Saw your channel for the first time, today. I started watching because I too doubt my skills. I watched to the end, and subscribed and liked, because of your honesty, humility, and yes, skills. Well done.
Love the fact that you called out the stress and anxiety of staying such a large project with not a lot of experience. Project turned out great! Keep progressing!
Thanks so much! Yeah it was really daunting and the other thing that made this working in “hard mode” was literally the species I chose. Hard to cut, hard to hand plane, hard to stain, super heavy. Thanks for watching. Lots of fun ideas coming.
@sturdyboneswoodworking Absolutely! Kind of in the same boat myself. I started my first almost exclusive hardwood project about 3 months ago and chose hard maple for it. I still have to fix some mistakes and sand & finish. Luckily I don't have to color match or stain the project.
There's way more work in this build than the video expresses. Many, many hours - days of work in that build. Using hand tools, especially planing, is the most Zen thing in my day. You go for it. Slow wood working is so cool. And every time you see that cupboard you'll know you hand planed those bevels.
Yeah absolutely! Every time I visit my parents I go take a peek at it to see it again. To be transparent, I still didn’t like this piece when I finished it. Felt like it was ok- not great. But when I see it now it has definitely grown on me because I’m more able to see the bits that I nailed rather than the parts I didn’t.
Thank you. And absolutely, woodworking is hard and it’s painful to screw up and have to start something over. But it also creates what I like to call “good anxiety”, which is the sort that prompts you to think through things before acting so you can get it right without too many (or any) mistakes. But pressure like “I’ve been working on this for 3 months already” can combat those good anxiety impulses. Thanks again for watching.
thanks for being honest, about your emotions, mistakes, learnings, succes... i really enjoyed watching it, and feel very connectend to my own journey in my shop! hope, you will hold this style of videography, very lovely!!
Hey thanks so much for this. I definitely learned a lot by biting off more than I can chew. Hopefully you feel inspired to tackle something tough yourself! I will definitely keep making this style of video in the future!
I have a project that I need to make and I’ve been putting it off like you did for the same reasons. You’ve motivated me to just do it. I appreciate you being so open about the struggles making something like this. It turned out beautifully!
Hey! Yeah my advice is try to work out what you need to do beforehand and if buying the tools isn’t feasible try finding someone who has what you need, make a friend and borrow, or even just pay to get them to do that specific operation. Makerbook is a good resource to find other makers who might have what you need. Thanks for watching!
@@sturdyboneswoodworking Also keep in mind every single piece of intricate antique furniture was made without fancy tools & machines. It's often simpler than we think.
Subscribed. More ambition than skill is how I roll! An amazing piece and a great video. It's awesome to see principals from the Creator Course in action.
I can relate! I just built and am still working on a bathroom vanity for my Mom. The vanity I built is a mid century inspired (it’s shara’s idea for a bath vanity she did a while back with custom trim) but prior to that I’ve built a solid wood shelf for my brother that looked like a text bubble although if I could redo I would plus solid maple blanket ladder, several adorable solid maple cloud book shelves with led lights embedded and hidden for a stormy night light effect, I also took on my fear of the table saw by making custom Alpine patterned cheese boards with 5 or 6 hardwoods in an ombré like effect inspired by Michael Alms alpine pattern bed cutting board… this vanity wasn’t very big but it was my biggest project so far and built mostly out of solid hickory. Now I love and am obsessed with hickory but don’t use it if you plan on using fasteners in any way! It’s destroyed countless pocket hole screws like for the base, ate up screws for the toilet paper holder… thankfully I built this mostly out of half laps and my favorite bridle joints along rabbets, etc. but it was challenging. I’m still not through figuring out the interior like where I plan on separating the drawers from the door that’s supposed to match and seem like drawers. I also want to route out a handle and add hickory end grain pattern from Michael Alms Alpine pattern behind where your hand goes… anyways I’m very slow with projects too. I can dream up a billion plans and ideas but I’m so picky and so nervous that I hold myself back and there’s something very true about being in the zin moment! If you’re not feeling it… that’s when I feel I screw up and get angry plus I battle add and this obnoxious sense to move onto other builds before finishing one although I’ve improved but that was probably my greatest battle at the start. This piece you built is beautiful, it’s made very well and I know your Mom is proud and regardless how the stain turned out its greatest meaning comes from the fact that her son built it. Keep filming, we don’t care if a mic goes out or if you cut something too short but I do appreciate that you do voice over and you film step by step which I appreciate
Thanks so much for sharing and for the encouragement to keep going. I’ve also got tons of ideas and more it’s a matter of vetting which ones would be interesting to watch come together.
