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Cheese, I enjoy your tone and your projects. I don't do any woodwork but I love watching and learning. You never know what tip or trick might come in handy. Thanks for sharing those. Keep up the good work. God bless! New sub. 🤗
Community I realize this video is a year old, but when I happened upon it I was impressed with your honesty. I was also impressed with your positive attitude and encouragement. I’m a 70 year old gal who is very recently widowed. I have always loved woodworking and have dusted off some old tools to escape my heartbreak even for a bit and occupy my mind by creating with wood. I’m shocked at the crazy cost of wood (my income was cut in half at the loss of my husband and I am retired) so starting small with kids stools. Woodworking lifts my spirits. And this, I’m sure, you understand! Short story long, I subscribed out of support to you. Good people deserve good things. Good on you!
sorry for your loss you sound like a lovely person and i say good on you for giving wood working a crack me i am not into wood but mettle and have the toys and use them a lot for myself plus make the odd thing for the market but sadly not much as i would like now as i have lost my left leg due to an infection no not diabetic but am slowly getting back into it as not easy to stand and measure things but bit better now thanks to a false leg keep up your woodwork and Cheers for your future
Cheese! WAY TO GO TODD!! It has been an exciting 45 minutes on my end. Discovering that you even exist and make great wood working videos and then that you were almost obliterated by a huge faceless techno giant, learning about walrus butter and then that Todd exists and sort of fixed your problem. This has been better than any big budget movie that I have seen in a while. All while drinking my morning coffee, eating a bagel and getting ready for work. ABSOLUTELY!!! We need more kindness everywhere. Treat people like you want to be treated! Take care!
Good job my friend. 42 years in business has taught me that tenacity is required for success and one unspoken trait to success is blind ambition, blind ambition helps up break down barriers that you wouldn't otherwise attempt. I was accidentally launched into the plastics business about 40 years ago knowing nothing about plastics. Knowing today what I know, I would never have attempted the venture that supported over 500 families for many years. Good Luck young man.
Funny thing is they could solve this with little investment. Since they have a lot of accounts that are "beyond reproach", such as major OLs and "influencers", with lots of followers, they could outsource such cases to a committee of these dudes so they'd review the channel and vote on it. That would have positive publicity for both the company and the OLs and put a human face on the company.
Cheese man I just seen this video,glad you got your account fixed,big shout out to Todd, I’m a retired woodworker and I’m hoping you can make your way through your life of woodworking enjoyable ✌🏻
Cheese... When you asked your viewers to reach out to other RUclips creators, I got a little teary eyed. That was very heartfelt and thoughtful. We need more of that in this world! Thank you for the inspiration!
Cheese! You sir, are a class act, and an excellent communicator. So happy this crisis had a good resolution. I personally am inspired to support you and similar RUclipsrs in any way I can. Thank you for taking the time to explain this so throughly
Cheese - inspiring. I'm a beginner for the last couple of years slowly growing my shop and really appreciate your humor and your humanity. Wish you all the best
CHEESE - I always appreciate not only your woodworking videos but how transparent you are about your business. It's a great value to the community. Thank God for Todd!
Cheese wiz you was here. Been following your oddysey and am really impressed by your devotion to being ethical and your perseverance . Also am in awe at the volume and creativity of your designs. Looks to me like nothing can stop you. Really glad you are still going forward and not letting idiocy of others hold you back. " illegitimus non carborundom" Thank you for all your long work , and not giving up. It shows a fine example for the community .
Eric, 2022 was an emotional roller coaster ride for you. What impressed me is your polite but determined approach to gain the answer you deserved and finally received. Along with your enthusiasm and dedicated approach to encourage us to get into our workshops is highly commendable. As a retired 70 yr old cabinet maker it is so encouraging to see younger guys like you sharing their passion learning to use power tools and enjoying the results. Well done, best wishes from New Zealand
When you talked about getting a lawyer, and said you worried that the content was just gone, I winced. One of the lessons I hope you learned from this is to make sure that you have all of your content backed up locally or on another service. I am relieved and grateful that you managed to get it back.
I don't think it was the content that he was concerned about. He surely has all the raw footage, and the rendered final, on his computer and likely a backup drive. He mentioned that the data on his account being gone would make it worthless. I believe the data he refers to is his followers and the views/engagement on his content.
RUclips constantly sends me offers for their premium subscriptions to be able to watch RUclips created content. I have no desire to watch professionally created content. That's why I no longer watch the content created on TV or cable. I find the content created by ordinary folks far more interesting.
Probing once again you are the big " cheese" when it comes to having true integrety! Glad to hear you are back up and running and have the technical issues ironed out. Praise be to Todd, we need more exemplary employees like him in the social media industry.
Cheese, Todd, truly has a great heart and I could support, as a RN, I commend everyone who goes out of their way to help others, ( like YOU)it will always come back to you. Thank you!
Cheese-y that a software company as big as IG, FB, YT, lack the employees to handle the customer service volume. As a software developer, I understand the unfortunate consequences of bugs. But there should always be human Intervention to support victims of these bugs. Glad you're back online.
Why should they be concerned with it? Their business is not supporting creators or even about making a space for people to showcase themselves to the world. It only about add revenue. And anything that reduces add revenue is irrelevant. Your tiny spec of a channel is irrelevant to them. And to house and support a customer support staff would significantly decrease profits from add revenue. The guy that helped fix this creators problem was an IT guy that manages servers he is not customer support. Understand the monster your dancing with.
Cheese! - I just bought a used Craftsman table saw and am working on getting it cleaned up and usable. I'm really enjoying your videos and thank you for your teaching, encouragement and inspiration!
I'm guessing they really do not care about customer service. That concept really doesn't exist anymore. At least it doesn't exist as I've known it to be for most of my life. :(
Cheese, I was so surprised by what you had to go through and it gave me a lot of insight to social media. Thank you for sharing your experience. You have inspired me to continue moving forward with my new found passion in woodworking.
Cheese...Congratulations of getting your page reinstated and I applaud your positivity and integrity towards your former sponsors. I wish you we for the future of your business and brand.
