This is the best woodworking channel. Others are great, but his vibe is perfect. It's like your slightly dorky (but cool in his own way) uncle showing you things in his workshop.
Good point -- no, great point. I'm putting together a comment that will be pinned to the top of this video comment section, and I'll be sure to include this.
@@WorkshopCompanion - if I may add to dealing with the fear of forge fever concerns: the galvanising effect can be removed by a commonly available household item: vinegar. Give the pipe a good soak in the vinegar for several hours/ days if required until it all just eaten off. 5% vinegar is just fine, it will just take a bit longer. Acid can be a wonderful thing.
@@LitoGeorge Great tip; thanks. By the way, the propane torch keeps the pipe at 400 to 450 degrees F. The zinc oxide gas that causes "forge fever" or "metal fume fever" does not begin to form until the zinc reaches 392 degrees F, and does not form in great quantities until 787 degrees F, the melting point of the zinc coating. Vaporization occurs at about 1600 degrees F, within a few hundred degrees of the low end of welding temperatures. All of which is to say that at the (comparatively) low temperatures needed for this wood bending technique to work, this is something that can be dealt with with good ventilation as well as vinegar. Or, you could just buy black (uncoated) pipe and fittings and not have to worry at all.
: I'm not a serious woodworker/craftsman, but I am a serious math and science nerd. And I gotta say that this is an amazing video, colossally informative and also easy to understand. I mean for serious. Very way, sir.
Hey Nick. Thank you for your kind and thorough diligence in order to bring further educational & inspiring ideas to the rest of us. I never fail to learn from you. Thank you kindly. 😊
I'm still fairly new in my woodworking journey and watch several TH-cam channels devoted to the craft. You, sir, share tips, tricks, and techniques that I've never seen elsewhere that unfailingly leave my mouth agape. Bravo.
Hi nick, I watch your video on bending timber, after my brother asked me to build a ukulele from a kit he had purchased, realising he needed a “shit load “ of tools to build it as he put it. I’ve also just been made aware you have worked at shopsmith. My granddad had a shopsmith woodworking machine back in the 1950’s which I spent many hours building stuff. Love your work.
This would have been great to know back in the day when my son came home with several hundred dollars worth of fine wood and a determination to make a guitar....and it didn't to well. Thanks for the great explanation!
Quick side note you probably already know but its for safety so I'll say it anyhow. Careful heating up galvanized steel pipe, it can offgas some pretty deadly stuff.
Being a mechanical engineer, I am a very rough wood worker 😢. Watching a master applying and sharing his skills is really great. Simple to the point instructions really help my understanding of this subject. Thank you.
Amazing. One of the best woodworking channels on YT you also bring a different slant in a saturated market, but 5/21 of a litre 🤔🤓😵 I have never heard anyone use fractions with metric! I thought Americans would say fluid ounces (US fluid ounces at that) 🇬🇧🇺🇸
This looks a lot like the setup I used to make guitars back in the '70s, propane torch and all. I used a piece of 3" diameter copper pipe, which conducts the heat much better than steel. It also helps to soak the wood in water before bending and using a wet sponge to keep it moist and prevent burning.
One tip not emphasized... Once you have it bent, keep it in bent position until dyed off and cool, otherwise it will straighten out quite a lot. His tip about keeping it moving while in contact with hot pipe is 100% gold, that is important. If you are lazy, or don't want to use flame, you can get violin bending iron. Works same way just vertical with different radius bends in it. Good video. Wish I had this when I first tried violin sides!
You, sir, are amazing. Once again you've demonstrated a technique that seems to be beyond every other woodworking channel. And thoroughly and clearly explained, as usual.
This is what brings freshness to youtube content. He blends tech, didatics and mastery of the vintage art of woodworking. Well done good sir for the top tier content, keep it up!
As always, you've done another amazing instructional video Nick! This is among my most favorite channels on youtube and I thank you for the amazing content!
Kudos to you, sir. You are a humble yet formidable "Master Craftsman" with a treasure trove of knowledge as well as being a remarkably succinct and concise educator. Much appreciation, mate. 👍😎
Well done Nick. Always a pleasure to watch your videos and get your tips. I also love the expression on the Bella's face. She seems to be hanging on to every word you speak. Reminds me of a song I've heard: "I wish I was half as good as my dog thinks I am." Cheers from the Sunshine Coast of Queensland in Australia.
