5 AMAZINGLY Bad Tools You Probably Own
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"This universal socket is terrible"
"Oh, its working"
EJ Ryan im buying one
They are good were not much force needed, I used it on very tight bolt and pins inside twisted and got stuck. Also userful for unusual shaped bolts
yeah i got one and i used it with an impact driver and it just broke everything inside lol
Mine has worked fine for a decade lol
Why does this dude have a problem with all these tools
I'm never had or gonna have a hedge - these things never work for me.
That's because they are hedge clippers...
Lopping shears are different if I'm not mistaken
Loppers are entirely different. Have them and hedge trimmers on my outside table as I type, they both have their use and both work great.
I know I'm late to this but yep, they're not designed to be used for what he's describing; they're hedge shears. What his wife wants are loppers, a totally different thing. And there's different types of loppers too (bypass or anvil) depending on what exactly you're cutting. And if your anvil loppers won't cut through it...well that's what saws are for.
It's a bit like complaing that your screwdriver is rubbish at banging nails into planks of wood. Of course it is...that's not what it's for.
"I've tried cutting down the oak tree branches countless times with these hedge trimmers, and they never work. Terrible tool."
"Sharpening" steels are used to KEEP sharp knives sharp. They were never meant to work on a dull knife. Stud finders work fine. Hedge trimmers are for trimming hedges, and thin stuff like vines. They are not Pruning shears.
I use hedge trimmers literally every week at least once. Whether it is gas powered for.when I don't care about accuracy and appearance as much, or by hand where they are more accurate and quiet. Some accounts do not want to use electric or.gas tools.on certain sensative flowering hedges. So I use hand trimmers instead
This guys a joke.
The steel also helps with rolled edges
Yea 100% true
Yeah this guy knows a good amount about certain specific tools but his general tool knowledge is extremely disappointing to put it nicely
Makes fun of stud finders and people using them to find studs in walls.
Uses bent copper rods to locate water and power underground using magic
Ben Duffy exactly
Lol
Electric studfinders always seem to work for me
The rods seem to always work in my family
@@kukkuud2105 it's easy to believe something that's not true
5 Tools I Assumed Were AMAZINGLY Bad Until I Actually Tried USING Them
Blood Bath and Beyond - Pop Goes Metal Covers this man made a fool of himself
lmfao, way more accurate title to the video... this guys a douche
he did admit to his mistakes but just because it works doesn't mean it cant be horrible. He still pointed out at least one inherent flaw with each item
Yeah
@@pws3rd170 Yeah, but his points were ** VERY ** far reaching at best, much like those "made for TV" products where they show some incompetent person trying unsuccessfully to flip an egg or cut a tomato.
A steel isn't for sharpening. It's for honing. Maintaining an edge
I was about to comment on this, but your's is sufficient.
Agree..... brings back the edge nicely
It knocks the wire edge off
Exactly. You use it each time you're using the knife so it never stops cutting tomatoes. So really it's about training your wife to use it the right way whenever she pulls out a knife.
Yeah same, was gonna say this. It just realigns the blade. If it's dull it's dull. If it has nicks in it it'll probably help but it kinda is a lost cause at that point. You can either sharpen the blade down to the nick in it or just get a new one. Ramsey uses it basically every time he grabs a knife
Says stud finders dont work, but believes devining rods can find waterline with pure willpower. Sure thing my man
😂 underrated comment
Witching sticks work. We use them to find water lines when they can't be located. It sounds and looks ridiculous, but it's very accurate.
@@daleyfun2247 It has been scientifically disproven time and time again. They work at the same rate as guessing does, guess what? That means they don't work. lmfao
@@kathleenrobertpogue6818 Believe whatever you want dude. I'm going to keep using them because It works for me so I must have magical powers.
@@daleyfun2247 you must have reading comprehension problems as well.
Definition of belief is thinking something is true with no facts or evidence.
By definition you have a belief and I have facts and evidence.
The like to dislike ratio is a good representation of the quality of the video
So paused for a second the “knife sharpener” he talks about in the video is not a knife sharpening device it basically just removes any burrs or tough edges on the blade doesn’t sharpen it it is called a honer and all it is supposed to do is remove anything from the blad that could cause a rough cut it’s not supposed to sharpen. I can’t blame him I just wanted to clarify because I just learned this at my new job
they are really good aswell! its basic knowing what a knife honer is for
It kinda sharps. We use it at work to sharpen stanley knives (if used correctly)
Congrats for the new job
kilo gekapt it doesn’t sharpen the blade. It will cut better since the blade is now straight, making it feel sharper, but it doesn’t actually sharpen the edge of the blade.
The knife steel is NOT for sharpening a blade, it is a actually a 'honing steel' which works by keeping the edge perfect on an all ready sharp blade. It isn't for sharpening but simply for 'touching' up a blade so it doesn't get dull.
That's not a sharpener, it's a honer. It does nothing to sharpen your knife, instead it makes it straighter.
Thank you! Now you need to come to the meat plant I work at, and tell that to the folks on the line. They think the steels are soooo much better than the mouse traps with correct angles even though they do the same thing. So they constantly run their steels on their knives all day when not cutting, and wonder why they need to have their blades sharpened twice a day.
Good point. This is an almost universally misunderstood tool. under magnification a sharp edge will actually look like a saw blade. This straightens and aligns all the little "teeth" so it cuts more efficiently. Not for use in sharpening but for fine tuning an already sharp blade.
leathery420 haha, yeah. Best you can do is tell them what it actually does, or simply just ask them to try cutting one after being "sharpened" by the honer, and then try with one that's been sharpened through a mousetrap-type sharpener. It's quite an obvious difference from my experience.
