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Butch's Building Blocks
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 18 ส.ค. 2021
With over 20 years of experience in the Custom Woodwork, we provide top of the line hardwood products for the domestic and commercial markets. All of our products are made with hardwoods from around the world, giving them an exotic look and feel. My products are 100% made in Montana USA
Composite Wing bowl
If you don't have access to a large branch and want to make a wing bowl what can you do????? Watch as a build a wing bowl from scrap wood
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Ohio Cherry, Maple and Black walnut. What to make with it?
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I spent 4 week in Ohio and came back with 60 cubic feet of cherry, 35 cubic feet of maple along with a lot of black walnut planks. Now the question is what would you like to see me make with this wood? The best suggestion will get their idea turned into a TH-cam video, and I'll ship the project to you free! 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Unloading wood 02:50 Maple wood 03:11 Cherry wood 04:22 Black W...
My first slab table
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Due to moving and building out my shop this table took me 6 months to compete, watch as I flatten a twisted slab, level it on my new leveling table, finish it with Rubio mono coat and Rubio sheen. The finial table is worth watching for.
Striped Bowl
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watch as the bowl spins off the lathe, I make a skew catch, and other mistakes. But in the end I have a beautiful bowl. 00:00 Introduction 00:26 Band saw 02:11 strips 03:07 adding strips to epoxy bucket 03:45 getting the wood out of the bucket 04:28 Time laps removal of epoxy 05:10 First view bowl shape 05:42 Bowl falls off lathe 06:10 Remounting bowl 07:54 skew check!!!! 08:33 Hollowing center...
Mesquite and Red Epoxy Bowl
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In this video I take some Mesquite wood that is unusable with, cracks, not-holes, and create a beautiful bowl.
Epoxy Dogwood
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Is this wormy, rotten wood worth the effort? Watch as I take a wormy branch and turn it into a magnificent work of art.
Live edge Wing bowl
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Sometimes It just does not work the way we would like. This is one of the times where it is just a MAYBE, MAYBE NOT, 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Band saw cutting 1:58 finding the center point 2:50 Adjusting the wood on lathe 5:30 First try falls apart 6:30 Second try 7:30 Turning the shape 9:40 Problems with turning live edge bowls 10:45 Drilling out the center 11:30 Carving out the center 13:00 How...
Pine Christmas tree Gift
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I'll show you how to make these simple Christmas trees in less than one hour from raw stock to gift ready to give.
Changing the sanding Roll on a Grizzly G0920
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In this video I will show you the actual mechanism that holds the sand paper and how to use it, to securely attached a new sanding roll. I disassembled the Drum sander so that you can see the roll clips and exactly how they work.
Bread Board with a double woven wooden strip
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In this video I'll show you how to weave in a color strip into any project that you might want to spice up . 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Stock dimensions for project and design 01:10 First band saw cutting 02:12 Babinga wood 02:42 reason for extra long Babinga 03:00 Band saw work 03:30 Cutting the Babinga 04:00 First attempt at bending inlay 05:00 Second band saw cut 05:20 How to get the second st...
Claro Walnut Bookend Board
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I found a bin of cutoff Claro Walnut chunks, watch as I take the rough blocks of wood and create 3 beautiful serving boards. Combining the halves to create a mirror image of each than combining them into 3 different boards
Christmas tree Ornament
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Here is a simple way to make a Christmas tree ornament. I'll show you step by step how you can make these trees. All my dimensions are in the video for you to use. They are fun and easy to make, I made them for my next vraft show.
Butch's Building Blocks shop is open!!!!
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Come take a tour of my shop, its 98% finished, its a little disorganized due to unpacking all my equipment and tools.
4x8 OSB challenge
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Working alone on my shop I have to figure out how to lift a 4x8 sheet of OSB 12 feet on to my new wall.
Siding to New OSB
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Watch as I remove all the siding from my barn than put up OSB. After I pulled the nails I came back with a magnet and picked them up. Everything went well except I ran out of battery power when I was putting up the OSB
Use Titebond III. It it both food safe and water resistant.
This is an old video, but yes I do use Tightbond III now.
Butch! Another excellent video. I would like to see you mix all the boards together and make an ensemble of things. Bowl, plate, cup, bottle opener, bottle stoppers, keychain, pen. All matching color pattern. Just mix the boards together striped and go to town. If you’re really adventurous, a set of cutlery as well. Cheers!
