oh.. there's way more problems with him than that. I noticed it immediately the first time I ever saw his channel that he uh.. lets just say he's not from wester tennessee.
Just found you and I have to say, this is the daddest of woodworking channels! Instant sub! Love how you bring your girls into the work. I showed mine all sorts of things from fixing cars to fixing up the house.
You are my new mentor and I am looking forward to both woodworking and parenting tips in the future. The face your younger daughter makes is priceless and looks a lot like how my daughter used to look at me when I would ask her to hand me my welding stinger when the welder was on. Whatever doesn't electrocute you makes you stronger has always been a family motto ever since my uncle passed away after he told us he could fix the bad transformer on the pole in front of his trailer home. RIP Uncle Cooter, we will miss your drunken antics the most at Christmas. Subbed.
My kids had already grown up and moved out before I started woodworking, so I was forced to get one of those gator lift things. When they were little I was able to have them as cheap labor so the "Dad! There are NAILS in the BOARD!" "Then don't pick it up by that part" had me on the floor rolling, especially since I've actually used the "don't pick it up by that part" reply. Just priceless.
Two pieces of scrape plywood, one piece of scrap 2x4 and two 3/8th bolts with nuts and washers to hold it all together. Well under $30. Probably under $5 for those of us with grown children. I figure in a few years the grandchildren can backfill the grown kids too!
That was Awesome man, really appreciate the laughs! I don’t fault 731 “tool works” 😂 mans gotta make a living. A man would have to be deaf, dumb and blind, which I am pretty close to being at my age now. not to notice that he is kind of a sellout. Reckon it might be easier than building which is what I’ve been doing since I was a child. Anyhow you got me to click the subscribe button, good job! Keep em coming
The only pocket holes I use are in my jeans. Oops! Love the videos. I found my plywood lifter 2 years after I bought it while cleaning the shop. Little girls are great because you always know where to find them. Your two are adorable.
So good to see a shop full of used equipment and repurposed furniture. As a poor excuse for a self-taught woodworker, I'm encouraged. My tablesaw is a 1970's era Craftsman with no safety features. Couldn't even put a riving knife on it if I wanted to. Was a "gift" from my father-in-law, who i can only assume is trying to kill me...I'm a girldad to two myself, and some of my happiest times are working with them on projects. Keep it up, sir.
I've had three old Craftsman table saws. None have riving knives, but at least the one I'm using now can have a splitter. My first one couldn't even have one of those.
@worstworkshop I think the microjig splitter system will work for mine. That old thing has been put through it. At one point, the power switch must have failed so someone threw a light switch on the side for power.. Ah, the joys of used tools... Stay cool. Should be better in DFW now. I'm in San Antonio and it's been tolerable these past couple of weeks. Hope you can enjoy the holidays.
Right on! I can't say I'll never want to get into them, but I just don't feel the need at this point. I had enough years before the became a fad that it would be an adjustment, and I think they're mostly for people that build from fancy plywood.
I believe 731 woodwork's is more of a sales person than a carpenter, Most of the items he promotes are just more of the same stuff he already promoted. I am a 70 year old retired Navy vet and try to find the cheapest price on anything I buy for woodworking, it does not matter who made it and if it can be done without the tool why buy it?
I figure if you have the money, a lot of these things can make it easier and faster. If you're a pro on a schedule, the investment usually pays itself off pretty well. For guys like you and me, it's often a different story.
I love 731 woodworks as well as most of the other guys you sampled videos from! You had me laughing start to finish, great stuff! We all have areas we choose to spend more for specific things so i love getting tips i hadnt seen before on ways to save in areas i dont want to over spend. Also, i bought a Kregg pocket hole jig brand new in the box about 2 years ago. Its super nice! So nice, you could still call it brand new in the box. Why? Because pocket holes are stupid! I subbed so fast, cant wait to see more!
I watch every 731 vid too. I also laugh whenever he says, "affordable." So I really appreciate this vid! You're the most realistic woodworker on UA-cam. :)
Love your stuff, and especially the two young stars of your show! Mine are teens, and I miss those ages. Not to mention, wise thoughts about what "every woodworker [really] needs" (or doesn't) today.
I honestly think when Matt went full time, he sold his Soul to youtube, sponsorship, and affiliate marketing. I know he would say, "Haters gonna hate" I miss the days of hey im going to build something. Check out how I do it. Now his channel is fluff... buy this thing you don't need to make this thing... Don't get me wrong, I like the man. I like his morale and his Faith, I just skip over most of the"tools you don't need"
I know a lot of people feel that way, and I'm sure Matt does too. I legitimately think he's a good guy trying to run a business and take care of his family. I watch his videos for the simple reason that I enjoy them.
Thanks for another great video! Us men tend to spend a whole lot to make mostly ugly birdhouses. Your girls are great and seem to have appropriate expressions for the situations. Keep the videos coming and please continue to exploit your source of child labor.
I ended up unsubscribing to 731 because he turned into a shill machine. I get it. He's not the first person I unsubscribed to for the same reason. Full time on You Tube requires users to generate content consistently. Multiple woodworkers have talked about how project videos take longer to film/produce and get fewer clicks.
