I stumble on your videos from time to time. Not sure why I haven’t subscribed. Content is excellent and your presentation fits my style perfectly. Great stuff sir.

@GuysShop

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

Guy, I stumbled upon your site because my son is interested in building a dining room table that can expand. I have thoroughly enjoyed the way you explained your project and your patience in doing so. I look forward to finishing the viewing of your project and hope to someday do something similar. Are you still actively posting? I am currently a hobbyist but hope to become more serious in my woodworking in retirement, which will be in about two years. Thanks for being out there for those of us who want to learn! You are a very good teacher.

@GuysShop

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Veneering from scratch and vacuum lamination, Very impressive! You bring sooooo many different woodworking techniques to the table (pun) for us and for yourself! This was just one of many interesting and informative segments of your build and (I for one) am thankful you did so!

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+MRrwmac Hey mac! Thanks for the nice comment. I'll keep making these videos as long as people keep watching.

Wonderful job, Guy. I am truly impressed with each video, and this one also. Thanks!

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+KSFWG Thanks Dave!

Great video. I never had the luxury of vacuum veneering, it sure does look like the way to go. The table is going to be a corker. Thanks for taking the time to share this with KZread.

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+mmanut Thanks for the nice comment! My wife is really happy so far, and as long as she is happy, I can spend as much time as I want in the shop. HaHa.

Coming along nice, fun with stuff with the veneering & bag!

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Harry Newell Thanks Harry! Whenever you get to use a new tool, it's always more fun!

Nice work Guy. I've never used a bag like that either. Looks like it worked really well. Loving this build!

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Brian McCauley Hey Brian! Thanks dude!

I picked up some tips as usual from watching your vids! I love the way the grain shapes around the character spots!

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Lane Bros WoodShop Thanks Matt! They did come out looking pretty cool.

Cool! It's looking great!

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Cactus! workshop Thanks Man!

Very nice explanation, thanks for sharing!

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Humus Workshop Thanks Roman!

Very cool. Thanks for the tutorial. I've not ever tried vacuum veneering. Nice build.

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Hardnox Thanks!

I've just found your channel and I love it thanks for explaining everything clearly, congratulations. I'm starting my own carpentry shop and this is very useful to me. I'm already subscribed

Great video.... I have been wanting to get a vacuum bag setup for some veneer work, but since I rarely work with it I haven't gotten to do it yet... sure looks like fun and the veneer you can get are amazing.

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jorge! It really wasn't that expensive, but sure was a lot fun

Great stuff again thx for your vids pls keep it up.

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Kirk Evans Thanks Kirk!

The caul to joint the veneer is new to me, smart thinking! I have worked a bit with thicker shop made veneer and got mixed results. The vacuum bag seems an awesome helper. So far I have been the melamine/ clamp the heck out of it veneerer :-)

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Maurice Blok Maurice my friend! I can't take credit for just about anything you've seen in this video. If you go to Andy's channel (link in the comments section) you will find a truly very knowledgeable man when it comes to veneering, and has some great videos posted there. And I have been doing the melamine/clamps/caul thing for years now, and am very happy now that I have the vacuum bag. It's a whole lot easier and a lot quicker!

That came out great Guy - The vacuum bag is a great investment, very nice :-)

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+The ShavingWood Workshop thanks Tommy. Already thinking of new projects to use it on.

Turned out great Guy! Nice work!!

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott!

Very nice!

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+TitusLivy777 Thanks Titus!

Great videos I love the table I’m going to attempt it my self

@GuysShop

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian. It was a lot of fun to build.

great tips just what i needed thank you

@GuysShop

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great job, Guy. The vacuum press is something that I have heard about but never really seen one used. Looks great.

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Built by Bill Thanks Bill!

thank you

Just recently come across your videos, and I gotta say i only wish at some point i can become half the woodworker that you are. Very impressive !! Keep up the great work :)

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+hello6488 Thanks man!

Nice job

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+SimpleWoodWork Thanks!

Good idea

@GuysShop

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Good job on the veneer Guy, looks, like the Vacuum bagging went pretty well for a first try!

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Henrys Workshop Thanks Henry! Almost looks like I know what I'm doing. HaHa.

@henrysworkshop7477

8 жыл бұрын

Almost :P the result looks perfect!