Thanks Jeff, We are thinking on the same type of projects.
Butch! OUTSTANDING video! Couple of questions; 1) was your router bit slipping when you were trying to flatten the slab? 2) did you pour the Rubio over those ripples at the end of the table? If they weren’t ripples, why did they look like ripples? Also, not a question but a thank you. Thank you for the close up on applying Rubio. Every person who showed applying Rubio, did not (imho) show such a great close up as you did. You clarified the process. Now I’m willing to try Rubio. Loved your second router sled. Where did you get that at? Keep the good work up, you’re awesome and a great teacher whether you realize it or not.
The first routing was done with an old bit, should have replaced it first. The second routing was with a new sharp bit. Those are ripples in the wood, so yes the rubio went over them. The router sled is a home made one, build on a CNC set up. It works 100% better than my old one. Thanks for watching
I like the look! Have not been brave enough to try any epoxy yet.
Give it a try on something small, bubbles will be the biggest issue for you or any person trying epoxy. Temperature is the second, I like to keep my epoxy at 70 degrees F until it is cured. Good luck
I randomly got recommended this video by the algorithm (I've been going down a bit of a woodworking rabbithole lately), and I gotta say, this is good stuff. I personally think including sections in the video of the epoxy pour, lathing the inside of the bowl, and maybe even glue-up of the wood stripes would've improved it, showing a more complete "storyline" of the bowl's creation. The surface of the bowl itself looks like abstract art. the mestique+epoxy part and the wood stripes clash with each other aesthetically, but it ends up having a positive effect.
Thanks for your feed back. Its hard to decide what to put into a video and what to leave out. I'll try to at least put in a small clip of each step in my next videos
Beautiful board, very nice work!
Thanks, give it a try its not a hard as you might think
I ENJOY your videos.
Glad you like them!
Butch! You’re much more relaxed on your videos. Talking like you’re talking to a friend. I like that. You’re less stiff and unsure of yourself. Love your videos and enjoy watching you adapt to the wood. This bowl turned out beautiful. And your semi smile at the end was natural. Great job on this video.
Thanks I'm trying not to fake the smile, glad to see its working. I did like the bowl. Thanks for watching
great idea for scrap wood.
It is a nice idea and the results are pretty great. Thanks for watching
Thank you. That helped a bunch. The manual shows the total length of the paper as 127". It also says copy the paper the came with the machine, which is 123-1/4". What have you done?
I have copied the paper that came on the machine, and that seem to work well.
Finally! My addiction was fulfilled! You posted an EXCELLENT video. Really liked the video. Blue is my color. Thanks, keep em coming!
Your welcome! I love the blue color, its just so cool
Sorry, finished my comment before the end of the video. That bowl was AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL! That IS show quality. Don’t underestimate your skill.
I'll take that bowl to the spring shows and see what happens!
Butch! I absolutely love your videos. Do me a favor, stop the forced smile you do at the end of your intro and outro. You’re good bud, you got style, please stop the forced smile, it ain’t you. Not saying don’t smile, just don’t force it. Keep up the GREAT work. I watch every video. Love em!
Thanks for the advice about the smile, and yes it is forced but no one has told me it looks dumb. Once again thank for the honesty
Scaffolding will do the job
True, scaffolding will do the job, just wanted to give another option.
I applaud you for showing the mess ups and well used (and saw dusty) tools. You are a genuine woodworker, unlike so many on youtube with brand new tools and perfectly clean equipment. Thank you for sharing your experience and tips. The planning steps you showed are so important. Another tip to others, if you need truly repeatable cuts on different sections, don't reset your saw. Plan and do them with the same setup.
Thanks, I like to show the way building something really happens. Too many videos are perfect and we both no that wood working is difficult. Hope you don't make the same mistakes as I did. Take care and happy woodworking
Oh, I have made similar mistakes in the past! Woodworking is a journey of learning, and any failure is just a learning experience. No one is perfect, and I wish others posting videos would show that like you do.
It's not in the manual, but that spring loaded bar is used to set the clamp. On mine, it sets it in line with the paper slot and then it stays in place so you can feed in the paper. No fingers in tight spots.
