Peter & John Hall who built most of the Greene & Greene Houses and furniture, had table saws, bandsaws, drill press and mortising machans belt drive off a gasoline motor. So power & hand tool have a history more than one hundred years, anyone complains about pure hand tool use point this out to them. Keep up the good work.
I too come to you through Blacktail Studio & am so glad to now be 'subscribed'. I love to see people who like to use 'hand tools' where possible. I am a very long retired & disabled Art Senior Master with the Education Department of South Australia. I majored in Sculpture (mainly wood), Product Design, Graphics & a few others. I once amazed my final year Sculpture Lecturer because I used to turn up to classes with my own 'box' of hand tools because the Art School tools would not 'cut into butter'. Your skills are great, I absolutely love your finished product & will be back to watch more because watching quality wood projects from quality artisans helps take my mind off the constant pain from my disabilities. Cheers, Don from South Aust.
husband here....beautiful!!.....plenty of creativity.......editing fantastic.....music nice.....thanx alot....subscribed and thumbs up!......will b watching more.....beautiful workshop also.......great combination with power tools and hand craftsmanship!......your on my "wish I had a neighbor like you" list.
Got recommended by Blacktail Studio and now I am subscribed! Must say, absolutely loved your videos! Wish to see your channel grow and explode with viewers so that you keep coming up with more awesome original artistic designs!
Came here from Blacktail, instantly fell in love. Being at the end of my carpentry apprenticeship I really appreciate use of power-tools as well as hand-tool.
Just a plain ol wood worker here. Was watching another guy and he recommended your sight and I'm definitely glad I listened. Great work man. Thanks for sharing your talent.
Blacktail sent me on over......and WOOOOOW!!! Love the design and how the top is simple yet draws your eye to its angles, then you look underneath and poop your pants..Your attention to detail is seriously impressive along with your patience getting every piece shaved down just right. I get a cramp in my hand just mixing Mac N Cheese so props. Keep using those power tools too, they literally accomplish the same thing and doesn't make you any less of a craftsman. Keep up the good work brother! I'll look forward to your creations👊
Dude.. Ken with black tail studio got u some spot light man. You were right about the TH-cam algorithm.. I care promise ppl will start flooding your page bud.. keep putting out awesome videos.. im hoping to have shop this summer and I'm gonna attempt my dream as well
Just started watching your Video's Brother ! One thing That I betcha nobodies commented on , and Mine are the same way ,,,,, Your Hands ! Man your hands are beat to hell from working em ! I was lucky enough to have my ring and middle finger sewed back on way back in the day from a Table saw kick back ! ,,,, But anywho,,, love your channel , Love your work ,,,, Rock on !
I'm like you - hybrid. Time is just time. hand sawing a long curve, though authentic hand craftsmanship, it doesn't take anything away from the final product if you hog off the bulk of the curve on the bandsaw. Oh the Details ! - too many to list, but they all make for an amazing final product. Once again, in awe. Thanks
Totally awesome! I’ve worked with wood for 45 years and have always limited my custom jobs to 4 per year because I think it’s important to use only hand tools. I think my newest hand tool is a ship decking plane from 1736. I have to use a table saw and resaw because time and arthritis have changed the way I have to do things. But you are right..perfection can only be brought to life by patience, thought and hand tools that were made by true craftsmen. I love my router and shaper table but the old shaper planes are the best way to warm a room with live edges (which is different than the modern concept of raw edge). I noticed your Lee Nielsen saw and had a fond memory of my first one purchased after my first professional job. The bench is stunning! Like my old mentor told me many years ago, “Good, Better, Best, Never let it Rest, ‘till the Good is Better and the Better, Best!” -Alban Douglas (D)
Im all about impeccable craftsmanship and creativity. Also I believe in using the tools and skills that you have available. I'll leave the silly arguments that adhere to one tool or style or whatever is superior to another one to the silly individuals that enjoy arguing... Great channel and craftsmanship!
Well that is absolutely stunning! Apparently TH-cam knows what I like... or it knows where I am (also PDX). I hope to someday achieve the skill that you so obviously have, thank you for the inspiration to keep going.
