As a guy that’s been doing woodwork literally his entire life I’m 65 now, OK well for 45 years now. Those locking table dogs are the absolute best thing that I’ve seen. I’ve got most the other stuff covered but yeah I had no idea about those and that little tool to put the chamfered top on the hole. Plus that other pocket jig. I’m definitely ordering one of those. Great video buddy appreciate it.

When my daughter was 6 or 7, my wife let her pick out my Christmas gift at a dollar store. She chose a similar mallet, which 25 years later, I still used regularly. She always gets a chuckle when she sees that old mallet in my bag when I'm working on something at her house.

@justincoats7236

2 ай бұрын

I bought a $1 magnet extension to reach lost nuts. That has paid for itself many times.

This is maybe the best "tools advice" video I have seen. Affordable, kind of obscure, but REALLY useful tools. THanks!!!

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

"Would you start a furniture build without a plan" you clearly don't know how many bad decisions I make

@str8kronic

16 күн бұрын

Lmao..I also said “yes” out loud to myself at that part of the video

I agree with your recommendation on that mallet. I saw you or someone on another channel using it, and thought I'd pick one up and try. I now use it *all the time* in my assembly -- it's my go-to mallet. It has just the right heft, and unlike my wooden mallet or dead-blow hammer, doesn't leave any marks. Best of all, it was less than $20.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

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@1steelcobra

6 ай бұрын

You can always choke up on it to do chisel work too. I cleaned out a knothole with mine and a 1/4" chisel pretty easily.

@matejcermak

6 ай бұрын

I just use scrap piece of wood to lay over the fine piece and than I can use anything to kick it. Maybe easier to use soft mallet but I would be worried about soft woods like spruce if I hit it with harder plastic side or also soft side of the mallet. It's like everything wants to leave marks on spruce.. Too soft for anything that needs nice finish.

@theRealLANman

4 ай бұрын

​@@matejcermak😂🎉

We had a commercial shop, at my work. We had bins of odd hardware, all mixed together. I bought a bunch of Cookie Sheets all the same size. Made a Rack out of scrap Plywood, to slide the Cookie Sheets into. Had a Sheet for each of the following. Wood screws, Sheet Metal Screws, Machine Screws, Machine Bolts, Nuts, Washers and the final one for Lock-washers.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

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@hillbilly4christ638

3 күн бұрын

Smart. I am still using coffee cans and a tray with a funnel on the side to put them back in the can. It works, but can be a pita.

Thanks don’t usually get value out of these types of videos but your has been the exception! Worth the watch.

I'm more of a putterer than a wood worker but I find the better tools I have the better my projects come out!

I bought a similar mallet when I was 19. Now, 58 years later, I have replaced the heads several times and it is still my most used tool after the impact driver. Used for everything from driving stakes to engine work. It even comes in handy on the wood lathe. I now have a large collection of hammers but other than driving nails and ball peen work, this is virtually the only hammer I use.

Been watching a lot of these type of videos from builders lately. And I just gotta say, I'm liking this dude the best. No fluff, just straight to the point and the why behind it.

Thanks for the heads up on the tools. I could use most of them. Some now and some to replace others when they need to be. I certainly appreciate it! 😊😊😊

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Awesome 👍

I used to have a Port-a-Line drill guide. That is the one tool that I regret letting go of when I was forced to down-size. I tried to find one years ago, and couldn't find anything like it. I'm glad to see someone is making them again. Drill guides are also perfect for people who can't have a shop at all.

@benw2319

Ай бұрын

Ujk and rockler use the same manufacturer...they are just ok, better options exist...wp...

This roundup is fanatic! I’ll definitely be using your links this upcoming Black Friday weekend.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

🙌

Excellent tips. By the way, the idea of using a ruler for drawing curved lines is very good and has in fact been known for a long time. Such tools were called splines (which has also made its way into the name of parametric curves in modern computer programs, e.g. Bézier splines) and were used in design. Curves determined in this way followed the path of energy minimization, which was of great significance in the design of components, for example, automobile bodies. It's great that you're reminding us of these not necessarily commonly known methods today.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

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Great tips! Love the pocket hole jig platform!

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Yeah I have so many ideas for upcoming jigs now!

Great presentation - lots of useful tools! I saved this video for when I redo/reorganize my garage.

Dude that mallet… I have one too (not estwing tho), and I use it ALL the time. Great for hold-fasts, chisels, persuading metal things… everything. Love it.

One of the best reviews of tools you should have that I have seen. Loved the pocket hole tool. I want one.

High value information in this video. Thank you for sharing your personal findings, much of it can align with my small garage shop.