Yes the manual is not the best thats for sure
Thank you
Your welcome, hope this video saved you some time
I love it, thanks for sharing 👍
Your welcome, give this project a try. IF you run into trouble send me a message and I'll help you
I am surprised to see you using the original tight bond 1glue. It is my understanding that it is not food safe and not waterproof, which is why almost everyone else uses tight bond 3.
John, The bottle is an old type 1 that I refilled with type 3. But you are right , a good wood worker should always use type 3, I now have a type 3 bottle that I refill.
I think if you glued your walnut to the top of your maple and then cut an initial 30 degree edge and set the fence to the proper width you could cut out you stops by alternating the board by flipping it. It would eliminate all those triangle off cuts and would probably speed up the process a bit by reducing the number of cuts you need to do. It would also get rid of that cleanup you need to do after glueing the 1/8 piece to the top edge
Thank you, the next time I make this honey comb board I will try what you suggested.
@@butchsbuildingblocks6711 I think you will find it greatly reduces the amount of work you will need to do in order to make that board. For every piece you previously cut you had to cut your maple strip (1 cut) then bevel each side (2 cuts), cut your walnut strip (1 cut), then glue them on and trim them down. They way I suggest would be glue your walnut to the maple, make your first cut at 30 degrees, set your fence and then by flipping your board and cutting each only takes 1 cut. This eliminates 3 cuts per strip and setup changes in between along with the trimming of the walnut pieces. I think you will find it a lot better.
Thanks for the tip, I'm always willing to try new and better methods
I love it! I have the same woods you used too
Great have fun making one!
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Thanks
Brilliant steps....very little waste - I need to start making some to be done by Christmas !
This design is really good, happy cutting
47 the last few days as I'm stressed with work. Normally low 40s. I am a distance runner, but must be partly genetic as I'm still a bit overweight.
Keep up the good work
Thanks chef😊
your welcome
I tried making this a year ago following your instructions. I noticed my table saw blade angles to the right so I had a hard time getting the small 45's perfect. Any suggestions?
I have a digital angle gauge that I use to be sure I get the angle that I need. Or you can buy a good 45 degree angle from woodcrafters to measure the angle.
Good work.
Thank you! try to build one yourself. If you get stuck send me a message and I'll help you.
Would you happen to know the dimensions of the lumber before the initial cuts? My son wants to build this for his 4H project. Thanks
The original stock for both woods was 7/8 inch. If he does make this cutting board feel free to send me messages if he runs into any problems
Nice board. But man just watching you with those loose long shelves over that saw blade made cringe.
Things have changed since I made that cutting board, now I don't wear that coat because of the lose sleeves. But thanks for thinking of my safety.
Did you have to cut the 4x8 sheets ? Circular saw ?
Some of the sheets were cut others I pulled up as a 4x8. But Yes when cut at this time I used dewalt circular saw
Where's your riving knife on the table saw? You're asking for trouble without one!
I bent it, one is on its way, thanks for your concern.
I like the design on this board. I’m sure you know that the cuffs on your jacket WILL get caught some day. I’ll miss your videos.
Yes, I need to change the cuffs
Very nice cutting board!
Thank you, it was relatively easy to make.
I bet if you finished that with a clear coat of resin, those drill marks would vanish 100% on both sides.
Yes they would. I have gotten some thin coat resin to take care of those problems. But thanks for the help.
@@butchsbuildingblocks6711 no problem...glad you figured things out.
@@butchsbuildingblocks6711 no problem...glad you figured things out.
About the mineral oil in the conditioner...is that the same mineral oil that is a laxative lubricant? If so, shouldn't you be wearing gloves when applying the butcher block finish?
The mineral oil is food grade safe so gloves are an option, the oil is actually good for your skin.
@@butchsbuildingblocks6711 the oil is a laxative...found that out the hard way. I ended up in emergency.
Sorry to hear that. Glad you are OK
@@butchsbuildingblocks6711 yes, I'm ok, thank you for asking. I have colitis and the mineral oil CERTAINLY didn't help.
This is awesome!
Thanks, the next one should have better results
The second rolling pin is almost finished it looks really nice. I'll send you pics tomorrow
@@butchsbuildingblocks6711 Awesome!
How about a rolling pin that spirals like a barber's pole?
Great idea, should it be a French or standard type rolling pin?
@@butchsbuildingblocks6711 Definitely a French type. They look more sleek. I love your videos! I've watched them all!