I’ve been woodworking for about 7 years, entirely self taught. Watching your skills makes me want to either seek out some classes or just quit. Your designs are awesome 👍 ps I won’t quit.
Matt, I see a lot of the same tools I used with my great grandfather and grandfather when I worked wood with them. The collected their own wood from the forests with horses, split it, and put it up in the rafters to dry for a minimum of 3 years. We never had issues with insects, mice or chipmunks. My grandfather's cat would kill them and leave them by the pot belly stove for him. She never ate them, just killed them to protect the wood. We would go up into the rafters and turn boards every week, so that there was never any warping. My job besides that, was to sand by hand, slats or arms or even legs for tables and chairs that he would sell during the Summer in Central Ontario. There was a sawmill about a 4 minute walk from the house, and they knew him very well. If he went in with his trees, they would cut them into the slabs for him. But if he said he needed 6 2"x4"x10', then that is what he got, and they would leave a little extra for the shrinkage. He dealt with a lot of White Oak, Elm, Old growth Maple that were dead or already dead fall, Sycamore and Mulberry. I've worked on all of them as well as a Yew from Ireland. There was a cane that was I was given by this gentleman. I restored that myself, and even managed to leave 3 small pieces of the original Shellac on it. The gentleman gifted it to me. His son had used it as a paint can stirrer and chopped of 7 inches to accommodate his wife's height. But they had been told not to alter it in anyway. When it was returned, he broke down into tears. None of his word was ever followed. I managed to show him the cane when it was done, and all I wanted to do was to return it to its rightful owner, and at that point he started to to cry. I calmed him down, and asked him if I had done something wrong. He told me that that cane was then only connection he had to his father, who had passed away when he was 7 years old. Before he got deployed in WWI he was brought to his father's friends house. At that time all 3 went for a walk. The farmer said to him pick any tree that are marked in yellow. These trees are old and dying, some are over 120 years old, so it is time that this field gets trimmed out. So, John, being a man of few words when I met him, walked around a long time, looking at the trees. From all angles. Then he said to his father's friend, I like that sturdy looking branch on this tree. The farmer said, DONE!! They went back to that farmer 3 days before he was deployed and later killed. The farmer presented him with this stunning walking stick, and told him, this will get you through life boy. Today a walking stick, and later in your life a cane to keep you moving and she'll help you out in a good donnybrook she will!! Holding his sides with complete and utter belly laughs!! So, now, more than ever, I miss them both greatly!! So thank you for the memories you're conjuring for me tonight!! 💖 Wishing you all the Best. From Ontario, Canada, Jenn. 💖 💖 🇨🇦 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟P. S. I still have that cane!! I wipe it down with bees wax and use it only during our Summers. It never sees rain. I baby that cane. It is the second piece of woodwork I treasure!!
I am a traditionally trained designer and love mixed processes to completing the creative processes but value the concept above all. You are obviously a true craftsperson that explores your designs by expanding on your production techniques throughout the production cycle. I must add that you have a Japanese edge to your woodworking that comes through in your design as well as your production. I am extremely impressed with your ability to think outside the box as you go along. That said, work is beautiful, clean, and maintains a certain amount of simplicity to its lines as the final pieces maintain their space. I enjoy your work immensely as you challenge yourself from point A to Z.
Although I don’t mind power tools, I absolutely love people with the ability to make things Little House on the Prairie style. Making furniture by hand (whether by power tools or hand tools) is not only a rare craft-but an ART. To me at least. I dislike watching people who use those CAD machines to cut things out, it feels like mass production value furniture, impersonal and cold. You asked people to comment on that subject so that’s why I am offering my opinion.
Green & Green would be truly pleased, I think. Carefully and expertly hand-crafted homes, decor and housewares were exactly what the movement was and is about, as you know. Judicial use of power tools is quite alright by me, though I hate their noise. I also appreciate the more intimate time with wood and hand tools. What you call relative dimensioning, I have long called direct measure, as opposed to stick or rule measure. It is the very thing that gave us the metaphoric cliche of the benchmark. Still, what I watch for are things along the line of a) what is your reason for attempting a thing, b) where did you achieve that, c) what did you do with the unintentional (mistakes or improvs), d) does the result bring beauty into the world, or possibly express an experience? If I saw this in a public place, I would definitely wish to touch it, feel its texture, look carefully at it, and sit on it. If I saw it at a friend's house, I would visit often, just to see it. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, feelings and work process.