Well, he does still make stuff. He’s had 2 build videos post in the last 2 months which is on par with every other big “woodworking” YT channel, and he’s put out 2-10+ times more content than every other woodworking channel. But that’s none of my business.
He did but can't really blame him, money talk. I rarely watch his video anymore, it's not what it used to be and what got him all the subscribers. I hope he stay successful, I'm just not interested.
You know, when I'm out and about, what I'm usually wishing I had with me is not a swiss army knife, but a tape measure. Although, I tend to find myself wishing I had a tape measure with me, I can just go to tool isle in the store, grab a tape measure off the shelf, use it and then put it back. Most of my woodworking tools are either Ryobi (gotten during Ryobi days) or they are from Harbor Freight. I don't have much, in fact, we just recently got a table saw (finally). I have an orbital sander that was on sale at Harbor Freight for $25. As far as items I know I'm going to misplace and end up buying more than one of, I definitely go to Harbor Freight (like the smaller squares, angle finders, and such like that). I do have a quite a bit of Mac, Matco and Snap-on tools also, but that's because they were convenient due to my husband being an automotive technician and having the tools come to him. Those certainly aren't cheap by any stretch but when it's right there on the tool truck...
There are people that just go out and buy a whole shop full of tools, and there are others (like you and me) that collect them over a lifetime. It's nice to get to the point that most of the bases are covered, even if the tools aren't pretty
Agree on everything except the right angle attachment. Not essential for woodworking but a I use all the time for general construction situations. This 5% member loves your vibe.
No you have it rite, 731 tool works! I have not seen him make anything in like 2 years! As he said” those videos don’t get a whole lot of views so i don’t show them” . Iam shore he dose do wood work I just have not seen it in a long time, but like a lot of people I still watch the videos he puts out.
Pocket hole jigs work for all kinds of stuff and are way cleaner. I have done what you did before. I have a nice one now. I didn't starting out. The little single one he listed it the bomb for fixing furniture. Mostly legs. Especially heavy things that have little wooden feet poorly attached that someone has just "slid" on the carpet ripping it off. A well places block and a few pocket screws with some glue is a good thing. Been there and done that.
I do watch 731 but when I go to look at the prices of items he recommends, I too am wondering who he is actually targeting for these videos. I'm a Dewalt fanboy and so I bought the 90 degree drill attachment based on his recommendation. Not overly impressed - I'm guessing he didn't enjoy sticking his big paw into a tight space to use this thing. To use this ANYWHERE be prepared to support it (BOTH DIRECTIONALLY AND ROTATIONALLY) at the 90 deg bend , otherwise it will not work. Yep, I bought the spring loaded punch as well. As you say, it can be done cheaper and more accurately with many things much cheaper. As regards the GATOR LIFT - damn, I don't have kids (cute kids!). Very enjoyable video - subscribed!😂
My fledgling woodworking hobby has turned into a tool buying hobby. It all started with a hammer and a skillsaw over 50 years ago. After retiring four years ago and buying a house with a three car garage I began woodworking in ernest. The cost of All those small tools that get used only once then forgotten about or used infrequently has really gone insane. I really have to get a grip on reality.
Recently discovered you (some algorithm hocus-pocus), sub'd. Loved your Rex Kreuger project video (I'm also a fan of his), and as a fan of Matt at 731 WOODWORKS (yes, that's sarcasm), I watched this, too. I agree with all your points-- often thought the same on my own. But... a nagging thought has invaded my usual curmudgeon-ish serenity: perhaps it SHOULD be called "731 Tool Works"? Sawdust for thought...
Another first timer today who hit the Subscribe button after only one minute in. I am a pathetic junkie who has subscribed to all of the woodworking channels, so look forward to all of your upcoming videos!
🤣Yup, it was a good one!!!! I am a sub of 421 Tool / Wood / Shop Works or whatever its name is. I do enjoy his content including his "5-tool informercials" LOL. Thanks again for a funny one from BratWurst wood barn.... or whatever this channel is called...
I'm 65 started in construction at 15 , back then there were no sliding miter saws actually there werent to our knowledge beveled miter saws , we had plain old miter saws (electric) hammers hand planes chisels tape measures angle squares framing squares speed squares hand saws and we built multi million dollar homes track housing and custom homes , I BY NO MEANS AM i SAYING THESE NEW TOOLS ARENT SWEEET cause they are , but they do nothing today we werent doing in the mid 70s and doing it as nice and much nicer actually , but I agree whole heartedly with your assessments here, i like and watch a few of the people you have shown here, they seem like good guys and I am not calling any of them sellouts but they either get alot of free tools tooling machinery etc. and they do no better than anyone I grew up with USING FAR LESS tools the key here I think is thattheir viewer base is more aligned with the newer know nothing yet carpenters and their teaching modern easier to use methods than the old style methods of using your actual skills and knowledge, By that I aint saying certain tools machines cnc etc arent sweet but they takeaway the knowledge and part of the skill, this may seem mean or cruel and is not at all meant or intended that way, but sponsorship is exactly that no way will i pay woodpecker pricing cause I dont need them doing my brainwork for me
I'm a big fan of Rex Kreuger. It seems the further he goes in woodworker, the more he gets back to the old ways. I think you have a great perspective. Thanks for sharing it.
