Do whatever you FEEL, Matt - not what you think people might want. The last few months were ... a bit weird. I could tell something was up and I even thought it might have something to do with the move - but I figured you'd tell us about it when you're ready. And, well, that's exactly what you did. Thank you for the update, I feel good things are about to happen. See you - and most of all, may you have had a nice birthday. :)
Anybody who is considering this should probably check on the legality, though. Where I live, a rentable workshop would probably be designated as a non-livable space and you could get evicted or fined or something.
Good job Matt! 100% agree that mental health comes above everything! I lost my company at the start of this year (Aviation) and now I have followed a passion and retrained as a tree surgeon and I am even picking up work chainsaw milling! My next job is to mill a 1.4m wide trunk into slabs for a company!
Jesus... This one hit hard. I don't make my living with woodworking but I most certainly beat myself up when I don't get out there as often as I THINK I need to. I don't know why but I really needed to hear that. Thanks, Matt. Glad that tough time is over and looking forward to when you do make new videos.... take your time... we'll be here when you are ready. Cheers
Not having that work/life separation can grind dude. If it helps your vids got me to start going from Ikea to build it myself with the lockdowns and out of the office. Now im typing at a solid pine standing desk with hand made shelves, a storage unit and a bench in the garden. Planes and chisels next to me i sharpened yesterday. All since lockdown and most of that done by hand. Keep it up man but keep your head right first.
I discovered my fiancé was cheating on me November 2019, moved into my workshop. Only cold water, no heating and slept on my workbench on a continuously deflating air bed. Purchased a mattress and TV, lived like that for around 8 months. Happy times ☺
Great video Matt. Don't know if anyone has mentioned it here but the Manfrotto Magic Arm does the same job as the Woby jig. I have a load of them on an overhead camera rig and use them everywhere for lighting and holding cameras, phone etc. Great content, thanks matt.
Best thing ive done this year is get a little bike a couple of hours on that and having a bedroom thats now an office has been a life saver! Great place to ride!
WOW, I really needed to see that intro. Feeling too lazy and demotivated for past few months. I want to do so many things yet I can't even move. When I'm at home, I just play video games and watch RUclips. I am being harsh on myself for not doing anything and I should stop that as well. And when I feel better, I will start making, reparing, learning etc. Thank you!
Really enjoy your content, keep it coming, but no rush. Totally get your feelings on burnout. It can be difficult to manage when you work on someone else’s dime, and have a family who likes to eat pretty much every day. Mental health is the easiest thing to let slip, as everything and everyone else, is more important. It’s a hard mentality to get out of. Glad you’ve got a handle on it. I hope to at some point, too. Good luck with all you do in the future. Cheers!
Lovely to know you are looking after your mental health! It’s so hard to do. Great video best edited one for ages! No Rob mocking you! Looking forward to more great woodworking content!
Just over 3 years ago I got ill. Just over 2 years ago I was let go by my employer. Just over a year ago I made that enforced retirement permanent. I'm very lucky to be old enough to do that and having berated myself for years and years for working for large companies not myself found one of the perks was... I had a big enough pension pot to actually be able to afford not to work. I've now not had a serious attack with my condition for approaching 2 years... Be well Matt
I hope that 2 years has turned to 4. It's easy to take health for granted. I hope whatever your dealing with your managing to make it through it and enjoy your days best you can while doing so.
I'm thinking about going backwards I don't have a shop but I wanna buy a lot of machines and tools for woodworking while I save up to have a garage built so basically at some point I'm going to have a woodshop in my house I do have a spare room that'll house most of the stuff but I think some is going into the kitchen since I'm already remodeling it so a little extra sawdust won't hurt it too bad
Haha brilliant! I did exactly the same. My wife developed very mild Covid when I was away working so I bummed it in the workshop for 10 days. Didn't have a shower but you get used to the cold strip washes.
Real nice video Matt. We're all kinda burnt at the end of this year, and moving is exhausting even in the best of times, so take it as easy as you need. That coffee table is amazing too !
