I hope you like the video. I have just set up my website. If you like blogs and more check it out 🔴start-making.com/blogs 🔴start-making.com/tools Let me know what you think please.

@chriscollins9717

4 ай бұрын

Is the second link to your website correct? Should there be a hyphen in it like the first one? I must admit, I haven't bothered testing it 😄

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

legend. Thank you@@chriscollins9717

@michaelwillson6847

4 ай бұрын

The website blogs and tool links are all amazing the blogs are so detailed its incredible 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@richardpender2428

4 ай бұрын

Tool link is fantastic. Delighted to see you have included a section for Jigs.

This video takes me back more than 50 years. I’ve gone through each of your stages. I now enjoy using quality hand tools, but all my power tools have exactness built in. Power tools can be very cheap these days and some hand tools very expensive. However DIY in all forms has more than paid for the tools I have bought. My advice to the beginner: buy the best wood and tools you can afford, or even can’t afford. Each step up brings more enjoyment. There are great teachers on you tube. In my day it was school and books.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Very good advice bud. At my skill level there has to be a built in margin for error with hand tools.

This is by far my favorite woodworking video ever.

@startmaking1

2 ай бұрын

That is really kind. Especially as it was one of my favourites to make. Thank you

You said you don't like some of the results or some of the boxes... Well, I love all of them! Thank you!

@startmaking1

3 ай бұрын

That's really kind, thank you

Great video. All four boxes are great. The simple one with just a saw shows that if you use the best tool in the tool chest, your brain, you can do anything.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Jim. Very kind.

Mark, firstly thanks for the surprise shout out! I’m as ever flattered that you think I’m worth mentioning. Secondly, that tile trick is genius! What a smart way of getting even cut off lids that can easily tidied up. Thirdly, thank you, as ever you are showing that this is a hobby that is accessible to everyone - despite the impression that YT may give! I loved all the boxes, and that wavy effect on the first box is just incredible!! Excellent video, thank you for sharing it with us all.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Alex. Shout out well deserved. I'm doing people a favour by showing where to see the router plane build.

It's always amazing to see people like you teach others how to do stuff with bare minimum tooling that anyone could make. Thanks for sharing!

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much.

Very nice demonstration. Glad to see someone showing us how to make something without all the expensive tools.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you david

A novel approach to making that we should all take to heart. Becoming tool dependent can soften up some basic skills we should all be practicing. Much appreciation for the reminder, and even more kuddos for being far more patient than I in doing this projects. 🙌

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Hey Jered. Hope you are well bud. Looking forward to watching the podcast today while I am 'working'. Patience is possibly faked a little here. The video was shot over months as I did other projects in between . That was for sanity more than anything else.

Mark, this video proved your point. That is one can do quality work without power tools & only a minimum of hand tools. Some of the hand work won't be exactly perfect the first time someone does it, but the longer they keep at it, the better they will get & the quicker it seems to get done. This video is an eye-opener for anyone who wants to begin woodworking & doesn't know where to start. They wouldn't have to build a box but, there are a ton of simple projects such as wall shelves, bird houses, & picture frames they could make. One of my old picture frame finishes was brown & black paste shoe polish applied with a rag. Even Paul Sellers uses sharpened wooden pencils on his work. You can modify their line widths by reshaping their points with sandpaper.

@zapa1pnt

4 ай бұрын

Consider all the beautiful things, created in the 1500s. Can you imagine how many times, during a working day, they had to sharpen their chisels?!?

@billffromnh

4 ай бұрын

@@zapa1pnt They would have been sharpening several times each day. And consider they were sharpening on oil stones without any special jigs. I have a few chisels that were either my great-grandfather's or his father's. Someday I have to see if I can get any of them back into working shape.

@zapa1pnt

4 ай бұрын

@@billffromnh: Sure you can. Just remember, you will need to sharpen more often, due to poorer steel, but they will also sharpen easier. ☯There is always a trade.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

@billfromnh. Thank you very much. And I agree whole heartedly . If I can show people that the barrier to entry is lower than they thought then I have succeeded in what I am trying to do. Fingers crossed.