GOL. I giggled out loud a bunch of times while watching this video. "It's probably a Bible verse." That's what I thought when I first started watching him.
Your videos never fail to make me grin. Also, the look your youngest gave, pure gold. I know I've said this before but I adore seeing your girls in the shop with you because it reminds me of times spent with my dad.
Excellent work again! It's good to see Princess moving around so well, and I loved Little Bit's facial expression, it was classic. Pocket Holes? I don't need no stinkin' pocket holes. I use mortise and tenon joints instead, all you need is a decent chisel for the mortise and a decent saw for the tenons. Don't get me started on Festool Dominoes. Anyway, I hope you and your family are all well and that you are all having a wonderful week.
Not sure there's any other option. If you're married, and your wife gives you a hard time, tell her I said so. Then remind her how expensive medical care is.
I don't mean any harm, but I appreciate what you're saying. In the end, I come to UA-cam to learn, but more to be entertained. And I'm consistently entertained by his videos.
Thank you for saying the things a lot of us think. Recently I saw a video by Cam at Blacktail Studios where he shows how much money he made from just 5 UA-cam videos. It was an embarrassingly huge amount of money. If you're making that kind of money, of course you can buy ALL the fun to have gadgets. Me, not so much. About every three months I allow myself to buy a new tool as long as it is not too expensive. So once again, thanks for speaking for a lot of us.
I saw that video. I've always appreciated how open Cam is about that stuff. And you have a strong point, but I think there's fun to be had on any budget.
@@worstworkshop I agree. Cam is very forthright and honest, and that very honesty is one of the most engaging aspects of his videos. Well, that and his amazing skill set. And as many, many woodworkers before me have said, "A bad day in the shop beats a good day anywhere else." 🙂
You should get some cardboard boxes and paint them Festool green and white while you're at it. You're not a real woodworker unless you have a stack of systainers.
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant! I'm a big @731woodworks fan, but I don't think I'm ever going to be able to watch Matt in the same way! Haha thanks for the laughs!
2:11 to be fair, I’m pretty sure the kids are more expensive than the gator lift, so don’t go that route if you don’t already have kids in stock in your shop 😂😂
Well uh… ummmmm…. I’m not sure what to say… 😂. Love my Mighty Matt! Dude that was funny!!! Thanks for some light hearted laugh’s. The Swiss Army knife thing was funny! I do love my pocket hole jig though.
@@worstworkshop Oh, there will be a price, of that you can be sure. The question is when, and will she be subtle about it. Full disclosure: I've gotten that look from my now-grown daughter when she was about Little Bit's age.
Thanks for the great advice!!!! I've labled all my cameras "Nikon" so I don't get crap for not using "Nikon" cameras. Why didn't I think of this sooner?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Bill
Hahahha this was a great video, I watch those videos too. And I dont think hes generally wrong about tools, but I watch one of the videos, add the things I would like to the cart, look at the $300 cart. Go you know I get that down, I will take out the things I dont really need. Next thing I know the cart is empty ready for me to watch the next video. But in fairness some of the stuff in the those kind of videos could be handy and I would like/use. Just alot of times I go Id rather go buy some cool wood and make something instead lol
Love Matt's channel, but he has become just a tool review channel and not a woodworker channel. I wish him all the best and no hard feelings but I find myself watching his videos less and less
You had me smiling the whole video. That was fun I love 731 WoodWorks and I love your channel also. I’m an officer like Mr 731 was and we don’t necessarily get to smile that much in our line of work. It’s great to sit down and watch the girls and yours lite hearted videos. Keep up the great work.
"All you have to do is take your cheap square and compare it to enough other cheap things." There are some really dark days where I find myself doing something like this, often without the "cheap" parts.
I think it's The Wood Whisperer that's always saying we're not making rocket ships, and furniture only needs to be so square. With the cheap squares, the problem is usually going to be bad materials (which you can spot at a glance) or inconsistency. And that can be checked pretty easily. But once you know it's square, it doesn't matter if it cost $3 or a hundred.
@@worstworkshop Well, I will say there is one thing to remember, and it comes from an expensive square that was a problem: It may be square today but it may not be square tomorrow. This particular square twice (before I gave up on it) moved enough to be off-square despite the screws attaching it being seemingly still tight, and I had to throw away pieces on two projects because of this. Screws loosen, skinny things bend, wood gets bumped up and metal gets dinged and can bulge. Just because I trust something is square today doesn't mean it is true tomorrow.
"Pocket holes are stupid" I don't think we can be friends now! 😂 As far as the Swiss army knife. Inflation. That's what happened lol. Good stuff man!
Im surprised you didn't say you could drive 4 pocket hole screws in the time it took to toenail the one screw lol
You’re a class act, Matt.
I take it back!! Seriously, thanks for watching my video. I hope it made you chuckle!
