In this video I turn 2 barrels into a 3" thick solid oak, end-grain butcher block. It's 2 feet long, 18" wide, weighs nearly 50 lbs and took approx. 40 hours from start to finish.
Working with the oak had a few challenges. There was a decent amount of milling needed to turn the staves back into square lumber and it's a dense wood that's not so nice on the blades. Overall, this was a fun and unique build that resulted in a pretty chunky but pretty awesome chopping block that now resides in my family kitchen. This was a fun video to make, I hope you enjoy the build process!
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0:00 - Barrel dismantle
1:52 - Milling at miter saw
3:21 - Milling at jointer
4:24 - Milling at planer
5:38 - Back to miter saw
6:24 - Table saw ripping
8:24 - First glue up
10:28 - Planing glued up panels
11:11 - Second glue up
12:36 - Band saw work
13:13 - Table saw cutting end grain strips
14:02 - Final glue up
15:51 - Flattening in router sled
17:02 - Band saw work trimming edges
18:09 - Router in juice groove
18:36 - Edge chamfers with palm router
19:21 - Sanding process
20:20 - Fire & branding iron
20:53 - Mineral oil
21:37 - Beeswax
22:20 - Finale
You should find a local blacksmith, you just attached a LADA door handle to a RollsRoyce. What an excellent chopping board, worth it's weight in gold and the wipe on oil scenes were asmr.
Yep... the handle killed it. Would have loved to see some brushed stainlesss steel instead.
Pro tip- remove the hoops at the head last. The middle hoops are large enough to slip past the end hoops. If you do this there wont be as much pressure on the remaining hoops and easier to disassemble.
I just gotta say, my dad and I just sat and watched your video together and not only is the wood a work of art but so was the video itself. Every angle, and shot was exactly what I was hoping to see next. Bravo!
So glad you guys enjoyed it!
As a woodworker who loves reclaimed wood, I would not be able to sell this piece after 40 hours of skillfully assembling a masterpiece like this, I would have to keep them
Thats why you make ten at a go
I did keep this one. :)
I was going to say, that had to be a $5000 cutting board
@@ryanhawkins out of curiosity, how much would this have costed the customer to have one made?
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The amount of love and labor that goes into each of your creations is astounding. What a beautiful board.
Thanks for watching!
Excellent example of a portable butcher's block, very well made👍 well done big man & thank you for sharing your skills .👏👏
Listening to the beginning I wasn't sure if I was in a wood shop or back on the rifle range. Thanks for combining both of my hobbies and love your work!
It’s just an outstanding and beautiful creation Ryan. Another masterpiece, all from an old oak barrel!🤩👍🏽🇨🇦
Thanks Ron!
Amazing job! So much love and care. A chef will be very happy to use this…
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Great job, looking forward for more of you work.
I was mesmerized, almost hypnotized watching this. I never knew this much work (and clamps!) were needed to make a cool butcher block like this. If y’all ever get tired of it , I’ll be happy to take it off your hands. 🙏🏻
So glad you enjoyed the build! I'll keep you in mind if it's ever looking for a new home. :)
I made a similar sized end grain butcher block out of walnut about a year ago and I was getting flashbacks watching you make this block. Very nice job.
I hardly ever watch a video from start to finish, but this one kept my interest. The whole time I'm thinking that there is no way I would sell that after all that work. Who would recognize all the effort that went into the piece? Which is why I have a room full of amazing woodworking projects!😁 Nice work. Thanks for all the effort that it takes to document the process.
Very nice
absolute agree
Glad to have seen your work! I'm building a car out of wine barrels, I'm going to do a wine barrel lid checkerboard pattern on my fire wall. Thanks Robert 😁👍
Sounds like a fun project!
Fascinating couldn't stop watching. Great Butcher Block. Lots of work.
My god you must have infinite patience!! Every time I watch one of ur vids I'm amazed at the amount of time & patience you have/put into all the work you do, esp when prepping stuff. It always shows in the end result tho as ur builds/projects are always beautiful 😃
Thank you always for the kind words.😁
Very impressive! Hard work - excellent result!
A certified Craftsman... Beautiful work from oakwood that most would burn in a stove. Nothing like Oak for a chopping block. Back when I was a teenager, we came into 6 shuffleboards. 12' long, 2' wide and 4" thick very heavy stuff. All laminated and as strong as an ox. We made a dozen large chopping blocks from them, mostly for Restaurants. Thanks for you Post, great work and finishing. Don
That really is a nice end grain butchers block and out of scrap barrels makes it even more special
Magnifique Piece , very nice working , I love the oakwood , I would like to have one ! Thanks!
Definitely digging this a lot more with the shop sounds ASMR than the music. You're one of the few that makes cutting board videos enjoyable to watch :)
YES! Ambient sound 10000000000000000000000% better than canned KZhead muzak! These vids are so well done that no words, or distracting music are needed.
