"It's not the mistakes you make, it's how you cover them up." I feel this to my core my man. I appreciate finding someone else who builds like I do. Trial and error and doesn't sweat their oopsies. :)

@carllubrin8518

Жыл бұрын

Same with cake making lol if u see a odd flower there probably a whole there to cover it up lol

I love how to the point this video is - no sales pitch, no frills, just honest and open about the work. New subscriber for sure!

very few people admit trial and error, well done and looks good

Well done mate, well done! And words to live by: it’s not the mistakes, it’s how you cover them up!

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Anthony I always live by it lol

@DerekHohls

5 жыл бұрын

@@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP But you have to have the right accent to sound convincing!

I really like your honesty about the mistakes, makes me feel better about tackling a project like this. Great video, thanks.

LOVED the realism. I have made all these errors myself...

You just built that exactly the way I would. i watched a dozen mdf shelving videos and theres always something the pros fanny about with that make them out of reach of a regular diy er, mailguns, airguns, routers, sealing waxes, but you are the first to concur with me that plasterboard screws are the best for mdf.

I noticed in your DVD collection you have tales of the unexpected. I love that show!!

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

4 жыл бұрын

I've got a load of classics I should stop buying them really lol

I built two shelving units for my front room using a similar design to yours, turned out great (nobody but me knows where the mistakes are!). Great video!

Great video! Love how you speeded the action up then added the voiceover later - makes for a faster watch - so many of these videos are 15, 20, 30 minutes long and I ain't got time, and like Matt said below, good to hear your honesty about the mistakes, makes me want to get stuck in to my shelving project! Cheers!

Me new favourite wood working channel love this guy!

That looks awesome! thank you for your tutorial

Well done you. That’s excellent work. I’m looking at making a small shelving unit for the wardrobe in my caravan.

Thanks for the video! I think I can do this with out too much trouble because my shelf will be shorter and deeper for inside a closet. Your pointers regarding pre drilling etc. are very helpful.

Nice job Paul. I have made quite a few smaller cabinets and cupboards using 1/2” MDF joined with just glue and biscuits no screws and they have been quite rigid. I have biscuit joined lipping on the edges to overcome the painting issue. You can get a biscuit cutter for the router from Trend cutters not too expensive although I bought mine about fifteen years ago. Keep up the good work.

looks great, that 18mm sheet is heavy! I've used it for bookshelves etc, if you are leaving it natural (not painting), I usually seal it with a polyurethane varnish mixed with turps 50/50, for one coat and another coat of Poly applied undiluted, the first coat soaks right into the MDF providing a bit more longevity, and the second coat gives a bit more protection to the surface...Cheers from Fremantle W Australia...

Great job and very helpful. Thanks.

Looks great man..i'll apply this when i finish building my house. Regards from Aruba

Awesome work man!

Wanted to build MDF shelves for my home office. But was worried I didn't have the fancy table saws and mitre saws etc and I am LOUSY at jointing/carpentry .. so I was very pleased to see this and how "simple" it was and it's given me confidence to have a go (and probably make mistakes) myself.

Great job, thanks for the video.

Very nice, thank you for this tutorial 😍

Awesome video . Thank you I have a stack of Mdf and this just really works for me ❤️

Great job, nothing better than custom building something to fit your space.

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

5 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more buddy cheers

I enjoyed your video. It was very helpful. Thank you!

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching much appreciated

Great video -- great job! I so appreciate you being "real" -- successes and errors and "golly, wish I'd done it that way instead"... I am a beginning wood worker and I think I learned more from your video that from many more "polished" and "professional" ones (please take that as the compliment it was intended to be!) At any rate...thank you!

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much i like to keep things cheap and simple cheers paul

Superb result. Definite skill.

Great vid Shar

Great Job thanks for sharing

Was trying to find some inspiration to use some of the MDF piece i have laying around and after many hours of searching, stumbled onto your channel. I will be attempting to recreate these tomorrow =) thank you for quick and easy tutorial, new subscriber from Cali. All the best!

