This is pure genius. I looked at the drill attachment ones, too wxpensive for a one time use project for me. I have so many hand tools etc already. But i do have these hole drills, what a great idea man, thanks!
Thank you! Not all of us have fancy tools. Need to know how to make a chair out of the wood from the neighbors tree he cut down. He let me have the pieces and now thanks to you Im going to go have some fun 😅
was at Harbor freight today after watching this video and found that I can get a Hole Cutting drill bit for my drill and a holesaw for my angle grinder for less than 60 bucks for both to make these joints, never would have thought of this without seeing it on your video so Thank you!
We had a brand new Ford Bronco that color I believe burnt orange we ordered right from my dads dealership he worked for 45 years.. first day it was just getting dealer prepped and ready to go when it fell in the bay off the ramps .. I was just sick.. but we got it al, repaired and was my favorite vehicle of all time.
For CRYING OUT LOUD!! I’ve been looking for this tutorial for A LONG TIME‼️ with the prices of lumber today, I had to go back to this previous idea. Only gave it up because I don’t own thousands of dollars in tools‼️ Now I can start my side hustle here in the Chequamegon Nicolette National Forest ‼️😃
I'm glad I came across your video. I've been doing woodworking for a while; building things for the home as you do and just wanted to take it a little further. Been looking into tools to make the mortise joints and they are expensive. This is way cheaper way and still have good joints. Thanks.
Wonderful tutorial! This is exactly what I needed to know! Thank you for showing a simple and inexpensive way to make mortise and tenon joints. I'm inspired to make my first rustic furniture project now. I've made furniture projects out of construction lumber before but wood is just so expensive now. Rustic furniture looks way more beautiful and a lot more affordable to make from gathering the branches myself. Thank you!
I’m one of those people who bought (quite) expensive tenon tools. Watching this I wish I hadn’t because this gives just as good and maybe better results. I think I’m grateful for you sharing it even though I now feel like a bit of a chump!!! 😏😊
Your method is great without using tenon tools! They are actually looking better because the joints are all flush without tapers shown. I would appreciate it if you could provide the info about the power of the drill you used in the video. I am planning to make log chairs with pine or fir branches. Thanks for posing the video!
Dude!!! This video is so inspiring to me and may very well be the catalyst to set me on the furniture making journey! Thank you!! So empowering and freeing to see you do all this stuff yourself with simple tools.
This is amazing! I've always loved construction but due to my health, and lack of access to tools, my dreams of being a carpenter were crushed. Now that I'm older I'm able to save my own money and I guess I should be investing in an air compressor because I really want to try this stuff for myself!
That's really great! Thank you so much! I tried making the hole and tenon with chisels and it works but is uneven and takes a loooong time. This looks easier and faster, and more accurate. I do like the look of the slanty tenon though, with the bit of white wood slanting into the darker wood with bark on it. But I can see this will be easier! Thanks again.
I air dry the logs for 6 months to a year. I have used green logs, but they tend to tear or shred rather than cut cleanly. We have lots of cedar around, so I just use what's local I can find. I can usually also find dead limbs and trees that are already dry if I look around a bit. Finding straight juniper is the hardest part. For the pine, I just buy logs from a local lumber company. I've even used the trunks of old Christmas trees I pull from the tree recycle dumpster after Christmas.
I am so glad and grateful for your video on "Making gorgeous log furniture WITHOUT expensive tenon & mortise specialty tools!" I was considering to what would be the alternative in spending $200.00 or so on tenon making tools. Your way to me hits the bulls eye. The point I appreciate is that the pieces are snug flush without the taper which looks out of place using the traditional log making tools. The pieces you made in your home are real nice and to know that they are not store bought but each has a unique character of its own. Thanks again.
I have been interested in doing this for sometime and thought i needed to spend alot of money im glad i didnt i have all these tools in my shop already thanks alot for shareing
you saved the day! This is going to work for me and I found you just before I started whittling 38 tenon joints! I love the flush fit better than the whittled one, tytyty
Great vid. One trick that really makes a really tight fit like the handmaid chairs of old is cut the tenon end with dry wood and if you can find green wood to drill the mortise. When the green wood shrinks over time, the hole will shrink tight around the tenon and never come loose.
