Evolution of a Simple Project

[@SawyerDesign]

I appreciate you taking the time to watch! ✌️ Claim Your Stûl Sample bit.ly/buy-a-stul

[@Datamining101]

Looks like the shop is having some problems. Non-responsive and/or bugs ("g(...) is not a function"). Give us a post when it comes back up?

[@SawyerDesign]

@@Datamining101UPDATE 04/05 12:00PST: Okay-- **Appears** to all be functioning properly. Please advise if you're having any issues. Can't do much about the checkout loading at the moment, unfortunately. 04042024- damnit. Will do. Working on it. Webdev is thankfully not my day job because apparently I’m really bad at it.

[@Datamining101]

@@SawyerDesignFwiw, looks like it's some sort of PayPal integration issue. Checkout with Apple Pay seems okay (takes a long time to present the checkout screen though, just have to be patient).

[@robertharris1748]

Great video. Really loved watching and seeing the veneer bending. And I had to laugh because literally just before you said let's ignore it, I was thinking, well what about ferns and mosses, they have sperm and eggs!

[@ericnicastro]

I came for the woodworking but stayed for the lesson on plants that f**k. Well done sir.

[@manikzag]

My gosh that was hard to focus on while I work. Ended up pauaing til break time. Thanks for the laugh. Ill have to keep playing in the shed, wifey wont let me buy such gorgeous things. Best of luck with the seeding.

[@Demon_Mx2277]

Looks like a lap desk to me. Definitely an interesting piece

[@josemoya991]

Freaking awesome. I came to watch fine wood working and got a class on phytology. Double win.

[@jpmeadors]

Great art! Great story! A side B side Thank you for being vulnerable!

[@nickprice7752]

Dude that was some of the best commentary I've ever heard, seriously. I'm not a morning person but you've got my laughing my ass off over here... the "plants that fck" was fkn perfect 😂 Awesome job on the, ummmmmmm....... Project lol

[@MaybeDave]

Perfect pallet to send to Paul Jackman! (That's not criticism of your incredible work... it's my attempt at humor.)

[@mooseshartley]

You’re like a slightly evolved Bourbon Moth. Better vocabulary but no less obnoxious.

[@SawyerDesign]

Slightly?! Kinda flattered, sorta insulted. I wish I could get through a VO in one afternoon.

[@kstarler]

I am so very glad that you got such high quality footage of your arm. I was able to enjoy the video so much more as a result!

[@BeholdTheCraqueNetwork]

Well done, brilliant video, excellent writing

[@214rwoz]

Thank you for all your time and effort. 1in7

[@Gus0046]

Te quedo perfecto!! Excelente trabajo amigo. Te felicito 😉

[@Schmitzwoodcraft]

Very nice, I like plants..

[@bertv1205]

Lovely, as always!

[@chrisstearns10]

To be honest this project was only ok. Your video turned out spectacular because of your advanced knowledge in nature, and your progression in making videos. Keep up the great work Nick!!!

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks Chris! Always looking for the next challenge 💪

[@chrisstearns10]

@SawyerDesign I know you still have many bangers left to make. You are still just getting started 👍👍

[@raheslop]

Alternate use for a mallet is a doorstop. PS how do you find the Veritas honing guide compared to the eclipse style ones?

[@SawyerDesign]

I’ve never looked back!

[@raheslop]

Thanks

[@TomsBackyardWorkshop]

I'm fresh out of human milk can I substitute dog milk?

[@SawyerDesign]

You bet! Also, nut milk works in a pinch if your lumber species isn’t tolerating the lactose well.

[@nattodatto]

You promised me dog or higher!

[@timstratton9]

It’s sucks when something you love jumps the shark. Or maybe I just don’t belong in the ocean anymore. #NotABoomer #stillOld #GetOffMyLawn

[@SawyerDesign]

Lol it’s all the same journey, you’ve just found yourself down the creative rabbit hole. Jump the shark? I would say that the creative act is in itself an exaggeration of its original intent. Who sets out on any journey and finds it to be as easy and superficial as the naive beginner had assumed? Life and the human condition jumps every shark.

