Making a $2500 bar from old used PALLET wood
I was asked to make a rustic style bar. I had a load of free pallet wood I inherited. It was match made in heaven.
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Nothing like watching a professional craftsman doing his magic.
amen to that
@@kd8227 Yeah dude has mad skills
I can't believe I just watched this whole thing... all 40m and 19s... and it's was GLORIOUS
same but it was interesting for sure. Impressive what you can make from recycled materials
Danggit...my video ended at 40 minutes EIGHTEEN seconds. Lucky man.
The shock you gave me after all the rustic and the logo and the amazing skill and craftsmanship, then BAM! A fekin CORONA?!! How could you lad?!
Glad I wasn’t the only one who had that very thought 😅😅😂🍻
Don't be an elitist prick
Proper Yorkshire humour that! 🤣
😂😂
Exactly what I was thinking! 😂
Thanks for not adding obnoxious music, this was peaceful to watch
Those pallets must feel like they've died and gone to heaven. You're an artist and a craftsman.
Norm Abraham was my guy. He's still my hero through nostalgia as watching his show was something I always did with my late father. Discovery shed I think it was over here in the 90's 00's. I got to say though I can't pick a winner between you both. And I hope you take that as a huge compliment. The reason I like your format so much is you don't feel the need to vocalise everything and you have an endearing dry sense of humour. Your attention to detail is remarkable and its all about the product unlike most KZheadrs with that inflated ego and shit music banging out in the background. Your a real down to earth guy. Don't ever change bro and I hope your channel explodes. Much respect from Salford 👍
You know when you are the best at what you do, when others see your creations as pieces of magnificent art. Congrats!
"You can never have too many clamps." "Hold my tea." Is there anything more satisfying than having the right (i.e.: enough) tool(s) for the job?
i know i was like whats the whole deal with all those freaken sargentos (clamps) ?? LOl
Having the money to buy all the right tools is more satisfying. That's a quarter mil for that shop, easy
@@dustinreed944 earned through hard work:D
THIS IS YORKSHIRE!!! LOL. Love your humor. Thanks for taking the time to record your work. You present it so well. I always learn something from watching you, and I've been a woodworker for quite a while. Please keep up the good work.
Good, that You and me didn't need to watch this 300 times to get the joke. 😉
I bet that beer tasted righteous after that build. That thing is a work of art. Well done!
inspiring. Wish I had half the tools he had... or at least a table saw - I don't have any. I want to build myself a bar much like that - steam punk themed.
It was Corona, it probably tasted like piss.
@@Josef_R I usually call that stuff "sex in a canoe" (f-ing close to water) :P
All that work, then spoils it with the choice of 'beer'!
@@Josef_R probably warm aswell
That was awesome!! It amazes me when I see people like you with the imagination and talent to create such wonderful things with wood. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing!!!!
Dear Sir, You turn what most folks would use as firewood into a most delightful project which I am sure will be the talking point whilst customers down their pints. Very well done. Kind regards.
One of the few channels where you hit the thumbs up even before you watch the video
Yep, defo
True, that.
Yep every time
For a 10-thumb amateur like me this was wonderful to watch. I maybe even learned a thing or two...
Totally amazing! Knowing what you want from the materials you have takes a wildly visionary mind! Thanks for posting!!
After over a decade in my own home I'm finally getting around to fitting out my garage as a workshop. I know I can never have the big tools but I am obscenely jealous of that racking!
Eee, that were grand. Lovely build. Nice to see the old brewery name too - I was born in Barnsley, back in't day.
My favourite channel, can't tear myself away once I start to watch.
Sincerely, I love the work you do. Everything from your home, to the turntables to this and even your CNC. Amazing. Thank you for your quiet, peaceful way of presenting your work. Cheers.
This was as peaceful as watching Bob Ross paint. There is something melodious about the sounds of a woodworking shop. I miss mine, Excellent job.
Nice comment. Same way here👍
Yep.... Huge fan of Bob... And now this fella. Proper job sir
Crikey - that 'pallet' wood is better than most timber yards have at the moment! :)
Timber has been a nightmare atm!
