Yes the design and change as needed building is great. As a new woodworker I do that alot. Nice to see how you over come things that don't go as planned. Keep up the great vids and thanks
Totally love the honesty of a project like this. Built for a purpose, trying new things, happy accidents along the way, functional in the end. Love hearing and seeing your thoughts throughout. Cheers, Marc!
I did like the format. I'm sorry to see that you had a hiccup, but I'm glad you took the time to point it out. We all at some point will make a mistake and seeing other people's solutions can be the springboard that helps us resolve our own mistakes. Thanks again.
I like the less planned build. It gives you a better chance to explain the thought process as you go through it. No plan survives the initial point of contact... So sometimes seeing it evolve helps as much as seeing the finished product.
I do like the free styling, first its low pressure and fun, second, you come up with ideas and techniques you may not of done on a non free style project. Thanks Mark
I LOVE the no-plan style, more than the execution of techniques, it gives us a window into how you go about problem solving on the fly, which is probably where most of our 'amateur' projects show their warts.
i tumbled in to your video by chance, and now i find that i am watching your videos more than any other wood worker, keep up your good work and thanks for all the tips that you keep on passing as you go along.
While WW is not always simple and easy; design and attention to details is always touch for me. Thanks for the great content and design. Thanks for the great channel
I love working on and watching projects without a clear plan taking shape. Being able to make small changes and try out different techniques really help me learn what works well, what to pay close attention to, and ultimately how to make better plans for future projects.
I think a balance of fun, practical, "easier" projects and the more in depth very professional projects is a good idea. It gives those that are starting something to work with and build up to as their skills grow.
After listening to the last episode of Woodtalk and feeling sad :-(, watching Marc back to building more *small* projects again has made my day. Thanks and keep it up. :-)
I would like to add he only failed due to hipster flannel when Norm rolled his selves the cuffs were the same color as the rest of the shirt lol can't blame the flannel man
Thanks for not acting like skip planing will result in a perfectly flat board. This caused a lot of frustration for me starting out with no jointer and I really wasted a lot of time and material thinking it was going to work like other content suggested.
I really like this type of project. It's fun to take 15 minutes and watch a project happen. It's also a quality project that's not too intimidating and makes it easy for us to modify it in our own way. I can see myself doing something like this to warm up before diving into a guild project.
I really liked the approach you took to this video. It didn't feel too fast, and it was really fun to see how you thought through the project on the fly and adapted when things didn't work out quite the way you intended at first.
I think a lot of woodworkers wing it while making small projects. This is why I think this stile video will help a lot of people. Keep up the great work. Thanks
I love this kind of thing. I think it lets us see inside your mind from a creative and problem solving aspect that would normally all be hidden in the planning phase. And for someone who loves woodworking but isn't especially creative himself, I love this kind of thing.
I actually love this type of build. I don't have time to start a guild project right now, so this is a phenomenal way to get in the shop. It also serves a use, which is even better.
These are the type videos I started watching you for. When you started migrating away from these type videos I started looking for others who were doing them. These give great ideas and help inspire me to try new things that I otherwise might not consider or think of. Thank you. Missed these type videos. I am a hands on person, so seeing the hands on experience with the explanations of why or why not to do something are always great. Your project designs are very enjoyable as well.
This project looks fantastic, I for one enjoyed this style of designing on the fly, as it showed us the thought processes behind each element, to create a cohesive result. An important lesson for everyone.
I like the free form projects where you talk about your design thought-process. Some of us struggle with design and it’s good to get to follow along in refinement as things don’t exactly as planned. Thanks mark!
I miss the old TWW intro. Glad we still get a little TWW trumpets at the end. I like this build/video style mixed in. Not all projects are totally planned out. Fun to see the tequniques in a less stressful build to practice for when it really counts. Thanks Marc!
Absolutely loved this build. Just following where the wood and your "FEEL" took you. Sometimes this are the most honest videos and I hope to see more in the future!!!
You're definitely the most thorough and precise woodworker on RUclips. Love watching everything you make, especially when you get to add your own touch to it.
