Japanese saw giveaway, remember, no locals! This one is for everyone else, worldwide shipping included www.blacktailstudio.com/giveaway and people, PLEASE look at the name of who contacts you. If it doesn't say "blacktail studio" it isn't me. Anything will "telegram" or some number is a scam. I probably will not do another one of these because people think I am the one scamming them, please help other people in the comments who don't read this or are leaving me angry comments because they think its me. This is a real giveaway, but you need to visit the link above, not some telagram or whatsapp number.
A bit like Boosted GT from Street Outlaws and bald McConaughey at some angles. Love your work to say the least, even this new one! The time and attention to all the arduous details most wouldn't think twice about skipping out on, is so great to see! Do you have a video about the cost of just wood and epoxy?? Or a ballpark figure if I wanted to make a 2'x4' coffee table top? Thanks for sharing.
Not local... nope! I live in Saint Johns, which is North Portland. I think you look a bit like Briggs. His channel is World according to Briggs. He lives somewhere on the other side of you from me.
@@veganpotterthevegan I asked but she got all defensive. She was probably just irritable bc she pulled a muscle earlier. I heard the back massager going for like 30 minutes.
My opinion from my experience: This was the first time I've seen any of your videos. I'm a fan of tools, especially old ones. I don't watch furniture making videos. You're reaching different audiences by doing different projects. Keep doing it! Keep doing what you like.
Lol that Gremilins refrence almost went over my head for a min, but when I realized I burst out laughing. Much respect for choosing a different handle, I too probably would of switched after getting that far, just goes to show we all over think our creation process.
Damn, me too, had me going for the longest time. I was like, meh, don't like the idea of going behind the old man's back. In my defense, it's been a VERY long time since I watched the film!
Jhonny Sins, this is an awesome project. From the lasers and the sharpening and that pin is just a great touch! Also, not being afraid to change everything in the 11th hour, earns you big points. You have to trust your own madness! Yes, do post more 'odd' projects like this, they are a great addition to the already great content you have here. Big fan, btw.. this is awesome stuff! Keep it up!
I just love your content, your production, your narration, your knowledge, and your skills. I don’t care whether you’re restoring tools or crafting a table.
I feel strongly that this video is very entertaining. You do what you like and probably your community will watch it. It's not that we watch your videos because we're all woodworkers. We watch your videos because they are entertaining, good craftsmanship and insanely satisfying.
The gremlins reference was hilarious. Acrylic floor wax, used in VCT tile upkeep has some very interesting gloss effects when used on wood. Can do multiple coats for different results.
Lex Luthor, I've been subbed for a while now, and probably ended up finding your channel because of my interest in restoration channels, so I'm very happy to watch you restore tools whenever the fancy takes you.
I am a composer and I love watching your videos when I feel stuck on a project. Seeing other creatives doing good work in other creative fields like woodworking is a breath of fresh air and often inspires me to keep going.
Jason Statham, I love the video! I like the restoration, and I like the idea of changing things up every once in a while! Also I appreciate the fact that you could make something and then decide that you don't like it and throw it away. I think it takes a lot of guts, but it's good to be honest with ourselves!
If you're a maker, you're a maker. You make furniture. You make jigs. You make ... old tools look new again. Well, in this case, maybe not "new", but restored. Being a maker is about learning, and taking risks. Keep doing what you are doing. One can learn more about your attention to detail than they ever could from your technique. Edit: What a gnarly looking saw ... makes you really respect what the craftsmen in the days of yore had to go through, doesn't it?
Imagine telling an ancient blacksmith his work was going to be neglected but then in the future someone restores it by shooting beams of light onto the metal to restore it and that you go blind if you look at the beams.
Personally you pull off Pitbull vibes!! I think that as your channel grows so should you as a creator. Yes your woodworking content brought us all here but your personality and humor and transparency of your fails and not so smooth projects really makes us also see the human in you. I appreciate all the content. Thank you for taking us with you.
