Why are your Archetypes not called Branches?? A Tree of Skill should have Branches. Just sayin.

@SkillTree

5 ай бұрын

We MAY have some other business ideas that we wanna call branches🤫

@kris99596

5 ай бұрын

Well, that's okay then...

@jakeaurod

5 ай бұрын

The branches look like they are kinda arch shaped...

@marcusfridh8489

5 ай бұрын

Side businesses should be called saplings and the results should be called "fruits" of the labour

@epicepicenter715

5 ай бұрын

What are you french

3:37 When marking that line to saw down, an excellent thing to do is use a knife, rather than a pencil. This accomplishes two things - one, it gives a more accurate mark than the pencil, as even a mechanical pencil lead has some width to it; two, it gives the saw a groove to fit into, which helps get a straighter cut; three, it severs the wood fibers, which leaves a cleaner cut. Source - i am a furniture builder.

@nicolastousignant9160

5 ай бұрын

This

@dmdufrene

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for that tip. 🙂

@user-kw2rl8df2s

3 ай бұрын

Japanese marking knives are made just for this

A little tip..... When using a hand saw on a long cut, clamp a thick board, with a straight edge, on top of the board to be cut at the cut line and rest the saw against it, as you saw. It will give you a straight cut both vertically and horizontally and shorten the amount of sanding you will need to do. They are called "gouges".(rounded) and "V-Tools" Also, if you keep your gouges (especially) nice and sharp, you may not even need to tap it, eliminating "starts and stops" (depending on the wood of course).

“Ye Olde Medieval Trapper Keeper”🤣🤣🤣. Very cool project.

With cutting without power tools, a miter box is one of the best things for getting a straight, clean cut without the risk of tilting. And, if you can get access to one, with cutting the paper, an easier option would be to use a guillotine style paper cutter, you can go through the entire thing in an instant with a clean cut For that kind of book, you probably want to add a latch of some kind to keep it closed since you're planning on using it at larps, perhaps also a pen loop... And another option for a wooden tome, if you have the back reduced in width by the thickness of the wood, you can have an unfolding cover as you open it up.

IF you use a straight edge (metal ruler) and a utility knife or hobby knife and score your lines and then use the V-groove or other chisels you won't be chasing the grain as much when going with the grain and helps avoiding tear-outs, kind of like what you just did on the tree section

Book binding is a fun skill. Had a cookbook I'd used since I was a child that was from the 60's and was falling apart. Figure cooking is a small step away from cauldron magic, so took apart an old leather jacket that was falling apart and rebound the book as a chunky tome. So satifying to pull it off the shelf for some kitchen wizardry!

When will we level up Culinary > Brewing > Mead?

@SkillTree

5 ай бұрын

Oooooh, culinary is a GOOOD idea!

@dmdufrene

5 ай бұрын

Also interested in cocktail recipes you like. Maybe not good enough content for a Barkeep archetype, but a list somewhere would be cool.

If you aren't as comfortable with freehand drawing and have trouble tracking down carbon paper, it's easy to DIY a carbon paper substitute. Just print out your design, scribble heavily in pencil all over the reverse side behind the lines, then set it down drawing side up and re-trace over the lines of the design. The pencil will transfer off the back onto the surface below just like carbon paper does.

@18:00 glad you find the humor in the fumble, makes it easier for all of us :D

@keithonline20

5 ай бұрын

Seeing that this guy, whom has been doing this for YEARS at this point, royally fuck up like this is just so reassuring. Cause even after the fuck up, it looks great!

