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@warrenmunn3224 Год назад

Personally I hate shorts, they expose my thin skinny legs

@andrewbrimmer1797 Год назад

😂

@tearybligh5202 Год назад

Honestly, that was silly of a joke it got me to smile and chuckle thank you.

@thathandtoolguy Год назад

😂😂😂😂

@RichardBuckman Год назад

And I thought you had thick skinny legs

@warrenmunn3224 Год назад

@@tearybligh5202 Dad Joke of James' Dad Joke quality.

@Dragon_With_Matches Год назад

A couple years ago I came for the woodworking but I stayed for the personality. Keep up the great work, James!

@SwearingenTurnings Год назад

I'm mainly a power tool user and will likely remain so, but because of you and Paul Sellers I added chisels for squaring up round mortices. Then I added a shoulder plane to clean up shoulders. Then I added a router plane to dial in tenons and half laps and dados. I absolutely love using them and pull them out on almost every project. I'll probably never use half the stuff you teach about but I still love learning about it from you. I wish you continued (and growing!) success.

@Beehashe Год назад

Wood shorts give me splinters😳

@WoodByWrightHowTo Год назад

LOL not if you finish them with blo.

@MCsCreations Год назад

I hope it's not Ipe, though. Nasty stuff. 😬

@christopherharrison6724 Год назад

Your personality comes across in your videos ,we love watching ,learning your attitude is infectious.

@Eliqueme Год назад

Roughly best segment of the video for yall ppls 0:00 - 13:10

@user-qg6fy4yp8t Год назад

Wood by wright is a "brand"!! Thanks for everything you are in the special group of teachers ( Rex, Paul Sellers, Steven Ramsey and Shaun from Worth the effort) that are making woodworking accessible !! You have made a great influence on my woodworking you have got the Ha element!

@MrMNRichardWright Год назад

What a wonderful trip down memory lane. It’s been a fun journey. I looked at my subscription start dates. I joined Wood by Wright 9-26-15, and Wood by Wright Howto 1-18-17. Not sure where that puts me in your storyline, seems like yesterday. The Tuesday night live are great fun. I wish you Sara and the kids all best. [ In case anyone is wondering, James and I are no relation to each other. My comments are genuine and not some family obligation]

@WoodByWrightHowTo Год назад

That would put you in the first hundred or so.

@MrAtfenn Год назад

wortheffort was the channel that initially inspired my woodwork too. it was also a hand plane build.

@hucadarn1 3 месяца назад

I noticed the throwaway "big enough to build a dining room table." Was that how you convinced your wife that you needed the extra space? I'm so grateful for your channel. Between you and Rex Kruger, I have been inspired to start buying hand tools and start building things. I've only built one project so far, but just doing it has really started improving my mental and physical health. Thank you!

@hdwoodshop Год назад

I enjoy your channel. Dad jokes, misspelled words, down to earth talk, cool hand tools display, interesting new tool tutorials, tool sales tours, and by the way, you make cool stuff. Please keep it coming!

@NathanP711 4 месяца назад

You give me hope. I recently became a stay at home Dad and coincidentally took up hand tool woodwork to maintain my sanity.

@FunkyKikuchiyo Год назад

I’ve watched a lot of woodworking channels, but consistently come back to only a few. You’re thoughtful in how you explain things (and you probably would be horrible with the shorts if you weren’t), and you know your stuff, instead of being a hobbyist that barely knows more than his audience. Many people on RU-vid only check one of those boxes.

@kenny-anjanettehorn7722 Год назад

It’s great to see the older videos and see more of the wall and less tools, then as the channel has grown the wall filled up!

@doriWyo Год назад

Without channels like this, things like hand planing could become lost arts.

@grahamcairns2249 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for talking about woodworking. You are lighting a passion in thousands of us❤

@MatthewHarrold Год назад

I'm quite impressed that your origin story is about as long as mine and with similar roots (small space, hand tools, WorthTheEffort and others on YT). I have nothing like your collection of tools or a YT channel, but you taught me how to rip thru wood, so many thanks. $0.02 from an early subscriber, Tasmanian, and person who really dislikes wooden footwear.

