Every time he says "Normally, we would use 'x', but most people don't have 'x', so we'll do 'y' instead..." he scores major points with me

@JoeRoganful

10 ай бұрын

I agree!

Finally a channel without festool, CNC and other expensive stuff! Love it!

@Vikingwerk

4 жыл бұрын

Or Kreig Jigs.

@CitizenAyellowblue

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, CNC.... “look what I made”. 😂

@radek4177

4 жыл бұрын

@@CitizenAyellowblue CNC'ing is a skill like any other. It looks easy but it really isn't.

@noisepuppet

4 жыл бұрын

@@radek4177 true. There ain't no easy way out, is there?

@noisepuppet

4 жыл бұрын

@@radek4177 true. There ain't no easy way out, is there?

I cannot tell you how many woodworking videos I've started and then closed when the dude goes to his $5,000 CNC machine or his collection of Festool pieces worth more than my house. I watch this video at least once a day as I prep for building this exact thing on my recently-finished workbench.

@RexKrueger

Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the compliment! Good luck with your build. I think you'll do great.

the author does like to from scratch, shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. kzread.infoUgkxD-QRFQz730FJEh4f9BYSf-nkIMIC9hL_ as another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us dont have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we wont be able to practice the full stack project, is still great.

Thanks for rooting for those of us who don’t have a ton of money, or time. I’m subscribed and liked, because you remember the poor.

Dude, I have been sweating how to put a leg vice on my new workbench. You just saved me a ton of time and money. Thank you for this. You're killing it on KZread right now, man. Well done.

@oakenarm

4 жыл бұрын

I completely agree. I too have been stressing over the type of vise to add to my 5" thick bench. This design looks to be just the ticket. Especially with the 20 degree cant

2:26 < This is awesome that you ACTUALLY thought about the fact that not all of your viewers have a bunch of decent hardwood laying around. This is quite unlike most KZreadrs that make supposed DIY videos and they use a $40k tool or have 5 metric tons of some material just "laying" around. Thank you for being realistic. 😊

@RexKrueger

4 жыл бұрын

That was the idea!

@triune_blades

4 жыл бұрын

@@RexKrueger Well....you're awesome.haha

@noisepuppet

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, I keep catching myself thinking where am I going to get that 3" chunk of yellow pine he's working on... Oh wait, I just saw him glue it up from home despot stair treads.

@astronemir

2 жыл бұрын

Here is my 12 offcuts of perfectly squarely jointed and planed 1x4 african hardwood. Just use whatever you have lying around in your shop. Anyway, we put it into the router table with a 12 inch router bit, take it onto my 100 inch sliding miter saw, then rip it down to 1/8th inch strips on my 20000lbs cast iron cabinet saw. After that, we have a simple jig for using a circular saw for making fast crosscuts!

Very clever pin board alternative. A smart man once claimed, “I’m too lazy to be inefficient”.

@DonMorganSeawolf

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Richard !!! I haven't heard that quote (read or said) since my Phylosophic minded Dad passed away. I originally thought that his quips were funny until I got old enough to really understand what he was saying. Another one comes to mind. Enjoy this one. "Work smarter, not harder."

Unlike bates and several others , you actually credit others properly.

@oliverdelica2289

4 жыл бұрын

Oof

@leehartwig5996

4 жыл бұрын

J.S., its frustrating when people do that. But from the few videos I've seen of his, Jay Bates has credited others in videos. If there is something he's missed, that's one thing... but I have seen him reference others more than once. If he missed something, the polite thing to do is to leave him a comment.

@thomasarussellsr

4 жыл бұрын

@@leehartwig5996 yeah, many woodworkers watch loads of content and may have forgotten where they get an idea they may have seen months or years earlier.

I think this intro might be my favorite intro out of all the videos I have watched of yours

"I'm a bit lazy so I wanted a simpler way to do X." I'm disabled so it's a lack of energy rather than laziness but I feel the same way. Learning all these little tricks is saving me a LOT of time and money. Thanks for keeping it real!

@pyotr576

Жыл бұрын

I'm not "lazy" I'm frugal with my energy. "There has to be a more efficient way ..."

I've spent many years with my nose in fine woodworking books and articles, and I tell you, the way you break it down for regular humans is right up there with St Roy Underhill. But with a postmodern twist. Thanks for all you put into this.