Finally Woodworking Something i Can Speak About. Wood Shrinks mostly along the Annual Rings therefor you want to get the Rings as klosly as Possible to a Straight line as Possible to keep the Wood from Cupping. You Can do this by watching at the endgrain and bringing your anual Rings to an elongated S Shape. This has the Effekt of creating many little Cups instead of one Big one and therefor makes the Effekt way less Pronounced. For Gluing the Bords Together you should Use as Many Clamps as Possible but three should be the minimal ammount for such a Wide board and should be the Minimal Ammount in any Case. You want to Put two Clamps on the top of your Workpeace and one in from the Bottom so you can Adjust the Preasure and Thereby preventing the Gap You Mentiond to form by just adding Preasure on the Lower Clamp. When You Use only Two Clamps i Often had the Problem that the Gap one One Side of the Board formed on the Top and on the Other Side of the Board on the Bottom. Therefor three Clamps a the Minimum requierment. Considdering the Carving Part i Usually try to avoid working with a Mallet to Prevent breaking out Fibers or when Working with thinner Peaces Splitting the Wood. But instead i just Slide my Chissel with Medium Pressure along the Line i Want to Carve as Youd did it to refign the Carving in 10:55 .but to Prevent Breaking out Fibers or Chips i Trace my Lines with A Markingknive or a Scalpel on finer Positions in my Artwork. For Refingning the Surface i Use a Common Chissel but the Edges i Round Over untill the Blade is U Shaped but the Top and Bottom of the Chissle is Still Flat. You can Use this Chissel like a Planer and by Rounding over the Edges you Prevent them from Catching something and Digging in your Workpeace. It makes the Process of planing out the Groves Your V and U Chissel create way Easyer and saves me a lot of time on sanding. Its Effektivly the Step You did in 15:30 but with another Tool to make Your Job Easyer. If You dont Have A Chissle like this One You can Relativly Easy Make one From an Old Flat Chissle and a Disc Grinder and A File. Just Make Shoure you dull the Edge before Starting or you yould Easyly Tear Up Your Sandpaper.

I’ve watched hundreds of woodworking videos and not once has anyone ever explained the difference between the two saws and how to properly use a hand saw. Amazing job. Can’t wait to see what’s coming next!

That triple take of the stain fumble was great. Trust the process.

As a weekend woodworker, one thing I can contribute is that a great way to hide dreams in a panel glue up is to find complimentary grain patterns. It can take time to do this but it will help obscure the seam line/s of the glue up

@dirtywhitellama

5 ай бұрын

I'm sure it's just autocorrect getting away from you, but hiding dreams in a panel just sounds so suitably necromantic and disturbing, it's great.

I liked the steady filling of the skill "vial" in the corner throughout the episode. Cool detail.

This new leveling system feels like New game + We're starting over from level 0, but we still know how stuff works from previous experiences

great video, here is a tip for carving backgrounds, instead of using the "U" chisel, I use a chisel that is flat (like a normal woodworking chisel) but with a rounded tip.

This is great, love the use of hand tools instead of pricey power tools. This really makes this project more accessible to people. Great work!

Given its ment for larp i would consider using pegs to reinforce the glue joint. 2 or 3 might save you from heartbreak.

@jeffreyharville1918

5 ай бұрын

I thought so too, if that book is dropped or slams against something hard, the edge glue may not hold. Either pegs, or bisquits journery would work. I would suggest too, to use thin pieces of wood to edge all around the covers so that they could be glued to the covers completely. (This could also be used to cover mechanicals like pocket screws that will hold even better than just glue.)

Thanks so much for featuring a couple of my projects (Bone arrow, tomahawk sheath)! Really cool to be a part of the video!

This is perfect! Thank you for doing a tutorial with hand tools. Makes it easier for us people who don’t have hundreds to spend on power tools

That turned out awesome!!! I really love how the tree and background look! I agree that that would be a great use for binder paper, that would definitely add a lot of convenience for folks who want to easily or repeatedly switch pages. (And ohmygoodness that soft mimic box!!! So cute!)

I used to stain things for a living. Using different stains for different parts is another great way to differentiate between foreground and background. Those cheap foam paint brushes work great for that because of the thin edge. Also layering different colors can create colors that you can't just buy. Don't be afraid to experiment with some scrap wood. I had about 6 colors of stain and was able to color match any hardwood floor in existence by layering stains.

@thomphan9518

5 ай бұрын

I have a big stain board game project, and no real eye for color. I need to send this to my fiance who would have fun with this.

