I Lost Control of My Shop || Making a Novice Build Furniture

[@Ryan.Matlock]

More of these, please! Watching Craig's progression over a series projects would be fun.

[@williamsfamilycrafts5227]

100%! This was so much fun!

[@chads.191]

Agreed, my most enjoyed video recently watched.

[@sm9112]

Great idea! Also, maybe vaguely assign projects, like “Craig, build me a…” and then see what he comes up with.

[@anitabellefeuille7362]

If it had longer legs it would make a cool keyboard stand

[@rickswizzle4824]

Very much good

[@oldtop4682]

Craig is lucky to have a fully equipped shop for his first project, and obviously being able to observe a master woodworker for a long period of time. That bench came out pretty darn nice - especially considering the curves and angles. You know you've started him on the path, and that this won't be his only project right. Yes, yes, welcome to the dark side Craig!

[@TheLukaszpg]

Jealous much?

[@bobbg9041]

​@@TheLukaszpgyep.

[@oldtop4682]

@@TheLukaszpg Nope, I have a pretty well equipped shop myself. Not jealous at all (except maybe the domino machine lol).

[@UnholiestJedi]

​@@TheLukaszpgenvious but not jealous. We all wish we had a full shop when starting.

[@MrPanohead]

You guys should do a build off with him having your full shop at his disposal and you using a basic toolkit, tools vs experience.

[@pollittk]

This could be one of my favorite videos you’ve put out- LOVE seeing Craig working through a project using the skills he learned from watching Jason work. It shows what anyone has the potential to do from watching these videos. Also love the first-time viewing voiceover!

[@SDenhoff]

This has been the most genuinely helpful video I’ve seen. Jason is very entertaining, but having him narrate someone who looks closer to my skill level and talking through what would’ve been better was amazing.

[@ssreeser95]

I would love to see this be a yearly video! I want to see Craig's improvements the more he learns while working with you.

[@rytl4847]

Quarterly! Come on Jason, you get to take a week off every 3 months and we get to see more Craig. Everyone wins!

[@thefirstwhizzkid]

WAY TO GO CRAIG! 🎉 This turned out great! We all need a Craig series! This video was so good!

[@FixtheGodofBiscuits]

I'd watch a recurring Craig series. Or a video of Jason building and Craig doing the voiceover.

[@fredbartman2027]

Love your channel! I’ve never commented before, and I had to say that this was the most helpful video I’ve ever watched! Craig made all the same mistakes all of us novice woodworkers would make and it was so helpful to hear you explain how he could have done something better or more efficient. Great job on the bench Craig and thanks for showing us a bunch of mistakes so we could learn from you!!

[@kellenholt6655]

I was rooting for Craig the entire video! It was so awesome to see all his small victories along the way. Definitely would love to see more videos like this.

[@mohsinahmed83]

We need more of these Craig videos and your voice-over explaining the technique he used and how you would have done it. plus going over the proper tool settings and how to use them. Great Video!

[@LMassey5419]

Awesome job Craig! For someone that has never built anything to being left alone in a fully kitted out workshop and they turn out an incredible bench is amazing. Jason, it's clear to see you have confidence in Craig's ability! Onwards and upwards Craig!

[@kenallen6866]

Man.... I now know for a fact your talents are under appreciated by Jason. Jason had to do a ton of hands on stuff and buy a bunch of cool tools to do woodworking, you just watched him sweat and learned while being paid and have full access to his stuff. You are so brilliant and Jason will never figure that out. Bourbon Mosquito Woodworking is your new channel, great work.

[@dave7038]

That was fun! Would not mind seeing more of this sort of content, it's informative to hear the explanations of what could be done differently and why.

[@tedrzz]

Loved the convo with Cam - also a LOT of my knowledge comes from you. Thank you Jason! You've taught so many people. :)

[@lou9108]

Jason, one of my fav video's you guys have put out.... first Craig gets an immediate pay raise for watching and understanding what you have been doing over the past years. Great voice over too.

[@ericsimpson4045]

Geez you guys are making the best of YT. Just like everything you do. Thanks for keeping up the pace of weekly videos with quality and awesome humour.

