I had the pleasure of working with Will as I fumbled my way building a workbench at the Woodwright's School last Summer. He won't win any public speaking contests, but you would be hard pressed to find a better teacher and mentor. It was a lot of fun attending his class. The class was a good investment of time an effort.
You'd laugh at what I built mine with, a maple mallet I made that looks like its from the Flinstones, a cheap Irwin hand saw at Lowes, some old crummy chisels for the mortices (my hands still hurt from those) and the one thing I spent money on was a wood river #6 plane, which I used to flatten the tops and clean up all the legs and stretchers with. A lot of the wood was too twisted and warped to get just right but it's still a fine solid pair of benches that I just hand fit together.
I can feel my wallet shivering! I have most of the tools, but I had to pause the video to write to a guy, I'm buying some old wooden hand planes from, and ask him to add one of the plough planes 😁 I didn't think I'd need it, but I hadn't considered how useful they are when making dados just inside the edge!
Will, thanks for showing us this elegant workbench, and the great tool tutorial. I made my own bench 8 years ago and can't justify replacing it. I would like to put a leg vice on it soon, and really like your design. I noticed you did not show us wood threaders. I have small ones, bit nothing 2" plus. You guys take care, and if I can get your way from MN, I'll bring my fishing boat.
I would like to make a end gran chupingw block but all I have are hand tools and would like to know what you would think would be best for a good end to it all
Hey Josh! I was curious about this project. I do not have access to a workbench currently and I am curious if this project is possible to do without one (hence the need for a workbench). I notice you reply to most comments, and want to let you know that I love this channel and i'm close to finishing watching every video you've made so far! Hope to hear back from you!
hey Adam, thanks for watching! I would recommend getting the slab top first and just clamp it to some sawhorses while working. not ideal, but very doable.
Money and Time: Started collecting tools on ebay. But, for shi* sake, its getting too expensive. Good luck finding a plane for a "few bucks." I tried some local swap meets, but its stall after stall of jeans from Mexico. By the time, you search and collect the necessary tools for an appropriate price, too much time will elapse that could have been used building. I highly recommend HARBOR FREIGHT for chisels and the hand planes, etc...yup, I said it. It will work fine, not perfect, but good to start. You can do your scavenging for vintage tools later. Get a cheapo saw from Home Depot, kiln dried 2 X 4's and start building.
+Slap Stick Hate to say it but I have to agree. The price for planes, chisels, etc. has skyrocketed as of recent thanks to the wonderful content being distributed by Paul Sellers, Wood and Shop, and others. People start watching these romanticized videos of guys chopping mortises, hand cutting dovetails, etc. and get swept up and start bidding up prices of used tools. After trying to find a set of reasonably priced set of old Stanley 750 chisels I finally gave up and bought the new 'Sweetheart 750s' as the price of the original 750s on eBay are bananas. Get some entry level tools and start building your skills. After you get some experience you'll know if hand tools are for you and then you can invest some time and money in the "higher end" tools.
thesergeant Freaking sucks. For example, I'm waiting for a decent Stanley #48 for tongue and groove with the damn blades. Most ofcourse, don't have the irons. So, I can either wait several months for a decent one I can affordl, or get a router from harbor freight with some bit-sets for nothing. Ofcourse,I want the hand plane, but I'll never get to building anything. And yes I've tried bidding, but ofcourse at the last minute the good ones bid up like crazy.
Sweet.... That's how I managed to find a few much needed tools too... and after wading through what seemed like 90% junk I picked up a Record combination plane with one set of guide rails and a box of Stanley blades, the cutters were all in great condition, hardly used apart from one which was A.W.O.L. the tongue and groove one, which is mainly what I wanted it for, sods law... it was too good not to grab it there and then though... plus, I had the intention of using one of the blades to make a shoulder plane, sadly that didn't quite come to fruition. I had been looking for weeks, and as you know it can take a while to find the quality less abused stuff at a reasonable price, unless you get really lucky.. and even then you will usually need to nurse it back to full health in one way or another.
I just wonder how many people this clip has scared away from trying wood working. Yes the speaker does say as he goes along that you don't need this tool or that tool. but if some one that is just learning wood working or has little money to spend on tools. The title says here are the tools you need to do this project. Then the first thing you see is a whole bench full of tools. How many people just starting to learn going to say forget this in the first 30 seconds Because they say I do not have all those tools so I can not build that. If I was a new wood worker this clip I would find very intimating and confusing. To say the least. Why could you not just show the basic tools you need to do the project. Yes it would be nice to work in a masters work shop that has every hand tool ever made. The tool does not make a good wood worker a master. A master can make fine wood work with minimal tools.
