Building a Set of Shutters from 2x4's

[@josephacker3328]

You may have already solved the issue, but it sounds like your tablesaw fence and blade are not parallel.

[@JohntheSchreiner]

They were not. Back in the day when I removed and repaired the mount prior to this video, I didn’t know it would need to be squared up again. It’s since been repaired and working a lot better. Thanks though!

[@billycarpenter4740]

The fact that You tried and accomplished it ..................is a WIN !!!!

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Hey they’re still up after 3 years so, I must have done something right! 🤣 Thanks for watching!

[@ahughes238]

I like your design approach! That notched board to support the louvers, is exactly the solution I needed! Thank you!!

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@mpazdra]

I really like the narration technique that you use. It makes it much more enjoyable to watch the videos. I am likely going to give this a try.

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thank you!

[@matthewberling7934]

I like your style, working with what you have on hand 👍

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thank you!

[@fastlilpig]

Hey nice job on these shutter, John. For the dowel holes, I've used on of those Kreg brand jigs that clams on to the side of the board and allows for a very straight hole to be drilled every time, and in different sizes too. Thanks again for some good insights.

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thank you, glad you got something out of it. Yeah the dowel jig I put together left a little to be desired, I might have to look into picking up a new one.

[@billabney243]

I was thinking triangles too. I like your idea better. Good job!

[@JohntheSchreiner]

More consistent this way too, haha! Thanks!

[@MaciejDrelichowski]

Good job. I like the idea of fixing lamellas.

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Had to look that up to know what you were talking about, haha. Thanks!

[@julietphillips1991]

You made shutters that turned out great!

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thank you!

[@marktheunitedstatescitezen185]

John you are very talented !

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thank you!

[@myfriendpete]

I think you did a great job 👍👍👍

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thanks!

[@abdoshowah3991]

great work . wooden shutters do a much better job at keeping the sun heat from raising inside temperature if you install them on the outside of the window as opposed to the inside

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Makes sense in theory. My roof isn’t insulated though so I doubt it would make any difference in my case, haha

[@wetspotswimwear1199]

No shit

[@Creator_Nater]

Nice work, John! This is motivational, it reminds me to just do it!

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thanks! Happy to help haha.

[@sherryjohnson6040]

Beautiful

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thank you!

[@peaceofmind1945]

Very cool

[@jonathanmendiola5342]

pretty cool. I love how you use your table saw for glue up. Ballsy

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thanks! Eh, wasn't too worried about it, comes off pretty easily with a razorblade.

[@JesperMakes]

Wow 40k views, you should make more videos around this theme

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Yeah this one is my most successful video by far. At least at this point in time haha. Not quite sure why this one did so well, lol

[@robertweissman5911]

Good job! One concern, thought, did you use a moisture meter to measure moisture content before working with these 2 x 4's?

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thanks! No I didn’t. At the time I don’t think I knew that was a thing, haha. If I were to do it again though, depending on the circumstances I might, though if it was for the same personal shop project probably not.

[@daisycorta3340]

nice trick on sealing the end of the piano hinge with the hammer

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thanks! I've done it a few times now, I don't think I've lost a pin yet.

[@processoperator1]

I'm thinking try reinstall the rifing knife on the saw and the binding will stop and your saw will handle the 2x4s easier...easier on the breakers too.

[@JohntheSchreiner]

I think it might have been the setup and technique at the time. I haven’t stalled out the saw like that in around 2 years now. Saw’s also secondhand and didn’t come with a riving knife, otherwise it would be on.

[@stephenrife2048]

Dude your awesome thank you helped me out alot

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thank you! Glad to help!

[@edgarshoe]

too bad they warped, but they still look nice and seem to do the job right? nice job. ✌️

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thank you! Actually since I’ve rearranged my shop, I’ve nixed the open/close and just screwed them to the wall over the windows. Seems to cancel out the warp factor, haha

[@williammorales8204]

I have to wonder how many years of experience went into just winging it, in order to make these on the fly. No jigs, premade stuff etc. Crazy, and thats a def. nope on my part.

