Can’t figure out if I like your woodworking, or story-telling ability more. They are both exceptional. You’ve created a beautiful piece of furniture and another beautiful piece of filmmaking/editing to compliment it. Well done sir. Cheers!

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joshua

Just found your channel and just starting watching your videos. In previous videos you didn't talk and let the work speak for itself. Honestly i liked that you spoke for your work in this video. Having that narration of what's going on is such a next level advancement in your video making skills. Keep it up

I love that you used a belt sander and reciprocating saw. They seem to be under utilized and people obsess over the 'right' tool. If it works, and you know how to use it, *use* *it* ! What a beautiful wood species and a gorgeous piece!

The one thing that I find somewhat disappointing after getting into woodworking the last 5 years is that just about everybody is making squares...large squares....small squares...cabinets...drawers...boxes...etc. etc. And if you are self taught like most of us...your main source of learning is youtube...which means more squares. This is not a square. I love it!

@musamor75

Жыл бұрын

I do agree with you. However rigour is a very demanding thing. You have to start somewhere. Let's just say: square first, then rectangle (the Golden Proportion must be mastered), then the triangle, the circle, the oval, the ellipse. So far, these are all 2D. Master them first, then you can get on to simpler 3D. For example, if you take a circle in volume, but make it rise as a triangle, you get a cone. Right? Are you following? If you start with a square, and rise in triangular shape, what do you get? A pyramid. Right? Next would be free curves, or segments of an oval. As an exercise, or prelude to this piece you could start with an elipse base, and rise on an incline. You'd be 50 % there already. My best advice to you young man is to learn how to walk before you learn how to run. Trust me. Inspiration without knowledge can be a disaster. Be patient; step by step. The gentleman above is a highly experienced, and highly inspired Master cabinet maker. He did not become this overnight. As a nearly 65 year old cabinet maker myself, I can tell you, you can't learn a craft through KZread videos. I was taught over decades by the "old boys"- this is a time-worn tradition. You'll need loads of practice. Good luck. Greetings from France.

@elmohead

Жыл бұрын

Most rooms are square so you'd want square furniture.

@jeremyriggs8607

Жыл бұрын

Check out youtube.com/@shaunboydmadethis and foureyes for some non square projects

@musamor75

Жыл бұрын

@elmohead That's fundamental reductionism. Do you have a square toilet seat in your lavatory?? Is the sink square? Should we make square light bulbs while we're at it? How about square tyres; they brought them out in bikes.

@ericwilliams538

Жыл бұрын

Your comment is square!!! Ha!!! See what I did there!!??? I made a joke!!.... Just being silly....don't take it to seriously. I do however agree with you about what you said....BUT!!!....NO ONE said you had to follow the norm, and make nothing but "squares"....think outside the "square box" and he unique!! We all have to start from somewhere and learn the fundamental basics, and grow from there. That's what I try to do anymore... I have often thought about being a KZread content creator but haven't necessarily had the time. If I do, I want to try making it a bit different from the average ole KZread wood working channel. You know, making epoxy river tables and cutting boards!!! No one has ever thought of that!!!😂😂😂🤪 Ha!!!

I was a student of Wendell Castle in the early '80s. I can tell you as you found out that he did not "go with the flow" when producing his stacked laminated organic shaped works. Each lamination was carefully layed out and where possible, the middle wood was removed to reduce overall weight and to minimize movement and possible cracking since the glued up blank of solid wood laminations acts as a solid chunk of wood. Nice videos and work. To pull off sculpted pieces, you need to be able to visualize in 3 dimensions as a sculptor and see the negative spaces which need to be removed. Wendell was extremely talented in this respect and in design. His hard lines and curved planes were quite frankly, perfect.

@baltasavr

7 ай бұрын

You can't compare Wendell Castle to the author of the video. Heaven and earth.

Yo Nick, carpenter from UK here mate. There are many HEAVILY subscribed channels on KZread where the work is nowhere as beautiful as yours. Either you know you are underrated or very few people who appreciate top quality woodwork are left. More power to you. Cheers, Kapil

Man, this is a breathtakingly stunning piece! It’s made me realise just how much I rely on the comfort of using precise machines and tools to achieve “perfect” lines, and neglect the artistic side of working with the material with my hands. It takes a lot of bravery to hand carve such a large chunk of expensive wood; my hat goes off to you, sir! Really happy I found your channel!

