5+ Ways to Make French Cleats WITHOUT a Table Saw
5+ Ways to Make French Cleats WITHOUT a Table Saw
Here are 5 easy ways to make French Cleats Without a table saw. So everyone should be able to upgrade this wall storage space and benefit from the ease of access to your tools.
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Could a circular saw be used to cut a full 8 foot sheet using a straight edge?
how about a router bit?
Thank you 🙂 finally somebody who explained how to make it with a regular saw! Like, shush, i’m just trying to make 1 pice of a furniture for myself, there is no way i’m gonna build a freaking furniture workshop for that purpose x)
Super helpful. Thanks!
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Nice video! What’s the purpose of trimming the edges of the 1×8? Seems unnecessary or, at the very least, a task better suited for a hand plane.
When you cut the 45 degree down the middle of the strip, can you use both half for the wall or do you put half on the wall and half on your tool holder? Also what distance between wall strips? looking at videos the distance is all over the place.
Let s be clear, the only good alternative is circular saw with a guide for planks and miter saw for modules. The rest requires the precision of a pro.
Why didn’t you include using a chamfer bit using a router table?
I used a track saw. Much easier than a table saw if you’re trying to handle a 4×8 sheet of plywood by yourself. I cut a whole sheet into cleats that I store for future use.
Thanks for this. have saved it. I only have a circular saw. i might try and make a french cleat for the first time!
At home Depot, table saw rental is usually under $40 for 4 hours and just over $50 for a full day. Fyi
That a Baltimore accent ?
Thanks, this is just the video i was looking for after i realized i couldn’t do them on a miter saw.
Splendid video. I now know that this is do-able even if am a newbie and at present don’t have any fancy kit.
Your storage idea vids, have had my imagination firing on all cylinders, thinking of all the many ways, I can free up floor space and have flexible storage around the house and garage. Also thinking of applying this method for an outdoor set of cleats for the back of garage wall, to use for planting veg.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for your infectious enthusiasm. Greetings and gratitude from Yorkshire. 😊
Thank you for the safety minded tips too man! Really appreciate it, and I can see how I will be able to think about doing things to avoid getting too up close as you say.
I have a table saw, but a cheap kind, and cutting a long cleat on it is impossible without getting infeed and outfeed tables/stands, a featherbord or two, and a good fence.
I’d say the easiest way to cut a long cleat would be using a track saw. Safe, way better in terms of dust, and easy to set up.
Also, there’s a method where you don’t do any perpendicular cuts – you just make all cuts at a 45 degree angle, makes cutting them way faster. So unless you want your cleats to have one straight edge it is the way to go. Mind you, if you want to have a locking mechanism of some kind, the wall cleats should have a straight edge to lock against, so this method won’t be suitable then.
thanks great video !!!
Love the chanel bro!
THANK YOU!!
Your "pull saw" technique really needs some work…yeesh…
This is great. I grew up using a radial arm saw for ripping and cross cuts; we didn’t have a table saw. After I was out of the house, my father added a portable table saw to his shop, but it (along with the radial arm) has probably been neglected for 12 years. Using either at this point really makes me nervous, yet I REALLY want to add French cleats. Since I have 3 circular saws I am thinking of setting one to 45 and one to 90 and just alternating between the two to cut up a sheet of 3/4” ply.
Haha without table saw. But you have many equipment.. hahahaha
Awesome video so easy to follow
So very helpful! Thanks so much.
Thank you for showing other ways of sawing the cleats. This is Step 1, of the entire French cleat system, without which the rest of the videos I’d of little use.
sir how heavy french cleat can lift?
Thank you SO MUCH for making this video! Super helpful and very clear instructions. 😁
I cut my French
Cleats on my bandsaw.
With almost every different angle of your wood shop, I was like “wow!” at all the cool tool organization ideas 😎
Well done on this video!
I watched your other YouTube video "20-things…French cleats…," and based upon this video; I tried and failed to make my first French Cleat with a 2"×4".
Now, I started by cutting the left edge of the 2"×4" off at a 45-degree angle, then I measured my second piece and cut it on the line at 45-degrees. The two pieces were not the same width nor would the two pieces fit together, which was really frustrating.
Please help me as I am trying to make a perfect "French Cleat Wall" so that I can design holders, and hang a good amount of hand tools. I would be most grateful for your assistance.
what about a putting a cove molding on it
I went to my plywood supplier and bought a few sheets of three-quarter inch birch plywood. I had their staff cut the plywood down into long useable strips with one edge being a 45° angle. There was an additional charge for the cutting service, but I was more than happy to have that done as I don’t have a tablesaw.
Lol,
"If you don’t have a table saw, no problem. You can just use a band saw" haha
Or, if you like to punish yourself, you could use a router bit LOL
Great channel, you explain things well. Thanks!
Thank you soo much
Very interesting techniques, thank you.
FYI: Please, PLEASE, turn off the background music, it quickly becomes annoying background noise. It is beyond me why YouTube content creators think it necessary or cool playing music over their voice. You are producing excellent videos having very good and needed information, yet ruining viewers experience playing music over your voice. Many folks have hearing difficulties thus to understand you they must fight the intrusive music over your voice; not a good thing.
Thank you! This was very easy to watch/listen to. You make me feel like I can actually do this.
While I’ll likely try my circular saw, I really appreciate you showing how to do it by hand. Because when push comes to shove I can always use hand tools.
Great video on other ways.
I bought a table and didn’t have a use for it, however I made a sled for it and made French cleats. Both the sled and French cleats are game changes in time saved, safety and organizing ur shop.
Keep the video coming .
Such a helpful video! The first person I’ve seen use a jigsaw for french cleating. Cheers
Imagine French Cleat made of stainless steel ;O would be endless
That first method is a total 300iq solution. Thanks!
I had no idea I could change the angle of my jig saw. You’re a life saver 😭
clever, clever! thanks. Oh, and good on you for actually wearing the safety glasses during your work. I cringe when i watch youtubers using all sorts of power tools without goggles OR ear protection….
Loved the ideas, thank you!
If you find yourself cutting french cleats with a jigsaw, take a look at your life: you’re being punished for something you did wrong at some point.
This is an especially useful video for me since the internet has made me terrified of ever owning a table saw.
thank you so much, I was wondering how to make the cleats without a table saw 😁
How can I do for planter with 4 verified pieces n open on the back.