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"The biggest barrier to entry into woodworking is space. This is a table saw, a lathe, a drill press, it's also a disc sander, a shaper, a router, and a horizontal borer."
"The biggest thing you want to remember when you're working with any kind of saw is to keep your hands, limbs, and everything as far away from the blade as possible."
"Woodworking saved me when I was casting about, drinking way too much bourbon, looking for meaning."
"I think woodworking should be accessible to all."
"Thickness planers perform three very important tasks for woodworkers and carpenters: smoothing rough stock, making the faces of wood boards parallel, and bringing the stock to a consistent and specific thickness."
"Thickness planers produce a ton of wood chips and dust, more so than any other tool in my shop."
"There's a core group of people who don't want to just sit back and watch my videos but want to actively learn woodworking and build projects."
"For today's DIY projects, I've selected 10 of my favorite easy and inexpensive wood projects to create some fantastic home decor pieces."
"Setting up those router bits could seem like the hardest part of the project but in reality the most critical part is getting the numbers right from the start."
"Mathur says is good enough not to need a riving knife certainly I'm not aware of any long-term methyl user and I do know quite a few who've experienced kickback or even had the saw cut out to prevent it."
"The frontier os27, a portable chainsaw, is a step forward in the woodworking industry, offering manufacturers and woodworkers convenience and efficiency in woodworking."
"Adding a face frame not only covers the edges but strengthens the assembly."
"The thing I love about these hinges is not only can you adjust the position of the mounting screws but there are additional adjustments like this one that sets how far in or out the door sits."
"One great thing about working with gel stain is that it doesn't soak in quite as deeply to the wood it still gives great color but when you apply it it's thicker so it doesn't soak in as much."
"Saw stop saws are not cheap, they're from between $900 for their little portable version."
"I firmly believe that most table saw injuries could be prevented if a suitable blade guard is used."
"I didn't invent this jig and second of all I didn't improve on it so I don't really feel like I'm worthy to make a whole video about this band saw jig since I would basically just be ripping someone else off."
"Make sure you wear goggles all of those things; however, these carving discs aren't as intimidating as they look. You'll feel it out pretty quick once you get started carving."
"That was just a genuinely bad idea, and my YouTube guardian angels will be delighted to know that I was wearing closed-toed shoes and safety glasses during that whole process."
"It takes away from the whole effect of it, so I used a water-based finish. I'm going to try to have a whole video on this finish process because it was kind of experimental and in the end it worked really well."
"The slab was actually in remarkable shape so I had to clean up a little bit and the cracks here on top and a couple more on the front but other than that it was a really solid slab which made this build go really smooth."
"If you try to take too much wood off at any given p with your chisel what you can actually do is compress the wood fibers and that's going to leave a gap and a pore fit and be kind of ugly when you inlay your bow tie."
"Threaded inserts versus screws, I just like kind of the professional aspect of using threaded inserts."
"This N3 Nano coating is an absolute game changer for the woodworking world."
"This UPS the contrast, the sheen, but most importantly, the protection."
"Setting the blade height to the pencil mark on the end of the block at a half inch. I lock the blade height in place and then slide the fence over so that the cut lines up with the pencil mark."
"Now I can move the fence the opposite direction and make sequential passes at 1/8 inch each until the passes line up in the center of the log."
"Woodworking is a great way to unplug from the online world and to get away from screens."
"At this point, the shape of the table is pretty much locked in and we could get to the most important step: finishing."
"Highly recommend the Kreg Jig, makes woodworking very easy for novices."
"This beautiful maple tree is the largest tree we have to take down now I'm a little bit sad because it's a beautiful tree but I can tell you if the homeowner lets me take it it'll make Beautiful Boards and it'll make a beautiful table someday."
"If you can't get a riving knife you might want to walk away especially if you are a new woodworker because that will make a huge huge difference."
"I really like the look of the joinery on this version."
"This is my Murca Darros sanding system, amazing setup."
"Getting a mini lathe first just kind of makes sense."
"A table saw is the heart of woodworking, versatile and essential."
"If you're a woodworker looking for a reliable, well-made tool for about a third of the price, you might want to check out those eye gauging squares."
"Don't forget to check out the latest issue of Stumpy Nubs Woodworking Journal - always full of great woodworking tips, tricks, and tutorials designed to make you a better woodworker."
"It isn't just about me, it's about many skilled woodworkers who I've had the honor to film and visit."
"You sand one face and then put the new sanded face up against the registration of the miter gauge."
