Great tips. Thanks for pointing me to this when asked about the clamp handle wrapping.

Great tips Rob ! I get so much out of your videos, Thank You for sharing !!

You sir are a real treat to watch.

Thanks for the tips Rob.

Thanks for another very informative video, keep them coming. Good wishes, Dave UK

Going to use some of these, great tips as always. Thanks Rob and team!

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Glade you liked yhem

Tips 6 and 7 I will use in my work. Thank you! 👍

Thank you Rob for sharing your expertise with us. Regards & blessings, Mark

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Watched this a while back and wanted to try a few. Ice hockey is not so prevalent in the uk but I eventually found some tape. I am 64 going on 65 so losing a bit of grip. Followed Robs tip in clamps and its brilliant will be looking where else I can use it. Thanks Rob just brilliant.

Brilliant! Thank you 🙏

Thanks again Rob Every single tip entirely thought out. Many thanks, what a legacy you are building.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting

Awesome tips. Using these in the future. Thanks. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Awesome tips! Really impressive that you replied to so many comments.

Yes...love your style of teaching. Thank you for a great vid. with helpful tips I'll be able to use.

Love the jigs for corner joints, very clever

So deeply helpful!

Thank you for some really useful tip 👍

All of these tips are so simple yet so very effective, thank you for sharing.

@wood-worksite8966

3 жыл бұрын

Truly! It is.

Excellent tips Rob, thank you very much! 👍👏👏

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

happy togive them out

I have followed and bought your stuff for years and I think this is actually my fav video, well done, all tips were relevant

Love the tip for tiny dovetails. Could've used that for the tiny wood hinge box I made last weekend! :)

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

7 days too late, dang

Love the channel and all the tips. Thank you.

Really a good post... great tips.

This is a great video, learn some new trick to make work easier!!!! Great Job Rob & Jake!!!

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Of course its great COL Luther developed it

Love the cooking apron.

Thank you

Rob, This video is the first time I have EVER seen anyone other than my dad use that friction tape trick!! Take 6,8 # beater,with head in hand handle between elbow and hip,make A mark just inside bicep,cut off handle and wrap as shown in your video. INSTANT SUB!!

Good tips for joining corners for making picture frames and boxes with mitered pieces. I've fought with those and the clamping jigs you made for them is a really good method I think. I'll give it a try.

All are great tips Rob. And really well explained and presented. Thanks for sharing.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I have watched sevral video's on how to " fix " a bad glue up and you show how to not just fix but dont make a bad joint. Thank you Rob and staff.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting

Loved the split dowel to centre the pressure from pipe clamps - genius! Thanks for all these Rob.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commebting

Thanks for the info. Rob, i"ll be doing that hockey tape tip on all my clamps, always wondering what was that on the clamps, i got it now thnks rob..

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Works like a charm

Excellent video, love the clamp handle tip, I use a lot of Jorgensen F clamps and the handles are about 3/4" and my large old hands will benefit greatly with the tape on them, keep up the good work, very enjoyable videos. You are a natural teacher.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks , you will find the tape trick works great

Professor Cos you have done it again. Good tips for all to know. Nice job

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Good tips!

Cool! Great collection of tips. Gotta go wrap my clamp handles now!

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you do

Well done!

A steady stream of useful tips! Thanks for the video. Hmmm. Buy a saw to get the box? 😊

So , for many years, being a hockey enthusiast when I was younger, I wrapped rope around my hockey stick and then covered it with electrical tape ... I almost fell off my chair the first time I saw you spin the roll of tape to make it's own rope! That's a great tip for folks that don't have a lot of strength in their hands ... really helps to tighten those clamps. Thanks, Rob. Great pipe clamp tips and miter joint perfection ... all so simple, yet so effective!

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. Come on up and do a skate with us

Thanks, some great tips. Love it. Off to the shop to start making some jigs I think. Cheers.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Send me some pictures

great tips

Thanks 👍👍👍for the awesome tips!!

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting

Thanks for putting together yet another great video never a problem always a solution look forward to the live show 💯👏

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

Like the way you move your hands. Calm and precise like a pro does :)

rob = so much knowlegde to share, Me = so much to learn.

Excellent presentation

First video, new subscriber. Thank you

Nice tips Rob thanks for sharing. I like the one for the tail/pin alignment. Although I just received my Veritas skew rabbet plane anyway 😂 now I’m trying to figure out how to heat the garage for the winter

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

One of those propane blow torch heater things

Being a quick study kinda guy I immediately went out and got some hockey tape for my clamps and other stuff upon receiving my Cosman fret saw and seeing the tape. My boss plays hockey and recognized it right away.

First! Love this channel. Keep it up, Rob!

