3 Valuable Lessons That Will Save Your Butt

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26 Comments

  1. I feel you on the physical list.

    25 years in IT and all the other stuff. Just give me a notebook.

    I have 2 or 3 notebooks that float around with project sketches, job notes, numbers, whatever in them.

    Just easy to have a piece of paper open and a list, and you can just look at it.

    As gross as it sounds, I have a salvaged white board I’m thinking about putting in my shop so I can have my big list of things to do so I can actually have it on my mind more vs spacing out.

    A little tacky, but.. I duno.

    1. I get you! My shop desk faces the man door into the house. I hung a dry erase up on the door so every time I looked up my weekly plan is right there!

  2. It was smart to put ‘get wood’ at the beginning of your list bc it’s easier in the morning. Great job as always. I love the mix of projects on your channel.

    1. It’s also super important as a symbol of your physical health. If you begin to not get wood when you wake up in the mornings see your doctor asap.

  3. Oh man, I love the sapwood portion of walnut slabs, it’s such a contrast to the usual colors in the heartwood and I love being able to use that in a project.

  4. You definitely are the Adam Savage of woodworking my friend. Great video, got my mind working which is a nice feeling

  5. What a great little build.

    Really appreciate you sharing your mental approach to projects.

    And I love it when you find very small tools to get things done in a better way.

    You’re the Adam Savage of woodworking lol

  6. At the 10:00 mark, woodworking is three things, straight cut, kerf cut or a pockets.
    Combine that with what nick offerman said, everything is essentially a chisel.

    We use different sized chisels at different speeds and angles to create amazing things by destroying little paths in natural substrate.

  7. 10:16 David handles the frustration of tool trolls not seeing past their noses so well. “My job is to inspire you, your job is to figure out what to do with that inspiration.” Should have been Lesson #4

  8. Was so satisfying when the wood pieces automatically fed through your sander. Like paper feeding into a printer. Lol

  9. I really love this project. The blank playing cards is a pro tip i will order them directly and this project is now on top of my list! Great job and a real inspiration! Thank you!

  10. I’m with you on the paper list as well! I feel like it’s so much easier and more convenient than the phone.

  11. These are all great projects that look wonderful to use all of the time. The last one was very cool as you can change the colors easily.

  12. I got a 3d printer a year or so ago and it’s helped so much. I can make templates with it and then use those to make an MDF or plywood template that will last much longer. It’s basically a budget CNC in terms of woodworking. Then all the organization stuff…I couldn’t go without it now.

  13. If I want to remember something, I need to write it down on paper. Note app on my phone does not cut it. I had a comp sci professor that kept a hoard of old computer punch cards which he used for taking notes. He would always have a stack in his pocket for that purpose. As far as I know, he still does this. And there’s always a better (or at least different) way to do something. Thank you for the continued inspiration!

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