Child of a wood carver here, you're doing fine fumbling and spilling a lot of a can of stain is all apart of the carpentry skill tree progression

Not only did you carve a tree into tree fleash meat, you also used paper from tree pulp and put it in there

Woot woot book binding!

I was JUST thinking today why you have not done a GM Screen....this would do nicely

I saw a tip on a previous video (possibly one of yours) to use hard wood flooring so you can click lock the wood together as well as glue it. It may be thinner too, making it easier to use.

I'm SO delighted that the first build video with the triple camera setup is the one that you fumbled the stain can 😂 +chef's kiss+ Perfection.

I loved the extra behind-the-scenes footage of when you were dying the wood. It helped me enter into the experience more.

Thank you for the recognition for all of us!

@SkillTree

5 ай бұрын

Thank YOU! You keep this tree growing!

For those looking to get a decent saw for a good price i recommend a Japanese pull saw. I found one at lowes that had a rip cut on one side, and cross cut on the other. The pull motion also gives you better control.

@thomphan9518

5 ай бұрын

I got a little swappable-blade one with a kit, and during a house remodel me and my dad have been amazed by the difference on some cuts compared with even more expensive saws. He has a proper one on his birthday list now.

Some additional tips for woodworking: when gluing boards together, you can use some sawdust or salt to the glue after it has been spread which helps prevent the boards from sliding. also take care in how you choose your boards. avoid knots and rings, as those spots tend to warp unevenly. if you can line the grains of the boards as close as possible at the joint, you can make it appear to be a single, larger board. if you plan on making lots of glue ups, you can make a clamp board. its just a big board with two parallel sets of ribs on top, and some wedges. this is an investment, so its not for everyone, but if you plan on gluing up some shields, larger boards for furniture, or just a lot of smaller glue ups, it is more cost effective than buying lots of clamps. I am making one using a 2'x4' piece of hardboard from the big box store, and some scrap pieces of project boards (inexpensive 1x3 poplar boards). it is a lot easier than fussing with half a dozen clamps because it is sitting on the board. just put down wax paper to prevent the glue spread from sticking to the jig. you can also make a device called a caul to prevent the cupping. using a weigh like that can just cause it to cup the other way. cauls are just stiff boards that are perpendicular to the joint. you can make a set pretty easy by using some 2x4 cutoffs and use screws or machine bolts and nuts to provide the clamping pressure. be very careful with your glue, as any spot the glue touches will make the wood not take the stain. you can see a few spots on the finished product where there is a lighter line at the joint. sanding there and removing the wood that had any small amount of glue squeeze out will get rid of that problem. When I made my kitchen table I had to sand off my first coat of stain because one board had a nasty glue blob residue. I recommend wiping the piece with a damp rag before your final finishing sanding. the water raises the ends of the fibers, allowing the final sanding pass to make that final finish really smooth. its less important with harder woods, but it is a step that doesn't take more than a few minutes. if you are using water based stains, it can also help with blotchiness from the stain. if you struggle to drill good precise holes, you can use an awl, screw, or anything else sharp to set a nice spot for your drill bit to catch and prevent the drill from walking around. you can also use an offcut block of wood to brace the side of the drill bit to get a straighter hole. you can make this a permanent tool by drilling a hole that size through the wood to allow repeated 90degree holes. you can achieve some really cool effects with carving, by cutting straight lines down, and then rounding over one edge with a chisel. Lucky used the v gouge chisel to do this, but using a straight down cut can give an even more pronounced relief.

I see other comments have mentioned using a knife to score your cut line rather than a pencil to avoid tearout, so ill just mention that holding the saw is much more stable if you use a pistol grip - put your index finger on the side of the handle/saw blade, and use your other three fringers to actually hold the handle. This helps immensely when the handle wants to twist in your hand, and also give you another thing to help keep the saw in line with your cut (since you're literally pointing in the direction you're cutting). Great project!

I beleive it was mentioned earlier, but I'll add my 2 cents. Using a knife along the li es of your carving is basically making a knife wall, it's an excellent idea to do that. You can also do that for your cross cut, it's called a knife wall. Cut your line then angle the knife nibble a chamfer along the waste side. This provides a very helpful wall to keep your cut straight.

