Making A Mid Century Modern Vinyl Storage Unit (part 1 of 2)

Submitted by Keith on Thursday 05/04/2018
 In this video I'm going to be making a record unit for my brother.  He recently bought some nice mid century style furniture and he's been looking for something in that style to hold his records but hasn't been able to find anything suitable, so he asked me to make something. The unit would need to be 1m wide, have two shelves to store records with dividers inbetween, and sit around 15cm off the floor so that it sits above power sockets on the wall where it's going to be placed. So I did a drawing in SketchUp and this is what we came up with.

Wooden Dog Beds - Mid Century Modern

Submitted by Keith on Thursday 05/04/2018
In this video I'm going to be making some dog beds using some oak veneered MDF left over from the radio studio desks commission I did recently.
A lot of the dog beds you can buy tend to look a bit cheap and nasty, so the idea I had was to make something that looked more like a piece of furniture that will look good in someone's home.  
I wanted to design something with a mid century modern feel mainly because that'd the style of furniture that I like. 
Before I got started I first did some 3D drawings in SketchUp - that allowed me to not only h

Hitachi NR1890 18v Brushless Cordless Framing Nailer - First Impressions / Review

Submitted by Keith on Saturday 17/03/2018
Hitachi NR1890 Framing Nailer
In this video I'm going to talk about the Hiatchi NR1890 Brushless 18v Framing Nailer, I'll talk about my first impressions, the features, and I'll also put it through some tests in this video.
I've only used the nailer on one project so far, and that was the sheet materials storage rack I made for my lock up storage space. 
This nailer is a relaitively new product and at the moment there is only one other battery operated framing nailer available to buy and that is the DeWalt DCN692 18v Brushless.  That

Storage Rack For Sheet Materials (Plywood, OSB, MDF, Chipboard, Melamine etc)

Submitted by Keith on Saturday 17/03/2018
In this video I'm going to build a sheet materials storage rack to hold all my plywood, OSB, melamine, chipboard and MDF.
I've already done a 3D drawing using SketchUp to design what I want to make.  I designed the rack to be as compact as possible but also have the ability to hold a full 8ft by 4ft sheet.  It's not often I use full sheets, because most of my work is with reclaimed materials but I still want the ability to be able to store them.  
I based the dimensions for my rack to fit insie an alcove in my storage lock up, but if you

Channel Update - New Q&A and 50k Subscriber giveaway

Submitted by Keith on Saturday 17/03/2018

Making Key Racks & Hat & Coat Racks - Scrap Wood Project

Submitted by Keith on Sunday 04/03/2018
In this video I make some key racks and hat and coat racks to use up some of my short hardwood scraps.
 
Key hole plates: http://amzn.to/2oM2T9V (Amazon UK) http://amzn.to/2tcCRSQ (Amazon US)
 
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How To Make A Leather Strop - For Honing Your Cutting Edge

Submitted by Keith on Sunday 04/03/2018

In this video I demonstrate how I made my leather strop and make six new ones using leather and hardwood ply offcuts

For sharpening I use the following items:

Vlog 3 - Work In Progress / Tool Talk (NEW TOOLS Hitachi / Bosch / Mirka) / Giveaway (ToolFreak)

Submitted by Keith on Sunday 04/03/2018
Sections of the video: 
Work In Progress 0:24
Tool Talk 2:17
Giveaway 10:09
 
Visit my Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/KeithBrownMaker
 
Tools mentioned in Tool Talk:
Hitachi CV18DBL Oscillating Multitool http://amzn.to/2oiCqkf (Amazon UK) http://amzn.to/2HwL07W (Amazon US)
Hitachi WH18DBFL2 Impact Driver
Hitachi CJ18DSL Jigsaw http://amzn.to/2FfzQ6K (Amazon UK) http://amzn.to/2CwgAPl (Amazon US)

Beech Waney Edge Slab Coffee Table Frame (part 2 of 2)

Submitted by Keith on Sunday 04/03/2018

In this video I make a frame for the beech slab table using some sapele.  

Here's a link to the Stanley Marking Knife I mentioned: 
 
http://amzn.to/2H7OltV (UK) http://amzn.to/2H49FAe (US)
 
For blades, search eBay for "Swann Morton SM 01 Blades 4211"
 
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Beech Waney Live Edge Slab Coffee Table - Table Top (part 1 of 2)

Submitted by Keith on Sunday 04/03/2018
Recently I got a few waney edge slabs of what I think is beech.  Here's one of the lengths, which I'd already cut in half so that I could fit in my van.  This piece had been stored in a disused warehouse for over 10 years so I expected it to be dry and when I checked with my moisture metre, it was showing at only 6% moisture content.  So I knew that after all this time the wood should be stable enough and ready to use.  It looked like it'd be a really beautiful piece of wood once cleaned up and as it was also a really good size it seemed like it would be a huge shame t

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