Woodworking with Thin Plywood, like Baltic Birch Plywoods

[@ML-rd6ci]

Fantastic, just suit me --- no professional electric tools, no dust, no noise, no cutting own fingers.

[@roncowart7663]

Colin, typically speaking, I don't comment on YT videos. However, I've made the exception for this one for reasons that are too numerous to list. I suppose the key point is, every single one of my reasons for "going against the grain" and commenting, are completely positive. You have provided more useful tips in a relatively short video than I've ever seen. And I truly appreciate it. I was in a real need to figure out how to construct a thin-walled box, that was strong enough for it's purpose and you walked me right through it. I also appreciate the drill-bit spacing tip. Well done, from a new subscriber.

[@jerrygilles9612]

love your videos! I got started late in wood working, after I retired at 70 yrs of age. I did go over a few years. I have minimal amount of wood working tools, but I get by, and your teaching videos allow me to build things for which I have most of the equipment and that is what is so neat about your video's. Thank you so much.

[@I-Love-Taylor-Swift]

Colin must be one of the nicest guys on earth!!

[@knecht105]

Thank You!

[@brian.7966]

no he is not I am :)

[@winterishere9828]

@@knecht105 I love your videos.

[@anupshende1986]

Agree !!

[@YTGAMER-yi1mt]

No he is not

[@larrymiller9894]

I see some people put a dislike on these. Why? There is a jewel in every one. Some big some small but there's something in all of them.

[@mikecurtin9831]

This is partly why we give a thumbs up, to crush a troll.

[@knecht105]

Thanks for watching!

[@Robutube09]

From the U.K. From watching this, it shows you're never too old to learn. Great tips.

[@drboze6781]

This reminded me of my dad making shop storage trays from 1/8" veneer paneling. Well, he used staples and white glue, but still they held together, even burdened with pounds of steel parts or whatever. There is something very appealing about minimalist construction. Subscribed!

[@chrisgraham2904]

Thanks Colin. Not many KZbinrs showing how to work with these thin or ultra-thin plywood sheets. I'm developing a remote respirator with an enclosure containing the electrical, electronics and filter system, so I've been prototyping the enclosure with 3/8" plywood. I follow your same process for pre-taping the butt joints, then I tack them with CA glue & accelerator for positioning. I then follow the internal seam with a 1/4" bead of PL construction adhesive in place of the square wood battens and smooth them as you would do when caulking a right angle joint. The construction adhesive takes up less internal space in the enclosure than the battens would and seems to provide a solid bond. The only drawback is that the construction adhesive takes about 24 hours to fully cure.

[@knecht105]

Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching!

[@rwind656]

Is PL construction adhesive the dark brown thick stuff? Could you give us some hints about what you mean exactly?

[@catspaw3815]

Another benefit is that they're so nice and light-weight. Thanks, Colin

[@knecht105]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@hermanmyburgh8309]

Had you been my woodshop teacher, I'd probably taken the subject for years and years! Thanks for teaching us.

[@garyfairbrother5532]

Worth watching just for the drill bit spacer tip. I always take away something from your videos that make life a little easier. Thanks!

[@knecht105]

Glad to help

[@dangreisch1842]

Thanks for the video. I made bird houses from this stuff years ago. Just taped glued and painted. They were out behind our house for years.

[@7R4dicalized]

Quiet, dust-free, no workshop? The most important considerations, thank you!

[@aprilthompson2853]

I have a bunch of 12 x 12 pieces I got on Amazon. They are great for wood burning artwork. Add a frame and it's a quick and beautiful gift.

[@knecht105]

Thanks for the tip!

[@JoeC1977]

If you are building cigar box guitars and choose to make your own boxes, this material would be perfect for the top and bottom. Thanks for letting me know what to ask for.

[@knecht105]

Hope it helps! Thanks for watching!

[@BubbaLeroy]

Hey Colin, thanks so much for all your videos! I’m just getting started in wood working and have watched a ton of videos, but I like yours the best. They’re super informative and your humble down to earth manner make you a really good teacher. Thanks again!