I love this kind of build making woodworking less of a science and much more approachable for hobby woodworkers. That said your level of skill, attention to detail, and smooth design, is still very much high end and signals top quality and luxury. I love it!
This is the kind of project I remember from some of your first videos years ago. I am a relatively new woodworker that has built up my tool chest over a few years to a decent setup and have built a few projects. This is the type of project that is perfect for people like me as well as more advanced woodworkers. It gives you the chance to work with some absolutely beautiful wood without having to spend too much. It also give you the chance to work on perfecting some very useful techniques. I guess its kind of a transition point for people like me to help go from maybe "advanced newbie" to "beginner intermediate" woodworker. Anyway, if you still read the comments, yes, more videos like this please.
I really enjoyed this Marc. It's great to see you free wheeling and explaining the "on the fly" decisions. I'd love to see this type of build thrown into your rotation!
I enjoyed this very much. You see a good deal of the thought process that goes into the creation of the final piece. When plans are made first on a computer, most of those thought processes have already happened by the time the project gets to the shop.
Really enjoyed the off the cuff build! The improvised skills you show to fix something that didnt turn out the way you had envisioned is really awesome!
I absolutely like and benefit from this presentation style. You provided clear instructions for the project and have some very good tips and insights through different stages of the process. The length of the presentation suited the project well. Thank you. I would enjoy seeing more projects like these from you as time allows.
I did something similar for shoes. I had no plans and I actually used curly maple live edge for a cabinet top. It came out well and fits the farmhouse style of our place.
I enjoyed the video. It's not to often we go to the shop without a detailed plan on what we are going to do. Turned out very nice and showed some interesting techniques in the build.
Mark this was great. First it reminds all of us that spontaneity and occasionally problem solving are a good part of wood working, items we sometimes forget. The problem solving has value because issues arise in most all builds and we all need to practice solving them. Thanks, you can do builds like this anytime.
I do like this format. As you tried things, I was projecting those tricks/techniques onto a project that I am working on. It seems that I learned more from this project then some of the other projects. Thank you for sharing.
I'm a fan of this kind of play-and-have-fun project, and also the more complex, design-intensive stuff... Mostly though I'm a fan of you enjoying what you're doing, because that means better projects for us and more of them, so it's a win all around. 😊
Even though it was a relatively small project, it contained so many essential woodworking techniques that it seems almost like a mini-master course in G&G. I for one welcome any project like this that you feel like building. It doesn't have to be a monumental project every time; small projects are extremely worthwhile and pack a lot of info in an easily digestible timeframe.
Im a very inexperienced beginner to woodworking. However, with that said I work along side my dad. Who's a retired 45yr master carpenter. So I've worked with wood forever. But never to do "fine woodworking". I'm in the middle of building my first woodworking workbench. And I'm extremely excited to get into this stage of things. So thank you for the inspiration to continue down this path.
Great work love the wood contrast. I do like the free flowing projects better it is what got me into wood working. I also don't believe I have ever done a single project that I did not over complicate.
Spagmatic says “I’ll take a light pass on the jointer and planer”. Hairy giggler said every one of your passes is “light”. I like the build Marc. The small details show your talent. And damn I love that incra sled. ❤️❤️❤️
I’m a very visual learner so watching this video really helped me understand some good basic concepts you talk about in your Hybrid Woodworking book. Great project!
Love this video! Please do more of these quick, fun, weekend-build type videos. Even though I’ll probably never make an overly fancy shoe rack, I’ll use some of these techniques (mortise template, tenon glue-ups, etc.) on other projects. I really appreciate you making this, and making it fun!
I think this is a really nice piece, and I like watching you figure out as you go what you want the end product to be. I often plan a project out then as I go figure out the smaller details to make it interesting.
Completely love random builds like this! I have a career that involves tons of planning so when I get in my shop the last thing I want is structure or plans. It’s my time to be creative!
Enjoy these as well! This could morph from a shoe rack into a book shelf or shrink it to spice rack . And the fun details nobody notices but the one who made it. We make things that satisfy clients why not the occasional one that's fun and functional for us? Keep them coming!
please show more content like this , I LOVE THIS !! just go and make something with minimal planning and end up with an incredible looking piece ..... this is how my grampa made things !!!
