Making Corner Braces

[@neomatrix2722]

Love Woodworking and thank you for sharing your wonderful knowledge with the world we all appreciate you

[@pernanjp]

I'm really anxious to get into woodworking, and I love this type of joinery. I'll definitely add this to my notes. thanks so much for sharing.

[@hudsonriverlee]

I like this idea. Adds a bit of Elegance to the frame while adding tremendous strength.

[@7IIJII]

Small garage carpentry at its finest ! Great utilization of space my friend. Awesome joinery

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

Thanks, brother!

[@WoodByWright]

YES!! i love seeing someone whos knows their way around a chisel! Looking Forward to seeing this thing!

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Wood By Wright Thanks my man! just finished it this Saturday, just need some time for editing. thanks for watching

[@chadbaier6571]

I really like this idea. Gonna use this on some arbor work in the garden.

[@kevinwilliams5873]

Dear Sir: It was a pleasure to watch. You showed me something useful, I am not building a box, but scaffolding out of wood, and that will be very helpful. Thanks again.

[@desarrollojava]

Simple, clever and beautiful. Excellent work.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Marcelo Iván Rojas Hernández Thank you brother, I appreciate the feedback!

[@hfletcher39]

Your attention to detail is impressive. I can tell your passionate about woodworking.

[@ourplaceourplay2m493]

Your works are beautiful and very educational. Thank you. Have a wonderful day.

[@bigwilly43729]

That's awesome. Never seen a brace like that. Super strong.

[@arponto]

This fits in nicely with a project I've been asked to design I'll be modifying this idea slightly and using it. Thanks

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+arponto wow! Cool to hear! Quick tip.... I used a 45 degree angle on the "tails", but this was a mistake. My thought was that the "tails" would pinch toward each other as I hammered them down within their mortise. But this creates two problems (1) the angle turned out to be too closed and it was difficult to maneuver my chisel in the mortises especially in the corners. I managed to get a real tight and clean fit but it was difficult. (2) at 45 degrees the tail's triangles are a little fragile and don't have much strength UNTIL they are glued in place. I would definitely do this technique again if a had to, but I would increase the angle of the tails. I hope this helps

[@wingman358]

My Garage Woodshop you should post an update video showing what you mean. hard for me to visualize

[@steveboyle5245]

Nice! Never seen that joint before. Probably the strongest miters on the planet.

[@grumpy2fr]

Nice job. I really appreciate videos such as this, one can learn such a lot!

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Fred John Thank you so much, Fred! I appreciate your feedback! Thanks for watching, man!

[@sanjaysami4315]

Fantastic work ! Very clean execution and great design.

[@seanc215]

Beautiful work, and nicely shot and edited.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Sean C Thanks you, Sean for your comment, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@timothyball3144]

Strong and so simple to mark out. The long part of the dovetail is 45 degrees and the short part is 90 degrees off of the longest edge.

[@AdelAstra]

Excellent and impressive work

[@kodyj752]

Your corner brace serves a function for stability but also has a cool design factor. Nice work. Subscribed.

[@JustFoolingAround]

Beautiful! A true craftsman at work

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Just Fooling Around. thanks Xavier and Jess! a really appreciate you guys taking the time to watch and enjoy.

[@D1G1TALSYNAPS3]

I absolutely love this idea. It started a major storm in my mind and gave me so many ideas from this technique. I’m making kitchen counters and have a sink in the corner. This is perfect for the arm rest portion. While I appreciate the simple and to the point video, could you please do a more in depth video explaining your thought process on this? I’m wanting to use it for additional applications. Pretty pretty please.

[@brainsironically]

That's pretty cool looking. I think that would qualify as one of those really great details that most people wouldn't appreciate but fellow woodworkers are going: "That's beautiful!" Very nice. Will subscribe!

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Dennis Ring Thanks for saying so, Dennis! And to think that those joints will never been seen because of the cabinet carcass that went on top. ::::sigh::::: thanks for watching man!