Diamond Bar S, this is the comment I was looking for. Agree with you 100% that this tool list is total overkill. Thankfully I never saw it before I started woodworking, otherwise I would never have started. I have the absolute minimum of tools (don't even fill a very small toolbox) and am doing just fine. Yes, lots of the tools on this list will make the job go faster, but that is not my goal. If I wanted to speed it up, might as well use power tools. Even faster... Just go buy a workbench😂😂😂 However, with the very few tools I do have, I am having enormous fun and savouring every moment. And in the end, my workbench is going to be just as nice as his😁 So, to all the new woodworkers out there with very few tools, I am on your side. Enjoy your projects and DON'T be intimidated by those with vast arrays of tools. In South Africa we have a very old saying... " 'n Boer maak 'n plan". Directly translated it says, "A farmer makes a plan".😀😀😀
I agree with you. Plus maybe a small chisel. The rest is all just luxury and nice-to-have, makes the job easier. Oh, and some kind of a smacking device.. something like a mallet 😀
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I had the pleasure of working with Will as I fumbled my way building a workbench at the Woodwright's School last Summer. He won't win any public speaking contests, but you would be hard pressed to find a better teacher and mentor. It was a lot of fun attending his class. The class was a good investment of time an effort.
I think I would like his classes.
You'd laugh at what I built mine with, a maple mallet I made that looks like its from the Flinstones, a cheap Irwin hand saw at Lowes, some old crummy chisels for the mortices (my hands still hurt from those) and the one thing I spent money on was a wood river #6 plane, which I used to flatten the tops and clean up all the legs and stretchers with. A lot of the wood was too twisted and warped to get just right but it's still a fine solid pair of benches that I just hand fit together.
Got all most all those tools .I have been making wooden toys since 93 after serving my country I just love woodworking .
I can feel my wallet shivering! I have most of the tools, but I had to pause the video to write to a guy, I'm buying some old wooden hand planes from, and ask him to add one of the plough planes 😁 I didn't think I'd need it, but I hadn't considered how useful they are when making dados just inside the edge!
I have almost everything. Looking forward to making my Own bench soon.
In addition to the hand tools a good workbench is a must.
Will, thanks for showing us this elegant workbench, and the great tool tutorial. I made my own bench 8 years ago and can't justify replacing it. I would like to put a leg vice on it soon, and really like your design. I noticed you did not show us wood threaders. I have small ones, bit nothing 2" plus. You guys take care, and if I can get your way from MN, I'll bring my fishing boat.
Is there a book that you would use as your guide for your learning about hand tools?
I purchased the DVD set and PDF. How hard would it be to install a shoulder vise instead of a leg vice? Also I don't want the tool tray.
I need a bench to build the bench - planing the wood for the top etc!
I have the DVD. Will seems like such a nice person. I would love to take a class that he teaches.
I would like to make a end gran chupingw block but all I have are hand tools and would like to know what you would think would be best for a good end to it all
Am I the only one that re-wound the video at 60 seconds to listen/watch the intro again? :)
Why would some one "dislike this video". People are strange!
Denise Gaul Yeah, no kidding!
Maybe they had an uncle that was killed in some type of an unfortunate portable work bench accident?
You are strange. I dislike for that.
If you are "all thumbs" things like this might happen...
@@Jeremy-su3xy You are being fickle, or ironic. Which do you prefer?
Master !!!
how much lumber do you need?
Hey Josh! I was curious about this project. I do not have access to a workbench currently and I am curious if this project is possible to do without one (hence the need for a workbench). I notice you reply to most comments, and want to let you know that I love this channel and i'm close to finishing watching every video you've made so far! Hope to hear back from you!
hey Adam, thanks for watching! I would recommend getting the slab top first and just clamp it to some sawhorses while working. not ideal, but very doable.
Egg beater drill ?. We were taught that it,s called an engineers brace in the uk.
I am a tool junky enjoyed the video thanks
thank you
У вас можно преобрести такой бур ?
Wonderful! ty :)
Ian Ryan Glad you liked it!
