You never fail to get a laugh out of me with your commentary and you never fail at giving me good advice. Thanks, Pocket :)
@lukearts2954
3 ай бұрын
The satin on that top is total perfection. Literally: as you walked around, I was listening less to your explanations, and was focusing more on the reflecting light in the coating, and there wasn't a single pixel on my (8K) screen that wiggled, which means that there are zero imperfections there... Takes a lot of skill, especially with a varnish that dries so slowly... I love PU varnish (and 3 layers will already last a century, especially on indoors furniture in rooms with stable temperatures, like hallways) but I always end up with a couple of lint hairs here and there, or just a flake of shed skin will even create a sharp point-imperfection... I really didn't see anything like that in that top. Awesome.
@gizanked
3 ай бұрын
"getting old sucks. But it beats the alternative" is on of my favorite things to say. Not sure where the original version comes from.
@freetolook3727
3 ай бұрын
Being a perfectionist drives my daughters nuts. But, it has made them try harder in projects of their own. One of the things they learned is, after a project is completed, to leave the place cleaner than when you found it! Another is to put tools back where you found them. That way you know where the tools are the next time you go to use them. Lastly, to clean tools when done so they don't deteriorate, last longer and look like you care about them.
@WhalesFTWGaming
3 ай бұрын
Always love when a new video pops into the feed.
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
Thanks. Hope you enjoy it.
@WhalesFTWGaming
3 ай бұрын
I did, it was very well done as always.@@pocket83squared
@MKell6676
3 ай бұрын
love your videos, I've been watching since I was a young boy and your videos inspired me to think outside the box in all the project I take on. thank you for your time and energy.
@downtownjbrown
3 ай бұрын
That is awesome, I've been wanting to build something similar. Your videos are great motivation.
@annonymousname2.0
3 ай бұрын
wonderful video, as always. i love hearing philosophies and ideas that can be applied to everything. not just a video about a specific technique or piece
@andrewgalbreath2101
3 ай бұрын
Very glad you found some cedar pencils
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
The BOSTICH are doing pretty well. Eraser isn't quite as effective as the old Ticonderoga, but at just over a quarter a piece, it's a solid replacement overall. The USA GOLD isn't as black, and the lead seems to break too often.
@virtualfather
3 ай бұрын
Industrial Modern WOW you created your own genre '
@Omarateastwind
3 ай бұрын
You made a mistake! You didn't repaint your angle iron.... Love your humor!
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
It's never done! Some day, when I'm bored enough, I'll take it apart to poly it. It's on that long, _I'll get around to it_ list.
@Omarateastwind
3 ай бұрын
Yes, I have 4 lists of things to do.... I think this bench could be called "rustic chic" , looks great to me...@@pocket83squared
@VagabondTE
3 ай бұрын
I don't know if this is the ramblings of a deeply dyslexic person; but to prevent myself from doing math, I'll just latch on to imperfections in the tape measure or the workpiece to act as markings. For example, 5/8ths becomes "well it's a little bit more than half of 1/4 and there's a scratch about there so I'll go with that". I always measure from both sides like that so it works. If I ever want to be super precise I just measured from both sides twice using the first estimate as the measurement.
@Fairyslash
3 ай бұрын
oh hey, pocket taught me a new word
@TheKopakah
3 ай бұрын
I didn't know what a bench was either
@Fairyslash
3 ай бұрын
@@TheKopakah affectation
@nmdzr
3 ай бұрын
Very nice bench!
