 I just slammed a splinter right into my palm. That was an ouchie. Alright, let's get to work. I'm building the rest of this creek Welcome back to the channel everybody. We're on the run. It's crazy out here. I got a tent dry so if you watched the last video you guys know that Process of sealing up that canvas tent you got to water it down and let it dry So it's basically what I'm doing. So I got something fun I'm going to do today something I need to do given all this camping stuff and just organizing Spring cleanup call it if you will maybe a early spring cleanup But I'm gonna build some wooden crates today is actually a day that I have to go Into the doctor and get an MRI every once in a while I got to go in and scan my brain So we got to go get that out of the way first basically just sitting a big metal or a big tube and it sounds like a big Calculator, but something I got to do make sure Willis is under control and not coming back. It's actually a really nice day outside I'd love to be fishing today, but it is a good day to work on wood So let's go get this out of the way, and then we can return to the fun stuff. We've arrived About to go in here and get our brain scanned. Some of you've probably seen these videos before I go in here Big tube and you got to stay perfectly still for about 20 30 minutes while these magnets go around you and it creates a Three-dimensional image of whatever they're scanning your brain your bones whatever it is so the idea is I get one of these every I think it's four to six months and If there's no growth no treatment needed and then as soon as Willis if he returns God willing he doesn't then I will go back to the Surgeon and We'll probably do some radiation treatment is is the idea So you don't want to get radiation when you're young. You don't want to get radiation period I mean it's introducing radiation in your body is never good. So It's good to get these checkups. Make sure everything is on track get to go This is just life living with with brain tumors, man Especially ones in difficult spots like I like I have so Willis I Hope you're dead as a door nail. Well, we got her done Wasn't so bad That contrast stuff they put in here your veins. It's uh, it like brightens up the picture Although it's it's weird how that works. I had the signs of paperwork saying that like one in every 400,000 people Has some adverse reaction or something like that, but just it tastes weird it feels weird in your system Like how does it get out? I don't I don't really know but that's just something I got to do Hopefully we have good results. It's all on the CD. I got to take this to the doctor Dr. Kim down and down in Houston at the brain Memorial Herman brain studies place forget the full name in that hospital That's gonna be another video probably on the lake life channel mean me and Steph going down there for the first time with any the last time We were there She was still in the womb. Now. Let's go work on some crates All right We have finally able to start working on these crates after visiting the doctor and running a bunch of errands around town some OSG honey deez You know how it goes guys, but basically what I'm doing is I'm taking leftover Pallet wood some of you may have this already. I'm not going out and I'm buying materials I'm literally going into my garage where I've had just so much wood piled up And I'm using it to make some of these crates and I need these crates I need them to put them in the back of the truck for Tackle boxes tackle trays I want to put my propane take in there my camping accessories you guys saw all the camping stuff that I've got So make multiple ones of these I can also use these in the garage just to store When they're not in my truck, so it just makes them a little bit easier to stack and store and all that fun stuff So I've also got a ton of heart pine in there that I want to do some some lure drawers and some tool drawers crates to go under a workbench Project for a whole nother day point is I got a bunch of wood. I'm trying to utilize it So some of you may have some extra wood at home some scrap wood pallets are really easy to find Tons of people on YouTube make all sorts of furniture and different kinds of Stuff with pallet wood and it's super cheap all this so far that you see right here that I've assembled It's been out of pallet wood. So basically what I did. I took a crowbar And I've wrenched into the pallet wood and I busted it out busted all the nails out and stuff laid out The planks and then taken a couple of pieces of wood on the side and then used a nail gun and also Some wood screws in some areas to attach this What I'm probably gonna do from here is just use this is some leftover wood that I had from Innie's room building her little ball. I've got a bunch of this stuff. This would be perfect It doesn't match the pallets, but it will be really strong sturdy and actually look pretty good And I'm gonna put some holes in the side do a little LFG signage on it. It's gonna look pretty nice It's not just for looks. It's functional too. So the bottom basically looks like this Same sort of setup It's not quite stable It's kind of just roughly in there Once I get the other sides up this thing's gonna be solid as rock So let's finish this one up This one is gonna be for propane tank and other camping supplies and some of the other ones that I'm gonna do like this one Right here. I'm gonna measure those four tackle trays exactly So you can set this up however you want to do tackle trays get them where they fit exactly in there It's just a lot better than those plastic crates. Oh, I just slammed a splinter right into my palm. That was ouchy All right, let's get to work. I'm building the rest of this crate I'm gonna take some wood glue glue these pieces together Wood glue don't end or estimate it the concept on using this box design and there's a bunch of them Out there. This is a nice civic one. Actually. It's kind of a combo. You let a little bit of your Plank that you're attaching the rest of your boards to hang over a bit that gives you a section to attach those planks to so The long planes are attached to the short stockier Planks these are one inch right here So there's enough room there to put your nails in screws whatever you're gonna use Now on the sides. I'm just gonna use a nail gun and just go in here with some wood glue Actually wood glue all around here as well, and then just tap right in with the nails I'm just gonna take the jigsaw clean up the edges just a little bit Reason for using the jigsaw is like that so I can put the wood glue directly on there It's gonna have a nice flush fit well not flush I mean it's a it's a wooden crate out of scrap wood that I'm throwing together kind of quickly But just to give that wood glue a surface to connect with instead of being kind of jagged Just being nails in there that wood glue is surprisingly strong may not think it's very strong But when it connects with the grains and the wood It's holding tight Get this other side put on and we're gonna have ourselves a basic crate