[@abydosianchulac2]

Yup, glad to see you using that comparative religion degree.

[@WoodcraftBySuman]

Hey! My mom is a very nice lady! ....who might be able to help me with bent lamination now.

[@SawyerDesign]

Nothing like a little mother-son *bonding* time. That was my glue joke. Okay bye.

[@WoodcraftBySuman]

@@SawyerDesign I could take this joke further but it is already pretty far out 😂

[@TabAtl]

Poop stoop. LOL. As usual, hilarious.

[@SawyerDesign]

I’m ashamed to say I made an entire document to list all the names I came up with. I liked that one for its staccato

[@carmendorso4145]

Dwarf Doggie Style Support Structure!

[@SawyerDesign]

I believe they prefer ‘little dogs’

[@just_eirik]

Did you really record in RAW?

[@SawyerDesign]

Well, Sony doesn’t actually record raw. Its h.264 at 100mb/s at 10-bit 4:2:2 in slog3/sgamut3cine, so at 30fps, about twice the data and the slowmo is 60/120 or 4x/8x the data (about twice the color gamut) as the deliverable. I’m about to need an expansion on my 64TB NAS of project archives. Lots of footage!

[@just_eirik]

@@SawyerDesign I’ll be honest, a lot of that goes over my head. I’m more into photography than video. But does your Sony send RAW out through the HDMI port, that you can then record externally? I think my Fuji does that, but I have no way or reason to test it :p Anyway, the footage looked nice and the Stûl turned out great!

[@SawyerDesign]

@@just_eirik yeah it’ll record external. I use CFexpress-A so that’s fast enough for internal. An atomos ninja V will record external for you though if you want

[@adamduerr1203]

Man - Your explanation of the "alternative" (not science) and it's sense making ability (really lack of) has earned not only my respect, but some of my money. That was awesome. Even better than my personally much maligned "self taught myself" segment that you self corrected (Thank you!).

[@AbsoluteTU]

Huh?

[@SawyerDesign]

Well said!

[@AbsoluteTU]

@@SawyerDesign Hah!

[@PJRayment]

The "alternative" is at least as scientific as the other. And it was believers in the "alternative" who founded modern science.

[@adamduerr1203]

@@PJRayment The "alternative" is not science at all, but outside the realm of science. A key tenet of science is falsification (being able to prove something wrong). A key tenet of the alternative is faith (just believe don't doubt). The two just don't intertwine.

[@mc-zf5nz]

That stul sample will be perfect for my bougie squatty potty!

[@NirvanaWoodWorksbyJanie]

So is it a mallet? A baby dog sled? A baby dog bed, hmmm okay then, how about for a cat? It’s Hasbullas bed with headboard and foot board Safety 3rd 🥉

[@thebrelon]

I usually enjoy the narrative part of your videos but not this time. It asked me too much effort to follow up even if it made me laugh.

[@SawyerDesign]

Can’t win em all! I appreciate the feedback

[@chrisgavin342]

If you turn the volume down to the point that you can just about not hear him, its worth a watch !

[@AbsoluteTU]

Toxic much?

[@AJ_Pow]

I don’t understand the hate in the comments. The voiceover was great and the piece was gorgeous, as always.

[@MagniJoensen]

oh my giddy aunt! this gave me a creative hardwood.

[@SawyerDesign]

Pics or it didn’t happen.

[@michaelwillson6847]

Dam nick my head hurts after watching this one although human milk naughty boy although a here ice cream from womens milk is worth a fortune. Looks amazing glad your back. Keep videos coming 👍😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@chrisv390]

Click mute and enjoy

[@csipe5]

I spent 23 minutes 20 seconds and 6 ads of my life listening to speak in over complicated language just to bend a piece of wood to stand on. Funny enough I’ll do it again with another PBR. Keep on making son!

[@HitokiriShingo]

I've been a fan for a few years so I know what your family has been through but man the dark humor, bible stuff, and use of f type naughty words makes you my favorite yt woodworker. Keep it up brother!

[@alexand3r1]

That's the most unique doggystyle snack bench I've ever seen!

