INSANE GRAIN DOVETAIL BOX

Hard to imagine such beauty occurs naturally within a tree! This highly figured wlanut and curly maple wood was very challenging to work, swirling diving grain really needed gentle passes with a tight cap iron for sure, but well worth it.
Thanks to Pat and Chris for the wood, you guys are great!
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[@scottbarber6694]

I'm so glad KZbin offered closed captions for this video... the saw was described as [Music], the coping saw was [Laughter], and the hammer was [Applause]. KZbin appreciates art.

[@soldtobediers]

Scott Barber... Your obsevation brought strong to mind a couple a fitting quotes. Thank's for stirrin 'em up. "To be a master of metaphor," Aristotle wrote in his Poetics, "is the greatest thing by far. It is the one thing that cannot be learnt from others, and it is also a sign of genius." & I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like -Dr. Mardy Grothe 82818

[@yankovification]

the best comen I've highlighted.

[@terrandroid]

Scott Barber thanks to you it has already taken more then a month since he posted anything

[@MichaelMarko]

Hilarious!!

[@Chris-sv7xq]

"Insane in the end grain" "Insane in the grain" My new rap group Cypress grove

[@isaacwallace6783]

just posted a comment like this and realised there's so many like it lol

[@destinationunderground6006]

Hahaha. Love it!

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

beautiful piece my friend! I really liked the handle, Reminds me of japanese!

[@ianstradian]

The blend of different styles and techniques, from shaker, to Japanese, and some elements of arts and crafts,,, Well it’s all amazing. Thank you for inviting us all along on your project sir.

[@bloodgracet5640]

Mr Chickadee: How you say nothing and yet your videos say so much and I learn so much.

[@TheRMUPs]

Your progress over the years has been amazing to follow! It would be great if we could get a house tour some time soon, to see how all of this stuff is coming together

[@midgardlife]

I know im replying a year old comment but here you go kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6O4emptfal-bsU

[@Rebecca-fs2rg]

Insane in the tree grain, insane in the grain

[@MrChickadee]

exactly!

[@rswarre]

You beat me to it!!!....Dang you!.....lol

[@pier-ricklamontagne275]

Damn, you love to live with danger man. I was afraid to see the wood split at EVERY hit of the hammer... each one of them .. I'm glad it didn't plit. Beautiful box.

[@MrChickadee]

haha no danger when everything is sized correctly.

[@DorianBracht]

Very cool project! I especially liked the handle :)

[@MrChickadee]

Thanks Dorian!

[@littleforest]

Nice pieces of wood you got there! And what a pleasure to see what you made out of it.

[@167curly]

Having done hand-sawn dovetails myself; I really enjoyed watching your techniques in this project. Also the fact that no glues or other adhesives were used in its assembly was interesting. The way the finish emphasised the colours of the two diffenent materials was very nice to see as well. Many congratulations.

[@JoelWetzel]

I watched your Q&A and was left with two questions: where do you get/earn money and what form of sewage system do you have? You're an inspiration and live up to your goal of showing what people are capable of. I was surprised you'd not grown up as a woodworker but not that you've learned it so well. I have most of the power tools but am working more with my hand tools over the past years so finding your channel came at a great time for me. Peace to you and yours. Thank you.

[@martindickerson5235]

How people can put a dislike to your work puzzle me. Your work is so honest and a master craftsmen you are thank you for shearing that 👌

[@28cruzin]

Beautiful wood lovingly worked into an extraordinary creation. Remarkable skill made to look easy. I am unceasingly impressed with this channel. Every project becomes a work of art. I was referred here from " the tradesman channel ", who is very talanted himself. See you on the next one.

[@MrChickadee]

Thank you!

[@chuckholton4666]

The beauty of your workmanship and just the sounds of the tools really compliment the natural beauty of the wood. Another stunning piece! Watching you is inspiring me towards giving up all of my power tools. There is nothing more that I crave than the peaceful, quiet sounds of a simplistic life.

[@Alessandrovert]

Belo trabalho, grato.

[@deborahsimmons2414]

If Marilyn Monroe really did have her legs insured, you my good man should do the same for your hands!!! Absolutely astounding what you can do with them!!!