@ares395
3 ай бұрын
Dumb question: With a project like that do you put a finish on each piece before the metal bracket? Also I recently got a new keyboard and thought making my own handrest out of wood might be fun. Any tips on how to make something out of the cheapest wood you can find comfortable for everyday use? Luckily I can copy dimensions from an official one so I only need to worry about everything else. I never worked with wood (always wanted to) and don't have many tools but I think it might be a fun project since it's a pretty straight forward thing and a it's small enough that I can just get a scrap piece from someone to make it. I was thinking of using shellac but I know from your videos that it can be not the easiest thing to work with
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
Not a dumb question. It's usually easier to finish something while it's still in pieces, rather than trying to paint around hardware and corners. Take it apart to finish it, and it'll turn out cleaner looking. Keyboard handrest. Hmm. Good news is that there are a few super-friendly to the touch finishes out there that are also easy to work with. Bad news is that such finishes are not all that durable. More good news is that they can be re-applied. I'll steer you towards a drying oil, like Boiled Linseed Oil for example, topped with a nice & easy beeswax rub. That combination should give a nice feel and a pleasant odor. Just note that this is only one guy's opinion. Can't go wrong with those two ingredients, though. Do a few experiments on some scrap, and you'll see where I was coming from.😉
@maxximumb
3 ай бұрын
I like the whole number diagonal trick for finding the centre of something that isn't a nice round number. But I am guilty of eyeballing the smaller leftover bit like you do too. I suppose it's whatever fits the situation at the time. That's the beauty of wood, it's not a precise art form like metal. The bench looks fantastic. I like the use of the angle iron. I think if I were to replicate your bench I think I'd use an nine inch wide piece and add 45 degree to each leg side of the angle iron to reduce the visibility from above. Or embrace the steel and weld on short sides to join the angle iron to form an enclosed socket to hold the legs. Overall though the wood does look beautiful and the copper adds a great set of details to it.
@Vote4Drizzt
3 ай бұрын
I think wooden or "traditional" joinery certainly *can* be an afffectation but at least for me nobody I know who understands woodworking enough to "appreciate" what I do thinks its interesting. Anyone who doesnt find wood joinery overly complicated most likely doesnt know what it is, in my circle. If its an affectation it's poorly chosen. I say that because for me I enjoy the aesthetics of all wood construction, I enjoy the geometries that are built into the process and I find simple tools like sharp chisels beautiful in a way. I feel this despite being abjectly bad at it, I have work of which I am proud but there is some seriously awful work hidden behind glue and shims. I often use my Miter saw because hand sawing makes my Carpal Tunnel play up, Ive also yet to figure out how to use a plane and get anything but chaos. I think woodworking has a way of appealing to folks on different levels. Some want to be frugal or solve specific problems with the materials best worked in a home shop. Some want to capture an aesthetic, some like bringing ideas to reality. Im sure this is obvious to you and Im just blathering because Im scared you mean people like me when you called wood joinery an affectation. I like to think its because I enjoy the simplicity and how my work will be just what I like(which for one means no visible screws), Dictionary days affectation is designed to impress; maybe the person I want to impress is myself
@funkysod
3 ай бұрын
Nice!
@ebaymagot
3 ай бұрын
thanks for owning up and commenting on KZitemrs owning up to their mistakes
@user-cb1ln8vc8d
3 ай бұрын
What the heck. Still learning tricks for fractions?? Wish I stayed in school. Or at least paid more attention for the 6 grades I did finish. Great video, I'll finish it later. I am frustrated and had to take a break when I saw you can find half a fraction by doubling the denominator.
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
Sometimes it takes years, and lots of practice, to start to see things the easy way. You always knew this trick deep-down. Half of a half is a quarter. Half of a quarter is an eighth. It goes 1,2,4,8. 16,32,64...
@user-cb1ln8vc8d
3 ай бұрын
@@pocket83squared I've been rolling hard with a tape measure for 2 years straight, no excuse haha. I would just work it out visually on the tape measure and never notice the pattern.