Yet another simple but brilliant tool ... it just bends wood you say, but the very ability to bend wood can create stunning works of art ... absolutely superb 👍
Excellent video. I have been using a pipe and torch jig I built in 1965 when building dulcimers. It continues to be used for guitars. My tube's ID is exactly that of the propane bottle so slides in.
Wow, this is exactly what iv been needing to see! I have had a design iv been wanting to make for years that involves a tight 1.5" bent radius, and the only thing iv been able to find online about bending wood is lamination or steam bending.
Wow, I learned a lot in this video. I was thinking I needed to build a stream box, but this seems really straightforward. Definitely worth a subscribe!
YOU ARE MAGICIAN. God bless you. I wish one day to be good enough to spread what I learn from you to some one else. I promise on that day I will shout your name and tell them proudly that I learn it from you.
Nice done & demonstrated Nick! I made an Acoustic guitar & had to bend the sides using the steam technique. Really big learning curve on that one! Give Bella a big pat on the head for me! 👍👍🐶🐶
I subscribed to this channel from watching the shorts, and this is the first time watching a full video. That introduction with the South Park art made me chuckle lol
Great video. I love your bending iron design. I am a Luthier and I use this technique as well. I do the sides in a Fox side bending machine and any fine tuning is done on the bending pipe. For smaller instruments, the pipe is all that I use. I'm glad I found your channel.
Fantastic content. I believe I get more value for your videos than all the others. Every time I feel stumped one of your videos seems to pop up and solve the issue at hand.
Very good instructions. I have viewed a TH-cam video where the luthier had built a mold, positive and negative, that had heat source. He stuck in a piece and voilà one side of the guitar is formed.
A joy to watch your videos. I admire your imagination to keep coming up with great ideas and sharing your passion for woodwork. Well done. One Handed Maker - Australia
I have always wanted to try wood bending :) I am just waiting for opportunity and free time. But I might start in advance with this jig... that looks liek a lot of fun. Thanks!
I love your videos. You make wood working fun and your editing is a notch above anyone else, its like a workshop version of Bill Nye the Science Guy. Thank you for helping me get into wood working more!
I stumbled across your channel, by chance, and it's incredible. Unquestionably great work, dude. Clear angles while filming, with concise descriptions of the steps required-along with other reasons-make these excellent videos very approachable.
Hi Nick, thank you for the incredibly detailed videos. I've learned so much by watching your channel. Could you do a video detailing the best method for joining a "waterfall" countertop using relatively inexpensive methods? I want to use a dowel joint or mortise and tenon, but I need to figure out how to translate these techniques to wood cut at a 45-degree angle. Perhaps I'm overthinking things because I've yet to work on joining angled cuts. Thanks again!
This is the best woodworking channel. Others are great, but his vibe is perfect. It's like your slightly dorky (but cool in his own way) uncle showing you things in his workshop.
Agreed. I treasure this channel and this man.
Really cool trick! One thing people should take note of: be wary of using galvanized pipe and getting it too hot. Metal fume fever is not a fun time.
Good point -- no, great point. I'm putting together a comment that will be pinned to the top of this video comment section, and I'll be sure to include this.
@@WorkshopCompanion - if I may add to dealing with the fear of forge fever concerns: the galvanising effect can be removed by a commonly available household item: vinegar. Give the pipe a good soak in the vinegar for several hours/ days if required until it all just eaten off. 5% vinegar is just fine, it will just take a bit longer. Acid can be a wonderful thing.
@@LitoGeorge Great tip; thanks. By the way, the propane torch keeps the pipe at 400 to 450 degrees F. The zinc oxide gas that causes "forge fever" or "metal fume fever" does not begin to form until the zinc reaches 392 degrees F, and does not form in great quantities until 787 degrees F, the melting point of the zinc coating. Vaporization occurs at about 1600 degrees F, within a few hundred degrees of the low end of welding temperatures. All of which is to say that at the (comparatively) low temperatures needed for this wood bending technique to work, this is something that can be dealt with with good ventilation as well as vinegar. Or, you could just buy black (uncoated) pipe and fittings and not have to worry at all.
