When you remove the messing about, jokes and general on camera entertainment, videos like this really highlight just how good of both a craftsman and teacher you are. Would love to see more of these.
I think you mean When you include those things* I would instead like to highlight how important it is to have teachers like this who mess about, joke and entertain while clearly demonstrating and explaining something so easily. Proving you can learn to do all of this and have fun (esp. while being safe) is vital to bringing in new learners.
@@arrrexx no, I meant what I wrote. I understand your perspective, but we clearly have different learning styles, there is nothing wrong with this, but I require not just the what and how, but they why and technical details also. I like information concise and deliberate, I don’t need jokes when I am trying to learn. Don’t get me wrong, I love their videos and I appreciate the humour and lightheartedness when performing a craft, but explicitly for learning, it doesn’t do anything for me. Part of the point was also that their videos can be both entertaining and informative when they step out things and focus 100% on the craft, this is a great thing and a credit, not just to the guys on camera, but the people behind the scenes.
I like the useful tips for those us with smaller/less equipped shops instead of feeding BS. Other youtubers sit there telling us that we just need to buy this brand and that specialty tool and spend more money on blah blah blah. You're the real MVP John. I woodwork because I enjoy it. Not to use my tools as a status symbol.
Yeah, most have turned into 5 minute infomercials. For example, “5 tools you didn’t know you needed!” I do like those type on occasion but really it’s just to sell products.
@@rikityrik what you also could is I work at Busy Beaver and we often take bad wood and throw it on a pallet and sell for very cheap. There were 16 2/8 by 10 pine boards for 30 dollars the normal cost is like 10 dollars per one so I would go to local places and see if they want to sell the wood they don’t want
John, the edge jointing method you're mentioning here has been my bread and butter method for the past 40 years, so I agree that it's the way to go. What I do that's different to ensure I place the correct face against the fence, is to follow a simple rhyme: Odds out; evens in. So the odd numbered boards will have the numbered face away from the fence, while the even numbered boards will have their numbered face against the fence. I have found this guarantees I won't err, and the students I've taught this simple system agree.
Wish I would have found your comment 2 years ago because I sold my Ridgid 6” jointer. Smh I got it for a deal but I’m sure if I try to find another one the prices will be through the roof.
By no means am I slightly even a professional at anything. Jack of all trades, master of none. But after years of messing around building stuff, and crafting with wood, and not taking it very seriously, I've come across your channel. It's crazy watching the simplicity, and seeing the tips you post about. I thoroughly enjoy your videos, and they make me want to just do better work. At the end of the day, you seem like a regular guy who just enjoys building stuff, and that resonates with me deeper than anything. Thank you for your videos.👍🏼👍🏼
I'm not really the biggest "tips videos" fans, because they are often filled with stuff that you probably will never use. But this one was full of things everyone might not know but should actually know. Well done and thank you.
I'm an Intermediate woodworker, maybe even sometimes expert...and I thoroughly enjoyed this presentation. I actually picked up the blue tape tips and will exploit them in my joinery! Thanks, well done.
Don't get me wrong, I like the videos where John's just goofballing with his coworkers, but I really like these more relaxed ones too. Less shouting and more woodworking 😄
That was a great lesson, you're a good teacher. It would be really great if you had 6-8 week classes in your shop, sort of like woodshop when I was in high school a thousand years ago but for the adult home hobbyist. Then again, I'm nowhere near Pitt... so there is that. But a guy can wish! Great Sunday morning video. Thanks!
First I like your suggestions on your vides to work effectively. In my opinion your video is awesome . Alot has changed since I took WoodShop in my High School back in 1986. GOD BLESS YOU
The edge jointing trick was a game changer for my glue ups. I learned it as the ins and outs trick. It also works at the the table saw but i mark the boards as up and down. Run one board with the face up and the mating edge with the board face down and the same result is achieved. The CA glue blue tape trick also changed the way i work. Do you REALLY need CA glue in your shop? Yes! Yes you do!!
