i wish i knew this when i started woodworking
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"That's pretty cool, I can use that"- Describes every tool purchase of my life.
I love the ending: "I can't help a poor attitude. Good luck though." I like the tip about time blocking things. I started writing down the time I go into the shop, and what I want to get done in that block of time. It's surprising how rarely I get everything done. Things take a lot more time than you expect.
I didn't follow the "buy when you need" instructions. The result is I became a tool collector. The reality is I found I enjoyed researching and buying tools. For health reasons, I can't be out building all the time. In the downtime, I do tools. Find the joy where you can. Your videos are first rate. I am a retired producer. I am impressed.
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Dude you're really hitting your stride with the last couple videos. Can't wait to see what else you put up on the future!
Thanks for watching Todd! More videos to come!
@@ScottWalshWoodworking @Todd Newman is correct and I suspect an explosion of subscribers soon. Keep at it. Your videos are funny yet very informative. The editing is a lot off work but we appreciate it!
For beginner projects, I like boxes. Whether it's a jewelry box or keepsake box, they're all good. They're small so they're less intimidating and cheaper than a large bookcase. You can experiment with joinery and design. You also might be able to afford different exotic woods to get some experience with those. Finally, you can make them as simple or complex as you wish.
Rachel’s contributions to this video are awesome! The tips are also very helpful.
And now he's that teaching her how to "woodwork", she can get up off her tush & make her OWN built-ins !! 😂😂
10/10 would watch again.
I'm binging your videos. They're so good. The little bits of humor sprinkled in are 10/10.
Every project I create I first draw up in SketchUp. This allows me to make MOST of my mistakes for "free", long before I ever cut the first board. Great tip, sir!
Maybe I’m old school, but graph paper and a ruler. I draw front, left side, and top. Using dashes for lines hidden by a solid piece.
@@Arbbal - and so long as you actually have your measurements right, that'll work. Nice thing about doing it in SketchUp, I can create each board individually, and make sure everything does fit, or even just create a board between two others already in place, and not have to know ahead of time its measurements...just make sure it fits, and now I have measurements for it. I can assemble the project in 3d, spin it around to make sure everything fits right, etc.
@@asbrand That’s why the graph paper. Each square is 1/4, 1/2, 1 inch, whatever I need for what I’m making. Making something seven feet long, each square is an inch. Bird house maybe got with 1/4. Draw over all dimensions then add parts. How long is the shelf inside that section? Count the squares.
@@Arbbal - if that's what works for ya, go for it. :) I can just do it so much faster in SketchUp.
@@asbrand i left adobe-related work for woodworking and sketching everything in 3d is counter intuitive. you spend more time in front of your computer to spend less time in the woodshop doing wood stuff.
After watching this video I realized I need to buy a trailer to haul lumber with my Forester. Snapping plywood in half, out of frustration, in the HomeDepot parking lot gets old quick. Thanks Scott.
If you think you can, or you can't. You are right.
Holy shit someone whos actually funny. rare these days. I love your videos bud, I just started out, helping a lot.
Tip #6 Join your local makers space. They have good tools that are already set up. People around to increase your knowledge base and often a tool leading library so it's worth it even if you have your own shop.
Thoroughly enjoyed this vid! Cheaping out on wood? Guilty. That's why my super thick hardwood woodworking bench with the clamp dog holes and fancy vices is still a pile of salvaged oak hardwood flooring strips on my garage's floor. But a word of advice: say YES to every project request you get and then take 6-9 months to get them 85% complete. Pretty soon, nobody asks anymore. Maybe I really am more of a tool collector, after all...
Spot on advice😂😂😂😭 And never let them see a project of yours you completed before theirs, haha
“Be Selfish” - I’m a master at that one
I didn't know that was up for debate
"I can't help a poor attitude. Good luck though." I need this on a t-shirt
Entertaining stuff and true to boot. Also consider that the “obvious” tool might not be the one you need, think about the process you want to do and then decide which tool suits it best (tablesaw vs tracksaw, bandsaw vs scrollsaw...). When in doubt, go for cordless tools, they will always find good use.
These videos are awesome, I've used some of your ideas at my work also. We have a fairly small sign shop, so having a good organizing method is imperative. Your videos really gave me some good ideas and my productivity went way up. Not quite double, but pretty close. Thanks a ton!
