How I Got Started - The Whole Story

[@warrenmunn3224]

Personally I hate shorts, they expose my thin skinny legs

[@andrewbrimmer1797]

😂

[@tearybligh5202]

Honestly, that was silly of a joke it got me to smile and chuckle thank you.

[@thathandtoolguy]

😂😂😂😂

[@RichardBuckman]

And I thought you had thick skinny legs

[@warrenmunn3224]

@@tearybligh5202 Dad Joke of James' Dad Joke quality.

[@Dragon_With_Matches]

A couple years ago I came for the woodworking but I stayed for the personality. Keep up the great work, James!

[@heavymetallife398]

Wortheffort KZbin Chanel got me into workworking, I even built the workshop to do it in, all from watching KZbin aswell

[@christopherharrison6724]

Your personality comes across in your videos ,we love watching ,learning your attitude is infectious.

[@SwearingenTurnings]

I'm mainly a power tool user and will likely remain so, but because of you and Paul Sellers I added chisels for squaring up round mortices. Then I added a shoulder plane to clean up shoulders. Then I added a router plane to dial in tenons and half laps and dados. I absolutely love using them and pull them out on almost every project. I'll probably never use half the stuff you teach about but I still love learning about it from you. I wish you continued (and growing!) success.

[@MrAtfenn]

wortheffort was the channel that initially inspired my woodwork too. it was also a hand plane build.

[@TheMrchuck2000]

Worth the Effort is a GREAT channel. I love that guy’s totally unpretentious-but smart-approach to woodworking.

[@grahamcairns2249]

Thank you for talking about woodworking. You are lighting a passion in thousands of us❤

[@kenny-anjanettehorn7722]

It’s great to see the older videos and see more of the wall and less tools, then as the channel has grown the wall filled up!

[@mysteryshrimp]

I recently got back into woodworking after about 20 years away.. Mainly building rough carpentry and fine musical instruments.I start looking up KZbin videos for what I really need in my shop. I found you. I couldn't believe it. The wizards unite spreadsheet guy, the guy that taught me how to battle in fortresses, that guy was the most pragmatic woodworking KZbinr Thank you for making both of my recent obsessions more fun.

[@מעייןהמלבלבתחייםםםם]

Wood by wright is a "brand"!! Thanks for everything you are in the special group of teachers ( Rex, Paul Sellers, Steven Ramsey and Shaun from Worth the effort) that are making woodworking accessible !! You have made a great influence on my woodworking you have got the Ha element!

[@samuelgonzalez9094]

Commenting for the algorithm and to say, thank you for sharing all your experience and knowledge.

[@obiwuncanoly]

"Have fun in the shop." One of the best comments I've heard about woodworking. If you're not doing it for money, then do it for fun. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.

[@NathanP711]

You give me hope. I recently became a stay at home Dad and coincidentally took up hand tool woodwork to maintain my sanity.

[@Eliqueme]

Roughly best segment of the video for yall ppls 0:00 - 13:10

[@pjtfurniture]

Now I want to make videos again on moulding planes... Thanks James for this insight into your youtube and woodworking history!

[@Beehashe]

Wood shorts give me splinters😳

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

LOL not if you finish them with blo.

[@MCsCreations]

I hope it's not Ipe, though. Nasty stuff. 😬

[@dalepatton4861]

Thank you, James.

[@Jambeman]

Cheers from Bulgaria!

[@andrewking1122]

I remember when you started the second channel, hard to believe how long it has been. Still relevant today, keep it up.

[@Davis_Tool_Systems]

This video is exactly why I am coming to visit!

[@hdwoodshop]

I enjoy your channel. Dad jokes, misspelled words, down to earth talk, cool hand tools display, interesting new tool tutorials, tool sales tours, and by the way, you make cool stuff. Please keep it coming!

[@doriWyo]

Without channels like this, things like hand planing could become lost arts.

[@philaandrew100]

Love what you do. No BS, no sponsor segments.... just James doing stuff and not being afraid of showing the stuff ups.