Couldn’t agree more, Todd! Once the skills are there in craft, the next step is inevitably design if one wishes to advance. By hand is great. It’s also slow.
@@SawyerDesign Golf club grip tape is a very thin double sided tape, it's easy to use and easy to remove from any wood project. You can pick it up at any major golf shop and it's very inexpensive.
@@SawyerDesign If you need a super thin clear tape you might want to look at Sign World Premium Double Sided Adhesive Tape. You can buy it in rolls as thin as 1/8 in. I use it on my Japanese Shoji lamp projects because it's micro thin, but very easy to use.
@Sawyer Design, You asked if we like power tools or hand tools. There are a lot of channels that specialize, but I watch your videos to see your style of woodworking. I think you've got a unique take on one of the worlds oldest trades... No, not prostitution. Get your mind out of the gutter. You've got a great thing going. Looks like you're hitting your stride(youtube), but I can't help but think you're getting ready to take off... Great Job. Good Luck. Keep doing you.
Agree with Matthew, makers like Gillis Bjork use mostly hand tools but I think there will always be a happy blend of power and hand tools in most shops. Dimensioning material with power tools then finesse and massage with hand tools gives me a lot of satisfaction. (even when I hafta go back and fix "dammits").
I’m not always a fan of the green and green aesthetic, but your take on it in this bench is really amazing. I would love to see you, tackle a dining table in the arts and crafts style.
Really showing the value of the panto router here, its so handy, those mortise and tenons would have taken 10x as long. They took forever on my bench that's for sure haha
Here from Blacktail as well, I’m a hybrid too ! I do the heavy lifting with the power tools and finish with hand tools . I find that a power tool can wreck my piece at the speed of light and anytime I can take a dimension by holding the part up and marking it there’s less chance for error . I’ve heard Marc use that term on wood talk as well. Gorgeous bench !
For me the question of Hand Tools, or Power Tools definately depends on the project. turning a solid 6 panel door in my girl's son's playroom into a 2 piece Dutch style door is a power tool project. Making carved 1 of a kind handles for all my files is a hand tool job.
The next project for these clients is a coffee table, actually! The ‘modern trestle’ build is the predecessor to this bench. Couldn’t live w/o my bandsaw, but commend you for the hand tool only approach!
@@SawyerDesign well I’m haven’t turned off the power completely. Dust in the house no go and my garage is too cold in the winter. Given my limited spare time my thicknesser allows me to maximize my time on hand cut joinery.
slowly moving over to more hand tool projects. There is something really therapeutic about hand planning a piece down to finish dimension. On the down side, THE COST of good hand tools is shocking!!! But hey, it feeds the addiction, LOL!
WOW! Nice work! Came here from Blacktail Studio…no regrets, subscribed! I am the same…heavy work with the power tools and the fine satisfying hand finish with my antique Stanley/Baileys. One day I’ll invest in more Lie Nielsen. Awesome work man.
I love your design! Your use of power and hand tools, I think is perfectly balanced! I was watching Cam over at Blacktail and you were highlited . It's workmanship like yours that hooked me into woodworking about 50 yrs ago!!
Weather you used power tools, hand tools or beat it into shape with a rock, your piece is a work of art and absolutely beautiful. Beautiful design, and exceptional craftsmanship. Your video is also very well done. You have a good eye for that too!
Like you, I tend to do a rough design, then tweak as I go. This usually keeps things from looking "generic". Your tasty designs and excellent technique are great to watch. Thanks!
I have no issues with power tools. I like the hybrid approach of using old school tools and techniques combined with modern tools. You get speed and efficiency with power tools but hand tools feel more authentic. There is nothing like the sound of a sharp plane blade taking shaving off an edge. All that being said, I like the final product to at least give the illusion that it was handmade with traditional tools. I think the panto router is cool and would own one if I had the space, and it is perfect for most M&T joints where the joinery is hidden. But for a through tenon I would rather see a square mortise and tenon. The rounded corners scream machine cut. The few minutes to square the mortise with a chisel (and cut the tenons another way) would elevate the final result for me.