@drhfhs
3 ай бұрын
I just use the golden ratio when I can't find anything to reference
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
For a time, I was a disciple of that approach. Gave it up because of all the silly mythos surrounding it. It's probably just coincidental, and not so mathematically legitimate in terms of promoting any perfect aesthetic quality. What I mean is this: the Golden ratio just so happens to be _nearly_ the size of so many great works, but d'you know the single most important thing that it's also nearly the size of? The human field-of-view. In the air around you, use your finger to trace out the window of your vision. Funny how it's a rounded-rectangular shape with about a 1:1.6 ratio, huh? Imagine a pair of overlapping eyes, like a Venn diagram: one intersects the other's view by one-half. Just like 2²+2(1). Beautiful, to us. The change in my thinking has been thus: while I once thought that the world _is_ mathematical in its nature, I now understand instead that mathematics is only a description that we give to the natural world; it is entirely a construct of us, the conscious creature. We call something beautiful because it has aesthetic appeal _to us,_ not because something can be intrinsically beautiful. Not long ago, my wife and I looked up at the stars and gasped, "wow." If we weren't there to see them, how could the stars be beautiful?
@drhfhs
3 ай бұрын
@@pocket83squared oh wow... I had just rolled with the fact that since the golden ratio is apparently prevalent in nature, it would be fitting to use it in our creations... but doing so is like trying to recreate something you don't fully grasp .. like a small part of it/a primitive perspective of it.... so it could be just be underwhelming since it is not close the true thing developed in nature we are still more animal than anything else so i can imagine an observer "seeing" us sees the beauty of existence just as we see the beauty of it or just as a rock "sees" the beauty of it. totally agree that mathematics is just our nature of interacting with our surroundings and its beautiful that all humans behave the same way but each has their own unique slightly different sense of reality which is what causes scientific revelations (with our underrated abilities to understand each other) your reply opened a new door of perspective for me, thanks
@user_i9
3 ай бұрын
Nice video 👍🏻 any more coming on your main channel? Just curious.
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
Someday.
@Stinkman
3 ай бұрын
What kind of music have you been listening to lately? I think I've heard some Tool songs in a few videos over the years, and I can always go back to listening to them.
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
Long conversation. Depends heavily on mood, season, and activity. But yeah, _Tool_ has been a go-to over the years. Saw them in concert once. _10,000 Days_ remains my second-favorite album of all time, at least in terms of what I most listen to. In the player right now is a USB stick containing _The Doors_ and _HIM,_ but the fact is incidental. A recent favorite of mine has become _Lord Huron;_ a severely underrated band that crosses genres. Highly recommend. Winter listening becomes mellow, relaxed. Sometimes mood music, like _Enigma_ or _Pure Moods._ When I'm woodworking, I prefer medium-paced stuff that's not too loud: _Green Day, Pink Floyd, Puscifier, Smiths, Lumineers, Weeknd, Stone Roses,_ just to name a few. _Sublime_ occasionally. _Nirvana_ on infrequent rotation. Lots of misc. compilation USB drives. When I'm weightlifting, it'll shift to an even faster pace, usually _Radiohead_ or _Van Hagar,_ with bursts up to _Megadeth._ If I'm drinking-which I try not to do at all over the winter-I enjoy meaningful, melodical stuff, usually _Fleetwood Mac_ at first with Margaritas, and then (after enough), _Phosphorescent_ mixes nicely with 100-proof whiskey. Oh, that favorite album of all time? _Blind Melon_ (self-titled). No question anymore. Took me thirty years to realize, it though. Fits any occasion, mood, or season. Shame about him. Crazy to imagine what he could've written by now.
@Stinkman
3 ай бұрын
@@pocket83squared Music always seems to be a never-ending conversation, especially when I'm involved. I'm definitely going to be checking out some of these artists that I've never heard of. Blind Melon has a familiar aura. My mom definitely listened to them when I a kid. I'll be checking out Lord Huron for sure. Thank you for the reply, I've been looking for something different for a while now and this definitely helps me out. It's hard to develop a refined taste by listening to the same 7 grunge or emo albums.
