I FINALLY beat the Dovetail Speedrun Record!

[@MattEstlea]

*UPDATE* I have been relieved of my title... A man by the name of Timothy Greenfield has only gone and beat it, thus claiming the prizes that were up for grabs. Watch his video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/maesaJdoaLNoh9U

[@JamesSmith-su3oz]

Yes Mat I think we all would like that.

[@torpewtoonson7521]

You did fantastic there..fast as F! Still, the jigs and clamp used makes the Frank K WIA 2010 footage look incredible..from hands holding nothing, to finished and hands in pocket, a 2:36 time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3-cnWeehpZsfqc

[@evanwilson9906]

You did great bud.

[@scarface5546]

did not like joints guality..

[@WitheringAurora]

I don't think that record is valid, there is too much obstruction from showing what he is doing, with this much cheating is very, very much possible. And shouldn't be accepted.

[@AntoineADubai]

This is the best tool assisted speedrun I ever watched

[@captainbarbossa5201]

Underrated comment

[@twistedlink0875]

@@captainbarbossa5201 agreed

[@Jakerb-kg9lt]

is morning wood the hardest wood?

[@MoniceSF]

@@Jakerb-kg9lt Where is the change now Obama?

[@glowytheglowbug]

Nor TAS lmao

[@ScientificRanking]

Great job, not to take anything at all away from Matt but it shows how good Rob really is that he didn’t look frantic at all while doing his and calmly talked through the process.

[@bruce-le-smith]

lol so true

[@aschaefer04]

Yup. I don't think Matt would even disagree that Rob is a master woodworker and has been since Matt was in diapers - a lot of Rob's expertise comes with experience. Matt will get it with time as he sticks with the trade. Meanwhile, I will never be 1/10th as fast or as good as either.

[@davidgagnon2849]

Matt is kind of high energy and that is normal for him. Rob, being Canadian, is pretty laid back. I suspect if he were to try, he may be able to beat Matt’s new record.

[@tylersmith9868]

Rob cosman is a master

[@MorningNapalm]

@@davidgagnon2849 Btw, officially Canada uses Metric. I suspect that due to the abundance of tools coming from the southerly neighbour that is just more convenient to use imperial.

[@katzmosestools]

I might have to throw my hat in the ring...

[@chriswindberg5010]

Yes please.. a head to head of all my favorite woodworkers ... that would be a video for the ages!

[@edcknifetool2145]

This I want to see

[@wernerviehhauser94]

I'm eager to see this happen :-)

[@davidjanis1997]

YES!!

[@johanflodkvist80]

Might? You do know that we will all be waiting now...

[@Weisz]

Now THIS is the Speedrun content I’ve been waiting for

[@heh2393]

Hi Louis

[@macbilliardstrickshots7907]

Holah Louis

[@PhillipsTravels]

It would be funny if Matt has to send the saw back to Rob for being the first to beat the challenge

[@austininatx]

Okay this would be amazing 😂

[@leehaelters6182]

Rob, are you listening?

[@grumblycurmudgeon]

THIS! That would be HILARIOUS. I don't know why I feel like this was kicking a hornet's nest, buuuuuut....

[@colinwilson8747]

@@leehaelters6182 Rob has already accepted the idea

[@leehaelters6182]

@@colinwilson8747 , Rob is the Boss with the hot sauce. Will observe eagerly. Would never agree to the same, myself!

[@uhhhyes4500]

Rob looking at this video: Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power

[@mqramr]

For anyone interested in human performance, this is a masterclass in ergonomics and ‘marginal gains’. F1 pit-stop meets dovetailing. Would’ve thought? Great job, Matt!