Great channel mate. Clear instructions with good humor 👌
Dude. You got it. Best woodworking channel I’ve seen yet. I know I’m commenting on the beginner video but I could watch all your videos if you’re constantly this informative. YOU ARE THE ALTON BROWN OF WOODWORKING CHANNELS!!!
I wish I had seen this video last year, when I said ‘yes’ to building a topbar beehive AND a cupboard out of reclaimed 125 year old pine that’s full of nails. I will definitely take this advise from now on. Thanks again, Scott!
Thanks for watching Pete! I have had my share of lessons using 'reclaimed' wood (meaning wood I've found on the side of the road). I hit a screw and wrecked a whole set of knives for my planer. I decided then and there that buying lumber isn't such a bad deal at all.
First clean the nails and wood, THEN decide what you want to build with whats left of the wood as you would probably decide that most of that wood is not worth the clean up. While cleaning up nails out of wood, you get more intimate with the wood itself and you can clearly see what can be used.
I think it was Colin Kinect who said he could not draft a profitable business model building from pallet wood. Good for learning basics and skills, but way too much time and tool cost in processing; total destruction from a nail aside.
Well said. Thanks
Amazing video, Im a new hobbyist wood worker, u have nailed each and every point spot, its so hilarious and entertaining to watch, i have done all the mistakes except for the last tip. I surely get busy at work and keep shopping for tools every now and then, i had no clue as to how long wood working takes specially paint jobs and trying to get everything square only thing I'm happy about is i love to spend time on sketch up as much as in the shop
As a "forever" beginner woodworker, fun to watch, good advice.
Brilliant tips Scott. Have been woodworking for fifty years and still fall into some of the traps you mentioned, especially buying too many tools and taking on too many jobs for friends and family. With regards to tool purchases, I now only buy them when needed for a project and only when I think that I will use them again. Has alleviated my addiction somewhat, except for hand planes! Bonus is that you can always justify tool purchases if they save you money on tradies.
Hand plane addiction is a real problem 👊😔
I cannot seem to learn how to properly use hand planes. If I ever do, I am in luck, we bought a whole woodshop of tools, and there were at least 20 included.
@@lilolmecj it's not a particularly complicated art, I'd suggest if you're having trouble they probably need sharpening?
@@wrongtown could be, I seem to not get the blade perfectly straight, which leads to gouging. I could sharpen a few of them and see if I get better results. . And I need to just practice, I generally just want to do something, but sometimes I need to be willing to put in enough time to learn.
@@lilolmecj when was getting started someone suggested a working a camber into each side of the plane iron to help avoid digging a sharp corner into the workpiece and that worked really well for me. Good luck!
can’t believe i havent found you before, this is such a well put together video! can’t wait to see you grow!
Great tips. Also Fusion 360 is free if you are using it for a hobby. Wow. Can't believe Toronto doesn't have a hardwood dealer in town. In Ottawa we have one right in town and 2 mills within 30 minutes.
I am a first timer DIY/ KZheadr, and I like how straightforward your information is. Keep it up!
First time I’ve seen you. Many congratulations on the videos. Never mind the enjoyment they must be giving, the sheer common sense shines through. I’ve done woodwork for forty years, love it and can vouch for so much of what you say, yet only recently have I’ve appreciated your second tip: know the value of your time (I must try and remember that next time round). Best of luck for future projects.
Ur energy is so cool, im happy I found ur channel
Great info and loving this channel!
As for the tool comment. It is easy to get into buying that next tool. What I find is an issue is that I am looking to do something and buy a tool, but the tool doesn't perform the way I would like it to perform. So it sits. I have a couple of those. As I figure out what techniques work for me, there will be a number of unfortunate poor tool choices along the way. Also, when you buy the tool, generally don't cheap it out. A bad tool will sit and then you will buy another to replace it.
Watching your vids makes me wanna start my own page, you are very educational and entreating at the same time
Your stuff is great! Keep it up!
Solid tips. Nice drill press.
Classic video dude! Loved it...
Love your videos. Great energy and very amusing. Keep it up!
Thanks for watching Nelson! That means a lot!
I've found that making a rough design and improving it as I go works for me. Unless I have a very specific need, things almost always end up better than I had anticipated. Either that or fire wood......
Confirmed. Learned construction concepts and design my own projects. Way easier then finding something close and trying to adjust measurements.
