This Viral Project Traumatized Me
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2024
- It was so fun to work with @RexKrueger on this project! He's just what you'd expect, but funnier.
I told you I'd leave a link to a ladder chair you can buy. Here you go. Check it out!
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This is not the best woodworking video on UA-cam. But it is my favorite. Embrace the suck. I felt that
LOL... that's the best. Thank you!
My first thought after reading the first line of this comment: 🎶"this is just a tribute" 🎶 😂
If anyone asked me how I spend my free time, I would say, "I start projects." If they ask me what's in my garage I would say, "A bunch of started projects." If they asked me when I was going to finish them, I would say, "Finish? I don't know what that means."
A man after my own heart.
@@worstworkshop Great video, by the way. I appreciate your humor! Oh, and the other thing I do in my spare time (my wife would confirm this) is organize/rearrange the garage to find places to store all of the projects in progress.
This comment made my night. It’s refreshing to hear that someone else shares my passion for starting projects. LMAO.
@@daveb7408 is that not what everyone does??? first day of any project. Tidy and rearrange the shop!
"Finish" You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
You built it backwards?!? 😂 NOBODY has EVER done that. Especially not me. No sirree. Not me. Definitely not me. 🙄
What most people will never know is that in the real life situation, it was you, @fiveduckstudio and @scottreynoldsbuilder that made me build it again.
My heart broke a little when I saw him realize that.
i once made a workout bench with a flip up backrest, i finished it, my girlfriend and i both took took a look at it, went "oh no, its backwards!" (before i go on, i want to at least make it known that this was at the end of a very long day) i took it apart, put it back together as what i thought was no longer backwards.. and realized i had it right the first time, and NOW it was backwards.
Thankfully it was a very function over fashion type deal, held together with screws and stuff, but it still sucked, and i felt reeeeeal dumb lmao
@@svinkuk2652 now that's funny 🤣
Rex took me by surprise haha
My first big project for a customer was a "simple" cutting board. I broke the handle on the first one. Even when I finished the second one and sent it I noticed all the mistakes. The customer and their marketing person both thought it looked amazing. Even done to the wood filler that was too light for the wood that they thought was a great accent.😂
Can't believe I talked him into doing that. :)
Hes a really cool guy. Im on his message board and hes pretty good about chatting on occasion.
There are no mistakes, only happy accidents ;-)
Projects and never finished you just reaching a point where you say, "that's enough! "
Sometimes a mistake to a professional is a non issue to the customer.
I knew it! The secret to great woodworking is hard work, perseverance, and MONTAGES.
If you've watched enough movies from the eighties, you know a good montage can accomplish anything.
Firstly.....I need that hat, Secondly, the style of this video is so true. We all need a shrink more often than we'd like to admit as woodworkers. No one died (almost)
They don't sell them anymore! Maybe I'll make some.
@@worstworkshop Please do!!! You know I work with both my daughters in the shop when I can get them in there!
It's funny, because plans for this exact ladder chair are in a woodworking book I just bought a week ago about furniture projects for beginners.
No one's stopping you from tearing that page out. :D
@@worstworkshop 🤣
This was one of the most entertaining woodworking videos I have seen in a while. Honest and without a false self effacing just for UA-cam commentary. I hope you will never make this many errors in a project again…but if you do I hope you can make another great video.
Deal! Glad you enjoyed it.
You are so relatable and makes watching wood working videos so much more enjoyable. Keep up the good work.
Thanks! Although "good work" may be a stretch. :)
You perfectly captured real life here. Love it 😊
Thank you! 😊
This was so good. Well done man. The cameo is so much fun 🤣😂🤣😂
Thank you, Tom. Thanks for all your help pulling it together.
@@worstworkshopone of the best videos by far. The Rocky montage is so good. Love it. Almost fell off my chair laughing when you build it backwards 😂😂😂
I've never felt "Embrace the suck" to be more true than the past year of my life since I've been full time at the job. I tell myself every project is going to take a week and I'm still surprised when week 3 begins. Great job with this one, David!