"This is some of the prettiest wood I've ever seen. I've never seen grain tones like this in Walnut. It's amazing, it's beautiful."
"There's a fundamental benefit to modeling in 3D for a woodworking project - you get to make all of your mistakes digitally."
"The most important thing about a dovetail is just do it whatever suits you whatever style you like is one that's going to suit you best."
"That's fantastic, and he's using a bunch of different materials and woodworking tools."
"The festool track saw actually cuts a perfect enough 90."
"According to the Old Woodworking Machine Wiki, the jointer was invented in 1866 when a patent was filed by John Riley and Henry Climer."
"Setting up a dado blade is just an act of patience."
"I mean the sky is the limit when it comes to woodworking, I'll tell you, there's nothing prettier than a beautifully sculpted piece of wood that's been stained and polyurethaned and you can see all the grain and the figure in the wood."
"Green woodworking is an important part of the history of wood crafting."
"Millions of woodworkers have watched these videos and I often hear from them about what tools they thought were the coolest."
"The Hercules table saw cuts so smooth, it's amazing."
"Woodworking is the interaction between a blade and grain."
"Using a plane is all about planes and angles in life is not 2d so we've got to take into consideration vectors drift even the amount of power you push through it will affect everything about the interaction between the cutting edge and wood fibres."
"The idea being able to create a completely hidden joint like a mortise and Tenon was something as accessible and safe as a drill it's encouraging for our craft."
"The Domino Joiner is incredibly good at saving you time, making jobs more efficient, and making a lot of applications a lot easier."
"You must treat those cut edges when you lay the deck because these are one of the most vulnerable areas to rot."
"Inspecting my results, I can see that all the sanding marks have been removed with ease."
"It's hard to cover all the different aspects of sanding in a single video, but I hope this video was helpful and useful to some of you out there."
"Woodworking and making things - a cathartic exercise, a feeling of worth, and maybe a revenue stream." - Jonathan Katz Moses
"A specialist woodworker was really essential to the job of making one of these axes of the Neolithic."
"Using a table saw with a sharp blade is quick, clean, easy, and very accurate."
"That's why I gravitate towards doing this sort of drawer building work using a table saw instead of a router and a router table."
"The joinery and the precision are what give the drawers accuracy, consistency, and strength, plus a nice look."
"It's hard to put into words... how wonderful it is to have your woodshop organized."
"I remember being obsessed with trying to create a piece of wood that would move on the side so I'd have a secret entrance."
"I'm going to fix groups of figures to a piece of wood..."
"A lot of work was invested in sanding and making everything look neat."
"The more equal the difference in thickness, the better job I've done at tackling the twist."
"With everything sharp, set up properly, and well-tuned, a full heavy cut like that requires surprising little effort."
"The planning, design, milling stage, all that is pretty much the same for purchased wood but you get to see the contrast here."
"It's as much art as science to gauge that initial cut...it's going to be a wild guess."
"Once there's one straight flat face, the other five faces can all be indexed off that first flat face."
"Woodworking videos: crafting without conversation."
"If your piece isn't straight now, it's never going to be."
"I start day one by building a glorious wooden box to help keep me safe."
"Wood generally shrinks and contains a shrink and it usually doesn't expand."
"The speed square is very handy for this type of work because it has a lip back here on the one side that you can easily put against the edge of your wood."
"The pore filler really highlights or accentuates the grain rather than blending it in."
"Woodcraft by Siman... illustrating how dangerous just making that one cut can be without PPE."
"Woodworking's most dangerous tool: read the manual."
"That's like the best comment that I receive on my channel is when somebody decides to start woodworking because there's something I did."
"Cut your board standing up when you can... line up your saw... go slow... there you go now that's the finished cut I can live with perfect."
"I'm going to explain everything I know about making and selling cutting boards from design to workflow and even pricing your work."
"Changing bits is super easy with the combination of this router lift and these offset rings."
"With that, besides getting some bits loaded up and the drawers organized, I could call this router table project complete."
"The router table is one of the most useful tools in a woodworking shop."
"Pocket holes are fantastic, they're great for shop projects."
"After the finish was dry, I used a biscuit joiner to cut slots for some tabletop fasteners."
"It's really important to cut off all the factory edges."
"Jigs are an integral part of cabinet making."
"Next, it was time for everyone's favorite task: finish prep."
"This first cabinet really dictates the rest of them as the front edges of the cabinets need to line up."
"If you're thinking about purchasing a domino and can afford one, I don't think it's a purchase that anyone would quickly or maybe even ever regret."
"You do not have to spend a ton of money to make money with woodworking."
