Can you finger joint all sides of a box?

[@Fleato]

carpentry, the profession of making boxes for your tools that you use to make box's.

[@slivertexas]

boxception

[@josh3458]

Basically

[@MemphisCorollaS]

But which came first? The box or the box making tool? Surely crafts people from thousands of years ago didn’t just have tools sitting out unboxed or without a tool walls!!???!!?? 😅

[@oldfartpushingashoppingcar5979]

Made one 20 yrs ago for dremel tool and accessories been using it ever since , very strong and has never failed me. Great video!

[@MugRuith]

Good idea. I want to make one for my Dremel now.

[@Cashline01]

Great video, even though I don't have your fancy machines, I was still able to build a very beautiful box watching your videos. Thank you for taking the time to explain some stuff. Stay blessed

[@matthiaswandel]

looks decent enough on video. Impressive that it went together, and with plywood, box joints on all edges actually makes some sense. But you could have just made a deeper drawer for your workbench, but that wouldn't have made for much of a video.

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+Matthias Wandel Yeah I think it's not too impractical, except that it takes quite a lot of work. It doesn't fit in the drawers because the drawers are too short (front to back) when the gauge is laying down. Which means I would pretty much have to completely remove the drawer to access the tool.

[@saleemalkinani3496]

Matthias Wandel I have been waiting your video for ages! where are you?

[@marianeitor]

Jeremy, or you could build a new concrete bench, lol!!! I really like your videos, one per week, please!!! Greatings from Argentina...

[@gerhardkrause8846]

Matthias Wandel and the other is not the same as your grandmother

[@seanconor1]

Lol this is the first of Jeremy's videos I've watched (I'm sure I'll watch more and more) and the whole time I was thinking "Oh this dude is Matthias Wandel Jr."

[@roncoleman4017]

It's terrific to see brilliant young men like you and Matias loving woodworking. I am looking forward to seeing where you take us. Thanks Jeremy.

[@hpjk772]

6:51 Oh God yes, I love this. Most people don't pay this any mind when using this method, but I love that you took the width of the blade into consideration. Nice.

[@PhilipAnderson]

Kerf

[@CrowbarXX]

I designed a similar box in Sketchup about a month ago to work out the fingers and arrived at the same conclusion you did. Well executed as always and Nice work!

[@Khether0001]

your videos are always a delight to watch, man! Thank you for posting!

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+Nelson Baietti Thanks!

[@Martin-pb7ts]

Great to see someone that makes a special effort with good tools to store them properly. Great video.

[@knugenavswarje734]

The time lapses are so fucking satisfying, dawg.

[@devjock]

Great looking box man, love the build process, love how you show the mistakes, and love that you actually use the Sebenza instead of "cherishing" it like most other knife collectors do. Utility > looks everytime. Love it!

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+devjock Thanks!

[@TimesWatcher]

Not sure which I like better... the glue on the wrong side of the pieces... or the "realization in 3... 2... 1..." captioning with speed adjusted sound effect! (Yes, I actually LOL'ed.) The only thing that I don't like about your videos (after stumbling across my first one yesterday)... is I'm quickly getting to have seen them all! Awesome channel!

[@joshuadeacon2283]

Very nice work man. I work in a machine room at a furniture factory. You have way better equipment than we got. And you do better work than some of the other employees that's been there for years upon years.

[@Tsundemo]

I never knew idubbbz had a wood working channel

[@VideoGamingPyro]

Vitus that's what I thought! xD

[@s.g3985]

TheGooseGod Racist homophobe comments on KZbin video.

[@BrySchec]

Seamus, it's an iDubbbz meme

[@shoorts]

Vitus kyll vitus

[@shoorts]

Seamus Goodin WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU SO SENSITIVE I KNOW YOU DIDNT GET OFENDED BY THAT IN ANYWAY

[@chefjoshnovotny]

Great looking box! It's always nice to try something new that we've been wanting to attempt. It's a skill set you can now master since you've tried it out and now you can improve if you want to attempt it again. Thanks for sharing your new experience.