Appreciate the feedback! I'm diggin' the shop sounds myself.
40h of work! I envy your dedication and patience! One q: as the block gets used, won't some of the glue find its way into the meat?
Jl,,,I would like to know that also. In terms of laminated (glued) salad bowls, a food-safe finish is applied; so I assume a ‘glue~line’ is inert or non-reactive .?. We can only hope that the whiskey will impart its flavor to the meat…js…lol. Let me know what you learn ¥
What a process! Great result.
Es el segundo video que veo de tus trabajos y me he quedado enamorado de las bellezas con las que realizas, la minuciosidad, los detalles, el diseño, todo perfecto ♥Te felicito por enaltecer tu profesión. Gracias por compartir
Beautiful job, I love watching skilled crafters working! I was surprised to see how much moisture came out of the wood when you predrilled the holes for the handle... is that typical for white oak barrel staves?
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It is if you don't let them dry out first ;) I did a second video on this build with narration where I talk about the moisture content.
@@ryanhawkins I am remembering from my days in forestry that the reason they use white oak is that its cells retain moisture unlike other woods (including red oak) and that is why they are critical for storing wines and spirits. By the way another oak is critical in the wine industry... Cork Oak!
@@ryanhawkins I have discovered "East Coast Boards " as I renovate my 65 yr old house in the oldest city in North America, St John's NL. The studs in the house are local SPF 2x3's although the dimensions are a bit bigger than today's 2x3's. However, what is interesting is that they are local 2x3's grown in a climate where the springwood is about as thick as the summerwood! in most climates the springwood is 5-10 times the thickness of the summer wood. (springwood is the lighter colour of the growth ring while the darker portion is the summer wood)... It would be very cool to make a butcher block from this spruce. Especially since spruce is naturally antibacterial.
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Absolutely amazing work! As I am a wine lover, and owner of several beautiful end grain cutting boards like that I would most definitely like one made from twice used barrel staves. Keep up the incredible work! Unquestionably, a master wood worker in the making!
Thanks!
An absolute class bit of workmanship. A credit to you.
Impresionante,el trabajo y la dedicación,muy prolijo todo,la verdad felicidades,sos muy bueno en lo que haces , Saludos desde argentina 🇦🇷
Amazing editing. Truly wonderful to watch!
It seemed when you were drilling for the handles, the moisture content of the timber was very high. Not sure how long ago you finished this but have you noticed any distortion as it has dried out?
It's been about 6 months and yes, it's distorted a little but actually less than I thought it would. I'll be bringing it back to the shop around the 1 year mark and making another video on how it's held up and any refinishing I do to it.
Excellent build! Absolutely inspirational.
Glad you like it!
i must say, usually I would skip ahead on repetitive processes, but I found myself in a bit of a trance watching your video. Great production and excellent work!
Great video and excellent build. Could I ask for some clarification though? Is it safe to use with food with all that glue that's gone in the block??? Don't get me wrong, you just got me into starting a new one on my own and would like to make sure before doing all the work. Thanks a lot.
I use Titebond 3 and it’s completely food safe and water proof once fully cured.
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After reading the comments below, I would point out that for me this video was as much about being creative and showing you can make a show piece cutting board out of about anything if you have the skills. I like that you don't use a whole bunch of high end tools to do this.
Yep, agreed! That had me going, too, until I thought about it. Barrels are EXPENSIVE around here but that wasn't the point as you very well pointed out!
It's not always about the resources, but how resourceful you can be with what you got. Thanks for watching!
A great craftsmanship; from the old wooden oak barrel to make such an efficient cutting board. What this has cost in time and effort, you can actually outweigh real and fair price. I really enjoyed this woodworking project. It is very nice to see when people record their creative work on video and make it available to posterity.
Glad you enjoyed it!
WOW, Amazing workmanship. Thanks for the video.
I noticed the moisture pull out when you drilled into the side. Do these barrels hold onto moisture for a long period of time and does the moisture affect the stability of your product as time passes?
I noticed that also, however he was slopping on a lot of moisture during the process and it's oak, not a very porous wood. Good Q?.
Oak is very porous and a poor choice for cutting boards. I do admire his dedication and craftsmanship. Maple is choice wood for this application.
Moisture content of the barrel wood was a bit high (13%). If I was making this for a client, I'd let the staves dry out after dismantling before building the board. But this was simply a fun project that's staying in my kitchen, so I"m not too concerned about any future wood movement.
I don’t know why I am saying this but keep pushing forward GOD has big plans for you!
Amen, God Bless you Brother.
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Beautiful job work of art. As I was watching I seen along your back wall I used to have a bunch of bundles of wood taped together just like that brought back some good memories.
Fantastic work! Excellent end result!