Books and carving! so excited

Another small sawing tip. When you grip the handle, have your index finger out of the handle and along side the handle, like you are pointing down the blade. It helps straighten your hand, reducing the amount of twist you accidently put into it. Chiseling tip, you saw that your chisel followed the grain. when working with handtools, a knife is a much better marking tool than a pencil. The knife will cut the fibers and your chisel will follow that much easier.

Way more patient then me! Looks beautiful man.

It's more than just the valuable skills he teaches. The way he talks, everything becomes a grand adventure. He's a brilliant storyteller, and it's fun listening to him.

I'm really interested in carpentry, so I can't wait to try this.

@SkillTree

5 ай бұрын

This is a fun one to start on! Pretty simple and if you aren't ready/into carving, you can paint and stick on decorative things!

Sawing: line up your shoulded with the cut. Marking: use a utility knife, several passes until its dark enough to see. Consider making a marking gauge. Gluing: put the pieces of wood together and plane the edges at the same time - it cancels out any extra wood Carving: yes, trace the line with a knife first. for leaves, use your curved gouge veritically to make a football shape

I think my partner and I watched the stain 20 times!! Love the process, Lot of trade secrets here.

The stain puddle scene is hilarious. Well styled out sir. Bravo

Clamping, you can also use cauls. Take a little bit of packing or house wrap tape on the bottom side of a straight piece of material that you can use to maintain flatness on both sides of your workpiece

We're making it out of the ancient library with this one boys (I wish i had the tools to do this smh, banger video tho)

To level up your glue-ups take a chisel along the edge at angles, I personally like to leave a 45° angle every half inch and I have the angles from an X when clamped together, it gives the glue something to grip for more bite, giving you a stronger bond

I’m casting “mimic talent” so I can be as awesome as you! Great job mate!

11:00 one thing that will help IMMENSELY here is scoring the edge of your carving with a marking knife. Make sure the edge of the ruler you mark this with is the edge that the grain pushes the blade into your ruler & not away. This will keep it form veering off line. Then chase that line with your wider chisel & make it deeper & at the angle you want if it's not straight up & down. This will guide your carving by precutting the competing grain & not letting it skew your carving. Also carving opposite the rise & fall of the edge grain in so it gets more shallow will prevent the cut from diving & going deeper than you want or tearing out. You did this at about 14 minutes. 👏 well done sir. One way I've made my field areas (like either side of the tree) more interesting is using a spoon gouge or scoop knife. This will let you take small scallops of wood away like you had scooped it out with a spoon leaving sort of fish scale patterns but concave vs convex. You can vary the size of them to give depth or impressions without actually forming anything specific.

When you are cutting or catching straight lines, using a marking gauge will score the surface, creating a path for your carving tools it saw to follow. Gives you a lot cleaner edge and it's way easier to make straight lines. 😊

Oh you know I’m already here!

Sweet I am making a book rn

Another tip is to put masking tape down where you want to cut. Draw your cut line on the masking tape and then cut through the board and tape. It prevents blow-out on the edges of the underside of the board

😂😂😂 I've been making leather covers for my watercolor paper pads to make my bookshelf look cooler than just having art supplies on it. Plus, when you're doing plein air, pulling out a leather covered pad just feels more posh and professional. 😜 My husband walked in while I was watching this video on my phone and heard you say bookcover out of wood, and all of a sudden, he turned to me and just said NO! 🤫🤫🤫

Love your explanations of the processes, so down to earth easy to follow and honest!

Brother, thank you for all you do. I have been watching for a little over a year and love your content. I live in South Africa so we don't have larp here for the lower income bracket. So saying I am an Orc, watching this episode I see you are starting in wood. My I suggest orcish armer in wood. Keep on leveling up you all

When using a handsaw, you can keep it perpendicular to the wood by watching the reflection in the saw. As long as the reflection is a straight line with the edge of the board (or the grain), you are golden. Also, I'm really excited to see where the channel is going. It's like you're restarting the game after figuring it out 🐒

One thing I would have done different, is made it more of a clamshell style. So that the paper is protected from all sides as much as possible, especially if you take it to larps lol there's a lot of mud and ale that could really rough up those pages a bit. Anyway, love the vid, and totally can't wait to see more stuff as your continue this new journey!