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+Joshua Novotny Exactly!

[@johnbrender7635]

Nice work. Great skills, You managed and fixed the problems that came up through the process very well. End product was excellent. Keep up the good work buddy!

[@Xyienced]

I like the 1/2" cut trick!

[@johngorman4052]

Outstanding video Jeremy, and a great job you made of all your box joints. For a first time try it came up looking very professional. Well done.

[@timhyatt9185]

it's a great looking box, and totally befitting the care deserving of a quality tool like a sterritt....I would add some felt strips in the sockets where the bar rests..

[@i.381]

I love to watch your videos. I found your channel a few days ago and it's satisfying to watch how you work and your love to perfection. Thank you Jeremy 😍

[@michaelcrump7225]

was cracking up about the long reach clamp bit

[@TheNormalUniverse]

Michael Crump was that an allusion to Matthias wandel?

[@dave220]

I dont get it?

[@elhigh]

Him and John Heisz. They recently had a clamp-off pitting their designs against each other.

[@michaelcrump7225]

Bob Marley Mathis Wandel and john Heiz both have long reach clamp plans.. and they both (at the time of this video) made some funny videos testing both of them out.

[@MaxMakerChannel]

I made a similar case for a long ruler. I also used box joints but at the ends only.

[@intjonmiller]

Yes! I asked guys about this on Lumberjocks a couple years ago and the response I got was basically a universal, "no, your stupid". I lost interest in the project before taking the time to figure it out because I knew it had to be doable. Good job!

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+Jon Miller Great! I've wanted to try it and couldn't find anything at all about it online. Always worth a try :)

[@intjonmiller]

Agreed. If I'd had more time at the time I would have done just that, but sometimes there's only enough time for what you already know how to do. I could see this in my head so I knew it was doable, but the layout/setup was another matter. I'm glad to see it done and so well-documented. By the way, something something predrill because you can't something something if you already something something!!

[@intjonmiller]

Royal Poison You caught that, did you? :)

[@specialk22tt]

Maybe... ;)

[@TheHandsomeMatt]

It's doable, but it's not necessary and in the case of long grain to long grain could potentially make a weaker joint. Still, it looks pretty cool!

[@leocrossfield]

Great video - love that you glued the wrong side - done that quite a few times. That is a complex set of joints and a great box.

[@workout9594]

Welcome to another episode of 'why is this in my recommended?'

[@iniriza]

but why?

[@chris86simon]

Peter Brown? Tested?

[@50Banana]

the title is strange and this leads alot of people to click on it, then the weird memey bits in the middle get people to watch to the end and possibly watch other videos, youtube now thinks he is jesus christ re-incarnated and spread the word.

[@Kaziedell]

You like wood boxes I guess

[@alexandersalz5850]

made my day same here but im glad found it :D

[@Xyrium]

Very well done. Love how you broke out the Chris Reeve to slice open the latch package. Great knife.

[@davidcuevas4792]

That's the only way to grow! Always push the edge. Take on, beyond your limit or experience. You have a bright future ahead within the constructs of wood working. Great job. Next time use hard wood, and hand parents each joint. It will require time, patients and fortitude. In the end, you will have grown exponentially in experience and knowledge. Really great job. I appreciate the younger generation taking on the trade from a calling deep within. D.C

[@FirstLast-ze7sl]

50% of any wood project is a good sharp blade and that's what made this all work, nice job Jeremy and keep up the good work and I'm waiting for the day you plan and install some kitchen cupboards so I can use your tips to do mine.

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+First Last Thanks! You can probably go ahead and make your cabinets cause I doubt I'll ever do another set. I built all the cabinets in my mom's kitchen and hated the whole project.

[@ecrusch]

Nice job Jeremy. Really like your channel.

[@petessite]

bloody magic , havin a go at something & making a smashing box with all finger joints ! all my work is in steel so seeing a classic as urself doing the wood thing , yep well done keep doing the videos

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+Pete Scales Thank you!