Great tips! As a beginner, I can totally relate to how valuable these insights are. The emphasis on measuring twice and cutting once is a game-changer! Thanks for breaking it down in such an easy-to-follow way-definitely saving this for future projects. At the beginning of my woodworking journey, an ebook called Hovorka Easy Peasy Method helped me a lot! Highly recommend it to fellow beginners-it’s packed with simple and practical tips to get started.
awesome! thanks! Also, FYI: for activator I've just used water in a misting bottle. Cyanoacrylates activate really well with water. Just be careful if you have some on your skin, and then mist it. It gets REALLY hot!
I heard the blue tape and CA glue tip for the first time a couple weeks ago and used it to hold top and bottom of a ring box together to sand all the side flush and round over all the edges. Amazing tip!
note to self: buy stock in blue tape companies. great video. I have been using blue tape for layouts. Helps visualize portions and location easy. Right now, blue tape on my newly bulit drill press table to locate and size my replacement insert. As soon as I had it perfectly laid out, I realized the cutout for the drill press column had to be cut 1st.
I stumbled accross your channel…u made me feel energized rather than stupid…I’m a 67 retired 1st responder getting my wood grove on but feel woodworking soo advanced I feel dumb…I’ll be watching your channel now…..peace thru superior firepower…….flattfoot 4 ever…..
Ok, I've never really understood the blue tape for layout until you explained here. I was like "The lines are already scribed on the wood. What's the point of the tape?" Definitely a good tip.
Three bonus tips I'll give you guys that I wish I'd known! First, use painters tape to keep blowout to a minimum. Just cut right through the tape (just be sure to do it on the correct side if you're only going to tape one side). On the down side for a table saw, Downside and across the far edge against the fence for the miter (cedar is notorious for blowing out on the back end of the cut), on the down side for the bandsaw. Both sides for the scroll saw. Second, don't try to joint highly figured wood like a burl or quilted maple. You'll get chip out every time because the grain is so willy-nilly. You'll have better luck on the planer, but sometimes not much. Best to square another way. There are many. Third, and likely the best finishing tip ever. White vinegar. It won't raise the grain, so use it to wipe down your whole piece before finishing and you'll catch every bit of glue from your fingers or near joints that you didn't know you missed while sanding. Very hard to tell sometimes, but you never want to discover residue as you're applying the finish. Find glue, or have it puddled near the joints? Dab with white vinegar, wait a few seconds for a fingerprint, and scrub it off. Vinegar removes residue from within the grain. For thick stuff you just couldn't get to (as in a corner you missed cleaning up). Soak part of a rag with vinegar, and then pat the dried glue. You'll have to wait and then repeat a few times, but eventually you'll see the glue go opaque and soft. Just a matter of peeling or gently scraping it off. Then scrub the rest away with the rag. Just be super careful on joints. You don't want to flood the joint because if it's melting the glue on the surface, it will do the same in the joint.
Yeah I never heard of using white vinegar on glue or wood in general I'm very excited to try it I tend to be a little messy now and then especially with caulk build up when I'm in a Hurry... I Appreciate your guidance/$ugge$tion$ !!!
Great tip @ 15:50 about sanding wood dust into glue to fill gaps. John's absolutely correct about standard woodworker's glue (PVA glue) not accepting stain, but if you use hide glue it CAN be stained, unlike regular PVA glue.
@@kevinhilton8683 Kevin, there are many manufacturers of hide glue including everyone's favorite brand "Titebond". Many people make their own hide glue from chips. Just do a Google search on hide glue - you'll get there my friend!
Excellent video. Thank you for the tips. I'm a beginner woodworker so I put a high value on videos like these cuz I learn alot of techniques. Also, your style of presenting is very good, you teach well. Thank you!
