121 – Cabinet Project Tour
A quick Whisper Mini tour of my recent 6-panel cabinet project. Want to learn more about how these doors were made? Check it out! Outtro music provided by El Saxofonista! Thanks Horacio. ...
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This is the first of a new short form video series called “Whisper Minis”. The idea is to cover a single topic in a very concise manner. I plan on covering all kinds of tips, tricks, techniques, and we’ll even throw in some product-related stuff now and then. This is just a good w...
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173 – Sitting Bench Step Stool Preview
While I was in the shop yesterday, I took a few video clips using my phone. My intention was to simply upload these to various social networking sites (which I did). But then I realized that it might be nice to put all three videos together as a little preview of an upcoming project: The Child̵...
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... hosting solution. Now if you don’t play in the world of web video, you might not know how big of a deal this is. Just for reference, the Guild videos are hosted on a paid server and I pay hundreds of dollars per month to serve those up to what amounts to a very limited audience. Imagine what...
Coming up in 2012
e in Southern California?!?! Yes please! Miscellaneous Videos Of course we’ll have numerous other technique and small project videos as well as minis. Just a few things I have planned already are: The Shop-Made Drawing Bow, The Rockler Circle Cutting Jig, and Must-Have Router Bits. All in all...
114 – Relative Dimensioning
This video is an accompaniment to my column in the Feb. 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. The video focuses on using center lines to accurately locate hinge mortises. But the article goes into depth on a more general concept you have probably heard me mention before: relative dimensioni...
126 – Rough Layout Tips
Whenever I lay out my project parts in rough lumber, I find that there are 5 things that I always try to keep in mind. This video is a quick excerpt of those five tips from the Chest of Drawers Guild Build. And yes, this is clearly an advertisement for the Wood Whisperer Guild. But hey, if I am ...
Setting Up a Dado Blade
A hassle-free method for setting up a dado blade with no measuring! All it takes is a flat surface and one of the most sensitive measuring devices in your shop: your fingers! Most folks don’t realize that your finger tips can detect surface irregularities down to thousandths of an inch! So wh...
156 – Cleaning Dados with a Router Plane
One of my all-time favorite hand tools is the router plane. However, I very rarely use it to create joinery. In my shop, its sole purpose is fine-tuning. The blade can be set at a fixed distance from the base so it is incredibly effective at creating dados and grooves of a consistent depth. When I ...
106 – French Cleat Storage System
A French cleat is as ingenious as it is simple. It involves securing a strip of wood with a 45 degree bevel to the wall, and then securing an opposing beveled strip on the back of a cabinet or anything you want to hang. Its incredibly strong and versatile. Its a great way to hang cabinetry and a...
113 – Fixing a Knot
Ever find yourself short on material and that one board you really need has a nice open knot in it? You could always go out and buy more material, but sometimes its just easier and faster to stabilize and repair the knot. And instead of trying to hide the knot, sometimes its just better to embrac...