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...
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 stuf...
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...
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 th...
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 suppor...
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...
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 th...
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 solut...
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 bi...
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 t...
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 b...
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 pro...
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 ...
2020-03-24 18:49:15 +0000 UTC View Post
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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 ...
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...
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 t...
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 ...
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 c...
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.
Thi...
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 no...
2020-03-03 12:31:56 +0000 UTC View Post
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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, 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...
2020-02-28 23:15:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Everyone who works hard on their Youtube channel wants 100,000 subscriber...
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 t...
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 ca...
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 b...
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 s...
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, th...
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...
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 everythi...
2020-02-08 12:41:16 +0000 UTC View Post