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- Firstly a massive THANKYOU to Nick from @pedullastudio for both inspiring me to push myself on this build as well as allowing me to steal some of his footage.
This #workbench #build took me over 4 months and has been done entirely with #palletwood. The decision to make my own bench has been one of the best, most rewarding experiences so far in my short woodworking journey and I now truly believe that it should be law that every new wood worker needs to build a workbench.
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This and the Dainer Made channel has convinced me that Aussie pallets are rather different to what I have access to here in the UK!
yeah. same here in poland only cheap shit pine.
Also helps to know the pallet fairy ;) We are pretty lucky here with some of the pallets floating around. Alot of trash, but theres some great ones if you hunt hard enough here.
nah, i'm in Australia as well and never seen a pallet made out of beautiful 45mm thick hardwood lmao
There's easily a grand worth of hardwood in there, and I can see there's quite a bit what looks to be black gum. This may be a "pallet" but boy I sure feel like calling it a pallet wood project is pretty disinginuous
WAY better than the pallets here in the US too. Supposedly some are oak, but most of them are low-grade pine.
You know you're getting on in life when you start getting jealous of other people's pallets
Hahaha! Oh man. Best comment so far 🤣
Agreed, pristine pallets...must have been straight out of production...no stains, weathering or rot....please pass on you pallet provider details....seriously
As a Canadian, I am always so jealous of Aussie hardwoods. They're so beautiful, even the stuff they use for pallets apparently.
Yeh we get some amazing wood here. Still what I'd give for some nice walnut... Grass is always greener or some such I guess 😂
As you can see in other comments, we here in AUS have zero idea where you'd get something like this. He's created a bit of a fantasy land here in this video. We're a land of imports so we usually get what we get and recycle the hell out of them lol
dude what a great video - really appreciate you highlighting how new you were when making it, your planning process, your mistakes, firsts, etc - gives me hope that I too can level up and make something as amazing as this bench. Thanks David!
Cheers mate. Yeh, considering I really have no idea what I am doing beyond the same youtube addiction most of us have it came up great. Took a fair bit of time as I went slow, but was far easier than I thought going into it. If I can do it anyone can :)
I too suffer depression and have started back into woodworking. I created my first project yesterday(garden basket), which was easy and quick, but it gave me a huge confidence boost!
Awesome work mate! Yeh, I've found wood working really helpful. Glad you are as well :) Keep it up!
DEPRESSION IN CHURCH THEY SAY ITS THE WORK OF THE ENEMY, JESUZ SETS YOU FREE THAT'S WHAT THE CROSS IS ABOUT GIVING YOU A NEW LIFE. I ALSO LOVE POTTERING AROUND IN MY SHED MAKING ODD BITS OF THINGS OUT OF SCRAP WOOD WITH HAND TOOL'S ALL THOSE WHO ARE HEAVY BURDEN MATHEW 11 :28 LOOKUP ITS THE TRUTH SAVES AND SET SOMEONE FREE FROM WHATS SOEVER WHAT LIFE MORE ABUNTANT
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Really? Wow. I'm definitely trying that next time. Thanks
@@MelbourneMaker no problem. I saw it in a hints and tips video year’s ago and have used it ever since.
For what it's worth I've seen microwaves burned up from this. Hot sand works as an alternative and is my go to
A diy video is not supposed to feel so good and calming😂 the music edit and everything is so perfect and your voice is calming. The work table is beautiful
Thank you so much!! Yeh the bench came out far better than expected.
Here's a tip: Round off the corners of your tenons to match the radius of the Forstner bit so you don't have to chisel the corners of the mortise.
How did I not think of that. Thanks!
For a self-confessed "newbie chippy", worrier & procrastinator, your hard work has defo paid off. He/she is an absolute beaut, amigo and will be for years to come !!! Oh, and I'm just crazy about your "Mallet of Thor". You were born for this... Greetings from Barcelona 🤠🌟🌿
Cheers! Yeh came up awesome considering I have no real idea what I'm doing. Appreciate the support :)
Dont fear failure so much that you forget to succeed. I tried so many times at some things before getting it right that it seems the lesson on how to do it right was as important as actually getting it done. At the very least i wont forget the lessons. I made more mistakes than i can count. You did well enough and it will get easier. Thank you for sharing.👍
Thanks! Yeh you are spot on! The first step to being great any something is to be rubbish at it.
