Making lots of baseboard molding

Making lots of molding for baseboards in my house
woodgears.ca/home/making_baseb...
This was making over 100m (300 ft) of molding, involving lots of planing and routing. I made a homemade power feeder to help with the job.

[@greenatom]

What I love about Matthias's videos is that, no matter how mundane the title, you are always going to see something brilliant and unexpected. In this case, the power feeder, made of a drill and a roller skate wheel. Really looking forward to the next video focusing on that!

[@markssquared]

greenatom Proof KZbinrs don't need click bait title to get 1 million subs.

[@spookje111]

markssquared It actually is proof they do, because original content is what got Matthias 1,1 million subs, not the copy paste stuff the clickbaiters make.

[@Helveteshit]

Shame the drill wasn't up to the task. Shoulda been a Hilti drill.

[@JoschaSchultze]

Great to see all of the surrounding work like cleaning out the dust and making these small plugs! Thanks! Videos can't be long enough! I love to see you doing stuff.

[@vipermagi5499]

I swear, half the enjoyment I get out this channel comes from all the things you invent to help with the other project, like the auto feeder. As always, I hugely enjoy your videos.

[@TobyGarcia]

+1 and same with Pocket83's jigs

[@jasonstahl73]

I feel that was one of your best videos. Showing how you can get some short term large production value from the tools you may already have.

[@WabiSabE]

im blown away by the incredible ingenuity throughout the video.

[@ChildofYHVH]

Right!!!

[@103apartment]

This is the staple of your channel. Love the video. Great ingenuity and inventive thinking

[@rzmonk76]

Matthias we are grateful for the great wood/engineering videos that you have put out through the years without quit. They satisfy my itch to learn and improve myself!

[@kennethamend8557]

Brother...I'm aware this was posted 5 years ago. Though I just happened to come across this video. You are extremely efficient and Creative. Seriously. I Like how you addressed the screw wholes, with those plugs. I stay busy with flooring, no carpet or tile. Just epoxy, staining, concrete overlays. We could barter...turn the workshop floors into something different. That is one of the aspects of what I do, that I absolutely LOVE. You would make a great neighbor. 🤓🤓 Just to learn from someone like you would he a Blessing.

[@JohnHeisz]

Nice baseboard!

[@errornosuchuser9196]

135+ likes for saying "nice baseboard!" WTF...lol You've made it John!!!!

[@Abbaskhan-eq5ec]

You get a gold play button

[@grigorbrowning]

And this feels like the perfect video to celebrate. Captures the essence of the channel perfectly...

[@ionymous6733]

Thanks! I don't think I deserved it, but thanks!

[@Immolate62]

Oh I agree. What an awesome video that aptly demonstrates why we love Matthias! He's still got it. Can't wait for the power feeder how-to.

[@anicecoldbepis]

I look forward to his apathetic response to the play button

[@johanrg70]

Well you don't "get" anything, you are allowed to buy one from them when you've reached the goal.

[@SamDrazin]

One of my favorite videos yet. You never ceases to amaze with your jigs and custom riggings

[@marcomolo]

your ingenuity constantly blows me away Matthias. you are an inspiration. Thank you

[@stevecook6505]

A drill powered power feeder! Izzy Swan would be so proud. Loved the video Matthias.

[@Schmogel92]

So many smart tricks condensed into this video, awesome.

[@johnbarneswood]

Those baseboards came out great! You're one of my inspirations for getting into woodworking. Thanks for another badass video

[@FarmCraft101]

Loving the power feeder. I might see one of those in my future... Great vid. Thanks for sharing.

[@Ibaneddie76]

You are something else man, you always come up with the coolest ideas. You remind me of my grandpa, he was a master craftsmen he built an amazing home in Sacramento California out of telephone poles and he even had a real train that the kids could ride around the property it was so fun. The house is incredible so many cool features. He started building it in the 40’s and finished in the 80’s so one could imagine all of the cool things he did. I learned a lot from him and my dad and step mom.

[@killianredcastle]

This is exactly the kind of thing that sets you apart, and why I subscribed. Your name will become job site jargon, "This job could take a while. How can we Matthias it?"

[@ron827]

Or WWMD? "What Would Matthias Do?"

