Tools you will ACTUALLY use

[@wittworks]

Plot twist: Jason Hibbs IS lying to you.

[@JasonGrissom]

😱 I knew it! #exposed

[@FastCapLLC]

Thanks for sharing, we are super happy you like our tape measures! Looking forward to your next video.

[@JasonGrissom]

Thank YOU so much for making such great and affordable tools!

[@BustedKnuckleWoodworks]

I just saw the shout out in the description! Thanks for the kind words my friend, it’s an honor and a pleasure to know you. May 2024 be the Year of the Grissom! 🚀

[@JasonGrissom]

Hey no problem Lee. I appreciate all your support and words of encouragement. I gotta put in the work but heres hoping! 🤞

[@katzmosestools]

Yeah buddy! Harry’s putty

[@JasonGrissom]

Yo buddy! 😂 Thanks for sharing the secret Jonathan!

[@westvirginiaminer3046]

I love my fast cap flexible tape. It measures round stuff perfectly.

[@JasonGrissom]

Great! Another tool I have to buy. Thanks alot. 🤦‍♂️🤣 just kidding. Kind of...

[@ewen832]

I have one of those pencils and I totally agree that they are a game changer for your workshop and your home.

[@JasonGrissom]

Thanks for sharing Ewen! I think what your really paying for is your sanity. It's so nice not to be looking all over for your pencil. 😂

[@DKlarations]

I do... I do have the Katz-Moses apron lol

[@TheSwedishMaker]

Loved the video! I need to get those drill bits. And the box looked really nice! And hey - thanks for the shout out. Keep the videos coming for 2024

[@JasonGrissom]

Thanks for watching Pierre! Yeah they're great man. And don't worry about it. Thank you for being there to answer my questions and offer words of encouragement when I need em'!

[@dardavdan]

Nice editing, like your style of video! You got a new sub 😁

[@JasonGrissom]

Well thank you very much! 🙏 happy to have you! I try and keep people entertained and hopefully get a few laughs in as well. Some KZbinrs forget that these videos aren't actually free for people...the viewer is paying with the most valuable asset of all, their time. So truthfully. Thank you. 🙏

[@startmaking1]

Well done Jason. I really enjoyed the whole video. The content was brilliant. But, from a yt stand point. The thumbnail was seriously clever, while being simple yet eye-catching. The filming and editing was on point and the whole video was well paced. Im no expert but i know me, i have a habit of getting twitchy around 7 mins into watching anything, very adhd in my viewing. But for all the reasons above i was hooked all the way through. Just one persons view but i hope it shows in the metrics. Loved it.

[@JasonGrissom]

Hey Mark! Thanks for watching. I was really proud of the thumbnail. I was worried it may be a bit too simple (I have a variation in the pocket that may help if it is) but so far it seems to be doing well. I actually really enjoy photography but rarely get to showcase it in a thumbnail so when this visual came into my mind I knew exactly how I needed to make the video to compliment it. Anyways. I could ramble on about that forever. 😂 But I appreciate your continued support so much. Honestly. Thank you so much. 🙏

[@DudeSawdust]

I just threw away a dull drill bit today. I was scared my house was about to burn down when I was drilling through the garage ceiling into a joist when I started to smell smoke created from the dull bit. Hmmm. Great video. Love the humor. I feel like I need more Grissom in my life.

[@JasonGrissom]

Oh no! 😬 yeah i'd be a bit freaked out too. Glad everything ended up ok and you trashed the bit. I'm glad you enjoyed the video Logan. Comments like yours are really what keep me motivated! Thank you so much for the continued support and heres to seeing/hearing A LOT more of me this year.

[@SteveBellCreates]

Loved the video Jason ! I love my Pica pencil and did you have a word with my wife coz she bought me a set of machine squares for Christmas 😂

[@JasonGrissom]

Thanks Steve! I did not. But you know what they say...great minds think alike. 😂

[@vulgarwoodworks]

Great project Jason. I was recently asked to make one, so I was hoping to see more of the build. I would contend that buying an inferior drill bit set is a necessity, insofar as it will let you know what size bits you frequently use, then pay the premium for indovidual bits. I have dozens of 1/8" bits for pilot holes, and maybe 5-6 slightly undersized bits (15/64, 23/32, 7/16, etc) as my boring bits. Nonstandard sizes allow for tighting fits, and then I dont have a significant imvestment in items i never use. I will say this, you can never have enough FastCaps. Pretty sure i have 4 lefty/righty, a Yellow metric only, and one of those Black flimsy tapes. I think my FastCap collection is becoming more of an addiction

[@JasonGrissom]

Thanks Jered! Yeah my plan was to show a lot of the build (I filmed a lot more) but in the edit I couldn't get the pacing right. I think i'll definitely try this style of a video again and have an idea of how to incorporate the "tool talk" and build a lot better. As far as your suggestion about drill bits thats actually a great idea. You obviously don't want to be buying a whole kit everytime your 1/8" bit burns out. I guess really what i'd steer people away from is a set of "general purpose" drill bits. At least in terms of working with wood.

[@brianhall9019]

I’m still laughing at “the point is”, right after you sharpened it. I see what you did there..and love you for it.