Haha I've tried. Thing is half the people on the line have been doing it for 10-15+ years, and won't listen to a 20 something with 2-3 years, unless you show them every single day for a long time. Frankly it's not worth the headache. I wish the guy who actually sharpens the blades on the grinder would tell them, probably cut his work load in half. Oh well whats the saying? You can't fix stupid?
The company provides them. Probably would be a food safety/ security risk if you had folks bringing in random blades all day.
I worked in a restaurant as a prep cook and the guy who trained me was an old Turkish dude who would sharpen his knifes on the back of a plate.
Haha, I've done that before when I've been made to use house knives (Don't ask)
I got some funny looks from the front of house management, I can tell you XD
The lamp is actually used very often by reptile owners
Can agree
Chickens too, they are good for heat lamps
Honestly anyone who wants to bring the gift of warmth without direct contact(e.g. heated blanket, which could get torn to shreds) or fire, I know a couple that has foxes that put one in their shed to keep them warm.
Uhm... my stud finder works just fine. Used it dozens of times and it works every time. 🤷♂️
I own that same stud finder in the video. It's amazing. It has an awesome laser level which is the top gray circle. Level against the wall and have a straight line across the whole wall without marking or using a yard long level. If it died today I would go out and buy the exact same one.
@@realchiknuggets Franklin Sensor stud finder. Best on the market, by far. Amazon has them for like 50 bucks.
@@realchiknuggets same
pacificdune I’ve never had one work lmao
@ricky gore Yeah I quit taking him very seriously after that.
Knife steels aren’t for sharpening. They’re for honing.
If you know how to do it well, and do it regularly, it keeps edges straight, not sharp.
For the uninitiated, sharpening removes metal, and honing will true up the very tip of an edge that is prone to folding over.
Getting the feeling that this video was made to put ads in.
Really love the content in general, and appreciate your efforts.
This one was a dud.
Knife steels have been used to maintain a sharp edge for over a century at least. Of course they're not for sharpening. How did you miss that?
Yep honing not sharpening , good tool
I was about to say the same thing
Thanks
The knife steel is hard to learn without guidance, but if you look at even the most basic of images that explain it, it is quite easy to learn. It took met about 30 minutes to get it right. P.S. only use it for knives that already have an edge.
back in the early 2000s, I built a subwoofer box using a yankee screwdriver and philips head screws. It actually worked great imo.
That's my life summed up. Everything works when others are watching.
Wow, you sold me on that universal socket, I gotta get me one of those!
jamienoel removed and reinstalled the transmission on a 89 F150 with one of those just to prove a point, worked flawlessly.
Seeing that on the thumbnail is why I am here. I was shocked. It's a really good tool and very helpful.
Doug Marshall I love mine....I leave it on my atv along with a ratchet so I don’t have to carry the individual size sockets
@@saxonone20 they definitely used to have issues with falling apart. Had one called a gator grip about 25 years ago. The main issue with them is the clearance as it can be hard to get such a large socket into tight areas. You'd probably be better off keeping to the correct fittings, I can't imagine you needing too many different sizes
@@mixerfistit5522 gator grips were still available a couple years ago at walmart, i have one i bought at my local walmart but i rarely need it for anything.
Socket works, he still doesn't recommend it. Thanks Rangle Star.
This video should be called "my wife and I using the wrong tools for the job" 😂
3 incredibly useful and good tools that I just don’t know how to use, and 2 others that would have been amazing 80 years ago but have been replaced
And which one are they because I don't know which one are they
@@josesepulveda634 The knife steel for example: The idea that you use it tosharpen your knife is a misconception. Your knife will have a sharp edge. This edge can dull, break, or bend. When the edge breaks, all you can do is grind down the knife to where it becomes even again and then resharpen it. If the edge is dull you just resharpen it (for example by using a whetstone to grind away material to make the edge sharp again). But when the edge bends, you don't want to grind that away, you ideally want to bend it back, and as soon as possible so the edge doesn't bend any further during cutting. That's what this steel is for: When you slide the knife across it (in the right manner) it catches all the little bends and bends them back. Trying to sharpen a knife with it will be as successfull as trying to chop down a tree with a hammer. Doesn't mean it's bad tool, just that someone has no idea how to use it and what for.
I’m sure he knows far more than you, random UA-cam commenter
@@czenkusm maybe, but not in this video
@@czenkusm maybe in terms of cutting wood, but as a chef (and knife maker in my spare time) i certainly know more when it comes to sharpening knifes and in fact steel is a good thing but it's not a sharpening tool it's honning tool, and it makes a realy big difference.
1) I've never used a Yankee Screwdriver so I can't say.
2) Stud finders do work.
3) Trubel lights are still commonly used. Most hardware stores still sell Rough Service Bulbs.
4) A knife steel is designed to straighten the edge of a blade. It does not sharpen metal.
5) Universal sockets work... Not perfectly but they do work.
Thank you for being respectful and polite in your response to the content of this video. Many of the higher-rated comments under this video are very hateful and still fail to bring an argument as put-together and smart as your's. Thank you.
Stud finders work (every once in a while)
The biggest problem with universal isn't with the rods breaking, its with the fact that the socket it's self is too damn big. It might fit your bolt but if the bolt is in a tight spot, or weird angle forget about it. That hulking socket won't be much help.
Yankee drivers do work.
He is not saying yankee drivers don’t work. What he is saying is that if you’re working on a painted surface or some freshly sanded wood the yankee driver will most definitely end up slipping and damaging the painted/sanded surface. Then you have to do it all over again to fix the damage.
In a tool sense the knife steel may not hold much value, but in a kitchen it is used to hone the blade before every use. it straitens the steel and knocks of any imperfections, it does not "sharpen" because it does not take off any material. Its function is actually very similar to that of leather strop, and in fact can actually be used as a replacement for a strop if necessary.