@obiwuncanoly Год назад

"Have fun in the shop." One of the best comments I've heard about woodworking. If you're not doing it for money, then do it for fun. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.

@blusoda0021 7 месяцев назад

Me: Patiently waiting for James to discover model kit making as I too discover the art of handtool woodworking.

@WoodByWrightHowTo 7 месяцев назад

I use to do a lot of models and even stick built model RC airplanes before the ARF took over.

@dalepatton4861 Год назад

Thank you, James.

@jonway7845 Год назад

Hand tool woodworking is just darn fun. It's hard to cut off a finger using hand tools.

@johnblocher912 Год назад

Thanks James, I enjoyed the backstory a lot. I have mixed feelings about shorts, yours are about the only ones I consistently enjoy. Your passion and love of woodworking and teaching always comes through. I’m a hobbyist primarily power tool woodworker who builds Arts and Crafts style furniture. I am working on figuring out how to combine hand tools and power tool techniques. You and Rex are my favorite channel to relax and learn with.

@stlwoodworking Год назад

I am new and have grown about 75 subscribers in the last few weeks. It is an awesome feeling to know people care enough about what I am saying to watch and subscribe. I agree about workbench con. I just missed it this year but plan to go next year because it is only about 50 minutes from my house in North Ga.

@woodlife2023 Год назад

I am from India. I love your channel and you have been the motivation for starting my channel. Just like you, I simply use RU-vid for documenting my work. I don't have any hitech camera and simply record with a digital camera or mobile phone. But surprisingly I got some viewers.

@JustinShaedo 8 месяцев назад

It took me awhile before realised this was a *hand-tool* woodworking; I thought it was just a really good woodworking channel. Compare to say Rex Krueger, who I enjoy but what I learn there isn't applicable or further my mixed (mostly power tool) wood working. Here, it's all gold. I haven't felt this inspired since I first encountered Steve Ramsay and fell in love with working with wood. Respect for this.

@heavymetallife398 Год назад

Wortheffort RU-vid Chanel got me into workworking, I even built the workshop to do it in, all from watching RU-vid aswell

@bradleyjackson8264 Год назад

Please, please do not stop your videos. At first, I wasn't so sure about your shorts, but now I'm on the fence. I watch both you channels equally. Both are really good.

@andrewking1122 Год назад

I remember when you started the second channel, hard to believe how long it has been. Still relevant today, keep it up.

@J.A.Smith2397 Год назад

My dad was a maintenance man with all the tools but no hand planes or such,I got into those not wanting to be an ass to my neighbors late nights and wasnt many plug ins and loved being able to build in nowhere! Already want a sailboat... old technologies, love em!

@Davis_Tool_Systems 8 месяцев назад

This video is exactly why I am coming to visit!

@Jambeman Год назад

Cheers from Bulgaria!

@samuelgonzalez9094 Год назад

Commenting for the algorithm and to say, thank you for sharing all your experience and knowledge.

@henrythurman Год назад

to the person that asked the first question thank I like all of your channel and thank you for answering all of my questions and email. have a blessed day.

@frankyboi8269 Год назад

I was gonna say no way he didn’t end with a joke and the he hits us with that one😂😂 legend

@J.A.Smith2397 Год назад

Love sharing knowledge myself

@marcbarash6045 Год назад

Thanks James

@andrewbrimmer1797 Год назад

James your personality reals makes your channel as enjoyable at it

@robertberger8642 4 месяца назад

Good background, thanks for sharing!

@tom314 Год назад

Full time dad - children make me crazy.... Hmmm this sounds exactly why I got so into woodworking. I was made redundant 4 months before my oldest was born which kind of made our decision easy for me to stay at home. I really enjoy woodworking, next step as the kids head towards school age is to work out what I want to do with it.

@philaandrew100 Год назад

Love what you do. No BS, no sponsor segments.... just James doing stuff and not being afraid of showing the stuff ups.