I agree with your bug bear. I started out (in 2020 like everyone else), as you did, with no power tools. I added hand tools (planes, joinery saws, chisels) as I needed them for the project at hand. As my skills progressed my dream of an all hand tool shop slowly dwindled. It dwindled due to the one drawback you mentioned, time. I started with rough sawn lumber. The number of days I spent just preparing the lumber to then actually make the project was enormous. I am now at three real power tools: A band saw, a small thicknesser, and a drill press. I keep the noise to a minimum and the time requirement has reduced drastically. So far, I have found that any project I've seen on KZread that I care to build can be done in a reasonable amount of time with minimal noise, and I enjoy the process. You made a great point, please keep up the good work.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Well done Bill. What a cool and well thought out journey. I love how you have progressed and the attitudes you have towards it. We all seem to start with one vision and have to allow it to migrate where the journey allows it within the confines of circumstance. Thank you for sharing.

What a great video, Mark you have inspired me to stop making the excuse that I need more tools, when what I need is more confidence.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

This, just this. Thank you. Made my day.

Great to see a video with basic tools. Well done, some nice work

@startmaking1

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. It was a lot of work but I now have a few boxes which is nice lol.

Innovative video, excellent. Love the concept, simple and precise. And, there's the rugby jersey.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Meat. had to show the jersey a little. Would be weird now without it.

Think i’ve watch most of your videos, love your work mark mate keep up the good work ❤

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

I think you have bud. And I appreciate it.

Was just thinking I've not seen a video for a while 😀

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

It's been a few weeks more than I would have liked but I do have another half way done so there should only be 2 weeks before that is out. Thankfully.

What a fantastic video Mark I think we all started our journey with limited hand tools and even less experience with them learning as we went mainly by our mistakes .with time and experience comes new tools most now come with a battery or power cord . Perhaps a challenge for us your watchers, .A project you could have on your new website each month nominate say 5 hand tools and 1 power tool that people most commonly have and see what can be created a video dairy of work and hours taken should be a must .

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

I love this idea. I will have to look into the logistics but it sounds like an amazing community builder and I love that. Thank you.

Hi Mark, hope your well, Surprising what you can make with the basic tools and a lot of it by hand saw, It shows us how we depend on modern power tools mains or battery. as always a great video, catch you soon,take care mate

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Hey Shaun. Hope you are well Bud. And as always thank you. I had fin on this one, albeit a pain to make and edit. But fun none the less. Take care.

You're making brilliant content. I know most of what you show but your edits and explanations are second to none (maybe norms workshop? Lol). Thank you so much buddy 🇬🇧🍻👍

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Gary. Very much appreciated.

Absolutely genius idea with the tile and elevated saw. Thank you. I've just cut my box yesterday on my table saw and the cut wasn't exactly straight. Took me absolute ages to flatten it and make it fit after. Not the best thing when you are trying to make a KZread video lol!

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

I used to cut mine with a circular saw believe it or not. I actually filmed it once and it looked so sketchy I could not include it. Thats when I found this idea on Pask makes. Most come out really well, a few go slightly off on the corners, you do have to be careful not to dip the handle and bend the blade on the pull or the closest corner suffers. But apart from that it is great. I have had a few nightmare flattens like you describe. Luckily the viewers dont have to see the hours of hand planing.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

PS I see your latest video did really well as it was your second. Ive subbed so I can see more.

@rarecraftsman

4 ай бұрын

@@startmaking1 haha yup I know that feeling. We all learn and improve with every project we make. I really enjoy watching your videos. Thank you for the hard work. 👏

@rarecraftsman

4 ай бұрын

@@startmaking1 I'm working on something unusual now and I hope it'll be useful to someone. I've just started my YT journey but I do love the idea of being able to share my work with others even if you get an occasional dislike or a rude comment.

@zapa1pnt

4 ай бұрын

@@rarecraftsman: If you find a troll or two (or 4 or 50), just block them, you don;t need to offer explanations, to anyone. If you leave the posts in place, it will just encourage others to chime in. 😁✌🖖

Great video, always some real talk and some techniques and tips,

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

See, now that was cool. One saw box was the most interesting. Could have used the saw as a square and straight edge as well, oh and on some saws 45 degree guide too. Two tone lid on the 3rd box was nice too. Loved this video. Great fun. Ever thought about modern vs ancient tools? I really love using ancient clamping techniques and vintage tools.