I haven’t built a single piece of furniture and I own a drill and an impact driver. I was looking into getting started. I subscribed when you said “I can’t help poor attitude”. As a director of a mental health treatment center, I appreciated that.
Your funniest video yet!!! And it was in English, so I understood everything lol. Also, I would like to mention your beautiful model who had 2 cameo-like appearances. She is gooooood. Lastly, I don't know where you do your filming, but it looks like a lovely home. Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see your next video. You are so creative, imaginative, and original. Any time to build ME some furniture?????????
Very good advice
Ive only been woodworking for about a year but i would agree with all these tips buy as you been is supper important for the ole wallet.
Great info Scott. I've been doing working for most of my life, I also do metalworking. My son had zero interest in either one until last past couple years. I've passed on a few of the tips you mention but I think hearing it from someone else will really help reinforce them. I really liked your production style and delivery. Quick, humorous and to the point. BTW, I just hit the subscribe button.
Brad, my late father was a cabinetmaker... much to his disappointment, none of his 9 children followed in his footsteps... until now, at the ripe old age of 60y.o. I, a machinist by trade, decided to pay homage to him and start doing the wood thing... better late than never I guess... 🙄😂 Using hand tools is definitely not my forte and being a metalworker, using machinery to "get there" is second nature to me... where my dad would have no problem with hand-cut dovetails or fancy inlay, I reach for the router... 😉 But I enjoy it... & I think of him often whilst I do it... Having no children of my own to pass on my skills (and my tools) saddens me sometimes... but it is what it is.. If your son decides its not for him, don't lose heart... count your blessings and spend time with him doing what HE wants to do... time is so much shorter than we realise... bless you and your family, sir. From the Emerald Isle 😎👍☘️🍺
The ‘look’ was extra special! 50 years of marriage and only saw that ‘look’ once, when i said I ‘loved’ my motorcycle …. She’s keeper!
3D drafting. Take a college course on 3D CAD (Solid Works, AUTO Desk Inventor, Revitt). The initial semester will teach you all of the basics, giving you enough knowledge to follow KZhead videos on more advanced tools. The best thing about this is you get to use the student (full) version of the software for 3 years for free.
For the second tip, counter offer to help them build it. Chances are they'll bail on it pretty quick.
Ahh, biscuit jointer on sale…. Used it once! Excellent tips superbly recorded, well done Rachel.
great stuff
I just designed and in the middle of building a coop. The only part I had to really sketch out and fully design was the roof. I'm not sure if it's already a technique (probably), but on the sides, I put a couple of truss guides (basic 2x3s with notches cut out to place trusses, with equivalent cuts at the bottom corners of the trusses. They look a lot like a barn stall roof, with vents between the truss end and the wall. That's when I realized that I made a bit of a mistake - I want the coop to be slightly vented, but also to be insulated. It's an easily remedied mistake though - I'm just going to use some plywood (same as the siding) to patch it up. It's a very basic coop - most of the materials are construction lumber - some 4x4 posts for the base and corner posts. Some 2x4's to top and tie together the corner posts. 2x3s for the trim (at bottom between posts, flush with the wall, to be able to put siding on easier), and some 2x3s for the studs, with some small notches cut out to fit with the trim. These are intentionally not flush with the trim, to give space to add insulation and an extra layer of inner plywood siding. The siding is just some standard plywood. I didn't sand any of it before staining b/c that's just the look I'm going for. The only part I will actually sand down will be the trusses, just for the look, before staining. On top of that, I have some painted aluminum from a damaged shed I got for very cheap from TCS, so I'll be adding that to the outside to help against the elements. It's either going to come out really ugly, or really nice 😆 🤣
I always set the same deadline - day after I kick the bucket 😉
Love when he pulls up in the optima with trailer to get lumber!!
Yes! No need for a big rig if you're an average woodworker. A mid size sedan has no trouble towing under 1000 lbs.
I searched the comments to find someone else who digs the trailer setup. Looks like a northern tool trailer. Here in ‘Merica we use good old American harbor freight trailers!
Lots of great advice here for beginners, as well as stuff that the more experienced among us would do well to follow (like tool purchases). And the video was great entertainment as well. I don't understand why you don't have way more subs.
Thank so much Frank! I need to heed my own advice from time to time, particularly when I'm surfing used machinery. I''m going to keep making my videos better and better so hopefully KZhead catches on one day.
@@ScottWalshWoodworking Do you have any video production formal training or is it your partner that handles that end of it?
