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In this video, I discuss my 15 years on YouTube and 15 things I've discovered over the years. There's a lot more, however 15 things from 15 years is a better trick. I also speak about how I began my channel back in 2008 and how the YouTube landscape has evolved.
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I’ve been watching for 10 years since I moved into a new house and decided to return to my childhood hobby of woodworking. I’ve built several pieces of furniture and small project, many inspired by you and, of course, a chessboard! Thanks for all the inspiration Steve! 🙏
Woohoo! Chessboard! Thank you!
My dad retired fairly young, didn’t really have much of a hobby, and now often finds himself kicking around not knowing what to do with his time. I never wanted to end up like that. And I always fancied woodworking. But as you point out, a lot of woodworking channels on youtube are $500k workshops with the latest and greatest tools. And while they mean well with their videos, for most of us who’ll never really get past the hobbyist stage, they are mostly a put down. Almost deflating, watching someone with so much invested money making wonderful projects far beyond the reach of us mere mortals (reference intended!) Which is why I got hooked on your channel immediately, and I don’t think I’ve missed a single video release in the last 6 years or so. You open this hobby to people like me who only has hand me down tools, maybe a new power tool once a year, and you don’t make us feel overwhelmed by the hobby, or not good enough because we don’t have the greatest tools. And I will always appreciate the hell out of you and your channel for that. So thank you Steve. Even more so since you featured my drill bit organiser with unnecessary walnut trim on your monthly email.
Thanks Ben. Love that unnecessary walnut trim! 😂
Love your channel, Steve! Thank you for your countless hours of work. You are appreciated!
For what it’s worth Steve, You were my inspiration. You were the person who showed me that I don’t need a HUGE budget to work with wood to make things. I will forever be grateful for you and your early work. I think I discovered you back in 2012’ish? I have been hooked ever since. I also have a large selection of other makers I enjoy learning from and I have totally grown out from wood. I now like to consider myself a MAKER. My passion and path all started with you as my guide.
One of the most memorable videos for me is the “Retro style coffee table”. I saw your video in 2013 and decided to make it in my high school woodshop class. I stayed after school a few times to be able to finish it by the time I graduated in June. I still have that coffee table 10 years later!
You’ve definitely been my gateway drug to woodworking Steve. Thank you very very much!
Steve, what makes you interesting for me is that you come off as completely genuine. I watch other channels but often cringe at their selection of uber expensive power tools or very large workshops that I will never be able to achieve. Your slightly bent sense of humoir doesn’t hurt either. Thanks for your content. You are appreciated.
What do you mean ? Of course every American woodworker need a 3-car garage workshop, 19 different Festool devices, industrial planer, a SawStop table saw and some Rockler stuff, to build a cutting board. Can’t be done with less 🙂
@havenisse2009 get the heck out of my brain. lol
Appreciate that you do still make things and teach. So many people I’ve followed have gone the salesman route and just flat out don’t do any woodworking…as a woodworking YouTuber, haha. You really are the godfather of woodworking YouTubers. Keep it up!
I started watching you with the router lift video. I’m sure a lot of your subscribers did the same. At the time I pretty much watch you and Jay Bates. Thank you for the memories.
I retired in 2015 after working 30 years in Corrections. I was looking for something to do and watched a few YouTube videos and I saw WWMM. I thought you were really good at showing beginners how to do woodworking. I started watching other woodworking videos also, but I liked your approach the best. I made crosscut sled and a wood storage cart from your videos. You helped me start into woodworking. I am still not great at it, but I have made some things and some furniture that we and relatives use. I don’t comment much, but after seeing this video I just thought you should know.
I absolutely loved your daily videos during covid. It was an escape every day during those hard times.
Yes! And the “gym” projects 🙂
First of all, congratulations on your first 15 years on YouTube! I have been a follower/subscriber to your content for quite some time and honestly don’t recall if I have commented in the past years or not, at 70 I do tend to misplace memories now and again. Keep up the good work, keep showing the mistakes & how you adapted or overcame them, I find that as educational as the primary content. Thank you for all that you do.
Steve, I’ve been watching you just before pandemic when I was searching for how to build magic tricks. I don’t know if it’s because we’re close in age but I just find I relate to your style and personality, you’re down to earth and so entertaining to watch.
Hey Steve, congrats to your success! I started watching your videos around 2011 and still enjoy them.
I started my channel in 2015 and I always just did it for fun. There was no meaningful income from Youtube until this year when finally the algorithm seemed to feature my latest video. So the lesson for me is not to count on financial success on YouTube. Despite that I gained a ton of knowledge and input from watching videos.
I love you and your work Steve, thank you for the years of helping preserve my sanity. A recent immigrant to America from Australia, I joined the local artists community this week and met a woman woodworker and we discussed you and your place in the whose who of the world of woodwork. We both agreed that if not for the artists like you, we would have struggled to get through the pandemic. Thank you mate!
I’m a 71 year old woman who took up woodworking about 8 years ago. A lot of what I’ve learned I’ve learned from your videos. If I want to make something the first thing I do is look on your page to see if you’ve done something similar. I especially like your videos on jigs! Your 45 degree angle jig has saved me so much banging my head against the wall. Keep up the good work. My only complaint is not enough videos!
Congrats on the 15 years! I found you when New Yankee Workshop went off the air. You were there for me when I could no longer get my Norm fix. Been checking in ever since then. Thank You for the many years of great content.
Steve your channel has always been inspirational. The way you talk, the jokes, the good mood! And I’m always shocked by how much younger you look now!
Congratulations on your 15th youtube anniversary!!!
I came across your channel looking for unique picture frames and found the dodecagon video. I still make them and have started to use the frames for epoxy art and laser engraving shadow boxes. Also, thank you for the Weekend Woodworking Bundle, it’s everything you said it would be and more!
I only took up woodworking in the last few years, and of all the videos I watched on YouTube to learn some basic skills, I found myself gravitating toward yours. Incredibly well made, approachable personality, excellent humor, and just genuine. I also love your weekend woodworking course. I can’t even guess as to how many times I’ve watched those videos as I followed along with you. You’re my hero Steve. Please take care – we’ll all be here with you for another 15 years!