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This is the video only feed for Matt’s Basement Workshop Podcast. If you prefer to watch your woodworking content this is the feed for you!

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Six pack shop — 508 Wooden Six Pack Pt 1 Aug 23, 2015
Show notes
AHHHH SUMMER!!! The time of year that I find it's hardest to get myself into the shop to work on projects, but yet I can't fight the need to be in there. So to help ease my burden of guilt I like to do smaller projects that are easily accomplished at night or for a few hours on a weekend.
Today's project is exactly the kind of "small project" I'm talking about. Plus another great thing about it is the fact I'm using up some of my smaller stock and scraps that ordinarily become firestarter for our summer bonfires in the backyard.

Completely based on the dimensions of a typical cardboard six-pack, the six openings are the perfect fit for standard 12oz glass "beverage" bottles. The bottles fit perfectly in the openings and are very stable when you're carrying them from one location to another (not to mention, depending on what stock you make it from, you'll look pretty darn cool too!)
And unlike the standard cardboard six-pack, the handle is much friendlier on the fingers and you could easily adjust it so it rises up further from the bottles for EVEN more comfort.
Today's episode is the first of two parts. We'll cover a little bit of the milling and dimensioning of the stock along with much of the straight forward joinery I used to make assembly easy and strong.
Tools featured in today's episode:
Veritas Small Router Plane
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Six pack filled — 508 Wooden Six Pack Pt 1 Aug 23, 2015
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AHHHH SUMMER!!! The time of year that I find it's hardest to get myself into the shop to work on projects, but yet I can't fight the need to be in there. So to help ease my burden of guilt I like to do smaller projects that are easily accomplished at night or for a few hours on a weekend.
Today's project is exactly the kind of "small project" I'm talking about. Plus another great thing about it is the fact I'm using up some of my smaller stock and scraps that ordinarily become firestarter for our summer bonfires in the backyard.

Completely based on the dimensions of a typical cardboard six-pack, the six openings are the perfect fit for standard 12oz glass "beverage" bottles. The bottles fit perfectly in the openings and are very stable when you're carrying them from one location to another (not to mention, depending on what stock you make it from, you'll look pretty darn cool too!)
And unlike the standard cardboard six-pack, the handle is much friendlier on the fingers and you could easily adjust it so it rises up further from the bottles for EVEN more comfort.
Today's episode is the first of two parts. We'll cover a little bit of the milling and dimensioning of the stock along with much of the straight forward joinery I used to make assembly easy and strong.
Tools featured in today's episode:
Veritas Small Router Plane
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Six pack filled — 509 Wooden Six Pack Pt 2 Aug 23, 2015
Show notes

It's time to wrap up the construction of the wooden drink carrier (six-pack) so we can all get back out in the sun and enjoy the rest of our summer (or for our friends in the southern hemisphere…prepare for the summer).

Today's episode we pickup at the bandsaw where we'll shape the middle divider and then continue from there to create some finger holes for easier carrying and then on to final assembly.
There's also a little discussion about materials for building your own and possibly some dimensions for carrying larger bottles than the standard 2.5" diameter size used for this particular version.
If you decide to make one or something very similar, please share your pictures and results. I know I'd love to see it!
Tools mentioned in today's show:
Veritas Spokeshave
Gorilla Wood Glue
FISH Forstner Bits
>Bora Pistol-grip Clamps
Woodslicer Resaw Bandsaw Blade
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509 Wooden Six Pack Pt 2 Aug 23, 2015
Show notes

It's time to wrap up the construction of the wooden drink carrier (six-pack) so we can all get back out in the sun and enjoy the rest of our summer (or for our friends in the southern hemisphere…prepare for the summer).

Today's episode we pickup at the bandsaw where we'll shape the middle divider and then continue from there to create some finger holes for easier carrying and then on to final assembly.
There's also a little discussion about materials for building your own and possibly some dimensions for carrying larger bottles than the standard 2.5" diameter size used for this particular version.
If you decide to make one or something very similar, please share your pictures and results. I know I'd love to see it!
Tools mentioned in today's show:
Veritas Spokeshave
Gorilla Wood Glue
FISH Forstner Bits
>Bora Pistol-grip Clamps
Woodslicer Resaw Bandsaw Blade
Download Video
Download HD 720 Video
Download Audio
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MBW Shorts - "Installing a zero-clearance router table insert" Aug 23, 2015
Show notes