I totally agree. This was a bit of a stretch for the budget, but I’ve been trying to cut down on some of the small things that drive the price(time) up and adjusting methods to make more cool stuff for cool people. Totally agree on the square tenons coming through and making the end product look hand-cut.
@@tthomasokc I appreciate that! Always take little bits away from each project and the pendulum will likely swing back. Hard to find the balance of doing things the way I want while making money and putting energy where the client appreciates(or knows) the difference.
I like the combo of hand and power tools. I was actually watching you before I followed Blacktail Studio. But awesome spotlight. Both of you are amazingly creative.
Love it. First, I don’t care about the pantirouter, just yanking your chain. I’ve put wedged through tenons on my last few projects. I love em, but they are a bit scary. Loose without the wedge but the minute I pound in my wedges, it’s not coming apart. Great joint but once in, it’s done!
Lol just adding stuff to your wish list, Rick! I definitely would have chopped them by hand if I had time. The loose joinery definitely is a little weird to get used to and those wedges aren’t exactly fun to make. Can’t argue with a sturdy end product though 💪
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I’m all about working wood. I don’t care what tools anyone uses. It’s about the finished product. The bench is beautiful!
Here from Blacktail. Beautiful work.
Same :)
What they said.
Same
Same Beautiful work.
Peter & John Hall who built most of the Greene & Greene Houses and furniture, had table saws, bandsaws, drill press and mortising machans belt drive off a gasoline motor.
So power & hand tool have a history more than one hundred years, anyone complains about pure hand tool use point this out to them. Keep up the good work.
Power tools for the "sweaty work". Great quote! That's exactly how I do it. Nothing like cleaning it up with a sharp blade.
Here from Blacktail and subscribed. Wow!! Amazing work.
Thanks so much, Chris!
Me too.
Me too (oh...wait).
Me too!
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I too come to you through Blacktail Studio & am so glad to now be 'subscribed'. I love to see people who like to use 'hand tools' where possible. I am a very long retired & disabled Art Senior Master with the Education Department of South Australia. I majored in Sculpture (mainly wood), Product Design, Graphics & a few others. I once amazed my final year Sculpture Lecturer because I used to turn up to classes with my own 'box' of hand tools because the Art School tools would not 'cut into butter'. Your skills are great, I absolutely love your finished product & will be back to watch more because watching quality wood projects from quality artisans helps take my mind off the constant pain from my disabilities. Cheers, Don from South Aust.
husband here....beautiful!!.....plenty of creativity.......editing fantastic.....music nice.....thanx alot....subscribed and thumbs up!......will b watching more.....beautiful workshop also.......great combination with power tools and hand craftsmanship!......your on my "wish I had a neighbor like you" list.
Got recommended by Blacktail Studio and now I am subscribed! Must say, absolutely loved your videos!
Wish to see your channel grow and explode with viewers so that you keep coming up with more awesome original artistic designs!
same
Same 2 years later!
The legs remind me of a ballerina on pointe. This piece is gorgeous!
Came here from Blacktail, instantly fell in love.
Being at the end of my carpentry apprenticeship I really appreciate use of power-tools as well as hand-tool.
mee too
Great job! I think Charles and Henry would like it very much.
I like power tools. Makes it fun and precise, like a wood machinist.
We do many home projects, and these sawhorses are great for so many different applications. Glad we purchased them.
Just a plain ol wood worker here. Was watching another guy and he recommended your sight and I'm definitely glad I listened. Great work man. Thanks for sharing your talent.
Thanks Aaron! I appreciate it man- glad to share.
Blacktail sent me on over......and WOOOOOW!!! Love the design and how the top is simple yet draws your eye to its angles, then you look underneath and poop your pants..Your attention to detail is seriously impressive along with your patience getting every piece shaved down just right. I get a cramp in my hand just mixing Mac N Cheese so props. Keep using those power tools too, they literally accomplish the same thing and doesn't make you any less of a craftsman.
Keep up the good work brother! I'll look forward to your creations👊
I do like the base more than the seat and supports, but this is excellent. Thank you for sharing.
Awesome design! I've never thought about using baby wipes.
