Meet The Self-Made Woodworker Who Works Out of His Garage

CNC inlay master @Broinwood shows me his unique crafting process firsthand. He shares his strategies behind pricing, marketing, and selling high-ticket CNC products. This video is all about inspiring you to fuel your passion and elevate your CNC game! Enjoy!
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[@AndyBirdBuilds]

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[@WoodworkingTop535]

good job,like

[@liquerinfrnt]

I love that he has the cnc router working in the background, making him money even while in the middle of an interview

[@detacheddad3396]

Having his tools do the work, smart.

[@porkchopexpress6969]

Love seems like a strong word. Hippy.

[@chadvoller]

Wasn't that the project they were working on together? The, never trust a skinny chef, board.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Yes!

[@ps4285]

@@porkchopexpress6969Nothing but hate. Bigly sad.

[@williamramos3350]

The most impressive thing about this interview is that he knows his stuff and the fact that he taught himself.

[@cam_DA_Hawkdriver]

When Gru meets woodworking, he makes some fantastic stuff!

[@MrKernkraft4000]

I was trying to place the accent and voice lol

[@Danlcnc]

Nik inspired me to get into CNC and I haven’t looked back. Thanks for getting him on!

[@iwannaapple7190]

I've watched Broinwood videos for a while now. Mix Andy Bird and Mr. Broinwood in there and this is the most inspiring video I have seen...Ever! Very nice to see Mr. Broinwood himself besides just his hands. Even brought a tear to my eye at his well deserved success.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Wow, thank you for sharing!

[@bobmonday925]

Nick is master craftsman. Great job! Thanks to both of you for sharing your time..

[@WhatsNextWoodworking]

This is THE inlay guy. Such beautiful work. I have been following and enjoying his work for quite awhile now. Great video Andy. Thanks for taking us "inside the ropes".

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@RJvidmoto]

Wow....Just amazing! Thank you for taking the time to put this video together. Very inspiring.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Yes! Glad you liked it

[@brgdsm6535]

I love Nick's work! I was having a hard time wrapping my head around the parameters for v-carve inlay and I bought his course. I immediately had 100% success after following his process for adjusting the parameters for the router bits being used. I fully recommend his course.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Very cool!

[@ResinEssenceByCheri]

Lol great plug

[@robertcollette9726]

This process has taken wood art to another level. I love this type of inlay. Would never be able to afford one. Thank you for all the hard work you put in to show us this process and beautiful master pieces!

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Glad you like it!

[@StephenStrayer-ql3ov]

Really cool man. Thanks for a new take on cutting boards.

[@sleepychallenger]

This man has essentially mastered a craft that would take someone a lifetime to learn by hand. And he's done it in 5 years and made it profitable. That's incredible

[@mcgillandsons]

Nick is the reason i have a CNC! His work is unbelievable. Great video, Andy. I've messed with resin long enough. I've got to try out this inlay process now.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Cool, thanks for sharing!

[@MVPTC]

I want to get started but don’t know where to start. What did you get to get started?

[@Purinelz]

Just watched en episode with your guest "Broinwood" and I was blown by his ability to commit to such very detailed work of art. Thanks for sharing. Hope to order my CNC soon.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Glad to hear you liked it!

[@robertkerby2581]

I really enjoyed how you both layed out the CNC process from your respective experience! Nick, I really like your shop and the Cutting Boards that you produce on your CNC's are exceptionally perfect and beautiful! Well done to you Both!

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@whiteship100]

We appreciate so much this video!! I've been watching both channels for years now, huge respect to both Andy and BroinWood! Regards from Croatia! I'm sure you are inspiration to some of us trying to experiment with cnc wood carving.

