1-01b: Chisels & Grain - Pt 2 of Introduction to Woodworking

In this second part of the Introduction to Woodworking lesson we delve deep into understanding grain direction and it's interaction with cutting edges. Plus there's a fun little project. If you gather supplies you should be able to finish the project by the end of the video. There are a few interludes where we discuss chisels and what you need to know to buy a good one, where you'll be able to work and listen at the same time. In concept, this is day two in a public schools woodworking program in a double block (a class meets for twice as long only half as often) period.
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Safety lesson 03:00 Health / biology 04:51 Grain direction 09:16 Lumber dimensiones 12:27 Ratios & algebra 14:20 Dividers 16:16 Layout 18:18 Chopping cross grain 22:13 Chopping with grain 25:40 Clamps / holdfasts 32:13 Cutting w/t chisel 33:20 Paring curves 38:30 Chisel steel 41:50 Lowering background 52:47 Blade design 1:00:34 Chisel sizing 1:07:55 Cutting bevels 1:12:45 Chisel handles 1:16:53 Chisel sets 1:24:29 Conclusion 1:28:19

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[@mundanesubstance3368]

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[@nosleepdelirium1214]

Kevin Snedegar all I've had for the last year is a knife and a Dream too. (As far as carving) Loved woodWorking for years but haven't had equipment . Love making stuff. My grandfather was a carver and I just found this out a little while ago after I got into it. Pretty cool. really into it and my wonderful father (and mother) bought me carving set from a flea market, great place to check for good old chisels! I wanted old wooden handled with tool steel not shitty new ceramic ones with plastic handles but I couldn't find them anywhere, they went to flea market. You should try there :)

[@gordroberts53]

I am 68, started to learn about woodworking from my Grandpa when I was 4. I wish I'd paid more attention to what he was trying to teach me then as today you've filled in so many blanks. Best 90 minutes I've invested in this hobby for a long time. You've also saved me the expense of buying a full set of chisels. Many thanks for sharing, cheers from BC!

[@michaeldean5787]

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[@JakJony]

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[@MurphyWoodwork]

This series is excellent! Thank you from BC Canada. This is the only video series that truly TEACHES you what to do, and it has taken me some searching to find it! Most youtube 'woodworking' videos honestly have no substance, just eye candy. If you are just getting into woodworking, sit down with a notepad, pause frequently and take notes. Thank you again!!!

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[@justinknowles2757]

This is a great video! I really enjoy learning from you! The whole time I was watching I was wondering why you chose the letter G. Then at about 1:28:30, I realized that it really does help show all of the different directions of the "G"rain! Love it!

[@petrtos]

Thanks for this series. Glad to hear you like Narex chisels (it was my choice as well) and that good legacy name Czechoslovakia is still floating around (I am from Czech Republic). Narex has more expensive series of chisels with little bit smaller handles made from better wood (no metal ring on top). Looking forward for another lecture.

[@Tome4kkkk]

In Central Europe not only the prices are high for the wages we get but also there is the problem of poor availability. Narex is affordable, high quality and available. Please use this comment branch to recommend other no bullshit brands that are easily available in Central Europe or Eastern Europe. BTW, there might be a liiiiitle bit of snake oil in the Narex metal treatment advertising. It's fishy. I'll investigate it sometime later.

[@ioannisalexopoulos8748]

Excellent tutorial for beginners!

[@ugaladh]

Easier way than trial and error to find that center point on your line with dividers or a compass. far easier to demonstrate than explain. for a line from A to B. set one point at A, set compass just past halfway and draw an arc across line AB, then set your compass on B and do the same. those two arcs will intersect at two lines, draw a line between the two intersections and this line will be perpendicular to line AB and will exactly mark its center point.

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[@bespurcell]

Awesome video! I had no desire to do wood carving until I watched this. I may have to try some now.

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[@CostisPan]

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[@RobertDrescher]

Excellent classes! I'll stick around for sure! Don't have a workshop but would love to start making simple stuff, even if it's just a wooden box

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+Robert Drescher psst... everything in woodworking is a wooden box.

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[@LukeSilverWoodworking]

Great introduction - actually the best on youtube. Thanks!