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

bro your builds are GORGEOUS. you need more "full body shots" of each piece at the end. Love that you've got the closeups but man I just want a slow pan from 10 feet back of those sweet sleek curves from every angle for the last minute! Keep up the fantastic work!

I served my apprenticeship some 50 years ago in a cabinetmaking shop in Greenacre that specialized in reproduction period furniture. I learnt to carve, turn and French polish, and did a LOT of sanding. We used Tasmanian blackwood sometimes, and I had a bad reaction to the sanding dust, turned my fingers black and irritated my breathing. Nice piece you made there. Stay safe and watch your fingers. 🙂👍

You are an extraordinary woodworker and your manner of explaining yourself is great.

I think what is overlooked here is the amazing balance that Greg has with his left/right brain approach. The ability to be free flowing and creative but with the logical and disciplined planning. In my experience technique and skill can be learnt, but 'mental' balance is what leads to success.

Your craftsmanship is inspiring and your knowledge and use of the wood species is seldom seen. Respect!

That Tassie Blackwood is stunning. The tips on the glue up on the species are invaluable. Thanks mate.

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@w2ttsy670

Жыл бұрын

@@pedullastudio you mentioned problems with titebond 3 and no problems with titebond 1 (original); but how does titebond 2 fare? I tend to use that a lot so if it’s going to cause issues with Tassie Blackwood (a species I’m keen to try more of), then I may need to change my glues!

I can confidently say that this is the only channel of "woodworking" videos that I pause at the end to put on my headset because I know what is coming... another work of art in video and audio to present the physical work of art that is the piece. Thank You for sharing your work Nick. PS: in future, please share bloopers as proof you are a human being.

Stunning piece. You sure know your stuff, and you impart your knowledge with flair and humour. Great to see an Aussie on YT.

It is so nice to see true craftsmanship and artistry. Your title says "The Easiest Technique That No One Gets Right", I disagree there is one person who gets it right, and that is you. Truly fantastic work, thank you for posting this video.

Clearly the best woodworker on KZread, your pieces are unbelievable

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thats very kind of you thanks Joey

Lovely to see an Aussie at work and to see and learn more about our native Timbers. Keep up the good work mate.

I love the scalloped inside, that set this piece apart from others. Well done, a beautiful piece. The owner is lucky to own such a piece.

That shot of the top is amazing, I love the finish as well. The edge line is just insane, thank you so much for sharing your work here, we're incredibly lucky to get to watch a master work.

I have said this before but it bears repeating. Having you voice over the video adds so much color. I am so glad you have stuck to it. Another terrific video. Thank you.

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

Another outstanding video! Thanks Nick for continuing to share your expertise and insights. I enjoy applying your techniques and design elements in my hobby shop.

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Eli

Absolutely stunning! Beautiful finishing technique.

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

It’s sooo refreshing to see a fellow furniture designer/maker who uses the same approach to wood waste! I also design almost everything beforehand in sketchup to avoid waste as much as possible. And on top of that, your vids are very easy on the eye after a days work. And I actually pick up some tips from time to time. So yeah, big fan of the voiceovers. 👏

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam

You are an incredible designer and woodworker, but you’re also wicked smart. There were at least 3 -5 techniques and design decisions in this one project that I’ve never heard mentioned or seen implemented. Need a break to process your work after watching this. Just incredible!

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@jerryrudolph6603

Жыл бұрын

Ah the name Wendell Castle brings back many memories of being young. Beautiful work. Another beautiful wood for a project such as this would be monkeypod. I love to use it in turnings.

Most beautiful wood working l have ever seen. Remarkable!

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

You both inspire me yet at the same time leave me bewildered. Wonderful job.

You're an evil genius, and that table is amazing. I think the texture added to the inner carved surfaces makes the magic happen where the outer surface and top get highlighted even more. I'm glad I found your channel back when, and I'm also glad you're doing narrated content now because I'd guess we all want to know how your woodworking mind functions... I do, at least.

Wow!! Beautiful table. Perfect execution.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I can relate to what you said about going too far. I sometimes take progress shot of my paintings and when looking at them later, I sometimes which I had stopped sooner. That table looks awesome. Well done. 😃

Stunning piece! I work the same way! I want to honor the tree that I'm making by using every single bit, not end up with half of it in the garbage because it's dust! My dining table I built a few years ago has a top that is 550+ years old. That was a mighty tree. I want to celebrate it's life every time we looks at it. All the offcuts were saved and one day it will have a couple of other pieces to keep it company :) Thank you for the tip on finishing to stop yellowing! I'll have to try that on my next endeavor.

