You can remove some bark but if you take too much it'll damage the tree. The bark serves as a protective layer for the tree, shielding it from pests, diseases, and environmental stressors. When bark is removed, it can expose the underlying cambium layer, which is essential for the tree's growth and nutrient transport. Bark serves as a waterproof overcoat for the tree, helps prevent loss of water from the tree by evaporation, acts as a barrier against attacks by insects and diseases, insulates the tree from drastic temperature changes, and in some instances, protects the tree from fire damage

This has just save me so much time. I've been doing edge details with a chisel. I feel primitive, Silly, Goober gobbled, And sliffer dooed.

Any heating or cooling in this workshop?

Seems interesting

Awesome workshop

Curious - you mentioned anchoring your Nicholson style bench to the wall - did you build a stand-alone bench and then anchor it or did you build off the wall support with only outside (front) legs? Hope that makes sense. Thanks in advance, Jeff

What is M&T definition of “jigs?” Because I don’t think that words means the same thing to you and i

Sign me up. This is exactly what I need starting on basic wood work.

Simple and sturdy. I really like the bench concept and advice. Thanks for this.

this is a "dudes rock" video of all time

This is excellent. I suspect a great deal of work went into condensing this information into such a compact format. Thank you.

Is there a link to orthopedic techniques for lower leg surgical repairs? It is a persistent fallacy (probably of Amish origins) that hewing logs is done by standing on, straddling or standing alongside the log. I top hew logs and, other than the dry rotted handle that almost dropped the axe head on MY head, it's a much safer and less tiring way to hew timbers.

Great video, and I’m liking those high wasted men’s work pants. Do tell where you got them. So hard to find something like that.

Missed it… but I saw it in real with you!

Mike really changed!😊

M&T is back!

One day, I'll be able to do this, wonderful.

Thank you for your explanation, mate!

This sounds a lot like what got me in to woodworking: Roy Underhill's shaving horse!?

This was such an encouraging video! Thank you! I get discouraged because when I do get the time to spend the day , I’m lost as to what to do. I’ll try to do a bit everyday, if I’m clueless or overwhelmed, I’ll just sharpen or plane something. It’s helped my planing skills !

If you’re Amish this is a good video.

"6 teeth per inch, enough to cut any log"

Appreciate the content,personally I beleave in a 3 saw system,a rip cut and a crosscut ,and of course the coping saw,especially for someone starting of there's prity much no limitations if you have these 3,thanks for the video and peace be with you ✌️

But what about a coping saw

I am finding that the more I restore planes the more i want to sell my metal planes and replace them with wooden ones.

Great video. Simple, yet explains it all. Thanks.

This is my kind of fore plane. Nothing like the feel and smell of fresh wood

I have a mix of new and vintage handtools. Having some of the new ones helped me learn to evaluate the vintage ones and only acquire tools that could be fully restored and made to work.

I love that you guys are out there doing this work and sharing it with us. Thank you! I really appreciate it.

I heard of hognose bits, spoon bits & the batwing bits. I've never heard of shell bits. Thanks for the short video.

Cause the spoon has a bowl there. English is weird.

Amen!

I’m 54 and I took up woodworking two years ago, purely for a hobby and I’m loving it 😊

People complain about rip sawing...how about resawing for bookmatched grain? That's a feat!

Smort

I have some bits which are like shell bits but twisted. The twist then forms a something similar to the snail screw at the tip similar to an auger. Anybody know what they are? Cheers

Handle broke ✅ Blade broke✅ Buy saw✅ Make new handle and blade ✅ New saw ✅

Yeah that Sloyd article was great....all the issues are great. Love what y'all are doing....Thanks for doing it

Please make another video reminder 🙏 before so us tired blue collar boys can watch 😅. Where are you guys out of?

As for the thumbhole, I'm a 40s age aspiring carpenter from the south and I work for grumpy old schooler work heads and we still use ALOT of hand tools. That bein said that makes sense if your lets say up high using that cross cut thumb hole to match purlins or a lookout that isn't in the same length. Jus spit ballin on why diston would do that, jus thinking potentially poorly 😅

Your content is such a high quality. And you very specifically explain how to do certain things in carpentry. You definitely deserve more followers. I’ll be sharing your channel with everyone I know. Thank you.

Noice

Always repair never replace...

Enjoyed video like the way yo explain the process

What’s the reason for avoiding the bed? Should one avoid oiling the bed as well?

Minimalistic Woodworking has a charm of its own. We all resent those folks who can afford to buy whatever they want but in truth, they are often miserable personalities not worthy of emulation……

The “opposite Corn Exchange” imprint on the plane was a “find us” reference for the old tyme shop which made that plow plane. Everyone would have known where the Corn Exchange was located.

AHH stupidly I thought the apprenticeship series was to go alongside an online apprenticeship 😅

I realized you said to file each tooth, but doesn’t the saw have the teeth file alternately?

When you have spent a few years woodworking, you inevitably end up with a lot of chisels. I also thoroughly enjoy restoring all types of woodworking tools so have amassed quite a collection over the years. I find that those I use the most gravitate to the bench rack and the remainder end up stored in drawers waiting for their day in the sun.