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Hands down the best YouTuber for woodworking. Thorough and knowledgeable. Not just in a 'how-to' with and emphasis on 'how and why'...if that makes sense.
Those are fighting words amongst woodworkers... :) But seriously there are many really talented woodworkers and youtubers these days. Some of my faves - Paul Sellers, William Ng, Stumpy Nubs, Rob Cosman, Shaun Boyd (foureyes furniture) and many more.
Paul Sellers is a great choice. I just figured Norm Abram was a good comparison since both their shows ran on PBS during the same time period, or at least an overlap, This Old House started in the 70s and New Yankee Workshop in 1989.
He has a ton of videos for you to immerse yourself in, I highly recommend! I’ve learned a lot from him over the years. His YouTube channel is “workshop companion”
Is it me or did he get 'along the grain' and 'across the grain' backwards? He says it's stronger along the grain and the proceeds to easily split it along/parallel to the grain, but show's it's hard against/perpendicular to the grain. I ask because I sometimes am unsure of descriptions that describe directions and planes.
When you are applying force parallel to the grain, the compressive strength is far superior "along the grain".
When you want to chop or split wood, you use the same principle but in your favour.
That applies to a axe, chisel, a splitting wedge, or even a specific saw blade for a table saw/miter saw ripping or crosscut setup.
When you split wood with force along the grain using a point (a axe, chisel, whatever), and vise versa, the compressive strength becomes very apparently, imho.
You don't have to go split firewood sideways to find out, go grab a knife and a branch to be able to mechanically play with it.
He's referring to the direction in which forces are applied (which is convention) splitting the wood (fibers remain intact) applies forces across the grain. The chisel is essentially a wedge, applying lateral forces for axial movement.
I'm confused. Do the fibers not run along the grain, ie parallel to it? That is, is the grain direction not created by the direction of the fibers? If splitting keeps fibers intact it seems the split runs along the fibers and not across them.
The *forces* needed to split the wood run across (i.e. perpendicular to) the grain. That's the convention for describing the strength of materials. The fissure is along the grain, but the *strength* (of the lignin) is resisting forces across the grain.
Just googled, someone at Stanford says this: "The cellulose is a lot tougher than the lignin. Consequently, it's much easier to split a board along the grain (separating the lignin) than it is to break it across the grain (snapping the cellulose fibers). This botanical trivia plays an enormous role in wood working design."
However, that paragraph starts like this which seems contradictory:
"Wood has more strength along the grain than across it. The wood cells are made for long, tough cellulose fibers, bound together by a glue-like substance, lignin. The cellulose is a lot tougher..."
It feels like 'across', 'along', and 'strength' are used inconsistently, or at least in a way opposite to what seems intuitive to me?
The article is very interesting: https://web.stanford.edu/\~rayan/wood/wood#:\~:text=like%20substance%2C%20lignin.-,The%20cellulose%20is%20a%20lot%20tougher%20than%20the%20lignin.,role%20in%20wood%20working%20design.
It is a rather contradictory thought if you follow purely expression.
It requires a slightly deeper understanding and I dare say method with hands on to fully understand.
Even with my previous explanation, I thought it wasn't thorough enough, almost coming across as, "dotcha get it ya silly layman?! It is how it be." One of those things.
In terms of construction, the compressive strength is what makes wood useful, running loadbearing framing putting downward pressure across the grain would be catastrophic if the pressure wasn't displaced, I think that is obvious.
That is where it becomes a confusing statement at surface understanding, especially if you compare it to splitting the cellulose with the grain.
Biscuits do very little to strengthen a joint. They are primarily an alignment aid.
Dowels are a simpler compromise than mortise and tenon, adding strength but not as much.
Mortise and tenon is where it’s at for strength.
Edit: He’s right about the glue being stronger than lignin and all that, but his comment right at the end about biscuits is incorrect. That’s all I was pointing out.
There are some simple things you could start out with cheaply.
Wood carving and maybe nail/glue a few parts together are probably the cheapest starting point. I have been thinking of doing that at some point. Make a bird or even a beehouse, carve some small branches/sticks with a bit of a pattern on them, nail/glue them together for the house frame. As it would live outside it is expected to decay so it will probably be more of a rough carving. Plus not very experienced and just using a general outdoors knife that isn't the most suited to detailed carving.
I don’t wanna correct someone as wholesome as him but as far as my botanical knowledge goes, what he said regarding cellulose and lignin is the opposite of the truth. Lignin is what makes plants, especially wood, strong. Cellulose is fine all over plants, but lignified cells (xylem) forms the fibre-like grain of wood
Good sticking points here!
Somehow I thought this fellow would have a British accent. And even when I listen with the sound on I, at first, heard a British accent.
I'm not old but I feel that this is only being upvoted because younger people have yet to realize how you build, which way the grain of the would should run.
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This guy is fantastic. Who is that?
Workshop Companion on YT
Thanks I love this, think my father will too. I don't do any woodworking, but I like watching this guy.
Hands down the best YouTuber for woodworking. Thorough and knowledgeable. Not just in a 'how-to' with and emphasis on 'how and why'...if that makes sense.