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Awesome video Rob! I wish I could somehow spend time in your woodworkshop and learn new tricks. Even just brooming the shop would be fine at that point :D Yet I am living 5000 km away :D

For the dent repair, if you add a little dish soap (say a drop per 1/4 cup) it eliminates the surface tension and will get into wood fibers better to expand when ironed.

Good Stuff indeed.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Every single tip is one I can see myself using in time. Thank You!

@Exodus5K

3 жыл бұрын

I was worried when I saw Rob posted a "tips and tricks" or "hacks" video, and I was concerned it would end up being click-bait tips that no one actually ever uses. But there wasn't a dud in the whole video, just a lot of great advice.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful

Whoa! Very nice set up. I'm definitely going to make me as set of those holders. I especially like the sand paper glued to the bottom to avoid slippage. Since I don't have as many clamps as you do, so, would a pair of thick rubber bands work to hold them in place? Thanks again.

great video thanks for sharing

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Hi Rob. Thanks for the tips... I have used the iron tip on a couple of dings on a chopping board i made last week ...worked great. I have also wrapped my f Clamps as you described, make a massive difference... Thanks Paul in the UK

Wow, that painters tape trick for dovetails is awesome! I have always put in the rebate, but the tape seems so much easier. I'm gonna use that tonight. Thanks for the tip.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Let me know how it goes

@lawrencedeleurere4427

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobCosmanWoodworking It worked like a charm. I used 6 layers of normal painters tape rather than automotive tape, but it did the trick perfectly! I was using hard maple, so the dovetails didn't turn out as nice as I'd have preferred, but no fault of the painter's tape. My personal opinion is that it's way better than the rebate plane trick. With the plane, there's always a chance for a small margin of error if you haven't quite set it up correctly, with the tape, you're spot on. Awesome advice. Thanks.

As you say with age those clamps become more of an issue so I will be taping mine. Also like the artificial shoulder for dovetail joints using tape. All great tips. Thanks for sharing.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Even tho you're obviously old and weathered ! I'm impressed with your ingenuity and the intuitive designs you've adapted to maximize efficiency in your trade.

@mymai2792

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure he's 'obviously' old or weathered. Geez he barely looks 40!!! Little harsh judgement for a very skilled person ...what has his age got to do with this skill? There's 20 yr olds who are walking manuals ...& 75yr olds who don't know their way around a bolt.

Great stuff, #3 is worth the price of admission! :-)

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

Great video keep up the good work. 👍

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Magnificent example of public information as always. Still love the intro - hasn't aged a bit, spot on.

I’ve been meaning to inquire about the grip stuff you use on handles. And here it is Tip #1! Thank you very much!💜

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

You wanted it you got it

@Exodus5K

3 жыл бұрын

Apparently, if you ask a Canadian woodworker how to improve a clamp the answer is hockey tape. Now I'm wondering if Canadian plumbers have got hockey tape running up their plunger handles :)

I remember the first video of yours I watched and noticed the stick tape. Brilliant.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Try it and let me know what you think

@stinkytoomey

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobCosmanWoodworking I did it several weeks ago when I first came across your channel & website. Simplest, most useful tip yet. Beauty. Thanks!

Great info~! Love the iron tip for dents~!

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Try it

@turningpoint6643

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobCosmanWoodworking It works very well, I picked that one up maybe 30 years ago from one of my gun smithing books. If anyone is critical about dents in wood and that have it easily happen just using them it's gun owners. That iron can also be used to warm up and help draw out and remove lubricating oil from wood. It does take multiple times, but if your patient it works very well also. Warm the wood, wipe the oil off that comes to the surface and repeat until you get tired of doing it. :-)

Tip #1 is worth to watch the rest.

I like your tips. I bought some rubber bike handles that were the same diameter of my Bessey handles. Sprayed a little water for easy insert, and now have a great handle on my clamps. I’ve also found if I use a spacer to raise the pipe clamp up off the wood, so the center of the ‘screw’ is in the center of your wood, you don’t have that bending problem. Just my own observations.

Really good.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

HI rob really cool simple tricks. weldon. and they work.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they do

For removing dents: a $20 heat gun is quicker, handier, and works better than the iron in my experience. You don't even need the cloth, just apply water, wait a few seconds, and then heat until it is dry. Dent disappears like magic.

So incredibly helpful video, thanks. We call "C" clamps "G" clamps in Australia.

Hi Rob great tips I already taped all my clamp, mallet, and reamer handles works great I've been passing this tip on to my friends and have told them they have to check out your site thanks for helping to improve my craft. Are you going to bring in the European bessy f clamps

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

We have been thinking about it

No iron needed, just a thermos or pot of boiling water. Dip a plastic spoon in and dribble over the dent. But the boiling water trick won’t fix the dent if there are torn fibers - neither will anything else, it needs to be removed, covered with inlay or built back up with filler (or better yet, left alone... or covered with those lacy things Grandma had tons of).

