So buy an assload of blue tape is what you’re saying

When you remove the messing about, jokes and general on camera entertainment, videos like this really highlight just how good of both a craftsman and teacher you are. Would love to see more of these.

John, the edge jointing method you're mentioning here has been my bread and butter method for the past 40 years, so I agree that it's the way to go. What I do that's different to ensure I place the correct face against the fence, is to follow a simple rhyme: Odds out; evens in. So the odd numbered boards will have the numbered face away from the fence, while the even numbered boards will have their numbered face against the fence. I have found this guarantees I won't err, and the students I've taught this simple system agree.

I like the useful tips for those us with smaller/less equipped shops instead of feeding BS. Other youtubers sit there telling us that we just need to buy this brand and that specialty tool and spend more money on blah blah blah. You're the real MVP John. I woodwork because I enjoy it. Not to use my tools as a status symbol.

Thank you for continuing to show tips and builds rather than tool reviews. Ultimately that's why we all watch you. 🙏

I stumbled accross your channel…u made me feel energized rather than stupid…I’m a 67 retired 1st responder getting my wood grove on but feel woodworking soo advanced I feel dumb…I’ll be watching your channel now…..peace thru superior firepower…….flattfoot 4 ever…..

Great timing just got my first jointer set up yesterday and was going to start using it today. Your tips videos are excellent!!

That was a great lesson, you're a good teacher. It would be really great if you had 6-8 week classes in your shop, sort of like woodshop when I was in high school a thousand years ago but for the adult home hobbyist. Then again, I'm nowhere near Pitt... so there is that. But a guy can wish! Great Sunday morning video. Thanks!

Don't get me wrong, I like the videos where John's just goofballing with his coworkers, but I really like these more relaxed ones too. Less shouting and more woodworking 😄

I'm an Intermediate woodworker, maybe even sometimes expert...and I thoroughly enjoyed this presentation. I actually picked up the blue tape tips and will exploit them in my joinery! Thanks, well done.

Thanks John. Being more of a weekend warrior on woodworking those tips and tricks are very helpful. Keep them coming.

I heard the blue tape and CA glue tip for the first time a couple weeks ago and used it to hold top and bottom of a ring box together to sand all the side flush and round over all the edges. Amazing tip!

Looking forward to when you get back to traditional builds and maybe more of the sawmill.

I use tape for layouts all the time too. Painters tape is fine for what you showed and for layout/marking floors for cabinets or to get an idea of how big something is and is awesome for when you need to snap a non-permanent line. My addition and something I use regularly for precision layouts is post-it note or sticky-tape rolls. It's much clearer for sharp lines/contrast and is erasable. It's more expensive than painters tape but I tend to use it only when I need it. Plus it's a quick tear-off post-it note that is more visible than tape.

Great info/tips, especially the "in-out" jointer hack..have used many times and usually get flawless results! Thanks Mr Malecki!

These are some great tips, thank you for sharing them. I didn't consider using the blue tape for visual support when making a cut, definitely using that tip from now on. thanks again! Great video!

Been watching your videos for a couple years now! This was one of my favorite videos man. Super informative and good things to know! Looking forward to using these tricks.

Great tips, sometimes the simplest things can make a huge difference.

The tape/CA glue and the jointer/planer tips are epic! You inspire me to get in the shop and make something.

this is a series that needs to be continued!!!

FANTASTIC VID. Simple but SO VERY helpful. Love your vids and your work!!

As a complete beginner I found this video to be so informative! Great stuff seriously, Thank you!

Outstanding! CA glue and blue tape make life in the shop so much easier!

I appreciate all the effort and time you take out of your life to make videos. Have a great and wonderful day

I love contrasting the colors of the lumber too always been a big fan of it

I'm not really the biggest "tips videos" fans, because they are often filled with stuff that you probably will never use. But this one was full of things everyone might not know but should actually know. Well done and thank you.

Happy to see a video again. Love this content. Nothing earth shattering but practical and useful.