[@Krommandant]

He's the MacGuyver of woodworking! Always has a hack to make the work easier.

[@Si-Al-Ti]

"Idunno, just wandel it"

[@seanmunsell5137]

Here's a little something I Wandeled together.

[@psycholocke4090]

i would prefer "How we Wandel it?" because Wandel can be translated into 'change'.

[@terrywong7879]

You are awesome. Your thinking and improvising would have made you a great engineer. You deserve to be acknowledge and saluted.

[@wassupcba]

Mathias I'm following you from Argentina from your beginning. And seeing what you have to offer from every video is amazing. A lot of respect to you and your beautiful family that also is side by side to you. Thanks, thanks, thanks. I don't have a money and fancy machines, and watching you work with what you have helps me tremendously. Again you are my mentor. Thanks, thanks, thanks.

[@AzureFlash]

Two videos later: "the power feeder was nice but I had to walk to put the boards into place, so I made a jig to receive and place the boards for me" 2000 videos later: "my secondary workshop is autonomously making shelves and selling them online, today I use the revenue from that to build a third workshop that will autonomously maintain and repair itself and the secondary workshop" 10000 years later: "Archaeologists find cave containing wood-based shelf-making automatons from an unknown civilization, still running"

[@Ptaku93]

actually, a jig that would automatically receive and place the boards would be a very cool project

[@kookyflukes9749]

Azure Flash that's some conceptial imagination you have there. Hats off sir.

[@warmwxrules]

The tools become self aware.

[@MartinDeHill]

+Ptaku93 wouldn't that just be a small change from his domino-setting machine?

[@xl000]

some people put a lot of work in their KZbin comments jokes..

[@LegacyCraftworks]

Loved the "Fortunately, I don't have a 3d printer!"

[@brandon2076]

Same!

[@MazeFrame]

And it is true what he says. Rigging something up using scrap would is way faster.

[@bunnywarren]

He he was going to be doing this frequently then a printed adapter would be useful but for a one-off, it's a waste of time and would probably cost more in material than he spent.

[@HBSuccess]

MazeFrame scrap would?

[@Steelmage99]

+Tioga Scrap would watt?

[@michaelcheverie7579]

That was cool! As a 3D-printing enthusiast, I loved your non-3D-printing solution to your adapter problem! Good work!

[@inexplah]

You're welcome for the magnet advice, and thank you for the idea to use the table saw before the router. I enjoy your channel.

[@theroboticscodedepot7736]

Great tip about always having one board in the planer to keep it from sniping the ends of the boards!!!

[@1pcfred]

DeWalt has actually told me not to do that. It breaks the roller mechanism in the planer. But it seems to be working for this guy. Until he breaks his thickness planer doing it.

[@matthiaswandel]

do tell how that is supposed to break the rollers

[@poolymexcellent1373]

could probably get one of those conveyor rollers split it in half and put the planer on the same height to reduce any additional wear and make less snipe i would think

[@1pcfred]

You can address that question to the DeWalt service representative that repaired my thickness planer. Because I just took him at his word. He said don't do it, so I don't. But if I had to hazard a guess I can well imagine the boards could go through at different speeds and that would stress the mechanism. Sort of like throwing a wrench into a gear train? Can you wrap your pea brain around that concept?

[@clint.ontherange]

DeWalt is using that as an anti litigation technique so they don't have to fill your warranty when their chinese tool breaks. A DeWalt representative getting paid to sell you a hobbyist tool told you something and you blindly followed? It's not hard to find the pea-brain here...

[@ron827]

Always enjoy your creativity and dry sense of humor. Congrats on the 1.1M subscriptions which should be a sign to the "down thumbers" that you are doing something right. A lot right!!!!!

[@mfer1824]

Genius! Every time I watch I am learning new ways to engineer things I don't have. You always impress!

[@jonahbcarpenter]

The US Manufacturing industry needs you!

[@Dufffaaa93]

3:34 "One of the *RARE* peaces of useful advice I've gotten out of KZbin comment..." LOL, Savage... 5:20 And now he just took a dump on "Look at this useless crap that I made with a 3D printer" community. I love this man.