If you are talking about the blade drill I use for the mortise, it is adjustable where you can adjust the diameter of the hole it drills. There is an affiliate link in the description that shows it in more detail.
I have been looking for a way to make tenons with a square shoulder. I've been drilling a hole at the end of the piece then make a dowel to fit glueing everything together, it works but it is cumbersome. I never thought of using a hole saw then trimming the edges. I will use that technique on my next project. Good video showing a lot of useful ideas, thanks.
Truthfully, I just eyeball it. That is why I stand directly over the piece I'm drilling the tenon or mortise on. I can then visualize the 90° angle. I suppose you could use a square but I've never found it necessary. Also, even with a tight fit, there is still some slight movement to square it up as you assemble the piece. Good luck. 👍
How do I get the ends perfectly parallel while equally far apart so the stool does not wobble? Is there a way to precisely shorten them in the aftermath maybe?
I use a coarse grinder to even the leg lengths after I have it assembled. I also put stick on felt pads on the bottom of the legs to protect the floor and they tend to help level and reduce any wobble.
Really like your mortise and tenon method. Would you expect the glued joints to hold up outdoors? Building a 6' custom log handrail using pealed black locust posts and cedar top and bottom railings. BTW great motorcycle roads in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. Chief Joseph and Beartooth Highways are awesome!
Thanks. My log stuff are indoors, but as long as the joints are protected from moisture getting in the joint I would think they would hold up. Water would be the killer.
Very inspiring, I got the drill bit and am ready but I live in suburbs and don’t know where to find such dry logs. Can I make small bench, stools etc from wet tree branches that I trim ?
I just cut a bunch of wood and let it dry for several months. I have made some stuff with wetter wood. It entirely depends on the wood. The wet fresh wood just tends to shred or tear, but it's doable.
Hi Todd. Please tell me where do you source your logs from? I'm looking to make three of the beds but don't know where to find the various sizes of poles. Thanks, Phil
There is a raw lumber company in a town near me, where I got the pine logs for the bed. All the rest of the furniture I cut from juniper trees near my house. I've thought about making a video on sourcing the juniper. I think it is gorgeous wood, but pine has longer straight even pieces for a bed as compared to juniper. The other option, depending on where you live, is to get a permit and cut your own.
Todd - Great idea and great video. Your furniture looks great. How were you able to get the long tenons on the bed frame that you had a picture of? Is that just using a long shaft hole saw or did you make your own long tenon cutter? Thanks.
@Dave51262 , I used lag bolts into the tenon of the log, then used blank tenons to insert into the hole to cover the bolts so it looks like long tenons. This allows for disassembly and reassembly if needed. If you watch the video, I show that briefly.
Thanks Rob, yeah you have to put a little wood glue on the joint. And I did make a coffee (& Moscow mule) cup holder out of wood & antlers that is shown toward the very end.
Question please Sir, to use those drill bits would a cordless hammer drill driver work? If so, what would be the minimum inch pounds of torque you would recommend? Thank you for your time
A good cordless drill should work, I use a Dewalt 7.8A corded drill and a Dewalt 20V cordless drill. I think they both have around 300 in-lbs of Torque. It would also depend on the hardness of the wood you are using and the size of the bits. The larger the bit the more torque is needed. The hole saws don't require a lot of torque but the adjustable wood drill bit like what is linked in the comments requires more torque. Not sure about a hammer drill. The one I have I can switch off the hammer part. Good luck.
Hi Ian, thanks for the comment. I put the links to the tools I used back in the description (as close to what I used as I could find). Amazon dropped me as an associate because I didn't have high enough numbers so the links were removed, but I added them back. Note the tenon depth is about 1 inch for the specific hole saw kit I used.
In the case of the seat, I drilled the mortise holes in the seat just a tad bigger than the tenon. Then I could slather a little wood glue on the joint and position the legs at the angle I wanted. Just gave me a little slop. Gravity pushes the seat down so no real concern about the joint, but once the glue dried it was solid. Good question.
