With this house, I finally became the owner of the house I always wanted to be in. The hospital elite package has 2 bonuses; the first is about the base and the roof, kzread.infoUgkxS-P9OAq3v4HNpPFqYFWNEq9A-E_PbZIN the second is about the confidential staff who give advice and the advice that worked for me. Thank you very much

I've heard that finish carpentry is super precise, I'm really curious about Swedish and Norwegian carpentry now...

@Hoaxer51

4 жыл бұрын

August Wahlström, I think that’s a dad joke!

@tedbownas2748

4 жыл бұрын

//rimshot// 🤦

@denisrhodes54

4 жыл бұрын

swedish is lagom

@billybarnwell9123

3 жыл бұрын

😂 I'm stealing this joke

@Ga7cun7sSUCK

3 жыл бұрын

😂

“Perfect is the enemy of good, and good enough is the enemy of perfect” I know it’s cliche’, but I think it’s appropriate here.

When you do both rough framing or finish carpentry, your work tends to move towards the finish carpentry side when it comes to tolerances even when you do the rough work. It becomes a habit and a pride in workmanship. It's not the fact that a job was DONE that gives me the satisfaction, it's more that the job was done right and gives me the satisfaction.

@prmcollin

Жыл бұрын

Like he said, it gets to be just as easy to make it right than to not

Scott, there is many an English professor that has never uttered the word copacetic in casual conversation. Thank you for showing the world that a man in Carhartts can be both intelligent and well educated. Blue collar jobs don’t have to be some kind of “plan B”, reserved only for those who aren’t so called college material. I think Mike Rowe would agree - you should invite him to talk about that on your second channel. Preach!

@dannywilsher4165

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Rowe would be an awesome fit for Essential Craftsman!!!

@jcoul1sc

4 жыл бұрын

It isnt in common use today thats why an english professor would not say it

@Ponchodvr4lfe

4 жыл бұрын

@@jcoul1sc You have to use words for them to be common. So shouldn't an English professor be saying it to encourage it's usage instead?

@FishFind3000

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Andrella if most people don’t know the word they either have to ask what it means or say nothing. Most would say they don’t know so they don’t show there ignorance and then people have lost part of the conversation not know what the hell your talking about.

@robertscott2210

4 жыл бұрын

Wait, what second channel?

Two years before finishing high school in the summer I started building houses. My general contractor has very high standards. Extremely close tolerance. I did not know I thought it was normal until years later I went to work for somebody else and seeing other people’s work. OMG I’m glad I worked for him and not one of those other guy’s.

@barefootblacksmith1471

4 жыл бұрын

@DR PHIL ,while I am only an amateur carpenter, I have been a Refrigeration Mechanic for 20+ years and I can tell you how much time is lost between having a man in transit to the store/parts house and not on site fabricating or repairing. So many hours.

@tattered666

3 жыл бұрын

@Corn Pop my current boss does that and I cannot convey to you how frustrating that is. Often he is to blame for me being short material because his math sucked. My stepdad is a GC and I worked for him for 14yrs (my battle with addiction forced me to find work elsewhere but being 2yrs sober I'm gonna go back to work for him and probably take over his business but that a story for another time). He ALWAYS over orders by at least 10%. You can always return it. Not every board is going to be useable esp when getting large lumber deliveries and mistakes happen. You lose SO MUCH time having to go back to the supply house esp when there isnt one right around the corner. My boss (yours too probably) is a penny pincher and I cant get it thru his head that you can always return it or store it and sell it AGAIN to the next customer. I frankly cant wait to quit this job and go back to my stepdad. My boss is a hack and fights me tooth and nail all the time because he wants to fight everything or says "eh it's close enough." First work smarter not harder. Second close enough is only acceptable in throwing grenades. Do it right or dont do it all. My heads hurting thinking about this so I'm gonna stop now lol

@coldfinger459sub0

3 жыл бұрын

@D K that was my kind of apprenticeship and training when I started to. And if their works that good they never have to advertise they don’t even need a phone number in the phonebook because the clients give them so many referrals they have to turn down work that’s the tattletale sign of good business.

