5 Min vs. 50 Min vs. 5 Hour - Box Build

Maybe combine this with the three levels series. Hear me out. Everyone makes the same thing, Jordan gets the longest time, John gets the shortest, see if spending the extra time can bridge the skill gap.

Glad to know that I'm not the only person who spends more time looking for stuff in my shop than I actually spend building things. We can never be too organized. It's a constant struggle to make working in the shop as efficient as possible. There's nothing more aggrivating than not being able to find something that you need, when you need it. All that said, building anything in a hurry is a big mistake, and doing so amounts to taking huge chances with safety.

I build mostly outdoor things like decks, fences, pergolas, etc and you remind me of how I am working in my shop. I recently made 8 planter boxes and initially thought it wouldn't take that long. Oh wait, I need to cut 102 pieces of trim and drill out 500+ plugs, etc etc. Everything always takes longer. Whatever the project is, it didn't take long to learn that I need to add 33% of time to how long I think it'll take in perfect conditions. I think it's going to take two weeks, I'll tell the client 3. Besides the work taking longer, or miscuts or whatever, life stuff happens too. Phone calls, people talk to you, you have to go to the DMV or the doctor... just add 33% and it'll keep you sane and clients happy.

Not only was this fun to watch, it was hilarious. "Everything's a hammer" should be a t-shirt. I'd buy that. (if it's not already a t-shirt). Great video.

This video is perfect. I’m an amateur and I feel everything I do takes so long. But this video shows even a box for a pro takes time. Shows a person patience.

Jordan and Sam should do the exact same challenge to see what the expertise levels do to benefit how fast/well you can build!

You have no idea how much this has made me more confident in what I've been able to do since I started wood working a little over a year ago. I used to get so bummed out that it took me 4 hours just to make a damn 14" x 18" drawer, granted I don't use dovetails and all that, I mainly use pocket holes, but I take a lot of time cutting my pieces and getting them square. I always felt I took too long, and seeing John here take 5 hours to make a box... That made me feel a lot better. Thanks, man. :)

5 minutes is quite enough to lose half of the fingers on your hand.

I like this new time constraint twist. Puts a new perspective on things. But I think you should increase the 5 min to 10 or 15 so your not rushing your cuts and nails. Hate to see you suffer a serious injury for the sake of beating a pointless clock. Safety first!

This video should be called "Why woodworking isn't a timed event."

Something I learned a long time ago, I don't even remember from where, is to always have your stuff figured out before starting anything. In woodworking it means: grab every tool you're going to need and put close to where you're going to work... The same with everything you're going to need, like screws and other stuff. And, finally, enough wood to start milling it. You know? Do all this BEFORE you start the clock, otherwise you won't know exactly the time you needed to do the task. (Now that I wrote it down... Maybe I learned it when I studied about softwares for productivity measurements...) Anyway, fantastic work, John! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

I want to start by saying I love all of your videos, but this one was awesome! It was fun to see you struggle through things like the rest of us. It made me super excited to get out there and build something!

I really enjoyed this challenge. Simply by the fact that you didn't have everything staged and ready to go. You showed all the difficulties you had by not being organized in your build.

This was way more stress-inducing than the three skill levels. At first I thought this was a great idea but I was surprised to find I much prefer the other challenge.

I love woodcraft! I can’t afford to go there but I’ve been there one time. I’d love to just buy myself a new set of turning tools for my wood lathe. Thank you for sharing your time!!!

Great video, excellent editing, totally enjoyed it. The quote “Everything’s a Hammer “ got to be up there with “If it’s not going to make a difference, you might as well do it” Definitely t-shirt material, I’d buy

I'm always amazed by the craftsmanship of old wood ammunition/weapon crates. These boxes look great too.

These are great. Good to see John get put through the paces.

This is one of the few times you see a channel credit another channel for the theme of their video. Also, I'm planning to get into woodworking soon and the awesome work you guys do is really inspiring :)

With something as basic as a box, I would already know what tools I need and have everything prepped at the ready. Especially if I am wanting to see how long it takes me to actually build the box and not hunt for and fix tools. In order to compare apples to apples, I wouldn't want to be running from one end of the shop to the other for no good reason other than I didn't have a plan. I definitely like the timed concept would just prep for it (like I would any job) so it's a better measure. Love your channel!!!!