These tips are amazing for begginer like i am. Thanks a lot !

Thanks for the great tips! Always appreciate you thinking of us and sharing your knowledge. Thank you!

This is the favorite video of yours I have seen in quite a while. The perfect blend of useful information and shenanigans!

Excellent video. Thank you for the tips. I'm a beginner woodworker so I put a high value on videos like these cuz I learn alot of techniques. Also, your style of presenting is very good, you teach well. Thank you!

The edge jointing trick was a game changer for my glue ups. I learned it as the ins and outs trick. It also works at the the table saw but i mark the boards as up and down. Run one board with the face up and the mating edge with the board face down and the same result is achieved. The CA glue blue tape trick also changed the way i work. Do you REALLY need CA glue in your shop? Yes! Yes you do!!

Dude, this was a great 101. From someone who is very much learning, these tips seem so amazingly helpful!

That jointer trick is AMAZING!

Great tip for using the jointer 👍

I love woodworking tips and tricks. Keep them coming!

I came a cross this video while searching for woodworking tips and i am your big fan man thanks for sharing your knowledge😎

These were excellent tips. Simple to understand. Thanks for the video John.

John, What a great video. Thanks again for these tips. I really enjoy watching your videos. Looking forward to your next build.

I love the sound effects your CA glue makes!

82 years old and still learning. Especially from you. Thanks

Good ideas! Thank you for taking the time to make this video!

Wish I would have watched this yesterday before cutting a bunch of mortise and tenons. Great video, thanks for the tips

Love your tips! They are really awesome. I was thinking that I might already know 1 or 2 of them, but they are all new to me! Keep it up👍

I really enjoyed this. The blue tape before marking is something I'd not considered before and I'll be doing it in future. Thanks😊

Great tips man! Honestly, I've always had double stick tape lying around for household use, so never had to deal with the glue trick. It's pretty cheap and a roll will last you years, but YMMV. That jointer trick is awesome! you can even use it on a tablesaw if your getting cuts that aren't 90*. first board face up, second board face down, fits perfectly!

Thanks for the tips. While I have been wood working for a while, there are still plenty of things to learn, the tape spray paint adhesive is a nice trick. I route copies often. If you do the same shape a a lot I use the vacuum hold down system. I have my template, surround it with thin window foam along the perimeter. I then have a hole in the template that is connected to hose then to my shop vac. So when I turn on the shop van the template is pressed against my piece of wood I want to duplicate. I then route turn off the shop vac and the piece plops off. Great if you do a lot of the same shape. P.S. Works best if your template is made from say 1/4 acrylic,lexan(something non porous)

I'd like to hang out with John for a day before my days are over. Such a great guy.

The low angle light is a good tip. Another thing I do is I wipe work down with mineral spirits to give me an idea of what it'll look like finished. You have to look while it is wet and has a sheen. Plus you're cleaning your work before you finish it too. Raising the grain, etc. It's saved me from putting a finish on some work before it was ready.

Three bonus tips I'll give you guys that I wish I'd known! First, use painters tape to keep blowout to a minimum. Just cut right through the tape (just be sure to do it on the correct side if you're only going to tape one side). On the down side for a table saw, Downside and across the far edge against the fence for the miter (cedar is notorious for blowing out on the back end of the cut), on the down side for the bandsaw. Both sides for the scroll saw. Second, don't try to joint highly figured wood like a burl or quilted maple. You'll get chip out every time because the grain is so willy-nilly. You'll have better luck on the planer, but sometimes not much. Best to square another way. There are many. Third, and likely the best finishing tip ever. White vinegar. It won't raise the grain, so use it to wipe down your whole piece before finishing and you'll catch every bit of glue from your fingers or near joints that you didn't know you missed while sanding. Very hard to tell sometimes, but you never want to discover residue as you're applying the finish. Find glue, or have it puddled near the joints? Dab with white vinegar, wait a few seconds for a fingerprint, and scrub it off. Vinegar removes residue from within the grain. For thick stuff you just couldn't get to (as in a corner you missed cleaning up). Soak part of a rag with vinegar, and then pat the dried glue. You'll have to wait and then repeat a few times, but eventually you'll see the glue go opaque and soft. Just a matter of peeling or gently scraping it off. Then scrub the rest away with the rag. Just be super careful on joints. You don't want to flood the joint because if it's melting the glue on the surface, it will do the same in the joint.

