Every beginner needs to hear this

Yeah, cleashe. But dude you are an idiot. Woodwork has been tested for over 2000 years and now some 20 year old knows better? Testing joint strength is not necessary? Oh my friend, although I can respect much of what you said you will yourself regret saying most of what you did in this vid in 10 years. And yes, I have trained in furniture building in Australia, England and Japan. After 45 years......new guys to timber....two things.... Do NOT take what this guy says, who apparently knows everything, for gospel. 2nd, you burn wood. You build with timber.

My motto is measure twice, cut once, go back to Home Depot again.

Bonus tip when you have a few different tape measures which ever one you grab to start the project stick with that one for the whole project most tapes end hook have different slack in them so if you switch tapes in the middle of your project your measurements will be off 😊

HI mate. I have been wood working for more than 35 years I fully agree with you just go for it the more you make the more you will learn. Just do it get in your shop or shed & have fun doing it.

I built a really nice dresser for my daughter with glue and staples. Still works fine today 3yrs later so far. I routed in the shelves on one side and the whole bottom so she has a couple cubby shelves on the side of her dresser. I built it out of beach wood.

Tip for the pencil trick with sanding. Not only do i use a thicker pencil, but i also use the side of the graphite rather than the tip itself. Not only does this prevent the pencil from dipping into the grain it has a nice side benefit of actually sharpening the pencil point

“Sometimes it’s good, Sometimes it’s shit.” I am still laughing at that one. Its perfect! Its gonna be my mantra this week :)

I like this guy! 74 year old retired professional commercial architectural millworker and custom woodworker here. Pretty smart for a youngster. Climate conditions and humidity are HUGE factors in wood selection, finishes and durability depending even on latitude location. Normal usage of wood fixtures affects finish more than anything else. I always stressed that the glue is stronger than the wood around it. Pinned mortise and tenons swell and shrink. Trust your glue to hold your joints, unless you're going for old school reality.

Great video! When I bought my first drill I had people inform me that I bought a "crappy" Ridgid. I thought, great, I will buy a better one as soon as this one dies. Over 10 years later, it still has yet to die... I was really hoping I could get a new drill.

I HAVE been woodworking for 35 years and you Sir are absolutely freaking right in all of this. Too many people sitting in judgement. I would have never started had it been this judgy when all I had was a hammer and handsaw.

"Not shitty boomerangs" That made me laugh out loud Jon. Good stuff.

Im a Ryobi user. I have over 40 tools that can all share the same batteries. Some of them are over 25 years old. Ryobi has kept the same battery platform for the 18 volt tools since they first started making 18 v tools. Great Video.

The best tool is the one you can afford to have. With out tools you can beg, borrow, or own all you have is a bunch of UFO’s aka un- finished objects. I believe is the moto of this Channel, so I am subscribing 👍

People who go online to rant about all the things brought up in this video aren’t looking for logical responses to explain their flawed advice, they’re looking for others to affirm themselves and feed their ego. No amount of great videos like this will stop the inane responses from happening, unfortunately.

Well done, John. I especially applaud you for the point regarding the beginner woodworker getting not so helpful advice from so-called "experts." There are several levels of woodworking that blur together, and making something with pocket hole joinery is done even by people like me who have been doing this for decades. Being able to say "I made that" yields a satisfaction I still enjoy today.

You are not an idiot. I appreciate your video. You're good at identifying the root cause of problems and the most significant factors that affect projects.

I’ve been doing woodwork about 40 years professionally, and everything you said was spot on.

That's awesome that you made something with your kids just to prove the point. I hope that beginner didn't just quit. The advice out here is crazy!

Thanks for calling B.S. on two of my favorite mouth-breather gallery topics: Joint strength and tool brands. My first media console was assembled with every 'wrong' technique possible... butt joint screws, pocket screws, glued end grain... but it looks great on the outside and years later it hasn't imploded and it's still doing a great job of sitting on the floor and being furniture. On the tool subject my Dad has used and abused an old Ryobi cordless 5pc kit for years (remember when they were blue?) and guess what... they still get the job done.

Sneaking up on cuts is fantastic advice! Definitely something I wish I had learned sooner