Then it's gonna be time To actually put some handles on it finish it off with a little sanding And our own little signature touch This side was much tougher to get into the slats, but Staying together without even having wood glue. So that's nice. Give it a little dabble there actual crate now the only thing I can think of before I do Some other work Add a little support on the innards here and run some boards on the inside It's like a border and then reattach those on the inside and then it will really be set. Here's the inside of our crate Look at that folks even holds sawdust a little bit of a gap right there. It's a boo boo. I left you boo boo's Do a whole episode on those but Hey, that'll work. It's gonna hold some stuff. I've only got a few pieces of this bracing this size that was on that pallet wood So I'm gonna have to get creative, but this stuff is perfect. It's like one inch by one inch one by one Stick in this corner right here Give me some glue I'm really windy and the Sun's about to go down, but I was hearing this noise and All of a sudden this water is like gushing in the creek is starting to fill up. This is crazy I think they're working on a water main like higher up Look at all this It's happening the rains They bring life. I don't know what's going on there, but I felt like I needed to update you on my current water situation in the backyard Okay, we got two braces in honestly. I can get one more out of this piece right here One more And that's it. I've been luck. I actually found one more scrap piece It just has a lot of nasty Nails in and I got to get out then this thing's gonna be braced in ready for action Okay, y'all we basically now have a fully functional crate. This thing's heavy-duty I've got to add some other touches to it though. I got to draw those up. I want to do some tapering On the sides. I want to do some handles And I got to use my router for that most likely and then I want to do some custom artwork on the side I got to draw all that stuff up. So I'm going to let this wood glue dry and then I'll see you in just a minute for the magic Of youtube. All right, y'all now that the wood glue is dry. We have a new day It's actually freaking cold out here, but the birds are singing and it's calm So for the rest of the project all I'm going to use is a I say all I'm going to use I've never even used this tool. I'm not going to act act like I'm bob veillard. All I'm going to use is a Dagon plunge cut router here Not that guy. Uh, this is a router that I got for Christmas that I've been wanting to use perfect time To get to know it use it a little bit and I want to do a uh Well, my mount for my deer. I'm going to actually route the wood and and use that so It's better to work on a nice wood crate that I don't really care too much about before I do that You could do the same thing I'm going to do with a drill I could even use the jig saw in there What I for what I'm about to do here, but I want to use the router to make a little In dentsion up at the top so it gives a little bit room for your your hands and then actually make handles With this and this is the perfect tool to use. There's a bit in there As I push down it goes in and it spins at a really high speed so It's able to make plunging cuts into things and you can route designs Um little grooves and things like that with it Finish it off with a little sanding and then a little personal touch And we're good to go man. This is a big crate. I could even put firewood in this crate I was thinking about it this morning since it's so cold would be a good crate to put firewood in when we're camping So without further ado, let's make some cuts There are some shavings Little test cut I went ahead and I added a border Because I quickly figured out Without a little border for some sort of road for this thing to follow. It's just gonna Go where it wants to go That's definitely the most solidest I've ever amassed Look at that. I'm learning. I'm learning how to use this tool Obviously, uh, I had some boo-boos there um But that that thing is smooth Super smooth. I kind of got the desired look I wanted but Also Didn't I'm gonna do a little cleanup work with the jigsaw and then take the sander and sand it down See how that looks make it make a nice round look to the top So I'm not catching all my sleeves and all that kind of stuff Okay, so we clean that up now I need to make some handles right here Before we flip this thing over probably round that down on the sander and then put me a little Little handle right here in the center There's our little crate handle. I need to make it a little wider So I'll probably just Back this up here or move it up a little bit And then saw through that just the same and we'll have ourselves a nice little plunge There's probably a lot of you. They're much better at doing what I'm doing right now than I am Honestly, I've never done this taking one of my really sharp knives And I'm carving out The lfg logo right now Onto this piece of paper. I think you can guess what's gonna happen after that I've whittled myself out the lfg logo right here So we're gonna tape this on here and give our little stamp of greatness on this crate Really not too concerned about someone stealing this crate and knowing who's it is I don't know who would want to take a A crate like this. I just want everyone in the woods to know That I'm here and I'm ready to dangle. It's a little runny. Hey y'all here. We have it truck crate box This is exactly why I made this thing so I can throw stuff like sleeping bags camping gear Fishing tackle stuff all in this I'm probably gonna make a few more of these just to have around the house and keep them in the truck To have different stuff in I might even use this one for firewood because it's so big But I could also divide this up and put dividers in there and put all sorts of tackle trays Just kind of customize it the way I want it Because I'm constantly having to pick up stuff out of the back of the truck that's sliding around Just hits the back of the truck when I'm stomping on the brakes Or somehow still a sword back here Things like that keep it from sliding around and this thing is freaking tough So I thought this was a creative way to use some pallet wood guys I don't have a specific plan, but hopefully you kind of get the idea of how how to put these together And if you have a nail gun, it's super quick and easy and that is all I have for you today Now, you know, we're going to be taking these crates going out on adventures with the truck with the new boat all the camping gear It's going to be a good fishing hunt and season y'all now If any y'all are curious about my head my brain some of you may wonder How sharp it is at times I'll be heading down to the brain surgeon next week and doing a check up with them And if you want to follow along the lake life family channel, I'll leave a link So you can go subscribe over to that channel and follow that adventure as well Hold another part of life. That's crazy All right. I love you guys. Thanks for tuning in and I'll see you next time