Don’t be so hard on yourself. Do videos when you can. People will still enjoy watching them. Remove any enforced ideas that you have to create X amount of content every week or month or whatever. Just do what you can, when you can. Stay safe & hope you have a happy Christmas 😷🎄👍
Just 10 days? Try living in a workshop for 5 years! - When you feel like you "have to" live in a house, living in a workshop can feel like an uncomfortable compromise. But when you embrace "shop life" and realize that paying extra money to what is essentially a closet you spend very little time at, having a live-work-space makes much more sense. I just wish it was allowed in more municipalities. Less of an environmental footprint.
I live in shop by few month, but I had acces to normal house with bathroom and kitchen. Long I had dreams and plans to find loft style space to make it job/living place... after all Im on vilage site, have cozy log cabin round 100m2 and 100m2 barn as a shop, and was mouch more beter decysion.
Good words at the end. Being at the mercy of the YT Algorithms can definitely lead to over-producing and the quality suffers. I think that's why a lot of good creators go to Patreon or other funding models - more collaborative and with purpose. Glad you got a new burst of energy. Congrats on the new house! Cheers.
Stay safe Matt and friends! Don’t worry about the videos. I enjoy them a lot but still have like two years worth of content to go through if I make that box and cabinet at the pace I’m going at :)
Hey I am absolutely enthralled at this content. As a shaggy haired sawdust ridden minecraft playing skater I'm having a lot of fun here. Thanks for making it
you had to build a shower for 10 days of use?????? man when i was in the US army we would be in the mid of nowhere oklahoma in the mid of summer with all our gear on for 30 day without showers........baby wipes hit it big with us lol funny vid.
Nice man, I’ve lived at my woodshop too For a month. It was tough. I’ve been doing custom furniture for 10 years I’m 27. The last year has been really tough about what you said with the motivation, but Exactly what you said get the mind right first. I gotta reinvent my business, I’m thinking about making some videos of my shop and building things. It was nice to find your channel tonight at 230am in the US
Cool video and can relate with the ending; keeping mindful of your own health is the most important thing, and if that means dropping activities or lowering energy expenditure on some, do so, before you burn out. I tried doing everything I did with the same amount of energy for over a year, with work piling up, moving house (July), renovations (ongoing), and I ran into the wall (again) about 2 months ago. Burnout ain't a fucking joke; be mindful, and dare to say no. Also to yourself.
Matt you legend, g'day mate! I'm Ryno from Victoria, Australia and we had 4 freaking months of lockdown and this was my dream but I continued to work every day from home while my kids were at home doing their schooling and the wife had no work. If it weren't for my shed, I would have gone crazy!!
The great idea just to stay in the workshop. I don't think so it will works in my i am using my single car garage and i have to keep in it two motorbikes as well :) Brilliant film, well done you survive it.
Best cure for burnout is to do away with your 'to do' list, stop worrying about the expectations of others and just do whatever you like for a bit. Sounds obvious and maybe a bit selfish but it's something people seldom do.
Moving can be a rather rough experience, but once you are in the new place, kicking back with a drink, isn't it just the best feeling ever? Be careful with the home automation stuff though; it's addictive and can turn into a whole new hobby (or time-waster). If you get it right, it will save money and effort, but... it took me 7 years to get it right.
Wait, a Festool router?! And a stack of systainers? I thought you were a Bosch boy? Good, good... Let the green and grey flow through you... (and empty your wallet as it does) Great to see you back. Post when you can. Keep yourself healthy.
The systainers are actually rather handy tool boxes if you have to work on the go a lot. Which I do: my current workshop is the garden. Would love to buy some of their tools too, I have my eye on their orbital sander and Sawstop table saw... but I have to put in a buttload more hours first to afford them :)
lol I'm actually on a course with Liam atm. Glad to see your happier in your new house now though. I certainly appreciate the effort you've gone to. It speaks volumes. I woodwork myself, and I'm using a tiny shed in my back garden. It's very limiting! lol Keep going strong!
Nice!! Well done. Glad you found the knife and it wasn’t a headline. Lol. It’s always difficult when your hobby turns into a business, just because you love it, doesn’t mean you’ll always love doing it. And this year is a total loss dumpster fire. Be well, be safe and thanks for the content.
Visited the shop of a Boulder, CO woodworker who peeked down from the mezzanine. His face was inches above the floor. Said I was disturbing the piece and could I come back later.