[@victoryak86]

End grain is more valuable and is true butcher block. So they’re much thicker, and higher quality boards to begin with. The inlays bring things to another level. I would think with devising a caul system, one could apply plenty of pressure for the inlays, with some bar clamps but the press is definitely easier, more efficient and, well..better👍.! Great business man and I really like his style. Willing to share (techniques and also struggles, learning curve etc), sincere and not at all arrogant, in spite of his success. Much to learn and appreciate about this guy! Can’t wait to check out his site. Andy, still don’t have a cnc machine so hadn’t visited ur site in a while but I’m reminded of how I liked you and your generosity in sharing and teaching. Thx again!

[@TheMadManPlace]

Nicks work is outstanding. Following him for a long time.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Absolutely incredible! 💯

[@toddm9957]

I’m in the same boat I started from zero, but I love cnc definitely a learning curve

[@jonm189]

The two best woodworking CNCers out there - I wish I was half as good as you guys!!! Excellent work both.

[@johnjacobjinglehimerschmid3555]

I like that garage. Looks like at a minimum 6 car garage. I can't imagine the 14,000 sq ft house it's attached to.

[@gordongroves6674]

Thank you for sharing. He is obviously an very clever man who has mastered his craft.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Thanks for watching!

[@dawnbigwarfe6871]

This guy is amazing and I watch him all the time!

[@theebalz]

Great to see someone who is successful from scratch with passion and drive. One thing I appreciated is the tips shared with everyone to make a great piece that the client is thrilled with. Thank you for showing us your shop, projects, and tips. Congratulations 🎊 on your successful business! 👏

[@cliffgeter1105]

A great combo 'The Nik and Andy Show'. I have been watching Nik's content for a while...He is amazing. Can't afford one of his detailed inlays so with your and Nik's inspirational content I will learn how to make them. Keep it coming....

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tk.designs]

Broinwood was the biggest inspiration to me to get started in woodworking. I can only hope to reach his level with inlaid cutting boards. Thanks for the inside look!

[@antoniofloridia2353]

I've been following Nick and the beautiful works he creates for a long time. I also have his video course for processing parameters. I asked for recommendations and Nick was very helpful. I also found a good artist for drawings. Finding good clients is very complicated, but I'm gearing up for this. You are also very good and your advice is very useful. Thanks for making this video

[@dominikborno4133]

i have no clue about woodworking or cnc but omg this video was really interesting and i watched it so "fast" it was like the video was only about 5mins. And Nik is really a nice dude and awesome guy, learning all that from scratch really inspired me and hes also kinda humble about it which is really nice. Great video :)

[@justjack9561]

I’m still working on doing those. I bought his video on how to set everything up. He explains things very well. I just gotta get back on track.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

You can do it!

[@dangoras9152]

Awesome video.. Nick is the best inlay guy.. Shane is the best inlay guy with resin... Outstanding work nick....

[@montauk6682]

Nik: Great to see you in person as well as a more detailed view of your shop. Keep up the great work as you are the best out there.

[@KPVFarmer]

Phenomenal art and craftsmanship!!! Such an amazing interview!

[@EduardoTorresDeMadera]

Great video and very inspiring. I didnt know a cutting board could be sold to such high price and there are people willing to buy those. Good lesson how to price your stuff based on your skills. I loved this video. Thanks Andy.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Glad you liked it and it was helpful!

[@cobaltwoodcraft4365]

Great video, Andy and Nick! I think these kinds of videos are great and would love to see more interviews and shops of successful CNC'ers.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Noted! Thanks for the feedback

[@dian3145]

Great story and beautiful work. Thanks so much for sharing!!

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeffruffing2316]

Andy! Thee BEST video I have seen! I have been following Broinwood for quite some time and always marveled at what he had down. So many questions were answered with your video. Great job!

[@Chiliholz]

Thx! This is very inspiring me! Such nice cutting boards… 👍

[@GyWO10]

Awesome video! I love seeing their work & greatly appreciate the behind the scenes interview. Also as a retired Marine, I love the clips of the Marine Corps cutting board!!! 💯👊🏽

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Their amazing work deserves all the praise 👏

[@diegoarmijo1426]

Super Inspiring! Thank you Andy!

