"The No Junk Manefesto".... Yup, very simple and very straight forward. We all need more of that.

I Love the "No Junk Manifesto"!!!!

Thanks for this video. I have to say I have been struggling with life and work for a long time and through my work on myself have finally started to figure things out more. One of the things I read was about finding the thing in life that you absolutely MUST do every day to feel satisfied, and that it is usually something you naturally did as a kid, or still do to fill your downtime. For me that was making as well, the same way you guys described, I have just been blind to it for a long time. Another thing I read talked about writing out all the things that you like the idea of spending your time doing (as well as why it appeals, how it makes you feel etc.) and if you keep writing down the ideas eventually you get to one idea that makes you cry - and THAT is the answer, that is the thing you should do. I have to say guys, watching this video and listening to you guys talk about the need to craft and the importance of the quality and aesthetics of the objects, that was like a gut punch that resonated with me so much. I'm not too proud to admit I teared up over it. I've no doubt it will be challenging, particularly as I am not getting any younger (33 at time of writing), but I am starting to get a clearer picture that this is the sort of thing I am meant to be doing if I want to be happy and content in my work and life. Many thanks.

"Don't make junk, don't buy junk, don't keep junk." Words of wisdom right there, folks.

"Build perminent objects". I love it. Thanks for sharing.

Below the skin of a master lies a gigantic heart that knows a lot about gratitude and passion in a balanced way. Thank you for sharing your hearts with us.

Very talented woodworkers who have a profound respect for their craft and aren't full of themselves. This is exactly the value of the videos; we can share knowledge and all learn. Your shop is awesome. I'm jealous. My shop is in the end bay 16 x 24 of my 3 car garage, and along the side of the bay (drill press, mortise machine, lathe, bandsaw, hardwood rack) where I park my truck. It works fine for a retired old fart disabled Vietnam Veteran Marine. I can roll various tools(planer, sanders, etc) around and spill into the second bay for assembly. I just have to keep it clean and orderly (not my nature) so I don't freak out bumping into crap!! Just keep going guys. I heal my soul from combat when I'm putzing around with hand tools. I listen to Japanese music to meditate at the same time. It keeps me from rushing. Regards from Minnesota, Phil Yeager

Great reminders and time capsules of being a craftsman. Thanks for sharing the journey

Great work. Video showcases what you guys do so well. Keep up the great work. Would enjoy seeing more videos of the work.

Great movie! Loved it. Those are some skilled craftsmen! I'm definitely part of the no-junk movement.

love this!!! so so awesome!!! wish i had a huge work space like that!!!

I love the idea of using straight groves as decorations :)

I love the smell of a wood shop! I also like handmade furniture cleverly made. You have a good life.

Love the idea of the "Splinter of the Week" program. Awesome!!

Excellent documentary in every way. Great cuts around the dialog/interviews, great camera work, and a wonderful subject. I really enjoyed this. Thank you.

Great video and awesome story! Thank you! :)

wow this is a really clean workshop :D love the video, less is more!

Enjoyed that you followed that sliding door storage on legs from layout through assembly to view of finished piece.

Glad you guys found what's important in life. Love your ethics and "no junk manifesto". Wish you a profitable enterprise, in addition to the spiritual rewards. Regards from MN. (P.S. Just put my 3rd bandaid on after an hour in Geppeto's woodshop.) A grumpy old Vietnam Veteran Marine

Great old building. Love that brick

Speaking as a woodworker I found that to be a motivating perspective. Fascinating .Thank you

The finished piece looked great.Lots of light and room to work, in your Kentucky shop!

I see no poetry in all these machinist videos. No matter how poetic they try to make it look. Paul Sellers, now there is a craftsman I can sit in awe at.

Yes it is hard to give up your creations, your babies. But it only hurts for a bit until creating the next piece. But we as Humans are creative beings. It is unique to our species. When we do not do it we feel empty and unfulfilled. And to think how not long ago in the span of time, people depended on artisans for everything. Everyone is an artist in some respect. If it is making furniture or that fine apple pie or loving and knowing plants,,,,well anything. We all have our gifts. Thank You guys for continuing this art and making it relevant in our time. It is truly very important. Love, Light and Peace and shavings! DaveyJO in Pa.

The "No Junk Manifesto"- a concept completely contrary to WalMart's business model.

Great video and what a great American story. I wish I could agree with you about my hands hurting but I think it absolutely sucks all the way around when my arthritis acts up in my wrists and thumbs in the middle of a project... 👎 Excited to watch more of you guys though! 👍😊

So real words of wisdom in this video!

God, I wish I could work there!

Very well spoken...loved the theme & vibe.

Good way of thinking and a beautiful mentality to have.

Great job!

Wow, you are in Louisville! Never been there, but I grew up in Lexington. I was looking at the intro and although I didn't recognize any specific street scenes, I felt like it might be Lexington. Definitely picked up the regional vibe. I like your "no junk" stance, too.