[@rude252]

I lol'd

[@clint.ontherange]

"FORTUNATELY I don't have a 3d printer" haha

[@38911bytefree]

I love Mathias acid humor ... but the first one is bit like "too much" ... IMHO.

[@rla1000]

Duffaaa93, I caught that, too. The translation is "one of the rare pieces of useful advice I've gotten from you commenters..."

[@duane1234561]

A machine to compress sawdust into brickets would be a really cool project

[@anderswegge6828]

Actually, on Matthias' website, there's a page about a reader project doing just that: woodgears.ca/reader/alois/press.html

[@Lazarus1940]

He makes enough sawdust that he could start making his own MDF if so inclined. Plus his wouldn't have the nails, staples, and other crap so common to the commercially-made stuff.

[@SuperDeinVadda]

Lazarus1940 lol what shitty mdf do you have in America? I didn't find a single piece of metal in all the mdf I've cut. Greeting from Germany Where you drink beer for lunch

[@johnalexander2349]

SuperDeinVadda South African here and I can confirm - hundreds of sheets of chip and supa cut, and not a single piece of metal.

[@Lazarus1940]

SuperDeinVadda Ah, Deutschland, you are so deprived. Here in America, we make our MDF out of the finest ground up pallets, mill ends, and veterinary waste available.

[@andrewcullen3235]

You really are a great KZbinr. Thanks for keeping me entertained with your cleverness in the woodshop.

[@VCGConstruction]

You sir are a gentleman and a scholar! Thanks for the video!

[@CrucialMuzic]

Seriously so mesmerizing as always! I can watch these all day :) One other thing, I recall you making a video on a bunch of video cameras you used a long time ago. Memory has failed me on which camera you mainly use. I like the video quality in this one a lot. Do you mind telling me which camera you used to take the video? Thanks!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Awesome work on the table saw!

[@Johnlefroy]

This is why I love this guy! So ingenious! Thanks Matthias.

[@billfromelma]

Hey Matthias, great video. The base came out great , and I agree, the power feeder is a big part of that. Looking forward to the video about it.

[@Chrishm0]

could you add arms to your big dust collector so it looks like those inflatable things at used car lots? You have the ceiling height now.

[@PaulScott_]

My wife loves those things and enjoys looking at them - she just mentioned that the other day! LOL

[@fishindude72]

Love that idea

[@robfenwitch7403]

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[@robfenwitch7403]

yep

[@LeJimster]

Really great =D. lol'd at the dig at youtubers using 3d printers =P

[@5hredder]

3d printers are amazing.... but what he did was faster than 3d printing. it would take about an hour to draw the design and 8 hours to print it, and it would cost $35 in mats...

[@richc9503]

Loved the power feeder idea, I've wanted one for a while. I think I'll steal your idea!

[@ljones396]

That autofeed is stunningly simple. Awesome, thank you.

[@ROMEYYOUROCK]

One of the very few useful comments?! I resemble that remark!!

[@matthiaswandel]

indeed!

[@spookje111]

Dont take it personally, reading around it is true. It is the effect of 1,1 million subs.

[@trueamerica911]

To me this sentence seemed very arrogant. You earn a lot from us guys watching and commenting your videos. You better be more kind...

[@noahkrietsch5983]

You resemble that remark?

[@noahkrietsch5983]

Ohh you mean resent

[@kv501]

The table saw is back! :)

[@kristophermarsh9400]

Matt wow you never seas to amaze me. Thank you for challenging me to think outside the box. Keep up the good work.

[@felixfromnebraska8648]

It is so much fun to see what you come up with when you work Matthias. Thanks, for sharing..

[@FinishCarpentryTV]

I need 1000 linear feet of this baseboard. How much per foot?

[@victorvek5227]

My local is around $3.99 per linear foot currently for 1x6 material (oak). 🤯

[@account505]

With that power feeder you could really use another person to receive the wood so you don't have to walk around so much. I've seen a few youtubers make clones of themselves in their shops, maybe you should try that 😉

[@NateCougill]

Really great project Matthias. Looking forward to the power feeder!

[@plewelly]

I'm looking forward to that power feeder video. That was a neat idea.

[@goproahaulic9460]

"Thankfully I do not have a 3D printer" LMAO that's awesome

[@MadeWithLayers]

You should really try one of those 3D printers at some point - it's quite relaxing watching the machine do the work for you!