I have never been let down by my stud finder I've used since 2014, and those universal sockets aren't recommended but as somebody who works on their own cars often I have to admit that it has saved me over a dozen times. These are items you have to spend quality money on to get quality results. Your other three items are from 80's, of course time shave changed. Also the loppers work very well if you use them for their specified purposes.
I would never use a universal socket on my cars. There are zero situations where they would "save" me. But then, I'm doing actual work, not just changing the oil.
Our next item....a spoon.. I mean.. really.. this thing is terrible..What am I supposed to do with it.. It couldn't possibly help me eat soup....Oh wait....it works perfectly...never mind
LoganFlix
This was so damn funny I had tears running down my face. Thanks for the sharp wit!
LoganFlix This numpty would be using a fork, and complaining he couldn't eat soup with it.
LoganFlix lol
I hate spoons. I can never cut steaks or ribs properly with a spoon. They also don’t work for eating fries.
Lmaooooo it's dead accurate tho
so from what ive seen... your yankee screw driver works...
electronic stud finders work great if you find both sides of the stud and send it in the center, better than puttin wholes everywhere,
tellin me you bought a cheap lamp,
a knife steel is not for sharpening.... its for honing, u use it before u use the knife everytime and it keeps your edge straing.... it will not sharpen,
the socket u turned around on and decide was pretty good,
you hate a tool (hedge clippers) that does a great job at what it was intended for .... simply because you dont want a hedge
im dissapointed
this, in a nutshell.
totally agree
Did you type what I was thinking for me? Thanks
Yeah I hate my lawnmower too its terrible at grinding down stumps.
I had to stop when he said even magnetic stud finders don't work. Who is this guy?
I remember looking up "what ratcheting screwdriver was in Breaking Bad?" when i saw that thing I thought it was so cool
Those long sheers arnt really used for thicker , more woodsy branches it's more for lots of small sprigs off a bush or small tree, I use them alot on bushes to get the shape right
This video is so much better if you read the comments at the same time!
So, uhm, your friend is in the knife maintenance business and his first move is to tell his customers to throw away their in-house knife maintenance tools. What could have motivated this advice?
Spot on, my dude.
@jay Moham lol
To be fair those things are useless. They don't give the edge a proper angle and if you go in and sharpen a companies knives to say 17 degrees each side then a week later the chef has ruined that 17 degree angle with the steel and instead of just touching up each blade you have to regrind the angle. Gives the guy more work, the knives less of a lifespan and is a waste of the chefs time... Overall, a pretty good reason to chuck-em
@@MrPaddy1000111 it depends on the knife and the intent, I find them really good for tools like axes that can get chewed up, they're meant for a quick job, the reason people say they suck is they over use, it's meant for being used only a few times per sharpen if you're cutting bones and you Nick the blade for example
Patric they’re for a quick touch up not to sharpen it from dull. As a chef I use them every day, never have I dulled my 1000$ knifes with them.
The “sharpening steel” is actually a honing steel. It doesn’t particularly sharpen your knife. It realigns the edge, bring it to the center. Keeping a sharp knife sharp for a long time. I use it everytime I use my blade and I have only had to sharpen my knife once. I’ve had it for two years
Some of these things have limitations like the multisocket but good in a pinch sometimes for odd shaped fasteners. Stud finders work fine for me, if you're not using them not sure how you're locating studs. Hopes and prayers? Also handy when you're not familiar with a house and how it's constructed. Went to place a flush mount inset tp holder in someone's bathroom, only one wall next to the toilet. No matter where I placed the stud finder around the most typical mount location it kept indicating an obstruction. A rather wide one (much wider than a stud) and vertical as well. Unsure of what was in the interior wall I cut carefully into the drywall, discovered there was a heating duct right there where I didn't expect to find one. Had I just pitched it thinking 'this thing doesn't work' I'd have slammed right into the duct and cut it all to hell. Gotta be smarter than the tool sometimes.
My experience with stud finders has been similar to his. Though I admittedly haven't bothered to mess with one for probably the past decade so maybe they've gotten significantly better.
I just use a magnet. Works well unless I'm dealing with an old house with plaster walls
Good old misconceptions on the butcher's steel... lets clear some up:
1) Butcher's steels don't hone (unless they're ceramic or diamond coated) they burnish. Honing is an abrasive process, burnishing is not.
2) Most cheap butcher's steels are useless because they are either too soft (chrome plated instead of hard chrome plated) or too coarse (most professional butcher's steels have very shallow grooves that are only slightly grabby; some are even polished) or both.
3) Butcher's steels work best with blades that are not very hard, viz butcher's knives and low end to mid range kitchen knives. Using a butcher's steel on a very hard blade might cause chipping of the edge (a very hard blade might even catch on / slightly cut into the surface of a cheap butcher's steel that's too soft).
4) Butcher's steels can be used to touch up a knife that has lost its bite, but it won't bring back a completely dull edge.
5) Using a butcher's steel will work harden the edge (like bending a palerclip to and fro), so it cannot be touched up indefinitly. At some point you'll need to grind a new edge removing the stressed steel.
Great points.
Most modern kitchen knives (I am assuming decent quality here) have steel that is hard enough and tough enough that using a butcher's steel is a waste of time, better to properly sharpen and strop the blade.
Like the Yankee screwdriver they are a thing that was once necessary, but modern materials have made them redundant for 99.99% of people.
