Wooden Stars - Reclaimed Wood with Spline Joints

[@cohenhix9612]

The best star video on KZbin! Trust me I’ve watched them all!! Thank for the detailed information for each size. Your videos have made star making a lot easier for me… THANK YOU ‼️

[@savvybuilds]

That's wonderful! I am so happy to hear this. Thank you 🙂

[@billparrish4385]

25:20 A note of caution: As with many oils in woodworking, it would be a bad idea to simply toss the oily rag into the trash after wiping off the excess oil. Linseed oil-soaked rags or paper towels can under the right conditions spontaneously combust, due to the oil generating heat as it oxidizes. One safe way to dispose of oily rags is to seal them in baggies with some water. I keep a 'burn can' just outside the shop door, away from any wood, leaves or other fuel. A couple of nested cans about the size of coffee cans, the inner one punched with a bunch of holes, and a bit of wire fabric screen laid on top as a spark arrestor, is all that's needed. Light the rag, drop it in the can, cover with the screen, and the ash can be dumped later after it's cold. Plus, this method satisfies the firebug in all of us boys, regardless of age. 😎

[@savvybuilds]

I keep mine in a tin can with water. Seems to do the trick.

[@ooCHICOoo]

thank you for the information know i learned something today ☝️ great 👍 job

[@robertsmith3518]

Thanks , I have been looking for a star YTV and bingo , you did one ! . Probably the best one I have watched . Cheers

[@briangaffney422]

Wonderful tutorial on building & measuring the wood. I'm going to try it on gluing different species of wood I have in my shop. Thank you for a fine video..

[@xzytqweo3538]

Excellent job. Thanks for the awesome tutorial video. I might add that Tung oil makes a very pretty finish as well. Wipe on, let dry for an hour, wipe on more and let dry. More you layers you add, the deeper the luster and color becomes all while making the surface durable...at least that is what I have found. See ya in the next one.

[@savvybuilds]

Thanks!

[@bobbyplatt7654]

Awesome job great teaching sir.

[@savvybuilds]

Thank you kindly!

[@philipselman2564]

Pretty Dag gone slick there Mr. ARTISAN. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@ladykenja2700]

- E X C E L L E N T E ! ! ! Another amazing & beautifully presented & demo'd project. Thanx 4 sharing these AWESOME ideas, particularly the 'jigs.'

[@savvybuilds]

Thank you!

[@charliethomas8253]

you have the best u tubes by far the texas star very clear and easy to follow. you made the texas star dummy proof. i would like to see you make a 3d star there is a few people out there but instructions are very poor. if you could give it a go you would be a super star.

[@rickthibault3398]

Great video! You could cut both of your rotor table boards on an angle then you can cut both sides of the star, without flipping both pieces.

[@jodijuneallen512]

I MOST DEFINITELY Ooooooo'd & Aaahhhhhhhh'd over the scrap pieces!!! YES! 😮🤯❤

[@jackrose7305]

Great detail on the angles and providing board lengths for different size stars. Technically the joinery you're using to connect your pieces is called a loose tenon or floating tenon.

[@savvybuilds]

I think you're right about that. I was going back and forth between the two, in my head, trying to figure out what it was called. Loose tenon seems correct. Thanks!

[@chriswilson9545]

Really great video, thanks for the tutorial!

[@savvybuilds]

You're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@michaeldriskell6431]

Great as always!

[@savvybuilds]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Tod_Unctious]

Very good video, they really stand out on the screen and at certain angles and the grain of the wood the points even look as though they have been chamfered or beveled to give a 3d affect. Quality video, expertly explained. I was thinking that at 16:47 you were going to say keep these little off cuts as we can make a miniature star. Thank you for sharing 👍👏👍👏

[@savvybuilds]

A miniature star would have been hilarious to do! Maybe next time I'll give it a go :). Thanks for the idea!

[@JP-st2mk]

Made my first star the other day following your other videos. The only difference was I used my table saw and a jig for the 54 degree cut then finished up on the miter saw. Thanks to hurricane Beryl I have a large supply of cedar fence boards to make stars out of.

[@savvybuilds]

That is awesome!

[@davidstrunk1234]

Well done

[@johnbenjamen9694]

Nice. Informative video. You might consider dowels instead of splines. Just a thought. I have a horizontal boring machine, so it would be quite easy for me. Any way thanks for all the angle and jig info. Cheers! 👍

[@savvybuilds]

Cheers! I'm thinking a biscuit joiner might work great too!

[@Andyloveswood]

@@savvybuilds I'm sure it would work, but I don't think it would be any better than your method.

[@petrcechura9817]

😊

[@michmvp]

If you have a Bisquit Jointer. It would do just as good and a lot less time.

[@savvybuilds]

I was thinking the same thing! Unfortunately, I don't own one yet but I think it's next on my list of tools to buy.

[@PiotrWojtczak-d7c]

Hello. Can you tell me what is the angle of the board you are cutting at 36'?

[@gediminasmockevicius5994]

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[@tschmath]

Thanks for a great video. I learned a whole lot here. If I wanted to make a six-sided star, would my angles be 60° and 30°, or do I need something else?

[@savvybuilds]

Mathematically, yes I believe that would work. However, I haven't tried it yet. I'll have to give it a go sometime soon just to confirm.

[@danielfoster2388]

Can you use a biscuit cutter?

[@savvybuilds]

I think so. I don't own a biscuit joiner yet but I will definitely try it out one day.

[@robnickel5075]

In the description i am finding no link to the video you mentioned of another method. Am i just missing it?

[@savvybuilds]

Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4uTq6mceJ2ljJI

[@terryevans146]

Y not just use a biscuit jointer?

[@savvybuilds]

I asked myself this many times during the making of this video lol. I actually don't own one...yet.

[@felipecastillo5499]

I need help l can't make it

[@chuckd2483]

Those are mortise and tenon joints, not spline joints.

[@savvybuilds]

I find it depends what book you read. I have one book that refers to these as spline Joints and another book that refers to them as loose tenon joints. Not a true mortise and tenon. Either way, gets the job done.

[@Andyloveswood]

@@savvybuilds In my experience (I watch woodworking KZbin videos by the hour) spline joints are longer, running the length or at least most of the length of the joint. I've seen lots of folks call these "mortise and loose tenon" joints. Either way, you do your usual excellent job of analyzing a problem, and finding a simple, workable technique for solving it. Thanks!