[@1320crusier]

No rounded off wheel nuts here xD

[@grumblycurmudgeon]

Yeah, okay, I'm sold. How badass would that be? "Okay guys, so next we're going to be assembling drawers!" *holds up a drawer pull. From offscreen 4 guys wearing windbreakers emblazoned with logos - Rockler, Total Boat Epoxy, Woodcraft, SkillShare... you know who you are - dash into view, converging on the hand holding the hardware like piranha. There's a cartoon-style flurry of indistinct activity, underscored by a cacophony of wood shop sounds ("Bzwhrrr! Bang! Boomboomboom!). Three seconds later a muffled "clear!" Can be heard and the quartet scatter back out of sight, once again revealing our host, drawer pull still in hand, only now a full-sized, dovetail construction drawer dangles from the handle, swinging gently from his grip. That... would... be... AWESOME! 🤣

[@desireeespinosa3954]

👍

[@desireeespinosa3954]

He is amazing

[@PeteLazzaro]

I’m actually surprised there isn’t an official competition for this in Japan

[@odrannb2302]

it's because going quick is not the important point in wood working but the accuracy of your work and the fact that making stencil is cheating because it is not count inside the time

[@john.hunter]

@@odrannb2302 If you do something perfectly you can only speed it up.

[@olivierdechelette6944]

That's what I call a Brilliant come back Matt... It's so good to see you in an olympic shape! And as we say in France, BRAVO for your outstanding performance.

[@MattEstlea]

Thank you Olivier!

[@austininatx]

The video 3-Minute Dovetails with Frank Klausz will never not absolutely blow my mind

[@MattEstlea]

He is the OG

[@gizanked]

And remember! If it doesn't fit, don't hit it harder, just get a bigger hammer.

[@austininatx]

@@gizanked The "you suck Frank, hahaha, you absolutely suck" gets me every time

[@avipinsky]

I've always felt Rob Cosman's was much more impressive than Frank's. His came out a lot cleaner and Frank's isn't a one take video. There's a cut in the middle of it.

[@austininatx]

@@avipinsky True! I like the casualness of Frank in the video, and honestly I like how he turns that cool saw to clear out waste lol. But agreed both Rob’s and Matt’s are cleaner

[@benmartin5780]

Matt, amazing content and brilliant to see you at your peak again. So much fun taking on Rob's record and a legit game changer for you tube content creators in this niche to have a crack at your record. keep going dude.

[@dhoyt1967]

Rob would be proud. Send him this video. Congratulations!!!

[@JNDCreations]

Mate, I’ve been watching your content for a number of years now. I have to say without a doubt, this has been my favourite video. Not regarding the actual topic, but the videography in this I found striking! It was filmed and edited brilliantly! Keep up the awesome work!

[@paulinef.3762]

I learned so many good techniques on how to make dovetails faster and more efficiently now! I just finished my first year of carpentry school and still have two years ahead till I am officially certified to work as a carpenter. It's my absolute dream job and passion and I'm so happy to keep learning and improving my skills. Thank you for your videos, you definitely got a new viewer now!

[@colinwilson8747]

Matt - Loved it a lot. BUT I was exhausted after watching your version, and so relaxed and inspired by Rob's. PS Already have one of Rob's saws. They are fantastic.

[@akthumbpicker]

Haha! Love this! I have learned so much from both Matt and Rob, it is awesome to see two master craftsmen in some fun competition. I am an amateur furniture maker and do this for relaxation, so I’m just happy when my dovetails don’t look like they were cut by a cross eyed beaver with a chip tooth 🤣.

[@MattEstlea]

Love that haha

[@bruceerath9990]

What has Cosman to say about being bested?

[@hellohuman9446]

Chinese sweatshop workers be like "we do that faster everyday for the last 10 years".

[@-Cheif]

Probably true

[@OvelNick]

They're not workers!! Corporate sponsored daycare...

[@seekelectricity]

@@OvelNick huh? what the fuck?

[@candyman9635]

@@seekelectricity He's suggesting they use child labour in the factories hence "corporate sponsored daycare".

[@lincolndickerson1293]

I know I am a few months late but I love this because of all the efficiencies you created and learned to meet the challenge. Also I feel better because the ease at which Rob worked through the dovetailing is very intimidating. Just moving at what seems like a super casual pace, teaching through the whole process was spellbinding. Congrats on beating his time, I did see you have been bested since but to me that’s not as important taking up the challenge and show us all your process in doing so. Thanks!

[@blakekuhlmann2143]

its so satisfying seeing people make things ultra optomized. wonderfully done.