[@rick91443]

Mr. Chickadee, I watch your videos like I was watching a myth or fairy tale; that you live somewhere in the Southern Forests of America, unknown to anyone but a select few, like Santa Claus or Enchanted Elves, pure and unspoiled, refusing to live like the rest, undying in your traditions. You and Tom Fagen, watching your videos is pure meditation...rr Normandy, Fr.

[@sizzlenotsteak]

This is like the best description ever!

[@dejavu666wampas9]

Yeah, what he said.

[@brianpenn6782]

Insanely impressive. I love the handle.

[@markgoode4109]

Excellent design, beautiful wood, and outstanding workmanship. Always a pleasure to watch and learn from you Mr. Chickadee. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes.

[@jeffe.9904]

Is there really 34 "thumbs down" to this video? Really?

[@destinationunderground6006]

Of course.....there's 34 people who probably can't or wouldn't take the time to make and appreciate such crafts.🤷what we gonna do? Lol

[@deborahsimmons2414]

I said it before now I MUST say it again...what marble was to Michelangelo, wood is to you!!!! Absolutely exquisite!! I really love how you weave the Japanese philosophy of wabi sabi into your creations!!! THANK YOU 🙏

[@wlodekkapeluch5887]

True Art! Music for my ears when the plane is in action; No power tools, no metal bits - just hands and the skill - insanity.

[@not2tees]

That's like a gorgeous painting, that moment at 14:14. Wonderful video all round.

[@andrewaustin6941]

WOW that AWESOME wood grain is insane in the membrane!!!

[@rickrudd]

If I had 6 months to practice, I don't think I could take a rip saw and rip a board that straightly. Amazing and beautiful to watch. Same reason I could watch Roy Underhill all day (I even like how he breathlessly laughs at his own jokes) - amazing work with handsaws.

[@MrChickadee]

Dont be hard on yourself, im sure you could do better than me. It helps to go corner to corner, flip and repeat and back and forth to stay on the line.

[@raynoladominguez4730]

Absolutely beautiful work. That wood is stunning. Bravo.

[@ajcccjohnson]

Very nice! Particularly liked the handle. Looks great!

[@FabiansLab]

Amazing carpentry skills. Though uh, the video is a bit dark. Not hating, just providing some feedback. Keep up the good work broskii

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Nice work.

[@MichaelMarko]

Dude! That grain is, indeed, insane! This is beautiful! I had a question though. I don't know how you haven't gotten Japanese saws yet. Like, every fine carpenter I've ever met since the 80's has got at least one. I can't imagine that you don't know about them. So is it just a preference or do you not like them. Do you at least use a backsaw sometimes?

[@mountainmanwilliams]

Two beautiful woods coming together in contrasting harmony. For my woodworking walnut is more precious than gold so my wife knows when I'm making her something. Amazing work Mr. Chickadee. Ever since I found your channel you have inspired me to keep on with my woodworking.

[@joea.8007]

Beautiful, a real 'Treasure Chest" !!

[@michaelmarrett6423]

Beautiful work!

[@adamredden2007]

Boy, it's really easy to get lost in life's troubles. I asked you about your favorite saw on Instagram today, and long story short, your reply brought me back to this video. I found you a long time ago before my wife and I embarked on our homestead lifestyle, and I watched all of your videos back then. I still follow you on all platforms, but I've been disconnected for years. We're off grid now and doing well......but I have completely lost sight of what my vision was. This has brought me back to it. Iron truly does sharpen iron. Thank you, sir. Keep up the vision...

[@richardwhite1975]

Highly impressed with your sawing skills. I would love to see how you keep cuts aligned; I drift all over the place.

[@samueldavis5895]

He marked a deep line all the way around and carefully followed the line. The planed them. Pretty cool

[@giacomobattisti7943]

I have to say i really love wooden boxes (I made some too) and this is really amazing! Good job man!

[@1dogpobo]

love your work. glad to see a new vid. The work is cool and all but you might want to reconsider some of the larger sawing and other strenuous and repetitive work you do. When you get older you will look back and say to yourself I think I know why my bodies joints are worn out. Good luck and work smart

[@Onionbaron]

Cutting edge technology at it's best!