[@lauraravert1531]

I just used some to make a zero clearance throat plate for my table saw! It just the right thickness! Thanks Colin!!

[@stevegrundy2169]

Tell us more, I'm always looking for advice / tips 😊

[@dmaschy599]

I got that Bewell Watch, I am making boxes from very thin plywood,makes very nice boxes.

[@angenev2008]

Could you make tutorials on Montessori wooden toys ?

[@gordonforme573]

Thanks a lot for this Colin. So many woodworking videos are just too complex. I just love this simple, straight forward approach. I'm about to make one of these to hold small scrap pieces of wood instead of having it all over my bench. They call him no nonsense Knecht : )

[@gerhardtaxthelm6581]

Hi Colin, I too have used this for longer than I care to admit! Must be 50 years! Even used to make cabinet walls without buscuits. Sometimes if strength was required a dowel or 2 was added at whatever angle was suitable, actually forming a V would add more strength than you would believe. I still nave an old homemade chest of drawers that is used to support my electric sander from Home Depot that is made this way! My father taught me this technique when I was helping him starting in 1967. He had bought a house called a "Handy man special"!

[@anupshende1986]

Colin.. Your gorgeous smile always make my day.. It’s pleasure to see your video each and every time :)

[@Thoracius]

They used this all over my cottage from the 1930s for the built-in furniture, mostly cabinet tops and shelves. Gives a little, but plenty strong enough, as time can attest.

[@takeniteasyfriend]

Had no idea they made 1/8 inch ply. Glad to have the intro and applications

[@kris_kreations]

Wow, what timing, I had this idea in my head, now I see it in action. Thanks

[@thomasbrown4416]

I make almost all of my boxes out of Baltic birch (1/8) and I always miter the edges and glue it all together. The miter provides plenty of strength.

[@arthurkathan1609]

How do you cut the miters?

[@dennisyoung4631]

@@arthurkathan1609 Router table, using a chamfer bit?

[@vladg5216]

I've often thought about covering up kreg screw holes by covering the entire surface with a sheet of thick veneer or thin plywood. This stuff seems perfect for that. I might try it

[@knecht105]

Hope it helps! Thanks for watching!

[@roberthalaska3030]

Boy are you a great source of info! Thanks Colin

[@notasleanstillasmean3593]

Thanks for info! Really appreciate you don't have annoying music or the saw noise too loud, awesome! 🙂

[@PurpleRhymesWithOrange]

Thank you. Some very useful tips.

[@nickpain6827]

Fantastically helful, Colin, thank you!

[@grantliddiard7742]

Hi Colin, I had a job on today with 3mm plywood. I had to make small boxes for a kids toy.Just by chance last night I came across this video. It helped me immensely. I made them just how you described. Many thanks for your help.

[@Gold-pv5uo]

nice techniques ! thank you!!

[@patrickdunn8918]

I’m going to try some of that material, thank you for your great teaching, and tips sir. 👍👍

[@Mr_Rick]

Colin....I appreciate you. 👍

[@rwind656]

I had no idea I could cut this material with a utility knife! I bought a sheet of it last holiday season to use as the bottom of a desk organizer and have been looking for uses for the rest of it. If I can get a really good finish on the edges, I might make some drawer separators/dividers. I'm thinking the utility knife will give me a better finish.

[@dyscea]

THANK. YOU. I like to think I'm a pretty good Google searcher, but couldn't find a craft plywood tips for making a box for a couple years. Maybe I used the perfect set of words this time, but this video is also pretty recent. Needed boxes for cubby holes. Chipboard is an option, but it's great to find tips for using craft plywood. Not interested in those reinforcements inside, but this has given me more confidence about making wood drawers without heavy machinery.

[@rwind656]

Check out Russ Veinot's channel, he uses bamboo skewers to miter together the corners of these little boxes, no reinforcement bars needed.