[@faehwen]

Seeing you go through all of that just to become more efficient at something that may seem such a small part of a craft was very humbling. I loved watching you find solutions to the small problems you ran into to really streamline the process. great content.

[@techguy38]

The editing on this was top notch! There was some awesome transitions in there specifically 0:33 !

[@MrWenglish]

Wow!!! That is sooooo super impressive!! Unbelievably quick, and not at the expense of quality. Well done Mat.

[@X3WorkshopDesigns]

Wow!! Matt! I'm completely blown away! Someone have Rob Cosman do a reaction video to this! You kicked ass matt! I'm so glad I came across your channel years ago and have watched countless of your tip videos for dovetails. Thank you for sharing.

[@MassiveReactive]

THIS was so great. Most entertained I've been all week. Sharing this ASAP. Thanks Matt!

[@chuckpechan]

That was AMAZING!!! Loved the content, the music, the anticipation (even though you told us that you beat the record in the title)...top notch video!! Thanks for that Matt

[@JamesWilliams-en3os]

Well done, Matt! I understand Rob C. is already preparing a response to this video... game on! It’s Stanley Cup playoff time in Canada, and we have a dovetail competition now as well!

[@crmcbrideww]

This is the kind of social media beefs I like!

[@MattEstlea]

I might pivot my channel to starting wars with others. It's great fun.

[@HunGredy]

@@MattEstlea Since you play Bass, you might have heard of Davie504. He has already started instrument wars which brough a lot of success not only to him, but rather unknown KZbinrs as well. Go ahead, we will be watching!

[@alanking1313]

Great video, I've never watched such a high energy video in my life,well done Matt and Rob !

[@chrisjordan4210]

Great to see you back Matt. Can almost see Rob with his hand on your shoulder saying - but I wasn't really trying the first time bud.

[@steh8217]

Fantastic! Well done Matt!! Love the attention to detail, timing each section in the process etc. Amazing!!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Nice one Matt!

[@MattEstlea]

Cheers John!

[@EagleLakeWoodworking]

Well done! Congrats! Exciting to watch

[@merrickallard8488]

Nice to see you back matt, and well done on smashing the record.

[@reframeyourbody]

Brilliant video and challenge! It's great to see you working through really tuning your skills and getting out of your comfort zone! More of these please

[@billbris]

Welcome Back Matt! After the soul searching year you've had, this is the first time I've seen that spark. Whatever you are doing for yourself behind the scenes, it seems to be working. Well done!

[@MattEstlea]

It’s been a good ol break I must say!

[@MattEstlea]

And thank you! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@Erik_The_Viking]

Glorious! Congratulations Matt! You made a dovetail joint in the time I would be probably just laying out the lines. :) When I first saw Rob's video I was like WTF??? Mad skills.

[@eggster71]

Class! Let's see Mr C's response then!

[@jackofspades69]

Very impressive, differences was though is Rob wasnt trying 😂🤣😂

[@laurencelance586]

AND Rob wasn't using any special jigs!

[@henrikstrandgaard2980]

Hahaaa, this was GREAAAT!! And great to see you back Matt 👍👍

[@valentinkovshik]

I will show this video to my operations management students as a labor optimization example :)

[@djcr_91]

What a fantastic video idea Matt! Really enjoyed that one, but more importantly it’s great to see you back with a huge smile on your face 😊 would love to see some attempts from the rest of the KZbin woodworking community!

[@MattEstlea]

It's going to be great fun to watch unfold.

[@shaesmith8962]

Love that it took that much prep work to beat something that Rob probable spent 5 minutes prepping for.

[@bruce-le-smith]

i didn't think i needed or wanted this vid but i was wrong. the video editing and acting was hilarious, i could watch it on a coffee break, and honestly the speed up demystified this process for me. the long slow videos always make dovetails seem harder than they are for some reason, cool to see one corner can be done in 12 minutes for a non-mutant like me who could maybe do this at 0.25x speed

[@SJSSawdust]

What a great video - production value is top notch!

[@adelheidsnel5171]

Congratulations on this EPIC achievement!!! Very very impressive!

