Dad and Bill Watching the Youtubes - Matthias Wandel

Bill: "Sweet. YOUTUBE TIME! What are we watching? Elmo? Thomas? Elmo and Thomas crossover?"

Dad: "Today we're going to watch a nice Canadian fellow doing some woodworking."

Bill: "He'll be making Thomas toys from wood then?"

Dad: "Nope! Mostly he'll be doing this."



Bill: "Uhhh?"

Dad: "Just kidding. Well, kinda. A lot of projects do end like that."

Bill: "Well, it looks Canadian so far. Like Juste Pour Rire but more funny. So what's his schtick?"

Dad: "He's very interesting actually. He's the son of German parents who immigrated to Canada in the 80s. His father was a woodworker and built a tourist camp in Northern Ontario which the family stayed at during the summers."

Bill: "Fascinating. Like Meatballs but with old German people."



Bill: "Stop that!"

Dad: "Anyway, Matthias used to be an engineer for RIM working on the Blackberry."

Bill: "That poor bastard..."

Dad: "Yeah well, it was state of the art once! His engineering perspective makes his woodworking videos very interesting. He doesn't go in for a lot of decorative touches but instead focuses on function and durability."

Bill: "So it's ugly but it works?"

Dad: "Basically. Especially when it comes to his favorite green paint color he puts on all of his machines."

Bill: "He paints the tools he buys green? Don't they come already painted in Canada?"

Dad: "That's the cool part. Most of his projects are actually about making tools! Table saws, bandsaws, weird tenoning and pattern copying router machines. It's really super interesting. He even makes gears from wood."

Bill: "And then he paints them green."

Dad: "Usually!"

Bill: "You know mom won't let you build any dangerous machines out of wood right? Your thumbs don't work."

Dad: "That's why I keep the garage full of spiders. That way she is too scared to look in there! What she doesn't know won't hurt me."

Bill: "And what you don't know probably will hurt you."



Bill: "Seriously is there any point to all that jumping?"

Dad: "It's an important safety check, Bill. You don't want to one day find yourself needing to jump on your desk and crash to the floor as it shatters into pieces and leaves you helpless and writhing in agony while everybody laughs and points."

Bill: "I'll take my chances."

Dad: "Suit yourself, but he's already saved a few lives with his tests. Here's one that went poorly:"



Bill: "HAHAHAHA! He fell right on his butt. That's classic Juste Pour Rire GOLD right there. This guy is okay I suppose."

Dad: "I'm sure he appreciates your approval. I'm assuming we'll give Matthias Wandel's Woodworking for Engineers the Dad and Bill Seal of Approval?"

Bill: "Yeah fine. Can we watch Elmo now?"

Dad: "Sure, just as soon as I put some more Spider Chow in the garage. I have some work to do!"