Yeah i thought i could do them myself until I needed them to look nice for people buying what i made. Had to change my mind then. 😂
I was just hoping he would say “Tubafour” just once. I’m pretty sure it’s my favorite 731 word 🙌🙏🏻🙌
I stopped watching 731 when he stopped building things and became the Festool/Woodpecker channel.
He still does the occasional build video, usually in Shorts. But I get responding to the market/audience.
oh.. there's way more problems with him than that. I noticed it immediately the first time I ever saw his channel that he uh.. lets just say he's not from wester tennessee.
I never watched him for builds as his stuff just not that good and reminds of those make things without knowing how to woodwork.
I unsubscribe to him many months ago. He's not a how to channel and more of a salesman.
Yeah, I can't watch him either. It think it's all the hype.
Just found you and I have to say, this is the daddest of woodworking channels! Instant sub! Love how you bring your girls into the work. I showed mine all sorts of things from fixing cars to fixing up the house.
Thanks! I bet your girls are very formidable.
You forgot to mention to spray paint the aluminum square red. I heard the red ones are more accurate. 😂
BRILLIANT!
LOL "You know what else works? Making your kids do it!" You got yourself a sub with that.
Thanks!
😂 yes one more from that fantastic woodworking tip
You are my new mentor and I am looking forward to both woodworking and parenting tips in the future. The face your younger daughter makes is priceless and looks a lot like how my daughter used to look at me when I would ask her to hand me my welding stinger when the welder was on. Whatever doesn't electrocute you makes you stronger has always been a family motto ever since my uncle passed away after he told us he could fix the bad transformer on the pole in front of his trailer home. RIP Uncle Cooter, we will miss your drunken antics the most at Christmas. Subbed.
HA! I love that Uncle Cooter story, and thanks for your very kind comment. Look forward to hearing from you in the future.
My kids had already grown up and moved out before I started woodworking, so I was forced to get one of those gator lift things. When they were little I was able to have them as cheap labor so the "Dad! There are NAILS in the BOARD!" "Then don't pick it up by that part" had me on the floor rolling, especially since I've actually used the "don't pick it up by that part" reply. Just priceless.
Ha! I appreciate it, Mike.
I either get my plywood cut at the store OR son in-laws are great helpers…
Two pieces of scrape plywood, one piece of scrap 2x4 and two 3/8th bolts with nuts and washers to hold it all together. Well under $30. Probably under $5 for those of us with grown children. I figure in a few years the grandchildren can backfill the grown kids too!
And my award for best video of the day….THIS ONE! 😂Keep em coming!
Thanks, Ted!!
That was Awesome man, really appreciate the laughs! I don’t fault 731 “tool works” 😂 mans gotta make a living. A man would have to be deaf, dumb and blind, which I am pretty close to being at my age now. not to notice that he is kind of a sellout. Reckon it might be easier than building which is what I’ve been doing since I was a child. Anyhow you got me to click the subscribe button, good job! Keep em coming
Thanks for watching and subscribing!
The only pocket holes I use are in my jeans. Oops! Love the videos. I found my plywood lifter 2 years after I bought it while cleaning the shop. Little girls are great because you always know where to find them. Your two are adorable.
Thanks a lot!
So good to see a shop full of used equipment and repurposed furniture. As a poor excuse for a self-taught woodworker, I'm encouraged. My tablesaw is a 1970's era Craftsman with no safety features. Couldn't even put a riving knife on it if I wanted to. Was a "gift" from my father-in-law, who i can only assume is trying to kill me...I'm a girldad to two myself, and some of my happiest times are working with them on projects. Keep it up, sir.
I've had three old Craftsman table saws. None have riving knives, but at least the one I'm using now can have a splitter. My first one couldn't even have one of those.
@worstworkshop I think the microjig splitter system will work for mine. That old thing has been put through it. At one point, the power switch must have failed so someone threw a light switch on the side for power.. Ah, the joys of used tools... Stay cool. Should be better in DFW now. I'm in San Antonio and it's been tolerable these past couple of weeks. Hope you can enjoy the holidays.
I'm 75 YO and worked with wood for most of my life including refabing houses. I have never drilled or used a pocket hole.
Right on! I can't say I'll never want to get into them, but I just don't feel the need at this point. I had enough years before the became a fad that it would be an adjustment, and I think they're mostly for people that build from fancy plywood.
I believe 731 woodwork's is more of a sales person than a carpenter, Most of the items he promotes are just more of the same stuff he already promoted. I am a 70 year old retired Navy vet and try to find the cheapest price on anything I buy for woodworking, it does not matter who made it and if it can be done without the tool why buy it?
I figure if you have the money, a lot of these things can make it easier and faster. If you're a pro on a schedule, the investment usually pays itself off pretty well. For guys like you and me, it's often a different story.
Informative AND funny. A winning combo.
Thank you!
Oh wow, your channel is going to be huge. Looking forward to watching it grow. Kind of exciting I never subscribed to a channel before it got big
Thank you so much! Welcome to the journey!
Good stuff! Thanks for the chuckles! Best wishes for You & Yours from The Netherlands! 😎
Glad you enjoyed it. All the best!