I’m sorry for what you went through, but the way you have handled this, and the way you stayed true to your principles show that you are truly a man of integrity, your credibility has been enhanced by this unfortunate event. Good luck and well done! 👍
Cheese! Just wanted to show support and say I'm glad it worked out finally! And good for you for taking the hard road and saying farewell to the companies that are only in it for themselves. I'm also getting going from no experience or training and having small spaces, so I can relate to your videos. Don't think I'll be going the social media route, but glad you have!
Cheetah - I am so happy that you were able to get your accounts straightened out. You do a great job getting your enjoyment out to the rest of us, Thanks for all your work
Good job telling the “fair weather business partners” to beat it!! Never put all your eggs in one basket. I look forward to your future projects, keep steaming forward.
cheese - I am also glad to hear he told them to take a hike and as much as I am curious to know who they are, I agree with his decision to not disclose that. It's a detail I am ok with always being in the dark on.
CHEESE - I applaud your professionalism in how you handled the ridiculous "software error". I had seen many of your videos, but this is the one that made me subscribe. Keep up the integrity.
CHEESE! Great response to sponsors who attempted to re-establish relationship with you after they dropped you without investigating what was truly going on. I'd prefer not to do business with them but understand the need for you not to go down that path. Great moral compass you have, very hard to find today!
Cheese! Great news Eric! Glad that you got your Instagram account straight and "Todd" was a good guy and was willing and able to get involved. Looking forward to what you have planned in the future. :)
Cheese - Thanks for your video. I appreciate your attitude and your response to the situation you were put in. I have been a social media “wallflower “, watching videos but not hitting the like or subscribe buttons. About a month ago I started letting the RUclips video providers know how much I enjoyed their videos. I did not realize how much it helped. Your videos are very informative. Thank you again for all your work (seen and unseen).
Cheese! I'm from Northern Ireland, and as a very qualified heritage carpentry, it's really refreshing to watch your journey. Hats of to you sir and more power to your elbow!
CHEESE - glad to hear that this worked out in the end! Saw the first video yesterday, and this one today. So, not 4 months for me, but I feel for your journey. Best wishes for your future projects.
Cheese, I enjoyed the story of your journey to happiness working with wood and spreading your knowledge on social media. It’s a path I wanted to follow as a youngster but was groomed to be a “professional” early on. I’m now 84 years old, and after watching many of your RUclips videos, am energized to devote my remaining years to creating modest woodworking projects for posterity. Thanks for the inspiration you give us all.
Cheese!! Congratulations on being back on Instagram and thank you for your enthusiasm . I am subscribed to many RUclips channel especially those that provide support and tuition, but your is by far the most articulate. Well done and thank you. Ken UK
CHEESE. I have seen many youtube presenters. I am a sometimes-need-to-do-a-woodworking-project kinda person. I really enjoy watching your projects and advice. But it is your generosity and honesty, that make your presentation a class act. Well done.
CHEESE, it's always nice to see the little guy get back on his feet and tell sponsors to do one when they let you down, I've been working with wood for about 35 years and when covid hit the 2 guys I had working with me, I gave them my contacts and let them take the contracts I had to help support their families, I change my direction a little and became a courier and a weekend carpenter ( DIYer ) which helps with my family life.... Your Videos make me remember why I LOVE woodworking, just like my DAD did... Many Thanks and look forward to more entertainment and Mistakes.
CHEESE So glad you got some help with your IG nightmare and thanks for sharing your excellent advice about spreading risk. You definitely didn't deserve how you were treated. Keep up the great work!
Cheese! I completely understand your passion. I have had a basement workshop my whole life, as my day job took me to an office environment. My true passion is and was to fix and make things. I have now retired but, enjoy fixing and making projects at my own pace. In watching other woodworks such as yourself I had thought of trying to make a business of if but not sure where to start. Thank you for sharing your experience with Instagram it really helps to understand the pitfalls others have experienced.
community is in your hands! Remember that you can/should save/copy/paste your patrons and viewers and then stay in contact with them, beyond any platform.
Cheese! I love your tenacity and content and the fact your desire to learn and improve is coupled with your honesty and integrity. And dude you've got mad skills! As a teacher working in a shop I built solo using 99% salvaged lumber, tin, and framed almost totally with pallets, I can appreciate your working conditions. Keep up the great work and I look forward to watching your almost 3000 videos!! Best of luck to you!
Cheese is a wonderful word. I love it and it is my spirit animal. I live in Wisconsin were our state flower is cheese. Thank you for sharing your journey, it is encouraging our small business to expand out and not put all of our eggs in one basket.
CHeece. Just started watching your video's and then caught the last 2 about your problems with .... you know. Congrats on working your way through the problem with the help of Todd. Bravo.
Cheese: I just discovered your videos (the one where you replaced your table saw with the heavy duty TiN coated ~400 lb. monster, the one where you described losing a chunk of your business due to IG screw up, and the one where "Todd" help you out and got your IG account recovered) and I find your video presence is very calming and easy to listen to. I've gone and subscribed to your channel and look forward to seeing videos of the projects you've created. More importantly, it really resonates with me that you do all of this out of your small apartment garage. I own a 1-bedroom condo which has a garage that is similar in size to your shop and I'm inspired to explore what it means to be a "maker" or "creator" or just simply organize my garage as you've done with your shop. So, I just wanted to say, "Thank You" and wish you the best in your endeavors for 2024!
Cheese! I am glad this worked out for you. I have been watching several channels trying to learn how to start and grow a wood working business. I stumbled upon one of you videos the other day and have watched many since. I have been very impressed at where you started and how far you come. After watching one of your videos, I thought, he is doing exactly what I want to do! I still have no idea how to start this adventure and at 52 with a full time "DAY JOB" that I have been at for 27 years its a little intimidating. I cant wait to see what you have for us next and go back and watch your videos that I have missed Keep up the great work and showing your kindness to others.
CHEESE I absolutely love the fact you had integrity and was able to tell "sponsors" that dropped you a NO and not going for the money. That alone just made me a huge supporter/fan. Keep up the great work and videos! I hope to one day get my woodworking side hussle up and going. I wish I had help with it, but I am learning and struggling a bit and learning from my struggles along with building a usable shop.
