I'm not a constant wood worker other than occasional things over the years and I must admit I have learned more from this one video than I ever learned in high school. Well done! You must be a brother or cousin of Richard Fayman the famous Physist. You explain things so simply anyone can understand it. Being able to take ideas and explain them so anyone can understand it is absolutely phenomenal. Good show.
I have done some woodworks in the past but this woodwork plan ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxZF0EMnrujZvqHhGkxiz559uIABJWR9TG helps me do much in a far lesser time than i used to do i have already built several projects with this plan and i intend to do many more soon. Thank you so much!
Hey there great video btw! I just wanted to mention one item that helped me early on in my fine woodworking career that a lot of people seem to skip over. What that item is to measure odd shapes and sizes accurately is what they call a “Ticking Stick”. If you have never heard of this bazaar tool then you should definitely check it out. I can tell you that when I first began wood working I would more often then not accurately make my cuts at a perfect 90 degrees throwing off my square shapes. Then if I needed a top or bottom cut out I would then realize I either had to start over or in many cases get creative. The Ticking Stick has saved many of my projects from having to start over and scrap a lot of labor hours in a project. I had much success with using this creative tool and it has made some of my projects come out looking great, and in many cases no one was even able to tell that my squares were not a perfect 90 degrees. Anyways I just thought I would share that for any beginners watching your video. I did get a lot of good stuff from your video and I love being able to learn something new everyday when it comes to fine wood working. Thank you so much for taking the time to make, edit, and share your wisdom with us on here on UA-cam!
That last tip will come in super handy. I'm always cutting things into equal halves, and getting the measurements spot on can be a chore. Thanks for the insight. Much appreciated.
I want to jump on the metric bus. I know it is a nasty word for many but once you use it the world changes for woodworkers particularly. Try it. I love your hints and thank you for them. I can't understand how anyone would dislike well thought and kind suggestions. Nobody is perfect not even you complainers. Thanks again.
Forgive me if this was already posted in the comments, as I did read many, but not all of them. When using a tape measure with a bad end stop, instead of using the "1 inch" as zero, I start at 10 inches. It makes the math very easy, and most of the time 10 inches will be enough to make you remember before making the cut. There are sometimes when this won't work, of course, but just something I started doing a long time ago because I ended up with a lot of inch shy cuts. :-) Thanks for the great tips!
@Kirk Hepburn You just need to remember to account for the the kerf width of your saw blade for each cut or "division" you make! If you always cut on the far side of your marks, your first cut will be accurate, and the remaining cuts will be one kerf width too narrow...except the last piece will be multiple kerf widths too narrow (multiplied by the number of cuts/divisions you made).
I loved the 6:30-6:35 part where the mouse makes an escape in the lower right corner of the video. I went over it twice to check and sure enough, it was a mouse! 😂. Thank you for the tips! 😊
Great tip on comparing measuring devices.. on a slightly different topic my wife made some full length curtains and every time we tack stitched (before sowing) and hung the curtains up up they would not be level.. four times we did this only to discover one tape was out by 25mm over the 1.8 metre drop!!!.. we kept the branded tape and threw the non branded one away.. lesson learned.
this is a good video ... I was just thinking to myself earlier today that there should be more videos like this, to teach people that struggle with measurments.
8:39 was perfect for me, as I am planning on building some drawers tomorrow with plywood. The imperial unit is not my strong suit, but most tools I currently have at my disposal, unfortunately, are in imperical units, so this trick will save me some frustration! Thank you sir.
Another tip: When checking for squareness as you did with the two rulers at ~7:10, use a couple of 1" binder clips to hold the rulers together. That way you don't have to fight keeping the rulers parallel and at the correct length.
These are fantastic tips. Measuring accurately is certainly the most important aspect of woodworking. Anything which makes it easier is clearly worth knowing. I especially like the tip on combing to rules to calculate factional combinations without having to do the math. Doing it using the 2 rules is almost guaranteed to produce a better result than working out the factional additions in your head. This would be really useful on days when the brain is a little soggy.
