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[@MatthewGrant-lv5uh]

Frank - you’ve a great ability to make what at first seems hard, seem easier. I love that tip about planing down the edge of the joints to fit snuggly rather than trying to cut the side of the dado grooves with a chisel. And the sound of your sharp chisel paring back wood could hold its own up there with the soothing music of breaking waves, raindrops and jungle noises so beloved of spas around the world….

[@MatthewGrant-lv5uh]

“If you can hold it up in the air like this you know you’ve got it right” - yes - it worked! Thanks Frank…

[@GeeDeeBird]

Frank, you're gradually becoming one of my favorite KZbin woodworkers. Thanks for sharing your expertise. Ignore the trolls and keep squinting!

[@FranksWorkbench]

Safety squint! Thanks man I really appreciate it!

[@jrsanacore2310]

That’s the same for me! Continue frank! Your good

[@namethem00]

First video, just subscribed. Good video.

[@edconway9072]

Rex sent me! I was impressed so I subscribed. Glad to someone who has mastered the safety squint. Cheers, Ed

[@JamesWilliams-en3os]

Nice work. Personally, I like and use drawbore tenons a lot in my furniture-making. As you say, they may not be strictly necessary, but as the furniture ages the wood your joints are made of will often shrink and the glue degrades, which will lead to loose joints. (Maybe not for 20 or 30 years, but I like to think my pieces will last 100+ years… this isn’t IKEA stuff, folks!). Using pegs to draw your mortise-and-tenon joints tightly together ensures a tight joint that will hold tight for generations, no matter how hard your grandchildren rock those chairs!

[@FranksWorkbench]

Can't argue with you there! Merry Christmas!

[@BernieConnors]

Rex sent me but I was already subscribed! Great video.

[@ecko1882]

Another winner...I'm saving so many of your videos to playlists.

[@Gozeto17]

Video was very helpful and gave me some great ideas for my bench. Thank you

[@jimmcnett]

You are a great teacher. A little humor with a lot of good information. Thank you.

[@FranksWorkbench]

Thanks man

[@thijs199]

I did that offset pin too on my bench. It makes it so tight.

[@ikust007]

Love that join .

[@suntzu6122]

Awesome video :D

[@brucemcdonald136]

Hey Frank, I loved your video. Rex recommended you, and I agree. I'm looking forward to seeing your other videos.

[@dannyoktim9628]

Well explained demonstration, smart you fitted the cross brace to the joint. Cost effective and labor efficient. New fan just subscribed. . . Good luck friend

[@user-qg6fy4yp8t]

Great video!

[@distortedodin]

Nice video. I'm new to woodworking and loved the last joint technique. I hadn't seen it before.

[@FranksWorkbench]

Awesome, thank you!

[@singhivan]

Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦. Wow, very helpful video. I love the dovetail halflap joint but especially your method of mortice and tenon joinery 👍. Take care

[@FranksWorkbench]

Thanks!

[@STANWoodwork]

great video as always. i just love it.

[@pmdinaz]

Great tutorial again. Happy Holidays to you and the fam. Looking forward to the nezt lesson!

[@FranksWorkbench]

Thank you and to you and yours as well!

[@henrysara7716]

Frank good to see you again. Great tips.

[@FranksWorkbench]

Thanks man!

Saudações Frank...de Londrina City, Paraná state, Brasil. Parabéns pelo belo trabalho 😊

[@ianwatters5613]

Great video👏🏻 , keep em coming 👍🏻

[@FranksWorkbench]

You got it! 👊

[@aerialrescuesolutions3277]

OSHA squinting, I love it. I like glasses though. Excellent video, you really showed some great and simple methods. I look forward to using some of these. Thank you, Jim

[@FranksWorkbench]

:)

[@plainnpretty]

Good information Thanks Frank

[@FranksWorkbench]

Thank you sir!

[@nunyabidness3075]

Love those screws.

[@johnzx14rk94]

Great work.

[@FranksWorkbench]

Thanks!