I love 731 woodworks as well as most of the other guys you sampled videos from! You had me laughing start to finish, great stuff! We all have areas we choose to spend more for specific things so i love getting tips i hadnt seen before on ways to save in areas i dont want to over spend. Also, i bought a Kregg pocket hole jig brand new in the box about 2 years ago. Its super nice! So nice, you could still call it brand new in the box. Why? Because pocket holes are stupid! I subbed so fast, cant wait to see more!
Thanks, and merry Christmas!
I used to watch 731, but since he went UA-cam fulltime, he no longer interests me. All he does is push tools he probably makes commission on.
Fair enough!
I watch every 731 vid too. I also laugh whenever he says, "affordable." So I really appreciate this vid! You're the most realistic woodworker on UA-cam. :)
That means more to me than you know. Thanks!!
Love your stuff, and especially the two young stars of your show! Mine are teens, and I miss those ages.
Not to mention, wise thoughts about what "every woodworker [really] needs" (or doesn't) today.
Thanks! They really are stars!
@@worstworkshopas another dad of 2 girls, I agree!
Awesomeness! Thanks for the laughs! Good show brother!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I honestly think when Matt went full time, he sold his Soul to youtube, sponsorship, and affiliate marketing. I know he would say, "Haters gonna hate" I miss the days of hey im going to build something. Check out how I do it. Now his channel is fluff... buy this thing you don't need to make this thing... Don't get me wrong, I like the man. I like his morale and his Faith, I just skip over most of the"tools you don't need"
I know a lot of people feel that way, and I'm sure Matt does too. I legitimately think he's a good guy trying to run a business and take care of his family. I watch his videos for the simple reason that I enjoy them.
Thanks for another great video! Us men tend to spend a whole lot to make mostly ugly birdhouses.
Your girls are great and seem to have appropriate expressions for the situations.
Keep the videos coming and please continue to exploit your source of child labor.
I ended up unsubscribing to 731 because he turned into a shill machine. I get it. He's not the first person I unsubscribed to for the same reason. Full time on You Tube requires users to generate content consistently. Multiple woodworkers have talked about how project videos take longer to film/produce and get fewer clicks.
Well, he does still make stuff. He’s had 2 build videos post in the last 2 months which is on par with every other big “woodworking” YT channel, and he’s put out 2-10+ times more content than every other woodworking channel. But that’s none of my business.
He did but can't really blame him, money talk.
I rarely watch his video anymore, it's not what it used to be and what got him all the subscribers. I hope he stay successful, I'm just not interested.
THIS. IS. BRILLIANT.
Entertaining and helpful. What more could you want?
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing. Great alternatives. Everyone stay safe, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia
Thanks! Hope you got a laugh.
731 woodworks is mostly just a channel to get you to buy things using his affiliate links.
I'm sure he doesn't mind you doing that. :)
You know, when I'm out and about, what I'm usually wishing I had with me is not a swiss army knife, but a tape measure. Although, I tend to find myself wishing I had a tape measure with me, I can just go to tool isle in the store, grab a tape measure off the shelf, use it and then put it back.
Most of my woodworking tools are either Ryobi (gotten during Ryobi days) or they are from Harbor Freight. I don't have much, in fact, we just recently got a table saw (finally). I have an orbital sander that was on sale at Harbor Freight for $25. As far as items I know I'm going to misplace and end up buying more than one of, I definitely go to Harbor Freight (like the smaller squares, angle finders, and such like that). I do have a quite a bit of Mac, Matco and Snap-on tools also, but that's because they were convenient due to my husband being an automotive technician and having the tools come to him. Those certainly aren't cheap by any stretch but when it's right there on the tool truck...
There are people that just go out and buy a whole shop full of tools, and there are others (like you and me) that collect them over a lifetime. It's nice to get to the point that most of the bases are covered, even if the tools aren't pretty
Agree on everything except the right angle attachment. Not essential for woodworking but a I use all the time for general construction situations. This 5% member loves your vibe.
The right angle attachment is handy for when you skip a step when drilling a hole and don’t feel like taking it apart.
It's his bleedin' area code!!!
Well, there ya go. Thanks.
You look so different without the hat! Love your channel
Do the glasses make me look smart?
I mean, sure, believe that if it makes you feel good ;) @@worstworkshop
😂
Dude, I just subscribed. Can't get enough.
THANKS!
Using your daughters to carry a board. That was great!!!
Glad you got a kick out of that!
No you have it rite, 731 tool works! I have not seen him make anything in like 2 years! As he said” those videos don’t get a whole lot of views so i don’t show them” . Iam shore he dose do wood work I just have not seen it in a long time, but like a lot of people I still watch the videos he puts out.
So true. I like Matt but he hasn't put out a build video in quite awhile.
I bet he's a really good guy, but I understand where you're coming from.
I love your daughters expressions while carrying the sheet of OSB. Hahahahaha! Awesome!
She's one of a kind!
Hi I’m a cheapskate woodworker who always tries the cheap option 1st and more often than not there is an alternative.
You're not alone, my friend.
