Tips and Tricks Every Woodworker Should Know - Vol. 2

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In this video we cover 4 woodworking tips which were submitted by viewers like you. The tips include a trick for getting perfectly flat panel glue-ups, how to rip a board with crooked edge safely on a table saw, how to find the centers of boards and evenly divide them into sections, and how to precisely measure an inside dimension.
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//HOW TO SUBMIT A TIP//
Submit your woodworking tip by emailing it to us at [e-mail]
Here’s what to include:
1. In the subject line of your email, include a short description of tip (example: “How To Chop an Onion w/out crying” )
2. In the body of your email, include a detailed description of your tip. If you have pictures or video, all the better. Anything that will help us to better understand your tip is appreciated. Don’t worry about high production on this stuff. We’ll take care of that.
3. Where you’d like to be credited. Your Instagram Handle, your KZbin Channel, just your name…or even anonymous. Just let us know.
Thank you to those who submitted tips for this episode
Flat Panels - Chris and Shaun from Foureyes Woodworking on KZbin.
Ripping Crooked Edges - Ivar Husa
Find Centers - Brandon Mueller - / @tedeisner822
Inside Measurements - Bill Parrish

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[@user-ev4pb9xj7e]

You lost a credibility when you used a pen. You never use a pen or marker in woodworking !!! Pencil only.

[@tamphan6828]

You do have to spend some time setting the saw up... blade, fence, etc. But once done, the saw is great. Fairly compact which is Nice kzbin.infoUgkxXh-4_3-ZT1fFWP91ZV7iVqzElr0lEb-a I did get an Incra Miter Gauge which takes some setup as well. The stock miter gauge can be adjusted in the miter slot with a little painter's tape... this tightens up the side to side play a lot.

[@istvanbesenyei9631]

The author does like to kzbin.infoUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz from scratch, shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. As another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us don’t have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we won’t be able to practice the full stack project, is still great.

[@donniel.5902]

Hey guys, really enjoying your tips and tricks videos. No matter how many years you have spent in the workshop, your never too old to learn something new. Keep'm coming.

[@christene503]

Nice illustration for the “in/out” / “up/down” method for the flat panel glue up!

[@DeveloperChris]

A variation on the sticks for measuring the inside. Is to not clamp them together at all, because when you remove sticks they could either jamb in place or cause the clamped sticks to move slightly. Instead throw away the clamp and simply scribe a line across the sticks, remove the sticks and realign when you need to measure or use it as a jig. it will always be accurate from that point forward, if you have a lot of measurements to make don't scribe the sticks instead use painters tape on the sticks and draw your line(s) on that.

[@colaoliver1587]

I'm a retired wood worker both fine furniture and architectural millwork. 60 years man and boy and I have ALL my fingers. This is first video I have seen that is smart and has first class advise. The in out thing with the jointer I have been doing for 40 years. Note: Check your joints by dry fitting the panel and lightly clamp one end and see if there are gaps in the joints at the other end. You should be able close the open end with you hands. Do not force a gap closed or you will induce a stress in the panel. Now allow the glue line to dry for a number of days so you are not sanding wet raised grain which will shrink later.

[@Perykvaal]

Huge "Thank you!" for this video! Especially the tips about alternatives for jointers (since I only have a table saw). I'm eager to try these on my next project!

[@jeffceriotti]

Great video. I appreciate the fact that you not only provide the tips but demonstrate them as well. For beginners like me this is EXTREMELY helpful. This is the reason I subscribed. Thanks

[@rritchie4449]

Mind blown - finding the center of a circle and the inside the dado/kerf's are amazing tips! Cheers!

[@cyrilheslop6917]

The inside measurement is a good opportunity to not measure it at all. Use the two stick method and use the clamped stick to set your saw or whatever it is you are doing. It is easy to fall into the trap of believing you have to measure everything - I always find ways of measuring as little as possible. The ways of finding the centres of the board and the circle are great examples of this: we don't care how wide the board is we just want it halved.

[@ManSkirtBrew]

Totally agree. No ruler or tape measure will ever be as accurate as a story stick.

