John Heisz – I Built It

My name is John Heisz and I’m a carpenter by trade. I worked in construction from 1984 up until I started doing YouTube full time…

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What Happens When You Give A Carpenter A 3D Printer?

Short answer: good things happen! This is literally a game changer for someone who can use it as a tool for designing and testing projects.…

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Too Many Tips to List in this Build – Small Parts Organizer

Maybe not genius, exactly, but there are some neat ideas in this build. It started out as a simple, easy to make parts organizer, then…

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A Modern Twist On An Old Carpenters Trick – Cut Joints Perfectly In One Pass

Back in the handsaw days, if a carpenter or woodworker needed a joint to fit together perfectly, he would recut the joint with the two…

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Well This is Embarrassing…Fixing Mistakes and Upgrading… Already

Sometimes I rush into a project and the results are less than optimal. The first clue is that I make more mistakes than I usually…

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Throw Away your Miter Saw and Make this Instead

Of course I’m not getting rid of my miter saw, but this is a good alternative to use on the table saw. And yes, you…

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Essential Upgrade Cheap, Fast, and Easy

Throw away the metal tables that came with your planer and do this instead. Seriously, it’s way better – a true upgrade. Before I made…

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Making a Floating Banquette – Full Build Video

My house is small and doesn’t have a formal dining area. However, there is space in the fairly large kitchen to put a small table…

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They Dropped the Ball, So I Picked it Up – Making the Ultimate Portable Workbench

I designed this project a few years ago and it’s based on the Workmate idea where you have a built-in vise on the top for…

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Here’s What Happens When a Carpenter does Electronics

The outside of the case is made from solid maple and the top panel is 1/8″ thick aluminum painted black. I finished the wood with…

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Making a Modern Kitchen Island – Full Build Video

While I say this is a full build, I haven’t made the drawers that will go in this island yet. That will be a project…