[@dandypants1983]

I saw what you did there

[@jclearners]

Wood combination is excellent 👍 Hand work.. Great 👏

[@mattedwards4533]

I just found this video, a little late? Fine workmanship! I would like to know where you found that beautiful "Tiger Striped Maple"? It is some of the best I have ever seen!

[@stefanocalandri4027]

You're fantastic, I love your works!! I guess how hard could have been to plane such a harsh wood Stefano from Italy

[@schm4704]

Those are some mad resawing skills :-).

[@MrChickadee]

I think my widest resaw to date...but not as tough as lignum much smaller!

[@elindred]

I was going to say, that to me looked like the most difficult part of this project!

[@gus23a]

I felt my arms getting tired just from watching. Thats my least favourite part of unplugged woodworking.

[@АлександрЧумак-м2о]

Вот это Мастер. Всё делает без электростанков дорогостоющих. Вот это можно назвать ручная работа.

[@harrypowers9412]

Great video 👍🏻. Is Chickadee your last name?

[@isaacwallace6783]

Insane in the end grain, insane in the grain!

[@isaacwallace6783]

many others already beat me to it lol

[@randycrews3432]

nice Now put something plastic from China in it!! LOL

[@mallanac]

Why do you call it insane? It is just beautiful, which covers the description. Calling it insane tells me you are trying to appeal to the youth today who will call boiling water insane. I watch your show to get away from the world as it is today.

[@genegoodman5233]

Someone asked if Josh went to the gym to work out. If you saw the workbench being built then you know how big and heavy it is. Now did you see the bench moving when Josh was planing the curly maple for the top? No he doesn't need to go to the gym, he's got one at home.

[@timmynormand8082]

beautiful work Mr chickadee I'll ask santa to get you a decent paintbrush for Xmas lol

[@jimschowe2770]

Have you ever tried reversing the blade on a coping saw and cutting on the pull stroke? I find it easier to control the cut.

[@lompact3559]

I am intrigued by both the color and the marbled grain. Is the maroon wood Purpleheart or is it a domestic wood with some sort of affliction?

[@Isaacmantx]

As always, I am completely impressed by your craftsmanship.

[@BrownianMotionPicture]

A true hand craftsman, thank you for this wholesome content.

[@TheWoodYogi]

Beautiful :) ॐ

[@sc1386]

is there a reason you make all your pegs square and not circle? does it add to strength? PS. your videos are awesome and you sir are truly a great craftsman

[@SatansPooper]

Have you made any boxes for your cats to sit in? Now there is a video I would watch over and over again. :3

[@rrll861]

Mr. Chickadee where do you come from! God Bless. Take care.

[@JeepTherapy]

Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing your adventure. And I love the wedged mortise handle. Japanese derived?

[@MrChickadee]

Thanks, yes asian inspired at least.

[@mishtopia840]

Who drew the beautiful channel logo, please? :)

[@MrChickadee]

mrs chickadee did, and thank you!

[@jachse8464]

Out of curiosity, why attach the bottom using pins?

[@LoAtamosConAlambre]

Realmente me encanta tu trabajo, es de una gran calidad y belleza. Dos maderas excelentes! Gran video! Saludos desde Argentina

[@tommasters8229]

What kind of finish are you using. Do you make it?

[@Katzztar]

Amazing look! Nice to see a box that needs no metal parts.

[@MrChickadee]

I avoid all that metal and glue whenever possible

[@Katzztar]

The hand-work (vs power tools) and the avoiding nails & glue are the reasons I've enjoyed about your videos and why I subscribed

[@pierrehenri2297]

Beautiful wood, box and skills.

[@geoffhudson2660]

beautiful box but your lighting is a bit dark.

[@beantown_billy2405]

Insane in the membrane... insane in the GRAIN

[@schrottmax5099]

Ein top Handwerker,man kann alleine vom Zuschauen jede Menge dazu lernen ....👌

[@chrisherald2338]

Insane grain and insanely beautiful box, but that handle is even more amazing. Brilliant. And you have nerves of steel driving those wedges.

[@marvinostman522]

I liked your pegs holding the bottom on and the handle. I tried something the other day that I have never seen done but I'm sure I'm not the first. I needed to repair a split in a piece of wood. I used the thorns from a Hawthorne tree. I ran them at an angle to the split after I clamped it. A pilot hole was necessary but they drove just like nails.