This is the first video I’ve watched on your channel. I really like your editing, it stood out from all the other woodworking channels I watched. The video and build were amazing. Outstanding work man. Subbed
Excelent work. Congrats. I am like you… starting learning on youtube, buying tools, doing it, making mistakes ( some… like you: we should measure twice, cut one ), and starting to make nice things… all the time learning and enjoing.
Awesome! Yeah YT has been a great training ground for that kind of learning by trial and error. Glad you enjoyed the video. Best of luck on your projects! But also…just…be really careful and take your time.
Wonderfully made! Your attention to detail and intentional effort strongly demonstrates the idea of putting your best into any project. Thank you for sharing your journey, stay blessed!
Thank you Matt! I really appreciate that. Some call it obsession or perfectionism but I’m really motivated by way more than that. I really just give every project my best because that’s what craftsmanship is all about. My life’s Bible verse is “whatever you do work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord and not men” I’m hoping to bring that to this channel. Thanks for watching.
The "inch too small" is a common mistake. I've been working wood professionally for 45 years and still do it on occasion (far more than I would like). I always think way ahead, and sometimes that takes away from thinking in the moment. It's devastating if it happens on matched wood that cannot be replaced - like running matched drawer fronts! I once did a massive, carved bedroom set in basswood, soft, and hard maple, and staining those pieces was challenging to say the least🥴 I'm just getting back into woodworking after a 10 year hiatus and am amazed at the new tools I'm seeing. This should be fun 😊
I’m glad to know I’m not the only one experiencing these hurdles and challenges. Thankfully that panel wasn’t grain matched or anything like that but it always stinks when you have to let something go entirely once a mistake is made instead of fixing it somehow. Thanks for watching and good luck in your new projects!
Nice job. Recovering from mistakes is sometimes the fun part, although the further along you get the more consequential it can feel. On one of my last projects I stopped working on it for a week to build up the courage for the next step. If I screwed it up it would have been catastrophic. Luckily in that week of thinking about it I came up with a much less risky way to achieve what I needed to.
Great video. A suggestion for planing the large bevel, would be to plane the end grain prior to the long grain. This could help in fixing any small spelching on the front.
Sharing mistakes always makes for a way more educational videos. People often don't understand that the flawless build they see in most polished up videos won't happen to them.
Haha yeah it’s hard to remember to keep filming and that all the negative feelings will go away once I’ve figured out the repair. It’s more interesting stuff to share usually than “look how awesome I am” content.
The algorithm fed me your channel today and I’ve watched three. Count me in as a subscriber. I enjoy the way you challenge yourself to try new things and push your skills. And when things don’t go right, you figure out a way to pivot. Love that you shout out to other YTers that have inspired and helped you. Your production values remind me of Wm. Walker (if you haven’t checked out his channel). Here’s my unsolicited small critique (so do with it what you want): I’d ditch the vintage video game typography and music. Gaming strikes me as the antithesis of making something beautiful and lasting with your imagination, eyes and hands, and takes away from the value your video offers. Otherwise, great job!
Thanks so much! Challenging myself and working through it is how I learn and interact with the world and keep from getting bored. Wm Walker is one of the guys that inspired me to start making videos. He has a photography background and I have a filmmaking (college) background so I think I we both go for a bit of a cinematic feel. I totally agree with the video game thing. That was a bit of a gimmick I had dreamed up for this build when I was trying to position it as “woodworking on hard mode” but I see now it didn’t leave me room to pivot and those graphics still making sense. Thanks for watching and for the sub! Much more to come in 2024!