Dude, I literally did my first build using plugs today, it looks so much nicer that just screw holes. I'm trying to get to dowels and then dovetails, but my accuracy needs work. Was thinking about the Jessem dowel jig, and then maybe the Poter Cable dovetail jig. I just started this endeavor a few weeks ago, working on kitchen cabinets because it's too expensive to buy them. Thanks for the tips, the glue/sanding to fill in seams will come in handy for sure.
Hey John, I love your channel. I watch your videos on my TV, so I have a different interface than most of your viewers watching on a computer or phone. So, when I'm watching TH-cam, I'm typically able to see a choice to "like" the video. You videos are set differently. I'm only allowed to subscribe to your channel (which I already am, of course) but have no option at all to "like". Just FYI for you and your team in case there's a setting on your end that makes it possible for people like me to "like" your videos. Which I want to. This one was awesome.
Very smart tips - clear and concise presentation and excellent video production and editing. Whoever does the videos should do a video on how to EFFECTIVELY capture a DYI presentation. Very well done!
Joining the edges like that is a technique I use when using a joiner plane. If I only have two boards to do, I use the hand plane versus rolling my joiner out and setting it up (small shop). Your blue tape for dovetails though....that's money right there! I've always done them by hand, and my eyes aren't what they used to be. This will definitely help! Love the flags on your walls brother.
I want to thank you for your vids. I just got into woodworking as in only having 2 tools so far 😂. There are tons of vids obviously but yours are the ones I enjoy watching the most and learn a lot from.
I can't remember which video I first learned it from, but the whole deal with removing dust collection on the sander to fill gaps is honestly a game changer. It's much easier and gives better results than the old making your own filler trick.
These woodworking tips are incredibly helpful, especially for beginners. I appreciate how you've shared practical and cost-effective techniques to improve woodworking without having to invest a lot of time and money. The plug cutter and blue tape methods seem like game-changers for achieving professional-looking results. I feel the blue tape trick should be shown to you the first time you purchase a woodworking tool! It should be on the receipt haha! Great video mate!
The low angle light is a good tip. Another thing I do is I wipe work down with mineral spirits to give me an idea of what it'll look like finished. You have to look while it is wet and has a sheen. Plus you're cleaning your work before you finish it too. Raising the grain, etc. It's saved me from putting a finish on some work before it was ready.
A tip I have found good, with my bad shoulders: think ahead about how you will move around, and how you lift/carry stuff. It can really make a difference both in safety and in how tired you get.
A big high five for you Sir. To be precise, a big high five from Poland so quite a long distance so be aware you are reaching way further then only US! Especially for tip no. 3, I will not even say how much I am struggling to match boards before gluing them together. By the way thanks for the working bench video and plans, they have inspired me to build my 1st working bench and that bastard is perfect to work on as a beginner. Cheers!
Wow…..great video…..I am not a beginner, but just a regular DIY…..I love these kinds of videos, but have not seen some of your tips…..nice speed & flow to the videos…//Thank you…..
Not going to lie,,,was waiting for the funny stuff but it never came but other than that, awesome tips and for sure i will apply them soon enough. The one about the fence being off angle baffled me and i stepped back in amezement. Awesome tips, thanks.
@John_Malecki, recently found you on the tubes and I’m living your vids and this one is outstanding! I think the only one I really knew about from watching other woodworking videos is the miriad of uses of painters tape. (Mine’s green not blue). Keep being you and keep doing what you’re doing!!!
Alot of great tips. Some I have heard of, some I haven't, some I have used and some I have not. But you definitely helped add a few more tools to my tool box! 😎👍🥃🇺🇸
Good tips. I didn't understand one part of the face side of the board smoothing. If you own a planer wide enough for the board, why would you make it uneven on the jointer instead of just starting with the planer? I get the part about using the MDF for a flat backer, just not the the part about doing part of the job on the too narrow jointer.
It's arguably a lot easier and possibly more reliable than making and setting up a Planer sled. It would be interesting to get more into the pros and cons of each approach.