Alternative with the cord would be instead of having two pieces you measure out a little longer than the entire back of it, then loop it through so it’s halfway on one end and then you only need to tie one knot on the other and it’s just one piece of cord or leather. It will create something that can catch on stuff on the spine, but it makes that spine a little more interesting. And if you wanted to get fancier, you could find some kind of a metal clip or staple or something for it to thread through on the backof the spine.

Just wanted to say how much your channel has inspired me to make stuff! I'm dabbling in leathercraft, and I recently made a replica of Bilbo's birthday invitations from Fellowship of the Ring in photoshop using three different typefaces, all edited to look handwritten and uneven, and printed it on calligraphy paper!! Maybe one day I'll be brave enough to try making one with hand calligraphy xD

The grimoire turned out amazing! I think I'll do a version of this as a recipe book.

Carpenter here. When using a gouge or chisel of any kind, if your shavings are breaking, you're probably going the wrong way. They should slice off. Wood grain is a 3 dimensional thing to look for so look at the sides of your board too. Whatever side they come out of the wood at is the direction you want to cut. I could be misunderstanding but either way, useful information. If you want great practice with gouges without worrying about grain, try carving sintra plastic. It's a foam PVC and in some of my wooden prop builds, I just carve that. Also when lining your carvings, you can just use the v gouge and just use that so you can also set a depth to start with and make it easier to score the grain for stop cuts

They've used that stitch for years on steering wheel covers. I've had good luck using a corset or cross stitch for butt joints for cylinders.

Another really fantastic, durable, and largely waterproof wood coating is Rubio Monocoat. I used it on an acacia butcher block for a desktop about a year ago and it's been practically bulletproof. I even spilled some super heavily pigmented fountain pen ink on it, didn't notice, found it dry, and it wiped right off. I've been very impressed. It also preserves the smooth, soft, "wood"y wood feeling, it's not plasticy and sticky like poly or lacquer.

@dirtywhitellama

5 ай бұрын

Only downside I guess, it's not cheap! 😅

Clever demonstrating how to saw using the whole saw blade... With his hand. My boyfriend's face watching him safely saw his hand: Priceless.

Really excited for more wood! I create some of the finest sawdust and chips (and occasionally something nice)! Just a few insights if I can, more clamps of all sorts!, score your cut line with a knife to help guide, sawdust and pva glue hides many imperfections. Love learning from you man, thanks.

One tip: score the bottom line with a utility knife to just cut the surface. This way there is little tear out along the line.

Next time you make a book, paint or gold foil the edges of the book pages. If you do a spellbook darken the edges and the gold an silver painted glyphs would be cool.

I feel that fumble. The first time I dyed leather, I spilled half the bottle of dye on my back porch. At the time, we had only been living in the house for a few months. Now, my porch has a permanent black spot right in the middle. Every day I look at it and sigh a little.

When chiseling along the grain, it can be directional. Think hair on a dog. If you pet one way it's easy, pet the other way it's hard. Wood grain is the same way. If you have trouble with it wanting to break or change path, try changing direction and chiseling the opposite direction

rusty vinegar will ebonize red oak. it gives you a nice black wood and is super easy to make. Just in case you want to darken some oak again in the future,

Just sent this to a bunch of friends who want to get into bookbinding :D

@SkillTree

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! That is a HUGE help!

With drawing being such a fundamental component. You should do drawing skills vids too. I find everything creative can benefit from learning to draw

I like this format so much better.

Video 1 of requesting you to tell us how long the project took. I really wanna follow this level reset journey, but I struggle with thinking how easy the video makes it look

@SkillTree

5 ай бұрын

So, it is actually really hard to say. Filming makes everything take SO MUCH LONGER. Every scene change I stop, move the camera, adjust the settings, and adjust the lights. But, If I were to ballpark it, I would say around 5 hours of actual work. The whole project took longer because the glue was drying, and the dye had to dry. But, ofbme actually physically doing stuff, yeah, around 5ish. I hope that helps!