You, Wm Walker and I have that in common. I’m a retired cinematographer. The first one of yours I watched was the conoid table and the way you started off with the base vs. the challenge of the top let me know I was in for a story, not just a video. Plus, I love George Nakashima. I built a “Knock-off-ashima” conoid chair a couple years ago and last year a live edge side table with a matching leg/foot design t go with the chair.
Hahaha. Man yeah it’s so much easier to dream and imagine than to do it and do it well. For me it teaches me to slow down and think through all the processes first. Thanks for watching!
Great video, earned my sub. Thanks for making an honest build video! Btw, how do you like that miter saw? I’m on the fence between that and the delta/ridged.
Thank you so much for the support! I obviously had both. I remodeled my previous house with the Delta. Great saw and no complaints except it’s a job site saw and not great for placing against a wall. That’s the main reason I bought the Bosch. It’s 24” deep and can back flat up against my shop wall. So much better for a miter saw station like that.
@@sturdyboneswoodworking Another great one for zero rear clearance is Hitachi (now Metabo). I've had their 12" sliding CMS for 10yrs or so. Fwiw I used a Kapex two days ago in a friend's shop and honestly prefer my saw.
Yeah the original theme/angle/title was meant to be like woodworking on hard mode but I changed it up a bit so I agree it’s not very effective. Thanks for watching!
Saw your channel for the first time, today. I started watching because I too doubt my skills. I watched to the end, and subscribed and liked, because of your honesty, humility, and yes, skills. Well done.
Hi thanks so much for watching and subscribing! I’m really excited to keep going! Seriously, thank you.
Love the fact that you called out the stress and anxiety of staying such a large project with not a lot of experience. Project turned out great! Keep progressing!
Thanks so much! Yeah it was really daunting and the other thing that made this working in “hard mode” was literally the species I chose. Hard to cut, hard to hand plane, hard to stain, super heavy. Thanks for watching. Lots of fun ideas coming.
@sturdyboneswoodworking Absolutely! Kind of in the same boat myself. I started my first almost exclusive hardwood project about 3 months ago and chose hard maple for it. I still have to fix some mistakes and sand & finish. Luckily I don't have to color match or stain the project.
There's way more work in this build than the video expresses. Many, many hours - days of work in that build. Using hand tools, especially planing, is the most Zen thing in my day. You go for it. Slow wood working is so cool. And every time you see that cupboard you'll know you hand planed those bevels.
Yeah absolutely! Every time I visit my parents I go take a peek at it to see it again. To be transparent, I still didn’t like this piece when I finished it. Felt like it was ok- not great. But when I see it now it has definitely grown on me because I’m more able to see the bits that I nailed rather than the parts I didn’t.
good job, honest narration Thanks for being real.
Thank you. And absolutely, woodworking is hard and it’s painful to screw up and have to start something over. But it also creates what I like to call “good anxiety”, which is the sort that prompts you to think through things before acting so you can get it right without too many (or any) mistakes. But pressure like “I’ve been working on this for 3 months already” can combat those good anxiety impulses. Thanks again for watching.
Mate 10/10 editing, hilarious
Thank you! 🤣
thanks for being honest, about your emotions, mistakes, learnings, succes...
i really enjoyed watching it, and feel very connectend to my own journey in my shop!
hope, you will hold this style of videography, very lovely!!
Hey thanks so much for this. I definitely learned a lot by biting off more than I can chew. Hopefully you feel inspired to tackle something tough yourself! I will definitely keep making this style of video in the future!
I have a project that I need to make and I’ve been putting it off like you did for the same reasons. You’ve motivated me to just do it. I appreciate you being so open about the struggles making something like this. It turned out beautifully!
Hey! Yeah my advice is try to work out what you need to do beforehand and if buying the tools isn’t feasible try finding someone who has what you need, make a friend and borrow, or even just pay to get them to do that specific operation. Makerbook is a good resource to find other makers who might have what you need. Thanks for watching!
@@sturdyboneswoodworking Also keep in mind every single piece of intricate antique furniture was made without fancy tools & machines. It's often simpler than we think.
