Down a quiet residential sidestreet, beneath the shade of a single banana tree blown by gentle island breezes, lies a blissful little shack of a workshop that is home to Key West Makers

Introducing the SHOP CABINET ONE - a DIY workshop storage cabinet for your workshop, hobby room, garage or other creative space. If you are interested in workshop organization and storage for your woodworking tools, this video is for you. I'll show you how to make this shop storage cabinet that can easily be configured and reconfigured as your workshop storage needs change over time. The cabinet can serve as a base cabinet or wall hanging and be configured with drawers, shelves or toolbox / parts organizer storage. Is it the SHOP CABINET ONE the best reconfigurable shop storage cabinet? I'll let you be the judge. Let me know in the commentsd if you have ideas for improvement. Enjoy and thanks for watching! ----------------------------------------- Connect with us: WEBSITE: https://www.keywestmakers.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/keywestmakers/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/keywestmakers/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgga... EMAIL: contact@keywestmakers.com #toolstorage #shoporganization #woodworking #systainer #handtools #workbench #maker #woodworker

Need more storage in your workshop? Too many tools and too little space? A mobile tool cart with a top that flips to switch between to benchtop tools might be the ticket. I've made several fliptop tool carts over the last 20 years in my various workshops, so when I needed one for the Key West Makers shop I thought I'd challenge myselfby trying to create a flip mechanism that was hidden from the casual observer. While it was a lot of fun, it wasn't without it's failures along the way. Join me as I experience utter failure and finally redemption maing a tool cart for my Dewalt planer and Jet spindle sander. Hopefully you will be inspred to create one of your own and perhaps im[prove upon my design. Let's get our shops orgainized! #toolcart #fliptop #woodworking

My woodworking and maker shop flooded last weekend as Tropical Storm Sally passed over Key West and dumped nearly a foot of rain on our little island. With our home and my workshop being very close to the ocean and just over sea level tthere wasn't much I could do as the land and sea became one and began to seep into my shop. I wa in the middle of raranging and reorganizing my shop , tools, carts, etc when the water started coming in. I picked up a few important pieces I was working on off the floor and later headed out for the evening, not realizing that what started out as water seeping in would eventually destroying many hand tools, cabinets and mobile carts. The walls will have to be dissasembled and the insulation replaced, but I'm hoping to turn it into tsomething positive by rebuilding parts of the shop that were less than perfect. Thanks for all the support and encouragement from the woodworking and maker community! Enjoy and thanks for watching! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us: WEBSITE: https://www.keywestmakers.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/keywestmakers/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/keywestmakers/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgga... EMAIL: contact@keywestmakers.com #woodworking #makershop #woodworker #shoporganization #woodworking #frenchcleat #sortimo #handtools #workbench #maker #woodworker #handtoolstorage

Welcome into the Key West Makers workshop for another session of inspiration, entertainment and education. This is the third VLOG in my efforts to get more content out to my viewers during these times. As usual, there are DIY how-to woodworking tips, reader questions answered and continuation of the mystery woodworking project. I will reveal my tool flipcart with hidden mechanism (epic fail #1), talk about my favorite tool in the shop (and the one that nearly took my life) and continue work on the epoxy resin and resawn mahogany table top (fail #2). Join us for another evening in the Key West Makers shop - it's always fun, entertaining and sometimes even educational. Enjoy and thanks for watching! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us: WEBSITE: https://www.keywestmakers.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/keywestmakers/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/keywestmakers/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgga... EMAIL: contact@keywestmakers.com #woodworker #woodworking #DIY

As I was resawing the mahogany logs on my bandsaw for the mystery woodworking project that we started in the last shop vlog I came across a wonderful surprise. In this episode we will continue to work on the DIY woodworking project using the table say, bandsaw, jointer and planer. I'll explain what a jointer does and how a jointer works, and we'll even take some time out to answer viewer questions. Join us for another evening in the Key West Makers shop - it's always fun, entertaining and sometimes even educational. Enjoy and thanks for watching! #resaw #woodworking #DIY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us: WEBSITE: https://www.keywestmakers.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/keywestmakers/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/keywestmakers/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgga... EMAIL: contact@keywestmakers.com #woodworking #DIY #woodworker

Spend some time hanging out in the Key West Makers workshop. During these times I'm trying to put out more content in between my project videos. See what's new in the shop, what projects I have underway, and let's get started on a project to make a piece of furniture from mahogany (I think) logs that I salvaged after Hurricane Irma a few years ago. You're guaranteed to have a good time - and might just learn something! Enjoy and thanks for watching! TOOL REFERENCES: Bosch Bosch Power Tools GET75-6N (6-inch sander): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WK42NC5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Festool Rotex RO150 (6-inch sander): https://www.amazon.com/Festool-575074-Rotex-Dual-Mode-Sander/dp/B07BR1VP61/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=ro150&qid=1592082771&s=hi&sr=1-1 Jet Spindle Sander: https://www.amazon.com/708404-Horsepower-Benchtop-Oscillating-Assortment/dp/B00005A3GW/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=jet+spindle+sander&qid=1592082828&s=hi&sr=1-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us: WEBSITE: https://www.keywestmakers.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/keywestmakers/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/keywestmakers/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgga... EMAIL: contact@keywestmakers.com #woodworking #DIY #woodworker