@@WorkshopCompanion: Use Black Pipe, like what's used for gas lines.
leave the vinegar in the kitchen and get some muriatic acid@@LitoGeorge
I love this guy. He's easily my favorite woodworker on TH-cam.
No love for twoodfrd?
Mine too. Could'nt help start thinking of a torch from burning wood (a fan? what about the smoke? and so on...).
Nick, every time I watch one of your vids, this retired professor comes away with one overarching thought about you: “The man is frickin brilliant!” 😉
I'll be sure to let my wife know. She has a somewhat different opinion...most days.
Extra bonus points for the doggie with the paw.
My dog does that to me too!
I do absolutely no woodworking. But I love how knowledgeable and kind this guy is.
: I'm not a serious woodworker/craftsman, but I am a serious math and science nerd. And I gotta say that this is an amazing video, colossally informative and also easy to understand. I mean for serious. Very way, sir.
Thanks for saying.
There are few things in life that are more satisfying than a truly great teacher. Thank you Nick!
That's some fantastic info - a rare real MATERIALS THEORY for Wood.
i LOVE your light, dry humor, and your personality makes all your videos enjoyable and fun :)
Bro made himself into a South Park character
Hey Nick. Thank you for your kind and thorough diligence in order to bring further educational & inspiring ideas to the rest of us. I never fail to learn from you. Thank you kindly. 😊
Most welcome.
I'm still fairly new in my woodworking journey and watch several TH-cam channels devoted to the craft. You, sir, share tips, tricks, and techniques that I've never seen elsewhere that unfailingly leave my mouth agape. Bravo.
Thanks for saying.
Best woodworking channel going. So much knowledge, no clickbait. Keep it up.
That's the plan.
Hi nick, I watch your video on bending timber, after my brother asked me to build a ukulele from a kit he had purchased, realising he needed a “shit load “ of tools to build it as he put it. I’ve also just been made aware you have worked at shopsmith. My granddad had a shopsmith woodworking machine back in the 1950’s which I spent many hours building stuff. Love your work.
Thanks.
I love this guy's videos so much. He explains everything in a way that it's so understandable. And he goes into detail of what he's actually doing
This would have been great to know back in the day when my son came home with several hundred dollars worth of fine wood and a determination to make a guitar....and it didn't to well. Thanks for the great explanation!
Most welcome.
Quick side note you probably already know but its for safety so I'll say it anyhow. Careful heating up galvanized steel pipe, it can offgas some pretty deadly stuff.
why do i get favorite/most memorable high school teacher vibes from this individual
Being a mechanical engineer, I am a very rough wood worker 😢. Watching a master applying and sharing his skills is really great. Simple to the point instructions really help my understanding of this subject. Thank you.
Most welcome.
Amazing. One of the best woodworking channels on YT you also bring a different slant in a saturated market, but 5/21 of a litre 🤔🤓😵 I have never heard anyone use fractions with metric! I thought Americans would say fluid ounces (US fluid ounces at that) 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Ahh you use 238 ml as the closest to a US half pint !!
@@christianwithers7335 We call it a "cup." Here in the States, it is the most commonly used measurement of volume for cooking and baking.
Converting a cup to metric and humourosly missing the point...
True comedy genius.
not something I'll ever use but it was a pleasure watching it explained.
Great video and great presentation! Even the adorable dog can‘t resist watching and listening closely!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This looks a lot like the setup I used to make guitars back in the '70s, propane torch and all. I used a piece of 3" diameter copper pipe, which conducts the heat much better than steel. It also helps to soak the wood in water before bending and using a wet sponge to keep it moist and prevent burning.
What a lovely concise descriptive video.and a very attentive dog.
One tip not emphasized...
Once you have it bent, keep it in bent position until dyed off and cool, otherwise it will straighten out quite a lot.
His tip about keeping it moving while in contact with hot pipe is 100% gold, that is important.
If you are lazy, or don't want to use flame, you can get violin bending iron. Works same way just vertical with different radius bends in it.
Good video. Wish I had this when I first tried violin sides!
I don't do much wood bending, but this is a very clever, inexpensive jig to make if I wanted to. Thanks Nick!
Most welcome.
great job. youre the best wood scientist!
Thanks. But think there are easily a couple of hundred folks at the U.S. Forest Products Laboratories that deserve that title more then me.