I have formal training in audio and music production. Those skills translate pretty easily to video production. Photography was also a hobby of mine in high school, so that helped with the camera end of things.
Not too bad for a starter/beginner list. 3 big Game changers for better and faster production for me were: a Biesmeyer Fence, air nailers/staplers, and a router table (1991). Agree that everyone that builds should draw their plans (especially the cut plans for panels) in CAD FIRST. Not only do you end up producing better looking and more precision items, and you will have to look at joints you will use, how things fit together, and reconcile spatial issues (like will that handmade tool box had your tools), and for me, the whole CAD process made my job mistakes virtually disappear. CAD also gives you a better way to do time estimates. Point is, making and catching mistakes on screen and paper is a whole lot less frustrating, and once you get fast enough with the CAD, you won't even notice the extra time spent anymore. Waste from mistakes due to bad planning disappears, as well as calculated measurements crudely done on a hand sketch, IMO. Take my advice with a grain of salt if you do lots of lumber planing and truing up. BTW, I'm probably the worst offender when it comes to trying to use bad wood.. can't bring myself to toss pieces - when I should.. Thanks!
Just found your channel, excellent info. I am brand new woodworker with limited hand & electric hand tools, your description at 2:38 of going to big box store to get construction lumber and the results was hilarious and spot on. On my couple completed basic projects I really struggled with crappy wood, crappy skills and results showed. With limited space, I am not sure if first purchase should be tool to get boards straight, like planer or jointer or track saw to cut straight.
A metal straight edge and alligator clamps work just fine for cutting straight with circular saw. I say alligator clamps because they don't get in way of saw. After a few times you will remember the distance between plate edge and blade, and make your mark accordingly. After hand saws comes miter saw then table saw. I have Kobalt saw on a stand. The new ones seem to be diminished quality, so maybe Bosch or Rigid. You can make jig/sled thing for jointer operation. I built a bench top that way with junk pipe banding boards I collected from plumbing supply stores. Never again without a jointer, but now I have more projects and better understand basics before tool investment.
I try to obtain crazy precision with the most cost effective and surprising materials. I built my tablesaw fence from 80/20 extrusions and linear bearings to supercharge a cheap old Beaver contractor saw. My hope was to achieve craftsman results with sub optimal parts. A bit of showing off how clever I am. I glimpsed extrusion early in their video and thought you had a similar idea.
Great video! I just subscribed
Ah. like the video. Correct me if I'm wrong, but is your table saw running (6:08) when your messing with your computer? Be careful, or you'll lose those fingers. Would hate for that to happen.
Great video. You’ve got another subscriber now!
Thank you so much I keep trying to tell my spouse exactly what you said about saying no!!!
I get asked all the time to make stuff for friends and family, and I don't really like saying 'no'. Instead I say "Of course ! But have a look on Ikea and see if you can find something similar, and here's the website for the local hardwood dealer - price up some timber, add in my hourly rate, then get back to me if you still want it made". Never had anyone come back :D
Valuing your time is the top thing to think about. Especially when it comes to family and friends "rates".
Lol!!! "an hour later you're still chopping vegetables" so true! I didn't make it 20 seconds into the video before busting out laughing.....nice
The sawdust management on the drill press in the background looks like a cartoon prop! I've never seen one of those flexi-arms that big XD
For wood I go to local cabinet shops and go through their scraps. It’s top quality wood and it’s free and great for cutting boards and other similar things.
Scott watches a video on making a step stool & ends up making a bird house 🤣
yeah that vid wasn't that inspiring 😅
@@ScottWalshWoodworking Craftsmanship of your piece is unquestionably superior.
I was surprised at how well it went together just by eyeballing it on the band saw and nailing it with no clamping
at 6:06, was your table saw running without being attended? A lot of great tips, especially your real #4.
With the size of his shop I don't know if any tool could be considered "unattended" as long as he's in the room.
I kind of disagree about buying tools you don't need, though I understand where you are coming from. I've purchased "on speculation" a couple of cheap Harbor Freight power tools, on sale, and found them fairly useful. For instance one of those oscillating "multi-tools". I paid like $25 for it, and it's come in handy several times. Another is a cheap angle grinder I bought, again, for something like $25. I'd wanted one for several years to have for occasional use, but didn't want to spend the money. The cheapie HF version was just the ticket.