This fellow is one of the very best. I've learned a lot from him over recent years (I'm a woodworking newby). I love that diagonal trick for getting even width multiple measurements across the width of an odd sized board rather than messing with fractions and invariably ripping one or more wrong. Yep - noticed the mouse. Too funny! Maybe that's why I had a snake in my garage - he was looking for a mouse!
Just got one of those tape measures that also has a laser system on it. What a trick tool. Several display options are real handy. It'll provide area, volume, distance (lol of course), angles, and add dimensions for you, as well. The way it measures includes the length of the housing of the device. At first I thought that might be annoying, it actually works great, especially since you don't have to bend your tape to make an inside corner measurement, like that drawer.
I really like the trick at 9:10. I frequently measure multiple parts to subtract from total but never considered just putting the final measurement right up to it.
Thank you! I learned a bunch here and have saved the video for future reference. I like how you used two rules (scales? I won't argue) to make a sort of slide rule.
Wow. When you can’t trust your rulers, what can you trust? I never thought to compare them to each other for irregularities. Good tip. Many other memorable and helpful tips here. Thank you.
2:25. The play is by design to account for the thickness of the end plate. If you butt it up to measure it slides in. If you hook it, it slides out. It’s on purpose.
I'm not a constant wood worker other than occasional things over the years and I must admit I have learned more from this one video than I ever learned in high school. Well done! You must be a brother or cousin of Richard Fayman the famous Physist. You explain things so simply anyone can understand it. Being able to take ideas and explain them so anyone can understand it is absolutely phenomenal. Good show.
I have done some woodworks in the past but this woodwork plan ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxZF0EMnrujZvqHhGkxiz559uIABJWR9TG helps me do much in a far lesser time than i used to do i have already built several projects with this plan and i intend to do many more soon. Thank you so much!
Lots of gold in this video. Thank you!
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This was the most helpful 11 minutes of my day so far. Thank you, WWJ and whoever is demonstrating in this video.
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Hey there great video btw! I just wanted to mention one item that helped me early on in my fine woodworking career that a lot of people seem to skip over. What that item is to measure odd shapes and sizes accurately is what they call a “Ticking Stick”. If you have never heard of this bazaar tool then you should definitely check it out. I can tell you that when I first began wood working I would more often then not accurately make my cuts at a perfect 90 degrees throwing off my square shapes. Then if I needed a top or bottom cut out I would then realize I either had to start over or in many cases get creative. The Ticking Stick has saved many of my projects from having to start over and scrap a lot of labor hours in a project. I had much success with using this creative tool and it has made some of my projects come out looking great, and in many cases no one was even able to tell that my squares were not a perfect 90 degrees. Anyways I just thought I would share that for any beginners watching your video. I did get a lot of good stuff from your video and I love being able to learn something new everyday when it comes to fine wood working. Thank you so much for taking the time to make, edit, and share your wisdom with us on here on UA-cam!
last tip is awesome. sometimes things can be so simple
Agreed... But what about a tip to also account for the blame width?
Yep, last tip is my favourite.
Exactly 🎉
This video is so wise, it should have at least 1,000,298 views. Oh, it does! LOL! One of the best videos on measuring on UA-cam! Thank you!
There is a mouse running down by your shop vac at 6:25 haha 😂
Very cool, especially adding up with 2 rules, I really like that one. So thank you.
That last trick was absolutely brilliant! Thanks for the tips!
Loved the last tip, dividing in multiple equal sections. Very cool!!! Thanks
That last tip will come in super handy. I'm always cutting things into equal halves, and getting the measurements spot on can be a chore.
Thanks for the insight. Much appreciated.
That last tip is awesome. I hadn't thought of that before!
I want to jump on the metric bus. I know it is a nasty word for many but once you use it the world changes for woodworkers particularly. Try it. I love your hints and thank you for them. I can't understand how anyone would dislike well thought and kind suggestions. Nobody is perfect not even you complainers. Thanks again.
Forgive me if this was already posted in the comments, as I did read many, but not all of them. When using a tape measure with a bad end stop, instead of using the "1 inch" as zero, I start at 10 inches. It makes the math very easy, and most of the time 10 inches will be enough to make you remember before making the cut. There are sometimes when this won't work, of course, but just something I started doing a long time ago because I ended up with a lot of inch shy cuts. :-) Thanks for the great tips!