Thanks, I'll start to plan one as a French rolling pin. If I make it, it is yours.
@@butchsbuildingblocks6711 Wow! I look forward to the video.
I've figured out how to get a relatively smooth double spiral for your rolling pin. It is a great idea and I liked the challenge of getting a smooth spiral. I plan to start it tonight. Send me an email to butchsbuildingblocks.com with your name and address so I can send you the finished rolling pin.
Nice work ! Looks like I need to get myself a lathe.
Lathes are fun and you will be able to make lots of different wood projects. If you can get one you will be happy that you did.
You really do a great job and explain everything clearly. Thanks
I see too many videos where steps are missing. I like to be sure my videos are complete so that everyone can make the project
That's an awesome cutting board!
Thank you, it was fun building it
Nice board, also some good tips. Many thanks!!!
I hope I gave you enough information so that you can build one also
Don’t think you should use the table saw with long sleeve shirts and lean across the running blade
Your right, sometimes I forget little safety rules like that.
I attempted this pattern, but I tried a short-cut by cutting the three maple pieces (the parallelogram, the triangle an the odd polygon) as one! This was truely a mistake! There was no distinct maple parallelogram to mirror the walnut parallelogram. So to recover, I cut the parallelogram off the end before the second glueup, but the cut line wasn't obvious because the color and grains matched up to well (which is what made yours show up). So the only option I could think of at that point was to glue in a piece of walnut veneer I had laying around. This created a kind of pencil line border. And that worked fairly well. In fact, it actually looks really good! Thanks for the sharing your idea, and the instruction. Sorry I screwed it up, but I managed to recover and come up with something nearly, although not quite, as good!
Your idea to fix the mistake was really a good one, I have had to readjust my wood work many time because my idea did not work out very well. Give your self credit for trying something new and for ending up with a nice cutting board.
Thanks a lot buddy. Great Christmas present for my grandmother. Thanks a bunch
Your welcome
It appears that you were using Titebond 1, per Titebond website only Type 2 and 3 are evaluated as food safe for indirect contact per FDA. This is for anyone looking to sell these boards, if for personal use, that's your own risk.
Yes the bottle is tight bond 1, but I have refilled it with tight bond 3. In my new videos I have a tight bond 3 bottle.
Nice build. Can I ask you a question? Do you think the rockler cross cut sled is worth the price? Did you buy both sides? I've been tossing around the idea of grabbing one. Thank you
Andy, I only have the one side. If you are going to make segmented bowls and lots of odd angle cuts than it is worth the price. It does work well for any angle. If you plan on using it for standard angle cuts (45's ect) than get yourself a high quality chop saw.
About to tackle this project. What are the final dimensions of the finished board? Also how long and the strips when first cut? I am going to use ash and either padouk or purpleheart . Resawing ash to 1" thick; by my calculations, to get each side of the hexagon at 1" I need the thickness of the ash to be 0.866 or so. Thanks again for this video, I've watched it several times.
I sold the board a while ago, but the final dimensions were about 13 wide and 15 long, if my memory is correct. There are hexagon calculators on the web for you to use. Not sure what you are referring to as "strips" ? Best of luck its a great project. If you need any thing else let me know.
It may help to check the grain pattern on the outside edge of the boards and glue a concave grain next to a convex grain pattern. Do this anytime you glue boards together to help reduce the effects of wood movement. Appreciate your careful measurements and patience on your projects. Thanks.
Thanks, next time Ill try to have opposite grain patterns next to each other
Really beautiful table.
Thank you!
Outstanding brother. Another great video that is easy to follow. I recommend that you research CNC machines for one that fits your budget and then get one that would essentially be an upgrade because once you understand its capabilities you will want one that is larger and more powerful. CNCs make inlays a breeze; using a v-bit vs. a straight bit makes all the inlays fit exactly, plus you can use it to surface plane / thickness any board, even end grain with no issues. Also recommend a dust collection system no less than 2hp motor. Especially for your planer, which produces a lot of chips. Looking forward to more projects. From one vet to another thank you for your service. Sawdust therapy is much better than the VA.
I have been thinking of getting a CNC, just have not quite convinced my self to pull the trigger and get one. I have to build onto my garage to put in a dust system but again that will come in time. And thank you for your service, never did like the VA, but Ive found calmness in my wood working.