[@Stewarts_Woodworks]

I am blown away with Craig’s job on his first wood project. Not only did he do amazing work, it looks really good in its home setting. The added humor/Jason imitations along with the golf recreation break and keeping you guessing whilst making the “golf goal” was a real touch of class as well. With this video, I learned useful information while laughing throughout. Well done Craig. You have skills!

[@jeramyss6569]

One of the best videos put out. The cameos were so funny and it was really fun watching it for the first time with you. It was funny getting your genuine reactions to the build and the whole video edit.

[@mrbrettlittle]

giving a man some cred ive done some thousands of hours of watching how people do things and also attempting somethings here and there i am NOT a pro or an amature im a beginner and when it comes to actually doing it and knowing what your doing for a guy that knows nothing apart from watching... a man did what he set out to do :) and probably did a better job than most of us would like to agree with... well done sir i salute you :)

[@sapelesteve]

Terrific job Craig, that bench turned out great! Oh, and I am so glad that you left the clean up for Jason to deal with! That's exactly what I would have done! 👍👍😉😉

[@smarthome2660]

My first piece of furniture was a cardboard stereo rack with 8 track & 1 built in speaker. My second was the same thing made from wooden crate boards for a J.C. Penny MCS series stereo. Both were very wabbly. I kept practicing and soon I built all of my furniture that turned out awesome. I built a stereo cabinet and matching end tables that cost me next to nothing from wood at an auction @ Chris Craft Cruisers (where I was a union joiner) and sold them for $400.00. They were made from Teak, Mahogany, Birdseye Burle and had smoked glass doors. My stereo rack now (40 years later) is wall mounted, black rails & silver hammered shelving & voice activated 4,000 watt home theater (Bluetooth & WiFi controlled volume via smart phone). I have 8 custom cabinet 3-way floor speakers (4 - 200 watt & 4 - 750 watt), 2 - 15" subwoofers (200 watt), 4 Klipsch (200 watt) & 1 McLaren center channel (200 watt).

[@Can_non69]

More Craig! Love seeing people learn. Honestly one of the best ways i learn is from seeing other newer workers figure it out.

[@StaceNyourFace]

You both have such great personalities. This was fun to watch. Craig did a great job! 👍 You're very lucky to have each other.😉

[@trentmere2190]

I’ve really been enjoying your channel. Now that I know you’re a bow hunter I like it even more! I decided a month or so ago I was going to start woodworking. But I’ve been bow hunting for the last few months. This will be hard to believe but I haven’t built anything yet but I’ve ordered a new SawStop cabinet grade saw, 5 new Festool tools Track saw, Domino, sander, Router and MFT. Also new Oneida Supercell dust control. Also a Planer and a Jointer and much much more. Even lots of Woodpecker tools. The funniest part is I’m not even home and my wife is freaking out there’s a garage full of boxes. If these bucks would quit rutting I’ll head home and start putting it all together. Fingers crossed.

[@lechatbotte.]

Jason is back, intro enter Jason sliding into the scene. I live for Bourbon Moth on Saturday. Oh my gosh he made Jason sand that was hilarious. Best video on this channel so far.

[@saundrawilson3950]

😮😮❤❤ for first piece solo Craig did a beautiful job, but that meant he listens very well and sees everything and he got most of your stuff down. And to think he’s never done any of that before he’s gonna be a good one.😊😊😊

[@kellyb7321]

This was a great video and I'd like to see more like this. Also really like how KZbin woodworkers are doing cameos in each others videos. Cam's part was amazing.

[@larrysimmons7084]

For a first woodworking project, that bench was beautiful, especially for never having built anything before. This was a fun video to watch, thanks for sharing, you're self-deprecating sense of humor is part of what makes me such a fan of your channel, especially the clean-up scene at the end.... lol.

[@Fsuholley]

I think you stumbled onto a new category of video. Craig builds! Your voiceover taught me a bunch about what else could/should be done.

[@bluesaguarodesignwoodworki4513]

I’ve learned more from Craig in this video than I’ve learned from you in all your videos. But keep em coming. Love you guys.

[@jennlizzy2019]

This was really fun to watch. I bet there are loads of people like myself who watch your channel because they love the process of woodworking but will never be able to try it. Kudos to both of you; master and apprentice 👍 👍 👍 👍 🤙

[@929cbr_rr]

THE most epic woodworking video ever ! Concept, shooting, editing, voice over ... the most fun project I've ever watched. And the end result bench was very nice too.

