the author does like to from scratch, shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxD-QRFQz730FJEh4f9BYSf-nkIMIC9hL_ as another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us dont have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we wont be able to practice the full stack project, is still great.
I just finished this project yesterday. I posted it for sale for 120. My family and friends don't believe that I made it! Just waiting on someone to step up to buy it now
I just wanted to let you know that I reached out to you over a year ago asking about your concealment shelf. This was years after your video posted. Even still, you took the time and responded back to me and offered the assistance I needed. Thank you for that. Since then, I have built and continue to build multiple wood projects for the guys in my department and am really enjoying it. I was happy to stumble back across your channel today. Liked, subscribed and even clicked for notifications which I rarely do! Thanks for your content man. You seem like a really good dude and you have really stepped your channel up! Congrats man… you deserve it!
Hey S. I try my hardest to get back to as many folks as I can. Thank you for your kind words and so glad that your trucking on with the hobby! Welcome to the channel!
Matthew, All of your projects are in easy to follow instructions. Almost anyone could follow your step by step builds. I will certainly try. Thank you for keeping it in a basic tool format. A number of other channels with alleged ‘beginner’ projects start off with going to the $$$ planer. I exit at that point.
You're right Louis. I try to show how to do things with basic tools when possible. I have tools that would make it much easier... but you cant teach people on tools that they may not have yet.
Looks exactly like a 100 year old piece of wood you might see in an old barn or cabin. The hatchet tip is a good idea. I hadn't thought of doing that. Since I have a hatchet think I'll make something like that. I think I'd make several shelves and leave some smooth, some distressed, maybe stained in different shades. Very cool how you built that.
This is absolutely beautiful! When you first showed it and then turned it over so we could see the inside, I was shocked at how "clean" and pristine the inside was and amazed at how weathered you made the outside look. This looks like an old rail road tie.
Did one of these a few years back, very satisfying project. I really like your distressing techniques, especially the flap grinder and the smaller wire wheel. I felt like my larger wire wheel may have dug in too much, wiping away some of the hard lignin layers in the grain with the softer stuff. I may have to do another one now -- you've inspired me. One thing I did like about mine that I'll share, was that I glued up two small end-grain panels for the ends (chop several 3/4" pieces from the end of a board and glue them up side-to-side like an end-grain cutting board), then beveled and installed those like you did yours, to simulate the ends of a solid beam. Cutting the pieces from a thicker board and matching the grain, you can achieve a pretty realistic end grain. And the distressing hides most of that 'laminating' effect. If you're lucky, it'll come out with that pokie look, like a bundle of weathered toothpicks, similar to the top of an old fencepost.
Man that’s a pretty genius and simple way to do it. I was thinking of how I could do the end grain and just came across your comment…just perfect. Thanks for sharing
This is a very good video! i I retired from custom home building after 42 yrs and have built several mantles using this method. I really like the way you distressed the wood. I am going to use your process to build a floating shelf to display an old metal truck and an old john deere toy tractor . You do great work young man ! thanks for the tips !!!
Instead of using the wire wheel to weather get a good strong pressure washer and spray the wood with a chisel tip and it will very quickly make those grooves look exactly like they’re weathered leaving the year rings in the lumber proud and dividing the soft wood in between the rings. Last time I did that with a pressure washer it looked amazing and only took a few minutes. Very fast work
Thanks Matt watching you I’ve actually gained the confidence to start woodworking I currently do home repairs for myself I specialize in painting but I wanna do small woodworking projects to turn a profit keep coming with the videos I’ll keep watching n learning my overall goal is to turn a large enough profit to do it full time thanks again bro
This is beautiful!! I have never seen a French cleat used!! I used a technique for mine that was WAAAY more involved!! Definitely , will be trying this!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
Great video! I never use hardwood for my French cleats. I only use 1/2” or 3/4 plywood. Less warpage when you make the 45 or 30 degree cut. Also try using a braided wire cup wheel instead of the flat style. It tears out the soft wood in a nice pattern and you can emulate a sawmill blade if you want that look, by sweeping it in arcs across the surface.
Great video and a very easy technique. I've been selling cutting boards, lazy Susans, countertop wine racks and serving trays for quite some time but was looking for some new projects and this looks like a home run. I generally give away a few at first to gauge the response and based upon that decide if and how many to make and sell. Thanks so much !
