Perfect Holes in Long Boards

[@cathyb2204]

those caps on the end are out of this world. I'm still skeptical about the Titebond, but I can't say it won't work!!. I would have loved to see this installed, but I guess you have the owner to contend with. Great idea, and about your router table: It ain't stupid if it works.

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

Thanks for watching and commenting on this video. FWIW you can learn how to make those end caps that 'are out of this world' here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmfUla2wl8dgpNU Where Titebond III is concerned, I can tell you straight up: if it makes you skeptical, you're doing it wrong! I've never once had a glue joint fail from failure of the glue. My client would have been fine with me doing a video of the install (which turned out great BTW) but it just didn't work to produce a video during that phase of the project.

[@JenniferCuiPage]

Thumbs up was gently tapped. Thanks for this awesome trick!

[@tohdubg]

After 30 years of being a carpenter, I’ve learned that guys that need elaborate set ups are no different than guys who drive big trucks…they like to stroke their own egos! Simple and smart saves time and money and is much more satisfying in the end! Your the best carpenter on the tube! Keep the “getto” setups coming Mr. Jackson!

[@FlamSanagan]

I like your videos because they're not "Hey look at what my brand new $15,000 machine can do for me!". You do practical and efficient work. There's nothing here that's just you trying to show off, this is what real woodworking is. There are too many videos/channels that glamourize it past practicality, making things overly complex just for the sake of showing off what they (or often their equipment) can do. This is true craftsmanship, keep it up!

[@jim.h]

Don't you mean the ... "$15,000 machine that my corporate sponsor gave me"...

[@gregac1984]

I hear you, there are a lot of makers that I have liked. I do want to see them thrive and prosper but there gets to be this point where it goes from being something you can learn from an imitate to being like a tour of a 10 million dollar home, alien and unrelatable.

[@TOAD7464]

Showing off a festool tracksaw gets a do not recommend channel.

[@FearsomeWarrior]

It’s what I call the Napkin Holder Effect. How many KZbin woodworkers ever build different types of napkin holders? I think maybe Carmichael Woodworks and Steve Ramsey have maybe done one and that’s it. In reality I think we end up making far more napkin holders. It’s an easy project.

[@youtukang]

@@gregac1984 heello sir

[@andrewfurtado0109]

1 minute tips and tricks videos would send this channel to the top

[@DukeDave1]

thank-you for your tips and tricks I like your instructions and your witty comments. thank-you very Much. :)

[@steelhead1194]

Love your show, those corporate sponsored rookies have nothing on you! I am just starting wood working at 62yrs old, the genius you teach is so amazing. Please never stop.

[@davidphillips7321]

Great Idea - Seriously !

[@thehighwayman78]

I love that router table, simple, cheap and does the job perfectly. Simple is beautiful!

[@dizzybee7386]

When my dad worked as a boat engineer in a local fishing village, he watched an old-hand spend several hours sizing up a 12 foot length of oak beam. He needed to pass a propeller transmission bore through it. Finally, he picked up an adze and squared the beam into shape between his feet, then bored a straight hole through the whole damned thing using a hand-cranked auger. We're talking the late 1960's here. I still have difficulties comprehending dad's account, but as a man whose history involved working to 1/1000ths inch as a machinist, he wasn't the sort to exaggerate his testimony. To him, this was the finest display of engineering accuracy he had ever seen. To be fair I believe it to be the ballsiest. I think he saw the last of the old shipwrights draw the last breath in the new era. In this new era, you have done justice to an old-hand's way. Wonderful video. Best wishes from Ireland.

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

Loss of knowledge that dies any time a ledgendary shipwright passes is sad indeed!

[@TaylerMade]

no snarky comments about your workshop from me. as a retired one man shop, professional furniture maker, i can honestly tell you i have less gear than the youtube amateurs. money put into needless tools in the workshop is money that doesn't go into your pocket. i was interested in your drilling method till you announced how it was done. its a trick i have used myself many times to run wires through desks etc. your right it may be simple but not many amateurs know it.

[@FrankLassowski]

I'm a carpenter since 30 years. And I learned something here. Thanks! :-)

[@thomasmurray4717]

Man, you’ve actually made woodworking cool. Great job. Thanks

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

My goal is to make woodworking productive, profitable and enjoyable but if I've also made it cool in the process that's... well.... COOL! 😎 Thanks for watching and commenting Thomas... much appreciated! Best, Matt

[@rickcimino5483]

Matt Jackson, you are a carpentry and woodworking wizard. The whole intro I'm trying to guess how you "drilled" those holes and then when I saw the solution coming I said, he's not going to ....no, he's not...he can't possibly...he is...he is going to do that! I've seen every one of your videos and all your patron videos and I have to tell you this one is one of the best. There's so much here .....a well thought out project, a genius solution to having to do a build/breakdown/reassemble and perfect execution. So good. Thank you Matt.