[@TracksWithDax]

This is awesome!! It's really interesting to see the process Craig takes because clearly he's seen a LOT of good woodworking done, more than enough to know a lot of good techniques, tools and tips, but you can also see the sort of gaps in his experience just from not having done things firsthand (like the endgrain template routing on the router table... it's like one of those things everyone is just bound to experience at some point, and you don't *really* know how bad it can be until it happens to you). Also fascinating because he jumps in with some advanced techniques and does a great job design-wise too. Would love to see more of this, maybe even another version with Craig narrating and walking through his thought process

[@hulkthedane7542]

Super nice idea for a vidro. Nice build, Craig! Very funny voice over. 👍👍 👍 I was thoroughly entertained.

[@nickprice7752]

This was a nice change of pace although I’ve been loving the airstream build as well as all the other content… doing your voiceover behind it was a nice touch as well. Awesome job Craig… you killed it

[@Suzuki_Hiakura]

I still have the first desk I ever made. Tried to make angled legs instead of making them straight and due to the lack of tools I had to use several decking screws I had on hand to attach them to it. Due to only having a Sawzall to cut the legs to length, they were off by half an inch at most. The instability, wobble, and overall attempt to be fancy with some angled legs is what I definitely plan to change in my later desks... or use L Brackets or even predrill some smaller holes to make sure my screws are going straight through the board. The top is still super sturdy and looks great with a simple mahogany stain and polyurethane coating

[@KHworkshop]

Kreg: "you make me sand again! I open my own channel" I love the relationship between Kreg and Jason, even though Jason sounds rude sometimes but this is Jason he's just a pain in ... yet he's very kind and a truthful person what's in his mind is out of his mouth, and I love that they became neighbors too.. And the best thing in this video is cam showing up! It just shows how great Jason and cam are...

[@michaeldavenport2967]

As you said…a few things that experience would have taken him down a slightly different path, but overall, nicely done, Craig. And nice job for Jason to trust his shop to a newbie! That takes a very high degree of trust.

[@dzl999]

Such a great video with gentle humor. We can all empathize with Craig! Turned out a really nice piece too.

[@petrycki]

Nice job Craig! As someone who just bought his first table saw and is just starting my woodworking journey, this gives me some hope!

[@martyhandley4456]

This was fantastic. You should do these more often. Great format and the voiceover was hilarious. What a nice piece of furniture. Great job Craig

[@johnnyb95678]

Ryan has a great idea! Let's watch Craig's exprience progress over time as he gets better and better! Fun video to watch. Thank you!

[@psychoticvenom]

Honestly, you commenting on what you would've done differently is actually SUPER useful for newbies.

[@elliotsimpson3591]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the way this video came out! Probably one of my favorite ideas for a video on the channel in a while and think the format was PERFECTLY executed! I would LOVE to see another similar video to this in the future!

[@hsjawanda]

I use an EVO 4 and have the Sennheiser HD 280 Pros as well 👍🏼👍🏼! It was fun to see Craig woodworking 🙂.

[@allenbrown7820]

I knew Craig could do it. He’s left handed, He’s the only one in his right mind!😁 Great video! Look forward to seeing more Craig videos. Be Safe.

[@randyspencer8736]

My first piece I made was a crib for my daughter 30 years ago. It wasn't my best but it has lasted. Because she used it for my granddaughter 😊. Not my best but the one I'm most proud of.

[@jgrywacheski]

Great concept for a video. Watching your videos it's easy to say "yeah that's how I would do it" but when you see your thoughts vs Craig's process you realize where one can improve on certain areas.

[@liloldme7028]

by far, one of the best videos that has been posted here. Tips N Tricks are nice but i think I may have learned a few things that may be obvious to others and totally over others heads. Was a definite pleasure watching

[@christiansethi938]

Guaranteed that I wasn't the only one that found this genuinely entertaining! You guys make a great team, favourite parts had to be the conversation with Cam and the putting! You definitely need to do more videos like this! Keep it up guys! 🍻

[@bretthennigh731]

Just goes to show how paying attention to what other people are doing, that you can learn and achieve your goals. Great job!