Thanks for another interesting and educating video Matthew. With the French Cleat system and using hardwood, you really can load up the shelf if you want to.
I made a distressed fire place mantle many years ago. At the time it was fine, converting fresh new pine to look aged. Very fun to do. Your method is much better, so many different ways to distress with a variety of tools. This will be my next project, exactly the way you made it. Looks awesome.
It is beautiful! Thanks for the awesome video and info! I don’t have a lot of tools yet but I think I could do this with what I have. May take a little longer but it would well worth the results!!
Looks Amazing! Have you ever taken a torch to the beams to burn them in and seal the wood? I’ve seen that technique done a few times and it seems to work, would love to know your opinion or experience with that.
Hey Matt, Another great video, awesome results, I do aged / weather wood projects too, I have been using a different technique lately that has given nice results, I stain the wood with a dark brown or ebony stain after it dries I hit it with a wire wheel and pull out the soft wood and it tones down the darkness on the high spots. Then I finish it with a lighter stain or a tinted danish oil and it turns out nice. Just a tip, maybe you could try it and if you like it share it on your channel
I think I’ve watched this video five times to get the steps of the technique down. I used it to build the body for a Telecaster guitar, and it worked out perfect. Thanks for sharing!
@@lyndasaxinger8514 and I don't have plans, or at least not ones of my own. It ended up being a hodgepodge of plans id pulled from elsewhere, along with a site that lets you design custom measured fretboard templates
I seen one of these styles with lag bolt threads someone beat into it. That was a awesome touch that really made it look solid. I'd swear someone rip cut it and divided the threads.
Every time I come here, I ask myself is this the day where peech actually builds something? He has the cleanest shop I have ever seen. He could have saved money and skipped the vac system.
That is awesome! There is a shop here that charges around $100/ft for this. I made one earlier this year out of rough cut cedar and it was a pain! Youve got a great and easy process! Thank u!
Or, promote the fact you use cedar wood as a reason yours are better and worth paying $120/ft for! There’s no need to compete on price - when you can compete with quality!
Hrrrrmmm I just messed up with some lengths of cedar while building my shed… time to see if the wife would want this. When I made wooden charred flags, she wasn’t too interested until she saw a full color, vertical orientation one just _lightly_ toasted. So if I just make it with the wood I have on hand…
This video is exactly what i needed to see!!! Im in the process of making a diorama box for my oldest daughter and have been wondering how to make the wood look aged. Did you use a coarse or fine wire brush wheel?
Hello… In your video you mentioned that you use Minwax vintage oak stain. I really love the color, and I’ve searched all of Minwax stain line in multiple places and couldn’t find that shade. Can you please check and tell me what this stain is actually called. Also, thank you so much for your hard work and your videos. I am getting a lot of value from your work. Please keep doing what you’re doing can’t wait to see what’s next🙂 P.s…. I made a 4 foot beam just like in your tutorial… Came out absolutely amazing! I was totally blown away! Looks like an actual beam that was cut out of the barn. Thank you so much!
I found a Gel Stain Oil Based Aged Oak Semi Gloss. Thats the closet thing that based off of pictures i think would look the closest. But I haven't tried it yet.
I wonder...If you got an old hammer you don't need, you could weld a nail onto it sideways to help with the destressing. That would surely speed up the process and save time/money
the author does like to from scratch, shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxD-QRFQz730FJEh4f9BYSf-nkIMIC9hL_ as another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us dont have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we wont be able to practice the full stack project, is still great.
I just finished this project yesterday. I posted it for sale for 120. My family and friends don't believe that I made it! Just waiting on someone to step up to buy it now
Very Nice! All local markets vary a bit. Im need to do a video on selling online and the best way to ship.
@@MatthewPeechWoodworking thanks ! I love ur work !
Did you sell it?
@@MatthewPeechWoodworking did you ever do the video about selling online and best way to ship?
Hope it got sold, let us know! Lol
I just wanted to let you know that I reached out to you over a year ago asking about your concealment shelf. This was years after your video posted. Even still, you took the time and responded back to me and offered the assistance I needed. Thank you for that. Since then, I have built and continue to build multiple wood projects for the guys in my department and am really enjoying it. I was happy to stumble back across your channel today. Liked, subscribed and even clicked for notifications which I rarely do! Thanks for your content man. You seem like a really good dude and you have really stepped your channel up! Congrats man… you deserve it!