There are a couple of these I need in my life. I work in a small residential cabinet shop and I'm always looking for clever tools/solutions. Using the table saw fence as the router fence adjustment is perfect. We have a big cast iron sawstop table saw in a 10x10 table. But our rarely used router table is trash. Using the extra space, with the good tablesaw fence to adjust the router fence will make me use a router table again. And I'm making a magnetic stud finder today. I already have the materials so thanks for that one too. Also the drill guide was what came to mind first. We don't have a drill press but I have a cheap plastic guide that I just found and started using. Having parallel holes, especially on hardware jigs is so important. Especially when you have to flip the jig and then start using a bigger bit to get everything straight. Think ill upgrade that too.

@TheNyhm1

Ай бұрын

Finally someone with practical info. Been woodworking for 38 yrs and this is very cool stuff. Thank you

First video of yours I have seen and I love your Kregg alternative! Gave me lots of ideas. Thanks.

I use magnets to find screws, and that tool looks like an improvement. However, be aware that where edges of drywall meet, the screws will be offset to the left and right at the joints. Also be aware, guys may not sink them in pairs, so that they are next to each other, and they may not center them on the studs, particularly if the framers did not space the studs perfectly.

@randywl8925

3 ай бұрын

I've used those little super magnets dangling from a 6" strip of blue tape.

Great video As a cabinet installer myself i found that the "CH Hanson 03040 Magnetic Stud Finder" is the best out there and much more compact

I bought a drill guide from Sears for my dad, Christmas late 1970's. A crude version, but very similar. When a hole needed to be drilled at exactly 90 degrees, there was no doubt about it. I still have it. [edit] Just a tip... you can hot glue (or other means) a fastener to the face of each bin showing what it holds.

@tealkerberus748

2 ай бұрын

If you don't want to hot glue, a couple of very small holes and a bit of tie wire will do the same job. Also makes it easier to remove that item if you want to reallocate that bin to something else.

Those are all some nice tips but that #1 is super sweet and a compact option 😳 I will definitely be selling my drill press and buying one of those so I can have more room after 🎉 Thanks for the info ✌️

35+ years ago Craftsman sold a similar drill guide. It didn’t have the angle adjust, but it did allow the rods to extend below the base. That way you slip it over the edge of a board, rotate it until the rods rest on the top/bottom of the board…perfectly centered dowel holes. I still have mine.

@donc9260

6 ай бұрын

If I had waited 30 seconds…the screw in pins do the trick. Nice souped up version of an old idea.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

👍

@SteinerHaus

6 ай бұрын

I think that my Drill guide just turned 40 and keeps on going. Bored a LOT of holes with it and set more than a few dowels.

Dude your Jig for your Jig chefs kiss so perfect!

The tools are great, but it’s the artist who uses them to produce the best results. Nice work!

When/if my Kreg jig wears out or breaks I'm buying one like you showed! That's a very nicely made jig. I just made two new mallets to get an in-between weight for various chiseling work. I have a dead blow hammer for assembly with non-marring faces. Works pretty well. Glad you mentioned MAKING a mallet - I've never bought one (after >40 years woodworking).

Wow. All your tools are spotlessly clean. Almost like they never get used. 😊

@TheMilfMoncher

6 ай бұрын

This…sounds like an insult lmao

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

mom always said I clean up real nice 😁

@jl_woodworks

2 ай бұрын

There are people who religiously clean everything after each use. I’m not one of those but there are people like that 😂

Another fantastic video. Been home for months with a broken leg and your videos are well done and very informative. Plus, it’s a good place to see the newest tools in use.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and for the kind words! Hope you heal up soon!

Such good content, what a great amount of knowledge and experience compacted in such a great video. Thank you sir!

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

🙏

The second you mentioned the portable drill guide like 7 pieces clicked into place for me! I was like “of course that’s a thing, how did I never consider that to be a thing before??” Texted the gf immediately to update the Christmas list 😂

Love these videos! Coming from both experience, and even in that best tools I've used this year on some of the projects. For us novices, and those who don't have or haven't thought to use those tools others have, learning from one another is invaluable (and cost effective!). =)

Very informative and enjoying to watch, thank you so much 👍👍

Awesome ! Great video thanks! Stud buddy is great! But remember drywallers don't always put the nails or screws in the center of the stud! Most of the time though!

Unbelievable new kit, blown away.