[@sawdustwoodchips]

I have a couple of old window sashes and the munitions are pegged - with long thin pegs - now I know what they are!!!

[@MrChickadee]

@@sawdustwoodchips are they draw bored pegs holding the frame together or in another orientation? there are also dowel joints in much traditional sash work, they had special bits and doweling boxes to accomplish this. Ive never needed it for my sash work, but some must have in the past...

[@cg0008]

Would be nice with 1080p

[@wmwalkerco]

really really well done! I like that square peg in a round hole trick for the bottom panel. That curly maple was incredible! I'm surprised at how ornate and Eastern the design was coming from you, but you knocked it out of the park!

[@MrChickadee]

Thanks, told the wife we have to move now, too nice for our cabin!

[@davidharris6581]

Perfect to keep tea in.

[@walterdiringer9629]

Meisterstück! Kulturgut, bin begeistert! Liebe Grüße, Walter.

[@deborahsimmons2414]

I’ll bet you could literally sell that box right now for a minimum of 3K...MINIMUM!!!! Curly Maple and walnut are gorgeous together!!!

[@charlesloveday9208]

STUNNING...Absolutely amazing! Keep on cranking out these awesome videos...class of Ur own!

[@homemadehistory7537]

Very nice work!! I would love to make a flintlock longrifle gunstock out of that fine wood . Unbelivable good.

[@franckdavid963]

Beautiful! It takes great skills to make something difficult look so easy and simple. Fine craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing :)

[@MrChickadee]

Thank you very much!

[@jackman-qv7pw]

Insane Mr chickadee, insane

[@seaknightvirchow8131]

Beautiful work, really beautiful. I have never seen anyone split a board vertically with a hand saw. This could be Mr. Chickadee’s fitness channel. I can’t tell if the cat approves though.I wondered if the blue chest is something you made? I like its lines and it is a great throne for kitty.

[@MrChickadee]

Thank you very much!

[@michaelalbro6856]

That turned out beautiful Josh, you use so many wedged tenons in your building of almost everything that I’ve started doing the same. Sure saves on glue ☺️. Thanks!

[@MrChickadee]

Thanks 👍

[@heeledjack737]

Wondefull! Regatta froh germany! Can anywhere say me, what kind of Woods thats is? Thanks

[@MrChickadee]

Curly maple and black walnut

[@videoactif007]

Crazy ! In this disposable world your work is comforting! Bravo!

[@soldtobediers]

''Bringing about Beauty & Durability of even the flintiest of woods... Reflect the very nature of those two entities... And the very 'One' who had so long ago set the third one into rhyme.'' -gilpin 82818

[@sawdustwoodchips]

I have to say that your perserverance in resewing that walnut is commendable. I once started to resew a piece of 8/4 cherry that was 10" wide and 6' long - I got only 5" in and realized that I was going to be at least a morning just sawing. Love the final box! what wood did you use for the pegs?

[@MrChickadee]

Thanks, years ago I used to avoid or dread large sawing operations, especially big thick rip cuts. As the years prrogressed, or maybe my experience sharpening and tuning my saws has developed, I see sawing as less a chore, more a relaxing event. I used to split most tenons, especially large timber frame ones, I find now I prefer to saw them, the extra time sawing still often comes in faster than the time paring or planing after splitting. I think my worst to date was a large block of Q/S beech, 4x8" 3' long, I resawed that up into 1/2" thick pieces to make timber frame templates. I think a large frame saw is in the future for me...

[@osrictentaqclesmin]

The dowel the board was resting on when resawing is interesting. Is that the intended use or is it for something else but came in useful here? It stops the board slipping forward on the push stroke I’m guessing? Build yourself a roubo frame saw, 48”; you won’t look back. Thanks for the video

[@MrChickadee]

That poor dowle serves many duties, he goes in the deadman when planing long boards, he and a friend work together in the same place either side of the leg vise to prevent mortised stock slipping down as its pounded, and yes, he helps a piece being sawn from sliding forward on the push stroke. Ive not gotten to making a large frame saw yet, probably would if I did more resawing of wider stock.

[@JimDockrellWatertone]

Some stunning pieces of wood. You really did them justice. My bet is something that beautiful has got to be for the wife.