[@scottmclean6301]

That's amazing. Not jus clever but actually beautiful to look at

[@jacquesmertens3369]

Really nice! Just working, no talking.

[@DiHandley]

A good woodworking video doesn't need narration. It should speak for itself. This is a classic example of that.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

Thank you, David. i do like to mix it up a bit with my video. in this one i kept quiet and let the work speak for itself. glad you liked it!

[@happyface7342]

David Handley A 4" wire nail would look better

[@VeradonaRestoration]

Nice job !

[@JoshMakesStuff]

Super gorgeous man. I like your video style. You can go from funny and lighthearted to Old Yankee Workshop without there an obvious transition. "I'm not a woodworker" my butt. Amazing.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+The P.I. Workshop Ha! you got me there! thanks for your comment Josh!

[@rajeshpatel6780]

Good

[@khorramj1]

When work brings satisfaction... no better feeling then that !!!

[@adisehgal6283]

dude!!!! subscribed... i am really looking forward for your new ideas. i love diyprojects. right now working on a pc in a table... and i am very close. this braces was the issue and now its resolved. thanks a ton..... :)

[@lita3920]

Love your video, don't know much about woodworking but I truly enjoyed watching , felt like if I was watching a pbs program. Great job

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+lita Najera So great to have your support, so good of you to watch my videos. Thank you so much! By the way, your daughter just offered me her side of the garage for $25 dollars a month. LOL! I'm taking it!!!!

[@Gslice-ok4ck]

that's a really cool joint

[@orelygarcia]

Nice joinery, I like . Thumbs up.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+OG Timbercraft I'm glad you enjoyed it! thanks for watching!

[@GONZOFAM7]

Nice work. I love my Narex chisels.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Jaime Gonzalez Mated chisels Rock!

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+My Garage Woodshop woops! Stupid spell check.....meant to say Narex

[@playersidekick]

that looks so great I can't wait to see more

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Joshua Tree Custom Furniture. Thank you Joshua!

[@marciefree]

Brilliant design. Impeccable execution. Thank you for making and sharing with us this video. 😇❤️ Marcie Free xoxxxoo

[@refinedindustrial6503]

if you're not careful.... Fine woodworking magazine is gunna show up wanting an interview. :)

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Refined Industrial. Ha! and if they ever do I will say, "its all Birkey's fault".

[@briarfox637]

This type of corner bracing is very attractive if doing a type of mini bench style step.

[@pedrosoto1253]

Beautiful job. I just stumbled on your video, great, and I'm definitely going to keep an eye on your next videos. Thank you for sharing.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Pedro Soto Thank you so much, Pedro! I'm glad you enjoyed the video , man! Thanks for your feedback!

[@blackwaterdogs4256]

You made that look almost TOO easy ! Thanks for sharing a great video !

[@petercollin5670]

Rod, I have been telling Shane that I bet you will toss the old cabinet and make the whole thing as finely crafted as that base! Wonderful hand work.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Peter Collin, I just finished the base up this Saturday.....im tempted to do what you just said. thanks for watching

[@sdvidal2121]

Very nice bracing!

[@gayatriengineering4109]

Great job very clever full congrats.

[@sionyevans]

Excellent work buddy

[@visionofcomplexity]

I really like the brace. Would have loved to see better shots of the finished product.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Isaac Ball Thanks a lot Isaac! If you're still curious you can see the finished product here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5WsdYmsjLR2fK8 Thanks for watching!

[@anibaljrbalt]

Great work. Slow and steady for sure.

[@nathanielphipps3835]

Wonderful job! Thank you for sharing.

[@ajsiemers]

Makes me wanna sharpen my chisels! Nice job!

[@AgroMT80]

Fantastic idea, sensational.

[@ScoutSniper3124]

1:25 Don't forget to put some glue where the corner brace fits against the inside of the frame, no reason to not take advantage of that extra mating surface for some added strength. Awesome job BTW.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Ryan Taylor Dudeness..... good eye! Thanks!