Okay. I have no plans to become a hand tool only guy, but Rex is the only patreon I support at this time. The main reason I support Rex on Patreon, is because he teaches us the things that all the masters know, but forget to mention or show on camera as it doesnt occur to them we dont know. Little things like the salt to keep the clamps from sliding, and using stair treads for a better cheap plank, etc. He tells us novices all the little Mastercraft details to get the results that everyone else doesn't think to teach. I feel like Rex is teaching us all from noobs to masters and there's something in every video that speaks to us all. God bless Rex, because Rex blesses us. Oh, and all his plans are free to members. :)

@RexKrueger

Жыл бұрын

Eddie, you're a prince for your nice comments. I'm no master at this craft, but I read a lot. Research is the key to what I know. Thanks for being a part of the community!

Those Stair Treads also make the BEST Closet Shelves you can buy in that price range!

@RexKrueger

4 жыл бұрын

Pro tip!

9:04 "I'm a little bit lazy", says the man who makes everything with hand tools!

Hey Rex, just dropping a comment to say I really appreciate your channel, presentation style, and everything. You have not only inspired me as a woodworker, but as a content creator! You give me hope that a keeping-it-real and budget-minded creator has a chance in today's highly commercialized realm of online woodworking content! Thank you! Sam

@RexKrueger

4 жыл бұрын

You TOTALLY have a chance!

Rex is probably up there as one of my favourite makers on KZread

Best. Intro. Ever.

@oliverdelica2289

4 жыл бұрын

Seems to me Rex needs to get James Wright's book of Dad jokes. That's gonna up the views, I think

That vise is a winning addition to an already winning bench. Thanks.

I was just getting ready to build one of these based off some old pictures I found, but this is WAY better! Thank you

There are some really smart people on KZread and you’re one of them. Very nice Rex.

congratulations for passing 100k. you very much deserve it

I made a saint Peter's cross for my vice 10 years ago and it has never failed me, love your videos

I'm building this bench after I clear my project schedule. Thanks for the research and sharing the build with us.

For me, this is one of your best projects and videos. Thx.

Rex: That is a truly excellent vice! And I like the idea of using stair treads to get decent quality wood.

This was another great tutorial. You make everything clear and easy to understand. Thanks for sharing this.

Looking forward to the next installment of this Rex!

Great addition[s] to this basic bench! Thnx, Willem

Now that will work much better than a big box store vise! THANK YOU REX! I will be starting my plans tonight!

There is centuries of master woodworkers coming to this one single build and that's awesome, love the vids.

Thank you for your time and ideas.

I have been looking for source for a screw for a vise, something strong, with a course thread. I never thought of a screw jack, all those years in construction, I could have gotten a hold of hundreds of them. Now I'm going to have to spend money on a couple of them. Great idea, thanks.

Hey, just wanted to say thank you for all your great videos. they are very informative, easy to follow, and you always post everything+more we could need in your descriptions. Thanks again!

I built Jae’s bench and I honestly don’t know how I got along without the leg vise, it’s so helpful, I use it almost every time I’m in the shop!

Brilliant idea with the wedge at the foot of the chop.

You are very consistent in choosing wedge based solutions. This makes a lot of sense. Well done Rex

Your new lighting makes you look like a beautiful angel

@RexKrueger

4 жыл бұрын

Ive been found out!

@FreeFinca

2 ай бұрын

​@@RexKrueger 😂

As usual, I got a ton of ideas from your video. Lots of great suggestions here. Thanks for sharing!

Watched about 100 of your videos now. Well at least 20. Good work and thank you for all the history lessons.

I like the salt trick to keep the glue from shifting. Instead of carving an angled rabbet on the bottom of the leg, I used a matching pair of wedges (a 12" 2x4 cut with a 3:12 taper) to make the adjustable fulcrum.

Really not surprising that you've already surpassed 100K subs - you TOTALLY deserve every viewer! Excellent content Rex!

I just used a 2x6 scrap for my leg vise. Yes, it does flex a little, but it also grips amazingly well. I think the beefy chop is more for looks than function. Even one of your old examples has a narrow, thin chop.

@shawnphillips2556

2 жыл бұрын

This should be pinned as a top comment. I am building a leg vise right now and by comparison, mine is thinner than his, but it's good to know I could have gone smaller and it would still function Thanks for sharing your experience!

@alexsavastru8125

11 ай бұрын

​@@shawnphillips2556well, considering I just bought a vice screw, this is excellent information. Thanks!

Rex I just completed this leg vise build on my bench. Thank you so much for all the videos you put out.