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

Thanks Rick... it was an enjoyable video project all the way through. I appreciate your comment here and, judging by gently applied "thumbs ups" to your comment, others do too! Best, Matt FWIW The next Patron-only video has a bit of in-depth info showing more about the mortising and drilling procedure along with insight into the dedicated jigs created to make those steps quick, accurate and repeatable...

[@rce2553]

Matt does better work in his smaller shop with fewer older tools then a fully sponsored larger shop completely equipped with the latest tools. Gives me hope. I really love this channel. You got me with creating the holes, I was expecting to see a long boring bar, long drill bit or other clever Mcguyver type setup. After all he previously showed us all how to bore through an 8 inch wall with a piece of wire. Nicely done, thanks for sharing.

[@anneoreilly4900]

That wire trick is something. And I just like his style.

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

@@anneoreilly4900 Thanks for sayin'! Best, Matt

[@garyclaret3605]

It’s awesome to see someone who thinks and makes it easier for people without thousands of dollars worth of tools. Keep the videos coming. Great job.

[@jimgraham4673]

The refacing of RSC with a hand saw is just genius. I'm 70 and this is a first for me . Love it.

[@peteryeung111]

Master at work here. Very practical. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@coachwalrus3158]

I’ve been doing this 35 years. 28 years in business. 1 employee for 23 of those and this the best and bout only thing I watch on KZbin.

[@SJmystic]

Love the showmanship -- not splashy, but clever, just like your designs and build process. Thank you for taking the time to film this and share it!!

[@JW-mx3qg]

Just gently tapped the 👍🏼 Button and it actually works! No more smashing anymore!

[@kevinmorley8119]

You know... I've never even considered using this kind of method... I didn't even guess what you were going to do until the router was mentioned, then it clicked. Awesome tip. You earned my like.

[@raulc398]

You are a true master! cheers from Toronto Canada!!

[@jefferywright4204]

I really appreciate your comment about not being a bought off mouthpiece of a corporate sponsor. Thank you for being a truthful unbiased content provider.

[@TheRogermursick]

"Ghetto" router table lol. This is so simple and BRILLANT! I would have pondered this one for days/weeks I'm sure and never have come up with the fix. The mortise and tendon is cool as well. Thanks Matt.

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

Been using that trick for decades, anytime a project involves rough sawn cedar... necessity is the mother of invention, right? Best, Matt

[@LucasRipetta]

@@NextLevelCarpentry I've also been using this ghetto router table for years, if not worse (getting the router in the vice, using my hands and a prayer to make a rabbet, etc) it's not the prettiest thing in the world, but it gets the job done. Sometimes the space in the shop Is the number one issue, and there simply isn't any real estate to keep a router table at all times. Good job on the holes, and the video, it was enjoyable to see the process.

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

@@LucasRipetta kudos on makin' due... and thx!!

[@tkjokester]

That hand saw tip at the end was amazing. Nice tip!

[@mightyporky]

Hello Matt, I am known as Boyd. I have a little over 60 years in this woodworking trade, everything from from the ground up home building to furniture. No matter where the sawdust is from I love it. New in the trade folks are sometimes cruel but that is just a form of flattery, jealousy is painful so they must act childish. I am sure you have heard the old adage " when you do the best you can with what you have, no one, anywhere. can do better". At or around age 70 I found myself believing the only person I absolutely must impress is me, life is sure easier that way. Keep up the good work, some of us appreciate quality when we see it.

[@litigungtaires3551]

They say that person needs 7 seconds to like or dislike someone.. Will,it's truth..I knew that i'm gonna gently press that like and subscribe buttons...Love your whole style..Greetings from Croatia!

[@cedartreeworkshop]

This is exactly how I figured out to route cables in my lighting projects a few months ago. I'm creating 1" square milled stock and then using a jig to 'drill' a wire channel using a palm router (my channels are 1/4" for comparison). Thanks for sharing, Matt! BTW - I think your router table is freaking brilliant.

[@gsh319]

The hand saw trick into the rough sawn cedar alone was outstanding.... as always madman.

