"Also my high school nickname" 🤣

[@ryderscustomcreations3665]

The credenza for the win! All amazing pieces though. What I wouldn’t do to be your shop apprentice through a set of builds like this!!

[@SawyerDesign]

🙌🏼 man I coulda used the help on this set!

[@JeDxDeVu]

Is that veneer cutter self made or you got a link. Looks like it works great.

[@SawyerDesign]

I wish some of the stuff I used had Amazon links 😂 it’s a grammercy from toolsforworkingwood.com. I use the King Kong kerf for all the thick veneers I use

[@JeDxDeVu]

@@SawyerDesign thank you very much for the speedy reply. Your work is awesome. I'm a carpenter from Germany. Germans can be abit arrogant when it comes to American wood workers but your stuff could put a lot of Masters here to shame.

[@SawyerDesign]

Super kind of you to say! I’m still earning my stripes and definitely make more mistakes than I’d like, but it’s all about the journey. Thanks man!

[@blackowl6890]

You hate routers and thats why you have ridgid, festool, triton and makita? 😁

[@SawyerDesign]

Haha had to make sure it wasn’t a brand thing. Nope, all of them are evil 😂

[@ericward9468]

Nick you design and build talent is like no other!! Out of the dozens (probably hundreds) of other woodworking KZbin channels yours are the only projects I watch and say at the end “how the f@ck did he do that!?!?” The designs are amazing and the techniques and details are literally not found elsewhere on KZbin. Cheers to you!

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks so much Eric!

[@robslifting4life]

Senior, what is your spraying set up? If you don't mind. What equipment provides your air?

[@robertrussell6614]

Watch your backsides, here comes the third leg.

[@jackdelancey248]

For what it’s worth u

[@cranstonfranc]

Maybe you should have joined the other Chippendales with that ‘third leg’-stainless steel screws 🤮 - better buck your ideas up or break out that body oil!

[@toolswood3171]

Number 4 was by far my favorite. So much detail and yet I felt like you didn't even include all of it in the video. All the pieces are creative and amazing. Incredible work. BTW, I like when you show the mistakes you make AND how you correct them. Makes me appreciate the work even more.

[@DDL2728]

I like the simplicity (that's not even a true description in your designs) of #1, the metal rods in #2, the open space between the top & front of #3, & all the slats (is that what they're called) on #4. Who can pick just one of your designs??!! They're all amazing!! You are truly gifted!! 🌟

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks so much Dianne!

[@robertborberg6427]

Oh my God thank you for once somebody says the actual truth about veneering it is not cheap especially for the good stuff and the time it takes to actually get the seams to line up right and then put it in a vacuum bag and pray bubbles don’t come up… I digress could vent for hours but thank you

[@FrenchRenovation]

Mate you are really good 👌🏻👌🏻 love watching your videos

[@marklitvin2422]

I’d have to say no.4, any of them beat my work!

[@colinminns]

Can’t believe I only just found your channel, your woodworking skills are next level and video style very engaging.

[@donnysarvis]

That credenza is freaking on fire. Stunning! I love the way the 4 pieces work together, nice family resemblance. Metal work is super cool, and I never wanted any furniture with acrylic involved until now. Great video man! Also lmao @ high school nickname. Nice.

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks Donny!

[@Cellottia]

Work to your strengths: make things as complicated as your heart can desire. These are too 'blocky' for my taste and pale into (not to belittle the beautiful wood and level of craftsmanship you've put into them) insignificance compared to your glorious bistro table. Just keep doing what you love to do!! 👌👌👌👌👌

[@benholmgren8138]

Pretty cool, nice design, good work. Not worth 30,000.00. Whoever is buying your massively overpriced pieces are suckers. Or a bunch of rich pricks that have the money to throw into sentimental values. Just cause you put a cherry on a terd, doesn't create more value. Just like replacing parts on a vehicle before you sell it, the value never goes up from the parts you replace, that's the cost you eat. I guess thats my biggest gripe... why does it say it costs so much, you didn't freakin hand carve it.

[@vancestephens5460]

Another video down, and I am no less stunned. By the woodwork, yeah, but also, by your ability to evidently manipulate the fabric of time and somehow shoot, narrate, and edit a quality video worthy of the criterion collection in addition to the designing and building.

[@hassejansson]

I watched it all, but you never showed the end result in a good way, so I dont understand how it all ended up.. to bad, looked interesting.. $30 000, really?

[@chrisjcichocki]

I think you totally crushed this challenge! Now, you should try to build something round, based on its squareness.