Money and Time: Started collecting tools on ebay. But, for shi* sake, its getting too expensive. Good luck finding a plane for a "few bucks." I tried some local swap meets, but its stall after stall of jeans from Mexico. By the time, you search and collect the necessary tools for an appropriate price, too much time will elapse that could have been used building. I highly recommend HARBOR FREIGHT for chisels and the hand planes, etc...yup, I said it. It will work fine, not perfect, but good to start. You can do your scavenging for vintage tools later. Get a cheapo saw from Home Depot, kiln dried 2 X 4's and start building.
+Slap Stick Hate to say it but I have to agree. The price for planes, chisels, etc. has skyrocketed as of recent thanks to the wonderful content being distributed by Paul Sellers, Wood and Shop, and others. People start watching these romanticized videos of guys chopping mortises, hand cutting dovetails, etc. and get swept up and start bidding up prices of used tools. After trying to find a set of reasonably priced set of old Stanley 750 chisels I finally gave up and bought the new 'Sweetheart 750s' as the price of the original 750s on eBay are bananas. Get some entry level tools and start building your skills. After you get some experience you'll know if hand tools are for you and then you can invest some time and money in the "higher end" tools.
thesergeant Freaking sucks. For example, I'm waiting for a decent Stanley #48 for tongue and groove with the damn blades. Most ofcourse, don't have the irons. So, I can either wait several months for a decent one I can affordl, or get a router from harbor freight with some bit-sets for nothing. Ofcourse,I want the hand plane, but I'll never get to building anything. And yes I've tried bidding, but ofcourse at the last minute the good ones bid up like crazy.
+Slap Stick I know it well.... very frustrating indeed.
HOPKIRK Finally went to a few flea markets and found one. A million old saws, but one groove plane, with no guide.
Sweet.... That's how I managed to find a few much needed tools too... and after wading through what seemed like 90% junk I picked up a Record combination plane with one set of guide rails and a box of Stanley blades, the cutters were all in great condition, hardly used apart from one which was A.W.O.L. the tongue and groove one, which is mainly what I wanted it for, sods law... it was too good not to grab it there and then though... plus, I had the intention of using one of the blades to make a shoulder plane, sadly that didn't quite come to fruition. I had been looking for weeks, and as you know it can take a while to find the quality less abused stuff at a reasonable price, unless you get really lucky.. and even then you will usually need to nurse it back to full health in one way or another.
that guy is bad ass
I just wonder how many people this clip has scared away from trying wood working. Yes the speaker does say as he goes along that you don't need this tool or that tool. but if some one that is just learning wood working or has little money to spend on tools. The title says here are the tools you need to do this project. Then the first thing you see is a whole bench full of tools. How many people just starting to learn going to say forget this in the first 30 seconds Because they say I do not have all those tools so I can not build that. If I was a new wood worker this clip I would find very intimating and confusing. To say the least. Why could you not just show the basic tools you need to do the project. Yes it would be nice to work in a masters work shop that has every hand tool ever made. The tool does not make a good wood worker a master. A master can make fine wood work with minimal tools.
This is a complex workbench build, and requires a lot of tools. A 2x4 workbench would require far fewer tools, but you wouldn't have a nice workbench.
Diamond Bar S, this is the comment I was looking for.
Agree with you 100% that this tool list is total overkill. Thankfully I never saw it before I started woodworking, otherwise I would never have started.
I have the absolute minimum of tools (don't even fill a very small toolbox) and am doing just fine.
Yes, lots of the tools on this list will make the job go faster, but that is not my goal. If I wanted to speed it up, might as well use power tools. Even faster... Just go buy a workbench😂😂😂
However, with the very few tools I do have, I am having enormous fun and savouring every moment. And in the end, my workbench is going to be just as nice as his😁
So, to all the new woodworkers out there with very few tools, I am on your side. Enjoy your projects and DON'T be intimidated by those with vast arrays of tools. In South Africa we have a very old saying... " 'n Boer maak 'n plan".
Directly translated it says, "A farmer makes a plan".😀😀😀
All you need is a saw and a drill
I agree with you. Plus maybe a small chisel. The rest is all just luxury and nice-to-have, makes the job easier.
Oh, and some kind of a smacking device.. something like a mallet 😀
He isn't explaining things very well. Left a lot of ppl confused 🤔