Tools Review - Must Have for DIY Projects!

[@WoodworkJourney]

The honing guide looks good. I have the wide wheel Trend one and it’s super easy to situate a chisel on the wonk

[@HewAndAwe]

You’ll soon hit 10k then hit banggood up for their affiliate program 👍

[@WoodworkJourney]

@@HewAndAwe I think I’ve had an email asking if I’m interested, same with Temu, not bothered replying yet, I currently don’t have space for all the crap I currently have, let alone adding to it lol

[@HewAndAwe]

@@WoodworkJourney you could always use the tool you review and then do a giveaway dude, it’s extra income too. I get at least 2 emails from temu a week, they don’t get the hint!

[@WoodworkJourney]

@@HewAndAwe nah, I’ll wait until I’m set up properly, then I can use the stuff and torture test it. I’ve had a mitre gauge from Vevor for ages but not put a video out yet because I’ve not been able to dedicate the time to fully testing it

[@joncarter3038]

Hi Ben, another great video. Your humour, as always, has me laughing out loud. I'm surprised anyone comes back at you for what they've bought as, with everything in life, you pays yer money and takes yer chance. Keep up the fantastic work.

[@HewAndAwe]

Cheers dude, thanks for the complement!!!! It’s bugging me now, that line, “you pays your money…” remind me, where’s that from??

[@waldocorsair]

I think if you flip the saddle square around you can use the edge with markings close to the wood to get what you want.

[@HewAndAwe]

It’s to small for what I wanted it for dude.

[@kevinball-h7f]

Bit late with the comment, I had the same problem with the sharpening jig. The chisel was being held slightly higher on one side, you could clearly feel the burr developing on one side first, 2 minutes with a file sorted it, may have just been uneven finish. Hope this helpd someone.

[@dainermade]

I like anodised metal also. Timbecon here is Oz has a nice green selection

[@Jonas_Ritofsky]

Quick note on the honing guide and the mk 1 not putting out square sharpening on chisels etc/et al. After seeing your review I indeed got that jig, and it's a fantastic jig, what lets it down is in fact the wheels. After profusely using it, specially on top of a 80 grit diamond stone the wheels not only go, but they do start bending a little on the axis of the tightening screw (ever so slightly, bit bending nonetheless), which in fact then reflects on the chisel/plane iron your sharpening. Solution? Buy $hit loads of wheels, they're fairly inexpensive and what I found now, is that I have 80 grit wheels, 400/600/1000/8000/10000 grit wheels etc, works as charm. And yes, I am ubber OCD about sharpening so I found this out pretty much straight away. Hope this helps the folk.

[@HewAndAwe]

Have you put a square up against the chisel when in the jig to see if it sits square?

[@Jonas_Ritofsky]

@@HewAndAwe yep... it's/was square...

[@BischBaschBosch]

Way to do a review mate. No fat in the edit. I think I must be alone in have both ratchet and screw handle mft type clamps but, I always prefer the the screw type these days. I feel they grip tighter and, more importantly, they get in the way less when I'm putting the chair frames together.

[@HewAndAwe]

I don’t get that mate, how do they occupy any more space the ratchet clamps to the screw clamps? I can’t say I’ve used them much in a glue up of furniture as they’re to hectic with the amount of force.

[@BischBaschBosch]

@@HewAndAwe No, don't use em for glue ups but holding down frame parts I'm working on. I just mean the screw type are straight up and down whereas the ratchet, the levers all hamgin out one side before you tighten. That's got in the way often enough for me avoid em for that.🤷‍♂️

[@HewAndAwe]

@@BischBaschBosch gotchya, that makes sense 👍

[@martinfletcher2729]

Freedom units............. Keep up the good work

[@HewAndAwe]

Cheers dude, hope you have a lovely weekend 🍻🍻🍻

[@briansbuildsandoutdoors4936]

G'day Ben, I have a few of the Banggood tools and I think they are pretty good. I haven't had any fail as yet. All the best.

[@HewAndAwe]

Hey Brian, I haven’t either, mostly I don’t review them unless they work, banggood prefer it that way to.

[@AlexCBrandon]

Great vid. But they all are. Possibly a question to make your eyeballs roll so much they launch out of your head but how do you calibrate the square you use to check the Saddle Square?

[@HewAndAwe]

Cheers dude, same as any square, rip a straight edge on a board offer it up mark ya line, flip it and sinch up to the line, draw another and check they’re parallel, and check with a square you know is square. 👍

[@AlexCBrandon]

@@HewAndAwe so simple! Thanks!

[@derekhansen7508]

Nice one Ben. Just the facts, no waffle and genuine opinion without an agenda. Perfick😊!!

[@HewAndAwe]

Thanks mate, hope you had a lovely weekend!!! 🍻🖖🍻

[@jbenson9403]

I agree with you. I hate getting sawdust in my drawers too. Lol😂

[@HewAndAwe]

Chaff’s doesn’t it 😁

[@berniesr]

I bought one of those saddle squares and was surprised by the size. Happy enough with it though. Good review of the clamp and honing guide.

[@HewAndAwe]

I was just about to write “shame they don’t come 100mm”, but I think the penny just dropped, as they’re smaller they meet in the middle of 100mm FFS 😂 so actually better smaller 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@andyrogers5199]

Another great review Ben! Cheers bud

[@HewAndAwe]

Thank you Andy, hope you’ve had a wicked weekend 🍻🍻🍻

[@andyrogers5199]

Just on the plane back from Santorini….. f*cking fantastic weekend mate!😂

[@HewAndAwe]

@andyrogers5199 NOICE!!! 🍻🍻🍻

[@jamessparks4584]

Just found this video & I'll be watching more, you tell it like it is

[@HewAndAwe]

Cheers dude, nice to meet you 🍻🍻🍻

[@jamessparks4584]

Nice to meet you too

[@Woodneye-mc5jt]

You were supposed to get 2 saddle squares, the second one to transfer the measurement from the first ;-)

[@HewAndAwe]

The folks at Banggood don’t get that 😆

[@stevebettany8778]

Yes I did get the miniature toggle clamps no I’m not a shoe fetishist. Thanks for the video.

