I have seen several cutting boards made with barrel staves but this is the first I have seen where the staves were straightened. That is a pure genius move. I make a lot of things with barrel staves. With the curvature of the staves you have to get very creative with how approach everything and with that you also have limitations on what you can do. The curvature also causes a lot of waste of the wood. Straightening out the staves is a real game changer and opens up a lot of possibilities other than cutting boards.
I've been planning a steam box for this purpose. If you could go back, would you make the box bigger to accommodate 2-3 staves at a time? I was thinking about a 12x12x5' box for this reason.
since I had so many staves to steam, I only clamped for 1.5 hours while I waited for the next stave to steam. ideally you would clamp for 12+ hours to ensure it keeps its new shape.
Thank you Alex! and I got my inspiration from th-cam.com/video/NMvc2tuVGcQ/w-d-xo.html , and I use a similar steam generator, search amazon: B005JRF43M
I have done a few of these and just left the curve. I had voids but I Just cut around them. The pattern is much more chaotic. IS this technically an In-Grain board? Great video, super easy watch.
@@oxymoron-om5xm you mean bung holes? :-) So i did end grain boards so I just ditched about 10% of my cuts due to voids. If i have a bad run i point the voids to the bottom and make a one sided board.
Any tips on how you built your steam box and press? I was going to get rid of Wagner wallpaper steamer just this weekend and now I've found another use for it!
Can you please tell me the measurement of the the staves? I am trying to make my first barrel, but I cant get the measurement of the staves correct🙈😂 Please help😀 Thanks
I have seen several cutting boards made with barrel staves but this is the first I have seen where the staves were straightened. That is a pure genius move. I make a lot of things with barrel staves. With the curvature of the staves you have to get very creative with how approach everything and with that you also have limitations on what you can do. The curvature also causes a lot of waste of the wood. Straightening out the staves is a real game changer and opens up a lot of possibilities other than cutting boards.
You’re the man! I’ve been wanting to make something with staves but didn’t know how to get the straight. Genius! That board looks cool!
Do you have a vid on how you built that steamer?
There is more than one way to skin a cat but this cat is beautiful! I need to get my build posted.
Thank you! And would love to see it!
Holy crap. Where can I get a piece of railroad track?
Exactly what I was thinking.
Beautiful. Well done.
Thank you!
I've been planning a steam box for this purpose. If you could go back, would you make the box bigger to accommodate 2-3 staves at a time? I was thinking about a 12x12x5' box for this reason.
Really cool 😎
This is great, simple use of wallpaper steamer. How long do you clamp for?
since I had so many staves to steam, I only clamped for 1.5 hours while I waited for the next stave to steam. ideally you would clamp for 12+ hours to ensure it keeps its new shape.
Great video! What is your straitening jig made of?
Number one question is how much can you sell them for? seems like a lot of works.
Great idea to steam bend the staves back to flat. Do you have a video or a few instructions on how you built the steam box and what feeds into it?
Thank you Alex! and I got my inspiration from th-cam.com/video/NMvc2tuVGcQ/w-d-xo.html , and I use a similar steam generator, search amazon: B005JRF43M
Thanks for sharing! Stopped making content or am I missing it?
Thumb's up man! that turned out great!
Thank you!!
How long did it take you from start to finish?
I have done a few of these and just left the curve. I had voids but I Just cut around them. The pattern is much more chaotic. IS this technically an In-Grain board? Great video, super easy watch.
Yes, end-grain cutting board. And thank you very much! Glad you liked it!
how did you cut around the voids?
@@oxymoron-om5xm you mean bung holes? :-) So i did end grain boards so I just ditched about 10% of my cuts due to voids. If i have a bad run i point the voids to the bottom and make a one sided board.
Any tips on how you built your steam box and press? I was going to get rid of Wagner wallpaper steamer just this weekend and now I've found another use for it!
Hey Nathan, I honestly just looked on youtube on 'how to build a steam box' to get inspiration on how to build mine. best of luck!
@@BoujeeBarrels Thanks so much
Man you should’ve cracked ss cut it and made it an end grain cutting board! Still cool though!
Could you have left the little grooves that hold onto the barrel top on the end or would that have not worked well?
The glue-up needs completely flat surfaces, the ends would have left gaps and resulted in a weak bond.
@@BoujeeBarrels that sucks having those end connected would look so cool
Can you please tell me the measurement of the the staves? I am trying to make my first barrel, but I cant get the measurement of the staves correct🙈😂 Please help😀 Thanks
Am a wine barrel furniture and this piece requires a lot of work and time consume and people don’t pay so