[@stevenhoglund9922]

New subscriber today. Learned more in this video than watching 2 years of some of the other You Tube woodworking channels

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

That's quite a compliment Steven... thank you! I think you will find other videos at Next Level carpentry equally informative but also equally produced by a non-professional video producer. 😉😎

[@JamesDeese]

Practical, workman-like, repeatable advice is what you are all about. It comes through that you are making a living off of the carpentry. I love many of the content makers, but I like watching a professional do the work. Ballet in the shop!!

[@mongomay1]

Like how you saved the 6x6 post material. The router techniques were awesome.

[@ILikeFreedomYo]

Nice job. It's far better to watch useful information on a typical $100 router then to watch non repeatable information on a $3000 shaper that the typical person doesn't have access to. That handsaw trick is a golden nugget.

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

Thanks Joel... I'm known to say "it's not what you got that counts but how you use it". Fancy equipment is great and all but is just an embarrassment to those who have it and know so little about using it IMHO.

[@ILikeFreedomYo]

@@NextLevelCarpentry your absolutely right. That right there is wisdom. I have several of my grandpa's tools in my garage that are nothing more then a motor, and belt. Every time I use them to sharpen my knives or sand a piece of wood it's a lesson remembered. Keep being yourself and us youngsters might learn a thing or two and recall those lessons later on in life. Hopefully also passing them on.

[@Must_not_say_that]

That's neat, and I like your approach and style. Not just the technique but the little finishes. I noticed your sign that "efficiency is intelligent laziness." Guess you gave an admirable demonstration of that. Well done and thank you.

[@skippylippy547]

Absolutely Brilliant! 👍 45 years of experience is very valuable. Thank you for sharing your talent with all of us. It's greatly appreciated.💥

[@austinfromaustin320]

One of the GOATs of carpentry.

[@stephanieray6587]

Like a great detective story... had me sitting on the edge of my seat!

[@ardeshirmehta9327]

ABSOLUTELY _BRILLIANT!!!_ (And your motto "Efficiency is intelligent laziness" is brilliant too.)

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

Thank you Ardeshir... Glad you like my motto... except, as I've been told, for my misspelling of "Laziness"😯

[@ardeshirmehta9327]

@@NextLevelCarpentry It's the thought that counts! ;-)

[@nickel0eye]

that rough sawn match trick is awesome! You are awesome at what you do!

[@orvsr4me2]

Great tip with the texturing saw too. 👍

[@Artexmadera]

I spent a couple nights trying to figure how to work this one out on a couple floor lamps...heaven sent...looking at it this morning, thank you so much for the tip....yes sir...I´m drinking a cold one on your behalf... thanks for the videos

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

Should work like a charm for a floor lamp! FWIW it's fun to make an extra piece to show people when the project is done to see if they can figure out how you did it😎 have fun with your project... Best, Matt

[@zipkeen8339]

To date this is my favourite project.

[@ianmurray3820]

“Necessity is the mother of invention”. - Figuring stuff out and work arounds is what it’s all about!!!

[@Billy-rn3il]

New subscriber here. I’ve been a woodworker for 22 yrs and I can definitely relate with a ghetto tool setup 😂

[@dcsensui]

You're smart!! That's a brilliant solution to a vexing problem!!

[@klmbuilders5385]

I'm 62 and have been perfecting my carpentry to this day. Now I have another trick in my ever-expanding bag! Thanks Matt!

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

You're sure welcome KLM... thanks for watching and commenting on this one! Best, Matt

[@dean3471]

That was a really slick trick on making the hole through the boards. I wish I was your neighbor so i could learn and work with you. So you could help me on some of my wood working project's.

[@stephenrobinson8250]

Hope we see a photo of the final installation!!! So well done!!!

[@richcollins3490]

Very clever Macgyver'd hole. Bravo.

[@ridermak4111]

Absolutely flippin genius ! Why ? Because I’ll never forget it and look forward to freakin someone out with it someday.

[@lesbanister3626]

I as well spent 45 years as a 3rd generation carpenter and really like your videos! I've learned a few things from watching your videos! I love learning more!

[@SkippyGranolaSA]

Unreal, those are some pretty good tricks. I'm like, three months and two exams away from finishing my cabinetmaking apprenticeship here and they're starting to give me my own jobs. I've managed to impress them a couple times by breaking out some Next Level ideas, so thanks for that.

[@scottmorgan5370]

Great stuff. Side note: I like how the drawer in your bench works a support for the opposite end of stuff in your wood vise.

[@tomking9914]

Thanks for taking the time to show us your tricks and tips

[@carpenterfamily6198]

I gotta say, I am more than impressed ! Ty for sharing the tip.

[@tonycurtiss1081]

Great Video….. THANKS FOR THE RUFF SAWN RESTORE TRICK !!!!! Truly a craftsman!

