voiceover:the woodwhisperer is sponsored by powermatic, the gold standard since 1921. and by clear vue cyclones. clear the air, and breathe easy. (upbeat jazz music) marc:welcome to the 2013 wood workers fighting cancer event. now we've been doing this for about three years,
and since the beginning, we've raised nearly 25,000 dollars for various cancer charities include the american cancer society and livestrong. now this year, we're working with cancer care. it's an organization that's devoted to helping patients
and the family of patients get through this very very difficult time. whether it's help with co pays, transportation, justsimply support groups, which is always helpful. alright, so we think it's a very worthy organization. now, if you want to donate directly, you can do that at
woodworkersfightingcancer.com and the link will take you directly to the donation page, on cancer care's website. but what i really hope you do, of course direct donations are great but the point of this video is we're going to do things a little bit differently.
we're going to build a project together, and if you make that project and send me a photograph of it, i'm going to donate five dollars myself to cancer care. we also have corporate sponsors who are matching that donation, so if you build this project, not only will i donate five bucks,
but you've got a bunchof different companies each donating five dollars and this is how we'regoing to reach our goal of 10,000 dollars again this year. 10,000 is a nice round number, but we've done it in the past and i know we can do it again. alright, so let's look at the project so you can see exactlywhat we're going to build.
it's not that difficult, it took me about a day and a half to do. all right, it's a children's art easel. let's take a look. this easel is so cool, i wish i had one when i was a kid. in fact, i'm going to call my mom and make her feel guilty that i didn't. now we've got a chalkboard face on this side,
there's a dry erase marker face on the other side, and in the middle we canstore a roll of paper, and the paper just comes up over the side and goes under these cleats and they hold it niceand tight to the surface. we've got a tray for storage, you've got one on each side, and this entire tray unit comes off.
we can unscrew it, lift it up off of there, and then this a frame collapses, so if we need to store this thing flat, we can do that as well. al right now this is not my design, this is actually a wood magazine plan, and thank you to the folks at wood for donating the plan for our purposes
for the charity build, and if you want to buywood for this project, you can actually buy kits from bell forest products. now here's the cool thing. for every kit that they sell, they're donating ten dollars. so if you think about your personal impact on a charity event like this,
five dollars per corporate sponsor, five dollars from me and then ten dollarsfrom bell forest products if you get the kit from them, that's a huge impact for an individual tomake in a charity event, and all you have to do is build this thing. and you can give it to your kids,
you can give it to a neighbor's kid, there are people who like to auction off these charity builds, then they use the moneythey get from the auction to donate to the cause. so a lot of ways you could go about it, bottom line is everyone can help in their own way. all right, so let meshow you the materials,
the hardware and the tools that you're going to needto make this project. (guitar music) materials include four legs four rails two cleats two tray sides four tray fronts and backs
a chalk board panel a dry erase panel a piece of quarter inchplywood for the tray bottoms and a three quarterinch diameter dowel rod. hardware includes four quarter 20 threaded inserts and four inch and a quarterlong decorative bolts four number eight one inch long screws, one number eight inchand a quarter long screw,
two strap hinges, and eight washers. tooling includes a three eights inch rabbeting bit and a quarter inch roundover bit a three quarter inch forstner bit, a dado stack, and a table saw to run that stack. flames are optional.