[@andrewbrimmer1797]

James your personality reals makes your channel as enjoyable at it

[@johnblocher912]

Thanks James, I enjoyed the backstory a lot. I have mixed feelings about shorts, yours are about the only ones I consistently enjoy. Your passion and love of woodworking and teaching always comes through. I’m a hobbyist primarily power tool woodworker who builds Arts and Crafts style furniture. I am working on figuring out how to combine hand tools and power tool techniques. You and Rex are my favorite channel to relax and learn with.

[@robertberger8642]

Good background, thanks for sharing!

[@JustinShaedo]

It took me awhile before realised this was a *hand-tool* woodworking; I thought it was just a really good woodworking channel. Compare to say Rex Krueger, who I enjoy but what I learn there isn't applicable or further my mixed (mostly power tool) wood working. Here, it's all gold. I haven't felt this inspired since I first encountered Steve Ramsay and fell in love with working with wood. Respect for this.

[@FunkyKikuchiyo]

I’ve watched a lot of woodworking channels, but consistently come back to only a few. You’re thoughtful in how you explain things (and you probably would be horrible with the shorts if you weren’t), and you know your stuff, instead of being a hobbyist that barely knows more than his audience. Many people on KZbin only check one of those boxes.

[@jonway7845]

Hand tool woodworking is just darn fun. It's hard to cut off a finger using hand tools.

[@voldmar]

Thank you! Glad sometime ago you start this channel

[@blacknorce]

I love the teaching videos. Those are the only ones I watch. Keep up the great work.

[@J.A.Smith2397]

Love sharing knowledge myself

[@lincolndickerson1293]

Wood by Wright the start and philosophy in less than 15m! I love it. I like your shorts because they aren’t just snippets of your other videos. Thank you

[@ag.cousins]

Thanks homie, good to hear you are being real with your audience.

[@johnford7847]

You're right - this is a very different video. But I found it quite interesting and enjoyable. Thank you.

[@dhroen]

Thanks for the story of your journey.

[@henrythurman]

to the person that asked the first question thank I like all of your channel and thank you for answering all of my questions and email. have a blessed day.

[@chrispond5399]

I love your channel, I also found the love of hand tools because of shop size issues. Thanks for the journey keep making your stories.

[@ianpearse4480]

Fascinating. I liked the origin story.

[@kennethnielsen3864]

Thanks for sharing.

[@andrewkierstead4593]

you are the one that got me started in hand tool woodworking. now following your videos I hope to one day start doing youtube videos of my work

[@hucadarn1]

I noticed the throwaway "big enough to build a dining room table." Was that how you convinced your wife that you needed the extra space? I'm so grateful for your channel. Between you and Rex Kruger, I have been inspired to start buying hand tools and start building things. I've only built one project so far, but just doing it has really started improving my mental and physical health. Thank you!

[@woodlife2023]

I am from India. I love your channel and you have been the motivation for starting my channel. Just like you, I simply use KZbin for documenting my work. I don't have any hitech camera and simply record with a digital camera or mobile phone. But surprisingly I got some viewers.

[@johnapppel64]

Thanks for sharing your journey with us, James! And I agree that Worth The Effort is fantastic.

[@MrMNRichardWright]

What a wonderful trip down memory lane. It’s been a fun journey. I looked at my subscription start dates. I joined Wood by Wright 9-26-15, and Wood by Wright Howto 1-18-17. Not sure where that puts me in your storyline, seems like yesterday. The Tuesday night live are great fun. I wish you Sara and the kids all best. [ In case anyone is wondering, James and I are no relation to each other. My comments are genuine and not some family obligation]

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

That would put you in the first hundred or so.

[@MatthewHarrold]

I'm quite impressed that your origin story is about as long as mine and with similar roots (small space, hand tools, WorthTheEffort and others on YT). I have nothing like your collection of tools or a YT channel, but you taught me how to rip thru wood, so many thanks. $0.02 from an early subscriber, Tasmanian, and person who really dislikes wooden footwear.

[@brendanlangord1687]

Great video. Thank you for sharing your KZbin journey.

[@marcbarash6045]

Thanks James

[@michaelmcdermott2178]

Lovely, thanks.