For the record, I'm not one to remove my jointer guard and then run the big spinning death blades. Call me superstitious. I'll rip and glue, or make a sled, or (when I had a 6 inch jointer) glue jointed rails onto either side of the board and rip them off after planing
Funny how you talked about using blue tape to line out your cuts. We used blue layout fluid. And just called it blue. I remembered this because I heard you say at 14:11 "you always want to leave the blue on the part you're keeping". First time out of metal working did I hear someone say blue as they're referring to laying out their cuts. Man I'm old. Keep the tips coming.
Been watching your videos for a couple years now! This was one of my favorite videos man. Super informative and good things to know! Looking forward to using these tricks.
I recommend getting a Fuller brand set of couter sink and plug cutters not just because they are made in my home state of Rhode Island. But because I have been using them for the 24 years I have been in the trades . Might cost a lil more but buy once cry once.
Thank you for continuing to show tips and builds rather than tool reviews. Ultimately that's why we all watch you. 🙏
Who made you spokes person for all 1.19 mio subs ?
When you remove the messing about, jokes and general on camera entertainment, videos like this really highlight just how good of both a craftsman and teacher you are. Would love to see more of these.
I think you mean When you include those things* I would instead like to highlight how important it is to have teachers like this who mess about, joke and entertain while clearly demonstrating and explaining something so easily. Proving you can learn to do all of this and have fun (esp. while being safe) is vital to bringing in new learners.
@@arrrexx no, I meant what I wrote. I understand your perspective, but we clearly have different learning styles, there is nothing wrong with this, but I require not just the what and how, but they why and technical details also. I like information concise and deliberate, I don’t need jokes when I am trying to learn.
Don’t get me wrong, I love their videos and I appreciate the humour and lightheartedness when performing a craft, but explicitly for learning, it doesn’t do anything for me.
Part of the point was also that their videos can be both entertaining and informative when they step out things and focus 100% on the craft, this is a great thing and a credit, not just to the guys on camera, but the people behind the scenes.
I like the useful tips for those us with smaller/less equipped shops instead of feeding BS. Other youtubers sit there telling us that we just need to buy this brand and that specialty tool and spend more money on blah blah blah. You're the real MVP John. I woodwork because I enjoy it. Not to use my tools as a status symbol.
Yeah, most have turned into 5 minute infomercials. For example, “5 tools you didn’t know you needed!” I do like those type on occasion but really it’s just to sell products.
@@rikityrik what you also could is I work at Busy Beaver and we often take bad wood and throw it on a pallet and sell for very cheap. There were 16 2/8 by 10 pine boards for 30 dollars the normal cost is like 10 dollars per one so I would go to local places and see if they want to sell the wood they don’t want
Thanks man I AM A 70 YEAR OLD BEGINNER, RETIRED pipefitter and loving this woodfitting
John, the edge jointing method you're mentioning here has been my bread and butter method for the past 40 years, so I agree that it's the way to go. What I do that's different to ensure I place the correct face against the fence, is to follow a simple rhyme: Odds out; evens in. So the odd numbered boards will have the numbered face away from the fence, while the even numbered boards will have their numbered face against the fence. I have found this guarantees I won't err, and the students I've taught this simple system agree.
But that doesn't rhyme.
Nice
@@cqpzgright? It’s just a saying. It’s not a rhyme.
Wish I would have found your comment 2 years ago because I sold my Ridgid 6” jointer. Smh I got it for a deal but I’m sure if I try to find another one the prices will be through the roof.
So buy an assload of blue tape is what you’re saying
You learn well Grasshopper
A metric assload
Yup... that's right. Lol
Updated for accuracy:
- Two assloads
You never have enough clamps and you never have enough blue tape (I like mine orange or pink, but that's a personal preference)!