Absolutely stunning - that is truly a work of art. Thank you.🙂

That piece of furniture is stunning, you are an absolute artist. Very classy.

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Beautiful! The mark of a true master artisan is the ease with which you create. Tools are just that: implements that facilitate creation. The work is, like great string music, all in the hands. Mine are still someplace just north of those of a five-year-old. 😁

Super finish for that beautiful wood grain.

Art in craft. Craft of art... You are amazing! And as you asked earlier in another video, it is SO good you comment the way of the creation with your voice. Thank you :)

Most beautiful piece I have seen!!!

I really dig all your content and you have changed the type of woodworker I want to be. Thank you

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thats awesome, thanks Dustin

Gorgeous work! Excellent design and wood selection combined with a great finish. Very nice.

Truly enjoyed seeing the dedication, the effort, the artistry and the story being told. It makes one appreciate the craft and the master delivering it. Keep them coming.

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

What a beautiful wood species and a gorgeous piece!👍

Wow ! That is a work of art. Thank you for sharing your skills.

Absolutely stunning

I love this style!! It's so minimalist yet fancy!

Wow. Beautiful workmanship.

I’m doing my first non-square furniture this month. It’s also my first commission work. No pressure, just follow the process. Templates are a must. Thanks for the inspiration.

Astonishingly beautiful. Inspirational work, thanks.

Thank you so much for your videos. I am absolutely in awe of your skill, and the beautiful craftsmanship you demonstrate in every single piece. I applaud you for trying the "wing it" approach, but I have to say that I also appreciate your inherent attention to detail and precision. I think that is the mark of a true artisan, which you most assuredly are. Your planning and attention to detail seem to serve you very well, and your pieces demonstrate that quite clearly!

2/27/23; Tasmanian Black Wood Coffee Table...beautiful! Always love your narration & watching those tools 🎶'sing'!💪🪚👍👏✅️

I love this table so much. It looks organic and modern which is something I rarely see in woodworks, the species choice and finish also look beautiful. Usually I see woodworking projects try to accentuate the grain, which is an aesthetic I don’t like personally. It tends to make pieces look rustic, where I personally prefer more modern looking pieces. So I was really happy to see in this end product a result that shows off the beautiful grain without looking like it belongs in the American south. I’ve never seen that before so it gives me a direction I can go with my projects! :) Thank you for sharing this! :)

Man this PIECE or art has more Love & Skill in it, than any Silly Picasso Painting. I am a Auto Body man and Painter and doing Body Work and Paint on Cars for 42 years now, and I can totally imagine all that Grinding & Sanding from the roughest 36 Grit to probably around 800 to 2000 which is what might be needed to turn wood finishes smooth enough. I have shaped Bondo & Fiber glass almost the same way as this odd chunk of wood pieces are magically and skillfully turned into a Masterpiece. Excellent job Buddy....Regards from California.

Amazingly beautiful craftsmanship

This is truly amazing, beautiful ART! Thank you for sharing it with the world. 👍👍👍👍👍

Art, in its varied forms, intrigues me, as it does a great many of us, and its sheer beauty and ingenuity shall most assuredly, bring me to tears. It's the unique conception of their shape, the varied and at times conflicting texture of surfaces -as on this coffee table- and the movement of the grain. In paintings, it's the movement and selection of vibrant colors on canvas. Lately, as I chance a glance at the innumerable works of art, that aptly astound us here on KZread, do these tears of mine flow And so it is for these tears of joy you've given me, sir, I thank you.

An incredibly beautiful peace of furniture 👍👍

Once again beautiful and inspiring. My wood working journey is just getting started but your level of craft is the star I shoot for. Thank you.

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul, Good luck on your journey

Stunning piece. I loved the gouged interior.

Brilliant work, Nick. Appreciate your mindfulness of improving. The narrated videos are fantastic. Well done.

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam

That's an absolutely stunning piece!

This is just gorgeous piece of art!

Great solution for the roundover on the top, and a very good explanation for it. Also, the texture on the inside is reminiscent of looking into a cave. Beautiful piece!!!

Love the partial roundover on the top - looks great!