All great tips! I'm a huge fan of the glue and sanding one. I used to mix them together into a putty and then stuff it into the cracks, but it's so much easier to just pour in some glue and then sand it in. Not as messy, and faster. I have plug cutters, but I've never actually used them yet. I'm going to have to build something that needs them so I can actually make use of them! I'd never seen the edge jointing one before. Always love learning something new!

This is great. Love the glue tip for the hand cut dovetails!

I'm new to this show, great place to learn

Probably my favorite woodworking video. And no product plugs either!

Great tips, especially the jointer.. thank you!

Great video John, I appreciate you sharing your knowledge

Joining the edges like that is a technique I use when using a joiner plane. If I only have two boards to do, I use the hand plane versus rolling my joiner out and setting it up (small shop). Your blue tape for dovetails though....that's money right there! I've always done them by hand, and my eyes aren't what they used to be. This will definitely help! Love the flags on your walls brother.

This is your best video yet John - good work

👍👍👍👍, thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with so much humbleness, greatings from Guatemala.

Thank you for these videos. The tips really help me think out ideas for my projects!

Thank you! Made some purchases and excited to use these tips

These woodworking tips are incredibly helpful, especially for beginners. I appreciate how you've shared practical and cost-effective techniques to improve woodworking without having to invest a lot of time and money. The plug cutter and blue tape methods seem like game-changers for achieving professional-looking results. I feel the blue tape trick should be shown to you the first time you purchase a woodworking tool! It should be on the receipt haha! Great video mate!

Those are all great tips! Super useful, keep up the good work John!

Also, I love to see that you use a KM dovetail guide. I like to see people supporting each other

The running of opposite sides through the jointer, purely ingenious!! Even though it’s so obvious the simple solution!!!

I want to thank you for your vids. I just got into woodworking as in only having 2 tools so far 😂. There are tons of vids obviously but yours are the ones I enjoy watching the most and learn a lot from.

That was a great bonus tip for when you have a board that is larger than your jointer. My mind was blown 🤯

Thanks for the great tips! Very useful and affordable for beginners.

Awesome tips! Thank you!

Great content thanks for sharing, very informative

wow, these are actually really good tips!

These are very useful tips. I appreciate you sharing.

Best “TIPS” video I’ve seen yet! Thank you ! 😊

I am just starting wood working, very helpful video

Thank you. I learned stuff.

Love the jointer hack

Awesome tips John! I've been screwing up wood as a hobby for over 20 years and I am still learning cool stuff.

Thanks as usual!

Dude....this video help me out tremendously! Thanks!

Hope we get to see some builds soon

Absolutely full of good tips ty

Love the dovetail tip at the end

Wow! Thank you for these tips!

Super easy, barely an inconvenience!

Wow.....Awesome information. Thanks very much!

Fantastic tips thank you

Thanks, some of the tips were ones I had seen before. I will be using several of them in the near future.

Awesome tips!! Thanks John!!

Thank you!

i really love your work. thanks for your talent. here from Denmark

These are the videos that we all love and miss.

Great tips, you just got a new subscriber.

Great video man.!!! Some great tips for me as a beginner in woodwork. Thankyou 💙🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Excellant tips that will be used today!

The Mike Pekovich blue tape technique is a pretty handy time saver and joints look a lot better right out of the box.

Thanks John.

Very well done. Great job

Such a good video, thanks John!

Thanks for the video it will help me out a lot on time and looks

Dude, that was awesome. Subscribed