Hey S. I try my hardest to get back to as many folks as I can. Thank you for your kind words and so glad that your trucking on with the hobby! Welcome to the channel!
Matthew, All of your projects are in easy to follow instructions. Almost anyone could follow your step by step builds. I will certainly try. Thank you for keeping it in a
basic tool format. A number of other channels with alleged ‘beginner’ projects start off with going to the $$$ planer. I exit at that point.
You're right Louis. I try to show how to do things with basic tools when possible. I have tools that would make it much easier... but you cant teach people on tools that they may not have yet.
Looks exactly like a 100 year old piece of wood you might see in an old barn or cabin. The hatchet tip is a good idea. I hadn't thought of doing that. Since I have a hatchet think I'll make something like that. I think I'd make several shelves and leave some smooth, some distressed, maybe stained in different shades. Very cool how you built that.
Wow so very beautiful. Best video. Thanks
This is absolutely beautiful! When you first showed it and then turned it over so we could see the inside, I was shocked at how "clean" and pristine the inside was and amazed at how weathered you made the outside look. This looks like an old rail road tie.
Thanks!
Killer video, thanks so much for sharing this information with us! I love the techniques!
great tips on distressing wood Matthew. Keep up the great work.
Thanks man!
That was so cool, I would have never have guessed it wasn't hundreds of years old.
Did one of these a few years back, very satisfying project. I really like your distressing techniques, especially the flap grinder and the smaller wire wheel. I felt like my larger wire wheel may have dug in too much, wiping away some of the hard lignin layers in the grain with the softer stuff. I may have to do another one now -- you've inspired me.
One thing I did like about mine that I'll share, was that I glued up two small end-grain panels for the ends (chop several 3/4" pieces from the end of a board and glue them up side-to-side like an end-grain cutting board), then beveled and installed those like you did yours, to simulate the ends of a solid beam. Cutting the pieces from a thicker board and matching the grain, you can achieve a pretty realistic end grain. And the distressing hides most of that 'laminating' effect. If you're lucky, it'll come out with that pokie look, like a bundle of weathered toothpicks, similar to the top of an old fencepost.
Thats a really good idea! Thanks for sharing! And yes the smaller wheel allows you to follow the softwood leaving the hard as is.
Man that’s a pretty genius and simple way to do it. I was thinking of how I could do the end grain and just came across your comment…just perfect. Thanks for sharing
Great idea!
Great distress work. I'll give your method some serious thought. Thanks!
A tip I can add. After texturing, use a flame to burn more of the softwood. Also does not have to stain afterwords.
I really like your videos. You do a great job describing what you are doing. Keep them coming please.
I realize this is an older video, but it's extremely informative. Thank you for sharing your insight.
This is a very good video! i I retired from custom home building after 42 yrs and have built several mantles using this method. I really like the way you distressed the wood. I am going to use your process to build a floating shelf to display an old metal truck and an old john deere toy tractor . You do great work young man ! thanks for the tips !!!
Instead of using the wire wheel to weather get a good strong pressure washer and spray the wood with a chisel tip and it will very quickly make those grooves look exactly like they’re weathered leaving the year rings in the lumber proud and dividing the soft wood in between the rings. Last time I did that with a pressure washer it looked amazing and only took a few minutes. Very fast work
And now your wood is soaked and needs time to dry. Wire wheel is much better.
I have made one of these for a customer that we were doing a kitchen remodel for. Never thought about selling them on the side. Thanks man
Man there's a huge market for them. especially in ceiling beams!
This is the best video on this subject I've seen. This is doable with the basic tools I already own. Thank you
Well, you've inspired me to get my woodshop back up and running. 😎👍
That is the best distressing I have seen. Awesome job!
Thanks Matt watching you I’ve actually gained the confidence to start woodworking I currently do home repairs for myself I specialize in painting but I wanna do small woodworking projects to turn a profit keep coming with the videos I’ll keep watching n learning my overall goal is to turn a large enough profit to do it full time thanks again bro
Nice. Keep up the good work
Great video. Saving for my future mantle build.
Beautiful and looks doable for even me! Thanks
You've got this!
Thanks for the tutorial, Matt. I just hooked up on the Bostitch combo kit from your link.
Niiiiiice. Bostitch is a great brand.
