Kris DeVo
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People said I would burnout...
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What a journey this has been!
It hasn't been easy, but that's okay. I am stronger for it now, and there definitely was a silver lining to this.
My production methods have changed for the better. More on that in another video.
This was a hard video to film and produce. I have been sitting on this footage for 1.5 years now. This is about the struggles because they damn sure are real. I hit a bottom of sorts, most of that is left off-camera. Pretty hard to film when things get super hard.
The ending is raw, probably won't help my UA-cam algorithm, but hopefully, it will help some of you who watch this.
Social media can be so fake sometimes, just in a way that those watching only see the upside to everyone's life. I struggle like most people. Life is hard. Still trying to figure out this thing we live and breathe every day.
As much as my products cost, my overhead eats most everything. These sponsored ads have been a blessing for me.
I hope to change things up a bit soon and get back to some outdoor activities that I love.
Hopefully you guys and gals would like to see some of those adventures as well.
Cheers,
Kris
The 2 videos filmed during this time:
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DeVo's WoodCraft
11471 Business BLVD, Unit 773503
Eagle River, AK 99577
USA
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This Took 55 Hours to Make - Alaskan Woodturning
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I was so worried that I would mess this bowl up! This is something I have wanted to make for about 3-4 years. Tri Corner - Trifecta bowl... #2!! *Update Bowl #1 and #2 has sold. www.krisdevo.com Making my own exotic plywood from scratch and fading them into a design was a lot of work but very enjoyable. Woodturning had been a hobby but something I would like to do more of. They have 3 accent co...
3 Years in the Making - Alaskan Woodturning
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This is something I have wanted to make for about 3-4 years. Tri Corner - Trifecta bowl! Making my own exotic plywood from scratch and fading them into a design was a lot of work but very enjoyable. Woodturning had been a hobby but something I would like to do more of. I am into each bowl for about 50 hours of labor and $400 in materials. The other bowl blank in the video, #2 is now up. ua-cam....
Hobby to Business Tool Review & Shop Tour
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Down and dirty quick run through of my top 112 tools in the shop. Some tools just belong in a big shop but... A lot of small shop tools get used in the big shop as well as new tools in the big shop that would work great for a small shop. 0:36 Lift Carts and Clamp Rack 1:40 Bandsaws and powerfeeder 3:15 DeWalt tools, tables and sawhorse 5:30 Table saws 6:39 Forklift 7:04 Dewalt planer and Byrd T...
Live-Edge Walnut Butcher Blocks?
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I took two beautiful English walnut slabs and turned them into 5 butcher blocks. I tried to save as much of the live edge as possible while bookmatching the blocks. During the build I encountered a few cracks and knots that almost put a stop to the build. How do you think they came out? Thank you Patiowell for sponsoring this video. 15% off all things Patiowell, use code: Kris15off Patiowell we...
Alaskan Forged Chef Knives - Full Build!
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Woodworker meets Knife maker - Tyson at Carbon Peaks reached out to me about a year ago, he put the bug in my ear that I needed to make chaotic knife handles. This collaboration took 6 months start to finish, what a journey it has been to get here. To say his knives are stunning would be an understatement. Chaotic stabilized knife handles, blocks and pen blanks are a new but limited product for...
Had An Idea With Scraps
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Believe it or not, this Christmas present for my wife has been in the works for over 2 years. My "honey do list" is behind... The "Organized Chaos" bench turned out to be something more then planed. The original idea was a edge grain simple chaotic style bench to get the most out of the cut-offs from food grade products These videos are kind of a woodworking Vlog where its about more then just ...
The Largest Batch of Product I Have Made to Date
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Why did I do such a huge batch of product? That's a good question... I blame UA-cam! Start to finish of 4 months of work here in Alaska. We are here because of UA-cam and all of you amazing people who have grown to love the channel and the product. We really appreciate you!! These videos are kind of a woodworking Vlog where its about more then just the product. My family, friends and of course ...
Turning Rough Sawmill Lumber Into Countertops - Alaska
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A general contractor friend of mine needed some work bench / countertops made out of local Alaska birch. It was something he needed done right away and I was able to accommodate. Making countertops and tables is right in-line with the direction of what I want to do in the new shop. With all the orders for cutting boards I still have not found the time to make some in my style so I jumped at the...