You made two statements: 1 - you are good at woodworking, 2 - you are good at making videos. Well done!
Hopefully I am eventually, but happy to be improving with each piece and video. Thankyou for the kind words though 🙂
@@MelbourneMakergreat job on the editing btw.
3. Whispering hate me to watch this
Kiwi female amateur woodworker here. Love your video - definitely subscibing! You've inspired me because, while watching, I realised I had a touch of of workbench envy emerging 😉
When I was starting to make my first work bench I was continually thinking about the irony of how much easier it would be to build a good workbench if I had a... workbench.
So I decided to build an "OK" workbench first, learn what worked and what didn't about my workbench design by using it, and planned to get around to building a better one down the track. I'm really looking forward to Spring coming on, and some warmer weather coming up soon... It will remove a barrier to my enjoyment of puddling around in my tiny freezing single car garage filled with woodworking stuff!! Next on my list to sort out is dust extraction... 😂
A Swedish amateur woodworker I follow made a classy-looking, apothecary cabinet to hold all his screws in a super-organised way. A tidy and organised workshop is a must for me. It just makes working on a project so much easier when you're not constantly hunting for the tools you need for the job. I like the idea of making "extra AF" quality stuff for ourselves - just for the heck of it - & because we take pride in our work space. It's good practice too, & exercises the woodworkers problem-solving part of the brain, which will come in handy on other projects!
I'll be learning heaps from you, I hope.
And you're a GREAT woodworker! I am so impressed with what you accomplished! And I loved your vulnerability to speak on the mental health aspect of your journey. I agree wholeheartedly, as my woodworking has definitely helped me with mine too.
Thanks! Yeh although I'm not anywhere near organized in my garage yet..... Literally still looking at piles of organized chaos... I'm slowly getting there one build at a time. The warmer weather will certainly make it easier to get it done. Thanks again for the super kind words! Keep making and enjoy the journey :)
@@MelbourneMaker ❤️
I've never seen pallets made of wood this nice in the UK.
Yeh was super lucky, doubt I'll see more like that soon.
That was my thought exactly, but I'm in the US. Michigan.
The same goes for Norway - I've never seen so thick, long and nice pallets ! Nice workbench !
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Its crap pallets here are also crappy wood Ive never ever seen pallets like the ones hes claiming
I have seen exactly... one! Still have it. Never found another.
The last tag at the end about your interest in woodworking coming at the perfect time gave me a warm fuzzy. Great video!
Thanks mate :)
A good woodworker knows how to build what they envision and great woodworker knows how to cover up all their mistakes.
I love this quote! Yeh, not sure I am that good at either yet, but I'm definitely getting better at hiding the mistakes... I mean features
I am sure a good woodworker does know, but we the mere mortals do need to learn. I cannot even envision what the final product would look like until it is completed.
So true, a craftsmen turns his or her mistakes into features.
I’ve been woodworking 60+ years and I’m admiring your work bench and really admiring your growing skills at making such a quality bench from pallets.
Your video skills are excellent also. I hope to see more of your projects in the future.
A piece of very good advice on buying tools is always buy the best quality your budget can absorb. If you do, chances are good that as a home hobbyist your tools will last your lifetime. If you buy cheap, you will find yourself buying replacements frequently and you will come out frustrated with the cheap ones self destructing at an inopportune time. A good quality tool will also give you pleasure and satisfaction in using it.
Thankyou so much! Made my day. I've not done any editing before starting this channel, so I am enjoying learning both woodworking and video editing. The creative outlet is great!
Yes I'm a big believe in buy once, cry once. Sadly I've done enough crying buying tools this year so a cheap nasty router will have to do for the moment. So many tools on the wish list....