This was great! I have seen the french cleat done years ago and forgot it existed. Thank you for this!
Thanks! This old style of mounting is awesome. The problem with them is there's no money for a company to sell you a bracket! lol
This is beautiful!! I have never seen a French cleat used!! I used a technique for mine that was WAAAY more involved!! Definitely , will be trying this!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
Great idea Matthew, just found this vid an oldie but a goldie! Thanks as always 👍
Thanks, Matthew, for sharing your skills and ideas--and for your inspiration, too!
No worries!
That looks amazing thank you I am saving this for future projects!!!!!
Great video! I never use hardwood for my French cleats. I only use 1/2” or 3/4 plywood. Less warpage when you make the 45 or 30 degree cut.
Also try using a braided wire cup wheel instead of the flat style. It tears out the soft wood in a nice pattern and you can emulate a sawmill blade if you want that look, by sweeping it in arcs across the surface.
Yea I've been using the cup wheel here lately and agree.
Great video and a very easy technique. I've been selling cutting boards, lazy Susans, countertop wine racks and serving trays for quite some time but was looking for some new projects and this looks like a home run. I generally give away a few at first to gauge the response and based upon that decide if and how many to make and sell. Thanks so much !
I really love your voice!
Lol thanks. I worry about my southern accent at times.
@@MatthewPeechWoodworking it is soothing
@@MatthewPeechWoodworking 😆 why??? I'm from Los Angeles and I understand everything you say 🤷♂️.
That looks like FUN!
EXCELLENT tutorial and results!
Two flattened hammer smashed thumbs up!
Thanks for another interesting and educating video Matthew. With the French Cleat system and using hardwood, you really can load up the shelf if you want to.
This turned out really good, thanks for the detailed instructions. I'm going to try my hand at one of these!
Thanks for sharing some knowledge and good technique now I found another hobby to try and learn from.
I worked with a contractor that drug the mantle beam down the pavement for little bit to distress it more worked great looked good
I made a distressed fire place mantle many years ago. At the time it was fine, converting fresh new pine to look aged. Very fun to do. Your method is much better, so many different ways to distress with a variety of tools. This will be my next project, exactly the way you made it. Looks awesome.
Thanks! And your right. Tons of ways. Good luck with the project!
Awesome project. Will definitely give it a shot. Probably try both distressed and not, see how they go. Looks simple just time .
You’re an artist Matt! Great tips and judgement on distressing wood.
Outstanding.I look forward to using this technique.Thankyou.
Excellent video! Thanks!
No worries!
Looks like some of the fence posts I've taken out to replace.
It is beautiful! Thanks for the awesome video and info! I don’t have a lot of tools yet but I think I could do this with what I have. May take a little longer but it would well worth the results!!
Brilliant - a few simple steps to produce an amazing distressed beam. Can't wait to try it.
Looks Amazing! Have you ever taken a torch to the beams to burn them in and seal the wood? I’ve seen that technique done a few times and it seems to work, would love to know your opinion or experience with that.
Awesome. Just what o was wanting. Would have been nice to see how you mounted it for us newbies to woodworking. Thanks for your great channel 🎉
Awesome i can’t wait to build this
Your shop has came along way. 👏 kudos
Nicely Done!
I did something similar years ago when doing a log cabin themed basement.
Very cool!
Hey Matt,
Another great video, awesome results, I do aged / weather wood projects too, I have been using a different technique lately that has given nice results, I stain the wood with a dark brown or ebony stain after it dries I hit it with a wire wheel and pull out the soft wood and it tones down the darkness on the high spots. Then I finish it with a lighter stain or a tinted danish oil and it turns out nice. Just a tip, maybe you could try it and if you like it share it on your channel
Man I love this channel 🙌
Very clear explanation and video..thank you! Will use these techniques on a current project for my basement bar!
Fantastic. Thank you Sir! You are invited to the cookout, love to have ya.
Awesome woodworking skills.👍🏼
I think I’ve watched this video five times to get the steps of the technique down. I used it to build the body for a Telecaster guitar, and it worked out perfect. Thanks for sharing!
Just stumbled on this. Would love to see a picture of the Telecaster! My late brother had a light blue one - many memories! Do you have plans??
@@lyndasaxinger8514 I finished it up awhile back, just not sure how to post it here. It turned out well!
