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Try Ishitani Furniture. Similar satisfying flow but without the voiceover. https://youtu.be/x51zMg7roIs https://youtu.be/x51zMg7roIs

by rib3ye 4y ago

JKCalhoun 4y ago
Yep, beautiful stuff. Definitely my favorite woodworker on YouTube so far. I think his style is more mine. The epoxy "river tables" and all the live-edge stuff that is trendy puts me off of other the YouTubers. (Never mind all the Festool marketing that goes on.)
- chrisdhoover 4y ago
  Live edge is bad but also funny because it is decidedly dead. River tables are a fad where future people will wonder what were they thinking
- eropple 4y ago
  The river table stuff is largely dead, from my perspective. It's a neat gimmick but it's run its course. I haven't seen somebody talk about one, or seen a new one on YouTube, for months. Maybe longer? And, FWIW, Festool only sponsors a couple of woodworkers and very rarely gives tools to others for marketing purposes. You see a lot of Festool (and Fein and Mirka) because it's worth it if you're serious. They feel good to use; the Domino is a joy to use and their ETS sanders are way less punishing on my hands than the alternatives.
  - JKCalhoun 4y ago
    Festool's Domino system is the one product I cannot find a cheaper alternative (too pricey for me though, so sticking with my biscuit joiner). I'm very happy with my Makita track saw though that, while still pricey, was maybe 1/3 the cost of the Festool?
    - eropple 4y ago
      I have a Makita track saw, and it's great. (I joke that using it on my MFT probably has me banned from at least one Central European country.) It absolutely wasn't a third of the price of a Festool, though. More like $500 versus $600 at the time--the spread's a bit more now. I use cheap Wen tracks that are compatible with both, so track prices are a bit of a wash. The track saw (or like, a drill/driver, but that's a bit jokey) is probably the one place where Festool has the least delta, IMO. The Domino, their sanders, and their dust extractors are genuinely a cut above, and while my shop is outgrowing the basic MFT that they sell, it's mostly to build my own, bigger, more rugged one.
      - JKCalhoun 4y ago
        I see you're closer to the prices of Makita vs. Festool. I was under the impression the Festool track saw was closer to $1K a few years back when I got my Makita (and that the Makita was closer to $350). I could be mistaken though.
        eropple 4y ago
        I bought my Makita two years ago now, so hard to say. I know that the Festool cordless one was a bit bonkers for a while though, but cordless tools that need dust collection are a bit awkward because you can't use a vacuum relay with them so I wouldn't go that route.
    - Wistar 4y ago
      Coincidentally, just last night I watched this video from Stumpy Nubs showing how to create loose tenon joinery without the Domino. Of course, it does have some complexities, and assumes you have a table saw and plunge router. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx1Mg2mTMO0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx1Mg2mTMO0
      - akiselev 4y ago
        I have the Festool Domino XL [1] and IMO router jigs like in that video are only superficially equivalent. The real benefit of the Domino is how it indexes cuts against edges using the mortise spacer tabs/accessories and the 0-90 degree fence, height adjusted using precise stops. It makes "measure twice, cut once" much smoother and setup is so fast that it's become my default method of joinery for anything where aesthetics matters. I sometimes use a single Domino jig for small parts [2] and clamped scrap wood spacers for awkward cuts, but the rest of the time I just use the built-in Domino functions and the included spacer accessory (which extends the length of the tabs to 200mm). It's hard to describe just how much more useful the tool is compared to router jigs, pocket holes, etc. It changed how I design my work, how I prepare rough stock and cut it to final size, and how I work with wood movement. [1] though I have the Seneca adapters and all that, I wish I had gotten the smaller one. Unless you're doing serious structural joinery the smaller Domino is much more convenient, and you can double up on tenons instead of reaching for a bigger one in most cases anyway. [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP3JGfjUGbM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP3JGfjUGbM
  - samstave 4y ago
    A buddy of mine builds custom arcade machines @arcadeArmy.com - He is currently doing a "river" table epoxy build cabinet. his machines are beautiful and amazing - and he can make any game cabinet you like.