I am quite fond of ceramic rods - a few swipes will bring back the bite w/o having to set up the whole sharpening kit.
kaizoerbara: I think you have misconceptions about the steel tool. The following link explains it well and simple.
www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj-jrmz69_YAhVGgK0KHWVjBSUQFggyMAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thekitchn.com%2Fdid-you-know-this-steel-doesnt-actually-sharpen-knives-211855&usg=AOvVaw29lqbh5lWYNUHBFCNpnqaw
I am reasonably sure of everything I wrote above - it's knowledge I gained the hard way over the course of years reading different sources and practical experience. The article you linked just assembled bits and pieces by way of copy/pasting (and not processing) what others wrote. Goes to show: a simple explanation isn't always correct.
My understanding, and correct me if I'm wrong, was that a butcher's steel does not "sharpen" a blade it only re-aligns the edge. With normal use the fine razor's edge on many kitchen knives can roll over, on a microscopic level, seeming dull and the steel corrects this. But over time and/or with neglect material on the edge will ware away and no amount of honing with a steel can bring back the edge, because it's no longer there. That's when it's time to sharpen the blade via a subtractive process by grinding or using a wet stone, removing material but leaving behind a new razor's edge. That's why chefs will use the butcher's steel every time they bust out their knife, or every 10-15 minutes of use if using the knife for an extended period of time.
as an electrician i have a stud finder and it works wonders....
mine does too
As an abbatoir worker I know for a fact that the steel he was showing works. The only issue is that it isn't for sharpening. Shows how little he knows about the tools if he gets that basic information wrong.
I have a stud finder built in, it's called my knuckle and ears
haha yeah while i use the stud finder, my dad is there knocking on the walls making the clients check their doors hahaha
My dad isn't a butcher, but he uses a rod sharpener for his knives to butcher deer. It works fine if you know how to use it.
Universal stud finder:
Lay a flashlight beam across the wall, the slightly different heights at the screw heads will stand out clear as day.
I get that most of the issues he has is lack of a particular skill with the tools but Cody said at the beginning that it’s his opinion and for a person with the skill set he has they are terrible. Just as somebody who isn’t skilled in chopping might think it’s stupid to have an axe when you have a chainsaw.
You are 100% correct. That being said, I honestly thing he does these videos because he knows it's going to cause people to respond. Then more and more people will view his video so they can respond. The more viewers he gets the better off he is. So in the end, he is laughing all the way to the bank. He knows exactly what he is doing. If you think about it, most of his video's are controversial in that it's what he doesn't like or what he thinks doesn't work, genius in a way. Heck I'm just as guilty as the next guy. I got sucked in.
You don't "sharpen" a knife with a knife steel. You uncurl the edge. Has always worked for me. I mean, it only works to some extent. If the knife is dull it's dull but if you just sharpened it and hit the cutting board a few times and it got dull(er) you flick out the knife steel and have a few go arounds and you can cut tomatoes again :)
Just so you know, you should use your steel to stop that curl from ever forming. Once it curls like that a knife won't be as sharp again until the edge has been ground away (which is job better left to stones and grinding wheels) If you use your steel right your knives will stay very sharp.
Incoming unwarranted tip:
Every now and then, before or after use, carefully place the blade of your knife horizontally across the back of a fingernail and drag your nail perpendicular to the direction of the blade in both directions; If you feel the edge catch or drag in one direction more than the other then that means that side is beginning to curl and you should use your steel on that side.
Also don't use knife steels on hardened steel blades because it will damage your blade. You'll wanna look into ceramic honing rods for hardened steel blades
I was under the impression that all steel knives are made out of hardened steel, otherwise they would lose their edge quickly.
Facey Neck most knives are cut out of a stainless steel blank, which is hard but they arent quenched and tempered - which is done to forged blades and makes them much harder. Forging is long and complicated so the only bades you would find that are hardened are hand-made ones or the more expensive knives. One way to check is to use a metal working file to try and scratch it. If it doesn't catch on the metal, slides without much resistance and doesn't leave a scratch mark then it is hardened steel
im so glad i came into this thread i have one of these and a few ok knives and im SO glad i came here as i knew some of this but all of it
The steel rod isn't meant for sharpening a knife, it's meant for honing it (taking the burrs off after sharpening). You're using it wrong, that's why it doesn't work.
Came to say this. Using the steel rod periodically keeps the knife sharp for a longer time.
And it's used to straighten out your blade for more even cuts. That's why you see them put it flat on the blade after a number of cuts because after a while your thin blade starts to warp.
I think technically not honing, I would say burnishing, but that's not the point, a knife steel doesn't sharpen a knife, period.
7:22 "no one knows how to use them"
Me: laughs in brazilian.
Everyone and their grandma has one of those since it's so common for brazilians to grill, and our knifes go dull and EVERYONE in brazil knows how to use those
"Oh i have used a universal socket once, and now it is in the top 5 of my Amazingly Bad tools" LOL
99% operator error.......
BigOxxTech I agree
BigOxxTech As us who help others with computers would say, it's a PEBCAK problem :P
Different scenarios, but same problem.
@@drownsinkoolaid4203 unfamiliar with the phrase. I just call it user error.
@@sinisterthoughts2896 Problem Exists Between Chair and Keyboard
Just an in joke way of saying user error lol
@@drownsinkoolaid4203 ID10T error :)
The "HONING" steel would work just fine if you used it properly. its not meant to sharpen your knives its meant to realign the edge of your blade. if you use them every time you use your knife as well as wash, dry, and store your knife properly it will last a long time before it needs sharpening. A job that is meant for a wet stone.
That,s true. I have two steels, a coarse and a fine. The coarse WILL sharpen without losing much metal, then the fine hones it to a razor edge. It's all in the angle. NOBODY touches my knives with a sharpener. I hate those Eversharp knives. I only use a wetstone if I buy a knife someone has really messed up, or for axes/hatchets, machetes.
i still have yet to buy a wet stone. thankfully i havent had to sharpen my knife yet but when its due i'll probably send it off.
buy a wet stone, sharpening your knifes is almost meditative and you respect the edge even more :)
+Gasper Erjavec I agree with you, I sharpen my knife when I'm a bit frustrated at work and I have a little free time, it centers me and I always get my knife to be razor sharp. I actually have a bald spot on my left arm because I use it as a test to see if my knife is sharp enough. If I can put no pressure on the knife and it glides right through the hairs, it's sharp enough.
