Thread: You Tube Channel Recommendations

I find Stumpy Nubs to be very entertaining and usually quite informative, particularly when he's building workshop equipment or modifying tools.

Mathias Wendel at woodgears.ca. Great workshop equipment

Pask Makes

I've gone through my list of subscriptions and pulled out some that might be of interest:

An American Artisan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCld...Hswkr_g/videos (lots of tricks and tips in here)
David Stanton: https://www.youtube.com/user/Davesbuildtips/videos (not much more to be said, other than it's Dave Stanton - clever guy, true gentleman and wonderful to deal with)
Fine Woodworking: https://www.youtube.com/user/FineWoodworking/videos (depending on your interests, they offer a magazine in both digital and print formats, online membership, and archive of 260+ back issues)
Ishitani Furniture: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7F...XQSQe9Q/videos (these videos teach you much in the way of technique and joinery without appearing to. Also one of the most relaxing videos you could possibly hope to watch, a master at work)
Jay Bates: https://www.youtube.com/user/Jayscustomcreations/videos (new to my list, a fair bit of promising content in there)
King's Fine Woodworking: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm8...itETdbA/videos (packed with how to stuff, and some very interesting content)
Laura Kampf: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRi...561eSzw/videos (Laura does a lot of odd stuff, but once in a while turns out trumps for woodworking stuff. Check out her mini workbench, it's pretty cool)
Marius Hornberger: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7...EBT6NyA/videos (This guy is pretty cluey, and has some extremely clever ideas for shop stuff)
Matt Estlea: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxW...KH0ZMyg/videos (A furniture maker, has quite a good number of "how to" videos)
New Brit Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/user/StoneMessage/videos (Peter Parfitt - Parf Dogs and Parf Guide System, amongst much else. Can get buried in this channel for hours, easily)
Peter Millard: https://www.youtube.com/user/petermillard1/videos (tricks, tips, how to, all that sort of stuff)
Pilot's Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJp...ecxEEVA/videos (new to me, small channel, cool workbench project, and a useful one if you have a small shop - he does too, so worthwhile tips if you watch closely)
Popular Woodworking: https://www.youtube.com/user/popularwoodworking/videos (similar to Fine Woodworking above, less content on their site to use/buy, but a worthwhile channel nonetheless)
Rob Cosman: https://www.youtube.com/user/robc45/videos (All sorts of how to and shop discussion)
Stumpy Nubs: https://www.youtube.com/user/StumpyNubsWorkshop/videos (as above - how this guy churns out as much content as he does is beyond me)
The Wood Whisperer: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheWoodWhisperer/videos (general project based videos)
Timothy Wilmots: https://www.youtube.com/user/ruskijager/videos (If you want wood shop , visit here. If you get jealous easily, don't visit here. Seriously, this guy has a droolworthy shop, and has invented some incredible kit)
Woodworkers Guild of America: https://www.youtube.com/user/wwgoaeditor/videos (where the Australian one is, I have no idea, but this channel is well worth diving into - lots of how to content here)
Young Je: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0R...2h5cPow/videos (lots of "how to make shop tools" stuff, very interesting, this guy is worth keeping an eye on)
Woodwork Web: https://www.youtube.com/user/knecht105/videos (new channel to me - still undecided whether I'll stay subscribed, but there are a few interesting videos there).

Hope these give you a few interesting places to start

Another one I enjoy is one of our own formites - Kuffys Woodwork.

Of that above list, only Ishitani is worthy of consideration. Excellent designs and builds. Great all round hand and power skills. Most of the remainder are seriously lacking in skills.

If you want to build chairs, look up Peter Galbert and Curtis Buchanan on YouTube. Dorian Bracht is amazing on Japanese joinery. Doucette and Wolfe for furniture builds, mostly traditional.

Regards from Perth

Derek

I adore Ishitani’s videos, I’ll often just hit play all on his channel and have it playing while I do stuff around the house. I really appreciate that they don’t spam the channel with videos just to get more views too, I know when a new video comes out it will be quality.

He has some awesome machines too!