[@52lorenzo]

What a perfection. I will never try to do the same, because I need shurly 1 month to do this. Thanks for sharing. Saludos de MX

[@adrianabshire]

I just made my first ‘real’ box joint tonight! You are an inspiration even to ‘old’ people like me! keep up the great work, you are a very talented young man.

[@versatileduplicity9313]

Thanks

[@LetoZeth]

At first glance I hated this video. But after watching for a while, I now hate it less. I will leave a like for gluing the wrong side.

[@sonnder]

I endorse this comment.

[@MAGAMAN]

Why would you hate this video?

[@Codirectme]

I always have a bucket of water and rag nearby when I'm gluing. You can very easily wipe the glue away with a water soaked rag. Why he left the glue on the wrong side (and apparently let it dry) blows my mind. It's just so easy to clean a mistake. Otherwise, cool video/project.

[@MrRichinil]

This turned out fantastic !! At first I was wondering about moving the fence to make a box joint . Well it certainly works for you . Thumbs up Jeremy .

[@royreynolds108]

The box looks great. I would suggest felt on the strips and blocks which contact the tool to protect the tool finish. I made a box for my son to store and carry cards and pieces for a game he has. It is similar to this one but a lot bigger. .The lid slides in a slot instead of a hinge.

[@Thefreakyfreek]

Roy Reynolds youtube stops your comment at cary like you store and cary your kid

[@royreynolds108]

Don't know but when I clicked on your comment the site came up with the whole comment.

[@Thefreakyfreek]

Roy Reynolds I used the app on my phone at first I was like wtf an than I realised that the rest was missing

[@travissjogren9019]

I've never done any carpentry in my entire life and wouldn't even know how to use any of those tools even, but this is extremely satisfying to watch. No idea why.

[@bobcatgaze]

"I should probably predrill these, but if I did, then I'd have to say the word predrill which will probably start an argument in the comments." LET THE KEYBOARD WARRIOR WEEKEND SMACKDOWN BEGIN!!!!

[@joaoangelodelima6778]

Congratulations on your work, I'm 71 years old, Brazilian and I like to do projects so I'm an amateur and I love woodworking

[@tooolboxx]

What, no flocking?! Functional box? Yes. Overkill? Definitely. But fun to watch. Thanks.

[@johnb8579]

He's not about to "flock" anything after that exchange up there about the "misleading title"

[@kobiekaasjager4822]

Jeremy welldone, to me, an old lady, it looked like a big job and challenge but you made it look so easy. Very nice functional box you made.

[@timroy1682]

How were you moving the wood over incrementally so evenly every time? I saw you measuring with the ruler but you weren't just eyeballing it from that were you?

[@ethan19quaife]

His fence moves incrementally. He has a video on it

[@ridercoachdanielle3220]

Man. I've been playing at woodworking since mid-September, and I refuse to go absolutely insane about the level of perfection required like the rest of y'all. I won't do it. You can just have fun building a gorgeous, ridiculously complex, amazing box to put your tool in, a box that is absolutely magnficent and then say "Well, it's okay, I guess, it's a box at least" instead of "JESUS LOOK AT THIS AMAZING BOX I MADE", but the day I catch myself doing that, I'm gonna find a good friend and ask them to slap me as hard as they can until I regain some perspective.

[@Jer_Schmidt]

Good! You’re right. I often take perfectionism way to far, and not just in my woodworking. Need a daily face slap for perspective haha

[@Atr42Greasemonkey]

Its amazing to me that this video got 1000 dislikes . The box may have defects as he stated and it may be overkill for the tool but this is incredibly hard to make and in my opinion the attention to detail like the 1/2 inch notch or recessing the hinge area is brilliant thinking . I wish all the snowflakes of the world would just enjoy something like this video as everyone of us has a learning experience or a different idea..Nice job my friend keep the videos coming.

[@Josef_R]

Maybe it's the snowflakes who easily get offended by someone else's video getting dislikes.

[@MAGAMAN]

No talent losers offended by his "Toxic Masculinity"? (AKA he put time and effort in to becoming really good at something and it made the lazy losers feel like lazy losers) More likely people just got triggered by him saying Pre-Drilled.