You clearly demonstrate and explain the techniques and the intricacies that make woodworking a joy! And with so much positivity! You're content is fantastic, thanks for sharing your hard work.
I get so lost in the shop. Before I know it it's going on 1.. 2 and some times 3am and I'm always wanting just a little more time. We have a full kitchen and bathroom in our shop and yes.. I've slept there and bathed there and eaten there.
I didn't mean to give the video a dislike sorry... Love all your videos, you show the real life of a wood worker. I think u keep all hobby wood workers doing it tough in normal life life a little more sane knowing that they are not the only one. Cheers for the videos.
You just set my Alexa off at the end of the video 😜 Looks to have been a hectic time mate, I hope you look after yourself and I look forward to more content when it comes. In the meantime I'm designing a shepherds hut style garden workshop to accommodate my new woodworking hobby that you're primarily responsible for. Self learning SketchUp has been interesting... 😁
Thank you for this video, mate! First I enjoyed some edited content after the live streams. Secondly I was a bit worried about how much you disappeared. I love your videos and now just filled back with patience. I hope Rob didn't have any serious problems with the covid.
I feel like this provides PLENTY of inspiration and motivation for things to make with the workshop. Which, of course, is all the stuff needed to LIVE in the workshop. Nice..
I hate to admit it, but part of my "If the wife gets the disease" plan was to move into my shed. I would share the space with my beloved motorbike and all my tools.
Do whatever you FEEL, Matt - not what you think people might want. The last few months were ... a bit weird. I could tell something was up and I even thought it might have something to do with the move - but I figured you'd tell us about it when you're ready. And, well, that's exactly what you did. Thank you for the update, I feel good things are about to happen.
See you - and most of all, may you have had a nice birthday. :)
I've thought about this long and hard, if I was single and didnt have kids I would 100% live in my workshop
And that's how you stay single with no kids 😂
@@mickpaul6771 then I suppose I'm lucky I didnt start my workshop prior to the family!
Anybody who is considering this should probably check on the legality, though. Where I live, a rentable workshop would probably be designated as a non-livable space and you could get evicted or fined or something.
@@MattMcConaha dont be such a buzz kill
@@archiebf4524 it's the government that's being a buzzkill
Good job Matt! 100% agree that mental health comes above everything! I lost my company at the start of this year (Aviation) and now I have followed a passion and retrained as a tree surgeon and I am even picking up work chainsaw milling! My next job is to mill a 1.4m wide trunk into slabs for a company!
Jesus... This one hit hard. I don't make my living with woodworking but I most certainly beat myself up when I don't get out there as often as I THINK I need to. I don't know why but I really needed to hear that. Thanks, Matt. Glad that tough time is over and looking forward to when you do make new videos.... take your time... we'll be here when you are ready. Cheers
Not having that work/life separation can grind dude. If it helps your vids got me to start going from Ikea to build it myself with the lockdowns and out of the office. Now im typing at a solid pine standing desk with hand made shelves, a storage unit and a bench in the garden. Planes and chisels next to me i sharpened yesterday. All since lockdown and most of that done by hand. Keep it up man but keep your head right first.
I discovered my fiancé was cheating on me November 2019, moved into my workshop. Only cold water, no heating and slept on my workbench on a continuously deflating air bed. Purchased a mattress and TV, lived like that for around 8 months. Happy times ☺
Dude they almost all cheat. The sooner you realize that the better.
👏🏻👍🏻living life is more important than living to work.
Great video Matt. Don't know if anyone has mentioned it here but the Manfrotto Magic Arm does the same job as the Woby jig. I have a load of them on an overhead camera rig and use them everywhere for lighting and holding cameras, phone etc. Great content, thanks matt.
Great edit and a really heart felt ending. Good to see you back, Matt and congrats on the house move. Looks great too. See you around.
I live in a garage of a friends in rural Northumberland with my motorbike, about best life ive lived
Not having to pay rent is proboly getting your cortisol levels down.
Best thing ive done this year is get a little bike a couple of hours on that and having a bedroom thats now an office has been a life saver! Great place to ride!