[@dyscea]

@@rwind656 Thx! I think I saw it already. Def gonna do the skewers 😁

[@jboxy]

This guy is brilliant my gosh

[@mviv6339]

excellent. I have a 5 mm plywood sheet lying around and I plan to use your video to make a book stand with it.

[@HaiTran-ry8pz]

great tips that help alots thanks you sir!

[@mohankrishnasamy1456]

Thank you. You opened my eyes

[@judithgibson6010]

Can it be used to make dollhouses?

[@mizorovichprahaschkapalan2144]

I tend to comment on videos but I will be short this time. Thank you, this is helpful and much appreciated.

[@lennytheleopard]

Thanks Colin

[@Hiker3516]

I do something similar but I put the corner pieces on the bottom of the drawer - with a 1/4" piece of wood added, then glue the side onto it. I don't use your vertical supports but just glue the sides onto each other. Works great and I have a flat surface all around the interior.

[@ryannilsson7955]

Thanks! You’ve given me some good ideas to work with.

[@micheltobon]

Great video!!! doorskin is also great when you are building fake walls like for theater or movie sets, Hollywood is made of doorskin plywood

[@timmothycopeland4866]

I use this material cut into 1"-1 1/2" strips and half-lap joints to make display cases for Hot Wheels and Lego minifigurines. To stabilize them I either glue it down to another sheet of plywood, or sometimes just cardboard or posterboard as a backing. Make them from as small as 3x4 compartments to my largest 50x50 compartments.

[@JustPerfectM]

That's exactly what I needed to learn! Thank you!

[@Robertbacklun]

Thnx for great video. Just wish I saw this video before making my plywood boxes...

[@huejanus5505]

I just boxed in all the pipes and wiring in my basement ceiling with this. Very light, no need to plaster and kind of fun to work with. It's not painted but looks really good as is.

[@khadarbor]

Excellent.

[@raymitchell9736]

Hi Colin, I thought you were going to make a drawer organizer system with the door skin material, yes, the boxes are cute and they would facilitate moving accessories around the shop where needed, but a drawer organizer system would be useful as well, I could imagine a grid system that allows customization of various sizes. You're right, endless possibilities!

[@knecht105]

Thanks for watching!

[@baldeagle5297]

I built my first acoustic guitar from an old door. I didn't want to waste good material learning the craft. Also my first dulcimer.

[@mikecurtin9831]

I made my then-wife a harp this way. Played and sounded great.

[@knecht105]

Very cool!

[@NMranchhand]

Good job! So many people put off making a dulcimer/guitar because they don’t have “perfect” materials. It’s too bad!

[@baldeagle5297]

@@NMranchhand I've made a lot of dulcimers out of various woods. My favorite was all walnut. I thought it may not sound as well as a spruce or cedar top, but I liked it. Besides, the customer is always right.

[@artandminisbyvilma8116]

Great video. Thank you!!

[@usedcarsokinawa]

Another great video. Thanks

[@roman_le]

Great video, thank you.

[@macrumpton]

You could also make the box by cutting finger joints. If you planned it out right, you could cut all the fingers at once. I have made many like that on a laser cutter, and they are very sturdy and light.

[@knecht105]

Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching!

[@hughmccoy6069]

I have a cabinet shop down the street. I do dumpster diving from their dumpster. I ask them first. I get a similar plywood from them in quiet large pieces. I make a lot of little boxes that I plan on selling at the farmers market. It is all very expensive material just small. I get a variety of materials. Wonderful for small projects and it is free.

[@knecht105]

That's a great idea! Thanks for watching.

[@duczman76]

😂😂👍i get the most of my materials in a similar way.i often save the wood out of the diy-store scrap-boxes from certain fire death and give it, after i've turned it into something useful, a new home with people who appreciate manual labour and make them happy with that,i've build out of it.it's unbelievable what amounts of good material are simply thrown away.this kind of waste is actually a shame. this is my contribution to the topic of sustainability

[@hughmccoy6069]

I get as much as 1/4 sheets of cabinet grade plywood. I get a lot of oak that is good also. I started woodworking when I was 16 years old. I built me a table saw out of wood. It worked remarkable well. I was making beehives. That is a challenge for an experienced woodworker. I am now 80 years old. I love talking with other woodworkers.