Will be plenty more videos to come! Next one hopefully isnt too far off. Thanks again for the kind words and support!
I've never seen pallets with that nice of hard wood. You must have hit the big time with those.
Jajajaja, true lol
Was lucky enough to have a mate who works in a factory find them for me. Definitely not your standard pallet ;)
Those pallets are straighter and nicer than Homedepot 2x4s
That was a very nice pallet & now a very nice workbench.
I'm in Wales (UK) and have found 7/10 pallets are really rough, 2/10 are decent once plained down & perhaps 1/10 seems to be furniature grade hardwood that somehow got made into a pallet. I carry a pallet buster tool in my car boot & am always looking for the 2/10s and the occasional 1/10. I try to keep a small stock of the 7/10s for sacrificial jobs.
The best wood I've found is skip diving. I've managed to pick up a fairly large amount of teak (old doors) and mahogany, as well as lots of construction lumber. Then there is the site 'Freecycle' where I've managed to pick up lots & lots of old oak furniature (plus some pine), which cleans up lovely with a trip through the plainer. The only wood I ever buy is for comissions & the offcuts from plywood & MDF sheets keep me well stocked.
@@MelbourneMaker does your mate need an extra friend based in Wallan? I would kill for pallets like that.
I must say, for a person who doubts his abilities you did a darn fine job, well done.
Cheers! Yeh came up heaps better than I thought it would.
be careful about where your other hand is when you're using your chisel, didn't think about it that much myself when I started, and found out where not to put my hand the hard way, went down to the bone right over a joint in my finger, healed well and wouldn't wish it upon anyone else, so be careful, also love your work man
Cheers mate, yeh I'm trying to be more careful on that. Much easier I now have a bench with some holding options as well ;) Less excuses to be lazy
And wear some decent shoes, wouldn't want to see what happens when something drops on your flip flops.
Building a Heirloom piece is by far the most rewarding. Amazing job thank you for sharing!
It really is! I may have brought my two and a half year old out to the garage and said "one day this will all be yours" hahaha. Thanks
Love the work bench would not believe that was palate wood. When you finish a project like that, as well as you have it inspires you to build more projects. Well done.
Cheers! Yeh totally agree, I've got a small commission piece I need to knock up, and after that I need to sort out storage in the workshop. Hopefully incorporate a cart for the saw into it. The after that back to some fun creative stuff hopefully!
This is the first video of your’s that I’ve seen. Thank you for being vulnerable and open about your journey to woodworking. I find myself identifying with your story. New sub!
Welcome aboard!
The honesty in this video and approachability of the content is comforting. It’s not so expert (no offense) as to put me off because it’s not something I feel like I can relate with.
Thanks mate. Really appreciate the kind words and support. :)
Beautiful build! I love how your workbench turned out!
Thanks a bunch! Yeh came up better than I expected
That is the most beautiful pallet I’ve ever seen 😯 you sure don’t see them like that often in the states!
Yeh weas lucky with those two pallets for sure.
By "often" you mean never. Ha. Pallets in the States are good for bonfires
Yes, in the U.S. you have to buy pallets that look like these. The rest around here are good for bonfires at best.
@@greid9349if that pallet wood has soaked up some unspecified chemical spillage, a bonfire might be a bad idea.
I love the shoutout to Nick Pedulla! His Roubo bench is literally perfect!!
Yeh, true artists are a rare thing, but Nick is definitely one of them. Thanks for watching :)
This is the first video I've seen from you, and I enjoyed it so much. Thank you for putting this all together. You've inspired me and have gotten another subscriber and follower 🤙
Keep up the good work!
Cheers mate! Thanks for the sub and kind words. I'm pretty new to the youtube video thing, but will be many more to come!
It is so good to know I’m not the only person who puts things off while stressing over it. However, I have come up with some pretty creative options. I love that you are brave enough to show your mistakes.
Cheers! Yeh will be plenty more mistakes to come. Had a good one today in the garage where I cut half way through a panel at the wrong length. Damn rushing got me again haha.