Subscribed. More ambition than skill is how I roll!
An amazing piece and a great video. It's awesome to see principals from the Creator Course in action.
Hey thank you! Yeah it’s more fun that way! And hello to a fellow CC alum!
I can relate! I just built and am still working on a bathroom vanity for my Mom. The vanity I built is a mid century inspired (it’s shara’s idea for a bath vanity she did a while back with custom trim) but prior to that I’ve built a solid wood shelf for my brother that looked like a text bubble although if I could redo I would plus solid maple blanket ladder, several adorable solid maple cloud book shelves with led lights embedded and hidden for a stormy night light effect, I also took on my fear of the table saw by making custom Alpine patterned cheese boards with 5 or 6 hardwoods in an ombré like effect inspired by Michael Alms alpine pattern bed cutting board… this vanity wasn’t very big but it was my biggest project so far and built mostly out of solid hickory. Now I love and am obsessed with hickory but don’t use it if you plan on using fasteners in any way! It’s destroyed countless pocket hole screws like for the base, ate up screws for the toilet paper holder… thankfully I built this mostly out of half laps and my favorite bridle joints along rabbets, etc. but it was challenging. I’m still not through figuring out the interior like where I plan on separating the drawers from the door that’s supposed to match and seem like drawers. I also want to route out a handle and add hickory end grain pattern from Michael Alms Alpine pattern behind where your hand goes… anyways I’m very slow with projects too. I can dream up a billion plans and ideas but I’m so picky and so nervous that I hold myself back and there’s something very true about being in the zin moment! If you’re not feeling it… that’s when I feel I screw up and get angry plus I battle add and this obnoxious sense to move onto other builds before finishing one although I’ve improved but that was probably my greatest battle at the start. This piece you built is beautiful, it’s made very well and I know your Mom is proud and regardless how the stain turned out its greatest meaning comes from the fact that her son built it. Keep filming, we don’t care if a mic goes out or if you cut something too short but I do appreciate that you do voice over and you film step by step which I appreciate
Thanks so much for sharing and for the encouragement to keep going. I’ve also got tons of ideas and more it’s a matter of vetting which ones would be interesting to watch come together.
This is the first video I’ve watched on your channel.
I really like your editing, it stood out from all the other woodworking channels I watched.
The video and build were amazing. Outstanding work man.
Subbed
Thanks so much! Really glad you enjoyed it. I’m looking forward to getting the next one out! 🙌
Excelent work. Congrats. I am like you… starting learning on youtube, buying tools, doing it, making mistakes ( some… like you: we should measure twice, cut one ), and starting to make nice things… all the time learning and enjoing.
Awesome! Yeah YT has been a great training ground for that kind of learning by trial and error. Glad you enjoyed the video. Best of luck on your projects! But also…just…be really careful and take your time.
New subscriber from Malaysia
Thank you! 🙌
Wonderfully made! Your attention to detail and intentional effort strongly demonstrates the idea of putting your best into any project. Thank you for sharing your journey, stay blessed!
Thank you Matt! I really appreciate that. Some call it obsession or perfectionism but I’m really motivated by way more than that. I really just give every project my best because that’s what craftsmanship is all about. My life’s Bible verse is “whatever you do work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord and not men” I’m hoping to bring that to this channel. Thanks for watching.
The "inch too small" is a common mistake. I've been working wood professionally for 45 years and still do it on occasion (far more than I would like). I always think way ahead, and sometimes that takes away from thinking in the moment. It's devastating if it happens on matched wood that cannot be replaced - like running matched drawer fronts! I once did a massive, carved bedroom set in basswood, soft, and hard maple, and staining those pieces was challenging to say the least🥴 I'm just getting back into woodworking after a 10 year hiatus and am amazed at the new tools I'm seeing. This should be fun 😊
I’m glad to know I’m not the only one experiencing these hurdles and challenges. Thankfully that panel wasn’t grain matched or anything like that but it always stinks when you have to let something go entirely once a mistake is made instead of fixing it somehow. Thanks for watching and good luck in your new projects!