Agreed. Been getting tucked in!
Sad but true.
And probably more on hand than what is in stock at the yards. He's a rich man right now!
Love to have me some of that pallet wood. I wonder what his good wood looks like.
Without doubt, this is one of the best pallet wood projects I've ever seen. I salute you. Thks
A few years ago I was pallet collecting from a variety of industrial businesses and got a lot of very nice hardwoods. There is a lot of very nice wood out there to recycle into great pieces of furniture. This bar is awesome.
When I saw you take out the torch and start burning the wood I thought nah, I'm not going to like the finish. I was so wrong! You nailed everything about that. It is a work of art. I will no longer doubt your choices lol. You have a new subscriber.
I stuck a nail on a plank yesterday, it was almost straight with only one destroyed finger ... I was so proud !
good man, practice makes perfect!
Well that was 40 minutes of my life filled with pleasure, excellent job sir.
That will be one of the classics when it comes to the categories of "TRASH TO TREASURE" in my books. Big Cheers from the USA
Great work! Burn coloring is great. The stenciling was spot on! I'm now inspired to make one for my downstairs bar!
Is there nothing that you can't make?? What an awesome bar. You never cease to amaze me with your achievements!
I am stunned by the beauty and the magnificent work that went into this build. This channel deals out more than just inspiration, it shouts out expertise. Super awesome bar and fantastic video mate 👍🏼🥂👍🏼
Also showing off one heck of a shop.
Were you really stunned? And, while we are on this subject, do you say "awesome" as a typical response to things other people say to you?
@@csn6234 Give it a rest.
@@Thepourdeuxchanson - I concur. "Awesome" is a word I use often in my vocabulary because it denotes more than simply saying 'nice'. This gentleman's work really IS awesome!
@@csn6234 Take your bad vibe elsewhere. It's like you are picking a fight in a library. People watching this are sheltering from the meanness for a short while. Can it, that would be awesome.
Some how I missed this video last summer. Thanks and it was great; wonderful materials' recycling - even down to your custom-made blemish filler. That project goes to prove that you can never have too many clamps! Also the bar will be super strong with all those screws in it. I really like its knotty look. Congratulations, and your client must be thrilled with it, Russ.
I can't remember when i enjoyed a video to watch so much in the last 10 years. He put so much love and passion in his work, truly a masterpiece. Lovely
Those were some good pallets. Most pallet wood around where I'm from are only 3/8inch thick.
Correct
Awesome. Best bit was the chuckle brothers reference! 👍
Wow, they must have made some serious pallets back in the day! Lovely job on the bar, just beautiful.
First video of yours that I have watched. It is a joy watching you work. No annoying sped up footage, unnecessary crappy music, or endless talking. Just simple captions describing what's going on. Great job, instantly subscribed.
What a beautiful piece of work. Its nice to know there are still proper craftsmen out there doing things right. There is one thing missing from the video though - I would have loved to have seen the customers reaction when they saw it for the first time.
Honestly, this is one of my favorite KZhead projects I have ever seen, because it is so similar to projects I have build coming from the printing and wood working industry. Very cool, I identify myself with It... great job!
Just beautiful. The final piece came out so comforting. Love it!
Its Pure Music to watch this skilled gentleman create a masterpiece. .. Absolutely Amazing... Cheers!!
Hey man this was a very nice work. I am a 44 years old man that start now a course of carpentry. Always loved but raising a family took the time I need it, but now I am trying.... I hope I can do things as nice as this one. I am a Brazilian living in England. thanks and please keep it up with the nice work. have a nice day
I hope your customer watched the amount of work that went into this build. Truly stunning craftsmanship.
Positively brilliant work on the bar. You have a keen talent for transferring an idea into a well-made finished product. You really take care of your tools, and made the investment in quality items. Makes life easier when you don't have to re-do stuff because you didn't get a cut perfect or wasting time fixing junk tools. Fine work!