Loved this video

i love this. i got some free chip board so i think i will use your example but make deeper shelving. This looks great

very cool work mister sharpy! good job . i am make one shelf too like this.

Soothing voice.

Lovely job well.done

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

+gman hgh thank you

@hi-tech55

6 жыл бұрын

Great job Sharpy.

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

+jerry moffat thanks jerry

Nice video mate.

Great job ..thanks

Good video. how's it coping structurally now? I'm thinking of using MDF versus ply for a build. Also can skip a few steps - no need to glue MDF, no need to countersink as an impact driver will drive screws sub surface creating a flush look. Screws are sufficient (no glue) and a primer like Zinsser Bin shellac based one works well for MDF requiring not as many coats.

Class here from the states I am using real wood, but dig your style and just what I was looking for,.. Cheers

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

+Adam Sawyer thanks good luck with yours buddy

good honest learned a bunch.

Very impressive. Do you make stuff to order or is it just for your own needs?

Made me nervous shouting the nail gun towards you lol . Looks good

Nice video and nice to hear a northern voice. Zinsser do a fantastic primer for MDF, just remeber to sand between coats and use the satin or matt and it looks like glass. screw fix do a great imo mohair roller for that glass finish.

@AJ-ds5gf

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, I'll be doing exactly as you said, zinsser primer and mohair rollers. Any good paint you recommend or does it not matter too much as long as you the sand inbetween coats? I usually just use leyland.

@Batu930

4 жыл бұрын

AJ hello i have been searching to make baby bed from mdf,i just ordered as ripped for me and i ll screw them then paint..but still searching which is the best way to do it but as i found out sanding and primer is the key!

Subscribed! You have some great videos, thanks :)

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

+Maikel Versantvoort thank you for the kind words much appreciated

nice work!

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks pretty basic but it does the job

Hi Sharpey I loved this. You're a very straightforward talker and you stick to the subject. Thanks a million. May I ask - how long did it take you to make the cabinet please, excluding time spent painting it. Cheers.

sand and seal with a mix of 1:1 pva and water before painting the MDF, that will stop it absoring the paint as much

Good job

awesome video

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Aaron

Nice job.

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

that's a good looking shelf, do MDF shelves really sag over time? or only if the weight is heavy

Great job Paul. I also try to avoid MDF if possible.

I love working with mdf... I actually prefer it.

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

Hi this was my first time working with mdf and I've got to say not really my cup of tea but you never know I might get into it cheers

Nice song b-theway

good job...nice video....ps u shold do audio books

Great video! How did you feel the holes you made? What did you use? Thanks.

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris I just used a standard wood filler bud

I do love how to make your bookshelf it’s different you should use a router make sure the grills put in a small shelfs make a whole Lotta straighter and neither if you want to go to a different design it’s one of my kind what do you have

Lovely job! You make it look so easy :D Did you do it all in one day?

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks I built it in one day the painting to around 20 years lol

@ManoManoUK

6 жыл бұрын

Haha I can imagine! At least it was a very productive day 😀

nice mate

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

+David Klein thanks David

Great video, how were you countersinking your mdf with a countersink bit or the tip of the drill after making pilot holes ? thanks

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

3 жыл бұрын

Hi I just used a standard countersink bit bud cheers

@Sunnbuzz

3 жыл бұрын

@@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP Thanks I'm a she btw lol, I dug out my countersink and practiced on some mdf cutoff , I was worried it may crack my first time with mdf too. I'm making 2 panelled doors. Dieing to get started but the girl at the hardware store ripped my 5 inch trim pieces that were 70 inches long across the bottom of a sheet of MDF on a vertical panel saw. So all the cuts look like an alligator chewed them off, they certainly can't be used as finished edges and I'll be damned if I'm going clean them all up. So I went in to complain and the guy said thats how you are meant to cut it. Lol don't screw with me !! You don't make long thin cuts horizontally along the bottom with all the woods weight on top as you cut (its a vertical panel saw) you cut the strip on the top of the wood. Anyhow people see a girly looking female in heels and think I don't know which way to hold a drill, love proving them wrong and tomorrow I get a new mdf sheet cut correctly free of charge 😀

@Sunnbuzz

3 жыл бұрын

I see that they make a drill bit with a countersink built in at the top, no idea of the quality of the drill bits but I wish I knew they existed years ago I love that idea !!