[@SawyerDesign]

Bahaha love it

[@jontaylor8447]

I'm sorry... did you say fresh human milk?

[@SawyerDesign]

Old Sawyer family recipe. Just keeping ya on your toes.

[@TomTom31ify]

Well it would be horrible if it was soured.

[@cchhiipp]

Are you saying that in order to bend the wood, you had to use a...stool softener? ...I'll show myself out.

[@rationalicthus]

For crying out loud, the woodworking is interesting, and I would have watched the whole thing, but your babbling nonsense drove me nuts. I’m out.

[@SawyerDesign]

Wild, Babbling Nonsense is my rap name.

[@justin-d-lux1394]

Best looking squatty potty I've seen. A striped stool to support the lower extremities while striping the ceramic stool upon which you sit to excise the solid waste steeped since supping at the last seating. Simply splendid.

[@aghelerter]

Hey Nick, great video and I totally get everything you’re saying but what?

[@SawyerDesign]

Right, but which part and who?

[@w.davidmcguinn8674]

There are two woodworkers whose videos I await with great anticipation, yours, and Mr. Pedula’s. Art, design, woodworking, it does not get better, but you are funnier. That said, the video you made telling of your child’s death was one of the saddest I have ever seen. I cried. You see, at the age of 71, I have been blessed with two very young children. I want to teach them woodworking. I would love to show them your excellent videos. But alas, I cannot. Despite your bleeping and your obfuscation of letters, I am still going to get the question “Daddy, what is that word that begins with ‘F’”. We are not quite ready for that concept yet, nor should we be, particularly when it is introduced by a stranger. Besides, your assertion is scientifically incorrect. Plants don’t do that; they pollenate via symbiotic relations with other species. I pray that you and your wife are most successful in your endeavors to have a child or three. You will find much joy and you will come to understand introducing concepts in their time. God bless you. Dr. W. David McGuinn. Oh, and BTW, that Creationist nonsense in the video was unnecessary. Most Christians know that God used the Darwinian process of natural selection to create life on this wonderful planet over the very short course of 4.5 billion years. Your little diatribe was condescending and arrogant and not politically correct, even for Portland. Be inclusive, even with Christians.

[@SawyerDesign]

I thank you for the thoughtful response. I understand the protecting children from my language. I come from a very religious family and while I know that nothing I say will cause anyone to open their perspectives, I also won’t tiptoe around as to not offend anyone. After watching 9 months and a lifetime of expectations die in my arms, I won’t lie that my wife and I have been lost and broken. The game of life is frustrating and this platform places self worth in the hands of algorithms and others. I’m very inclusive, yet have a hard time aiming to please those that take themselves so seriously that they can’t appreciate a well crafted joke. I don’t really care anymore to try and please everyone at the expense of my own well being. I don’t really care that you have the luxury of having children to protect from my language. Good problem to have. Wish I had the same problem. I censor myself to keep everyone happy. Not sure how much more I can do to please everyone while maintaining authenticity. I’m crude. I’ve got a dark sense of humor. I’m talented, broken, and trying. At least I’m still trying. Thanks for watching and sorry if you chose not to in the future. I totally understand. I’ll keep trying.

[@no_goo]

Not my favorite video but can't fault you for the experimentation. I did appreciate the science lesson though and hope you do more of that. The vid just has a bit of that student film vibe of being overly stylized for sake of being stylized with respect to the narration and seems like you phoned it on the camera/lighting compared to past videos(no camera man??). Personally prefer earlier style of vids prior to that last Tambour door piece. Seems to been when you started leaning into this more. I'll continue to watch b/c your work is great, it just might be on mute😘. Eve's bush joke was pretty funny but tbh, it would be great if I could have at least one category of media I consume not be infiltrated by religion or politics, regardless of whether I agree w the perspective or not. Sincerely hope things go your way this time around w/ pregnancy attempt. I'd say I'm praying for you but, I don't pray. Edit: also hope you aren't fully abandoning the complexity of your past projects. I think it's probably one of the reasons you grew your audience and there's not really anyone else doing that on youtube other than Pedulla. maintain the niche.