I have watched as you posted these episodes and did not watch the videos . I had thought that I wanted to watch it all start to finish but finally I couldn't wait and watched it all to date especially this one with the veneer . I started working with wood when I was about 12 years old with my dad . I just celebrated my 65th birthday yesterday . Watching your videos brought back a lot of memories . I guess all I wanted to say was thank you for sharing your expertise with all of us who only pretend to be woodworkers . I truly think that what I have seen so far is truly a work of art . Your presentation is great and I really look forward to the rest of the videos . Please keep up your videos and look forward to many more .

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Ron Maxwell Thanks Ron! Knowing that I have helped another woodworker with one piece of knowledge, trick or tip is the reason that I do these videos. And nice comments like yours are the ones that make me want to keep posting to You Tube. Thanks so much, and I sincerely do appreciate what you have said.

Great segment Guy. I really enjoyed watching the process and your commentary along the way. I winched a tiny bit when you were jointing the veneer sandwiched between the plywood. Only because of my previous experience doing that (jointing plywood) and then discovering my jointer knives were grooved from all the plywood glue lines. Maybe you have tougher knives?

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Marty Backe Thanks Marty! I always struggle with leaving too much of the commentary in, but I always think that someone will find the info useful, so I leave it in. And the knives on the jointer are segmented carbide knives. I've used plywood on them a number of times, and never had an issue. They are two years old, and have yet to rotate them. Thanks for watching!

@MartyBacke

8 жыл бұрын

+GuysWoodshop Cool. Another reason I need to upgrade my jointer. I still have plain high-speed blades, so no plywood for me :-( I'm glad I made that comment, otherwise I would have missed out on another benefit of segmented cutter heads.

Hi Guy. I'm very interested in learning how you created an outfeed table that works with the Incra TS-LS fence rails. Also interested to see how you are supporting the extra long Incra fence that appears to extend over the outfeed table. I have a TS-LS and am currently trying to figure out how best to create an outfeed table that navigates around the Incra rail on the back side of the saw. Any pics or descriptions would be sincerely appreciated. Love your videos.

Great video as always, Guy. Maybe sometime in the future you could do a video on why you choose to veneer the top as opposed to using solid lumber.

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Steve Collins Thanks Steve! The top is going to have a solid border that goes all the way around. If I made the top solid wood, the expansion will blow the outer frame apart.

@stevecollins9450

8 жыл бұрын

+GuysWoodshop Ah, thanks.

Wow Guy, awesome job! That is really something, I will have to take up some of the veneer work in the future. I'm impressed with the job you did having never done it before. Need a shop heater though, or else move down here close to me! My shop is nice and cool when it needs to be and plenty warm when it's cold outside. :) Again, awesome job! I'm loving this project.

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike Kapotsy Thanks Mike! Same concept of how I would have done it in the past, just different glue and clamping. I do have a heater that I use when it gets below 55 or if I'm doing a glue up, but it's electric, and I would rather spend my $$ on new toys. HaHa.

@MikeKapotsy

8 жыл бұрын

GuysWoodshop I hear you, kind of like that fancy Powermatic table saw you got, drooling over that thing!

always informative,always beautiful work,and always a great video! your shop looks awesome.do you have a shop tour video? if not you should do a wuick one.and if you do my bad ..i have a very poor memory. ..now what was i talking about???? oh yea so awesome video guy!have a good one!!

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Joe basementwoodworking Thanks Joe! Maybe someday I'll do a shop tour.

@tooljunkie555

8 жыл бұрын

+GuysWoodshop sounds good man .you have a nice arsenal of tools and from that one angle looks like you have a nice size shop

Guy, I know that you are a festool fan, and was wondering why you didn’t buy the festool vacuum pump. Was there an advantage to the one you chose? Thank you.

another great video...you are becoming one of my faves....may i ask what size bag that was??

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's a 48x48 bag. I thinks it is actually oversized from that a little so it can do a 4x4 panel.

Nice job Guy! Working with the vacuum bag is pretty cool. What is the open time on the glue you used?

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+woodworker 631 Thanks Brian! I'm not quite sure of the open time. Maybe 20 minutes?

Stunning! Was cost the reason for going with veneer? Stability?

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Tyler G Cost not an issue at all. My wife wanted a large table, so stability was a major concern. She also wanted inlay around the edge. So to do a hardwood border, the field needed to be by the plywood. Thanks for watching Tyler!

