/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1374345
Essential Craftsman is my favorite diy YouTuber. The way he talks, the projects he does and the editing of the videos, calm me down like a child.

>>1374348
Are you me? The end of this video and the way he talked about his mentors almost made me tear up.

https://youtu.be/3_f_6QsWutY

Never found the background theme at the end, but I know it from a movie or game Im almost sure.

>>1374345
Mr. Chickadee. He's like Roy, without the hyperactivity.

This Old Tony is the best.

Not yet mentioned: Wood by Wright

He BTFO's the glue test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoaTZY5cSQE&t=1s

Paul Sellers is my #1, followed by EC, with AVE for comedy value.

>>1374345
Ec number 1 overall
This ol Tony 2
Ave for comedy.
Mathias 3
Mr Carlsons lab 4, #1 if I want to take a nap
Eevblog, Wood working for mere mortals,bigclive, codyslab, eyebrow explosion are all worth watching but don't get me as excited as the others.

>>1374345
>Hello fatherless generation.

So much truth to that. Most youtubers and even people on /out/ simply never had anyone teach them anything correctly.

Pocket83 has some really relaxing and interesting videos, to me at least. I just like to listen to someone talking while they're building something.

EC for his depth of knowledge and how well he communicates it to the audience.

Matthias Wandel for his engineering approaches to his projects. My wife is an engineer and loves his videos. Sometimes we'll have a beer together and watch a few.

Cody Wranglerstar because he posts an interesting array of videos on many different subjects. I know people here aren't fans of him but I think he makes some interesting content.

>>1374345
Toms Techniques videos are comfy, I wish he would put out more content regularly though

Matthias Wandel and Jer's Woodshop for their - as it has been mentioned - engineering-like approach.
Most others have either gaudy "MUST SEE/YOU WON'T BELIEVE/SMARTEST SOLUTION EVER" titles, intros on every video or are jock full of paid promotions, ads and other bullshit.

I also like johnsonrestoration but it's just furniture restoration, not "diy".

>>1374379
Takes him 3 minutes to get to the fuckin' point. Jesus.

Any one that starts a title with "This" is automatically disqualified. It's become a ridiculous trend and is usually followed up with shit that >>1374745 mentioned.

Essential Craftsman has to be a favourite but he took me a couple episodes to get into because the first video I saw from him had a "I know everything" vibe to it. I can't remember which one but it's hard to shake it.

I live AvE for the kicks but he can drag shit along a little too much and he needs to expand his vocabulary beyond chooch and skookum.

Wranglerstar is so fucking dry and boring I can't get 30 seconds into a video before being reminded about a MySpace vlog.

I like chukE2009 because he fucks up and still puts it on tape. It shows me what I could be doing if I ever finally decided to buy that welder I have been looking at.

I used to enjoy human and his chainsaw videos before he started doing non-chainsaw videos

Deboss garage would be better if he wasn't HURR DURRR CUMMINS every video

My favorite youtube daddies, in no particular order are.

Kode Horvey
Make it Extreme
Applied Science
Robert Murray
Real engineering

and of course all the usual ones everyones subbed to

>>1374745
>This weird little trick saved my foreskin and the cops don't want you to know about it.

Everytime I click one of those videos I end up regretting it.

>>1374758
>Wranglerstar is so fucking dry and boring I can't get 30 seconds into a video before being reminded about a MySpace vlog.
I remember him being better about this in older videos.

Who is the guy who works on radios wearing womens dresses?
I cant remember his name, but I liked his videos

>ave mentioned
>no abom mentioned
im dissapoint

Wranglerstar has some decent Videos but He is Shilling way to obvious for certain Brands. Watch him switch from Stanley to Irwin in an Instant. Also fuck those clickbait titles, once in a while is okay but YouTube is full of it atm. And fuck everyone who mentions Casey neistat, fuck em good.

>>1374758
Ec can come off like this, but i Generally think He knows His Shit and He often gives others credit.