Thanks! Baby wipes are so handy for glue ups! I like the huggies natural. Like 99% water with very little surfactants and no perfumes.
Hey, Blacktail sent me, not disappointed.
i'm a fan of tools. All tools. the right tool for the right time.
Dude.. Ken with black tail studio got u some spot light man. You were right about the TH-cam algorithm.. I care promise ppl will start flooding your page bud.. keep putting out awesome videos.. im hoping to have shop this summer and I'm gonna attempt my dream as well
Just started watching your Video's Brother ! One thing That I betcha nobodies commented on , and Mine are the same way ,,,,, Your Hands ! Man your hands are beat to hell from working em ! I was lucky enough to have my ring and middle finger sewed back on way back in the day from a Table saw kick back ! ,,,, But anywho,,, love your channel , Love your work ,,,, Rock on !
I'm like you - hybrid. Time is just time. hand sawing a long curve, though authentic hand craftsmanship, it doesn't take anything away from the final product if you hog off the bulk of the curve on the bandsaw.
Oh the Details ! - too many to list, but they all make for an amazing final product. Once again, in awe.
Thanks
If it’s worth doing, worth overdoing. Thank you once again!
Came over from Blacktail and so glad I did. I enjoy watching an artist crafting beautiful wood.
Thanks Patrick!
Totally awesome! I’ve worked with wood for 45 years and have always limited my custom jobs to 4 per year because I think it’s important to use only hand tools. I think my newest hand tool is a ship decking plane from 1736. I have to use a table saw and resaw because time and arthritis have changed the way I have to do things. But you are right..perfection can only be brought to life by patience, thought and hand tools that were made by true craftsmen. I love my router and shaper table but the old shaper planes are the best way to warm a room with live edges (which is different than the modern concept of raw edge). I noticed your Lee Nielsen saw and had a fond memory of my first one purchased after my first professional job. The bench is stunning! Like my old mentor told me many years ago, “Good, Better, Best, Never let it Rest, ‘till the Good is Better and the Better, Best!” -Alban Douglas (D)
Im all about impeccable craftsmanship and creativity. Also I believe in using the tools and skills that you have available. I'll leave the silly arguments that adhere to one tool or style or whatever is superior to another one to the silly individuals that enjoy arguing...
Great channel and craftsmanship!
Came here from Andy Rawls channel. You sir, do absolutely incredible work. Glad to be here and look forward to seeing more of it. Cheers!
Well done. I think Frank Lloyd Wright would be proud of your design of this piece.
Man that's saying something. Thanks James.
Well that is absolutely stunning! Apparently TH-cam knows what I like... or it knows where I am (also PDX). I hope to someday achieve the skill that you so obviously have, thank you for the inspiration to keep going.
Like it all,except the two boards on top. Keep up the fine work.
I love the combination between power tools and hand tools.
I’ve been woodworking for about 7 years, entirely self taught. Watching your skills makes me want to either seek out some classes or just quit. Your designs are awesome 👍 ps I won’t quit.
Haha just enjoying the (walnut lined) rabbit hole 🐰 thanks John!
Indeed
You should definitely do a course. You’ll be amazed with what you’ll pick up.
Blacktail said to check you out, He dose not lie, you are out there. thanks
Blacktail recommended you, I see why. Subbed!
Thanks Samuel!
beyond nice, I lean toward Green and Green and all things Craftsman style. Thank you for sharing Rc
Glad you enjoyed thanks so much!
That's just friggin' gorgeous!
