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I definitely like the talking without it you're just another guy making a table I could never afford and even though most people probably missed it. We wouldn't get obscure Ving rhames (having a very bad day) references.😮🫣😂🤣 And besides all that if you didn't talk, I wouldn't be able to plan a table for myself that I really couldn't afford to buy myself but could make with materials that most people would throw away.
NEVER Stop Talking!!! You are amazing, and as someone who's also not great at being alone with my own thoughts (as you mentioned in a previous video), your videos are the perfect distraction for those darn thoughts, so again please dont ever stop talking
I have never done woodworking in my life and I probably won’t ever. I watch this channel and Cam at Blacktail just to hear their monologues. And to know I’m not alone in messing up projects, getting frustrated, and persevering anyway.
The "Constant pseudo-intellectual chatter" is exactly why I like you more than the other woodworkers on RU-vid. You provide the perfect amount of actual information regarding your work with the perfect amount of witty, high-brow humor to make it enjoyable with every video. Plus, your voice is soothing and inviting, making everything you say something to remember. On top of all of that, you also do incredible work. I've been watching your stuff for a long time now, and your designs just aren't replicated anywhere else. If you were to just play background music, I would indeed be sad, but I would still watch you make your art. Screw that buffoon that made the comment, they're just mad that they can't do this like you do. Keep up the good work Four Eyes, I will be anxiously awaiting your next PERFECT woodworking video.
The annoying "background" (usually foreground) music of some other channels has me running for the hills almost every time. To counter that, the content has to be really, really sexy, and not everyone has that. I've heard it said that "people" (I think it applies to men, predominantly) settle on their preferred type of music and range of artists by the time they are 35, and are really not open to listening to "new stuff" after that - certainly not to _liking_ much more than a tiny, tiny proportion of anything new that comes out after their 35th birthday. All of which is by way of saying that no matter what genre or artist a RU-vid channel chooses for their "background", it's simple mathematics to show that they are going to alienate a huge part of their intended audience 🤷🏻♂
@@nielscremer599 Really. You're going to take issue with something that 80% of the population where I live (and probably 95% in the US) uses every time they open their mouths? What are other things you complain about, pigeons and clouds? 🥴
Im a poor French dude not even in wood fourniture making, I just find these videos very satisfying to watch at night and yours are my favorites because of the voiceover, please continue ! Its more inspiring than any podcast about life advice or self development (made by rich dudes, probably)
Bloody hell. I love the chat, it's why I followed - and heres why: you were talking about the importance of an impact piece, and you're absolutely spot on. I decorated my front room a few years ago in all muted colours, which I had spent ages choosing, but the overall look was bland and impersonal. The additon of a very bright, multi coloured glass coffee table to the room transformed it and made it feel like home. That table cost £20 but made all the difference. So yes, listening to you commentary gave me a 'wow!' moment. Many thanks for verbalising an intuitive decision. ❤
I'm not a woodworker, just a girl who loves watching videos on it. I've tried watching videos without voiceovers, and within 15 seconds, I click off of them. But I always watch your videos to the end. So please don't stop. 😊
Me, too! Enjoy watching woodworkers, don't want to do it myself. I get bored watching videos without narration and ALWAYS turn the sound off on music alone.
No, no, no, KEEP TALKING!!!!!!!!!! You’re my favorite woodworker channel on RU-vid. I started following Cam when he had 30000 + followers and Rand across your channel in my feed. I look forward to your videos every time they’re posted. I’m striving to make furniture similar to yours. Maybe even get into videoing it too, but that would be a learning curve. Anyway you are my favorite.
My other favorite talkative woodworker is Stumpy Nubs. Other than talking a lot, being awesome, teaching, and having loyal fans, the channels couldn't be more different. Totally different woodworking styles. Different channel focus. Different type of dry humor; Midwestern & Canadian deadpan & understatement.
I love your seemingly ‘stream of consciousness’ banter. Please don’t stop! Your videos are as unique as your furniture, which is one of the reasons I enjoy watching you!