Whats the weight bearing capacity of white cedar? I'm planning to do a shelf in the garage with 6" logs with a 4 x 2" tenon on each corner. Or should I use metal corner brackets for more support?
If you know how to use axe and puukko you can make tenons quite fast, at any size and length. You can use a rasp to fit it perfectly if your puukko skills are less than perfect. For mortises brace and auger drill work fine. Adjustable drill is very useful also. For 2" holes I use big blacksmith made drill meant for building log houses. It has just a wooden T-handle you turn with both hands You don't need any power tools for making log furniture
Now question, how would you decide what to charge someone for handcrafted items? By time spent making (hrs put in), or comparable to retail stores "handmade" items?
I only make stuff for myself, family, and friends; but I'd think a combination of what others charge for comparable items at the low end and what your time and materials are worth to make them on the high end and I'd error on the high end. It's gotta be worth your time.
It depends on the type of wood, but dry wood is generally easier to work with. Wet wood tends to shred and tear. After I cut the wood I like to let it dry for at least 6 months to a year in a pretty dry climate. Good luck! 👍
Used to live in Idaho! I loved it, got my first 2 bucks there, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. What kind of sander do you use? Do you put a couple coats of urethane on and THEN sand the loose bark fibers off, or sand, then coat, then sand again?
Idaho is great, but don't tell anyone 😉. I use a DeWalt orbital palm sander. Typically I sand the Juniper first, rub it down lightly with my gloved hands to get any loose stuff or dust off, then put a coat of poly urethane on, let it dry, rub it down lightly with my hands to break off any loose bark, then put another coat of urethane on. You can rub down and re-coat again if desired. Really makes the wood look nice.
Nice video... How did you make the long tenons on the head/footboard that went through the entire bed post? That looks like it is 6 or 7" long. I know there are deeper hole saws, but wondering if you found something that long or is that a cut off tenon added to the other side to look as if it was through the entire post. Thx
Thanks! Yes, for the bed that is exactly what i did. It is a cut off tenon on the other side just for looks. I also wanted to be able to disassemble the long logs on the sides of the bed in case i wanted to move it so those logs are bolted together with lag bolts into the tenon on the other side. Then i have cutoff tenon plugs i put into the log to hide them and for looks. Hopefully that makes sense.
*can you or somebody PLEASE tell me the name or exact type of the wood bench you have?! I need one that can hold wood like that...in that up and down position...*
This is pure genius. I looked at the drill attachment ones, too wxpensive for a one time use project for me. I have so many hand tools etc already. But i do have these hole drills, what a great idea man, thanks!
@@ArmorRs 🙏
Hole saw! That's what I have been needing! Those "lumberjack tools" Tenon cutters are ridiculously OVERPRICED IMHO..
Thanks for the idea! ✊🙂
These are the kinds of videos I like. Str8 to the point. Actually showing AND describing what AND why without getting in the way of the project. 👏 👏
Thank you! Not all of us have fancy tools. Need to know how to make a chair out of the wood from the neighbors tree he cut down. He let me have the pieces and now thanks to you Im going to go have some fun 😅
Excellent, glad it was helpful. Have fun.
Hey, if you're still around, i learned something today, and that adjustable whole saw will be a game changer for me . Thanks . 🎉
@billybongthornton4285 , yep, it is pretty handy. Thanks.
was at Harbor freight today after watching this video and found that I can get a Hole Cutting drill bit for my drill and a holesaw for my angle grinder for less than 60 bucks for both to make these joints, never would have thought of this without seeing it on your video so Thank you!
You’re a wonderful teacher. Thank you so much!
Thank you!
We had a brand new Ford Bronco that color I believe burnt orange we ordered right from my dads dealership he worked for 45 years.. first day it was just getting dealer prepped and ready to go when it fell in the bay off the ramps .. I was just sick.. but we got it al, repaired and was my favorite vehicle of all time.
Those connections without the visible taper look beautiful.
This is exactly what I've been looking for. Thank you!
Great information, the hole saw idea is fantastic, thanks.