Thank you for this video. I’m brand new and have no idea where to start! Now I’m replacing the kregg on my wishlist with the one you recommended ❤

Great suggestions. I have been wood working for a while now and I don't have most of those useful tools that you have pointed out but suspect I will be getting some of them in the near future.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

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Definitely adding quite a few of these to my list! I framed for years so I love the feel and weight of my framing hammer, with a smooth face, and use a block of the same species of wood I am building with. Seems to never mar the surface and then I don’t have more things laying on my work surface hah

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@Fourquartercarpentry

6 ай бұрын

@@MWAWoodworks and then after I say that, I just saw your hammer on sale at the store so I got one to try haha

Cool video! Those are some really useful tools. I really like the portable drill guide! I may pick one up this weekend.

Will be buying the flexible straight edge for the same reason I think it's odd to not get a drill press... non-flat surfaces. I guess they're not that common in woodworking but definitely something I have frequently. For the stud buddy... brilliant. I recently independently had that realization when I had some leftover neodymium magnets. Way more reliable than a typical studfinder.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Yep for sure

@scotth5503

6 ай бұрын

Downside of the studbuddy approach is it doesn't guarantee that you find the center of the stud

@SomeDudeOnline

6 ай бұрын

@@scotth5503 true. However, I think finding a few screws on the same stud will be more reliable than a stud finder… or just just a combination of the two.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

I rarely need to worry about finding the exact center of the stud. If I am I probably am removing the drywall and attaching right to the studs like on a floating shelf.

a couple I made note of two I have "shop built" items that work as well or better than what shown. Nails & screws I made a box with bottom filled box with short lengths of 4" PVC as "holders" "Countrytime" lemonade (which I drank a lot of as a contractor) containers just fit into the PVC. once container is empty, washed and snip off spout on chopsaw. place desired fastener into container, write contents on lid with marker (no need for high ?? label printer) affix lid & place containers in order of size & type into "rings" and hang on wall 2nd. A simple narrow, thin strip of wood and a length of string. Cut bow style notches on sides at one end, tie loop in one end of string, when "arch" is needed affix loop over end into notches, bend wood to desired radius and wrap loose end of string around several times. tied loop gives you quick release with easy repeat.-

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Both good ideas!

5:00 "What do you call it when you build a jig for your jig?" JIGCEPTION!

I have a couple of rubber/plastic mallets, but there's often no better option than simply holding some scrap wood over the workpiece and hitting that. Concerning screw storage, I have a toolbox full of clear plastic business card boxes, which have various screws in them. They're all labelled and easily available.

Finally! A buying guide for everyone...not just the super-rich! Thanks a lot. I'm subscribing.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

🙌

@gf2e

6 ай бұрын

What, you don’t like guides like “The 10 Festool tools that you absolutely must own if you ever want to do any woodworking”? :)

@ScottyDrake

6 ай бұрын

@@gf2e LOL! Well put!!!

Most excellent advice all around. Thank you so much. Insurance tip is excellent.

@MWAWoodworks

2 ай бұрын

Lol thanks!

A useful video, thank you.

Thank you so much.

Great info. Thanks for sharing, Matt.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Rich!

My thermal printer is the best thing I’ve bought in years practically. That along with some small bags or Mylar bags and variety of label sizes… it’s organized stuff so well. Whenever I get extra parts for an item, pop a label on it so quickly or use it to make instructions and pop it on.. I use it several times a day. lol

Well done, Thank you!

Oh, BTW, about the mallet... I made a small one with a softer wood (which I'm not sure what it was exactly, perhaps even some kind of pine) and I use it exactly for that! Works amazingly!

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

I thought about making a mallet from heart pine and testing it out on plywood. Maybe a future video idea!

@MCsCreations

6 ай бұрын

@MWAWoodworks Oh, absolutely! 😊 Mine is really simple. It's around 2" x 2" x around 3 1/2"... And I used a 3/4" dowel as the handle. That's all. 😊

@CemKalyoncu

6 ай бұрын

I works nicely until it eventually breaks :(. I did one out of pine with inner holes filled with lead to give it weight. It was perfect until it broke.

@MCsCreations

6 ай бұрын

@@CemKalyoncu Everything breaks eventually, unfortunately.

@CemKalyoncu

6 ай бұрын

​@@MCsCreationsDefinitely, but this broke within a few months. Maybe I shouldn't have used it on hardwood.

Love your drill driver holders❤

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

🙌

Lixie makes the best mallet imo. The flooring version has their two softest heads which are so soft you can hit pine HARD and it wont dent, but still puts a lot of energy into the piece.

@MWAWoodworks

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation. I've not heard of that!

Great video. I love it when people share their lessons they've learned through experience!

