[tenant]

I believe that it's the impact of Covid 19 that has propelled this video onto the front page of Hacker News. Tons of people are doing DIY, gardening etc because of it and learning those skills on youtube. There is one channel I've discovered and though its creator is ostensibly just a carpenter he's also a historian, philosopher , a jack of all building trades and a wonderful communicator. I give you the Essential Craftsman https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzr30osBdTmuFUS8IfXtXmg

[aidos]

Essential Craftsman is a great channel. I found it when it was mentioned on an HN thread about This Old House - also awesome YouTube content. There’s a bunch more on that thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19961723

One of my favs is plumberparts (in the Uk). James has got me from not knowing anything about plumbing to installing my own kitchen and bathroom - and he doesn’t even know it. https://www.youtube.com/user/plumberparts

Also, Robin Clevett (rafter / carpenter) is great (https://www.youtube.com/user/ukconstruction). Found him from the Skill Builder channel when he demoed the Scarf Joint (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SUtoKKNKHQ). Transpires he's building an amazing house about 10 minutes from me (which is where he's doing that Scarf Joint).