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StillWorks
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Приєднався 7 кві 2015
I'm John - your guy for creative woodworking, shop organization and some shenanigans. I try to make digestible content with a splash of humor to keep woodworking what it is... fun! My goal is to inspire, aid and entertain those that share in my passion for building, not only the practical and necessary, but some crazy stuff to scratch that creative-itch. Enjoy and comment with any ideas you have, as there's a strong chance I'll bring it to life in a near-future video.
More to say? Email me at Stilljohn87@gmail.com
More to say? Email me at Stilljohn87@gmail.com
Clever Workshop Design
It’s always a good time to reevaluate your small or large shop layout and give it the once-over with a critical eye. The tips provided here should help guide the design of your workshop. Set kind of as a shop tour and kind of as a guidebook for garage-workshop design - there will be something that you can take away an implement in your shop, regardless of size, access to tools or the stage in your maker journey.
What do you want to see next? I read and reply to all comments, so let me know any woodworking avenue you want to see explored!
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🧲*Connect with me*🧲
stillworkswoodworking
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🕰️*Chapters*🕰️
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Rate Limiting Factors
2:00 - Work Surfaces
3:08 - Verticality
3:38 - Human Interaction
4:21 - Tool Wall
5:10 - Lumber
6:24 - Close to the Bench
7:19 - Lowering the Barrier
8:29 - Blow and Go
9:36 - Vertical Lines
10:10 - Something for You
*About Stillworks*
I make videos of my daily shop life and all the crazy things I’m working on. That could be project builds, woodworking skits, more introspective stuff, and educational videos. Think of my woodworking as exactly what you do: Not specializing in one thing, rather cranking out whatever comes to mind, regardless of genre. Thanks for watching!
What do you want to see next? I read and reply to all comments, so let me know any woodworking avenue you want to see explored!
👇*Check out more videos here!*👇
ua-cam.com/channels/-4Li7utk_IAwhOW62-CIkg.html
📽️*Watch This Next*📽️
ua-cam.com/video/t99unUf3K3Y/v-deo.html
🧲*Connect with me*🧲
stillworkswoodworking
Stilljohn87@gmail.com
🏬*See some Stillworks Products*🏬
www.etsy.com/shop/StillworksPlans
🕰️*Chapters*🕰️
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Rate Limiting Factors
2:00 - Work Surfaces
3:08 - Verticality
3:38 - Human Interaction
4:21 - Tool Wall
5:10 - Lumber
6:24 - Close to the Bench
7:19 - Lowering the Barrier
8:29 - Blow and Go
9:36 - Vertical Lines
10:10 - Something for You
*About Stillworks*
I make videos of my daily shop life and all the crazy things I’m working on. That could be project builds, woodworking skits, more introspective stuff, and educational videos. Think of my woodworking as exactly what you do: Not specializing in one thing, rather cranking out whatever comes to mind, regardless of genre. Thanks for watching!
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A True Woodworking Icon - Mort S. Tenonson - Parody
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A riveting interview with a true hero of woodworking… Mort S. Tenonson is a sassy, old-fashioned icon of the woodworking community, and he shares his history, some of the projects he’s made over the years and some strong opinions before leaving you with a bit of woodworking advice. Learn about how he created the half lap joint, how he stays in woodworking shape and his thoughts on the modern CN...
Fighting with Yellow || Restoring a Cavalier Chest
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Watch me fluctuate between struggling and succeeding as I restore and rebuild this Cavalier Chest from the 1950’s. Color matching vintage furniture, I learned, is very difficult but this is the best option I could come up with. Mahagony veneer is chemically altered to have a golden appearance and I remade a floating box that rides on the lid of this cedar chest. What do you want to see next? I ...
Let's Spice them Puppies Up!
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Think outside the rectangle and create more appealing shelves. These two I made to hold my friend Alena’s collection of LEGO builds. She has a collection of Batman stuff and unique cars, each gets displayed in a custom spot on these Alder shelves. Try out templating a cool fit-to-purpose shape for your next shelf, not just a simple polygon. What do you want to see next? I read and reply to all ...
24-Hour woodworking Marathon - 7+ Builds
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I ran a personal 24-hour marathon (1.1 miles every hour) while building as many things as I could in between. Watch me slowly degrade throughout the day and get a kick when the sun comes out the next day. Between the runs, I built a bookcase, a dog door holder, a slingshot, an epoxy memento, a shop drawer organizer, re-calked a bathtub, wrote my wife a love letter, made a tribute sign to a new ...
