Chisels? Luxury. When I were a lad, woodshop owner would make us carve boxes wi' nowt but our thumb nails for tuppence a week - and we were grateful for it!
Right then !,... You were lucky. When I were a lad, we didn't have workshops, we had to work outside. Our boss wouldn't let us use our thumb nails, if we did we were beaten. WE had to use our teeth. We didn't get paid, we had to pay him 2/6d a day just to be there. But we was appy them days. Us was grateful but we had to pay more for that ! Happy Days :)
I've been interested in woodworking recently, and this video is what inspired me to put it into action! I found a cheap 3/4 chisel, bought a couple of chunks of firewood and got to work. And seeing your videos from when you first started only 3 years ago to the point you are today is the greatest inspiration. Thank you
I’d love to do something thing like this. I don’t have a garage or a yard even. I live in an apartment, but I’d love to try and make it work and learn more. Thank for showing us so much. I love your videos
@@WoodByWright Oh that’s beautiful! And quite encouraging! Are there small wood cutters that you know of that you could use in such an environment? Not so dangerous and large like circular saws are?
I have some oak from the last tree my brother and I took down before he passed, I have been wondering what to with it till now. You have inspired me to make a box for his son. Thank you!!!
You will feel great for doing it. I used to keep wood that I would find interesting in my dad’s house. He would ask me what I was going to do with it. After he passed away, I took inventory of the wood and made him a beautiful urn for his ashes. He is now on my mantle and I say good night daily
totally I just started woodworking myself and I refuse to use power tools as its too easy to take short cuts and not refine the base skills, it is however pretty punishing on the hands and wrists so when I am content with my hand working skill I will start using some labour saving power tools.
I started my first wood working project this week. Those shavings are actually pretty cool. It's amazing to watch wood go from something rough to a more tame and intricate shape.
THANKYOU James ! I have had latent woodworking skills since my schooldays (I am 50 now ) and recently I have wanted to do something about it and actually use any capability I might have ! I watched quite a few videos and they only made me more confused .Your videos have been a complete revelation! You demystify everything ,and make me feel I can actually do it. I like early things ,and I knew that ancient people used few tools but made amazing things .Therefore I knew that it all depended on knowing how to really usea tool to it's fullest. This video proves it ,and reveals it ,and makes it simple .THANKYOU ! I am going to get chisels and begin . All thanks to you .AND I love your hand tool ideology .AND you are a very modest and self-effacing ,good-humoured person ,and that helps us watching feel we can do it .In other words ,you are a great teacher .
This is actually quite inspirational. Seeing other videos using a lot of tools to make something beautiful feels a bit intimidating to start my own project. This video - I'm starting to believe I could do something myself. Great job!
Great job James, I really appreciate the raw-ness of this video and freedom to just get to work with no plans or guide. Full respect for creativity. Thanks for sharing my friend.
Friend, let me congratulate you, you do a very nice job. I like things made by hand. Especially with wood. I am trying to learn how to work with wood. Thank you for your good work.
That was a neat project. You did a great job to have used only chisels. Enjoy and thank you for all your videos and the time you put in producing them. Take care and God bless.
This is what I was looking for! Using wood that hasnt been refined and making something out of it. This is what I wanted to do and see how it is done! Thank you for the video!
Very inspirational video. I will need to try this. I noticed from a previous comment that you stopped to sharpen the chisel 6-7 times. Something this chisel newbie will need to keep in mind. Thanks for yor work.
Just found your channel thanks to Rex and my husband and myself saw this one. The first thing my husband said when he saw the title was "And wood I hope." We had to watch it. Thanks for the great video!
One of the most interesting woodworking videos on youtube. The crudeness adds a different aestethic to the workpiece. Great great job. Love your videos. Greetings from Turkey.
@@WoodByWright I am looking forward to the day I understand enough to know I can absorb some of your knowledge! Therefore, this weekend's agenda is to forego Netflix and binge on your channel.Cheers
I'm a carpenter and I'm just starting out so I don't have any power tools yet so this video is very helpful to me and I would like to see more builds like this
Great job on the daily videos. I can't speak for everyone, but great job on the hand carved box using only square-end straight chisels. It does look a bit mid-evil.