Matt, I see a lot of the same tools I used with my great grandfather and grandfather when I worked wood with them. The collected their own wood from the forests with horses, split it, and put it up in the rafters to dry for a minimum of 3 years. We never had issues with insects, mice or chipmunks. My grandfather's cat would kill them and leave them by the pot belly stove for him. She never ate them, just killed them to protect the wood. We would go up into the rafters and turn boards every week, so that there was never any warping. My job besides that, was to sand by hand, slats or arms or even legs for tables and chairs that he would sell during the Summer in Central Ontario. There was a sawmill about a 4 minute walk from the house, and they knew him very well. If he went in with his trees, they would cut them into the slabs for him. But if he said he needed 6 2"x4"x10', then that is what he got, and they would leave a little extra for the shrinkage. He dealt with a lot of White Oak, Elm, Old growth Maple that were dead or already dead fall, Sycamore and Mulberry. I've worked on all of them as well as a Yew from Ireland. There was a cane that was I was given by this gentleman. I restored that myself, and even managed to leave 3 small pieces of the original Shellac on it. The gentleman gifted it to me. His son had used it as a paint can stirrer and chopped of 7 inches to accommodate his wife's height. But they had been told not to alter it in anyway. When it was returned, he broke down into tears. None of his word was ever followed. I managed to show him the cane when it was done, and all I wanted to do was to return it to its rightful owner, and at that point he started to to cry. I calmed him down, and asked him if I had done something wrong. He told me that that cane was then only connection he had to his father, who had passed away when he was 7 years old. Before he got deployed in WWI he was brought to his father's friends house. At that time all 3 went for a walk. The farmer said to him pick any tree that are marked in yellow. These trees are old and dying, some are over 120 years old, so it is time that this field gets trimmed out. So, John, being a man of few words when I met him, walked around a long time, looking at the trees. From all angles. Then he said to his father's friend, I like that sturdy looking branch on this tree. The farmer said, DONE!! They went back to that farmer 3 days before he was deployed and later killed. The farmer presented him with this stunning walking stick, and told him, this will get you through life boy. Today a walking stick, and later in your life a cane to keep you moving and she'll help you out in a good donnybrook she will!! Holding his sides with complete and utter belly laughs!! So, now, more than ever, I miss them both greatly!! So thank you for the memories you're conjuring for me tonight!! 💖 Wishing you all the Best. From Ontario, Canada, Jenn. 💖 💖 🇨🇦 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟P. S. I still have that cane!! I wipe it down with bees wax and use it only during our Summers. It never sees rain. I baby that cane. It is the second piece of woodwork I treasure!!
I am a traditionally trained designer and love mixed processes to completing the creative processes but value the concept above all. You are obviously a true craftsperson that explores your designs by expanding on your production techniques throughout the production cycle. I must add that you have a Japanese edge to your woodworking that comes through in your design as well as your production. I am extremely impressed with your ability to think outside the box as you go along. That said, work is beautiful, clean, and maintains a certain amount of simplicity to its lines as the final pieces maintain their space. I enjoy your work immensely as you challenge yourself from point A to Z.
Although I don’t mind power tools, I absolutely love people with the ability to make things Little House on the Prairie style. Making furniture by hand (whether by power tools or hand tools) is not only a rare craft-but an ART. To me at least. I dislike watching people who use those CAD machines to cut things out, it feels like mass production value furniture, impersonal and cold. You asked people to comment on that subject so that’s why I am offering my opinion.
Green & Green would be truly pleased, I think. Carefully and expertly hand-crafted homes, decor and housewares were exactly what the movement was and is about, as you know. Judicial use of power tools is quite alright by me, though I hate their noise. I also appreciate the more intimate time with wood and hand tools. What you call relative dimensioning, I have long called direct measure, as opposed to stick or rule measure. It is the very thing that gave us the metaphoric cliche of the benchmark. Still, what I watch for are things along the line of a) what is your reason for attempting a thing, b) where did you achieve that, c) what did you do with the unintentional (mistakes or improvs), d) does the result bring beauty into the world, or possibly express an experience? If I saw this in a public place, I would definitely wish to touch it, feel its texture, look carefully at it, and sit on it. If I saw it at a friend's house, I would visit often, just to see it. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, feelings and work process.
The fine carpentry by hand shows your skills. Nothing wrong with using machines to get to where the artistry begins!
Couldn’t agree more, Todd! Once the skills are there in craft, the next step is inevitably design if one wishes to advance. By hand is great. It’s also slow.
I like that you use both hand and power tools. Great design.
Much appreciated!
Golf club grip tape is definitely the way to go!
Interesting. Where would you apply that?
@@SawyerDesign Golf club grip tape is a very thin double sided tape, it's easy to use and easy to remove from any wood project. You can pick it up at any major golf shop and it's very inexpensive.
@@SawyerDesign I've been using it for decades if you needed that reassurance.
