We replaced the carpet in our house with luxury vinyl tile in 2016. It was easy. But it wasn't until 2019 that I found the courage to tackle replacing a curved step down into the living room to match the new floor.

You know how on some projects, you procrastinate forever, and then when you finally get to it, you realize: That wasn’t so hard. Why did I wait so long?

Well, this project turned out to be the opposite of that. It was just as hard as I feared. But I learned a ton. And it turned out great. More at http://projectlab.how,

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PATRONS

Susan and Bill Mahaney; Matthew Reuter; David and Deb Reuter
Early access and director’s commentary at   / andrewreuter  

MUSIC

"Nothing Matters," "Periscope," "When you Wake Up," "Misanthropes," and "Conditional Love"
Fear of Water
More at    / davidcoltperry  

SOUND EFFECTS

"Record Scratch," Luffy https://freesound.org/people/luffy/so...
"Ding ding small bell," JohnsonBrandEditing https://freesound.org/people/JohnsonB...
"Dark Horn Blast," Hykenfreak https://freesound.org/people/hykenfre...
"The Relic Synth Bass," Reyholidy https://freesound.org/people/ReyHolli...

THANKS AND LINKS

‪@woodwhisperer‬'s video about how to use Festool Dominoes without a domino jointer was a huge help:    • No Domino? No Problem! - Use Your Rou...  

‪@EngelsCoachShop‬'s video about 10 reasons why steam bending fails didn't save me from failing, but it did get me very close. I'll have to circle back and try this again one day!    • My Top 10 Reasons Why Steam Bending W...  

‪@WoodshopJunkies‬' PVC pipe steam box offered me a quick way to try this steam bending experiment and worked well:    • Simple DIY steam box for steam bendin...  

‪@laurakampf‬'s kerf bending explainer was immensely helpful:    • Kerf Bending Wood Explained & Stress ...  

Same for ‪@MakeSomething‬; another awesome kerf video here:    • How to Quickly Kerf Bend Plywood and ...  

FlexiTrim, the flexible quarter round I used: https://amzn.to/31uM2j5

The Mixol Woodworker's Tones kit I used from for the custom stain: https://amzn.to/3dpag0O (This might be cheaper for you locally from ‪@WoodcraftSupply‬: https://www.woodcraft.com/products/mi...)

ColorSeal Oak, the floor gap caulk-style filler I used for the space between the step and the planks: https://amzn.to/3lCvX1T

The flush trim router bit I used: https://amzn.to/3oqinAx

My router, with fixed and plunge base: https://amzn.to/3lAJneS

‪@matthiaswandel‬'s table saw sled, which mine is based on:    • Small table saw sled  

And the t-slot router bit I used to cut the t-slots in the fences on the sled: https://amzn.to/3lzLNdC

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro
1:05 - Removing and shoring up the old step
4:55 - Trimming the luxury vinyl tile
7:08 - Making the curve template for the floor
8:00 - Saving a failed 3D print
8:27 - Cutting the curve in the floor
10:32 - Kerf cutting plywood for the riser
12:20 - This step is made with garbage
12:59 - Leveling out the subfloor
14:17 - Making the step curve pattern
16:02 - Cutting the curve and the rest of step
18:27 - My custom Woodgears sled
20:05 - DIY domino cutting without a domino jointer
21:35 - Clamping the step together
23:42 - Fitting the step to the ... step
26:09 - Staining the step
28:55 - Mixing custom stain
31:30 - Filling in the floor gap
31:56 - My almost successful steam bending experiment
33:18 - Using FlexiTrim for quarter round instead
33:43 - Conclusion

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