Making a Box From Firewood With Hand Tools

[@wmwalkerco]

I believe you were looking for "Serif"

[@WoodByWright]

LOL yup!

[@MycroftDonovan]

Dude loves his sawdust. I'm sold on this channel though, woodworking with hand tools is so cool.

[@WoodByWright]

so true. hand tools are made for 120FPS!

[@bettyjune4944]

I really enjoyed watching this. I'm wanting a hobby and now you have me interested in wood.

[@HomesteadingNorthernMichigan]

Been watching for a minute... Rang that bell finally.... Have a very blessed day my friend... Great video

[@markgoode4109]

Another nice project; the carving really mad it pop. As ever, thanks for sharing. Enjoy the rest of your week. Best wishes

[@ScottBelleriWorkshop]

1:58 I thought I was the only Yankee who wore wooden shoes in the shop:) Great video!

[@WoodByWright]

LOL nope. best shop shoes you can have!

[@JimDockrellWatertone]

Very nice. The extra carving helps too. Wonderful little box. Oh, and I am a fan of oil/wax finish, so I like that part too.

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks Jim. I thought you might like this one!

[@skippylippy547]

This is truly unique, hand-craftsmanship, interesting, and vivid! That carving at the end was the icing on the cake! Brilliant!

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks man! this was a crazy fun project!

[@ATONAL6173]

Dude. Wait. 4:43 Holy Lord of Star Wars, puppies, and rainbows! Did I just see the most brilliant solution to my thin stock work holding needs? How many hours of Roy, Peter, Chris, you, RenWW, WWMM, DiResta, Izzy, Howarth, Wandel..... (I'm tired of thinking of names, there's a couple dozen more) have I watched and not had this epiphany yet. Yes. A thin plank with two dog posts attached. Thank you, my friend. David

[@WoodByWright]

thanks man! glad I could help. I also some times use double sided tape too, but for anything over 3/16" thick this works perfectly.

[@orelygarcia]

Fire wood in to treasure, Thumbs up James.

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks man.

[@thomasarussellsr]

Nice little box. Great for a small gift or to put a small gift in.

[@WoodByWright]

Oh ya. This one is collecting the baby teeth!

[@thomasarussellsr]

Wood By Wright That's a bit morbid, and cute at the same time.

[@lVl1GGL3]

Awesome box and carving. Always enjoyable!

[@WoodByWright]

thanks Mike! this one was a ton of fun!

[@sergeantmaker]

Love the box. I had a friend give me 4 pieces of firewood a few months ago and I made a pencil box with a hunk of cherry and it was really nice wood. I did not use hand tools to mill the firewood but I did for the dovetails and it was a satisfying and learning process. I love using my hand tools and watching your channel has provided an education in new techniques. Thanks! Love your Podcast also.

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks. That means a lot. One of the nice things about firewood is if you mess it up so it's still firewood. but often it's one of the best projects.

[@FredMcIntyre]

Awesome work James! 👍👊

[@WoodByWright]

thanks Fred!

[@myrawright282]

I LOVE IT!!! Yes, the extra carving made it amazing!!! 😊😊😊

[@WoodByWright]

It usually does. Lol

[@woodcraftjourney1169]

This is so cool. Great way to practice more carving too. I just picked up some firewood so I will give it a shot.

[@WoodByWright]

So true. Thanks!

[@robertbrunston5406]

Very nice box! Thank you.

[@WoodByWright]

thanks Robert!

[@matthewsnowdon8530]

Your the dad of woodwork

[@kishorekrishnan9085]

Lovely James.

[@WoodByWright]

thanks!

[@raydeftereos]

Beautiful. I think it would make the perfect storage box for wrought nails? Also looks like it would fit nicely onto the shelf in your saw till, so maybe for spare saw bolts - medallions or plane screws

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks Ray. This is why I should be used to keep my kids teeth as they lose them. I know it's a bit of an odd way to use a box.

[@Thom4123]

Wow that was a awesome video just incredible work from the both of you. Always fun to build something from firewood. Take care buddy

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks Thom! I love making something from what others burn!

[@iancraigen]

Nice project James

[@WoodByWright]

thanks man!

[@TristanDare]

That turned out very cool looking! Great work as always James!