Enjoyed the video- loved the experiment! dont forget White Oak makes great smoking wood for charcuterie /jerky/cheeses- save the chips! Since you used no oils or tools that would corrupt the wood- an EXCELLENT side product of your labors- Free smoking chips!
That’s wonderful! I happen to have some firewood just laying around, so I might need to give this a shot. And the more I watch your videos the more I’m tempted to go “hand tool only”!
Loved it ! Requires lots of patience. Of course adding the luxury of carving killed it, none can compete with that! Yea and next time finish it with chisel wax .
I loved this!! I have a piece of firewood that is a souvenir from a camping trip I took with my best friends this summer and I’ve been looking for something to make out if it to commemorate the trip. A pair of boxes like this would be great!!
Maybe hold off on the highboy for now... :) Seriously what a great way to really go off the beaten path by using a single tool to do the whole job. I dare to say that even starting with your considerable knowledge and skill base that this was a great and highly positive woodworking learning exercise. I've added the idea of making a box with chisels only to my own list of projects. Or using your highboy idea as a jumping off point perhaps a whole dugout kayak done with nothing more than a small camp hatchet ! ! ! !
Would never have imagined this was all possible with only chisel work. There just had to be a great deal of intermittent sharpening or honing. Was it possible to do all that work with stropping only?
If I remember correctly I only sharpened once. I have a nother video where I chopped down a tree and made a stool with just a chisel and strip out in the woods.
I just learned to do mortise and tenon joints. I had so much trouble with power tools that I ended up using a 10mm chisel. Seems like you're never going to finish the mortise and then--to your point--it actually becomes an enjoyable exercise. I finally was able to cut out a clean mortise and probable won't be using a router, mortise bit, or anything else like that. I'll try the box next. Awesome video, thank you!!!
I started wood working at home with just a 3/4" chisel. its pretty awesome. learned how to sharpen it with the materials I had on hand and i've made a couple sculptures that look pretty good with them. maybe you could make a guitar stand or something. just looking around my office as to what I need lol.. nice work man :)
I saw a picture of a trailer made with a redwood log. Everything was carved out inside. You could start at one end with your chisels and come out the other end😄. Bruce from the City of Orange in Orange County Calif.
I did a video not too long ago with using a single 1/2 inch chisel and a strap. I walked into the woods and cut a tree down and turned it into a stool using just those two items in the middle of the woods. Or something like this video you can just do it on the ground and push it up against the wall and you can do the exact same thing that way.
I’ve always enjoyed your videos and thought you were really talented. After watching this one I can see you have some truly amazing skills. Well done 👍
Ok this is perfect! I want to take up woodworking but don't know where to start. Plus I can't get and of the fancy tools where I live...but I *can* get chisels ☺ I'm going to try this
If you have a chisel you can do just about anything. The only downside is it takes more time. Every tool you get from there on just makes the work easier.
So true. I watched another channel where the guy had like 12 tools to make a mortise tenon joint. A well equipped workshop is a dream but it would take me years to find and save for all those tools. By using chisels I can start almost immediately ☺
Cara, eu comecei agora a trabalhar com madeira, e suas dicas com o formão vão me ajudar muito. Obrigado. E por favor, continue com esse trabalho maravilhoso que é o Woodwork. Abraço do Brasil.
Thanks. Looks like you have been having fun with the videos. If you ever have questions you want answered email is usually the best way to get a hold of me. jameswright@woodbywright.com
@@WoodByWright Thank you so much sir, that is very kind of you so offer your email address to us. Thank you, much appreciated. Yes sir, I have some down time if you will. So we have been enjoying your channel. Watching the winding stick vide as we reply. Your a good man with a lot of great talent not only in your wood working, bur your teaching skills, and presentation skills are super. Thanks again for all do to help us all. dale
Can you show us how to make bowls? I have a huge piece of birch, like maybe 2'x2'. I'm letting it dry, it's just the raw wood with bark and all. We moved to an offgrid place so no power tools. Wondering how I could do that with just small carving tools and chisels... 🤔 Awesome video, loved the box. Got yourself a new subscriber! 👍💖
thanks. I am planning on doing that here soon. I have a blank I have been wanting to do for just that. I have a video showing how to turn one on a spring pole lathe. and a series showing how to build the lathe. Fairly cheap and easy.