Cheese - I am so glad this video popped up on my suggestions list. I had watched your previous video ("How I lost....") and was so bummed out by your situation. Learning that you have actually come out the other end of this cluster-f**k and have been restored makes me so very happy. Your videos are such fun to watch (I'm not a woodworker but you'd never know that from the huge number of woodworking channels I'm subscribed to....lolol). You remind me so much of two of my favorite woodworking channels...Blacktail Studios and Frank Howarth....that same friendly "welcome to my world" approach. Check them out in the 15 free seconds you have each week...lol. Anyway, keep 'em coming and good luck!!!
CHEESE!!!! I was in the wood working industry for more than 35 years and I enjoy you channel very much. It is helpful, educational and I learn something new every time I watch your videos. Keep up the good work and helpful information!!!
Cheese, Glad to hear things are resolved and getting back to normal. I enjoy your videos and most of the other people you mentioned. Keep up the great work!
Cheese - I *just* started watching your channel today, the first video I saw was your 'seriously...don't do it" video. Thank you for taking the time to walk through what happened and how it got resolved. Also I think you showed real class in not calling out the sponsors who dropped you and just chose not to work with them anymore. I look forward to seeing your future content and you have been added to my list of RUclipsrs to watch/listen to while I work my day job (software engineer). Eventually I want to get the courage up to start selling the woodworking projects I like to "play" with and each video I watch on the subject gets me closer to that 🙂. Best of luck in growing your business.
Cheese. Bud you are an inspiration. I truly thank you for your hard work, supplying great content and honest opinions based around compassion for others. You truly are a breath of fresh air on what is other wise a self opinionated social media platform. thank you.
Cheese! So happy to hear you got this situation handled. So sorry this happened in the first place, but especially with the reason your account was disabled.
Cheese... Dude, I watched your video about your horrible experience with Instagram, and I was totally amazed at how you described your reaction to their lack of response to you please for help. You are a bigger person that I . I would have gone crazy over that situation. But, I, too, realize that there really is literally nothing that can be done with these "free" social media services. It is their ball and they can go home with it whenever they wish. You are an inspiration to those of us that watch and try to learn from makers like yourself. Hang in there. You will be rewarded someday or your patience. And, THANK YOU for your content!!!!!!!!
Cheese - I just started watching your videos today and was a bit disappointed when I saw the title of this video as many with this kind of hyperbole are just a bunch of hype. But you are the real deal. So compassionate of you to take the time and suggest that folks have more than one stream of income. Talk about turning lemons into lemonade not only for yourself but for others- kudos to you. So glad the universe got your call and sent you “Todd” and so glad you didn’t give up. Wow, impressive persistence.
Cheese. So happy you're back up & running. I'm new to your channel & was late with all of this info but even as a newbie I was bummed to learn you might suffer in any way from these crazy glitches. I too have suffered from them. 33+ years as a tile contractor. My own business for 24 of those... 😉 STIIL going strong. Stay true & do good things. You seem like an exceptional human. I truly send you all the very best. Happy New Year, Sir. Again, You're a true craftsman! Excellent workmanship & attention to detail!
Cheese. I have watched a few of your videos in the past, but these two videos have piqued my attention. You are obviously a man of integrity. Many people would be overtly bitter and let it seep into your content. You have a new subscriber!
Cheese for the camera! Hey, Its great to hear that you got you instagram back! Now I can follow you there as well. I love what you are doing. With all the create channels making things with 10's to 100's of thousand dollar equipment, it is great to see how to do these projects without the nice tool. There are so many details that need to be addressed that the nice tools take care of for you, where with a budget, you have to address them yourself or the results will be "less than desired" and can be very discouraging for some of us. Thanks again for sharing your passion with us :)
Cheese. I've been watching your vid's for about a year and really enjoy how you present them. I think I watched this video awhile back, but I just rewatched it. What a story. So glad you were able to get your account restored. Keep the great videos coming safe. Good luck. PS: your videos also helped me find John on Lincoln St and I'm hooked over on his channel too.
Cheese - Just finished watching three of your videos for the first time. Fascinating journey with Instagram! Your presentation is outstanding. The content is well thought out and organized. Thanks for putting together quality content.
Cheese! Glad to hear the Insta message. Can't wait to see the shop your. I've already seen a lot of items that will help me produce better projects. Keep up the great work!
Cheese I just today came across your channel and watched both videos on how instagram deleted your account and all you did to finally get it back. Gotta hand it to you for not giving up. I was close to jumping up and down when you didn’t take back the sponsors who dropped you. Best of luck to you building your business so you can quit the daytime gig. I’ll definitely be watching your channel often as I can. God Bless
Cheese. It sucks that all that has happened to you. I'm a recent subscriber, and I absolutely enjoy your videos. You keep them quick and to the point. They're not incredibly drawn out and I'm sure everyone appreciates that. Thank you for what you do.
Cheese - You are one lucky individual. I always count my blessings and stay grateful. I recently received some help and recovered over 10,000 dollars. So, I know your joy.
CHEESE ❤ despite atypically long videos for YT, your channel keeps my interest to learn, appreciation of clarity and care, and respect for you knowing that you put A LOT of work into this. Good luck in your endeavors. I hope reward finds you soon.
Cheese- I just wanted to say thanks for your authenticity and passion for what you do! I am just starting to learn woodworking myself. It is where I find my escape from stress. You make learning fun. I’m very happy “Todd” was able to help! Keep doing what you and your wife do! We appreciate your work!
Cheese, I love your videos and stories. I admire the way you have been able to persevere and carry on after being so harmed by an “oopsie” from an uncaring conglomeration. I have a small shop and enjoy making stuff. Good luck on losing the day job.
Cheese! Sorry you had to go through that. Sounds like a nightmare. Glad you are back in business with Instagram, though. Just wanted to say hey. You popped up on my feed, and I saw your previous video about this, needed the closure of this! Thanks for posting the update, I know it's a year after the fact, but I'm glad you seem to be back on track to getting to your goal. Best wishes, and Kindest regards, Tim.