[@sergeheroux8104]

Safety squint! 😂😂 Thanks for the videos. Love your spirit as much as your craftsmanship. Great job. Long life to your channel. Certainly one of my favorites! 👍

[@FranksWorkbench]

Haha thanks man appreciate that!!

[@GeeDeeBird]

OSHA-approved safety squint!

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic work, Frank! 😃 Thanks a bunch for all the tips!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊 And happy holidays!

[@FranksWorkbench]

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

No fluff... Just good stuff !!... Don't forget to put the safety squints away safely, don't wanna get 'em scratched.. 😑 😎👍☘️🍺

[@mattbortz10]

I love when I get a notification you put up a video. Nice, relaxing and entertaining. I love the work you do.

[@FranksWorkbench]

Awesome, thank you!

[@DetroitSicilian]

Thx, Frank!!

[@FranksWorkbench]

:)

[@MASI_forging]

How awesome. 👏👏

[@FranksWorkbench]

Thank you!

[@ikust007]

Merci !

[@gpoleze]

Great video as always, Frank. I noticed that you share your workshop with your gym. I am also setting up a corner of my garage/gym to hand tool woodworking. Do you have any tips to keep the equipment not being covered in dust?

[@jonesey1981]

I'm here because of Rex Krueger said to come here. Subbed! :)

[@johnford7847]

Very informative. Except now I'm rethinking the workbench I was planning to start today. Thanks for sharing.

[@FranksWorkbench]

Well hope this doesn't make you second guess it if you already have a plan... Just a little food for thought on bench joinery! (I'm currently using the "worst" of the four methods shown and it's working just fine!)

[@johnford7847]

I just moved, left behind a decent bench, and found two nice 4x4x8's in the shed that will become my shop. I saw your bench build and keep thinking, "Those 4x4's deserve to be used..." LOL! Better is the enemy of good enough. @@FranksWorkbench

[@killtop]

Download Christopher Schwarz “anarchist workbench” book if you haven’t already. It’s free and there are tons of useful tips and ideas for building a workbench

[@fillzone]

Inspirational video as I'm about a week away from starting construction of my very own, very first workbench build. I was wondering, what are those chisels of yours?

[@FranksWorkbench]

Right on brother! Those are Ashley iles, narex are great value if you're in the market

[@robertberger8642]

Good video!

[@FranksWorkbench]

Thanks!

[@VDHandcrafted]

Hi! Who did you learn hand-tools woodworking from?

[@andrewjackson5798]

You gotta try a wedged tusked tenon a la the Moravian benches. It's amazing how much they tighten up with the wedge.

[@FranksWorkbench]

Will have to give it a try!

[@rodpotts2666]

that was a great video.

[@FranksWorkbench]

Thanks man!

[@johnhaywood6358]

Great video. Would you share the type wood you used in the project. And the size of the leg. Are they 4x4’s? The lumber near me is so gnarly

[@FranksWorkbench]

they are 4x4 douglas fir, i just dig through to try get some decent ones. sometimes will switch stores if they are all junk

[@awantamta]

That angled half lap joint is brilliant.

[@brucewelty7684]

Question! How do you sharpen the auger bit used in your brace at the end of the vid?

[@FranksWorkbench]

Lee valley sells a little file for it. A saw file might work too

[@gizanked]

The big advantage of the drawbore isn't strength, it's not needing gigantic clamps. 😂

[@FranksWorkbench]

Great point

[@balancebringer7888]

saw thumbnail didn't recognize the name and clicked on the video, actually watched the whole thing and when it was over I was like "that was it I though there would be more"...that's me saying it was a good video

[@dpmeyer4867]

cool

[@user-hm9tm9no1l]

Nice video thank you. I have a question... I see a lot of woodworkers on KZbin use drill braces instead of electric drills, why? What's the benefit apart of a nice picture? Is it more precise? Seriously thinking about buying and trying it myself...

[@FranksWorkbench]

I use the power drill more often myself but the brace is more slow and controlled and gives a nice clean slicing cut. If you have a good electric drill I wouldn't say you need to go buy a brace but they are probably more enjoyable to use

[@user-hm9tm9no1l]

@@FranksWorkbench thanks for the reply 👍

[@aerialrescuesolutions3277]

What type of nails are those? I would like to get some.

