I can't tell you how your calm voice and expert instruction has completely changed then way I work. The main takeaway I get from your videos is to slow down and pay attention to what I am doing with these potentially dangerous tools, and you accomplish this without crazy background music and distracting graphics. Thank You!

@Wannabe-rockstar-fan

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@jaymantisgaming

3 жыл бұрын

yeah i agree. i've only just discovered this channel and my sawing/sanding etc has always been fast and aggressive. usually by the end of my project i'm sweating like a pig, cursing, swearing and shouting insults at the wood's momma haha. 'your mom was a fuckin tree!!' but stumbling across this guy, i think i need to slow it down and just enjoy the craft a bit more

@abustamante2996

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@abustamante2996

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly thanks for your comments.

@deejaudible

2 жыл бұрын

I agree as well. I don't need someone screaming to get my attention. I can actually retain info from Stumpy and I already have issues with that.

I like to sand. I like the way it makes your hand numb and I like watching the wood slowly get removed. I really find it to be meditative. Sanding is one of my favorite woodworking tasks. I’m not kidding. Getting a rough piece of wood to a smooth sanded texture is one of my favorite things.

I have to tell you this. I have been selling sandpaper in many forms forms for 22 years. This video you made just blew my mind. It’s not necessarily the knowledge you implied it’s how you implied it. So straight forward and so understandable to non woodworkers. Unreal job, I am stealing some of your words to help my business. Huge new fan. You are awesome!

@danl.4743

3 жыл бұрын

It's always good to use flattery before stealing some words. You've done well there, sir.

@montet202

3 жыл бұрын

Sandpaper salesmen can be so abrasive.

@68HC060

3 жыл бұрын

I think James will forgive you, if you recommend his channel to your customers. ;)

@terrysullivan1992

3 жыл бұрын

Someone needs to look up imply.

@TonyScandal

3 жыл бұрын

@@terrysullivan1992 What are you implying?

I feel like I’m in a graduate level university course when I watch James Hamilton. He dives deeply, but explains the dive so clearly that even a neophyte like me can learn via his friendly and personal approach to Internet learning.

@hosoiarchives4858

Жыл бұрын

I luh dis guy

This guy is an excellent instructor. KZread needs to provide an award for teaching exemplars.

@AndyMelognoFernandez-po3ct

9 ай бұрын

Yes. Agree. In a digital world inundated with different level of knowledge people, and professionals, it would be great to have that somewhat more identifiable. This was really good. Makes you want to have 6hs of deep dive one each key moment of the video.

Maybe I'm odd - I enjoy sanding. Feeling each layer become more even and smooth is a semi-Zen experience for me, and I'm really proud once I've created a very smooth surface.

@Alleroc

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. It's a messy process, sure, but it's incredibly rewarding as each level progresses.

@Curtis86

2 жыл бұрын

Amen brother. That's what sets us apart!

@AuldViolin

2 жыл бұрын

Oh sure, until your boss pushes 500 panels over to your bench and says make it fast, they have to be perfect and not one sand through.

@rodshop5897

2 жыл бұрын

@@AuldViolin Hard for the boss to do that in an engineering department...

@AuldViolin

2 жыл бұрын

@@rodshop5897 sure, I guess puffing out a rosewood jewelry box once in awhile is ok but in general sanding is the hardest job in any wood shop. In my next life I’ll stay in college so I can be an engineer.

I'm a technical instructor by profession, but I'm nowhere as effective as you are at explaining something in a calm, friendly, logical, and easy-to-follow way as you. I thought I was going to learn a few "golden nuggets" of unknown information, but you opened my eyes up to so many considerations! I totally enjoy your videos and I immediately subscribed. Kudos to you for sharing your knowledge and experience.👏👏👏

When I watch these videos I realize that I know nothing. Thanks for doing these. They really help us beginners who don't have a master to teach us.

One thing I’ve found that also helps is ensuring you have good lighting. Ideally low angle/raking light either from windows or from an LED light. Imperfections show up while you can still do something about them.

@MrHartApart

Жыл бұрын

THIS! Sunlight is your best bet, but hard side lighting *raking light is very good. There are mill marks you CANNOT see in shitty lighting, as I found out today but luckily caught it before it went to the paint shop.

Ive been a carpenter for over 40 years and a trim and finish carpenter for over 20. The one thingI like about it is there's always something to learn and projects to challenge ones self. I appreciate the sharing of your knowledge.