Only thing missing is a clasp. Every grimoire needs a clasp to keep the magic from draining out… The original drawing from Matty has a feature I really like, things that look kinda like fruits hanging from the lowest branches. I get that carving those in would be pretty much impossible but some metal pushpin heads and wire to represent them would work.

Thank you for the explanation of rip vs straight saw

17:40 amazing. Easily the best advice.

Thsi looks great. Love the hand tool approach to it.

I fumbled some leather antique in a very similar way recently. Your work is always great. Don't think I'll have the gumption to start yet another hobby, so I'm not even gonna attempt this. I'll get addicted (like I do) and leave the thousands of dollars I spent on leather stuff to the side. I gotta stick to one.

Loving the level up, basic but better👍

This was such a creative binding solution. So so goood ❤

Just an fyi about the Füm I decided I'd try it and went to see if it was only on the journey pack. It applies to any purchase combo so you can pick the other device option and just packs of one or two flavors if you know you wont like ones in the mixed selections and you still get the discount. I know the pepper, vanilla, and maple arent my bag of tea so gonna try the mint and grapefruit. Hopefully I like it and can turn my $300 a month smoking habit into a $300 a month leather habit. I'm sure weaver leather would love that.😂

If nothing else, learning how to actually saw a straight line is reason enough for me to watch 😂 As for woods types, in my experience poplar and maple are just as good for carving as oak (and in my experience, cheaper-- at least the poplar is) Also as for saws the crosscut saw for rip sawing works decently enough you just end up with a wider kerf size, rip-saw for cross cutting is a pain in the rear (I unfortunately have much experience with using a rip-saw for cross cutting lol)

Love the new graphic badge design ❤

I really wouldn’t want to suffer a ”Maka Chop” from that book! 💀Maaaaaaka Chop!

So sorry, I laughed my socks off when you fumbled the tin. 😂 Not going to lie, I have fumbled a tin or two or three!

There‘s another easy way to tell if your saw is at a 90 degree angle: look at the reflection of the wood on the polished metal of the saw. If the wood and its reflection are in line, you‘re doing okay. You can see it nicely in the video.

Awesome project! Great job..

I will make This one day for my traveler writer character for sure it looks awesome. Also you could try to make a gambeson once. Would be interested on your take on one because you always make it in such a special way!!

2:33 I don´t wipe the clue away. If you do so, you will push it into the woot, and it can take a lot of sanding to remove it. But if you just let the clue dry, you can simple and easy remove it with a blade/ cutter

Love this so much!!!

It’s just a thought & IMO I would of put the hinges on but I would hind them by sandwich them with the leather making sure not to put any glue over the hinges just to give it some strength & stability from the leather stretching or the cover getting ripped off

you could do fancy decorative knots too!

I hope when you glued up the panels you kept the grain running the same way AND alternated the Annual Rings otherwise the panel might cup anyway! And Both Cross Cut saws AND Rip Saws HAVE offset teeth! The difference is the teeth of a Cross Cut saw are pointed like needles while the teeth of a Rip saw look like little Chisels! And a trick to sawing a strait line is to not grip the handle of the saw with ALL your fingers, Instead point your Index Finger down the saw blade and use it as a eye guide to keep the saw strait. I use a Razor Blade or Box Knife to cut the lines in the designs into the wood before carving, a chisel is kind of heavy to work with that way for to long.

Gorgeous! !

Great project, thanks

"I just pass some cordage through the whole in my spine" giving me self inflicted blood eagle vibes

Ohh oak hmm, yeah not really fun to hand carve because of all the grain lines glad you touched on that. I will probably go with a thicker basswood plank, but would go with Poplar, Birch, or even white pine maybe before oak for a harder wood. Also yes pre-drill those holes. 😊

Fumbles are part of any process ❤

As for your sponsor: Wouldn’t it be a nice little project to replace the wooden tip by something shaped like a pipe? Seems to be it would be quite in character.