awesome thanks so much. my husband got me a set of chisels as a gift and i was unsure of how to use them. now i just need to find a project to use them on.
I am learning so much from watching your videos. Sincerely, thank you for the uploads and the wealth of info! It's like you're the wise woodworking grandpa I never had! 😂
First watching series. Thank you for talking about wood working tools and the PROPER use. Everybody starts whacking on wood and making all kinds of "furniture." True wood working is learning up, training up, future woodworkers and understanding their tools, and their proper usage. Again thanks.
Cutting not towards yourself is a no brainer you learned when you had your first knife like object. And still I managed to ram a sharpened 20mm chisel into my left thumb. So count me in. Almost knicked the tendon, had 4 stitches and an unuseable thumb for a month (damn and you really need your thumbs I can tell you now). I was not that dumb that I had my hand in the line of the chisel, but I held a piece of 5x5cm beech wood with my left hand while I tried to clean out a half lap joint a few cm to the right of that. I pulled back (within the joint) and wacked in again (perpendicular to endgrain). At one point (of course on the last of the 8 joints I did) I pulled out the chisel to far (no longer in the joint) and whacked the chisel into my thumb. It was mainly lack of concentration after half a day of work and exhaustion, because testing the fit meant heaving half a corner bench into the other half. I went to the ER, doctor told me I was lucky and maybe I better buy my furniture in the future. Told him no-can-do, and after I went home, I cleaned up the blood (had a nice stain on the table and bench; added a very personla touch) and finished that same damned joint! So the main thing to take away: don't work if you aren't 100% at doing your work. You will do stupid stuff, no matter how often someone else warned you.
G'day Colin, Great video I never stop learning and little reminders help, Colin it would've been handy if TH-cam was around 30 years ago :) also I find the problem with commonsense is it is not always common.... Keep on keeping on mate, love your stuff, Tim.
Timothy Fagan Hey .. thanks buddy, yes I agree, wouldn't it have been great to have something like TH-cam 30 years ago. All the stuff I had to learn the hard way, but I am sure taking advantage of it now. Loved your comment, great to have you with us
well done..heres a tip speaking of chisel..if you are chipping plugs.use the widest one you have..i have a 2in just for plugs...but i do lots of plugging..round off the corners ,that will help with not gouging the wood..remember lways chip from the high side. have ever done a vid on hand planes???
James Rawlings Yes there can be, and it really depends on what you are doing. If it works, do it that way. Woodworking seems to have a lot of "exceptions to the rule" and this is one, thanks for bringing this forward.
Very informative video, thank you Colin. I am in the process of replacing my cheap and abused chisels that I got for free, with some quality ones. One question, what are side strike chisels used for? -Steven
WigWagWorkshop I seldom hear this term, I think they are also called side strike chisels and, to be honest I don't know much about them as they are not really woodworking tools, but more home reno type tools. From what I know they are for helping to carve out areas that ordinary chisels don't quite work for ... which means these chisels have a bit of a side sharp edge at near the bottom and a place further up the shaft where they can be hammered. For example if you needed to enlarge a wiring hole or a plumbing hole, I think in certain times a tool like this would be quick and easy.
Definitely one of the better chisel videos on TH-cam, there’s been some posted where I have learnt more from the comments than the video.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for taking the time to put this video together Colin. Much appreciated :-)
Thank you so much for this lesson. 😃
Thanks Colin. The illustrations clearly make your point.
The basics never go out of style and it's always good to get reminded.
Sebastopolmark Great points, thanks Sebastian
tks Colin, you are an excellent teacher. Good tips, very professional. Cheers
+Marcenaria Amadora Thanks for taking a moment to comment
Short and sweet. Thank you
Very cool video and clear instructions, thank you for sharing 👍 👍.
Great video Collin, a lot of really good information.
The ShavingWood Workshop Thanks Tommy
Great info, Colin. Thanks for sharing it. I learned the hard way after seven stitches in my thumb to use two hands when using chisels.
Stone and Sons Workshop Yes, I think most of us at one time or another have had that reminder ... thanks buddy
awesome thanks so much. my husband got me a set of chisels as a gift and i was unsure of how to use them. now i just need to find a project to use them on.
Excellent video Colin. Thank you.
w0mbles Thanks !!
Very useful video, well done.
Thank You!
Great job Colin.
Derek
GiddyUp994 Thanks Derek, and thanks for heads up on this topic
great tips and advice
I am learning so much from watching your videos. Sincerely, thank you for the uploads and the wealth of info! It's like you're the wise woodworking grandpa I never had! 😂
Brett Wyrick nice 👍
Great lesson Colin...