Thanks, Cameron! Really enjoyed your latest video.
The fact you persevered in the face of the fact you can easily buy detailed plans for building these is the truly impressive part. 😂
HA! "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."
I sat here watching this video and looking at my cabinet I just built.. which is about 75% improvised because of my mistakes 😂 it also cost me twice as much as just buying a damn cabinet off Amazon. But hey!! I built it!
Isn't that always how it goes? :)
It will likely last much longer, though. Whether you want it to, or not. ;)
Loved this video, Rex was awesome, the whole skit had me laughing and when you finished the ladder chair I even did a fist pump for you. Glad to see another video from you!
Aww that's awesome! Thanks.
Love the 80's music montage! Glad you're back. Been wondering where you've been.
Now you know! I'm trying to get faster at producing videos. I work hard on them though.
This is the best UA-cam video I've seen in a long time. Thank you for this. I've definitely done and felt all of that as a woodworker.
Thank you so much! I'm glad I'm not alone.
Love mesome 80s woodworking montages!!! Rex's cameo made it worth it!
Made it worth it for me too!
You're a great storyteller! Whether it's woodworking or anything else in life, I am convinced that we only learn from mistakes. I'm always happy if it's just one lesson per project.
Well said!
Since this is a safe place. I bought paint for every room in my home that we just purchased that had fresh paint. The wife spent months getting the best paint and perfect color for each space. Well that was over a decade ago and that paint all of it! Still under my work bench. We both try to get motivated to do it then drink some wine eat a steak and put that idea back to bed. Then she brought it up again and we sold our home and bought one that was already painted just how we like it💀 Our procrastination is now the new home owners problem and at closing his wife said I kid you not we are going to paint all the rooms! We looked at each other and said best of luck with that!
That is awesome!!
It’s been awhile since you posted. I see why. The thing I love about your channel is that you do not have all the skills. You do not have all the high end power and hand tools. You do have a great vision and passion that is inspirational. I also love how you engage your daughters. They will remember those projects forever. Thanks.
No, thank you! I'm not a great woodworker, but I also make sure to show things others probably wouldn't.
"Embrace the Suck!" Classic. Awesome video M8. Take care &stay safe.
Thanks, Doug! No promises...
I love it, as usual. I am currently besting myself down over "I MUST FINISH THE LOFT BED" which I began building in September...
It is for our 9 year old... I have to finish it, but I can not start over, so it gets paused while i mentally redo the next step over and over.
Thank you, as always, for sharing your adventures. Er... projects.
Well, the positive part is that you have at least 9 more years to get it done! 😁
OH SNAP!!
@@jodilea144 I wish my wife saw it that way. LoL.
@@powrfwd37 😁
Congratulations on getting through the fails. What a great story that reflects all our experiences.
Nice of Rex to join in too. You're both good guys!
Thank you. Yeah, Rex is an even better guy than most people realize. It was so much fun getting to interact with him in pulling this together.
@@worstworkshop BTW, the kickback happened because you removed your stabilizing grip before the cut was complete. The wood must stay absolutely stable throughout the entire cut. Preferably with a push device, not your hand! Glad there wasn't pain & physical damage to show in this video.
It was that, the lack of a riving knife or splitter, and the fact that I casually pushed it at an angle. Kickback happens to everyone at some point. We just have to learn from our mistakes when it does, hopefully with fingers intact.
@@worstworkshop Didn't notice the other factors. It would be good teaching for viewers to point out those things, maybe in a short.
That's a great idea.!
Im right there with you. I made a rubiks cube drawer set for my grandson, started off buying the worst 1/2" 3 ply plywood. Nothing went right the whole time. As soon as i finished it i walked away and havent gone back to the shop.soon ill go get the right wood and will be very excited when it comes out right and i see the smile on his face.
We've all been there. You'll get it though. Thanks for sharing!