@zapa1pnt

4 ай бұрын

The two tone lid box is a lesson, all by it's self. Don't throw away "scraps". 😁✌🖖 P.S.: For clamping (in the right circumstance) wedges work wonders.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Ian. And I cant believe I missed the square trick. That would have been a good addition. I think that ancient methods are really amazing but I would have to stay in my skill lane. For sure there are some tips to glean that would make a great video.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Agreed.

Good video, don’t know if you have come across a Japanese Azebiki saw but they are great for cutting the straight lines for grooves mid panel or rebates for that matter. You only need to line up the blade alongside a straight edge, a metal ruler or your combination square to effectively make your knife wall. A few strokes and then you have the option to switch to use a Japanese saw with a longer blade if you wish or carry on using the Azebiki saw. Obviously you will need to chisel out the rest of the wood to make the groove. With a bit of practice, you can use Azebiki saws freehand, no need for a straight edge guide to start the first cut. Great tool to add to your kit, one of my favourite tools to use.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

I didnt think I had heard of that saw until I just googles it and now I know where I have seen it before. It was the one pask makes actually used to finish removing the lid. The same video I first saw the technique. Great advice for the uses, and thank you. I am now going to let the picture of that saw circle my brain relentlessly until I have no other choice but to buy it or never be relaxed again lol.

@stevekent3991

4 ай бұрын

@@startmaking1 just buy one or two (difference sizes). I saw it on a You Tube video of an old Japanese woodworker making some furniture whilst sitting on the floor, or as good as sitting on the floor. From memory, I think he was using his legs and feet as clamps. Perhaps you can make a video making your boxes again but with no workbench, no clamps and sat on the floor.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Ah yes the foot clamps that make me cringe. I would have no toes left for sure. PS thank you again for the site advice. I think I have added a fair bit of the meta stuff now. Very much appreciated.

Paul sellers has a video about a super simple router plane from a chisel and a block of wood.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

He does a very good one. Thank you

Very nice work. I think for your intermediate level box, there would be a great use for an inexpensive palm router. It'd certainly be cheaper than a plow plane, as much as I'd love to have one.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thats is actually a solid point. The rebate plane was around £20, not too different from a cheap router.

I'm definitely inspired. I've struggled to decide what to make for my next video. I might do a box... Lol I forward to your next one.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

That's a great idea. There a lot of different ways to make a box. I need to try mitres with hand tools soon.

@wonkycutsworkshop

4 ай бұрын

@@startmaking1 yes I've always wanted to do boxes, I've only done one proper one, so I think this is an opportunity to do it, and make a video in the same go.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Great idea. Cant wait.

Great video on showing that you can do some nice woodworking without taking out a second mortgage on your home. I built five keepsake boxes for my grands using only hand tools. Took six months but oh what fun!

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

You have a lot more patience than me. This took a few months and drove me nuts.

Good stuff. Look forward to watching more of your videos, Thanks.

@startmaking1

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. Much appreciated.

With the handsaw, if you need square right away, I'm going to recommend NOT using one of the plastic miter boxes that you can buy at most big box hardware stores. I did that a couple years ago to cut up a 2x4 into small pieces for Cub Scouts to practice various basic woodworking skills (sanding, nailing, putting in a screw, etc.), and the saw wandered side to side, and happily cut into the plastic along the edges of the slot I was using, so that slot is now even wider in places (not like, a lot, but enough to make it even worse for trying to stay lined up neatly). For those worried about cost, and in the US at least, you can get a decent/serviceable 10" flush cut saw from Harbor Freight for ~$8. (I just bought one for more Cub Scouts stuff, was much better than my other options - in addition to the extra length I needed based on the makeshift 'jig' I was using, it doesn't have a thickened spine, so you can cut further depths as needed.) They also have their own version of the Japanese pull saw for only ~$11, which is rated decently, but I haven't tried.

@zapa1pnt

4 ай бұрын

Pull saws are really nice. I find I can get neater, faster and more accurate cuts with them. Also there is no tendency to crumple the blade, because you are not trying to push it through the wood. I also turned my hacksaw blade backward. Much better. 😁✌🖖

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

@matthewryan9323 Thank you. I can 100% agree here. They have way too much play. And great buying advice too. Thank you

Very well thought out demonstration video. cool!!!