An excellent refresher. Thanks for a well done video
Some great tips and an almost constant reminder of why I'm glad the UK adopted the metric system. 😊
I believe the US government considered a conversion in the 1840s, but determined that the cost of switching over would be too high.
Great measuring tricks. Everything you say is so obvious yet are tricks of the trade most of us don't think of.
You had me at awe... with the mismeasured mitre cut..liked this thanks
all great ideas - as a novice, it's these type of hints that make a lot of difference!
Hey, great tips. Thank you. The tip on dividing a board into equal parts was especially clever.
@Kirk Hepburn
You just need to remember to account for the the kerf width of your saw blade for each cut or "division" you make!
If you always cut on the far side of your marks, your first cut will be accurate, and the remaining cuts will be one kerf width too narrow...except the last piece will be multiple kerf widths too narrow (multiplied by the number of cuts/divisions you made).
Best measurement video I have seen. Thanks for sharing.
Your the Best!!!! and thanks for speaking so articulately... I tend to beat up the EN language and not enunciate.
Great accumulation of tips
Really enjoyed your video. I could have used the last tip some many times. Thanks
Are you a luthier as well?
It's nice to see someone else who works wood as well as plays guitar.
Great job... I watched that without take a breathe... thank you
I loved the 6:30-6:35 part where the mouse makes an escape in the lower right corner of the video. I went over it twice to check and sure enough, it was a mouse! 😂. Thank you for the tips! 😊
love that last trick, not that I have any aversion to math, but that was just super clean and efficient. thanks!
He used math, just easier math. Still needs to know that 10 is divisible by 5.
The last two should be able to save my life!!!. Thanks Sir.
Great vid! Nice calm explanation of tips & tricks!
Really glad I watched your video to the end... your last tip will save me hours!!!
WOW, Good Tips there. I have heard of a couple of them in my years, but not all of them. Thank You !
Useful and clear teaching. Thanks
Hi from South Texas! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this upload! I really learned a lot! Liked and subscribed!
I like how you sized that piece for the inside fit on the box. My family has always called that, "Sneaking up on it."
This video is loaded with excellent tips!
Great video! I'm newer at carpentry work and was doing most of the things you show incorrectly. I'll work on these, thank you!
A wealth of information certain to improve my carpentry. Thanks for posting.
Excellent tips. To the point and helpful.
Thank you, sir. Everything practical and useful, but especially the division marking at 10:18!
well presented and great information, thanks for taking the time to share 👍
Great tip on comparing measuring devices.. on a slightly different topic my wife made some full length curtains and every time we tack stitched (before sowing) and hung the curtains up up they would not be level.. four times we did this only to discover one tape was out by 25mm over the 1.8 metre drop!!!.. we kept the branded tape and threw the non branded one away.. lesson learned.
Great tips! Even for an Advanced Woodworker. Thanks very much. I always enjoy learning new things.
Excellent! Even a newbie can grasp the concepts.
And now I must apply....
Thank you. I gained a lot from this video. Just an on the spot simplified way of seeing it. A doubt free and accurate mind set when your in the zone.
this is a good video ... I was just thinking to myself earlier today that there should be more videos like this, to teach people that struggle with measurments.
Sandor, again very useful help. Keep 'em coming!
8:39 was perfect for me, as I am planning on building some drawers tomorrow with plywood. The imperial unit is not my strong suit, but most tools I currently have at my disposal, unfortunately, are in imperical units, so this trick will save me some frustration! Thank you sir.
Great tips! Thank you so much! I also thought your video was so easy to follow and the way you explained everything was great!
These were really good ideas. I love learning new things like this every day! Thank you so much.
Another tip: When checking for squareness as you did with the two rulers at ~7:10, use a couple of 1" binder clips to hold the rulers together. That way you don't have to fight keeping the rulers parallel and at the correct length.