For CRYING OUT LOUD!! I’ve been looking for this tutorial for A LONG TIME‼️ with the prices of lumber today, I had to go back to this previous idea. Only gave it up because I don’t own thousands of dollars in tools‼️ Now I can start my side hustle here in the Chequamegon Nicolette National Forest ‼️😃
Thanks Todd. Top job, simple is good 👍🏾.
I’m inspired to try…
Very cool! And easier than I thought. Thanks for sharing.
Parabéns pela a sua ideia maravilhosa e prática para se fazer e rápida e eficaz que Deus te abençoe 😊
I'm glad I came across your video. I've been doing woodworking for a while; building things for the home as you do and just wanted to take it a little further. Been looking into tools to make the mortise joints and they are expensive. This is way cheaper way and still have good joints. Thanks.
Thanks for the comment Neil, I'm glad it was helpful!
Cool idea!
Ive been looking at all the tools on the market.. youve just confirmed the route to take cheers mate
Thanks Mike, good luck.
Creative good looking and fun to build, use, look at for years. Happy to find this gem sir , sweet Bronco 🤙
Thank you!
Wonderful tutorial! This is exactly what I needed to know! Thank you for showing a simple and inexpensive way to make mortise and tenon joints. I'm inspired to make my first rustic furniture project now. I've made furniture projects out of construction lumber before but wood is just so expensive now. Rustic furniture looks way more beautiful and a lot more affordable to make from gathering the branches myself. Thank you!
Thanks for the positive feedback!
Beautiful workmanship; thanks for sharing 👏🙌
Much more finished look than those tapered tenons...nice job!
Thanks 👍
cool, like how you made it uncomplicated, I have the exact same work table too
Dit is een zeer goede oplossing voor de pen en gat!!! Bedankt voor het delen.
Dank Je, Hans.
Thanks for sharing that technique. I’m excited to try it.
I’m one of those people who bought (quite) expensive tenon tools. Watching this I wish I hadn’t because this gives just as good and maybe better results. I think I’m grateful for you sharing it even though I now feel like a bit of a chump!!! 😏😊
Well damn, but thanks for the comment anyway Tony!
Thank You Brother. This has been helpful. I love the plethora of antlers. They are not so easy to get where I am.
Thank you!
Your method is great without using tenon tools! They are actually looking better because the joints are all flush without tapers shown. I would appreciate it if you could provide the info about the power of the drill you used in the video. I am planning to make log chairs with pine or fir branches. Thanks for posing the video!
It is a Dewalt 7.8 Amp electric drill. There is a link to one in the description if needed.
@@TACorsetti Thanks a lot!
Awesome build
Great content
Love all the hard work
Best simplest explanation of this method! Thanks! Awesome work!
Thanks for the comment! I'm glad it was helpful.
Dude!!! This video is so inspiring to me and may very well be the catalyst to set me on the furniture making journey! Thank you!! So empowering and freeing to see you do all this stuff yourself with simple tools.
Thanks Bobby, glad it was helpful!
This is amazing! I've always loved construction but due to my health, and lack of access to tools, my dreams of being a carpenter were crushed. Now that I'm older I'm able to save my own money and I guess I should be investing in an air compressor because I really want to try this stuff for myself!
Thanks. You can do a lot with just some basic hand tools.
This is so darn awesome!!!! What an inspiring video!!! Thank you. Im so excited to finally be able to do some mortise and tenon joinery
Had to watch 3 times. The first 2 I was checking out the Bronco.
Haha, thanks!
That's really great! Thank you so much! I tried making the hole and tenon with chisels and it works but is uneven and takes a loooong time. This looks easier and faster, and more accurate. I do like the look of the slanty tenon though, with the bit of white wood slanting into the darker wood with bark on it. But I can see this will be easier! Thanks again.
Thanks! And you could also easily grind a taper into the tenon to get that look.
Todd, this is awesome. Can you build with green logs? How do you find your logs for building?
