YouTube Woodworker vs. High School Shop Class

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4 ай бұрын

Can I build a midcentury table as well as my dad made in high school?
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@thebigdavester 4 ай бұрын

"Ooh, look at you and your fancy tools there, Norm Abram..." -Wesley's dad

@SuperVoodude 4 ай бұрын

9:41 "My jointer died a few years ago, like my dad. And rather than replace it, I made a plywood sled..." I totally expected you to say "like my dad" again and pull out a plywood version of your dad lol. Great work on the tables!

@kaybouie1972 3 ай бұрын

Same!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

@dosfisdo 4 ай бұрын

As someone who /just/ lost his dad, I think this is a wonderful tribute.

@PatricesProjects 4 ай бұрын

That table has been around all of your life, and it took recreating it 62 years later for you to notice the discrepancy of wood, and the slight errors in the carved lines. What a great way to honor your father.

@Vikingwerk 4 ай бұрын

11:20 from the look of the slots, and the era it was built in, that has all the hallmarks of a radial arm saw making several cuts, then cleaning it out with a chisel. You can still kinda see the saw-kerf marks.

@billbottsurfing 4 ай бұрын

I love the simple design of this table. I would say it has some art deco look to it.

@tracybowling1156 4 ай бұрын

My Dad died recently. I'm still trying to get used to it. You're Dad was a great woodworker. You are just like him. That table is beautiful.

@custos3249 4 ай бұрын

To quote Shakespeare, "Villain, I have done thy mother."

@Matt083109 4 ай бұрын

Picciuto would be proud of your mom joke 😆 🤣

@bytesizedengineering 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful story, and beautiful table! Nice tribute to your dad

@realpdm 4 ай бұрын

Aura was founded by an old friend of mine from college. Having them sponsor you is amazing! And what a fun project to replicate your dad's project. Thank you for sharing!

@Lorddanielrushton371 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautifully done, Mr. Treat. Your dad would have been proud.

@GibClark 4 ай бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻great way to remember your Dad. Shop class opened up so many possibilities.

@Schwuuuuup 4 ай бұрын

I get wet eyes when thinking about how proud your dad would have been seeing his son keeping the legacy, maintaining the values and improving on the quality.

@AlAmantea 4 ай бұрын

Wesley, I compliment you on the tables. They turned out perfectly. Your father would be proud. As far as the style of the piece goes, I would say your father did his own thing there, which I really like. The tall tapered legs have a great Arts and Crafts inspiration, and the reverse cloud lift on the aprons brings a bit of Greene and Greene to the piece. The dado details have that Craftsman style to it. All in all, it is a beautiful piece that works well with multiple styles of classic furniture. I would say that your father, much like yourself, definitely made his own path in life, which is evident in his work even at such an early age. He may not have even realized how many different styles he brought into that piece, but was inspired to do so just because he thought it looked great. That is how great furniture designs are made... More by feel and inspiration than by strict rules of design. Thank you for sharing this with us! We appreciate you!

@mickspencer4171 4 ай бұрын

That looks great, it would've been fun to see you use the same tools as your dad would've used.

@TheDarkPreacher65 4 ай бұрын

Perfect table for one of those "A Christmas Story" leg lamps, or maybe an old AM radio with a giant dial that lights up when the radio is on.

@philipzielinski 4 ай бұрын

Utility knife + sandpaper = shop class moment. Grab the first aid kit!

@davebauerart 4 ай бұрын

Fine results! It was great to hear the story and see the process of reverse engineering the table.

@yobespierre 4 ай бұрын

i would call that table a mission-style, which is a type of craftsman, from what i am aware. either way it's gorgeous and you and your dad both did great jobs!

@WesleyTreat 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@gordonlonnon7897 4 ай бұрын

The style looks very much like Art Deco, which would have been popular around that era. Cheers.

@drhender6943 11 күн бұрын

Nice work. I love that you worked so meticulously to replicate the table that your dad made so many years ago. By the way, mahogany typically darkens (oxidizes) over time, so your tables may darken too. Although many modern finishes prevent that oxidization from happening.