@@WoodByWright That's awesome! I'm going to look up the videos and keep an eye for when you post the video makinf the bowl. 👍🤓 Does the wood have to be totally dry to do it? We cut this tree a couplen of weeks ago and brought this big piece inside to dry this week. We placed it by the woodstove and have been using it to sit or as a foot rest. Merry Christmas to you and your family! 🤞💖
It is actually easier to cut when the wood is wet you just have to know that it will distort and bend and no longer be perfectly round once it thoroughly dries. If you wait until it's fully dried then you can cut it and it will maintain its shape.
@@WoodByWright Very cool! Since it will be my first "no powder tool" project ever, and it will be very rustic, I'll do it with the wood as it is. Thanks again, I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge. 👍💖
What a fantastic challenge to set yourself! I am curious why you chose to do most of your chiselling in the vise instead of on the bench with a holdfast? A few times in the video you can see the workpiece slipping in the vise which wouldn't happen on the bench top.
the problem with the holdfast is there was almost no time when there was a flat side on it that I could clamp it with he hold fast. most of the time I let it slide down to the screw so the screw would stop it from sliding further.
I really like this idea James and the carving gave it great character. A Kolrosing technique using the chisel could be interesting. I'm sure you could make it work :) ॐ
I’m a new woodworker trying to make a small shop work (10x16 shed) so small hand tool projects might be the way to go. This is inspirational. Quick question: would love to make a chisel-only set of cups for a bar set. How can you use these methods to make a round cup?
That is about the size of my shop. I have 10x18. Though the working section is about 10x12. For a round section I would use a gouge. Just a simple rounded chisel will do the job.
@@WoodByWright Thanks! What about for the outside rounded shape? My thinking is to just keep chamfering and rounding over the edges, following each new edge that I create until I sculpt a round profile, but not sure if there’s a more logical way to do it, though.
with a bent neck gouge you can make a bowl shape but you cant reach down into the bottom. Normally if you want to do that you make it with an auger or drill bit.
Very nice! I make alot of keepsake boxes. I haven't quite made one with chisels only my first one was with a hand saw and chisels and sandpaper oh ya and a hand drill for the knob. I used some old pallet wood it came out pretty good.
Great job. Looks like a lot of fun and a good challenge to try at home. I see no other way to do this without some sort of holding method to keep the piece still. So is the spirit of safety, better to have used your bench/vise than tried to jury-rig an unreliable method to hold the piece. How long overall did it take?
you can do it with out a vice and just hold it up agents a stop, I just did not want to work not the floor, but I have other videos showing that method. this took about 5 hours if I remember correctly.
Amazing work. It would take me a year to produce a result which would be 1% of that quality. How long did this take you? I'm very inspired by this channel. Using more hand tools and less electricity myself these days and I'm enjoying it a lot. It's a means, not just an end.
Hi James! Question if you have the time: how viable is making a decent stopped dado/housing joint with a chisel? I don't have access to a router plane, wondering if you have any techniques to suggest or things to look out for to make a decent joint. I'll be gluing the pieces together in the end.
sure. you do not need a router at all. all the router does is flatten the bottom of the dado. and the bottom does not to be That flat. That same bevel down stabbing motion can be used to clean up the bottom.
our teachers put us to make boxes with just a chisel in carpentry class when we were 10. those are the only classes I remember so I guess it was my favorite subject.
Very interesting project & it came out beautiful indeed! Now I wonder, can a box be made using ONLY wood? No steel, stone, glass, plastic, etc....wood only. Hmmmm? LOL. Thanks for sharing another wonderful video, have a great day!
Wood By Wright Ahhh yes, what a great idea!! I knew you would come up with something. Thanks for the reply & can't wait to see that video... should be an instant hit!!!
I’ve been loving your chisel videos! Do you think I should buy a V-tool so I can do Celtic weaves and other designs so they look nice? (I don’t have any normal chisels already).
Chisels? Luxury. When I were a lad, woodshop owner would make us carve boxes wi' nowt but our thumb nails for tuppence a week - and we were grateful for it!
LOL love it Doug. this channel needs more people like you!
Yeah, today's generation...spoiled rotten!