What an great educational video!! Thank you
These are fantastic tips. Measuring accurately is certainly the most important aspect of woodworking. Anything which makes it easier is clearly worth knowing. I especially like the tip on combing to rules to calculate factional combinations without having to do the math. Doing it using the 2 rules is almost guaranteed to produce a better result than working out the factional additions in your head. This would be really useful on days when the brain is a little soggy.
Beginner! This vid was one of the most helpful i’ve seen. Thanks Sir!
This fellow is one of the very best. I've learned a lot from him over recent years (I'm a woodworking newby). I love that diagonal trick for getting even width multiple measurements across the width of an odd sized board rather than messing with fractions and invariably ripping one or more wrong. Yep - noticed the mouse. Too funny! Maybe that's why I had a snake in my garage - he was looking for a mouse!
Great tips. fast and to the point. no bull
Great trick, dividing the board into five equal parts! So simple that I would have never thought of it. Thank you, sir! 👍👍👍
Just run across this video and enjoyed it very much.
Great set of tips. That last one is pure genius, I'll have to remember that one.
Good Vid........ You Are A Great Instructor. - Well Modulated, Easy To Understand Voice.
Extremely helpful for beginners like me. Thank you very kindly!
Just got one of those tape measures that also has a laser system on it. What a trick tool. Several display options are real handy. It'll provide area, volume, distance (lol of course), angles, and add dimensions for you, as well. The way it measures includes the length of the housing of the device. At first I thought that might be annoying, it actually works great, especially since you don't have to bend your tape to make an inside corner measurement, like that drawer.
I really like the trick at 9:10. I frequently measure multiple parts to subtract from total but never considered just putting the final measurement right up to it.
There is so much great information in this video. Thanks for the tips!
Excellent video and great tips!
The easy way to divide the board. Excellent
Great tips, especially the one about using 2 rulers to sum a distance, so simple, why didn't I think of that?!
I am curious as to how many saw the mouse in the bottom right corner at 6:26 to 6:28?
Really excellent video and lots of excellent tips!! Thanks, this will be lots of help.
Good video. I always appreciate concise videos.
Lots of good tips here thanks you never stop learning I believe
Excellent! Great tips and methods. Keep up the good work!
Cool tips man. Thanks for sharing.
Something so simple that I never thought of. I'm going to go do this right now. Thank you.
I just did it as well. Thanks for doing it.
Wow what a video so many great tips to share!
A mouse ran by your Porter Cable vac at about ~6:24. ;-))
wow - eagle eye
Noticed that one - cheeky bugger
LOL, I saw it.
My Cat spotted the mouse too!
LOL
Those are some very cool tips. Thanks
Thank you! I learned a bunch here and have saved the video for future reference. I like how you used two rules (scales? I won't argue) to make a sort of slide rule.
This video is priceless for the ones clueless on how to deal with fractions!!!
Wow. When you can’t trust your rulers, what can you trust? I never thought to compare them to each other for irregularities. Good tip.
Many other memorable and helpful tips here. Thank you.
Those were some fantastic tips, I specially like the no math method with two rulers.
just use metric!
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Just Leave!!
yea. cause maths is hard. derp.
Unohana Yachiru We got it the first time!!! You do realize there's something really wrong with you?
the last tip is very helpful. thanks!
Some excellent tips in this.
Well that last tip in particular was purty dern awesome...thank you sir for a great vid!
Really great ideas, thanks for sharing, I especially like the one for dividing a board in to equal segments.
Some really spectacular tips in there. Thanks for sharing!
very well done tons of good information. bravo
Some really great tips here!
Whats this adjustable stopping measurement thingy called he uses at 3:43?
Great tips, thanks for sharing
Thanks so much! Great techniques!
Many great tips, thank you for passing them on
Thankyou, I enjoyed your presentation . . . Chris . . . Norwich, England
I checked all my squares against each other. Never thought of checking my rulers. Thanks. That's a good idea.
2:25. The play is by design to account for the thickness of the end plate. If you butt it up to measure it slides in. If you hook it, it slides out. It’s on purpose.
Yes, it is. But his point was that eventually the holes thay allow that play wear out and allow it to slide in and out TOO much.
Thanks,some good not heard of before tricks
Appreciate the helpful tips ! Very useful
Really good tips, thanks
Thank you. Very good tips