Other than that swedish homestead wasn't mentioned itt. His Brother seems to be rather good with a chainsaw.

>>1374810
>abom having anything to do with ave

Last time I checked, adam did actual work. Not playing around with plastic moldings

Stupidiest question of the day coming thru. Does anyone know what shirts the Essentialcraftsman guy wears? Been looking for exactly ones like this for a long time but can only find 200 buck filson stuff that looks similiar.

>>1374815
Thats my point.

Id say if you watch a diy channel you are doing it to learn something.
Ave doesnt teach you anything. Poking hot iron into plastics and smashing tools to bits, any ape can do that.
Abom, straight to the point, and fucking amazing content (if you are into machining) and quality.

>>1374822
AVe drops a lot of esoteric tips for random situations you might run into, and has tons of knowledge about hydraulics but his primary purpose is comedy and banter. Its not a purely educational channel, you spergs.

>>1374808
Ron Basedland aka Glasslinger. Hasn't made a video since 2016 though, hope he's alright.

>>1374828
Basedland. Thanks for the wordfilter, jap moot.

>>1374828
S*yland. Thanks for the wordfilter, jap moot.

>>1374825
>his primary purpose is comedy and banter. Its not a purely educational channel

Of course, which is why its baffling he gets name dropped in these threads as if he belongs alongside actual informative channels.

>>1374825
9/10 almost believed it wasn't you. You're getting better.

>>1374825

You need to let this post chooch some more and read through it so you can get it skookum.

Glen GS Tongs

>>1374360
I am a fan of This Old Tony, being Australian I also have a soft spot for Chris from Clickspring.

I like Bauforum24, a German channel, mostly because of the power drill tests. Toolboss if I want to sleep.

>>1374345

None. Having been linked to Wranglerstar's stuff though, what exactly is his problem? He's kind of a moron.

>>1375136
People literally only watch his videos because he used to identify as a "God fearing Christian" in his early videos.
It's like when people hire hacks over other qualified workers because someone puts an ichthys on their advertisement.
I guess having an imaginary friend means you have inherent knowledge and can be blindly trusted

>>1375143

>used to identify as a "God fearing Christian"

This explains a lot.

others I haven't seen mentioned:

Bcbloc02 (Brian): Solo builder restoring an old barn around a HUGE bridge crane, lots of heavy machine tools, his dog Bailey, and healthy amounts of autism. Huge respect for the amount of work accomplished by himself.
https://www.youtube.com/user/bcbloc02/videos

Andrew Camarata - Built a shipping container 'castle'/shop. Lots of dump trucks, drone shots, and getting shit done alone.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUujfNBK9uv3cIW-P5PX7vA

Rainfall Projects - Chad farmer and his dog restoring an old barn.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPO4D4-UeeFQceK8XrgwXug

Kirsten Dirksen - Visits odd/small homes across the globe
https://www.youtube.com/user/kirstendirksen

NYCNC - I find annoying af, but his machine shop tours are rad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OthHbutWV0w&list=PL9tn9rGywKUXJxIon9wkPvxNp1U0xdFXS (shop tour playlist)

>>1375167
>and his dog restoring an old barn

tim sway

>>1374345
Johnny's reloading bench. Kinda long winded but i am this far into digitally controlling my lead pour pot for sinkers and bullets with the push of a button.

Hopefully anyway...

This may be applicable:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXGgjDg8p1nJBgHdxPdvkjQ

>>1374345
>AVE
skookum as frig

I cant believe so many people like Ave, that dude is so fucking annoying. I work with people like him who just cant shut the fuck up.

>>1374403
>people on /out/
...they are a people indeed.

Comfy channels for me are Hand Tool Rescue to see some really weird and ancient gear being restored and Peter Brown to show you all the things you probably shouldn't put on a lathe, but do it anyway.

>>1374345
>Hello fatherless generation
I want to say you're wrong but I cant

>>1376452

>>1374345
>>1374403
>Hello fatherless generation.
Why are Boomers so spineless?
(Rhetorical, I know they were spoiled.)
Mine voted for Obama and has never fixed or made anything in my lifetime. His father was more or less a typical WW2 vet. And his father was a fucking COWBOY.