That was amazing! I loved the attention to detail❤
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Wow this was more thrilling, suspenseful and satisfying than many a Hollywood blockbuster. Hats off to this amazing and inspirational craftsman.
Thanks!
Amazing, just absolutely amazing! I love all of the detail in the old wood, it made the final result absolutely stunning! Great job!
Thanks Jeremy, it was truly a fun build!
@@ryanhawkins you're very welcome sir! I look forward to seeing more of your videos. I just subscribed to your channel. Take care!
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Turned out great Ryan. It was a fun build tp follow on here as well as IG. I am a week into my build and am about 10 glue ups in..LOL I need more clamps... Mine wont be as big or as thick, but it is for a customer and they are going to love it. Thanks for the inspiration and the video series. I look forward to what is next coming out of your shop
Appreciate you following along on both platforms, Dale. All the best with your build!
Incredible board!!!! Thank you!!!!!!
I want one!!! Particularly 2” thick or more and just thick, heavy and at least 17x20 dark!!
Wow...what a labor of love. Beautiful, timeless treasure for generations to come!
Really enjoyed watching your video. I have been using reclaimed Wine Barrels for 20 years making all kinds of furniture and items. I have been contemplating making a wine barrel butcher block for a long time. You have inspired me. A few suggestions, maybe rethink your whole process to eliminate many repetitive actions. Use a stop block for exact lengths cuts with your chop/mitre saw. Not much you can do with the jointing and planing process, have to work with shorted boards to have less stave curve to straighten out. Add some water to your glue and use a wider paint roller to speed up the glue up process. When gluing the edges, clamp all the boards together rather than gluing one at a time. Maybe use your router to rout some deep finger recesses in the sides of the block instead of using handles. If the block is too heavy and you have to use handles I would recommend stainless steel handles and using Panhead stainless steel screws to mount the handles instead the tapered countersink screws. All in all a magnificent piece. Bravo!! Just watched your longer video where you included the narration now I understand some of your thought processes and build strategy. Primarily your explanation of using your chopsaw to cut where the wood bends the most. Awesome!! By the way I’m 67 years old, in my early 20s I started a butcher block business in Seattle Washington, just a little south of you. Some of the best enjoyable times in my life having my own butcher Block business. I ended up doing all kinds of special projects making butcher block round dining tables and rectangular tables as well as chopping boards all the way up to 2 foot thick what’s your blocks
Thanks for the detailed comment Glen! Some great tips in there. The thickness of this block is 3". I wanted to go 4", but would have had to tap into a 3rd barrel. Thanks for watching!
I would add that during the jointing process you should be holding down the leading portion of the board as it reaches the outfeed table, and with a second hand hold down the trailing portion, but always referencing off the outfeed side. Otherwise, you're getting wedge shaped boards front-to-back.
Wow amazing work. Beautiful to watch. If I ever did something similar I wouldn't be able to sell it. I will pass it to my offspring.
What a beauty - thanks for sharing!
Great restauration. Thanks for sharing.
We have a local company in Santa Maria that sells used wine barrels. Enjoyed your video. Great Butcher Block. Thanks for sharing this video contact. Continued Success.
Nice work. Like the colors Would be nice to see it in a iron frame so you could easily flip from cutting side to carving / wet side.
Hi my handyman myself and I saw some of the things you can do with a lighter and also with crazy glue and baking soda outstanding I will keep watching!❤
Brilliant piece of work. More, please.
Why didn't you countersink the holes in the handle so that the screws would fit flush? The overall look of the board is super nice and shows how much craftsmanship you put into the boards.
I simply overlooked that glaring detail. :) I'll be bringing the board back into the shop around the 1 year mark to refinish and make some adjustments. Will be addressing the handles at that point.
Great job and a lovely finish, I personally would have used raised head slotted wood screws to attach the handles
Alot of effort for a amazing board.. that is a keeper for sure..thank you for sharing the process.
I just made a bar front out of whiskey barrels and have a barrel left over and didn’t know what to do with it. I do now. This is awesome!
Have fun!
I really need to make one of those flattening jigs, (I've got 1 or 2 cutting board projects stalled because my drum sander just kept burning the end grain purple heart, and clogging the sandpaper, even with passes of 5 thou of an inch.) My main concern is the space it would take up. I guess I don't have to make it huge, and I could hang it on the wall. Amazing transformation of that oak btw! I guess they charred the wood to keep it preserved
They char the wood to add flavor to the liquid inside through aging
The finished product is so lovely that one can hardly imagine a butcher preparing a joint with his hatchet on it! But as you say, a private kitchen where it can be admired while being used is more appropriate.
I made a beautiful cutting board for my wife out of jatoba and maple. She never uses it; it's too pretty.
My wife uses it every day in our kitchen.🙂
@@ryanhawkins So THAT'S where it went. I was wondering what happened to it.
