Spalted Maple Tool Chest: Full Build

Making a walnut and spalted maple tool chest. Longer length video showing the full process and build. Finished with Rubio Monocoat Pure

[@wonderbread1995]

I miss hearing your voice. Love the work though. You truly are a remarkable wood worker! Proud to share your blood ❤

[@cabman86]

My wife would steal this from me for her scrapbook papers. Beautiful!

[@judemartynski1556]

You've become probably my favourite woodworking channel on KZbin. The design process is just as important as the build itself, you bring us through it all. It's fantastic.

[@JimBurch]

This is serious craftsmanship. I love pieces that could be from 2023 or 1923. Those timeless woodworking methods

[@prairiecarpenter546]

My wife’s great uncle just passed. He was 96. Worked as a cabinet maker. He had it in his will to leave his tool box to an apprentice at the shop he spent his career at. His tool box was a little more utilitarian, plywood and made for volume. He let me root thru it one afternoon, he talked about his work while I nosed around. I’m a journeyman carpenter I enjoyed every drawer and tool. You make great videos and are very talented at your craft. Looking forward to your next video.

[@slowwoodshop]

Love this. Such a wonderful thing to pass along the tool box to another craftsman, learning the trade. Thanks so much for watching. It means a lot.

[@fireballexpress7434]

Beautiful cinematography. I think I find the narrating more entertaining but this was still very relaxing and fun to watch.

[@beelzefry6851]

I really enjoy your videos, but I especially like the one you did for the Van Neistat build, your commentary through the video was very nice.

[@dusty7264]

Good job 👍 I use double sided tape to position the drawer fronts

[@jackstrutz]

Definitely missed the narration on this one. Your story telling is great! Keep up the great work

[@barrymackay760]

Fabulous tool chest and great video. As a young man some 40 years ago I lost the tip of the index finger and back to the first joint of my middle finger on my left hand planing wooden drawer slides on the jointer so please use the guard properly and always use a push stick. Take care my friend talent like yours needs to be protected😊

[@alexandrealbergaria6224]

this is a low key channel that is crazy how good it is. You will be big one day man - your editing, no music and quality of woodworking is crazy. Also, the "I made my wife" video is amazing of how you can tell a story without being boring - keep on going and we will be here watching

[@quadre2002]

Found out about you on Van Neistats Patreon and been loving the videos since!

[@charcoalhobo]

Genius move to wear the shirt inside out to save on the editing later 👀

[@Andi.Mitchell.Designs]

Your attention to detail really shows. Keep up the great work sir!

[@shawnkirsch]

The faces of the drawer are perfectly balanced and the music at the end was 🤌

[@johnbell1012]

Veneering without a vacuum bag, hell yeah! Awesome build!

[@philjacksonphoto]

Dude, bravo. Absolutely gorgeous. I had no idea they made a finger pull bit. Love the floaty look from the addition of the protective feet, too. Keep it going!!!!!

[@BrendanEvan]

Gorgeous!

[@robertdaigle7021]

Simple, clean lines…beautiful.

[@maxballoch3393]

My favourite part is ‘Ripping panels to final dimension’.

[@tjkoker]

Beautiful craftsmanship. With the right tools, skys the limit. Great job. Cheers.

[@gadoosher]

God, I can never say enough after watching. The care, precision, craftsmanship all * chefs kiss *. Underrated element that I noticed especially, is your style is so sick. That white shirt w/ the blue logo and your blue corduroy shirt are beautiful. Another absolute heater.

[@slowwoodshop]

Made my day with this one. You just have to convince my coworkers that I have style.

[@bobrobinson4557]

Well done. Elegant.

[@abeardwalks]

This is outstanding work, and I mean it all. The craftsmanship in both your woodworking and your video production is wonderful. Watching this was a wonderful way to decompress from the working day. Thank you.

[@Curionimbus]

I love the meticulousness with which you design and build your projects. The quality of the end results speak for themselves. All the best in your quest and thank you for bringing us along for the aesthetically pleasing ride.

[@michael-fischer]

I've binged all of your videos and want to start woodworking. So cool.

[@kasperhabtie]

Beautiful!

[@jasonbrown469]

I appreciate the metal wood shirt too, secret gamer for sure, make a wooden putter!