all of my stock is ribbed to width at the table saw, and cut to the appropriate length at the miter saw. using a stop allows me to make repetitive cuts with ease. with the dado stack installed, we can begin cuttingthe dados into lengths. a small stop block gives me the reference
for the first pass, and the fence helps melocate the final pass. a test fit with one of the rails lets me know that ihave the right settings. all four top dados can now be cut using this exact set up. the lower dado was cut the exact same way, only with the fence set at26 and a quarter inches. now we need to cut a wide rabbet
at the ends of the rails. where each rail meets the lengths, we have a nice half lap joint. the bottom of each legfeatures a bevel cut at 18 degrees. we'll make that cut at the miter saw. each leg then receives a quarter inch roundover at the top. because this is end grain,
it's a good idea to takelight passes initially. the rails also receive a roundover, specifically the topedge of the bottom rails, and the bottom edge of the top rails. now with the legs bunched up in pairs and then each pair clamped together, we can measure 26 and three quarters down from the top fora threaded insert hole. the hole size depends
on the threaded insert that you use, but keep in mind if you're using hardwood, you might have to drill a wider hole to avoid cracking. make sure you test this in scrap first. the insert is then tapped into the hole until it's flush with the surface. the frame can now be glued together. long clamps help close up the shoulders,
while small f style clamps press the half laps together. after the glue dries, i use the rabbeting bit to create a three eights inch wide rabbet. the depth of that rabbet is set to match my chalk board and whiteboard panel thickness. now we can take a lengthand width measurement from the frame,
and cut our panels to size. the corners of the rabbet are rounded, so the panel corners needto be rounded as well. a template makes thisprocess very accurate. now that's a nice fit. now i give the frames a good sanding, being careful to break allsharp edges and corners. and now we can work on the tray. at th table saw,
we cut a rabbet into theends of the tray sides, followed by a half inch dado just inside the rabbet. the tray fronts and backs need a groove for the bottom panels, and i cut these at the table saw with my standard blade installed. by making two passes, i can get the exact widthi need for my panels.
with the tray frame dry assembled, i can get an exact measurement for my bottom panels. the panels are then cut to size. before assembly, the tray sides need a few extra holes. quarter inch through holes are drilled for the bolts that holdthe tray to the easel. notice that i'm using a sacrificial backer
to help prevent tear out. now one of the side pieces gets a quarter inch deep hole using the three quarter inch forstner bit. the other side gets the same hole, only this hole getselongated with the chisel, creating an open ended slot. now all the tray piecesare sanded thoroughly. assembly of the tray unitis pretty straight forward.
i use a clamp at each joint and once clamped up, check the unit for square. the cleats are then pre-drilled and counter sunk at each end. they then receive a roundover on all four front edges. the finish i'm using isa simple wiping varnish. i apply the first coat with a foam brush,
letting it soak in. and then wiping off theexcess with a clean rag. be careful not to get the finish on the inside of the rabbet. the tray also gets a nice coat of varnish. after the first coat dries, the surface is sanded lightly with 500 grit paper, and a second coat of finishis applied with a rag.
apply as many coats as you want until you have the desired appearance and level of protection. the hinges are super easy to install, with the two frames buttedup against each other. using a self-centering bit, i drill pilot holes, and then drive the screws. the two pieces should nowbe able to fold easily,
and we can install the panels. a little glue in the rabbet and some clamping pressure should do the trick. while that glue dries, i create a small turn button out of some scrap stock. a pre-drilled counter sunk hole allows us to attach it to the tray's side
with a one and a quarter inch screw. right over that slotted hole. this will prevent the dowel rod from accidentally coming out. now to put this thing together, place the tray on its side on a work surface, and slide the folded easel into place. don't knock it over.
in this position, it's pretty easy to locateand drive the bolts. the cleats are now located, pre-drilled, and then attached with one inch screws and two washers. the washers provide just enough space for paper to pass through. well, not bad for a dayand a half worth of work, and honestly something like this
it just gives you the warm and fuzzies. to be able to make something that has an impact inother people's lives, especially folks who are suffering from something as terrible as cancer. so it just makes me feelgood to be able to do this, especially when i see these pictures rolling in of these projects, i know that we're reallymaking a difference
as a community. now to send me your pictures, just go to our project submission page on the wood whisperer web site, and you'll be able to send me a photo. now we really only want one per person, even if you build multiple easels, just send me a picture of one, or a picture of the multiples together.
all right, but that onlycounts as one entry. and we'll see how we do. we're aiming for 10,000 dollars and i really hope we get there. so i just want to thank the folks at wood magazine for providing the plan, bell forest productsfor providing the kits, and then of course all the invidual builders and donors.
thank you so much for joining us for wood workers fighting cancer 2013. right now i'm going to take this inside. my little guy is a little bit small for something like this. it seems like every year ibuild something in the charity that's a little bit too early for him. i think he finally now can use the rocking horse ibuilt him two years ago.
alright, but we'll takeit inside nonetheless, and see what we can do with it. (melodic whistling) nicole: whoo! good job! mateo: yay!