Thanks man. I got lots of great ideas from this video.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Awesome 👍

Excellent tips and tools, many of which I didn’t know existed! 😊👍

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

🙌

Great tool tips. One thing to consider on the Stud Buddy, if you are at a Drywall Butt Joint the screw will be in the 3/4 half of the 1.5 inch stud. So it won't be in the center.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

True! but I'm not sure I care? Why do I need to be exactly in the center?

@Buckdeplorable

6 ай бұрын

@MWAWoodworks for pictures, it's probably no big deal, but if it is a big TV wall mount, then only catching a half of the stud with a 3/8 lag may be problematic. Regardless, it's a good tool for finding a stud.

Lots of tools to make my woodwork much easier. Excellent Tutorial.😊😊😊

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

I don’t know your name mate but I have to say that you have just become probably my favourite workshop/woodwork guy on KZread. What a wonderful, neat and tidy workshop. I wish I had similar. Thank you so much for posting. I have just subscribed - you’re a keeper!! Best regards from the Giant’s Causeway coast of Northern Ireland. 😄👍☘️

I just bought the kreg 720 pro for $129 on clearance at Lowe’s. I set it up on a 30”x 18” piece of plywood. Complete game changer!!!

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

nice

Love love love anything from ujk. Still have yet to use the parf system I purchased

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Me too but my next build will be using it, I think

So many options. Yes!

Great suggestions, Matt! I have an unusual interest in different kinds of hammers and mallets, so I definitely understand where you are coming from! 😂 As far as the drill guide and fence clamps go, I have the Rockler versions of them and I have to agree they are wonderful tools. That drill guide really saved my bacon a few times before I got my CNC! Looking forward to the next video. - Joe

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Joe 😀

The Harbor Freight dead blow hammers work great for assembly. Have a small one for cabinets and a large one for timber framing.

Thank You for this video. I appreciate all this information. Learned a lot. I would also ask if you could mention where tools are manufactured as part of the description. I ALWAYS seek out the American made tools. Especially if its made of metal. Ill keep watching and subscribe.

The handle of my Craftsman hammer has a thick rubber cap on the end, which is perfect for tapping parts into place, without needing to drag around another tool.

You can clamp the drill guide to a larger piece of wood, and clamp or attach the wood to your target, increasing your options such as the distance from the edge whilst clamping.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Yep that's true. If you pre drill your hole in the "larger" piece it can also help with tear out. But it does limit the depth of cut you can get so id use maybe 1/2" ply or thinner if possible

YOU ARE F***N AWESOME! Great information! Keep it up. I definitely subscribed! 😊

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Brian! 🙌

Thank you.

Top tool for me is a track saw, I would’ve been doing much more professional/accurate work earlier on if I got one sooner. Also spraying finishes. General finishes water based/cleanup ONLG

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

yep I tell new woodworkers to jump in on a track saw. You can get away with not having a table saw for a while if you have a track saw and a miter saw.

Gettin jiggy with it😂

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Nice reference now I have Will Smith in my head 🤣🤣

Great video. Thank you.

A + exceptional professional presentation. Thank you.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

👍

You really should look at batching out those pocket hole jigs on the CNC and selling them. I’d buy one right now!

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

It's crossed my mind 😁

@-11BRAVO-

6 ай бұрын

@@MWAWoodworks update us if you do. I don’t have a CNC and don’t plan on getting one just for that. Haha. But I’ll buy one and I’m sure others would also.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

I'll have to figure out how much shipping something that big would be 🤔

@joalindkvist947

6 ай бұрын

Or at least make a shoping list with all the parts (easier to ship, to). Any one of us can, and want to make that MDFboard, with your drawings. I would love to order all your stuff throu you, so figure out som way we can order by simply clicking. Its a jungle out there if you want to find the right parts and I want to make all the clever guids, but it stops there as I can’t find the right parts. Please tell me when you are done with your “easy order”. OK? 😊. Joa in Sweden.

@sebastianmai860

4 ай бұрын

I'd totally buy one. Unfortunately don't have a CNC to make one myself.

Nice shop !

That is the most awesome JIGGIDY JIG !!!!

Franklin Instruments makes the one and only stud finder you should ever use/need. Nothing else compares. It has a bunch of sensors and LEDs so that you can watch a stud pass underneath it, and locate its center, as you move it around. Magnetic stud finders are only as accurate as the placement of the drywall screws, and drywallers are famously not concerned with fine details.

Great job! Subscribed.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

Will you share plans and techniques for the pocket hole jig jig? Very slick! I just ordered one of the jigs to replace my Kreg.

@MWAWoodworks

3 ай бұрын

It was designed and cut out on a CNC! If you're still interested maybe I can make the cut files available?