Honestly, I kind of forgot that it wasn't furniture because I was enjoying what you were doing. I think what makes your videos unique is your narration and style. This still felt 100% Blacktail Studio.
My feeling exactly. I go to this channel for style and tone and attention to detail and out-of-the-way information. He could be digging ditches or preparing sermons of flying 747s for all I care.
As someone that also subs to Hand Tool Rescue and a few other resto channels, this was really enjoyable to watch. I certainly wouldn't mind the occasional resto video for stuff that you find cool!
I absolutely love watching videos of people restoring old tools and or machinery. This turned out awesome man, good job with not letting the tool down by respecting it!
Mr. CLean, I consider myself a long time watcher and I like your deviations every so often because it gives this channel some extra flavor. Keep up the great entertainment!
At first, I was confused as to why I kept seeing a restoration video recommended to me many times by RU-vid until I realized that it was you. I legit got very excited about it and absolutely enjoyed the video. Would love to see more stuff that's not just furniture builds.
I love this video. Not only do I like tool restoration videos but what I really love is watching you do different things and the whole process of you learning new things all on camera it's really fun and educational as well.
I'd listen to this channel just for the hilarious commentary. The woodworking is a bonus. Great job as always Cam... Love the video make anything you want. Don't ever stop being a smart ass..... It's hilarious...
Indeed, i come here for the woodworking, but stay for the smart assy-ness... 07:57 "I've never sharpened a handsaw blade before, so i did what everybody should do and watched 1 RU-vid video and now i can pretty much call myself an expert" LMAO yes! 🏆
I love that you saved that saw from rusting away. It was History being saved! I would enjoy seeing more of that as well as your beautiful wood creations. Your attention to detail is inspiring!
This video is the first mention of dry ice blasting that I have heard of in over a decade. I honestly was kind of starting to think I might have dreamt it. a LONG time ago I watched something on the History channel about restoring really old book; they used dry ice blasting. They said that the tiny dry ice shards would sublimate on impact, breaking away dirt and grime without having enough energy to hurt the old paper and leather.
No wonder the Japanese guy didn't want to sell the saw. It probably had sentimental value to it, and some white guy comes in and buys it just to get views on youtube to "restore" it, then give it away to someone that will probably hang it on the wall for a year or two, and then chuck it in the garbage when they get tired of looking at it. Japanese guy is no fool! He knew...
Bruce W the style of your videos, the “atmosphere” you create, and the quality of your work make them fun and inspirational to watch no matter the subject matter. Variety is the spice of life.
Mr. Clean! Not just the physical resemblance - your video and narration style is clean and refreshing to see and listen to! I really enjoyed the saw restoration. I would like to see things similar occasionally.
Not sure if I’m biased, because I absolutely LOVE watching restoration videos, but please keep making these if you enjoy doing this! You make great content. Always a pleasure to watch.
I like the restoration video you've done here. I'm not a furniture guy so much as a "process" guy. I like to see these things done, no matter what the end result or object of the build is. Your format and "brand", if you will, transfers to a tool restoration video quite well and that brand is what people tune in for. :)
Don't have a favorite bald guy, but I really enjoy your videos, whether it's woodworking or not. You have a great sense of humor and I find myself educated as well as entertained after each video. Thank you for doing what you do, whatever you choose to do, and for sharing it with us.
Hi, Cam, I'm watching all your videos again and again. Honestly, I love the way you work with wood, managing big massive pieces more than restoration works. ❤
I love these kind of restoration videos of old tools and I appreciate even more you for putting your woodworking knowledge into such a beautiful and iconic object rejuvenation process. Congratulations for this content, sometimes little variations from your routine really help out freshening the channel and keeping your viewers attention high. Good job 👏
I think your advice of "make what you would want to see" aligns closely with my attitude of choosing what creators to support. I like supporting creators that make what they want to make, and don't worry about the algorithm. You have a name for making furniture, but that doesn't mean that is all you are. Make what you want to make, and I will watch!