[@zorroinhell5549]

Again, great functional Art. I like LVL #4 the best. Keep up the great videos, thanks for sharing.

[@c4nucksens8tion]

This whole chill, super hi res, super amount of time editing, lots of super slow-mo for no apparent reason style of shooting made me stop watching. It doesn't go along with woodworking. The high res camera is nice, but the vibe your trying to implement with this is cringe at times. I'm giving you constructive criticism, not hate.

[@SawyerDesign]

Respectfully disagree. No worries though. Different strokes for different folks.

[@justkjthings]

Wow, amazing craftsmanship! The title really threw me, though. Where was the cabinet?

[@petehafner1659]

The credenza is my favorite. I've got to hear the back story for your nickname.Too funny!

[@Thewibareports]

Thanks for this video I'm a new subscriber and really enjoy your detailed and aesthetic videos

[@AwestruckOffRoadingHertz]

Personally, not a fan of the design. More simple would have been better. The design you did is as if the carpenter couldn't make up his mind. Wanted simple, then last minute decided to through in intricacies. Its conflicting within itself.

[@SawyerDesign]

I think the term you’re looking for is balanced.

[@meperson]

Honestly I really like all four designs and they clearly go together and came from the same designer. Also the woodworking is just exquisite - your client is really lucky.

[@ThePeps1776]

Why do you hand plane so much? I assume the pieces are already flat so is it to get something to fit more precisely?

[@owengray5579]

Being a woodworker myself I'm always interested in understanding why Americans are obsessed with applying a finish while the furniture is entirely assembled and the metalwork is installed?? Why not do it all before assembly. You can't possibly get a better finish by applying it after the fact, can you?

[@SawyerDesign]

I prefinish when appropriate. Cases almost always are appropriate to finish after.

[@davekavanagh7599]

Once again I am so damn jealous of Americas natural resources and availability of materials.

[@ericwilliams538]

Awesome work there 3rd Leg!! My high school Nickname was "In the negative 3rd leg"!!. Yeah, my friends weren't very nice.

[@SawyerDesign]

Lol innie, not outie

[@chrisstearns10]

Nick you knocked it out of the park!! Excellent job!!!!!! Its really hard to choose between them, they all look very expensive and very high quality👍👍👍👍👍Your nickname is/was third leg? I can only think of two scenarios that could get you that nickname, but (I am probably wrong and more possibilities abound)I don't want to assume so how did you get the nickname?😁

[@SawyerDesign]

Haha jokes. Get at me on OnlyFans for the whole story 😉

[@chrisstearns10]

@@SawyerDesign got it, I was hoping it was that reason and not the other. I didn't think your badassness could assend to a higher level but I was wrong!

[@davidkluver2186]

And not to forget this is all out of a 2 car garage. Incredible!!!

[@ambientretreats2529]

Nice work, $11,000 in materials, total price $30,000. Is there a pile of gold inside?? $20,000 for labor? Bruh...

[@SawyerDesign]

$11,000 in materials, $2k In out of state delivery, $2k in design, 4 wks of studio time at $3k/wk (labor), $3k profit for the business.

[@laroseauxboisrosewoodwoodw8585]

Hmmm very difficult to chose but the credenza is my best 😍👍🏼 Can you tell me where you’ve learned your craft ? This is so gorgeous and you’re so talented !! You have more talent then i do after 30 plus years in the craft . Plus your capability of desingning , that i don’t have , you surpass me so mutch . I hope you will continue in your craft untill the end of your capabilities ! Congrats on your work and you yes you inspire me 👍🏼❤️🇨🇦

[@SawyerDesign]

Hey thank you so much! I started with pallet furniture in 2018 and have just been down the rabbit hole since; learning as I go!

[@lsdave]

easily one of the best wood working channels. Stellar projects, right amount of humor, awesome background music. Thanks for putting out this content!

[@SawyerDesign]

My pleasure! Thanks so much!

[@jackdelancey248]

Sorry it’s late. For what it’s worth. When I use knife hinges I make the doors with no gaps then plane to fit. BTW nicely done.

[@SawyerDesign]

Yep same. Trying to time that gap never works well. Much easier to plane to fit.

[@AssafOppenheimer]

Hi Nick, Love the work - the layered look of the front panels is unbelievable!

[@ianatkinson8303]

Wonderful no 4 wii, love your skills and commitment.