It is absolutely cool that you're back up and running on this platform. It is scary, however, that ALL of this information that you have posted, is still 100% readily available, after months of being blocked and banned... On that note, I admire your personal integrity, honesty, and adaptability.
Cheese Louise what a nightmare! Glad to hear things got straightened out, and that your integrity that those sponsors claimed they liked about u, was present when corresponding w/them, and had a hand in giving them that classic salute. Aloha
Cheese ... Hi Eric, I'm new to your channel but I've already watched many of your videos on various projects you've done. I especially liked watching you grow in knowledge right from your taking shop class in High School to the parking lot builds and to your apartment building garage shop and your future major wood shop hopefully. I also like your integrity, honesty and general desire to provide your talent to those looking for tips or just good clean entertainment. I live in Canada, am 63 years old and grew up with a father that was quite handy in the shop but I never really took an interest in woodworking other than the odd project that my dad would help me with to make sure it got completed. Anyway you've inspired me and I hope to be able to do some hobby work to keep my mind and body active as I'm approaching retirement and live alone. Thanks for your inspiration, I can tell your a good man and have a good heart.
This is a great story and warning to any of us that rely on others for income...especially indifferent mega companies. Though a year old it is timeless. Thanks...good stuff on your platform. Thanks for doing it! And please tell the milkman "no more CHEESE!"
Cheese! I enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing your experiences with Instagram. Thanks for being concerned with other small businesses trying to help others get better at DIY.
Cheese, good luck on your business. In 1986, after moving from Steamboat Springs, CO to the Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX, like you, I was building my own furniture in my apartment parking lot. Life is an adventure!
CHEESE! I really enjoy your channel. I’m new to woodworking and have bingeing content for several months. Your content is very informative, concise, and comes across as very accessible to the casual “Dad who just bought a crapload of tools and thinks they know what they are doing”. If I had one critique, I’m not a huge fan of your video titles. They aren’t often specific to what the video is about and come off click-baity. I feel I would watch more videos if the title was more revealing to the topic. Regardless, this video did hit close to home as my wife lost her Facebook due to standards violated completely out of her control. The blank abyss of employees for these MASSIVE companies that rule the world is astoundingly frustrating. I’m so glad there was a happy ending for an honest person trying to make a living off of skills that separate them from others. Keep up the great work!!
Cheese, I am very impressed by the ordeal you have gone through, fortunately everything has returned to normal and we can continue to enjoy your fantastic educational videos
Cheese. Good choice, it’s making people smile! Like when taking a picture, people tell you to say “cheese” to make you smile! I came across this video and your other one on this topic (community!), and I just wanted to share how genuine you feel to me. But if you ever experience a situation like this in the future - or anyone else seeing this does - I’d recommend getting a lawyer, not necessarily to sue but to just try to make a legal connection to a real person at the company. Also consider using the Better Business Bureau. Anyway, great videos and best wishes to you on your journey!
Cheese I am 75 years old and I enjoy woodworking. I have watched a lot of woodworking videos and I have to say I have enjoyed yours more than all the rest. I understand your love of woodworking. I joined a woodworking club when I lived in Florida and met a lot of wonderful guys. We made toys for children that were given to different organizations at Christmas time. While I was there, I got the club members to start making urns for veterans. Since then, we have helped families and organizations bury Veterans that either could not afford an urn or were unclaimed remains at funeral homes. I have moved to Arkansas and I still make toys for foster kids and urns for veterans which I donate. I have tried to do craft fairs to sell some of the items I have made but it is just too much work for me by myself. I have also put my items in stores where you rent a space and I find that I just make enough to pay the rental fee. So, I might as well give things away. I wish you the best in your business and keep up the good work.
That was a very insightful video. I’m 55 years old and came up with Norm Abram. 4 years ago I took up woodworking. My first find on RUclips was Mark S. The Wood Whisperer. From there I’ve become really huge fans of Bourbon Moth, Stumpy Nubs, Jonathan Kats Moses to name a few. I recently found your channel and I totally enjoy. You’re the “cheese” of my new subscription on RUclips.
Cheese,,, Glad you were able to get back on track with help from a stranger with a kind heart that took the time to reach out to you. As an old timer I don't post many comments I just like to watch people doing what they like to do and how they do it. Keep up the good work.
CHEESE, You have a great attitude and I thank you for that and your cool take on how you build stuff. I'd love to see that spreadsheet so another good idea!
cheese. so glad you got your account back and i bet that was hard to turn down sponsors but if they are only out for them slefs and not help you when your down then i like your principles. good luck going forward.
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Cheese, I enjoy your tone and your projects. I don't do any woodwork but I love watching and learning. You never know what tip or trick might come in handy. Thanks for sharing those. Keep up the good work. God bless!
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Cheese - I bet it’s because he’s from Ohio. Those California meta employees hate us worthless nuts. OH-
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I realize this video is a year old, but when I happened upon it I was impressed with your honesty. I was also impressed with your positive attitude and encouragement. I’m a 70 year old gal who is very recently widowed. I have always loved woodworking and have dusted off some old tools to escape my heartbreak even for a bit and occupy my mind by creating with wood. I’m shocked at the crazy cost of wood (my income was cut in half at the loss of my husband and I am retired) so starting small with kids stools. Woodworking lifts my spirits. And this, I’m sure, you understand! Short story long, I subscribed out of support to you. Good people deserve good things. Good on you!
sorry for your loss you sound like a lovely person and i say good on you for giving wood working a crack me i am not into wood but mettle and have the toys and use them a lot for myself plus make the odd thing for the market but sadly not much as i would like now as i have lost my left leg due to an infection no not diabetic but am slowly getting back into it as not easy to stand and measure things but bit better now thanks to a false leg keep up your woodwork and Cheers for your future
Cheese! WAY TO GO TODD!! It has been an exciting 45 minutes on my end. Discovering that you even exist and make great wood working videos and then that you were almost obliterated by a huge faceless techno giant, learning about walrus butter and then that Todd exists and sort of fixed your problem. This has been better than any big budget movie that I have seen in a while. All while drinking my morning coffee, eating a bagel and getting ready for work.