I’m a sewist, and your leg design really reminds me of a sleeve board. These are a smaller surface for pressing/ironing sleeves, that have the same uncentred leg, so you can slap the whole sleeve on there and avoid weird creases and such. Love your work, I always get so inspired to take up woodworking some time!
Excellent. I am an old time hand woodworker, drawknives, axes, brace and bit you know. Your headline caught my eye because I often use 'Worthless wood" to good effect. Then starting to watch I though "oh no, not another bloody epoxy thing" but I listened to you speaking and got interested. I had once worked as an Industrial Designer of glassware and I just kept on watching, I loved it. Your explanations are excellent as to 'music' a pox on that idea. Tell all, carry on you're good, your work, designs, drawings and voice are essential. Thank you, sir.
I just can't understand why some people complaining when nobody asked them to click on your videos (but they did) and then talk BS when they can mute or stop watching anytime they want. IMO, both you and Cam know how to narrate some pretty deep and meaningful things with ease. I truly love and respect both of you.
You sound exactly like my brother, and I even found one of your videos just a few days after his funeral. I was definitely in a dark place at the time and your channel became such a comfort for me for the next few weeks. I would put on one of your videos just to fall asleep to. So, please, never stop talking.
Man, I'm glad you found this channel. Oddly enough, I pit this on and took a nap. I'll rewatch it, because he's great at what he does, but hes kinda soothing to listen to. Anyway, God bless, and keep putting one foot in front of the other. ❤
theres a billion woodworking youtubers and videos and I come here precisely for the talking (and nice 3d models and other easter eggs). And i like that youre not just explaining what youre doing but also putting in other interesting aspects, or even a creative lil 'storyline' if you will as in this one with rich guy. (Also a plus with talking-vids is they can be (soothing) background noise lol, or when you're doing the ''half watching-half doing smth else' thing.)
You, Shawn, and Cam are my favorite woodworking channels! The main reason is the humorous, informative commentary. The only slightly less important reason is that I love your design aesthetic. If it ain't broke, don't 'fix' it!
Hi Chris, just popping in to ask that you and Cam collab on those table legs. You are such a great woodworker, he could really use your help leveling up 😂
Keep talking man! I love your banter, witty sense of humor but mostly, you're doing a phenomenal job at explaining sometimes complicated things in a simple way so that non-wood workers can understand the process! Love it! Keep being you man!
There are so unbelievable many channels on RU-vid, where I would love to have option 1. But you are the one, that I admire while listening to you! I wish, I could tell stories the way you do. I can tell stories and there are some people who love to hear my stories. But oh boy, you are born to tell stories! No, you are godsent to tell stories! If I had only one wish left in my life, It would definitely be you talking forever! 🥰
Every woodworker has their own way of doing things, from design, to construction, to how they produce a youtube video about the project. Every one of them found what they like and refined that craft so that the end result is something they can be proud of. Your narration is your craft as much as the furniture you build. Keep doing what you're doing. All the best
I know I'm not the first one to say this. But you should never stop talking. I love hearing your thought process and I have nothing to do with Woodworking but still constantly await your videos. I'm not kidding I've been checking your channel for the last 3 days hoping for an upload. I love your content and wish you upload more.
This is your channel. You run it the way you want to run it. Given your subscriber numbers, whatever you're doing is working. And if that other person wants less "psychobabble" then they can create their own channel. Keep doing what you're doing.
I can't imagine dealing with people who want to pee in your cheerios and complain about your art and how you produce your videos. They can't even understand the amount of time, effort and dedication to create on social media. Watching my son try and launch his channel, I'm just so impressed the dedication toward the craft of content creation. You have to love it, for sure. Keep up the great content.
There are plenty of channels i watch to learn "how to...". I am a beginner and your skills are far beyond what i can do right now. I love your chatter because it teaches me to reason through my project. That and i find you interesting, humorous, and real.
The main reason why I watch every one of your videos is your talking which gets me with your straight forward style of speach and great humor. So please do not stop :D Keep the good work up and have a great day dude 😁
You don't talk chris you tell a mesmerizing story which encapsulates the viewer simultaneously watching a superb woodworking video.. please never stop talking
Please do not change your videos. I watch because of the uniqueness of your designs & the dry humor of your narration. Keep making them & I'll continue watching...