By no means am I slightly even a professional at anything. Jack of all trades, master of none. But after years of messing around building stuff, and crafting with wood, and not taking it very seriously, I've come across your channel. It's crazy watching the simplicity, and seeing the tips you post about. I thoroughly enjoy your videos, and they make me want to just do better work. At the end of the day, you seem like a regular guy who just enjoys building stuff, and that resonates with me deeper than anything. Thank you for your videos.👍🏼👍🏼
I too recently discovered John. Love his enthusiastic delivery, and I am learning new things from him.
Same, well said !!
I'm not really the biggest "tips videos" fans, because they are often filled with stuff that you probably will never use. But this one was full of things everyone might not know but should actually know. Well done and thank you.
Dude that sanding filler tip - youre a magician!
Thanks!
I'm an Intermediate woodworker, maybe even sometimes expert...and I thoroughly enjoyed this presentation. I actually picked up the blue tape tips and will exploit them in my joinery! Thanks, well done.
Every day is a school day even for us pro guys, I too love the tape idea and definitely borrowing that
Don't get me wrong, I like the videos where John's just goofballing with his coworkers, but I really like these more relaxed ones too. Less shouting and more woodworking 😄
That was a great lesson, you're a good teacher. It would be really great if you had 6-8 week classes in your shop, sort of like woodshop when I was in high school a thousand years ago but for the adult home hobbyist. Then again, I'm nowhere near Pitt... so there is that. But a guy can wish! Great Sunday morning video. Thanks!
Thx for the tips~~~~~
Wish I would have watched this yesterday before cutting a bunch of mortise and tenons. Great video, thanks for the tips
First I like your suggestions on your vides to work effectively. In my opinion your video is awesome . Alot has changed since I took WoodShop in my High School back in 1986. GOD BLESS YOU
I'd like to hang out with John for a day before my days are over. Such a great guy.
best youtuber on youtube. My favorited channel. Been watching him since the biggining
The edge jointing trick was a game changer for my glue ups. I learned it as the ins and outs trick. It also works at the the table saw but i mark the boards as up and down. Run one board with the face up and the mating edge with the board face down and the same result is achieved. The CA glue blue tape trick also changed the way i work. Do you REALLY need CA glue in your shop? Yes! Yes you do!!
Great tips! As a beginner, I can totally relate to how valuable these insights are. The emphasis on measuring twice and cutting once is a game-changer! Thanks for breaking it down in such an easy-to-follow way-definitely saving this for future projects. At the beginning of my woodworking journey, an ebook called Hovorka Easy Peasy Method helped me a lot! Highly recommend it to fellow beginners-it’s packed with simple and practical tips to get started.
awesome! thanks!
Also, FYI: for activator I've just used water in a misting bottle. Cyanoacrylates activate really well with water. Just be careful if you have some on your skin, and then mist it. It gets REALLY hot!
As a complete beginner I found this video to be so informative! Great stuff seriously, Thank you!
Great timing just got my first jointer set up yesterday and was going to start using it today. Your tips videos are excellent!!
I heard the blue tape and CA glue tip for the first time a couple weeks ago and used it to hold top and bottom of a ring box together to sand all the side flush and round over all the edges. Amazing tip!
note to self: buy stock in blue tape companies.
great video. I have been using blue tape for layouts. Helps visualize portions and location easy. Right now, blue tape on my newly bulit drill press table to locate and size my replacement insert. As soon as I had it perfectly laid out, I realized the cutout for the drill press column had to be cut 1st.
I stumbled accross your channel…u made me feel energized rather than stupid…I’m a 67 retired 1st responder getting my wood grove on but feel woodworking soo advanced I feel dumb…I’ll be watching your channel now…..peace thru superior firepower…….flattfoot 4 ever…..
Looking forward to when you get back to traditional builds and maybe more of the sawmill.
It’s gotta be sawmill weather in Pittsburgh first and the weather is NOT cooperating
Me I like this type of stuff
Great info/tips, especially the "in-out" jointer hack..have used many times and usually get flawless results! Thanks Mr Malecki!
I appreciate all the effort and time you take out of your life to make videos.
