April, you are so comfortable in front of the camera! I really enjoy your presentations. Their short, well done, you speak clearly, audio and filming are very good, and your information is helpful and encouraging. Your a natural and thats refreshing!
It's true. So many of the videos that I've watched lately waste so much time, and are poorly edited -- yours are to the point, and succinct, and I'm enjoying the ones that I've watched so far.
Hi April, I just wanted to say that I love your down to earth honesty. I get tired of people trying to be something they are not. So anyway good for you!
Great work April. Love the way you're so pleased with it all. Passion is what makes the DIY University of TH-cam so cool. I've been at it for 30 years and I still smile when I come up with something cool.
Just discovered you about a week ago and have absolutely been glued to your videos. Keep it up you are doing a really good job on your woodwork and your video's too!
I'm not 100% positive, but being a Grandfather I just bet your Grandpa would be very proud of you. Heck, I'm proud and don't even know you - I like your spirit and drive :-)
Just found your site so I will spend the rest of the day running down your other videos You are a talented and beautiful young lady and I suspect that you need to keep your door locked to keep the suitors away. I have subscribed to your site and will continue to learn new tricks. Thank you.
Yep! I know exactly what you're talking about when it comes to your grandfathers tools. I've still got my grandfathers hammer, brass levels, hand saws etc stowed carefully and where I can look at them whilst having a cup of coffee when it's time to "step away from the project before I destroy the project". I imagine he would appreciate that just as I'm sure yours would too. Well done and a tip o' the cap to you.
Good for you for keeping and using your grandfather's tools. If you use socket much you can usually just look at them and grab the size you need. Well done and easy to see if something is missing
Bravo, and thanks for sharing. As you mentioned you don't use some of these things very often. For a more serious wrench turner, first thing to change might be to make them portable (carry out to car, on the job, roll around the shop, etc). But your solution matches your need perfectly, and gives great visual ability to see that things are all in place and organized!
Wow. I am inspired. I am tired of of my tools being in a large tupperware container. I am going to do the same thing that you did here. I hope i can make the socket wrench helper without a drill press because i don't have one. Thank you Thank you for posting this
Great idea for your hand tools. You have now motivated me to get my hand tools organized. Thanks and take care. Oh, btw, since my oldest daughter was 2 years old, she would come and join me in my workshop. I started her off with a small tack hammer and nails. and worked her way up to screws and screw drivers. Now she is 30 and still enjoys woodworking but she is more focused on crafts and things. I put her onto your sight. Later Tim
I couldn't agree more Drew. As usual April, your project is simple clean and very functional, and your wonderful smile and attitude make watching the video a pleasure. Keep up the great work.
As a ex professional mechanic of 30 years I love your ideas on tool Organization. Might not work in a mechanic shop with other mechanics around to "borrow your tools", but definitely at a home Shop. I've learned the hard way, for every minute or two you spend Looking for a certain tool, socket etc by the end of the day or month a person might have wasted hours in which he could have been doing the job, instead of looking for tools. Keep up the good work. Thank you
: ) Agreed. I like everything to have a dedicated place to go so that I can organize my shop but also so that I can find everything when I need it. Cheers.
Hello! Firstly, congrats on posting a fab video. Secondly, you could probably put a similar idea in action for storing the sockets your GrandPa gave you, just like you did for storing the spade drills. In his case the dowels will take place of the holes and the sockets would get placed so that the user could read the markings easily. Lastly, I really appreciate that you hold a special bond with your GrandPa; not many realize how wonderful it is to experience Grand Parents in their lives. God bless you!
I agree with Manish- great video! You were "channeling" your Grandpa when you made those holders. I have tools that were my dad's and my grandpa's. They took care of 'em over the years. Hopefully my sons will do the same..... Clever ideas-thanks!
