Building Winder Stairs Ep.56

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[stingray]

I love hard work.

I could sit and watch it for hours.

[nathansilver]

Hi Scot,
This is the first time I have commented on one of your videos. I have been following you for this entire build, however I have followed you long before this. I was always leary of commenting, due to the fact that your experience level exceeds mine. I have been a carpenter for 30years, but you still have done more than me. I have learned quite a bit from watching and listening to you. I deeply thank you for that. One thing I learned, is that you have a lot of the same work habits/ethics that I have....or, I have the same work habits/ethics you have.
Thank you for your lessons in our craft, and lessons of humility. I really appreciate the way you teach, your values, ethics, etc...
I'll continue to work, learn, apply and remain as humble and teachable as humanly possible. Thanks again.

[parascalemodels]

Great tip on adding a piece of 3/4" on the side of the stringers for drywallers. Wish everyone would do this. Thanks EC

[brianbob]

“I’m not taking it to the fair” is a great expression. Thanks for the great video. Keep up the good work.

[andrewalexander]

" I don't think I'll ever make that mistake again"



 Not to worry, there's a whole bunch of other mistakes you haven't made yet, awaiting their turn. ;)

[michaelhamburg]

Building a house with your father, son and grandson... there’s something to be said about it! What a gift!!

[tdimccullough]

there's an old bricklayer, i used to work with, and he said that a man who says he "never made a mistake", never made anything.

[SuperElodin]

This was one of my favorite spec house videos to date. I liked how you went into more detail in explaining what you were doing and didn't have as much of a rush feeling as some of the other videos in the series. Just wanted to throw in that feed back for you. Keep up the good work!

[Pique]

More episodes like this please. The detailed commentary and close in shots were very interesting.

[thomo]

Great video mate! I have a lot of respect for your care and integrity as a craftsman.

[brandonbowman]

I’m a seasoned carpenter/ craftsman myself and I still enjoy watching your videos. You are a good teacher and I’m a firm believer that a teacher doesn’t make good students, a teacher makes good teachers; if I teach someone (hopefully a youngster) and watch them take that knowledge and in return do the same to someone else, then I’ve 100% completed the task at hand.
Keep up the great work.

[jimidawalt]

The forethought to attach the piece of 1x to the inside of the stringers is amazing. And I’m sure drywallers love you for it!
I’m sure it’s something you picked up pretty fast when framing, but it’s a small thing most people wouldn’t have ever thought of.
Thanks as always, for all of the hard work you do for us!

[mae]

Only Scott can make a 22 minute video go by like that.

[MNMNEY]

This show is so mesmerizing. I lose track of time and what I'm supposed to do. Really didn't want it to end. Thanks for great content Essential Craftsman 🤙

[christophermelnik]

I can hardly express how invaluable this type of content is. There is just absolutely no other way someone like myself could ever see something like this being built by someone with your skill set and experience level. My livelihood is in an entirely different industry, however framing, and building/making in general is a passion of mine. Thank you for including us in this process. I have been following along closely for a long time and will continue to do so for as long as you continue posting.

[dannydaze]

I always have enjoyed your videos guys but I was just thinking of how envious of Nate I am. Man, documenting your dad at his greatness at this great detail. Just awesome. Hats off to you and, “Keep up the good work.”

[julesverneinoz]

Here in Melbourne, Australia, every few days I thank (in my head) all the people who inspect and maintain our waterways so that I get potable water out of the tap.
Watching these videos, I have added 'the good and experienced people who come up with building codes so that our houses don't suck' to the list of people to thank.
Thank you so much for all your work.

[VTECforDays]

I hope you plan to produce a series of DVD's once this project is done as anyone who is thinking about building a house will find this invaluable.

[darthstoneddaffy]

Wow so much knowledge in just 22 minutes. Thank you for this teaching

[JeffSchaefer-gt]

I just built a set of winders and this video was very very helpful. Watched it several times throughout the build as I progressed. Thank you for sharing how to do it. I modified your approach from one set of six winder boxes to two sets of three so that I would have more useable storage space under the winder portion, and I used four 6x6 boxed to make the central post instead of chip board. Turned out great.