[@WoodByWright]

thanks man! I want to eventually have someone to do the video work and do more videos like this.

[@TristanDare]

Yeah, I can imagine that'd be a lot easier and faster to do projects like these!

[@TheWoodYogi]

Beautiful and the extra carving made a big difference :) ॐ

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks man! I feel the same!

[@Lejackal]

James fix the leather pads on the mallet LOL, on a side note...watching a plane work in slow mo and hd is spine tingling

[@WoodByWright]

LOL but I like my floppy leather! I will glue them on when they become a pain, but for now, I love the comments I get about them! Oh I know. Hand tools were ment to be used in slow motion!

[@metals2546]

Excellent video, love the carving. And to answer your question, "What do you need a box for?" Any child will answer that for you,....of course it is to put things in (I know you were joking). It is basically the first 'house' a child has. For what is a house but a big box to put our stuff in.

[@WoodByWright]

Lol yup.

[@RDAUGIRD]

As per George Carlin, "A place for my stuff!" I bet I know what he would have put in such a box...

[@hebierob]

Nice!

[@johnpitchko]

Woah do you have videos for making those bench hooks and shooting boards????

[@WoodByWright]

Bench hook no. That was just a board with two other strips glued to it. But I do have a video on making the shooting board. Just search for "wood by wright shooting board"

[@cameronbirch1290]

i have been binge watching your channel lately and i have to say your a very inspirational woodworker especially with it just being hand tools also where do you get the Celtic knot patterns?

[@WoodByWright]

thanks man. that means a lot. I just do a google image search and find one I like. then size it to fit in Paint.

[@josephkerley363]

Nice! ... I recently found a birch burl in my firewood. I’m gonna do something with it. Not sure yet ... maybe turn it. We’ll see.

[@WoodByWright]

Nice. My main Mallet is made from an oak barrel scrap of firewood. Love that thing

[@dhsbdhshhe7008]

Hi i was wondering where do you get wood from i cant find any cheap good wood

[@WoodByWright]

here you go. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3mto3WYiNV8oc0

[@dhsbdhshhe7008]

@@WoodByWright thanks but if i wanted to make a box like this what would you recomend

[@nomadictow3011]

how many things can you actually make with firewood, is there like a 1001 project list for fired wood some where, seems like the cheapest way to actuallly get into wood working and carving images into wood.

[@WoodByWright]

You can make anything you want from firewood. As long as the block of wood is big enough for what you want. I have a few dozen projects that I've made from the firewood stash.

[@the9kellys553]

Just curious, do you use a different set of planes for rough fire wood or do you use the same planes as with mill-bought stock?

[@WoodByWright]

I use the same planes. It is all wood.

[@omidbahramzadegan8310]

Great job man! Just a quick question. Don't you have to worry about wood grain while using a "V" groove chisel?

[@WoodByWright]

If you're doing a full plunge cut with a V-Groove then no you don't worry about green direction because one side is always cutting with the grain and the other side is always cutting against the grain. But if you're only cutting one face or the other then you can flip it around to make sure you're going with the grain.

[@omidbahramzadegan8310]

@@WoodByWright I really appreciate it that you always take the time and answer questions. Much obliged.

[@dkast5]

Great video! Has anyone mentioned your logo looks kind of like Woodwick Candles? Not sure if they're litigious or not. Nice project!

[@dkast5]

Also, I was wondering what kind of camera you and your camera guy are using?

[@WoodByWright]

Thanks. I had not heard of Woodwick Candles tell you mentioned it. they have a great logo! he was using a Panasonic GH4. and a Red. I use a Panasonic Gh4 and Gh5 for most of my videos.

[@kurthanson4106]

What kind of watch you wearing?

[@WoodByWright]

it is a Garmin 5X. I do Ultrarunning as a hobby. amzn.to/2IuP9JB

[@kurthanson4106]

Cool. Looks good.

[@darrensmall4313]

There's a woodworking project stuck inside of every tree. You just need to saw, plane, chisel, and carve away the rough edges to find it.

[@akjkjkak]

What 2 or 3 carving chisels would you suggest to get first?