I've started a home project of putting a new roof on a patio cover my late father built in the 60's. The frame is 4X4 beams of clear wood that had been painted white. I decided to remove the paint with a flat wheel sander so I can later stain and cover with Polyurethane. I then smoothed out the waves with a belt sander and 50 grit paper. Your video taught me (if I was paying attention) to now use an orbital sander starting with 80 grit, then 120, 180, and finish with wiping with a damp cloth and a final sanding with 220 grit. The roof will keep the wood from ever having direct sunlight, although it will be exposed to the Southern California weather.

As a complete novice, this was incredibly helpful and informative. Love the pencil idea - definitely trying this! Thanks so much 😊

I never knew that tip for end grain! Thank you :- ) for making this vid !

I've been wood working for fifty years and your videos are excellent and so informative. Keep up the great work and thank you! ( You CAN teach an old dog new tricks. )

I now know 300% more about sanding than I did at first. The cool thing is I do happen to have a sanding project coming up so this was timely information, thank you!

I am new to the sanding world but in three months I have fallen madly in love! I am a female in a very male-dominated warehouse and I have picked up skill fast but know I can be much better. I have absolutely made it my mission to be a sanding Superstar basically 😂 I think it is fascinating and a bit of magic and love the fact that each piece has different challenges and I see upwards of 100 pieces daily, EASY. I would enjoy to see some videos for an industrial setting that could include large pieces, both solid and veneer and moulding tips and tricks too! We make various pieces from raw wood examples include; refrigerator end panels, cabinets of all shapes and sizes, moulding, etc. we work with a lot of solid wood but some is just the veneer overlay that you showed in this video. We are sanding 60 hrs+ per week and at that rate I am worried about maintaining a good quality while also managing time to keep the production up to par. I'm a perfectionist with pride lol so I'm worried about what quality my team and I are sending to the next department for paint and stain. Thank you for the video I am so glad I found it and look forward to more!

I’ve been working with wood a long time. I feel I know more than my friends and family. BUT I do know 1/2 as much as you. Thanks for another video that took me to school. Lol

Southerners must be better woodworkers as they never skip their grits.

@ElTurbinado

3 жыл бұрын

instructions unclear. sandpaper clogged with butter and cheese.

@wisenber

3 жыл бұрын

@@ElTurbinado That's not clogging. That's lubrication!

@ElTurbinado

3 жыл бұрын

@@wisenber lol. if i ever make a woodworking video i'll have to remember to slip "now, wet sand to 320 with butter and cheese" in without breaking a smile.

@TonyScandal

3 жыл бұрын

The amount of northerners who completely missed that joke....

@brettking8663

3 жыл бұрын

GitRDone Son! GO VOLS!!

You promised I would learn something new and you delivered! I like the idea of a carbide disk for 60 grit, reducing pressure on the sander, and jumping up grits by 50%. A couple of things you might talk about next time: when to change the sanding pad, how to clean the buildup in sand paper (maybe with an eraser?), and cleaning an orbital sander.

The most sanding I've done on a project was in high school. I was in an engineering technologies class and the one project was to make a CO2 powered model drag car. We were given 4 weeks to build it and I finished the design and shaping after only the 3rd day. We weren't allowed to do anything else during class so I sanded that car up to 4000 grit. It was as smooth a glass when I was done. It also broke the schools record for fastest time down the track

Bought a Harvey ambassador and expanded my skill base after discovering your channel; thank you from Houston

After lots of experimentation, I've settled on a rule of thumb of roughly doubling the final grit of my long grain when finishing end grain. I've found it gives me the most even match when staining. So if I finish the face at 180, I use 320 on the end grain. For 220, I use 400. Great video, there are some things I hadn't considered that I'm going to start adopting.

@AndyMelognoFernandez-po3ct

9 ай бұрын

That part of the video on long grain and finishing grain required for me a deeper dive and several playbacks. Your shared tule will help me build some technique too. Thanks.

You and Steve Ramsey are the two best instructors of the woodworking craft on KZread IMO. This is an excellent video, thanks very much!

Wow! The amount of sanding knowledge packed into this video is incredible. Thank you for making this!

Wow. Now THAT was a comprehensive lesson. Going to require it for my wood shop class! Thanks!

So helpful. I love that you didn't just share what to do, but why. I knew some and definitely learned some. The light pencil pattern is genius.

Knowledgeable and well-presented, as always, James. Thank you!

You've just given new meaning to the phrase "Hand Finished". Love the bit about not pressing too hard. I'll stop doing that. Great tutorial.