Funny and good advice
Really enjoyed your video, keep up the great content! On a side note, which hardwood dealer have you been using? I live just two hours north of you and I’m always trying to find new hardwood dealers to try out.
Century Mill in Stouffville, but I do prefer to find better deals on marketplace when I can.
Another tip I'm learning: you WILL need some form of planer at the very least as well as a space to do your work in(carport probably doesn't cut it), and all the woodworkers doing KZhead videos make everything look about 1,000x easier than it actually is. Am now sitting on a small pile of tools and thinking I've made a huge mistake in ever thinking I could be a proper "woodworker".
Okay, now that I've heard your tips, I think I can go pro!
We'll see if you have what it takes
While I (kinda) know how to use Sketchup, I've only ever used it for planning out my shop. It seems like a waste of time to meticulously model most furniture builds, especially beginner projects. For complicated or unique designs, or for extensive built-ins or cabinets, sure. For an end table? Eh, just scribble down your cut list and get building. Definitely good to learn eventually, though.
When you buy those tools, learn how to take care of them. Right out of the box they might need adjusting, sharpening, lube. Later when you have time check blades for gum, gunk, sawdust, frayed cords. Big list
I live in Toronto too! Where do you go for your lumber?
Hi Scott, thanks for your video, as a beginner woodworker, learned a lot from it, and it's interesting to see that we are leave in the same city. Just wondering where do you buy the hard wood?
Century Mill in Stouffville, unfortunately it's a bit of a drive north.
ever check out Oliver Lumber in Campbelville? just off Guelph line in Milton.
I hit the like button because I want you to be happy and I’m selfish and want more funny and informative videos.
My first impression of your video was that you spoke too fast and were a tad cavalier with a given subject. Then I realized that you were actually addressing me as though I actually Could walk-and-chew-gum, and I was assumed to be smarter than tree moss. Yes, I Am a beginner wood-worker but thank you so much for not dealing with me as though I have a learning diability or an infectious skin condition. Of all the c/c sled builds, yours was the most well-thought out and I am using your sled as the model for my first. I have also started to binge on your videos- s, have subscribed an d look forward to your guidance going forward. No real point to this except that folks who do these videos right need to know it, and that your productions are valued. (oh, and a bit slower speaking rate Would still be very much appreciated. :-) Best Wishes.......
thanks for your kind words, and for watching my content! cheers
Good tips Scott, and not just for beginners! The only tool I have ever bought and not used is a Dremel type tool. Why have I not used it? It comes in a cardboard box with maybe 100 tools in a plastic bag. If I open it up they are going to go everywhere, and I'll never get it all back in the box! I'm gonna make a case for it with proper storage. Then I'll be able to use it!
Hah! I bought a similar rotary tool 15 years ago, and I have since thrown away the 500 'accessories' that came with it and just kept the few things that I use more frequently. Thanks for watching Barry!
You need the flex shaft thing for starters. Some uses I have done: 1)Rusty toilet tank to bowl bolts. Dremel with cut off wheel or hack saw. Can you guess which is easier and less prone to damage toilet? 2) Grinding or sanding tight spots. I did handrail for first time and fitting to straight rail was less than perfect. I needed to smooth the backside next to wall. Dremmel with drum sander made it look like I kinda knew what I was doing all along. Lol 3) Polishing intricate detail metal things. Not done that myself, but worth including. You can buy buffing or polishing compounds and your "kit" most likely includes various shaped buffers.
P.S...Plastic organizer boxes with moveable dividers can be purchased cheap from Wal Mart, either hardware section or fishing. I forget which
".. is about as realistic as me committing to a relationship." Her: "... what!?" Subscribed just from that, I have a terrible habit of putting off a project for weeks or months just to not plan it, I just go at my own pace now and I enjoy it - I enjoy the mistakes, I don't get angry at them either and I'm training patience!
Lol the Biscuit jointer
honestly, I have nothing against it, and I think people give it a bad wrap. I just have no use for it. If I made built-ins or something, I'm sure I'd use it more.
Something is up with my mine! I've got the DeWalt special as well. Anytime I've tried to use it for alignment on glue ups it's an absolute fail. I find the biscuits to be too thin. Maybe I've got the wrong biscuits...
That's actually the way it's supposed to be. The biscuits are designed to swell when exposed to the moisture in glue, but I honestly find it a bit annoying too. I've seen Robert Dunn (Under Dunn) make his blade thinner using sandpaper on a flat surface. I thought I might try that too if I ever need to actually use it.