ABSOLUTELY!!! We need more kindness everywhere. Treat people like you want to be treated! Take care!
Good job my friend. 42 years in business has taught me that tenacity is required for success and one unspoken trait to success is blind ambition, blind ambition helps up break down barriers that you wouldn't otherwise attempt. I was accidentally launched into the plastics business about 40 years ago knowing nothing about plastics. Knowing today what I know, I would never have attempted the venture that supported over 500 families for many years. Good Luck young man.
Thank you for the support, hector!
Funny thing is they could solve this with little investment. Since they have a lot of accounts that are "beyond reproach", such as major OLs and "influencers", with lots of followers, they could outsource such cases to a committee of these dudes so they'd review the channel and vote on it. That would have positive publicity for both the company and the OLs and put a human face on the company.
That is a super encouraging story!
Cheese man I just seen this video,glad you got your account fixed,big shout out to Todd, I’m a retired woodworker and I’m hoping you can make your way through your life of woodworking enjoyable ✌🏻
Cheese... When you asked your viewers to reach out to other RUclips creators, I got a little teary eyed. That was very heartfelt and thoughtful. We need more of that in this world! Thank you for the inspiration!
Cheese! You sir, are a class act, and an excellent communicator. So happy this crisis had a good resolution. I personally am inspired to support you and similar RUclipsrs in any way I can. Thank you for taking the time to explain this so throughly
Cheese - inspiring. I'm a beginner for the last couple of years slowly growing my shop and really appreciate your humor and your humanity. Wish you all the best
CHEESE -
I always appreciate not only your woodworking videos but how transparent you are about your business. It's a great value to the community. Thank God for Todd!
Cheese wiz you was here.
Been following your oddysey and am really impressed by your devotion to being ethical
and your perseverance .
Also am in awe at the volume and creativity of your designs. Looks to me like nothing can stop you. Really glad you are still going forward and not letting idiocy of others hold you back.
" illegitimus non carborundom"
Thank you for all your long work , and not giving up. It shows a fine example for the community .
Eric, 2022 was an emotional roller coaster ride for you. What impressed me is your polite but determined approach to gain the answer you deserved and finally received. Along with your enthusiasm and dedicated approach to encourage us to get into our workshops is highly commendable. As a retired 70 yr old cabinet maker it is so encouraging to see younger guys like you sharing their passion learning to use power tools and enjoying the results. Well done, best wishes from New Zealand
When you talked about getting a lawyer, and said you worried that the content was just gone, I winced. One of the lessons I hope you learned from this is to make sure that you have all of your content backed up locally or on another service. I am relieved and grateful that you managed to get it back.
I don't think it was the content that he was concerned about. He surely has all the raw footage, and the rendered final, on his computer and likely a backup drive. He mentioned that the data on his account being gone would make it worthless. I believe the data he refers to is his followers and the views/engagement on his content.
RUclips constantly sends me offers for their premium subscriptions to be able to watch RUclips created content. I have no desire to watch professionally created content. That's why I no longer watch the content created on TV or cable. I find the content created by ordinary folks far more interesting.
Probing once again you are the big " cheese" when it comes to having true integrety! Glad to hear you are back up and running and have the technical issues ironed out. Praise be to Todd, we need more exemplary employees like him in the social media industry.
Cheese, Todd, truly has a great heart and I could support, as a RN, I commend everyone who goes out of their way to help others, ( like YOU)it will always come back to you. Thank you!
Cheese-y that a software company as big as IG, FB, YT, lack the employees to handle the customer service volume. As a software developer, I understand the unfortunate consequences of bugs. But there should always be human Intervention to support victims of these bugs. Glad you're back online.
I appreciate you being such a long time viewer!
Why should they be concerned with it? Their business is not supporting creators or even about making a space for people to showcase themselves to the world. It only about add revenue. And anything that reduces add revenue is irrelevant. Your tiny spec of a channel is irrelevant to them. And to house and support a customer support staff would significantly decrease profits from add revenue. The guy that helped fix this creators problem was an IT guy that manages servers he is not customer support.
Understand the monster your dancing with.
Cheese! - I just bought a used Craftsman table saw and am working on getting it cleaned up and usable. I'm really enjoying your videos and thank you for your teaching, encouragement and inspiration!
I wonder how many people they would have to employ to support that.
I'm guessing they really do not care about customer service. That concept really doesn't exist anymore. At least it doesn't exist as I've known it to be for most of my life. :(
Cheese, I was so surprised by what you had to go through and it gave me a lot of insight to social media. Thank you for sharing your experience. You have inspired me to continue moving forward with my new found passion in woodworking.
You should absolutely keeping pushing and moving forward David 😀
CHEESE. Very happy to see that you are back and had that nightmare resolved. I appreciate your honestly and clarity through the process.
Thank you for the support and kind words!
Cheese...Congratulations of getting your page reinstated and I applaud your positivity and integrity towards your former sponsors. I wish you we for the future of your business and brand.
I appreciate your support mick!
Amazing! Your positive attitude and perseverance have served you well. A little good fortune helped too.
I’m sorry for what you went through, but the way you have handled this, and the way you stayed true to your principles show that you are truly a man of integrity, your credibility has been enhanced by this unfortunate event. Good luck and well done! 👍
Cheese! Just wanted to show support and say I'm glad it worked out finally! And good for you for taking the hard road and saying farewell to the companies that are only in it for themselves. I'm also getting going from no experience or training and having small spaces, so I can relate to your videos. Don't think I'll be going the social media route, but glad you have!
Cheetah - I am so happy that you were able to get your accounts straightened out. You do a great job getting your enjoyment out to the rest of us, Thanks for all your work
Thanks mark! I really appreciate the kind words and support
Good job telling the “fair weather business partners” to beat it!! Never put all your eggs in one basket. I look forward to your future projects, keep steaming forward.
I really appreciate your support! It means more than you know
cheese - I am also glad to hear he told them to take a hike and as much as I am curious to know who they are, I agree with his decision to not disclose that. It's a detail I am ok with always being in the dark on.