[@maxwang2537]

Exactly. If I’m getting this correct, the key is to gauge not to measure, in woodwork. We almost never care about what exactly the measurements are while we do care a lot about the precision of gauging and cut.

[@BobBlarneystone]

I do that with two combination squre rulers (6, 12, 18, 24 inches), and use a cut off finish nail to keep them in register and brass stair gauge to clamp them.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

Getting into the truly fine work... with curves, organic shapes, and bending... often we don't even particularly care about "square" or "straight" either... A line of symmetry can help balance something that needs to stand upright on it's own, but that doesn't necessarily even require a register to "vertical" or "horizontal" exactly... Ships were built with ticking sticks, lengths of cord, and a lot of old fashioned "judgment"... as were truly old-school carriages. Learning to match and batch cuts and shapes saves a LOT of math... as does "solving it graphically" instead of bothering with a bunch of numbers that are going to be "off" anyway (see anything to do with pi)... ...AND if you can get to bending, you're one of a remarkably select group of artisans that seem to accomplish the impossible. ;o)

[@joshn1678]

Was going to say the same, that's a great trick lol, and it cuts out the measurements altogether.

[@ldj051987]

You should keep making the tape ball bigger and bigger each time you do these videos.

[@billhill3526]

That's what I was thinking. Only the tape should be used for something first before making a ball. You can also make cubes or pyramids with tape, but is much more difficult with used stuff. Bored painters watching paint dry here.

[@hatbpto5180]

@@billhill3526 I use tape a lot and when possible I use it twice or even three times before discarding it. I think now though I'm going to start a tape ball ☺👍

[@tumbleweed1976]

Classic Airplane, Naked Gun humor 🎈

[@jonathanpittman9210]

Agreed

[@SoCalKevin]

I agree, it would be hilarious if they could keep tossing it back and forth when it's at epic proportions.

[@ivarhusa454]

Glad you shared my tip for creating a perfectly straight board of almost any length. It was shared with me by a cabinet maker many years ago. Too, by removing small amounts from alternate sides will 'take out' any bowing as a result of wood removal.

[@oakacron2011]

Yea

[@OlliMSa]

I absolutely loved your video. This is the 1st one I watch from Foureyes. Your graphic explanations as well as the failed cuts (table saw) made this so easy to understand. Thank you!🤓

[@buddy22801012]

Great tips. That last one using two strips of wood was so simple I wonder how I’ve never seen it or thought of that. GREAT TIP

[@pop-popmoose5359]

This is my first time seeing one of your videos and I am impressed by how concise you are. I've seen more information in this video, than I've seen in other videos that are 4 or 5 times as long. I'll keep watching your videos. I won't fall asleep like the others!

[@timsharr5436]

These tips are excellent !! One other idea I just tried was using a laser ruler to measure the inside of a cabinet.

[@rockinrabbi]

Love the added illustrations during the table saw/board straightening tips.

[@paulsullivan649]

Omg. The center of the circle is a game changer. All great stuff!

[@michaelmccall8719]

Great video and just subscribed. The thing I love about woodworking is the unselfish sharing of knowledge by people in order to keep this craft alive and I will be returning again and again to your channel. I loved the segment on straight edging without a jointer as I still believe after doing this for 18+ years that it is one of the most useless pieces of equipment to take up space in a shop. I'm sure you covered it in another video but making sure the board is flat on both sides before straight edging is a must; there are a multitude of ways to make planer sleds in order to take out cups, twists and bows. I've used the "long straight board" method on the table saw but found that over time it"s not so straight anymore. I find myself taking on projects for clients that are fairly large and require long glue ups and found the solution in the form of an 8ft aluminum concrete screed. Riding on the fence you can actually joint a 12ft board easily. Try doing that on a jointer. Love your content!

[@andrewadar]

These simplest best and ANIMATED explanations I've seen for these tips so far. ❤❤❤❤❤ Really appreciate it!!!

[@thedistractedmaker]

That first tip is absolute gold- thanks!

[@benjenkins2415]

Awesome tips. Always good to learning new ways to do stuff. My favorite was Bill’s tape measure hack. Thanks, guys!