You, sir, are amazing. Once again you've demonstrated a technique that seems to be beyond every other woodworking channel. And thoroughly and clearly explained, as usual.
Thanks for the kind words.
I am in no way a woodworker, not even a hobbyist. But this is probably one of the top five people I respect and admire.
Thanks for the kid words.
Amazing, you just know your stuff!! You deserve the name master craftsman.
You are a talent desperately needed in this weird time. This was great.
Thanks.
..this doc is awesome.. 😁
…thanks for your good and clear teachings.. 👍👍
…greetings from Finland 🇫🇮
Thanks from Ohio.
I'd just like to say thanks for helping me improve my craft. Always love learnin something new.
Excellent video! Love your patience and attention to details which you hand over to us. Brilliant woodworker and teacher. Thank you so very much. 👍🏼✌🏼
Thanks for the kind words.
Thank you Nick and Bella 🌞
if all your videos are like this you are an amazing human. like the best uncle or grandpop to live. Thank you
Most welcome.
This is what brings freshness to youtube content. He blends tech, didatics and mastery of the vintage art of woodworking. Well done good sir for the top tier content, keep it up!
Most welcome.
As always, you've done another amazing instructional video Nick! This is among my most favorite channels on youtube and I thank you for the amazing content!
Kudos to you, sir. You are a humble yet formidable "Master Craftsman" with a treasure trove of knowledge as well as being a remarkably succinct and concise educator.
Much appreciation, mate. 👍😎
Thanks for th kinds words.
Well done Nick. Always a pleasure to watch your videos and get your tips. I also love the expression on the Bella's face. She seems to be hanging on to every word you speak. Reminds me of a song I've heard: "I wish I was half as good as my dog thinks I am." Cheers from the Sunshine Coast of Queensland in Australia.
Ah, the home of the kelpies. Cheers back from the banks of the Stillwater River in Ohio, where I have the only kelpie for miles around.
I find these videos so relaxing. I'm interested in wood working but not a hobbyist, but its really nice to just listen to expert experience
I wish Nick could be the instructor for everything I learn...
Yet another simple but brilliant tool ... it just bends wood you say, but the very ability to bend wood can create stunning works of art ... absolutely superb 👍
Thanks.
Great attitude great instruction education and entertainment even for a non woodworker thank you
Most welcome.
The dog is paying CLOSE ATTENTION 😂
Thank you for this lesson, your passion for your craft has reinvigorated my interest in learning how to woodwork.
Thanks, and good luck!
Thank you for this wonderful project. Now I can also achieve such beautiful bends in wood. Fantastic, I am very happy about this tip. 👍👍👍👍👍
Glad to be of help.
Excellent video.
I have been using a pipe and torch jig I built in 1965 when building dulcimers.
It continues to be used for guitars.
My tube's ID is exactly that of the propane bottle so slides in.
Thanks for sharing.
Wow, this is exactly what iv been needing to see! I have had a design iv been wanting to make for years that involves a tight 1.5" bent radius, and the only thing iv been able to find online about bending wood is lamination or steam bending.
Wow, I learned a lot in this video. I was thinking I needed to build a stream box, but this seems really straightforward. Definitely worth a subscribe!
Thanks...and welcome.
YOU ARE MAGICIAN. God bless you. I wish one day to be good enough to spread what I learn from you to some one else. I promise on that day I will shout your name and tell them proudly that I learn it from you.
Thanks for the kind words.
Nice done & demonstrated Nick! I made an Acoustic guitar & had to bend the sides using the steam technique. Really big learning curve on that one! Give Bella a big pat on the head for me! 👍👍🐶🐶
If you were never a teacher... you should have been! A truly excellent video! Many thanks.
Spent many years teaching wood as an engineering material at the University of Cincinnati. Most welcome.
I subscribed to this channel from watching the shorts, and this is the first time watching a full video. That introduction with the South Park art made me chuckle lol
Welcome.
Great video. I love your bending iron design. I am a Luthier and I use this technique as well. I do the sides in a Fox side bending machine and any fine tuning is done on the bending pipe. For smaller instruments, the pipe is all that I use. I'm glad I found your channel.
First video I watched on this channel; you have a very clear, patient, precise and cool way of explaining and showing things. I like!