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

Those boxes turned out well. Interesting concept, slowly dropping a tool along the way!

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Jim. Much appreciated.

Love watching your videos. It’s nice to see you putting the mistakes down as well. Makes me feel better for all the times I have had to rectify bad cuts. One thing though. Have you ever thought of getting a vice clamped to the workbench? I have an old Record vice and it’s been incredible.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

hi Michael. Thank you. So many mistakes are being made in my workshop lol. And yes, I am in the process of planning, well, planning in my way, a bench build. What I am working on at the moment is a cabinet. Not ideal.

Mark, this is just a mention. Years ago I was taught, to make a mark, from the edge of a ruler, like this ( A ) (minus the cross line). When you come back, to draw your line, it is easier to find the center of the mark. As opposed to a dot or line 😁✌🖖

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Brilliant advice. Thank you. So simple too.

Awesome video! Great idea to make 3 boxes using different levels of tools. You’ve definitely graduated from Beginner status. I don’t know what it takes to be considered “Expert” but you definitely qualify for at least “Intermediate”… or as we like to say here in the southern US- “Fair to Middlin’”

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Fair to middlin I will take. And thank you. I think I like retaining my beginner status due to it taking the pressure off. Kind if like an athlete not turning pro.

@Damon_Barber

4 ай бұрын

@@startmaking1 HAHAHA!! I feel ya! But after building your own shop, I don’t you can call yourself a “beginner” anymore! #LevelUp *ding*

Either the pull saw bit you, or a chisel did! Blue tape the wood whackers friend.

@zapa1pnt

4 ай бұрын

Also, CA glue. 😁✌🖖

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Believe it or not it was the exposed threaded rods of the Moxon vice. Turns out I did a terrible job of rounding the ends.

What great content you have made yet again Mark I believe a talented man such as yourself could have devised a way of producing the design on the first box on the second and maybe even the third . Lol😂😂😂😂

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

To accept that challenge would mean a lot of work. Like hours of gouging and sanding. It is tempting though lol. Thank you

Great job

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Cindy.

Great video.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Mark

Thin liners in the box to align and hold lid would be worth it. Extend up to catch and capture the lid.

@zapa1pnt

4 ай бұрын

If added to the lid, instead, they would not be visible, when you lift the lid off and set it aside. 😁✌🖖

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

This is usually my go to method amd you are right. Sadly the all tools box was a little shallow on the lid.

My next plan is a 1000x500x400mm (all measurement are approximate) shiplap pallet wood blanket box with a hidden bottom drawer. Thanks for posting this encouragement for us hobbyist makers. Take care & stay safe.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Hey Doug. That sounds amazing. I just had my first experience of stripping a pallet yesterday. I did not enjoy it. Well, I didnt enjoy using a hammer and crow bar to get the most wood I could. I did enjoy it a little more when I gave up on that idea and got out the reciprocating saw. That was fun. Good luck with the build bud. Cant wait to hear how you get on.

@zapa1pnt

4 ай бұрын

@@startmaking1: If you plan on working with pallets, you should get a "pallet buster". Get one with a long handle. It make a Big difference. As you already know, they don't come apart easy.

Just great to see basics :) Nothing needs to be perfect, just get started :) PS- Website not available

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. And I agree. As for the website, thats strange as it is working for me. I wonder why it didnt work for you.

@zapa1pnt

4 ай бұрын

@@startmaking1: Those things happen all the time. Sever problems, software problems, traffic, weather, etc, etc. No big deal. 😁✌🖖

That was a great challenge. I bet that was a load of fun.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. It was way more fun to build than to edit. If you saw in the back ground this one actually started before the French cleat wall was started, so I have been working on it on and off for months. So when it can to getting the footage together I really struggled. But it was a fun challenge for sure.

@projectrebuild908

4 ай бұрын

@startmaking1 Thank you pushing through and demonstrating what is possible when you strip all the bells and whistle back.

This was amazing fun. What a clever and original concept. I hope you will do more of these. I wonder if this might not be a framework to challenge other video woodworkers to do the same. Nicely done, and I learned a couple of new techniques.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Hey, that is a great idea. The more tools you have, the more you have to get rid of. I was looking for collaboration ideas for the summer and that is a brilliant one. Thank you

Why don't you use a track-saw with a track hinge (home made)? Apologies, but I am a Peter Millard convert. Great videos Mark.