Ciao continua così! !
Marcello Ghessa Thanks Marcello
You are the man!
***** Thanks Jose ;)
First watching series. Thank you for talking about wood working tools and the PROPER use. Everybody starts whacking on wood and making all kinds of "furniture." True wood working is learning up, training up, future woodworkers and understanding their tools, and their proper usage. Again thanks.
John Lord Thank John, I appreciate your feedback and thoughtful observations ... great to have you with us
Colin
Hey Colin, great primer . Esp. About safety. Sharp chisels work easy. Yep I did an ouch once also. Great video.
billfromelma Yup, me too :) ... thanks Bill
nice illustration about basics i hope someday you will fix your vise workbench or make a workbench thxxx
Cutting not towards yourself is a no brainer you learned when you had your first knife like object. And still I managed to ram a sharpened 20mm chisel into my left thumb. So count me in. Almost knicked the tendon, had 4 stitches and an unuseable thumb for a month (damn and you really need your thumbs I can tell you now).
I was not that dumb that I had my hand in the line of the chisel, but I held a piece of 5x5cm beech wood with my left hand while I tried to clean out a half lap joint a few cm to the right of that. I pulled back (within the joint) and wacked in again (perpendicular to endgrain). At one point (of course on the last of the 8 joints I did) I pulled out the chisel to far (no longer in the joint) and whacked the chisel into my thumb. It was mainly lack of concentration after half a day of work and exhaustion, because testing the fit meant heaving half a corner bench into the other half. I went to the ER, doctor told me I was lucky and maybe I better buy my furniture in the future. Told him no-can-do, and after I went home, I cleaned up the blood (had a nice stain on the table and bench; added a very personla touch) and finished that same damned joint!
So the main thing to take away: don't work if you aren't 100% at doing your work. You will do stupid stuff, no matter how often someone else warned you.
superdau Good lessons ... thanks for sharing :)
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Thankyou very much, ur video help my study!~
Thanks for watching!
Gracias por la información, excelente tutorial, solo le pido consejos sobre marcas de calidad en cinceles
Well bevel me that. You always learn something. Good info as always.
Paul St George lol ... thanks Paul, yes I seem to learn something from my subscribers every day, it's amazing the knowledge out there
Good video. Thanks
+SimpleWoodWork Thank you
G'day Colin, Great video I never stop learning and little reminders help, Colin it would've been handy if TH-cam was around 30 years ago :) also I find the problem with commonsense is it is not always common.... Keep on keeping on mate, love your stuff, Tim.
Timothy Fagan Hey .. thanks buddy, yes I agree, wouldn't it have been great to have something like TH-cam 30 years ago. All the stuff I had to learn the hard way, but I am sure taking advantage of it now. Loved your comment, great to have you with us
explanation was good
thank you
david galeski Thanks David
well done..heres a tip speaking of chisel..if you are chipping plugs.use the widest one you have..i have a 2in just for plugs...but i do lots of plugging..round off the corners ,that will help with not gouging the wood..remember lways chip from the high side.
have ever done a vid on hand planes???
chapmaker46 Great tips Thanks Buddy !!! Nothing on hand planes yet, on the agenda in next couple of months.
Nice
I appreciate the part on how to use a chisel and plane "downhill".
Well done :)
Are there times when you use the angled (top) of the chisel against the wood?
Tks
James Rawlings Yes there can be, and it really depends on what you are doing. If it works, do it that way. Woodworking seems to have a lot of "exceptions to the rule" and this is one, thanks for bringing this forward.
Thanks!
Very informative video, thank you Colin. I am in the process of replacing my cheap and abused chisels that I got for free, with some quality ones. One question, what are side strike chisels used for?
-Steven
WigWagWorkshop I seldom hear this term, I think they are also called side strike chisels and, to be honest I don't know much about them as they are not really woodworking tools, but more home reno type tools. From what I know they are for helping to carve out areas that ordinary chisels don't quite work for ... which means these chisels have a bit of a side sharp edge at near the bottom and a place further up the shaft where they can be hammered. For example if you needed to enlarge a wiring hole or a plumbing hole, I think in certain times a tool like this would be quick and easy.
Thank you for the reply, and clearifcation Colin.
-Steven
Never cut toward yourself. Learned that one at 11 years old in the Boy Scouts.
DanEngeWood- Dan lol ... good lessons never get lost do they
Dan Enge Woodworking no duh
Son muy buenos los videos pero podrían colocarle subtítulos en español gracias
edy var Yes, that would be nice, thank you
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