6 Reasons Why You’re Still BAD at Woodworking 

@Starner Woodworking *_We love your RU-vid channel. We watch it on our 2 channels I have and have been watching religiously for a long time! RU-vid has taught me so much about life and how to properly do things as a father. I'm trying to teach boys ages 13 and 9 woodworking so things they can use later in lofe. I didn't have a dad or grandparents around to teach me so I learned after failing many times. Watching your videos helps me teach my kids some valuable lessons. I'm always willing to learn!_* Thanks 👍

Tip 4 is GOATed, I’m not sure I’ve gotten any “better” at woodworking over the last six years, but my tool collection has greatly increased, and as a result all of my projects look much better and my furniture has gone from people saying “oh did you make that? Cool” to “where did you buy that?”

Looking forward to more of your tips, thanks for taking the time to make this video!

I like that you showed Vectorworks towards the end of your video.

Keep it up brother!

I felt the wet socks IN MY CORE 😂😂 Unrelated to the socks, based on the rest of the information given, it’s prompted me to look into more of your content! More like this and you’ll earn my sub!

Learning Fusion 360 was huge for me. It helps to ensure you and your customer are on the same page because you are both seeing the same thing. As for buying better tools - my tip is to save/stretch to buy a tool you can grow into instead out of. For example, I purchased a 24 x 48 Shark CNC because I knew at the time I would not be able to use it to its full capacity for a while. Now as my projects have grown more complex, I am not limiting my projects nor my abilities to fit my tool.

There are several places to get good tool upgrades without breaking the bank. I've purchased several tools, that were an upgrade from what I had, at pawn shops. Just be sure to negotiate a return policy. Most have a 30 day. Also, you can usually power on a tool before you purchase it too. That way you know if your getting a good working tool. Second is garage/estate sales. Although a lot of these the owners think their stuff is made of gold and will ask almost new prices for a 20 year old tool. Just just need to do some quick research on your phone and then try to negotiate. Lastly, Craigslist. I know it's an old platform, but people still use it, just not as many as marketplace. Therefore competition is lower. Most lastly, Marketplace. You can still find deals if you look hard and are patient. I mean, I still manage to find free wood there. And not scraps.

great tips

As someone who used that same Ryobi bandsaw for years, I highly suggest upgrading to the Rikon 3061, if you want to stay with a benchtop model. It is night and day. The 1/2hp motor jump from 1/3hp is incredibly noticeable. I've easily resawn so, so many 5in hardwood boards with no issue. The height capacity is obviously lower, at 5in, but I rarely ever work with larger than that, and if I need to resaw a larger piece, I do it on the table saw, then Japanese pull saw out the middle. If you have the money and space, go bigger, of course, but I am thrilled with my 3061 Rikon. Woodcraft seems to have it on sale a few times a year.

Good advise and view points 😁 P.S. : At 5:50, your volume dropped, terribly.

Nothing I've built came with a plan. I promise I've had problems. Lol. I bought a bandsaw like that. I'm not sure what barn it's in. It is still here though.

I fabricate everything on site, bottom line is all sanding and precision cutting equipment must be top of the range, the rest is learning how to correctly use your equipment. Without the basic skills you cannot build up. Similar principle in building a house, you can have the best roof but if your foundations can't support it then you are in trouble

DUDE- you gotta put the new shoes BEFORE the Lamborghini. You don't wanna be driving that new Lambo with those wet socks! And nice tips in the video!

That knee buckle 2x4 hold tho!!!😂😂😂 Dead true. Helps to have a workbench, I just got thru making and using a giant routing sled to flatten my table, being the moron I am I tried an electric hand planner first. Took hours and it died on my the 2nd day. So rule #4 held true Got a Bosch plunge router combo, and my sled worked perfectly. Edit: also yeah I agree, blue river tables are way overdone.

BEST tip is STOP MAKING BLUE RIVER TABLES

Learn to properly mill material before you do anything. Amazing how so many hobby guys have no idea how to mill their stock. A good jointer isn’t sexy, but it’s the most important tool in the shop.

Gotta admit the crocs hit pretty close to home.

not to be a jerk,but the router bit and sanding disks are the only things that are a great value?

The budget part... Why not use vintage tools. They are cheaper and can be found at yard sales or online marketplaces and in some cases a used vintage tool is made better and last long than a brand new version. They just don't make em like they used to.

You can buy nice used tools for a fraction of the cost...Older tools are generally better made and most importantly you can fix the older tools. I have a modern skilsaw but all of my other tools are from the 80s, my band saw is from the 60s, all steel with machined steel table. Yes never compare yourself to other carpenters, after 32 years im still learning...anybody who says they know everything is a liar.

sound is deficient.

When it comes to buying tools. FYI. You should buy tools AS YOU NEED THEM. Not what you think you will need. I am a professional carpenter . I have 45 years experience ,, trust me.

Dude...just say the cold, hard truth-90% of people who are still bad at woodworking can't afford the hobby. It's just a fact. If it's not cheap tools, it's cheap wood-an ongoing expense. If it's not those, it's worn, dull blades...or a cramped shop. (I'll bet most of us are in an overcrowded basement or garage.) What about quality finishes? Hardware? Besides all that, there are significant TIME requirements in order to produce good results. Many folks work and save to earn quality tools only to find that they're spending all their time paying for the tools rather than using them. Quality, amateur woodworking has always been a wealthy man's pastime. And don't try to claim that budgeting and using "cost-saving" tips can compensate because they can't. There's a financial threshold that most people will never achieve and THAT is the reason folks don't get good results. For many, the best we can expect is adequate-perhaps until retirement-IF we can afford to retire when that day comes.

Crocs. The Birkenstocks of the 21st century.

Skip 1-5, tip 6 is the only one that’s is worth a crap. Don’t measure your ability on others. The important thing is that you are enjoying what you are doing. Skills and tools will come as you grow. WAW,

Less hard - or do you mean easier??? Many years ago I found a place that imported tools from China ( most are made there anyway ) without any American branding, just the China markings. So much less money and the same as a lot of the American "name brands". For instance, my gray planer is just the same as any green or yellow, or red, or orange, or white one. I had a belt go bad, went to the local store where they sold the yellow and white tools. The belt was $18.95. I thought that was pretty costly so I went to the place where I bought the tool ( all across the country ), told them what I needed and the price for the same belt was 2 for $12.95... Now you think that these belts were not the good ones but they had all of the same numbers and markings that the expensive ones had. made in the same plant in China.