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

So good to hear!

[@TheAy7531]

Ive been following his work for a bit, so I love this interview. Great job Hamilton.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Thanks but my name isn't Hamilton

[@TheAy7531]

@@AndyBirdBuildsWell...F me. i gotta get more rest. sorry Andy. I DID buy enough lumber to try an endgrain cutting board today based on this video though. I'll keep the subsequent failure to myself.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

@@TheAy7531 Hahaha no worries!

[@joevip76]

This is exactly my vision of my dream Job, art and craft designs that I have so many ideas 💡 just getting started is a hurtle, but you guys literally kicked my butt into gear.

[@matthewsaxe6383]

Such beautiful work.

[@timgolnik]

Thanks so much for doing this interview. I’ve subscribed to broinwood for a long time now, and I’m thrilled to see the man behind the machine(s)!

[@JRADMAKES]

I love your channel and artwork so much that’s why I bought a cnc router 3 years ago. However, I still haven’t made the leap in doing an inlaid endgrain chop block yet, but definitely soon

[@jcsmith800]

I would like to see a video of his (CAD to CAM) drawing process, BOTH before and after Broinwood hired the job out!

[@johnshipps441]

Simply amazing. I was very inspired!

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

So glad!

[@Kurutzkraft]

Love these shop videos with other makers Andy. Keep up the great work.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Thanks, will do!

[@a91customs]

Great video Andy, fun to watch and super informative. Well done!

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching

[@robosborne9913]

Wow, really fantastic work! Thanks for sharing!!

[@TheRainHarvester]

You may like GatorCAM. It reduces up/down and extra travels of the cnc during pockets etc.

[@DRV_Woodworks]

Amazing interview and craftsmanship. This is next level cutting boards. Im so tired of seeing the same old types of boaring boards. Ive been wanting a cnc for a long time now and haven't yet pulled the trigger. Definitely need some guidance on what good quality one to get but also wont kill the bank at the same time. 😮

[@TravelTejas]

Thanks. Great video.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Glad you liked it!

[@jimmarshall3066]

have you machined any burl pieces? If you could do it, it would look incredible , with the eccentric grain characteristics of burl. I have much admiration of your art. As a person that also has worked with wood in different applications for 40+ years, anything done in this medium, even using the CNC, is still a one-off, unique......the grain is the trees fingerprint in a way, all different, and beautiful. great to watch someone create functional art.❤

[@michealsmith1620]

There’s a third way, you may of over looked it, or not considered it. I’m in the UK , I use my grill (or broiler if you’re American) with a cast iron BBQ flat, comes out amazing!

[@tombrenes2411]

Look into indigenous pottery designs I like Eskimo animal drawings or totem pole designs Also do larger panels for custom doors A lot of room to expand your tools and products

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Thanks for sharing!

[@JaymeVanAuken]

Absolutely great video and the degree and quality of the cutting boards is just absolutely fantastic. I hope to accomplish sum of what I see here on my MillwRight.

[@rv5002]

Amazing!!!

[@Profitocracy-]

How machine did the work for you is insane. I want to say great job to the machine

[@Dan-oi4kt]

Living what we use to call "The American Dream"

[@OneTheWhat]

love this, very inspirational.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Great to hear! Thanks for watching!

[@tonyf7997]

Try using camphor laurel timber as it has natural anti bacterial properties that are natural in the timber.

[@robinmorritt7493]

What a great pair of guys. 😊

[@LG-ro5le]

Buying a cnc is the easy part, its the programming, marketing & selling that is the challenge

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

I agree

[@MrJofArnold]

Inspiring video. Thank you.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Graybeard_]

"I make $18,000 a month out of my garage." Wife: "Honey, the IRS is on the phone and wants to schedule an appointment with you."