While working on the new wedding boxes for my wife's photography business www.shuttersam.com (shameless plug I know...because I love her) I discovered that the 1/8" diameter straight cutting bit I was using to route an important groove didn't seem to be adequately surrounded by my smallest diameter throat plate in the router table.
No big deal really, but I didn't want to take the risk of the material catching or splintering or tearing out or...whatever could go wrong.
So better to be safe than sorry, I broke out a customizable insert plate and made one that would work perfectly for this task.
Tools featured in today's post:
Bench Dog 40-300 ProMax RT Complete

Bench Dog Tools 40-150 ProLift Router Adjustment System

Bench Dog 40-136 Zero Clearance Insert for Large Bench Dog ProPlate and ProLift

1/8" Downcut Spiral Bit

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MBW Shorts - "Installing a zero-clearance router table insert" Aug 23, 2015
Show notes

While working on the new wedding boxes for my wife's photography business www.shuttersam.com (shameless plug I know...because I love her) I discovered that the 1/8" diameter straight cutting bit I was using to route an important groove didn't seem to be adequately surrounded by my smallest diameter throat plate in the router table.
No big deal really, but I didn't want to take the risk of the material catching or splintering or tearing out or...whatever could go wrong.
So better to be safe than sorry, I broke out a customizable insert plate and made one that would work perfectly for this task.
Tools featured in today's post:
Bench Dog 40-300 ProMax RT Complete

Bench Dog Tools 40-150 ProLift Router Adjustment System

Bench Dog 40-136 Zero Clearance Insert for Large Bench Dog ProPlate and ProLift

1/8" Downcut Spiral Bit

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Picture boxes new — 510 Simple Wooden Boxes Aug 23, 2015
Show notes

Every year I try to help my wife's business by making wedding boxes for her clients. They're simple and plain and are made to hold a few pictures and maybe a CD or other archive of the images from their happy occasion.

This year we changed things up a bit, and went with a new design. One that's easier for me to build and batch out, often using not much more than some smaller scraps and off-cuts that normally might be thrown out or burned in a campfire.
The joinery for this easy to build box is also quite simple. Grooves, rabbets and a miter are all there is to it, all joinery that can be accomplished on a table saw alone or with a variety of tools if you prefer.
Simple and understated, this box can be built completely for utilitarian purposes or dressed up for something more elegant. Enjoy!
Tools featured in today's video include:
Bessey Web Clamp
Kreg Bandsaw Fence
Whiteside Router Bit
Steel City Tool Works 14" Band Saw
Bench Dog ProMax RT
Bench Dog Feather-Loc Double Featherboard
Milescraft Push Stick
SawStop Cabinet Saw

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510 Simple Wooden Boxes Aug 23, 2015
Show notes

Every year I try to help my wife's business by making wedding boxes for her clients. They're simple and plain and are made to hold a few pictures and maybe a CD or other archive of the images from their happy occasion.

This year we changed things up a bit, and went with a new design. One that's easier for me to build and batch out, often using not much more than some smaller scraps and off-cuts that normally might be thrown out or burned in a campfire.
The joinery for this easy to build box is also quite simple. Grooves, rabbets and a miter are all there is to it, all joinery that can be accomplished on a table saw alone or with a variety of tools if you prefer.
Simple and understated, this box can be built completely for utilitarian purposes or dressed up for something more elegant. Enjoy!
Tools featured in today's video include:
Bessey Web Clamp
Kreg Bandsaw Fence
Whiteside Router Bit
Steel City Tool Works 14" Band Saw
Bench Dog ProMax RT
Bench Dog Feather-Loc Double Featherboard
Milescraft Push Stick
SawStop Cabinet Saw

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miter corner of simple wooden box — MBW "Shorts" - Wood Movement and the Simple Wooden Box Aug 23, 2015
Show notes

Shortly after the release of the most recent video featuring the new photo boxes I'm making for my wife's business I received an email from an audience member asking if I was concerned about the expansion and contraction of the box's bottom panel effecting the metered corners of its sides?

In truth, not really, or at least not nearly as much as I would be if this was a different project and with larger dimensions and maybe even different materials. Of course, it's not just the dimensions and materials that make confident against the wood movement having drastic effects on the boxes, there's also a few other things too that make me feel confident about my decision.
In today's video I discuss these topics in the hopes that I answer the audience member's concerns and maybe some others from folks who were thinking along the same lines.
Items mentioned in today's post:
Timber Check Moisture Meter

Lee Valley Wood Movement Reference Guide

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MBW "Shorts" - Wood Movement and the Simple Wooden Box Aug 23, 2015
Show notes

Shortly after the release of the most recent video featuring the new photo boxes I'm making for my wife's business I received an email from an audience member asking if I was concerned about the expansion and contraction of the box's bottom panel effecting the metered corners of its sides?

