This guy would be a blast to have as a shop teacher. You would learn a ton and have fun at the same time!

@jhawk1897

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! I want to hang out with him and drink a beer and chew tobacco!

@brianbailey462

2 жыл бұрын

@@jhawk1897 lol

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

@@jhawk1897 We'd have to drink a lot of beer before you could convince me to chaw.

@memphetic

2 жыл бұрын

I thought that too, til he said "rub it out til it's nice and smooth and just a pleasure to touch".

@scottcarpenter910

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

This is becoming one of my favorite channels! A total hidden gem that I’m very happy to have found

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you happened upon us. Thanks for saying.

@skylord8625

2 жыл бұрын

@@WorkshopCompanion He's absolutely right. Passing on generational knowledge is an art in and of itself.

@ryanintopeka

2 жыл бұрын

Same. Nick is SUCH a phenomenal resource.

@baconscoobysnacks3135

2 жыл бұрын

Hidden gem? This channel has 100k subscribers

@christianscustoms6429

2 жыл бұрын

@@baconscoobysnacks3135 it didn’t a month ago

Humorous, helpful and officially my favorite uncle on KZread. What a delight.

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words.

@theptownpunk

2 жыл бұрын

I second that.

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

@@theptownpunk Thanks for the kind second.

@theptownpunk

2 жыл бұрын

@@WorkshopCompanion Enjoyed watching the video just thought it was great all around. Nice to see someone that makes you want to build something.

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

@@theptownpunk "...makes you want to build something." Believe me, I'm just an amateur at that. But I'm married to the all-time grand champion.

No idea how I ended up here but this man is the coolest woodworker on KZread!

Finally a smidge explained!!!

Brilliant, truly brilliant. Every time I watch a video from you, I learn something really great! Thank you so much and great idea.

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Kind of you to say; you're most welcome.

You are now officially my favorite woodworker on YT. Your tips, tricks , and DIY are the best. Thank you so much!

One of the best videos I've seen yet, Nick. THANK YOU! By the way, in 60 years of wood and metal working, I've never once thought about the fact an Allen wrench is made of tool steel. THAT comes as a "Tip... of the decade!" I've got one of the Stanley hand planes - a multi-generational 'hand-me-down.' NOW, I know how to finish the job!

Ladys and gentleman, the Bob Ross of carpentery

I concur whole heartedly with the positive and thankful comments. You are just a fount of wisdom to your hungry kids (us), nephews and grandchildren. Thank you so much for teaching us such valuable things we can pass along to others… and refer them to your channel of course!

Well, I just found my next Project !!!! Thanks !!!!!

I don’t watch many wood working videos and I was going to skip this video, but I didn’t because of how enthusiastic he was about this he just so happy

Nick, I love my 271 and have used it for 45 years hanging doors and installing latch and strike plate mortises etc. Now those cabinet doors I'm making will be another 4 hours behind schedule as I make it's bigger brother. Love the smidge definition too. Thanks.

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, and we apologize for the disruption.

Informative, succinct, a bit of humor for spice and voila!

This is the most clever version of a DIY router plane I’ve seen. I’m planning on making this, and adding a stop collar from a 1/4” doweling kit to set the depth of cut. One could adjust by smidges by simply bottoming out the iron, and placing the shims between the stop collar and handle, then release the iron clamp bolt, and re tighten at the stop collar depth.

Okay, I have to admit, that was pretty dope.

Superb! Bravo!

Your videos are pure gold

Just found you... love your style of teaching!! Keep it up!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@jadechan13

2 жыл бұрын

You my friend just gained another subscriber. Well put together video .. 👏 👏

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

@@jadechan13 Thanks for the kind words.

You're good at this

You are a mix of a teacher , a uncle and santa

If only this video was around when my fathers furniture buisnes was active i would have watch it every day to learn since my dad whanted me to learn on my own

AWSOME !!!! I’ll attempt ! One !!🖖🏼🖖🏼

Love his definition of a smidge!

Love this, I’m going to make one. Also love that they designed the tape to be a smidge thick, handy trick!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

I agree with everything SamSpade said. I have used the word "smidgin" for over 60 years but this is the first time I have heard its true meaning. Thank you

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

The American smidgin (or, in the English spelling, smidgeon) is actually the Imperial substitute for the metric smidge. Here's the equivalency: 1 smidge = 1.418 smidgeons = 0.0974875 bits. It's important to note that a skosh is sometimes substituted for smidge, but a skosh is actually a measurement of volume. Or a herd of gnats; I'm not sure which.

Exactly what I need. But I don't have a shop like yours to make it. Wish I did. Your a genius. Thanks.