Spot freaking on, dude. And fantastic work! 😃
Another tip: never try to build something without drawing it first. 😬
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thanks! Believe it or not, I did. It's just that so much time passed between drawing and building that second one that I'd forgotten what I did.
What’s this drawing thing of which you write?
I'm so grateful to you for doing this and saving me the pain of attempting this project. My wife saw one of these and said "you could do that." I did what any good husband would do, I kept my mouth shut and in due course she forgot about it.
You're way smarter than me.
not really LMAO
"No, just one..." Made me chuckle 🤭
Thanks! You are a great parent. Keep your style.
What a kind thing to do! Thank you. We will.
Another awesome video! I hope everything is wonderful with you and your family. I get that frustration; my last two projects were an exercise in frustration, if not outright insanity. I've had a similar problem with my old Craftsmen table saw, the pulley will work itself loose from the blade shaft once in a while and cause a terrible racket. I think I finally have it fixed since it hasn't done it again since I repaired it the last time about 3 months ago. Of course, it may not be fixed entirely since my workshop gets below freezing in the winter, so I don't use it as much. This last time I moved the motor over a little too and that did seem to help with alignment issues that may have been why the pulley kept coming loose. In any case, I'm glad you kept your fingers and didn't get whacked by that board when you had that kickback. It was nice to see Rex on your channel! Please take care and have an awesome week!
Thanks a lot, Mark. If you ever figure out the secret, let me know.
@@worstworkshop I think if you take that pulley as far as you can towards the blade and then really crank down on the set screw as tight as you can without stripping the threads, it will help. I'd also make sure that you have as close to a straight line as possible between the pulley on the motor and the pulley on the blade shaft. I think it was the slight angle I had that was making the belt pull the pulley loose on the shaft. When I moved the motor, it did seem to help quite a bit and so far, it is holding. I've managed to build an end table and a small fly box with it since then, and it hasn't come loose since I did that. They were both made from mahogany, so that should be a reasonable test.
I wish I had more likes to give you. The montage music was a nice touch.
You can always create extra accounts. Glad you liked it, and thanks!
Oh my gosh. Woodworking by day. Comedy show by night. I'm laughing so hard over here 😂😂😂
Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you very much. I really needed a good belly laugh today.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I tell ya, working with fast spinning sharp blades is scary! I have a few close calls on my channel too. lol Glad no one was hurt! Stay safe!
They can change your life in an instant. Thanks for pointing me to your channel too, even though I'm terrified of learning CNC stuff! (But still want to.)
Absolutely awesome - and very relatable! I just watched this at a little after 11pm…after threatening a clamp that I need to replace and finally getting my final (hopefully!) glue-up done on a project before bed. Thanks for the smiles. 😊
Thanks for watching it! Glue-ups stress me out every time.
I had the same stuff with last projects; frustrated I did not restart/finish those and got to rearranging the workshop, build 12 drawers from every scrap I had laying with a IDGAF mentality, no stress whatsoever, they turned out very well without any mistake slowly regaining selfconfidence to start over with a nicely organised shop and now taking also the slower approach, very good video tnx!!
I appreciate it! Thanks for sharing that story too.
This was a really funny video and I loved to hear Rex in the role of the therapist before he even showed his face 😅 Thank you!
BTW, this fear of failing is exactly why I am afraid of going to my workshop and starting a project. When already started, all good, but to make me start it really takes a lot of mental power... 😊
For me, it's easier to start than to finish. I had to make a rule to finish a project before starting the next one.
I think that was great! Are you one part woodworker and two parts comedian? You had me laughing in an..."I get it, I know exactly what you mean"...kind of way! Did your Dad love it?
Thanks a bunch. I'm a dad, and I think comedian is part of the job description. Honestly, my dad had almost forgotten he asked for it, but I think he'll get a kick out of the video. Thanks for watching!
Woodworking is kinda like Dark Souls in a way - you try and fail over and over and over again, until you finally succeed - and then you rejoice and feel euphoric and elated, and it's just amazing! And then you go face the next obstacle, and it's the same cycle over and over again. But you learn so much in the process, and you get better and better without even really realizing it, until you suddenly notice that the project that were once almost insurmountable obstacles have become just something you can _do_ now :)
Great video!