I laughed for so long at this. XD
Right then !,... You were lucky. When I were a lad, we didn't have workshops, we had to work outside. Our boss wouldn't let us use our thumb nails, if we did we were beaten. WE had to use our teeth. We didn't get paid, we had to pay him 2/6d a day just to be there. But we was appy them days. Us was grateful but we had to pay more for that ! Happy Days :)
Andrew Parry as a 14 year old I can confirm my generation are full of shite
I've been interested in woodworking recently, and this video is what inspired me to put it into action! I found a cheap 3/4 chisel, bought a couple of chunks of firewood and got to work. And seeing your videos from when you first started only 3 years ago to the point you are today is the greatest inspiration. Thank you
thanks man. that means more then you know. more fun to come.!
How did it turn out?
I don't understand why people dislike this kind of video. I have watched it twice and I've learned a lot. What's there to dislike?
thanks. that means a lot. You can not please everyone.
I’d love to do something thing like this. I don’t have a garage or a yard even. I live in an apartment, but I’d love to try and make it work and learn more. Thank for showing us so much. I love your videos
Sounds like fun. I know several people who work in a small apartment over the kitchen table. Just got to clean up the mess but it works well.
@@WoodByWright Oh that’s beautiful! And quite encouraging! Are there small wood cutters that you know of that you could use in such an environment? Not so dangerous and large like circular saws are?
By the way the free hand celtic design was just lovely! Great job!!! 💚
I have some oak from the last tree my brother and I took down before he passed, I have been wondering what to with it till now. You have inspired me to make a box for his son. Thank you!!!
Sweet Idea! Thanks for the great note!
You will feel great for doing it. I used to keep wood that I would find interesting in my dad’s house. He would ask me what I was going to do with it. After he passed away, I took inventory of the wood and made him a beautiful urn for his ashes. He is now on my mantle and I say good night daily
Sorry for your loss
Nice work! I like how you continually prove that power tools are not required to make great woodwork.
LOL no but they do save time!
Yes, and that's why I hav'em. :D I do my fair share of hand work, just not as much as you do.
totally I just started woodworking myself and I refuse to use power tools as its too easy to take short cuts and not refine the base skills, it is however pretty punishing on the hands and wrists so when I am content with my hand working skill I will start using some labour saving power tools.
You´re one of the few individuals in this modern world that understands the function of a chisel. I love it, thanks!
+8gmm8 thanks. It is the basic tool that all others are born from.
I started my first wood working project this week. Those shavings are actually pretty cool. It's amazing to watch wood go from something rough to a more tame and intricate shape.
Same with me
THANKYOU James ! I have had latent woodworking skills since my schooldays (I am 50 now ) and recently I have wanted to do something about it and actually use any capability I might have ! I watched quite a few videos and they only made me more confused .Your videos have been a complete revelation! You demystify everything ,and make me feel I can actually do it. I like early things ,and I knew that ancient people used few tools but made amazing things .Therefore I knew that it all depended on knowing how to really usea tool to it's fullest. This video proves it ,and reveals it ,and makes it simple .THANKYOU ! I am going to get chisels and begin . All thanks to you .AND I love your hand tool ideology .AND you are a very modest and self-effacing ,good-humoured person ,and that helps us watching feel we can do it .In other words ,you are a great teacher .
Thanks man. That rally means a lot. I will keep them coming!
This is actually quite inspirational. Seeing other videos using a lot of tools to make something beautiful feels a bit intimidating to start my own project. This video - I'm starting to believe I could do something myself. Great job!
thanks! that is about the best complement I could get!
Great job James, I really appreciate the raw-ness of this video and freedom to just get to work with no plans or guide. Full respect for creativity. Thanks for sharing my friend.
thanks! love the channel name too. that fits very nicely with this video!
Friend, let me congratulate you, you do a very nice job. I like things made by hand. Especially with wood. I am trying to learn how to work with wood. Thank you for your good work.
Really glad you made the design by hand. There is something much more special about a lack of perfection.
I love that natural flow when it comes from hands!
That was a neat project. You did a great job to have used only chisels. Enjoy and thank you for all your videos and the time you put in producing them. Take care and God bless.
thanks Ron. that means a lot
This is what I was looking for! Using wood that hasnt been refined and making something out of it. This is what I wanted to do and see how it is done! Thank you for the video!