[@duczman76]

@@hughmccoy6069 🤤80yrs and still active? hat's off to you.i"m a hobby-woodworker and all my workpieces are created out of the best what the scrap-boxes had to offer 😁.the best thing is that i made a few people happy with the outcomes and they are still in use,which makes me happy.a handcrafted box for bits and pieces or a small cabinet is way better than any purchased gift.have a nice day and stay healthy,greetings from northern germany

[@larrystrayer8336]

I’ve been using underlayment plywood it’s a bit thicker (5mm) but much the same , and boxes I use for nuts/ bolts, screws I use metal Sheetrock corner glued and air stapled and when dry staples are ground off smooth. FYI. I’m a metal sculpture artist, I have lots of small prices. And plastic dividers, bin etc rarely fit.

Great idea. I want to see your video. 10 ft. Corner Bead is $1.38 at home depot.

[@larrystrayer8336]

Spongeworthy I don’t have a video. But I’ll show u how a finished box looks.

[@knecht105]

Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching!

[@larrystrayer8336]

WoodWorkWeb I have a lot of jigs and use various tracks and homemade clamps the plastic coated clamping nuts are nice but when using a lot do get pricey. a tip I picked up from a KZbin channel that I have forgotten whom it was. Take A low grade , 3/4 inch NC nut press a 1/4 (7/16th OD) nut into it. You now have a ez finger nut which I like better that a wing nut. Very easy to make. Only need a vise.

[@ribotadesajambre7061]

I am making a new bed for my Sienna van conversion. Under the bed will be a loooong drawer that will accommodate tools, food, microwave, freezer. What wood wound you Recomended for the drawe. I’m totally following the strips to hold the drawer together but the sides will be 60% lower so items can be reached from either side I’m buying a dewalt multi tacker Your suggestion. On wood type AND Use a staple or a brad nail ?

[@415acjr]

Thank you!

[@YESSLEEP42]

I actually used some yesterday for a cabinet door. Thanks for sharing!

[@knecht105]

No problem!

[@evespower1]

Thank you I cannot wait to cut with a box cutter...I was sick of having uneven edges bc I was cutting with a huge saw! (*I'm new to woodwork cool ya britches commenters)

[@MucaroBoricua]

Colin, you should try making those thin plywood boxes with (1/8") finger joints. They will be as strong, if not stronger. They will also be more visually appealing and have more storage space since they don't need the reinforcers inside.

[@alistairross4317]

Colin's innovative use of time saving tips and simple jigs are amazing. Every woodworker needs to take time out to watch his video's. Not just for the finished product but for the hints and tips. Brilliant!

[@JimFleming1953]

Nicely done, Colin, I wasn't aware that door skin material was available, much less an option to use...

[@clemmcguinness1087]

great tips as always Colin, love the simple glue-up and the drill bit measuring

[@IsaKocoglu]

Thank you Colin 🥰

[@johnr5545]

Nice god bless

[@shaineriches4369]

Thankyou so much for this video colin. Please keep uploading new content. Love watching your channel

[@GraemePayne1967Marine]

I recently had a need for a small amount of 1/8" thick material for use as a ship. Remembering my youth of building model airplanes, I went to a local hobby shop. Got a piece of 1/8" x 6"x 12" aircraft plywood for only a few $. They also have small dimensional wood, such as 1/4" x 1/4" x 24" hardwood strips, and also small metal stock such as brass or aluminum (round or square tubes, and small sheets), hardwood dowels in small sizes, and balsa wood in a great variety of sizes. I hace also found some fabric and/or crafts stores that carry these and similar products. Just in case I really do NOT want to buy a 4x8 sheet of door skin material for a small piece for a shim.