Nice design 👍 I recently organised some of my tools using a combination of magnetic tool holders and hanging tools from screws which also seems to work well.
thanks once again your putting us blokes to shame great, you put a lot of thought into you system that works for you, and helps us blokes keep up the good work and I agree with what Bill has commented on you
Thanks I built them myself. I know you don't like cabinets. But I just taught myself how to make them not the most beautiful looking but there functional. Thanks for the ideas
Hi, April! Just discovered your channel. Been watching a lot of wandel and howarth the last year, and I think your video and narrative style is very similar to those, something I have been looking for for a long time. They are very enjoyable to watch, and looking forward to more videoes! Take care
like the idea for the tools. other possibility for this would be to line the sockets directly over the wrenches of the same size. could also label each tool for us old people whose eyesight is not what it used to be. Lol love what you do thanks
I use to use only peg board until I discovered French Cleat. The system is so versatile. I'm planning to install them around my shop and build tool holders for all my tools. I like your ideas and may incorporate some of them. Thank you. Regards, Bob
Nice. I was thinking how it would be a pain to keep having to walk back and forth to grab different tools... and then you pulled the entire rack of spade bits off at once... Good job! Thanks for sharing.
Nice idea. If you kept your sockets lined up above the wrenches of the same size, it might help you to know which socket you're reaching for. If you take out the wrenches, labeling which it was on or below it's peg might help on those occasions that you use both the socket and wrench of any given size.
You could put the sizes on a long piece of label tape from a label maker to mark the sizes on the sockets, wrenches and drill bits. That way, you know where things are and what's missing when it isn't there.
I like your show, abom, turnwright machine work and diresta and much more. and I am really crazy about how you explain it all in a few minutes. Thanks and Carry on wish you best of luck.
Nice system, although I decided to just put up a sheet of plywood and screw the holders directly to it rather than the French cleat method. I haven't regretted it, since I haven't needed to move things that much, and a few old holes here and there is no big deal. I like your method for the wrenches and sockets. If I ever hang mine, I'm stealing it.
Thank you : ) Another way is to drill a hole in the center of a platform (like I did on my paddle bits), then you can place any screwdriver in any hole. Since I knew I would be mounting mine kinda high, I went with the slots instead so they can be slid out instead of pulled out.
NICE VERY NICE! Smart! Keep up the awesomeness lol if that's a word hahaha I'm re- doing my whole garage, sounds fun and easy until you have a HUGE mess EVERY WHERE LOL. These videos HELP A LOT! Thank you
Very nice work April, keep it up. I like to do similar jobs around the shop. You ever seen a DIY tape dispenser you can make as long as you want, portable or mount on the wall? It used a hack saw blade to cut the tape. Take care from Tn.
Remember to leave room for multiples of tools. You may have two combination 9/16" wrenches,...…. and a stubby, and an extra long one, and a double box- end, and a skinny tappet style, and a compression fitting wrench, and a ratchet-end, and a 6 point, and a 12 pt...….
I've been thinking about it, but honestly I don't know if I will ever go that far with my channel. It would take so much time between always moving the camera to get a shot of the step, and then editing it all together....I feel like it would take away my enjoyment of the actual build and I would hate that. If I didn't have a day job then I wouldn't mind, but since I have limited time to do my projects, I don't want to spend it all messing with the technology side of things instead of the actual building side. Know what I mean? Thanks for the suggestions though, I'll keep it in mind and maybe give it a shot one of these days.
great work. one question, why does everyone use plywood backer boards, does it increase the holding power? I would think you could just install the french cleat system into studs and hang against drywall, am I wrong?
Very clever April. I like how the sockets sit above their equivalent ring spanners/wrenches. I see you use the Matthias Wandel approach of just screwing the holders to a board. Very efficient Thanks
April, you are so comfortable in front of the camera! I really enjoy your presentations. Their short, well done, you speak clearly, audio and filming are very good, and your information is helpful and encouraging. Your a natural and thats refreshing!
: ) Oh thank you Cindy, that's very kind of you to say.
It's true. So many of the videos that I've watched lately waste so much time, and are poorly edited -- yours are to the point, and succinct, and I'm enjoying the ones that I've watched so far.
Hi April, I just wanted to say that I love your down to earth honesty. I get tired of people trying to be something they are not. So anyway good for you!
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Great work April. Love the way you're so pleased with it all. Passion is what makes the DIY University of TH-cam so cool. I've been at it for 30 years and I still smile when I come up with something cool.
: ) I'm glad to know I'm not the only one. I hope the satisfaction never goes away.
As a mechanic, you have impressed me with this design.
I appreciate you share your skills, thanks April.
Just discovered you about a week ago and have absolutely been glued to your videos. Keep it up you are doing a really good job on your woodwork and your video's too!