[@bluewren65]

This was fun and so stressful, and I was just watching! Stupid youtube has stopped bringing up your videos in my home feed even though I'm subscribed. Will have to check my subs more carefully. All power to you Matt.

[@negotiableaffections]

I've always said you take to long to build projects, nice to see you speeding up a little bit..... Congratulations, well done and I look forward to the cascade of competition videos. I hope DiResta, Pask Makes & the Samurai Carpenter are up for the challenge.

[@LMassey5419]

Hat off Matthew! Hat off! You have done in under 3 minutes what would take my half an hour, and it still looks a thousand times better! Very impressive! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@forrestberg591]

Clicked, did not expect to be sucked through the whole video. How fun can dovetails really be? Great content, truly skilled with the wood and the edits

[@vkokx]

Absolutely brilliant! May your record stand for a 1000 years!

[@aqua123]

Very nice congrats! Was sitting on the edge of my seat for the actual build. Hopefully more woodworkers take up the challenge.

[@MJFacas]

Excellent job. It looks like you are have lots of fun and its good to see you enjoying woodworking again.

[@woodworks2123]

What a clever idea. Whether they say it or not, every woodworker on KZbin will be trying to beat this record I just hope those who fail also post their videos. Either way this will coz a little whirlwind amoung the community. Great job Rob and great idea.

[@charles888]

I loved the video, your sense of light-hearted humour, your analysis of the sub-tasks involved and your approaches for optimizing each of the five sub-tasks. Your video shows your high level of knowledge and skill. As others have pointed out, however, unlike Rob's work, your efforts in the video are somewhat frantic. The difference in the "Cabinet Grade" dovetail joints are that, despite the speed, Rob's joints are perfect every time. Your speed joints revealed some gaps that Rob's joints never have. I have no doubt that at a less frantic pace, you are likely equally capable of producing perfect-fitting joints. Great video and great challenge. A lot of fun.

[@michaelleal416]

Have you seen Frank Klausz and his dovetail exploits? All, until recently, his joints for box structures (drawers and such) were hand cut dovetails. I believe he is know for fast, off the cuff (at woodworking shows) dovetails. Challenges accepted.

[@chuckgrumble5440]

frank would eat esla alive

[@woodfather]

Matt that was a freaking killer video! And you still have all your fingers! My record (for a lower quality joint...) is around 9 minutes, I'm going to have to give this a red hot crack, should be fun!

[@ConfiscatedZyra]

great job. and whoever was working the camera did great too!

[@stephenmann8972]

Matt a head to head now is a must. May the best man win under pressure

[@jakemarklew4836]

Nec in Birmingham hold a very good trade show and would be a awesome platform for a show down? 😀

[@MattEstlea]

@@jakemarklew4836 That would be utterly terrifying. The pressure would crush me 😂😂

[@jakemarklew4836]

You say it would crush you but putting your self under pressure to beat his record help you to beat it the record, maybe pressure makes you do amazing things????

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

Nice one Matt, good to see you looking highly motivated and up for the challenge.

[@kennykong6330]

Wonderful job, Matt. I was wondering when you were going to do this. You and Rob are literally my two go to KZbin woodworkers for educational material and reference. The rule was almost at its breaking point though, and so were you, it seems. Hahaha! :-D

[@MoxiePoss]

These tool assisted speedruns are getting insane.

[@timothyleiby2798]

I need a rob cosman react

[@jesaccess7237]

Fantastic! Your most enjoyable video to date. Good stuff.

[@gageelwood2961]

it's very nice to see someone push themselves, thank you.

[@dalestanton1096]

Awesome job Matt. I watched Rob's video some time ago. Love your efficiency jigs. Looks like they will come in handy in the future.

[@egbluesuede1220]

What a great challenge and so much fun to watch!

[@benmoore8147]

WELL freakin done mate! Amazing! Watch your back, Cosman and Katz are coming for ya!

[@anthonygrey9282]

I feel stressed and anxious just watching this! Good work fella, good work.

[@alexbailey7921]

Good to see you back! Great going!