Thank you...Always learn so much....cheers...rr Normandy, France

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks do much. Where in Normandy are you?

@rick91443

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobCosmanWoodworking a ten minute walk from "la Haras du Pin," horse breeding country. rr

Love the hockey tape idea, I picked that one up years ago when I saw you do it, even got pink tape for my wife :)

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Pink tape!!!!

@sueb4154

3 жыл бұрын

You go Daniel! Nothing better than PINK!

@danielgeng2306

3 жыл бұрын

@@sueb4154 not that I have anything against pink but it was FOR MY WIFES GARDEN TOOLS ! Lol how are ya SueB ?

Hello Rob, Loved your video. The way you explain things is very concise and I especially like the fact you don't have music playing in the background. While a lot of the tricks would be beyond my SKILL? level it's nice to know how things are done. However I'm very interested in square stops you have built into your bench. Especially how (a) how did you attach them to the bench and (b) how you bring only one stop without raising all of them. Kindest regards Terry

@meh84f84f

2 жыл бұрын

If I understand correctly, you are talking about his square bench dogs. I believe he goes through how he made his in this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z6eX0NJueNubmNI.html But they are basically rectangular prisms that fit into square holes in his bench, and they have a sprung portion that provides the friction between them and the hole which holds them in place. They work very similarly to round bench dogs if you are familiar with those.

Thank you!!! Question, how do you cut the splines on the miters? I can see how you do it on the 90 degree but can’t see it for the 45 degree.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Hold the part on a 45 degree angle on your tablesaw

I wish I had seen your tip #8 for my last project (a painted plywood small chest of drawers). I tried super gluing smaller clamp blocks on to the mitered case and tap them off with a hammer when done, let's just say I was doing a lot of repair work with bondo before painting.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, I can see it

Thanks a million for the pipe clamp hack.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Nice iron, I have the same one and still use it

New subscriber 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Thanks for the awesome tips! Just curious- can you plane the CA glued joint and then apply finish?

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

Great tips. Q. Does the Super Glue leave the surface "ready" for finishing with lacquer or oil or whatever. Or do you have to plain away the surface covered by the glue.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

You ned to prep the surface by planing or sanding

👌👌👌

New apron! Wow.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Its great

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Awesome Hacks.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

For small dents, put water in the dent, let it sit for a while then use the tip of a soldering iron on that spot. Don't touch the wood. Works like a charm!

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Good tip

I've used friction tape on clamp handles, etc. for years, and more recently hockey tape. After seeing yours a while back, I started adding a piece of string or cord under the middle of the strip of tape while wrapping it on the handle- works great!

How did you cut the groove for the spline on tip #8?

This is one of my favorite channels... Keep cranking it out.!

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

You keep watching and we will keep filming

Thanks for the tips! Not sure if anyone has asked this yet, do you recommend a specific type of hockey grip tape? Maybe my search is just bringing up too many options, but it isn't clear which one is specifically for hockey versus the general coban bandage type tape. I'd love a link to a good quality, economical choice if you have any recommendations. Thank you!

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

Howies cloth hockey tape 1 inch robcosman.com/collections/miscellaneous/products/hockey-tape

Drill a hole perpendicular to and through the clamp handle then stick screwdriver through hole for leverage to clamp

Hi Rob, great tips, any chance you could please demonstrate hoe you cut the spline groove in the plywood case work corner

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

I will put that on the to do list

Rob! I recently received one of your dovetail saws and using it is a joy! I'm hoping to snag a skew block plane this week, but can you maybe use your pull with IBC to get more blades for them made? Even LN doesn't have them in stock. No matter what, thanks for all you do!

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

We have been trying for months to get more blades from IBC but they just are not playing ball

@jefflavenau6805

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobCosmanWoodworking good to know! Have you had any experience with the veritas skew block? it also uses a fence and is actually still in production.

Use self amalgamating tape (in plumbers supply area or shop )too. Rubberised,, grippy and easy to apply. U might not need the cord underneath with this. Its fragile but easily fixed too.

@cuttiesayyyeeeeCA187

2 жыл бұрын

The chord is the meat of the secret, my brother. Not the tape. Hockey and baseball players would all agree. Hell, I’ve wrapped tools with masking tape and the same technique and have had meteoric results. Try scotch tape for heavens sake! Haha Ergonomics.

Keep uploading such content. It's a Fantastic video. Fortunately, Few years back.. I met someone, a Woodworking mentor, who changed my life. Excellent work, Waiting for your next video.

Such an interesting and informative video, Rob. Love your style

Here's one you might like, try golf club grip tape if you need a good double-sided tape that's inexpensive and durable.

@RobCosmanWoodworking

3 жыл бұрын

I will try it

Rob - how did you make the clamping pad for tip number 8? Peter