@TonyScandal

3 жыл бұрын

I swear, I press down so hard that I have 6 broken sanders in a box (I keep saying that I will fix them). My "it cant be me" attitude has just been canceled.

I love sanding. It's my way to destress. I enjoy the small and fine details

I appreciate how precise you are with your processes. It's always a relief to find someone whose mind works the same way. I did, however, do a double take when you said "no one likes sanding", because it's my favorite part of woodworking! So satisfying.

I have done a substantial amount of finish carpentry using alternative methods. I've had a lot of success with those methods but the cost of material and time adds up over time. I really appreciate the effort you put into making these videos to help individuals such as myself make better use of our resources and time. Once again, thank you for your effort.

Such a calm, articulate teaching style - just love it. Thanks so much

Your videos are amazing. I’ve learned a lot from many different channels but you always explain the why? question so well. I love learning the proper way to do things with theory behind it.

I am new to wood working and enjoy sanding. For me it’s somewhat meditative and I learn a lot about what I did wrong on the project that I can hopefully learn from. Thanks for all the videos, such a wealth of knowledge!

You addressed several issues I wasn't aware of, thanks for your insight!

Wow! I learned a lot and need to review this again! Thank you for your very clear, logical and clear teaching technique!

This is perhaps the most well done and comprehensive video I've ever seen on any topic. You are a gifted teacher. Thank you.

This guy way of teaching his ideas works like a charm. Ive been sanding bad for a while, but after his video ill be able to challenge it totally different.thatd why i never miss a video, lated but shorely.

Thank you for the end grain tip - I often try to minimise visible end grain when I’m staining for that exact reason. It came just in time for me to try it on my current project too!

I'm about as beginner as you get. I got into this after replacing the floors in my home and now I'm working on building built in bookshelves in most of the common rooms in my house. Simple and easy to understand I found myself actually staring intently at this entire video able to absorb the information. As one mentor to another great job.

You are hitting it out of the park with your content lately!

I love my 80 grit Duragrit block, it’s a great investment.

Dang, I've watched so many sanding videos in preparation for a project I plan to start & yours was by far the most insightful for me. Cant thank you enough, I look forward to checking out your other videos as well!

Thank you so much! Awesome videos, from buying your 1st tabe saw to fitting simple file handles you always have lots of tips and tricks THAT WORK! Keep it up.

Stumpy, I have to say that you are my "go to" source on woodworking. I really appreciate all that you do help us less experienced guys that who are just getting into woodworking. Thank you very, very much.

Great video! I definitely learned a few things. I was taught the best way to conquer sanding was to avoid it as much as possible by hand planing 👍

@MrMarkpeggy

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree 👍

Thank you for this video. The clear explanations are now “engrained” in my love of wood and I am happy to carry your knowledge forward in my finish work 😎

Thank you for your focused, clear and detailed advice. I’m sold on your videos!

Wonderful wonderful wonderful, so much in that I have had to save to watch several times, note not enough at first viewing. Cheers Bob England

Project Farm recently did a great head to head comparison of quite a few sandpaper brands. It's worth the time to watch!

@ThekiBoran

3 жыл бұрын

For whatever reason he didn't include festool paper.

@ryane6719

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThekiBoran 🤦🏼‍♂️

@ThekiBoran

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryane6719 💩

@ryane6719

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThekiBoran lol, I was agreeing with you FYI

@ThekiBoran

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryane6719 It's so tiny I couldn't see it. I wrongly assumed you were somehow making fun of my comment. My apologies. Festool isn't perfect, I have issues with a couple of my festool tools but there are lots of festool haters out there.

Fantastic and superbly detailed advice for sanding. Thank you for this.

Great video Stumpy .. very professionally presented and extra informative. I'm inevitably changing the way i do my sanding... I enjoy the tranquil of sanding every time i get to that stage. Thank you so much.

You are so easy to listen to. As my French daughter in law taught me: I go to bed less stupid 🌞. Thanks for sharing

@danl.4743

3 жыл бұрын

But then you wake up and you're back to square one.

@jolldoes1515

3 жыл бұрын

J espère que tu feras un saut à Paris with your son and his fiancée!🇫🇷Si ce n’est déjà fait !

@raydriver7300

3 жыл бұрын

@@jolldoes1515 He worked in Frog pubs for a long time and lives 40 km North of Paris.

