One thing I love is wood working and magic has gone hand to hand for 100's of years

Thanks for showing me woodworking Steve before your channel I sat inside playing video games now I go and make projects. You have changed my life Steve thank you.

"You want my kid?" I laughed so hard because I have a great kid and I ask people that question all the time (usually in jest like you, but still) And his reaction shot was priceless. Well cut.

Magic for Mere Mortals! Now we’re talking!

Watching the lock down video's from day 1 and enjoy them greatly. Stay well.

Nice easywoodwork that kids would have a lot of fun playing with

Steve, awesome videos, been watching for years but these videos, for some reason I look forward to more than others, almost like watching dvr sitcoms. Keep them coming. Saying hello from San Antonio.

10 mile hike! 😱 Wow! ......I'd die 😵🤣🤙

I subscribed instantly once I heard “10 mile hike” lol haha

Glad you took some time off. Looked like a beautiful hike!

That was fun to watch, thanks Steve

This is really great! I am a professional magician and this really gives me and I have always wanted to play with one of these to see if I'd ever want to put it my show. Its hard to justify a purchase when I may never use it again but, now I can mess around with it for the price of dowel and a weight! One thing that others may want to try-- I have seen versions of this where the thread is tied as large loop that way you can use 2 hands to control it and you do not have to tie it to your finger.

This is wand-erful. Thanks Steve.

Nice trick. Refreshing video. Always a pleasure to watch.

Also helps to be wearing either black or very dark clothing, which will further camouflage the thread.

Even better the second time around!

Nice video Steve! Thanks for keeping the magic alive after all these years.

A group of 6 of us are doing a Fred Astaire routine Easter Parade Stepping Out in a spring show. I will make 6 plus straw boaters. Should be a great item me thinks. Many thanks for the idea!!

Fantastic, seeing our grandchildren for the first time in months soon. Going to make one, so they can tease their mum

Love it! The magic stick and the slightly sarcastic humor just brightened my day.

Steve - amazing effort and dedication throughout the Covid times. Glad you got a hike in. Thank you for all the great ideas and positive attitude.

Fun video! Thanks Steve!

Brilliant mate! Glad you took a day off and got out in the wilderness! Ricky, NZ.

Love this!!!

Very cool!

We loved it!

I already follow this chanel for woodworking tips imagine my surprise when out of curiosity i research floating stick and this chanel pops

Thank you for your vids. I found this one really amusing and brought a smile to my face

Steve, thanks for giving us mere mortals a place to go as a refreshing escape from all the craziness going on out there. I look forward to your stuff all the time. Once again, thank you.

Great Update Steve !

Really cool Steve!😁

Very cool idea!

Love it ty.

Thanks for the quick fun video, it made my evening!

Awesome 👍👍 looks great!

That was really cool!! Simple and fun

Sweet thanks

Fun one. Thanks.

Thanks for the great video

Fun project!

Awesome

Good one Steve

As always... You're awesome Steve. I like it!

ok I have to try this Thanks Steve

Love it, 😊

Kids will love this magic wand! Awesome video as always! Keep safe steve!

Fun. Thanks

Looking forward to the next video! What a teaser... so many things to look forward to!

I'm really missing WOODWORKING IN THE NEWS.

Great video

Keep it up Steve! Totally digging the vlog!

Steve the wizard¡¡¡

Thanks that was great 😊👍

Excelente. Eu estava querendo aprender esta mágica. Parabéns

Building magic props would be a great and unique addition to your channel! I've been studying magic since I was a kid, but never really "performing" unless you count pulling a quarter out of my grandson's ear. I have a suitcase full of tricks I acquired many years ago. Some simple props/tricks would make great woodworking projects.

Hello, Mr. Steve Ramsey! A few videos back, you asked for up and coming KZfaq channels that we felt needed some light shined upon them. I’ve been a subscriber to - MIKES WOODEN THINGS AND STUFF, out of the Canada area. I thought I’d recommend his channel to you as well as to your huge amount of followers. I’ve been a subscriber to your channel for years as well and know you have a lot of people that look up to you (like me), that may take your recommendation seriously. Please consider providing his channel info as well as taking some time to watch a few of his videos. He’s a great guy, and is worth sending out a shoutout to. Personal, humble opinion of my own...... he deserves it. I don’t know him personally but am a Patreon member to his channel. He reminds me of you in the sense of, he’s a common guy, working out of his garage, loving the craft of woodworking and enjoying every minute of it!! Always trying new things and willing to show his mistakes and how he is learning and improving. He is truly a inspiration to myself because he is a down to earth type of person. Again, MIKES WOODEN THINGS AND STUFF! Tell him TONY LOPEZ is a huge fan and dropped his info to one of KZfaqs greatest (you), requesting that you help his channel out that truly does deserve notice. Thanks Steve, for taking the time to read this, if you so happen to, and helping out a fellow up and coming woodworker. Continue to do the great things you do with your channel! You are truly one of the best in my opinion that I look forward to watching each time a new video is released! Take care! Tony - Salinas, CA

Just made one! My daughter was so excited, she loves it!