@Blackmane2007

3 жыл бұрын

My dad is the same way. Built soffits framing one day and was a 16th strong varied all the way down the line. Dad came by with a hammer and broke out all the blocking with one swing at a time. Turned around. Said "do it again better." I was 17. Still sticks with me 15 years later.

@bobbg9041

3 жыл бұрын

@@tattered666 There is always room for a new boss. Don't accept less then your standars and your earn a reputation as the best. You'll always have more work then you can do. When everyone else is looking for work You'll still be working.

"And the painter will have to save us after all." Hahaha painters are the unsung heroes of the trades always making things look prettier than they are.

@psidvicious

4 жыл бұрын

I was never a painter, but I did have a healthy appreciation for a good painter.

@krenwregget7667

4 жыл бұрын

in my opinion, (as a furniture builder) nothing beautiful has ever been covered in paint.

@osvaldosanchez7013

4 жыл бұрын

A little chaulk and paint makes a carpenter what he ain't

@frankstalteri972

4 жыл бұрын

I agree I always have respect for the pro painters. I seen in my father's house, how a pro painter put a fresh coat on old cedar shake siding. It was awesome.

@scottbennington2936

4 жыл бұрын

@@krenwregget7667 I love paint, but you are so right.

That was good of you to pay tribute to Daniel. Anyone who cares so much about quality deserves praise.. Thanks for this video and series. I never miss an episode..

I talked my way into a framing job a while back. Totally faking it. I survived solely off the information from this channel and a couple others. I eventually learned from experience and now I'm very comfortable and diverse in what I do. Thank you

@FirstLast-du2fw

4 жыл бұрын

B real may not fully understand our plight! We don't get those breaks often.

@ceogordo747

4 жыл бұрын

@B real unfortunately in my area does not many people willing to teach you these trades so that I would have the requisite skills that it takes to get these kind of jobs and be able to support my family. So how else was I supposed to obtain such a job? Also my intelligence and very high work ethic played a very huge part in my success. I am a very competent framer and have yet to cause anyone money or time

@ceogordo747

4 жыл бұрын

@B real I wasn't trying to scam anyone just trying to get ahead in life

@dorhocyn3

4 жыл бұрын

You must be fairly intelligent, not anybody can pull that kind of stunt. Good job getting it done.

@xXcajunblazeXx

4 жыл бұрын

Good to hear. When an area doesn’t give you the opportunity you desire, gotta make it yourself and shoot from the hip.

Philosophy of labor and philosophy of life both wrapped in one. I love listening to an all-around experienced, wise person.

Allowable tolerances reminds me of raising great kids. Not TOO TIGHT and not TOO LENIENT--a perfect balance customized to each child's personality and temperament. Great video!

@mitchelllewis4916

10 ай бұрын

great analogy and so true. After 7 of ours I can say that.

Your comment about taking a little extra time to make sure it's as good as it can be really rings true to me. As I tell my guys, "The difference between 70% perfect and 95% perfect is about 4% of extra effort."

@jesseherman2453

4 жыл бұрын

Philip Crow Thank you for that ! Most guys I see spend that four percent dinking around, telling stories, fiddling with their phones or something and then producing poor work. And then in a big rush to jump in their trucks at the end of the day. I don’t care how long I have to stay it will be right when I leave. Or I won’t be leaving till it is.

One of the lessons I learned when I started doing my own building was that making things plumb, square and level made my future life a whole lot easier. Thanks for saying so.

As a software engineer, I can confirm that there is often work that is "good enough" for now. It does the job, it might not be the best we can do, it might not account for every possible way a user might choose to do something. Sometimes time will not allow us to make it perfect and we have to go back and do what's called refactoring. We have to redo the work to make it better.

@soulfuzz368

3 жыл бұрын

I always found it fascinating when little messages were put in lines of code from programmers frustrated with their job.

@PatrickPease

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, my deal is that for the most part I'm going to be the guy who does the refactoring and I'm going to suffer for every lame name, untested error condition, I'll be the guy searching the code for relevant functions dozens of time, and trying to understand the order of operations, as well as "why did I do it THAT way" ... "do it nice or do it twice" is my motto

I hope Scott discusses framing more often. I've been missing Larry Haun's kind of sensibility.

I can sit and listen to you for hours. You're awesome in your trade, but even better as a teacher. Thank you for what you do & keep up the great work. Take care.