Bookmatched Butcher Blocks
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Heirloom Series End Grain Butcher Blocks - The 1st full production video to come out of the new shop! UA-cam has lead us on this crazy journey - Hobby to Manufacturing part 2. Part 1 was putting this shop together and getting it fired up, ua-cam.com/video/uXLUxH0-EOU/v-deo.html. Part 2 here is the shop in full motion while I try to figure things out and have my grand opening to the local public...
From A Hobby To Manufacturing In 1 Year in Alaska
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The journey of going from a woodworking cutting board hobby, to business, to building a manufacturing type wood shop in 1 year here in Alaska. This is more than a shop tour, this is the building of a shop and a business from day 1. A documentary of sorts. Production of this shop consists of cutting boards, butcher blocks, tables, countertops and more. Dec 27 2020- The video that set things in m...
These Sold Out FAST - Alaska
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Large production run of handmade 216 coasters and 37 cheese boards in my tiny shop here in Alaska. Here I show the whole process of making a large batch of product with some teaser footage of things to come. At the request of a few amazing people I have set up donation links for those who want to take another step in supporting me and this channel. paypal.me/devoswoodcraft?locale.x=en_US Starti...
The Best Salmon In The World
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Our annual trip to the Chitina area to fish the Copper River for our Sockeye Red and King Salmon. This type of fishery that Alaska allows its residents to harvest in this kind of way is an amazing thing to be a part of. This is less sport fishing and more filling your freezer for the year. A lot of people who live in more remote places of Alaska (then we do) depend on this to help get through t...
Hobby Turned Business Overnight
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Cutting Board Hobby Turned Business Overnight Part 2 Large production run of 68 cutting boards in my tiny shop here in Alaska. This is the continuation of my cutting board hobby and my UA-cam hobby both turning into a business simultaneously. Part 1 ua-cam.com/video/1zo6fV_XrcA/v-deo.html After the last cutting board video took off here on UA-cam I was receiving about 20 cutting board requests ...
My Cutting Board Hobby Exploded
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After the last cutting board video took off here on UA-cam I was receiving about 20 cutting board requests a day for a few weeks. This is the story on how those events unfolded in sequence (over 6 weeks) to share with you guys and gals, how my cutting board hobby / side job turned into an opportunity for a business practically overnight. Along with the ups and downs of trying to make it all hap...
Restoring a 1942 Butcher Block - Alaska
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Restoring a 1942 Butcher Block - Alaska
21 Cutting Boards Sold In 10 Hours! Annual Batch Of Boards, 2020.
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21 Cutting Boards Sold In 10 Hours! Annual Batch Of Boards, 2020.
Shelix Step By Step Quick Install Tutorial For DeWalt DW735
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Shelix Step By Step Quick Install Tutorial For DeWalt DW735
2020 Alaskan Meat Moose Hunt with Mini Jet Boats!
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2020 Alaskan Meat Moose Hunt with Mini Jet Boats!
Audi Pulled from Frozen Alaska Lake By KMAX Helicopter. 4k
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Audi Pulled from Frozen Alaska Lake By KMAX Helicopter. 4k
Large Batch of 30 Cutting Boards at a time, Tips and Tricks 2019
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Large Batch of 30 Cutting Boards at a time, Tips and Tricks 2019
Custom Built In Entertainment Center 75" TV, With Fireplace, Start to Finish.
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Custom Built In Entertainment Center 75" TV, With Fireplace, Start to Finish.
Alaska Moose Hunt 2019, Stuck between 2 Bulls and a Cow all calling!!!
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Alaska Moose Hunt 2019, Stuck between 2 Bulls and a Cow all calling!!!
27 Cutting Boards in 23 Days
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27 Cutting Boards in 23 Days
Alaska Mini Boats 1st Annual Run 4k
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Alaska Mini Boats 1st Annual Run 4k
Hydro-turf custom boat install and template making tips and tricks
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Hydro-turf custom boat install and template making tips and tricks
20 Mile, Carmen Lake run. 14' mini jet boats
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20 Mile, Carmen Lake run. 14' mini jet boats
Crazy amount of Mosquitoes in 24hrs, Denali Alaska gold mining camp
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Crazy amount of Mosquitoes in 24hrs, Denali Alaska gold mining camp
DIY Aluminum / Sheet Metal Brake Air/Hydraulic
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DIY Aluminum / Sheet Metal Brake Air/Hydraulic
Secret Door, Hidden Bookcase Build.
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Secret Door, Hidden Bookcase Build.