@dianeewoldt3035 4 ай бұрын

Skip the jig for the grooves and use a straight edge and a hand held router. If you want to get jiggy- you could attach a rail to the face plate to guide it for subsequent groves that rides in the groove that you cut first. I like the KISS method.

@jimrosson6702 3 ай бұрын

Great job the table looks amazing your dad would be proud of you. What a great tribute

@scotter_dotter 4 ай бұрын

Look at me. I am your shop teacher.😂😂😂. Tables look great ❤

@negotiableaffections 4 ай бұрын

I think your engineering skills actually make you a better woodworker. Your Dad would be well proud, I'm sure. RIP Larry.

@3rd_stall 4 ай бұрын

I thought for sure we were going to have to push the button and reset to zero when you were removing the sand paper.

@h2woodshop911 4 ай бұрын

That brought a smile to my face. My Dad taught me woodworking when I was a wee lad in the 70's.

@MattTester 4 ай бұрын

I really like that metallic effect you can get on nicely finished wood. Your method of using the jig seems like the obvious way to do it, not sure why the manufacturer would suggest anything different.

@WesleyTreat 4 ай бұрын

I think it's so you can place the mating dowels in the middle of a piece, farther than where the clampy bit can go. But, I was hoping you could at least change out the middle drill guide to the larger size, in case you wanted to use the clamp for both sets of holes.

@robbie6625 4 ай бұрын

I wish you could get that look on more species. Mahogany is probably my favorite wood for exactly this reason. Also, I learned pretty recently that the name for that metallic effect is "Chatoyancy", not sure if you knew that, but I thought it was pretty cool to finally have a word to describe it.

@tree_carcass_mangler 4 ай бұрын

Both your father's version and your version look great. Thanks for sharing and thumbs up!

@thesplinteredfinger 4 ай бұрын

That’s such a great tip about the imperfections that you see and you “think” everybody else will. Stop, get over it and move on! And why would you tell them? How silly we were.

@rexsmith1698 4 ай бұрын

Great video concept. I bet lots of us woodworkers would love to have a piece our father made to reproduce. When I was in shop class in 1980, I made a walnut and maple chess board. A classmate made a fancy dresser. He made me project look like child's play!

@WesleyTreat 4 ай бұрын

He also made a low, midcentury-style shelf unit, but my brother got that.

@garagemonkeysan 4 ай бұрын

Great film, excellent shots. The film matches the quality of the table. I'm sure that was intentional. Your dad would be proud. Mahalo for sharing! : )

@WesleyTreat 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@justinbanks2380 2 күн бұрын

3:22 I felt that in my bones. I've had so many times where something breaks loose and comes way too close for comfort. (And a few that did hit, unfortunately.)

@justinbanks2380 2 күн бұрын

3:53 I've also had way too many times like that where I do a bunch of work to salvage something or save the little money but reusing, only to end up either not being able to and having to get/make a new one or get frustrated and say this is stupid and make/get a new one because I'm fed up. And either situation I'm MORE frustrated that I didn't/haven't learned when to cut my losses and when it would be wiser to just get/make a new one than waste the time.

@m3chless180 4 ай бұрын

This was truly so sweet, you would have brought a smile to your Dads face. You brought a smile to mine, great work Wesley!

@pflavel9989 4 ай бұрын

I think Wesley's mum would also be smiling

@thesledgehammerblog 4 ай бұрын

I have a really nice looking mahogany bowl with a lid (the single piece scroll saw carving alone must have taken hours) that I bought from a craftsman in Dominica about 10 years ago, and I really like the unusual optical properties of the wood, which are highlighted pretty well by this project.

@calabrese1531 4 ай бұрын

Everything makes sense now. Now I know where your awesomeness comes from. Nice job Larry. Heaven just got a skillful handyman.

@stevespra1 4 ай бұрын

It's funny. I went to a suburban high school with excellent facilities. My shop projects were made with methods closer to Wesley's methods (not close but closer). Thirty years later, my son went to a rural high school and his shop projects were made with methods that were probably closer to what your dad did in the '60s.

@NeonPreservation 4 ай бұрын

your replica did the original justice; your dad would be proud! fantastic work Sir.

