Oh my gosh Kenny, I’ve been a woodworker for many years now… and I gotta say, all those tips were brilliant! I’ve been using my nail guns as you suggest for a long time, but I do remember being so frustrated with nails blowing out the side. That was a great tip. The veneer tip.. I never knew I could iron the dry glue. Marking the arbor location on your table saw? Brilliant! Using a biscuit jointer to make splines?! It never even crossed my mind! Testing chisels on the end grain is the perfect test for sharpness. Those were some amazing tips! I really enjoyed that, and so I have liked and subscribed. You really did teach this old dog some new tricks! - Big Tim (Big Tim Woodworks)
Well then welcome aboard as a subscriber. Glad to have your here. I'm also glad that you enjoyed the show. There are plenty of episodes on the channel and I think I am approaching 900 episodes now. I'm sure there will be shows that interest you here. The program airs every Tuesday and Friday at 10am. Friday shows are dedicated to woodworking but Tuesday shows can be anything. Welding, tool reviews, laser tutorials, shop tours, camping trips.....who knows what Tuesday is going to bring. I hope you continue to enjoy the channel and I look forward to your future comments on the program. Thanks for tuning in, subscribing and for the kind words on the show. It's truly appreciated.
A great show and thank you for your tips. Some I have used for years but the idea of the gluing and ironing the veneer on is genius. I like it. I also think finding the center of the arbor is a slick trick. in essence you help us find Top Dead Center of the blade. When you laser engrave the line into the insert, make sure you film that too. ;-) 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I'm not so sure if filming the laser engraving is show worthy. After all, it's just a line and how would I make that into a full length show. It might make an appearance on a future episode of updates though. Thanks for tuning in this week. Glad that you were able to take something positive away from the show.
@@acutabove_woodworkings my bad. I did not specify what I should have said. A segment would be terrific. I really didn’t mean a whole show on one laser line. 😄 But you might consider a song and dance too. 😉
What you said at the end has been something I’ve been telling myself for a long time. I’ve seen guys with a basement full of nothing but old craftsman tool and build some of the most incredible stuff. Fancy tools don’t make you good, the tips gives new things to practice. Thank you for sharing, especially finding center on the insert, I’ve been struggling with this one.
Glad that you found the show to be useful Randy. Thanks for tuning in and thanks for taking the time to leave the kind words on the show. It's very much appreciated.
Brilliant tips. Thanks so much. My biggest problem is storage of jigs. My workshop is tiny, so much so that I spill out onto the drive of the house when I actually need to do any work. The biscuit joiner as a spline cutter idea is fantastic.
Jig storage can be a nightmare. I use a lot of wall space to store jigs and even use the ceiling to store others. Knowing how you are going to store a jig before you make it is key. That being said, the biscuit joiner makes it so that you don't need to store a jig. You've already got a storage space for the joiner. Thanks for tuning in this week Kieran. It's appreciated.
Hi Kenny. I think these tips are really good and it is good of you to share them with us. Your consistency with your shows is great and the variety is fantastic. I have learned a great deal from you.
I'm glad that you are finding the channel to be useful to you William. I appreciate you tuning in and taking the time to leave your comments each week. Thank you.
Kenny, enjoyed the tips. All are helpful but I really enjoyed the one about finding the highest point of the blade. Don’t know why I never thought of that….
Your 5 tips were great Kenny ….. but I think the most important one was tip 6. Your summary at the end of the video hit the nail on the head! I have tried to explain that to many wood workers and turners, and some of them just don’t get it 🤠🇨🇱
We live in a society where everything has to be instant. Fast food. Fast internet connections. Fast delivery. etc etc etc. No one knows what patience is any longer and therefore, no one wants to put the work in to obtain a skill. If it isn't instant and effortless, it isn't worth their time. I fear for our hobby sometimes because I feel that the future generations are going to let it die because it was too much work. Time will tell. Thanks for tuning in Randy and for the kind words.
Just great... as a worker of wood, I took the oath long ago, to always shave with my chisels. I think this may be the time to swear you into woodworking adulthood. Sure, it can hurt a bit... maybe a little blood... the loss of a limb or two, but it's ok Kenny. Put on your goggles and ear protection, give that mirror a good cleaning, dive in with your sharpest chisel, and sing along with that ole theme song... I am stuck on Band aid... cause Band aid stuck on me! Excellent "tips & tricks"! Thanks Kenny!
By singing that Band-Aid song Dennis, you have instantly dated yourself. Only those who are as old as dirt would remember that old commercial. Sadly......I do remember it. LOL. Thanks for tuning in this week.