When a simple cleaning turns into a full epoxy floor
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I thought this was just going to be a concrete floor cleaning video, but the lack of success turned it into a whole new epoxy floor. Using some shortcuts, this epoxy floor coating in my garage cost me less than $150 (very cheap compared to what the 2-part systems run), and it was surprisingly easy. As a bonus my shop is now brighter and its easier to find dropped items with a more monochrome lo...
How to Woodwork with Your Kids
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Working with your kids in the shop is a rewarding and overall beneficial experience. This video gives you some tips about how to involve your kids in projects in a productive way, as we build this Mother’s day gift. It’s a simple key hanging thing with walnut “MOM” letters, but it could be anything - The more important lesson is spending time with the kids in the workshop, teaching them things ...
Daddy-Size Rubik's Cube
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I made a Rubik's cube out of wood that ended up huge and heavy. It is a to-scale replica that I'm going to hang up in my shop as a bit of artwork. A fun and relatively simple project that you can do yourself in a weekend. What do you want to see next? I read and reply to all comments, so let me know any woodworking avenue you want to see explored! 👇*Check out more videos here!*👇 ua-cam.com/chan...
Rube Goldberg Machine Explained
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This is the slow motion explainer video for my huge Rube Goldberg machine, which is here: ua-cam.com/video/fMaUfhXOk0A/v-deo.html This should demystify the chaos of trying to understand what is happening in this hectic machine. What do you want to see next? I read and reply to all comments, so let me know any woodworking avenue you want to see explored! 👇*Check out more videos here!*👇 ua-cam.co...
HUGE Rube Goldberg Machine
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My Journey to build a workshop-themed Rube Goldberg machine taught me a lot about how to work better in my shop and on projects. There are 102 individual actions in this setup that tour my shop, constantly broke down or needed to be redesigned. In the end, it was an amazingly gratifying sight to watch it go from fire at step 1, through the chain reactions, and end up breaking glass in step 102....
Woodworking Biogenics
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A marriage of the old and the new, I built the missing parts of this birdhouse out of wood from the tree it hung in for 30 years. I used the old hardware and sealed up the rotting wood to reuse it as the roof (I guess I'm technically a reclaimed/upcycled wood project guy now). *Link to my dad's antique car museum website:* www.jimsantiquemotors.com/ ^Not much there, but a little more info shoul...
Fully Funk Powertool Station
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I'm a yellow guy. And I got this trade show booth sign that I'm going to light up with LEDs and create a custom hanging bracket for, to put over my Dewalt power tool wall. Doesn't matter if you are Milwaukee, Makita, Rigid, Ryobi, Bosch or even Black and Decker - this thing is cool regardless of your chosen brand. Hey @dewalttv, I'm only missing the bigger routers and the belt sander to be excl...
STOP being scared of hardwoods
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It's not hard! Presented are reasons why you should use hardwood species in your projects. Watch as I make a TP and PT holder our of Bubinga and gold leaf. Why? Because we woodwork. That's why. Hope you enjoy this style of video, as well as the little opening scene that I created, haha. Little credit to Spaceballs for the last scene and to @sutherlandwelles8849 for the wax finish: sutherlandw...
THE Most Precise Bowtie... and you can have it
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THE Most Precise Bowtie... and you can have it
You got this. || Super Easy Cedar Slat Wall
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You got this. || Super Easy Cedar Slat Wall
Solving a woodworking problem we ALL have
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Solving a woodworking problem we ALL have
Pink Epoxy... Yea, I know || The things you build for love
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Pink Epoxy... Yea, I know || The things you build for love
Building a Kitchen Essential... With Unwanted Help
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Building a Kitchen Essential... With Unwanted Help
Dust Collection Done Right: Your Shop's Secret Weapon
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Dust Collection Done Right: Your Shop's Secret Weapon
Honoring a WW2 Vet with a Very Special Build
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Honoring a WW2 Vet with a Very Special Build
Woodworking Tips That Actually Make You Better
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Woodworking Tips That Actually Make You Better
DIE HARDwood || a woodworking action film
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DIE HARDwood || a woodworking action film
...with non-woodworker commentary...
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...with non-woodworker commentary...
The most DANGEROUS thing I've done in the shop...
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The most DANGEROUS thing I've done in the shop...
Secret Menu Item! - A Woodworker's Lunch
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Secret Menu Item! - A Woodworker's Lunch
Can we all "collaborate" on a build?
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Can we all "collaborate" on a build?
Love the shop and the design. It's very similar to what I intended on doing initially. I did opt for a big outfeed table and a fully separate large workbench / assembly table. I've found that if you use one station for both it ends up getting in its own way.
@@barix9495 yea, that’s happened to me a few times. Better than no outfeed table at least
What a great video. Thanks.
I appreciate you watching, hope you found something useful
Just ran across your channel and I like how you explain why tools and items should be in certain zones. Your shop is much bigger than the corner I am going to build my shopette in, so most of the information won't be as useful, but all is not wasted.