[@owengray5579]

Love the bids btw, not hating, just really want to know what the idea behind it is

[@jackleg693]

I always love your videos but as well as a beautiful finished piece the editing on this was superb! As always thank you for sharing

[@SawyerDesign]

Hey thanks so much!

[@crossbow3539]

Which one cost 30.000.00 ?? Did you say 30.000.00 thirty thousand dollars?? Has anyone payed you 30.000.00 ??? Man it’s nice and all but 30.000.00?.?.

[@SawyerDesign]

Haha for all 4. Commercial job. Pricing is a little different for commercial

[@thomasnichols7788]

I like the credenza best. I could not tell from the video. Did you taper the under blocks for the wavy portion of the doors?

[@SawyerDesign]

I did. That was that little bandsaw jig that went through the planer. Basically a ramp that cuts and planes wedges. Needed the contact so gaps under the strips revealed themselves once the panel was cut down.

[@james_watson_carpentry]

Amazing craftsmanship as always my friend 💯💯💯💯

[@mattelias721]

Nick, all are outstanding, but #4/Credenza is my favorite. Not a fan of acrylic either, and since I can learn vicariously, I'll put a nail in that belief based on your comments through this series. Simple is truly not easy. Question: I'm not suggesting a video on the topic, but where would someone find a good, general contract format for a woodworking business? Asking because you impress me as someone with all their s**t in one sock (that's a compliment).

[@SawyerDesign]

Hahaha that’s the best ducks in a row alternate I’ve heard. Shoot me an email. [e-mail] Happy to send you what I use. Thanks Matt 🤙

[@mattelias721]

@@SawyerDesign Awesome... I used the email address on your website.

[@migdi242424]

Amazing detail.. Very nice vid. Subscribing.

[@Danny-ul4sq]

What brand veneer saw was that? And you soooo need an apprentice. If only to assist with large objects.

[@SawyerDesign]

Oh man I know. Just need more space! It’s a grammercy saw

[@kyle1759]

“My high school nickname”…. Too funny!

[@jasonvongsay2620]

Hands down my favorite project you've made. Love the subtle details you put in. You deserve so many more subscribers.

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks Jason!

[@weberwoodshop]

Cool man, love that credenza.

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks Blake!

[@Valuiskihh]

Wow, that is very pricey furniture for bentley owners! Beautyful! Never gonna buy such expensive thing as mid class citizen :)

[@rickwaddell4962]

I like your free thinking of design as you go, Also like your B&B ( blood and band aids)

[@SawyerDesign]

Hahah B&B love it Rick

[@mark-uweotto8811]

Hey, it's verry cool what you are doing! I prefer No4. I would describe it like you gabe the front a "texture" that breaks up the massivenes of the pice. For the simple pices I think you could have made them better be breaking them up not with "texture" but by balancing the volumes differently or sth. I think it is actually harder to make simple pices not look a little plump or bulky. Don't want to take away anything from your work but highlite the chalnage you gave yourself. Anyways great work looking forward too seeing more!

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks Mark! Totally agree with that. I took the clients lead on the simple ones- definitely difficult to not ‘improve’ on their vision there lol

[@mark-uweotto8811]

@@SawyerDesign Ah sorry didn't get that part. You did the best you could under given circumstances. We are not always as free in our work as we would like to be...

[@maturefox1]

This walnut is such a beautiful stuff ...! ;)

[@RogueCylon]

$30k, must be a commercial build with a company that has too much money.

[@SawyerDesign]

Yeah it was a commercial job.

[@markmcintire3401]

Nick! Your still my favorite channel to watch! If I had to choose, I would take all four. I can’t get enough of your creativity, artistic view on a design and then to top it off with the craftsmanship to build it!!!!!!! I’ve been doing this a long time and some of them just couldn’t get them to come together. Keep up on the great videos.

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks so much mark! I wish I could take all four too lol

[@loneevergreenwoodworks3199]

Those pieces turned out awesome man.

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks man!

[@MCsCreations]

Damn, Nick! What a difficult decision! All of them look amazing! 😱 Really beautiful work!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks so much! You too

[@johnnyb8629]

simplicity of design for maximum beauty is all about dimensioning. Humans are most attracted to symmetry, have you ever used golden ratio in any of your dimensioning, or are all dimensions stock and trade?