[@stlwoodworking]

I am new and have grown about 75 subscribers in the last few weeks. It is an awesome feeling to know people care enough about what I am saying to watch and subscribe. I agree about workbench con. I just missed it this year but plan to go next year because it is only about 50 minutes from my house in North Ga.

[@alastairmead9188]

Really glad it’s working out for you. Really enjoy your videos on both channels. All the best

[@SteveAugust7]

Thanks James! Keep up the great work

[@frankpavich]

I love your videos and I learn a lot from them. But I also continue watching because you seem like a really really really nice guy and I like spending my time with you.

[@edm00se]

Keep on truckin!

[@bradleyjackson8264]

Please, please do not stop your videos. At first, I wasn't so sure about your shorts, but now I'm on the fence. I watch both you channels equally. Both are really good.

[@philiprichardson3074]

A massive thank you, like you through moves and life in general I had sold, stored or otherwise disposed of a lot of tools. Your videos got me back into woodworking and the joy it brings. I have learnt so much about the hand tools I have through these videos. Also, as much as possible, the videos have shaped my tool collecting so that it is a good deal more coherent than the see it buy it of old! Keep them coming!

[@MG-vo7is]

Loved this. Thanks for sharing.

[@brocbradley2313]

Here's my short: Great video. Love the honesty and info.

[@sarahwright7354]

It's been an awesome journey with you my dear! Can't wait to see what the future holds. 😘

[@Aaron-nj4ou]

I love the honesty in this video and the passion is obvious. A lot of woodworking channels are “content creators” that don’t give the impression they actually enjoy the craft of woodworking. I use a lot of machines but I am getting sick of the dust and noise and taking inspiration from your channel, Paul Sellers and Rex I got an old #4 and #5 Stanley off eBay and going to start doing more by hand which works out because my jointer and I are not currently speaking.

[@garygill7960]

Thanks for sharing your story. -I ama a long time woodworker but mostly with power tools. I watch you and others to learn the hand tool techniques. I am over the noise and dust of machinery.

[@J.A.Smith2397]

My dad was a maintenance man with all the tools but no hand planes or such,I got into those not wanting to be an ass to my neighbors late nights and wasnt many plug ins and loved being able to build in nowhere! Already want a sailboat... old technologies, love em!

[@Win52D]

Hi James. Great video! I stumbled across Worth The Effort a couple of months ago. I agree, he content is great.

[@riccardo-964]

I follow you throughout the years. Amazing time we've been together. Thanks for your effort.

[@upsidedowndog1256]

I am glad it is working out for you. You have helped me with my own hobbies.

[@JakeCarterCarSales]

Great video James sir

[@ikust007]

Profoundly loved this one. I am thinking of diving in. But not in this field .thank you for the help

[@nodarikirtadze8220]

Thanks a lot, James, I love your philosophy as much as your woodwork. I'm happy that shorts gave your channel so much more traffick, hope it continous upwards, good luck

[@hawkeyesplace7442]

Great to know your story. When I started watching you at first I figured you were a wood shop teacher. One I would have wanted to have because of your enthusiasm!

[@johnjackson9601]

Thanks for your story. It was very interesting.

[@woodworkingandepoxy643]

Dude im not even into hand tools all that much. I have planes i use a lot, chisels etc. But i don't know about everyone else but for me it's your personality and how you explain things that got me to subscribe. The wealth of information you give is just a huge bonus

[@roofermarc1]

You bring up a good point. David Barron furniture hasn't made a video in 7 or 8 years and was one of my favorites. Perhaps he didn't enjoy it any longer or couldn't find new material, Idk but I wish he'd come back. You have to keep finding new material to hold the fans interest, and your own! Thanks

[@avatar1999]

Thanks for doing all these videos! Being new to hand woodworking tools, I have found your channel indispensable in helping me progress and improve my woodworking. I hope you will be around for a long time! Thanks for everything James!

[@dirtylegcraftsman2948]

This is a great story, man! Thanks for including the content creator section too. 👊🏻🍻

[@allenguffey9370]

Thanks for sharing, interesting stuff

[@tompotts125]

I found you through shorts and I’m very glad I did!

