Even though this was a joke it was actually refreshing to see someone unapologetically using premium tools and not making excuses or explaining other ways to do it. I do fine woodworking out of a cargo trailer with very limited tools but am still able to appreciate the pride that other people have in the tools they worked hard to earn. “I could make that spatula too if I had those tools!”
I doubt the children that are making your ustensiles in Bangladesh have access to that amount/quality of tools. So do you really want us to talk about the reality behind that sort of business ?
@@lolaa2200 He isn't talking about the kids in 8th world crap holes making this commercially marketed stuff in stores. He's talking about one or two man shops that make a piece of furniture or housewares, and all the overhead involved. Much like when people complain about mechanics and what they charge, they fail to see the overhead associated with running a shop. Lease/mortgage, water/power, TOOLS, consumables, training, (and if an actual business --) insurance, taxes, wages, etc. all this applies to a mechanic, a woodworker, a machinist, etc.
Oh boy do I hear you! Knitting is one of my various "makerish" pursuits. So many strangers have asked me to knit them socks after they've seen me working on a pair. I tell them they can't possibly afford it. When they protest I lay it out: "$30 for good quality wool, $10 for notions and approximately 12 hours of work at $15 minimum = $220 for a pair of hand knitted socks." It's fun to watch their faces.
Meanwhile there’s a guy in Indonesia who’s making those utensils for williams sonoma on equipment worth about $150. Respect to those woodworkers in developing countries
Love this video. I tell people all the time if they bought all the tools and equipment needed, they could make the items I sell much cheaper than what I sell them for. Great job!
I think Marc could have done it for a little cheaper by not sanding infront of the expensive fan and skipping the mini planer. Gotta think of your budget Marc!
You gotta think *BIGGER*....any schmuch could have used the scrap piece of wood as-is without any shaping and drunk a couple of beers instead. And since the scrap wood was free, no cost!!
There's actually great lesson in here about volume production in relation to fixed cost and how friends don't understand why they can't get Restoration Hardware pieces as Target prices because....."but you're making it yourself...".
I’ve never seen a more accurate video haha. I just built my kitchen and got premium custom cabinets “cheap”. Once I started adding up all the Festool in my shop all the sudden my kitchen doesn’t feel so cheap.
My wife was sitting beside me while I watched this video. At the end she goes "If you have spent 33k on tools I'm going to kill you" noooo honey it's an april fools video none of that costs anywhere near that much hahahah
Cute, very cute! And right on the money (no pun intended) April Fool's or not. Those of us in the hobby/trade know the inside joke but for those who have no clue and ask us to 'make something in our spare time' with no conception of what goes into what we do, this is (or should be) one giant eye opener. Thanks, Marc.
It's good to see that you know the value of good tools. A lot of woodworkers wouldn't have paid extra for the ultra-fine sharpie, thinking a regular one (or god forbid a freaking pencil!) would do the job. Gotta spend money to save money!
A breakdown of how much time each tool was used for as a % of the projected lifespan would have been nice to see but overall it was really interesting and as others have said nice to see somebody using all the tools available.
My brother in law who is now a very successful artist in LA has been asked many times over the years how he can charge so much for a painting that costs thousand but maybe took a day or two to paint. His response is "it took me my entire life to achieve the skill set I have".
You forgot the cost of experience and training on how to learn to use all of those things. You could have highlighted your hands and put a dollar value on them. lol Great video!
I don't know if this is really an April Fools it's a pretty potent example of how much woodworking fix cost is initially. Having the scrap wood saved him 10 bucks there.
Best Video Yet! I can't remember how many times I've said, "I can build that for cheap!", and forget the cost of tools and materials! I will say that I very often have "leftovers" from client jobs.. and so.. the only real cost is the power (KWH) and my time. I was surprised that as comprehensive as your list was, you forgot those two items, haha.. but great video, and keep 'em coming!