It makes total sense for the jointer giveaway to be local only, but kudos to you for reacting to complaints in such a classy way. Those handsaws look SWEET, i'm definitely going to enter :)
I really enjoyed this video of you restoring the Japanese saw. I enjoy most all of your videos and would definitely like to see more like this. Thank you for everything. Aloha!
5:27 love the honesty! One of the main reason I watch your channel despite me not being in the woodworking business. Can't seem to find it much these days
Yul Brynner, you have definitely found an interesting format that expands your skills and talents, while delivering a satisfying journey, both relaxing and rewarding for the viewer. Your narrative is more up beat and the audience can enjoy your pleasure from restoring a relic to a resource. Looking forward to more restorations.
A very talented billiard ball. What I really liked about this video was the moment of honesty. It felt like I was watching a real artist have a change of heart and I say that completely seriously. If you ever have change of hearts like that and they are on camera, I'd love to see them!
Well Charles Xavier, this video was awesome. I agree with a bunch of people here, the commentary is the best part, and seeing you make beautiful things is just the icing on the cake. I would absolutely love watching more restoration videos!
It was nice to see someone who took the time to restore something from the past. This actually isn’t my specialty, but I did enjoy watching a master at work. As for your second thoughts about your handle, I pleased that you went with your inner gut and changed it out. After all your labor of love, you sensed something that didn’t sit right in your head. Thanks for your video.👍
Huge fan of your channel. Always felt you had the perfect balance of colorful commentary and skilled woodworking. I’m also a fan of restoration videos, and think they’d make an excellent addition!
I wouldn't mind these restoration videos every once in a while. Definitely don't take them as your major video source, as nobody makes as entertaining epoxy job videos as you do, but I too really enjoy good restoration videos so it would be interesting to see more.
Yes. Doing tool stories every once in awhile is fine. Learning about tools that will improve your productivity is a great help.i especially like the laser rust removal tool.
I don't normally comment on videos, however I just wanted to spread some positivity and say that I love your videos. I love listening to your voice over and how you narrate your videos. I find it really relaxing to just zone out from the stress of everyday life and watch someone talk about their passion and how much they enjoy creating different things. Thank you for providing amazing content and I hope your channel and enthusiasm for creativity continue to develop and bring you joy. 💕
Great video Moby. Continue please to make things you enjoy making or restoring. This was a cool thing to see done and I look forward to more learning opportunities.
Yul Brunner, Telly Savalas (I have 2 & can't decide lol) that was an excellent video. You would have undoubtedly found it much easier if you had propped up the workpiece and sawn in a downwards direction with your feet on the ground. Bending over like you did, sawing upwards, is back-breaking! Also, you were cutting INTO the end-grain i.e. against the grain, which snags the teeth. Try it with the piece up high, horizontal, with the end facing you, and cut with the grain for starters. So on long cuts you end up underneath the timber. You need high trestles because you're cutting overhead, so that's a disadvantage, yes I once had to cut the ends off rafters on a shallow roof, not directly along the grain of course but at a very acute angle, standing on a platform, with the blade horizontal I cleaned & sharpened my grandfather's old hand-ripsaw (which had not seen use for 50 years because of modern tools). This was before YT so I became "expert" from an old carpentry textbook (old-school!) I was afraid I'd stuff up the job with a savage heavy circular saw, because of the complete awkwardness of the situation & lack of control, fighting against gravity, difficulty in seeing my marked line, etc, you know what circular saws are like lol imagine with sawdust flying everywhere spitting into your face; the cut was at shoulder level, blade horizontal as I said. Anyway, I was absolutely amazed! It was so easy! Ripsaws are broad & long (it was a standard saw, cutting on the push-stroke) but it was controllable, I had no trouble following the line, it cut like blazes and did a perfect job on 20 cuts of about 18 inches length. Supreme tool for the task, very much superior to a modern power tool for the craftsman-like finish that I hold myself to, even for "rough" carpentry. I could no doubt have bought a lighter power saw with a vacuum dust extractor or something but I'm still delighted, 20 years later, that I did it that way. It was a joy. Haha the things that give us find memories. I don't think that you gave that ancient saw a genuine try, and man, I hope that you find yourself in a tough situation where you think laterally, take it down off the wall and let it gloriously shine, doing the job in a way that only it can. Beautiful restoration though! I sincerely hope it comes in useful, even if it's only once, and you can treasure it for that, as I do for my Pop"s saw. It gave me that fantastic based feeling that you get, wood-working by hand.