Tip number two at about 4 minutes. You answered a question that I could not figure out that I had watched my father do many many times but I didn't realize there was a key step that I was leaving out. He used a lot of white glue some yellow glue back then we're talking about over 40 years ago. He also used an iron that look very similar to the one that you showed pictured. what I did not realize the glue was dry. Next week I am going to try some sample pieces and see if it really works Heat at one point did a lot of intricate work where he would Mark out the pieces he cut on the wood that he was going to work on like plywood for the backer of the veneer so he only put down the glue in the area he wanted to work on at that moment time did not realize the purpose of it doing that way was to keep the squeeze out from occurring because once it's dry it doesn't squeeze out. Again thank you for filling in the missing blanks.
I'm glad that you were able to take something positive away from today's show and I'm glad that I was able to fill in the blanks and solve the mystery. It sounds like your father had it figured out long before I ever did. Thanks for tuning in to the show this week and for chiming in with your story of your father's methods. I love it.
Adding two different things together, if you already have a 3d printer, you can print a laminate edge trimmer with your laminate glue trick. At least in my case, I already have the cheapest printer I could find at the time, Bambu mini, with free file to print , 3 bucks of hardware and maybe 2 bucks of plastic, and I am sure I am going twice the price on all, you have a laminate of any sort trimmer. Yeah, for wood or plastics such as kitchen counter top laminates.
I believe I had the iron set to about 350 degrees Jack and it worked perfectly. I don't know how accurate that temperature is because the iron is probably older than I am but that is what is says on the temp setting of the iron. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
This is the first of your videos I have seen and I am hooked. Do you have links to the first 8 tips and tricks? It sure would save some time because I was looking and you have been very busy. I see you have a ton of videos that I am very interested in.
I think that to date, there are almost 900 episode of the show on the channel. The channel has been going since 2013 and I am just going into my 12th season. I hope you are able to find other shows that interest you. The show airs every Tuesday and Friday at 10am. The Tuesday show can be anything but the Friday show is generally woodworking based. Here are the links to the other 8 tips episodes. For the record, the main page of my channel has playlists and that might help you find videos you are interested in. I hope you enjoy the tips videos. Episode 1. ruclips.net/video/C92mvgLY85Q/видео.html Episode 2. ruclips.net/video/HhuR1kBZ2fY/видео.html Episode 3. ruclips.net/video/DiXTeZjBjVA/видео.html Episode 4. ruclips.net/video/ixh3VBfZdhU/видео.html Episode 5. ruclips.net/video/ErrY_4CRoCs/видео.html Episode 6. ruclips.net/video/XpR4r7U21P0/видео.html Episode 7. ruclips.net/video/LcWdZq2md4k/видео.html Episode 8. ruclips.net/video/tkBMHPN08iQ/видео.html Thanks for tuning in.
The iron was dry Floyd (I'd be surprised if the steam function even worked on this old iron) and I think I had it set to about 350. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Some good tips. However, I don't think very many woodworkers have a biscuit jointer. These devices were popular 25 years ago but new techniques for jointing wood have made them obsolete.
I think you would be surprised at how many woodworkers still have and still use these. While you are correct that they are a device that was popular years ago, due to their speed of use and their versatility over dowel joinery, they are still very popular and still in use. An older technique, but a good one. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your thoughts. It's appreciated
sewalt has a new out.DEWALT 20V MAX XR Biscuit Joiner about $230. so there is still a small market for them. the one I have is 35 years old. it is a fast way to decorative corner.
Good question Keith. Kennyearrings was a nickname that was labelled on me years ago and when I created a RUclips channel, that's what it was called. It was never intended to be a woodworking channel but more of a personal channel that would allow me to comment on other shows that I watched etc. Then I started making my own short videos to help others who had asked for help and then those short videos grew into full productions. Again, I never intended to have a woodworking channel. Then one day, I decided that I would start producing videos to help others with woodworking. For years, I never had ads on the videos and I never made a dime from them. Then at some point in time, the show started to cost me money. Equipment to film, materials to use for shows, a website to offer free patterns etc so I made the hard decision to allow advertisements on the show so that I could pay for the things that I was paying for, out of pocket to help others. In order to make that venture a little more successful, I needed to grow the channel and in order for the channel to grow, it needed to be searchable. No one was going to search for Kennyearrings while looking for a woodworking channel so I changed the name to help with the channel growth. I refuse to pay for robots to provide me with AI generated subscribers so the channel growth is slow but at least it's genuine. I hope this answers your question. I guess I could have just said "I changed the name to make it more searchable for woodworkers." but that wouldn't have been a true Kennyearrings type of answer. LOL. Thanks for tuning in Keith and for asking the question.