[@donfillenworth1721]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Don Fillenworth Thank you Don! I appreciate the feedback, man! Thanks for watching!

[@TheTobs50]

Great video: steady, slow, perfect.

[@We_are_the_light]

You're a master brother.

[@neilyeag]

Sturdy with a capital "S". Good work!

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

" Sturdy with a capital "S". Good work!" Thank you, Neil! thanks for watching!

[@diy-chris1332]

to pre-drilling is a great idea! I think of that next time..... Wonder why I never imagine that.....

[@Storiqo]

amazing joint

[@smokeeater8387]

Pretty slick, I will be using that in the future👍

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Smoke eater Awesome! Just a quick tip. Make sure to open up the angle on the dovetail though. I used a too severe of an angle and it was a pain to maneuver my chisels in the corners of the mortises. Thanks for watching man, I hope it helps. Let me know how it goes if you try it!

[@smokeeater8387]

My Garage Woodshop Right on brother, I'm pretty new at this so every tip helps that's for sure👍

[@HiVizCamo]

0:07 I thought this guy was actually a cat for a second. "WELCOME. Please be seated."

[@rokpodlogar6062]

nice music, goes well with the color of the wood. which type of wood is it? oak?

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Rok Podlogar Hi Rok! I used Poplar on that project! Thanks for watching!

[@ou8nucks630]

Excellent stuff Rod, smooth operator.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+OU8NUCKS Thank you Jayson!

[@markgoode4109]

Helpful video. thanks for sharing. Best wishes

[@hochbob]

Great work! What method do you use to sharpen your chisels?

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

i use diamond stones and the veritas honing guide. thanks for watching, Bob!

[@scttg5697]

Happy to be your 506th sub, Can't wait for you channel to grow furthermore.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Scott Grier. What a delightful and Wonderful comment! Thank you for subscribing! I am am glad you enjoyed the video!

[@monicareyes310]

Honey, this is my favorite video you've made! Keep going!😁

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Monica Reyes. Thank you, my love, for all your support and also, for you half of the garage! ;)

[@strokerace4256]

Cool. I wonder if that kind of brace would make a good saw horse.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Stroker Ace Cool idea! So long as the joints are good, glue surfaces nice and flat, and legs are splayed.... I don't see why not. A worthy experiment! If you do it, let me know how it goes!

[@josesierracampos7994]

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[@jesseb3906]

never seen that done, thanks for the vid.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Jesse B I don't think I have ever seen it done either. I was just desperate to strengthen a bad miter joint glue-up. This really worked!

[@garendasosro3686]

Uniq, original, and poweful. I love it.

[@4ray2sho]

Beautiful work!

[@sergioalbuquerque937]

wonderful job!!!

[@troystaten5633]

Nicely done.

[@Mitermikeswoodshop]

Damn never saw that before, we will call it "a rod tail"

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Miter Mike's Woodshop. You know what mike? I don't think I have ever seen it before either. I wonder if its a thing I saw once that got stuck in my head from somewhere, but if it isn't....." Rod tail " sounds great! wondercomment, Mike, thanks for watching!

[@Matthewroyermusic]

Well done and clean work! Keep wanting more! And I like the term Rodtails

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Royers Custom Wood Working. you know matt, I gata say, I like the saw of "Rodtails" Lol. thanks for watching man, glad you enjoyed it.

[@arulanil9939]

Werry nice work my favorite

[@amankumarsingh6744]

awesome work sir

[@skippylippy547]

This video was so satisfying. I feel strangely complete now. Thank you! ^5

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

LOL!

[@guy3749]

Just awesome buddy, nice job!

[@muhammadzahidwazirgul931]

Hey sar very good idea so nice

[@hungryarch7319]

That thing must have been amazingly strong. Sick job my man!