Excellent topic on allowable tolerances. I some times have to work with what I have, so I try to get suitable results on my remodeling home proyects.

"Expectation of who signs the check" This is an ABSOLUTE statement. That is why a job from the perspective of the seller and the buyer needs to be a relationship. Not a vendor, buyer sale. Sir, I wish that everyone had a 32nd of the attitude, grounding , and intelligence of yourself. Thanks you for being an inspiration.

I have absolutely nothing to do with any of the building trades. I found this very interesting. Nice job.

I wish this guy would have Taught me every thing he knows

Most contractor tolerances can't be repeated on KZread without being censored.

@kenjett2434

4 жыл бұрын

Good point!

@jcoul1sc

4 жыл бұрын

Your heart rate goes down every time you use bad language. AvE does it best on youtube IMO

@bobsmith-ru7xp

4 жыл бұрын

Oh you talking about a Hillary Clinton hair?

@N.Cognito

4 жыл бұрын

Blonde one

@gregoryvschmidt

4 жыл бұрын

Eric Skinner rch

Standing that wall by hand while your lull just sat there blew my mind 🤣 great content brotha!!

Thanks for being well spoken and easy to listen to...

My father in law was in the aircraft manufacturing industry for almost 50 years before retiring. His first retirement project was building a workshop garage. His tolerance was 1/32” and it made him fidgety to go this big.

@chrisalister2297

Жыл бұрын

Did he ever get it finished? :)

@TedBruckner

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisalister2297 funny, you! : "Did he ever get it finished? :)" Re: aircraft manufacturing industry father-in law building a workshop garage. His tolerance was 1/32” and it made him fidgety to go this big.

Here’s some food for thought. Everybody is somebody, and somebody can teach you something. I try to keep my ears open more than my mouth. Learning can be found anywhere at anytime. But this is where I find myself learning more and more. The construction lingo and a man, who’s vocabulary far exceeds my own, I’m picking up information and “old timer” one liners. I often find myself in conversation at work with subs (I’m a superintendent for a commercial contractor) and ask myself, ‘what would EC say or do in the moment.’ With all I’ve learned from you on here, I say, Thank You! What a pleasure it’s been!

@barefootblacksmith1471

4 жыл бұрын

My dad was an amazing man, "learning was the most important thing a man can do in any given day", he would always tell me, "you can only ever talk about what you know, therefore if you're talking, you are not learning." And to this day I firmly believe this.

Very interesting commentary. In my 50 years as a design/ build professional, I have pulled in all manner of techniques and technologies. In the commercial world, "specification creep" is an important concept, because so much of a structure is built to plan and spec: fabricated off-site, and then erected. Everyone comes to know that 10' plus 10' is 20.03', and if allowed to continue, one gets too far off for successive elements to connect. On the last large and complex project (a teardown to floor deck, modify foundation and build back up: about 50 foundation corners and 60 roof planes) we had the plans dimensioned per CNC standards, XYZ coordinates for all corners/ intersections. Layout by surveyor's total station, from a baseline, by measuring X and then turning 90 to measure Y. Allowed us to panelize the job (temporary on-site shop in the horse training arena), including complete sheathing, with overlaps for the rims, and everything just fit together. We have a set of methods to counter specification creep. One is to build a test wall, and find out the finished height of a given stud length with 1 bottom and 2 top plates attached, as the finish height of the assembly is the critical issue, not how long you cut the stud (what we need was the compensation factor for cut length of the stud). Likewise, we hold plates 1/8" short, and DO NOT nail the sheathing to the end stud(s) until after the wall panels are set to the layout on the floor deck, and plumbed and secured at the top plates. It's a no-growth strategy, and works extremely well. Precision mattered for more than just us, and the finishes to follow.We had a partial structural timberframe, microwave dried and cut on a CNC machine in BC and shipped to site. They were +/- 1/32", and we had to match. High accuracy is not only doable, but is not necessarily that difficult, if one has a rigorous methodology in place from the get-go.

@essentialcraftsman

4 жыл бұрын

Terrific comment!!! Thank you!!!!