Nice project. That curly maple is outstanding. I prefer round tenons but that's because I find it easier to round the tenon corners. It was nice to see your method of squaring up the mortices though. I always find a little something that can help me in your videos. Thanks for sharing.
So beautiful wood ! This way to build is also my favourite way, solve problems as they occur, not at advance :-) Always have fun in the workshop, when you are building. It's a pleasure to watch you. Greetings from Denmark.
I *love* this build. These are my favorite kinds of builds in my shop too -- just kinda figuring things out on the fly a bit, experimenting, worrying a little less about the final product and just enjoying the journey.
It's good to see you in this fashion of video. Even as a guild member, it's fun to just sit back and watch a build from start to finish. Looking forward to more in 2019
Just the way I like to work in my shop too! I spend a lot of time thinking about a project before I start - visualising what I want - then I put those ideas into practice in the construction. The little problems / challenges that come up along the way are what really make woodworking enjoyable for me, particularly developing the solutions that make it all work :) - a bit like how you modified the design to 'balance' the gap between the vertical sides. Nice one, thanks for the video...
I think this was a nice and fun video. Even though the design isn't something I would make, the "freestyling" shows exactly the stuff that is needed for someone else to freestyle something similar for them selves. Keep 'em coming. Ideas + tips and tricks are really interesting. Specific projects with detailed plans have an important place, but are easily not applicable if you don't need that specific thing.
Great Video and Project Marc. I really enjoyed the format of you having an idea but designing as you went. Always fun to see how others plan and then resolve any issues.
Turned out real nice. Would love to see more off the top of dome type of build without plans. It makes for more creative and unique builds like this one.
I really appreciated this video, because I value your process and how you adapt to things you may not like. Good to see your method, and apply it to my own. Great content as always
This is great. Woodworking is supposed to be fun and that's why I do it. I like seeing someone having fun like they should.
Yes the design and change as needed building is great. As a new woodworker I do that alot. Nice to see how you over come things that don't go as planned. Keep up the great vids and thanks
Totally love the honesty of a project like this. Built for a purpose, trying new things, happy accidents along the way, functional in the end. Love hearing and seeing your thoughts throughout. Cheers, Marc!
The fixups to problems are good content and at times teach about getting out of potential dead ends.
You dont make mistakes. You have happy accidents.
I could not agree more.
I did like the format. I'm sorry to see that you had a hiccup, but I'm glad you took the time to point it out. We all at some point will make a mistake and seeing other people's solutions can be the springboard that helps us resolve our own mistakes. Thanks again.
Love these type of videos. Way more practical and attainable for those of us who don't have as much time in the shop as they would like.
I like the less planned build. It gives you a better chance to explain the thought process as you go through it. No plan survives the initial point of contact... So sometimes seeing it evolve helps as much as seeing the finished product.
I do like the free styling, first its low pressure and fun, second, you come up with ideas and techniques you may not of done on a non free style project. Thanks Mark
I LOVE the no-plan style, more than the execution of techniques, it gives us a window into how you go about problem solving on the fly, which is probably where most of our 'amateur' projects show their warts.
i tumbled in to your video by chance, and now i find that i am watching your videos more than any other wood worker, keep up your good work and thanks for all the tips that you keep on passing as you go along.
While WW is not always simple and easy; design and attention to details is always touch for me. Thanks for the great content and design. Thanks for the great channel
I love working on and watching projects without a clear plan taking shape. Being able to make small changes and try out different techniques really help me learn what works well, what to pay close attention to, and ultimately how to make better plans for future projects.
I think a balance of fun, practical, "easier" projects and the more in depth very professional projects is a good idea. It gives those that are starting something to work with and build up to as their skills grow.
After listening to the last episode of Woodtalk and feeling sad :-(, watching Marc back to building more *small* projects again has made my day. Thanks and keep it up. :-)
Lol 10:42 “I can only attempt this because I’m wearing flannel”. Fun vid Marc!