This made me think. If instead of making things myself I instead purchased everything at Williams Sonoma or Restoration Hardware I would have saved many thousands of dollars, thousands of hours of work and have an entire extra room where my shop is now. I think I will try to forget this video. :)
About 12 years ago, I made myself a spatula - hard maple with a much thinner edge than anything you can buy. And it cost a lot less than $33k. Maple scrap from the bin at the woodworking class I took. Not counting the class as I also made quite a few other things in class. $0 Band saw left in the garage when my ex-husband moved out. He also left 2 metal lathes, a Bridgeport mill, several other very random tools, and a 5 foot tall stack (on the flat) of used marine plywood. I sold a lot of this (he took the mill). Negative $200 A low end Lee Valley spokeshave, about $20 A lot of sandpaper; I still have most of the cartons. $1.00? Total price: I earned $197. The spatula is still one of my favorite cooking tools today.
I decided to make utensils like that as Christmas gifts a few years back. I probably used about $1,000 worth of tools and it took me maybe 3-4 hours, and my time is worth $50-100/hour. I remember marveling at the fact that I could buy more ergonomic wooden kitchen tools at Target for $5 a piece. There’s an economics lesson in there somewhere about specialization and gains from trade! Much better to import cheap spatulas from overseas and devote your time to producing what you specialize in!
One thing that you didn’t figure in the cost to make the spatula….your skill! And THAT (as they say) is priceless! Even if I had your workshop, I wouldn’t be competent enough to make that spatula. Well, I might MAKE one, but God knows what it would look like. Have a great weekend, y’all!
yup, i started doing woodwork projects for customers a couple of years ago and dont think i have actually made any money yet, but i have a pretty decent workshop now (for a normal person, not one of these amazing places like Marc has).
We often miss the wear and servicing costs on our equipment when considering total project cost calculations. I keep hoping, but my blades stubbornly refuse to sharpen and replace themselves...
I did something similar except didn't have a bunch of expensive tools that I could die for but I do have a fair amount of affordable tools. I had been looking for a decent wooden spoon because mine were one by one disappearing or had pencil thin handles. So I made a set that work great and will outlive me, unless they disappear too.
Still laughing! At one point I was thinking, what else could he reference for this build, and you counted the workbench!😂 Of course, I could make a wooden spatula too, if I had $33K in tools!🤣 Guess your kids need to return that spoon carving kit they got you for your birthday! I needed a laugh and this delivered!
Haha, I’ll take this as more of an April fools joke. Nice eye catching thumbnail and title. It got me. Either way this video was much appreciated as it gave me some ideas of what machines to and not to buy. So cheers for that my brother in wood working!
Great video, funny, but true. People often forget the "tooling costs" as Inland Wood and Resin said. I once saw the same thing about heating with wood, how it is free. Chainsaw, splitter, truck, new window for truck, divorce, etc.
Like the (FREE) electricity I generate from my Solar System. Three 100 watt panels ($450), 60 ft of cable ($25), copper bus bar ($5), Solar Charge Controller ($35), 100 Amp hour batteries 12 volt ($150 x 4 = $600), DC to AC 800 w Inverter ($125). So, my ability to turn lights on when power goes out - $1200 or so.. ogh, forgot to add in all the battery to battery cables !
Even though this was a joke it was actually refreshing to see someone unapologetically using premium tools and not making excuses or explaining other ways to do it. I do fine woodworking out of a cargo trailer with very limited tools but am still able to appreciate the pride that other people have in the tools they worked hard to earn. “I could make that spatula too if I had those tools!”
Maybe be considerate of the people who haven’t watched videos.
@@timriddle1401 ?
@@timriddle1401 how about watching the video before reading the comments… 🤦🙄🤪
Love that you were able to reuse the bandsaw. That sure saved a lot of money, imagine if you had to buy a new one!
But he didn't account for the price of the resaw blade. Costs as much or more than some other things on the list.
@@thomashajicek2747 Third bandsaw.
Everyone of our customers needs to see this.... the "real" costs of building.... love it!
You are damn right my friend!
I doubt the children that are making your ustensiles in Bangladesh have access to that amount/quality of tools. So do you really want us to talk about the reality behind that sort of business ?
@@lolaa2200 He isn't talking about the kids in 8th world crap holes making this commercially marketed stuff in stores. He's talking about one or two man shops that make a piece of furniture or housewares, and all the overhead involved. Much like when people complain about mechanics and what they charge, they fail to see the overhead associated with running a shop. Lease/mortgage, water/power, TOOLS, consumables, training, (and if an actual business --) insurance, taxes, wages, etc. all this applies to a mechanic, a woodworker, a machinist, etc.