It hurts, but at least my children will be better than me.

>>1374758
>>1374804
>>1374811
He's arrogant but the tool torture tests are nice.

>>1374345
Not fatherless but this guy is based as fuck

Mitch Dillan. I just like the way he talks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc0pYU4nS04

Keith Rucker is pretty good, he is building a neat shop with old school woodworking and metal working equipment.

>>1378917
>this whole post

sage
This isn't the fatherless generation, you fucking retard

William Osman (cheap and stupid but funny), Frank Howarth (interesting CNC and wood turning projects), DIY Perks (#lyfehax meets practical high-quality gadgets), John Heisz (woodworking, problem solving), plus like half the other channels mentioned here.

>>1379287
Hit a bit too close to home anon?

>>1379317
I think he means that the fatherless generation is the millennials, and that the people on this board are not. Which generation is "the fatherless generation" is entirely subjective since marriage rates have been dwindling since the 70s. Heck, you could call children born around either world war a fatherless generation due to the conscriptions.

>>1374348
>never uses craftsman tools
sear lied to me!!!!

How come his face looks good for his age plus his profession of being in the sun as a contractor.

>>1379284
>wagey
I am a retard if that's what you're implying.

>>1379346
presumably he spent most of his life working in Oregon, where there is literally never any sun.

I'm an EE so I don't follow much in terms of woodcrafts, machinists, automotive guys, or tool BDSM.

I like Clive, and Alan (w2aew), applied science and Cody's lab. I need recommendations though and don't say eevblog, that guy's a right cunt. (Or maybe he's alright but he's so Australian that I would never be able to tell)

>>137440
that hits close to home
my boomer dad is a qualified electrician who repairs cars, worked as a fitter and built stuff out of wood and metal.
I learn all my diy skills from the internet and books as he never taught me anything..

Sometimes youtube suggest those popular ones because I searched for something like controllers...
And it pissed me off sometimes when you want specific detail but those granddads rant about why they chose this + shape screw driver instead of - shape then opens his drawer at shows like 20+ screwdrivers there. For fucks sake, get to the point already and show me what is that terminal for because I have no clue and don't have schematics.
Fuck I have 4 screw drivers, 2 small, 2 medium. You don't need more. WTF.
It is entertaining to see things like blacksmiths on youtube, because I will never do it and I don;t want to, but again 50+ videos making only Damascus everything? fuck off.
I myself understand people that live in the city and have never been to a true craftsman's garage and touched any tool, find entertaining+useful stuff on yt when they move to their own homes and are forced to do stuff themselves to save a buck.
I had a classmate when I was in college studying elec.enginee,, once I brought my cheapest makita for practical works so it can be done faster, gave it to him and told him to change the head to smaller one. He was just holding it in his hand and later asked how to do it. What can you expect from a guy that played WoW since 10 year old.
It's not father issue on your skills, it's your own game.
Do you guys learn something from these dads on youtube?
I found it interesting to see hidraulics insides on ave, but everything else is nah...
wrangler? vlog, better watch a camgirl, so wife will have something to complain about.
haven't visited others mentioned.
Also since it's a brag, I HATE when professionals dedicates whole video about how much they actually make per job/site, day or hour, BUT NEVER FUCKING REVEALS IT AFTER 15 MINUTES OF TALKING TRASH.
GOSH, I JUST WANT TO FRY THEM BETWEEN PHASES

>>1374345
If you don't like Tubalcain , we aint frens

clickspring is neat but it's annoying how good he is

>>1382960
>Do you guys learn something from these dads on youtube?
There are plenty of tricks of the trade that people that have been in the trade can show you, so you're bound to pick up something here or there. But I wouldn't say that I learn anything much from watching Mattias or Clickspring, but it gives me insight to the craft and a better overall understanding of how I'd do something similar. At the very least it tells me not to attempt something complex I'd otherwise consider.