@@topspeed250k5 Lol at the Yul Brynner/Telly joke. As far as the saw goes... An American hand saw is way easier to use than that huge ungainly Japanese saw he restored.
Honestly I don't watch a lot of RU-vid video's but I always log in and watch yours. Love the dry humor, honesty, and how you explain what and why you are doing what you're doing. As much as I enjoy the table builds, variety is the spice of life, so show us what you got.
I love your restorations! I love everything you do. I love it when you do a new video, I watch it, and I show it to my class. I teach math at the high school and junior high level. All my kids love to see your videos. Keep them coming! Whatever you decide to do go for it. The only caveat, is watch your language. That’s really important where I teach.
You definitely resemble Mark Strong. I used to mostly build furniture and rebuild machines/engines, but since inheriting a bunch of old hand tools I've become slightly obsessed with restoring them... there's something about bringing something like that back to life. Great video.
Part of woodworking is the tools we use and the tools that laid the foundation for modern woodworking. This was very fitting of your channel and was a welcome addition. I for one enjoyed the video. PS: Thanks for the Gremlins reference - it made me chuckle.
Looks amazing, especially for something you weren't used to doing. I'm glad you had gone with that second handle design, I've seen way to many restoration channels make the same mistake of over modernizing an old design, with good intensions, only for it to ruin the look and feel of the tool. Awesome job.
Hey Sinead O’Connor, I just wanted to stop by and let you know that “nothing compares to you”…’re channel, regardless of whether you’re building or restoring. I’m here for it all. Love all your content!
Video was cool. Would love to see more. Also enjoyed the Gremlins reference. Told my coworkers about your rock paper scissors competitions. Almost convinced then to take a road trip! Thanks for the great content! PS I am great full that I can watch your videos in front of my kids with out worrying about the necessity for bleeps
I've watched quite a few tool restoration videos and I have to say I really enjoyed this one. In the end, you added your own unique touch but kept the traditional feel of the saw. Well done. I love the old tools and taking that piece of history and bringing it back to life was wonderful.
I'm a leather crafter and don't work with wood much but I absolutely love your content! Thanks so much for sharing your work with us, it's much appreciated Cam!!
Like you already said yourself: you make videos you would want to watch. We love your channel because it is an authentic projection of your passion. If you started making content for the comment section I believe the work would suffer over time.
Hey JK Simmons, I think this may be the video you've made that resonates with me the most. I love your furniture videos, but it's great to see you branch out and try other things that clearly interest you and it keeps things fresh. Super refreshing to watch you bail on the gorgeous spalted maple handle at the last step. Showing that process of all the work that went into something that ended up being a failed test piece is really interesting and something that is glossed over by a lot of 'rest of the owl' videos out there! Just another reminder that sometimes it's best to follow your gut and committed to your vision. It's that desire to elevate your work that I think really steps you above other creators and it's why I subbed to the channel. Humour on point too - love that swap to the chainsaw!
Im not a wood worker, im not an antique guy, i watch you because you have cool projects, same with the tool/restoration videos. the video is basically someone making something, whether thats restoring or a complete original. and with timelapses and shots of the process. hell i even got into watching people make miniature set piece art. I would welcome more videos of you making stuff that interests you, as the style of video is very similar to your bread and butter.
The saw after the restoration looks absolutely amazing. The first handle is a thing only a mother could love. So glad you re-made the original afterall!