[@kellyblodgett3214]

I like the narration because you have very good solutions . Please do more of these videos, this was really fun.

[@kitrozon4422]

I think Craig did a beautiful job and the end result is lovely. An excellent entry bench 💜

[@danielgallant45]

Great idea for a video! There's a lot of Craig in most of us. I really do enjoy your channel.

[@ReenTheBean]

You're obviously a great teacher! That bench turned out great! Kudos Craig!!

[@jimrosson6702]

Way to go Craig the bench turned out great looks great. Can’t wait to see and watch your growth and what you build next. So great of you Jason to not only teach Craig as he has worked for you but to let him have access to your shop like that what a great guy you are. Keep up the amazing job.

[@SxmTech101]

Wow great job Craig. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ZaneBlalock]

First and foremost: Craig, buddy, outstanding job! Secondly: I hope this becomes more of a thing. A series of watching Craig on his journey is incredibly motivating - not just for wanting to get into the craft, but in general!

[@delandbrooks3291]

If you haven't already, it's time to read that book to Iver. The pic in your sound room should be the clue. Loved seeing Craig with this project, hope he does more. He's got the mental skills and did a great job of putting them to work. He'll have to do a few projects before he gets the "Muscle Memory". I think he may have done dowels and dominoes to expand his feel for the work and methods.

[@TheSolanis]

More Craig videos! Great to see him progress and also funny seeing you try and guess what he's doing. Loved it!

[@thanatos66613]

Fantastic work, Craig! I agree that more of this content would be welcome

[@Rkodsy]

Way to go, Craig! Nice work. Good job, Jason, for being a good teacher; even if inadvertently.

[@triblemaster]

I LOVED this format! You commenting but not knowing what he is building! Please more videos of this!!❤

[@EvanDunville]

What a great video! I think it's fair to call Craig a woodworker now! I know my first project didn't look nearly as good. Hell even my current projects aren't that nice.

[@thedumfuk8811]

Nice, positive and funny video. I think all of Craigs skills in finishing a product are the ones that provided a bench this nice.

[@cristy1735]

So much fun to watch and listen too! Brilliant! Craig did a great job too! I enjoy all your videos. Thank you!

[@cassyreid7533]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video, Craig did an amazing job.. Well done 🎉 looking forward to seeing his next project. It's great that he has learnt a lot by watching Jason. Keep up the good work guys.. Love your content ❤

[@WhiskeyBravo7051]

We definitely need more of these

[@RussWilsonII]

This turned out fantastic! I actually really enjoyed the critiques you made… it felt like we were Craig and you were the helpful instructor. Awesome job, Craig!

[@coolabahwoodworking]

This was more helpful then most videos I watch on YT. I smell a new series! I learned so much more with you suggesting things he could improve!

[@jodilea144]

This was really cool, and I’m impressed with Craig’s first project! It would be neat to see him do more. 🙂

[@bobsundance9297]

This was great listening to your advice as the project progresses. Brilliant. This must be a first on KZbin. Please do more of these. Brings on home to us aspiring woodworkers!

[@ASKirkland]

Great video... I agree with other commenters - more Craig videos to watch his progression.

[@maratala]

Bueno, prácticamente Craig es un aprendiz de carpintero. Le salió muy bonito su banquito. Muy bien por él! Me gustó este tipo de video donde una carpintero con experiencia da su punto de vista para mejorar algo en vez de decir que está mal. Saludos desde México 👋🇲🇽

[@Lutzboater]

Best woodworking entertainment and instructions on FB. Always a great start to one's Saturday.

[@douglascampillo9840]

This is a great video! Perfect example of me trying to do a Jason build on my own, missing me replaying the video 10x to figure out how to do something!!!

[@CoreyA-l3s]

Excellent job Craig. Also a testament to the skills you have for him to get all this knowledge from watching you

[@alexanderdenney3895]

Genius idea!! For those of us who follow other makers on KZbin this was a treat. Had me laughing out loud in a busy airport like a psychopath.

[@NM-mh2if]

Definitely would love to see more of these! I loved hearing your experience and knowledge as a novice built because I’m still making those same mistakes… so helpful to hear why the decision was good or how it could be better and more stable. Great video and great job on first build!