@jolldoes1515

3 жыл бұрын

@@raydriver7300 probably pontoise surrounding I left my town Paris close to 3 decades ago and live today in North America and can see Canada at the end of my street France has became harder I don’t know frog pub but I worked at France 2 TV station as a freelance video assistant .It hard everywhere but I m happier in the US 🇺🇸

@raydriver7300

3 жыл бұрын

@@jolldoes1515 It fascinates me that we can exchange messages in seconds over 6000 miles. My granddaughter was born in Pontoise so you are close. Look up the Frog and rosbif in Rue St Denis in Paris. He worked in the Frog and Rosbif in Toulouse before moving to Paris. I’m in the UK. Stay safe

Never heard of you before watching this video. After 1 minute of watching I decided to subscribe!

Great tips on grit level sequencing and dust extraction. Thanks 👍

You were right, you gave me some tips that I did not know. This was very informative and I feel I've just upgraded my sanding game, thanks to you!

I’m the odd man out I actually like sanding, it means that the project is nearly finished.

@christianscustoms6429

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t particularly like it all the time but I do find it nice time to listen to a podcast or get deep in thought

@dieselmotorsni565

3 жыл бұрын

I like it because its a really good feeling to be able to touch your project and it being smooth

@paul756uk2

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. It's the final stages and the point where you see all the hard workl come together. I find it quite therapeutic.

@fergusontea

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! It's a part of the process. :)

@KWW0321

3 жыл бұрын

I'm the same, means I'm nearly done with the body work and on the way to paint!

how do you feel about the newer sanding "nets" that are becoming more popular? Personally I love them.

@nightcatarts

3 жыл бұрын

I've been using those Abranet pads for years & they are truly excellent. They even become smoother evenly as they wear out, so you can just use a single one in place of a couple of different sandpaper grades. Apart from dealing with really aggressive chip-out or glue removal, I'd not go back to paper or cloth backed stuff on the lathe now because the open mesh builds up so much less heat too.

Fellow Red Wings fan here! 👊 I’m refinishing our dining room table for the first time and this video was incredibly helpful! It was instructional with enough detail that was concise and wasn’t overwhelming or superfluous or boring and yet wasn’t lacking. Great video!

I’m sanding an outdoor sectional sofa I built and this was really helpful. Thank you!

One time I found a pack of sand paper from a dollar store and figured why not. Well you would be far more productive to just use the dollar bill.

@meatballsalad

3 жыл бұрын

Well said, lol!

@antoniolopes8776

3 жыл бұрын

It happened to me too (well, with euro coins); the sandpaper had been manufactured in a certain big Asian country...

That was the best sanding advice I've heard yet.

Appreciate your knowledge and ability to communicate well and accurately about each subject. Thank you!

What a treat. Thank you sir. I'm so excited to go sand some pieces I have been neglecting. Glad the comments are so positive in regards to your knowledge and way of talking. You deserve all of it. Subscribed, liked and commenting complete.

I had to laugh when this video popped up. I just picked up some diablo sandpaper and ready to sand for a project. Holy coincidence. 👍

@_P0tat07_

3 жыл бұрын

Watch the project farm video as well?

@wtfthischannelshit

3 жыл бұрын

@@_P0tat07_ LOL, yep!

@EM-fi2qg

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@genelomas332

3 жыл бұрын

I just bought some more Diablo stuff yesterday too.. Got some 40 grit and 80 grit pads for my 125mm AEG (called Rigid in the US), these will compliment the 120,180,220,320 and 400 pads I got a few months ago. Having just looked at the Duragrit link, I'm nearing the $210US for the 7 piece set, but I have a wider range of grits with the commonly available Diablo stuff.. Also, I'd need to add 30% (plus shipping) to that $210 to get them sent to me in Australia.. So, Diablo it is.

@EM-fi2qg

3 жыл бұрын

@@genelomas332 Well, you can't go wrong with Diablo. Project Farm did the sandpaper shootout and it pretty much came out on top. 👍

Using dust extraction on a palm or mouse sander helps to extend the life of the sander as it pulls in more cool air, and doesn't rely on the sander alone to cool itself.

This video really demystified a lot of aspects of sanding. Great work.

Thank you so much for this very thorough discussion and demonstration. I am a beginner and I learned a lot from this video.

I hate using 80 grit paper, I always endeavor to have my tools do a good enough job to be able to start with 120 grit.

@adama1294

3 жыл бұрын

That's true if you have a planer and jointer but not everyone has them. Rough lumber can definitely use the 80 if you don't have those tools.

I've been wearing snug-fitting cloth gloves when I hand sand. Much much less fatigue..

@Avital4414

3 жыл бұрын

Good tip. Which mask do you recommend?