Great vid and bench mate. Love your dry sense of humour.
Glad you enjoyed it!
That is some seriously impressive woodwork. Well done!
Thank you! Cheers!
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Genuinely thankyou. I have had a bit of maintenance on the lunchbox planer on my to-do list. I picked it up second hand, so has been in need of some love since I got it. So really appreciate you giving me exactly what needs doing.
Watched you the whole way through................thank you!
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed :)
This is amazing! How have I never seen you before?? I Loooooove everything about this video! The woodworking, the honesty, humility, resourcing, mental health, humour, and the beautiful outcome! Is it weird that I like sanding? Subscribed!!!
Welcome! Thankyou for the kind words and the sub! You're always welcome to do the sanding ;) Its my second least favourite thing, second only to cleaning up after painting.
Beautiful work. I'm an old medically retired guy from Brisbane who fights the black dog of depression every day. I'm starting my journey in work to keep me sane, I hope. I hope you don't mind if I copy your build.
Mate of course. It would make me incredibly happy if you did! Depression can be a sneaky bastard, as I'm sure you know. Reach out if ever you need a chat. Hopefully wood work gives you the same joy its bringing me.
ahhh the journey
Yep, 4 months of pain ;)
@@MelbourneMaker 😂😂
I think you done a great job, a style of your own which many might want to copy, well done 😊
Thanks! Yeh it came up so much better than I thought. :)
Really nice bench mate and the video was very well done! Good stuff 👍😁🇦🇺🇦🇺
Shane! Cheers mate! One of these days I'll get around to making your router table.
@@MelbourneMaker You'll love it mate 👍
@@diyforknuckleheads you have a router table build?? Looking.
@@DamianDArienzo Yeah mate, check it out….its a little Ripa 👍
Its a beautiful build, its comforting for us inexperienced wood workers to see someone do his first actual work bench and learn from his experience and share some of his fears
Thanks! Yeh, I honestly have no real idea what I am doing, so will be a lot of trial and error in the future ;)
In Canada, we have a lot of Pine or Hemlock pallets but if you scrounge around industrial parks that get heavy weight supplies delivered, the heavy material equals HD pallets and they can be some kind of hardwood. Oak and Hickory are possibilities.
For me, my first task was to build a simple work bench from an oversized pallet to support the shop saw and other equipment that would help build the prime workbench and other furniture. Truthfully, I cannot tolerate working down on the floor. That temporary workbench became my outside worktable - neither sleet nor rain has harmed it!
Yeh nice one! Yeh I probably should have done the same thing and made a quicker one to start with. Ah well. I'm enjoying it now and working on the floor for so long has probably made me appreciate it even more 🙂 cheers for the support
Nice work. And I really enjoyed hearing your thought process and cleaver cinematography
Thanks a ton!
13:19 haha yeah I drank the green coolaid a few years ago. Nice but pricey!
Yeh, it will be a long time until I go beyond stealing them from friends haha. At least I kind of understand why people pay the price now.
@@MelbourneMaker mate so true. I have 3 Festool sanders. The dust collection is incredible
@@riversidewoodworks i have ets ec 5 and 3 and rotex 150. Man they make sanding a treat.
@@trentwalsh8168 sure do. I have ETS EC 5, Rotex and the RO90. Cheers.
For someone who claims to be a novice wood worker, you really do good work. I've been doing wood working for going on sixty years now. If you consider that my Grandfather started teaching me at age six. I'd hire you in a heartbeat. However, the flip-flops would have to go!
Wow, thankyou for the compliment! Made my morning. Hopefully I can teach my little one when hes a bit older. Thankfully I've got a bit of time to learn myself before then haha. Thanks mate
@@MelbourneMaker DustyFixes doesn't understand that the "flipflops" are in reality oc health and safety approved Japanese safety boots😁😁
@@rotaone8513😂 yep exactly
First time seeing your content and I really enjoyed your honesty but simultaneous calmness about your vulnerability by the time it came to do the voice over. Would watch more.