Glad I could help. I love working with firewood from time to time.
Very inspirational video. I will need to try this. I noticed from a previous comment that you stopped to sharpen the chisel 6-7 times. Something this chisel newbie will need to keep in mind. Thanks for yor work.
Just found your channel thanks to Rex and my husband and myself saw this one. The first thing my husband said when he saw the title was "And wood I hope." We had to watch it. Thanks for the great video!
One of the most interesting woodworking videos on youtube. The crudeness adds a different aestethic to the workpiece. Great great job. Love your videos. Greetings from Turkey.
thank you. I could not agree more!
There’s something magical about the act of making.
Great work. The box looks positively medieval and therefore very attractive. The carving was the final masterstroke.
thanks Alan!
Aaah old school wood crafting, thanks for sharing.
Not preachy,not showing off, so I did the easiest thing. I subscribed. Looking forward to more of your excellent work.
Thanks. That means a lot more fun to come. Let me know if there's anything you want to see.
@@WoodByWright I am looking forward to the day I understand enough to know I can absorb some of your knowledge! Therefore, this weekend's agenda is to forego Netflix and binge on your channel.Cheers
@@LakshmananLM Thanks man! that means a lot. let me know what questions you have!
Stumbled on this video and loved it. Great presentation and great explanation. Clear and concise.
Thanks Ed!
I'm a carpenter and I'm just starting out so I don't have any power tools yet so this video is very helpful to me and I would like to see more builds like this
I have a cople. Most of my projects are just saw hand place e and chisel. But there will be a few chisel only builds in the future.
Great job on the daily videos. I can't speak for everyone, but great job on the hand carved box using only square-end straight chisels. It does look a bit mid-evil.
thanks Thomas. this was a fun one to experiment with!
Enjoyed the video- loved the experiment! dont forget White Oak makes great smoking wood for charcuterie /jerky/cheeses- save the chips! Since you used no oils or tools that would corrupt the wood- an EXCELLENT side product of your labors- Free smoking chips!
that is does. I have wanted to make a smoker. I might have to now that you bring it up.
That’s wonderful! I happen to have some firewood just laying around, so I might need to give this a shot. And the more I watch your videos the more I’m tempted to go “hand tool only”!
thanks man! firewood can be a great source of thicker stock.
I’m getting into carving and trying to learn from many sources . Having recently discovered your channel you really make sense
Thanks
Thanks , I could watch a video like this everyday!
Magic. Thank you James for showing us
my pleasure Will!
Loved it ! Requires lots of patience. Of course adding the luxury of carving killed it, none can compete with that!
Yea and next time finish it with chisel wax .
LOL now that sounds like a good video. "how to make Chisel Wax"
Wood By Wright cant wait for that lol
Great show of fundamental craftsmanship!
I loved this!! I have a piece of firewood that is a souvenir from a camping trip I took with my best friends this summer and I’ve been looking for something to make out if it to commemorate the trip. A pair of boxes like this would be great!!
sounds like a fun project from the heart.
Very therapeutic to watch, a nice alternative to expensive power tools. Thank you 👊👊
thanks. it is a lot of fun so just sit back and relax in the shop.
Love the chisels. I'm just getting into woodworking and find it absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Your not weird at all. It's the most pleasing thing I do these days lol. I love watching the chips chip away lol Amazing job!
Pure Chisel skill! I love it. I bow to you Mr. Wright.
Lol thanks man.
Really enjoyed this James, very pure! Made with just chisels (and a bench 😉)
Great to see a project like this.
Big hello from Norfolk, England.
Andy
Thanks Andy!
That worked beautifully, absolutely giving it a shot.
Thanks. This definitely was a fun project.
Maybe hold off on the highboy for now... :)
Seriously what a great way to really go off the beaten path by using a single tool to do the whole job. I dare to say that even starting with your considerable knowledge and skill base that this was a great and highly positive woodworking learning exercise. I've added the idea of making a box with chisels only to my own list of projects. Or using your highboy idea as a jumping off point perhaps a whole dugout kayak done with nothing more than a small camp hatchet ! ! ! !