I would like to add he only failed due to hipster flannel when Norm rolled his selves the cuffs were the same color as the rest of the shirt lol can't blame the flannel man
NORMS GOT 2 THUMBS UP.
This is something that has been on my to do list for a long time....like 8 yrs lol. One day I will forge one...one day. Thanks for the upload
I really enjoy the wing-it videos. It is fun to see other people approach problem solving in different ways.
Thanks for not acting like skip planing will result in a perfectly flat board. This caused a lot of frustration for me starting out with no jointer and I really wasted a lot of time and material thinking it was going to work like other content suggested.
I like these types of builds, small projects that are achievable in most home workshops yet test your skills.. Nice.
Love the methodology used here. Great clean project and the final product shows the care and thought out into it.
I really like this type of project. It's fun to take 15 minutes and watch a project happen. It's also a quality project that's not too intimidating and makes it easy for us to modify it in our own way. I can see myself doing something like this to warm up before diving into a guild project.
I really liked the approach you took to this video. It didn't feel too fast, and it was really fun to see how you thought through the project on the fly and adapted when things didn't work out quite the way you intended at first.
I think a lot of woodworkers wing it while making small projects. This is why I think this stile video will help a lot of people. Keep up the great work. Thanks
Reminded me of an old school wood whisperer video - loved it!
I thought the same thing. Definitely has Eastern design elements that were prevalent in Marc's early builds.
Really good video. I especially liked the "unplanned" process and the attention you showed in the jig building. Thanks Mark.
I love this kind of thing. I think it lets us see inside your mind from a creative and problem solving aspect that would normally all be hidden in the planning phase. And for someone who loves woodworking but isn't especially creative himself, I love this kind of thing.
I actually love this type of build. I don't have time to start a guild project right now, so this is a phenomenal way to get in the shop. It also serves a use, which is even better.
These are the type videos I started watching you for. When you started migrating away from these type videos I started looking for others who were doing them. These give great ideas and help inspire me to try new things that I otherwise might not consider or think of. Thank you. Missed these type videos. I am a hands on person, so seeing the hands on experience with the explanations of why or why not to do something are always great. Your project designs are very enjoyable as well.
Love the fun you had making this. That is what this type of project is all about.
Not happy Wood Talk is over but I am happy we will get more Wood Whisperer content! Thanks for the video. Super cool build.
I like this, seeing how woodworkers modify a design or fix mistakes is one of the most helpful for me in my shop
This project looks fantastic, I for one enjoyed this style of designing on the fly, as it showed us the thought processes behind each element, to create a cohesive result. An important lesson for everyone.
I love these kinds of builds. It's how I build more often than not, so seeing you fixing mistakes that come from improvisation is especially helpful.
Fun AND instructive. I really like the build/video because that's the way I build a lot of things - "How can I get what I need out of what I have."
I like the free form projects where you talk about your design thought-process. Some of us struggle with design and it’s good to get to follow along in refinement as things don’t exactly as planned. Thanks mark!
Even your mdf is fancy.
I miss the old TWW intro. Glad we still get a little TWW trumpets at the end. I like this build/video style mixed in. Not all projects are totally planned out. Fun to see the tequniques in a less stressful build to practice for when it really counts. Thanks Marc!
Absolutely loved this build. Just following where the wood and your "FEEL" took you. Sometimes this are the most honest videos and I hope to see more in the future!!!
You're definitely the most thorough and precise woodworker on RUclips. Love watching everything you make, especially when you get to add your own touch to it.
Love videos that DON'T USE CNC tools. Keeping the craft alive. Great build, great video. May be my next project.
I love this kind of build making woodworking less of a science and much more approachable for hobby woodworkers. That said your level of skill, attention to detail, and smooth design, is still very much high end and signals top quality and luxury. I love it!
This is the kind of project I remember from some of your first videos years ago. I am a relatively new woodworker that has built up my tool chest over a few years to a decent setup and have built a few projects. This is the type of project that is perfect for people like me as well as more advanced woodworkers. It gives you the chance to work with some absolutely beautiful wood without having to spend too much. It also give you the chance to work on perfecting some very useful techniques. I guess its kind of a transition point for people like me to help go from maybe "advanced newbie" to "beginner intermediate" woodworker. Anyway, if you still read the comments, yes, more videos like this please.