Would you be able to use ply for the same thing?

18mm router groves cut to 5mm would have helped you and made it more rigid

nice, thanks

Nice job. Had any issues with shelves sagging?

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Matthew with the supports running down the centre it's been fine

@Dentropolis

4 жыл бұрын

He used 18 mm which is 3/4 inch. The shelves appear to be up to 2 ft wide. 3/4 inch is way strong enough not to sag. 5/8 inch might have done ok as well

what size and lenth screws did you use

Thank you for posting this. I enjoyed your straightforward manner. I have just bought a sheet of MDF and you were the first video I found. In the time you have had the shelf have you noticed any sag or give develop?

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

5 жыл бұрын

Hi with the supports in the middle of the shelves there's been no sag I have learnt that if you prime the mdf with watered down pva it's easier to paint cheers

Mr Sharpe, what happend to using the router? It would have made the assembly easier surely. That said, cracking job

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

+Phil Walker never used router on mdf don't like the stuff really.glue and screws can't beat it

I probs should start wearing a mask with mdf too.. even when cutting outside i still never wear one only 24 at the moment dreading to find out whats happened to my lungs later on in life. thanks for the vid good stuff :)

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

+Am AM hi buddy iam not very heath and safety conscious but I don't mess mdf it's nasty stuff take care mate thanks for the comment

@Dentropolis

4 жыл бұрын

In a pinch, get a tea towel, put it around your face like a stagecoach robber from 1850’s and clothes peg it at the back.

I never make mistakes because no body is there to witness it.

Surprised the shelves don’t sag. Might be better to use melamine board like closet companies do because they are more rigid, low cost and you don’t need to paint it.

@Batu930

4 жыл бұрын

Maverick_is _right_ u dnt know how mdf is strong :)

That looks awesome! Do you reckon MDF would be strong enough to create a floating unit? Just I'd like to have my nail polishes on display (I know, I know... How sad, right? 😂) and don't really want them at floor height but worried about the weight of them on the wood joints. Also I missed what type of screws you were using. (Edit: caught it this time. Drywall screws)

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

Hi i think it would be strong enough for a shelf just use plenty of glue and pre dril everything and I did use dry wall screws thay seem to work the best

@LuluDrakonite

6 жыл бұрын

SHARPEYS WORKSHOP aah! Thank you for your help. Hopefully I can get around to this soon 😊

Which stew you used ??

Arite mate. Why dont you get a Festool DF500 and Festool Tracksaw. Would save ya a few minutes

Maybe paint the mdf before assembly much better finish

What type of screws are you using? I have a big unit I need to put together soon, but was struggling to find the right type. These look like they will help me finish my design!

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

5 жыл бұрын

Hi i used drywall screws seem to work for me hope it helps good luck

What kind of glue for that ?

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

+You-Tube Junkie I just used normal wood glue but double coated the cut joints mate

@you-tubejunkie2926

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers....thumbs up.

Wouldn't it have been easier to paint it first before putting it together? You could have assembled it with just screws to make everything fit and then disassemble it to paint it?

Are you in london as i need a bookshelf

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

No sorry pauline iam in Sheffield

@dcan911

4 жыл бұрын

Does he sound like he's in London? 😁😁

@paulinefromfulham

4 жыл бұрын

@@dcan911 we have lots of people in london with accents

@dcan911

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulinefromfulham just kidding around pauline!

Glue must be INEXPENSIVE where you live . Next project, draw a PLAN FIRST ! ! All in all, not bad.

Quality that sharpey Ikea got nothing on you

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

+Darren Billingsley thank you for your kind words darren

Hi Paul, check out the Gosfoth Handyman channel, he does a lot of work with MDF and has great tips on painting

@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP

6 жыл бұрын

+Tom Quinn cheers Tom will do

next time paint first 😂

Furys dad

Your accent sounds Notts.