[@JohntheSchreiner]

At this point I think I was only a year, maybe a year and a half into woodworking.

[@weezer1088]

Great job ! Nice work

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thank you!

[@-abheda]

sand that protruding corner edge to level? 🤷‍♂️

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Could've

[@JuanHernandez-ng1dr]

These are really nice! Great job 👍🏽

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thank you!

[@JesperMakes]

Use what you've got, not what you ain't

[@cashmoneyeuropec.m.e3560]

❤️ it

[@dannyradjkoemar580]

How many degrees did you make the triangle for the slots? Nicely made man. Good carpenter. Greets Danny from the Netherlands

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Hey Danny, thanks for checking out the video. If memory serves correct, I cut the triangles at 45 degrees.

[@dannyradjkoemar580]

@@JohntheSchreiner thnx mate

[@JohntheSchreiner]

No problem!

[@mikew151Manhattan]

the warp is a shame here coz they look great otherwise. nice job though

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Yeah I’m assuming it was a wonky glue up. One of my earlier projects though so I was still figuring things out. Thank you!

[@MrMqwse]

@@JohntheSchreiner put a shim behind the bottom left or top right side of the frame wont be perfect but a lot better

[@JohntheSchreiner]

That would work too. I’ve since taken them down and reinstalled them. I never open them anyways so I just screwed in all 4 corners. Nice and flat now, haha!

[@postholedigger8726]

If you purchase a higher horsepower motor and wire it to run on 220 VAC it will run cooler. Harbor Freight offers several electric motors at a decent price. SEAN

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thanks for the feedback. That was fairly early in my making days so I was still figuring stuff out. I actually haven’t had my saw stall out, or trip the breaker for anything other than my thickness planer in quite some time.

[@MrHurtconveyor]

very nice to watch John, Thankyou, How long did this project take for you?

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thank you for watching. If memory serves me right, it was a few weeks of evenings and the odd weekend here and there.

[@robertchristensen5190]

Lol! Your "cheap" bench grinder probably cost at least twice what my actual bench grinder cost... Nice project Good Job!

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Well - I guess cheap in the sense that I didn't need to buy a separate bench grinder? Haha, Thanks!

[@daisycorta3340]

reaching mang!

[@stanley626]

Warped 2 reasons. How square is your table saw blade to the top and secondly there is no way you will ever get dowels square the way you did them. Why did you surface mount the hinges? They look awful and very amateurish

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Saw's fine, The warp was introduced once I glued it up with the dowels so I know that that was the issue there, first time I tried through dowel joinery. As for the hinges, it would have been a different story if it was a client piece or something in the house, but at the end of the day, whatever, it's a shop project.

[@stanley626]

John the Schreiner fair enough but it’s no harder to fix the hinges to the side of the stiles If they are through dowels you are better off to glue up without the dowels and then drill and add them later. Also much easier to cut angle slots in the stiles before glue up on the table saw using the slide on angle and then glue the slats in after. No need to muck about with the triangle cuts. A dado stack would make curing the slots a lot quicker if your saw can take them.

[@JohntheSchreiner]

True. Yes, I've done it that way since then and have had better success, or use screws as a temporary support and replace them with dowels after the fact. That's worked well for me in the past as well. That would work too. I thought about doing that but decided against it because I don't have a miter gauge for the table saw. Don't have a dado stack either, I have a wobble dado blade, but its a bit too wide for my arbor to accept.

[@stanley626]

John the Schreiner good luck with future projects

[@JohntheSchreiner]

Thank you!

[@michaelpalmer937]

Both are out of wind, so much equipment in your workshop, to turn out that load of old rubbish, True to day as it was 800 yrs ago in my Country,( a bad piece is a vexation to the spirit ) William Shakespeare English Mik.

[@JohntheSchreiner]

You saw the old curtains right? Haha. Thanks for watching.