Looking amazing. I got more time than sense so I am working on laminating a bench top out of a bunch of heat treated pallet wood. I got one of those screws from my old bench and I think I'll do this

Awesome vise !!!!!!! Thanks for the knowledge on how to build one , Rex !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally! A realistic woodworker with cool ideas. And in my backyard!

I have made 2 benches so far one like Paul sellers and one very similar to this one. I love the Paul Sellers design but it took like 2 months worth of weekends to build as a new wood worker. This style of bench takes a single weekend and works great. Love it.

Love that you gave credit and even linked to Jay Bate's videos. Great Video!

Hi Rex. Built the workbench and just finished the leg vise and angled it just like you did. Works like a dream and this afternoon I cut some dovetails on a drawer that I am making to replace one that fell apart.... long story. Fabulous vise and just wanted to thank you for showing how versatile it actually is. Thanks.

Jay Bates!! Yes! Been watching him for a couple of years now. And wow! That dude does good work.

You are so smart and funny! I always forward your videos to my son who wants to get into wood working!

Keep it up Rex! love your videos learning a lot some things I already know but learning differently from you

Gracias, great job and Yes Jay Bates is a good example, I have met him at the woodworking shows. Like you he is also down to earth and a straight shooter, good and concrete information. You do and have done a great job with your work and videos. Thank you

Use salt to prevent pieces from sliding away... I only learn about that now!! LOL Thanx a million Rex ! Awesome channel.

Hey Rex - Fantastic information, great detail. Just finished mine. What a great upgrade and for not much $, either. Thank you! I added a little bling in the form of a nice crank from LN and I put some Crubber inside the chop face.

You are really original . Impressive. Bravo.

Very nice! Not sure I'll need it any time soon (or ever), but I'm glad this is here, if I want it. Thanks!

Months later and still the best 'intro' way to show "it's not going anywhere". You did it Rex!

Really like the angled chop, might redo mine.

Love the wedge instead of a pin board! Dude you rock!

I love your style Rex! I been watching lots of workbench builds (going down the rabbit hole starting with you stuff) and I am absolutely staggered by the kit I see! "All right gang today we're gonna be building a great starter workbench! First thing you're gonna wanna do is bust out a $1000 track saw and $500 of Kreg gear. This build is brought to you by Rockler!!" Rex is king!!!! Keep up the good work buddy!

I really like how Rex explains the work

Rex, I love your videos!!! It is so cool you have this affordable take on projects, and I also love how you put a modern twist on traditional tools/processes. I am looking to build a new workbench, but I have a tiny shop and do most of my woodworking outside. I stumbled across a Morovian workbench, portable and solid. I immediately thought it is your style of project. This thing is really cool, I would love to see your take on it!

I made my first vise with a 3/4" pony pipe clamp in lieu of a screw. Just attach the movable head with some screws to the back of the apron, and the fixed head to the chop. You do need a foot bar slotted to drop over a lag bolt at the floor for parallelism, but works fast and easy.

On the subject of endcaps, a way of making round ones without a lathe that I used on the bench I restored, was to use a holesaw to cut blanks, then thread them onto a bit of studding in the chuck of an old mains powered drill - once locked on, worked really well for rounding and finishing the caps as if they were on a lathe.

I just made plans for the weekend, I'm building a workbench!

@RexKrueger

4 жыл бұрын

You'll be done by Monday. I promise!

@NomenNescio99

4 жыл бұрын

@@RexKrueger Indeed I was. You said in your video that any monkey with a saw can make half lap joint, that turned out to be true. Especially so after said monkey discovered the depth stop screw on his miter saw. 🙈😜

Love my pine leg vice!

This is just genious. I was wondering what will be the solution about the leg part. That wedge is a great idea. I expected something like that.

I must admit I've never had a big sexy bench but I've made several jerry rigged benches that are only intended for a few months/weeks work and in most of them I've thrown these leg vices together in four or five different ways at no cost and they always surprise me in ease of use and how well they work for well a piece of scrap

You Genius you! _ I loved the idea of the Scaffold Screw Jack and just bought one from ebay-so cheap, so strong and so easy to set up!-can't believe i've never come across this before-thanks!

Congratulations for the 100k+ subscribers!! I'm learning a lot. I'm planning to build the jointer bench. Thanks!

@RexKrueger

4 жыл бұрын

And thank you!

That wedge is brilliant.

Innovative, thanks rex love it week in week out keep being creative x

Yay you hit 100k subscribers! Congratz!