Oh boy do I hear you! Knitting is one of my various "makerish" pursuits. So many strangers have asked me to knit them socks after they've seen me working on a pair. I tell them they can't possibly afford it. When they protest I lay it out: "$30 for good quality wool, $10 for notions and approximately 12 hours of work at $15 minimum = $220 for a pair of hand knitted socks." It's fun to watch their faces.
Good idea, but I hope my wife doesn't see it!
The best part: the wood was free. So perfect, Marc.
WOW!! I feel blessed! I made mine with a pocket knife, which was a gift from my Dad many years ago. PRICELESS!!
Meanwhile there’s a guy in Indonesia who’s making those utensils for williams sonoma on equipment worth about $150. Respect to those woodworkers in developing countries
Love this video. I tell people all the time if they bought all the tools and equipment needed, they could make the items I sell much cheaper than what I sell them for. Great job!
This is the greatest woodworking video ever made.
I think Marc could have done it for a little cheaper by not sanding infront of the expensive fan and skipping the mini planer. Gotta think of your budget Marc!
You gotta think *BIGGER*....any schmuch could have used the scrap piece of wood as-is without any shaping and drunk a couple of beers instead. And since the scrap wood was free, no cost!!
Knowledge and experience to make this....Priceless. Thank you Marc. I enjoy doing the same in my shop.
This pretty much describes every one of my projects, though I do debate buying a $125 rasp. That seems excessive. 😁 Great video.
See yeah the rasp is also where I drew the line 🤣
If you ever get a chance to use an Auriou rasp, you'll quickly change your mind. They're easily worth twice the price.
@@halbritt they the Festool of rasps? XD
There's actually great lesson in here about volume production in relation to fixed cost and how friends don't understand why they can't get Restoration Hardware pieces as Target prices because....."but you're making it yourself...".
Does Restoration Hardware handmake all their pieces? Maybe they have fancy designers but pretty sure a lot of the building is outsourced overseas
The best woodworker on the planet and a super funny guy too. That's why I love your videos, Marc! Keep on rockin', brother!!
Now Mark, don't forget your time. It's priceless.
I’ve never seen a more accurate video haha. I just built my kitchen and got premium custom cabinets “cheap”. Once I started adding up all the Festool in my shop all the sudden my kitchen doesn’t feel so cheap.
I've been making something similar for years as give aways. Darn, I didn't realise how much these were costing me....
Still got that Sense of Humour Mark That we all find Great
Lol hook, line, and sinker. I had no idea when I clicked your thumbnail. Love it!
Love it. With the music I kept expecting a Snoopy appearance. Felt like a Peanuts montage.
Knowing you made it yourself: Priceless!
My wife was sitting beside me while I watched this video. At the end she goes "If you have spent 33k on tools I'm going to kill you" noooo honey it's an april fools video none of that costs anywhere near that much hahahah
When I die please don't let my wife sell any of my tools or toys for what I told her I paid for them 🤣
This brought me joy. Thanks.
Thanks Marc. This made my day. Not only was is funny, I think I just thought of a fun project to do.
Cute, very cute! And right on the money (no pun intended) April Fool's or not. Those of us in the hobby/trade know the inside joke but for those who have no clue and ask us to 'make something in our spare time' with no conception of what goes into what we do, this is (or should be) one giant eye opener. Thanks, Marc.
Second one is almost free ! Maybe you can save some money if you don’t use that fancy sharpie 😀
It's good to see that you know the value of good tools. A lot of woodworkers wouldn't have paid extra for the ultra-fine sharpie, thinking a regular one (or god forbid a freaking pencil!) would do the job. Gotta spend money to save money!
You forget:
- the building where your shop is;
- your clothes;
- your glasses;
- your insurance;
- your power costs;
- your breakfast.
❤️ I love this ❤️
Touche`...well done!
Happy spring!
A breakdown of how much time each tool was used for as a % of the projected lifespan would have been nice to see but overall it was really interesting and as others have said nice to see somebody using all the tools available.