In truth, not really, or at least not nearly as much as I would be if this was a different project and with larger dimensions and maybe even different materials. Of course, it's not just the dimensions and materials that make confident against the wood movement having drastic effects on the boxes, there's also a few other things too that make me feel confident about my decision.
In today's video I discuss these topics in the hopes that I answer the audience member's concerns and maybe some others from folks who were thinking along the same lines.
Items mentioned in today's post:
Timber Check Moisture Meter

Lee Valley Wood Movement Reference Guide

Help support the show - please visit our advertisers

Resaw pic — 511 Resawing on the bandsaw for fun? Aug 23, 2015
Show notes

Recently I've been doing a lot of resawing on my bandsaw. Resawing is a great way to get thin material for a project versus wasting away the material by simply running it through a thickness planer or purchasing it pre-thicknessed (which probably means it's been sitting around for a while and is bowed or warped by the time you get it).

In episode No. 491 "Resawing options" I had shared different ways I know of to resaw thicker material, but I didn't go into the details, especially when it came to my techniques on the bandsaw. And that's what we're doing on today's show, talking about how I resaw and a few tips on what I do to get my bandsaw all set up for it.
Tools in today's show:
Steel City Tool Works 14-Inch Band Saw
Kreg Bandsaw Fence
Woodslicer resaw blade
Help support the show - please visit our advertisers

511 Resawing on the bandsaw for fun? Aug 23, 2015
Show notes

Recently I've been doing a lot of resawing on my bandsaw. Resawing is a great way to get thin material for a project versus wasting away the material by simply running it through a thickness planer or purchasing it pre-thicknessed (which probably means it's been sitting around for a while and is bowed or warped by the time you get it).

In episode No. 491 "Resawing options" I had shared different ways I know of to resaw thicker material, but I didn't go into the details, especially when it came to my techniques on the bandsaw. And that's what we're doing on today's show, talking about how I resaw and a few tips on what I do to get my bandsaw all set up for it.
Tools in today's show:
Steel City Tool Works 14-Inch Band Saw
Kreg Bandsaw Fence
Woodslicer resaw blade
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MBW "Shorts" Extended Crosscutting Aug 23, 2015
Show notes

Once in a while I have a few crosscuts that exceed the capability of my table saw miter gauge or my crosscut sled and since I prefer to use my table saw for crosscutting versus my miter saw, because of it's accuracy and versatility, I found a technique that works and is super accurate.
There are any number of ways to attach an extension arm to my sled so I could clamp on a stop block to make multiple cuts that are repeatable and equally accurate, but they can get in the way and or even just clumsy.
This technique is as simple as they get and can be easily adapted for use on just about any miter gauge or crosscut sled and requires nothing more than a pencil.
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Roy Underhill on a log — Woodworking in America 2013 - Roy Underhill "TIMBER!!!" Aug 23, 2015
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I have no doubt in my mind that the chance of me felling a tree and then taking the time to hand hewn it is pretty much zero. But that didn't stop me from attending one of my favorite classes this year at Woodworking in America 2013.

The opportunity to sit in Roy Underhill's class "TIMBER!!!" to see him demonstrate an aspect of woodworking that is so far out of my scope of accomplishing, was worth every second I sat in the lecture hall.
I will admit there was some morbid curiosity as I wondered if something would happen when he started swinging the axe for real, but what I discovered instead was that the more Roy swung a tool, the more I learned. The more Roy sent wood chips into the audience, the more I understood how and why it might be important to learn how to hand hewn my own log…although I still have no idea when I'll ever do it.
Perhaps you're into timber framing or just really want to try something like this yourself…because you have a fireplace mantel just waiting to be made out of that pesky tree in the yard?…attending this class was a great way to get my experience at Woodworking in America 2013 off and running. Thanks Roy!
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Woodworking in America 2013 - Roy Underhill "TIMBER!!!" Aug 23, 2015
Show notes

I have no doubt in my mind that the chance of me felling a tree and then taking the time to hand hewn it is pretty much zero. But that didn't stop me from attending one of my favorite classes this year at Woodworking in America 2013.