I air dry the logs for 6 months to a year. I have used green logs, but they tend to tear or shred rather than cut cleanly. We have lots of cedar around, so I just use what's local I can find. I can usually also find dead limbs and trees that are already dry if I look around a bit. Finding straight juniper is the hardest part. For the pine, I just buy logs from a local lumber company. I've even used the trunks of old Christmas trees I pull from the tree recycle dumpster after Christmas.
Dead fan? Dude you’re awesome! Subscribed
Very simplified tutorial. Thank you Sir
Thanks Sri, glad you liked it.
I am so glad and grateful for your video on "Making gorgeous log furniture WITHOUT expensive tenon & mortise specialty tools!" I was considering to what would be the alternative in spending $200.00 or so on tenon making tools. Your way to me hits the bulls eye. The point I appreciate is that the pieces are snug flush without the taper which looks out of place using the traditional log making tools. The pieces you made in your home are real nice and to know that they are not store bought but each has a unique character of its own. Thanks again.
Wow, thanks Gary, I really appreciate the positive feedback! Good luck with your log furniture.
You my friend are a genius....
Haha, thanks krafty! Some might disagree 😁.
Ya I get that a lot too lmao
I subbed because I love your work
Beautiful work brotha. Cheers. And great video.
I have been interested in doing this for sometime and thought i needed to spend alot of money im glad i didnt i have all these tools in my shop already thanks alot for shareing
Thanks, glad it was of value.
Totally awesome!! Thanks for the information and how to! Beautiful furniture!
That was good content, bro! Thanks
you saved the day! This is going to work for me and I found you just before I started whittling 38 tenon joints! I love the flush fit better than the whittled one, tytyty
Thanks, glad it helped! Whittling 38 would have taken a while.
@@TACorsetti yes, especially since it's 38 pieces, times 2 ends! So, thank you again, looks like I've found my new obsession!
Great vid. One trick that really makes a really tight fit like the handmaid chairs of old is cut the tenon end with dry wood and if you can find green wood to drill the mortise. When the green wood shrinks over time, the hole will shrink tight around the tenon and never come loose.
Thanks, and an interesting tip! I'll have to try it.
Excelente o teu trabalho
thank you so very much
I notice your blade drill has some type of added piece on it. Can you explain that for me please? Thank you. Love this video and technique. Great!
If you are talking about the blade drill I use for the mortise, it is adjustable where you can adjust the diameter of the hole it drills. There is an affiliate link in the description that shows it in more detail.
Brilliant. I have those drill bit too, ready to use them like that!
Genius, thank you 🙏🏽
Awesome! Thank you very much. I start building TODAY!!!
Excellent, thanks Mike! Have fun, good luck.
I have been looking for a way to make tenons with a square shoulder. I've been drilling a hole at the end of the piece then make a dowel to fit glueing everything together, it works but it is cumbersome. I never thought of using a hole saw then trimming the edges. I will use that technique on my next project. Good video showing a lot of useful ideas, thanks.
Thanks for the feedback! I’m glad it was helpful and thanks for subscribing.
thanks brother big help
Awesome and artistic am very much interested to make it happen back home Keep the ideas coming.. Great work
Thanks Sami, I appreciate the comments! Will do.
Todd, how do you square everything up? I’ve wondered how to do that with logs when making furniture.
Truthfully, I just eyeball it. That is why I stand directly over the piece I'm drilling the tenon or mortise on. I can then visualize the 90° angle. I suppose you could use a square but I've never found it necessary. Also, even with a tight fit, there is still some slight movement to square it up as you assemble the piece. Good luck. 👍
Love this!
Fabulous. Like it a lot.
Thank you!
Hehe, bonus demo on shoe tying ;)
😂
I would like to take that Bronco for a test drive!
Yeah, that's my baby!
Another Bronco comment ;)
"Sweet Ride Bro"
Thanks for the tip btw.
Sure, thanks Eric!
Awesome
Great video, learned a lot. Thank you.. BTW nice Bronco
Thanks Mike.
Beautiful work thanks for sharing your methods. 👍🏻
Thanks Drew!
Thank you for this wonderful video. Your work is gorgeous!
Thanks Tracee!