As an armature woodworker I can see these folks have a good work ethic and are all about proper fit and finish.

Real wood. This is what I am after. The lower kitchen cabinet I recently built, was my best work to this date. So I can follow your ideals here. I added an oversized pull out drawer . It is a door, really, attached to a drawer... no,bending down to pull out the drawer. It is large enough to hold the ten pound bags of sugar and flour. Pre-drilling. Sanding,, painting,, ( not one who likes painting wood with beautiful grain,,,) what you have accomplished, is phenomenal... turning to your best suited abilities... this is great news.. best of luck for 2019.....lee from Norway, Maine....

Love their philosophy.

so beutiful and inspiring. thank you!

Bloody brilliant.

'Junk era' has it's days counted

Kudos boys! Very well said. Hats off

Theatrical carpenter here, and I can definitely relate to the splinter thing ;)

beautiful designs...very clean lines...great ideas..

Exactly the kind of place I want to work. Where quality truly is the first priority.

You make some beautiful furniture.

Loved the narration. I can have few facebook updates like 'Don't make Junks, Don't buy Junks, etc" etc...

awesome workshop :)

Oh my GOODNESS....😍🤩

just so inspiring

I feel hollow without the pain!!!

Thank you. Really enjoyed watching...rr

Things that make me happy, 1,2,3.....

wonderful video... wonder if they take on apprentices for local school or high school kids...that would be cool to teach kids a trade thats useful

Very nice!

Great video guys

Inspiring...lovely workshop guys 👌🏼

made all my furniture myself ,oak .and i have the rule the three has to grow 80 years to make finest wood ,i make my pieces to last 140 years so there is enough wood for my kids to make nice furniture. That’s respect for Gaia and the earth

Beautiful Message, Beautiful video.

@steph You should interview jimmy derista or William walker. Great work either way.

great stuff. 100% motivating

Words and Wood in this video were both down to earth........thanks for sharing......

beautiful work! how did you guys learn this stuff? I try to do this as a hobby when I have extra time and would love to read some books about this.

No junk manifesto..... Huh... flippin' brilliant and flippin' simple. I think you just added something to my life. Question... are mother-in-laws junk?

"It takes a tremendous amount of work to make something that ends up looking very simple." That is the truth.

a small home and every were you look you see thing you love that sounds as my apartment

what my colleges figured if they didnt like to sand. they end up getting me to do all the sanding ''-_-

William Morris said "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." over a hundred years ago.

Where is a good place to go to learn to make quality furniture?

Honestly... the no junk manifesto applies to about 1 percent of the World. Happy to be in the one percent. Keep doing what you do and please teach more kids to do what you do. Build some kids workbenches and give them to apprentices.

mate you guys serious!

Is the firm still in business? I can't find a website for them any longer.

@2:00 i doubt that is the correct way to use a marking gauge?

Well if splinters give satisfaction I am well satisfied. I get a pretty nice one almost weekly. Ya'll owe me lunch.

Nice

Just remember one mans junk is anothers treasure.

very nice ty

Do you offer any type of apprenticeship I'm from bowlinggreen ky and I'm very interested in woodworking/furniture making Iv been at it now for around seven months Iv spent hours and hours on youtube soaking up as much knowledge as I can find from Paul sellers rob cosmon to Roy underhill norm a iv practiced my joinery almost everyday cutting dovetails cuting them off and cutting more till I cut them with no gaps and clean lines .. When I came across ur video I had no idea u where in Louisville I would like to at least come see ur shop and see what a real shop is like

P.S. Are you guys still in business and making videos?

Sanding for hours? Not scraping?

Thank you for the journey and insight to your world, truly inspirational. @bbarrett0360

It always makes me laugh when people say hand made when most of the work is done using power tools

I've been living by the "no junk" rule for decades. Sadly, good 'ol well-constructed American-made products are slowly becoming a thing of the past. Younger generations don't even know proper pair of boots are.

I must say i feel like a looser seeing the shop and the fact that they have employees....

you hiring?..

Was hoping to actually see something being made versus this artsy-fartsy self-indulgent crapolla. Need more shots of the f-ing brick wall and wood shavings on the floor. At the :25 mark whose feet are those and why the hell are we looking at them? Was waiting for a cameo from Christopher Walken...."I NEED MORE BRICK WALL"

Shot after shot of plane shavings on the floor. These guys sound like total bullshitters.

I almost wish I was a rich kid and had a precious haircut and a cute work apron. I'd buy a huge work shop and vintage hand planes and a hundred thousand dollars worth of power tools to play with. I'd build really neat furniture and stuff, because it wouldn't matter if it made money. But, alas, I must actually work for a living and make enough money to pay the bills.

Too much talking.