@mickblock

3 жыл бұрын

@@Avital4414 Well the masks with the hair that sticks out wildly to the sides like Bozo work best for me, but everything beyond the gloves is just preference really.

@Avital4414

3 жыл бұрын

@@mickblock as clowns go, I think I prefer Crusty. But I do have nostalgia about Bozo.

Wonderful tempo, and quite to the point. Great job guys

Thank you for these tips, it’s good to listen to someone who really knows the correct process (and why), so many on KZread are doing and telling the wrong techniques.

I always enjoy learning something that I thought I already knew but didn’t. Thanks for the sanding techniques especially about proper pressure of the orbital sander, I also wonder how you have a Dewalt sander, but have a Festool hose fit? Do you have a special adapter?

@StumpyNubs

3 жыл бұрын

I normally use a Mirka sander and Festool extractor, but I didn't want people thinking you needed a $600 sander to get good results :) The hole just happens to fit the Dewalt. It goes inside the port instead of over the outside.

On plywood, I tend to only hand sand and then it's with very fine grits like 220 or so. Power sanders no matter what grit can eat through that veneer way too fast.

Most excellent advice! You were right. I learned something here and yes I was doing it wrong. Thanks so much for the excellent videos. Always informative. Cheers Doug

Professionally presented, to the point, excellent advice. Thank you!

need some googly eyes on that orbital sander

Thanks for sharing with us James. Great information and tips on sanding!! 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻 Fred.

Excellent! Such a seemingly simple subject and yet I learned plenty in just a few minutes.

Great content! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, things seeming obvious, get additional perspective when you explain. I could not believe how much little details I am missing when woodworking...

Yes, please, talk all day about sanding techniques 😍

Still the most useful video on this whole channel, and I come back to rewatch often and share with others. Thank you very much!

The 320 grit tip for in-between sanding was life saving. About to varnish a bench and your the only one to recommend this. I was about to use the wrong grit. Thanks

Again, another golden nugget. Thanx James. Listen -up guys.

thank you for the video, ive refinished wheels and moved onto woodworking, this was a helpful video to adapt from wood to metal

I'm also new to the hobby. I absolutely love it though. I love when the grain is extra high contrast and squiggly. I like to torch pieces of wood and sometimes paint it after that. It's brought a new element to mY creative endeavors. AND smells like camp fire. New subscriber here. KZread has taught me so much! Thanks for all you do

No matter how long I've been doing something in woodworking, every time I watch one of your videos I learn something new I can use, in a clear and concise manner. Thanks much and thumbs up to crush a troll.

Great tips. Another worthwhile class at Stumpy School. Keep them coming, so much I don't know, but do need to learn.

Another calm, relaxed and ultra informative video...thanks Stumpy, you are are real professional!

Every video I watch I learn something new... thanks for taking the time ✌️

Thank you for this great video. I have learned a lot about sanding that I was not aware of. Thanks again. Take care and stay safe. God bless.

I have learned something from every video I have watched made by you. I like how you get down to the basics so us woodworking challenged can understand what you’re saying.

I used to hate sanding, grade 7 Shop class ugh!! That teacher did me no favor for the love of the grain. I now, after decades of sanding, know better, and find it thrilling (yeah I'm weird) to see what's underneath that old thick paint(yes I use PPE 😉) or ah ? whatever the people before me used as stain. Omg 😲 sometimes your like, "did they mix tar with Coca-Cola??" 🤣🙄🤨 I6 months ago I finally decided I'll buy myself an orbital sander, and 😲 WOW!! the difference. I will admit to a learning curve. Today I decided to look up how to use it,and thank God I found your videos. So much help I've been watching for hours now. So thank you for your non annoying voice, and for conveying in a way that I can understand. You have introduced me to so many great tips. The one about putting the mark on the sand paper To see if I'm pushing too hard, that's brilliant. I'm going to try the pencil trick now I'll tell you how it goes

So much useful information about sanding. Keep up the good work and help sessions. I appreciate the all of the tips!!

Sanding is so important. I'm glad you made this video. It is amazing how few videos are out there regarding this important topic.

Thank you James, much appreciated.

EXCELLENT video and explanations of the most simply complex and often overlooked step of woodworking. Cheers!

Possibly the best woodworking channel out here

Sharing your in depth knowledge of all things woodworking is greatly appreciated. Because of you I am, project by project, becoming a better woodworker, thanks!

Just spent the weekend sanding projects and revisited this video before getting started. SOOOO many helpful tips made my weekend go smoothly!