Derek, I understand and appreciate your sentiments re Ishitani but the others do have their pros and cons. It depends on what the viewer is looking for, their motivation or particular inspiration/guidance that they are seeking and in particular their specific passion/area of interest. We all learn and mentor from each other no matter how humble or extraordinary our skill sets are or aren't.

I don't disagree with you Ray. However, if I make a recommendation, it will be someone who has mastered their field, not someone who is still learning. The issue with YouTube is that anyone and his dog can and does upload a video of themselves. Most of them are wannabe's seeking 15 minutes of fame.

A few are excellent teachers of technique, because they really understand what they are doing ....

John Bullar, David Charlesworth, anything by Phil Lowe

Regards from Perth

Derek

Your correct when you say any man and his dog, I shudder to think what injuries, project disasters and wasted material etc could be attributed to them

I would also recommend "the woodknight#. An aussie you tuber

Park makes as others have suggested.

I also really like "i like to make stuff". not really a wood worker but very inspiring and entertaining maker.

Also surprised no one has mentioned Steve Ramsey. Takes a bit if getting used to, but can be entertaining.

Also Nick ferry

Cheers Dave

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David Barron but he hasn't done a new video for a very long time. There is a lot of dross out there but I think a big part of learning any new skill is recognising that. A lot of people criticise the big players for some reason but on the whole they give good information and are trying to earn a living. It is the casual smaller profile YT contributers that can give some downright dangerous advise and show methods that frighten me and I am no safety inspector myself. Cosman and Sellers are two that come in for a lot of criticism and Sellers in particular has been there and done that as a learned profession and those doing the criticism are mostly weekend warriors. They are both in it to make a living and both give on the whole good advice or at least advice that helps especially for a less skilled person.

YT was developed to to be an entertainment video source not a class room, a few who fit that description and show interesting stuff are....

Clickspring...Simply the best production values I have seen on YT and all self taught

Jeremy Schmidt...young but he has some wonderful ideas

One Man Band Woodworking...a past contributer to this forum and his latest stuuning bench build shows what can be done for very little investment.

The English Woodworker....Another who has done his time professionally as a trade apprentice.

KSK design....he has stopped making videos a few years ago but what he does in the Japanese style of Kumiko? is great to watch.

Frank Howarth.....for fascinating production methods if nothing else, especially building his workshop etc

But above all Clickspring, it ain't woodwork except for one episode of his first clock build, it is simply fascinating stuff.

and if you want a good laugh over a cuppa try Project Binky, massive skills in metal fabrication and I can watch anyone who has this much skill no matter what the field. How to build a Mini when there is more rusty metal than good metal and at the same time put a 4wd Toyota Celica drive line in it.

Channels that are great for 'teaching' content:

Paul Sellers - has some polarizing opinions but at the end of the day he has made his living doing and teaching woodworking and his old workbench series was what got me started with woodworking in earnest, using a small set of hand tools.

The English Woodworker - Updates are infrequent and possibly also some polarizing thoughts but again, he is a professional woodworker and his how to and project videos are pretty good.

The Art of Woodworking - Great channel that should have more views than it does. Tons of instruction and again, he is a professional woodworker and teacher.

Matt Estlea Furniture - I was a bit 'eh' about a lot of his tool videos but his joinery and project videos are really great. Again, a professional woodworker.

RenaissanceWW - A nice mix of technique and project videos. Runs a woodworking school in the US.

wortheffort - I'm a bit mixed about this one, the content is usually pretty good, the delivery can be a little loud.

Chris Tribe - Professional woodworker and teacher - some great videos on technique and tools.

Rob Cosman - Probably has the most 'product placements' out of all the channels listed here but also has some good instructional videos. And, you may have guessed is a professional woodworker and teacher.

William Ng - More oriented towards powered woodworking. Instructional videos are great and again he is a professional woodworker and teacher.

Wow!! THANK YOU to everyone that has replied... I am truly humbled by the response.... looks like Ive got a hell of a lot of channels to enjoy now. Not going to get my chores done as I am becoming a you tube junke!!...
cheers
Gary