CHEESE - I applaud your professionalism in how you handled the ridiculous "software error". I had seen many of your videos, but this is the one that made me subscribe. Keep up the integrity.
Cheese, I appreciate your honesty, and your integrity. You do have my full support, thank you for this, RUclips update.
CHEESE! Great response to sponsors who attempted to re-establish relationship with you after they dropped you without investigating what was truly going on. I'd prefer not to do business with them but understand the need for you not to go down that path. Great moral compass you have, very hard to find today!
Cheese! Great news Eric! Glad that you got your Instagram account straight and "Todd" was a good guy and was willing and able to get involved. Looking forward to what you have planned in the future. :)
Thanks Lawrence! I’m looking forward to sharing everything I’m working on!
Cheese - Thanks for your video. I appreciate your attitude and your response to the situation you were put in. I have been a social media “wallflower “, watching videos but not hitting the like or subscribe buttons. About a month ago I started letting the RUclips video providers know how much I enjoyed their videos. I did not realize how much it helped. Your videos are very informative. Thank you again for all your work (seen and unseen).
Cheese! I'm from Northern Ireland, and as a very qualified heritage carpentry, it's really refreshing to watch your journey. Hats of to you sir and more power to your elbow!
CHEESE - glad to hear that this worked out in the end! Saw the first video yesterday, and this one today. So, not 4 months for me, but I feel for your journey. Best wishes for your future projects.
Thanks!
Cheese, I enjoyed the story of your journey to happiness working with wood and spreading your knowledge on social media. It’s a path I wanted to follow as a youngster but was groomed to be a “professional” early on. I’m now 84 years old, and after watching many of your RUclips videos, am energized to devote my remaining years to creating modest woodworking projects for posterity. Thanks for the inspiration you give us all.
Cheese!! Congratulations on being back on Instagram and thank you for your enthusiasm . I am subscribed to many RUclips channel especially those that provide support and tuition, but your is by far the most articulate. Well done and thank you.
Ken UK
CHEESE. I have seen many youtube presenters. I am a sometimes-need-to-do-a-woodworking-project kinda person. I really enjoy watching your projects and advice. But it is your generosity and honesty, that make your presentation a class act. Well done.
CHEESE, it's always nice to see the little guy get back on his feet and tell sponsors to do one when they let you down, I've been working with wood for about 35 years and when covid hit the 2 guys I had working with me, I gave them my contacts and let them take the contracts I had to help support their families, I change my direction a little and became a courier and a weekend carpenter ( DIYer ) which helps with my family life.... Your Videos make me remember why I LOVE woodworking, just like my DAD did... Many Thanks and look forward to more entertainment and Mistakes.
CHEESE So glad you got some help with your IG nightmare and thanks for sharing your excellent advice about spreading risk. You definitely didn't deserve how you were treated. Keep up the great work!
Cheese! I completely understand your passion. I have had a basement workshop my whole life, as my day job took me to an office environment. My true passion is and was to fix and make things. I have now retired but, enjoy fixing and making projects at my own pace. In watching other woodworks such as yourself I had thought of trying to make a business of if but not sure where to start. Thank you for sharing your experience with Instagram it really helps to understand the pitfalls others have experienced.
community is in your hands!
Remember that you can/should save/copy/paste your patrons and viewers and then stay in contact with them, beyond any platform.
You have quality strength of character sir bravo!
That is absolutely crazy! Congrats. on getting your account up and running again. Some kind people out there.
cheese, well done and congrats you got your account back and showing some of the issues with building a business thru social media systems.
Cheese! I love your tenacity and content and the fact your desire to learn and improve is coupled with your honesty and integrity. And dude you've got mad skills! As a teacher working in a shop I built solo using 99% salvaged lumber, tin, and framed almost totally with pallets, I can appreciate your working conditions. Keep up the great work and I look forward to watching your almost 3000 videos!! Best of luck to you!
Cheese is a wonderful word. I love it and it is my spirit animal. I live in Wisconsin were our state flower is cheese. Thank you for sharing your journey, it is encouraging our small business to expand out and not put all of our eggs in one basket.
Cheese!! Absolutely love that things worked out for you and look forward to checking more out!
CHeece. Just started watching your video's and then caught the last 2 about your problems with .... you know. Congrats on working your way through the problem with the help of Todd. Bravo.
Cheese: I just discovered your videos (the one where you replaced your table saw with the heavy duty TiN coated ~400 lb. monster, the one where you described losing a chunk of your business due to IG screw up, and the one where "Todd" help you out and got your IG account recovered) and I find your video presence is very calming and easy to listen to. I've gone and subscribed to your channel and look forward to seeing videos of the projects you've created. More importantly, it really resonates with me that you do all of this out of your small apartment garage. I own a 1-bedroom condo which has a garage that is similar in size to your shop and I'm inspired to explore what it means to be a "maker" or "creator" or just simply organize my garage as you've done with your shop. So, I just wanted to say, "Thank You" and wish you the best in your endeavors for 2024!
Cheese! Really appreciate your honesty and attitude. Your advice about multiple revenue streams is spot on! Now on to content!
Glad you got this resolved, glad I found your content, very well done. Very useful for a novice woodworker 🙂
Cheese! I am glad this worked out for you. I have been watching several channels trying to learn how to start and grow a wood working business. I stumbled upon one of you videos the other day and have watched many since. I have been very impressed at where you started and how far you come. After watching one of your videos, I thought, he is doing exactly what I want to do! I still have no idea how to start this adventure and at 52 with a full time "DAY JOB" that I have been at for 27 years its a little intimidating. I cant wait to see what you have for us next and go back and watch your videos that I have missed Keep up the great work and showing your kindness to others.
CHEESE
I absolutely love the fact you had integrity and was able to tell "sponsors" that dropped you a NO and not going for the money. That alone just made me a huge supporter/fan. Keep up the great work and videos! I hope to one day get my woodworking side hussle up and going. I wish I had help with it, but I am learning and struggling a bit and learning from my struggles along with building a usable shop.