It's spelled "whetstone."
Those hedge clippers. If you look carefully, right near the pivot point, there is a sort of "notch" in the blades. That will cut through branches up to about 1/2 inch thick. I know this, because I just used my dad's old pair to clear a load of stuff from my garden. Worked perfectly. Like all these tools, you just have to know how and where to use them.
3:04 said the guy that in a more recent video claimed to find pipes underground using two copper rods
wait really? lmao
José Islanio in all honestly I’ve seen people find water many times using two rods!
Thats a knife honing rod. Its meant to bring the edge of the blade back into alignment and straighten it out. Unless the blade is properly sharpened on a stone, a honing rod isnt going to help much.
Rachel Magowan Aha! Just saw a video on what you mentioned. Thanks for the tip!
Wether he is familiar with proper use of not, my knowledge of metallurgy tells me that too many of these are made of inferior metals for the task. I've owned three of them that I could cut into with the knives they came with. If they are designing them expecting you to move the edge of the blade without removing metal then they've designed them to be virtually useless. How many times can you expect to do that without breaking that edge off? 1? ...2 maybe?
I don't know if that's what you mean when you say "bring the edge of the blade back into alignment and straighten it out" but your words lead me to that conclusion. I have seen one or two of these that cut through the metal of the knife and they were very useful to have in the kitchen. Of course, this guy keeps one in his tool box so ...go figure.
When a knife is sharpened with a stone, it leaves what is referred to as a "wire edge". The purpose of the steel is to remove this wire edge, also known as honing. It does not require much effort or especially hard steel.
Interesting. I'll have to look into it more closely. Thanx for the insight.
A honing steel is not meant for removing metal, just for moving it into place.
If you’re using a honing steel to sharpen a knife then I assume you’re using chisels to open paint tins also.
jello77 ha ha ha!
i sharpen my knife with a honing steel so its sharp enough to open my paint tins
todd coles Its not for sharpening or honing. It's for stropping. Before a sharp blade dulls, the fine edge curls over. You are supposed to twist the steel slightly while pulling the blade toward you at a slight angle and pulling the blade away from the steel. This removes the curled edge and helps keep the blade sharp. You can do the same thing with a leather strop like the Barbers used to do with a straight razor. Unfortunately the art of sharpening a knife has gone away with hard stainless steel that takes a diamond wheel to cut it. Now days, I just buy me a good Gerber and get a new one every 10 or 15 years when it gets dull.
Josh Bull "so it's sharp enough to open my paint tins." Do you have Any reason to take his comment seriously after reading that?
Todd didn't mean he uses the knife to pry off the lid, he means his knife is so sharp he can cut the top off the paint tin ;-)
Concerning the universal socket: it's obviously never going to be the best tool for the job, but I've found that it is so versatile that it is absolutely worth having as it will fit almost everything you put it on. Getting it perfectly centered is pretty difficult, but if you're careful it'll work sufficiently enough to get the job done.
Wrangler star: reviewing tools he’s had for probably 10 years+
"5 AMAZINGLY decent tools that I have no idea how to use"
the only thing i would not trust much is the universal socket as it may damage bolts and nuts if abused because the way it grips the surface rest of them are more than decent if needed and used as supposed
Especially the sharpening steel
Yeah, he just gave a lot of opinions
@@tommiegel5172 A sharpening steel is the most useful tool in my knife block. Granted, I looked up how to sharpen a knife (it was demonstrated with stones, but the important parts remain the same) well before I attempted using one.
MATE your just as useless as those tools
There are actually six tools featured in this video and only one of them is amazingly bad.
How droll.
😂😂😂
Out of the 6 tools only one is bad and useless 😂
Boss Feddy emojis are so cringe
@@eerice704 People who use emojis are so extra 😂😂😂
Yankee screwdrivers are amazing for removing screws. It helps to prevent the head from stripping out cause your pushing down on it. I use it for maintaining vintage machines like mills and lathes, etc.
Almost all stud finders have wrong settings by default. They are way to insensitive. There is usually a small screw hidden somewhere under the plastic that you can turn to increase the sensitivity. Have one of the cheapest Stanley myself, worked fine after i turned the screw on the side under the grip.
I don't use my stud finder for finding studs!... I use it for finding metal!... Live wires when doing electrical jobs and nails and or screws while salvaging recycled wood... I love my stud finder, it has saved me numerous circular saw blades!!!
Video should be called 5 tools i don't know how to use
no he's right, for the most part. the stud finders are garbage, the hedgers are garbage. the socket demonstration made me want to buy a universal socket though lol
You're so proficient with a knife steel that you spell it "steal" lol
I can tell you're great with grammar, too. Just look at the way you spell "steel". It's a simple word.
never had a problem they work fine if you adjust them
Danny Aldana Stud finders are garbage? Never in my job have I used it and not had it find the studs. I think it's just you people don't use it properly and use it to hand pictures and don't know the distance between studs and their thickness.
"Here is some tools i dont know how to use"
"Here are some tools I don't know how to use." Glad to be of service.
B9Scrambler please continue to be a savior
lmao
110% true
SATIRE ! Lasse Pedersen, I hope you don't have such a problem in knowing what is just sarkasm irl because then you realy gonna have a hard time with people...