@startmaking1

Ай бұрын

You know, I was torn for so long before I bought the table saw and I am still not sure whether I have made the right choice. I love what Peter has done. Especially as he has quite a small work space. There is a track saw in my future I am sure. Thank you Derek.

Using blocks to create depth and width stops on a handsaw is so basic that it's genius! A less basic (so logically not genius) idea that I spewed up was to make a kerfing mod for my plough plane (I based mine on a Stanley 45 because I love 45s, but the plough in this video will be fine). Find a squared hardwood off-cut that's roughly 25-35mm thick by 'one crappy handsaw' long (this will make sense later) by 10cm deep. Remove the plough plane's side fence and clamp it against the side of you offcut, so that the top of the fence guide face is just clear of the bottom long edge of the offcut. Mark the exact location of the guidebar holes on your offcut, and then using a drill bit that matches the guidebar diameter drill two guidebar holes through the 25mm depth of your offcut (or use the fence as a drillguide if you're confident you won't damage it). If you've done this right the guidebars should fit through the side fence and your offcut holding both parallel (parallel isn't critical). You'll need a way to clamp the sidebars into the offcut, I drilled slightly undersized holes for brass machine screws, screwing the screws into the undersized holes cut threads into the hardwood. Now we need to cut a 20mm deep saw kerf into the bottom face of the offcut which is exactly parallel with the side fence and roughly central to the offcuts 25mm depth. Luckily we know a genius trick for achieving this. Buy the cheapest crappiest DIY handsaw you can find and mark a line 40mm back from the cutting edge, then with an angle grinder (that you hopefully own, because biting with you teeth isn't a viable alternative but don't ask me how i know that!) cut along this line. Using epoxy glue (which I could've mentioned sooner to save you another trip to B&Q...oops) glue the saw teeth into the kerf in the offcut. Congratulations. You've just made yourself a kerfing plane with an adjustable side fence. If you cut two parallel slots into another thinner offcut and use more machine screws to clamp that to the body of your kerfing plane, that could work as a depth stop. Finally shape the new plane body so it's comfortable to use, or you could piratise the crappy saw handle if you like the cheap plastic aesthetic (nah, sounds ghastly). I made mine as an experiment, fully expecting to use it just once before it gathered dust forever, but it's an incredibly useful tool that I use very frequently. It is a bit of a faff swapping parts when you want to use the plough plane, but why would you want to Mark... as soon as you experience using your 45 you'll never want to use that other plough again (and by the way, IMHO it isn't your poor technique, that 'extend the cutter to achieve the rebate depth' plough design will be an utter beast to learn on). Great video, thank you my friend! 😊

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Wow, you have produced your own little piece of genius with that build. It took me a few reads to figure it out but is sounds like a seriously good tool. I think that you may have a point on the rebate plane, the blade loses its support and is trick from there. The 45 would have done a great job, I looked at it for the purpose but it is even more niche than the rebate plane sadly. But it will get some use. Thank you bud.

@doczoff5655

4 ай бұрын

@@startmaking1 Though I do love to rag you about using your 45 (hopefully taken in a friendly supportive way) I absolutely agree that it was far too niche for this 'basic tools' video. 👍

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

100% taken the way it is meant. I enjoy reading the comments.

I could have done that if I had a saw!

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Favourite comment so far. Thank you

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 With my first glimpse of blue, on your finger, I thought you had blue polish on one finger. Say What???? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 😁✌🖖

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

I do have 2 daughters so there is every chance if could happen one day.

I think it is a good point to talk about. Alot of tools have overlapping areas of usage, but can do a certain area better, than the tools that they overlap with. In the end woodworking is all about the precice removal of wood from a piece of lumber, to make two (or more) pieces of wood fit together to create an object. As a generall woodworker, it is enough to cover all areas with one tool. In case you want to concentrate your work to a certain area, it makes sense to buy specialized tools for that job. As an example, a Pocket Hole Jig from Kreg, because you make alot of cabinets and like to work with pocket holes. Or you specialize in table tops and get yourself a Domino for esier glue ups. I never buy tools just because I want them, but because they would make my next project alot easier. Now I just need a project to buy a Domino. 😂

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Very well put and far more eloquent that I could have managed. I completely agree with you. And as for a domino, I have often thought how funny it would have been if my first power tool I progressed to was a domino just to see how many comments that would have generated.