There is always the metric vs imperial debate.... I use inches. But not crazy fractions. Use decimal inches. Excellent video. Especially your comments at the end.
The debate between imperial and metric has been a topic of discussion on this show for years. It's all about what you've been brought up on and what you are used to using. Although I live in a country that is supposed to be metric, I was brought up on and trained in imperial. Hard to make a transition when it's so deeply engrained. Thanks for tuning in Doug and for chiming in with your kind words.
Oh my gosh Kenny, I’ve been a woodworker for many years now… and I gotta say, all those tips were brilliant! I’ve been using my nail guns as you suggest for a long time, but I do remember being so frustrated with nails blowing out the side. That was a great tip. The veneer tip.. I never knew I could iron the dry glue. Marking the arbor location on your table saw? Brilliant! Using a biscuit jointer to make splines?! It never even crossed my mind! Testing chisels on the end grain is the perfect test for sharpness. Those were some amazing tips! I really enjoyed that, and so I have liked and subscribed. You really did teach this old dog some new tricks! - Big Tim (Big Tim Woodworks)
Well then welcome aboard as a subscriber. Glad to have your here. I'm also glad that you enjoyed the show. There are plenty of episodes on the channel and I think I am approaching 900 episodes now. I'm sure there will be shows that interest you here. The program airs every Tuesday and Friday at 10am. Friday shows are dedicated to woodworking but Tuesday shows can be anything. Welding, tool reviews, laser tutorials, shop tours, camping trips.....who knows what Tuesday is going to bring. I hope you continue to enjoy the channel and I look forward to your future comments on the program. Thanks for tuning in, subscribing and for the kind words on the show. It's truly appreciated.
A great show and thank you for your tips. Some I have used for years but the idea of the gluing and ironing the veneer on is genius. I like it. I also think finding the center of the arbor is a slick trick. in essence you help us find Top Dead Center of the blade. When you laser engrave the line into the insert, make sure you film that too. ;-) 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I'm not so sure if filming the laser engraving is show worthy. After all, it's just a line and how would I make that into a full length show. It might make an appearance on a future episode of updates though. Thanks for tuning in this week. Glad that you were able to take something positive away from the show.
@@acutabove_woodworkings my bad. I did not specify what I should have said. A segment would be terrific. I really didn’t mean a whole show on one laser line. 😄 But you might consider a song and dance too. 😉
Practice is always the answer. I sometimes forget the question.
What was the question? LOL. Thanks for tuning in Mark.
What you said at the end has been something I’ve been telling myself for a long time. I’ve seen guys with a basement full of nothing but old craftsman tool and build some of the most incredible stuff. Fancy tools don’t make you good, the tips gives new things to practice. Thank you for sharing, especially finding center on the insert, I’ve been struggling with this one.
Glad that you found the show to be useful Randy. Thanks for tuning in and thanks for taking the time to leave the kind words on the show. It's very much appreciated.
Great information....I always try to keep an open mind in watching instructional videos!
Glad that you liked it David. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Brilliant tips. Thanks so much. My biggest problem is storage of jigs. My workshop is tiny, so much so that I spill out onto the drive of the house when I actually need to do any work. The biscuit joiner as a spline cutter idea is fantastic.
Jig storage can be a nightmare. I use a lot of wall space to store jigs and even use the ceiling to store others. Knowing how you are going to store a jig before you make it is key. That being said, the biscuit joiner makes it so that you don't need to store a jig. You've already got a storage space for the joiner. Thanks for tuning in this week Kieran. It's appreciated.
Hi Kenny. I think these tips are really good and it is good of you to share them with us. Your consistency with your shows is great and the variety is fantastic. I have learned a great deal from you.
I'm glad that you are finding the channel to be useful to you William. I appreciate you tuning in and taking the time to leave your comments each week. Thank you.
Kenny, enjoyed the tips. All are helpful but I really enjoyed the one about finding the highest point of the blade. Don’t know why I never thought of that….
Sometimes, it's the simple things that are the most useful Paul. Thanks for tuning in this week and for the kind words.
Thanks Kemmy
Who's "Kemmy?" LOL. Thanks for tuning in Jim.
Great information. Thank you.