That's deep.
I always enjoy your videos. I find them instructive. This one was fantastic. I’m fairly new at this hobby and end up scrapping so many project starts because I glue pieces together incorrectly, or measure incorrectly, or some other mistake I could have avoided. It gets discouraging. One never sees this mistakes by “y’all” on YT. Thanks for being real and keep up the good work. Blessings.
Thank you! Keep it up. You'll still make mistakes, but you get better at fixing them.
I like how you told the whole story. A lot! It is a hell of a talent to tell such stories in an entertaining (but not artificially funny) way. I hope to see more and learn from you :)
That means a lot to me. Thank you!
Next to the BTDJ, can I suggest you add DTDS (draw the da__ sketch). One of the important "tools" I have in my shop is a white board. First thing I do before I cut wood is to draw a sketch of where I think I am headed. Since it is a white board I can see it from anywhere in the shop and since it is a white board, I can easily modify the sketch. Before having that, I had cut a board in reverse more than once. It the sketch is something I end up wanting to keep, I just take a photo. In any case, it gets erased at the start of the next project. It is also an good place to write down temporary numbers and do some quick math.
Believe it or not, I did sketch it. If you think about it, by the time I built the backwards one I had done a sketch and a scale build. Somehow I still messed it up.
@@worstworkshop It happens
I was wondering who the voice was, and when I finally recognized Rex, I laughed out loud. Then I heard what he had to say about woodworking, and... reader, I CACKLED. Amazing. ❤
Rex is awesome!
LOL! I didn't expect to see Rex in the video. Then to follow it up with an 80s-style montage!? Brilliant!
Thanks a lot! I can't believe I talked him into doing it, to be honest.
"Woodworking is a hobby for bad people who know they deserve to be punished". I'm making that sign tomorrow for my workshop. Thanks for reminding me that I'm not alone in struggling with projects sometimes (all the time).
Glad you enjoyed it!
For the record, I hit subscribe before the cameo even came up. You nailed the storyline and legit encouraged me to press on!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for the sub!!
It's true! I knew that I needed to be punished! 😂
Don't we all? Thanks for your comment!
Absolutely love the authenticity! Lex Luther cameo an added bonus!
Alright. Now I'm gonna be thinking Lex Luthor every time I see him
I thought I recognised that voice. Rex is a lot of fun and a great inspiration. I built one of those chairs a little while ago and I spent a lot of time drawing and redrawing to get the dimensions correct so that the flat surfaces were big enough to be stable. The only downside is that the chair is quite heavy and I usually grab a metal step ladder instead. strangel;y the right angle back is quite comfortable for me. Agreed, it is a stupid piece of furniture/shop equipment, but building it was a great learning curve. BTDJ and Embrace the Suck are wonderful catchphrases.
Embrace the suck! Yeah, I gotta remember that! LMAO! And Rex Krueger rocks! I've been watching him for 3 years. Thanks!
Rex is incredible. Thanks for watching!
@@worstworkshop are you in DFW area? I'm south in Mansfield area :)
@@jackieswoodworks North of Fort Worth.
@@worstworkshopSweet! Hi neighbor :)
i thought i recognized the voice and then Rex popping up was hilarious. great video. loved the skit. i made one of those ladder chairs, but intending it to double as more of a plant stand for potted plants rather than a ladder. works pretty good for that.
Thanks a lot! I bet it makes a great plant stand. 😄
Love the Rex cameo. And yes, the "suck" must be embraced. Excellent video. I laughed the whole way through, whilst simultaneously feeling very sympathetic. Then the 80s style montage hit! Boom!
Thanks for watching, Danny!
@@worstworkshop, my pleasure. I have watched lots of your content and I like it, not only because of the information, but because of the light tone you use, and the great dad jokes, of course! 🤣
What an amazing cameo :D Great video mate, and a great lesson!