Thanks.
awesome!! Subbed! Loved the Southpark into/outro.
Thanks...and welcome!
Great video. I would recommend attaching a thermocouple with a small display on the pipe to get repeatable temperatures.
Cheers!
I just use an infrared thermometer. Stuff on the pipe can get in the way.
Fantastic content. I believe I get more value for your videos than all the others. Every time I feel stumped one of your videos seems to pop up and solve the issue at hand.
Thanks for saying.
Stumbled in here on accident. But hell i have no bloody clue bout wood working and yet ya had my attention all the way. Great stuff my good man.
Oh man that scoop! I didn't think you could really do that with wood. It's got my creative gears rolling.
That was the idea.
I think you are a really good teacher.
All the best from Holland
Max
Thanks from Ohio.
thanks for sharing the ways of the wood, greetings from Chile
Most welcome from Ohio.
Very good instructions. I have viewed a TH-cam video where the luthier had built a mold, positive and negative, that had heat source. He stuck in a piece and voilà one side of the guitar is formed.
You speak well
EASY to understand
Keep talking
Will do.
Thank you for adding metric in your videos.
How could we not? Two-thirds of our global audience thinks in meters.
Well told Nick. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Same to you and yours.
Fantastic teaching, practical and understandable - thank you!
Most welcome.
This is amazing; imagine the possibilities!
I want to make a super ergonomic chair with a bunch of bent boards like this
Go for it!
@WorkshopCompanion okay thank you for encouragement 🩵
God willing I will do it!!
Rad. Everyone needs a dad like you
This is without doubt the best ever wood shop class lesson I ever got to so far ! Your pdf shop looks very nice too.
I will spend some time here :))
Make yourself comfortable.
I'd love to see a series of videos of Nick showing us how to make that dulcimer.
A joy to watch your videos.
I admire your imagination to keep coming up with great ideas and sharing your passion for woodwork.
Well done.
One Handed Maker - Australia
LOVE this guy !!!!!
Loooove the content especially the animated Nick in the intro lol
First one of yours I've seen. FANTASTIC!
Thanks.
what a lovely assistant
I love the hammer trick at the end... very coooool.
Thanks.
thanks for giving us the scoop!
You're welcome. And I'm sure you can show yourself out...;-)
This is a fantastic presentation. You should be a professor, if you aren’t already
University of Cincinnati. Taught Wood as an Engineering Material and craftsmanship.
😍 Love the dog!! So cute!
I have always wanted to try wood bending :) I am just waiting for opportunity and free time. But I might start in advance with this jig... that looks liek a lot of fun. Thanks!
Most welcome.
Thank you for this explanation, God bless you
Most welcome.
You, sir, are amazing.
I love your videos. You make wood working fun and your editing is a notch above anyone else, its like a workshop version of Bill Nye the Science Guy. Thank you for helping me get into wood working more!
Thanks for the kind words.
I stumbled across your channel, by chance, and it's incredible. Unquestionably great work, dude. Clear angles while filming, with concise descriptions of the steps required-along with other reasons-make these excellent videos very approachable.
Thanks for saying.
This dude is like…. The best science woodworking man in the planet.
Good info. Pet Travis more. Thanks
I think Travis would object to that -- he's the genus behind the camera. Bella is my canine co-star.
@@WorkshopCompanion lol tell Travis I said sorry and pat that dog on the head next video. You made me laugh, thanks
That is a fine looking dulcimer. Thanks for the lesson.
Thanks for the kind words.
Very useful info here!
I found more info than i was looking for, learned more too, thank you.
Most welcome.
Thank you Nick. Big fan of your books here. Keep it up.
Damn. That’s a smart trick my man!
Excellent, Nick. Thank you very much.
Another wonderful woodworking tip from my favorite tinker gnome😉
My favourite mad Professor!
Cool stuff to learn. But I like the dog appearing from time to time. Wonderful companion❤
Hi Nick, thank you for the incredibly detailed videos. I've learned so much by watching your channel. Could you do a video detailing the best method for joining a "waterfall" countertop using relatively inexpensive methods? I want to use a dowel joint or mortise and tenon, but I need to figure out how to translate these techniques to wood cut at a 45-degree angle. Perhaps I'm overthinking things because I've yet to work on joining angled cuts. Thanks again!
Love your workshop