[@-Yogo]

for 5 days ..........

[@_P0tat07_]

Thomas Sanladerer true, but they aren't perfect. You could be 98% done with a ten hour print, and then it something goes wrong and it fails. So you wasted 10 hours that you could have produced multiple parts from wood. I'm a big fan of 3D printers but they do have their downfall

[@Krommandant]

CNC is more productive since it's much faster and wood can do as much if not more than plastics.

[@MegaMaking]

hi tom. I made the same suggestion with one of his older video about a fan duct. 3d printer is perfect for that.

[@MrLikeke]

Should use a 3D printer to make a 3D printer.

[@tonybp965]

Matt, you're a wonderman. If I can spend a week with you, I know I'll leave with at least 10, 5 subject notebooks, cause I'll write and record everything you say. You're amazing.

[@SimonPollock]

Truly tthe MacGuyver of the woodworking world. Thanks, Matthias!

[@user-jb8lx2jq5v]

"rare useful KZbin comments" - Matthias, do you love us at all!?

[@paulkolodner2445]

Loose nut -> threadlocker!

[@JDeWittDIY]

Or safety wire it!

[@Remaggib]

There is so much genius in this video, holy cow. I just can't wrap my head around how you think of all this stuff

[@hellomilan03]

I cannot wait for the power feeder video! After seeing it in the video comparing your different table saws I went searching through the table saw accessory videos and was disappointed not to find a video on the power feeder. I was going to ask for one too. I can't wait!

[@AstralJaeger]

Just asking, how do you plan to treat the wood, with some oil or wax? Or do you plan on using it how it is? I would be really interrested in that, learned a lot on your channel till now

[@matthiaswandel]

just varnish

[@AstralJaeger]

ok, thank you, cause I am thinking how to treat a shelf expansion I made my self, keep on doing the good work.

[@BlueyMcPhluey]

4:32 "wow, that actually works"

[@Krommandant]

Less friction since the boards are on their thin side.

[@bluecurvedesign]

Yeah I had a good chuckle at that one, Matthias seemed genuinely surprised!

[@diegoforest]

DUDE!! You are the MAN! Loved seeing the tripod as a feed guide. Genius stuff dude.

[@zackurtz1]

I'm super excited to see a home made power feeder video, definitely something I need to build

[@oldsteamguy]

awesome video. its a good thing you dont have a lot of professional grade equipment... then the videos wouldnt be interesting!

[@matthiaswandel]

a 4-sided planer/shaper would have been so nice to have. But yes, not much of a video!

[@Lutzboater]

You must have walked 4.7 miles making those moldings.

[@MsSomeonenew]

Well some people will pay a gym to get that chance, so this is still a pretty sweet deal.

[@TheEffoff]

Every trip was worth about 25 bucks

[@Wordsnwood]

Really nice baseboard that you ended up with, Matthias! That power feeder looks like it became a really useful tool.

[@Heisenbrick]

Amazing, I really needed this video, the power feeder he made seems to work great, defiantly something I need in my shop!

[@anderswegge6828]

How many thousand dollars did you save by doing it yourself? Around here, a board becomes roughly 10 times as expensive after going through those operations.

[@matthiaswandel]

I checked the store afterwards. A 8' piece of oak baseboard costs $22+tax (canadian), but it's really thin - an inferior product! So that's easily $1000 worth of baseboards I made, with $200 of material and some left over.

[@McClimber234]

Where are all the stats:) Time to set up, make tooling, boards, fixes, etc Money on the oak is $200 I take it Cost of machine maintenance. Profit on KZbin Video

[@PhilVandelay]

Yeah at first I thought "why would he make something boring like baseboards himself?" Then I remembered how freaking expensive those things are.

[@dodge134]

@@McClimber234 That's why we have shops! Who cares?

[@McClimber234]

@@dodge134 I agree 😁. Shop time is some of my best time spent. I would rather watch this video again than political crap.

[@johnathonnichols]

If you left your daughter in the shop long enough you know she would have gotten that bag empty and saved you the trouble.

[@patricevilion5007]

yes man

[@taitelennox4514]

Man, you are awesome matthias, watching your videos got me started woodworking. Great job on your baseboard project, keep up the good work.

