The EASIEST Way to Create a Beautiful Wooden Christmas Tree

[@leonperez9612]

Awesome design , man. Way better than the original. Definitely an upgrade. Thanks for sharing and helping people learn.

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Thank you 👍 and no problem 🎄

[@steven_vogt]

So nice to see an original take on the good 'ol Christmas tree ;) 👏👏👏👏

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Thank you

[@davidahmad2026]

Thanks for this! Great info!

[@ErikHovedskou77]

You are welcome

[@briang5307]

Great designs and easy to follow instructions. Bought the plans on Etsy to support you. You might consider making the bottom and middle sides of the tree the same length and adjusting other dimensions accordingly. Doing so would reduce the chance of mixing them up when doing multiple trees at a time - especially considering there is only a 3/8” difference in length.

[@ErikHovedskou77]

I truly appreciate your support and thoughtful suggestion! It’s always great to hear from viewers who are actively working on their own projects.

[@RayandSandysWoodworking]

I love the fact that you included metric and imperial measurements. Thank you!

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Well I know that a lot of my viewers are from the US :) and you are welcome

[@dianelong5927]

Awesome new design!!

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Thanks :)

[@jimpruitt3632]

The video was great!! I just built the tree and it turned out great.. Thank you

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Yes, my drawings are very detailed, and they’ve been intentionally made so that people at all skill levels can build from them. For experienced woodworkers, it might be too much information, but for others, it might be too little. Personally, I’d be fine with just mentioning the different angles-15, 30, and 45 degrees. However, the drawings have now been made in professional design software, and below, I’ll explain why the drawings are dimensioned the way they are. When you create a drawing in software like SolidWorks or Fusion 360, angles are measured differently compared to how they’re measured on a workshop tool, like a drop saw or circular saw. In the software: When you make a 30-degree cut, the program measures the angle from a reference baseline (typically horizontal). The angle is measured upwards from that baseline. So, in the drawing, what you see as a 30-degree angle might actually be a 60-degree measurement on paper. This is because the software does not measure angles the same way a saw does, which causes the confusion. In the workshop (with tools like a drop saw or circular saw): These saws are set to 90 degrees by default (straight vertical). If you tilt the blade, you are not reducing from 90 down to 0 degrees; instead, you're increasing from 0 up to 90 degrees. For example, when you set the saw to cut at a 30-degree angle, the software drawing would show a 60-degree measurement, because the software measures from the base or reference line upwards.

[@lucyanneanne5411]

Really do love 💕 your new tree, can’t wait to make it. Thank you for making me understand what you are doing.

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Thank you :)

[@rodgerq]

A great uplift in design.

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Thanks

[@larrystone5749]

Great job and project thx for sharing the new info on your design Keep building Cheers

[@ErikHovedskou77]

I really appreciate your kind words! It means a lot to share my work with such supportive viewers like you. Cheers!

[@hansdegroot8549]

What clamps do you use? I noticed that when they are in rest, the jaws are open (6:22) I've never seen such clamps before. Do you have a name and/or a link?

[@ErikHovedskou77]

It is called a Glue clamp w/ratchet and I believe that BESSEY makes them and they are really good .... I use them all the time

[@Wvcharlie]

Great tree

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Thanks

[@greatgrandpaswoodworking]

Of all the tre designs I like yours. It has style and looks. It is different in a positiv eway. Thank you. I liked and subscribed.

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Thank you, I and Like the new design as well :) Are you going to build a few?

[@LuisLouro-up4wv]

What a magician! Hope you are doing good my friend, I miss working with you 😁

[@ErikHovedskou77]

@@LuisLouro-up4wv Hi Luis 👍 I am doing well, and hope you are of to a good start at your new job. I am working on the new V236 blade gripper, and would have been great to have you on the team 👌👍

[@gberry6193]

Are written measures available.

[@mdubz727]

Great design. Going to have to give this design a try. What kind of oil are you using as the finish?

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Yes give tit a go :) I used a clear table top oil

[@mdubz727]

@ErikHovedskou77 thank you

[@ErikHovedskou77]

@mdubz727 no problem 👍

[@hansdegroot8549]

Great video. Thanks for sharing. The template does the trick, I guess. Last year I tried to make a Christmas tree similar to your previous model. I don't remember anymore from which YT channel I got the idea. But somehow it didn't work for me. I couldn't get it totally assembled. It's somewhere in a box. In one month I'll get back to it. For what reason do you use 19x62 mm pieces? Is that standard material in Denmark?

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Thank you for the kind words ;) sorry to hear that you did not have the best of luck with the last Christmas tree. Well the 19mm thickness is a standard Measurement here in Denmark, and I should have said 64mm as that is 2,5" so did make a small mistake

[@andyingham7144]

Would this work with 18mm by 69mm as this is the closest I can get to the size you used?

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Yes, That would work ok.. you can adjust in the overlap

[@andyingham7144]

@@ErikHovedskou77 Thanks Erik. Looking forward to building this. Do the plans contain info about your jigs?

[@ErikHovedskou77]

No I have not made any plans about the jig. If you are only making a few I think you can do without the jig, but if you are making a lot a jig would be most helpful.

[@woodandwheelz]

I think my favorite method of assembly is glue, super glue, and brad nails. LoL! Now I just need to keep my wife from seeing this. Great video and thank you for sharing. God bless.

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Lol! Thank you very much

[@Zensie]

Hej Erik. Jeg er blevet bidt af alt med træ, og laver lige nu en masse projekter indenfor. Men jeg kunne godt tænke mig at prøve at lave noget lidt mindre (første projekt i træ var en “jydebue” i vores entre) men jeg er ordblind, og er ikke så god til det skrevne engelsk, har du måske nogle danske beskrivelser som jeg kan købe? 🤞🏼

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Hej hej, Det kan vi helt sikkert finde ud af 👍🇩🇰 skriv en privat besked så tager vi den der fra

[@Zensie]

@@ErikHovedskou77 hvordan pokker gør jeg det? På Etsy? Eller?

[@ErikHovedskou77]

jep :)

[@fmolland]

Hello, whats the name of clamp @ 6.33?

[@ErikHovedskou77]

It is called a Glue clamp w/ratchet and I believe that BESSEY makes them and they are really good .... I use them all the time

[@cleofassalgado5974]

Buena aportación, pero los que hablamos español no entendimos nos falta los grados de la modificacion

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Thanks, but what do you need :)

[@Firefighter1997]

Would like your plans but I can’t buy them on Etsy. My card will not allow another country purchase

[@ErikHovedskou77]

I am sorry to hear that :( When my card dont work I always use my wife's card as that one apparently works just fine ;) No seriously I thought Esty had a few different payment options like paypal and so on.. I need to investigate this more.

[@nyetloki]

In freedom wood these are 1x3 boards.

[@ErikHovedskou77]

ok

[@ianbodey6245]

Do you have any plans for this tree. Ian

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Yes, there is a link for Etsy under the video, and there you will finde the plans

[@scooterc2776]

I did not see any dimensions or did I miss them?

[@ErikHovedskou77]

The dimension are 19x64mm or 3/4" x 2 1/2" for the boards

[@darknizle1]

No. Cut list

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Not at the moment

[@frankpoulsen5799]

Don't talk. We do have eyes!

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Hi frank, Thanks for the feedback 👍 I am still learning, and to be honest I find it difficult to know how much information is needed in my videos. I know now that I had way to much information in my first videos 😅 but don't know if I will go completely silent..

[@Artseventy6]

Well, that's rude. Everything he was saying was instructional. He wasn't blabbering on about anything that didn't apply to the build. If you don't like hearing it, then just turn down the volume.👀