Have a great and wonderful day
Ok, I've never really understood the blue tape for layout until you explained here.
I was like "The lines are already scribed on the wood. What's the point of the tape?"
Definitely a good tip.
Three bonus tips I'll give you guys that I wish I'd known!
First, use painters tape to keep blowout to a minimum. Just cut right through the tape (just be sure to do it on the correct side if you're only going to tape one side). On the down side for a table saw, Downside and across the far edge against the fence for the miter (cedar is notorious for blowing out on the back end of the cut), on the down side for the bandsaw. Both sides for the scroll saw.
Second, don't try to joint highly figured wood like a burl or quilted maple. You'll get chip out every time because the grain is so willy-nilly. You'll have better luck on the planer, but sometimes not much. Best to square another way. There are many.
Third, and likely the best finishing tip ever. White vinegar. It won't raise the grain, so use it to wipe down your whole piece before finishing and you'll catch every bit of glue from your fingers or near joints that you didn't know you missed while sanding. Very hard to tell sometimes, but you never want to discover residue as you're applying the finish.
Find glue, or have it puddled near the joints? Dab with white vinegar, wait a few seconds for a fingerprint, and scrub it off. Vinegar removes residue from within the grain. For thick stuff you just couldn't get to (as in a corner you missed cleaning up). Soak part of a rag with vinegar, and then pat the dried glue. You'll have to wait and then repeat a few times, but eventually you'll see the glue go opaque and soft. Just a matter of peeling or gently scraping it off. Then scrub the rest away with the rag. Just be super careful on joints. You don't want to flood the joint because if it's melting the glue on the surface, it will do the same in the joint.
Taping the appropriate side works with melamine to prevent chip outs as well. And Pergo type flooring etc.
Interesting. I've never heard of the vinegar trick before. Hidden glue is annoying.
Yeah I never heard of using white vinegar on glue or wood in general I'm very excited to try it I tend to be a little messy now and then especially with caulk build up when I'm in a Hurry... I Appreciate your guidance/$ugge$tion$ !!!
Great tip on the white vinegar, need to try this!
That won't work is you're cutting a circle with a router unfortunately. Good thought for rips and cross cuts tgough
82 years old and still learning. Especially from you. Thanks
Outstanding! CA glue and blue tape make life in the shop so much easier!
That was a great bonus tip for when you have a board that is larger than your jointer. My mind was blown 🤯
Also, I love to see that you use a KM dovetail guide. I like to see people supporting each other
I love contrasting the colors of the lumber too always been a big fan of it
Thanks John. Being more of a weekend warrior on woodworking those tips and tricks are very helpful. Keep them coming.
Great tip @ 15:50 about sanding wood dust into glue to fill gaps. John's absolutely correct about standard woodworker's glue (PVA glue) not accepting stain, but if you use hide glue it CAN be stained, unlike regular PVA glue.
Hide glue? Link?
@@kevinhilton8683 Kevin, there are many manufacturers of hide glue including everyone's favorite brand "Titebond". Many people make their own hide glue from chips. Just do a Google search on hide glue - you'll get there my friend!
Excellent video. Thank you for the tips. I'm a beginner woodworker so I put a high value on videos like these cuz I learn alot of techniques. Also, your style of presenting is very good, you teach well. Thank you!
Dude, I literally did my first build using plugs today, it looks so much nicer that just screw holes. I'm trying to get to dowels and then dovetails, but my accuracy needs work. Was thinking about the Jessem dowel jig, and then maybe the Poter Cable dovetail jig. I just started this endeavor a few weeks ago, working on kitchen cabinets because it's too expensive to buy them.
Thanks for the tips, the glue/sanding to fill in seams will come in handy for sure.
I am just starting wood working, very helpful video
Idk if you listened to my comment a couple months ago or what, but this is the kind of content I’m interested in! Great stuff. Keep it up!
