They Thought This Would Never Hold Up 

What do you prefer, voiceover or subtitles?

You have a solid clear voice, so I vote for voiceover.

You are an excellent communicator and are very clear on everything without a lot of extra fluff, I vote voiceover

Less than $40/hour is not enough. I understand there is a market ceiling cost, but if this your only source of income, charge enough. Really liked the final product.

That bench is absolutely gorgeous brother! I prefer the voice over.

Don't worry about the router issues, it happens to all of us. The main thing is that you're not injured.

Definitely voice over workout music, that's always my preference for woodworking videos

When watching words, you miss watching what your doing. Voiceover vote from me.

Unlike some other creators, I find your voice pleasant and not distracting at all. Good job.

Thanks for leaving in the accident with the router! I just started woodworking and I had no idea you had to be this careful with it.

I enjoy the voice over . You are an amazing woodworker I am a cabinetmaker for over 30 years I really appreciate your craftsmanship. I’m glad you weren’t hurt I hope your router is ok

I love your working style and clear instructions.

This is our first time watching your channel. We love the bench. We would absolutely like to hear you continue with the voiceovers. We watch several channels that are silent or seeking the ASMR vibe. That’s okay, but it’s being done too much, I think. We definitely prefer voiceover or real-time narration or a mix of both. Your narration was awesome.

I really appreciate your voiceovers, it’s a lot easier to listen than read, I’m always afraid I’ll miss something while I’m reading. Love your work! I’m the designer, while my husband does most of the work. I love receiving inspiration from your work!

This is one of the best videos I’ve watched with the voiceover, amazing project and very clear . Thanks for the inspiration

Love your Work. You are my inspiration. I'm a Woodworker/Hobbyist myself. Been here since your first Project on this Channel. You've had a great development since then. I wish you the best for the future.

Your voice is very pleasant and it is appreciated listening to you. Since I don't speak much English, I add the subtitles in Spanish so I can understand what you are saying. Definitely, voice. Thank you very much to share your work!

few comments: I think 4k is less to charge for it but people who dont know what goes into making this will think its very high so i usually reserve such pieces for me. Also it would be good to invest in a trim router for trim operations. I cant even imagine using full size router for that purpose. I agree that router is the scariest power tool I have used.

Your work is technically excellent, and I see it as supremely creative. Of course it's worth $4k. Don't question that, because your result is beyond beautiful. All good wishes.

When you explain the ways you achieve the effects, and what kind of wood you use. It's not out of place to use words. But it's also very relaxing to watch you in action, while some beautiful music is playing in the background... words or not, it doesn't matter... and depending on the situation and the work you're doing... just keep going

this method has been used in masonry for hundreds if not thousands of years. But it's really awesome to see being done with wood! I don't mind the narration but it's whatever is easiest for you, regardless your channel rocks! Thanks for your channel!

Best bench what I have seen.

That's a nice, thoughtful aproach to the finish. Well done!

You should be charging more. Unless the client is your mother in law...

The way you narrated THIS video was perfect! Keep narrating them just like this one! Keep up the great work! 🙂

Beautiful!

But what a beautiful and intense project, truly congratulations for the time you dedicate!

Awesome project! I route a lot of end grain and had the same issue with the router, best choice i've made is switiching to a spiral compression bit, the problem with the straight bits is that they grab way too much wood in one shot.

love the narration!

Subscribed! Thanks for leaving the router part, such a teacheable moment for everyone

My first time seeing your video. Great job and I like the voice over.

Thanks! You're a very real inspiration

4k is not enough to charge for this gorgeous bench. Not sure how much you should charge though as I don’t know when potential customers start backing away because of the cost. But you make one of a kind art pieces and they cost more. Absolutely beautiful!

Much prefer subtitles. Love to watch the build with music. Amazing work.

Love the voice over!!

I like your voice over!! If you don't like flattening, you could maybe go to an industrial shop where you can use their flattening tools.