Welcome aboard! I'm glad the honesty came through, and the balance was kind of there. Will keep improving, and will be plenty more to come :) Thanks!
very cool.. I am impressed with the build and your dialog is wonderful.
Thankyou kindly
That giddy feeling we all get when everything lines up and falls perfectly into place.
Yeh, there's not much better :)
Fabulous job. Nice video style too!
Cheers mate, really appreciate it :)
new to wood work myself and this is fanatstic. the pallet quallity is next level
Hope you get as much enjoyment from learning the woodworking caper as I do. Cheers!
Bloody awesome result mate.
Cheers! Yeh I'm loving using it so far. Beats the hell out of the floor haha
palletwood is very good to recycle...very good idea...god job and thank's a lot for your video...
Philip
Thank you! Yeh I am enjoying using reclaimed wood :)
New to channel and Subbed. I have been dreaming for years to have a space where I can make things, like you I am no Fine Woodworker but your journey making your first workbench has given me inspiration.
Thanks for the sub! Yeh get onto it, I'm honestly loving every minute working out how to do stuff, and slowly making my garage into a space I can make stuff.
A fellow flip flop woodworker, a man of culture.
Go team #safetyflipflop Sadly though I have been over ruled by my missus, so will be more boots in my future :( Moral of the story, dont film yourself in the shed haha
I’ve never seen pallets like that before! That’s a super nice first crack at building a bench!
Yeh, I got lucky with these ones. Cheers!
Your bench and mine are pretty similar - I made mine from lumber I'd scavenged from demolished homes instead of from pallets.
Two major differences: When I made my bench about fifteen years ago, I attached the top with nothing more than four small dots of wood glue. The weight of the laminated the top and those tiny dots of glue have been more than enough to hold it tight. My reasoning behind not "properly" attaching it is simple: I want to be able to quickly detach my top from the base and flip it over when my top starts to look its age.
The biggest difference is the height of my bottom shelf - I made my a good eight inches taller than yours to allow storage beneath the bench as well as on top and to avoid hitting the top of my feet when I wear work boots.
Otherwise, our benches could all but be interchangeable.
Thanks for sharing. Yeh, there is some amazing timber in old house frames. I've only recently noticed all the facebook posts of free wood from house demos, but I think you may have inspired me to go have a look at some and see what I can make.
That was such a cool video. The bench was beautifully made and the video was a cinematic wonder! Loved it through and through!
Cheers, you made my day. Not sure I'm all that good at editing yet, but ill keep improving :)
That was amazing and satisfying to watch. Well done, mate! Super build.
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it :) Came up better than expected in the end
Man, I enjoyed this video. For sure it states two things here. One is that you can build BEAUTIFUL things with pallet wood. And two, you are underestimating yourself a lot. Becaus that workbench is a peace of art there ;).
Thanks mate! Really appreciate it. Definitely came out better than I was expecting in the end.
Keep it up, same here I just find my self and just starting to like the wood working projects. I just finished my DIY garden benches and table. I am actually a Dairy Farmer and having a month of time Off and decide to do something worth and enhanced my other skills.
Nice one. Enjoy the journey, and the time off mate
This is on my bucket list. Saving this video for when I get onto it
Cheers mate! Appreciate the share as well. Thankyou!
Our pallets in Canada are usually Pine, Spruce, some Fir and the heavy 40"X48" standard shipping pallets are made from Scrub Oak. Great looking bench, mate. If I may, Forstner bits are configured in such a way that you can overlap the holes and remove more material, thus cutting down on the amount that has to be removed by hand for your Mortice and Tenon joints for the legs. May you get many years of use from your masterpiece.
Thanks for the info! Yeh, I had seen people overlap them on youtube, but I didn't trust my skill to not mess it up haha so erred on the side of caution.
Hello from the UK. Excellent video in so many ways. I'm now inspired to build my dream workshop bench and storage system. Keep up the good work
Cheers! Yeh I need to get storage sorted next. I didn't realize how much stuff I had crammed into the old bench. Good luck with your build!