I'm not 100% positive, but being a Grandfather I just bet your Grandpa would be very proud of you. Heck, I'm proud and don't even know you - I like your spirit and drive
:-)
: ) That is incredibly sweet of you to tell me. Thank you Bill.
You want to feel proud checkout some of the stuff she’s doing now. Absolutely amazed at how far you’ve come April.
Just found your site so I will spend the rest of the day running down your other videos You are a talented and beautiful young lady and I suspect that you need to keep your door locked to keep the suitors away. I have subscribed to your site and will continue to learn new tricks. Thank you.
Yep! I know exactly what you're talking about when it comes to your grandfathers tools. I've still got my grandfathers hammer, brass levels, hand saws etc stowed carefully and where I can look at them whilst having a cup of coffee when it's time to "step away from the project before I destroy the project".
I imagine he would appreciate that just as I'm sure yours would too.
Well done and a tip o' the cap to you.
Good for you for keeping and using your grandfather's tools. If you use socket much you can usually just look at them and grab the size you need. Well done and easy to see if something is missing
Bravo, and thanks for sharing. As you mentioned you don't use some of these things very often. For a more serious wrench turner, first thing to change might be to make them portable (carry out to car, on the job, roll around the shop, etc). But your solution matches your need perfectly, and gives great visual ability to see that things are all in place and organized!
Wow. I am inspired. I am tired of of my tools being in a large tupperware container. I am going to do the same thing that you did here. I hope i can make the socket wrench helper without a drill press because i don't have one. Thank you Thank you for posting this
That’s nice that you keep your grandads tools. I still have my fathers old rusty tool chest. I don’t use it. I just keep it because it was his.
Great idea for your hand tools. You have now motivated me to get my hand tools organized. Thanks and take care. Oh, btw, since my oldest daughter was 2 years old, she would come and join me in my workshop. I started her off with a small tack hammer and nails. and worked her way up to screws and screw drivers. Now she is 30 and still enjoys woodworking but she is more focused on crafts and things. I put her onto your sight. Later Tim
I would have never thought of the "wedge" angle pieces for drilling into wood on an angle...clever girl!!!
Nice job April! Family tools are always used and displayed proudly and you accomplished it with this. Great job!
I couldn't agree more Drew. As usual April, your project is simple clean and very functional, and your wonderful smile and attitude make watching the video a pleasure. Keep up the great work.
As a ex professional mechanic of 30 years I love your ideas on tool
Organization. Might not work in a mechanic shop with other mechanics around to "borrow your tools", but definitely at a home
Shop. I've learned the hard way, for every minute or two you spend
Looking for a certain tool, socket etc by the end of the day or month a person might have wasted hours in which he could have been doing the job, instead of looking for tools.
Keep up the good work.
Thank you
: ) Agreed. I like everything to have a dedicated place to go so that I can organize my shop but also so that I can find everything when I need it. Cheers.
Very cool April. The French Cleat System is great for organizationally challenged individuals (like me). This is next on the list for my shop!
Awesome. Never would have thought of the 10 degree thing so they fall IN to the board instead of off. You ROCK Girl. Subscribing.
Hello! Firstly, congrats on posting a fab video. Secondly, you could probably put a similar idea in action for storing the sockets your GrandPa gave you, just like you did for storing the spade drills. In his case the dowels will take place of the holes and the sockets would get placed so that the user could read the markings easily. Lastly, I really appreciate that you hold a special bond with your GrandPa; not many realize how wonderful it is to experience Grand Parents in their lives. God bless you!
I agree with Manish- great video! You were "channeling" your Grandpa when you made those holders. I have tools that were my dad's and my grandpa's. They took care of 'em over the years. Hopefully my sons will do the same.....
Clever ideas-thanks!
Great idea. I like the socket and wrench set up. Line up the socket size over the same wrench size. The size is on the wrench to read.
You could line up your wrenches with your sockets by size. That way you always know what size socket you are choosing.
Thanks for sharing.
Tired of my peg wall which took up too much space and found your tube, it's perfect! Thanks
Nice design 👍 I recently organised some of my tools using a combination of magnetic tool holders and hanging tools from screws which also seems to work well.