@leestevens446

4 жыл бұрын

@@essentialcraftsman And thank you. Always good when someone looks, reads, and doesn't throw brickbats! I find that my jobs, and hence my methods, are a bit on the extreme side for general consumption, so I don't really "go public" much. My heritage is totally "hands on", from conception to completion (doing all except the strictly licensed trades). I find that "integration" of trades and materials is the toughest part of any job. On one hand, roofs don't leak in the middle of the field, only at the flashings and intersections. And the second part is that if you carry all parts of a job forward yourself, you gain a deep appreciation for the true cost of leaving behind glitches/ irregularities/ call them what you may. Life is so much quicker and easier for you if it is the succeeding trade's problem to make up for your sloppiness. Most of my time, I did not have that luxury, which is why we go hard (and accurate) right from the start. A couple of things that might find a wider audience: Even the best poured foundations are not flat and level enough, for the panelization we do. I have evolved to spacing the TOW at 1/2" below the bottom of the sill plate, with the 1/2" added to the anchor bolt projection. We fit the treated sills, and do an opposing (to keep sill surface level, not canted) cedar shim stack on each side of each anchor bolt, tighten down and check on the rotating beam laser level. We can adjust the shim stack easily (virtually never have to shave the bottom of the sills), so that we are right on when nuts tightened. After the rim and floor joists are set and secured, we can shim any down-bow out of the sill plates (rare, but does happen), and then tuck point under the entire extent , for full bearing. This might seem excessive and tedious, but I find it the fastest path to the finish line. If we are doing a wall stood on the foundation (no floor deck), the treated sill plate is first, then the wall goes on with its own bottom plate. Adds beef at the bottom shear connection, as a bonus. Truss shops have been high tech for decades. We filched their dimensioning system, meaning everything in feet-inches-sixteenths, often shortened to inches-sixteenths. Ten feet three and one half inches is called out as 10-3-8 (or 123-8, short form). Quicker and less confusing, once you get in the swing of things. Biggest upside is minimizing the conversion errors when fractions have different denominators (big surprise here- this is why the truss shops do this this way) and you must add up strings of dimensions.

There are a number of different types of KZreadrs from the insipid-self-aggrandizing yahoos who put on a meaningless spectacle to vacuum up attention for cash rewards, to the qualified and proven professionals who push out their knowledge for the greater good with humility and sense of humor about themselves and what value they might be offering. There is a spectrum there and it is really a matter of taste and what your point is in watching KZread content as to what is appropriate and valuable to you. That said, I think it is clear which part of that spectrum Essential Craftsman falls and I have yet to watch one of their offerings without garnering some value. Thank you.

It’s always a pleasure to hear from another person so passionate and knowledgeable about there trade. Thankyou

I finally realized why I love this channel so much. Its not about building things or carpentry, it's more philosophy and work ethic that translates to other aspects of life. I'm never building a set of steps, but I learn something every day about life watching these videos. Thank you.

First off thank you and yours for doing this channel. I’ve loved watching all your videos. I find all of it useful, even when it’s the fundamentals, which is always good to go over. From the welding videos to hoping I’d win an anvil to taking down trees, it’s been great. The good honest work and little details you put into the framing videos I find very useful as I have been crating for a couple of big companies for almost 10 years now. I’ve only been watching this series since right before you started building the house but their has been a lot of things I’ve picked on that have made my job a lot easier. Some things I figured out myself that I’ve seen in your videos, which only bolstered the pride I take in my work seeing as how you have been doing this a lot longer then I, but you have taught me a lot. Thank you for doing this and I hope you continue to do so for as long as your willing to. Lord knows my generation will need it. All the best to you and your family. Sincerely - Ramon Rodriguez

I love learning from you man. I’m not even a carpenter yet, but knowing that there’s guys out there like you, makes the idea a lot more comfortable. Thank you

You are one of the most articulate people on KZread and an inspiration to any craftsman that might stumble across your channel. Keep uploading content.

I cannot stress how much I love the EC song playing in the background. It reminds me of when I first discovered this wonderful channel and immediately began binge watching all the videos I could find. It seemed like back then the song was used a lot more. It’s funny how a song can bring back so many positive memories. Thank you to the Wadsworth family for sharing your time and knowledge with us. I hope you all are doing well.

About the best discussion I've heard of being practical yet pragmatic when framing. A lot of great information.