@@SawyerDesign If you need a super thin clear tape you might want to look at Sign World Premium Double Sided Adhesive Tape. You can buy it in rolls as thin as 1/8 in. I use it on my Japanese Shoji lamp projects because it's micro thin, but very easy to use.
@UClHbbcGtRkHMLwUwrn7eErQ From the look of it I think the spec tape could be a golf club grip tape.
I tend to agree with you, I enjoy using my power tools the PantoRouter as well,then the finishing touch by hand.
Your way is Awsom, that router is really really cool...
I love the jointery that's so well done...
Incredible, reminds me of a Japanese Tori Gate
BEAUTIFUL!! Recommended by Blacktail Studio....Power tools are great but I would love to get better with hand tools.
@Sawyer Design, You asked if we like power tools or hand tools. There are a lot of channels that specialize, but I watch your videos to see your style of woodworking. I think you've got a unique take on one of the worlds oldest trades... No, not prostitution. Get your mind out of the gutter. You've got a great thing going. Looks like you're hitting your stride(youtube), but I can't help but think you're getting ready to take off... Great Job. Good Luck. Keep doing you.
Agree with Matthew, makers like Gillis Bjork use mostly hand tools but I think there will always be a happy blend of power and hand tools in most shops. Dimensioning material with power tools then finesse and massage with hand tools gives me a lot of satisfaction. (even when I hafta go back and fix "dammits").
I’m not always a fan of the green and green aesthetic, but your take on it in this bench is really amazing. I would love to see you, tackle a dining table in the arts and crafts style.
Really showing the value of the panto router here, its so handy, those mortise and tenons would have taken 10x as long. They took forever on my bench that's for sure haha
Came over from Blacktail he says you do great things! Looking forward to watching your content.
Love mix of manual and powerful tools. I work in a similar way.
Hard to argue with efficiency!
Fantastic workmanship love it
Love, love, LOVE it.
absolutely gorgeous! love arts and craft style esp greene and greene.
Here from Blacktail as well, I’m a hybrid too ! I do the heavy lifting with the power tools and finish with hand tools . I find that a power tool can wreck my piece at the speed of light and anytime I can take a dimension by holding the part up and marking it there’s less chance for error . I’ve heard Marc use that term on wood talk as well. Gorgeous bench !
Great video, think I'm turning Japanese-o, great looking chair 💺
Love the frame!
Nicely done. I've learned that Designs and builds vary by many factors. I always give Murphy a share in design credit. happy New Year 2023!
For me the question of Hand Tools, or Power Tools definately depends on the project. turning a solid 6 panel door in my girl's son's playroom into a 2 piece Dutch style door is a power tool project. Making carved 1 of a kind handles for all my files is a hand tool job.
Love that design, and your narration is really helpful for the understanding of how you thought it through and then executed it.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks Chris!
Picked up your channel from Blacktail Studio. Fantastic work! Very impressive. I’m looking forward to viewing more of your work.
Just beautiful!
Excellent job thanks for sharing. I use hand and power tools depending on the project I'm working on.
I am use whatever it takes to eliminate the mundane tasks. Found your site via Blacktail Studio. Nice Work
Thanks James!
Hi thier i have been a power tool guy for over 40 years and i am slowly moving to a good mix
This one turned out real clean 👌🏼
Thanks! Glad you liked the build!
I am new to your channel but I am jus keep watching. Your projects are amazing. I just love your work and videos.
Wow, dude! Just... wow 👏
Thanks David!
I'm all about skill and you have that in spades
you are a true craftsman!
Thank you!
I'm just in it for the woodworking. It can all be adapted to what ever ones preference is. Beautiful work. I got here by way of Blacktail Studio.
🙌🏼 definitely! Thanks Rich!
You built yourself an incredible looking bench. The exposed joinery really makes it stand out.
Thank you, Greg!
@@SawyerDesign if I had a bandsaw in my hand tool shop I might have borrowed some of your ideas. Have you considered making a coffee table like this?
The next project for these clients is a coffee table, actually! The ‘modern trestle’ build is the predecessor to this bench. Couldn’t live w/o my bandsaw, but commend you for the hand tool only approach!