Great way to organize with minimal use of space, you have a great imagination April, thanks so much!
thanks once again your putting us blokes to shame great, you put a lot of thought into you system that works for you, and helps us blokes keep up the good work and I agree with what Bill has commented on you
You may have just helped me solve a long-time tool storage problem. Thank you!
Thanks I built them myself. I know you don't like cabinets. But I just taught myself how to make them not the most beautiful looking but there functional. Thanks for the ideas
Hi, April! Just discovered your channel. Been watching a lot of wandel and howarth the last year, and I think your video and narrative style is very similar to those, something I have been looking for for a long time. They are very enjoyable to watch, and looking forward to more videoes! Take care
like the idea for the tools. other possibility for this would be to line the sockets directly over the wrenches of the same size. could also label each tool for us old people whose eyesight is not what it used to be. Lol love what you do thanks
I like that way you made the tool holders. I'm going to make some for my shop, but I will line my sockets up with the wrenches so the sizes coincide.
Hey! Inspired way you drill the dowel holes on the slant. I'm stealing that! Yes I am, ya can't stop me, it's mine now. Thanks April.
Haha, steal away Gareth! ; ) Have fun with it.
April Wilkerson
Love the French cleat system. Was trying to share a pic of mine, can't figure out how but I recommend it to everyone.
soy de argentina,,soy carpintero,,,me encanta lo que haces y me gustan tus videos..sos una genia.
One more great video. I work with sheet metal sometimes and you gave me some great ideas here. Made me want to go out in my cold shop right now!
Nice build. Especially like how you made the angled dowel holes on the drill press.
I use to use only peg board until I discovered French Cleat. The system is so versatile. I'm planning to install them around my shop and build tool holders for all my tools. I like your ideas and may incorporate some of them. Thank you.
Regards,
Bob
Hey April,
I just added you to my favorites.
Can't wait to get my shop finished so I can get started on some of your tips.😎
I like your design..very simple and easy for someone without experience. Thanks
Very nice presentation. I dig how you organize your stuff. Now if I could just organize like that..................
Nice. I was thinking how it would be a pain to keep having to walk back and forth to grab different tools... and then you pulled the entire rack of spade bits off at once... Good job! Thanks for sharing.
Nicely done. Great idea for storing your tools. I really like the idea for your paddle bits.
Nice idea. If you kept your sockets lined up above the wrenches of the same size, it might help you to know which socket you're reaching for. If you take out the wrenches, labeling which it was on or below it's peg might help on those occasions that you use both the socket and wrench of any given size.
Great designs. I love that you put an angle on them.
...em particular amo trabalhar com madeira, quando vejo pessoas como você com todo esse capricho nos motiva muito mais...bom trabalho April...
You could put the sizes on a long piece of label tape from a label maker to mark the sizes on the sockets, wrenches and drill bits. That way, you know where things are and what's missing when it isn't there.
Keep up the great work! Thanks for sharing. I appreciate the time you have put in to making these videos.
I like your show, abom, turnwright machine work and diresta and much more.
and I am really crazy about how you explain it all in a few minutes. Thanks and Carry on wish you best of luck.
Labels or shadow for more powerful visual control. Very nicely done.
Nice system, although I decided to just put up a sheet of plywood and screw the holders directly to it rather than the French cleat method. I haven't regretted it, since I haven't needed to move things that much, and a few old holes here and there is no big deal. I like your method for the wrenches and sockets. If I ever hang mine, I'm stealing it.
Awesome channel, clean presentation on the videos, pleasant to watch, and quite informative. Props!
I liked how you used the no nonsense approach.
the 10degrees ledges was a great idea , well done
Love your solution to drilling at an angle
I bet your Grandfather is very proud of you. Awesome skills!
the part u showed of how do get angle drill holes that was a Brilliant idea well done.
who says girls ain't smart thinkers.You proved them wrong.Nice Job.God Bless.
Nice setup, very easy to see if there are any tools missing that you need to find
Neat trick with the angled dowel rods!
I have my grandfather's tools also and that's how I got started woodworking. I have a wooden level, never seen one before
I'm native American and I have my great grandfathers rifle he took from a soldier before they were forced on to the reservation
Very nicely done.. I really like the screw driver holder, mine are just everywhere, really like how you done that.