[@HewAndAwe]

Nor me, just love the colour red 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@michaelwillson6847]

Cracking review video m8 id love see your reaction to some temu products 😂😂 priceless would be. That shoulder square seems the bizz aswell may have to get me one them. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@HewAndAwe]

😂 …they email practically every day dude! They’re not getting the hint! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@michaelwillson6847]

@@HewAndAwe I reckon for shits and giggles you should do it. The videos seem do well ave seen on other UK channels. I've had few there things some them are surprisingly good tbh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@alexcollins9513]

Hi Ben, great vid pal. need to speak about patreon, think it's dropped off but won't allow resign, heard this from anyone else?

[@HewAndAwe]

Hi Alex, thanks mate! I don’t quite follow dude? You haven’t cancelled your membership as far as I can see on my patreon page.

[@alexcollins9513]

@@HewAndAwe OK pal, that's ok then. I was getting emails asking if I wanted to re join but it didn't work. Could just be a scam

[@HewAndAwe]

@@alexcollins9513 ..check you bank balance and see if the few quid came out last.

[@johnhutton5079]

Shinwa mate very reasonable

[@HewAndAwe]

Feels to me every time I review a tool that were being ripped off. The majority of things are made in china then shipped and sold were ever with a huge mark up, I can’t afford that shit.

[@PeanutsDadForever]

Thanks for your great videos. 🇦🇺👴🏻

[@HewAndAwe]

Thanks dude for the compliment, hope you had a lovely weekend 🍻🍻🍻

[@jamessparks4584]

Where are you located, I'm in the US

[@HewAndAwe]

I’m in the UK dude 👍

[@PeanutsDadForever]

Still not 500K viewers!? Fools! Such entertaining and informative videos. 👴🏻🇦🇺

[@HewAndAwe]

I wish I had the money to spend on a KZbin guru who could tell me what it is I’m doing wrong!!! I dont believe it’s a coincidence my vids mostly get to 5K views and then die 🤨

[@barrythomaswilliamso]

Hi. I've been watching your videos for years now and I have subscribed to your channel 3 times. KZbin keep un subscribing me for some strange reason. I don't know why but I'll keep watching and subscribing when I need to. I love the show so keep smiling mate. Be lucky. Barry.

[@HewAndAwe]

Thank you Barry, I really feel KZbin are holding my Chanel back, doesn’t matter how many vids my ad revenue does go up, I get 200 subs a month, channels with zero value get more subs than me, all my vids go dead after about 5k views, can’t find lots of my vids in search, im defo not flavour of the month in woke KZbin eyes 😔

[@HewAndAwe]

I wonder Barry if you could do me a favour if you can that is, if you can replicate the problem doing a screen recording and send it to me please? Then I’d something concrete to argue with KZbin, they’ll just tell me to do one as it is.

[@richardmorris7508]

Great vid mate….. who says size doesn’t matter 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@HewAndAwe]

…as long as it’s enough to fill a pram 😂

[@elchimpo9590]

Can’t believe no one’s commented yet Happy merry Easter !

[@HewAndAwe]

Easter? I’m not up to scratch with my holidays cause moi never had them, pretty sure Easter has passed though, pardon the pun 😆

[@jennessalynam7682]

I'm a female who watches your videos and it doesn't bother me when you say dude. Mainly because most of my female friends say dude to other females too. 😂 Great video. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@HewAndAwe]

Was more meant in the comments section to be honest, so many don’t use their first name so makes it difficult to know who’s who, better still, what. It should be law, first name in the handle, then what ever garble ya like after that, would make things a bit more personal too, for replying, it’s nicer when you can use their first name, like “thank you Jenne for the complement!” instead of “yeah thanks!” I’ve never ever heard a woman, call another woman “dude!” before, that’s for sure!!! 😳

[@jennessalynam7682]

@@HewAndAwe Yeah that makes sense. I totally understand and agree. I guess maybe it's only a thing here where I live where a female friend will call another female friend "dude." Btw I live in Texas. Lol

[@HewAndAwe]

Sorry for the late reply, for some reason this was in my blocked for being offensive filter - no idea why! Maybe the word female is now considered offensive by woke YT.

[@jennessalynam7682]

@@HewAndAwe In today's world, I wouldn't doubt it. 🤣

[@philipwalker1243]

Bangin

[@HewAndAwe]

I haven’t heard that saying in a looooong time

[@skippylippy547]

I love my red saddle square. It's sexy as hell. 🤣😂

[@HewAndAwe]

Seems they knew what they were doing when they used red, festool went green - muppets! 😆

[@simonr6793]

From 1% to 9% 🤔, Ben the stub muffin in the house 🫡.

[@HewAndAwe]

I wouldn’t have it said 😆 it’s odd though, been doing this for over 4 years and always was 1% then this year happened, I’m hoping they’re the old fashion women, the ones with out cocks.

[@simonr6793]

@@HewAndAwe 😅🤣😂🤣😅😳fekking 🤯 isn't it, what the hell is happening to this world!!!

[@HewAndAwe]

It’s all by design imo mate 😔