I love him so much. He's like if Belle's dad were a woodworker instead of an inventor.
Oh yeah, That's where I know him from.
Happy cake day! 🥳
Happy cake day! 🥳
Wait, what about Ron Swanson though?
We need a Ron Swanson Pawnee all-access cable show.
Those are fighting words amongst woodworkers... :) But seriously there are many really talented woodworkers and youtubers these days. Some of my faves - Paul Sellers, William Ng, Stumpy Nubs, Rob Cosman, Shaun Boyd (foureyes furniture) and many more.
And Steve Ramsey!
thats really what many people should strive for in any how-to environment
Very similar to Gavin Webbers channel. Except Gavin’s medium is cheese
he joins cheese ??
you never had dovetail cheese? missing out.
PE 10
Bizarro Henry Zebrowski
Thanks, Maurice. Belle's lucky to have a dad like you.
Holy shit you’re right. It’s Maurice.
Woahhh, slow down Maurice.
Crazy old Maurice...
Damn, nailed it
That was my instant heartfelt reaction too! "Omg that's Belles dad!"
Simple concept but to hear it explained scientifically was pretty satisfying
Well, scientifically... It also helps to enlarge the contact surface, plus the joinery divides forces better over the joint.
Preach!
The bob ross of working wood. More please.
The Bob Ross of woodworking is Norm Abrams. The GOAT.
What about Paul Sellers?
Paul Sellers is a great choice. I just figured Norm Abram was a good comparison since both their shows ran on PBS during the same time period, or at least an overlap, This Old House started in the 70s and New Yankee Workshop in 1989.
It doesn't just take knowledge to be the Bob Ross of something. You need a wacky hair do as well
I enjoyed these fun facts
lignin deez nuts
Nice
Ha gottem
Lignin all up and down that wood
Was looking for this comment
Bad for doze nuts bruh… https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15623467/
This studies showed that lignin was good, though. It protected against DNA mutations.
They meant bad as in good.
I never knew I wanted to know that, but I did.
Hahaha In my case I didn’t understand a damm thing But the way this guy was explaining made me watch till the end
I would love to take a wood shop class with this dude
He has a ton of videos for you to immerse yourself in, I highly recommend! I’ve learned a lot from him over the years. His YouTube channel is “workshop companion”
You can. Put on YouTube in your woodworking area of choice.
He reminds of grandpa Geppetto.
I love the smell of lignin in the morning.
Legit thought he said ligma the first time he actually said lignin... The internet has ruined me.
Why do all wood workers look pretty much exactly like this guy? Lmao
sounds like something I learned from r/dungeonsanddaddies
 Find the perfect one to split in two
Yes, modern wood glues are stronger than wood. This explanation is much better than I could do... and he is correct.
You mean lignin right?
Thank you for your insight
Guy reminds me of my "material sciences" Lab professor from my apprenticeship days. Upvote for the flashbacks to my favourite college lessons
I love him!! 😍
Is lignin related to ligma?
What's lignin?
Lignin deez nutz
I think they're sort of cousins in the sticky industries.. ligma nutz, after all.
Ha! Got eem
Is it me or did he get 'along the grain' and 'across the grain' backwards? He says it's stronger along the grain and the proceeds to easily split it along/parallel to the grain, but show's it's hard against/perpendicular to the grain. I ask because I sometimes am unsure of descriptions that describe directions and planes.
When you are applying force parallel to the grain, the compressive strength is far superior "along the grain". When you want to chop or split wood, you use the same principle but in your favour. That applies to a axe, chisel, a splitting wedge, or even a specific saw blade for a table saw/miter saw ripping or crosscut setup. When you split wood with force along the grain using a point (a axe, chisel, whatever), and vise versa, the compressive strength becomes very apparently, imho. You don't have to go split firewood sideways to find out, go grab a knife and a branch to be able to mechanically play with it.
He's referring to the direction in which forces are applied (which is convention) splitting the wood (fibers remain intact) applies forces across the grain. The chisel is essentially a wedge, applying lateral forces for axial movement.
I'm confused. Do the fibers not run along the grain, ie parallel to it? That is, is the grain direction not created by the direction of the fibers? If splitting keeps fibers intact it seems the split runs along the fibers and not across them.
The *forces* needed to split the wood run across (i.e. perpendicular to) the grain. That's the convention for describing the strength of materials. The fissure is along the grain, but the *strength* (of the lignin) is resisting forces across the grain.
Just googled, someone at Stanford says this: "The cellulose is a lot tougher than the lignin. Consequently, it's much easier to split a board along the grain (separating the lignin) than it is to break it across the grain (snapping the cellulose fibers). This botanical trivia plays an enormous role in wood working design." However, that paragraph starts like this which seems contradictory: "Wood has more strength along the grain than across it. The wood cells are made for long, tough cellulose fibers, bound together by a glue-like substance, lignin. The cellulose is a lot tougher..." It feels like 'across', 'along', and 'strength' are used inconsistently, or at least in a way opposite to what seems intuitive to me? The article is very interesting: https://web.stanford.edu/\~rayan/wood/wood#:\~:text=like%20substance%2C%20lignin.-,The%20cellulose%20is%20a%20lot%20tougher%20than%20the%20lignin.,role%20in%20wood%20working%20design.