@thomasalton2804 Год назад

In many ways we are kindred spirits. I am a strictly hobbyist woodworker. I got more or less seriously started with routers. I’m in a wheelchair and actually the day I recognized I would need a wheelchair I discovered The Router Workshop. Over the years I acquired more power tools then gradually learned about the health hazards of very fine wood dust. I discovered hand planes. On the advice of an experienced friend I acquired skew block planes, skew Rabbet planes, jack plane, jack rabbet, jointer, smoother, etc. I am a retired college prof, molecular biology.

@chrispond5399 Год назад

I love your channel, I also found the love of hand tools because of shop size issues. Thanks for the journey keep making your stories.

@kennethnielsen3864 Год назад

Thanks for sharing.

@voldmar Год назад

Thank you! Glad sometime ago you start this channel

@andrewkierstead4593 Год назад

you are the one that got me started in hand tool woodworking. now following your videos I hope to one day start doing youtube videos of my work

@johnford7847 Год назад

You're right - this is a very different video. But I found it quite interesting and enjoyable. Thank you.

@tatehogan5685 9 месяцев назад

Did you read this comment? I bet you did! Thank you for the inspiration James, I'm a combination hand and power tool woodworker (or at least I attempt to be) and I don't know if I'd be trying as many types of projects without the wacky oddball things you show. Keep up the good work sir!

@dhroen Год назад

Thanks for the story of your journey.

@blacknorce Год назад

I love the teaching videos. Those are the only ones I watch. Keep up the great work.

@dirtylegcraftsman2948 Год назад

This is a great story, man! Thanks for including the content creator section too. 👊🏻🍻

@michaelmcdermott2178 Год назад

Lovely, thanks.

@maxhysterial Год назад

What I do not like with shorts is that too often RU-vidrs try to squeeze a topic that could/should make a 5/10/15min video into 60 seconds. That makes very dense videos that are hard to follow, especially for an educational channel. I don't think shorts have to be fast or dense, some subjects will be great as shorts, while some may require a longer video (even a "short" regular video). I like Paul Sellers shorts, he doesn't pick a full topic, only a quick tip/anecdote/myth to break. Not too much talking and straight to the point. That being said, keep doing what you are doing, they are only a few RU-vidrs like you that makes great woodworking/hand tools educational content 👏

@alastairmead9188 Год назад

Really glad it’s working out for you. Really enjoy your videos on both channels. All the best

@Win52D Год назад

Hi James. Great video! I stumbled across Worth The Effort a couple of months ago. I agree, he content is great.

@Ivanhoe52 11 месяцев назад

Similar thing happened to me. I bought a few electric tools: handheld planer, two-hand router, resonator... I thought that a handsaw was somewhat beneath me. Then I stumbled on Paul Sellers YT-video on how to rip down a board by hand with a handsaw. I instantly went nuts for hand and panel saws, and now I have bunch of them. Including some old rusty one we had at home that my grandpa gave us a long time ago. (Weardly enough, I had a handsaw sign printed on my shoe cabinet when I was in kindergarden.) So through the last ten years, I'm slowley collecting and buying hand tools. And ofcourse, I discovered other's channels: Matt Estlea, Rex Kruger, Wood whisperer, Stumpy nubs etc... But Paul's, and this one are my favorites. It's interesting to go listen British and American English back and forth.

@edm00se Год назад

Keep on truckin!

@sarahwright7354 Год назад

It's been an awesome journey with you my dear! Can't wait to see what the future holds. 😘

@Aaron-nj4ou 10 месяцев назад

I love the honesty in this video and the passion is obvious. A lot of woodworking channels are “content creators” that don’t give the impression they actually enjoy the craft of woodworking. I use a lot of machines but I am getting sick of the dust and noise and taking inspiration from your channel, Paul Sellers and Rex I got an old #4 and #5 Stanley off eBay and going to start doing more by hand which works out because my jointer and I are not currently speaking.

@tompotts125 9 месяцев назад

I found you through shorts and I’m very glad I did!

@WoodByWrightHowTo 9 месяцев назад

Thanks. Let me know if there is ever anything you want to see.