@DagrtOne 4 ай бұрын

That knife positioning had me freaking out then it slipped!!!! 🫣😱

@TonyBullard 4 ай бұрын

The only thing I would have liked to see added to this video is a look over the original table. Kinda like Rex Kruger does. I really enjoyed this one. Not that I don't love your other videos, but this one seemed a bit more...I don't really know. Maybe I'm too sentimental. Thanks for sharing!

@ping170 4 ай бұрын

I love that 'DeThickener' 😍

@jewdd1989 4 ай бұрын

I don’t think it’s craftsman, looks more mid century but I could be wrong. I absolutely love this!!! More of this please, I love your woodworking focused builds and your shop, shop upgrade and organizing builds.

@beauxtx1959 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant homage to your dad!

@Uploadingvirus 4 ай бұрын

I thought "just like Ikea" seconds before you said it. Great video and project, your channel always has interesting projects.

@joell439 4 ай бұрын

What a great Father/Son project. I'm certain he is watching from above and has gathering all of his friends up there to watch and brag. As a proud Patron, I assume i get a grade of A+ just like you have 😉

@jsteih 4 ай бұрын

This might not have been the video that everyone wanted, but it’s the one I needed! I love your humor.

@thejoker-pd9df 4 ай бұрын

Yay. New vid! Nice table. Flinched at the knife slip. I had a dumb last Sunday that gave me 5 stiches and a splint for a broken finger. at 3:20 my thoughts went: Cut proof gloves, stop fighting it, make a new one -- before you got the sander out... Stay safe out there

@DavidPlass 4 ай бұрын

What a great tribute to your Dad!

@texasarmor 4 ай бұрын

like your mom...... that caught me off guard LOL!

@MyGrowthRings 4 ай бұрын

Well done, Wesley, and such a neat tribute to your dad. Scott

@jessegimbel 4 ай бұрын

Had no idea you wrote books in the Weird states series, very cool! Awesome project, great job Wesley!

@dangerrangerlstc 4 ай бұрын

Its like a nerdy episode of "New Yankee Workshop" and I'm 100% here for that

@tomcatfoolery 3 ай бұрын

My deepest condolences for the loss of you father.

@averagejoesworkshop 4 ай бұрын

The piece feels Art Deco to me. Thanks for the inspiration. It's fun to recreate old pieces.

@pecantreedesign 4 ай бұрын

That was a lot of fun and a great project for sure. I look forward to bidding on the Wes-kea build

@sgsax 4 ай бұрын

It's me, I'm a curious nerd. Fun project, and faithful reproduction of the original. Loving the use of mahogany here. I'll take any variant of that over walnut any day. Always enjoy your humor too. Welcome back to a new year! Thanks for sharing!

@michaelcherry8952 4 ай бұрын

3:17 My left thumb now has a nifty scar and a damaged nerve by doing that. Also, despite the cleanup and the 3 years since it happened, I'm pretty sure CSI would conclude that someone had been murdered and dismembered in my basement. "Cut towards your chum, not your thumb" makes SO much more sense to me now! Love the way the table turned out! Especially since you still appear to be largely intact!

@UnwelcomeGuestVideos 4 ай бұрын

This is a great video idea Wes.

@MarkRimmell 4 ай бұрын

Oh that moment when you showed your father's name on the underside of the table and then there's your laser engraved version. I'm blinking back the tears.

@minutemark 4 ай бұрын

I have a circular saw that works just like your dad's circular saw. Just a little temperamental. Beautiful job by both, you and your dad!

@TimBielawa 4 ай бұрын

Wes, there's a lot of stuff to know about mahogany, then and how. For example, it looks like you have sapele, which is a mahogany-like wood. Mahogany will darken with age and UV exposure. Old genuine mahogany from Cubab is hard to find now, I don't think new stock is exported anymore. Mahogany and the modern kinds of it is a fun learning topic for aspiring woodworkers! I love the build, it's a nice look!🎉

@dannywilsher4165 4 ай бұрын

Nice table sir!!! My shop project was a Mahogany Chest way back in 1968. I still have it sitting at the foot of my bed...

@pb3033 4 ай бұрын

Positive and dynamic Wes ! Nice job!👍

@scott5106 4 ай бұрын

I vote for Deco.

