Start Making (Woodworking)
Start Making (Woodworking)
Beginner Builds, Tool reviews and Honest Advice. Mistakes and all.
Whether you are just starting out, somewhere in the middle or an expert looking to be part of the kind and generous community that has developed around this channel, welcome.
My name is Mark and this is Start Making. All I aim to do is add a little inspiration and encouragement for anyone who is watching.
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Just finished putting a rubber roof on my 12x8 shed. Saw your film before and used the advice to complete the task. Weather went from warm to baking hot as I started (25 degrees plus, unheard of in Filey). The rubber got so hot it burnt my knees, the glue was going off before I could lay the sheet down and the seagulls felt so sorry for me that they stopped dive bombing me (fledglings in a nest on my house roof) and fell silent as I cursed my way through the instillation. Without your advice, it would have been a disaster, but now proudly have a rubber roof on my shed. Still got covered from head to toe in glue, going to have a cold beer if I can unstick my hand from the fridge door handle. Once again I would like to thank you for your film that gave me the confidence to give it a try. Still slightly sticky but apparently beer stops you noticing👍
Subscribed. Would I be able to build this straight onto decking?
Nice video ! 😀👍
Thank you very much.
Was the cladding overlapping?? I just cant tell from the video.
Yes, it was feather board. There is a video just for that part on the channel.
Great video with some good ideas. Where do you get your wood? Any online recommendations as not much near me! What size were those Sapele boards? Thanks
Thank you. I get the wood from toolsandtimber.co.uk. They are very reliable. Not sure on price comparison but I like them. The boards for the different projects were all slightly different but on the whole they are 15mm thick, 120mm wide and I get 1220mm in length. Hope this helps.
@@startmaking1 It really does thank you. I've made a small workshop in a shed and I need to produce something to let me wife know its worth it. Haha.
I would like to have seen more dimensions included in the video, but other than an excellent tutorial! Obviously this setup would be a lot cheaper than buying an actual router table.
great feedback thank you. I think at the time I was making something far more rough so didnt give the dimensions a lot of thought. If I ever make plans I will get exact dimensions.
I have bought a few woodworking tools from Temu and have not had problems
Thats good to hear.
Just came accross this video. Some good ideas. I am new to filming and have a Iphone on a stand on the floor but looking at other ways of placing it for filming over my workbench and above where I am working.😀
This will definitely work as a temporary measure. The only issue I had once I moved to a larger workshop with just one bench was the vibrations. So I have just mounted an arm on the ceiling. We will see if that helps.
@@startmaking1 My workshop is in my 2 car garage so trying to work out where to position cameras in it. A mounted arm on the ceiling would be a good idea just need to work around the garage door.
Or for now grab a cheap tripod and move it around while you find out where the most common places you film from are. I do a lot of talking to camera and so now I have one fixed point for that and then maybe 3 places I use for close ups. But it depends what you are filming.
@@startmaking1 Thank you. Yes I have a tripod at the moment I use. I am building a mitre saw station at the moment so filming that at different places in my workshop depending on what I am building for it and what machine I am working on. The filming is the big learning curve. I have lots of editing to do when I have finished the build.
Great information and ideas. Thanks
Thank you very much.
We just got a giant CNC machine at my work that I'll be helping set up, coordinate, etc. I'm already thing about storage options for the area around it, and the rest of the production area. I'm matching in there tomorrow and telling the production manager this is the way I want to store everything. The brackets that you can make and attach to every thing you may make is genius. And our CNC will easily be able to carve a bunch of them out, giving us an additional use for the machine.
The brackets on a CNC will be superb. You can cut them from 12mm where I had to use 6mm and glue together. I envy the CNC community a lot. Good luck.
It’s a lot cheaper than buying, a great beginner project ❤❤
Thank you. I plan to make a few more now I have a larger shop. These have held up really well.
Amazing job how big was it and how much did it cost to build the whole garden room?
there are accurate details in the costing video but around £11k and 16foot by 12 in size. And thank you.
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Would of been a great video without the awful ear rapey music
The matchfit clamps work well in my dog holes. But you are limited to the spacing of those holes As far as the matchfit push sticks, they are amazing. You do have to clean them frequently or the sawdust just makes them slick like the rubber. Also it stings a little when you run the green piece accidentally through the table saw blade. Have done it a few times BUT it still functions perfect!
I have just drilled a complete set of holes and still think I need dovetail grooves between them. I really like the push sticks and have made some of my own to compare. More than were shown in this video. I cant imagine how annoyed I would be if the gripper goes through the blade, not cheap.
My tools and I are shaking in fear from so many magnets. Magnets are prohibited in my workshop and with my tools, especially on screwdrivers, drills, etc. And yes, I also have a few magnets in my workshop. Sometimes i wil need this little monsters. But al of them are stored far away from my other tools and safely in a separate and specially equipped box, so they can't contaminate my tools.
I know what you mean. But so far the magnets have been kind to the tools. I dont think that a magnet as small as the ones I am using can have a really bad effect on the chisels but if they do I will make a video to clear up the facts. Thank you.