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[@deondea1]

Nice video. You are a very good wood mason. 😉 Greetings from Athens Greece.

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[@GMAN420BC]

These are great vids. I'm learning lots. Thanks for putting in the time. (Learning in Abbotsford BC, Canada)

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[@portagedpleeda2756]

A divider! That's genius!! I should suggest that to my superiors at my job!

[@kintrap5376]

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[@WARPapaRouge]

Watching this video, I've learned the proper direction to chisel a cat.

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[@georgesikonomou3895]

Never saw a so indebth explanation of grain behaviour , absolutely fantastic video , great infos on the chisels aswell. I do however disagree with 1 thing ,i got an old 30 mil Goldenberg chisel and i realy use it à lot

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Georges Ikonomou If I ever start building bigger jointery I probrably would use a bigger chisel like that, but most of my stuff is simple furniture joints.

[@nosleepdelirium1214]

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[@wambolt1212]

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[@karljordan7114]

I like your videos. The heating/ quenching process is called Tempering. Pretty sure the steel alloy element you mention is VanAdium.

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[@specialedcivilrights3315]

I feel like I am back in High School with a great Woodshop Teacher!

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[@astroid9087]

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[@strange-universe]

I know I am late to this party, but this is great stuff; even with already having the knowledge, this is much appreciated. 9:00 "it's just stupid." Thinking about it, I believe most of my hand injuries with tools have been from chisels and screwdrivers. Although, I beat the crap outta my thumbs with hammers plenty.

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[@jeanlucvassort6411]

Excellent ... Thanks so much

[@AusyG]

To add to the safety thing about sharp tools. I think you are less likely to slip and cut yourself with a sharp tool. With a dull blade it forces you to use more force.

[@WillEyedOney]

'Cut' my fingers with a hammer once or twice, they were no clean cuts. :)

[@mnby82]

Got a little intense at the safety portion. Surprising since you were so calm in your last video. But nonetheless, safety is important. Getting injured and maimed sucks.

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+mnby82 Yes, yes it does.

[@watermain48]

Great lesson, thanks for sharing it.

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[@buggsy5]

Only one quibble, and it is a medical one. My doctor says to never put hydrogen peroxide on a cut - it damages the delicate flesh. After letting the cut bleed a bit, was it out gently with a mild hand soap (NOT dishwashing soap or laundry detergent). Then rinse thoroughly, pat dry and bandage.

[@markharris5771]

buggsy5 In the 70s when I was a chef we put salt on cuts, it pulls anything bad out and then it creates a protective layer. You need a good handful but it does work.

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@@markharris5771 That is possible, since our bodies are slightly salty. However, it was NOT an approved medical treatment - at least in the military. Personally, I am not sure I would want to seriously dehydrate the wound like that.

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buggsy5 We were in a kitchen though, not a war zone, all that mattered was that service. I’m in no way saying it was sensible, and it was over 40 years ago.

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[@penssuck6453]

Great detail. Thank you.

[@fredflintstone8048]

Do you have an opinion on the Japanese chisels? Some woodworkers seem to believe that they are the very best woodworking chisels.

[@Sorenzo]

I am a history buff, so I was ashamed that it took me a few minutes before realizing there is no Czechoslovakia. Fun fact, though: Czechia was also known as Bohemia, and was part of Germany for hundreds of years - much of the time under the archduchy of Austria - despite speaking very different languages. They stayed with Austria when Germany was split into the German Federation and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Czechoslovakia was only a country for a very short time, relatively. They had been under the Austro-Hungarian Empire together, and spoke similar languages, so when the Empire fell after WWI, they became a country until the 1940's when Nazi Germany split it up, then later a Soviet Republic. In the post-Soviet era, of course, Czechia and Slovakia are separate countries, but both part of the EU, so it's not entirely different from before, I guess.

[@flurng]

Yet another FANTASTIC video! Aside from the invaluable information regarding technique and grain properties, EVERY Safety Nazi TROLL needs to watch the first five minutes of this video!

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[@WigWagWorkshop]

I am really digging this series, you are an excellent teacher. I think I may have missed it, but what species of wood are you using, or what species of wood do you recommend for this project? -Steven

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WigWagWorkshop it's the cheap poor quality white pine found at most big box stores. I think they label it 'select' but it's just white pine.