[@FranksWorkbench]

they are called cut nails, got them at tremont nail company. Those ones are the "common nail"

[@ikust007]

4:10 ouuuhh!!🎉🎉

[@FranksWorkbench]

Lol had to do it!

[@skippylippy547]

I love your channel Frank. Watching you work is just pure poetry. I learn so much from watching you. Thank you for sharing your special genius with all of us. 👍

[@FranksWorkbench]

Thanks man I appreciate it but no genius here just a regular dude with a GoPro lol

[@jussomerando]

Tri-Conderoga for the win!!!

[@TWC6724]

Thanks Frank. Can’t wait to see what you bring in 2024. I’ve been working on projects that incorporate new joints I’ve never done. Got to keep pushing outside the comfort zone right? 💪

[@FranksWorkbench]

That's it! Thanks man

[@p1gMC]

Please make a sharping video ❤

[@jimcarter4929]

He did.

[@mjb1964]

Rex Krueger said to come and watch. So I did. Subbed because of your presentation, content, and skill. Keep up the good work!

[@grzesiektg]

It's easier to build a workbench having one. I started up with mine kneeling on concrete floor 😁😁

[@FranksWorkbench]

So true! That was actually the major premise on building the bench I'm using in this video

[@Johnny-ww9ks]

Rex!

[@protakill]

lol "Fully OSHA approved safety squint," my man.

[@jimfromri]

For me, joinery is an especially fun part of woodworking. Your joints rock! Thanks for showing folks that it’s not hard, just takes some attention to detail. Another great video Frank.

[@FranksWorkbench]

Thanks man yes it's the fun part for sure! And joints don't have to be perfect to work perfect!

[@ikust007]

Always drawbore for me.

[@FranksWorkbench]

Top tier joint for sure!!

[@mattsadventureswithart5764]

As I was taught, your cross lap is a through housing. Curious that we've got different names for the same things :)

[@FranksWorkbench]

Lol yeah it is I guess the name doesn't really matter all that much

[@madwilliamflint]

"Oh great, another workbench video." Okay those lap fits are like porn.

[@Bozolips]

Cut nail, you don't see these used anymore

[@philmininni5981]

After allowing KZbin ads, which BTW do not have video issues, Frank's video shows up at the lowest video quality and still stutters, locks up and overall unwatchable. Not your fault Frank. It is happening with other KZbin providers as well. Not enjoying Google/KZbin throttling down videos. Makes me want to utilize other services the more. I feel content providers need to complain to KZbin. They definitely aren't listening to me.

[@FranksWorkbench]

Strange that my vid would be throttled and ad still run clear, did it clear up for u?

[@philmininni5981]

no it didn't@@FranksWorkbench

[@debscaboodle]

Looks fine to me!

[@acrocha1222]

Must be your buffer memory full, cuz no probs for me

[@MattKyleBullerthemattkylefiles]

Workbench for people who have years of experience in woodworking🙄

[@ErosNicolau]

So basically show a simple trick as an excuse to shove a skillshare ad. Nothing like selling out to promote one of the most infamous scams on the internet to kill the trust of your viewers...

[@killtop]

Let him get a few bucks man, he has tons of good videos and advice that he does for free. I hate ads as much as the next person but no one is forcing you to click on the link, just keep it movin

[@GeeDeeBird]

Why so negative? I really appreciate the concise, detailed exposition of both his construction philosophy and the underlying joinery. Beats having to watch a 40 minute video on a project to glean the same information. I typically skip past the advertising, so no biggie to me.

[@ErosNicolau]

@@GeeDeeBird the content is great. The affiliation to that scam is what bums me

[@ianwatters5613]

Think your being a bit harsh there 🥴

[@ErosNicolau]

@@ianwatters5613 that's because disappointment is harsher from people you like

[@davewest6788]

Great git er done workbench. Rex kruger sent me btw.