WOW, I really needed to see that intro. Feeling too lazy and demotivated for past few months. I want to do so many things yet I can't even move. When I'm at home, I just play video games and watch RUclips. I am being harsh on myself for not doing anything and I should stop that as well. And when I feel better, I will start making, reparing, learning etc. Thank you!
Really enjoy your content, keep it coming, but no rush.
Totally get your feelings on burnout. It can be difficult to manage when you work on someone else’s dime, and have a family who likes to eat pretty much every day. Mental health is the easiest thing to let slip, as everything and everyone else, is more important. It’s a hard mentality to get out of. Glad you’ve got a handle on it. I hope to at some point, too.
Good luck with all you do in the future.
Cheers!
Lovely to know you are looking after your mental health! It’s so hard to do. Great video best edited one for ages! No Rob mocking you! Looking forward to more great woodworking content!
First time I've watched your channel, I enjoyed it and suscribed
Best place to be during lockdown? The shop. 😁
obv lol work and play and less rainy than the garden was
Just over 3 years ago I got ill. Just over 2 years ago I was let go by my employer. Just over a year ago I made that enforced retirement permanent.
I'm very lucky to be old enough to do that and having berated myself for years and years for working for large companies not myself found one of the perks was... I had a big enough pension pot to actually be able to afford not to work.
I've now not had a serious attack with my condition for approaching 2 years... Be well Matt
I jacked in the job last week to retire to. Can't wait until my notice period is over. Already feeling less stressed and not bothered by work as much.
I hope that 2 years has turned to 4. It's easy to take health for granted. I hope whatever your dealing with your managing to make it through it and enjoy your days best you can while doing so.
AMAZINGSTOKE ARMY!! lol
Cool glass atrium
I really hope this channel grows more. The production value is too darn good. You're essentially living my dream...to live in a shop
When are the next marking knives going to be available?
You are what jacksepticeye whould be of he did wood working insted of gaming
I'm thinking about going backwards I don't have a shop but I wanna buy a lot of machines and tools for woodworking while I save up to have a garage built so basically at some point I'm going to have a woodshop in my house I do have a spare room that'll house most of the stuff but I think some is going into the kitchen since I'm already remodeling it so a little extra sawdust won't hurt it too bad
I know exactly how you feel, I'm struggling to make any projects at the minute my creative juice has run out! But that's ok I have been here before.
Haha brilliant! I did exactly the same. My wife developed very mild Covid when I was away working so I bummed it in the workshop for 10 days. Didn't have a shower but you get used to the cold strip washes.
Hey Matt! Well done mate and what an experience 😳. Lovin this content. What song did you play at 07:00? I love it!
Real nice video Matt. We're all kinda burnt at the end of this year, and moving is exhausting even in the best of times, so take it as easy as you need. That coffee table is amazing too !
Recommend not letting your landlord find out, this is probably against the lease terms..
What's the composition of the oil you used on the benchtop?
Don’t be so hard on yourself. Do videos when you can. People will still enjoy watching them.
Remove any enforced ideas that you have to create X amount of content every week or month or whatever. Just do what you can, when you can.
Stay safe & hope you have a happy Christmas 😷🎄👍
Good man! Don't forget your own advice there. That's worth remembering mate!
If i could my entire house would be a workshop with 1 dedicated room for dust free sleeping.
Just 10 days? Try living in a workshop for 5 years! - When you feel like you "have to" live in a house, living in a workshop can feel like an uncomfortable compromise. But when you embrace "shop life" and realize that paying extra money to what is essentially a closet you spend very little time at, having a live-work-space makes much more sense. I just wish it was allowed in more municipalities. Less of an environmental footprint.
I live in shop by few month, but I had acces to normal house with bathroom and kitchen.
Long I had dreams and plans to find loft style space to make it job/living place... after all Im on vilage site, have cozy log cabin round 100m2 and 100m2 barn as a shop, and was mouch more beter decysion.
7:42 Runescape in the background ayyyy
if my workshop has a separate small office room, I think I would love to live in the workshop 😂
Good words at the end. Being at the mercy of the YT Algorithms can definitely lead to over-producing and the quality suffers. I think that's why a lot of good creators go to Patreon or other funding models - more collaborative and with purpose. Glad you got a new burst of energy. Congrats on the new house! Cheers.
My wife says I spend so much time in the workshop I should put a bed in there...
