Raven Fine Woodworking

I decided it was high time to make a HI-Fi cabinet/table for all my equipment. This has been an on and off project throughout the year, but well worth it. In part 2 the main shape of the cabinet takes form - glue up of the dividers as well as the shelves for the cabinet. Feet are added to finish of the main build.

Currently, I don't have anywhere to put clothing when going to take a bath, which means there is usually a chance items getting wet on the floor. So, I decided to finally make a bathroom bench to put clothes/times from the ground, as well as a place to sit to dress or dry off.

For this project, I am making a desktop drawer cabinet for a exhibition later for a woodworking show. Part 2 I am completing all the trim work - sides and bottom, as well as oiling the completed box for the next step.

For this project, I am making a desktop drawer cabinet for a exhibition later for a woodworking show. Part 1 I am focusing on completing the main parts and assembling them.

After making the bow saw, I decided to get some blades in order to make a rip and crosscut frame saw, and see what the difference is between them and more conventional saws.

Made a design for a side hall table that I wanted to make for a while now. In part 1 I will be making the main table and in Part 2 the drawers. Wood used: Kiaat and partridge wood.

I received a commission to make someone a carry chest with trays. In part I will show how the chest is made, with part 2 showing the trays. Part 1: https://youtu.be/7GZc_Qw4Kcc

I received a commission to make someone a carry chest with trays. In part 1 I will show how the chest is made, with part 2 showing the trays.

I bought an old factory produced bow saw, and found that it was quite useful around certain tasks. However, over time the blade got bend and little cracks started to appear on the frame of the saw at the mortise and tenon joints. I decided to to make a new bow saw using the Gramercy hardware set.

In part 5 I am finishing the build of the low-boy. All small pieces, glue up and oiling of all the parts to end up with the final project. Series Project Links: Part 1: https://youtu.be/2kw9vovOkjA Part 2: https://youtu.be/kjlivHyFJPY Part 3: https://youtu.be/y4bxHVxr1QA Part 4: https://youtu.be/QxykF-U8Zyo Part 5: https://youtu.be/hXGyAbkTWrk

In part 4 I will be making the tabletop for the Low-boy, as well as the turn-buttons to secure it to the Low-boy itself.Low-boy Series Project Links: Part 1: https://youtu.be/2kw9vovOkjA Part 2: https://youtu.be/kjlivHyFJPY Part 3: https://youtu.be/y4bxHVxr1QA Part 4: https://youtu.be/QxykF-U8Zyo

Joined a project for a woodworker group awhile back, in order to make a Low-Boy furniture piece. In part 3 I will be making all the drawers for the low-boy, as well as carve out the Rosetta for the main front drawer. Low-boy Series Project Links: Part 1: https://youtu.be/2kw9vovOkjA Part 2: https://youtu.be/kjlivHyFJPY Part 3: https://youtu.be/y4bxHVxr1QA

Joined a project for a woodworker group awhile back, in order to make a Low-Boy furniture piece. In part 2 I will be making the carcass of the Low-boy - the side, back and front panels. Also the drawer runners and side guides for the drawers (must still be made).

Joined a project for a woodworker group awhile back, in order to make a Low-Boy furniture piece. In part 1 I will be making the turned legs for the project as well as explaining what changes I am going to make to the traditional Low-Boy design. For turning the legs, I used my spring pole lathe.

Bought a cheap phono pre-amp for my record player, since the inbuilt one in my amplifier does not work anymore. Decided to make a housing for it, which would also contain a power supply with all the required wiring/cables. Will at later stage get a better phono pre-amp.

I got a request to make some more serving trays to sell, and since I had some spare wood of various kinds laying around, I decided why not. So enjoy the video.

In this video I am making a turntable base for my record player. I had some spare African Teak laying around, that would be an excellent wood, since it is a hard dense wood. I had previously used it to make my mallet, due to the robustness and hardness. I also added some adjustable rubber feet, to absorb vibration and to level the base for the turntable. Index 00:00 Introduction 01:37 Flattening all the pieces 03:24 Gluing and fixing the base 05:04 Making inlays for base 06:28 Gluing in the inlays 08:50 Adding the feet for the base 10:03 Base done 10:31 Demonstration