[@onehandedmaker]

A joy to watch your videos and thankyou. Your workshop makes a great backdrop in the videos as well. Always inspiring and I admire your imagination to keep coming up with great ideas. Well done. One Handed Maker - Australia

[@BigChopperPoppa]

Man I love your videos, I work as a videographer for a woodworking company up in Canada and I always enjoy seeing you come out with something new. Keep it up!

[@stijnbenoot10]

Nice work! Very inspiring.

[@sapelesteve]

Now that's a beautiful tool chest! As a long time woodworker, I can really appreciate your level of skill and craftsmanship. You have a new subscriber! 👍👍🔨🔨

[@andrewbrown8148]

Beautiful build~! The spalted Maple veneer looks great against the Walnut.

[@tammyfinch5469]

That is so pretty. I love that spalted maple 🍁 😍

[@Timberjo2]

Gorgeous piece of work. Thanks for bringing us along in the process

[@adrianwilliams763]

Beautiful

[@davidmaltby2065]

Beautiful final piece.

[@aam50]

Lovely work and excellent filming. Thanks for sharing.

[@kachtriggered]

Wow, Homie can really make the shit out of a box! Bravo! I've watched a few of your videos where you've mentioned an interest in film-making. I am a motion picture technician (grip). I would love to see your take on the classic Applebox. or make it furniture. They're quick and fun! Best of luck to you!

[@ThirdPlanetStudio]

Simply beautiful! Thanks for sharing

[@jimrosson6702]

Absolutely beautiful amazing work

[@maddiejolanders]

Love this! Feels very relaxing to watch you work 🫶🏻 unbelievable craftsmanship!!

[@jdh3777]

Beautiful.

[@jfsauer42]

That's really cool! Great craftsmanship, great result.

[@namoodesignstudiollc3994]

Keep up the work! Inspired and ready to start my own channnel bc of your creative and fun approach to videography and storytelling from the perspective of the wood

[@ericklodnicki]

I found watching that to be very zen. Well done. 🎯

[@madeleinegombert661]

Too beautiful for a tool chest.

[@deonvnzl]

stunning.

[@johanflodkvist80]

Loved it!

[@davidsorianorodriguez8152]

How that was truly satisfying!!

[@conorwright92]

Incredible craftsmanship. The finished product is just 😚🤌 Keep these videos coming

[@flaconoil8015]

Le hêtre échauffé est magnifique !

[@MASI_forging]

Amazing work as always 😄😄

[@gmeff10]

Nicely done. I didn't see a note on the finish you used. Would you share? It really made it pop. Thanks.

[@robertlarsonwoodford]

Thats beautifully done and pleasantly documented. If this is what you make in your off hours at that shop, would be interested to know what you are making when you are on the clock. Thanks for sharing cheers from Kentucky!

[@justincreamer5404]

I love your toolboxes. I wish I could commission one. im a metalworker but your videos make me want to transition to woodworking. the beauty, elegance, and smell of wood makes me so happy. keep it up man. love your content. the only thing missing is even more. can't wait to see you grow more and more

[@slowwoodshop]

Thanks so much for watching.

[@jtr1234]

So sick man! Your channel is just waiting blow up

[@jerryrudolph6603]

Nice work.Good choice of contrasting woods.Thought maybe the feet process could have been better.Look forward to more vids.

[@user-xm6cu8sw3s]

Прекрасно. Лаконично. Спасибо.

[@buildstuff.climbthings]

Beautiful end result and really relaxing to watch. I like the simplicity of the slides, how do you find they stand up?

[@mikemay7292]

Fantastic! On the wood drawer slides, what's tolerances between the slide and the groove and what do you use to lubricate them?

[@cosmicvoyager12]

Amazing build, the level of finition is truly next level. I am slightly worried for your fingers every time I see you using the jointer without guard though.

[@BeachFrontSolutions]

Exquisite ❤

[@MyNameIsWhat118]

I love these inset drawers, and love the simplicity of not adding any slides or hardware. Do you think it would work for bigger drawers too, like for a bathroom vanity for example, or would it get clunky and rough over time?

[@mattperillo]

Beautifully shot! What kind of oil did you finish it with?

[@RocketSauce666]

Really beautiful piece and so well constructed. I was curious about the finger pull choice. I like the shape and functionality, but I was surprised to see you cut through the veneer and for the pulls exposing the wood beneath. Did you consider veneering the inside of the pulls with a constrasting wood or potentially using a solid piece of spalted maple for the fronts so the pulls would grain match with the rest of the piece (imagine 4/4 spalted maple ain't cheap though).