[@TC-dw6wg]

Great Video and enjoyed, but just a little long on the safety portion and almost lost me. I did stay and now just forward past safety part as rest of video is excellent! Thank you again

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[@samuelclark6524]

Do you have any in person classes? I am in Leander and would love to learn more. I do decent woodworking, just sold $700 worth of woodworking the this week but am no where near the skill I want to be. Also, I have a bit of mahogany I want to be rid of. Thanks

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Congrats on sale. That’s a good market. I no longer have the insurance or facilities to teach.

[@tiffanyklama4324]

Is there a brand of Chisel that you recommend? What is the average price for a decent tool?

[@wortheffort]

I cover what to look for in chisels in 1-01a and Intro to WW'n. I'm in love with Veritas PMV11 chisels but bought Narex "Classics" (true imperial sizing) for the school. Narex has great steel, lousy handles.

[@wambolt1212]

you never mentioned the name of the check company that makes those chisels...i was curious what it was??

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wambolt1212 Narex

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[@danny26barrow]

wambolt1212 I bought a set of narex chisels for some think like £100 I'm to scared to use them lmao do u think o should try and grain them n do the back of them also mate??

[@ivraalia]

Metal grinding... Wouldn't it be too hot to touch after?

[@wortheffort]

After a while. The finer the grit the more friction. I use a 36 grit wheel for material removal.

[@BigHenFor]

Keep a container of water beside you and dip the tool in it to cool the metal occasionally as you grind. Slow speed and a light, quick pass to prevent the metal overheating. Take your time.

[@osvaldocaro3053]

ya que habla tanto , y que llega a nivel internacional , por que no se preocupa en doblarlo al castellano ya que no entiendo ingles ,

[@portagedpleeda2756]

Personally, I'd like to have a custom handle that has an inward curve in the middle so that it fits my palm.

[@wortheffort]

you can make that

[@portagedpleeda2756]

That's why I said that. :D

[@forestnfren8146]

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[@nickpelov]

biggest danger when sharpening a chisel on a power grinder is that you'll dull the thing

[@jacobchieze4838]

I want you as my wood teacher

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[@rick8910]

What is the name of the one you called the Bugatti of the bunch? also great videos tones of info love it.

[@wortheffort]

+Rick Janisse I'd have to rewatch it unless you know the time stamp of the spot but likely I was referring to the Veritas PmV one. Absolutely love that chisel.

[@rick8910]

+wortheffort Thanks for the quick reply it was at 1:09:30 one other thing, would this one be a good everyday chisel or just a special use one. Thanks Rick J

[@wortheffort]

+Rick Janisse Yes, that's my Veritas 1/2" PMV chisel. And yes it's my go to everyday chisel. I don't understand people that have special use chisels. USE EM UP. It'd take you a lifetime to do so even as a pro. Who are you saving it for?

[@chrispaul1511]

At 39:00 - an stick the chisel in your arm...

[@Iamvalcristvalentine]

1:30: Grinder creates friction, friction produces heat, heat tempers Steel, soft steel bends. Chisel will not hold an edge.

[@jacobchieze4838]

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[@mamasimmerplays4702]

If your cat over-reacts like that you need a better relationship with your cat.

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I don't have a cat.

[@chrishanson4025]

the safety rant is seriously boring. Ditto external armor.

[@wortheffort]

and yet, necessary when teaching teens.

[@michaeljustice124]

Drunken woodworking...lol. My step dad was a cabinet maker, he used to work drunk all the time until he shot a nail through the back of his had with a nail gun! Fire department had to come and everything.

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I don't drink.

[@909sickle]

I don't know if I approve of that grip. It was very underhanded.

[@wortheffort]

ugh.... dad jokes.

[@chrishanson4025]

you have great content, and i really enjoy learning from you, but please stick to teaching and not the silly diversionary rants.

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chris hanson no

[@MadMulberry]

Van-a-dium not vandium.

[@wortheffort]

MadMulberry thanks. I'm quite sure that's not the only thing I mispronounce, misspeak, or reference. Hopefully the message still comes thru.