@Ceen328

4 ай бұрын

@@startmaking1 Are you crazy? Poking the Domino (Festool) fan and hate groups, is like kicken a hornets nest, with hornets that had coke for lunch, while you are just wearing trunks and are covered in honey. 🙃 For real tho, I don't get the hate over the Domino. Yes, it is really expensive. But so is making a huge, 7cm thick river table with walnut and lots of epoxy and people love it. 🤷‍♀

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Would be funny thought no? And thank you for the visual lol. I dont see the reason to hate other than a little unrecognised jealousy. If I was a pro furniture maker I would have one for sure. It is one of a kind for both purpose and dust collection. Sounds daft but anything that can take away possible mistakes for me is great.

@Ceen328

4 ай бұрын

@@startmaking1 'Sounds daft but anything that can take away possible mistakes for me is great.' Oh I'm so with you. Fully agree. I really think the controversy around Festool and esp. the Domino, started with some youtube woodworker, that were fully decked out in Festool and used the Domino for every little joint they could find. That makes it look, like you really need the fancy tools, to make nice stuff. If you are a beginner, you try to use the tools you see in these videos. Now woodworking isn't a cheap hobby to get going, no matter how you start. If Festool is your first adress to look for tools, you might never start at all. Or they make the huge mistake to get very specialized tools, but don't know what they want to build. Not that great to have a Domino, but neither a table saw, nor a miter saw. 🙃 But it is always the same with social media and any hobby. I work in the fitness industry and 'fitness influencer' are doing everything to generate clicks. It is really hard to battle the BS they spew out. Same with some of the more famous woodworker on youtube with millions of follower. That is why I'm really glad that channel like yours exist. Content in a calm manner and you show your mistakes and don't edit them out. I hate it when there is a cut 'to the next day' and you know (or see), that they fixed something. 😆

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

I have actually stopped watching a few of the bigger channels. And I am coming away from instagram too. I realised watching insta that nothing was without an advert of some kind and people in the woodworking circle were promoting things entirely unrelated. I find it confusing to say the least. And then there are the big woodworking channels that are spending 5 mins asking for money. I get that eventually every channel needs a form of ad revenue beyond google ads and patreon but a quick mention per video is good but 5 mins at the start of a video is nuts. then they pull out 10 festools, drum sanders and so on. I felt like a fraud taking the laser and have battled against taking sponsors for months but am starting to believe that I am the mug. Oh well.

Mark, I’m away at the moment and can’t afford the flipping data charges, so I’ve only seen the first 30 seconds but I’ve got to say, I like the premise of the video but you’re cleats are a mess! You’ve left a biro and a roll of tape on your cabinet scrapers! (I like the new tape dispenser next to the pocket hole jig, though! ;)

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Hey Roger, Firstly, enjoy you time away, for fun I hope. Secondly, leave my cleats alone lol. I cant believe you got how mess the shop was just from 30 secs. I really need to tidy. You should see behind the camera. Thank you, the tape dispenser is one like the bin, a real surprise of usefulness. I better go tidy. Thank you as always bud.

Paul Sellers Poor Mans router plane it is fiddly but works

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

I think that is where Alex took his inspiration over on grey otter, Paul doesnt need the plug whereas Alex is one of us. Hope you are well Bruce.

@brucewelty7684

4 ай бұрын

@@startmaking1 I will rewatch, I checked the info block and did not see a link to his channel

@brucewelty7684

4 ай бұрын

@5:57 GOT IT!

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

@greyotterstudio

Hey mark.!! You forgot the hand carved box made from a solid block of oak using only a pen knife, some nail clippers and a pritt stick…?

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Very good point Ian. Im on it. lol, see you in 6 months.

Use Surrey timbers on line prices well good

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

I have been meaning to check them out. I wish they were a little closer.