Try Ishitani Furniture. Similar satisfying flow but without the voiceover. https://youtu.be/x51zMg7roIs https://youtu.be/x51zMg7roIs

by rib3ye 4y ago

Try Ishitani Furniture. Similar satisfying flow but without the voiceover. https://youtu.be/x51zMg7roIs https://youtu.be/x51zMg7roIs

JKCalhoun 4y ago

Yep, beautiful stuff. Definitely my favorite woodworker on YouTube so far. I think his style is more mine. The epoxy "river tables" and all the live-edge stuff that is trendy puts me off of other the YouTubers. (Never mind all the Festool marketing that goes on.)

chrisdhoover 4y ago
Live edge is bad but also funny because it is decidedly dead. River tables are a fad where future people will wonder what were they thinking
eropple 4y ago
The river table stuff is largely dead, from my perspective. It's a neat gimmick but it's run its course. I haven't seen somebody talk about one, or seen a new one on YouTube, for months. Maybe longer? And, FWIW, Festool only sponsors a couple of woodworkers and very rarely gives tools to others for marketing purposes. You see a lot of Festool (and Fein and Mirka) because it's worth it if you're serious. They feel good to use; the Domino is a joy to use and their ETS sanders are way less punishing on my hands than the alternatives.
- JKCalhoun 4y ago
  Festool's Domino system is the one product I cannot find a cheaper alternative (too pricey for me though, so sticking with my biscuit joiner). I'm very happy with my Makita track saw though that, while still pricey, was maybe 1/3 the cost of the Festool?
  - eropple 4y ago
    I have a Makita track saw, and it's great. (I joke that using it on my MFT probably has me banned from at least one Central European country.) It absolutely wasn't a third of the price of a Festool, though. More like $500 versus $600 at the time--the spread's a bit more now. I use cheap Wen tracks that are compatible with both, so track prices are a bit of a wash. The track saw (or like, a drill/driver, but that's a bit jokey) is probably the one place where Festool has the least delta, IMO. The Domino, their sanders, and their dust extractors are genuinely a cut above, and while my shop is outgrowing the basic MFT that they sell, it's mostly to build my own, bigger, more rugged one.
    - JKCalhoun 4y ago
      I see you're closer to the prices of Makita vs. Festool. I was under the impression the Festool track saw was closer to $1K a few years back when I got my Makita (and that the Makita was closer to $350). I could be mistaken though.
      - eropple 4y ago
        I bought my Makita two years ago now, so hard to say. I know that the Festool cordless one was a bit bonkers for a while though, but cordless tools that need dust collection are a bit awkward because you can't use a vacuum relay with them so I wouldn't go that route.
  - Wistar 4y ago
    Coincidentally, just last night I watched this video from Stumpy Nubs showing how to create loose tenon joinery without the Domino. Of course, it does have some complexities, and assumes you have a table saw and plunge router. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx1Mg2mTMO0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx1Mg2mTMO0
    - akiselev 4y ago
      I have the Festool Domino XL [1] and IMO router jigs like in that video are only superficially equivalent. The real benefit of the Domino is how it indexes cuts against edges using the mortise spacer tabs/accessories and the 0-90 degree fence, height adjusted using precise stops. It makes "measure twice, cut once" much smoother and setup is so fast that it's become my default method of joinery for anything where aesthetics matters. I sometimes use a single Domino jig for small parts [2] and clamped scrap wood spacers for awkward cuts, but the rest of the time I just use the built-in Domino functions and the included spacer accessory (which extends the length of the tabs to 200mm). It's hard to describe just how much more useful the tool is compared to router jigs, pocket holes, etc. It changed how I design my work, how I prepare rough stock and cut it to final size, and how I work with wood movement. [1] though I have the Seneca adapters and all that, I wish I had gotten the smaller one. Unless you're doing serious structural joinery the smaller Domino is much more convenient, and you can double up on tenons instead of reaching for a bigger one in most cases anyway. [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP3JGfjUGbM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP3JGfjUGbM
- samstave 4y ago
  A buddy of mine builds custom arcade machines @arcadeArmy.com - He is currently doing a "river" table epoxy build cabinet. his machines are beautiful and amazing - and he can make any game cabinet you like.