Plenty of theory there to use. Good luck with your build-out!
1st lesson I learned was my garage power was not enough to run more than 1 tool at a time. Upgraded to a 100 amp circuit with 20 amp outlets. Works like a champ.
Exactly. You can’t have too much power in your shop, that’s for sure
Disagree about making things as rolling as possible but love the “clutter”. Shows a real worker or maker. Dyi. Mind you, you have more space than most. But we should plan and strive for more. Lovely video. Love what your teaching.
@@aaronblackford981 thank you kindly
Great video
@@timjohnston57 I appreciate that Tim
Awesome video! I’m also a bigtime visual cacophony guy. I think it means you’re super smart and mega cool 💥🦅🪇 * OH! A bigtime Michael Scott guy, too ❤️🔥
@@PPHalpert hell yeah dude! Glad you enjoyed
It must be baseball season because you knocked it out of the park.... again! My shop, aka two car garage, is set up and EVERYTHING (well nearly everything) is on casters-I highly recommend casters... even my 11.5' by 4' outfeed/assembly table (with removable top for access to the jointer & planer that are on lifts). Oh, and I would suggest getting quality casters (skip the HF special). I've been debating on the roll around wood storage-you made some excellent points.
Thanks Mike. I very much agree with you about having the option (at least) for mobility on most things.
Size?
@@Noland-gj9zv my shop you mean? 1000sq ft
Damn….opps can I say that? Anyway I lmao !
@@billybike57 hahah, Mort will make cameo appearances in the future… keep an eye out
Excellent thought process on organization! I’ll be referring to this video frequently as I redo my shop in an opposite car bay in order to get the wife’s car back in the other side. Thanks again
Awesome man - do it up right buddy!
Just found your channel, great ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you liked it buddy!
that was great
I appreciate that, glad you liked it
Love the coffee can 😂😂
Thanks
Dude! No fair!
Haha, plenty of room for expand upon what I did
I'm getting ready to start building out my shop (relocated overseas) next week. This was timely. Thank you.
Awesome man, it’s a good feeling: having a fresh start
You are a sumbitch for mocking us with our 2-car garages :-). Love the vibe that our workspaces have to be enjoyable, so decorate and have fun! Also, lowering the barrier to do anything, will make you more likely to do that thing. Great advice in this video!
Haha, glad you enjoyed it. Working on the DC barrier to entry problem now
Okay. So I’m not the only one confused by rolling lumber racks.
Somebody had to say it
Mine is ‘mobile’ so I can keep sheet goods one side and off cuts the other. It moves enough for me to pull a sheet out and then back against the wall. I saw somebody, maybe The Evening Woodworker, make a hinged version, which is basically what I really use mine as
@@welshwoodco so it’s not mobile for the ability to move it around, just so you can get to it from both sides. That I think is perfectly reasonable
It's like the perfect shop!...........except one thing. You need a shop fridge for cold beverages. Thank me later.
@@DudeSawdust excellent addition to any shop. I’m pretty sure that every one of my videos has a Dales Pale Ale somewhere in the background
Yeah buddy, thanks for the love shown for The Pencil! When did you get the turbo vise?!
That’s from the very end of the “are you really a woodworker?” Video. And hell yeah buddy, glad to integrate it into my shop
@@Stillworks Forsake me, for I hath forgotten. Glad you're enjoying it :) Makes me proud when they go to a good home.
I lol’d at where you put that extra squeeze clamp. Great vid, great advice.
Thank you friend!
Great advise. The "Blow and Go" area makes so much sense. Nice vid. Scott
Glad you enjoyed, just wanted you to know make something different than the typical “small shop tips” video.
You sir, are absolutely correct about that rolling lumber rack. I am disassembling mine next week, salvaging what I can, and burning the rest in the fire pit. And just like that 32 sq ft of floor space magically re-appear!
Haha, makes good sense
I made one with my son last week, but its for sheet goods, so I can actually move that 4x8 monstrosity out of the way without having to heft around giant sheets. Probably the only situation where it needs to be on wheels.
@@TheNewJankyWorkshop Yeah its basically Tetris!
Definitely jealous of all that square footage. One day... On the other hand. If I need to reach my glue, I turn right and Boom. It's there. I need a chisel? I reach forward. Done! I need a drill. I do an about face. There it is.
Always good to have things at the ready. My blow and go side is setup with not much walking between steps
@@Stillworks Digging your videos by the way man . especially the last one These are the type of videos that keep motivated to build and work on my own videos. Looking forward to the next one. Peace
In my head canon, you pronounced "verticality" in the voice of Saint Riot, the From Soft invader.