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @dwightparker9446
    @dwightparker9446 19 годин тому

    you have inspired a 70 year old man! i have loved working with wood all my life. i made a tri colored bowl for my mother in woodshop on a lathe when i was 14, she absolutely loved it!

  • @micheleherrneckar739
    @micheleherrneckar739 День тому

    Thank you, your work is absolutely beautiful!

  • @colleenkeener9412
    @colleenkeener9412 День тому

    So beautiful!

  • @SudoYETI
    @SudoYETI День тому

    I just watched the Hobby Turned Business Overnight video and then came to this video... this is a much bigger place than your garage :D Happy to see you appear to be thriving.

  • @PiusEros
    @PiusEros День тому

    " WHAT A AMAZING LOVELY FAMILY ! CONGRATULATIONS ! " Joe Eros Saying Hi from Niagara Falls, CANADA ! GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY WITH HEALTH AND WEALTH !!!

  • @Schmitzwoodcraft
    @Schmitzwoodcraft День тому

    Hello, long time watcher here and a new woodworker/youtuber . I’m a guide on Denali and have a few days off in Anchorage. I would love to say hello and see your shop. Or, if you need a hand I would be stoked to help out/ see your process.

  • @MM-Iconoclast
    @MM-Iconoclast День тому

    This video was awesome in every way from start to finish. You deserve all of the positive responses you are getting!

  • @soupmagnet
    @soupmagnet День тому

    yeah, I'm sure it helps to have $100,000.00 in tools and equipment to help get you started

  • @IamBraads
    @IamBraads День тому

    Betterhelp? Na, thanks. Worst company!

  • @estonian44
    @estonian44 День тому

    too many people think that business = self-employment , sounds like those are 2 different things, 1 u actually dont have to work, and another ... if u stop working ur "business" stopes existing

  • @Afro3461
    @Afro3461 День тому

    Not much in life that impresses me much these days, but I have to admit that watching your dedication and commitment to your craft and your passion for what you do is really inspiring and admirable! Something that certainly shows in the quality and beauty of your final product. Thanks for the video and I wish you all the very best for your future business ventures and your lovely family! You deserve it!

  • @markg7963
    @markg7963 2 дні тому

    Those are killer looking boards! I can see why the demand. Nice!

  • @TomMiller-hp1ie
    @TomMiller-hp1ie 2 дні тому

    Trying to do the same myself. I build wooden back splashes and sinks. Love doing it, but it's kind of hard to find customers in my little woodworking niche sometimes.

  • @SomeDudeOnline
    @SomeDudeOnline 2 дні тому

    This gigantic, amazing, insanely expensive shop (to a hobbyist) and you still have planer snipe)? I barely get planer snipe and thought I just didn’t have my setup tuned well enough.

  • @Tonetwisters
    @Tonetwisters 2 дні тому

    VERY cool!! Wish you could make some maple wood binding strips for the neck/fingerboard of a '73 Gretsch Country Gentleman!!

  • @thephotoshopdude4016
    @thephotoshopdude4016 2 дні тому

    1 like for those patterns 😍

  • @greeneaglz2573
    @greeneaglz2573 3 дні тому

    You could use a small laser cutter to do your logo and give a consistent logo to a certain depth..

  • @frankiez7414
    @frankiez7414 3 дні тому

    I hope you’re selling them so that you are not just scraping by but making a good profit covering all your overheads.

  • @robertkattner1997
    @robertkattner1997 3 дні тому

    And how is your business now. 2024.

  • @ontario1727
    @ontario1727 3 дні тому

    Those scraps put together would make a great grazing table

  • @1gafsaederies83
    @1gafsaederies83 3 дні тому

    Awesome, Its truly Amazing how you work. Your dedication and commitment is very Inspiring. From Shirage Davids here in Cape Town, South Africa

  • @Danmantus
    @Danmantus 4 дні тому

    Thank you for this video mate, it means something to many of us

  • @imagineengine
    @imagineengine 4 дні тому

    If you are not a professional then I simply cannot imagine what the skills would look like from someone who is. Absolutely incredible, beautiful, and amazing.

