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Best Woodworking, metalworking & workshop skills videos, as recommended on Hacker News

30 videos about woodworking, metalworking & workshop skills that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2012 and 2026. Mostly demo, documentary, tutorial. Channels that come up most: Clickspring, Primitive Technology, Machine Thinking, Dan Gelbart. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is Tim Ewald - Clojure: Programming with Hand Tools: HN repeatedly names it among the best programming talks, loved for its craftsmanship message that complex tooling can hide simpler solutions.

• talkTim Ewald - Clojure: Programming with Hand ToolsClojureTV · 9 HN recommenders · 2014–2024
• documentaryDick Proenneke in Alone in the Wildernessswererbob · 10 HN recommenders · 2012–2023
• documentaryOrigins of PrecisionMachine Thinking · 11 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• documentaryThe Art of Making a Nixie TubeDalibor Farný · 6 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
• documentaryBuilding The World's First Computer - Greeks, Clocks and Rockets - Antikythera Mechanism Episode 1Clickspring · 7 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
• documentarySmelting Iron in Africa (A DEMONSTRATION)Christopher Roy · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
• courseBuilding Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 1 of 18 IntroductionDan Gelbart · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2022
• tutorialClockmaking - How To Make A Clock In The Home Machine Shop - Part 1 - Making The Clock FramesClickspring · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
• tutorialHow To Sharpen A Knife In About 5 Minutes With ONE Stone | EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FAST! 2023OUTDOORS55 · 3 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• tutorialTelescope Building with John DobsonDobson Astro-Initiatives · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• demoPrimitive Technology: Cord drill and Pump drillPrimitive Technology · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2018
• documentaryAmerica's Iron Giants - The World's Most Powerful MetalworkersMachine Thinking · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• tutorialEC's Big AnnouncementEssential Craftsman · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
• explainerAdam Savage's Epiphany on the Science of Measurement!Adam Savage’s Tested · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• demoGridfinity: Your Ultimate Modular Workshop is FREE!Zack Freedman · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• documentaryARROWS vs ARMOUR - Medieval Myth BustingTod's Workshop · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• documentaryBuilding the Moroccan CourtThe Met · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2021
• demoSaw Stop - This guy puts a finger into an active table saw blade & comes away without a scratch!Anthony Prezutti Comedy Mentalist · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2018
• tutorialGlass engineering - designing and making photochromic glassApplied Science · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• demoFor the undying 9/11 MORONIC JET FUEL ARGUMENTpurgatoryironworks · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• demo[1147] Locksmith Says My Videos Are BS... Loses $75 (Maybe)LockPickingLawyer · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• demoPrimitive Technology: Forge BlowerPrimitive Technology · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2018
• tutorialTable Saw Safety: My Accident and How to Avoid Your OwnMrFixItDIY · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2020
• demoHigh precision air bearing CNC lathe and grinderDan Gelbart · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• demoThe Antikythera Mechanism Episode 9 - Making The Epicyclic Pin and Slot GearingClickspring · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• demoHow the pantorouter worksMatthiasWandel · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2020
• demoPrimitive Technology: Stone Axe (celt)Primitive Technology · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2023
• demo[756] Sentry Safe Cut in Half FAST!LockPickingLawyer · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2025
• other10 Bullets, #8: "ALWAYS BE KNOLLING". By Tom SachsTom Sachs · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2024
• demoIBM Computing Cheese Cutter [Restoration]Hand Tool Rescue · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2024