Stay safe Matt and friends! Don’t worry about the videos. I enjoy them a lot but still have like two years worth of content to go through if I make that box and cabinet at the pace I’m going at :)
Hey matt. Unrelated but realised you didn't do a finishing episode on your cabinet project? Thanks bud
It really shows how you've put effort into your B-roll here - absolutely beautiful stuff, particularly of angle grinding the woodburner parts.
Your closing words strike deep at this particular moment. The honesty and transparency shown here are refreshing in a year like this. Cheers.
She just didn’t want you to live with her.
@Drake Docson 😂🤣 SAVAGE
Useless information but my parents have the same grill 😂
Dude, why do you have shooting paper from Gdańsk? Why do hell you have shooting paper from my next door's shooting range?:O :D
Note to self: Be prepared for Matt making your Echo start off.
Hi Matt. I am looking for a good bandsaw blade supplier for my 14inch saw. Can you please tell me where you would buy yours from.
Cheers
Dave
dude, its scary how similar we look. i genuinely thought i had a video on youtube i didn't know about when i saw you
Hey I am absolutely enthralled at this content. As a shaggy haired sawdust ridden minecraft playing skater I'm having a lot of fun here. Thanks for making it
you had to build a shower for 10 days of use?????? man when i was in the US army we would be in the mid of nowhere oklahoma in the mid of summer with all our gear on for 30 day without showers........baby wipes hit it big with us lol funny vid.
Nice man, I’ve lived at my woodshop too For a month. It was tough. I’ve been doing custom furniture for 10 years I’m 27. The last year has been really tough about what you said with the motivation, but Exactly what you said get the mind right first. I gotta reinvent my business, I’m thinking about making some videos of my shop and building things. It was nice to find your channel tonight at 230am in the US
Post a video and some links maybe you can find a sale on here
Great to see you lads in good shape 😃
You‘re getting old when sleeping in camping beds starts to hurt 🤣
Stay safe and have fun!
I love this as much as the shed build! Still want to know what’s in the drums though.
I could live in my workshop, lol in fact there’s no other place I’d rather be !
Looks like you'll be spending Christmas in your workshop
OMG MATTA YOU PLAY MINECRAFT.
Yes he does and this Friday or next Friday we are going to play again for robs birthday can’t remember what day but it’s a Friday
Rules apply to those that want them to. If I agree with the rule I naturally follow it. If I do not follow the rule - kiss my ass.
Cool video and can relate with the ending; keeping mindful of your own health is the most important thing, and if that means dropping activities or lowering energy expenditure on some, do so, before you burn out. I tried doing everything I did with the same amount of energy for over a year, with work piling up, moving house (July), renovations (ongoing), and I ran into the wall (again) about 2 months ago.
Burnout ain't a fucking joke; be mindful, and dare to say no. Also to yourself.
I have an idea for you, make a wooden toy train set 👍⚒🚂🚃🚃🚃
Matt you legend, g'day mate! I'm Ryno from Victoria, Australia and we had 4 freaking months of lockdown and this was my dream but I continued to work every day from home while my kids were at home doing their schooling and the wife had no work. If it weren't for my shed, I would have gone crazy!!
ok that was a bit mental but the last year and a half has been a bit weird anyway still I probably would do the same
Great idea, I’d get so much done.....👍🏴
Spoiler: he survived the 10 days
Anyone know anything more about that wood burner???
The great idea just to stay in the workshop. I don't think so it will works in my i am using my single car garage and i have to keep in it two motorbikes as well :)
Brilliant film, well done you survive it.
Just found your channel Matt. Love it man. I enjoyed how different Workshops sizes are compared to Australia .
Thanks Matt; hope things smooth out. PS: My alexa is going mental now, thanks ... :-D
Best cure for burnout is to do away with your 'to do' list, stop worrying about the expectations of others and just do whatever you like for a bit.
Sounds obvious and maybe a bit selfish but it's something people seldom do.
Mate that’s such simple advice but I love it. Cheers!
I’d also add that a lot of others people are probably also frustrated and short tempered so give everyone a little more empathy.
Moving can be a rather rough experience, but once you are in the new place, kicking back with a drink, isn't it just the best feeling ever?