[@TimesWatcher]

This comment left me with a dislike... of the fact that you can only like, not love, comments like this one. Also, I need to stop using the word like so many times in my replies, like I did in this one.

[@johnb8579]

998 of those dislikes were from guys who thought they were clicking on a porn link

[@WILSON.1]

Beautiful box! Well done! And with a million views, probably worth your time, too!!

[@h4sh583]

woodworking is a very useful and honroable skill to have. kudos

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+H4SH Agreed!

[@robmckennie4203]

I recently bought a height gauge that came in a nice wooden box, but the box had a rather puzzling mark on one end; "this end up". I was very confused until someone pointed out that the marked end was the opposite end to where the base of the tool was, and was there so that you know which way up to put it if you wanted to set the box on it's side without the gauge being upside down. If you think you might want to do that at some stage, I would recommend giving it some kind of mark, maybe a pretty wood inlay or something?

[@Jer_Schmidt]

Good idea

[@OrchidAlloy]

I don't even know what a finger joint is; what am I doing here

[@dwarfsbaneironfist2527]

There was a guy selling these in the early 1980's where I live, we had lots of new tools and jigs to try out at that time, anything that they could do that was new or unusual was used to market them. It is still nice to see a video of you making one.

[@thedude808]

Most misleading title ever...

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+thedude808 Well, the video is about cutting box joints on all sides of a box. What did you think it would be about?

[@thedude808]

Jeremy Schmidt fingering boxes

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+thedude808 Would you be less perverted if you were a woodworker?

[@thedude808]

Jeremy Schmidt I'm working my wood daily as it is, so I'll guess not.

[@sargantstupid]

oh my god i'm dying

[@sapelesteve]

Great job! That box would look even better with a nice finish on it!

[@SyberPrepper]

Another great project. Great job.

[@jimpike3489]

Hey Jeremy, great project. You can but smaller height gauges. I love the way you jumped in and used box joints all around. Thanks for sharing.

[@jeffpower6473]

Sebenza for the win!!

[@jack0cat]

That’s a beautiful box some walnut stain would look awesome. Some inspiration for me to use my box joint gig I got from my father.

[@rickjansen4416]

this is the most satisfying vid ever!!!!

[@coryjeffreys5146]

Hello Jeremy, I just wanted to say I first started watching you from the building of your sander I did not realize how good of a craftsman you are. You must have had a great family to give you this skill. Keep up the awesome work.

[@antoniofernandocostabarbos1437]

hello, the box got really good, more should have been forced with felt fabric.

[@somefishhere]

Great work Jeremy. The editing is top notch. The Speed ups were well timed and you made it entertaining by zooming on your face!

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+Alex Hong Thank you!

[@derrickscott6795]

"Can you finger all sides of a box?"

[@robdevenney]

Nice work Jeremy and very interesting project to try. Also like your box joint jig which I think I will have a go at building one myself to replace my existing jig

...and now with dovetails ;) :p

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+Kühn Ooooh... I'll let you try that one!

Jeremy Schmidt ooh ..I would but my saw's and chisel's are dull ;) :p

[@itsmetasty]

Jeremy SCHMALTZ

[@toolsconsumables7055]

Highly original & well executed in spite of the glue up mistake which you realised on time. I like it, it's clean & functional & more importantly it probably is going to be a talking point when visitors come to your workshop. Well done. Kind regards.

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+ToolsConsumables Thanks!!

[@toolsconsumables7055]

Very welcome my old fruit. Until next time.

[@robmckennie4203]

What's the argument people have about predrilling?

[@robmckennie4203]

***** I suppose. I would think if you wanted to avoid that argument you could just say pilot drilling, but then again i don't think Jer actually wanted to pilot drill

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+Rob Mckennie It was just a little rub on the folks who don't like the word predrill, but yeah I didn't want to anyway. And plywood won't split so it's not that important.

[@woodsprout]

Hugo Rinsema, No, it suggests an activity done before inserting a screw. So "predrilling" is a perfectly good use of a word in relation to driving screws.