Cheese - I am so glad this video popped up on my suggestions list. I had watched your previous video ("How I lost....") and was so bummed out by your situation. Learning that you have actually come out the other end of this cluster-f**k and have been restored makes me so very happy. Your videos are such fun to watch (I'm not a woodworker but you'd never know that from the huge number of woodworking channels I'm subscribed to....lolol). You remind me so much of two of my favorite woodworking channels...Blacktail Studios and Frank Howarth....that same friendly "welcome to my world" approach. Check them out in the 15 free seconds you have each week...lol. Anyway, keep 'em coming and good luck!!!
CHEESE!!!! I was in the wood working industry for more than 35 years and I enjoy you channel very much. It is helpful, educational and I learn something new every time I watch your videos. Keep up the good work and helpful information!!!
Just found your site and i'm very impressed with your obvious honesty. Keep up the good work, Yes I have subscribed
Cheese, Glad to hear things are resolved and getting back to normal. I enjoy your videos and most of the other people you mentioned. Keep up the great work!
Really glad you got this issue resolved finally.
Cheese - I *just* started watching your channel today, the first video I saw was your 'seriously...don't do it" video. Thank you for taking the time to walk through what happened and how it got resolved. Also I think you showed real class in not calling out the sponsors who dropped you and just chose not to work with them anymore. I look forward to seeing your future content and you have been added to my list of RUclipsrs to watch/listen to while I work my day job (software engineer). Eventually I want to get the courage up to start selling the woodworking projects I like to "play" with and each video I watch on the subject gets me closer to that 🙂. Best of luck in growing your business.
Cheese. Just found your channel today and really like your style and the work you do. All the best and thank you!
Cheese. Bud you are an inspiration. I truly thank you for your hard work, supplying great content and honest opinions based around compassion for others. You truly are a breath of fresh air on what is other wise a self opinionated social media platform. thank you.
Cheese!
So happy to hear you got this situation handled. So sorry this happened in the first place, but especially with the reason your account was disabled.
Cheese... Dude, I watched your video about your horrible experience with Instagram, and I was totally amazed at how you described your reaction to their lack of response to you please for help. You are a bigger person that I . I would have gone crazy over that situation. But, I, too, realize that there really is literally nothing that can be done with these "free" social media services. It is their ball and they can go home with it whenever they wish. You are an inspiration to those of us that watch and try to learn from makers like yourself. Hang in there. You will be rewarded someday or your patience. And, THANK YOU for your content!!!!!!!!
Cheese - I just started watching your videos today and was a bit disappointed when I saw the title of this video as many with this kind of hyperbole are just a bunch of hype. But you are the real deal. So compassionate of you to take the time and suggest that folks have more than one stream of income. Talk about turning lemons into lemonade not only for yourself but for others- kudos to you. So glad the universe got your call and sent you “Todd” and so glad you didn’t give up. Wow, impressive persistence.
Cheese. So happy you're back up & running. I'm new to your channel & was late with all of this info but even as a newbie I was bummed to learn you might suffer in any way from these crazy glitches. I too have suffered from them. 33+ years as a tile contractor. My own business for 24 of those... 😉 STIIL going strong. Stay true & do good things. You seem like an exceptional human. I truly send you all the very best. Happy New Year, Sir. Again, You're a true craftsman! Excellent workmanship & attention to detail!
Cheese. So happy to hear you got the IG issue resolved! I'm loving your instructional videos!
Cheese. I have watched a few of your videos in the past, but these two videos have piqued my attention. You are obviously a man of integrity. Many people would be overtly bitter and let it seep into your content. You have a new subscriber!
Cheese for the camera! Hey, Its great to hear that you got you instagram back! Now I can follow you there as well. I love what you are doing. With all the create channels making things with 10's to 100's of thousand dollar equipment, it is great to see how to do these projects without the nice tool. There are so many details that need to be addressed that the nice tools take care of for you, where with a budget, you have to address them yourself or the results will be "less than desired" and can be very discouraging for some of us.
Thanks again for sharing your passion with us :)
cheese, new to your channel, your a class act and happy all has turned the corner. keep for faith in fellow woodworkers, we love ya
Cheese. I've been watching your vid's for about a year and really enjoy how you present them. I think I watched this video awhile back, but I just rewatched it. What a story. So glad you were able to get your account restored. Keep the great videos coming safe. Good luck. PS: your videos also helped me find John on Lincoln St and I'm hooked over on his channel too.
Cheese - Just finished watching three of your videos for the first time. Fascinating journey with Instagram! Your presentation is outstanding. The content is well thought out and organized. Thanks for putting together quality content.
Cheese! Glad to hear the Insta message. Can't wait to see the shop your. I've already seen a lot of items that will help me produce better projects. Keep up the great work!
Cheese - Way to be a great person and decide to spread love and not hate! Excited to see your upcoming videos.
Cheese
I just today came across your channel and watched both videos on how instagram deleted your account and all you did to finally get it back. Gotta hand it to you for not giving up. I was close to jumping up and down when you didn’t take back the sponsors who dropped you. Best of luck to you building your business so you can quit the daytime gig. I’ll definitely be watching your channel often as I can. God Bless
He just prove how much social media will kick you off for literally any reason
Cheese. It sucks that all that has happened to you. I'm a recent subscriber, and I absolutely enjoy your videos. You keep them quick and to the point. They're not incredibly drawn out and I'm sure everyone appreciates that. Thank you for what you do.
Cheese. I am so happy you got the outcome you wanted. You're a great maker and I like your honesty. Keep positive and stay Sharp.
Cheese--such a sad story with a happy ending. I am not a woodworker...yet...but your videos are a wonderful place for me to learn. Thank you.
CHEESE!!! I really enjoy your channel, and I'm glad to hear you got everything straightened out [finally!]! Looking forward to your upcoming content!
Sweet! So glad this got resolved for you. Keep up the good work, bud! Cheers.
Cheese!!! Great to hear you’re getting back on track. Best of all good things to you.
Cheese - You are one lucky individual. I always count my blessings and stay grateful. I recently received some help and recovered over 10,000 dollars. So, I know your joy.