Thank you. Rex was amazing@
OMg I recognized Rex's voice as the therapist. Thanks for the crossover!
I wondered if anybody would!
Brilliant video. So glad you embraced the "SUCK". Thank you for confessing up to your mistakes. May you make sawdust for a long time yet.
Thanks! I'm sure there's years of suck in my future.
I was happy you got it done, love the video! Now make something that makes you happy!
Thanks, Jason!
I watch the kickback, then the slow motion replay. Cut to commercial. Sawstop Tablesaw Ad. Chefs Kiss.
A Sawstop is an amazing, and very costly, machine but it is not safe, just a little less risky if you don't know how to use a table saw.
A friend of mine, a professional woodworker, had a serious hand injury that with a Sawstop would not have happened, but an other friend, also professional, had a big splinter detaching from the wood he was cutting, that splinter penetrated a plywood panel to a depth of about one inch, if he wourd had been placed behind the blade that splinter could had severed his aorta killing him or cause some other serious injury to the abdomen or chest, A Sawstop would not had saved him like does not save if the wood you are cutting is projected against you by a kickback. The most important thing when using the table saw is the knowledge of the proper procedures to operate it then if someone can afford it why not a Sawstop? But the correct procedures come first. About the kickback shown in the video it is due to a wrong use of the push stick that was near the fence and not behind the cut line, to have it happen if you use the push stick like that is only a matter of time, but is almost shure that it will happen sooner or later. People that ignore such basic safety procedures, being them UA-camrs or not, SHOULD ABSOLUTELY AVOID USING THE TABLE SAW and the shaper that are the most dangerous woodworking machines until they have researched, plenty of sources on YT, woodworking blogs and forums, how to safely operate such machines. Woodworking involves a certain risk factor, we can only mitigate it, even a hand chisel can cause a serious injury, but shaper and table saw are particularly risky as they have powerful motors and the way they operate promotes kick back, a little hobby table saw is way more dangerous of a big professional band saw.
😂😂😂 awesome job! Winging it and not creating a plan is the best! You learn a lot more than if you had used some type of plans 😅
Only way I roll, homie.
PFPFTHTHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!! **BRILLIANT!!** I enjoyed this so much - and when Rex popped up on the screen, I nearly lost it (LOL)! But when that '80s movie montage music started goin', I was laughin' up a storm! LOL!! YOU ROCK!! And ya got yourself a new subscriber!! 😃😄😉👍
People like you make the long struggle worth it. Thanks!
What a great collaboration. You both win the interwebs!
Thanks!
Great video with a great message. Especially the warning about ladder chairs!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Maybe the best UA-cam video I've ever seen. I feel for you Brother. I also suffered through the heat (La Grange, Tx.). My punishment was attempting to make a doll-sized rocking chair. The most satisfaction I was able to garner was discovering that they (yes, multiple) could be converted to splinters with a sledge hammer. Haha. Rex was a great surprise cameo. Bless you.
Thank you so much! I bet La Grange is a nice place to live. I have a mind to visit there sometime.
Thanks for the honesty!
If there's one thing I hate about the general trend of DIY content, it's the heavily edited and misleading "it's that easy!" style.
"Wood-working is a hobby for bad people that know they deserve to be punished."
Felt that one!
I have seen so many Pros with years of experience fuck up.
It happens, it's part of the deal we make with the wood-working gods for our hubris.
It does happen to everyone. It's funny. I'm working on a video right now where I build something "UA-cam perfect," and then call myself out at the end and show all the mistakes just to illustrate how easy it is to do that.
Having just watched a bunch of Rex's videos and him popping up was hilarious.
I'm a huge Rex Krueger fan. Can't believe I talked him into that!
I see what you mean on the ladder chair. I have run into that before - something that looks like an amazing elegant solution and ends up being totally impractical.
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Just a down right, down to earth true story which, if it to be admitted, has slapped everyone of us that have been around the saw for a piece! Thanks for the giggles and grins.. I have walked in everyone of your foot-steps! 😂🤗
Thank you, Steven. I think the only people that don't relate are those that haven't spent a lot of time in the shop.