I really enjoyed this Marc. It's great to see you free wheeling and explaining the "on the fly" decisions. I'd love to see this type of build thrown into your rotation!
I enjoyed this very much. You see a good deal of the thought process that goes into the creation of the final piece. When plans are made first on a computer, most of those thought processes have already happened by the time the project gets to the shop.
This was a good balance of using hand tools and machinery to achieve a realistic goal for the average woodworker.
Keep freewheeling!! It's great to see / hear the design process and also the errors you find along the way.
These projects are more manageable to complete over a day or two. Very nice work.
Really enjoyed the off the cuff build! The improvised skills you show to fix something that didnt turn out the way you had envisioned is really awesome!
I absolutely like and benefit from this presentation style. You provided clear instructions for the project and have some very good tips and insights through different stages of the process. The length of the presentation suited the project well. Thank you. I would enjoy seeing more projects like these from you as time allows.
I love the contrast of the two wood colors, espcially the tenons.
I love this type of project and a throwback to your vids of the past. Where style meets day-to-day living; yes, more of these please!
I like these kinds of builds. Watching makers work through problems or try new things is very enjoyable.
Long-time watcher, first time posting- love this style. Definitely keep it up…two years later…
I did something similar for shoes. I had no plans and I actually used curly maple live edge for a cabinet top. It came out well and fits the farmhouse style of our place.
Vote: I like the free flow presentation style. Still chocked full of useful tips & techniques. Thanks!
I enjoyed the video. It's not to often we go to the shop without a detailed plan on what we are going to do. Turned out very nice and showed some interesting techniques in the build.
Love seeing both the techniques and the thinking process on this sort of video. Thanks!
You’re right on two things: I probably won’t ever make this, AND I learned a trick. Ok maybe 7 tricks. I’d love more of those please! 🙏🏻
Mark this was great. First it reminds all of us that spontaneity and occasionally problem solving are a good part of wood working, items we sometimes forget. The problem solving has value because issues arise in most all builds and we all need to practice solving them. Thanks, you can do builds like this anytime.
I really like this format, it's easier to follow along and definitely more entertaining.
Great little project! It almost feels like going back to your old podcast days, just a little more refined.
Great video! Practical build where you let inspiration choose the path to the final product. Also the flannel is a great shop tip. I'll have stock up.
I do like this format. As you tried things, I was projecting those tricks/techniques onto a project that I am working on. It seems that I learned more from this project then some of the other projects. Thank you for sharing.
I'm a fan of this kind of play-and-have-fun project, and also the more complex, design-intensive stuff... Mostly though I'm a fan of you enjoying what you're doing, because that means better projects for us and more of them, so it's a win all around. 😊
Even though it was a relatively small project, it contained so many essential woodworking techniques that it seems almost like a mini-master course in G&G. I for one welcome any project like this that you feel like building. It doesn't have to be a monumental project every time; small projects are extremely worthwhile and pack a lot of info in an easily digestible timeframe.
Great vid! I never have a plan when I’m building. I just look around the shop and see what I have and figure out what I can make.
Im a very inexperienced beginner to woodworking. However, with that said I work along side my dad. Who's a retired 45yr master carpenter. So I've worked with wood forever. But never to do "fine woodworking". I'm in the middle of building my first woodworking workbench. And I'm extremely excited to get into this stage of things. So thank you for the inspiration to continue down this path.
I think a lot of us hobbyist build this way, so its good seeing someone of your caliber building on the fly.
Marc - this is great and shows us all to chill a bit on our projects. More please!
Love the build and presentation style. Short enough to watch and nice to see your techniques.
Your approach to this project is how I approach virtually every one. A idea roughly sketched out with dimensions
Love the throw back to the classic format. Hope to see more from you.
Nice, exactly the kind of video I'm keen to see more of. Really enjoy the process of design while building!