Hi Mark. Discovered your cannel not so long ago. Think it is great. Love the practical down to earth advice offered by your content. Your attitude presents as both positive and motivating coming from someone who will have a go at project warts and all and explain it in a simple and clear language. Bravo! As far as trim routers are concerned I found the Dewalt more suited to me offering both fine depth adjustment and power - it's a beast. Milwaukee would be a close second for me. I very much enjoy your take on woodworking and look forward to more of the same in the future.
Thats really kind, thank you. you are spot on about the Dewalt router. Since making this video and talking to others I think it is a superior router. I am just not on the battery platform. If I go corded it would be my first choice.
Love the beginning videos. More please
Thank you Bruce
Beginner woodworking. Needs a planer. Lovely build and ideas, but planers are one of the most expensive tools and definitely not something most beginners would have. I've been woodworking for 4 years, just a hobbyist, and I don't own a planer, or a router table.
I can't remember but I didnt use a planer for this one did I. I used a hand plane but they are not pricey. A router can be bought for £40 and just screwed to a plywood board with a hole but over all I see your point. There is a video on the channel with a saw as the thumbnail, that is the beginner version of this. Just a saw used to make the entire box.
Excellent!
Thank you,. Much appreciated.
Fantastic series, fantastic shed. You should be proud.
Oh thats really kind bud, thank you. You said you would go back and watch them. I hope it was useful or at least entertaining ish.
@@startmaking1 I found them interesting, honest, informative, and entertaining. Also the dry humour appealed to me as it is quite similar to my own. I'll definitely be referring back to this series if I ever get a place to build my train shed.
Thats really kind bud thank you,.
Oh man! Great videos but sooooooooo many adverts! Why?
Thank you. To be honest, I have no idea. It could be that more show if you jump around in the video. There should be only 2 shown if you watch 20 mins I think. Sorry if it ruined it for you.
@@startmaking1 it didnt ruin it, but it was more like 2x 30 second adverts every 5 mins. Pain in the grass. But keep up the enjoyable content!👍
I have no idea what happens. I get someone say this every 6 months or so. Maybe YT has a moment and then doesnt do it again. I am glad it didnt ruin the viewing. Appreciate the heads up too. Thank you,
Where do you get your hardwood from. Do you need to go to a more specialist supplier than your builders merchant.
Hi Tim. To be honest, my local timber merchant happened to have some sapele off cuts left over so I nabbed them but that is rare. They can do quite large boards but unless you have a fair amount of larger milling tools, they are hard to get to dimension. From the start when I had hardly any tools, I found toolsandtimber.co.uk. They do more custom cuts and though it is not cheap, like all hard woods, the delivery is great and quality fantastic.
DRAWER, not draw. That said, I love your work. It has inspired me to get more into woodworking. Thank you.
I cant believe that I didnt know the difference. And that it will forever be on YT to remind me lol. I am happy to hear that it has inspired you though as that is exactly my aim here. Thank you
Title of this video should have been "CLICK BAIT." I say this because the title only ads to the years of lies and cuts through nothing.
Thank you so much. I appreciate your kind words.
One thing to keep in mind with the remote receptacles. Advice from a master electrician, most of these type devices are only rated at about 12-15 amps. Larger tools say a compressor, sliding compound miter saw, table saw, or even things with heating elements(ie coffee pot) usually pull 15+ amps. It is a bit like the power strips, many house fires in the states during the winter as people plug in space heaters. It is the number one cause of house fires here. Also the workshop companion is a wonderful knowledgeable channel/fella. He has written several books. He has an ingenious panel moving system.
That is great detailed advice. Thank you. And a good recommendation for workshop companion. Thank you.
@@startmaking1 quite welcome. Thanks for the great content!
2:37 please provide video of you putting in those hinge screw with that saw. That has to be hilarious to watch.
challenge accepted lol.
Better tape measure tip. If they don't agree then at least one of them is wrong. Throw all the ones that are wrong in the trash. There is no reason to keep an innacurate measuring device in your shop.
Very true. Great advice. Thank you.
Spend on blades, anything that cuts better needs less force and gives better results. And make test cuts, I use a scrap piece to try every single tool on so I know what happens next.
Great advice. Not heard that yet and it is so appropriate. Thank you.
So where possible buy the same tape.
I guess so. But have not tested if the same manufacturer produces identical tapes. I would still not swap between them mid build.
@@startmaking1 your right it’s a good idea to use the same tape. I am not a fine woodworker. But I have used the same tapes all my working life. I worked with a bloke for a few years who used a different brand we were always 3mm apart. For us the only time it mattered was when I was cutting for him. I had to add 3mm to anything he asked for. I think it was in the end of the tape. Because it was constant when he measured nogs. He would be pushing hi tape up against the space and I would be hooking mine over the material end.
Wow, I bet that was a pain. But you accounted for it. Brilliant.
Love these videos, please keep them coming. Also the block of wood on the speed square was genius 🤯🤯 Thanks for the great video👍
Thanks you., I will do my best.
This has all been good advice. Thanks.