[@cbaer66]

Not quite as much experience as you but 20 years in and I’d much rather watch you than anyone using those fancy woodpeckers tools. I liked your video on removing the weld on square tube. And if a false tenon plug to hide a fastener is good enough for Greene and Greene it’s good enough for me.

[@billkurek5576]

I really like a few shorter videos. This length is perfect, thanks

[@CHenry1951]

Outstanding, thanks for that hole tip ........................................... who'd of thunk it !!

[@rickculpepper709]

I watch this video over and over…love your work

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

Glad to hear it... FWIW there's a lot of other videos on the Next Level Carpentry Channel so I hope you find more that you like to watch 'over and over'? Best, Matt

[@ramachandran8666]

Very clever way to "bore" perfect holes in long stocks. Yout techniques are very unique and most often the best option to achieve what appears to be a difficult task. Your videos are not only informative but also very funny too

[@photohounds]

Good system, mate. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@DonsWoodies]

Well Matt, I had seen that "drill" trick before, but it's still nice to see it done. The rustic recreation with the cheap saw - now that is new to me. Brilliant as always, buddy. Gonna remember that for the future. Always learn something from your vids. You should write a book on tips like these. I'd be right in line for it.

[@youtukang]

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[@davidclink2032]

I enjoy this channel because it reflects a man's knowledge learned on the job. As an engineer I've seen many fellow engineers that felt no need to get into the "shop". Calculate, model, check, draw and release. Yep, all good but so many times manufacturing requires a tool and often a one of. Your site employs learned adaption to get it done without gargantuan expense. ( like sending planks to Ithaca to bore on their barrel driller). In shipyards, the tool and dye maker is one of the most skilled and valuable artisans.

[@georgemckenzie2525]

No complaints about the joinery or engineering. Excellent way to make it happen Matt. In my climate we still dig up a few pump logs, cedar logs five inch around with a two inch hole drilled end to end, typically a ring of inch by eighth mild steel is driven onto the ends to keep them from splitting when driven together. My neighbor has the the ' cast in place bearings' machine that among its multiple functions has a PTO at knee hieght to drive these auger bits 54" into the log.

[@kiheidude]

Genius idea! A simple solution to a complex problem.

[@BloodysChannel]

I worked for over a year on such a "ghetto router setup" :D It's not a pleasure, but it gets the job done. Thumps up for you my man! Keep it up!

[@bootsandboxers5079]

And i want to note that i love your camera work and hijinks

[@pumpkinheadghoul]

You, sir, just earned yourself another subscriber. Love your style and your techniques are smart and really accessible by novice woodworkers like myself. We need more like you. I mean I also like the ones of have two million dollars worth of top end tools, but I think we all know, most of the time we're just watching those for what we WISH we could have and do. It's guys like you who show us how to get things done in our own shops.

[@jimbooth3]

At 78 years of age, I'm more into smaller projects but will file this idea in my brain, just in case. I want to build a chair designed for my infirmities and I think this will be helpful. You've gained another subscriber.

[@TeamProsperity]

What an idea and I was wondering about the squeeze out within the hole, nicely done

[@darrellnazar5940]

Hi Matt Of course another tip at Next Level ingenuity. Thx again Darrell

[@mikemonks6369]

Awesome! I thought that I was going to see magic and, instead, saw ingenuity (or, at least, efficiency and bad spelling). Great idea and I love your ghetto router table.

[@tuffguy007]

I love using the saw to rough up the face - incredibly effective. Thanks so much.

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

Who knew, right? 😎

[@donwilliams3626]

I love your bunk bed ladder design. And your core drilling solution, and your pyramid plug, and your HD router table design. I guess you could say I love your video!

[@pietergillespie443]

I love it when a plan comes together.

[@Hungrybird474]

New sub . Love the channel 👍👍. . 45 years of experience . We do what works . Make yer own stuff 👍👍🙄. Safety first beginners , safety first . It’s good for the soul and good for your wallet . A good carpenter nowadays can always stay busy and make a cpl grand a week if yer smart . The world needs some more skilled trades . I m not seeing young men enter the trades but more smaller companies doing one thing . I want the whole thing . It takes years and years to learn and continually doing so . This man is a treasure to share this knowledge . Everything can be done dofeerently but it’s awesome to get different viewpoints form many people . This man knows too. He learned form many and now we lean form him . Thanks !

[@Hineni1998]

Thank you for the lesson, uncle Matt.

[@bootsandboxers5079]

I knew you'd cap the ends with those pyramid blocks. That's a sick detail.

