How To Make an Espresso Buddy Tool Holder

[@Hansenomics]

I cannot espresso how useful this tool is.

[@VivienLEGER]

typical, legit, WbW dad joke

[@jimhyslop]

And since James had the wood lying around, you could say he made it for beans.

[@Hansenomics]

@@VivienLEGER yes!

[@oddree42]

Have you thought about making one that holds a knock box also?

[@AndrewCello]

I have a couple of those wood owl bits as well and you aren’t kidding about the amount of torque needed. I discovered that it works really well if you drill three or four smaller holes in the waste area around the snail.

[@rodrigomeza282]

hi! Greetings from Rome! An extra gadget to have is a bin for disposing of used coffee. Great video!

[@chesterwsmith]

Your channel is always reading my mind! I have the same espresso machine and portafilter, puck screen, and WDT... I keep thinking about about making myself a caddy from one of the big chunks of walnut in my scrap bin but I couldn't decide how to bore the holes.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Lol. Glad I could help!

[@WolfPawArmoury]

Wow, that is gorgeous. Gives me plenty of ideas for stuff to make around the house, and reminds me I need more coffee!

[@glencrandall7051]

Nice piece of work.👍Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

[@dannyhale7645]

Love the walnut. Nice project.

[@IKAPECOFFEE]

Great craftsmanship😀😀

[@stephendeal7492]

I love this… couldn’t be better then live walnut

[@briholt100]

I like this idea...I found this video looking for your advice on how to make scooped out wood. I am wondering how to make circles like those found in a mancala game board; perhaps start with a brace and bit, but what? Some gouges and then heavy sanding?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I would generally just carve them with a garage. If you run it right you won't need to send them at all.

[@briholt100]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo thank you. Was trying on some gnarly madrone and the grain is going in all these directions and so I was wondering if it is me being a novice or that I was using the wrong tool.

[@briholt100]

So, on second thought..it's all about me being a novice. 😅

[@MCsCreations]

Really beautiful work, James! It looks amazing! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@WalterMelons]

I made a pen after watching your video. Wife was with me at rockler and saw the pen blanks and liked an acrylic blank. I got it when I went back without her and I’m gonna try to surprise her with a pen. Hopefully you can plane acrylic! Probably touch up my blades before I start. Wish me luck!

[@steh8217]

Im currently making my wife a pen out of tiger wood.. loving the look of the figured grain. Hope your acrylic pen goes well 👍

[@dwightl5863]

I've made a lot of turned acrylic pens and handles. My experience is that acrylics sheer ok at speed on a lathe but are better scraped. If using a plane, very, very thin shaving because acrylic is brittle and not a low angle plane either. IMHO

[@WalterMelons]

@@dwightl5863 yeah I got a couple to experiment with to try my spokeshave, no4 and a block plane to see what works best.

[@standswithfish]

Am I going to watch this? I already watched it on the other channel. I'm just here for a second cup.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I love a double shot.

[@RonHoglund]

Cool beans coffee buddy! ☕

[@DavidWhite]

James, about 1:58 in the video, you mention using a spokeshave to clean off the bark. I would call that a spokeshave on steroids or better yet a draw knife 😁😁

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Lol did not realize I misspoke till it was uploaded.

[@tomengel8833]

Two espresso's every morning and you will really be ready to go!

[@marcbarash6045]

great video. hope you enjoy your espresso

[@whycantithinkofagood]

Amazing co-incidence - I just finished one of these two days ago! I watched your video hoping that you would have a solution to the overbalancing portafilter! Sigh.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I do not store it in the buddie. That is just for leveling and tamping.

[@c.a.g.1977]

Nice one, James! Did you make those handles as well?

[@RJStockton]

My favorite part was when you were talking and dubbing over yourself. It was like a remix track.

[@warrenmunn3224]

James: When I want something thick and heavy, I grab the Walnut. Sarah: When I want something thick and heavy, I grab James. 😄🤣😃🤣

[@hauptmann6]

Is the filter with the handle magnetic? A small magnet under it might keep it in the holder level.

[@dwightl5863]

I didn't care for the "tippy" handle either. Hole for the holder perhaps make closer to the other side.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Unfortunately no it is a stainless steel that is not magnetic. I looked at adding that. The tippy handle seems weird but the only time it's in that slot is when you're pressing it. So your hand is on the handle. It gets stored in the machine.

[@hauptmann6]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Ok, I assumed it was storage not a holder. Congrats to Melody on her espresso maker!

[@mattf9096]

Would a huge bit like you used there be a candidate for using your post drill "press"? It seems like a potentially useful tool that you've never gone back to after you restored it.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

It would have if I could have gotten the block in and locked down. I tried... Wish it would have worked.

[@mattf9096]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo I should've known that you would've tried it before the demon brace lol

[@JakeCarterCarSales]

Hi James what coffee machine do you use do you have model number love to buy one much better than kettle way great video sir

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I have a pile of coffee machines. Where are you wanting the espresso? Drip coffee? Pour over or one of the other styles.

[@JakeCarterCarSales]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo espresso like u used on video sir

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

That is the breville barista Express amzn.to/43fkNE0

[@andrewbrimmer1797]

Does this hold steady if you are in the espresso lane?

[@A2woodArt]

Wait. Are you using an aftermarket accessories for the espresso machine? I think I have similar one, but accessories not like that…

[@thecatofnineswords]

The bottom-less portafilter is definitely a fancy upgrade. I think the tamp is also a clicky one.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Yep. They're all extra.

[@bernardhvanengen5002]

Spokeshave? Drawknife?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

The draw knife is what I use to take the bark off. I did not use a spokeshave in this one. Thought I thought about it for chamfering the live edges.

[@troyj3292]

So the Expresso Fund is a thing now.

[@michaelarighi5268]

Ya know, if you're going to go all hand-tool to make this, you probably ought to have a lever espresso machine. 😅

[@ricos1497]

I came here to say the exact same thing! A hand grinder and lever machine. In all honesty, I was really hoping he had because I was wanting to get one myself but don't really know how good they are, so was hoping for a review. Unfortunately he went with the non-blackout-proof electricity option. Heathen.

[@doriWyo]

Perhaps a little "latch" to old the porta-filter level. It looks awkward, as is.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

That spot is just for leveling and tamping. It gets stored in the machine.

[@michaels.8663]

Beautiful Rack James! Hehe

[@terristroh3965]

Comment down below 😎

[@dpmeyer4867]

Caffeinated

[@milosmanic6937]

So jelous... For the shot and the wooden espresso buddy... I've been wanting to build something like that for literal years, but there is always something else. Also, lack of woodworking skill :-)

[@andrewbrimmer1797]

A yuppie hand woodworker lol

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Only the best lol!

[@JakeCarterCarSales]

Lol :)

[@ericpeery8004]

No, no, no I don’t need ANOTHER hobby.

[@thecatofnineswords]

Coffee toys! Two of my favourite pastimes doing a crossover. This turned out nicely. Beware the portafilter, it's the grotty tool of the bunch, leaving wet coffee drips behind. 18g is usual for double shots, 21g for triples, so you obviously like your coffee strong 💪. 😘💕❤ It's nice to see you've got all the fancy extras too. The whisk really helps. Good luck and lots of fun getting acquainted with the machine. They're a good time sink. I made something similar a year ago, but it's nowhere near as nice, being made from beech offcuts laminated together. Those pieces were much more scrappy than your very nice scraps. Mine was made with carving chisels, as I gave all my forstner bits away (with a drill press to a friend) a few years ago - so the curves are all a little more natural, than precise. Pic here imgur.com/gallery/rVHmImL