Hey John, I love your channel. I watch your videos on my TV, so I have a different interface than most of your viewers watching on a computer or phone. So, when I'm watching TH-cam, I'm typically able to see a choice to "like" the video. You videos are set differently. I'm only allowed to subscribe to your channel (which I already am, of course) but have no option at all to "like". Just FYI for you and your team in case there's a setting on your end that makes it possible for people like me to "like" your videos. Which I want to. This one was awesome.
The running of opposite sides through the jointer, purely ingenious!!
Even though it’s so obvious the simple solution!!!
FANTASTIC VID. Simple but SO VERY helpful. Love your vids and your work!!
The tape/CA glue and the jointer/planer tips are epic! You inspire me to get in the shop and make something.
These are the videos that we all love and miss.
This is excellent, John. These were great tips. I love that you showed a piece of Olivier Gomis. That kid is awesome.
Very smart tips - clear and concise presentation and excellent video production and editing. Whoever does the videos should do a video on how to EFFECTIVELY capture a DYI presentation. Very well done!
Joining the edges like that is a technique I use when using a joiner plane. If I only have two boards to do, I use the hand plane versus rolling my joiner out and setting it up (small shop). Your blue tape for dovetails though....that's money right there! I've always done them by hand, and my eyes aren't what they used to be. This will definitely help!
Love the flags on your walls brother.
Hopping you get back to regular work with some fun . Miss the other guys with all the laughs. Hope this can come back
Best “TIPS” video I’ve seen yet! Thank you ! 😊
I want to thank you for your vids. I just got into woodworking as in only having 2 tools so far 😂. There are tons of vids obviously but yours are the ones I enjoy watching the most and learn a lot from.
This is the favorite video of yours I have seen in quite a while. The perfect blend of useful information and shenanigans!
I can't remember which video I first learned it from, but the whole deal with removing dust collection on the sander to fill gaps is honestly a game changer. It's much easier and gives better results than the old making your own filler trick.
Serious stupid question.... donyounsand while the glue is still wet?
@yepyepuhhuh why keep the sanding dust around if it's not going to stick around?
@@yepyepuhhuh yes. The glue needs to be wet. You're basically doing the old "making your own wood filler" trick except that this works much better.
Great educational video. Thank you for sharing. Keep up the good work. Cheers
This is your best video yet John - good work
These woodworking tips are incredibly helpful, especially for beginners. I appreciate how you've shared practical and cost-effective techniques to improve woodworking without having to invest a lot of time and money. The plug cutter and blue tape methods seem like game-changers for achieving professional-looking results. I feel the blue tape trick should be shown to you the first time you purchase a woodworking tool! It should be on the receipt haha! Great video mate!
As a seasoned professional… your tips are great
I really enjoyed this. The blue tape before marking is something I'd not considered before and I'll be doing it in future. Thanks😊
The low angle light is a good tip. Another thing I do is I wipe work down with mineral spirits to give me an idea of what it'll look like finished. You have to look while it is wet and has a sheen. Plus you're cleaning your work before you finish it too. Raising the grain, etc. It's saved me from putting a finish on some work before it was ready.
I love woodworking tips and tricks. Keep them coming!
Just watched several of you videos... AWESOME-- so many great ideas.... especially for a newbie ;like me... loved the plug ! Thanks, Larry
Great tips, sometimes the simplest things can make a huge difference.
Good ideas! Thank you for taking the time to make this video!
The Mike Pekovich blue tape technique is a pretty handy time saver and joints look a lot better right out of the box.
A tip I have found good, with my bad shoulders: think ahead about how you will move around, and how you lift/carry stuff. It can really make a difference both in safety and in how tired you get.
A big high five for you Sir. To be precise, a big high five from Poland so quite a long distance so be aware you are reaching way further then only US! Especially for tip no. 3, I will not even say how much I am struggling to match boards before gluing them together. By the way thanks for the working bench video and plans, they have inspired me to build my 1st working bench and that bastard is perfect to work on as a beginner. Cheers!