[@patricksardo3303]

Nice job! What kind of finish did you end up using? Some kind of oil I presume?

[@joelwinter4956]

Where did you find the Spalted Maple veneer? None of my suppliers seems to stock it. Beautiful work! "Simple" design and beautiful.

[@nickyork8901]

Nice proportions - reminscent of the Bennet St School demonstration pieces that students have to make.

[@JoshuaBenton22]

Sorry your couldn't find enough clamps for the veneer. Still turned out okay! Seriously though, beautiful build.

[@philipalvarado922]

Do you have build plans for this tool chest?

[@paperfoe]

Where is your lovely narrating😭

[@rickgraham5164]

Lame question but what style of Carhartt pants are they?

[@SevenDegreeTails]

Nice build! I'm just curious is spalted maple especially scarce or expensive where you are?

[@jewdd1989]

Your finger pill bit has a bearing on it, I can’t find too many with one so how would a very similar looking finger pull bit without a bearing work?

[@slowwoodshop]

Hey! I had to add the bearing. Thanks for watching!

[@collmacinnes2335]

god dam homie

[@99octan]

Sauber

[@808zhu]

ASMR goodness

[@howiespancakeshack]

I miss your commentary. Lovely piece though!

[@brennenhall1416]

Fastest come up

[@bobgehrman]

Why veneer on the drawer fronts? Solid wood would be more authentic IMHO.

[@sanderelo1]

Man, alles gut, aber sicheres Arbeiten an den Maschinen muss du noch lernen. Pass auf deine Finger auf!!!

[@kieranfinnerty631]

That’s a nice tool box you’ve made, but you’ll find it really difficult to continue to make things if you loose your fingers…. Use the Guard and a push stick and never take your hand/ fingers over a surface planer. It’s a millisecond for an accident to happen and no one is quick enough. Take care 😳

[@wazee0815]

While the craftsmanship is nice you disregard of every safety precaution and safety features of the machines you use. Like its only a matter of time you going to have an accident on the planer or these utterly stupid table saws you are using in the US (aka "saw stop") even though you have sliding table saw with a adjustable blade cover (which you also didn't use properly). Parts of the video when you are using machines could be used in safety training videos how NOT to do it. And now please downvote me to oblivion.

[@TianRunty]

While I found the premise and chill feeling of the video to be relaxing, I couldn't enjoy it for exactly this reason. No piece is worth losing digits, which would impact any future pieces as well as life in general.

[@Hvn1957]

Yah. As soon as I saw his technique I knew there’d be at least one reply like yours. I don’t know who you are or your work experience, so I won’t judge or downvote. But I can say that I saw perfect control and technique in this video. No wood shop I have ever worked in in my 50 years as a professional, has ever had the guards in place. It’s the riving knife in the saw that should tell you this guy knows what he’s doing. If you pay attention to the shop he’s working in, its flow, and how well kept it is, I think you’d understand that it’s a safe workplace. Perhaps one should refrain from sweeping judgements and just appreciate the craft.

[@TianRunty]

@vnhoyt I'm not sure "I've never used the safety features" is a good counter. While he may be in control so far, having fingers so close to blades that would happily steal them from you is just asking for trouble. If not for him then potentially for someone who takes inspiration from him. It's not being judgemental as you say, it genuinely worries me when I see people not doing all they can to keep themselves safe from very dangerous machines. You can work just as fast and well using push blocks, making sure you have more chance of taking all your fingers home. I'll admit sometimes health and safety stuff seems stupid, but usually stuff is put in place because something has already happened to other people. Why risk it?

[@Hvn1957]

@@TianRunty Well perhaps I’m reacting a bit to “these utterly stupid table saws you have in the US”. That is a patently judgmental statement and in itself utterly ridiculous. As for your question of “why not?”, I can only say that it’s a choice based on skill and practice. You may notice that all the cuts he made without a push block were pieces quite wide enough to be safe. The riving knife prevents kickback far better than the overhead guards that come with any saw, as does proper milling of the piece and careful choice of direction; all of which I observed here. Anyway, I’m sorry I posted the first reply. This isn’t really the place to argue this out. As I said, I was kind of reacting to shade cast by the OP.

[@mrboics]

Yes I too thought there were quite a few less safe cuts. I'm only a newbie too!

[@kevintremblay1211]

Gorgeous!

[@JSGilbert]

Beautiful!

[@joaquimribesbelles2484]

Beautiful