I wish I had of seen this video before putting wood filler on one of my projects. The filler did not stain anywhere close to the wood after I stained it. I like the tip to fill cracks after staining. Looks great!
Once worked for a company that made mantles out of solid oak, we used an angle grinder and 80 grit to sand, they looked terrible, they looked like someone had used and angle grinder.
I wish I had of seen this video before putting wood filler on one of my projects. The filler did not stain anywhere close to the wood after I stained it. I like the tip to fill cracks after staining. Looks great!
Thanks! The filler never stains the same, so I was glad to find something that worked a bit better
Nice job! I like the idea of filling in the gaps after staining. Best mantle vid I've seen.
Thanks! It wouldn't matter as much for a wood with clear grain but for oak, filling after staining made a big difference!
Watched your shaker hood build and then this one. Great work. Thank you for taking the time and sharing. Subscribed!
love the use of the french cleat, which in hind sight I would've done for mine. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Thanks! French cleats have become my go to for hanging large or heavy things. Out of curiosity, how did you mount yours?
I was wondering if you passed the 320 paper after each of 6 coats of polyurethane. Thanks…great work!
Yep a light pass with 320 on the direction of the grain between coats. Just to knock down any air bubbles or dirt that gets in the coat. And thanks!
Awesome. I still can't figure out why so many guys use all these screws. Am I the weird one with just my bottle of glue?
You're probably the smart one. I typically overbuild things, but it's likely not necessary
Nice work
what kind of stain you use very nice color
Minwax dark walnut. Should be linked in the video description
Once worked for a company that made mantles out of solid oak, we used an angle grinder and 80 grit to sand, they looked terrible, they looked like someone had used and angle grinder.
What is the material that is applied with a brush before painting and what is the purpose of application
What timestamp in the video?
Have the mitered edges opened up at all?
Nope! Glue them well and they shouldnt
Nice work! Would you ever build to order?
Unfortunately no. If you search etsy you can find similar beams for sale but do look around as the prices can be pretty different between sellers