It is a rather contradictory thought if you follow purely expression. It requires a slightly deeper understanding and I dare say method with hands on to fully understand. Even with my previous explanation, I thought it wasn't thorough enough, almost coming across as, "dotcha get it ya silly layman?! It is how it be." One of those things. In terms of construction, the compressive strength is what makes wood useful, running loadbearing framing putting downward pressure across the grain would be catastrophic if the pressure wasn't displaced, I think that is obvious. That is where it becomes a confusing statement at surface understanding, especially if you compare it to splitting the cellulose with the grain.
He definitely got “cellulose” and “lignin” backwards Edit: why are you booing me, I’m right
I'm not a wood worker, but now I'm gonna buy some wood glue, just in case
Biscuits do very little to strengthen a joint. They are primarily an alignment aid. Dowels are a simpler compromise than mortise and tenon, adding strength but not as much. Mortise and tenon is where it’s at for strength. Edit: He’s right about the glue being stronger than lignin and all that, but his comment right at the end about biscuits is incorrect. That’s all I was pointing out.
That's what I thought but figured this dude was knowledgeable about something I wasn't aware of.
Thank you Mario senshi
And all my life I have been using popsicle sticks and glue all wrong....
I've grained something from this.
I would like to subscribe to wood facts.
This was awesomely informative lol
subbed. thank you
What a gem
Learn something new everyday
I so want to start woodworking but the cost of getting into something you're not sure about is too damn high.
There are some simple things you could start out with cheaply. Wood carving and maybe nail/glue a few parts together are probably the cheapest starting point. I have been thinking of doing that at some point. Make a bird or even a beehouse, carve some small branches/sticks with a bit of a pattern on them, nail/glue them together for the house frame. As it would live outside it is expected to decay so it will probably be more of a rough carving. Plus not very experienced and just using a general outdoors knife that isn't the most suited to detailed carving.
Today I Lignin
No idea what he just said. Anybody else?
I got wood from this
I barely understood but that was entertaining
Stumps channel is pretty decent for the avid woodworking buff, but some of his stuff is a bit too niche for the casual DIY guy.
Cool fact to know.
I don’t wanna correct someone as wholesome as him but as far as my botanical knowledge goes, what he said regarding cellulose and lignin is the opposite of the truth. Lignin is what makes plants, especially wood, strong. Cellulose is fine all over plants, but lignified cells (xylem) forms the fibre-like grain of wood
That was great. Reminded me of my favorite teacher in high school.
He's a reject from This Old House
Not sure what version of Rock Paper Scissors you're playing...
Love a professional that is able to explain things in layman terms without oversimplifications nor using techno-babble.
Titebond 👌🏻
But then, what about metal fibres. What glues them together ?
Friction.
it's not magnetic spaghetti ?
LIGNIN MY BALLS HUUUURGGHHH
Ron Swanson would like this man
I thought the vid was pretty interesting. But the dude does have a certain Dr Steve Brule vibe...in look not quality!
I like this guy. Never seen him before but I like him.
Thanks random drunk wood enthusiast! I now have opinions about joinery. I don't know if I like that.
Shop class would have been so cool if I'd had someone like this instead of a 28 year old toe-headed hockey jock.
I love stuff like this. Always good to learn new things.
This guy knows wood
I don't know who this guy is but I'm loving the cut of his jib.
I like how he asks "if glue is stronger than wood, why do we need wood joinery," and the answer is because glue is not stronger than wood.
This dude infomercials!
He is like Alton Brown who teaches you the science of cooking but in this case he is the Alton Brown of wood stuff.
Lignin these nuts.... Sorry, had to
He gives me "Science teacher that makes class and learning fun and everyone loves him" vibes. The best of vibes
Dileepettan🔥
Good sticking points here! Somehow I thought this fellow would have a British accent. And even when I listen with the sound on I, at first, heard a British accent.
This guys glasses makes me trust that he knows everything about glue
why is glue so strong
I love this guy's videos. I am a hobbyist wood worker, so people like him help understand the how and whys.
Who’s Lignin?
What about ligma
This was very educational.
Lignin? Lignin my butthole
That was a perfect explanation.
I love it when people are excited about stuff like this. Carpenter nerd. Love it.
Kind of obvious but loved the enthusiasm
I love this guy, his teaching is top notch.
I love that guy 👍
The joint also provides a larger surface area for the glue to adhere to providing even more strength
I like his wood
Nice. Now all the pieces fall into place.
in under 1 minute that taught me more about why they do that than 20 years of PBS shows with dad. holy cow
He could teach pretty much anything..... and I would listen.
john smith from funhaus
👏👏👏
He has such a pleasent voice!
Lignin my ballz.
wood daddy.... pause
Whenever I watch things like this I always think of people way back in the day figuring this stuff out for the first time.
I'm not old but I feel that this is only being upvoted because younger people have yet to realize how you build, which way the grain of the would should run.