@willynjohn

3 ай бұрын

@@MWAWoodworks Very interested. That would be worth finding a maker to partner with to mill (even if one-off). I have toyed with doing a mounting board for the Kreg over the years, but all the designs were to big and clunky.

I have been looking for something to attach my Incra router fence to a 20mm hole system. Thanks for the lead.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

excellent video ... thanks

The IJK and the Rocker drill guide is basically a spitting image of each other... The Rocket is solid and a great premium one also...but the IJK, rocker and Woodpeckers are all pricey. While they are certainly useful.. Even the best ones pale to almost any drill press.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

They are pricey, but not as pricey as an equal quality drill press! A good drill press (one worth buying with the appropriate capacities, features and accuracies) cost between $700 and $2500 and you still couldn't use it on a desk top.😀

I’m a big fan of the Estwing mallet. Wish I bought it sooner 👍

Thanks for the great tips. I'm buying a Stud Buddy ASAP because I'm still traumatized from years ago when I drilled and then screwed *four* holes into the bathroom drain pipe for shelf supports. The electronic stud finder indicated it was a perfect 1.5" stud width, so despite my usual careful and skeptical nature, I went with it. *sniffs* Hmm... what's that smell? 😂

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Thanks for turning me on to several interesting tools For small/loose part and especially fastener storage, I strongly recommend the briefcase style tools They work like the drawer or bin style storage tools, but you can carry them anywhere and know exactly what you have I started replacing all my drawers and bins about five years ago, and ... they make VERY POPULAR Christmas gifts

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

I love those for doing work on the road. But when I'm in my shop I like being able to grab just the bin I need and then put it back when I'm done.

"Sandard measurements" : ) Made me smile

I’ve been seeing your video on my timeline since you posted it. And wondered every time what the heck is that attached to the drill!? And why do I need it. Now I know 😅

Was actually just watching some of your videos yesterday. Any plans for a video/plans on the pivoting fence cross cut sled ? Noticed it on another video.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

No immediate plans but there are a couple things In my shop that I built pre-youtube that I need to make explainer videos for.

Is funny to see the drill storage I designed over 10 year ago and uploaded to sketch up also here.

"In both milimiters and standard measurements"... That made me chuckle.

@MWAWoodworks

5 ай бұрын

I usually say millimeters and normal LOL

@drive-channel1834

2 ай бұрын

Milimeter is the Standard.

@drive-channel1834

2 ай бұрын

😬😅😅😀😂

good recommendations

I agree that the UJK Drill Guide is very well made & a very useful addition to my work shop.. however it has 1 big flaw in it's design.. the jaws of the chuck are left too far away from the work surface; meaning I need extra long drill bits occasionally (which are not readily available at everyday hardware shops/stores) or I use the guide to start a hole but have to finish it off with the drill machine detached ( an extra & unnecessary step). This is only a real problem when using Forstener Bits as they have short shanks..& it coud be solved if the shank of the chuck was longer or the design of the cross beam or end stops was tweaked. I really rate the quality of UJK products overall but small details like this are very annoying.

Do you have a video for that router fence?! I have a similar sawstop setup but am running the sawstop router fence separate from my table saw fence and running into issues - your attached fence idea might just solve them all!

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

I don't, no. I built it a long time before KZread but I may do an explainer video about it like I did for my table saw aux fence

@TheDexterBeast

6 ай бұрын

Would love it if you did, glad I found your channel!

Franklin Stud sensor with a magnetic stud sensor as a back - up. Best of both worlds. Quick (Franklin) with a magnetic back up that may be (and often is) at the edge of the stud instead of the middle.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

I like the Franklin one. Shows you where the edges of the studs are.

I totally need a stud finder.

I like your short cuts, I have Kraig jig, never use it… don’t like the set up time, what if you could color code the dill bit, and have one for each depth, say red for 1.5” green for 3/4”, etc and color code as well on jig, ?

Using a StudBuddy to find studs seems like a lot of hit and miss work especially if you have to find and mark a lot of studs. When building my home theater, I needed to find all the studs in a 16x23 ft ceiling so I could create attach coffered boxes to it. I used a Franklin Sensor with its array of lights to easily find and mark them. I even discovered a unique use for it when I had electricians adding an outlet to the back of a cabinet where they needed to know where the stud was. The sensor saw through the 1/4" back panel and drywall behind it amazing us all. Some versions have electric detection as well.

I am more impressed with the jig you made than the tools themselves. Nice video.

@MWAWoodworks

6 ай бұрын

🤣🤣