"You do not have to have the fanciest of tools to do these types of builds."
"Dovetails start to pop when you're making a box like this. That's always a pleasing part to it."
"I often choose to do epoxy pour inlay patterns."
"Wood glue has the ability at a molecular level to become one with the wood grains."
"Not only we're going to be talking about templates and flush trim router bits we're going to show you some really cool tricks on how to make templates and what router bits to use to get your work done the fastest, the best, and the safest."
"You're gonna love this because you'll have dovetail templates that will last you for a lifetime."
"The Domino comes with this awesome fence that allows you to accurately place your mortises."
"The lumber from Woodworker Source was so beautiful, and I just love being able to showcase it in this way."
"Good joinery is done with a pencil, and great joinery is done with a marking knife."
"Their tools are super high quality, they've helped me be a more efficient woodworker."
"Building a resin River table has been on my personal makers bucket list for the longest time."
"I spent all of last night finishing the woodwork, it looks stunning."
"Save the pretty stuff for the pieces that are going to get stained."
"Paint grade wood is noticeably less expensive... why waste it?"
"If you did enjoy this video then also make sure to subscribe to the channel as well as go over to flatmates wood and check out my woodworking videos if you haven't done so already."
"I discovered that I really love woodworking."
"Building this pallet was one of the most enjoyable things I have done possibly ever."
"Now you want to stain the entire wood piece including the front, back, sides, and also both of the ends."
"This Blacktail Studio M3 Nano finish has absolutely changed woodworking."
"I'm a personal fan of wood. It's just a material that I really favor."
"Day two began with ripping down the front edge off the white oak countertop."
"With a stop block set up on the fence of the miter saw, we could cut all our parts to the exact same length."
"I decided to whip out my card scraper and use that instead of going through all the grits of the sandpaper and it was such a smooth finish."
"I'm gonna turn it into a little woodworking room."
"If you want to be a better woodworker, it's important to know all the different joints you can make and where and why you would use them."
"Dowel joinery is strong and versatile and it can be achieved with inexpensive limited tools."
"Pocket holes are great because they're quick, strong, and easy to do."
"Splines are a very cool way to make a joint stronger and to add some design flair."
"Mortise and tenon joinery is super strong because the tenon that's cut is trapped inside the mortise."
"The dovetail joint interlocks with wedges so once assembled even without glue it's impossible to pull this piece out."
"Once you understand the why, figuring out which method to use for your projects will just become second nature."
"But this episode is all about the large main trunk of the tree, for this I decided I would like to mill it into planks for use in a number of different wooden projects that I have in mind."
"It's important to clean before doing any work because you don't want to grind down any of that dust or oil into the surface of the wood."
"Let me show you the coolest thing about this router table."
"I've always admired Sam's style, and I've never attempted a table with this design and angled legs."
"If you've never made a circle out of a square, this is a really cool trick."
"If you want to be professional and you want to learn how to flatten, this is how you do it."
"You have a perfect circle that you made out of a square, which for a woodworker, especially a beginner, is really satisfying."
"Sometimes when I run into a problem, it's easy to get discouraged, but one of the great parts about woodworking is that there's almost always a way to get it done."
"When I was getting started in woodworking, I didn't have a ton of money, I didn't have a ton of skills, but I wanted to build amazing stuff."
"I've got a good list of five things that you can do right now that'll help you improve your woodworking without spending a ton of time and money."
"I hope these tips are something that you can use today to improve your game when it comes to woodworking."
"After watching this video, you'll understand not only the difference between staining wood and using natural wood, but also how to get the best deal."
"Most people who get into woodworking start small, and as their hobby grows, so does the size of their shop and tools."
"You have to find the enjoyment in woodworking. What works best for you. What makes you happy?"
"I remind them of the Bob Ross of Woodworking."
"I was pretty inspired by how well cutting those curves in that thin plywood allowed it to bend around this radius."
"Woodworking, a true lasting pleasure."
"I'm out in the shop working on these little cookie tables that we're going to use for bedside tables."
"Wow, that sound! Reversing it turned our wood into a pancake, totally flat."
"If your piece that you're refinishing has wood grain, then go ahead and follow that wood grain."
"The Woodworking Saddle is a tool that would become an indispensable assistant for any carpenter or joiner."
"Continue to create magnificent wooden artworks and help the people around you."
"He's going to do it coming into woodcut, right around the outside."
"If you've ever had to make several thin strips on your table saw, this thing is going to be your next best friend."
"Most of us work alone in the shop and having an extra set of hands is always needed."