@Nowere1234

4 ай бұрын

@@startmaking1 they deliver I always planned all round used them for years

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Brilliant. Thank you

Mark - you are becoming one of my “go to guys” up there with @paul sellers, @rex kreuger and @matt estlea. That quick screen shot at the beginning from G & S timber was also very helpful - maybe a future video about the most economic way - and sources of hardwood in the UK? Interesting to explore the economics of buying more timber and cutting down to size and thickness (hence need to add in the cost of thicknesses and some kind of table saw or band saw) versus buying small amounts, cut to size, but more cost of shipping etc etc.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Matthew, to even mention my name alongside the other 3 is bonkers. Though, I do very much appreciate even being mentioned in the same conversation. Matt Estlea is the reason I started woodworking at all. I like the video idea. It would take a lot of research as G and S is the only one I have tried so far but I have just bought a thicknesser so I am some of the way there.

Yeah sure ya could make it with all the tools blah blah but only if you know how to USE all the tools. Great video.

@zapa1pnt

4 ай бұрын

Excellent point. 😁✌🖖

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Nice video Mark, where do you get your wood from?

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. I think they are called tools and timber. Used to be g and s timber.

you had some fantastic problem solving on display here. cutting the boxes apart using a spacer and double stick tape to make something like a kerfing plane, depth stop and fence was pretty good stuff. have you ever done a chisel and mallet only box? had to do that in shopclass in first year of highschool. our teacher was a pain in the ass, but i sure learned a lot and it stuck. start with a board and cut it down with a chisel and mallet. you can do rebates, dadoes, groves, mortise and tenon pretty well. slow going of course, but an interesting learning experience. Rex Krueger has a great video on making a router plane with just a chisel and a block of wood. kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3qYo5KCnbvQkqw.htmlsi=YDn1txacsOaKgZVE

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and the recommendation for Rex's channel is brilliant. I am not sure I have the patience for a chisel and mallet box but it would certainly be a good challenge. Maybe even a slight punishment lol.

@jsmxwll

4 ай бұрын

@@startmaking1 it does sound like a good punishment lol. here's the main takeaway i got from that shop teacher. "if you can use a jig or a fixture to make your work easier and more accurate, do it. that is how it has always been done." also a jig holds a tool, a fixture holds a workpiece. i am sorta itching to see if i can still make a decent box that way. maybe i'll make a video on it, since there doesn't seem to be anyone else with one on yt.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

It would certainly be a cool video if you can still do it. I am not even certain I would get to the stage of a box. Maybe something close but not good.

@jsmxwll

4 ай бұрын

it'll probably be a month out or so, but i'll drop a link as a reply here if i do it.@@startmaking1

Hawd on am a getting days confused its Friday night not Saturday morning. Just started video will come back shortly 😂

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Sorry to confuse bud. Definitely still Friday but I dont have the space to release tomorrow and I cant let it go 4 weeks between videos. People will think I have got locked in the workshop or something.

@michaelwillson6847

4 ай бұрын

@@startmaking1 that could be fun u being locked in a workshop for 4 weeks now that a would wait for a video for could imagine some amazing stuff coming out from that lock in. 🤣 Will be back once watched it through. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@zapa1pnt

4 ай бұрын

I had the same problem, this morning. Nothing to do with Mark's videos. I looked out the window and saw the neighbor's car, so I thought it was Saturday. I guess she just has a day off. I go through this all the time. 😁✌🖖

@zapa1pnt

4 ай бұрын

@@startmaking1: Well, if you did get locked in, at least you have the tools available, to build a new door or window. 😁✌🖖

What is the website you get your timber from.

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

tools and timber . Think it was G and S timber.,

Missing the woodworking but enjoying the slopes! ⛷️

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Tell you a secret. My full time job is selling skiing holidays. Let me know before you book next season. Have a great time.

Where do you get your online wood from?

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Hi Martin. I used toolsand timber used to be g and s timber i believe

@martinstotz9963

4 ай бұрын

Many thanks

👌🏻😎

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

New new response to t he "I could make that if I had $5,000 of tools" is: "I could make that if I had a $30,000 car to drive to the lumber yard" Make just about as much sense.

@startmaking1

3 ай бұрын

Lol. Well put.

The one with the Beautiful curves is lovely… the others are good, but the last one would drive me bonkers due to no secure lid 😂😂😂😂 great stuff as always. ✨🪚✨

@startmaking1

4 ай бұрын

The last box and the trays bugged me but the 3rd box most of all. I dont like it enough to do hinges and I dont like it not having a lid attached. It is going to be a problem. Thank you as always.