[@jacobcarlisle1814]

Just wanna say. Thank God for you! I’m coming off of one of the worst weeks I’ve ever had and one of your videos showed up. I watched it. Subscribed immediately and began the best binge watch ever. You’re an idiot in the most wonderful way! I’m laughing again when I didn’t think I would. So thankyou again you brought me back to life xx

[@mikeringer7861]

Craig, you are my hero. Gutsy. Ambitious. And you pulled it off. GOAT novice! 😁

[@samatiesse]

I loved that you had Blacktail Studio in there. The crossover I NEVER expected

[@HarrisonFord11]

Nice job Craig. Much better than my first piece which was a Douglas fir dining room table that I didn’t have a jointer or planer for and only a couple of Erwin clamps. The dang top did the potato chip move. The legs are basic 4x4 post. It has about 4,729 pocket hole screws in it. I didn’t stain the underneath. It’s over 80 inches long and 40 inches wide, weighs a metric ton and could probably survive a nuke with the amount of glue it has on it. And my wife loves it! That was over 6 years ago and not to toot my own horn but I dove in head first and my skills have grown to now making what I believe to be good furniture for customers. I’ve tried to replace it for over 3 years and she will not let me. Although with the size and the top being screwed and glued to the base I’d have to cut the thing into pieces to even get it out of the house.

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

First desk I ever made was with a lot of MDF and veneer. I had no idea how heavy MDF could be. I think it was 1/2 inch MDF, it was heavy as hell either way. I also put it together upstairs where it lived. Coincidentally that's also where it died when I tore it apart years later. No way was I moving that thing ...

[@ericfemrite7652]

Wow…nice work! I remember my straight out of college product training by DeWalt, they had us build a bench. I took wood-shop in HS,but some of my colleagues almost lost digits with their first time building. My radar goes up and me thinks your helper has some hands on experience other than sanding and staining .

[@raydriver7300]

Loved it. Thank you for taking the trouble to share 🌞

[@chompo9135]

He did great. I agree with you on some of the proportions, but you learn that kind of stuff as you develop your design eye. This goes to show how much you teach him without knowing it.

[@DaveAmyF]

Like others, I can't wait for all the subsequent years' videos. Thanks so much for doing this instead of other options!

[@AsifMirzaSmiley]

What an all round brilliant video, a genuine storytelling experience in woodwork. So funny! 😂😂

[@chrisnash2154]

What’s hilarious is Craig calls all the usual KZbin experts for help, but he doesn’t go on KZbin for help. This is truly entertaining. Perhaps you could do a Craig vid every quarter?

[@RobDucharme]

It does demonstrate how having access to all of those tools helps make projects like this wayyyy easier.. I have many of those tools, but no planer, jointer, spindle sander, domino tool, or those clamps.

[@MichaelMcElroy-o4z]

Hey don’t underestimate teachings, Jason. MOST of my woodworking techniques have come from watching you. You are a teacher on this platform. He gets to see it in real life. So I’m not surprised one bit he was able to build this. I appreciate all that I’ve learned from you and your content. Oh… and nice work, Craig.

[@saxamachick]

Way to go man!! Compared to my first pieces of furniture that looks like a professional piece. I hope he's real proud!

[@DominusFeles]

A short segment at the end where Jason and Craig talks about the project together would have been nice to see 🙂

[@thepoynt]

Nice work, Craig! That's a first project to really be proud of! Not many people have a first project turn out as nice as that

[@lexwoodworks3841]

So impressive! It's hard to believe he never build anything before. Learning by watching at it's best. Well done Craig. My first project and many projects later didn't look any near as good as Craig's first project.

[@rs2024-s4u]

It's like with our children we are always amazed as to what they have asorbed thru examples we set. Good job!! Ray Stormont

[@brandonkitchens5105]

Omg, I love the comedy of all your videos, and this one is making me lmao the entire time. More, please…you’re awesome, well done guys!!!

[@jamescoon8440]

Enjoyed the whole video, but really enjoyed the “cameo” from Cam at Blacktail Studio! Great video!

[@steveo5946]

Craig is the man

[@Hellyers]

Craig is a very good sport... fair play to him. That takes some guts to put yourself out there on a big platform like yours.