Aussie50

>>1374822
Who said AvE was DIY? Those poking videos are tool reviews. He does some DIY shit too and has some practical tips. He's well rounded and funny as shit. Different channels for different needs/folks.

>>1376251
Well sir, you can kindly go fuck your hat

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ1wkNnjD06gYLeDFRW7hNQ

>Kirk Giordano will never be your dad and teach you how to be shit hot at plastering

I hate my life and I hate my dad for leaving my bitch mother to bring me up on her own. He knew she was a shitty person, that's why they got a divorce. What made him think she would be any good as a single parent?

Not a day goes by where I don't suffer because of their poor parenting, but they will never understand this because their parents came from a generation that didn't get divorced at the first sign of trouble.

It's no use trying to confront them about what they did, they refuse to achknowledge how their selfishness has been severely detrimental to me.

>>1383061
I recently found this guy and enjoy his helpful videos. For you, Anon. A gift.

>>1374345
>fatherless
just stumbled on this guy.
I like him b/c you can tell he's a fellow /diy/er
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClRnB5DOqU8

SAMPSON BOAT CO.

Get ready to binge watch.

>>1384080

>>1384307
he's living the fucking dream

>>1374345
>>1374348

The hill is steeper than it looks in the videos

I like Walter Sorrels, Torbjorn Åmahn, and Joint Venture a lot

>>1384829
Torbjörn Åhman I mean
Fuck Scandinavians and their spelling

My Self Reliance

peter brown
cody's lab
old alec steele

>>1384307
Binging right now. Fuck this is great. Thanks for the recommendation man now I'm a boat nigga

>>1384307
THANKS ANON

>ctrl-f
>keith fenner
Hasn't been mentioned yet, so him. I used to fall asleep to his comfy videos all the time.

>tfw no strong, self-sufficient chink gf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cahnb7vr-AM

>>1375143
Le fedora tip

>>1385235
>Those manly shoveling, chopping & wheelbarrow emptying skills

Japanese truly are a superior culture.

>>1374351
Oh man he's so right. I'm always forgetting where I left my anvil.

>>1385271
>Japanese

>>1374403
> My dad is afraid of the welding machine and always has to ask his brother to weld for him.

My dad is the biggest pussy I know, always stopped me from doing anything trough out my youth, still dragging me back whenever I tell him I'm going to do something that sounds vaguely fun or interesting, I,m 30 and married and I know I wont let that cuck near my son when his old enough to hold a hammer. YouTube and the internet in general has taught me more over the years and I wont have my son have to experience that much shame in his parents.

>>1385235
https://youtu.be/D-H2oQI4q3o

Don't have pea jelly to come home to

mrpete222
stefan gotteswinter (one of my favorites)
Robin renzetti
and a lot of very good lesser recognized channels around machining and metalwork

>>1375167
>Bcbloc02 (Brian):
His videos are kind of "too slow" for me but holy shit his drill drop video. I'm also very interested in the boring mill stuff. I always wondered how you would go around something like that working alone.

>>1378917
I guess humans are always kind of overcorrecting. I bet the WW2 vets did what they did because they wanted to protect their kids from the stuff that they had to go through. Those kids then had a good childhood but a lot missed their opportunities not risking anything and wanted their kids to know they could become all they ever wanted if they don't hold themselfes back and so on... i really wonder where this is going. I guess after all this safety and sjw shit is done it swings hard in the other direction again. I'm just glad there's something like youtube. My father never teached me although he knows all the stuff. Now that i learned from youtube i started talking with him about stuff and i only then realised how much he really knows.

>>1374383
>bigclive
I used to watch him for nominal entertainment value when really bored.

After a couple of his rare but nauseatingly childish bouts of mockery, I stopped watching completely.

>listening to some 300lb giant flamer who lives in a shed with no heat mocking other people like a petulant 5yo
Nope.

>>1374403
muh feels

Fuck, dude.