Hang in there, baby! This entire video is so good, and I laughed so hard!
Thanks, Scott!
this video speaks to me, like a breeze through autumn leaves, or the quick rapport of a cheap beer being opened. so good.
You speak my language
Great story telling and loved the cameo.
Thanks so much!
Woodworking therapy with Rex, comedic gold! "Embrace the Suck, Never give up", Platinum Life Lesson! BTW, wooden transforming chairs are necessary in every household. Start selling them, you'll make millions and then you can do one of those, I turned $20 in lumber into a $2000 masterpiece videos! 🤣 You know I like to get my girls in the shop as much as they will allow me to, please start selling the hats with your logo on it too. I need to rebuild my lid collection.
Fun video format for sure! I was equally frustrated along the way with you. I will most certainly not be building a ladder chair of my own.
The more I think about that design, the more I hate it. You can't stand on the top rung anyway, which means it's just the same as standing on a chair!
Thanks for sharing. I'm sure there are plenty of quotes around journeys and destinations. If nothing else, you save a lot of people a lot of time and heartache by showing how stupid that chair actually is...
Thank you. It's so dumb.
Fun is watching you do something that I have done many times in the past,but you never gave up.
You're obviously a real woodworker. It's happened to everyone. To be fair, I wanted to give up more than once.
This video hit me right where it needed to. I am a new woodworker going through all of the emotions described here and "embrace the suck" has breathed new life into me. I subscribed immediately as hard as I could. Looking forward to more. You, sir, are going to be a big star!
That's very kind of you! Let me offer a tip, as someone who's been terrible at woodworking for long time. Enjoy it. Work slowly. And try to live vicariously through great woodworkers like Rex Krueger!
That was good. Glad to see another video from you.
Thanks! Trying to get faster at making them, but I'd rather they be good than fast.
l cried laughing at the backwards build 😂. Great video!
Glad you enjoyed that!
You had me laughing hard, before my Dad passed away he left me his shop. He had an old ladder chair from his childhood that was in pieces and he wanted to re-create it. I just got rid of those pieces because I knew I wasn’t going to try and re-create a ladder chair, for all the reasons you stated.
You are a wise man.
Thank you for sharing, it reminds us we are not alone!
Not even close! We all screw up. Be able to laugh at yourself is an important woodworking skill nobody talks about. :)
You’ve basically taken Robert Pirsig’s description of “gumption traps” and converted it from motorcycle maintenance to woodworking. Bravo.
I had to look that up, but thanks!
Wow what a fantastic narrative I tuned in for the build but stayed until the end for the story.
Thanks a lot!
😂 You are one of the BEST and most REAL DIY woodworkers on UA-cam. Second hand tools, dirty shop, questionable setups, covered in sweat and sawdust, only to fail on your first, and maybe second attempt at building something that other woodworkers say is “easy”. I myself have built more firewood than works of art. Not giving up is the key! Keep the videos coming! You’re my favorite!
I once spent seven years trying to successfully build an electric guitar. My fake business tag was "Turning the world's finest woods into sawdust." Thanks for your comment. It means a lot.
The beauty of wood is that it burns so nicely. You can really dispose of the evidence because of that fact.
@@1pcfred lol... that got me!
“BTDJ” 😂
Really nice concept for how you have set the video out. Well done with your perseverance on the build.
Thank you very much!
Love it! Can you make me one? Now go build some fence picket planters, lol.
Ha! I think I'm gonna leave the viral builds to John Malecki for a while. Thanks!
So I really enjoyed this video, great setup and going through it all in a fun way. We have all been there. I worst part is I got all hopeful when I saw the ladder chair initially, I have a small shop. Im always rotating through my folding chair and my folding stepladder(to get my high up storage). Im like ok thats awesome only one thing to trip over instead of two things to trip over, SCORE!. Seeing your ending I do get they probally are not that great, but I can see why you would put the time effort blood sweat and tears into one. Thanks for saving me the blood sweat and tears lol
If you think about it, unless you climb to the top rung, you'll never get higher than the seat of the chair. Might as well just build a chair with a footrest to step on or something. Even better, just get a stepladder.