You've convinced me! I'm getting a Yankee screwdriver and a Grizzly universal socket
"FOUR USEFUL TOOLS YOU SHOULD HAVE AROUND YOUR HOUSE PLUS I MAKE FUN OF A 50 YEAR OLD LAMP I STOLE FROM A HOMLESS PERSON"
The knife steel is actually not that bad you just have to learn to use it properly
I’ll stick with my sharping block
@@matthewalbright8951 the steel is for honing, not sharpening
You have to make it a habbit to use it before using the knife. Sometimes i also draw the knife over my walnut cutting board a few times and it gets scary sharp from that.
I salute you in your bravery to post this. Most of those tools, you've used wrong.
This is one of the laziest, useless post I have seen here. Care to narrow the field on just which tools you speak of? Who you might be speaking to? Restate this or demonstrate some need or relevance for posting what you mention? You could be speaking of many things and then you don't even bother to offer some suggestion of change? These type of comments, the ones that lead nowhere and are just a child-like expressions are best left unposted. JMO
Please reply to G Monk. I would like to know, too.
"I watched your attempt to share your knowledge, and your hopes of helping other people. I think what you said is wrong, and I'm unafraid to be patronizing when telling you that. I'm also unafraid to use this comments section to say I know more than you, without sharing any knowledge or helping other people. It may be mysterious to you why I would use this space to work out my personal issues rather than using a therapist. I like mystery."
I salute you in your comment, as you not only have enough bravery to have a tool channel of your own but you also seem to have deeply triggered several people in posting it
After working as a Master Mechanic for 9 years, IMHO, I know this guy doesn't really know too much. BTW: I too have one of those Cheap Lamps, I've had one for many years and mine still works. Oh yeah, don't use any Incandescent bulbs, they cause fires! Use LED bulbs, they don't really break unless you try to. The LED's are low voltage, in a Plastic globe, very safe.
Stud finders are amazing. You just need to find the edge of the stud from each side. So take the finder, wipe L-R, to find left edge of stud, mark it. Then wipe R-L to find right edge, mark. The two marks represent where the stud is.
The knife steel is not for sharpening a knife. It’s meant to re align the teeth on the knife. It works great when used properly
Electronic stud finders don't work? Really? That's news to me. I install tvs on walls for a living. The stud finder I use works for wood and metal about 95% of the time. Hell, I'm starting to think that thing would find Moses and the burning bush if you asked it to.
Spicy Flavor Tide Pods how the hell do you use them lol
I have a "stud finder". Nearly 20 years old. Works FANTASTIC! Finds the CENTER of a stud very accurately.
A "steel" hone is NOT for sharpening a knife. They merely remove the microscopic "burrs" on the knife from regular use. They MUST be used frequently. A professional chef has one hanging off his/her belt constantly.
I have one older than me my pops has used that thing for at least 30yrs! it works fine every time I use it... mark the first edge and the other edge boom your done
Ok, Manny, you beat me! LOL.
Back in the day ( before I could afford tools), I used the back end of a screwdriver to "tap" the stud. Then in order to get the "center" I would hammer in a 6 penny nail until I found the exact center ( of course I had to have spackle mud handy too). Centering a stud is a must for hanging heavy objects.
We actually hang our steels off of a magnet strip, or hook. This keeps it out of the way. But it generally is within arms reach at any one time.
Yeah, I have a cheapie Stanley stud finder that's 20 years old. Works great.
So we have;
-a screwdriver you're using wrong
-a perfectly functional stud finder
-a lamp that no one has used since 1995
-a knife steel that you are also using wrong
-a universal socket which, in your testing, also worked fine
-a lamp that no one has used since 1995
What? They're often sold as heat lamps. They're crazy common and very useful. I've got several I use with my chickens.
@@senatorsmiles thats a good point, thinking about it i actually have one on right now. Ive never seen them used as work lamps though, thats all rugged LEDs these days.
The Yankee Screwdriver is probably my most favourite tool to keep in a car! Never actually used it as a screwdriver, my dad had the great idea of modifying a drill bit to make it a hand-powered drill! :-)
I've done quite a few ziptie jobs on cars with it, and a few other odd times that it was the only drill available.
My car was broken into and my original one was stolen, but was lucky enough to find 2 that were even nicer at an antique shop which was great.
Fifty years ago, my uncle was a wiz with a Yankee screw driver. It was amazing to watch.
anyone remember the saying "A bad workman blames his tools"
Yeah but there are some objectively just bad
I always said a good Craftsman blames his tools
@@indescribableemptiness4104 comment is based on this video. Your response isnt based on this video other wise your a bad workman .
I haven’t had any issues with my stud finder.
The “knife sharpener” is a honing steel. It’s not ment to sharpen your knife it’s ment to basically get your edge to not be curled. I use it in the kitchen and it works. But if you want a true sharpened knife then get a wet stone.
Pretty funny that all of the tools that are "so bad" are the same ones that I have been using for years and don't work too bad for their intended purpose. Not to mention that all of the tools that he demonstrated actually worked just fine in his demonstration.
Dylan's Tech yeah but why not buy a drill?
I always thought the knife steel was to true the edge and not sharpen it.
You are right
yup, but pretty much everyone doesnt know how to use them correctly so they end up rolling the edge over. makes me cringe thinking about it
I cook for a living a use a knife steel daily. Your right, it's to true the edge up and not to sharpen it.
You go er Pontiac.
Master William it is called honing rod because of that
Absolutely love your videos. I am not convinced to remove my honing steel however. It is used often on the knives I don’t want super sharp, like paring knives, and does a great job HONING my nice knives. Lol’d at the universal socket part (I’ve never owned one). Love you.
"They've got the built in clamp right. The clamp, clamps onto things, and then you clamp it onto something" 👌🤣
I believe the old saying "A bad workman always blames his tools" has never been more apt. I only counted one useless tool in the video, and it was wearing a tanktop (actually, I'll take that back - a tool is useful...)
