A really easy beginners work bench that fit in a small UK garage with the car still there! Very clever.

A really good slow paced introduction to basic woodworking from a British viewpoint

Except, if you cut your 4 pieces and then square, you've "un-grained matched EACH edge, simply by removing bits from the edge of each. Better to square the FIRST larger board, and then cut that into 4 with PARALLEL cuts.

Can a box joint be used for a small portable armoire/dresser ??

Made a 3 tier shoe rack from an old pallet a couple of weeks ago using screws and steel joiners, god I wish I'd found this video before I started, great vid!

What's the thin saw called, thinner than a Tenon isn't it?

I love this demonstration and it contains much wisdom, thanks. My father was a carpenter and I remember as a child marveling at the box joints he would make on even quite wide boards (8" or so boards with 1/2" fingers), perfectly symmetrical, all cut by hand. He died over 40 years ago but I still use his dividers, in fact they're right here on my desk as I type. Your markup was perfect. I don't think my father would be impressed with your 'toy' saw (as he might have called it, no offense intended!), as he used a ~12 tpi tenon saw for all joints, cleaning up with razor-sharp chisel. He also eschewed the coping saw as he could rapidly hog out the fingers with chisel and mallet before paring to the line by hand. There are few things more pleasant on the eye than a well proportioned and symmetrical box joint and I'll be using your guidance to more often include them in my projects. Thanks again, really enjoyed this. 💯👏

Hi there great video, like to learn more in this side of things Trying to do a very small project, hopefully try and do the finger locking for my very first time Thanks for your video 👍

Great video. I was just getting into basic woodworking with hand tools since I don't have the space or money for power tools. This was exactly what I was looking for because most videos are using power tools.

GREAT JOB

Great teaching tool, using the puzzle pieces to illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of the wood grain.

I appreciate the level of detail used in describing these saws and their applications. I attempted to follow the link to your site for more information on saws, but received a 404 error message.

Is there a way to do without glue?

Love that u didn't rely on machinery I wanna start woodworking but wanna do it only using simple tools such as a saw, thanks again

Brilliant work!

Just found this video, thanks a lot! I have a very limited tool section, and wanted to start to learn woodworking, this is super useful. I know this is a 4 years old video so maybe you already did, but would love to learn more about japanese joints, the kind that doesn't involve any screws 😊

That's fantastic information on the wood grain.

am I see wolverine become a carpenter ??

This connection is the strongest joint, because it has a stepped inclined joint surface. This means that both work together to withstand the load, and there is no significant movement that affects the joint.

I love how detailed your videos are. Most newbies like me would find the detailed work a bit frustrating at first, but when the end product turns out like yours, it is all justified and sense of accomplishment is awesome. I am currently practising box joints using your teachings from episode 04 and having lots of fun with it. Thanks again.

Great video. KZbin is crammed with slick 'superhero' woodworkers who have all the right tools and a million-dollar workshop. It can be fun to watch, but I've found your videos a lot more helpful and down-to-earth.

Now drill straight down and pin them with a dowel.

5:42 min in and know nothing

you 40 year old men praying him like his god

4:28 making a box

and I don't lie

you should name yourself self get your out of woodworking

my DT teacher sent me this on teems very med

I need a fret saw pal. I hink a trip on Amazon is needed now.. Would u be able to get one at B&Q??

What glue did you use

What glue did you use

What glue did you use

Great video and really well explained

I've got some to do soon. I used to use a router but I'll do it by hand like this. Thanks

Thank you so much for this fantastic video! Super helpful, really well explained and totally inspirational.

Great upload. Thanks.

Nice work, but cutting straight for a beginner usually isn't happening, i have been trying for years and still cannot manage it! a beginner is not going to have a beautifully sharp chisel, or probably not even a moderately sharp one for the precise cuts, and even at 57 I still don't own a fret saw, or anything similar !! Great job on the video, but as a beginner, mine would look nothing like that ! I can make and sharper knives, but wood is something else !!

I'm loving this. So basic compared to the ridiculous tutorials going on at the moment with people showing off their fancy machines. Wish you had more of these videos I've learnt so much so far

Mitch, Thanks. I have had a about a dozen rough hunks of Osage Orange firewood sitting in the shop for a number years waiting for me to do something with it. The stuff is tougher than a mother in laws heart, but I’ll give your method a try.

Thanks for sharing this

Thanks! Is there any easy way to unnail after nailing box joint?

thanks

Thanks for showing with basic tools and how to correct mistakes

I made a nice pile of firewood. How do you get the precision in all this?

Great channel and series

At last! A Brit doing a woodworking course from the ground up! Woohoo! Ahem... It's taken a while to find you out of a pile of Americans measuring in furlongs and cubits. I hope you're metric, i'm only 26 seconds in. I stopped it here so i could subscribe and ring your bell (If you'll pardon the expression!😆) Right, all subbed up. I'm diving back in...

Beautiful, thanks Mitch

Just wow. The "box" looks amazing. This was supposed firewood. At first i thought it would be some weird cake shape, but it looks special, different from the usual boxes. Over the video series, you made it look so easy. Thank you very much to let us follow along your journey.

Extremely helpful, thank you

This is a real man! I’m fascinated by wood working, just wish I had a big garage!