@@SawyerDesign well I’m haven’t turned off the power completely. Dust in the house no go and my garage is too cold in the winter. Given my limited spare time my thicknesser allows me to maximize my time on hand cut joinery.
Blacktail sent me!
Cool stuff
Thanks Shane!
Dear Nick, excellent job through great workmanship. Curves are hard to do but are so much better than straight lines. Well done.
Thanks so much Peter!
Very bridge-y. Love it
yes, it is gorgeous, wonderful work!
Thanks so much, Mark!
Beautiful bench!
Beautiful design!
slowly moving over to more hand tool projects. There is something really therapeutic about hand planning a piece down to finish dimension. On the down side, THE COST of good hand tools is shocking!!! But hey, it feeds the addiction, LOL!
WOW! Nice work! Came here from Blacktail Studio…no regrets, subscribed! I am the same…heavy work with the power tools and the fine satisfying hand finish with my antique Stanley/Baileys. One day I’ll invest in more Lie Nielsen. Awesome work man.
Thanks, Christopher! Glad to have ya
I'm binge watching your channel now. beautiful stuff.
I love your design! Your use of power and hand tools, I think is perfectly balanced! I was watching Cam over at Blacktail and you were highlited . It's workmanship like yours that hooked me into woodworking about 50 yrs ago!!
Awesome! Thanks so much, Tim. Really in love with this craft.
Weather you used power tools, hand tools or beat it into shape with a rock, your piece is a work of art and absolutely beautiful. Beautiful design, and exceptional craftsmanship. Your video is also very well done. You have a good eye for that too!
Astonishing!
came from blacktail studio's channel, great looking work, subscribed!
I really appreciate it!
Nicely done. Love that color combo
Love the contrast! Thank you 🙏
Like you, I tend to do a rough design, then tweak as I go. This usually keeps things from looking "generic". Your tasty designs and excellent technique are great to watch. Thanks!
Beautiful!
Great video! You have amazing skills!! Glad you were recommended by Blacktail!
Came here from Blacktail… I’m staying!
Please do! Make yourself at home.
I have no issues with power tools. I like the hybrid approach of using old school tools and techniques combined with modern tools. You get speed and efficiency with power tools but hand tools feel more authentic. There is nothing like the sound of a sharp plane blade taking shaving off an edge.
All that being said, I like the final product to at least give the illusion that it was handmade with traditional tools. I think the panto router is cool and would own one if I had the space, and it is perfect for most M&T joints where the joinery is hidden. But for a through tenon I would rather see a square mortise and tenon. The rounded corners scream machine cut. The few minutes to square the mortise with a chisel (and cut the tenons another way) would elevate the final result for me.
I totally agree. This was a bit of a stretch for the budget, but I’ve been trying to cut down on some of the small things that drive the price(time) up and adjusting methods to make more cool stuff for cool people. Totally agree on the square tenons coming through and making the end product look hand-cut.
I should add that it is a beautiful bench and would gladly have it in my house.
@@tthomasokc I appreciate that! Always take little bits away from each project and the pendulum will likely swing back. Hard to find the balance of doing things the way I want while making money and putting energy where the client appreciates(or knows) the difference.
Community is everything. Subscribed. Blacktail had a little to do with it, maybe. And so worth the visit. :)
Haha thanks for coming to check out my work!
I like the combo of hand and power tools. I was actually watching you before I followed Blacktail Studio. But awesome spotlight. Both of you are amazingly creative.
This is on another level. Looks beautifully.
Another very nice piece.
Love it. First, I don’t care about the pantirouter, just yanking your chain. I’ve put wedged through tenons on my last few projects. I love em, but they are a bit scary. Loose without the wedge but the minute I pound in my wedges, it’s not coming apart. Great joint but once in, it’s done!
Lol just adding stuff to your wish list, Rick! I definitely would have chopped them by hand if I had time. The loose joinery definitely is a little weird to get used to and those wedges aren’t exactly fun to make. Can’t argue with a sturdy end product though 💪
I too followed Blacktails suggestion to come to your channel. I enjoyed your craftsmanship. I have subscribed as well.
Blacktail Studio recommend your channel so I subscribed. Very nice work.
Terrific job!