[@AbsoluteTU]

😢

[@thistledownwoodcraft3426]

Taller, it would be an Eames inspired table. Really nice build. Oh, and if you ever see Eve's bush and it is green, run: da dum de dum da da da, run.

[@boryscholewinski4370]

That's obviously a posh retro baby sled. Upside-down.

[@derekjoy3656]

Visually stunning, audibly pretentious!

[@SawyerDesign]

Damnit. Backward again! Someday I’ll hit the visually pretentious level. Give me time.

[@MCsCreations]

Stunning piece, Nick! Really well done!!! 😃 But yeah, life's complicated! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks so much!

[@jeffw8611]

Don’t forget Adam and Eve had two sons….so I’ll leave the logic of procreation to you.

[@PJRayment]

Genesis 5:3-4-"When Adam had lived for 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. [third son named, by the way] The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and *he had other sons and daughters.* "

[@cblack1863]

Nick. Why ya gotta buy every tool I dream about and love? To make me jealous? ...The non-youtube non-Sawstop Harvey table saw, the Hammer jointer combo, the OG curved legged Roubau bench idea you robbed from my dreams, the non-Festool/Ryobi real Festool/Festool miter saw? Finally today you crushed whats left of my soul... The F-ing chizels!.. when you casually, nonchalantly whipped out my dream chizels I thought no one noticed but me!? The MF-ing chizels man! Do you have no feelings? Then you scrape the glue off the Upside-down Honey Badger hammock to christen them? I'm dying inside. Seriously though, I love your vids, humor and all the risks you take to create the perfect piece. Even if it is with my tools... 250k subs end of 2024! You deserve it👍

[@marcatton2874]

You’re so talented at woodworking. I gotta say tho your voice content is pretty tough to listen to.

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks! One begets the other. The technical is 49% of the game. The ideation is the sauce.

[@SarsfaceRA21]

I don't know if it's just been a while since I watched one of your videos, but it feels like you really embraced your sense of humor and wood wonkiness for this one, and it's made this one of my favorite videos that I've seen recently.

[@SawyerDesign]

Haha I’ve been bottled up with this madness for too long! I’m too much of a people pleaser to be good at this whole ‘hot takes’ thing, but I’m glad most of you guys are here for it and digging color. Appreciate it man! 🤙

[@BadYossa]

It's interesting that you posted this. I, too, have not seen a vid for a year or longer and got the same impression. I think Nick has a unique style and watching this made me realise I had missed the dry humour and excellent production values/qualities.

[@thomastieffenbacherdocsava1549]

Your video just came up in my homepage. ADHD is the key! LOL! As others have mentioned missed your presence. Lots of content and digression. You've come a long way since I first started watching Nick. Found myself dividing focus between listening and watching. Will do again. Lots of content! Interesting that this should come up after having a dream sequence about organic design. Thanks ! You've come a long way Baby! ( old Virginia Slims cigarettes' commercial slogan.)

[@joemedeiros8433]

I always look forward to your new releases, but dude, this one was the longest 8 hours of my life.

[@SawyerDesign]

8 hours?! Dawg, youz in a time dilation. Ease up on those bong rips.

[@mitchellwilen1084]

Seemed like 8 hours

[@joemedeiros8433]

@@mitchellwilen1084 Exactly my point. I think that was lost on Nick.

[@SawyerDesign]

@@joemedeiros8433lol who’s lost? Let’s find em

[@benmmm7359]

Axolotl grooming station

[@SawyerDesign]

Take a gander at my salamander.

[@grandmajosephine383]

I could sit on that stool for hours, watching The Wood Whisperer's videos.

[@SawyerDesign]

Same girl, same.

[@grandmajosephine383]

@@SawyerDesign not room on that stool for both of us young man.

[@Jacksterific]

Ah the depths the ADHD mind will crawl to for that ever so sweet shot of dopamine. As always, the sophistication of your build is only matched by the way you sling lingo.

[@tiagoribeiro9908]

F* me! Its hard to keep up with every word you say! I have to go back and listen again...xD Brilliant! The piece is gorgeous! All the best!