Scott! 2nd video I've watched and I really like your humour aaand the woodworking tips! 6:03 just cracked me up :D
Thanks so much Jorge!!
it looks like your in the toronto area, where do you pick up your hardwood? have you heard of peacock lumber in oshawa?
What hardwood dealer do you go to? I live in southern Ontario as well.
I'm going out on a limb and I'll ask: What business school did you attend? Because these tips are sound, simple and intelligent steps to achieving success. No, seriously: step 1, breaking big idea into small, do-able tasks - basically what Agile methodology is all about step 2, learn to say no - literally one of the top skills a product manager can have about new features on a product from various stakeholders step 3, don't skimp on initial setup and spend smart - a common sense tip that's good for any project manager step 4, don't buy something if you don't need it - very basic business common sense, permeated into many facets of business such as JIT inventory management. As I said - literally all are sound business tips and if you didn't go to business school/learn about entrepreneurship, then you definitely could consider teaching in business school or for product management. You sure earned my like, comm and sub!
Thanks for the super kind words! No I did not attend business school, just the school of hard knocks 👍
@@ScottWalshWoodworking The pleasure is mine, I get to enjoy your dope content! :D Fair play to ya, critical thinking is such an important entrepreneur quality!
Former Torontonian here, now out near Guelph - just curious, where are you grabbing your hardwood from? Great editing and your personality clicks on camera. Great work from the couple of vids I've watched so far!
Up at Century Mill in Stouffville. Bit of a drive but their selection is great. Thanks for the kind words 👍
@@ScottWalshWoodworking Awesome, thanks!
Right on! Those are great tips we should all build by! (Says a Harbor Freight Junkie)
Clinched my upvote with the race car plane. 😂
Hi, I like your mezuzah! Did you make it?
My old Cabinetry Instructor would lose his shit whenever he saw people laying their hand planes on the blade rather than the edge sole.
I'm not really sure where this old advise came from, but I can't imagine laying a plane down would dull the blade. maybe if I slammed it down on another tool, yeah that wouldn't be good. But laying it on its side poses a greater risk of throwing the lateral adjustment off in my opinion.
@@ScottWalshWoodworking Yeah that's fair, I have in fact given myself a gnarly cut on my arm after bumping it up against the exposed blade, but leaving the plane on its side has because force of habit. If I recall correctly, my instructors explanation was always as follows: You risk denting the blade on any exposed fasteners or dulling the blade on any glue build up. Has never never happened to me or any of my peers, but I suppose it could happen.
Nice video! So much better than ‘buy a circular saw and a drill’ haha
I totally agree! There are many simple and general concepts that I wish I knew as a beginner. I thought I was doing something wrong because projects felt like they tool longer than they should. Turns out that's just woodworking 🤷♂️
New subby.....love your videos ESPECIALLY the wife comedic skits
I'm north of Toronto! Where is this hardwood dealer??
I will subscribe because you have the best name!
Truth. I laughed at just about all of them because I've been there, done that! Now, if only I can get my wife to watch this. ("Why isn't my table finished yet?" and "You spent how much on wood?")
Buying too much tools is the common problem for all woodworkers. I have like 12 routers all pick up on "good deals" and god know how many bits i got.
yeah, i so want this Makita battery angle grinder with batteries and recharger for 300 bucks ... but all i need it for is so get an angle on some T bolts for my workbench clamps ... i could do this also with a file for 5 Bucks in 2 minutes. Damn hard to justify 300 bucks for that
what schedule?
Is that lumber store in this video the Century Mill? The most populous place in Canada being Toronto and Century Mill being the only dealer north of it, that is my guess. I found them to be shockingly expensive and instead found a local sawyer that sells domestic woods at a fraction of the cost. My cheap dutch heart won`t let me go to century mill lol Oh, and there i see at the bottom of the video it says Toronto. Duh Glenn!!
Yep, that's Century mill. Prices are definitely high but they have a fantastic selection of hardwoods there. I do prefer finding good deals for air dried lumber on marketplace however.
@@ScottWalshWoodworking You may already be aware of Sawmill Sid in Missisauga. If not they might be worth checking out. They only deal with trees that had to be taken down in the GTA and I believe thier prices are more reasonabe/ attainable. I haven`t been yet but i here only good things