Pocket hole jigs work for all kinds of stuff and are way cleaner. I have done what you did before. I have a nice one now. I didn't starting out. The little single one he listed it the bomb for fixing furniture. Mostly legs. Especially heavy things that have little wooden feet poorly attached that someone has just "slid" on the carpet ripping it off. A well places block and a few pocket screws with some glue is a good thing. Been there and done that.
I agree. They have their place. I enjoy doing traditional joinery, but if I had s good jig, I'd use it.
I love the family dynamic during #3!
Me too! Thanks.
I do watch 731 but when I go to look at the prices of items he recommends, I too am wondering who he is actually targeting for these videos. I'm a Dewalt fanboy and so I bought the 90 degree drill attachment based on his recommendation. Not overly impressed - I'm guessing he didn't enjoy sticking his big paw into a tight space to use this thing. To use this ANYWHERE be prepared to support it (BOTH DIRECTIONALLY AND ROTATIONALLY) at the 90 deg bend , otherwise it will not work. Yep, I bought the spring loaded punch as well. As you say, it can be done cheaper and more accurately with many things much cheaper. As regards the GATOR LIFT - damn, I don't have kids (cute kids!). Very enjoyable video - subscribed!😂
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video, and sorry it's taken so long to respond. The whole family has been sick (better now).
OMG this was a riot! Kind of like the UA-camr's equivalent of a sign war. Genius! Thanks for the laughs. I'd love to see Matt's rebuttal!
I spoke with a friend of his. Apparently, he thought it was really funny, which of course makes me happy. Thanks for watching!
I'm laughing my ass off at the pocket hole. I just got done watching Rex and thought i miss Worst Workshop. Thank You again. great job
HAHA!! Thanks! I'm trying to put them out as quickly as I can.
That was great! Thank you :-) Subscribed.
Awesome, thank you!
If you watch Paul Sellers or Tom McLaughlin, you find traditional ways to use pocket hole screws without the jig.
Thanks for the tip!
Great video! I’m excited to get my little girl in the shop with me when she’s old enough.
Where might someone get one of those awesome hats?
I got it on Amazon. I may offer something similar at some point, but until then, you might just search for it.
My fledgling woodworking hobby has turned into a tool buying hobby. It all started with a hammer and a skillsaw over 50 years ago. After retiring four years ago and buying a house with a three car garage I began woodworking in ernest. The cost of All those small tools that get used only once then forgotten about or used infrequently has really gone insane. I really have to get a grip on reality.
It's a fun hobby. If you really want to sink some cash, take up guitar building!
Recently discovered you (some algorithm hocus-pocus), sub'd. Loved your Rex Kreuger project video (I'm also a fan of his), and as a fan of Matt at 731 WOODWORKS (yes, that's sarcasm), I watched this, too. I agree with all your points-- often thought the same on my own. But... a nagging thought has invaded my usual curmudgeon-ish serenity: perhaps it SHOULD be called "731 Tool Works"? Sawdust for thought...
I think Matt is aware of everything people say behind his back. He's also a genuinely nice guy, from what I've heard. I'm a fan.
First time watching this channel and I had to subscribe!
What a fun video. Can I borrow the kids next time I buy a sheet of plywood?
Unfortunately, I think I burned that bridge. Thanks for subscribing!
Another first timer today who hit the Subscribe button after only one minute in. I am a pathetic junkie who has subscribed to all of the woodworking channels, so look forward to all of your upcoming videos!
@@waltertgtpassi.6035Me too!!
Yeah a center punch is for metal. For wood, an awl, nail, screwdriver, or really any sharp pointy thing works just fine.
They're good for setting finish nails too, but I don't do that very often.
😂😂😂 Too funny! Love your alternatives! 😂😂😂
Thanks, Damon!
I stopped watching 731 im also from arkansas but want wood projects not shopping list
Heehee! great fun video, greetings from the UK, be lucky!
Cheers!
🤣Yup, it was a good one!!!! I am a sub of 421 Tool / Wood / Shop Works or whatever its name is. I do enjoy his content including his "5-tool informercials" LOL. Thanks again for a funny one from BratWurst wood barn.... or whatever this channel is called...
Thanks! Hey, I love your warhammers. I have a big mallet build coming up soon, and may steal some ideas from you.
Much appreciated and please thief as much as you want! Can’t wait to see it!
#3 was the funniest and best hack yet. The whole video was great. It made me hit the subscribe button.
They're certainly my favorite. Thanks for subscribing!
😂😂😂😂 loving it. Really funny! You can tell you have kids. I watch frozen a lot too 🤣😂🤣😂
Let it go!