Somebody calling your narration "pseudo-intellectual" outs themselves as a smoothbrain. As somebody with many years of experience in giving and hearing very many scientific presentations, I can attest you that you are extremely skilled in clear and precise communication while keeping it engaging and interesting at the same time. Please keep doing what you are doing exactly the way you are doing it. It's what sets you apart form the other couple dozen high-end woodworking channels.
I think about your poll a lot with my own videos on my channel. On one hand, not talking would make the editing process a lot easier. But on the other hand, as you mentioned, finding the right music and the right level at which to play said music would be such a crapshoot to get correct for the masses. At the end of the day, you have to do what makes you happy and the 1.2MM people that subscribe to you because you have done it that way. Long time subscriber here and purchaser of some of your plans. One of my videos is even of me building one of your coffee table designs. And while I imitated your build pretty well, my video (admittedly) is nowhere near as good as yours was for the same table. So keep up the great work! Thanks for the inspiration and the levity. I greatly appreciate it.
Chris, brother, your talking to us IS what drew many of us to your channel (especially back around COVID when I found you through Shaun Boyd). Your type of content, commentary and editing styles have definitely transformed over time, but there's nothing bad about that. Keep going!
omg impressive. very knowledgeable, furniture making, jig making, editing, business, troubleshooting, a little wittiness, inclusive, and the shop is clean without clutter. Just impressive. I also prefer the talking over the music especially when its overlapped the video.
You're so true about the bottling of the obvious competitor to sample 73.... I'm a beginner and only used that product a couple time (because i've only built a couple of "significant" projects yet) but that was my very first and almost instant critic on that product... Nice table, nice talking, nice editing, nice everything as per your usual standards!
I love the 15 degree angles everywhere, and it's amazing how sharp and crisp the edges turned out. The clamping for the feet is done very well, to not disturb the edges.
you sell woodwork outside of youtube, here, content is sold, especially since woodworking isnt exactly starved for content. What you sell here with your footage is personality and knoledge... Two things that this world needs to appreciate more, keep it up, we wanna watch, listen, and hang out.
It always irks me when titles like "scrap wood" or "worthless wood" are used to describe hundreds of dollars of beautiful wood that I would absolutely fight to get my hands on.
Yeah, clickbait thumbnail, and as he admitted this "trash" was worth $1000 to obtain... and now is supposedly going for $8500. Has he worked ~25 days on it or is it just the Rich Dude / RU-vid factor?
I was looking for this, I think I actually preferred it to the cantilevered base. I thought it fit perfectly with this slab too because the slab branched out in the same Y shape as the first base option. It just flowed better and felt more cohesive. But Chris was probably right about it being less impactful, I’m not “rich guy” so what do I know.
As a woodworker myself, I love your videos and often talk to myself as I am working. Don’t change a thing and keep up the great work. I hope to retire (or slow down) and make furniture myself next year. Your videos are inspirational.
Oh wow, that was a story worth a film. Speaking of stories, I absolutely love your banter, the way that you explain problems and solutions could keep me coming back all day.
While your skill in woodworking is simply amazing, what is even better is you explaining everything so intricately that Im glued to your videos !! Ive been doing woodworking for almost 50 years and I come here and learn something new every time ! Keep on talking !
Don't change your video style. I love hearing your stream of conciousness in describing what and why you're doing everything. I'll never be a woodworker, but I really enjoying hearing how a woodowrker/artist thinks why coming up with really cool, innovative designs. Keep up the great work and ignore the critics!
The storytelling-and the thoughtfulness that goes into crafting a story for each video-is part of the charm of your channel. It's a huge part of what makes you unique. Keep it (non-metaphorical). And that curmudgeon can KEEP IT (metaphorical).
When I first started watching your videos, I will admit, there were times your chatter annoyed me…..but then I realised I was listening to the story you were telling as much as appreciating your obvious talent. I still wasn’t appreciating how good you are at telling that story until I stumbled across a very bad and obvious attempt to copy, not only your woodworking style, but your story telling manner! Now, I am totally, 100% a fan of both. At the end of the day, even if I wasn’t, it wouldn’t matter. There is only one version of us that we know how to be, so from my version of me to your version of you…..I appreciate you
Thank you...I guess I owe that bad copy of me a beer...for unintentionally pointing out how good I am at doing this :) Kidding of course. I don't even drink.