[@JasonGrissom]

🤣. I love that you picked up on that. I thought 1000% it was one of those things I did that NOO ONE was going to notice. Thank you so much Brian. 🙏 Another comment that made it all worth it.

[@RYwoodview]

I've used and like the FastCap tape measures a lot. I stumbled across the Komelon self-locking tape and that is now my first choice. Not because of any of the fancy features of the FastCap, but simply because it comes out locked. You only push the button to retract. Such a simple difference, but MUCH handier to use. No pressing to lock, then unlock to pull out more, then lock again. Who uses a tape measure and doesn't want it to stay put?

[@JasonGrissom]

Yeah it would be cool to see FastCap implement that feature. Even at the cost of a buck or 2. My 25ft craftsman tape has that and I love it. Especially when I'm marking multiple points along the tape measure at a time. Thanks for sharing another option for people though!

[@myRefuge3710]

Lol. I'm subscribing

[@JasonGrissom]

Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BustedKnuckleWoodworks]

Great video Jason… although I will say that of all the tools you mentioned, in my opinion the only one worth buying is the Fastcap tape.

[@JasonGrissom]

Thanks Lee! Fair enough. Hey, if we agree on one that's enough for me! 😁

[@joemccall8991]

Happy New Years brother

[@JasonGrissom]

Thanks Joe! Happy new years too you as well. 🥳

[@petrsidlo7614]

A bit of an essay about those pencils - if you dont work in an enviroment where often climb ladders or crawl somewhere, the expensive ones have no benefit. Cheaper pencil might have small and weak pocket clips and they will break if you catch on something, more robust clips like the one on Pica hold fine. Most annoying thing about pica is having to pull out the sheath to sharpen it, most other brand have sharpeners either on the sheath near the clip (meaning you can easily sharpen with one hand)or it screws into the top of the pencil. For my money, the best of the best is Hultafors, but for a shop enviroment a cheapo will do just fine (especially for people like me who use multiple of them for different colors).

[@JasonGrissom]

Great insight Petr! Thanks for pointing out the weak clip bit for the cheaper ones thats something that always stirred me away from them but you're not wrong. Having the strong clip can be a pain when you need to pull it out to sharpen. I'll have to check out the brand you mentioned. Thanks again for sharing. 🙏 Hope it helps others too!

[@gnshp8167]

I 100% agree with you there. These type of mechanical pencils (Pica/Hultafors, etc.) are very good for construction sites imo. but in a shop a "real" mechanical pencil is way better. If you got a 0.9mm pencil and good leads you never have to sharpen them and better leads won't break even if you use them on rougher stuff. Pica has now a "Fine Dry" which uses a 0.9mm lead but the tabs on the sheath always broke on mine which makes them useless.

[@JasonGrissom]

Hmm...looks like i'm going to have to look into this. At least for marking cut lines. I still really like the shading benefits and marking for sanding with the pica dry. But yeah. Maybe I should look into these options for general marking. 🤷‍♂️

[@johntbiv]

The black rubber outside of my FastCap tape measure also doubles as an eraser, no lie. Give it a try!

[@JasonGrissom]

🤣 What!? Really?? I gotta go test this...be right back.

[@johntbiv]

@@JasonGrissom so… how’d it work out for you? Also, congrats on your channel! Excited for your content this year. I hope you continue to feel supported and can thrive in the KZbin ecosystem!!!

[@JasonGrissom]

@@johntbiv Can confirm! What a crazy hack! TikTok would LOVE that one. I mean heck for 8 bucks its not even that crazy expensive of an eraser. 😂 I'm 100% going to remember that especially since the pica doesn't have an eraser. And thanks for the well wishes John. Much appreciated. This video was a "knocking off the dust" of sorts. Just gotta keep up the momentum! 💪

[@bierbarrel]

You forgot to mention that you can write on the side of the tape measure!

[@JasonGrissom]

Very true! Good point. Its an under rated feature honestly. It's really nice to have a place to scribble a couple measurements down in a pinch. Thanks for adding this one! 🙏

[@jimrosson6702]

Great video

[@JasonGrissom]

Thank you Jim! 🙏 Happy to hear you enjoyed it! Hope to keep making more.

[@3nertia]

$140 for a set of bits is insane ...

[@JasonGrissom]

That is insane! They typicaĺly are 80-90!? Not sure what's going on. Sorry about that.

[@rickpouley7561]

Love my pencil

[@JasonGrissom]

Thanks Rick! Do you also have a Pica brand pencil or something else? I know there are quite a few that people like out there.

[@rickpouley7561]

I have the Pica pencil... To me, it has the best lead, hard to break, and I like the fact that I can change the color of the lead when I sam working with a real dark wood so I can see my lines that I draw.. @@JasonGrissom

[@JasonGrissom]

Nice! Yeah I love mine. I'd like to pick up the Pica Fine Dry for marking more precise marks and use the original dry for shading cut outs and what not. I also saw they just came out with a scriber bit for the dry for metal marking and what not. Wouldn't mind getting one of those too. By the end of it i'll have a couple hundred bucks in pencils. 😂

[@rickpouley7561]

I did not know about the scriber bit.. I will have to look into this for sure! Thanks!! @@JasonGrissom

[@JasonGrissom]

No problem! Happy I could help.