DIY Bench - Easy woodworking for beginners

This beginner's woodworking video shows you how to build a small DIY bench to use as a step stool, a child's chair, or for improvised seating; great heirloom gift for kids, and you can add their initials so there's no fighting over each other's benches when it's teeth-brushing time.
Skills you'll learn: Using a jig saw, sanding, using a Japanese style pull saw, injecting human foibles into heirloom projects, drilling, making your own milk paint, painting with a shaving brush.
As always, "Anything I Can Do" Host Mag Ruffman makes the mistakes so you don't have to.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:37 Cut lumber to length and sand (or vice versa)
02:42 Trace notches onto end boards
04:08 Cut out the notches with a hand saw
05:24 Understanding the V cut
07:06 Cutting out the V
08:28 Drilling the circular 'split stopper' hole and sanding off slivers
09:07 Assembling the bench
10:04 Choosing your fasteners
11:12 Drilling pilot holes for the nails
13:02 Final assembly
13:43 Drawing a design on the top
14:06 Using a scrolling blade
16:59 Removing sawdust with a tack cloth
17:26 Finishing with homemade blueberry milk paint
18:50 Using a shaving brush to paint
19:32 Finishing plus some inspiring examples to contemplate
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Anything I Can Do aired on the W Network in Canada from 2001-2002
Anything I Can Do CREW - Season 1
Host: Mag Ruffman
Executive Producer: David Smith, S&S Productions
Supervising Producer: Heather Ryall
Producer: Mag Ruffman
Director: Heather Ryall
Director of Photography: Rick Boston
Writers: Mag Ruffman and Daniel Hunter
Production Supervisor: Daniel Hunter
Production Manager: Jeff Baker
Researcher: Rosemary Vukmanich
Art Director: Wendy White
Props Manager: David Hoekstra
Producer Trainee: Tracey Boulton
Assistant Director: Donna Morissette
Camera: Rick Boston, Rick McVicar
Audio: Attila Laszlo
Gaffer: Christopher Hanyk
Camera Assistant: Dave Bradshaw
Editor: Frank Moressa
Music: George Vacval
Post Audio Supervisor: Roberto Capretta
Post Production Coordinator: Vicki Gough
Production Accountant: Hope Lee
Makeup: Valerie Chubey
Production Assistants: Jennifer Large and Christopher Boston
Catering: One Hour For Lunch
Special thanks to: Lee Valley Tools, Precision Sportscar Richmond Hill, DeWALT Tools, Liz Foers, Leah Cherniak and Sue Mitchell

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Cricket bench love it this woman is so lay back and wacky I don't mean that in a bad sense she had me in stitches she's one HELL of a character loved the video great

[@davidcook9321]

I made one of these benches for my sister in law, she uses it as a plant stand. So easy to make and my sister in law loved it. FYI Home Depot has 1 X 12 rough pine and it is perfect for this project.

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This is so weird yet I can’t stop watching 😂

[@legrandeileen4863]

Will try this one, mine are not exacctly the same, 🎉 🎉

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I first found mag in the road to avonlea from then on I was hooked

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[@MrStephenlederle]

What kind of video did I stumble along? Great angle and video composition. What a pleasure.

Thanks for sharing. I like your universe.

[@timloer5419]

Like your tutorial, and your Austin Healey!

[@duvenhage00]

You're totally, 100% weird. I love it!

[@ericmoors1682]

Thank you Mag as beautiful as ever :-)

[@davidclark9086]

Good video. Practice will make those cuts straight.

[@thelyingscotsman7993]

I want to live on your planet.Loved the video.

[@boa9535]

“Wire off the little blueberry bits.” Not what I expected to hear from a stool construction video and the flies like the blueberries!

[@qwaqwa1960]

Fun as always, though wouldn't the sides be stronger with horizontal grain? And much less likely to split...?

[@BattlestarCanada]

Good old S&S Productions. Steve Smith and his wife sure knew how to pick em!

[@fvids1603]

Nice vid thank you however tight cut joints are stronger than loose cut. Practice practice practice

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Best Xanax commercial ever!

[@cesarwarrior3723]

You are beautiful and charming, a beautiful smile, a beautiful job

[@lynardburt5992]

I enjoy your story telling. Wife says that your really good at explaining how to do it. She and I liked your off the wall jokes, and also the part of safety glasses being more dangerous as they do seem to distort your vision. When drilling and nailing, use you vise... right? We both enjoyed the rustic look and how you did it.

[@daos3300]

the 80’s. what the hell were we on?

[@robertcornelius3514]

I didn't care for the theatrical production just to make a $30 bench, but I will give her credit for using a hammer well.

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Wants a motorboat

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Что за бред я только что посмотрел?

[@HiVizCamo]

8:42 9:23 These just have to be intentional.

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11:16

[@HiVizCamo]

Nailed it.

[@jannassary]

Exactly what I was saying just one part of the whole thing

[@NelsonFerguson-os8ut]

Props for this video! It truly helped me figure out some things that had me stumped lol. I haven't started with Hyezmar's Woodworking Bible yet, but I go'ogled him and yep, it's still available to download. Have a good one!

[@MrLeoBL]

"That's a shaft! Look at that hey, that's thick!" yeah that's what she said...

[@thelyingscotsman7993]

Léo Bellavance She also said I'll put anti slip cloth down because it will want to ride all over on me ,it's not the only one .lol.

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i first taugt it's a beginning of a really bad porn...