Thank you for speaking to the framing topic in such detail!

One of your best videos yet! Framing is my favorite aspect of carpentry and I absolutely concur with the concept of a straight fascia and rake boards. I’ve pretty much gone to using pvc trim on all exteriors. It’s moves but it never rots.

Love all of your videos!! Great Stuff! I am anxiously awaiting your video about the rigging axe. I have learned so much already and hope to continue to do so. Thank you!

Another great video. I’m not a tradesman or builder, just DIY guy at home and these videos are teaching me so much in doing the job correctly. Thank you

Thanks man for all the content! Your videos have helped me, more than any other co tent creator, in becoming a much better carpenter over the last 3 years.

fantastic lecture that can apply to any trade, and not just the construction ones. Knowing what the material is, does and how it fits into the puzzle makes working out tolerances much simpler.

Well said. Allowable tolerance is a direct reflection of your work and your attitude towards doing the best job you possibly could.

Thank you for an excellent video on allowable tolerance.

Impeccable timing! I literally received a notification for this video on my phone while I was installing bi-fold doors in a rough opening that was out of square. Ugh...

Love this old man. Iam watching for 6 days. I have learned a lot.

My career started by learning from the very best. I quickly learned that what I was learning was excellent. I also realized I was working for the best man in the city. Later he got me started in business and mentored me for the rest of his life. I saw how he handled mistakes and how he treated the customer. We had so many conversations that he was like an excellent father to me. Throughout my career I read books and magazines. It was not unusual for me to be called on to solve problems. I had the attitude that I would find a way to get something done. One time a customer called me and said he would pay whatever I asked to solve his problem. I responded by saying I would charge him whatever I charge everyone else. I always refused to do any substandard work. I had a few rules to go by. I would never take advantage of a customer. I would never overcharge a customer. I would never do work that was substandard. I would never do work under the table. I would always be above board with everything. When I did work by time and material I always gave the customer a copy of every transaction including purchases and returns. I gave them a detailed list of their costs and what it was for. A few years ago a customer caught me overcharging him. I had given him the details and somehow I had added it up wrong. Because of my reputation and what the inspectors saw me doing there were times when they did me a favor they might not do for someone else. One time I was adding onto a home and the customer had someone draw the plans they way they wanted. As we got part way through the project the customer wanted to make the change I had suggested before the drawing were started. So I went to talk to the building inspector and later that day rather than call me he came to the job and asked me what I wanted to do and give him some details. I was expecting to have some drawing made showing the changes but the inspector told me to do what I said I would do. He told me he was going on vacation and asked for the inspection card. I was surprised at that request. The customer was standing there when he signed off the job. I had that happen before. The customer at this time was speechless until the inspector left and then asked me if that was normal. I told him the inspector has seen the work I do and knew I would do what I said I would do. I also told the customer what happened with me does not often happen. Honesty, integrity, and clear communication is so vital. I have no regrets ever in my career. I have had the privilege of doing work I enjoy for people who want nice work. The last job I did was with a friend of mine for a man who was the president of a well known TV company. When my family asked to see the final product I phoned him and asked if my family could see the finished product. When we came to the home he showed them around the house pointing out a lot of details. Near the end he turned to me in front of my family and elaborated on what a pleasure it was to enjoy the work I did. You can imagine how I felt hearing that.

As usual the best information you find on KZread! Thanks again

love your channel, knew before starting the video that it would include the initial "first comments" explaining all the terms. thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and experience.

Scott, just sent this video to my son, who is building as he learns in Australia, getting paid in food and lodging. Clear and concise. Thanks for the help clarifying things. It may save a midnight phone call 👍

Pretty darn good explained, thanks!! As you say, keep up the good work!!

Well stated Scott. I've always said "Start right, finish right". Thanks for sharing.

My problem is, I taught, rather instilled into me, always make everything straight, plumb and true period. I've become very particular to the measurements over the yrs, again, that was instilled in me by my grand father. Do it right, make it right and do it the first time right because, look it as, you're building this for yourself and family!! Many may not agree with that philosophy but, again, how I was taught and raised. Great video, cheers :)

Keep up the good work Daniel! 👍🏻

Love your videos. I am using a lot of them to help in the training of an apprentice.