Definitely voice over learn more with you talking

That little trick at [6:10] is going to save me so much time!

Your rigid planning, photography and step by step tips is awesome.

great project. I like the voice over too, gives a more personal experience.

First time viewer, I love the project here! And I prefer the voiceover. I like to do other things while watching these kinds of videos so subtitles can make that virtually impossible. Thank you for sharing your beautiful artwork with us.

Voiceovers keep interest engaged because time lapse combo to video keeps efficient progress. I think anyway. Keeps things moving

A grinder and paint, make me the welder I ain't! -Anon I'm no qualified/certified welder either, but your welding looks fine for what you're using it for. Nicely done.

The bench is definitely too expensive for me, but you should really charge more! The amount of work and time is insane and the outcome is fabulous! I like when creators share what they charge people. Puts the amount of work into perspective

Stumbled onto this video. Beautiful bench! Excellent work!

First time on your channel and I must say you work is wonderful. I'd definitively vote for voiceover, I love to hear the thought process.behind a project. Ans thanks for the router part, its comforting we are not the only one to screw up from time to time...

What an absolutely cracking piece of work Sir!!

your voice is comforting

I prefer the voice, without missing the video, reading subtitles

Voiceover for sure, I enjoy your previous videos as well but reading all the subtitles feels like work haha

Wealth of information. Thank you for sharing

Wow!! What a beautiful, artistic table. Man, you're good. As an Ironworker with almost 40 years in union trades, I must say your steel frame is excellent.

Voice over Sir and the work is great!

Thanks for the demonstration of your work and all the great ideas it provided. I think I will take a welding class. It seems like a very valuable skill in addition to woodcraft.

my personal opinion: i prefer videos with voiceover (and the sounds of the tools too) because I'm not really a woodkworker but I love watching videos like this and I love to learn. When you talk and kinda little explain your steps helps me to learn and understand and give me the chance to let your videos run on a 2nd monitor, so I can enjoy the video, listen, and meanwhile can work or play on my 1st monitor without being stucked in the video to read everything so I don't miss maybe something important. and i think i have a better connection to you hearing your voice explaining your work and your thoughts.

Xcellant video and lessons learned because why not learn and be proud of your work.

Beautiful work. I've been suspending burl "islands" in resin for years for clients with only the resin holding everything together and with no flood coats on the top or the bottom, just seamless transitions between timber and resin like you do. I've had absolutely no issues at all with things coming apart. The largest table I've done so far was an $18,000 piece that was 3m x 1.3m with three independent steel legs that went all the way across the width of the table at both ends and the middle so the client could get 10 chairs around it. Your bench uses way less resin and is more than twice as thick so there's absolutely no reason why all of your work wouldn't stand up to the test of time as long as everything is appropriately dry when you make it.

The voiceover was great. It also allows you to add commentary like discussing the finishing products. You likely wouldn't include all of that if you were only doing captions.

What a find!! An Acacia log(several)? That is gold. You used your find well. Thanks.

this is the first video of your's I have watched, but IMO, voiceover is better because I suspect there is a little more detail. Which I would prefer.

It’s really nice to hear you. Greetings from Perú.

Beautiful work. Always a voiceover. Subtitles get in the way of the video at times. I can always mute the voiceover but I can't get rid of the subtitles.

I always warned every newbie I trained that the router was the most dangerous tool in the shop. I told them imagine holding a 1/4 horsepower motor in your hands that has a dagger sticking out of it rotating at 12,000 RPM.

Stunning bench. As for the price, it is a one of a kind artwork as well as a functional piece of furniture. People who pay that kind of money are doing so because of the art, the time and the craftsmanship that goes into a piece like this. Artists always undervalue their work because they are afraid no one wants to pay the price. But, the right person will pay the price as an appreciation of all the hours you spent honing your craft as well as the time you spent creating this piece.

