I am the cheapest woodworker on YouTube.
I am the guy who bought the cheapest plane on Amazon and used it for months. I am the guy who will help you make an entire set of joinery planes out a handful of chisels.
But all tools have to start somewhere. Give me a blade ...
2020-04-29 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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The kitchen cupboard build continues! This week, I'm adding a lovely face-frame made from really crappy pine boards. Cabinetry like this may not be the most exciting stuff we do, but it's the bread-and-butter of the craft.
Make a good box that holds the good...
2020-04-25 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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Here are the plans for this week's project! I think this is a pretty good set, but as always, I'll let you be the judge. These have already been added to the Plan Archive over on Discourse, where you can find absolutely every plan I've ever sold and they're all free.&nb...
2020-04-22 18:28:49 +0000 UTC View Post
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I got a great reaction to my recent saw restoration and everyone seems to like it when I make tools, so let's combine the two!
I've built a great little saw vice that's about as rigid and strong as a vintage, metallic one. Even better, I've given it instant grip a...
2020-04-18 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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In the last year, plans have grown to be a big part of my business and a resource for woodworkers. I'm happy to give plans to my Patrons as a reward for their invaluable support, but Patreon has no good way or archiving the old plans so that new supporters can have easy acces...
2020-04-16 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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I just finished a saw vise you can make out of scrap wood and a common toggle-clamp. There's one picture here, but in a transparent ploy you get more people trying Discourse, I've got more pictures and details up there.
Here's the link: 2020-04-14 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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In my last video, I mentioned my Specialty Plane Bundle, which includes the rabbet and router planes I'm using for that cabinet. My Patrons got all those plans as I released them, but our little community has grown a lot since then. Many of you probably weren't here, but I be...
2020-04-11 20:06:14 +0000 UTC View Post
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The slow and over-burdened internet cannot keep this channel down! I bought a portable hard-drive and Nate and I just traded it back and forth. It may be a low-tech solution, but it worked and this video is ready to go!
I've often struggled with cabinetry: the nee...
2020-04-11 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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My family needs a little cupboard for the extra food we've been buying. So, I've cooked up an inexpensive Woodwork for Humans project. We're going to do the whole thing from big-box pine and thin plywood and I'm going to glue it up with NO CLAMPS.
I've put a few m...
2020-04-09 11:20:23 +0000 UTC View Post
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My apologies for the late post. This video was done on time, but the internet is clogged with traffic and running like molasses. It took Nate almost 6 hours to send the video to me and I had to leave it upload over night. It took some absurd amount of time to post to YouTube....
2020-04-05 11:16:30 +0000 UTC View Post
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The long story of the Joiner's Bench is finally at an end. I've had so much fun researching, designing, re-designing, building and testing this bench. I think it might be the biggest contribution I've ever made to the woodworking community.
To top it all off, my P...
2020-03-31 23:09:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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Some of you pointed out that the first version of this video was only showing in 480p. My editor Nate is working remotely until all this craziness dies down and there was a problem with his rendering setup. We sorted it out, but I had to delete the old video to upload the cor...
2020-03-30 23:26:12 +0000 UTC View Post
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Because of the Corona crisis, everyone gets free plans this week, but you get them first.
Hope you enjoy these plans and you can make them for (or even with) the little ones in your life. Stella and I had a great time. She turned 7 on Sunday!
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I know that many of us are stuck at home and many of us have little kids that suddenly need a LOT to keep them occupied. So, lets get into the shop WITH the kids and make some fun toys.
I've got 2 great projects in this video and tips on how to involve your kids i...
2020-03-21 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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This has been coming for a while.
Patreon might be a great crowd-finding site, but it's lousy for community. The Community tab has terrible functionality; it's hard to use and it doesn't make a space for good discussion. I've always been frustrated with it. <...