@@lyndasaxinger8514 and I don't have plans, or at least not ones of my own. It ended up being a hodgepodge of plans id pulled from elsewhere, along with a site that lets you design custom measured fretboard templates
I did a weathered shelf by sandblasting it outside with dry rivers and and a basic siphon sandblaster.
That looks amazing mate well done!
Thank you Sir!
Beautiful shelf
Awesome job! Very inspiring!
Thanks so much!
You are an artist
This is one of the 1st projects I'm doing as soon as my barn is done. Great video and have sub and will keep watching. Glad I found your channel!
Thanks. Welcome!
Incredible. Thank you.
WOW...that looks awesome!!
Thanks! I'll be posting a different style next weekend.
I seen one of these styles with lag bolt threads someone beat into it. That was a awesome touch that really made it look solid. I'd swear someone rip cut it and divided the threads.
Love this. You are truly an artist sir.
Stop listening.
That looks awesome I’m definitely going to try it out
Get to it John!
What I do with 6x6 squares,is pull them down a gravel road with lots of stones .behind a truck or quad .let is spinning around.
Fantastic!
This is awesome. This is a project I will definitely be trying.
Wow that is beautiful
Thanks!
So true. Thanks again.
No worries!
Very nice technique. Just happen to come across your channel thanks for the great videos.
I'm gonna have try this bro make it for my sister's house you did awesome jod
You've got this!
Every time I come here, I ask myself is this the day where peech actually builds something? He has the cleanest shop I have ever seen. He could have saved money and skipped the vac system.
great job looked real good i buy old barn board whenever i can older the better ,lol
Absolutely beautiful 😍
Thank you! 😊
That is awesome! There is a shop here that charges around $100/ft for this. I made one earlier this year out of rough cut cedar and it was a pain! Youve got a great and easy process! Thank u!
No worries! So you charge $80/ft!
Or, promote the fact you use cedar wood as a reason yours are better and worth paying $120/ft for! There’s no need to compete on price - when you can compete with quality!
Hrrrrmmm I just messed up with some lengths of cedar while building my shed… time to see if the wife would want this. When I made wooden charred flags, she wasn’t too interested until she saw a full color, vertical orientation one just _lightly_ toasted. So if I just make it with the wood I have on hand…
Thanks brother!
Good channel.
That's genius
Thanks!
Nice job I am going to get started on one. hpoe it is as nice as yours.
Nice video. I think you have the wrong stain tagged though
If it's going to be a permanent installation you can glue the two halves of the French cleat back together when hanging the piece on the wall.
Love this . Cant wait to make . Thank you
Love this video. Can you post a picture of the ends of the oak cleats? I want to see how they look. The video briefly showed the ends.
The ends are just a 45. Look up French cleat and you will have a perfect idea of how it works. Thanks!
I would love to learn to do this!! Thank you so much for sharing your talent💕
No worries! And you've got this!
That's a nice claw hammer😜
This video is exactly what i needed to see!!! Im in the process of making a diorama box for my oldest daughter and have been wondering how to make the wood look aged. Did you use a coarse or fine wire brush wheel?
Thank you!!!!
Love it, can't wait to make a few!
Insane.. well done, sir.
Glad you liked it!
Hello… In your video you mentioned that you use Minwax vintage oak stain. I really love the color, and I’ve searched all of Minwax stain line in multiple places and couldn’t find that shade. Can you please check and tell me what this stain is actually called. Also, thank you so much for your hard work and your videos. I am getting a lot of value from your work. Please keep doing what you’re doing can’t wait to see what’s next🙂
P.s…. I made a 4 foot beam just like in your tutorial… Came out absolutely amazing! I was totally blown away! Looks like an actual beam that was cut out of the barn. Thank you so much!
I’ve been looking for it too. They have “weathered oak”, but it looks different.
I found a Gel Stain Oil Based Aged Oak Semi Gloss. Thats the closet thing that based off of pictures i think would look the closest. But I haven't tried it yet.
How do you hang it on the wall.....drill right thru the back board or use a bracket of sorts..??
Thanks for sharing
You bet!
I wonder...If you got an old hammer you don't need, you could weld a nail onto it sideways to help with the destressing. That would surely speed up the process and save time/money
Awesome work! I'm wondering if the minwax stain you used was weathered oak instead of vintage oak? I can't seem to find vintage oak.
This is awesome!
Thanks!