I feel mislead. I thought a massive tool explosion was imminent 🤣
Fun stuff, nicely done
I’m seriously going to consider sending this to customers when they give me a hard time about cost
Within the first minute I knew I would love this video!
This reminds of my father in law who hunts. He said his venison cost around $150 per pound!
Marc, this is ridiculous, you're way overpaying for your sharpies man! :) Great vid. Happy April Fool's Day!
haha! That was great!! Loved the humor and all the fun tools! Thanks for sharing!
Knowing how to make one.... PRICELESS!!!
My brother in law who is now a very successful artist in LA has been asked many times over the years how he can charge so much for a painting that costs thousand but maybe took a day or two to paint. His response is "it took me my entire life to achieve the skill set I have".
@@thomashajicek2747 He's definitely nicer than me.
This is hilarious. It’s like not even a joke though. Lol.
Entertainment value, priceless !!
You forgot the cost of experience and training on how to learn to use all of those things. You could have highlighted your hands and put a dollar value on them. lol Great video!
At least you finished the spatula !
I bought the tools and didn"t
$1 for a sharpie?! Outrageous! 🤣
Your video is so relatable and If I could give you two thumbs up I would. The spatula turned out great and good spatulas are hard to find. :-)
I don't know if this is really an April Fools it's a pretty potent example of how much woodworking fix cost is initially. Having the scrap wood saved him 10 bucks there.
Best Video Yet! I can't remember how many times I've said, "I can build that for cheap!", and forget the cost of tools and materials! I will say that I very often have "leftovers" from client jobs.. and so.. the only real cost is the power (KWH) and my time. I was surprised that as comprehensive as your list was, you forgot those two items, haha.. but great video, and keep 'em coming!
Halfway through the video, I realized that Marc was just flexing his shop.
I always think of this when I watch a chef cooking an egg in a $100,000 kitchen.
This made me think. If instead of making things myself I instead purchased everything at Williams Sonoma or Restoration Hardware I would have saved many thousands of dollars, thousands of hours of work and have an entire extra room where my shop is now. I think I will try to forget this video. :)
And certainly don't let your wife see it!
Love it Marc! Happy April 1st! 😂😂👍
About 12 years ago, I made myself a spatula - hard maple with a much thinner edge than anything you can buy. And it cost a lot less than $33k.
Maple scrap from the bin at the woodworking class I took. Not counting the class as I also made quite a few other things in class. $0
Band saw left in the garage when my ex-husband moved out. He also left 2 metal lathes, a Bridgeport mill, several other very random tools, and a 5 foot tall stack (on the flat) of used marine plywood. I sold a lot of this (he took the mill). Negative $200
A low end Lee Valley spokeshave, about $20
A lot of sandpaper; I still have most of the cartons. $1.00?
Total price: I earned $197.
The spatula is still one of my favorite cooking tools today.
Brilliant insight Marc - mass production saves money.
I decided to make utensils like that as Christmas gifts a few years back. I probably used about $1,000 worth of tools and it took me maybe 3-4 hours, and my time is worth $50-100/hour.
I remember marveling at the fact that I could buy more ergonomic wooden kitchen tools at Target for $5 a piece. There’s an economics lesson in there somewhere about specialization and gains from trade! Much better to import cheap spatulas from overseas and devote your time to producing what you specialize in!
Wow Brett what a concept - factories and machines can produce items faster than individual humans.
@@Gravy_Master No wonder he is worth $100/hr
Great video, Marc. If you make 1337 of these you will break even! 😀
lol. Can't let my wife see this video. It proves everything she's said about my workshop for years.
One thing that you didn’t figure in the cost to make the spatula….your skill! And THAT (as they say) is priceless! Even if I had your workshop, I wouldn’t be competent enough to make that spatula. Well, I might MAKE one, but God knows what it would look like. Have a great weekend, y’all!
Very nice video, also loved the music, together they were relaxing 😎
Cost of labor? Priceless.
Haha brilliant 😂 great looking spatula, what more do you want 😜
yes, should be required watching for every customer
I remember turning my first pen on my own lathe and saying - this pen was only 4k (lathe, chuck, turning tools,....)