The opportunity to sit in Roy Underhill's class "TIMBER!!!" to see him demonstrate an aspect of woodworking that is so far out of my scope of accomplishing, was worth every second I sat in the lecture hall.
I will admit there was some morbid curiosity as I wondered if something would happen when he started swinging the axe for real, but what I discovered instead was that the more Roy swung a tool, the more I learned. The more Roy sent wood chips into the audience, the more I understood how and why it might be important to learn how to hand hewn my own log…although I still have no idea when I'll ever do it.
Perhaps you're into timber framing or just really want to try something like this yourself…because you have a fireplace mantel just waiting to be made out of that pesky tree in the yard?…attending this class was a great way to get my experience at Woodworking in America 2013 off and running. Thanks Roy!
Help support the show - please visit our advertisers

Platform bed undercarriage — 512 Platform Bed Build No. 1 "the Undercarriage" Jun 30, 2014
Show notes

The Platform Bed build is just getting underway. This first episode is the construction of the "undercarriage" or support system for the slats that will be used to keep the mattress from falling through the middle of the platform frame.

Because it's being hidden from view I decided to not use the same wood species as the rest of the bed frame, in fact the secondary wood is just Poplar. It's plain, simple and more importantly in my neck of the woods, inexpensive.
The design of this support system is very straight forward and there are a number of options for constructing it. The joinery choice for me came down to something that was pretty simple but very strong, a corner lap joint. And to take that lap joint even further, the joinery for the long middle support is a half-blind lap joint.
How I constructed both of these joints is something I share in today's episode. There's different ways to construct each and my choice is the one that works best for me. But if you want to learn more about what the various options are for this joinery and many more, a great resource for the power tool user is the book "Classic Joints with Power Tools" by Yeung Chan.
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512 Platform Bed Build No. 1 "the Undercarriage" Jun 30, 2014
Show notes

The Platform Bed build is just getting underway. This first episode is the construction of the "undercarriage" or support system for the slats that will be used to keep the mattress from falling through the middle of the platform frame.

Because it's being hidden from view I decided to not use the same wood species as the rest of the bed frame, in fact the secondary wood is just Poplar. It's plain, simple and more importantly in my neck of the woods, inexpensive.
The design of this support system is very straight forward and there are a number of options for constructing it. The joinery choice for me came down to something that was pretty simple but very strong, a corner lap joint. And to take that lap joint even further, the joinery for the long middle support is a half-blind lap joint.
How I constructed both of these joints is something I share in today's episode. There's different ways to construct each and my choice is the one that works best for me. But if you want to learn more about what the various options are for this joinery and many more, a great resource for the power tool user is the book "Classic Joints with Power Tools" by Yeung Chan.
Help support the show - please visit our advertisers

IMG_1124 - landscape crop — Centipede Sawhorse Giveaway on MBW Aug 03, 2013
Show notes

It has been awhile since I’ve given out schwag and the guys over at Centipede Tool have convinced me it is time to break that streak with a contest to win one of the first Centipede PRO Sawhorse Kits to ever be made.
To enter this contest, they ask that you submit one of two entries:
1. Tell us about how traditional sawhorses have failed you in the past.
2. Tell us about why you can’t wait to get your hands on a Centipede Sawhorse of your own.
Pictures, videos and some passion in your entry is a plus!
Send your entries to me, in the comments section below, or to the Centipede Tool team at info@CentipedeTool.com or post it to their Facebook, Twitter or campaign comments page.
We’ll assemble the entries into a poll on August 12th and you can vote for your favorite entries until the last day of their crowdfunding campaign on August 15th. I can't wait to see the entries, so get started right away!

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Centipede Sawhorse Giveaway on MBW Aug 03, 2013
Show notes

It has been awhile since I’ve given out schwag and the guys over at Centipede Tool have convinced me it is time to break that streak with a contest to win one of the first Centipede PRO Sawhorse Kits to ever be made.
To enter this contest, they ask that you submit one of two entries:
1. Tell us about how traditional sawhorses have failed you in the past.
2. Tell us about why you can’t wait to get your hands on a Centipede Sawhorse of your own.
Pictures, videos and some passion in your entry is a plus!
Send your entries to me, in the comments section below, or to the Centipede Tool team at info@CentipedeTool.com or post it to their Facebook, Twitter or campaign comments page.
We’ll assemble the entries into a poll on August 12th and you can vote for your favorite entries until the last day of their crowdfunding campaign on August 15th. I can't wait to see the entries, so get started right away!

Help support the show - please visit our advertisers

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