[@MrKockabilly]

Thanks for sharing. Just noticed at 6:20 you'll be cutting on the wrong side of the mark, makes every subsequent cut shorter.

[@bongothewonderchimp]

Fantastic video, great instructor and really well made. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and expertise!

[@rifosi]

You really explain things very well and clear. Thank you!

[@handcraftpassion7845]

Always a pleasure to watch your tutorials!

[@scottbarrett3194]

Nice job! I love your videos!!

[@knecht105]

Glad you like them!

[@angenev2008]

Thanks

[@johngorman4052]

Thanks for posting this video Colin, I need to get some organisation in my workshop and what a great Idea, I had been using galvanised flat iron to make boxes they are okay but the method of knocking them together means you have to cut them out with tinsnips then drill and rivet the corners and the thin ply is a more convenient solution and real quick with a bit of glue, I'll give this a go thanks Colin.

[@knecht105]

Glad it was helpful! Both mini screws or CA with work.

[@rugergirl3392]

What would be the best way to drill small hole in it? Have some small sheets I want to cut down smaller for earrings and keychains.

[@NOTNOTJON]

Great ideas!! Just bought a few sheets of this for the back of a cabinet set and I will have a good amount of scraps for stuff like this!

[@sonic_detour3927]

Great presentation. Very clear and concise. Thank you.

[@lorifirestone1752]

Is the price of $45.00 for 20 pieces at the size of 12x12 a good price for this thin wood?

[@pierrerousseau8770]

excellent

[@ggreenwi]

I absolutely enjoy every new video you post! You craft as a woodworker and that as a video talent is much respected.

[@knecht105]

Thank you very much!

[@52memor]

SUPERB !!!! thank you so much

[@Paul-sj5db]

I got a sheet of that as a cover for some OSB boards I bought. Used some of it to cover the back of a door and have a plan to use the rest to build a rack of little cubby holes for boxes of screws and nails.

[@oraliaespinosa4880]

Love your glue bottle😊

[@isabellegauthier1254]

Hi. Thank you for your video. Would this technique be strong enough to build a guitar case for an acoustic guitar? Thank

[@jimlem42]

Thank you for sharing.

[@knecht105]

My pleasure!

[@MarkMcCluney]

Thanks Colin, I always enjoy your vids mate. Stay healthy!

[@knecht105]

Thanks Mark. I hope you stay healthy, too!

[@cutiebirb2853]

The video ive been looking for tyvm

[@katygardner2741]

Hi, thank you for this video! Do you think they would be good for pencil drawers? Thanks

[@jerrydempsey5428]

Hi Colin, I always enjoy your video. You keep thing really simple.

[@hammotyhammody4440]

طريقة سهلة وبسيطة.. شكراً جزيلاً

[@dsbally]

Another excellent video Colin. Thanks for sharing once again

[@knecht105]

My pleasure

[@izifaddag8221]

HELP!! I made a camper out of an enclose cargo carrier. I used the 1/8" plywood for the ceiling liner. Above it is the insulation and then the baked bean can metal roof. Now I have built a soffit and I need to draw down the ceiling to the soffit. How do I attach the soffit to the ceiling? The ply is so thin you can't screw into it. I can't get behind it. I need the woodworking equivalent of a rivet nut but for thin plywood. Any suggestions?

[@valterleao6795]

Parabéns, sempre nos surpreendendo com suas ideias e habilidades!!! Abraço aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷

[@NMranchhand]

I pass this great material all the time in Lowe’s thinking, “this ought to be useful for a million things other than a door,” but fail to think of something really clever. Sometimes you need someone to just knecht the dots for you. Thanks!

[@hugginmcgroyne8262]

Knecht... I see what you did there.. nice work.

[@IsaKocoglu]

*Huggin McGroyne* I see what you did there too you cheeky fella! 😅

[@NMranchhand]

Huggin McGroyne ⚓️🔗😂

[@mikeo.4924]

I think some great carpenter said that, if you can build a box, you can build almost anything. You can do this!

[@knecht105]

Thanks for watching!