Looks great. Good idea for the wood supply. Take care.
Well done,nice work 👍🏻
Bravo, magnifique réalisation
You must have one heck of a kitchen for that to be able to go into. I'd love to have one but no where that big lol It's very nice and a great job making it!! Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up as a support
You popped the grain and resanded so many times. Amazing finishing.
Thank you
Hi Ryan, that was a lot of work. I figured it was a lot of hours based on all the steps. The video was very informative. Thanks for sharing!
Asolutely stunning work and craftmanship..it looks beautiful. You didnt miss one attention to detail. The oak barrel is so beautiful brought back to life...lol This would look absolutely gorgeous inlaid in a marble kitchen counter-top 😊
With oiling and waxing it 2x a year, that board will last a Millennium!! Great job mate!👍
Very beautiful!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
A lot of work for such a mundane Item but that Board turned out just perfect, nice one fella👍
So glad I watched your video, I've got a block just like that one too clean up
After watching how much work goes into making one of these I had to find out how much they are worth and Im not surprised they are worth the price.
Magical Ryan , superb craftsmanship, and end result was just fabulous and very practical too , good job man 👍🏴
Thanks so much!
Crazy, was just thinking of this exact same project last night. Then your video pops up haha. Turned out beautifully 👌
whyyyy that barrel was soooo happily chilling with his barrel buddies discussing thier weekend plansss!!! You killed himmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful upcycle of an old whiskey barrel.
I'll bet your shop smelled great! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful work. I can see though that a cutting board this large would be a handful (heavy). It's of sufficient size to make a table out of it; put some legs on it!
Hello from France ! The result is wonderfull, but the process is fascinating ! Thank you !
Very very good! Your content is unique and has taught me very much! Thank you!!
So glad you're finding some value in it!
Your glue up method is wild. Youb seem to not care that most of it ends up squeezed out. Like your style.
Its very nice. That was a lot of work you put into that. I hope who ever gets it appreciates it.
Wow, that came out nice. I am truly inspired!
Glad you like it!
Wow, you are absolutely incredible in your creation 😍
Ok - 10:00 just showed me a neat trick that is so simple that I can't believe it didn't occur to me! The pipe clamp racks made from simple pieces of plywood - able to hang multiple clamps in groups by length vs. me and my pegboard nightmare! Add that project to the list... I liked seeing how you recovered the wood from the barrels but geez! you must get barrels dirt cheap! They sell for around $100US here. As always - enjoyed & am learning!
I've got a good relationship with a distillery ;)
seen a video where the guy soaked his cutting boards in a vat of oil then waxed them. I like how you used the old barrels very good work. thanks
Hello super boulot ! Ce bloc de boucher est une œuvre d'Art ! Pour moi le seul petit bémol est d'avoir fait un chanfrein pour les vis dans le bois ,je l'aurais plutôt fait dans la poignée , pour que les vis soit a fleur ! Encore Bravo pour votre persévérance !
Loved❤ it to watch thank u😊 for sharing
that is the first thing you have done that really one never sees woodworkers do and that is glue both faces of a glue-up assembly, BRAVO good work there. one side wet and the other dry is never as good as both side wet.
With only one side wet, rub the joint together and it is good to go, especially with edge joining.
I watched all the steps on instagram and now I watched the full video. wordless.
It never ceases to amaze me that you can take old wood, especially hardwood, remove the outer layer and inside it looks like brand new again . . .
I'm blown away each time too. Thanks for watching!
I was recently given some really old oak from a pier being dismantled in England (Late Victorian) . Covered in barnacles and detritus. Just a few millimetres under the junk it was like brand new & as hard as steel . Hard to work but beautiful wood after well over 100 years in the sea
I watch a guy in Alaska who makes cutting boards his bussiness now with mixed end grain wood, I think they are $90-$140 each, and he can`t make them fast enough, he builds about 50 or 100 at a time. He ships these anywhere you want, as soon as he is done with them they sell out, while his wife is shipping them, he is building more, there gorgeous, loved the video.
the freehand cuts to make square at wonderful.
Interesting way of of an oven you created. Just a box with foam walls and an ordinary heater for heat to get the glue to set up.
Having very wealthy clients is the best for any art .... thanks X3 for sharing ; )
Thanks for watching!
40 Hours well spent mate... I think I saw this a year ago but niver commented, Didn't mind watchin' it again 👍
Hello i'm Martin from Bavaria, this Butcher Block is so great and perfect, i like it so much. You've done a very great job. I can not more say than " RESPECT ", and this comes from my heart. Best wishes for the next work from Bavaria, for you and the family all the best. 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
Wow Martin, thanks very much for the kind words!
Looks like a lot of work to save 50 bucks at Home Depot. I'm glad I was able to fast forward through this video. I kept waiting for it to get not boring.
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