As a hobbyist, I learn mostly from DIY videos... Learned a lot, but still have the feeling of missing something important... Thank you for filling the gaps of DIY, one bit at a time.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

I just purchased two of your books from Amazon, Graham. I had no idea you are an author, not to mention an author of so many books.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Thank you. I have a rare brace that I didn't know the name of. I guessed what it might be. That name was confirmed when you displayed your book. It was a Corner Brace. I will buy your book. Thanks again!

@gjbmunc

5 күн бұрын

Glad I could help!

Graham, I love your videos. My grandfather, God rest him, was a carpenter just like you, I can remember seeing many of these tools in his workshop. He died when I was young and I never had the opportunity to learn about them. The old ways are being lost, but I fear that will be needed so much in the not too distant future. Thanks again.

@gjbmunc

8 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

That was the most interesting boring video. Please keep boring me with more fascinating information about using hand tools.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

I will try and drill down for more information.

Thank you for all your shows all are useful and wonderful. Teaching the old methods and showing old tools and how they work thank you and appreciate your time

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome

Thanks so much for sharing all your knowledge here, Graham. It's greatly appreciated!

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Boring versus drilling. I never knew that! Thanks for another great, informative video.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help

Thank You Graham... I always have time to stop what ever I am doing and enjoy your show !......TM

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

Thank you. Very interesting.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

One day I bought a brace and a set of single-twist auger bits. I often prefer them over an electric cordless drill and Forstner bits.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear!

@devinteske

Жыл бұрын

I saw an old catalog for taper shank first we bits for brace. I have never been able to find any in the wild. I have been looking. I wonder if Graham has ever seen them.

Thank you for doing this. So much knowledge is being lost. Hand tool work needs to be conserved.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

I agree 100%

As always Graham , wonderful job and tutorial . I was highly envious of the frame brace . Thank you for all these informative videos . Blessings to you sir .

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Appreciate all your videos , I learned a lot from it ☺️ , thanks 👍.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you Graham for your videos. They are always a pleasure and very informative.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Too interesting material! Thank You. My respect!

@gjbmunc

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Thanks for all the info, Graham! Really appreciate it! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

Thx Graham for Sharing your knowledge and experience in this lovely craftmanship

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

I absolutely love these videos! Excellent information superbly given! My big challenge is actually not getting this information, but rather the same information about Danish and Scandinavian tools and the history thereof. I'm from Denmark and have learned much from abroad, but am trying desperately to learn about my own history. If I pick up an apparently Danish book from the library, they are often American books translated to Danish-but we do not have the same tradition of our crafts. It's a challenge indeed. Edit: I'll still buy your books of course :^)

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Tage Frid (Danish) wrote several fine books on woodworking - most still available (in English).

@thomashverring9484

Жыл бұрын

@@gjbmunc Thank you, yes. I haven't had any luck finding them yet, but I am searching. I have a very good antiquarian I think I'll ask.

Awesome ❤

@gjbmunc

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🤗

Great video Graham, some useful information. I got an old brace from a car boot for no money, and have found it really effective so far when used with an adjustable hole cutting bit.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

Good video!!! Definitely not a "boring"one😉

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you!

awesome video Sir! I just got that very same book for christmas...talk about interesting.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

I love the older tools.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

It is a good book. Before now I had never associated it with your youtube channel. Good video.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

thanks

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

While I generally reach for the cordless drill, I appreciate the use of the brace and have recently acquired a ratcheting brace. I don't use them all the time, but there are times when a slow turning drill is a much preferred method. Thanks for sharing.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Of course - there's advantages for all types!

The short sweep brace was known to us old geezers as a electricians brace because it was useful for drilling through floor joists when running wiring circuits underfloor. When my Father passed away I discovered a cabinet with 3 braces plus a range of augers. Also were a rebate plane and many hand tools which probably belonged to my Grandfather but sadly I had a full range of power tools . Nothing else to do but throw them in a recycling metal bin. I felt awful .

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Sad story.

Boring? It took me a hole minute before I got it!

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

You should have braced yourself before watching!

@JDeWittDIY

Жыл бұрын

@@gjbmunc That might be a bit difficult, don't you think?

Out of all the bits you’d suggest for the average woodworker, which do you believe to be most essential and in what size? Im just getting started and it seems there no end to tools that can be purchased, so advice tailored to newbies like me on this question would be helpful in videos like this one.

@gjbmunc

3 ай бұрын

Watch for the episode on boring tools coming soon. To get started a small set of drill bits and half a dozen auger bits will be a good start.

Love a boring history lesson 🙊

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Great!

That's book is pretty interesting, is there spanish translation available, maybe?

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Not so far.

Gran canal sobre eines manuals de fusteria. Molt agraït. Tinc una col·lecció d'eines del meu avi i algunes no sabia com es feien servir ni esmolar-les. Moltes gràcies P.D. podrieu seguir activant subtítols perquè coses que no comprenc bé Gràcies

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Denada

I notice on your sign that you are located in Woodstock as well as Santa Cruz. Where do you normally work from? I only ask because I come from the Woodstock area!

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Not a big fan of snow so I usually head west for the winter/

@timothymallon

Жыл бұрын

@@gjbmunc We've been getting unseasonably warm weather here on the east coast lately. mid-50s and even around 60 the other day.

I'd like to buy a brace and bits but always concerned about getting the right bits. Are they all the same?... Or do they differ from brace to brace. Where is a good place to buy these old brace and bits?

@garyoa1

Жыл бұрын

Have yet to come across the old square bit shanks. Seems the new ones are made for an electric drill.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Bits vary greatly. A good place to look is fleamakets and eBay.

Will an auger bit fit inside an Ultimatum brace?

@gjbmunc

9 ай бұрын

Not perfectly, but it can be done. The ultimatum has a nub that connnects to a notch in the end of the bit. Depends how small the bit is.

@Maxb49

9 ай бұрын

@@gjbmunc Thank you. I just purchased an ultimatum brace and I'm trying to figure out what I can use for bits.

Can these braces drill through stone or concrete?

@gjbmunc

2 ай бұрын

It's the bit that's important, but remember these braces were deigned for wood.

@Dhruvnater456

2 ай бұрын

@@gjbmunc Right, do bits for these drills exist for stone? Thanks

8m30s, Graham drops a bomb, “ONE of the books I’ve written” (emphasis added by me). Everybody that learns from printed media right now: searching Amazon for Graham Blackburn Me (seeing results): HOLY CRAP🤯 - starts off small by buying the blue one pictured as “Woodworking Hand Tools” Also me: buys 1974 hardcover edition

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Roll of drill bits from 18th century so 1700’s ? Doesn’t seem likely.

@gjbmunc

5 ай бұрын

You're right- 19th cent.

Hmmm... but what if I'm an engineer, and I'm creating a hole in wood?

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

It may be possible to work from the outside using a hollow auger, perhaps.

Machinists certainly bore Mr.B Sizing a drilled hole on a lathe or mill is called "boring", many other examlples too

@gjbmunc

11 ай бұрын

Very true. Just trying to keep things simple.

Informativ as always but really boring.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps you should drill down a bit!