A Frankenstein from one scrap block, cut on Nick Engler's band saw
The little monster is one of six Halloween Elves, and the comments under it are still settling whether Frankenstein is the doctor or the creature.
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Scrap wood Frankenstein
On a usual day Workshop Companion draws a little over 100,000 views. Right now it is closer to 60,000, and the week rested on a single short that only went up on Friday.
That short is "Scrap wood Frankenstein," and it is pure seasonal fun from a channel better known for sharpening and joinery. Nick Engler, the craftsman and author of more than fifty woodworking books who runs the channel with producer Travis Blair, cuts a pint-size Frank from one block of scrap. He is one of six monsters and spooks in what the description calls the "Halloween Elves" collection. The trick is the band saw: cutting the block from two sides leaves a three-dimensional figure that looks carved. It passed 40,000 views in its first day.
The comment section turned literary. The most liked reply is the old correction about who is actually named Frankenstein, and others answer that the doctor was the real monster. Some viewers think Frank looks a bit like a Minecraft villager. Several call Nick the Bob Ross of woodworking.
The older lessons keep their quiet pace. A spring video on hiding screws with wooden plugs is closing in on two million views, and a summer one on stropping is past three million.
The channel added about 10,000 subscribers over the seven days. Among the DIY and home channels nearest its size, it had the second most views of the week, though BAS Renovations had an enormous one.
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What viewers say
Erm actually, it's frankenstein's woodworking project ☝️🤓
@dooplon5083See it on YouTubeThe Frank looks slightly like a Minecraft villager 🤓😅 good video 😊
@TimothyDunham-wu4wkSee it on YouTubeThat channel needs to be archived in the national library.
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The videos drawing views on Workshop Companion right now
- Channel
- Workshop Companion
- Subscribers
- 1,120,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 629,898
- Videos published this week
- 1
- Video published
- October 2, 2026
- Video views so far
- 58,771
- Views on its first day
- 42,244
The numbers
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Which actor played the creature in Universal's 1931 film Frankenstein?
Boris Karloff's flat-headed creature in James Whale's 1931 film became the image most people picture when they hear the name Frankenstein.