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Your work is amazing!..I stumbled across your channel 5 yrs ago during your sculpted walnut coffee build and I immediately thought of Wendell Castle(RIP),and here you mention the father/pioneer of the art furniture movement. I've an original crescent rocker that my late uncle commissioned Mr. Castle to build in 1978 during his time in Philadelphia(been a fan ever since). As for your woodworking journey we follow a similar path. I’m an ex builder who now works as a solo, carpenter-for-hire in remodeling projects, custom cabinetry, finish trim work, stairways, custom doors and the like. In my past, I have been a framing carpenter and for a while was a crew foreman in the building of large, multi-million-dollar custom homes as well as up-scale tract housing. From there, I got into custom design/build remodeling and renovations, working first as a “lead-carpenter” until I was a project manager. From a young age, I was building “stuff.” Whether it be doghouses or playhouses for my sister in my grandparents' backyard with old lumber scraps, or small (rickety) furniture pieces. I was often at play in my grandfather's wood workshop and garage. At 14 I took a job with my neighbor who was a builder. I was able to become a carpenter's helper, rather than a general laborer, and found that the demands and challenges of framing a house suited my mind and my physique. I developed a love for the work, the atmosphere of the jobsite, and the process of building homes. Once I joined the carpenters union I was introduced to new challenges and new opportunities to develop my skill-set and my overall experience. What has kept me in the game now nearly forty- six years later, is the ever-evolving demands on my skill and my ingenuity in practices of one-of-a-kind carpentry, or in my occasional design/build projects. Since then, I’ve been a contractor-in-general, but mainly sought for my finished carpentry work.

Looks incredible. I really like the design and patterns of the wood look great

That gradient is awesome! Well done overall!

Amazing as always. Thank you for sharing your skills and your vision.

Beautiful! Thoroughly enjoyed the process.

Simply an exquisite woodwork. It's truly amazing!!!

Мужик спасибо, ты в очередной раз помог мне с новой идеей, теперь я знаю какое основание будет у моего стола в кухне

you are an extraordinary carpenter... your concern for waste is a respect for material that is rare... thanks for sharing... please accept a hug from lisbon, portugal

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Lisbon is one of my Favourite cites i've travelled to

Simply amazing process and result!

Outstanding to me! Thanks for showing.

Amazing work, Nick! Really out of this world looking table! 😃 That's a real work of art! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

ridiculously beautiful, respect for creativity

Wow, absolutely stunning. Bravo!

Masterful. I recently made my first pair of shoe lasts and the process included a couple of similarities to yours. I built a laminated stack using hardwood for the bottom to accommodate lasting nails and softwood for the top to ease carving. Because the lasts are much smaller I could use a bandsaw for very rough shaping but I also found the saw rasp to be invaluable for intermediate carving.

Absolutely gorgeous piece!

Amazing piece of work. Really like all the tips and tricks you throw in now, especially the one about the hard wax oil

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it

I really love that table!

Hi Nick, thanks for sharing! Excellent result 👍👍👍

Absolutely an amazing job; what a piece, more like an artwork.

Truly a WORK OF ART!

Beautiful timber! Have the pleasure of milling & working with it on a few projects 🤙

Bravo Nick! Fantabulous work as usual. Love the detail of not only your work but the explanation of everything.

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Heidi

Great looking table

Enjoyed the process and knowledge. Appreciated.

breathtaking work! also lucky to have this wood available

Fantástico!!! Belíssimo trabalho, como sempre! Parabéns ❤️

Just genius 👌. Privileged to have watched your channel grow. Not only great at what you do but the insight as you do is next level. 🙏

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sean

Love the way you season the timber 😅😅😅😅

amazing work, and great insights, you have a lovely workshop! some of that kit! wow. Thanks for sharing

Beautiful work!

What an amazing piece!

Hi Nick - love your work and a great salt idea - can’t wait to try it. I was also amazed at Wendell Castle’s work when I first saw it in FWW years ago. Micheal Cooper is also very good as is Greg Duncan’s The Wall in Tasmania

Great job! Nick, thank you so much for sharing with us! Very beautiful end cuts!!!

@pedullastudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Fantastic project.

Wow awesome build

Stunningly beautiful.

That’s a work of art !! Keep it going .. very inspirational!!!

Literal art! Nobody could even dream of putting a glass on that table if it was mine….just found your channel and now a new sub. Amazing work.