I mostly listen to his chatter, but sometimes when I'm tired, I ignore it and listen again when he's explaining drawings, technical nuances, etc. But I can't ignore annoying background music.
I subscribed to your channel about a year ago not only because I think you make great furniture but also because I love the commentary. As others have commented, KEEP TALKING! 😊
Hello! I have been a loyal follower of yours for a few months now, I am watching you from Argentina. I really enjoy the passion you show when working with wood, I really appreciate it. On the other hand, your calm way of narrating the videos is perfect for me, in fact it is helping me a lot to perfect my English. I watch the videos with subtitles, but thanks to your calm way of speaking I can follow the thread of what you say without even reading. In short, you are a great inspiration in woodworking, but also a very good English teacher. Greetings, Gino.
Hey, I subscribed because you taught me something when you were talking about the rich dude and the cyber truck and how "Impact" and basically "uniqueness" matters. I have got nothing to do with woodwork, I just love watching these videos. Love from Pakistan
Good point. For anybody who hasn't...I would say it's the same hard as any other table...only add in the element of having to do all of the slab and epoxy stuff.
I haven't read all the comments, but I'm sure I'm not saying anything that hasn't been posted already. I love your videos, I love the talking, I think you're hysterical and I love the jokes and innuendos! And I'll confess, I watch you to help make my own videos better. Thanks for sharing with us.
You build beautiful furniture and do a wonderful job with the voiceover. Don't change a thing, and forget what the unappreciative viewers say! Thanks for all you do!
Chris, I've been on RU-vid since it began, and your channel is the first channel I've EVER subscribed to. That being said, I wouldn't change a thing about your videos, and I know I'm not the only one didn't subscribe to anyone's channel until Foureyes Furniture came along...Keep up the great work!
I love hearing your thoughts, feelings and theories. I don’t watch videos where the people don’t talk. You add so much depth to your videos! And I have made videos, so I can tell that you put so much care and time into yours (unlike me)! I appreciate all of your dedication and efforts!
The way in which you get the viewers to interact with the comments is pretty funny and honestly, works on me almost every time. LOL The builds are always very interesting and I learn very little. The most complicated project I've built from wood was a pair of inlayed cornhole boards, but I keep coming back to see what you are working on and what you will say. So, keep talking please.
My girlfriend walked in right when the CyberTruck popped up, and immediately said why are you watching a video about that trash can.... so you were 100% correct lol.
just found this but i love your internal monologue and banter tbh, the jokes are strong and the explanation of your thought process is appreciated even if im not a carpenter its interesting
hey, don’t stop talking! it makes your videos very interesting, especially when you’re explaining the reason for doing something that i have no knowledge of!
I just see epoxy slab, filled burl, etc. all as kind of a modern-day "kintsugi" style of both art and structural reinforcement for wood instead of pottery. Folks who do a lot of wood and epoxy stuff always make me happy because they always seem to work the unworkable wood into something amazing... Just subbed, keep up the great work!
I actually really like your commentary. As another woodworker, it really helps me understand why you decided what you're doing, which is arguably more important as the actual doing.
I also love working with castoffs and scraps! It's so satisfying to take a material someone didn't see value in and transform it into something beautiful, useful, or both 😊
I don't do woodworking. In my ADHD head, I believe that someday I should and that I could be good at it...but in reality, we know that will never happen. So, until that day happens (which would include buying a ton of stuff that I will use once and never again because I won't be good at it and it will sit around for years, never to be picked up again.) I will continue to watch your videos, full of wonderful, intelligent and snarky banter that I thoroughly enjoy, made by someone incredibly talented and who deserves all the sales from all the rich guys. edited to add: You should totally have an apprentice - skills like these need to be taught to people who really want to learn by people who have a great knack for getting important and nuanced information across really well.