[@SawyerDesign]

Been listening to too much Rory Sutherland lately. Glad it caught your attention and interest enough to stick through. Was guessing there was a good chance it’d be too much Nick lol thanks for taking the time!

[@paddlethenorth]

I immediately subscribed when you said "Eve's massive prehistoric bush" That's some quality woodworking content 😂

[@bushman4124]

loved the building result and the end result, the constant talking nonsense not so much that was like nails poking holes in my brain. You make the lamingnating looks so easy and smooth and i love the end result so fine looking piece, i think without the babblings i truly could have enjoyed the video, maybe it is just that i am starting to getting old and my ptsd is playing up. but sometimes it is nice to let the work speak for itself. because you are clearly very skilled on a level i only can dream of.

[@AbsoluteTU]

Babbling… Hello pot…this is kettle calling…

[@EricHonaker]

I misheard "Learning Curve" as "Learning Kerf," and now I can't help thinking you missed an opportunity there. How much weight do you think that stool will hold?

[@matthysloedolff]

A stool for milking for that recipe you shared perhaps? Came for the woodwork, stayed for the simplified botany lesson. Keep it up, Nick.

[@matthewmeyer5804]

Did you forget to take your Adderall for the voice over?

[@SawyerDesign]

lol this is actually fully medicated.

[@shaunbailey1033]

That’s one of the funniest video voiceovers I’ve ever heard! Brilliant! ….. nice stool by the way.

[@landraven0404]

Beautifull vid and explanations of all sorts of things. But the love of god if you spray in your workshop please cover most of the things! You'll regret not doing so and you'll never recover fully your precious tools and handtools. I use old bedsheets :)

[@Xanderbelle]

Is there an acceptable substitution for the 'human milk'. Can't find it in Amazon and the wife's not keen.

[@stevehignett5701]

18:23 did you mean to type "Thank you patreon memebers", or members? Didn't know if you were being funny or simple mistake?

[@DustinKreidler]

Fanciest, customized box for Tom Cruise to stand on while acting, in order to appear adult human grown-up sized.

[@jerrymensing6283]

What chisels are those? Love all your videos! Thank you

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks for taking the time to watch! They’re zen-wu. My buddy Luke makes them. Check em out zenwutoolworks.com/

[@jamiekrautkremer9962]

It could also be….a hat! Also if you’re trying to make a baby by hand, there may be a more effective body part to use. Just sayin.

[@Palinkat]

It's gorgeous and I am going back to learning English from scratch...

[@TheOhgMg]

…and people think Cam talks a lot?! 😨

[@SawyerDesign]

lol people complain when I talk, when I don’t talk, when there’s music, when there’s no music. Here, we like to mix it up because I’m a people pleaser

[@petekeuning]

Holy cow bud. Lay off the weed a lil bit.

[@SawyerDesign]

lol nahhh the devils lettuce has never been my flavor.

[@atomictyler]

is that man milk or women milk? I can only produce one of those, but the process is likely not allowed on youtube.

[@justinwilliams1908]

I love your sense of aesthetic and the commentary is hilarious. Can’t wait for the next one!

[@boryscholewinski4370]

Happy for you and your wife not giving up.

[@muchachosholywar8938]

Idea is nice. But angles are horrible. Not smooth and looking strange.

[@bradb8292]

That would make that fancy breakfast in bed for mother's day all the more special!

[@kevinfloyd4907]

Solvent Conversion Varnish on top of nitrocellulose vinyl sealer is tits on walnut.

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

Designer gnome toboggan/ balance platform , and ostentatious cheese tray

[@3326jd]

please send me some of whatever you are on during this voice over. I had to mute the video.

[@SawyerDesign]

You’ll wish you hadn’t next trivia night!

[@-skylord2672]

I liked your video, as long the audio was off and some nice music instead. 😂

[@AbsoluteTU]

🤐

[@andyweberg2928]

Sick squatty potty! I think Cam @blacktailstudio would suggest some N3 Nano to finish off however ;)

[@SawyerDesign]

He sent me some and I was actually planning to use it on this one with shellac, but decided a little more durability would be better

[@majorgeek]

This isn't the greatest stool of all time, but this is a tribute.