Man... even in a garage.. you have all the cool toys and gadgets..
Yeh gotta collect em all
This is a great journey, Great video! Very well edited as well. And the workbench... Amazing! Great job!
Awesome, thank you!
This. This is sensational!!!! Makes me want to build one!!!
Thankyou sir. You're too kind. Genuinely though, get on it. Might have taken me a while, mainly due to work and life being annoying. But enjoyed nearly every minute of it
@@MelbourneMaker life gets like that!!! Just followed you on instagram also :) keeep it up!
@@trentwalsh8168 cheers mate!
Yep, makes us all want to make one
@@onehandedmaker instant hahaa
You have built an absolutely beautiful bench! You have some great friends, especially if they loan out Veritas planes and Festool tools.
A few words of advice. First, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), wear it when you are using power tools. It is too late after you get something in your eye, or drop something on your feet. Hearing loss is cumulative.
Second, build yourself rolling stands for your saw and planer. Save your back!
This advice is from a 70-year-old man with a bad back, some loss of hearing, multiple concussions, and now has seizures, and has broken 12 bones. Don't make my mistakes. It's too late to start wearing safety gear after you've been injured.
Thankyou! Yes, I am very lucky with some of the kind people that choose to put up with me.
I am trying to get better with using the PPE. Sadly I've even been forced into workboots as well by the boss :( Although the safety flip flops will make a return when its over 30 degrees.
The next build that I'm mid way through will solve the table saw issue at least as well. Thanks again for the support and care.
Better than just a good bench build video. Thanks!
:) Thanks mate
That turned out to be a beautiful piece of art
Very well done🥰
Thanks so much 😊
As a beginner at age 63 and postponing till now 64 to actually do more woodworking o say your early at beginning to do it. Thanks for putting this online. I’m learning a lot as o too use mostly pallet would.
I also appreciate the captions that help me follow along easier.
Thankyou! From one novice woodworker to another keep it up :) Really appreciate the support.
The workbench came out really good 😊😊😊😊😊😊be happy don’t worry so much you don’t have very much money in it
Cheers! Yeh, I always over stress. Wasn't the money, but rather wanting to do justice to the wood I think. Came out better than hoped in the end anyway :)
Most of the "fear" involved with hand work that's new to us, really is all mental. As you said, "just start it, just do it" is the best way...... Most times you'll quickly find it's not as bad as ya thought it would be 😁
If I'm makin a large mortice, il bore it out as you did, and use a chisel to chop and pare the waste away. I tend to undersize the tools; if the mortice was say 22mm (7/8), I'd use a 20mm drill and a 16mm chisel (3/4 drill, 5/8 chisel). You don't have to be as accurate when drilling the holes, and a smaller chisel gives ya more room to work. Il make "stop cuts" across the grain first, then pare with the grain....... Your edge is also a wedge, workin with the grain it can split instead of pare...... A stop cut at the end arrests the split and stops it from travelling.
Your saw; a new saw or one that's freshly sharpened can be a bit "grabby", the teeth are so prickly sharp they're nearly "sticky". Hold the saw gently; it's been described before as grippin it as if ya were holding a baby bird....... Tight enough so it doesn't fly away, but not so tight as ya kill the poor thing 😁😂 also, try to lighten up the toe of the saw, itll glide more smoothly this way. On the back of the handle there are two horns, your hand should be pressing ever so slightly on the bottom horn, this will lighten the toe of the saw and make cutting more "fluid". A good practice exercise for this is to make cuts but not make cuts 🤔😂 practice hovering the saw over some scrap as you saw back and forth, just barely kissing the work, not actually cutting. This will develope your feel for keeping the saw light. On your saw hand, point your index finger along the side of the handle, before you saw make sure your feet are spread and balanced, then look down along your arm from your pointed index all the way to your shoulder....... Every joint in your arm should be in a line, so each stroke of the saw is like a piston. The work was probably a little low in the video, but try not to get on top of the saw, bend the knees a little or widen your stance so you stay behind the saw. When we're on top of the saw we often accidentally put pressure into it....... All we need to do is provide fluid back and forth strokes, the saw will do the rest 😁
Often the handles that come with saws dony fit us well. If you're interested in improving your sawing; make a new handle that actually fits you. It's quite an enjoyable project, I make a new handle for every one of my saws. I'm no wizard with a saw, but back when I made my first saw handle; my sawing improved by about 20%, just from a handle that fitted me.