[@1929sewing]

I always enjoy your videos

[@craigsudman4556]

Watching you cut that plank in half reminded me of watching my Grandfather, who was a carpenter back in the days when there were no power tools (his first a craftsman 6" skill saw that made such a racket) rip 2x4x12s out of 2x12s. He had two saws: A rip saw and a crosscut saw. The cross cut saw he named Ole Betsy. I like the square peg in a round hole...its so...rebellious :). That's a good looking Russian Blue, does he ever get up on the bench and help out? What is his name? Great video, thumbs up!

[@anandarochisha]

Is that where Mr. Chickadee keeps his "Dirty Harry" long barreled S&W .44 Magnum ?

[@jessegraham537]

I love how the subtitles recognize him sawing as 🎶music🎶. Excellent work, as always.

[@georgerrust4087]

Your talents are far beyond just a tradesman, you are true artist in wood. I so much enjoy your videos especially because you don't talk. Its like working with the old timers from our trades in the early years when I work in wood-framing crews, trimmers and such and don't need to be told how its done. I get full and complete enjoyment watching you work while I get to listen to Rush Limbaugh talk. Its great! So many of the KZbin presenters can't stop talking and talking down to their audiences. Its like they think we are all a bunch of female-never worked a day in our lives- Libs, Not you....Rock On Mr. Chickadee.

[@trueleyes]

What can one say but this exhibition of craftsmanship is just simply Beautiful. When it comes to any kind of woodworking with hand tools from finish work to building structures You are the Mark of excellence and The One Who is at The Top of the Grade. You are the Mold the one and only Mold.

[@billwilson3665]

The mrs does great camera work.

[@thumbsdownclub7514]

These videos are comfy as hell

[@mwhyte1979]

Please tell me you have an apprentice that is learning from you. Skills like yours must be passed down.

[@michaeljohnson309]

Michael Whyte He is passing it down to anyone who wants to learn.

[@Julia-qf8eh]

Brilliant! I think your videos should be played iñ u.k. gyms - to show them how 'real men' make muscles.

[@osrictentaqclesmin]

Reassuring to see someone with hands as battered as mine! Interesting your using a coffin smoother before the metal plane. Was it tearing out? Is the coffin a single iron or is the mouth too worn? It’s dangerous territory but resent studies have clearly shown that planes with cap irons (wooden or metal) outperform single iron planes categorically, regardless of mouth width. Mitre planes are the exception simply because the metal bed and tight mouth are essentially a cap iron. I love my wooden single iron planes but fall short with crazy grain.

[@MrChickadee]

I switched because of camber progression, not tear out. All my planes are double iron, and all have well set cap irons, even the jack, which limits the tearout rather than preventing it (in the case of the jack, in the case of every other plane like try, and various smoothers, it completely eliminates tear out) So in this case, I started with the jack, then progressed to the small coffin smoother which had less camber, then to the stanley no5 which has even less, which gives a finished surface. The cap iron is in my humble opinion the last great improvement in handplane technology. (I dont consider metal bodied planes an improvement per se.) Its obvious not all craftsmen knew of it ability, and MANY still dont. I feel anyone who has taken the time to properly tune a close cap iron and then plane ANY wood, with or against the grain, and through any hellish knot or curl, (all with a random 45% bedded iron and wide open mouth) should see how amazing an improvement, and also obviously why they became the tool of choice across the board. I dont even find mitre planes to be an exception, as its just their duty (if used across grain on end grain as the name implys) which permits them to "get away" with no cap iron. I find a standard bench plane with 45% bedded iron and cap to be just fine for all end grain work ive dont, if properly sharp. There is so much knowledge lost that was common to craftsmen in the past, our current "experts" are just starting to piece the picture together again. I find the only correct road to the truth is hours and hours of dogging it out at the bench, soon finding out what works and what does not.

[@mikeyutube]

What wood do you use for the pegs?

[@keats182]

Does the structure of the box/dovetails keep the figured wood fairly stable? I've tried working with real figured wood before and it seems like it always wants to twist or move right at the best looking parts.

[@MrChickadee]

yes, tight joinery of some kind must be understood and correctly utilized. Panel and frame, dovetail corners, sliding dovetails or some combination of the above.

[@bernardbazaud8294]

Wonderful...that's all.