@woodworkingandepoxy643 Год назад

Dude im not even into hand tools all that much. I have planes i use a lot, chisels etc. But i don't know about everyone else but for me it's your personality and how you explain things that got me to subscribe. The wealth of information you give is just a huge bonus

@brendanlangord1687 Год назад

Great video. Thank you for sharing your RU-vid journey.

@philiprichardson3074 8 месяцев назад

A massive thank you, like you through moves and life in general I had sold, stored or otherwise disposed of a lot of tools. Your videos got me back into woodworking and the joy it brings. I have learnt so much about the hand tools I have through these videos. Also, as much as possible, the videos have shaped my tool collecting so that it is a good deal more coherent than the see it buy it of old! Keep them coming!

@ianpearse4480 Год назад

Fascinating. I liked the origin story.

@MG-vo7is 6 месяцев назад

Loved this. Thanks for sharing.

@demos113 9 месяцев назад

Ahh.... this is the good stuff. 🙃

@LaurelSchaafsma Год назад

I have been watching your videos for about four to five years and though I am not that big into hand tool wood working any more, I like to stay informed and I enjoy your videos. Thanks for keeping up the good work.

@WoodByWrightHowTo Год назад

thanks! that means a lot. I will keep them coming!

@captainnapalm8207 Год назад

As someone who found your channel through #shorts, I want to thank you for taking the leap into the quick, consumable videos. I hate the Tik Tok trend, but RU-vid seems to like to push channels that make that style of content, and that's what let me find you. Thanks Mr. Wright!

@WoodByWrightHowTo Год назад

I found the RU-vid shorts to focus a little bit more on education whereas tick tock tends to focus more on just the quick entertainment

@captainnapalm8207 Год назад

@@WoodByWrightHowTo That's really interesting! I don't have TikTok (and hopefully never will), but I suppose that would be a great explanation for why people find it so addicting. The only reason I ever started watching RU-vid videos, in the first place, was to learn. 90 percent of my subscriptions aren't to entertainment channels, but to teaching channels like your own. As someone who is deeply interested in woodworking and just making in general, do you have any favorite, maybe more obscure/less well know, channels that you could recommend? Thanks Mr. Wright!

@billleighty1870 Год назад

I can honestly say....other than to watch your older videos....i dont really go to the old channel. I like this format much better.

@SteveAugust7 Год назад

Thanks James! Keep up the great work

@brocbradley2313 Год назад

Here's my short: Great video. Love the honesty and info.

@captainslam 10 месяцев назад

Man, I love you.

@brentmcbride793 Год назад

I've been in trouble for pounding on a chisle before too. 😮

@johnapppel64 Год назад

Thanks for sharing your journey with us, James! And I agree that Worth The Effort is fantastic.

@roofermarc1 11 месяцев назад

You bring up a good point. David Barron furniture hasn't made a video in 7 or 8 years and was one of my favorites. Perhaps he didn't enjoy it any longer or couldn't find new material, Idk but I wish he'd come back. You have to keep finding new material to hold the fans interest, and your own! Thanks

@garygill7960 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing your story. -I ama a long time woodworker but mostly with power tools. I watch you and others to learn the hand tool techniques. I am over the noise and dust of machinery.

@frankpavich Год назад

I love your videos and I learn a lot from them. But I also continue watching because you seem like a really really really nice guy and I like spending my time with you.

@christophermahon1851 Год назад

I was almost certain you were about to end without a joke. Glad I was wrong. And, as long as you still have time to read these; thanks for sharing your story and passion. I have learned a lot. Glad the channel's doing well. In theater we say break a leg (I'm a stagehand.) For a woodworker maybe we can say "Get a splinter"

@WoodByWrightHowTo Год назад

Fantastic. My masters was in technical theater. I was technical director for quite a few years.

@LicheLordofUndead 10 месяцев назад

Hi James, I like this format, I am a few years older than you, however, when I was a kid I loved learning from my grandfather about woodworking. I realized why I like watching you so much, you teach like my grandfather, and you explain and show me how to do things. Like you I am not a fan of shorts, I prefer sitting down and learning, I just don't get that from shorts.