Hi Todd, what kind of finish do you like to use?
thanks again for the awesome tips, built my kids a bunk bed using this method.
Thanks. I really like varathane polyurethane finishes in satin.
Awesome!
Thank you!
How do I get the ends perfectly parallel while equally far apart so the stool does not wobble?
Is there a way to precisely shorten them in the aftermath maybe?
I use a coarse grinder to even the leg lengths after I have it assembled. I also put stick on felt pads on the bottom of the legs to protect the floor and they tend to help level and reduce any wobble.
Really like your mortise and tenon method. Would you expect the glued joints to hold up outdoors? Building a 6' custom log handrail using pealed black locust posts and cedar top and bottom railings.
BTW great motorcycle roads in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. Chief Joseph and Beartooth Highways are awesome!
Thanks. My log stuff are indoors, but as long as the joints are protected from moisture getting in the joint I would think they would hold up. Water would be the killer.
Great!
Excellent 👍🏻
Thanks!
Excellent
Thank you!
That was a great idea man thanks for sharing
Thanks!
Very inspiring, I got the drill bit and am ready but I live in suburbs and don’t know where to find such dry logs. Can I make small bench, stools etc from wet tree branches that I trim ?
I just cut a bunch of wood and let it dry for several months. I have made some stuff with wetter wood. It entirely depends on the wood. The wet fresh wood just tends to shred or tear, but it's doable.
Thank you much!
Great work! And very easy to understand. Definitely will subscribe and cant wait to see more
Thanks for the comment Daniel, and thanks for subscribing!
Awesomely simple! I love it :-)
Thanks, I appreciate that!
Excellent! What kind of poly did you use on that? it's gorgeous. Apologies if this has already been answered
I like Minwax Fast Drying Polyurethane in Warm Satin. There is a link to it in the description, if you are so inclined.
@@TACorsetti thank you!
Hi Todd. Please tell me where do you source your logs from? I'm looking to make three of the beds but don't know where to find the various sizes of poles.
Thanks,
Phil
There is a raw lumber company in a town near me, where I got the pine logs for the bed. All the rest of the furniture I cut from juniper trees near my house. I've thought about making a video on sourcing the juniper. I think it is gorgeous wood, but pine has longer straight even pieces for a bed as compared to juniper. The other option, depending on where you live, is to get a permit and cut your own.
You got swag
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Todd - Great idea and great video. Your furniture looks great. How were you able to get the long tenons on the bed frame that you had a picture of? Is that just using a long shaft hole saw or did you make your own long tenon cutter? Thanks.
@Dave51262 , I used lag bolts into the tenon of the log, then used blank tenons to insert into the hole to cover the bolts so it looks like long tenons. This allows for disassembly and reassembly if needed. If you watch the video, I show that briefly.
@@TACorsetti Oh, ok. Cool. Great idea. Thanks again for great information on this.
Very cool.no glue? I think you should build something with wood an antlers
Thanks Rob, yeah you have to put a little wood glue on the joint. And I did make a coffee (& Moscow mule) cup holder out of wood & antlers that is shown toward the very end.
Question please Sir, to use those drill bits would a cordless hammer drill driver work? If so, what would be the minimum inch pounds of torque you would recommend? Thank you for your time
A good cordless drill should work, I use a Dewalt 7.8A corded drill and a Dewalt 20V cordless drill. I think they both have around 300 in-lbs of Torque. It would also depend on the hardness of the wood you are using and the size of the bits. The larger the bit the more torque is needed. The hole saws don't require a lot of torque but the adjustable wood drill bit like what is linked in the comments requires more torque. Not sure about a hammer drill. The one I have I can switch off the hammer part. Good luck.
For a 2 inch hole dozer, is there a wood drill but just a tad or exactly 2" for a nice snug fit for the tenon?
If you get the adjustable wood drill bit shown and linked in the description you can adjust for the exact fit you want.
Excellent video thank you for sharing! Could you elaborate on exactly which tools you used in this video?
