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Great tips, Will be branding some pieces today with my new branding iron. Your beard in awesome. Like your title "whispered woodsmith".

Thank you very much. How many seconds did you count on a good burn 10 seconds?

I recently got a project doing this exact same type of joint on some wide boards. I've done lap joints before but not on 10in. wide boards. Very helpful video. Very clever little piece of metal you have there for marking the edge of a cut. I'm gonna try that one. Thanks.

Can I brand wood that’s already been varnished?

Beautiful work.

Is there a video on how you moved the table into the house?

At 5:26, why there is a gap?

This was a remarkably useful video! I was just considering purchasing MicroJig Matchfit clamps to use with a Kreg Accucut track and I was worried about the fit. Here you are tweaking the very clamp to fit in the very track! THANK YOU! 😲

Thank You for this tip!

Cool shot of the router bit cleaning up the half lap

Great tips. Thanks!

Thank you for the tips!

What was the finish you used? Also, what plug cutter bits do you use? Seem to have a nice cut to them. Thanks.

My wood surface is painted flat black. Can I still brand it and have it look good? I don’t care if it’s not as noticeable as on unpainted wood.

I assume this is a maple section of the lane? I just bought several sections from a local alley that closed and found out it was maple from where the bowling balls were launched and transitioned to old pine on the latter part of the lane. My 3 each 21 foot x 42" inch sections are all pine. Didn't realize how many nails were put in these guys. Thought they were just glued together. Looks like it will be more work than expected. Still love a challenge. Great job!

Is the slip nut (looks like diagonally sliced socket or nut) made by you or can it be purchased? Thank you

the procrastination is on point. anything not to do it! lol im doing the same thing

Great tutorial. What product did you use to seal it?

What did you use for the border wood?

Approximately How many actual work hours did invest in total from start to finish.

Clean looking shop! Love it

How many legs? Just 4? What c channels did you use on the bottom?

This is amazing. I have 18 pieces of lanes and need to start doing this

Comment......Old Bowling ally lanes seem like a good idea to make other stuff with but they are a lot of work and really not worth the trouble.

Put "Top "in Permanent marker on the wood handle

Great video! What was the planing depth?

Just got my new branding iron. Thanks for the helpful tips.

That black shit probably has asbestos in it lol

So are bowling lanes glued and nailed, or just nailed?

Excellent tutorial. Very helpful to me. Thanks for the peo tips on branding.

We just started and this video is very helpful! Thank you.

Just noticed the old Farrah Fawcett poster. Sweet!

does anyone have recommendations for best branding iron? I have found options on etsy that come with iron and stamp, but want to see what others use

Love this video! Which grit sand paper were you applying to the logo ?

do you find it better to countersink the feet slightly, vs not?

Thank you, nice video

great video! I have a couple stacks of these I pulled out of an old Legion building I have had them for like 4 years, this video just gave me that push I needed. well done

Nice work mate. Turned out awesome. I just got my hands on two 1.8m x 1.1m lengths. I knew there were going to be a lot of nails but I'm still going to give the router flattening jig a go to get that hump out. Thanks for the video. You got my subscription.

Superb video. Looking forward to the update. P.S. test it with a particulate counter

I have a slab of bowling lane. Sooo many nails

I’m gonna make shelves this way. To make the joints faster, I’m just gonna have the crosslaps go further in, overlapping, to compensate for the rounded corners. This will leave a small, concealed gap between the pieces. Do you think this will be a problem? (Could put a piece of wood inside). Just have to find a cnc to make the template. Do you find that your template wont accomodate same thickness materials from different manufacturers or even pieces? Or is this just a theoretic concern?

Great video. Love the subtle top edge bevel, looks great!

I made kitchen c-tops with a few lanes. Learned quickly that 1 rip=1 blade, and hold on tight to the saw. Started wearing a face shield as well. Those hardened spiral nails are a son-of-a-beeotch. Regarding the black stuff on the bottom: I work in the remodeling industry, and that stuff looked like cutback adhesive. Nasty asphalt-based adhesive they used on vinyl tile from the late 1800s up till around the 1980s. It can (and most likely does) contain asbestos. I just wore a mask sanding/planing it outside. Not 100% if it IS cutback, but it sure seems like it, and better safe than sorry. Sure you're fine though. Especially with that brilliant little deflector! Nice work!!

Where did you source the metal cross supports. What were they called? How can I find them? Thanks!

Does it work well on end grain?

Good vid. I would’ve gone in a corner for a chopping board so knives don’t remove the brand over time

what type of oil do u use?

beautiful work! i now am obsessed with wanting to buy one of ur pieces!

I'm a big fan of pyography art & i try my best to get better at it. Always wondered how to even get started in brands. Who makes them, how much... & ur awesome!👌

What depth was your brand cut? Standard or Deep?