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
@@Stinkman Understood. Sometimes you have to burn out an album to totally 'get it,' though. Good stuff can take many, many listens to truly appreciate. Some albums change over time, or even sound different with every listen. As a long-time music lover, I only have two pieces of advice: 1) listen to entire albums, and not just the singles¹, and 2) don't be afraid of variety. _Fleetwood Mac_ took me years to take seriously, because it was too 'girly.' Turns out to be one of the greatest bands of all time. ¹The most popular _Blind Melon_ single was "No Rain," and it's my least favorite song on the album.
@Stinkman
3 ай бұрын
@@pocket83squared I have always been an advocate of listening to albums all the way through. That’s really the only way to get a complete understanding of the mindset of the artists, and to see their vision in 20/20. Tool is a great example of that. Growing up without my dad in my life really helped me to not be afraid of judgement, so I’ve always listened to what I liked at the time. I definitely respect many artists targeted towards women or even teen girls and I even found myself becoming a longtime fan of some of the pop rock bands ‘made for teen girls.’ I would recommend checking out Sign of the Times by Bob James. It’s a psychedelic jazz album from the 80s. Not something I’d typically listen to but found in a flea market one day.
@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail
3 ай бұрын
@@pocket83squared "Sometimes you have to burn out an album to totally 'get it' " I had that experience in the early 90's with Faith No More's album Angel Dust.
@thoperSought
3 ай бұрын
joinery is one of those things that tends to get fetishized in an interesting way. people go nuts about Japanese joinery that's not-from what I've seen, at least-very true to what actual Japanese craftsmen were doing. function has to dictate the form. there's a bench in front of a meat shop I walk by a couple of times a week, and it has cute angled legs. it's clearly not super old. and a couple of years ago, the joinery started to fail, and someone did a quick-and-dirty reinforcement job on it that looks like crap. we could say that they should have made the joints better-or more robust, at least-or that they should have used better wood, or whatever, but angle iron would likely still have the original legs working as intended. I might choose to go with more robust joinery, but it's not unfair to call that something of an affectation
@fractalphilosophorum9405
3 ай бұрын
The only thing I mind about your fastening is the color of the metal squares, but they aren't visible anyway. Which parts of the piano did you use to make the bench ? And where/how did you get a piano ? 8:22 And it's another another thing when you start to actually use it on a daily bases. Speaking of piano, what you said applies so much to finding the correct sequence of fingers for playing a sequence of notes. You can find one sequence that is mathematically elegant (with some symmetries) and so it will be easy to remember. Then you start to actually play the piece, everything is going fine until you realize that the beautiful sequence you found isn't ideal because it gives you less control over volume. So you change that, you relearn how to play, only to find out after three weeks (or three years, yes three years) or so that the new sequence isn't great at all because you have to play the piece quite fast and your fingers' positions do not help ... You have a sword ? That's cool xD 12:55 I discovered that technique while cutting baguettes in half : I take the knife, put its end on one of the baguette's ends and where the tip lands I put a mark, repeat same thing on the other side then either eyeball or repeat the two previous steps by using the two marks just made if the marks where still too far away from each other to eyeball. 21:40 Imagine doing that while gluing the thing together :)
@torche72
3 ай бұрын
The reason that cultures only use dovetail joinery is because they don't have glue and screws.
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
(...or drills.) Isn't that the truth? Honestly, now, dowels are probably the simplest screwless way to build a tough drawer, so why aren't they the standard? Oh yeah, because you can't see 'em from the side. It's all about the status.
@jk1314
3 ай бұрын
I'm trying the mineral oil drop in my next pipe cutting :)
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
I started doing that for steel pipe years ago, and just kept the rule in place for everything (except for PVC).
@daynemassey210
3 ай бұрын
Are you an electrician I seem to measure the same and have have very familiar mind set as you with pipes measurement and finding centers
@rootvalley2
2 ай бұрын
castle nuts would like nice on there
@troymilleraz
3 ай бұрын
👍
@chrishuhn5065
3 ай бұрын
I might be a dimwit, but what's the meaning of "W,T.J.L,Y.O,M."? Can anyone explain?