I have been collecting some LP Vinyl records for a while now. However, it is now time to get a dedicated holder for the records, since having them lie flat on their sides and some stacked on each other is not good for the records long term. Also, searching for a record is becoming a real pain with all the different stacks. Of course, in stead of buying a record crate holder, I made one from left over pieces in my workshop using my traditional hand tools. 00:00 Introduction 01:47 Preparing pieces for the bottom 04:18 Preparing sides for dovetails 06:31 Adding Bow-ties to splits 07:26 Adding side shape decoration 09:13 Assembling of all the parts10:38 Making the feet 11:10 Making the side handles 12:49 Showcasing the holder 13:37 Demonstration & Outro

I received a request to make a lingerie dresser for someone. Haven't made a dresser before, so this was a good opportunity to learn. In the final part the focus is on getting all drawers done, in order to complete the whole dresser. Wood used is a Mahogany family wood. Very hard with some tear out areas, but it looks quite nice after oiling. 00:00 Introduction 01:01 Flattening the parts 03:25 Making the dovetails 07:25 Assembling the drawers parts 08:20 Staining the oak parts 09:10 Fitting the bottom board and staining 10:26 Adding drawer stoppers 10:57 Drawer complete

I received a request to make a lingerie dresser for someone. Haven't made a dresser before, so this was a good opportunity to learn. In part 2 the focus is on getting the carcass finished with all the remaining parts, which includes the top and back cover. Wood used is a Mahogany family wood. Very hard with some tear out areas, but it looks quite nice after oiling. 00:00 Introduction 02:05 Gluing in the cross bars 03:26 Adding the slider bars 03:58 Gluing in the guide bars 04:57 Preparing the top parts 06:32 Explaining about turn-buttons 07:24 Adding mortise holes for turn-buttons 07:54 Securing the top to carcass with turn-buttons

I received a request to make a lingerie dresser for someone. Haven't made a dresser before, so this was a good opportunity to learn. In part 1 the focus is on preparing all the main stock items, i.e. flattening, untwisting, uncapping etc. as well as getting the main frame of the carcass of the dresser done. Wood used is a Mahogany family wood. Very hard with some tear out areas, but it looks quite nice after oiling. 00:00 Introduction 03:04 Main parts showcase 04:45 Flattening the side face panels 06:37 Chisel guide for mortising 08:30 Side frame mock up 09:35 Rounding and finishing the legs 10:27 Gluing up the side frames 12:54 Adding the frames together 13:30 Main carcass frame completed

For this Valentine's day, I decided to make a heart shape bowl, using Julatong wood for the project, since it is an nice carving friendly wood to use. 00:00 Introduction 01:44 Carving out the bowl 03:06 Sawing out the handle waste 05:09 Sawing out the bowl waste 06:01 Shaping the bowl with file 07:18 Adding patterns with punches 08:55 Display of bowl

Making a small bookshelf 70s inspired design of mine. The middle row will contain the books, with drawers added to the top and bottom. Part 3 focuses on making the drawers of the unit, as well as final assembly and placing of the unit with books and decorations. Music: Red Sky by Dan Yan Key 00:00 Introduction 1:17 Wide ripping panels with band saw 03:38 Preparing the shelve stock 05:28 Making the half-lap dovetails 07:16 Test fitting the half-lap dovetail 08:27 Test fitting the bottom slider for a drawer 09:03 Preparing the drawer pull levers 10:06 Glue up of drawers 11:07 Adding the pull levers 12:19 Final unit complete

Making a small bookshelf 70s inspired design of mine. The middle row will contain the books, with drawers added to the top and bottom. Part 2 focuses on making the legs of the unit. This time I am adding some level adjusters to each leg, since my floor in my house is not even, i.e. slopes downward. Using the adjusters will avoid rocking and making the unit more level. Music: Cocktail Reception by Dan Yan Key 00:00 Introduction 00: Making grain the same on all legs 02:40 Preparing the supports 05:15 Adding tenons to the legs 05:53 Adding decorations to the legs 07:10 Adding the adjusters 08:30 Gluing on the legs 09:26 Legs on unit

I have been using wooden mallets more and more in my work in stead of the nylon hammer, since it just feels better with regards to control and grip. However, I only have a 'light' and 'heavy' weight mallets. No in between weight to use, since sometimes the light mallet is too flimsy for heavier work, and the heavy mallet causes fatigue during the work. I made the mallet out of a hard wood, i.e. African Teak in order for the weight and durability. Music: Panorama by Dan Yan Key 00:00 Introduction 00:42 Preparing all the parts 03:17 Shaping the head 04:30 Shaping the handle 05:52 Adding decorations 07:14 Assembling parts 08:14 Adding DIY Danish Oil 08:45 Presentation of Hammer