I love your work; very inspirational for an amateur woodworker. Generally speaking I like woodworking videos where the craftsperson doesn't talk; some of those who do can get very wordy! However, I'd love to hear your voice some day. After all, we heard Norm Abram's voice for years!
At ~39:35 -- "It wouldn't be right to send it to the customer without testing it first". I heartily agree! You most certainly earned that beer after that stunning build!
What an amazing set up you have! So freakin jealous. You are very talented as well and I learned a bit from watching. Your pace to your craftmanship is great, nothing is rushed and the finished product shows it.
I do this all the time! i made a 10k bar. for my house for only 700 dollars ~ Its fun doing it YOURSLEF! Watching your own ideals come to life. Plus all the money you save, by doing it YOURSELF
Love it. Soon as I saw Oakwell I knew lol.
So many little woodworking lessons packed in here for me. Also never thought pallet wood could look so good. Thanks!
Pallet wood is a fandamnedtastic resource often overlooked! It's much easier to get than reclaimed barn wood, and can be used in so many different ways! Glued together vertically or horizontally, making a thick slab or a nice, flat clean slate for your imagination. It can be cut into strips and turned into a chopping block, or a counter backsplash. It can be disassembled from the skid plates and both the thin and thick lumber reused. It can be 'de-nailed' & 'de-metaled,' and none or all of the marks left from that process can be filled in and hidden, depending on how distressed a look you want. It xan be shaped, made into thin, veneer-like slices that can be shaped beautifully (and then re-sandwiched back, for strength), in any curves you could dream of and make jigs for. It can then be stained, or just sealed, with beautiful results, or primed and painted. It can be distressed more, scarred, scuffed, burned, scraped, scratched, dented, and gouged, and give stunning results, before staining, or after painting to make it "antiqued" and reseal over those marks. It's a wonderful resource that I've made a whole lot out of, and will happily make a whole lot more out of, in the future! In fact, I'm considering doing my kitchen counters in a chopping block pattern (maybe distressed, maybe not) then pouring epoxy resin over it, and having something beautiful again, for decades. If you don't want pallet wood, fine - leaves more for us that do!
I like how you burnt the edges to give it that antique look. The stain made it pop! Fantastic work as always
So many talk their way through their projects. You did an absolutely beautiful job and only "commented" where needed! I'm sure you are kind of jealous of the new bar owner with such a nice bar!
Отличная работа! Спасибо за 40 минут зрительной медитации.
You have a very impressive skillset, always a pleasure to see your projects. I'd say you earnt that beer, cheers!
An admirable work.My applause for the hands of the master.Thank you for the vivid example of the use of used wood.Another argument in my favor in a dispute with colleagues
Прекрасная работа! Браво мастеру!
I wait impatiently for all of your videos and this one didn’t disappoint me. I look at what you do and how well you do it and all I can hope for is that if there is a Heaven I can choose when I die that I can choose some version of your shop and an infinite amount of time to create the beauty that you do here on earth.
Yes since you rang, There is a Heaven and there is a Hell. The good news is no one has to ever go to hell, Jesus Christ is Lord the only one who offers salvation from Deaths mighty grip to all who ask he will not deny.
@@conqueringlion420 does that include wood working skill and workshop upgrades on arrival? or is that an optional extra?
@@aaronBni Jesus Christ is the Master carpenter. Ask the boss
Fantastic. With the price of wood now these are great ideas you come up with. Thank you.I can not remember the last time I saw pallets with wood so thick.
What a awesome fence on the shaper, I will definitely incorporate that into my shop even if it means making big changes. Also I learned quickly to turn the volume off and just enjoy your work. I learned many new tricks and I now am a new subscriber. Thanks
A beautiful job Russ. A lot of love went into making the bar. I think you were having a joke with us at the end when you opened a Corona Beer to test it out. What better beer whilst we are all going through the coronavirus lock-downs around the world. Well done mate.
Well done! Way more pretty than the 'inspiration' and certainly better built.
You are an artist Sir!! Love your easy working style and the use of the many machines!!