Since I have a small workshop, organization and mobility are critical to having an efficient shop. This mobile tool base is fast becoming one of my favorite shop projects in recent memory. It's easy to make, fairly inexpensive (just a set of 4 workbench casters) and rolls around my shop better than any commercial tool base that I have. I made this base for my jointer, but I'll be making more for my band saw, and table saw! The base is made of MDF, because that's what I had laying around, but I think plywood is just as good or better, and those of you with fancy shops can use a nice hardwood. :-) Here is a link to the casters: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MBYRX83/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Enjoy and thanks for watching! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us: WEBSITE: https://www.keywestmakers.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/keywestmakers/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/keywestmakers/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgga... EMAIL: contact@keywestmakers.com #woodworking #toolbase #mobilebase #shoporganization #workbench #maker #woodworker #jointer #bandsaw #tablesaw

PART TWO - Our island kitchen needs a kitchen island, so let's make a kitchen island! In Part one of this DIY woodworking project we showed how to build the cabinets that make up the island, including the face frames and cabinet carcasses. In this episode we will make and install the base for the island and install all of the mahogany trim and get the quartz counter tops installed, including drilling a hole in the quartz countertop for an air-actuated disposal switch. Finally, we will get started on building the maple dovetailed drawers. See PART ONE here:https://youtu.be/Ge35TXS121g It doesn't matter if your watching for information, inspiration or just entertainment - we've got you covered! Enjoy and thanks for watching! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us: WEBSITE: https://www.keywestmakers.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/keywestmakers/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/keywestmakers/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgga... EMAIL: contact@keywestmakers.com #kitchenisland #woodworking #DIY

Dovetail jigs are fantastic tools to have in your shop. But they are not convenient to store. In this woodworking shop organization video I'll show you how to make easy-on, easy-off, convenient wall mount storage for your dovetail jigs or box joint jigs. I'll be making wall mount storage for my Leigh RTJ400 dovetail jig and my Keller Dovetail System. Also, be sure to check out my other video about wall mount tool holders here: https://youtu.be/ZDBxM2Rp4CU Thanks for watching! #woodworking #dovetailjig #shoporganization #toolstorage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us: WEBSITE: https://www.keywestmakers.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/keywestmakers/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/keywestmakers/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgga... EMAIL: contact@keywestmakers.com

In this woodworking video I show how to make a cutting board or cheese board with a juice groove. The juice groove in the cutting board is made with a handheld router and a simple, reusable router jig. I'll also show a few tricks I use for planing the cutting boards. So hold on to your woodworking project scraps - especially those exotic hardwoods - and you can make several of these in an afternoon. And what Key West Makers video would be complete without a woodworking fail? Of course it's included and I'll show you how to prevent it and also how to fix it. Enjoy and thanks for watching! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us: WEBSITE: https://www.keywestmakers.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/keywestmakers/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/keywestmakers/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgga... EMAIL: contact@keywestmakers.com #woodworking #howto #cuttingboard

A great plant stand for any decor that you can build and customize to suit your needs. Learn some new woodworking skills as you learn how to make this DIY Mid- Century Modern Plant Stand. I'll make use of the jointer and planer to prepare rough ash lumber. Then I'll put the mortise and tenon joint that I showed in a previous video to practical use. I'll talk through a few additional design options so you can build this fantastic project to suit your needs. And just by changing a few dimensions you can make the plant stand to fit any planter, for floor or table top use! Enjoy and thanks for watching! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us: WEBSITE: https://www.keywestmakers.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/keywestmakers/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/keywestmakers/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgga... EMAIL: contact@keywestmakers.com #woodworking #diy #plantstand

Our island kitchen needs a kitchen island! We'll show how to build a kitchen island using standard cabinet making techniques plus some additional cool techniques. Starting with rough mahogany and plywood, mill the rough lumber using a planer, assemble the face frames using pocket holes, and assemble them with Festool dominoes in part one. In part two we'll build the base, join the cabinet parts and add the trim. Finally we will make the dovetailed drawers and cabinet doors. It doesn't matter if your watching for information, inspiration or just entertainment - we've got you covered! Enjoy and thanks for watching! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us: WEBSITE: https://www.keywestmakers.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/keywestmakers/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/keywestmakers/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgga... EMAIL: contact@keywestmakers.com #kitchenisland #woodworking #kitchencabinets