Noooo, please don't stop your voiceovers! You've got a great sense of humour and I value your expert tips despite probably never picking up a saw or chisel...
Not about this specific video but I just started watching your videos. I LOVE your personality and your willingness to own mistakes. We all make them, but I feel like many hide them. You own them and show us all that the key is to fail forward and continually learn. Thank you for doing that
I am the type of person who doesn't want to be told what to do and how to do it, but, more importantly, why I should do something. With you providing your inner thoughts it gives me insight into the why----and I very much appreciate it. As a side note, if you were blabbering on (like so many boring youtubers) about your pet cat, the noisy neighbor next door or your irritating gut rumblings then I would agree with the fella who didn't want to hear you. But you didn't. You provided insight with brought out your experience and creative side. Nice!
I just stumbled across this video because YT recommended it to me out of nowhere, and I really like you talking about your design process and why you do what you do. Definitely keep that up.
I love how I can just play your videos in the background the voiceover is just so relaxing I literally fall asleep in my chair (that's a complement your videos are not boring)
Ok Deloris , if you haven’t put in his place, now you have no reason not too And my the way, Dam, Hello Deloris, furniture model! What a great piece, the table! Get your mind out of the gutter. I think it absolutely magnificent. Great lines, modern with a nature appeal. Great job I bow to the work of art!
I actually did this same thing for my own desk. I went for beat up, filled in, "builder grade" slabs for it. It ended up coming out beautifully with lots of enjoyable character.
Although there are many woodworking videos on RU-vid, your videos stand out because your explanations are exceptional. Please keep sharing your insights and explanations in your videos-your voice truly enhances the overall quality 🏆
I have to say, you are a great talker. Your pace is excellent, your content is strong, with some good humour, to boot. The content of your commentary really unpicks decisions, even poor ones. I'm a very fussy customer, who hates vocal fry, and rising intonation that begs you to agree with the comments - I think your voice overs are engaging, informative, and not always predictable. High five.
I don't normally watch woodworking channels, and your talking helped me understand what was going on and why you were doing what you were doing. It made it much more interesting.
I wouldn't want you to change anything in your style. In the first place because this who you are. In the second place I appreciate your videos and talking so much. Apart from being an amazing artist, woodworker etc etc, never listen to people who want you to change instead of changing themselves.
Keep talking. It helps me to understand the video better and your process better. Seeing videos like this helps me get ideas about things I’m working on.
I'm a recently newer subscriber and I'm not a woodworker by any means. I do though enjoy watching craftsman create and the steps they take to make whatever they're making. I have no issue with the talking in your videos. It helps a novice like me follow along. Thanks.
This is funny to me. I must be behind schedule as life gets in the way. I remembered the poll and responding on “the other platform” but didn’t know the video it was in reference to. So two minutes before that whole section of this video showed up I was saying my self (as one does after two drinks) “god I love his voiceovers; the logic of selling the cyber truck table to Rich Guy is flawless and the analogy is perfect!”
I watched this video a couple times. The first two times it was just background noise to help me sleep because I love the random commentary. Now I'm rewatching again to see the finished project. I also love the random clips and diagrams of your process. I know that requires a lot of work and it makes your videos stand out.
The voiceover is excellent. I love the ramblings and the thoughts that go into each project. I think it really opens the door for those that may get stuck inside their own head to realize that everyone has this monologue that may or may not stop them from creating and hearing your process while also watching your process may be exactly what someone needed.
You could always make a foureyes ASMR channel where you just export the video with only the A-roll sound. They can fill in the blanks of what you’re doing during all the graphics segments
I was literally thinking how this guy doesnt shutup, and then you mention that comment. It was so spot on. I dont mind some talking and explaining and I dont mind some music, but man, let the vocal cords rest once and a while. Why are you so nervous, your work and videos are too notch. Your not jeopardizing your channel by letting your work talk for you.
I'm not a woodworker - if given the opportunity I would happily pick it up as a hobby. I am here for your insanely satisfying, entertaining and inspiring woodworking videos and the surprisingly calming sounds INCLUDING you talking. Sometimes, I put your older videos on replay as background sound while I work.