[@Frenchboi8]

KZbin recommendations strikes again with quality ! :D

[@nev123123123]

Looks like there were a few gaps he should have planed them after to finish for a fair comparison, robs looked flawless.

[@owendukes145]

Such a good video I love the way it flows Keep it up Matt

[@garystevenson2025]

This gave me such a nice chuckle this morning. Thank you.

[@furniture1951]

MOST FUN IVE HAD IN YEARS WATCHING YOU ACHIEIVE YOUR GOAL THANKS

[@lunaumbra5179]

I love how you explained speedrun methodology so simply in this video

[@beverleythomas5708]

Jeez.... This has got to be the most stressful woodworking video I have ever watched!

[@kaganboyle532]

Rob Cosman now needs to send you one of his planes as the rules state. Honestly those speed dovetails are better then any I have ever taken my time to make

[@rickyflower6640]

Well done! It was fun to watch 👍🏻

[@furthernorthfab]

Super impressive! Amazing work!

[@gallanonim2839]

Congratulations! Good job!

[@martinreilly6257]

Hey mate great video just a small suggestion if you made your saw rack into a vertical box which you "throw" into a slot that's short so the handled sticks out. It would be the exact same motion as sawing machine you'll save time. Plus it won't ever fumble out of the rack and it will be held the way you hold it.

[@elvispresley7700]

incredible Video man, loved it very much

[@shazicrypto854]

when you race against someone who was walking and didn't know it was a race

[@whitey211]

Haha that's what I thought. Watching Rob it doesn't really look like he's trying all that hard. Calm, cool, collected.

[@jimpowell6102]

What a fun video, thanks MATT!

[@aShadowInBlue]

Commendable skill. Remarkable presentation. Congratulations!

[@yesrof5933]

Nice to see you’re well mate!

[@kristinasutcliffe5645]

This was an amazing video to watch!

[@kerryfoster1]

Yes a great video. Such dedication and skill! I work in a dingy garage so use a video light and a head torch to light the work. Also good for on site work!

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic work, Matt! 😃 Well, the name of the game here is efficiency. That's what you gained with the "challenge". 😊 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@facet58]

Ive watched about a dozen dovetail videos..😐 That was fun.. I really enjoy your content😁

[@MrVixenwanted]

Great job. Amazing. And the eek sound at 1:00 made me suddenly laugh real loud and scared my dog . Brilliant work as always

[@MattEstlea]

It was certainly one of the more masculine sounds I’ve ever produced.

[@bensnook2877]

so happy the one time i cought your stream was for this attempt! amazing job!

[@MattEstlea]

Nice timing! 😂

[@john-the-new-guy]

Well, I've not helped my anxiety management very much by watching that. Thought taking up woodworking would help. Great fun, love the content. John in Sussex. Thanks for the vibe.

[@Pete_76]

Just finished my first dovetails yesterday. Took me the best part of 2 days :-) hahaha. Great video, Matt! Hats off to you! Also in terms of editing and flow of the video. Love it!

[@MattEstlea]

Gotta start somewhere. 2 Minutes next? 👀👀

[@autodidacticartisan]

My first dovetail took a day and a half. You'll most likely halve the time it takes with every attempt. Now im down to roughly 45 minutes

[@Pete_76]

@@autodidacticartisan Four more attempts and you'll beat Matt!!!

[@atomictyler]

hah! I came to this video straight from Rob Cosmans newest video on fitting tenon shoulders. It'd be fun to see him try and see how fast he can go now, but one of his newer videos he said that he's unlikely to get anywhere near that time now a days. Still would love to see him try.

[@tom120ali]

Editing is fantastic!

[@ThePriestAMW]

Yea you can only imagine how many Rob made in his career to be able to do it the way he did it

[@MattRogersdesigns]

What you need to do is create a single tool that marks all lines at once. Think of a bunch of razor blades that are all mounted on a wooden block, or a rubber stamp. Just set it on top and give it a tap and it transfers all the layout lines at once. Also have a saw depth guide setup so that you can only saw exactly as deep as you need. You can saw as fast as you want and never go too deep.

[@g0fum]

Matt that was seriously impressive well done.