"Higher CFM is important because we need to move a large volume of air as quickly as possible to capture all the sawdust."
"Good dust extraction leaves a better result on your workpiece and it keeps your sandpaper lasting longer too."
"Properly milling lumber ensures that all of your pieces fit together perfectly during a glue-up without leaving any unsightly gaps and reduces the chances of having any issues with pieces warping further along in the project."
"I bought some in-feed and outfeed roller stands to assist at the bandsaw, and they turned out to be great."
"You get a very strong sense of the sound quality in the wood."
"The back and the sides essentially act as a resonant chamber."
"We need to do the last final sanding with some higher grits because it's left off at 100 grit."
"Doing things like this in your shop is one of the most healthy things you can do for your stress."
"You can pretty much cut out any shape you want with the help of guide bushings."
"The secret to making perfect wood on wood inlays is the ratio between the bit, the guide bushing, and the collar."
"It looks amazing. It's hard to believe how tight the fit is even when you look closely."
"Hey, I hope you liked this video personally it's really got me hooked on inlay templates and I plan to design a bunch more."
"Boom, just like that, we now have our half-inch board, saved money thanks to the thickness planer."
"Whenever you use pocket hole joinery the screws are going in at an angle and they tend to pull the board a little in the direction that the screw is headed so by clamping everything together it keeps everything nice and tight."
"If a Crosscut sled is the most important jig in a shop, the workbench is the most important non-motorized fixture."
"Once you're ready to graduate from dimensional Home Center 2x4s and start using rough cut hardwoods, congratulations because you have a built-in excuse to buy a planer."
"What I landed on was... wood is a great medium to use this on."
"Go out and get your CNC router and start creating."
"Building cabinetry the right way can save a ton of time and headaches down the road."
"I wish I knew every secret when I got started, all while building an heirloom piece."
"When cutting dados for a cabinet, just set up your router once, and then don't touch it again until all your dados are cut."
"The best jigs are the simplest jigs that perform the elegant, efficient, accurate work we want them to."
"Should you buy a mini lathe if you're on the fence? If you're wondering, you know, like I was."
"Dust collection is one of the most overlooked aspects of using a CNC router."
"Make sure when you're dealing with boards that are wider than they are long, number one rule, don't do it without support."
"Featherboards actually get rid of the need for a second push stick."
"The table saw causes the most injuries of any tool in the shop."
"When setting the height, I like to use setup blocks. There's a lot of different ways you can do this, but for me, I just find the setup blocks the easiest."
"Now that I've made my first pass, I'm going to go ahead and start to shift this over and I want to creep up on the cut to where it is exactly the fit of the panel."
"Okay, new tool alert. This is a Kreg Jig that allows us to make perfect angled holes to really secure wood pieces together."
"An edge that's cut is going to be much easier to clean, some would say more hygienic."
"...one of the best parts of woodworking."
"Instead of fixing it and then never telling you guys about it, I'm going to build my absolute dream workbench."
"This is a great beginner lathe project."
"The track saw probably my favorite tool that we reviewed today. This is number two."
"This build is absolutely amazing. It's a river table with geometric negative space, all clear resin. It looks like some kind of Walnut. It's absolutely gorgeous."
"If you guys enjoy this type of content, if you like seeing us make crazy huge expensive things out of wood and resin, please hit the subscribe button below."
"But now after I've given my body a little rest I am ready to build a custom coffee table that not only serves coffee but it serves comfort and aesthetic."
"If you're just starting out in woodworking the band saw is a great skill to learn."
"Router table and routers in general are a tool that you really need to make sure that you respect and take your time with."
"I'm a woodworker but I'm also a self-taught guitar player and I taught myself mainly by trying to emulate this guy James Hetfield the lead singer of Metallica."
"So whenever I am routing for a particular piece like this I used the piece itself to set the depth gauge for the router."
"The band saw was definitely the first one if you're going to be building a guitar a band saw is a fantastic thing to have."
"Trust your eye when you sight down a piece of wood. If it looks straight it probably is."
"...it's gonna be a big torsion box top with a bunch of drawers a bunch of t-track on top it's gonna be kind of similar to what my buddy Mike Farrington did with his."
"...that worked so well table saw jointing jig absolute GameChanger."
"This is an 8T 1x4 and I'm going to rip it in half. That should give us plenty of wood to make the full ring. Let's do it."
"Alright, the wood's been steaming for about an hour. Let's take it out and see how pliable it is."
"This thing is not light. This is going to be a nice coffee table."
"The wood is beautiful. This is perfect, right?"