Im done babbling on now 😂😂 jus tryna share some tips, as ya seemed interested in hand work. I enjoyed your video lad, thanks for sharing it 😁
Wow, thankyou. Yeh I must admit, after finally treating myself to a new saw I was a bit disappointed in how I managed to get it to perform. Hopefully after a bit of use it evens out a bit, because you're spot on. It was super grabby. Not sure I will make a new handle in the near term, mainly because the one on it looks quite nice (I know how shallow of me) and I haven't had a nice new saw before, so worried Id ruin it. Ill also take your advice on the next lot of mortices. Again, thanks for the tips and feedback!
I admire your motives and perseverance HOWEVER,,, PLEASE DON'T WEAR FLIP-FLOPS WHILE WORKING WITH TOOLS!!!
Cheers. Yeh I'm in work boots now 😔
This is great. I’m just starting my work working journey (a few years later than you), so seeing others is motivating. Cheers!
Thanks! I hope woodworking brings you as much joy as it does me.
That raw pallet is more valuable than most Ikea furniture... Never seen such nice wood on a pallet before! Wow...
Yeh I got super lucky with a friend putting those aside for me. Not your normal pine pallets that's for sure
Firstly, AWESOME BENCH!!! Secondly, where did you score those pallets? and thirdly, great video, not just about the bench, but about your journey. Well done. 👍
Thanks Chris! Yeh pushed myself on this one. I was lucky enough to get those pallets from a friend who works in a warehouse. Wish I had any idea what type of wood they are. Seem to be local as totally unmarked from shipping. I was saving them to make a new dinning room table when I was confident enough in my ability... But much to my missus dismay, they are now my workbench ahaha!
I'm glad to see that at 6:45 you had your steel-toed safety sandals on.
Yeh, they are doing the heavy lifting ;)
Nice bench! Great work.
Thanks!
Brilliant, pretty damn good!!
Cheers
Very nice! I loved the joinery and amazing precision (amazing to me at least!). Excited to watch your other videos. Cheers!
Thanks mate. Will be more to come
What I have learned from these Aussie's making pallet wood into beautiful creations is that Aussie pallet wood is better than most of the wood I will get from the local home depot or lowe's
Yeh, there's some true artists around that do some amazing things with pallet wood. I'm enjoying learning anyway.
Good job, love your workbench👍👍👍
Cheers mate thankyou :)
I wondered the same thing about the timing of myself getting into woodworking....having already been into my 40's thinking everyone doing this at my age seems so much more talented. I've come to the conclusion that I'm just glad to have discovered it all and to enjoy what I'm doing. ....I also agree with the others who commented on how nice that pallet wood is. No such luck here in the U.S.
Totally agree. Just glad to have started when I have. Enjoy the journey.
Pedulla Studio is incredible.. Thats a nice friend to have. Awesome job! I like the way you joined the pieces together. I did my work bench with pocket screws lol i'm brand new to wood working.
Thankyou. Nothing wrong with pocket holes @fixitfingers would be proud. They are stronger than everyone thinks. Just need to use them for the right things.
@@MelbourneMaker I thought about doing more complex joinery, but it's hard doing much of anything with my 2 year old attached to my hip. So pocket holes it was. Lol
@@nickp3173 I feel you there. My little guys also two, but I'm lucky mums pretty good at giving me some garage time.
Awesome build M8! My scaffold boards, fence posts, and saw horses will someday be replaced, just not today. Thanks for the inspiration. Take care & stay safe.
Cheers! Yeh, I'm glad I made the time to build it rather than continue making do. Still setting up the garage again after getting rid of the other one, but Ill definitely enjoy being in there a lot more moving forwards.
