Comments on: 83 – Duane’s Steamer Trunk Pt. 2

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:53:52 +0000

Awesome Tip Tony! Thanks dude!

By: Tony Harmon

Tony Harmon — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:19:33 +0000

I just found you a couple weeks ago and have been watching the videos to get me up to speed with your projects, etc. Love you man!!

Just wanted to put in my two cents: For panels obviously you want them to have some ‘breathing’ room, but you don’t want them to be loose. Here is what I do. I layout beads of silicone on wax paper and after they have cured I slice them into strips and keep them in a jar. I use these little bits of silicone in the groove and it keeps the panel snug but is still flexible enough to allow for expansion. The bonus is that they also reduce the need for exactness when cutting the panels since the are a ‘buffer’.

By: Dave Powers

Dave Powers — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:57:56 +0000

Marc,
Love your site great advice. I also really appreciate the fact that when you make a mistake be it regarding safety or a fabrication error you actually show it in the video and also show how to go about correcting it. I feel like I have really learned some valuable information from your videos.
Thanks,
Dave

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:34:08 +0000

lol yes it is…

By: jack

jack — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:56:48 +0000

hold up!!!
is that a one of the custom P M table saw behind you from the Woodwerks pod cast nice!!!!!!! :)

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:18:53 +0000

That’s my new Brett Guard. Its a blade guard that happens to be flipped up and out of the way in that scene.

By: Carl Joseph

Carl Joseph — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:01:15 +0000

Great episode (so far, waiting to download the rest).

Silly question, but what’s that angled perpex thing next to your table saw (at 6 mins)?

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:31:26 +0000

I found it curious that you didn’t check for squareness on the panels. Granted, if all the cuts are square (and the correct length), then squareness shouldn’t be an issue… but we all know how that goes.

For example, I recently glued 2 doors (5′ x 2′) and they were about 1/64″ off corner-to-corner. I couldn’t decide if that was enough to worry about. Since they are doors, there is some adjustment, but if it were part of a fixed piece…?

Bill

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:51:13 +0000

Nice! Yet another reason why your shop is awesome.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:46:15 +0000

haha, that’s just one of my many little lizard buddies that hang out in my shop.