>tfw father is lazy nigger
>tfw my mother has taught me everything from swinging a hammer to sewing and cooking
>tfw father's job was done after he ejaculated
>tfw it's even worse that he never went to my tee ball games because he didn't want to, not because he left us.

At lest one of them isn't useless.

>>1385591
Clive is great background watching when working on something. what are these "childish bouts of mockery"?

>>1385616
I'm not going to go back and find the videos, but he was I guess mocking some previous comments.

I don't know how to describe it. Kind of like a child, making stupid high pitched voice while mocking. Think South Park's Cartman.

Coming from a monster of a grown-ass-man was just incredibly off-putting.

His smacking noises when eating (autoplay started some candy and mre tasting vids) are disgusting too, but that could just be me.

>>1385426
>>1385235
These are fucking mesmerizing my dudes

>>1385235
>come home, white man

>>1383061
I was just thinking about this guy, I love his videos, seems like a really geniune guy.

>>1384781
I don't know about Oregon, but in California your wealth is directly proportional to the pitch of your street.

>>1385235
>>1385426
The quality on these is superb for youtube.

>>1385235
John Townsend does the same thing except, you know, in English. And he explains things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0foHjPVbP4

>>1385878
you seem to have completely missed the part about
>tfw no strong, self-sufficient chink gf

>>1386129
I ain't got nothing against pityparty waifu threads but there are other boards for that

>>1385813
I used to go by "if it has bars on the windows then you're in the ghetto", but it's a little more complicated when you get to gentrification in the bay area. You've got all the nice people mixed in with the most hostile homeless known to man, and crackheads on the tracks.

Works for damn sure in SoCal though.

If you're into cars, you should check "Eric The Car Guy". If you're into electronics, check "eevblog" and "look mum no computer" if you're into electonics AND music

>>1386299
That's why I moved to the East Bay before moving out of California entirely. There's basically no homeless in Walnut Creek.

>>1384307
kek... this episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH37Dep0cvU
I remember stumbling on a video on that guy's rube goldberg sawmill back 2012:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLCtq-P1dLA
truly a redneck genius.

Steve Lav for HVAC and plumbing.

no one mentioned tom lipton from ox tools or keith fenner. Love Liptons book.

marco reps, great scott for electronics. Professional pcb design from robert feranec. Chem from nile red, nurdrage and cody.

When I was a kid I used to watch king of random (before he went to shit) and kip kay religiously. Now I just like watching and listening to older 'expirinced' guys like AVE and Diresta. ZNA has been good to me for years but lately its been frustrating because he's been too proud to take on third party sponsors for his videos and complains about not being able to pay for his house and support his wife all at once.

>fatherless generation

Being 17 and having a father that teaches you things, let alone willing to learn things along side you is almost non-existent nowadays. All my friends that have the ability and will to make are either self taught or have learned from friends. we are kinda on our own now. nobody my age is interested in learning new skills or want to fix things. Half the time when I want to have an actual discussion or need help trouble shooting I end up going to my gen X english and math teachers.

>>1379303
Yeah, Frank Howarth is amazing. I love the stop-motion videos he makes.

mike haduck masonry - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1By4oBZiv9u8qnkcdCgdqw

House Improvements - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpJ1vJPFqImom-NN2fkBS0A

Laura Kampf

Post Apocolyptic Inventor

The Offcut

Tom Fidgen - hardwood and handtools

Izzy Swan - cool tips and tricks videos, making bowl on a table saw etc

Chris Salolome

Diresta

>>1388450
based redneck. he has done more than most of /diy/ will ever do

>>1388450
Had a good laugh when he gave his Spontaneous Junk theory: "with a large enough pile and enough time, a bunch of junk will eventually turn into something useful."

Also, the utter fucking madman modified his saw to cut slabs of boulders: https://crosssawmill.com/stone

>>1378987
Reminds me of that welding kid.

>>1386301
>If you're into cars, you should check "Eric The Car Guy".

his old videos are good

South Main Auto is much better