@ikust007 Год назад

Profoundly loved this one. I am thinking of diving in. But not in this field .thank you for the help

@timcheatwood4550 Год назад

What a journey... It's hard to believe what your channels have grown into. It helps that you have a great personality and all the family support too. Glad to see y'all are doing well.

@Festus171 Год назад

Great story! I have watched several of your videos as I have become obsessed with hand tools. I also grew up in a shop full of power tools, but in my retirement, I find much more enjoyment working with hand tools. You have helped me with that, and I thank you. You're also in some pretty great company, because Paul Sellers, Rob Cosman, Rex Kruger, etc... have also helped a lot.

@upsidedowndog1256 Год назад

I am glad it is working out for you. You have helped me with my own hobbies.

@Spade2351 Год назад

use to watch your HP WU videos years ago and then just stumbled upon this video from a short that showed up on my feed. glad to see things eventually worked out for you!!

@WoodByWrightHowTo Год назад

thanks man. that was a fun side hobby for a year or so.

@hawkeyesplace7442 Год назад

Great to know your story. When I started watching you at first I figured you were a wood shop teacher. One I would have wanted to have because of your enthusiasm!

@nodarikirtadze8220 Год назад

Thanks a lot, James, I love your philosophy as much as your woodwork. I'm happy that shorts gave your channel so much more traffick, hope it continous upwards, good luck

@VivienLEGER Год назад

Hello James, I concur with most of the comments already there. glad you made it, because you deserved it so much. You even give the key "just do what you love". I really enjoy watching you because i can see how much it please you and seeing someone enjoying doing something we enjoy create bonds at human level, that s also why the community is important, so this bound is not unilateral anymore! Have a nice day!

@soofihasan Год назад

I really hope to see a million of us following you much sooner and grown this wonderful craft and spread it more. Thank you for all your effort

@dannyhale7645 Год назад

Great idea for a video. I've been watching for a long time. I enjoyed learning your back story.

@nickmastro9287 Год назад

Thank you for sharing your beginnings and how this all got started. Personally, I would rather watch the deep dive and get into the details. But I’ll still watch all of your videos even the shorts.

@seanmertens3049 Год назад

I Enjoy your channel. Watch every week. I have learned a lot Thanks Keep Up the Great Work

@Countryboy246 8 месяцев назад

Hi James I really enjoyed this video sir think the thing with hand tools for me its the fact that seeing them come to shape over time and more enjoyable

@avatar1999 Год назад

Thanks for doing all these videos! Being new to hand woodworking tools, I have found your channel indispensable in helping me progress and improve my woodworking. I hope you will be around for a long time! Thanks for everything James!

@Bargle5 Год назад

I watch few shorts of any kind, so I get why they don't seem too useful. But, wow, did they boost your viewership. I was surprised by that. I started off on your watching only channel, but switched to here after I found it. I like the explanations and the joke at the end. Keep on keeping on. 👍

@TheMrchuck2000 Год назад

Worth the Effort is a GREAT channel. I love that guy’s totally unpretentious-but smart-approach to woodworking.

@norseman246 8 месяцев назад

I find myself watching your videos over and over again trying to learn everything I can. I just had my first "shop" an 8x12 shed delivered and my 6 year old son and I have been spending a lot of time out there just learning how to use the tools. Keep up the awesome videos and I appreciate each and every one of them.

@WoodByWrightHowTo 8 месяцев назад

Sounds like a lot of fun. Looking forward to seeing what you make.

@pjtfurniture Год назад

Now I want to make videos again on moulding planes... Thanks James for this insight into your youtube and woodworking history!

@lincolndickerson1293 Год назад

Wood by Wright the start and philosophy in less than 15m! I love it. I like your shorts because they aren’t just snippets of your other videos. Thank you

@pedroe5576 28 дней назад

Indeed I discover your channel because the shorts videos. After that I subscribed to your channel and look most of your videos. I don't like shorts too but I've discovered interesting things by the day.