[@Mister_Pines]

Brilliant work, Matthias!

[@bdbgh]

What do you usually do with the saw dust?

[@patriotsriot]

^^^This!

[@BreatheHydrogen]

bdbgh an older video he showed that he usually burns it. It doesn't burn well on its own iirc but it burns well with things.

[@Makedeth]

he burns it, usually in cardboard boxes, along with firewood. they dont really burn on their own very well.

[@pinkponyofprey1965]

I think he burns it, but it doesn't burn very well on its own so he uses firewood and cardboard boxes

[@Ptaku93]

snorts it

[@Smallwitz]

Just a rare KZbin comment passing by

[@stevegodffrey2917]

I don't know why but this is my favourite video so far. Great ingenuity and result. Wow!

[@Cowboy_Ash]

This proves that if you have good content, you don't need click bait titles. Excellent work.

[@Krommandant]

This power feeding jig is very interesting, good job coming up with that idea!

[@RyanMonty]

This is unreal. Your ingenuity is unmatched lol

[@ianrobinson9565]

I like your power feed, certainly helps when working alone. Cheers.

[@BalugaWhale37]

I loved the feeding jig. That'ssomething I want to make. Can't wait for your video on the subject.

[@shamhoshino]

I really admire your problem solving skill Matthias!

[@edmundnyamupepema]

I have never seen any creative thinking like that, thank you so much! You commanded all my attention even though I felt sleepy whilst watching this cool video. I will definitely try your hand

[@deemstyle]

You're ingenuity is amazing. So much gold in this video. And gasp- you got the job done without a 3D printer and CAD!? Ha. Rockin' stuff! Huge thumbs up from me!

[@chrisbrucesr.9256]

That power feeder is such a smart idea mathias!

[@jshink5038]

I always learn something with your videos. Love them!

[@aaronberk1234]

I havevwatched a lot of your videos but I don't think I've ever commented on any... This one with the power feeder really blew my mind. Awesome job Sir!!

[@jazbuilding]

Great video as always. IMO best in class on KZbin. The drive pulley on my Craftsman table saw would periodically come loose from the arbor (every couple months or sooner with heavy use). The arbor was beat up and I was considering getting a new one. Instead, I purchased a higher quality pulley with a beefy collar from a machine supply house and drilled and tapped 2 additional set screws into the collar. The three set screws have held the pulley tight for several years.

[@onjofilms]

Years ago I bought a Grizzly power feeder for my shaper. Loved it. Like the tip on continuous boards for no snipe. Never thought of that.

[@dalemartin7886]

You are the MacGyver of the wood shop. Nice baseboards.

[@fishindude72]

Can't get enough of your videos great job on the baseboard

[@24revealer]

I've been using a Makita Track Saw to put a straight edge my boards and that has been not only a time saver, but a game changer all around.

[@dell177]

I enjoy your running thought process as you encounter problems and then solve them.

[@DanPonjican]

This video is so full of win! Classic Matthias. Love it!

[@TerryPullen]

Wonderful engineering! Loved it especially the part about the 3d printer. In my opinion this surpases your pantarouter, band saws and other notable videos. This is your masterpiece!

[@Khellendros_]

This is like the industrial revolution of the early 20th century. Automatization! Love it!

[@tyler4164]

You are a genius. Its a real pleasure watching you & your ideas are simply breathtaking.

[@TravisMeeks6]

this fella never ceases to amaze me!

[@matteeks8207]

Have watched so many of your vids! You are too good! Thanks for sharing!

[@edgarshoe]

I don't know how many times I've seen this video. It's very satisfying!

[@57hound]

Always a pleasure and inspiration to see your creativity on action. Thank you!

[@tallman11282]

Great video. You are extremely creative. I love how you solve the issues that come up in your shop.

[@jjr56991]

Really cool. The trim turned out fantastic. Plenty of sawdust for the stove this coming winter. Thanks for sharing.

[@alastairchestnutt6416]

Excellent, always look forward to your videos. The powerfeeder is a great idea. I'd seen a DIY one at the wooden tool man in the past. Looking forward to next weeks exciting episode!

[@mark98115]

i love watching your videos. The level of ingenuity is incredible.