  • @gregli236
    @gregli236 4 дні тому

    Kris, some large sheets of brown paper underneath your glue up jig might save you clean-up time. best wishes, nice job!

  • @maxmacdonald
    @maxmacdonald 4 дні тому

    Your art and your heart are both incredible! Thank you for sharing. Take care.

  • @ronsolo2250
    @ronsolo2250 5 днів тому

    When you dropped them into the mineral oil I was flabbergasted. Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship.

  • @jaroslaureszetylo8681
    @jaroslaureszetylo8681 5 днів тому

    😅

  • @andyman820
    @andyman820 5 днів тому

    The other half of burnout is customer support and constantly appeasing their relentless questions and needs.

  • @WoodworkingTop535
    @WoodworkingTop535 7 днів тому

    The working area looks so beautiful

  • @ArtSPB2023
    @ArtSPB2023 7 днів тому

    Alaska is so beautiful , one day i hope to visit !

  • @AndreaMerchak
    @AndreaMerchak 7 днів тому

    That's stunning! It's a piece of art! ❤

  • @user-he7hz4cy3x
    @user-he7hz4cy3x 7 днів тому

    This guy needs Optimus 😮

  • @cedarriverwoodworking
    @cedarriverwoodworking 8 днів тому

    Those knives are incredible.

  • @ericstanke3291
    @ericstanke3291 8 днів тому

    55 hours to make and 100s and 100s of hours honing your skills, not to mention the whole "vision" thing. Knowing where to put in the major breaks in the laminates so you'd get that stunning visual inside of the bowl. Truly exceptional

  • @TroyOttosen-jg7tt
    @TroyOttosen-jg7tt 8 днів тому

    Where In Alaska was this???

  • @TroyOttosen-jg7tt
    @TroyOttosen-jg7tt 8 днів тому

    Try the stikine here in Southeast Alaska outside of Wrangell! Simple this Spencer’s glacier???

  • @foresttourer2457
    @foresttourer2457 8 днів тому

    Great job mate! Keep going

  • @softail1951
    @softail1951 9 днів тому

    You are a woodworking savant! I know from experience how much work goes into a project until it's at near perfection, sanding is longer than the building, but worth the effort my friend... "buy it nice or buy it twice" is a phrase I've never heard before and I'm 72 yrs old .. Love it

  • @isovoodoo
    @isovoodoo 9 днів тому

    Amazing work, keep living the dream 🙂

  • @warren8534
    @warren8534 9 днів тому

    Hey Kris Don't know if this was answered previously, but do you get any snipe with the Laguna. I'm assuming you don't.

  • @johnleonard3951
    @johnleonard3951 11 днів тому

    regular chaotic. Is that a new DnD alignment? Also , that has to be some hard core glue

  • @anleyy
    @anleyy 11 днів тому

    YOU TUBE ESTÁ PÉSSIMO COM ESSES ANUNCIOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @brisbanekilarny6212
    @brisbanekilarny6212 12 днів тому

    Your band saw set up is the best I have seen for ripping lumber.

  • @timladouceur3384
    @timladouceur3384 12 днів тому

    A matching high table for the hall or entrance would be amazing as well. The exact same thing but with longer legs. Wowsers that's awesome work. You are amazingly talented. And I'm envious of your shop. Kindly, Ms. Jo

  • @Dblackarialallstars
    @Dblackarialallstars 12 днів тому

    Thankyou! I really needed to hear your message. Love your work!

  • @denisdenisov5201
    @denisdenisov5201 13 днів тому

    Great work!!!

  • @RC-qf3mp
    @RC-qf3mp 13 днів тому

    Client wants what client wants. But this isn’t a restoration project, it’s scrap wood that should’ve been used for scraps. The time, money and energy used could’ve gone to making about 10 of these butcher blocks. Anything having to do with food needs to be treated with utmost care, as this guy knows, so he did what he has to. But if a client asked me to do this, and I’d refuse.

  • @raulrrodriguez7552
    @raulrrodriguez7552 13 днів тому

    And you're little girl is precious.....I know....I have one myself even though she is full grown now 😁

  • @raulrrodriguez7552
    @raulrrodriguez7552 13 днів тому

    You do excellent and exquisite work my Friend 👍🙌

  • @richardpeterson7714
    @richardpeterson7714 13 днів тому

    Absolutely beautiful Kris.