@@worstworkshop let it goooooo! The cold never bordered me anyway 😂😂😂
I'm 65 started in construction at 15 , back then there were no sliding miter saws actually there werent to our knowledge beveled miter saws , we had plain old miter saws (electric) hammers hand planes chisels tape measures angle squares framing squares speed squares hand saws and we built multi million dollar homes track housing and custom homes , I BY NO MEANS AM i SAYING THESE NEW TOOLS ARENT SWEEET cause they are , but they do nothing today we werent doing in the mid 70s and doing it as nice and much nicer actually , but I agree whole heartedly with your assessments here, i like and watch a few of the people you have shown here, they seem like good guys and I am not calling any of them sellouts but they either get alot of free tools tooling machinery etc. and they do no better than anyone I grew up with USING FAR LESS tools the key here I think is thattheir viewer base is more aligned with the newer know nothing yet carpenters and their teaching modern easier to use methods than the old style methods of using your actual skills and knowledge, By that I aint saying certain tools machines cnc etc arent sweet but they takeaway the knowledge and part of the skill, this may seem mean or cruel and is not at all meant or intended that way, but sponsorship is exactly that no way will i pay woodpecker pricing cause I dont need them doing my brainwork for me
I'm a big fan of Rex Kreuger. It seems the further he goes in woodworker, the more he gets back to the old ways. I think you have a great perspective. Thanks for sharing it.
New subscriber. Still gonna watch you and Matt. Also, child labor is highly under-rated.
Yeah, I love Matt's videos. Apparently he really enjoyed this one too. Thanks for subscribing!
I don’t have kids so I have to carry it myself.
Well, that Gator Grip thing is a lot less expensive than girls, if it's any consolation.
Thank you! I needed that.
You're quite welcome. I just hoped it would make somebody laugh.
@@worstworkshop It made me laugh and smile. I love that your daughters get involved.
love his channel!
Me too!
Your younger daughter may have an acting career in her future! Loved the video. Pocket holes are stupid but dammit, I love them still!
Just keep building! I might like them more if I had a nice jig, but I love using my hand tools for joinery.
GOL. I giggled out loud a bunch of times while watching this video. "It's probably a Bible verse." That's what I thought when I first started watching him.
Thanks, Brett!
''Well don't pick it up by that part!'' LOL!!!
Pocket holes are stupid - the most accurate description.
Ok guys I think we need a colab of you two now!
Hey, I'm game.
lmao, ok, new favorite DYI channel.
Thanks so much!
Love these videos
Thanks!
Thanks!
Your videos never fail to make me grin. Also, the look your youngest gave, pure gold. I know I've said this before but I adore seeing your girls in the shop with you because it reminds me of times spent with my dad.
Thanks! They have a big video coming up "soon" that's going to be a lot of fun.
Hey there, nice video. I am kinda boring with all these fancy workshops i will never have, so i like smaller ones. Keep up the good work
Thanks! Mine's a long-term project. Maybe someday I'll get to change the channel name to Mediocre Workshop.
Excellent work again! It's good to see Princess moving around so well, and I loved Little Bit's facial expression, it was classic. Pocket Holes? I don't need no stinkin' pocket holes. I use mortise and tenon joints instead, all you need is a decent chisel for the mortise and a decent saw for the tenons. Don't get me started on Festool Dominoes. Anyway, I hope you and your family are all well and that you are all having a wonderful week.
Ha! You're a man after my own heart. Though I love my dowels too.
Don't have two kids to move the sheet goods. Guess I'll have to get that gator lift. 😂
Not sure there's any other option. If you're married, and your wife gives you a hard time, tell her I said so. Then remind her how expensive medical care is.
731 Woodworks just pushes products. I've kind of gotten annoyed with his channel. Thanks for pointing it out!
I don't mean any harm, but I appreciate what you're saying. In the end, I come to UA-cam to learn, but more to be entertained. And I'm consistently entertained by his videos.
You are actually pritty funny ! 😂+1 sub. #fellow builder from Sweden on a tight budget 😂
Thanks! I like your channel too.
Thank you for saying the things a lot of us think. Recently I saw a video by Cam at Blacktail Studios where he shows how much money he made from just 5 UA-cam videos. It was an embarrassingly huge amount of money. If you're making that kind of money, of course you can buy ALL the fun to have gadgets. Me, not so much. About every three months I allow myself to buy a new tool as long as it is not too expensive. So once again, thanks for speaking for a lot of us.
I saw that video. I've always appreciated how open Cam is about that stuff. And you have a strong point, but I think there's fun to be had on any budget.
@@worstworkshop I agree. Cam is very forthright and honest, and that very honesty is one of the most engaging aspects of his videos. Well, that and his amazing skill set. And as many, many woodworkers before me have said, "A bad day in the shop beats a good day anywhere else." 🙂
Thank you for the laughs, and the good advice. I'm going to write Festool on everything. It appears fashionable.
You should get some cardboard boxes and paint them Festool green and white while you're at it. You're not a real woodworker unless you have a stack of systainers.
Haha make your kids carry the plywood i laughed out loud at that. Subscribed
Glad you got a laugh out of it! Not sure they did.
Best video yet!!!
Thanks!!
,a cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you……
Thanks for watching!
@@worstworkshop Thank you very mutch... have a nice Weekend.... see you….
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant! I'm a big @731woodworks fan, but I don't think I'm ever going to be able to watch Matt in the same way! Haha thanks for the laughs!
I love him too. Thanks!