[@andrealbernaz]

Meus 52 anos de vida, meus 10 minutos mais jogados fora em tanta besteira.

[@FearsomeWarrior]

I like that the bending form is something I’d love to make as a wall shelf. It is attractive on its own. Fun narration for this one. The tool wall looks like it has evolved a bunch.

[@SawyerDesign]

There is something satisfying about a nice form. Thanks! Glad you liked the nerdtalk

[@dougivan100]

Puppy tobogen 👍Best of luck with kid 2.0

[@richardfoulger4486]

Great channel, love the humour and witty remarks.

[@daveklassen924]

Fossilization doesn't take millions of years, if it did there wouldn't be modern day items fossilized, sitting in museums around the world

[@SawyerDesign]

Sure, but the radioactive decay of atmospheric carbon-14 to nitrogen-14 is quantifiable.

[@donnysarvis]

As a health care worker in the ICU, I've heard some STORIES. Once a rather large man who was married to a rather large woman for some reason chose to describe to me their "love board." Essentially a 2x4 stud used to sort of "lift up her belly" at certain amorous times. I present to you: the new improved bespoke love board!

[@donnysarvis]

Oh yeah, also, freaking sweet video as usual man! Don't sweat the haters! You the best.

[@SawyerDesign]

@@donnysarvis I will never look at a 2x4 again without that imagery searing searing its way out from my memory. I have one story in response to that for you from Caitlin, but not something I can share on this public forum 😆

[@donnysarvis]

You're welcome!❤

[@davecurda2350]

This has to be the worst video of yours I’ve ever seen. A few minutes in and I had to shut the sound off what were you thinking? Usually I really love your channel and great projects you make but this one was a bust.

[@SawyerDesign]

Well thanks! Can’t win em all.

[@AbsoluteTU]

🤫

[@DamianLaCroix]

It might be (or not) a stool ... but clearly it's cool...

[@havocmaverick]

Murder weapon for a ritzy clue game.

[@ctfddftba]

Turn it on its side, use it as free standing mini book shelf

[@matthewhughes5759]

for the love of everything good and holy, will someone please tell me the name/artist of the song he's playing in these videos? it's so chill, but the syncopation also commands your attention. it's incredible

[@SawyerDesign]

Aryeh- True Self 🤙 open.spotify.com/track/44zPfxcbXHRlfUEIhK3l2V?si=iB0hCPcNQJSzlcj-DHt-vQ

[@matthewhughes5759]

@@SawyerDesign you're a saint. amazing videos. I subscribed and can't wait to see more amazing woodworking content from you.

[@victorsanchez7055]

Stool, The other meaning, sick! 😍

[@stankolodin5586]

Kids aren't made by hands... at least my mom says so.

[@mikehuber6675]

…no comment about Being a Gentleman, and Pushing your Stool in(to the vac-bag…?)?

[@SawyerDesign]

lol you would

[@mikehuber6675]

@@SawyerDesign Come on - you have to admit!! I even typed that, in my head, in your voice..

[@TabAtl]

You had me at sclerenchyma. 😂

[@SawyerDesign]

Haha I’m glad someone appreciates my specificity.

[@TabAtl]

@@SawyerDesign I had lots of biology and botany in college. Good luck with reproducing. You’re too amusing to not use your powers to embarrass the shit out of you own children. Your build for Saber was one of your best.

[@J4Julz]

Isn't it just the best word, so crunchily crisp? Right up there with dicotyledon

[@dolliemainor1156]

A step for little dog mini chi wa

[@marcovorberg7982]

There was a problem with your video on my mobile device at first, so that there were jast black and blurry color gradients on the screen and just your voice. with some comments saying, that you jumped the shark, i really thought you have released a video, where you just describe your working and didn't show it. I really "watched" the whole thing, just trying to follow your descriptions (i'm from germany and therefore, following and understanding your phrases was not that easy) until i read comments about your finished piece and that's when i tried it on my laptop and i have perfectly fine images 🙈 guess i will watch it again and now see, what you were talking about 🤷