[@Stephanie-jc5mw]

Good video! Hope to see more like this.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Thanks! Noted :)

[@jasonroos5781]

Just wanted to say thank you for your vid about safety where you show how you cut your fingers but comments are (understandably) turned off. Noone ever consideres the accidents that never happened because someone warned you and you changed your behaviors as a result. So, thank you!

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

You bet. Thanks for the note!

[@SheriffofYouTube]

nice showcase interview

[@louismaberry9683]

Awesome! Very Inspiring!

[@bogdanpetrushko3425]

Amazing works. Thanks BRo)

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Yes! You're welcome

[@kharnation]

Your beard line was on point on this day bro. Ps. Great vid!

[@michaeljameson1046]

Great video love his boards thanks.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

He does amazing work!

[@reddsmorris7053]

Well I feel dumb. Gorgeous work.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Don't feel dumb at all! You got this Redds!

[@maximusnotsure8282]

I think these boards are amazing, there is one thing that I'v always thought about though, and that's if you wear through the top layer over time, it seems the design does not go very deep, I wonder could you use a press to apply a lot of force and send the designs deeper

[@denisoconnor6343]

Next visitor. The Tax Man 😁🤣👍

[@Maevar]

That OW Contenders tshirt is poggers xD

[@MrDazthaman]

Stunning work pal

[@amelee3]

Do you have to worry about wood movement in the long term? Do you start to see spaces appear?

[@MidWestMaker]

Already follow him over on IG, seriously awesome work!!

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

His work is on another level!

[@MidWestMaker]

@@AndyBirdBuilds without a doubt. Honestly the reason I started looking into inlays and purposefully using multiple kinds of wood in the project. Have seen a bunch of mix before because of pallets, but his was the first one I really saw using it as a color palette.

[@about_midnight]

so much woodworking in it

[@Wino83]

Great stuff

[@gjohnston281]

I could never use those as an actual cutting board , they are way to nice !

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

They are!

[@Gianthog]

"Works out of his garage" Proceeds to film in his giant shop

[@s.peters947]

This is a great video for the two of you. Would you mind doing a comparison video of the avid cnc’s you both own with regards to use for inlay projects?

[@s.spiegel3032]

Lovely, living the American dream 😀

[@50guitar]

That's not a "garage".

[@swmfars]

Now

[@realJohnJohn]

he started in his garage 5 yrs ago

[@jchamilton4476]

That garage is bigger than my house 😆

[@threzzy_]

People hear but they don’t listen

[@davidlacziko1516]

Exactly

[@APinTheAK]

I just wanna know who is buying all the damn cutting boards! Like every woodworker on KZbin does alot of there income with cutting board it seems like hahaha. None the less amazing work, great video, super inspiring.

[@johnraphson4948]

Amazing!

[@steve0stang]

Great work!

[@soichoselight]

amazing work !!!!!!

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

Glad you think so!

[@mcmusterd]

Been following him on Instagram. Really great work and awesome to see the process

[@r.davidsen]

When your cutting boards are so decorative and expensive that you decide to put them on the wall instead of cutting in them.

[@Rgchiva]

Excellent interview and painstakingly beautiful pieces of art. I do want to know if 2 inch thick is a necessity for wood stability or just a creator's choice. Would you please comment on this?

[@WyMustIGo]

Nice work

[@JimBeshears]

Do you make the base cutting board or buy them then add the inlays? One of the top 5 videos I think I've seen on KZbin, great job.

[@AndyBirdBuilds]

He makes them all. Glad you liked the video!

[@Maggioretom]

I see a beautiful idea, a lot of wonderful works and really well done pieces. And a huge amount of wasted wood. You can't create a 10% wood drawing and turn the rest 90% into sawdust.

[@icecreamtruckog3667]

I wonder why most lathes and manual mills have a motor connected to a spindle with a rubber belt and CNC have the cutting tool right on the motor.

[@frankrubben8206]

great video about great work!

[@kenmarold6029]

What brands/models of cnc mills do you use or would recommend for this type of work?