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
That's just like, your opinion, man. It's a movie-based meme/cliche.
@chrishuhn5065
3 ай бұрын
@@pocket83squared Ah, the dude!
@JDeWittDIY
3 ай бұрын
@@pocket83squared I got this far "Well, to just...", got stuck, and came shamefacedly to the comment section.
@teeringzooi
3 ай бұрын
you should have made it a tint more interesting, math speaking, by adding an angle, rather than level
@drportland8823
3 ай бұрын
I think you are overly cynical on showing mistakes. There is an alternate view that never showing mistakes sets unreasonable standards in viewers heads. Kind of like beauty standards on Instagram or the perfect lives lead by everyone else in Facebook posts. It messes with your head. (Note: I don't use Instagram or Facebook, so this is an entirely theoretical comparison.)
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
Noted. And I see it entirely differently. I put lots of thought into this point, because I was drinking the same kool-aid for awhile. Figured it had to be good to include my missteps. Thing is, they can only be profitable to a viewer whenever they're the sort of mistake _every_ assembler is likely to make. I do mention those kind, in the 'look out for this easy-to-make problem' vein. But the old 'I made a mistake that you're not ever likely to ever make' routine is a too-commonly contrived popularity grab here, whether I'm focusing on a mostly harmless negative personality trait or not. And again, note my emphasis on the "infinite number of possible mistakes" here. Imagine a set of instructions that tried to list every possible pitfall; is not that IKEA shelf's little includelet an unfair image of construction perfection? What about a house blueprint? And for the record, I love that you continue to force me to check my reasoning, but with respect. Seriously, thanks for that. The winter, admittedly, does turn me especially sour. I even removed the description because of it. It's a yearly battle, and it's not my intention to remain stuck in cold negativity.
@drportland8823
3 ай бұрын
@@pocket83squaredI love how we both can have perfectly valid points of view that disagree with one another. To be fair, I frequently agree with you--but that makes for a boring youtube comment. As for mistakes, if I'm gloating about being better than someone showing me how to do something, then I am probably not watching the video in the first place. If they are showing mistakes pointlessly, then I'd have to agree with you. The mistakes that work best for me are "I feel your pain" moments where they are several steps in... ideally where they then show how they recovered from it rather than scrapping the part. I've learned a lot from those.
@maxinehardy9411
3 ай бұрын
i dont really have anything meaningful to add but i hear commenting on videos helps, so pocket, have you ever played amerzone? its a little belgian point and click adventure game with heavy, heavy myst inspirations in terms of gameplay but a very charming and unique atmosphere, with the veneer of a grand adventure that gradually becomes more and more bleak in scope the further you progress (in a good way). the creator, benoit sokal, later made the syberia games, which are much more well known.
@maxinehardy9411
3 ай бұрын
something more relevant: joinery is ultimately a means to an end to hold wood together, and i reckon the most egregious thing about using angle iron is that you went out and bought it new. hope the new pencils are treating you well.
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
Thanks. Always nice to get actual discussion. No, I have not played it. You're going to laugh at me for this, but I've never played any _Myst_ game. I do have a copy of _Siberia_ for original Xbox, but haven't played it. I'll certainly look into _Amerzone._ I love reading about games, especially obscure ones. They all have their own stories.
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
Tell me about it. You'd think I'd have some old angle-iron sitting around, but I've long since used it all up. 'New' junk just doesn't seem to contain as much scrap steel as it did 20 years ago; I swear, angle-iron and cheater-bar pipes used to be leaning in the corner of every garage. Now they're old gold.
@Mike-202
3 ай бұрын
Pocket, you have to play myst, then hop on riven. 10/10. The still shots still hold up today. Beautiful game.
@pocket83squared
3 ай бұрын
@@Mike-202 There were copies of both _Riven_ and _Exile_ in a big box of media we just bought. Can/should I just play those, or do I have to play _Myst_ first?
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