[@WoodByWright]

90% of the time this is the one I use V-Tool: amzn.to/2kf8OjO and for this kind of carving it is the only one you need. second would be getting a good whittling knife than a small double bevel sque. you can do most things with those three, but after that you start getting into gouges and there are hundreds of those. but this is a good starter kit that I have and love. most everything you ever want to carve can be done with these. Carving kit: amzn.to/2kf8Wjb

[@joshdura]

Really well done! Do you find your carving patterns online? Or create them yourself?

[@WoodByWright]

Most of them are just from a google image search, but some times I just draw them out. for simple patterns like this it is just easier to find one online.

[@joshdura]

Thanks!

[@liamwillis8541]

You just demonstrated a miniature saw mill

[@reforzar]

What does the Fox say?

[@WoodByWright]

You dont want to know! LOL

[@sritchie1272]

Did you make or buy your frame saws?

[@WoodByWright]

I made that one. I have a cople videos on making several of them. here is the video for this one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXTCmaFpiZ50p68

[@zb4358]

"I traded it for an ounce of weed"

[@jeffspaulding9834]

Interesting camera work! Like someone else said, it's not the greatest for informational videos, but it makes for great woodworking porn. The slow motion shots were great. I just picked up a bunch of what I believe is white oak that was used to stabilize steel rolls on flatbed trucks. It's really rough, but I'm hopin' I can get some decent small boards out of it. I've always disliked red oak (all I can get from Lowe's - no sawmills around here), but every time I watch your videos it makes me want to try white oak. Oh, and try that boiled linseed oil mix you have on dogwood sometime. It really turns out nice, especially if there's a little spalting to liven up the grain.

[@WoodByWright]

I have never played with dog wood. I might have to now.

[@captainm7722]

Dice box!

[@WoodByWright]

thanks man!

[@PaleDogToolCo]

Great Video, except there is a typo at the beginning. It says "Carved Fox", instead of "Carved Box from Firew....oooooohhhhhh!. Haha, great video man!

[@WoodByWright]

LOL I love those!

[@bbrachman]

No disrespect to your friend, but I absolutely prefer your camera work. An old adage from the film industry states that ...if you notice the direction of a film, the director did not do his/her job well. It was a nice video to watch, but as an informative video (which yours excel at!!!) it made me want your clean, well framed shots. You know your craft so you can shoot it in its best light and angle. Someone who is not as familiar with woodworking might not. And, I would never have known how well you shoot your videos until I saw this one. BTW, the parts of a 'letter' that stick out are called 'serifs'. A font that has none is called san-serif. ;-)

[@WoodByWright]

well, to be honest, these shots were not shot for this use, they were shot for him to teach camera work. I was just the subject, but he let me use the footage for this. so don't worry the channel will not switch over camera style. LOL but I do love the hand tools in slow motion just makes me happy.

[@bbrachman]

Seeing saw dust in slow motion is very interesting how it exits the saw blade. Super slow motion is incredibly fun to watch. You see things you do not expect. There used to be a half hour television show of just weird setups shot in slow motion. It was very cheap and did not last long.

[@uzimonkey]

A tittle is the dot of an i or j, what you mean is a serif.

[@WoodByWright]

thanks!

[@MakeBrooklyn]

Nice! Were Barry White still alive, I'm sure he would have been happy to do the voice over. #shavingsporn

[@WoodByWright]

LOL yes! that would have been perfice!

[@Itakiki]

you could put some scented crap in it and leave it on a side table

[@WoodByWright]

Lol I like it.

[@jettkeyser9909]

Our wood piles seem to follow us...

[@WoodByWright]

LOL yup. that they do!

[@Lawlend]

*from not form possibly? Love the videos

[@WoodByWright]

where are you seeing this and what should I change? sorry I am confused.

[@Lawlend]

Looks like you or it fixed itself it was on the splash text on the video thumbnail. Just trying to be helpful😉

[@xVitologyx]

Ye

[@WoodByWright]

oh ya!

[@skoomasteve6144]

match box

[@argentorangeok6224]

"Pssst... you can keep your weed in here."

[@WoodByWright]

LOL

[@js8039]

So it's a firewood box. Seriously, I've not seen a project of yours where linseed oil wasn't a perfect choice.

[@WoodByWright]

LOL all of my furniture projects have other finishes, but for small projects and anything that goes in the hand, it is the best finish for me.