+Bruce Matthews lol. We will see what the future holds.
Would never have imagined this was all possible with only chisel work. There just had to be a great deal of intermittent sharpening or honing. Was it possible to do all that work with stropping only?
If I remember correctly I only sharpened once. I have a nother video where I chopped down a tree and made a stool with just a chisel and strip out in the woods.
That workbench and vise might be your most important tool. What a great project!
I did another video without the bench as it's nice to have but not necessary.
Looks like a great way to develop chisel skills. If it doesn't work out, it can still be used as firewood!
No you’re not just weird, I enjoy chiselry and removing material as well! I think we all find it satisfying
Absolutely amazing and inspiring! Something I definitely want to try
Your not wierd i love doing that anyone can make a box with power tools i make dovetail boxes with just hand tools so satisfying great video
thanks Mike!
I just learned to do mortise and tenon joints. I had so much trouble with power tools that I ended up using a 10mm chisel. Seems like you're never going to finish the mortise and then--to your point--it actually becomes an enjoyable exercise. I finally was able to cut out a clean mortise and probable won't be using a router, mortise bit, or anything else like that. I'll try the box next. Awesome video, thank you!!!
Sweet man. I look forward to seeing what you make.
I started wood working at home with just a 3/4" chisel. its pretty awesome. learned how to sharpen it with the materials I had on hand and i've made a couple sculptures that look pretty good with them.
maybe you could make a guitar stand or something. just looking around my office as to what I need lol.. nice work man :)
it is a great way to learn. I think I will have to make the guitar first. that is on my list.
I saw a picture of a trailer made with a redwood log. Everything was carved out inside. You could start at one end with your chisels and come out the other end😄. Bruce from the City of Orange in Orange County Calif.
Lol. I'll have to look that one up sounds like fun
You just can't stop. If you count your WbWii from yesterday this is #32. Woo Hoo. Nice box.
LOL thanks bill then there was one on the last day of Sep.
Great job going to try one myself.😊
Very cool! You break it down well. Fun to watch.
I will never attempt that but loved watching you do it. So cool!!! 👍👍
thanks Jim. I don't suggest it to anyone!
Wait a second, you used a vice! I would love to see this freehanded so I could pick up tips on carving when all you have is a cutting tool.
I did a video not too long ago with using a single 1/2 inch chisel and a strap. I walked into the woods and cut a tree down and turned it into a stool using just those two items in the middle of the woods. Or something like this video you can just do it on the ground and push it up against the wall and you can do the exact same thing that way.
@@WoodByWright Could I give you a challenge based on something I struggled with?
I’ve always enjoyed your videos and thought you were really talented. After watching this one I can see you have some truly amazing skills. Well done 👍
thansk nick. I wish I did but this is a lot simpler then it looks!
Ok this is perfect! I want to take up woodworking but don't know where to start. Plus I can't get and of the fancy tools where I live...but I *can* get chisels ☺ I'm going to try this
If you have a chisel you can do just about anything. The only downside is it takes more time. Every tool you get from there on just makes the work easier.
So true. I watched another channel where the guy had like 12 tools to make a mortise tenon joint. A well equipped workshop is a dream but it would take me years to find and save for all those tools. By using chisels I can start almost immediately ☺
great work, it's good to see a video that don't use spacial engineering just to make a simple hole
LOL yup. it is easy to over think some things!
This is one my favorite videos. I watched it many times.
Thanks Jim, that means a lot.
Cara, eu comecei agora a trabalhar com madeira, e suas dicas com o formão vão me ajudar muito. Obrigado. E por favor, continue com esse trabalho maravilhoso que é o Woodwork. Abraço do Brasil.
A great piece and great work. Definitely something different. Well done James
+Peter Compton thanks Peter
A lot of good comments but noone mentioning how insanely sharp those chisles must be. I need to up my sharpening game xD
This was just a joy to watch!
Thanks. These are fun to make.
very nicely done,like your style of narration subscribed
Thanks! That means a lot
how could anyone dislike this video? lol. i appreciated this video. thank you. i " Liked" & subscribed.
