How to Notch a Wood Post

Learn the process carpenters use for making accurate notches in wood posts. Make sure to check out the best part at 6:45 in the video! This method requires only basic carpentry tools for quick, accurate results.

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[deelanders]

Kids and adults deserve a teacher like you. Fantastic work.

[darkdelta]

That's one "smooth" move with the serious hammer and the sharp cornered! I'm stealing that one for sure! Thanks again for letting us look over your shoulder!

[JamesPakele]

OK, that part where you drop yourself into the video, to explain the work your doing, genius! Absolutely genius! 🤙🏽

[hotrods]

After 15 years in the trades and then 20 more years teaching these skills in a big high school in Texas, I'm glad I found your channel to keep my interests peaked. Liked and subscribed!

[SwampDonkey]

I was a painter for 25 years. Then I started doing carpentry work and have been for about seven years. You sir are an artist. Thanks for the videos. I’ve subscribed.

[robl]

It’s so awesome watching master craftsman doing their job so easily, while in reality they have been doing it for 30/40 years.
I’m a manual machinist myself and truly enjoy watching videos like yours.
Thank you for sharing

[HackMasterBlaster]

Thank god for people like you who show your skill to help others. Thumbs up.

[G.I.JeffsWorkbench]

Thanks for showing us how it’s done & taking the time to share it.

[leefowble]

When I see a video like this, I ask myself why I've been doing it the hard way for so many years. It just proves that you're never too old to learn new tricks, even for old dogs like me.

[davegervais]

Just completed a deck floor at our cabin and was getting ready to tackle the rail post the next day. This video came up. Great idea on how to notch deck post. This will save me a lot of time and it
should be a cleaner finish for sure. Thanks .

[CrestonHill]

Once I saw you explaining, with you in the background working I knew you were the real deal. Subscribed!

[tomtruesdale]

Learned something new, using the wood block to add in breaking out the cut off scrap, very nice trick, much cleaner then just busting them out with a hammer.

[garvielloken]

Truly a great pleasure to watch a master artisan at work!

[SweetpeaandLilly]

I just love learning new woodworking tricks.
I cannot find a video on the kitchenette I plan to build but videos like this are very encouraging to figure it out.

[cognitor]

Great style with no nonsense, no frippery technique.... great editing too! Got a new sub! Thanks & greetings from the SW corner of Australia...

[stringsnare]

For some reason, this blew my mind haha. When I was a kid I spent a summer with my dad trying to remake rails for our deck, I remember the notch issue. If only had youtube back in those days!!! Thanks.

[grahamjohnson]

I like your unflustered approach to teaching, you seem a very  humble guy..thanks

[nakamakai]

Wow! What a great tip! Whacking the block in a few fell swoops is a huge improvement. Great Tip!

[brettkondes]

I'm notching in the morning on a custom pergola. Great tips to 'up my game'. Thanks @ Next Level!

[simonoconor]

The way you had the split screen where you were giving the running commentary of yourself was well done, I'd never seen that done before, great idea.