You're very welcome Pete. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Great tips as usual Kenny and some good old fashioned (but no less important) philosophy thrown in for good measure. Thanks for sharing.
Glad that you liked it. Thanks for tuning in and for the kind words on the show.
Your 5 tips were great Kenny ….. but I think the most important one was tip 6. Your summary at the end of the video hit the nail on the head! I have tried to explain that to many wood workers and turners, and some of them just don’t get it 🤠🇨🇱
We live in a society where everything has to be instant. Fast food. Fast internet connections. Fast delivery. etc etc etc. No one knows what patience is any longer and therefore, no one wants to put the work in to obtain a skill. If it isn't instant and effortless, it isn't worth their time. I fear for our hobby sometimes because I feel that the future generations are going to let it die because it was too much work. Time will tell. Thanks for tuning in Randy and for the kind words.
Great tips! Thanks.
Glad that you liked them Ron. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Nice tips and tricks.
Glad that you liked them Scott. Thanks for tuning in this week and for the kind words.
That tip works especially well on staplers. You can look at a staple, see which way they are beveled and tell which way it's going to deflect.
Glad that you liked it Steve. Thanks for chiming in with your thoughts and for tuning in to the show.
Thanks, Kenny, for the great tips, especially the one about the jointer. See you have great taste, same jointer as me 🤣
Glad that you liked them Eddie. Thanks for tuning in.
Some great tips there, much appreciated from the other side of the pond
Glad that you liked the David. Thanks for tuning in this week.
good video thanx rick
You're very welcome Rick. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Cracking tips there Kenny thanks for the video. TC.
Barry (UK)
Glad that you liked them Barry. Thanks for tuning in this week.
Great tips Kenny 👏, thankyou
Glad that you liked the Tim. Thanks for tuning in this week.
Great tips thanks for sharing.
You're very welcome. Thanks for tuning in.
Thank you
You're very welcome James. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Just great... as a worker of wood, I took the oath long ago, to always shave with my chisels. I think this may be the time to swear you into woodworking adulthood. Sure, it can hurt a bit... maybe a little blood... the loss of a limb or two, but it's ok Kenny. Put on your goggles and ear protection, give that mirror a good cleaning, dive in with your sharpest chisel, and sing along with that ole theme song... I am stuck on Band aid... cause Band aid stuck on me!
Excellent "tips & tricks"! Thanks Kenny!
By singing that Band-Aid song Dennis, you have instantly dated yourself. Only those who are as old as dirt would remember that old commercial. Sadly......I do remember it. LOL. Thanks for tuning in this week.
Tip number two at about 4 minutes. You answered a question that I could not figure out that I had watched my father do many many times but I didn't realize there was a key step that I was leaving out.
He used a lot of white glue some yellow glue back then we're talking about over 40 years ago. He also used an iron that look very similar to the one that you showed pictured. what I did not realize the glue was dry. Next week I am going to try some sample pieces and see if it really works Heat at one point did a lot of intricate work where he would Mark out the pieces he cut on the wood that he was going to work on like plywood for the backer of the veneer so he only put down the glue in the area he wanted to work on at that moment time did not realize the purpose of it doing that way was to keep the squeeze out from occurring because once it's dry it doesn't squeeze out.
Again thank you for filling in the missing blanks.
I'm glad that you were able to take something positive away from today's show and I'm glad that I was able to fill in the blanks and solve the mystery. It sounds like your father had it figured out long before I ever did. Thanks for tuning in to the show this week and for chiming in with your story of your father's methods. I love it.
It may be an oldie Ken... but those were the best... and yes... I invented dirt. Can you imagine the earth without dirt?!?!
LOL. That's when television was good. I don't even watch television anymore. I've got no time for the garbage that they broadcast.
Great tips!👍👍
Glad that you liked them. Thanks for tuning in.
nice tips
Glad that you liked them Peter. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Adding two different things together, if you already have a 3d printer, you can print a laminate edge trimmer with your laminate glue trick. At least in my case, I already have the cheapest printer I could find at the time, Bambu mini, with free file to print , 3 bucks of hardware and maybe 2 bucks of plastic, and I am sure I am going twice the price on all, you have a laminate of any sort trimmer. Yeah, for wood or plastics such as kitchen counter top laminates.
Good idea Aaron. Thanks for chiming in with that and for tuning in.
Thanks, Kenny. I feel so much smarter now. But, answer this.....what is the temp setting on the iron for veneer?