It's a work of art mate. So well done and looks awesome. I prefer the voice over. Glad you included the router mishap as an educational inclusion. We all stuff up our woodworking. I have had pieces of timber flying off my lathe in the beginning. If one doesn't learn from these things you are not doing it right. Please keep the vids coming. Again, so well done. Dave, Beachmere, Brisbane, Australia

First time viewer here, this narration is really good, but I wouldn't mind subtitles. It turned out an amazing bench!

What a great video, and a very beautiful bench, this was the first video I have seen of yours, I look forward to watching more as a new subscriber. Your voice over works well. Now, the router bit, well done for showing it, good warning to see it, I could feel the anger and annoyance in the moment. I felt your pain. Thanks again .

Grinder and spray paint... looks like a qualified metal worker to me!

Amazing work

Love the voiceovers! I got bad dyslexia so reading is really tiresome, this is a lot more relaxing 😅

As a videographer, I always prefer voice over to live captions. You have a good confident voice and you keep your audience engaged. I would use voice over from now on.

I prefer the voiceover. Also don't beat yourself up. When you work with tools things are going to happen. And good job on the metal frame. I work in manufacturing as a quality manager in a steel manufacturing company and I think you did pretty good.

Amazing work. When you break down the cost of materials and add your man hours, $4000 is a deal for this bench.

Your attention to detail is awesome. You have been doing this for a while with beautiful results. A concern that comes to my mind- Your close fitting of every piece might not allow epoxy to sufficiently bond the many pieces together as I would wish. Your installing the steel frame is excellent. To help with the bonding thought- I would pour a layer of epoxy in cut outs then bolt frame in place. This would help bond the many pieces. Sorry I rambled. Tom

I enjoy when creators talk. It helps me learn and is more entertaining. Just my opinion 👍🏻

Great finish to a beutiful bench the time spent and giving the custormer what he wanted was well worth the monies in the final costing.keep up your hard work and the spoken videos coming

Делайте больше работ из спилов дерева , это безумно красиво! С большим уважением к вам и вашим работам.

I really appreciate and enjoy the voiceover

This is the only video by you that i have ever seen. I listen more than watch so i would immediately turn off a subtitled video. Thanks for the voice over.

It's a piece of art.

However you choose to give me free knowledge I'm going to take it and appreciate it. Thanks bud

This piece is gorgeous! nice work!

Absolutely stunning! I have sat here for ten minutes trying to think of something else to say…I really have no more words. 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️ btw…voiceover is better I think.

We all have mishaps like that, I use an angle grinder daily and a few months ago tore up my finger with a flap disk. I just stood there shaking my head at myself and squeezing my finger to stop the bleeding.

I vote that you do a variety of videos. Some with subtitles/music. Some with voice overs. Some with a mix. Keep up the great work.

This is the first video of yours I have seen, great ideas. I like the voice over, I have a hard time reading captions as my eyes are not as good as they used to be.

tool safety is key! keep your self together too. cheers

Great piece! I like the VoiceOver

This is just fantastic great, great work congratulation

another amazing project, well done! Looks fantastic!

What an exquisite piece dude. And with regards the narration, keep it up. You're interesting and you don't have one of those monotone voices that makes you want to change the channel! Good work👍

Voiceover was nice, included router error was appreciated, and $4000 is too cheap

Good for cafe and teafe ( tea☕) , it's really fabulous 👏👏🙏.

You have inspired me, please do more narration.

Shipping container shop is a very cool idea. Can you do a video explaining how you created your shop?

Really enjoyed your video. It’s probably not the sort of task I would do but it has lit a light in my brain and will probably stay there. I am so glad you included the incident with the router because these things can creep on us no matter how experienced we are. I am eighty years of age.

Your videos are so well produced that I don't think you need the voiceover. Sometimes, the voiceover can be a bit distracting. Either way, please keep producing.....

Great job all very well explained great voice. From Panama Central America

Excellent, I loved the final result!

I prefer voice narration to subtitles because it is more information dense, and carries nuance.