[@sffilmsyoushouldsubtomeiamcool]

wow very cool concept

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+SF Films Thanks Shane!

[@mateopresenta4999]

At this moment 683 dislikes ... hey what's wrong with this video...it's awesome, well done job, my friend congrats.

[@gary24752]

So how did you cut the inside angles on the bracket so cleanly? Did you use a band saw? You left that off. You went from cutting the 45 degree angle to cleaning the cuts with the chisel.

[@loknloll]

I'm gonna try that. Nice chisel work. Subscribed!

[@OtisPlunk]

Wow... That's badass.

[@irvinwittmeier5208]

old school very nice!;-) Thankyou

[@modestosuate3703]

Excelente idea amigo, saludos desde Honduras

[@patrickmeehan3728]

Awesome idea! I loved the music playing too

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+patrick meehan Thanks Patrick!

[@brentnicol6391]

Great job. Third video I watched of the way you work and I just had to subscribe to your channel.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Brent Nicol Thank you so much, brother! I appreciate your awesome feedback! Thanks for watching!

[@jimkirkpatrick7269]

I like the corner brace but don't like to see miters on a frame that size. My guess is, despite the braces, the miters have opened up on the inside of the corner, particularly during the dry season. Would be better off with a rail and stile or mortise and tenon/ butt joint. Nice job on the brace though!

[@abbylx]

dint notice in the beginning that it was a dovetail! nice!!

[@robertwilliams8974]

Great idea! I'd feel better if you smiled now and then in your video. Cheers, Rob.

[@RichardMartin]

First saw this on the Make Stuff Facebook group. Man, that's a sexy joint!

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Richard Martin thank you Richard, thanks for watching twice....I guess I tricked you into it. LOL!

[@DavidWaeldervideo]

So clean !

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+David Waelder thanks you dave! I did try to shower that day!

[@willyroeroe]

You should show those finnish product. it would be perfect

[@oziekribo4244]

Bagus lah pokonama.. Ajib

[@donfinch862]

nice. haven't seen a corner brace like that, but I aint seen that much anyway. :)

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

to tell you the truth i dont think i have seen those corner braces anywhere either and i don't remember how i got the idea to make them, but they sure made the base super solid! thank for watching!

Dude! This is amazing!

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Dominic Piché Thank you Dominic, I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for taking the time to watch and enjoy the video

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Just saw this in my suggestions box, such a great idea! I initially though it was bracing for a picture frame (which in retrospect doesn't make sense, haha) but still a really cool way of stiffening up the base

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

"Just saw this in my suggestions box, such a great idea! I initially though it was bracing for a picture frame (which in retrospect doesn't make sense, haha) but still a really cool way of stiffening up the base" Ha! Rad! the funny thing with this video is that it was all my deleted footage from the "making a cabinet base" video. in the end i thought, "oh well, its only two minutes, i'll just throw it up on youtube" not really expecting it to do well at all. it tuned out to be the most watched! still is! thanks Robin, glad you liked that little nugget of a video!

[@eliusantos1096]

How did you calculate the angle of the dovetail? I’d like to add a few of these to a chair I’m making. Thank you in advance!

[@Cactusworkshopchannel]

awesome! very cool photography and result!

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Cactus! workshop Thank you! I really dig your videos as well. thanks for taking the time to watch and enjoy the video

[@Cactusworkshopchannel]

+My Garage Woodshop :D no problem!

[@ronaldlocklear7376]

Cactus! workshop MB

[@danthemakerman]

Nice job bro, I can't believe you are new to woodworking. Can't wait to see the rest.

[@MyGarageWoodshop]

+Dan The Maker Man. thanks, buddy, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. just finished the base recently all that is left is the time needed to finish the video. maybe two or three weeks before I post it :( o well....slow and steady does the job right. thanks for watching, man and thanks for the compliment

[@michaeldean-jackson8242]

Could you please tell me what are the dimensions that you use in making this type of brace? Thank-you. Greetings from South Africa.