Just came across your channel . Man, you are hitting on all 8 cylinders ! You have perfect on camera skills along with engaging dialogue . Real life procedures and explanation. Plus you resemble a good friend that I have immense respect for ...enough so that you could be his brother. lol. I have been a craftsman and carpenter most of my 60 years of life, I can truthfully say I have added to my knowledge with something from every one of your videos. I subscribed yesterday and am binge watching them all. Great channel !

Rex you are a genius my friend.

Thanks; lots and lots of useful tips & ideas in this one.

Seems like a versatile vise that can be used for many non wood working s applications.

I have to say- I am getting addicted to this . Thanks, Rex.

awesome video, building my leg vise soon just got the screw in the mail!

3:40 Table salt to stop glued boards moving when clamping up is such a genius fix for a annoying problem. Will be using that excellent tip in future, thanks.

Also...for any hella-cheap folks out there the leg vice on my bench came from a joist I snagged from a demo job of a house built in 1912...slow grown pine 3”x8” act. True 2”x8” act. is far more common than the 3” in antique house and will do JUST fine. If you see framers tearing up an old house for remodel,don’t be shy!!...they’ll usually be very glad to let you haul off some “Trash” 😁 Leg Vice is honestly the way to go...I use a quick release fancy pants Vice for my tail,after getting accustomed to the leg Vice I catch myself avoiding the other almost religiously,slip with the saw,or plane..it’s fine,wood no metal. Plus if it’s thick enough you can mortise,or just drill about 1/2” hole in the top center of it for a pin that pulls in and out along with holes across its way. “Handy-Dandy if you like to relief carve!” I linseed oiled it once about 3 years ago...since that time I have beat it like it owed me money and It still has about 300 years of life to go I’d say. Be a leg Vice man,you won’t regret it.

I'd love to see you make a chair just a simple but nice looking dinner table chair love your plans and I cant find any for one that compares to yours

Learning this makes it tickle inside my head.

Great stuff Rex, thanks dude! Stay safe out there

Awesome work on showing how accessible woodworking can be. One option to skip the vice build entirely: A deep open ended well bench and sets of wedges.

Very enjoyable and useful video. Thanks

Really cool vise Rex

Thank's Rex. Very good video!

Well presented and informative video, done in a clear, concise, and self deprecating Manner, from an obviously talented and well spoken Craftsman. It was nice of you to give credit/props to the other Gentlemen, Rex. Subscribed, Thanks!

What an awesome build and even better channel. Love your work Rex!

@RexKrueger

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

Nice video mate! , i used a weight bar and welded the nut at the end and threaded black pipe for the handle

Well, you have done it again, another video related to your bench. All I can say is, I think this is another stellar example of how well you teach and educate us, in a gentle and gentlemanly way. I agree with one of the earlier comments, you and Paul Sellers

@bevanstuart9013

4 жыл бұрын

Addendum to above since I made a typo and ended it too soon - are the best and most skilled teachers on KZread. Thank you for all your hard work and sharing.

@PeteLewisWoodwork

2 жыл бұрын

Rex and Paul Sellers are now the only two I tend to watch - others come and go. Paul and Rex have two different approaches and I'm open to them both because neither require power tools or other expensive stuff. I'm not a newbie to all of this, either, I've been a carpenter for over 40 years but now switching to more joinery related projects to see me going when I retire - though I don't ever want to retire. I've done all the power tool thing and I've used all the big industrial machines - it was good in the day but it gets on my nerves now. This stuff is like learning a whole new trade made for people who want to take it easy - and that's me...!

@bevanstuart9013

2 жыл бұрын

@@PeteLewisWoodwork Hi Pete. As a 77 year old retiree I couldn't agree with you more although I must say I still enjoy the "hum" of some of my tools along with the sound of a hand rasp. Hop you have a great day enjoying yours.

Excellent information once again.

I just need to pt an angle/ wedge for the bottom and vice is done. I built this bench about a month ago. I've yet to do any of the joinery I want to get into, but I've def used the holdfasts quite a bit. I reinforced the dog holes but still find them to be a lil sloppy (do I need another piece of wood to reinforce them?... tbd) all in all, incredibly happy with the bench. It's so nice to be able to grab a dowel or hold fast and set up a piece of wood to work on. Really expedites the process. Spend less time trying to figure out how to clamp a thing and instead, just reach for a mallet and boom.

Rex, Thanks for another great video!!☺☺

I'm pretty excited about this sale, I just bought a pile of plans.

@10:30 Genius on the wedge adjustment block.

amazing I'm going to build one in the next few days, just ordered the screw. :)