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Thanks so much for your patience while we took a break! We meant to be back posting videos much sooner, but unexpected computer failures came at the worst time (like they alway...
2023-01-21 12:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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The end of the year is upon us and (if we’re lucky) we have a few days to rest, to read a book by the fire, to bake cookies and eat them hot off the pan. If we’re lucky, our work...
2022-12-24 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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You've all been very patient, and the Minimum Timber Bench has landed!!!
After nearly a year of 2022-12-20 19:27:22 +0000 UTC View Post
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The Minimum Timber Bench is finally done! I know many of you have followed this build and given me a TON of feedback and advice. Many of your suggestions wound up in the final proj...
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Thank you for waiting a couple of extra days for your video! Today, we are delighted to announce the wide release of the 2022-12-13 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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This week's video will be released on Tuesday. I know it's a bummer to not have a Saturday video, but we have good reasons to delay a few days. In fact, everything will be clea...
2022-12-10 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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The holidays are nearly here and we all need gifts! I’m sure your loved ones are used to getting handmade surprises, but all those gifts take a LONG time to make.
Don’t wor...
2022-12-02 22:25:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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We're busily finishing the plans for the Minimum Timber Bench and they'll be done soon. We're also making a complete online course to walk people through every aspect of buildi...
2022-11-26 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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Here are the free plans/templates for the katana build. These were modeled off the final project so they're super-accurate. You can print these, cut them out, paste them on the...
2022-11-23 16:48:14 +0000 UTC View Post
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Every year, I make a wooden weapon for my little nephew. He’s nine this year and he asked me to make him a katana (Japanese sword). Of course, I could have just cut the shape out o...
2022-11-19 12:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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I look at a LOT of affordable tools. Some of them never even make it to video because they’re too awful to mention.
But today, we have something…different. A viewer sent me...
2022-11-12 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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It was supposed to be so easy. I'd install a simple vise in my new bench. I'd make a video filled with tricks so others could install the vise, too.
If only things ...
2022-11-05 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm super-excited to bring you these FREE plans. I know we haven't done a lot of plans recently. That's because Nate D (my previous designer) left the company in February. It w...
2022-11-02 12:44:30 +0000 UTC View Post
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We’re finally back to projects!
This week, I’m looking at the humble shooting board. The modern ones have gotten….a little overwhelming. All those fancy materials and adj...
2022-10-29 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm a bit exhausted from travel and other things (like reporting sales tax), so this is going to have to be my week "off" for the month. But never fear; we've begun several new...
2022-10-22 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm just back from 3 days at the AACA Swap Meet in Hershey, PA. I saw thousands of tools and (literally) millions of items for sale. A lot of it was woodworking-related. <...
2022-10-15 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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The Minimum Timber Bench is finally done! If you've been following the whole series, you know that this design was a big experiment for me. I didn't know if it would work and the who...
2022-10-08 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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It seems like every day there's a new sharpening stone or system out there. As the options pile up, people just get more and more confused. New woodworkers especially need help...
2022-10-01 11:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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The bench is framed-up! We're down to just the top and this is the perfect time to go over my favorite features and point out all the places I cut out material. I think t...
2022-09-29 13:25:28 +0000 UTC View Post
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The bench is up on its legs and in this part, I'll fit the apron. As usual, more pictures in the 2022-09-22 17:38:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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Here's Part 2 of my prototyping series, in which I discuss the legs, laminated construction, and how using machine tools affects the final product.
Just like last t...
2022-09-19 20:19:14 +0000 UTC View Post
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I've been waiting months to bring you this new Furniture Forensics! This day bed is a puzzling mixture of styles and processes. It took a LOT of work to unravel this piec...
2022-09-16 20:38:30 +0000 UTC View Post
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With the price of wood so volatile right now, I think the world needs a striped-down, super-affordable bench that keeps wood and money to a minimum. It's a difficult job that I...
2022-09-15 17:32:26 +0000 UTC View Post
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Just a quick note that I'll be the guest for on the Married Man Woodworking Podcast tonight at 7PM, EST. Past guests have included Marc Spagnuolo, James Wright, and Steve Ramse...
2022-09-12 17:01:52 +0000 UTC View Post
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This video won't go live on YouTube for months, but you get it now!
James Wright organized a MASSIVE collaborative project with a bunch of creators you k...
2022-09-10 11:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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I was just up in Connecticut visiting my family, and my brother asked for help. He has this massive slab table and it has developed a huge crack...a crack that was only getting...
2022-09-02 17:49:53 +0000 UTC View Post
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My shop has a lot of ECHO...Echo...echo. It's a drag and lots of people have commented that they want better sound.
I couldn't agree more, so I set out to make 24 s...
2022-08-20 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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Jury duty is over and we're back at it! My shop is STILL a mess because I have nowhere to put stuff. My building has no storage at all, so I better build some.
Brannon and I ar...
2022-08-13 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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This week, I truly could not win. Right at the start, Nate H. got selected for jury duty and was gone all week.
Okay, no problem. I'll make a video on my own. But t...
2022-08-06 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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It's my week "off", but I'm really excited about an upcoming project. The mighty James Wright has organized a bunch of YouTube creators to work together on res...
2022-07-30 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post