Thank you : ) Another way is to drill a hole in the center of a platform (like I did on my paddle bits), then you can place any screwdriver in any hole. Since I knew I would be mounting mine kinda high, I went with the slots instead so they can be slid out instead of pulled out.
NICE VERY NICE! Smart! Keep up the awesomeness lol if that's a word hahaha I'm re- doing my whole garage, sounds fun and easy until you have a HUGE mess EVERY WHERE LOL. These videos HELP A LOT! Thank you
: ) Well things typically have to become messy before they get organized, so just keep at it! I'm glad you enjoy my videos.
iv moved into my first house not long ago got a few tips for my garage from your channel thanks
WOW! A LADY DIYer! Fresh face, great storage ideas! Will be looking out for your other videos!
Very nicely April, I loved it, really I like very much. Congratulations.
Simple and helpful, great video ...my kids love you
thanks , you are adorable , also the French style is very practical.
Love your videos. You make the coolest stuff look easy.
Nice setup. Looking forward to doing it on my workbench.
April !!! eu sou sua fã !! adoro os seus videos e já aprendi muito com vc !!! tanks !!!
Just found your site, awesome work love to watch
Very clever system. I shall try to copy it in my workshop, thanks.
Great diy ideas I must salute you n your grand paa , thanx a lot you have solved all my problem
April твои работы просто супер;-) ты умничка
Thanks for that angle dowel rod tip, I was wondering how to do it, things like that do not come easily to every one unfortunately
Best design ive found.
Great job!! Nice little scrap project and it helps to keep things organized!!
Very nice work April, keep it up. I like to do similar jobs around the shop. You ever seen a DIY tape dispenser you can make as long as you want, portable or mount on the wall? It used a hack saw blade to cut the tape. Take care from Tn.
I just started to see your videos today and i'm in love w/ everything! Thanks for sharing your knowledge! Best regards from Brazil =)
You're AWESOME! Love all your Videos!
👏👏👏VERY DIFFICULT ..... YOU GREETINGS FROM CHILE🇨🇱. YOU'RE THE BEST
April, great idea, thanks for share it.
Greetings from Chile
Another great job... playing catch up with your videos when I can!
Excellent love it
Best wishes from Lahore Pakistan
Very informative
Good tip on drilling a hole on a fixed angle!
cool idea of keeping the box end wrenches and sockets together.. defiantly something to think about thanks!
i really love that system it comes in handy when you have over 500 pieces too. cant wait to implement this .... will probably take the whole wall LOL
Remember to leave room for multiples of tools. You may have two combination 9/16" wrenches,...…. and a stubby, and an extra long one, and a double box- end, and a skinny tappet style, and a compression fitting wrench, and a ratchet-end, and a 6 point, and a 12 pt...….
As soon as we get the shop up, I'm definitely hanging everything on the wall
I am very amaze with you projects
Nice we need to organize shed full of tools,what do you thing a way to start is?also what about missing or not replaced tools to their spots
Hey, i would like you to make a briefcase toll holder having shelves for holding many tools..i've learned much lessons from you.Thanks
Thanks for sharing April! Great system - - Much better than my current setup. I'm going to plagiarize....
Another great video. You should consider making a video of the actual build. It would be good to watch.
I've been thinking about it, but honestly I don't know if I will ever go that far with my channel. It would take so much time between always moving the camera to get a shot of the step, and then editing it all together....I feel like it would take away my enjoyment of the actual build and I would hate that. If I didn't have a day job then I wouldn't mind, but since I have limited time to do my projects, I don't want to spend it all messing with the technology side of things instead of the actual building side. Know what I mean? Thanks for the suggestions though, I'll keep it in mind and maybe give it a shot one of these days.
great work. one question, why does everyone use plywood backer boards, does it increase the holding power? I would think you could just install the french cleat system into studs and hang against drywall, am I wrong?
April, YOU ROCK!
; ) Oh, well thanks.
Always great tutorials! Thx April
Nice job April!
Very clever April. I like how the sockets sit above their equivalent ring spanners/wrenches. I see you use the Matthias Wandel approach of just screwing the holders to a board. Very efficient
Thanks
Great Work April!
If I could afford to fly you and hubby out to redesign my house and all my technology ,I would !