Isn’t it great! I always factor in a new tool in any project that more than accounts for any savings I may have realized!
yup, i started doing woodwork projects for customers a couple of years ago and dont think i have actually made any money yet, but i have a pretty decent workshop now (for a normal person, not one of these amazing places like Marc has).
Fantastic nice way to show the true cost.
I've got some of those very expensive household items too lol!
This was hilarious. Watching at the gym almost fell off the treadmill I was laughing so hard.
are you able to re-use the tools? or do you have to buy new each time?
We often miss the wear and servicing costs on our equipment when considering total project cost calculations.
I keep hoping, but my blades stubbornly refuse to sharpen and replace themselves...
Ya I noticed he missed the cost of multiple band saw blades for that 20” saw. Not cheap!
For me I’d have to add in the cost of a trip to the ER so $70,000? 😆
Marc out here flexin' on us
Good one.
Love your humor, and now I feel the need to go make a wooden spoon :-)
That workbench is only $999.99? I would have thought closer to $1000. Cheap.
The sharpie was the icing on the cake lol
I love that part of Williams-Sonoma too! Watch out for their cast iron section though.
What I say to my wife when she asks me if I could build something.
"Just because I can build it does not make it free."
33k? Oh man, you should reach out to these companies. Maybe they would sponsor you? Powermatic perhaps? ;-) (PS: Very funny video. Made my day.)
You're funny. He just got dropped by Powermatic
Marc, that's friggin' hilarious~!! I feel ya.
Cool video, I like how you included all the prices of each piece of equipment
This made me laugh pretty hard
Does anyone else think the music sounds like what you would hear in a Peanuts cartoon show? :)
This was such a fun and great video. Thanks Marc!!
I was about to make a nasty smart ass comment until I realized that today is April 1. Thank you for sharing Mark. Have a great day and stay safe.
haha that was pretty good man. you showed them!
I did something similar except didn't have a bunch of expensive tools that I could die for but I do have a fair amount of affordable tools. I had been looking for a decent wooden spoon because mine were one by one disappearing or had pencil thin handles. So I made a set that work great and will outlive me, unless they disappear too.
Another 1,319 utensils and your shop will have paid for itself!
Still laughing! At one point I was thinking, what else could he reference for this build, and you counted the workbench!😂 Of course, I could make a wooden spatula too, if I had $33K in tools!🤣 Guess your kids need to return that spoon carving kit they got you for your birthday! I needed a laugh and this delivered!
He skipped the biggest items though, the 3 or 4 car garage the shop is in!
Alternate title: Mark flexes on everyone about how awesome and expensive his shop is
when his rasp costs more than my table-saw hahaha!
The struggle is real 😂🤣✌
I could of ignored a $25 purchase if I had those tools! Lol just need to explain to my wife the purchase of said tools…. 🤣🤣
The good news, the next one is free.
The bad news, you forgot to include utilities and mortgage.
Great stuff as always!
Ah yes, the return of the “Money Whisperer”
Marc said “I’ll be damned if you get my money!”
I really showed them!
@@woodwhisperer Who`s laughing now eh ! You sure showed them ! ahaha
Very solid April fool's day vid
Well played, Marc.
Haha, I’ll take this as more of an April fools joke. Nice eye catching thumbnail and title. It got me. Either way this video was much appreciated as it gave me some ideas of what machines to and not to buy. So cheers for that my brother in wood working!
Great video, funny, but true. People often forget the "tooling costs" as Inland Wood and Resin said. I once saw the same thing about heating with wood, how it is free. Chainsaw, splitter, truck, new window for truck, divorce, etc.
Like the (FREE) electricity I generate from my Solar System. Three 100 watt panels ($450), 60 ft of cable ($25), copper bus bar ($5), Solar Charge Controller ($35), 100 Amp hour batteries 12 volt ($150 x 4 = $600), DC to AC 800 w Inverter ($125). So, my ability to turn lights on when power goes out - $1200 or so.. ogh, forgot to add in all the battery to battery cables !
I thought it would be like, "All the equipment in my shop cost me this much and all I got was a spatula."
Just got back from the mall. Couldn't find the "What Marc Can Afford" section in the back of the W-S store. I'll try another location tomorrow.
Happy April Fool's Marc! Good stuff.