@@sturdyboneswoodworking On the bright side, you have a nice glue-up for a different project. Good luck to you as well 😊
Nice job. Recovering from mistakes is sometimes the fun part, although the further along you get the more consequential it can feel. On one of my last projects I stopped working on it for a week to build up the courage for the next step. If I screwed it up it would have been catastrophic. Luckily in that week of thinking about it I came up with a much less risky way to achieve what I needed to.
Love that. Yeah sometimes it’s best to just step away for a while. At the time, that was mandatory because I still had a FT job. Haha.
Great video. A suggestion for planing the large bevel, would be to plane the end grain prior to the long grain. This could help in fixing any small spelching on the front.
Thanks so much! Thats a great point. Order of operations is so important and really could have helped out here.
Thank you for the new vocab word! Had to look up "Spelching." Nice there's a single word for " end grain tear-out." Learning everyday!
David from ww sent me to your channel, I'm definitely a fan. Great work!
Love it! Thanks David for the suggestion! And glad you enjoyed it!
Sharing mistakes always makes for a way more educational videos. People often don't understand that the flawless build they see in most polished up videos won't happen to them.
Haha yeah it’s hard to remember to keep filming and that all the negative feelings will go away once I’ve figured out the repair. It’s more interesting stuff to share usually than “look how awesome I am” content.
The algorithm fed me your channel today and I’ve watched three. Count me in as a subscriber.
I enjoy the way you challenge yourself to try new things and push your skills. And when things don’t go right, you figure out a way to pivot.
Love that you shout out to other YTers that have inspired and helped you. Your production values remind me of Wm. Walker (if you haven’t checked out his channel).
Here’s my unsolicited small critique (so do with it what you want): I’d ditch the vintage video game typography and music. Gaming strikes me as the antithesis of making something beautiful and lasting with your imagination, eyes and hands, and takes away from the value your video offers.
Otherwise, great job!
Thanks so much! Challenging myself and working through it is how I learn and interact with the world and keep from getting bored. Wm Walker is one of the guys that inspired me to start making videos. He has a photography background and I have a filmmaking (college) background so I think I we both go for a bit of a cinematic feel.
I totally agree with the video game thing. That was a bit of a gimmick I had dreamed up for this build when I was trying to position it as “woodworking on hard mode” but I see now it didn’t leave me room to pivot and those graphics still making sense.
Thanks for watching and for the sub! Much more to come in 2024!
You, Wm Walker and I have that in common. I’m a retired cinematographer. The first one of yours I watched was the conoid table and the way you started off with the base vs. the challenge of the top let me know I was in for a story, not just a video. Plus, I love George Nakashima. I built a “Knock-off-ashima” conoid chair a couple years ago and last year a live edge side table with a matching leg/foot design t go with the chair.
Nice! I know how you feel. Making barn doors for the first time how hard can it be? Yeah, its difficult....
Hahaha. Man yeah it’s so much easier to dream and imagine than to do it and do it well. For me it teaches me to slow down and think through all the processes first. Thanks for watching!
Great video mate! Keep crushing it
Thanks Tom! Will do! The next one will be even better.
@@sturdyboneswoodworking looking forward mate 💪🏽
Great video, earned my sub. Thanks for making an honest build video! Btw, how do you like that miter saw? I’m on the fence between that and the delta/ridged.
Thank you so much for the support! I obviously had both. I remodeled my previous house with the Delta. Great saw and no complaints except it’s a job site saw and not great for placing against a wall. That’s the main reason I bought the Bosch. It’s 24” deep and can back flat up against my shop wall. So much better for a miter saw station like that.
@@sturdyboneswoodworking Another great one for zero rear clearance is Hitachi (now Metabo). I've had their 12" sliding CMS for 10yrs or so. Fwiw I used a Kapex two days ago in a friend's shop and honestly prefer my saw.
great video, but I would skip those 8bit video game effects, bit annoying
Yeah the original theme/angle/title was meant to be like woodworking on hard mode but I changed it up a bit so I agree it’s not very effective. Thanks for watching!