[@robmckennie4203]

***** I think the point is that while it's true that predrilling is done as preparation for another step, it implies that the following step is drilling, and driving in a screw isn't _drilling_

[@woodsprout]

+Rob Mckennie In this use, "predrilling" just doesn't imply that. And often, words change meaning or definition according to context.

[@mzeemombasa.3456]

You guys are just awesome. With those tools and your tutorial i can make great things.

[@ManImJustSomeDude]

I live in Arizona, I predrill nail holes. Lol

[@MrClickbang357]

two things you did that got my thumbs up for this vid: 1 - you used good hearing protection and B - you showed the glue-up error! Nice in that everyone makes mistakes!!

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+MrClickbang357 Thanks!

[@victorwilliams8853]

I dont know what the fuck im watching I need to clean my room before my parents come back but how am i gonna do that if im watching this??!!

[@alnoso]

finger joint your door with the frame so they can't get in

[@MRrwmac]

Very nice work! Those edges look great to me, even with the chip out! Thanks for leaving the inside and outside natural wood. Wish I had a tool I prized enough so that I would have a reason to make that box. The tools I do buy that are already in boxes I keep in their boxes.

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+MRrwmac Thank you! Yeah, I almost never keep tools in boxes, but since this one doesn't fit in the drawers it's the most practical option.

[@SSDavyS]

PUT A CAT IN IT!!!! you wont ever kill it, neither will it die, or will it? is it? oO

[@blaise-876]

Nobody! Schrodinger's cat?

[@dutch971]

Awesome job Jer!! Really cool. Good video. Congratulations on your climbing subscriber status. Almost at 100k!

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+dutch971 Yes!!

[@vHedman]

Oh, i was just wondering! Thanks, youtube recommendations

[@jeffforbes3772]

your videos are always fun and informative. Love your sense of humor. Thanks for sharing.

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+Jeff Forbes Thank you!

[@wparo]

still no idea what finger joint means. but great box

[@Software.Engineer]

its a name for a joint used in connecting timber together. The wood fits together like fingers do when holding hands in the intertwined finger position, hence the name.

[@wparo]

thanks. now i know

[@Dubya1886]

Great job! I want to build a similar box as a box jointed floating nightstand - could you upload a few pics of the corners for me to see how you did the joints more closely?

[@nidus9233]

Why is this in my Recommended section....?

[@jasonwilterdink6556]

You are a pro young man!!! A woodworking ninja! Excellent craftsmanship!

[@KarissaBoBissa]

Why not put the hinge on the inside? Edit; HOLY SHIT you guys! It was just a question, and Jeremey already commented on it. He has his own opinion like everyone else. Stop the badgering please!

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+Karissa Bo Bissa How? The hinge would have to show on the outside either way, if the box is able to open.

[@KarissaBoBissa]

Jeremy Schmidt the flaps go on the two sides facing each other so that only the pins are on the outside. Much more aesthetically pleasing.

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+Karissa Bo Bissa I would have to disagree. Just my opinion but seeing only the pin doesn't look as good. But you have the right to your opinion and I'm not trying to change it :)

[@KarissaBoBissa]

Jeremy Schmidt trust me you won't 😝

[@htxmatt]

Is there any reasoning against screwing into the edge of the plywood? That would be my reason for not putting the hinge on the inside - Though I don't have the experience to say that's necessarily a bad idea.

[@KD-hb8zi]

One of my few subscribed channels. Also one of the very few channels that does not waste a quarter of the video asking me to subscribe, like, set notifications, ring the bell, tell all my friends, blahdee, blahdee, blah. Thanks Jeremy.

[@TheKutia]

should of stained it that thing looks sick

[@virajbhoite7826]

Beautiful craftsmanship

[@__-cd9ug]

I clicked on the video because I didn't understand the title coz im dumb

[@trueleyes]

Very good young man. Yes it is a lot of work and you have learned in the process and these types of experiences just build upon your mastery of the craft. BRAVO

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+Dan West Exactly, it's cheap education. Thanks!