I like this style of video along with your usual ones. It’s fun to shake things up once in a while. It’s interesting to see how things are made and restored. I used to watch my dad in his workshop and he would explain what he was doing as he went along and that’s what your style of video reminds me of. My dad passed away a few weeks ago so it was really nice to see this video today.
Michael Rosenbaum. This was a nice deviation. I have an antique tool collection that I started with my dad years ago so I enjoyed it immensely. Many of the tools are family pieces and the rest from flea markets, purchased and restored. Truth be told I cold listen to you talk about folding laundry 😊.
I enjoyed this different video. I don’t do it to learn how to make tables, I just watch your channel because I enjoy your sense of humor, and watching the build processes. If anything, watching you build something differently, shows off some of the problem-solving and trial and error, which I enjoy.
I have to be honest, I was extremely relieved when you realized you hated the handle and decided to restart. I don't know that story about why the guy didn't wanted to sell the saw (hopefully it wasn't some family heirloom), but I think you did it justice by restoring it and keeping it closer to the original. As for the video contents, I think it's great to deviate from the normal table stuff. It's like a palate cleanser before diving back into the business of making epoxy tables. If people really dislike these videos, no one is forcing them to watch it. Honestly, I'm sure at this point, most people are here for your commentary anyway (which is the best part btw).
So, Stanley Tucci is my vote. As far as restoration videos, its a nice mix to have something like that once in a while. I like watching you and Mike Farrington do woodwork and tool restorations, it keeps the channels "fresh" (for lack of a better word). Keep up the great content, Cheers!
Hey There.....The more diverse your videos are, the better... I personally think that these are really really therapeutic. Restoration of anything old is laudable - it gives continuity. Anything that makes a dent in the use and throw world that we live in, gets my quiet vote with folded hands. Thank you for making my morning coffee memorable.
Living in a 60m2 apartment, so living vicariously through you, whatever you upload I will watch. loving the woodworking/restoration of tools videos. the tips are amazing.
I know this was done a couple of months ago, BUT this was awesome to watch something old be transformed back into what it was. Hope you do do more of these. Not only that i am a sucker for Japanese tools.
These types of hand saws were common in the generations of grandparents who immigrated here. They likely didn't want to sell it because it was actually a grandparents or great grandparents. I bet if you brought it back in its fully restored version it would bring tears to the eyes of the shop owner who is clearly struggling financially
I like the new style of content. Seeing you go through these learning stages helps some of us that are also beginner wood/metal workers. Makes me feel better when I go through some of the same mistakes👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Hey Charlie Brown! Nice restoration! I live in Tokyo, and can I just say how happy I am that you went with the white oak handle! I could hear the nation cry out in confusion and anguish when that beautiful spalted maple almost went on! Well done, sir
cam, its okay to do something different. you're amazing and inspiring when you're building furniture, but it was really fun to see this departure from the norm. loved it as always
Hey! Glad to have finally found someone to agree with on The Beatles! :D I know nothing about woodworking (but I love learning more as I watch your channel) but one of the things I got, you can say, tired of seeing, was epoxy tables. With that being said, I love restoration content be it cars or old items and I'm sure there are a lot of your viewers who do. Your delivery is amazing and your attention to detail is incredible! Keep up the amazing work! )
P.S: One suggestion I can give (as I'm filmmaker by trade) is to begin color grading your videos and using high CRI light sources in your shop. That will most definitely give your audience and your clients a better idea of the natural materials that you are working with. I suggest doing the filming in the whatever LOG format your camera is capable of and using a "color space transform" and have a white balance checked while you're at it. Your footage looks good otherwise though!
I come here for your style, your unique flair and way of sharing your projects. So, furniture making, tool restoration or, heck... metalworking... The type of project doesn't matter, because you could be doing random electrical work to wire up a light fixture piece and I'd still watch because as long as it looks and sounds like a video you made, I'm here for it. Also major props for sneaking in the Gremlins reference, you had me in the first half until you got to the bit about not using it past midnight. Cheers.
