Woodworking myths. (Yeah, you prolly don't want to glue end grain though)

26 Replies to “Woodworking myths. (Yeah, you prolly don't want to glue end grain though)”

1. Love your work 👍

2. I store my sandpaper on the side….to avoid blunting it

3. I place my steel hammer on the side to. Why?

   To look after the polished face 😁

4. Do one on sandpaper please 🙏

5. Great video

6. I just don’t like working with MDF. It’s dusty and really bad for you if you breathe it in.
   That said, there are exotic woods I hate working with too, that are equally bad for you and awful to work with in different ways. yeah Wenge, I’m looking at you. 😂

7. Hi Steve. Lovebthe videos. I don't care the content it's refreshing to see a good tradesman at work.

8. You’re the best, Steve!

9. Fantastic are always there.

10. Great vid Steve! Hope you're doing well 👍

11. Ive never seen you use a hand plane in any video. just sayin

12. Steve, the argument about solid wood versus manufactured wood is not so much about the strength or the stability of the wood, but rather it's physical appearance. Common… we all love to see a beautiful wood grain, especially if you can match a pattern.

13. Great video Steve. More please!

14. I would argue that solid wood furniture is better because it has less chemicals in it (MDF and particle boards release toxic gases. Don't have data on plywood)

    Second reason would be refinish/restauration possibility. A thin veneer can be easily sanded through. Solid wood will not have that problem.

15. When I was in 7th grade woodworking class (early 60's) our instructor would make us take planes apart and put back together if we set plane on sole. Interesting to see that as one of your points you are bringing up.

16. 5:00 Has this caused arbor envy?

17. 4:32 The real reason we revolted against England. We just KNEW this was coming!

18. If Fiskars made hand planes, would they not have a sole? (This is more of an audio thing…)

19. There is no denying the horrors of working with particle board though. MDF and good plywood are great, and sometimes more appropriate than solid wood. Particle board though, that's a pain, especially the cheapo low quality grades, it just busts on you wether you glue screw nail drill cut look at it.

20. good video,thanks

21. you made that long board out of short pieces and showed how easy it was to break up. how about doing a comparison by making one that is the same width but using long grain glue up and see how it holds up. one thing that everyone seems to not say when they are talking about end grain glue ups, is that they are stronger per square inch of surface being glued.

22. I love this video. Thank you! More myth videos would be great.

    I would like to first thank you for the biggest myth you've devoted this whole channel to busting – that woodworking has to be expensive. I have learned so much from your channel and I very much appreciate all that you do.

    One myth I have not (yet) performed my own tests on: Obviously sawdust is flammable, but I've heard that sawdust, like flour, can explode when heated under pressure. In fact flammability in general would be a good video topic for safety reasons (such as varnish-covered shop rags tossed into a closed trash can, keeping pressurized containers away from heat sources, etc.). Also electricity, including static; I know my dust collector pops sawdust like popcorn kernels after I've been using my planer.

    I would contest your statement that mitered joints are always weak, even for picture frames. In fact, I claim that this is (sometimes) a myth! I use Titebond Quick & Thick and a Harbor Freight strap clamp to hold them in place, nothing complicated. I tried to kill one a while back (it had been dry for days) when I was very bored. Throwing it did nothing. I ended up clamping one in a 6" vice and had to put most of my body weight into it to snap the joints. I hadn't reinforced them at all beyond the glue. The frame was made of cherry (really ugly cherry with some vugs in it, which is why it got used for experimentation), 5" x 7" and about an inch thick. I would say this myth is probably more likely to be true for bigger frames, but have not tested this. I mean, I wouldn't make furniture out of these joints, but the frames are decently sturdy for what they are meant to do.

23. Thanks Steve, as a manager for a retail woodworking store, I address these almost daily. I am going to draw on your knowledge to continue my own "myth busting"! Keep doing what you do! Thanks, Eric

24. I really like this however some things still aren't clear to me. So don't put your plane flat on a shelf, it could be that if the shelf is metal and the plane is metal, condensation could develop and cause it to rust? End grain gluing, the answer is, well maybe it works maybe it doesn't? I really wish your explanation and end clearly states why the myth is busted and what the "truth" is.

25. Love to see another one of these!

26. I thoroughly enjoyed this video! The subject was interesting and I'd like to see more, good work!

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