{"id":8422,"date":"2024-09-27T14:04:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T19:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=8422"},"modified":"2024-09-27T14:04:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T19:04:43","slug":"woodworking-for-the-blind-presents-wes-the-host-of-the-youtube-channel-woodworking-with-wes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=8422","title":{"rendered":"Woodworking for the Blind Presents: Wes, the Host of the YouTube Channel Woodworking with Wes"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7485\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8422-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WW4B_Sept24_BA.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WW4B_Sept24_BA.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WW4B_Sept24_BA.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Woodworking for the Blind has been sharing tips and tricks and mostly &#8220;How to Do&#8217;s &#8221; with a blindness perspective for quite some time, and on this months WW4B Chat, WW4B presents Wes from the YouTube channel &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WoodworkingWithWes\">Woodworking with Wes<\/a>&#8220;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wes may not be Blind or Low Vision, however, his YouTube channel works through projects and the description is easy to follow. That is why we want to share this great resource for woodworkers sighted or blind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join in as Wes talks about his start in woodworking and how he got going on his&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WoodworkingWithWes\">Woodworking with Wes<\/a>YouTube Channel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also check out his web site&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/woodworkingwithwes.com\/\">Woodworking with Wes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ww4b.org\/\">Woodworking for the Blind&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ww4b.org\/\">on the web<\/a>&nbsp;and join a great group of Blind\/Low Vision woodworkers. There are many more podcast episodes from WW4B and a mailing list where woodworkers share, learn and collaborate on ideas, projects and a lot of shop talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thanks for listening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>you can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;@<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">Blind Abilities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blindabilities.com\/\">www.blindabilities.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Send us an&nbsp;email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">info@blindabilities.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093. We would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>&nbsp;on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired group.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7487\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8422-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WW4B_Sept24_BA.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WW4B_Sept24_BA.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WW4B_Sept24_BA.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WW4B_Sept24_BA.mp3 Podcast Summary: Woodworking for the Blind has been sharing tips and tricks and mostly &#8220;How to Do&#8217;s &#8221; with a blindness perspective for quite some time, and on this months WW4B Chat, WW4B presents Wes from the YouTube channel &#8220;Woodworking with Wes&#8220;.&nbsp; Wes may not be Blind or Low Vision, however, his YouTube channel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-2bQ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9128,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9128","url_meta":{"origin":8422,"position":0},"title":"Woodworking Without Limits: Bob Geyer\u2019s Journey Back to the Shop","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"September 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Podcast Summary: What happens when woodworking meets determination, technology, and a supportive community? 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