Hi Ian, thanks for the comment. I put the links to the tools I used back in the description (as close to what I used as I could find). Amazon dropped me as an associate because I didn't have high enough numbers so the links were removed, but I added them back. Note the tenon depth is about 1 inch for the specific hole saw kit I used.
How do you drill the seat holes for the front legs so they are at the same angle?
In the case of the seat, I drilled the mortise holes in the seat just a tad bigger than the tenon. Then I could slather a little wood glue on the joint and position the legs at the angle I wanted. Just gave me a little slop. Gravity pushes the seat down so no real concern about the joint, but once the glue dried it was solid. Good question.
Whats the weight bearing capacity of white cedar? I'm planning to do a shelf in the garage with 6" logs with a 4 x 2" tenon on each corner.
Or should I use metal corner brackets for more support?
I don't know 🤷, sorry.
Hpoe you still do wood work
If you know how to use axe and puukko you can make tenons quite fast, at any size and length. You can use a rasp to fit it perfectly if your puukko skills are less than perfect.
For mortises brace and auger drill work fine. Adjustable drill is very useful also. For 2" holes I use big blacksmith made drill meant for building log houses. It has just a wooden T-handle you turn with both hands
You don't need any power tools for making log furniture
Curious to know if you dry the wood before using it. If so, how and how long?
Yes, at least 6 month and preferably a year or more. .
You look like a man who I knew that passed away quite a few years ago now.... real shocker.
Hmmm 🤔, they say everyone has a twin somewhere on the planet.
Now question, how would you decide what to charge someone for handcrafted items? By time spent making (hrs put in), or comparable to retail stores "handmade" items?
I only make stuff for myself, family, and friends; but I'd think a combination of what others charge for comparable items at the low end and what your time and materials are worth to make them on the high end and I'd error on the high end. It's gotta be worth your time.
Hi! Thank you so much for the video. Do you recommend fresh cut wood, a bit dry or shortly dry? Thanks :)
It depends on the type of wood, but dry wood is generally easier to work with. Wet wood tends to shred and tear. After I cut the wood I like to let it dry for at least 6 months to a year in a pretty dry climate. Good luck! 👍
You don't sand down the wood before applying the seal?
Yes, I run over the logs with an orbital sander and 180 or 220 grit sand paper.
Used to live in Idaho! I loved it, got my first 2 bucks there, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery.
What kind of sander do you use? Do you put a couple coats of urethane on and THEN sand the loose bark fibers off, or sand, then coat, then sand again?
Idaho is great, but don't tell anyone 😉.
I use a DeWalt orbital palm sander. Typically I sand the Juniper first, rub it down lightly with my gloved hands to get any loose stuff or dust off, then put a coat of poly urethane on, let it dry, rub it down lightly with my hands to break off any loose bark, then put another coat of urethane on. You can rub down and re-coat again if desired. Really makes the wood look nice.
Cool video. How much for the Bronco??
Haha, it's pricey!
Adjustable drill bit??? Where do I get one of those?
There is a link to one in the description. An adjustable spade wood drill bit.
Nice video... How did you make the long tenons on the head/footboard that went through the entire bed post? That looks like it is 6 or 7" long. I know there are deeper hole saws, but wondering if you found something that long or is that a cut off tenon added to the other side to look as if it was through the entire post. Thx
Thanks! Yes, for the bed that is exactly what i did. It is a cut off tenon on the other side just for looks. I also wanted to be able to disassemble the long logs on the sides of the bed in case i wanted to move it so those logs are bolted together with lag bolts into the tenon on the other side. Then i have cutoff tenon plugs i put into the log to hide them and for looks. Hopefully that makes sense.
Hi gac107, I made a short video on the log bed if you are still interested:
th-cam.com/video/R68mLOUkdUg/w-d-xo.html
*can you or somebody PLEASE tell me the name or exact type of the wood bench you have?! I need one that can hold wood like that...in that up and down position...*
It's a Black & Decker Workmate.
@@TACorsetti thank you so much!
Looking at the bronco i had to rewind the video.... I forgot what i was watching lol
Haha, thanks! I was asked a couple times to do a short video on the bronco. Might have to do that one of these days.