Ed Weber
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As I said, every learns differently
For the most part, (there are always exceptions) I prefer videos without any commentary, I would rather to see what someone is actually doing, not watch them try to describe it to me. For me it's difficult to "get past" safety issues and poor tool usage and care. IMO these things show a lack of respect and attention for the task at hand. We're all guilty of some of these transgressions from time to time, I'm certainly no exception. The point is, you're making a video for mass consumption. Don't you think you can behave for the short amount of time it takes to make a video?
As to turning "teaching" videos, I'm no expert, as I've not watched too many different people. In my limited viewing, I've found Jimmy Clewes as a good teacher of the basics, at least for me it just clicked.
I don't tend to focus too much on what the "experts" can do, In a certain sense, I don't really care what they can do. At the end of the day, I'm the one who has to put the tool in my hand and turn. Watching an "expert" for too long gets you nowhere. I would much rather develop my own skills that try to mimic someone else's. Watching an "expert" should be used as a guide only. Just because a tool or a grind or even a certain technique works for some guy who made a video, in no way means it's correct, proper, safe or will work the same way for you. As to the whole speed and efficiency matter, I'll say this, you can't simply try to speed up, that does not work. As you get more proficient by repeating/practicing the same task, the time it takes naturally decreases as you become more confident is your own skills.
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