@DIYTyler

8 жыл бұрын

Good to know....we are planning our large farmhouse table now and never thought of a plywood substrate. Guess this is an excuse to get a bigger bandsaw for larger re-saw capability! (shhhh)

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Tyler G A new project is always a goodtime to campaign for a new tool. When I was referring to stability, it was more from the standpoint of the solid wood banding. if you had a solid wood edge go all the way around a field that large made of solid wood, expansion and contraction of the field would make the border explode on you. A good way to make something that large out if solid wood is to do a bread board edge which is very common on a farm table. My wife didn't want breadboard edges so I went this route.

Hey where can I get these parts to make a butterfly leaf

Great video Guy, lots of good information. Any reason you didn't veneer both sides at the same time?

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Mitch Peacock - WOmadeOD Thanks Mitch. I was worried about the glue bleeding through on the bottom. the platen I used was MDF, and I didn't want to get it stuck on the platen. I didn't have any melamine at the time, so it seemed prudent. Maybe I'm just being paranoid. Anyhow, it turned out a lot better than I expected for my first time!

@mitchwoodwork

8 жыл бұрын

GuysWoodshop Cool. I've seen newspaper and plastic sheet used as a glue barrier too - easier to store for anyone with limited space as you can roll it up with the vac bag. Anyway you did a great job Guy. I've had a bag press on my buy list for a few years now, but I've yet to get to a project that really needed one. Hopefully that will change soon, as I fancy trying it out😉

I could see a lot of guitars after the drumsanding part of the Walnut... ;) I was wondering if you could break down the home made suction apparatus you made or if there would be a link to a how to video you would recommend. This looks like a very nice toy to have in the shop!

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Tomy Hovington HaHa. I still have plenty left! you have a need for 3/64 walnut veneer? If you go to veneersupplies.com, you can find all the parts and instructions on how to make one. They also have some that use their own pump instead of a compressor.

@HovingtonInstruments

8 жыл бұрын

+GuysWoodshop thanks for the link Guy...

hey guy where does ine get a vacuum system like you used in your demonstration? look like it works great.

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+whitewolf8758 I got all the equipment from veneersupplies.com.

@whitewolf8758

8 жыл бұрын

+GuysWoodshop thank you very much!

great video guy! the vacuum bag is now on my "I really need" list. I'm assuming that was some kind of epoxy you were using to fill holes at the end...is it something you make or a certain brand. I've tried a few different methods for filling holes and haven't had much luck. thanks!!!

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jenny! The epoxy I use is System 3. Then I add a single drop of Dark Walnut Transit dye.

@jennyboles1168

8 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks Guy!

How to make vacuum pump

Guy, where did you get all the hardware for your table. Thanks

@GuysShop

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Justin. The barrel hinges were purchased from Lee Valley. The rest of the items (bushings, stop collars and steel rod) were purchased from amazon.com

Nice video guy. I noticed that these days you have a store bought vacuum. Did the home made vacuum not work that well? What was the reasoning for buying one if you already had a DIY vac?

@GuysShop

7 жыл бұрын

There was nothing wrong with the DIY one I built. I wanted a pump that could evacuate a 5x9 bag, and thought a 6 cfm model was appropriate. It was just easier in the long run to get a commercially made unit. The Vacupress model is a very good unit, and am very glad I have it in the shop.

@dairybarnwoodworking215

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Guy. Good to know.

Awesome video, did you have any issues not cutting groves in your plantain? Did the piece of ply wood bow after your veneered the walnut on it? I'm getting my items from venneersupples.com tomorrow, i'm excited to try out the vacuum. Andy's craftsmanship is top notch, love watch his videos, I always walk away learning something new.

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

+Lance's Woodshop Thanks Lance. According to the veneersupplies.com website, if you use the mesh netting, you don't need to use a grooved platen. Also I used the same thickness of ash veneer on the bottom as I did on walnut on the top, so it would equalize the substrate. Have fun with the press! I am already thinking about some of the things I can do with it in the future.

@One2ManyHobbies

8 жыл бұрын

+GuysWoodshop Did you glue up both sides at the same time? or did you do one at a time?

@GuysShop

8 жыл бұрын

I did them one side at a time. I suppose you could do 2 at a time, I just wasn't set up.to do it that way. More thank anything else, I was worried about bleed through onto the MDF platen. If I had melamine I would have tried it.

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