[@petenelson8136]

Here's a tip. If you've got a fence that's not straight, or you've got a piece of material that you need to reduce the size by just a hair, use post-it-notes as a shim. You can just peel of a note from either side to adjust the fence, or decrease the size of the cut by the thickness of a piece of paper (or a hair), and recut as may times as you need to in order to get it right. This is a great technique when setting up a sled's fence to be spot on square before you screw it down.

[@jercubsfan]

This series is super interesting and helpful. Please keep 'em coming!

[@WOLRuss1]

Now that is some great info I can use with my limited equipment. Great explanation. Thanks!

[@garpikemike1]

What a simple and effective tip!! Thanks for posting this!

[@G.I.JeffsWorkbench]

I always learn at least 1 thing from your videos. This time was no different. Thank you (& your contributors)!

[@jeromestsauver]

love that "in out", "up down" trick - I wish I knew it earlier!

[@mrcryptozoic817]

I've been struggling with finding the center of logs for years. I totally forgot my geometry! The center of a chord is what I've needed since 1995 to make a log tenon! Thanks!

[@maanderson21]

Watching Chris cut random kerfs in to a nice piece of walnut just to use for an example hurt my heart as a woodworker who struggles to find quality hardwoods....

[@jus6681]

You’d be pretty bummed to know how much food is wasted to advertise a Big Mac to you.

[@WeGoWalk]

Yep. I felt the same pang. Walnut? He wasted a beautiful piece of Walnut? Why not cheap pine or aspen or poplar? Tell you what, guys, just ship to me all your Walnut scraps and I’ll ship you all the pine you want.

[@darodes]

@@jus6681 is a Big Mac REALLY food though? Lol

[@matthewgarland8674]

Great info. Thank you. Your visuals were top notch and made the concepts much easier to comprehend!

[@BlakePizzey]

Love that last tip. Bill, you are the man!

[@rbclima]

Seriously... this video is PURE GOLD!

[@Dragon_With_Matches]

Great tips! I’m a new woodworker and I’ve already had some of these obstacles. So I will definitely be using these!

[@youtukang]

Hello friend

[@ybhall]

Neat! Never thought of #2. Basically the same idea as a shim in a thicknesser. Very cool.

[@campion05]

Like the inside measurement technics. Not sure if already mentioned here but I have had very good results in cabinet making just using the old school Lufkin carpenters folding rule with the extension slide. Works great at the saw too for either side of the blade teeth to the rip fence. Thanks for the great tips.

[@terryshipe609]

Same here. I have both a 6 and 8 foot folding rulers with the brass pullouts. In fact, my 8 footer is my go to measuring device for anything 8 foot 6 inches or less. Old school, I know, but that's what I started out with and it works for me.

[@sailor2466]

Very, very useful and appreciated tips for a beginner like me. Thanks and keep them coming!!!!!!!!

[@MariniProduction2021]

Now that I also make videos where I work the iron I understand how time-consuming it is to make videos of this kind, not to mention material and editing, doubly good for these videos🔥🔥🔥

[@g.fortin3228]

That last one was simple and logical.. we should all take the extra minute to think of such easy solutions. Cool!

[@HWPcville]

All great tips. For measuring inside dimensions my father had a wooden folding rule that had a brass insert on the last portion of the rule. It could extend to cover the last few inches allowing it to touch the opposite inside edge. It had graduations marked on the brass to determine the exact width. I guess they're still made today. Thanks for posting.

[@waynemiller6070]

Thanks for the effort!! The depictions/graphics toward the beginning of the video are exemplary!

[@JoseNunez-sr1cp]

Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more tips. Great content.

[@lwoodt1]

For measuring the inside dimension, you can also take the two sticks and where you lay the one on top, mark a line at the end of the stick and an x next to it. That way you can carry the two sticks away and just line up the mark again.

[@timwpolly6477]

Tried both ways, works great!

[@jayhudson4666]

Just found you guys and love the tips and love how you present your information simple and funny!! Keep up the great work.