I work delivery and am saving up for the Essential Blacksmith course. Thank you for mentioning it in the "Forging Two Bowie Knives" video. Cheers!!

I am grateful indeed to you for teaching me a lot about the tools and rules that make me a good hand

Great video to send to anyone I hire, couldn't have said it better myself!

The enemy of "good" is "better" - what we always said as someone entered into a quest for perfection and screwed up a project. Keep sharing the wisdom Scott and thanks.

Notes on video and channel: when you garner more than 3,000 views inside of an hour......YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. Keep up the good work! Darrell

When I was given the position of lead carpenter on some crews, I put the best men on the cutting tasks. These were carpenters that were mostly seasoned, usually older, and more concerned about cutting and measuring accurately. Never had a problem with plumb walls, and level floors. The framing crew that erected, was mostly the young ones who wanted to prove themselves. It takes a great deal of skill to cut accurately and very fast. Those that cut too fast, and butchered the sheathing, and studs; either humped or nailed. Fast and sloppy would get you nowhere with me. Thank you for such an excellent video.

Brilliant. Thank you for the video.

Love your video and series. A carpenter, a professional.

I've had both ! Bosses that want nothing but production, then carpenters that can't get anything done!

work as clean as if it were for yourself ... that's how I've always worked and it was probably the right attitude because there were hardly any complaints ... Greetings from Germany

@borysnetchaj681

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. I was taught by germans HOW to work. "Do it like you would be paying for it" was their saying. Tolerance on 3×3 meters mortared wall was 1/8" or less.

One of my first framing foreman would say things like "if you start square at the bottom you have a better chance of ending up square at the top" and "nail it on the line not close to it". Frustrating to an 18 year old know nothing! Eventually I understood he was a craftsman and made me what I am today. A failed perfectionist.

Another great episode, thanks Scott.😃👌👏👏👏

When you know where a 1/16th inch is important and where 1/2 inch isn't you can do good work.

Gotta love that rigging axe! Good to see it again!

One of your finest videos Scott! If it's not right... it's wrong. Make it right!

Square, plumb, and true. This has been my motto, taught to my by so many carpenters and tradesmen, since I started 30 yrs. ago. I instill this very trait into my employees. Also there tolerances, I stole your line about "whomever signs your check, that's the tolerance plus some." Thank you fir the awesome teachings for so many young carpenters and tradesman.

As always great video. I really enjoy watching your channel.

This is one of the best videos and subject matter on KZread! I heard him touch on this in a pass video sometime ago, and I’ve never forgotten. Once you know your tolerance for a particular job, your production can increase (after getting more experience). Your tolerance is dictated by, the manufacture of the material, the city building codes and laws, the person that’s paying you* and your own standard. *Sometimes you’re going have to ignore the person that’s paying you! Because they might try to have you do things that go against the code or law to save time and money. I’ve been fired from jobs for not complying with this way of working. Which works out for me, because I don’t work like that.

Well sir the content and learning curve you provide a well with tolerance!

Hey EC! All the way from Denmark. Love your knowledge, tips and work! When I was an apprentice I was told to "Frame/build as you would frame/build in your own home". The tolerances at a job site must be the same as if it were your own house that was the job site. Keep up the work! Best wishes. Malthe from Denmark

One of my favourites so far

I love your videos. Very informative. Im not a framer but I do a lot of remodeling and I have been for twenty years doing a lot of the things you say by instinct

super great video again..... great job guys

Outstanding topic.

Keep up the good work!

On the whole I agree with you almost completely, and as a carpenter and general contractor I aspire to your range and depth of knowledge. My slight differences would be that for rough carpentry I would place more emphasis on moisture and air control than some of your structural priority. Structural components work as a system so minor tolerance variances are compensated for by the other components, but moisture and air leakage cause a failure that cascades through the whole system. Regional climate and ground foundation can cause huge variance in priorities, and you have a wonderful channel that is a gold mine for even experienced tradesmen. You can often tell the difference between specialists and those who have experience beyond their speciality by how they consider the trades that follow them on the job site. Framers curse cribbers, drywallers curse framers, finishers curse both framers and drywallers and painters curse everyone lol.