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Thanks. Let me know if there is ever anything you want to see.

[@seanmertens3049]

I Enjoy your channel. Watch every week. I have learned a lot Thanks Keep Up the Great Work

[@dannyhale7645]

Great idea for a video. I've been watching for a long time. I enjoyed learning your back story.

[@richardlyle9676]

I am grateful you went down this road. I have learned so much and grown to really love hand tools. Thanks for posting your journey and your knowledge.

[@mitchahbw]

thanks for this video, very inspiring

[@Ivanhoe52]

Similar thing happened to me. I bought a few electric tools: handheld planer, two-hand router, resonator... I thought that a handsaw was somewhat beneath me. Then I stumbled on Paul Sellers YT-video on how to rip down a board by hand with a handsaw. I instantly went nuts for hand and panel saws, and now I have bunch of them. Including some old rusty one we had at home that my grandpa gave us a long time ago. (Weardly enough, I had a handsaw sign printed on my shoe cabinet when I was in kindergarden.) So through the last ten years, I'm slowley collecting and buying hand tools. And ofcourse, I discovered other's channels: Matt Estlea, Rex Kruger, Wood whisperer, Stumpy nubs etc... But Paul's, and this one are my favorites. It's interesting to go listen British and American English back and forth.

[@Countryboy246]

Hi James I really enjoyed this video sir think the thing with hand tools for me its the fact that seeing them come to shape over time and more enjoyable

[@LaurelSchaafsma]

I have been watching your videos for about four to five years and though I am not that big into hand tool wood working any more, I like to stay informed and I enjoy your videos. Thanks for keeping up the good work.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

thanks! that means a lot. I will keep them coming!

[@mikeperkin7498]

Thanks for this video. And thank you for this channel. I only watch you and Rex Kruger for hand tools otherwise I watch Turning. Raffin, The Papa and some others. I appreciate all the explanations of how and why. Learning is what I enjoy the most.

[@Mike-pr8hx]

Thanks for telling the story of how you became a youtuber and teaching us new things. YT recommended one of your videos about a year ago and I've watched every video since. Great story 👍

[@soofihasan]

I really hope to see a million of us following you much sooner and grown this wonderful craft and spread it more. Thank you for all your effort

[@dougpetersen7285]

Great story! Keep it up!

[@MemphisCorollaS]

Great origin story. Keep up the great content

[@neillawther9500]

I’ve always enjoyed your stuff….. but this one sums it up….. I have a similar background, but only dabble now as a woodworker; moved more into construction. Keep up the great work. Love it all…..

[@blusoda0021]

Me: Patiently waiting for James to discover model kit making as I too discover the art of handtool woodworking.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I use to do a lot of models and even stick built model RC airplanes before the ARF took over.

[@tatehogan5685]

Did you read this comment? I bet you did! Thank you for the inspiration James, I'm a combination hand and power tool woodworker (or at least I attempt to be) and I don't know if I'd be trying as many types of projects without the wacky oddball things you show. Keep up the good work sir!

[@Clark42EoC]

Great video man. Very inspirational.

[@frankyboi8269]

I was gonna say no way he didn’t end with a joke and the he hits us with that one😂😂 legend

[@ddutton0]

Awesome info! Thanks for sharing

[@VivienLEGER]

Hello James, I concur with most of the comments already there. glad you made it, because you deserved it so much. You even give the key "just do what you love". I really enjoy watching you because i can see how much it please you and seeing someone enjoying doing something we enjoy create bonds at human level, that s also why the community is important, so this bound is not unilateral anymore! Have a nice day!

[@nickmastro9287]

Thank you for sharing your beginnings and how this all got started. Personally, I would rather watch the deep dive and get into the details. But I’ll still watch all of your videos even the shorts.

[@brentmcbride793]

I've been in trouble for pounding on a chisle before too. 😮

[@Erik_The_Viking]

Worth The Effort is a great channel! Great to learn about your journey.

[@Nonameplz_]

I really like the idea of making a KZbin channel for each hobby to have a record your progress!