👍👍👍👍, thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with so much humbleness, greatings from Guatemala.
Wow…..great video…..I am not a beginner, but just a regular DIY…..I love these kinds of videos, but have not seen some of your tips…..nice speed & flow to the videos…//Thank you…..
Awesome tips John! I've been screwing up wood as a hobby for over 20 years and I am still learning cool stuff.
Can only click the thumbs up once, so here’s a few more 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼. The beginner tips are much appreciated 😎🤙🏼
So much better (& more useful) than the TIPS you see on those 'only fans' websites.
I came a cross this video while searching for woodworking tips and i am your big fan man thanks for sharing your knowledge😎
Not going to lie,,,was waiting for the funny stuff but it never came but other than that, awesome tips and for sure i will apply them soon enough. The one about the fence being off angle baffled me and i stepped back in amezement. Awesome tips, thanks.
Happy to see a video again. Love this content. Nothing earth shattering but practical and useful.
When half the information is in bonuses, you know you're watching the right channel.
These were excellent tips. Simple to understand. Thanks for the video John.
@John_Malecki, recently found you on the tubes and I’m living your vids and this one is outstanding! I think the only one I really knew about from watching other woodworking videos is the miriad of uses of painters tape. (Mine’s green not blue).
Keep being you and keep doing what you’re doing!!!
I love the sound effects your CA glue makes!
These tips are amazing for begginer like i am.
Thanks a lot !
Alot of great tips.
Some I have heard of, some I haven't, some I have used and some I have not. But you definitely helped add a few more tools to my tool box! 😎👍🥃🇺🇸
Good tips. I didn't understand one part of the face side of the board smoothing. If you own a planer wide enough for the board, why would you make it uneven on the jointer instead of just starting with the planer? I get the part about using the MDF for a flat backer, just not the the part about doing part of the job on the too narrow jointer.
It's arguably a lot easier and possibly more reliable than making and setting up a Planer sled. It would be interesting to get more into the pros and cons of each approach.
For the record, I'm not one to remove my jointer guard and then run the big spinning death blades. Call me superstitious. I'll rip and glue, or make a sled, or (when I had a 6 inch jointer) glue jointed rails onto either side of the board and rip them off after planing
this is a series that needs to be continued!!!
Bro I wish I found you so much sooner would help me avoid a lot of mistakes. But you live and you learn LOL
Funny how you talked about using blue tape to line out your cuts. We used blue layout fluid. And just called it blue. I remembered this because I heard you say at 14:11 "you always want to leave the blue on the part you're keeping". First time out of metal working did I hear someone say blue as they're referring to laying out their cuts. Man I'm old. Keep the tips coming.
Would love to see you revisit some of the slabs and cookies you cut with the sawmill
Dude, this was a great 101.
From someone who is very much learning, these tips seem so amazingly helpful!
Probably my favorite woodworking video. And no product plugs either!
Great tips. wish I'd known about sanding the with the glue still wet before now. Would've made my work much easier. Thank you
Been watching your videos for a couple years now! This was one of my favorite videos man. Super informative and good things to know! Looking forward to using these tricks.
I recommend getting a Fuller brand set of couter sink and plug cutters not just because they are made in my home state of Rhode Island. But because I have been using them for the 24 years I have been in the trades . Might cost a lil more but buy once cry once.
Great tips John
Thanks for the great tips! Very useful and affordable for beginners.
One of the best woodworking videos I’ve seen in a while! Some legitimately new, helpful stuff. Thank you John!
Really? This is crap it is regurgitated common knowledge
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That jointer trick is AMAZING!
Love your videos man i am 13 and love woodworking
This is great. Love the glue tip for the hand cut dovetails!
I like the tips and tricks - they are quite handy!!!
I've tried mixing glue with sawdust from the piece and it ends up looking... okay at best. The glue first, then sand right away looks amazing! thanks