Thank you
Hi bud, just caught one of your old vids in your old shed workshop. I have a 12x8 shed ( I’m in the UK too) I use and it’s a nightmare to organise to be practical. The vid was very useful in giving tips on how to use such a small space efficiently. I’m now subscribed and are going to binge watch all your vids. 👍🏼
hi Bud. I mis that shed so much. Was so simple. But as you say when it is small it is really hard to get organised. In the end my only solution was to have a smaller one close by filled with a lot of the stuff I didnt use or wasn't using at that tine. That was the only way I could keep the small area I had clear. Plus a lot of storage hacks like the French cleat. I appreciate you subbing and hope the videos are helpful. Some more than others lol.
@@startmaking1 That’s what I definitely need, a place to store my tools till I need them. It’s a nightmare having the table saw, bandsaw, mitre saw, planer, jointer, multi sander, drill press, and everything else all in the shed. I’ve been having to work outside on two saw horses and an old door. 😱
Wow I didnt have half of that in mine. Well done. No wonder it is feeling small.
Thanks for your video! I appreciate your work! Nice idea for inspiring people to work with wood, "...use the tools you have and create tools for other people"! Thanks again!
Thank you. You have highlighted everything that was important to me in this video. I appreciate it.
Good stuff here. I'm guilty of pointing out my sins, errors. it is a negative in impact. Always listen to the voice in your head.
Good advice.
Your Videos are within the best out there. Always profound, reflected and explained well; with good humour. thx for sharing your pragmatic and mature way of doing things
Wow, thank you. there are lovely comments and then there are comments that spur me on to make more videos with a big smile on my face. This is one of those and for that I am grateful.
Been a Cabinetmaker/ machinist for just over 50 years, now retired due to (an unrelated to work), health setback. I do still try, to potter around in my workshop, but am now finding confidence somewhat lacking, when using my table saw, hand router etc etc.. I can boast, I still have all fingers and thumbs intact, aIthough, I did have, one near miss, while operating a spindle molder, some years back.... A pencil fell out of my shirt, upper top pocket, and within a split second, Instinctively..., trying to stop the pencil from coming into contact with the cutters, both hands, slapped on the table infront of me, bringing my fingers, within half inch, from contacting the 2 cutters rotating at maximum speed....Lesson I learned here. Always park pencil behind ear. 😂 Keep up the good work my friend.
Wow, that sounds scary. I have had a moment similar. Not as close but scary none the less. Confidence is a massive thing in lots of areas of life. I had a health setback 20 years ago and everything became infinitely more difficult. Small things felt big and suddenly I didnt trust my body not to let me down again. I dont know your circumstances but for me it was all about taking the pressure of doing things away. I had to make it so there was no failing, only trying and trying again. Sounds silly when I try to explain but even filling the dishwasher was worthy of a celebration. If the power tools are too much then you can get a lot of pleasure from a hand plane as Im sure you know.
Congrats! And virtually all without someone's assist. Ya are rightful to be proud of what you've created.
Thank you very much. It will probably be ever evolving but as a base to grow from, I am happy.
packed full of helpful information! A wise saying I once heard was "remain teachable"
Love that saying. So very true.
How much did the whole thing cost?
There is a full cost breakdown video but it came in around £11k.
The thumbnail is stupid nuts.😂 This should have a +18 rating
Agreed.
whatever floats your goat man. I just put magnets on everything. They are the most useful storage solution in my workshop for about 70% of the tools I pick often. Tools with holes like wrenches etc I got on dowels or just some screws, which I will be remaking to have their own panels instead of driving screws in the wall directly. (board wall, not actual wall). Magnets on everything that they can hold is a gamechanger. Also do not get fooled and order at least half of them in bigger size than you wanted. Still shouldn't be more than like 0.2-0.3 euro a piece. Ones with chamfered hole for screw tend to break when smaller (like 15mm diameter) if tightened too much or used heavily, but I still rock them for around 4 years now. All the keys for drillpress directly on the drill press. All metal rulers etc directly on the tablesaw. It's insane how people still build solutions when it's in my opinion obvious to use them. Thinking of recording some videos in my workshop and starting up the chanell but IDK, a little messy and I tend to forget about the camera
I like your comment bud. Thank you. would love to see what videos you do.
please stop referring to housing joints as "dados". in the uk, a "dado" is a rail that runs around a room at about waist height.
Sorry bud but I learnt from yt. I've never known it as anything else.
Superb build. I will check out the details.
Thank you very much. I surprised myself
Great video as usual
Thank you Chris
Great video, Mark. I really liked the simplicity of the mallet. Will have a go at that. I also liked that you kept the tools simple and/or showed simple alternatives. I know you’ve done a quick whizz through on sharpening a cabinet scraper before but it would be great to see that in more detail. It looks like a really useful and cheap tool but sharpening it still seems a bit of a dark art. How are you finding your new workbench? Any changes planned now it’s been in use for a while?
Thank you Roger. I can definitely do a sharpening video. In the mean time there is an older one on the channel that includes the card scraper.
As for the bench. The wings are useless. I would just attach the side to the bench. No need to have it come off. The rest is working well. Annoyed as it put a router through the laminate today.