Nice hammer trick 🔨😎

Man you would be a fantastic shop teacher!

That is an amazing tool I've never heard of, that now I can't believe isn't apart of every shop. Feels like lost technology the way you tell the story too. Awesome video!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

An absolute pleasure to attend your classroom sessions. Thanks. Steve, Plymouth MA

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome.

Thanks for the template, we enjoy your vlogs here in Denmark

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

And we appreciate your kind words here in Ohio.

Hammer spin was clutch. I’m subscribed

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome. And if you liked that, I spin a bench plane and a lathe chisel in other vids.

This is so neat!

Well after watching this, I never knew i needed a router plane so much. I'll be making one at the weekend :)

@WorkshopCompanion

Жыл бұрын

You'll love it.

The maximum training in a minimum of time. Pleasant too! Thanks.

Nothing like watching a master craftsman making a job so easy to do, and with style. Thanks for sharing.

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying.

Great video, well done presentation, keep your style it works

Great video. Just the right amount of information and humor to keep it interesting.

Flipin’ fantastic video!

So good to hear an American using metric too. Good video Sir.

@WorkshopCompanion

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying. But you should know that only a third of our viewers are from the Unites States. We play to our audience.

It wasn’t till the end of the video when the mystification fell away and I realized it wasn’t for a power tool! Bravo!

Great video from a Fantastic Instructor - you're the perfect combination of teacher and storyteller. You paint a picture of not just what it is but what you can do with it. I've been teaching woodworking for 30 years and I always love seeing others who do it with passion and reverie. I knew the way you summed up the router plane in one captivating sentence that I would love the video. Good work sir!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks muchly.

Love this guy! Finally we can all be in agreement to the measurement of a smidge!!

My new favorite channel. I'm never click subscribe. Ever. Had to on this one. 🤘

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks...and welcome.

Nicely done

Magnificent!

Brilliant!

This is the best, simple, homemade tool I've seen for skilled woodworkers.

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Just wow!

Genius!!

THE WONDERS THAT A "MASTER" CAN REVEAL! ................ THANK YOU FOR THE SMALL ROUTER AND THE SQUEEZIING TOGETHER THE 2 BROARDS TO HOLD THE ANGLE OR SQUARE...................

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome.

Glad I found you channel. Bought your Wood Working Wisdom book back in 97 along with about 5 others. They all sit in my woodshop library still. Where did the last 25 years go. You have more grey hair than me but not by much. I learned so much from you from your books long before the internet and KZread. I have 2 router planes one small and one large. Love them for hinge work.

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying...and reading!

That was awesome.

Just love your propeller on the wall...

That was certainly new to me. I also like your style. Thank you!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome.

Grandpa is that you? Always knew i had a cool grandpa.. Great video and well explained and educational.. And that hammer trick at the end was epic

The best part of learning from Nick is he is way cool and I actually put his techniques to use! Thanks Nick!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you saying that. The jigs and fixtures that we deem fit for video are ones that I use frequently myself. In most cases these designs have evolved in my shop for ten, twenty, some as long as fifty years. They are not only capable and useful, but as simple to build as I can make them.

I wish KZread was more heavily populated with videos as informative and useful as this, plus a touch of humour as a bonus. Could not fault your presentation in anyway.

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Lost track of you after you stopped doing Shopsmith videos. What a great find for a cold windy Sunday in Alaska.

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying.

You are awesome sauce!

Great video. Thanks

Love the spin move with the hammer at the end!

Like your router better than other homemade ones, neat hammer trick 🎯🤭😂🤣

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Mr Engler IS a great shop teacher, and I AM having a blast, learning a TON and having FUN too!

As a guy, living in the metric part of the world, i have to thank you for telling both, inch and metric lengths, so i don‘t have calculate that… This is the first of your videos i am watching and i have to say, you are doing and showing exactly those things i am interested in. Great work! Thank you for that good content!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome.

Thanks for the tip!!!

So much fantastic info! This guy is also immediately likable-great teacher!

Another simple but useful way to get what you want! Thanks!

I wish I'd had an uncle like you!! You're a great teacher!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Kind of you to say.

A HEX KEY is just brilliant!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. But not my idea -- found it floating around in a 1949 Popular Mechanics.

@DanT10

2 жыл бұрын

@@WorkshopCompanion I appreciate you passing on the idea in any case. Thanks!

This just one of those hidden gems of a channel.

