Tick Stick: The Carpentry Tool That Does the Impossible
The Trusty Tick Stick! You can make a perfect pattern to fit any shape, no matter how irregular.
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Kudos to Dean Mook, who showed me this technique twenty years ago. He referred to it as a Spiel Stick, or Shpiel Stick.
Music in this video: Running Out of Reasons - River Run Dry
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Four Workbench Building Mistakes (that we all make).
Avoid these common mistakes and make your first workbench last for years.
0:23 Overview/breakout of main issues
2:29 Problem 1: Joinery
8:56 Problem 2: Work holding
11:57 Problem 3: Sizing
It doesn't need to be too wide (30" is almost too wide), but it can be long.
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Making a Rotating and Flip Up Hidden Tool Storage Workbench — Project Billd
In this video we're making a really cool workbench that hides a whole bunch of tools under the table when you don’t need them but rotates and/or flips them up to the top when you do need them!
My DREAM Workbench Build // PART 3: The Top (laminate)
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