Be careful with the home automation stuff though; it's addictive and can turn into a whole new hobby (or time-waster). If you get it right, it will save money and effort, but... it took me 7 years to get it right.
How’s Rob doing?
Wait, a Festool router?! And a stack of systainers? I thought you were a Bosch boy?
Good, good... Let the green and grey flow through you... (and empty your wallet as it does)
Great to see you back. Post when you can. Keep yourself healthy.
The systainers are actually rather handy tool boxes if you have to work on the go a lot. Which I do: my current workshop is the garden. Would love to buy some of their tools too, I have my eye on their orbital sander and Sawstop table saw... but I have to put in a buttload more hours first to afford them :)
I really hope I'll be comparatively better at woodworking after 2000 hours than I currently am at Rocket League after 2000 hours ._.
Like the Pizza idea 🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🤢
lol I'm actually on a course with Liam atm. Glad to see your happier in your new house now though. I certainly appreciate the effort you've gone to. It speaks volumes. I woodwork myself, and I'm using a tiny shed in my back garden. It's very limiting! lol Keep going strong!
Nice!! Well done. Glad you found the knife and it wasn’t a headline. Lol. It’s always difficult when your hobby turns into a business, just because you love it, doesn’t mean you’ll always love doing it. And this year is a total loss dumpster fire. Be well, be safe and thanks for the content.
Looking forward to the future videos
Visited the shop of a Boulder, CO woodworker who peeked down from the mezzanine. His face was inches above the floor. Said I was disturbing the piece and could I come back later.
You clearly demonstrate and explain the techniques and the intricacies that make woodworking a joy! And with so much positivity! You're content is fantastic, thanks for sharing your hard work.
I get so lost in the shop. Before I know it it's going on 1.. 2 and some times 3am and I'm always wanting just a little more time. We have a full kitchen and bathroom in our shop and yes.. I've slept there and bathed there and eaten there.
I didn't mean to give the video a dislike sorry... Love all your videos, you show the real life of a wood worker. I think u keep all hobby wood workers doing it tough in normal life life a little more sane knowing that they are not the only one.
Cheers for the videos.
You just set my Alexa off at the end of the video 😜
Looks to have been a hectic time mate, I hope you look after yourself and I look forward to more content when it comes.
In the meantime I'm designing a shepherds hut style garden workshop to accommodate my new woodworking hobby that you're primarily responsible for. Self learning SketchUp has been interesting... 😁
This is the first video of yours I've ever seen, needless to say, I'm now subscribed
Minute and a half in and hit subscribe!
Hey I live in wokingham, you allowing visits at your workshop? got nothing much to do over this xmas period lol
Check out the Hubitat controller! Simply the best!
Thank you for this video, mate! First I enjoyed some edited content after the live streams. Secondly I was a bit worried about how much you disappeared. I love your videos and now just filled back with patience. I hope Rob didn't have any serious problems with the covid.
I feel like this provides PLENTY of inspiration and motivation for things to make with the workshop. Which, of course, is all the stuff needed to LIVE in the workshop. Nice..
You are almost up to 200K. Let’s make you some beautiful /functional/creative furnishings!!
HOLD ON A SEC! liam and i went to school with each other and same friend group
Love your videos and new attitude. Stay safe and keep following your curiosity.
I hate to admit it, but part of my "If the wife gets the disease" plan was to move into my shed. I would share the space with my beloved motorbike and all my tools.
Ah, a great video of the journey many of us were wondering about. Great piece of advice at the end.
Where’s the burp take!?
Keep your head straight mate - think you're probably doing a good job of it. We've all had a weird time this year.
Oh man. Where i am from its a bad Omen for a bird to fly in the house... I guess it dont count if its a work shop.... I hope.
Ffs,s... I've spent 3 weeks in the woods ,no power living by a river ... you got her made
Great video and spot on message at the end. I've been there. Self care is key. Thanks for the reminder! Cheers
live in workshop or in the house with the missus? have to be honest given the choice the workshop wins everytime!
For a second I thought you’d started brushing yer teeth with a dremel!
I sleep in my workshop all the time what's the big deal. I find it cozy
Yes! Look after number one first! Second lockdown has been harder than the first!