I believe I had the iron set to about 350 degrees Jack and it worked perfectly. I don't know how accurate that temperature is because the iron is probably older than I am but that is what is says on the temp setting of the iron. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
This is the first of your videos I have seen and I am hooked. Do you have links to the first 8 tips and tricks? It sure would save some time because I was looking and you have been very busy. I see you have a ton of videos that I am very interested in.
I think that to date, there are almost 900 episode of the show on the channel. The channel has been going since 2013 and I am just going into my 12th season. I hope you are able to find other shows that interest you. The show airs every Tuesday and Friday at 10am. The Tuesday show can be anything but the Friday show is generally woodworking based. Here are the links to the other 8 tips episodes. For the record, the main page of my channel has playlists and that might help you find videos you are interested in. I hope you enjoy the tips videos.
Episode 1. ruclips.net/video/C92mvgLY85Q/видео.html
Episode 2. ruclips.net/video/HhuR1kBZ2fY/видео.html
Episode 3. ruclips.net/video/DiXTeZjBjVA/видео.html
Episode 4. ruclips.net/video/ixh3VBfZdhU/видео.html
Episode 5. ruclips.net/video/ErrY_4CRoCs/видео.html
Episode 6. ruclips.net/video/XpR4r7U21P0/видео.html
Episode 7. ruclips.net/video/LcWdZq2md4k/видео.html
Episode 8. ruclips.net/video/tkBMHPN08iQ/видео.html
Thanks for tuning in.
Thanks so much for the links. I really enjoy your videos and really appreciate all your work and willingness to share your talent and insights.
Good tips. Is the iron on dry or steam, and how hot ? 🤔
The iron was dry Floyd (I'd be surprised if the steam function even worked on this old iron) and I think I had it set to about 350. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
AGREED!!!
Yup. Thanks for tuning in Dennis.
Some good tips. However, I don't think very many woodworkers have a biscuit jointer. These devices were popular 25 years ago but new techniques for jointing wood have made them obsolete.
I think you would be surprised at how many woodworkers still have and still use these. While you are correct that they are a device that was popular years ago, due to their speed of use and their versatility over dowel joinery, they are still very popular and still in use. An older technique, but a good one. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your thoughts. It's appreciated
sewalt has a new out.DEWALT 20V MAX XR Biscuit Joiner about $230.
so there is still a small market for them.
the one I have is 35 years old.
it is a fast way to decorative corner.
I have my Biscuit Jointer and it has been gathering dust for 25 years. Now I have a use for it!
Just out of curiosity….why not Kenny Earrings anymore?🤷🏻♂️😎
Good question Keith. Kennyearrings was a nickname that was labelled on me years ago and when I created a RUclips channel, that's what it was called. It was never intended to be a woodworking channel but more of a personal channel that would allow me to comment on other shows that I watched etc. Then I started making my own short videos to help others who had asked for help and then those short videos grew into full productions. Again, I never intended to have a woodworking channel. Then one day, I decided that I would start producing videos to help others with woodworking. For years, I never had ads on the videos and I never made a dime from them. Then at some point in time, the show started to cost me money. Equipment to film, materials to use for shows, a website to offer free patterns etc so I made the hard decision to allow advertisements on the show so that I could pay for the things that I was paying for, out of pocket to help others. In order to make that venture a little more successful, I needed to grow the channel and in order for the channel to grow, it needed to be searchable. No one was going to search for Kennyearrings while looking for a woodworking channel so I changed the name to help with the channel growth. I refuse to pay for robots to provide me with AI generated subscribers so the channel growth is slow but at least it's genuine. I hope this answers your question. I guess I could have just said "I changed the name to make it more searchable for woodworkers." but that wouldn't have been a true Kennyearrings type of answer. LOL. Thanks for tuning in Keith and for asking the question.
@ well, no matter what you call it… I’m watching and greatly enjoying!! Keep em comin my friend..AD’s and all!! 😁
@@keithrayeski6417 Thanks for the support Keith. It's appreciated more than you know.
put a thin cloth over the veneer when you iron. Why would you want to have to go through the extra step of sanding already thin veneer.
Good suggestion. Thanks for chiming in with that and for tuning in to the show.
There is always the metric vs imperial debate.... I use inches. But not crazy fractions. Use decimal inches.
Excellent video. Especially your comments at the end.
The debate between imperial and metric has been a topic of discussion on this show for years. It's all about what you've been brought up on and what you are used to using. Although I live in a country that is supposed to be metric, I was brought up on and trained in imperial. Hard to make a transition when it's so deeply engrained. Thanks for tuning in Doug and for chiming in with your kind words.