@andyb7754 4 ай бұрын

Very nicely done project, thank you.

@GHILLIESARCADEANDMORE 4 ай бұрын

I was in the middle drinking my beer when you cracked that mom joke. 😂

@paulagebhardt6018 Күн бұрын

"like your mom" will always make me giggle.

@CaryWiedman 4 ай бұрын

Great project Wesley, and I love my ray gun patent "print" hanging on my office wall. Whenever you finish a bit of explanation to camera and take that slightly extended look into the lens, I'm reminded of something Seinfeld observed, "There's a fine line between eye contact and the piercing gaze of a psychopath." 😂 So looking forward to what you have to share this year. Thank you.

@CihaPet 4 ай бұрын

Both tables look gorgeous!

@WildmanTech 4 ай бұрын

Great work. I love the spindle sander work.

@Ernzt8 4 ай бұрын

This is a great tribute to your father. An extra ingredient...

@saltydawg5489 4 ай бұрын

really enjoyed watching your vid

@Hellonwheels66 4 ай бұрын

Nice job Wes!

@davidquerry8869 4 ай бұрын

Great job Wes

@squidskunk 4 ай бұрын

GREAT VIDEO.... Thanks.

@Surkit914 4 ай бұрын

That unstained table looked so much like my Korina wood guitar... alas, inbetween jobs right now and in no place to buy furniture 😅. Great job though!

@michaeld_aus_b 4 ай бұрын

12:45 "like your mom" 🤣 what's that supposed to mean 😂

@jpalarchio 4 ай бұрын

Glad to see you back. This project turned out great, love the concept and the final table. I have a circular saw that was my grandfather's that seems to do what your dad's saw does. The trigger never works when you have it on the wood but will work every time when you lift it up.

@henrymach 4 ай бұрын

That's because countersunk screws are the cheapest screws

@DougRowland-sw4nt 4 ай бұрын

Great video. I’ve never used that beadlock system. Might need to look at that.

@philipspeicher889 4 ай бұрын

“I think this may be the most precise thing I’ve ever made out of wood.” That would be a great setup for a joke about your children… 😊

@AngieWilliamsDesigns 4 ай бұрын

Such a great project. Really enjoyed the video.

@WesleyTreat 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@justdiver 4 ай бұрын

"Like your mom." That'll get a like outta me every time. And a sub for the quality woodworking.

@byeforever 4 ай бұрын

This came out fantastic. I was half expecting to see some brass inlays on the front-facing stripes on the apron. Either way, this came out super slick!

@Thagarr 4 ай бұрын

That's Geek to you nerd, thank you very much!

@sparkythebuilder 4 ай бұрын

Well done!

@Makerperpassione 4 ай бұрын

Tanti tanti complimenti e grazie del video!!!!

@WesleyTreat 4 ай бұрын

Grazie!

@robertberger8642 3 ай бұрын

Good project, good story, good video!

@JamesClutterbuck 4 ай бұрын

It's a little thing, but I have to say that I really appreciate your audio editing; lowering the volume of noisier operations.

@everlastingphelps 4 ай бұрын

@9:50 darkest joke I've laughed at today. Well done. (Like my dad's corpse.)

@ConorMakes 4 ай бұрын

Fun project as always, got to say your trigger discipline on your ray gun push stick is shocking tho 🤣😂🤣 Thanks for sharing very entertaining Regards Conor

@AquaPeet 4 ай бұрын

3:17 oh god I saw that coming! You only have ten fingies Wes!!

@gatekeeper65 4 ай бұрын

Both, your fathers original, and your replica are very well made. It would be interesting to know what tools and techniques he used in his 1962 high school shop class, to get the same accuracy you got with more recent jigs and techniques. It says a lot for ingenuity and his workmanship back then.

@Omri.Collects 4 ай бұрын

It’s def craftsman.

@eatdrinkwineguy 4 ай бұрын

They look really great. Another great video. Always very entertaining and love a good mum joke. Curious what power your bandsaw is and what size the c-clamps you used are?

@WesleyTreat 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! It's 1.75 HP, I think. I'm not sure which clamps you're referring to, though.