Years ago, upon graduating college, I started my adulthood as a framer/carpenter for a large company. I was introduced to carpentry by my carpenter grandfather and hard working farmer father. I was making a good living but my college degree was not in the construction fields. Long story short I quit that job to take a job in my “college degree field.” Not a day went by for 31 years that I didn’t regret that decision. College degrees are very overrated and in my experience did not lead to happiness in my chosen career. I enjoy your videos for the memories they personally invoke.

I like the chop and nail of framing and I also love the fine carpentry as well

Always good information

Another great video, thank you so much for all all the information you provide. Keep up the great work :)

Very well explained , and true.

My main education was in academic subjects, but prior to that I attended an "intermediate school" (ages generally 11 and 12) and while the girls went off to needlework and cookery classes, us guys enjoyed (well, I did) metalwork and carpentry -- each 2 hours a week. Amongst the several things I learnt in carpentry, was how to cut a straight, square line, and even now, some 60+ years later, I still do so, with or without the aid of a square. I have designed and built my own (small) workshop and am considering building a small house of about 50 sq metres. My problem will be not over-engineering and getting "perfect" those items that do not need to be "perfect". Essential Craftsman -- your talk was great!

It is nice to know what the tolerances are because, as you have mentioned, it can help keep things straight plumb and true, but it also allows you to manage time. Meaning it frees you, time wise, to aim for perfection where it is absolutely neccessary. When I started, I aimed for perfection everywhere, not only did it steal time from finishing, it also, in some cases became counterproductive. Over correcttion can sometimes end up in damaged material. Thanks for the video!!!

Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍

Well, you have “near enough is good enough” and “ a quarter inch in eight foot is fine” and you have “spot on !” which is really down to who said it ! I liked my boatbuilding mate’s comment when helping out on house work, “ This stuff is easy, nothing has to fit !! “.

This information needs to be paid for. That's how important it is if you're in the trades, and even if you're not; homeowners, architect students...

I installed wood siding for a couple decades, where the usual tolerance I allowed was to cut on one side of the line or the other. I was royally amused speaking with a pilot’s wife once, who related how her husband “drove himself nuts” fitting sheet rock on a minor remodel. I said “Tell your husband the tolerance for sheet rock is minus 1/4,” meaning cut everything a quarter inch shorter than the actual measurement. I chuckled for a few days thinking about (while appreciating) his frustration🤣.

Allowable tolerances? There are many days that I exclaim to myself, "It's another good day NOT to be a brain surgeon!"

@dgunn4408

4 жыл бұрын

Round here it's "we ain't building a church here, boys"

@jay90374

4 жыл бұрын

"We aren't building a watch" has been heard many a time in Alberta's oilpatch

@RememberTheSlapFilms

4 жыл бұрын

I know a brain surgeon. He describes the work as "Very much like carpentry."

@tattered666

3 жыл бұрын

@@dgunn4408 round here it's either its framing not cabinetry or looks great from my house

Great talk.

I am such a better builder since i started watching Essential Craftsman. It's amazing really, things you don't think about, but having just completed a small project(Shed spec'd to HOA standards to meet/match home)i realize watching this, that one of the reasons i had so little waste, problems, etc, is because of listening to, being reminded of, so much of what is spoken of here. Thank you.

Amazing video!

"Expectations of the person signing the check": "Customer satisfaction is more closely coupled to properly set expectations than it is to whether the project was successful or not." - me (Paul McKinley) I like your philosophy, AND maybe more importantly your way of teaching it. I hope we get a chance to meet.

I just started my business this year. My dad is a GC and ex military. He has the same mindset as this guy in this video. This is the kind of framer you want. Start right and stay right. He’s a real craftsman

ALWAYS A PLEASURE!!.. THANKYOU

DIY is my weekend trade. Master of nothing to be honest. This sit down talk put me in my place for all that I touch. Thank you sir.

Great discussion. The first I learned about tolerances was in a mechanical drafting class. It sure opened my eyes. The tighter the tolerance, the more expensive the part; generally. Being an electrician, tolerances sure come into play when nailing up boxes in a kitchen where tile will be used on the backsplash, 1/4" out of plane and a receptacle will stick out like a smashed thumb!

One of the reasons I keep coming back to this channel is the sage advice I get here.