[@SawyerDesign]

There are some ergonomic standards. Proportions are very important and golden ratio isn’t the only one. There arguments on whole number ratios, thirds, 2:1. I use those as a starting place. This is an atypical piece for me as humans are drawn to curves and this doesn’t have any

[@johnnyb8629]

@@SawyerDesign Yes, I do love your use of laminations to get those curves and curves are attractive like the hourglass shape of a nice big breasted women. I find design the most fascinating thing and even more fascinating the evolutionary backstory on how and why we are attracted to particular objects. Symmetry has causality in our evolution to either judge the health of individuals for procreation or for facial recognition to notice more often than not when a predator is bird dogging us for a meal. Automotive manufacturers know this and that's why you see facial features in the front ends of cars or the curves in the forms of expensive sports cars. Knowing this, a better challenge would be to make an object that has organic architecture but also be attractive, think Frank Lloyd Writes' Johnson Wax columns and their dendriform design and theo jansen strandbeests. They are a combination of organic forms that you can't keep from staring at and a desire to possess in some way. A better example of asymmetrical design that isn't traditionally attractive is a less known person Alexander John Jordan Jr, who inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright built his House in the Rock with many examples of asymmetry that is also very attractive. It is now part of the tacky attraction tour you go on in Wisconsin when traveling to the Dells but if you look past that you can see real beauty in the objects in that house.

[@bobbydean7017]

"Also my high school nickname" LMAO

[@GregsGarage]

I love the dovetail spline details! I also like the subtlety of the wave in the front panels.

[@jimpike3489]

Hey Nick, WOW, nothing simplistic about that build, the appearance is classic 1940's apart from the acrylic. You seriously need a helper in the shop, $30000 of merchandise being moved by one person is nuts. Oh yes, you wish that was your high school name. Floppy Thanks for sharing Nick, you are an artist who works with wood

[@AndreaArzensek]

That was unexpectedly beautiful! Good job!

[@steves524]

Beautiful job, No4 for me,,🎆✌️

[@alejm8a]

I think they are ll great, but the credenza is a standout for me. On another note, what kind of vacuum bags do you use?

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks! Vacuum for my Festool extractor are usually either Festool or powertec. For the vacuum press are from vacupress

[@alejm8a]

@@SawyerDesign thanks. Yeah, I meant the vacuum press, lol. I guess I should have been more clear. BTW - I have been a subscriber of your channel for a while and I really appreciate the direction your videos are heading in now. I love hearing your thought process as you build, and not oversharing exactly what you are doing, giving us a chance to absorb what's going on and try to figure it out. Looking forward to what's to come in 2022!

[@EdgeRowing]

#4 Your skills and design are amazing!

[@billwilliamson4715]

Woof. The time and effort, sweat and tears, skill and patients... Great content. I pick 3,4,1,2, but I'd happily live with any and all. 'Tighten that collet down!' ;)

[@Eweber007]

I'm typically a fan of your work but is it possible that you may have gotten a little sloppy when trying to meet a deadline. Starting at 17:00 in this video you have a close view of the mitered corner, the inside seam and the mortise for the hinge. I'm sorry but that is not what I would expect in a piece like this. I don't know if you cleaned up the adhesive squeeze out or not but the fit of the miter looks rather poor. Please don't take this the wrong way, I mean no disrespect, I know you can do better.

[@SawyerDesign]

It just hadn’t been cleaned up. The epoxy seeps in at the ends and makes it look like it’s gappy, but they were planed flush and finish evened the tone. They were tight and tidy I just skipped the boring sanding/prep in the video

[@Eweber007]

@@SawyerDesign That's good, It just doesn't look very good in the video, makes it hard to tell.

[@SawyerDesign]

@@Eweber007 instagram.com/p/CVqq5FSBege/ Here’s how it came out.

[@ernestdeak8402]

Oh man, that credenza is beautiful

[@astrudlang7557]

Absolutely stunning! So gorgeously done...the design is great in a modern way - I would´nt call it simple - rather edgy. (I have to admit I love old stuff around me though...also old material like lime plaster, chalk and the like...)

[@angeloc700]

Looks like you carved the credenza out of a black walnut log. Beautiful craftsmanship.

[@rickbrenneman3913]

Definitely the credenza for the win!!!

[@jmwoodcraft7842]

Awesome work & great video as always, plus I’m glad to see the innuendos making a reappearance!

[@c.a.g.1977]

10:44 I went to my local lumber store and asked for "Your Momma's Plywood". They didn't have it in stock. Tshh! Your "Not Your Momma's Plywood" came out great, Nick! Love the level 3 and 4 designs, but the whole set of 4 looks absolutely amazing!

[@shaunbailey1033]

Absolutely beautiful work, I love the attention to detail. I can only hope to aspire to create something so good. At 62 I may have left it a bit too late,!