This showed up in my recommendations. I subscribed two minutes into the video. You, Sir, have a gift of teaching. So masterfully done!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, but let's spread the credit around a little. The expertise is mine, but the delivery is largely due to Travis and his refined sense of pacing and timing.

Really enjoy the channel. Thank you for sharing

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome.

We need more of you! Thanks for sharing from Mexico

@WorkshopCompanion

6 ай бұрын

Most welcome from Ohio.

OH WOW.... been many years since I’ve heard “Good enough for government work.” 😉 Great video! I’ll probably make one. May use Lexan (polycarbonate) for the base. I’ve been using my Dremel with router bits and base, but this looks to be more controllable.

@colrodrick8784

Жыл бұрын

Having been paid to do government work before I retired I know that sometimes that is precise and demanding and other times sloppy. I got a kick out of the down memory lane experience too.

Grannies tooth 👍 lovely bit of kit

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. And for our non-British viewers, "bit of kit" is a tool or piece of equipment.

Now I finally know what I should have used those lexan scraps for that I threw away last week. Thanks. Love the wax trick for “tempered hardening”.

Following solely for the impressive hammer twirl at the end. Haha j/k video was entertaining AND educational!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Outstanding

Thats an awesome little tool! Thank you😇😁

I have seen a lot of make your own routers. Using the clear plastic is pretty clever. On my large metal hand router plane, I put on some wood to make a slightly larger base and prevent scuffing would see from the metal on wood. I might go and swap out that wood for some clear acrylic based on what I saw here. Thanks.

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome.

It's a pleasure to listen to you. Thanks:)

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome.

I watched this video "judiciously" and thoroughly liked it!. 1st time viewer.....and subscribed! thanks for the great content!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome. And thanks for the kind words.

Love your definition of "smidge" - I can't wait to hear your description of "dollop" in a future video. LOL. Seriously, love your videos.

@WorkshopCompanion

Жыл бұрын

Thanks much. Was that a metric dollop or an Imperial dollop?

@rcort4864

Жыл бұрын

@@WorkshopCompanion I think dollops are always Imperial measure. Metric people are too uptight to measure in dollops :)

Always love this channel. I am a pro guitar maker , over 50 years at the bench, but always learn something here. Thanks, cheers, but still cannot spin the hammer that well!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Just takes some practice. I can't play the guitar at all.

Cool dude 🔨

Excellent.

Well done sir! Thanks!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome.

Today is my first time visiting your channel BUT won't be my last! You are an extraordinary instructor! Thanks very much.

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Kind of you to say.

Very cleaver and well conceived ... the video was also a pleasure to view. Thanks and have a great new year!!

Thanks for sharing your knowledge

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome.

3 mins into video, already learned couple new trick, old ginger are indeed spicy. xD

Excellent video tutorial! Possibly the best one I've seen! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@WorkshopCompanion

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

That was really cool. I like learning these things.

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Me too.

You had me at “good enough for government work” haha. Great video! I really enjoyed your style and informative explanation of things. Consider me a new subscriber. Only thing I would add is you can always make a new base if yours gets scratched up! And that was only a fraction of the work you put into this tool!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

"Good enough for government work," was one of my grandfather's favorite sayings -- and he did government work as a maintenance engineer for the US Air Force. Thanks and welcome.

@myss520

2 жыл бұрын

@@WorkshopCompanion That phrase originally was a compliment because of the stringent quality requirements in government contracts. Not so much today.

@BenNawrath

2 жыл бұрын

@@WorkshopCompanion one of my dad’s favorites too! Probably from his father, who was a postmaster haha. One of my music professors in college always said close enough for jazz…

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

@@myss520 I always took it as a compliment from Granddad. He's be up a ladder and shout a measurement to me. I cut the board and run it up to him, then wait for the inevitable "good enough for government work" to tell me that the board fit.

Wow Nick, what a great video! Thanks for the excellent information. It is always a pleasure to see you.

Nick, Nick, Nick ... I wish we lived near each other, you'd be my best friend. This is fantastic and exactly what I need to do some really artsy plays in some of my work. I'm going to buy your plans, build it, and even experiment with some variations of the plane iron to do precision work I've been doing with a V gouge. Thank you very much Sir, you are my hero! BTW I watch lots of your videos and you have taught this 62 year old man many valuable things. For that I am very thankful

@WorkshopCompanion

4 ай бұрын

Most welcome...and thanks for the kind words.

Wow! What a marvelous man! So charismatic and wise!

@WorkshopCompanion

2 жыл бұрын

Aw, shucks...

a real companion to my shop ;) thx Mr love your humor and your knowledge

@WorkshopCompanion

Жыл бұрын

Most welcome.