YES!!!! Much better. Previewed it yesterday.

 

Stumpy, that was bloody good, my son. Loved it, but please can you fix the audio? It comes and goes, and I'm not good at lip reading matey. Got a boom mic anywhere?
Consider me a full time subscriber to this channel.

 

Hmmmm, I'm surprised you had audio problems. It seems fine on my end. There is a different audio level for the "interview" scenes in the chair which are done in the shop, and the narration, which is recorded in the little studio I have here. I have an external mic clipped to my shirt in some of the scenes, but I really want there to be a different feel between those two types of scenes. I even considered getting someone else to do the narration so the voice would be different, but this is a low budget affair.

Anyway, I'll see what I can do, and I'm glad you liked it!

 

Stumpy Nubs, you are a man after me own heart and I love you.

Not to leave Charles out - I can honestly say that I love him as well.

Both of you, please keep on keeping on because you both give me joy. Joy in this world is hard to come by. God bless the both of you.

 

That was… touching. Sounds like you're having a bit of Veterans Day cheer, Helluva! Well, I…. love you too. As much as a man can love another man without wearing high heels.

 

I'll be tuning in, enjoyed it!

 

High heels would make the situation just…...strange.

 

Way to go Stumpy int the words of the great reviewers I give your new format
TWO Thumbs Up (Yupper)
Safety is something that we all must be vigilant with, quirck safety reminders
might be proper and fit in well

Again way to go from a fellow Michigander

Rob

 

Stumpy, high heels are most impractical for shop foot wear. The work table will always be 4" too short if you wear high heels in the shop. Furthermore, they have absolutely no traction and they are bad for the the arches of the feet. I will have to admit that they do look nice on some people especially if they have good legs without hair. Of course these are the ones that we can't live with or live without so high heels will always have their place. I spend the majority of the time in the dog house but I will never go to the dog house because I am in opposition to high hills, high heals, or high heels either. There are so many other more worthy battles to be fought. What difference is it anyways? We always will loose more battles than we win. It's better to confuse them and always play the winner or better yet to pretend that you can't hear what they say because of your many long years at being companion to loud machinery which makes much noise but never talk back.

 

Stumpy-- Thanks! Glad that router bit didn't tag you … might have put a real crimp in production.

Production (technical) values were much better … keep'em coming.

-Gerry

 

Way cool! I will be tuning in as well. Scary router …
Oh… Sorry for you recent loses … Your father-in-law and your box. Don't mean to seem uncouth with putting those together but I am sorry for your family loss and I did pull for your box

 

My father in law was cremated. I think it may be a good idea to put my "father-in-law and box together."

Too soon?....

 

Never too soon for jokes! Makes things better.

 

I almost edited myself and wasn't going to say anything about the box but after reading many of your post I figured you not only would take offense but would take as intended.

As someone I knew ages ago was fond of saying … There is nothing that can't be laughed at or joked about, it's just a matter of timing. Sometimes it's too soon sometimes not soon enough.

 

Great video!

 

Thanks for putting in the time to do this. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing more.

 

Good job Stumpy, look forward to more videos. I thought the audio was fine on my end. Thanks for the effort.

 

Much better, Stumpmeister ! Level out the audio and you're on the fast track.

 

Stumpy:

Coming together very well… I like it!

Is it possible to amplify the Audio so as to give us a little more range of volume?
(I would like it to be a little louder… but, I can't get it. )

Oh, and do you have Dolby setup? - - - - - - - KIDDING! LOL

I look forward to the next episode!

Thank you very much!

 

good effort but a good number of safety issues.

 

This is excellent, SN. Keep going! Couple of thoughts - not criticism, strictly in the interest of improvement:
1 - Scenes in the chair; I think you're going for the personal, casual, one-to-one feel in these scenes. Try alternating the camera angle. Maybe a little off to the side sometimes, like there's a third person there and you're turning slightly to talk to the viewer specifically.
2 - I think you will want to get someone to review anything you demonstrate for safety. If you have to put up a splash that says don't do this, then why show it? One reason people are viewing is to learn. Maybe there's a safer way.

Although as I'm sitting here thinking, how would I do those dovetails? I'm stumped. (no pun intended) Anyone else have an idea? What tools do we have available? Start with a band saw to take away most of the material, then… some kind of sander?

p.s. I'm a new fan, so I've not been following all the previous posts. If I missed something important, sorry.

 

a1Jim- Your criticism is welcome on the safety issues if you want to expand. If you feel more comfortable, send me a PM. I have the utmost respect for your opinion. It is worth noting that the closely cropped shots may make some of the obvious safety devices I always uses a lot less obvious (angle changes before the push block comes into view, etc)

Moshup- The router kickback was filmed only by chance. I figured, why not show it so others can avoid making the same mistake? After all, we all make mistakes once in a while, and the show concept is about a regular shop just like everybody else's. But I have examined the router issue thoroughly too. It wasn't an obvious mistake like trying to remove too much stock at once, or making a dangerous climb cut, or anything like that. It was a very subtle issue that a hundred guys may have gotten away with without ever knowing it was dangerous. That's why it was a good idea, in my mind, to show it and tell people to make sure it can't happen to them.

 

thanks for doing away with the whole funny man style, this is way better and i am actually waiting for the next episode.

 

Woodinheaven- Actually, it isn't meant to teach very much. It's entertainment. There are a lot of "learn how to make a birdhouse" videos out there. I am just giving a look into my shop, at the projects we are working on at the moment.

Ever see the TV show "Pawn Stars" on the History Channel? People watch that show, not to learn how to run a pawn shop, but because it is something different. There are clips of customers milling around, clips of unique things that come into the shop, even talking head clips (like my talking in the chair) that fill in the details.

Now, my show isn't patterned after Pawn Stars, but that is just one example of the "reality show" feel that is quite popular these days instead of the "instructional documentary" everyone else does.

I do intend to give some tips, tricks, techniques, etc. And I plan on making a LOT of workshop related projects like a home made band saw, unique jigs, tool chests, etc. But those are mixed in with a bit of light entertainment.

I listen to news a lot in the shop, but more often than not it's an audio book. I love history books. It's part of what goes on in my shop, and so it will likely appear once in a while. I don't get up and completely stage every single shot. That's not what the show is about.

Sorry if it's too long and slow. But actually I don't know how to speed it up much more without losing important content. When I saw a stack of parts, you only see half of one cut! If I cut out the saw and the jointer and the planer altogether, it's no longer a look into the shop!

I'm not picking on your opinion. I am more than grateful to hear it. Just sharing my side in response.

 

Great video Stumpy, as with a1 Jim I cringed when I didn't see a push block but as you stated it was used we just didn't see it. I'm also glad to see the blade guard on and not one of those disclaimers scrolling across the bottom of the screen stating it was removed for clarity, I could see just fine and I know what a saw looks like cutting wood, I don't know what it looks like cutting fingers and hope I never do!! Keep up the good work!