Workbench upgrades provide insight
The best lesson aren't just what, but how and why.Workbenches are one of those things that grab woodworkers’ attention at one point or another. For most, I imagine the appeal is strongest when they’re mentally building the most perfect bench of all time ever, so they consult what others built. I already did that for me, so now the appeal is seeing how and why other people work: How did they install that vise? Why did they choose that wood species? Why did they cut that joinery with this tool instead of that one? I love watching people work; it provides so much underlying knowledge for woodworking writ large.
One meeting place for the where the what and the why is upgrades and changes. These are where woodworkers learn what isn’t working for them and fix it. For students, they provide multiple lessons in one package. For me, that’s the appeal of FWW ambassador Mike Farrington‘s own workbench upgrades. The master of pro tips, Mike goes through hardware choices, tooling, fixing mistakes, jigs, and building strategies. I’ll never build this bench, but I sure will try to retain as much of Mike’s acumen as possible.
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Excellent video. Mike Farrington is a top notch woodworker and I highly recommend his videos on YouTube.
Very good video but I'm a little shocked that FWW would publish a separately sponsored YouTube video. I don't recall that occurring before. Maybe it has and I missed it. I'm not naïve to the need for advertising dollars but I already pay for my membership. I should not have to watch infomercials from someone's YouTube page for products when I've already paid for the FWW content.
This is a "Made You Look" post where we share youtube videos and other content we think our audience might enjoy. This is from Mike's YouTube channel.
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