Thank you sir.

That was Really cool☺

Nice.

I have a 7-year-old grandson that this would be perfect for!

There are all sorts of magic prop plans you can buy online. You probably don’t want to turn this into a magic channel, but watching you build some other ones would be different from the typical DIY projects that we see online. Didn’t realize this was so easy. I imagine the thumbs down are from illusion purists that are mad you gave away a secret.

I saw one of those in use, at a Pedaler's Jamboree. The kid was pretty good. Wearing a black shirt helps also.

Can't stop looking at your router table Steve, very nice. Is it something you covered in a video?

Cool

We have some amazing scenery here in North Wales and love to go walking. Check out Snowdon our highest mountain. Have you ever been to the UK?

looks like fun to show my Grandkids if we ever get the family together again.

looks like fun. I have a 4 yr old g-daughter that might be amazed by the floating stick. Can't wait to try it out!

Cool little project :D

Thank you! Perfect timing. I'm in Melbourne. We've just gone back into lock down too. The only state in Australia to do so, so I'm feeling your pain! This will be a great distraction for my son to work on while he's learning from home.

Hey…! Well that was fun!!! Thanks!!!

Gostei, com certeza vale um joinha!!!!

Really good video mate, brightened up my morning! I'd like some more hiking trip shots next video looks beautiful where you are 👌

Neato!

Pretty interesting, Steve! Really nice!!! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Hi Steve, Thanks to you I've been a Weekend Wood Worker Mortal for a few years now and all of the techniques I've used have been learned from you. I have a question since you are such a cat lover. I volunteer for an organization called The Homeless Cat Network and I feed a colony of homeless cats in the neighborhood. Their cat feeding stations are basically little sheds that are hidden in bushes and frankly they are pretty old. I'd like to build new ones that are different but don't have any ideas. Would love to get some input from you on style and how to make them with left over lumber. Thanks.

Having made my share of dancing canes, I recommend making a loop out of the thread to get a decent swing. It will let you do some circles around your hands, arm, and body.

this is a good video. and probably also a good channel

tank u super !

This two week lockdown sure is lasting forever.

That is way cool 😎

Besides magic wand trick, I learned some good techniques and approaches.. Thanx Steve. Regards from Karachi.

I actually bought one of these once. It was plastic mostly, but it came with thin clear fishing line for the string. Also it might help to use a slip knot on the end that attaches to your finger, so it's a bit easier to slip on and off

Woodworking for Mere Mortals Lockdown, entry 235: I think I'm done with levitation and gravity magic. I'm moving on to conjuring demons now.

Lol!!!!!That was fun! Can't wait for the next great project. Peace and good fortune and good health to you and your family! 😃

Pretty magically, I'll try to make one.

Small Neodymium magnets! To attach and detach the string

"But then you're walking around with the thread on your finger. I'm probably not the world's best magician." Max Malini, arguably one of the greatest magicians who ever lived, used to frequently produce a large block of ice at dinner parties or other gatherings. Malini died in 1942, and home freezers weren't introduced until around that time. This meant Malini had to source a block of ice and carry it concealed on his person for several hours. What made the trick so amazing was that no one would imagine a normal person would carry around a huge block of ice, cold and melting all over them, for an hour or more just for the chance to produce it for an effect. And that's the real secret to magic: magicians aren't like normal people.

Almost there, almost up to date

I just came here for the first video I clicked to learn the trick, I get the one video where you are just messing around, Thank you for showing me how to do this trick🐾...

Nice break from ww. Thanks lol

Anyone looking to get more into using this thing search Levitation Wand. I've been using mine for two years and it's a really fun way to blow off stress and practice your spatial awareness. Careful with using weak string though. There's nothing worse than your string breaking and the wand flying across the room at 60 miles an hour.

Put a small tack or brad in the hole you drilled near the balance point and connect a small neodymium magnet (painted black as well) to the thread.

My granddaughter would love one of these I might have to make her one.

Nice trick! I went for a bike ride Sunday, I went 21 miles. It was nice

Steve, one of the things I like about your videos, is that you don't use "disturbing" music as a background , that covers your voice. I often turn off the viewing all together or turn off the sound. Some people, whether it's woodworking or cooking or whatever, have a glandular need to have loud music on their videos. What a waste.

My grandson is going to love that.... I'm already the coolest Grandpa in the world anyway 😎

@1:40 keeps me coming back..we are all human..we are all the same and thanks for embracing that!

Very cool, can’t wait to make one. Does it help to be wearing a black shirt as well?

Hide a tiny magnet in the dowel where the hole is and use a thread with another tiny magnet on the end. Then you can disconnect the thread easily.