[@RichL_WA]

Thank you both, picked up some very useful tips, keep ‘‘em coming 👍🏻

[@twsbrl2xlldmoney355]

I have completely learned how to be a wood worker based off KZbin . I have never we had a teacher or anyone that would teach me .. so I have watched 100s if not 1000s of hours of KZbin to learn the trade . Videos like these mean a lot to me .. it’s huge deal and I super appreciate it.. I’ve had to fake it to make it to get jobs .. so these vids are life changing 🤘🏽

[@franzruberl1583]

New favourite channel. Thanks for this guys.

[@timdunk7278]

Awesome tips. Much Thanks guys.

[@mindyhall4638]

Another great tips’ video! Loving this series you’ve started!

[@toomars1301]

Excellent tips! Thanks for posting!

[@tedtolentino4955]

Great tips and help. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@dennisshoemaker2789]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@kennethcampbell2323]

Your explanation are great with slow and concise examples and pictures. Well done fellows

[@jorgeguimaraes8129]

This is my first time watching one of your videos. They are simply excellent. Keep up the good work!!!! 👏👏👏

[@mickleblade]

I really like the extended straight edge idea

[@JeLLYLeGeND]

These tips were fantastic! Thank you!

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

Another great walkthrough! Thanks for the tips!

[@timbarnett3898]

using level on table Saw too stop kickback was my grandfather trick, cool!

[@richardray8280]

Still learning, great and easy to understand. Thanks for the video.

[@jim9520]

Guys thank you for the tips. They were great. I loved your sense of humor.

[@soujrnr]

No jointer for me.....YET. So, I love the idea of writing "up" and "down" on the boards to make them fit together correctly. I wish I would have seen your video BEFORE I finished the desk I just built for my son. The desktop is comprised of five 1x6 boards and while they are "close" to being joined well, there are gaps. I had to overcome that as best I could by squeezing them together with a large clamp and then doubling up on the pocket holes to hold them in place. It worked, but it is far from ideal. I'm going to build another desk to try to sell and I'll be incorporating your idea for that one! I'm looking forward to getting much better results! Your other tips were awesome as well! Thanks so much for these! Great stuff!

[@TheOneTexan]

like the stick method. I do a lot of baseboard work. I like to measure off of one wall 10in and then off the other wall to the 10in mark. Then I just add 10in to the second measurement. ezpz super accurate.... unless your mud guy was sloppy. whole video as fantastic!

[@nore8141]

Great tip on the jointer solution thanks 🙏

[@terristroh3965]

Great tips. It good to see Sean in a video as well.

[@brandongraham3007]

Awesome tips. Thanks guys

[@Scott_G]

These videos are great. The info is great, and the dry humor comedy is on point!

[@gsftom]

Excellent tips. Didn’t know any of them before this video!

[@ianrickey208]

Love these two guys, they encourage me that maybe I could make something nice with my starter set of battery woodworking tools. I wish they had a “weekend woodworker” set of projects for the basic things people like me regularly need. Small table for the wife’s hydroponic basil and herbs? Outdoor table for the pizza oven or smoker? Hanging reconfigurable shelves in my office or work room? Charging station for the 4,000 pieces of electronics that get tucked into bed every night? Repairing that bar height chair leg the wife’s been, umm, reminding you to do? Monitor stand to lift that cray-cray awesome 36” mega-wide computer monitor with the ginormous feet that are curved and too long for any commercially made stand? And how do I finish all this stuff appropriately for real life use and not an art museum? The list is endless, but having examples of the basics and how to do them better with the right tool/jig/thingamabobby would be all kinds of awesome. Put me in coach(es), I’m ready to throw strikes.

[@patrickbink4617]

Not to take away anything from these two because their videos are super helpful, but I got started in woodworking with Steve's Woodworking for Mere Mortals (WWMM) courses. You may want to check those out. Four Eyes tends to be higher end in terms of style, fit, and finish, but for getting started Steve's courses are great.

[@shortypalmer2560]

When I started out as a carpenter, all we used were 6' extension rules. Still use one today and works great for inside measurements .

[@pavel0900]

Thank you for your video! Another easy way to measure inner dimension of a cabinet is by measuring any distance from one end of the cabinet to let’s say 10”. Strike a mark and measure from the opposite wall of the cabinet to the mark. Now add 10” to the new measurement and you have your precise dimensions. Cheers!