2020-03-20 19:23:20 +0000 UTC View Post
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It's another day at home while we're all social distancing. Might as well head down to the shop and do some woodwork! Even if you don't have a lot of wood, you can knock this thing out with a single 2x4. I don't know about you, but a lot of my neighbors are cleaning out their...
2020-03-18 11:26:58 +0000 UTC View Post
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It's been in the works for a few weeks, but the 2x4 stool is here! You can build this project for next to nothing and it opens up a HUGE world of chair-making. There are so many new ideas and techniques in this build and the investment is so small. Grab a hunk of framin...
2020-03-14 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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The video will be up on Saturday, but I just can't wait to show off my modern stool made entirely from ONE 2x4. The wood cost me $4. Throw in a little glue and finish and you can make the whole thing for about $5.
The best part: this isn't just a stunt from the Wo...
2020-03-12 22:35:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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If you read my article on building with common construction woods, you know that I'm thinking about the cheapest ways that we can build real, durable furniture.
This week, I'm doing a deep dive into the properties and uses of some common softwoods like Douglas Fir...
2020-03-07 12:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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The original version of this video had about 20 seconds missing from the end. I needed to delete the old video to upload the fixed copy, so here's the fixed version. There's nothing new to see; I just wanted the video to be up. The old post is about to be deleted.
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I recently appeared on the Hand Tool Book Review Podcast to discuss Aldren Watson's magnificent Country Furniture. I had a delightful discussion with Ray, the host, and he graciously offered both episodes early for my Patrons. We cover a lot of ground in this show an...
2020-03-03 12:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI hear from woodworkers all the time. They tell me they’ve got their space, built their bench, and sharpened their tools…but they don’t have wood.
It’s a common problem, and the Internet isn’t making it any better. Once you’ve seen 100 Instagram dovetails cut from walnut a...
2020-02-28 23:15:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Everyone who works hard on their Youtube channel wants 100,000 subscribers. Don’t let anyone lie to you; we all want to cross that line.
Does 100,000 mean more money...
2020-02-25 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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I recently had the chance to revisit the classic folding knives of my youth and I discovered that they're FANTASTIC bench tools for woodwork. One good knife can have 3 useful tools for trimming, carving, and marking. Best of all, these knives are small and can be bought for p...
2020-02-22 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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The leg vise is done and man, does it grip! This is one of the strongest vises I've ever used and that's all the more impressive because I made it from pine! You can make this vise, too. The total cost is about $70, or maybe less depending on how your source your ...
2020-02-19 14:46:32 +0000 UTC View PostFriends:
You might have noticed that I recently rolled out Channel Memberships on YouTube. This feature allows people to support the channel directly on YouTube.
You might be wondering how this will effect Patreon or if the rewards will be better for Channel Members. ...
2020-02-19 01:56:31 +0000 UTC View Post
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The Joiner's Bench is complete!
I just finished adding a MASSIVE leg vise made from nothing but a cheap vise-screw and a few pine stair-treads from Lowes. This vise has solid hold, grabs almost any stock and needs no parallel guide. In fact, you don't ever need to bend ...
2020-02-15 12:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
You know what? In the rush to get my vise build finished and filmed, I almost forgot that you all need your free plans from Saturday's video. Sorry about that.
Fun fact: at 15 pages, this is longest set of plans I've ever done.
Hope everyone is having a good week!
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2020-02-12 14:49:53 +0000 UTC View Post
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The early part of the week is always a flurry of shooting, editing, and scripting, but I found a second to snap a quick pic of the leg vise that's going to cap off our Joiner's Bench.
This thing might cost you as little as $43 to build and it's solid as a rock. Be...
2020-02-12 13:07:14 +0000 UTC View Post
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The Joiner's Bench leaps forward with cheap workholding options!
You might not be able to put a vise on this bench right away. No problem! You can do everything, and I mean everything, with no vise.
In this week's video, I introduce the mighty ho...
2020-02-08 12:41:16 +0000 UTC View Post