[@SnuffySpaghetti]

He sounds like Kermit the frog lmaoo

[@jaytaylor6857]

When I get my own workshop at home, rather than work, might give it a go! I was baffled by the wider spacing, and I'm an engineer! Good job! 😃

[@LMJee]

idk why, but i just don't like this guy...

[@ape3885]

TheRedPanda I think it's his annoying half accent

[@nbshftr]

that sounds aboot right

[@ElTagno]

Did you have to share that? It's OK to not like things, but don't be a dick about it.

[@Omeggia]

He seems chill, I'd make a cabinet with this guy then have a beer with him afterwards.

[@jeremycolon3866]

Nice box Jer. That's the first I've seen one done all the way around. Kinda cool idea. I do have a couple suggestions though. First one is to maybe add a little felt in the cut outs that the gauge sits in. Second one is Rockler has a fairly nice box joint jig for the router table. Run that with a spiral bit and the joints have almost no tear out. Plus the jig makes things go a little faster.

[@joekiggins2631]

jesus this guy needs to abandon imperial measuring

[@tudiya]

Amazing work shop and very nice video. Make me wish I had half the tools you did. Keep up the great work.

[@tjkoker]

Great show of patience and skill. Hint: Hold on to the sawdust, mix in a bit of glue and it will fill in those gaps in the joints quite nicely. Great job!

[@Lizotte100]

I've got an exam tomorrow morning and have not even studied nearly enough to pass it, yet i am sitting here at 3AM watching this Jeremy building a Box with joints on all sides. I mean... how did i even get here? I'm not even into this kind of stuff O.o Non the less, awesome video man, no need to skipp some of those saw action things, its really satisfying to watch!

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+Jason Lizotte Thank you, good luck on the exam ;-)

[@tomatexelon]

Very nice, I build similar box’s for my sockets because they only came in foam blocks. I would suggest you glue in ‘felt’ where the tool touches the wood. It would look real nice.

[@Pellbort]

I love watching people make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff to hold the stuff they use to make stuff

[@1guitarlover]

Very nice unfinished box. Do not underestimate the beauty of perfection. You should have given at least an oil protecting finish to it. Cheers

[@joedance14]

Beautiful work, as always! I’m still trying to understand how to plan & lay out the corners for a similar project.

[@dannyl2598]

Great job. Lots of patience. Thanks for not editing out the human part of the build.

[@carlosreira2189]

That's a strong box. Never seen the lid jointed on all sides. This design would make amazing cabinets out of plywood, and could have CNC potential. Another application would be artist's paint box/easels which are finger joint jobs with thin plywood glued tops and bottoms. These thin parts have to withstand abuse and generally don't. Thanks for the work and the video. Actually, the more I think about it, the more applications I can come up with. In traditional cabinetmaking joinery a case good, like a chest of drawers would have dovetailed construction that helps prevent racking (the rectangle becoming a parallelogram). The backs are just nailed on and so long as everything is glued and nailed, no racking occurs. But a finger-jointed back of some kind, even if made with wider space joints screwed into place for removability would prevent racking so effectively that the sides could now be finger-jointed instead of dovetailed and they could be made thinner. Most antiques had very thick sides. A carcass that it going to be veneered could be made this way using spruce and it would be light and strong. Thanks again.

[@garrysmythe]

a very nice build, thanks for posting from Garry in the UK

[@roncoleman4017]

sOMEONE WOORIED ABOUTTHE FUTURE OF THE WOODWORKING CRAFT BUT WITH GENIUSES LIKE YOU AND mATTIAS I THINK ITS JUST GOING TO KEEP GETTING BETTER AND BETTER. I WISH I WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF MY WOODWORKING CAREER NOT THE END.

[@virtualfather]

I find it amusing that several times this year I have pondered on something only to find one of you guys trying or building it a few days later. Love your videos and opinions ...

[@Jer_Schmidt]

+Andre Lotscher Thanks!

[@kevinbowker2385]

I've been wondering about this very same thing. Thanks for proving it and sharing the results!