Think you cant build furniture because you only have a few basic tools? Well, check this out! This walnut low entertainment center was built using three primary tools: a circular saw, a router, and a drill. But that doesnt mean I skimped on quality and design. The unit has sliding doors, good ventilation, a little shelf in the back for a surge protector, and all of the trim is beveled at an angle for a more interesting visual effect (even the trim on the shelves features this bevel).
This video series is full of tips and tricks that will help you get professional results from these simple power tools!
A few of the topics covered in this part:
* Cutting down sheet goods.
* Using a guide with your circular saw
* The cheapest long rip guide on the planet.
* Plywood thicknesses.
* Cutting dados and grooves with the router.
* Fixing a dado that was cut through when it should have been stopped
* Chiseling the stopped dados square.
Duration : 0:22:36
by the way… nice …
and your space for the cords is a great idea.
by the way… nice shop
Just a couple …
Just a couple points… when you clamp down your two pieces I tend to use a scrap block where the clamp and the project connects… stops any marking and you can really tighten down the project then. Next when sanding down the dado ‘burrs’ I would use a ’sticky’ pad on a block and sand the blow out directly. The problem I have found with your ’sanding with the grain’ technique is that if the project is being stained you have to be careful that you don’t oversand that area so the stain applies
If they make square …
If they make square router bits, you wouldn’t get to use that nice set of chisels.
You know its not …
You know its not too bad for projects that won’ be stressed much. But ultimately, I like some wood to be in the mix whenever possible.
Thanks for the …
Thanks for the reply. As I mentioned, I’ve never used it but I might give it a shot after watching this.
Yeah the MDF core …
Yeah the MDF core was all I could find at the time. I dont usually use it. Very little in the way of fasteners at all on this one.
It’s great to see a …
It’s great to see a new project series. Is that an MDF core that I saw? I’ve passed that kind of sheet goods up in favor of a more “conventional” ply. I’m curious to see how it holds up and what kind of fasteners you’ll use.
Anyone who applied …
Anyone who applied for Director’s Account before January 2007 got over ten minute vids. after that? nope. the feature was so widely abused, they disabled it from newer accounts. kinda figures, sadly.
yeah i did do that. …
yeah i did do that. but i still got the 10 min limit.
You should be able …
You should be able to. Just makes your account a directors account. If you aren’t familiar with this, Google it.
I wish youtube …
I wish youtube would let ME make >10 minute videos, marc!
cool cant wait to …
cool cant wait to see the next one
great proyect…I’m …
great proyect…I’m working on something like that right now so this could be extra helpfull that your usual videos are, thanks, great fan from Chile.