2:11 to be fair, I’m pretty sure the kids are more expensive than the gator lift, so don’t go that route if you don’t already have kids in stock in your shop 😂😂
You had it right. He used to make things out of wood. Now he just hawks tools.
Well, he does build stuff in Shorts, and I think he has a B channel where he builds. I guess no one wants to watch him build stuff?
I quit 731 for same reason as deaddad. I don't do youtube premium so it didn't make sense to watch a channel which IS an advert.
I still like him, but I definitely understand!
Matt and Amy are gonna love this video. ( 731 "wood" works) 😅
I hope so! My fear is always that someone will see the thumbnail and dismiss me as a hater.
I've been carrying a razor blade in my wallet long before TSA. Still fly with it tucked in my wallet and never been checked!
It's bound to happen to me. I usually forget it's there
@@worstworkshop Funny, I fly all over the world for decades. Crossing fingers. :)
Love the substitute for the gator lift
What's not to love?
I rarely snort. I just snorted while involuntarily laughing at the last part of the pocket hole gag. $0.02
Can you believe I actually thought that would work?
Well uh… ummmmm…. I’m not sure what to say… 😂. Love my Mighty Matt! Dude that was funny!!! Thanks for some light hearted laugh’s. The Swiss Army knife thing was funny! I do love my pocket hole jig though.
Thanks! I'd probably like pocket holes more if I were better at using them.
@@worstworkshop 😂
That look from your daughter. Priceless.
You said it!
@@worstworkshop Oh, there will be a price, of that you can be sure. The question is when, and will she be subtle about it. Full disclosure: I've gotten that look from my now-grown daughter when she was about Little Bit's age.
Thanks for the great advice!!!! I've labled all my cameras "Nikon" so I don't get crap for not using "Nikon" cameras.
Why didn't I think of this sooner?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bill
Get a label maker if you want to be extra fancy!
I think hand written is more getto and pokes more fun 😄 @@worstworkshop
I think I might do Festool too, but I'm the only one that would see it. 🤣@@worstworkshop
check out $150 saw blades he's using on his saws!!!
The Gator Lift is waaaaay less expensive than a kid!!😉
Wow...you make an excellent point there...
Yeah but one was far more fun acquiring than the other. 😂
@@heystarfish100 You win this round😆
Great little actors those girls are 🤣🤣
Thanks! They get better all the time, too.
I love Matt, but this was funny! New sub! 😁
Thanks!!
Thanks for making this video. I died of laughter watching it. 😄A lot of the things you said are true too.
I just hoped somebody would get a laugh out of it, and that Matt wouldn't get too angry. :)
Does Matt ever build anything?
He does, but doesn't often make videos about it. From time to time you'll see one, especially in Shorts.
Hahahha this was a great video, I watch those videos too. And I dont think hes generally wrong about tools, but I watch one of the videos, add the things I would like to the cart, look at the $300 cart. Go you know I get that down, I will take out the things I dont really need. Next thing I know the cart is empty ready for me to watch the next video. But in fairness some of the stuff in the those kind of videos could be handy and I would like/use. Just alot of times I go Id rather go buy some cool wood and make something instead lol
Love Matt's channel, but he has become just a tool review channel and not a woodworker channel. I wish him all the best and no hard feelings but I find myself watching his videos less and less
I think you've got a good perspective. Not every channel is for everybody. He's had great success with the tool content, for sure.
You had me smiling the whole video. That was fun I love 731 WoodWorks and I love your channel also. I’m an officer like Mr 731 was and we don’t necessarily get to smile that much in our line of work. It’s great to sit down and watch the girls and yours lite hearted videos. Keep up the great work.
Glad you enjoyed it!
"All you have to do is take your cheap square and compare it to enough other cheap things."
There are some really dark days where I find myself doing something like this, often without the "cheap" parts.
I think it's The Wood Whisperer that's always saying we're not making rocket ships, and furniture only needs to be so square. With the cheap squares, the problem is usually going to be bad materials (which you can spot at a glance) or inconsistency. And that can be checked pretty easily. But once you know it's square, it doesn't matter if it cost $3 or a hundred.
@@worstworkshop Well, I will say there is one thing to remember, and it comes from an expensive square that was a problem:
It may be square today but it may not be square tomorrow.
This particular square twice (before I gave up on it) moved enough to be off-square despite the screws attaching it being seemingly still tight, and I had to throw away pieces on two projects because of this.
Screws loosen, skinny things bend, wood gets bumped up and metal gets dinged and can bulge. Just because I trust something is square today doesn't mean it is true tomorrow.
That's a great point. Maybe that's a point in favor of plastic.
Bro so funny, You did great!!!!!!
Thanks! It was great to hang with you tonight!
@@worstworkshop It was awesome thanks for chatting.
I have used the " make your kids do it" more than any other on this list.. well both lists ;P
Yep!
We are here doing woodworking because we enjoy it. If you don't have something positive to say then....Let it go.
I appreciate your comment, but you clearly didn't watch the video. It's comedy. I love 731 Woodworks.
Not rich, but I do own quite a few of the tools mentioned. 🤔🤔🤔
Maybe I am rich!😄😄😄
I've had many of them over the years. And lost them.