🙏❤️ great work, building my first set up thankyou for the advice
Hope it helps! Thankyou
Excellent work and attitude, mate. Good luck to you.
Cheers mate. Really appreciate it.
This bench came out a treat. Well done mate. I look forward to your future builds.
Cheers! Next one should be a rolling cart for the table saw, then hopefully some more creative furniture builds once I get a bit more organised in the garage again
Beautiful!!
Cheers!
I LOVE this... because your content seems noob friendly, and your humor is golden
Showing the struggles and shortcomings.. thank you!!! Subbed! ❤❤
Slowly getting into woodwork myself ~
Cheers mate :) Yeh definitely noob friendly heh. Enjoy the journey!
Those pallets are exceptional. Never mind the US or UK, you can’t imagine the trash pallets I find here in HK. With your pallets I could start a fine woodworking business.Lucky Aussie.
Yeh got super lucky with those ones. Appreciate the support :)
Those are the best pallets iv ever seen
Yeh, I got SUPER lucky with those ones
Great Job!!! This bench is awesome. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to more videos in the future. One thing though don't use the crosscut sled and the table saw fence at the same time. If you want to use the fence add a short block at the beginning of the fence as a stop block but make sure your stock is no longer touching the block as it contacts the blade.
Thanks mate! Sorry for the probably silly question, but why is this? Assuming the mitre gauge is set perfectly it shouldn't add any tension. I must be missing something basic, so I appreciate the pointer :)
Love the sandals 😮
Safety flip flops are underrated ;)
Great video! We are leaving for Australia today and I'm going to be on the lookout for some of these amazing pallets. I'll see if I can squeeze a few into my backpack! Keep it up! Thanks!
Cheers mate! Welcome to Australia, hope you brought a big backpack for all the wood! Enjoy!
I’m really enjoying the journey with you mate. Your videos are so relaxing and enjoyable. Even makes all my mistakes feel like a win when I see you make some and then make them work!
Awesome, thank you! Yeh, lots of mistakes.... If only I could work out an interesting way of editing together how much time I spend trying to work stuff out haha.
Great video, great build, great sense of humour. To answer your question ….. early ….. compared to me at least. I’ve only been doing it for one year and love it. Wish I’d started in my 30’s. Oh well, windscreen, not rear view mirror. All the best.
Thanks mate! Yeh the windscreen mentality is easier said than done some days, but glad you're enjoying it as much as I am. Cheers!
Similar to yourself, woodworking has significantly improved my mental health. I am also new and am currently building my workshop. Keep going!
Great to hear. It's such a good outlet. Thanks!
Beautiful! But... pallets made of hardwood, I'm melting of envy😭
Yeh I got lucky with these ones. We get some great pallets down here. A lot of rubbish, but if you drive past enough pine ones you can find some gold
You did a bloody great job mate, looks awesome!
Cheers mate! Yeh came up better than expected.
Hey mate, I am seeing myself in your videos. I have been doing woodworking for about 18 months and find it very rewarding. I don't know if I have the patience to make youtube videos about my progress though. Just keep it up mate, don't lose that passion. Keep finding new ways to inspire yourself. Find satisfaction in the things you do. Take your time!! My biggest fault is wanting to rush things and find the "easiest" solutions that ends up causing more stuff ups and time. Take the time and build the jigs you need to get shit done right.
I wish I could remember all the things I would pass on to people starting out.
Thanks mate! Yeh I totally understand the rushing part. I find making the jigs weirdly stressful as I aim try to get them too precise I think. But I'm genuinely loving learning woodworking, and don't see myself loosing the passion anytime soon. Too much to learn and stuff up along the way.
Quite a journey. Reminds me a bit of myself with trial and error and acceptance. Bravo.
Cheers, yeh acceptance is the hard one there ;) Thankyou
A Queenslander here, I have not seen such big hard wood pallets here in Brisbane. Nice of your mates to lend you their good tools. Now to continue to watch.
Cheers! Yeh very lucky to have some good friends with tools.