[@dfu1685]

Thank you for kindly sharing your wise methods. You Sir are an Artist, inventor and comic. I tip my hat in your direction.

[@johnwinn4213]

As others have said thank you for the way real woodworkers accomplish a task by using the tool between their ears also the fact you are a craftsman rather than a latest and greatest tool hacker . Skill and knowledge make the difference

[@timjerome8942]

I like the play on words on your sign, also the techniques and setup are clever. Thanks for sharing this info!

[@michaelhendricks7117]

Referring to your comments about the router table, in the not too distant past I was reading in a Fine Woodworking magazine issue, an article detailing how to make the most precision router table/cabinet with micrometer-adjustable fence. It was very impressive and I was convinced that it was the next thing that I would need to build. I then turned the page, where an article featured a professional, high end woodworker pictured in his shop turning out excellent and expensive work. One picture showed him using a router table exactly like yours. The back to back juxtaposition of the two philosophies in our craft was humorous to say the least. Either will work under skilled hands.

[@stephanschnitzler8630]

Nice promisses for being a subscriber. Serenity is all I need for woodworking 🙈😆

[@davec3689]

Outstanding video, Matt. Not only do you have a simple way of making those holes but the clamping, glue clean-up inside and outside the board is smart. Thanks for adding to my knowledge.

[@mikesluitertijd]

Allthough all the steps you make to get a good result are relatively easy, and are actually nothing new, the proces as a whole is very elegant and ensure a perfect end result! Amazing video, thanks for sharing😁👍

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

Like I said, once you know the solution, the process is quite routine, just like watching a magic trick AFTER you know how it's done...

[@AlanWhiteman]

Very clever and shows tremendous ingenuity.

[@Ydnar6929]

Very slick design and execution - well done.

[@richkocher3330]

I have been a work worker for many years and you never know it all. It's nice to be able to see an excellent wood worker solve a sound method of assembly after a great design. Keep up the great work and videos.

[@gtweak7]

I do some casual woodworking here and there. I think that your channel is my discovery of this year. Your patents are invaluable. Thanks.

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

Thanks for watching and commenting... I really try to pack as much a real-world practical Woodworking and Carpentry information into videos here on the channel as I can with hopes it will benefit viewers like you...

[@gtweak7]

@@NextLevelCarpentry These tricks are logical, but one might have trouble coming up with them in the first place. With woodworking profession fading away (sadly), your efforts might help others learn stuff by themselves, or at least get some useful inspiration.

[@bobpurcell5662]

Thanks for another video with (as I've come to expect) a unique and clever solution to an "impossible" problem.

[@MichaelSwartout]

Thank you, for the idea of taking saw dust and sprinkling it on the glue to make it a easier cleanup. Didn't learn that in wood working.

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

Michael... using find sawdust and a putty knife is definitely a paradigm shift for glue cleanup compared to water and Rags but once I made the shift I never looked back...

[@ewhite5381]

Love you attitude and sense of humor, thanks for the video!!

[@janstenvall2224]

This is actually one of the best channels I have seen. There are many good instructional channels and videos out there but what sets you apart is you show how to solve the tasks in an environment not bolstered by a myriad of high-end,expensive machinery, tools and fixtures. You show that you can improvise e.g. a router table and get a fantastic result, you don’t have to invest in everything to get started. Oh, and it is evident that you definitely know what you are talking about. So appreciation and a greeting from Sweden, a country where woodworking is thriving.

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

Thanks for watching and commenting from Sweeden Jan... much appreciated! Curious what it is about woodworking that you see there... Best, Matt

[@weremodel]

I am always taught something new whenever I watch. You commentary lightens up the SERIOUSNESS. I remodel homes for a career. Cool stuff is always needed. I looked around for a 6 foot long spade bit. Hmmm? No I don't need one. Thanks. On to the next level.

[@katabrontes]

Very clever. As usual the answer to a complex problem turns out to be deceptively simple. The clever bit is to think of it!

[@elgringoec]

Brilliant! And so personable! Killer job! When I was a young man (kid, basically, forty couple years ago), I built an elevated bed for our home to bring my new wife to. I put it together with lags, and you know what? That bed's upstairs in one of the bedrooms in this house I built. Cheers!

[@duke81625]

Well, that is cool! I also have been in the business for 40 years. I am impressed!

[@NextLevelCarpentry]

Impressing a guy who's spent 40 years in the trenches is a real compliment to me which I really appreciate so, thanks Michael! Best, Matt

[@PrincipalDBA]

Matt had more fun on this one that usual. It's a joy to see. This sure beats Ikea, 😸