I don't see any tanktops in the video you old pinecone
Yes, because there are no chipped screwdrivers, no broken electrical tools, no bits that just snap in half, no knives that are basically a useless piece of steel. There are bad tools, there are broken tools and there are good tools. And this guy seems to be pretty handy if you watch any of his other videos. So I must disrespectfully disagree with you.
@@nicklasveva - this is true, but a good workman would replace damaged tools.
@@UncleAbs a workman can't always afford new tools or maybe borrows. But I think that the coolest workmen have their own tools that are always in good condition. No contest there. I love keeping my tools clean and sharp.
Five amazing tools I personally own AND can actually use correctly. There's much truth in the old saying 'A poo(r) workman always blames his tools.'
Alan Reynolds Exactly!!!! I sat and cringed the whole time... He shouldn't even have uploaded that video. Hope he's learned to use his tools better now.
Exactly, I have used all these tools and never had an issue with any of these.
all works for me too
Alan Reynolds if you're using a universal socket, you must not use it often. These are the worst tools maybe ever. You need specific sockets made of solid metal, not something cheap like that.
Couldn't agree more. This guy is a total hack... and his 'homesteading', 'rediscovery of the american dream', and 'rugged life', is pretty much the result of availability of 1) time, 2) money. Every single video is STRICTLY dependent on VERY industrial, VERY precissely manufactured, VERY mass produced tools... and when not, and the guy even gives a try at anything more-or-less rugged, he shows what a n00b he is at it, when not plain and simply absolutelly (even dangerously) downright incompetent.
I've used those lights for years. I have lots of them, and they work like a frekken champ. Don't know why he can't get them to work. I get the impression from a lot of these videos that, either the problems with tools are exaggerated, or W-star really isn't very good at estimating the limitations of a tool, and not exceeding those limitations, or working around them.
I got one of those universal sockets from my inlaws. Thought it was rubbish but later used it for so many purposes. It's great for tightening and loosening wing nuts and other odd shaped fasteners and does work well for most nuts. It is not a uni-tasker but is a great and flexible multi-tasker.
Yes I use mine for eye bolts and cup hooks. Works great.
Here's my grungy antique light from the 60's that I f'ed up at some point......I hate it!
I have never had a stud finder not work to satisfaction. I've never used a cheap one, but they always work for me.
Grant Harriman they only give me the general area of a stud most of the time
Mrmghz1 they give you the sides of the studs, not the center. you find one side, then find the other side, and screw in the middle. It's easy and even the dollar store ones work 99% of the time
I've had mixed results but I'm not ready to throw mine away
I use a stud finder everyday literally lol I can say there not 100% reliable but they always get me within 1-2 inches from a stud which idc because I’m just cutting in boxes ect. Stud finders work 99% of the time even on plaster it’s harder but if you have the touch they work fine.
Grant Harriman I've had many crappy stud finders, but my favorite is the zircon stud finders. The 10 dollar one is so great, or I'll just use a magnet
I always thought that the stud finder was only for making terrible dad jokes?
That universal socket is so good, it's such a good idea which you could just improve on yourself.
I spent a month in Puerto Rico and loved the gator universal socket. I have very limit weight limit for tools and I used it with my impact driver to repair homes after the hurricane. Of course it not a replacement for a proper set of sockets, but man, it was invaluable and when I return I will be taking it back with me.
Rick Thompson thank you for using your skills to help our fellow Americans! :)
As a puertorican, we greatly appreciated your help, take care! The hurricane for the most part was a pretty hard punch, some puertoricans are still without energy! :(
A honing steel isn't for sharpening. It's for knocking the small burrs out of the knife
Sterling Chandler thank you. These are hones only. Like a leather strop
came here to say the same. This video is very flawed.
hes basically saying "i dont know how to use this so its dumb"
swankmosquito exactly my thoughts.
"I don't even know where you could get one." Rough service bulbs can be found on Amazon a quick search shows Home Depot and Ace hardware sell them. I bet my small town local hardware store has them too. They are $3-5 bucks, not super expensive. Seriously, what is this guy talking about.
I believe you are correct about the aluminum lamps as my grandparents left some in my house that were from decades ago, maybe even as early as the 40s, and they worked wonderfully (except for 1 that the screw/nut kept falling out, even new ones). They never fell off provided the place they were being clipped to was thick enough and had enough material to grip, and the lamp never sagged.
You know, after some of the tools worked great he could have just not posted the video, but instead he put it out there for all to see. I'm not going to fault him for that. Props for admitting when you are wrong about something; very admirable quality.
He doesn't care about being criticized he just made some money from posting this video
Probably just couldn't be bothered coming up with a new video idea
I would think he would first test it before trash talking it
It's not admirable, it's absolutely lazy. He randomly picked 5 items that he "thought" were useless and decided to post a video with a catchy title...all for views. He used ONE experience he had YEARS AGO to determine that the universal socket was useless...and was made to look like a damn fool. He was acting admirably. He doesn't care about that. He only wants to post content, no matter what it's worth is, on a regular basis so he can continue to line his pockets. That's just my worthless opinion, hahahaha.
@@danielwalter3562 Hey! he also told a story how his wife incorrectly used the hedge trimmers in the woods, so they were complete junk! (i agree with you)
Exactly the kind of quality tool information I expect from a man in a sweater vest.
RVA Nate
Lmao
With a jc penny plaid and some not-so-carharts....
But he got that tape measured. Lol
HAHAHAHA
i laughed out loud for real...