I’ll be honest, I have no idea who that is
@@Stillworks haha yeah, completely different corner of UA-cam. He's an entertaining dude who records himself invading other players in From Soft games like Dark Souls etc. He has a special way of saying "verticality"
Loved it. I was planning on actually building something this evening, I might just re-alphabetize my sandpaper instead now.
@@jamesburton6661 hahaha, blow and go buddy!
Terriific workshop and well thought out! Great work! 👍👍🔨🔨
Thanks buddy, do you have a blow and go section of your shop?
Great video. This was super helpful and informative. I have been organically growing my shop and finding a need to organize. I need to do a drawer building marathon 😬 👍👍
Worth it, but building drawers is pretty monotonous. Good luck buddy.
That is some funny stuff right there! Well done sir well done!
@@mikedurkee7296 thanks dude, needed to exercise my acting chops
Pure insanity! Can't wait for a collaboration between the two of you. Or at least let him drop in now and again to critique your work!
Hahah, the gray washes out easy enough… or I can just keep a library of him saying all sorts of phrases and edit them in when I need them
@@Stillworks that would be great! Just let him pop out of circle ⭕️ in the upper corner to throw jabs at you.
@@MJLWoodWorks hahahaha
The comedic timing was spot on. Nice!
Thank you sir
LOL... nice dude :)
Just a glimpse inside the sh*t that goes through my head
@@Stillworks You're crazy. I like it.
Saturday Specials with Mort... this is priceless!
He’s an opinionated dude
Totally off the wall hysterical! Gotta love Mort! He definitely knows what he is talking about! 😂😂
I think I’ll keep him in my back pocket for future cameos
Butterscotch? lol. Great vid!
And Label-less to boot
Too funny Thanks for sharing. Great job
Thank you sir
It made me think it was like a woodworkers version of A Christmas Carol. Ghost of old papi.
I can certainly be a Scrooge in the shop some times
Mort needs to be a recurring character. This is great. 😂
I’m positive he will be back with cameos….
Mort sounds A LOT like Uncle BS. If you have a chance, look up Tim Wilson and Uncle BS
I’ll do that. Does he have a salty old timer-type of vibe going on
@Stillworks not salty, just hilarious bafoonery. You'll get a chuckle
Mixture or my dad, a deeply southern fella, and an anti-technology-purist
The video that I didn't know I needed just landed in my feed. Well done, Mort.
What a guy, right?
This is why UA-cam is awesome.😂 Back in my day, if you couldn’t get on the 3 big networks, nobody would have seen this lol
A platform for the lowly woodworking comedian to reach viewers
Damn. This was pretty funny. Nice work.
Thanks buddy
The advice bumbling was perfect. I took notes.
“Smooth is pretty smooth”
Instant classic. I would be happy to see Mort make further appearances in the future haha
I saved a bit of that beard-graying oil….
😂omg you got me with the , writing the congress man , “there are two “ many birds !! Not sure if you put the little hidden gem in there on purpose but yeah , if you know , you know
@@Bearded-Viking-WoodWorksI’m actually just about to put some bird wire up on my roof as we speak. Maybe we are old?
Patience, patience, patience. A skill most of us don't talk about. Well done my man! Well done! People talk about how moth balls smell bad...I am still wondering how they all got their little legs apart in order to smell them! 🤔
Hahah, dad-joke level 3000
Repair and refinishing is an oft neglected and very different skill than building. You worked your way through it without setting it on fire in frustration and got a good result! WELL PLAYED__VERY WELL PLAYED --Now quickly and anonymously leave town an go into hiding before hundreds of smelly"FAMILY" heirlooms start showing up and filling up your shop.
Haha, don’t worry: I’ve gotten pretty good at the gentle-turn-down when someone asks for a project
Build the minecraft furnace next. Will go nicely next to the chest.
I’ll have to ask my nephew what that is, haha
Well done sir!
Something different, ya know
Cedar closets were also a thing. Not sure how much now, but, I can recall a friend of mine growing up, his parents built out their basement, and included a cedar room, to keep out the moths from their clothes. Cedar is a MUCH better option than moth balls. That sh*t STANKS. I could just be old.
Agree. We used to use moth balls to stop ground hogs from making burrows under sheds. I don’t have anything cedar, but also never had anything touched by a moth, so were moths just more aggressive 70 years ago, haha
@@Stillworks The 60's really changed the moth subculture...
@@TheNewJankyWorkshop hahah, they got into DMT, really mellowed them out
@@Stillworks Thankfully. Or else they would have all ended up like the Mothman. We'd be bowing to our moth overlords right now. The 80's could have been a LOT worse.
I like it, curves are cool! Straight lines are boring!
Preach!