This my friend is awesome Thank you so much for sharing and I hope you have a blessed week
Dale
Thanks. Looks like you have been having fun with the videos. If you ever have questions you want answered email is usually the best way to get a hold of me. jameswright@woodbywright.com
@@WoodByWright Thank you so much sir, that is very kind of you so offer your email address to us. Thank you, much appreciated. Yes sir, I have some down time if you will. So we have been enjoying your channel. Watching the winding stick vide as we reply. Your a good man with a lot of great talent not only in your wood working, bur your teaching skills, and presentation skills are super. Thanks again for all do to help us all.
dale
Great video, I love the concept of using only one type of tool. It was also a joy to watch.
thanks. it is fun to put limitations on your work from time to time.
Nice box. Great job with the patience. Thanks James.
+Bathrobe Carpenter thanks man!
Can you show us how to make bowls? I have a huge piece of birch, like maybe 2'x2'. I'm letting it dry, it's just the raw wood with bark and all. We moved to an offgrid place so no power tools. Wondering how I could do that with just small carving tools and chisels... 🤔
Awesome video, loved the box. Got yourself a new subscriber! 👍💖
thanks. I am planning on doing that here soon. I have a blank I have been wanting to do for just that. I have a video showing how to turn one on a spring pole lathe. and a series showing how to build the lathe. Fairly cheap and easy.
@@WoodByWright That's awesome! I'm going to look up the videos and keep an eye for when you post the video makinf the bowl. 👍🤓
Does the wood have to be totally dry to do it? We cut this tree a couplen of weeks ago and brought this big piece inside to dry this week. We placed it by the woodstove and have been using it to sit or as a foot rest.
Merry Christmas to you and your family! 🤞💖
It is actually easier to cut when the wood is wet you just have to know that it will distort and bend and no longer be perfectly round once it thoroughly dries. If you wait until it's fully dried then you can cut it and it will maintain its shape.
@@WoodByWright Very cool! Since it will be my first "no powder tool" project ever, and it will be very rustic, I'll do it with the wood as it is. Thanks again, I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge. 👍💖
@@WoodByWright Would you recommend ash or birch for a first timer? 🤔
Awesome video. Goes to show what can be done with limited tools! Thanks
so true! thanks!
Well done James! Love this project!
thanks Ryan!
What a fun project! A joy as always to watch!
Thanks Ben.
Absolutely over the top I really enjoyed your box from
Firewood
great idea it's beautiful thank you for sharing👍
Well I guess I really don't have an excuse left for not learning woodworking. Color me impressed. Awesome job.
LOL. Yep everything else just makes it easier. And if you look at most tools that Lily is just a jig for holding a chisel.
Wood By Wright you got yourself a sub.
@@BlindRambler thanks man. That means a lot!
What a fantastic challenge to set yourself! I am curious why you chose to do most of your chiselling in the vise instead of on the bench with a holdfast? A few times in the video you can see the workpiece slipping in the vise which wouldn't happen on the bench top.
the problem with the holdfast is there was almost no time when there was a flat side on it that I could clamp it with he hold fast. most of the time I let it slide down to the screw so the screw would stop it from sliding further.
Good point! :)
It’s inspiring ! I love that peace that I feel when I use hand tools too 😌
thanks Tom. me to!
Brilliant, wonderful. One of my favorite videos by you for sure.
thanks man. It was a ton of fun to make!
I'm gonna have to try it.
What better way to showcase a beautiful art fourm than making a box using the most simple of tools.
thanks David!
I really like this idea James and the carving gave it great character. A Kolrosing technique using the chisel could be interesting. I'm sure you could make it work :) ॐ
thanks man. That would make it pop!
I’m a new woodworker trying to make a small shop work (10x16 shed) so small hand tool projects might be the way to go. This is inspirational.
Quick question: would love to make a chisel-only set of cups for a bar set. How can you use these methods to make a round cup?
That is about the size of my shop. I have 10x18. Though the working section is about 10x12. For a round section I would use a gouge. Just a simple rounded chisel will do the job.
@@WoodByWright Thanks! What about for the outside rounded shape? My thinking is to just keep chamfering and rounding over the edges, following each new edge that I create until I sculpt a round profile, but not sure if there’s a more logical way to do it, though.
with a bent neck gouge you can make a bowl shape but you cant reach down into the bottom. Normally if you want to do that you make it with an auger or drill bit.
lol best intro ever
It's the first video I see of this channel, and it only took me 2 seconds to fall in love with this guy ahahah
thanks man! I just like having fun in the shop!