I loved it. Thank you.
This was so gripping! Great chair and great video.
Thanks so much!
Woah! Glad you still have all of your fingers!
Good technique pays off. He was standing to the side and had his hand braced on the fence. But yeah, i'd go ahead and build/install that riving knife.
@@jeremiahbullfrog9288 I absolutely agree! Good technique and a mind for safety will always be beneficial in the end.
“Build it again” definitely feels accurate. I’m constantly slowed down by redoing little things to “perfect them”, nail down a repeatable process or something else. Unfortunately after too many concussions it’s difficult for me to remember things from day to day or even minute to minute and my wife says it gets worse if I’m stressed out so she tries not to push me other than reminding me about whatever I was working on. Bottom line is that I document things, frequently step by step, create diagrams and notes. Odds are I’ve “built it again” many times over.
Sorry to hear that, but glad you're still building and have a wife that cares about you so much. Thanks for watching!!
@@worstworkshop I have dealt with some medical issues since I was 12 and figured out a long time ago that I can whine about my limitations or just figure out how they limit me and then figure out a different way to accomplish what I’m trying to do. We all have different difficulties in life, what matters is not letting them control your life.
Amazing video. Loved the interactions. BTDJ is awesome I tell my self that all the time. Keep up the great content. 👽
Thanks!
I now think I need "Woodworking is a hobby for bad people, who know that they deserve to be punished." as a sign in my garage!
"Woodworking is a hobby for bad people who know that they deserve to be punished"
I finally understand why I'm so drawn to woodworking. This was the video I needed today.
Also: sick ladder chair, nice work
Thanks!
That was an awesome video. I love that you included and were so awesome about and honest about your mistakes. I love that you did a video on how hard the learning curve can be on some projects. Thank you so much!! I have been playing in my woodshop for many years and there are some projects that took me over 2 years to build because I had to think about the process in which I could do the next step in the build. I did finish the original project but it is far from perfect without a doubt but my mom still loved it. It was a roll-top desk if you are interested in what it was. Really loved this video and how you did it. Thank you!
Thank you so much! Believe it or not, I once spent seven years trying to build a guitar. I ruined so much wood!
What a lovely video for us still very-learning woodworkers out here!
Thank you!
The absolute truth of 11:05 hit me as hard as the cameo. It affirms everything I have ever felt about woodworking.
Yeah, but you've already bought the tools and stuff. Can't quit now!
Good video. Think we all have had/need these types of projects. I enjoyed the narration
I appreciate that. Thanks for watching!
When I was growing up, my grandparents had a couple of ladder chairs, built by my granddad.
Those things were robust and stable. My grandma sewed a couple of cushions that you could throw on the seat when you were using them as chairs, which they did when we had big family gatherings.
Most of the time, they spent their lives in the ladder configuration and both were used dozens of times a day.
After my grandparents passed, my brother took possession of the chairs. I remember years later, being at his house and his son, who weighs close to 300 pounds, used one of the chairs to get something out of a closet. The dang thing was still holding up, more than 50 years after it was built. I sat on the chair later that day and "tested" it. There was not even a hint of a wobble or racking.
Grandad had skillz.
Mine too. I miss him a lot. Thanks for your comment!
I am currently building a step stool, again... 😅
Embrace the suck, my friend!
That was so enjoyable. I've had projects that fight me all the way and everything goes wrong.
But, I've also done ones that almost fall together. The scrap pieces are just the right size. Everything fits the first time. So don't give up. Keep drudging through the muck and you will live to fight another day.
Thanks! Yeah, isn't it fun when it all just works? Sadly, for me, those ones aren't too common.
Three words... Full sized drawing. 😅 Great video
Great idea. Thanks for watching!