The figure on that maple was amazing! It's always great to be able to have some creative fun in the shop. Journey before destination.
Great job. Always love the humor. It is a good project to show techniques and I appreciate that.
Love these quick city unstructured projects.
Great work love the wood contrast. I do like the free flowing projects better it is what got me into wood working. I also don't believe I have ever done a single project that I did not over complicate.
Spagmatic says “I’ll take a light pass on the jointer and planer”.
Hairy giggler said every one of your passes is “light”.
I like the build Marc. The small details show your talent. And damn I love that incra sled. ❤️❤️❤️
You, sir, are the measuring stick that all of us compare ourselves against. Amazing!
I’m a very visual learner so watching this video really helped me understand some good basic concepts you talk about in your Hybrid Woodworking book. Great project!
Creative, imaginative and excellent wood & grain combinations. More, please!
Love this video! Please do more of these quick, fun, weekend-build type videos. Even though I’ll probably never make an overly fancy shoe rack, I’ll use some of these techniques (mortise template, tenon glue-ups, etc.) on other projects. I really appreciate you making this, and making it fun!
This is old school Marc personified...love the video presentation and all the little subtle techniques. More like this...and more flannel!!!
I think this is a really nice piece, and I like watching you figure out as you go what you want the end product to be. I often plan a project out then as I go figure out the smaller details to make it interesting.
Completely love random builds like this! I have a career that involves tons of planning so when I get in my shop the last thing I want is structure or plans. It’s my time to be creative!
Enjoy these as well! This could morph from a shoe rack into a book shelf or shrink it to spice rack . And the fun details nobody notices but the one who made it. We make things that satisfy clients why not the occasional one that's fun and functional for us? Keep them coming!
please show more content like this , I LOVE THIS !! just go and make something with minimal planning and end up with an incredible looking piece ..... this is how my grampa made things !!!
Nice project. That curly maple is outstanding. I prefer round tenons but that's because I find it easier to round the tenon corners. It was nice to see your method of squaring up the mortices though. I always find a little something that can help me in your videos. Thanks for sharing.
This video fills all the squares; informational, entertaining and relevant. Time to get in the shop and make some sawdust!
So beautiful wood ! This way to build is also my favourite way, solve problems as they occur, not at advance :-) Always have fun in the workshop, when you are building.
It's a pleasure to watch you.
Greetings from Denmark.
I *love* this build. These are my favorite kinds of builds in my shop too -- just kinda figuring things out on the fly a bit, experimenting, worrying a little less about the final product and just enjoying the journey.
I like seeing the process you go through Marc. I'd enjoy more like this...
It's good to see you in this fashion of video. Even as a guild member, it's fun to just sit back and watch a build from start to finish. Looking forward to more in 2019
Thumbs up Marc! I agree with you - projects like this are fun and are probably how a lot of us tackle our own projects.
I can tell you had a blast just letting your creative juices flow. Nice job!
Just the way I like to work in my shop too! I spend a lot of time thinking about a project before I start - visualising what I want - then I put those ideas into practice in the construction. The little problems / challenges that come up along the way are what really make woodworking enjoyable for me, particularly developing the solutions that make it all work :) - a bit like how you modified the design to 'balance' the gap between the vertical sides. Nice one, thanks for the video...
I think this was a nice and fun video. Even though the design isn't something I would make, the "freestyling" shows exactly the stuff that is needed for someone else to freestyle something similar for them selves. Keep 'em coming. Ideas + tips and tricks are really interesting. Specific projects with detailed plans have an important place, but are easily not applicable if you don't need that specific thing.
Great Video and Project Marc. I really enjoyed the format of you having an idea but designing as you went. Always fun to see how others plan and then resolve any issues.
Awesome video Marc. Love to see your passion for the craft is alive and well.
Turned out real nice. Would love to see more off the top of dome type of build without plans. It makes for more creative and unique builds like this one.
I really appreciated this video, because I value your process and how you adapt to things you may not like. Good to see your method, and apply it to my own. Great content as always
Like this style of presentation a lot and even with (or maybe because of) the flipancy I still learned something