No excuses now lads....haven't got this or that tool...……...Great vid bro !
LOL so true. thanks!
This was fun. I have been looking forward to seeing you do this box.
thanks Christopher. it would make an easy toolbox for the next event!
Very nice! I make alot of keepsake boxes. I haven't quite made one with chisels only my first one was with a hand saw and chisels and sandpaper oh ya and a hand drill for the knob. I used some old pallet wood it came out pretty good.
+Peter Karpovich sweet. I am thinking of doing a few more with basic tools.
I will send you a picture of the one I did
That is awesome. You can use concrete floor or a brick to "sand" for future I'm not using tools videos
Thanks Mike
Lord has Blessed your Hands. Only few on earth is been blessed with wisdom and that is you.
Great job. Looks like a lot of fun and a good challenge to try at home. I see no other way to do this without some sort of holding method to keep the piece still. So is the spirit of safety, better to have used your bench/vise than tried to jury-rig an unreliable method to hold the piece. How long overall did it take?
you can do it with out a vice and just hold it up agents a stop, I just did not want to work not the floor, but I have other videos showing that method. this took about 5 hours if I remember correctly.
Amazing work. It would take me a year to produce a result which would be 1% of that quality. How long did this take you?
I'm very inspired by this channel. Using more hand tools and less electricity myself these days and I'm enjoying it a lot. It's a means, not just an end.
I do nto remember exactly how long but I think it was around 4 hours.
You have great patience. Oh, and some talent too.
LOL I have neither. I am just stubborn!
Hi James! Question if you have the time: how viable is making a decent stopped dado/housing joint with a chisel? I don't have access to a router plane, wondering if you have any techniques to suggest or things to look out for to make a decent joint. I'll be gluing the pieces together in the end.
sure. you do not need a router at all. all the router does is flatten the bottom of the dado. and the bottom does not to be That flat. That same bevel down stabbing motion can be used to clean up the bottom.
All right, thanks! I had been under the impression a fairly flat bottom was important for glue contact area.
nope. unless you have a board lengthwise in a Grove rather then a dado, the glue will do little to keep the board in place over time.
our teachers put us to make boxes with just a chisel in carpentry class when we were 10. those are the only classes I remember so I guess it was my favorite subject.
Nice! sounds like a great class!
Nice ... next project, a green and green style chair made with nothing but a rock and a lasagna noodle
+Make Brooklyn how did you know. Lol
Hahahahaha!!!!
Wanted to congratulate you on your 30 days and 30 videos James...Great effort! cheers rr
+Richard Rider thanks Richard. It was fun!
Brilliant, that’s fantastic. Did the chisel not need honing during making it?
thanks Mark! no I used 4 different chisels and just let them get dull.
Fascinating! I'm going to try this. Thank you.
Question: did you have to re-sharpen your chisels during the project?
Yes. On a project like this I usually just keep a strop on the bench and hit it every 5 to 6 minutes.
Absolutely beautiful.
thanks!
Very interesting project & it came out beautiful indeed! Now I wonder, can a box be made using ONLY wood? No steel, stone, glass, plastic, etc....wood only. Hmmmm? LOL. Thanks for sharing another wonderful video, have a great day!
Fire carving??
Kevin Freeman Yeah, that's about the only way I could think of also. Sure would take a long time!!
well you can use harder wood as the chisel on softwood. LOL but that is a video for another day!
Wood By Wright Ahhh yes, what a great idea!! I knew you would come up with something. Thanks for the reply & can't wait to see that video... should be an instant hit!!!
LOL
Gotta love old school techniques!
Nice wee video-very helpful👍
So unique and beautiful! I love it! Thank you for sharing!
thanks Sarah! my pleasure!
I’ve been loving your chisel videos! Do you think I should buy a V-tool so I can do Celtic weaves and other designs so they look nice? (I don’t have any normal chisels already).
A v-tool makes very quick work of that.
Bravo James you make that look so easy. I also agree with you that that b l o really makes at White Oak pop!
thanks Opa!