[@MichaelCampbell01]

That "long board pushed through with the workpiece" bit is really good. I think it'd be easier though to just attach them together with a small piece of wood on the back + screws or even double sided tape. Makes pushing them through together almost foolproof, and 99% less effort than the fancy straightedge jig with clamps/hold-downs.

[@mikea7623]

Good stuff! As a 2nd gen craftsman and dedicated expert in many woodworking techniques and practices, I like your style! I’d like to add to the ‘inside dimension’ discussion- for small areas like inside a cabinet, I use a 123 block (a machinist’s trick. A 1”x2”x3” block) and measure back to the block. And for longer dimensions like measuring a wall for crown, I measure 40”, 50”, 60”, etc. out of one corner and then measure back to that mark. Doable as a donut 😅

[@krisjohansen9132]

This is what I've been doing for 35 years. 😃 It's never failed! Cheers 🍻

[@henrydiaz720]

Yeah, and it's dead simple! 😂😂😂😂😂 I could do it in my sleep with both hands tied! 😂😂😂 Seriously though, I'm gonna save that and earnestly try to get it down!

[@riaanvanderwesthuizen6188]

Awesome vid, thank you! I learnt a lot

[@eyesblade]

That was very refreshing! Cheers!

[@ToddAdams1971]

Great job. Keep em coming please.

[@Jkcreswell]

Love the tips! Thank you! Subscribed!

[@davidtown6825]

Great video. Love your dry sense of humor

[@heikkivaltonen1242]

Fabulous, thanks guys! You would make excellent teachers. I learned a lot.

[@thehawkc]

Always enjoyable. Thanks for updating my mind. I've used all of these solutions over the years , now they are back in the forefront.

[@youtukang]

😊👍👍

[@dianebennett8095]

Fast becoming one of my favorite wood sites. Thanks for your time and help. Alf🙂🙂🙂

[@shilinfrankyu]

Very practical video! Thanks

[@andrewread3029]

Great tips!! Please keep them coming...

[@rjtumble]

For the inside measure trick, in bigger spaces, like a room, I like the trick of clipping a card (or anything flat) to the tape where you'd normally be curving it into the wall. With the tape curved like normal and the card pushed into the corner, pull it out, straighten the tape and see where that edge of the card ends up on the tape measure.

[@longfang98]

Laser rangefinder could work too

[@lmontoyad]

Thank you guys. As always, useful video and entertaining.

[@flyc3]

The tips are great, however the delivery of the tips is superb!

[@agroves72]

You got me with the baked goods. Subscribed.

[@befmx31]

Nice video. Love your humor.......and the tips of course.

[@marvinostman522]

I have used the two stick method with great results. I think Roy Underhill was the one who showed it. I used two pieces 1/4 thick and used two 3/4 binder clips. I also mitered the ends of the sticks so I could also use them to take diagonal measurements to check square. I liked the the other tricks. With the pinch sticks I made several sets in different lengths and wrote the minimum and maximum lengths on them so I always grabbed the right one.

[@Barbaralee1205]

Awesome ! Clear! Fun!! I might actually get my boards straight and my builds square. ( that would be a first!). And you guys a so funny!!

[@brewtalityk]

I found this video displaying knowledge of woodworking quite amusing

[@befmx31]

Along with you woodworking skills and tips, I really like your humor.

[@jumbo8996]

Great video. Thank you.

[@kathrynnewton8721]

You guys are amazing, love your visuals!

[@philipstrugar587]

Guys this video was sooooo helpful thank you!!!!

[@gordroberts53]

Aside from giving me my first smiles of the day, all incredibly useful. Thanks for sharing!

[@youtukang]

Hii sir 🙏🤝🤝😊

[@dospalmascb]

My tip is to find a channel called Foureyes, they have incredible tips. Thanks guys. I’m a newbie wood worker and want to get into furniture making and your channel is fantastic.

[@lennytheleopard]

Useful tips, and fantastic graphics. great video guys.

[@henrydiaz720]

😂😂😂😂😂 I loved it when he slid the tape measure off the table. Coffee the nostrils moment! Just found this podcast and I subscribed immeejitly, and set it to all notifications. I'm intimidated by the math, but you make it seem learnable.