Shame the details is wrong for a number of points
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Hey, i know someone who has a nice chef's steel and uses it as the first step in his sharpening process for his knives, and bladed work equipment ... that person is me, it's just a circular file and it can be useful for all sorts of sharpening to a ok edge, then switching to a stone.
I love the honesty!! Things dont always turn out as expected!!
The knife steel is not for sharpening it's for honing the edge
Do not blame tools you do not know how to use.
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He bought them though.... lol
B Rumph I could buy a lot of things I don’t know how to use. Don’t know how that changes anything.
I think the guy can figure out a pair of hedge clippers, and whatever else. If he's messed about with manifolds and carburettors, he probably knows his way around a tool box. How, in your opinion, was he using them wrongly?
greenaum he judged the Yankee screwdriver and it worked perfectly.
The socket, he used it in the wrong application and it worked perfectly.
The socket to me is a tool you use when using your fingers isn't possible to get things to fingertight. And where speed is essential. Just like 3D printing. It is another step in a big process not its own thing.
On its own 3D printing is practically useless, but making an exact replica out of wax or easily melted material means you won't have to sit down and carve a wax model in order to make a mould for casting.
I bought a $15 dollars stud finder 4 years ago at Home Depot. I have used it at least 40-50 times in that time has never failed me. If it died today I'd have no issue buying the same one again.
This is the strongest dad humor I have ever witnessed. The best satire on youtube
The Shrubbery Trimmers were designed for The Knights Who Say Ni
Thank goodness I wasn't the only one who thought that... Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries
ekki-ekki-ekki-pitang-zoom-boing!
"My nane is Roger, Roger the shrubber. I build, design, and arrange shubbery."
any body know where the toilets are?
Thank you for making a vid of perfectly GOOD tools and how to use them wrongly. Yankee screwdrivers were the mainstay of joiners building houses before electric tools. Thousands were used and they work well (you arm hurts like hell the first few days lol). Steel are for honing a blade not sharpening it in the first place. Stones are for that. Stud finders work well (well they do here in the UK). it goes on.
I don't think joiners build houses bro.
@@TheFirstJoe so a wooden framed house is built by who?
@@salan3 a carpenter?
@@TheFirstJoe where I come from they are the same thing.
@@salan3 where you come from? The UK? In the UK they are different just like here in Ireland.
I can vouch for him on the clippers. What’s even more ridiculous is when you go to cut a branch with it and the branch doesn’t cut it just slides in between the blades and gums it up. I just use hand pruners it’s longer but more reliable.
Man:These tools suck
Tools: hold my beer
Worst tool ever made? Flat head screws
Fixed beautifully by the Robertson head. That was then banned from the US.
Floyd Maxwell
Fixed beautifully by the Robertson head. That was then banned from the US.
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hi FM...
why banned the screw...
what kind of screw and tool...
3 different sizes of squarescrews are the great screws than phillips / slotted
DanielDaniel1 agreed
And Robertson screws were invented by a Canadian, It's what makes them so special
Floyd, they weren't "banned." They were patented, and Robertson wouldn't license others to make 'em. Patents are long expired, of course.
The universal socket shouldn't be on the list at all. Your original one was probably a chinese knock off. For a diy guy these are great. Nobody in a proper garage would use one as they are not designed for everyday heavy use. They are actually great for removing security bolts/nuts on wheels when you have lost your locking wheel nut.
I am quite sure the universal socket he used was ALSO made in China. There's good quality and bad quality from China it just depends on how much you're willing to spend.
The universal socket isn't an amazingly great tool for maintained use, but it's something handy for when you find something that isn't a common size you work with.
Working for a tire merchant in germany we needed it multiple times to loosen tires were the wheel lock or the locked bolt broke. It may not be an all purpose tool but its not useless at all.
Ellipses aren't designed for every comment use...
I forgot my socket set the their day and needed a 9/16” and honestly used my multi socket for the first time since I got it 3 years ago, and it worked perfectly. I never would’ve thought it, but I torqued 4” lags into studs for a tv mount. Thothi
I love your honesty and logical views on everything I have seen of your channel. With that being said, the "Knife Steel" is not intended to sharpen a knife, but to straighten the burr of the blade that through normal use, will develop making the blade seem dull. Sadly, the newer "steel's" are of poor quality, often doing more damage than help, and in our age of disposable products, people have no proper skill in their use. It is a usable tool to extend the effective use of a knife between sharpenings. Think of it as the ceramic side of most pocket sized sharpeners... I hope this is of help to you in the future and explains the usefulness of the tool... BigBob
First time I've heard someone refer to the Imperial system as 'standard' lmfao
It was one of the many, until the french replaced the myriad of measurement standards with metric. It is still a standard in the US
@@hawkings22 I know within the US it’s standard procedure, but I’ve never heard anyone call it standard by name
The universal socket is a great thing to have, but not a replacement. It's a good thing to have for if something is broken or damaged, a weird shape, or some obscure size you don't have a socket for, or if you can't find your socket for a size at the moment.. It's a tool that comes in handy for certain situations.
I have a universal socket, there best used for slightly worn or rounded nuts or bolts where a regular socket might slip. they grab amazingly well, not intended to replace your socket set but to add to it.
couldn't agree more
Useful to go in your car/truck "emergency kit".
If you're in the garage/shop, you've probably got access to something else that's better for the job at hand.
My wife thinks our home is Babylonian Hanging Gardens, I guess. Everything needs to be hanging. I need to put up so many hooks. Universal socket is the perfect tool for odd shaped hooks you need to screw in the wall. It doesn't replace anything, but is an extra tool for those hooks I had to screw in by hand.
It's just as they advertise it. to be used with strangely shaped contours or different sizes. Ofcourse you're not gonna use it every day when you're a mechanic because then it will be worn very fast, but for incidental use it could be ideal( because most people are NOT mechanics).