CHEESE ❤ despite atypically long videos for YT, your channel keeps my interest to learn, appreciation of clarity and care, and respect for you knowing that you put A LOT of work into this. Good luck in your endeavors. I hope reward finds you soon.
Cheese- I just wanted to say thanks for your authenticity and passion for what you do! I am just starting to learn woodworking myself. It is where I find my escape from stress. You make learning fun. I’m very happy “Todd” was able to help! Keep doing what you and your wife do! We appreciate your work!
Community…sorry to hear about your recent ‘life slap’!! That sucks! Hoping for mad success on RUclips and growing your new Instagram presence!!
Cheese, I love your videos and stories. I admire the way you have been able to persevere and carry on after being so harmed by an “oopsie” from an uncaring conglomeration. I have a small shop and enjoy making stuff. Good luck on losing the day job.
Cheese! Sorry you had to go through that. Sounds like a nightmare. Glad you are back in business with Instagram, though. Just wanted to say hey. You popped up on my feed, and I saw your previous video about this, needed the closure of this! Thanks for posting the update, I know it's a year after the fact, but I'm glad you seem to be back on track to getting to your goal. Best wishes, and Kindest regards, Tim.
It is absolutely cool that you're back up and running on this platform. It is scary, however, that ALL of this information that you have posted, is still 100% readily available, after months of being blocked and banned... On that note, I admire your personal integrity, honesty, and adaptability.
Cheese Louise what a nightmare! Glad to hear things got straightened out, and that your integrity that those sponsors claimed they liked about u, was present when corresponding w/them, and had a hand in giving them that classic salute. Aloha
Cheese ... Hi Eric, I'm new to your channel but I've already watched many of your videos on various projects you've done. I especially liked watching you grow in knowledge right from your taking shop class in High School to the parking lot builds and to your apartment building garage shop and your future major wood shop hopefully. I also like your integrity, honesty and general desire to provide your talent to those looking for tips or just good clean entertainment. I live in Canada, am 63 years old and grew up with a father that was quite handy in the shop but I never really took an interest in woodworking other than the odd project that my dad would help me with to make sure it got completed. Anyway you've inspired me and I hope to be able to do some hobby work to keep my mind and body active as I'm approaching retirement and live alone. Thanks for your inspiration, I can tell your a good man and have a good heart.
This is a great story and warning to any of us that rely on others for income...especially indifferent mega companies. Though a year old it is timeless. Thanks...good stuff on your platform. Thanks for doing it! And please tell the milkman "no more CHEESE!"
Cheese! I enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing your experiences with Instagram. Thanks for being concerned with other small businesses trying to help others get better at DIY.
Cheese, thanks for the update, I just saw the other video about Instagram shutting you down. Best of luck.
Cheese, good luck on your business. In 1986, after moving from Steamboat Springs, CO to the Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX, like you, I was building my own furniture in my apartment parking lot. Life is an adventure!
Cheese, thank you for this very honest and heartfelt video. Sorry you had to go through all of this.
CHEESE! I really enjoy your channel. I’m new to woodworking and have bingeing content for several months. Your content is very informative, concise, and comes across as very accessible to the casual “Dad who just bought a crapload of tools and thinks they know what they are doing”. If I had one critique, I’m not a huge fan of your video titles. They aren’t often specific to what the video is about and come off click-baity. I feel I would watch more videos if the title was more revealing to the topic. Regardless, this video did hit close to home as my wife lost her Facebook due to standards violated completely out of her control. The blank abyss of employees for these MASSIVE companies that rule the world is astoundingly frustrating. I’m so glad there was a happy ending for an honest person trying to make a living off of skills that separate them from others. Keep up the great work!!
Cheese, I am very impressed by the ordeal you have gone through, fortunately everything has returned to normal and we can continue to enjoy your fantastic educational videos
Cheese. Good choice, it’s making people smile! Like when taking a picture, people tell you to say “cheese” to make you smile! I came across this video and your other one on this topic (community!), and I just wanted to share how genuine you feel to me. But if you ever experience a situation like this in the future - or anyone else seeing this does - I’d recommend getting a lawyer, not necessarily to sue but to just try to make a legal connection to a real person at the company. Also consider using the Better Business Bureau. Anyway, great videos and best wishes to you on your journey!
Cheese I am 75 years old and I enjoy woodworking. I have watched a lot of woodworking videos and I have to say I have enjoyed yours more than all the rest. I understand your love of woodworking. I joined a woodworking club when I lived in Florida and met a lot of wonderful guys. We made toys for children that were given to different organizations at Christmas time. While I was there, I got the club members to start making urns for veterans. Since then, we have helped families and organizations bury Veterans that either could not afford an urn or were unclaimed remains at funeral homes. I have moved to Arkansas and I still make toys for foster kids and urns for veterans which I donate. I have tried to do craft fairs to sell some of the items I have made but it is just too much work for me by myself. I have also put my items in stores where you rent a space and I find that I just make enough to pay the rental fee. So, I might as well give things away. I wish you the best in your business and keep up the good work.
Cheese - I'm really glad you got your Instagram mess fixed. Those sponsors that didn't come back, their loss! I love your channel.
That was a very insightful video. I’m 55 years old and came up with Norm Abram. 4 years ago I took up woodworking. My first find on RUclips was Mark S. The Wood Whisperer. From there I’ve become really huge fans of Bourbon Moth, Stumpy Nubs, Jonathan Kats Moses to name a few. I recently found your channel and I totally enjoy. You’re the “cheese” of my new subscription on RUclips.
Cheese,,, Glad you were able to get back on track with help from a stranger with a kind heart that took the time to reach out to you. As an old timer I don't post many comments I just like to watch people doing what they like to do and how they do it. Keep up the good work.
CHEESE, You have a great attitude and I thank you for that and your cool take on how you build stuff. I'd love to see that spreadsheet so another good idea!
cheese. so glad you got your account back and i bet that was hard to turn down sponsors but if they are only out for them slefs and not help you when your down then i like your principles. good luck going forward.