That was a ridiculously informative video. I am using pallet wood for a project and this told me a great deal about how to deal with the materials for the best finish. Thanks.
Brilliant end result, only I'd need to win the lotto to buy all those tools !
250k to make a 2.5k table
When you are testing it and from the camera's point of view, the bar on its surface has parts peeled off in the final finish. I'm a furniture polisher and that's because you used water-based products before using oil-based products and some don't hold up well with others. In my opinion, it would have been better finished with a good lacquer luster. Greetings from Montevideo, Uruguay (South America).
@hans hansen i mean hes 100% right.. i don't know about you, but i learned that water and oil doesn't mix in 2nd or 3rd grade. There is 2 PROPER ways to "mix" oil based and water based products and this guy did neither. One option is choose what finish you want first, then apply the finish let it COMPLETELY CURE! NOT JUST DRY! (drying takes a couple hours while curing can take multiple weeks) and once the first finish is completely cured, you then go on to add your 2nd Finish. The faster way to do it, is too add your first coat, let it DRY, then add a coat of de-waxed shellac on your piece before you switch to a finish with a different base. Now am i the KNOW-IT-ALL for understanding basic finishing techniques? no. Us people in the woodworking/furniture community just like to share knowledge on these subjects... Thats all
I think you guys all have the wrong end of the stick, maybe I didnt explain it well; I only used one finish on the top- "Rustins worktop oil" which the tin says is water based! i know i couldnt work that out either which is what i was referring to in the subtitles, it was horrible stuff and smells like fish! ill stick to oil based oil in the future.
yup im of the belief these new green products are crap stick to oil base and boiled lynseed oil
Was a pleasure watching you work.
Amazing workmanship! This bar is so beautiful, I would love to have one in my home!
The second most important meal of the day :)
Hell yeah!
CORONA?! I mean, topical, but surely a bottle of Theakston's Old Peculier would have been a more fitting test. At the very least, the colour of the beer would have complimented the bar...
Its Just beer. I mean no one cares about all the so called "magic" behind a lot of stuff. People theese days tend to believe that they know a lot about quality or "good taste " at certain topics but hey It Is Just a beer. If he likes that one whats wrong ?? Complinent to the top color? Really Its Just an unannimed object, some how the mankind has evolve to the point when we worry AND get mad at stupid things.
Corona being drunk off the bar from a burnt out hostel, is a fitting testament to those that survived 2020.
First of all let me say love your humor and watch you do the bar and countertop was amazing ,Thanks for sharing your talent, and ideas.
Fantastic, makes me feel proud to be born n raised in Yorkshire 🙏🙏
Isn’t that ironic a Mexican beer on a British bar. Cheers from 🇨🇦
It feels like going to Canada only to find out their best selling beer is Budweiser.
No it isn't
I noticed you using some " old school " techniques. Your work has a lot of pride and heart in it. Back when. People used " bees wax " as their final coat. Water proof and looked better every time it was wiped down. Very proud of you 👍
LOL the test at the end and nod of the head. Nice touch
That turned out beautifully! Loved the type on the front. It was a nice touch.
Cutting plugs: I've watched a boat builder bore the plugs, put masking tape over the plugs first, then cut them all out using a band saw. Then, all the plugs came out together face down on this sheet of tape and all grain oriented in the same direction for installation. Looked like a good idea that I will try next time.
yea I have seen this trick myself, crafty is crafty and anyone building boats learns some nice tricks, well anyone building anything learns some I guess.
I bet this dude would accept payment in clamps. Carpenters always seem to have a million of them.
Relaxing to watch you work
I don’t think I blinked for this whole video. Amazing work mate
sees bar made, nods approvingly, observes it being used for lager......recoils in horror...
Lager is one thing, Corona is about as nasty as they come.
Fantastic, until the end when he opens a Corona. Surely he could have chosen a real beer! :)
So proud for have choosen that mexican beer. You have such a nice tools to make anything you wish. If you like looks like therapy watching you. All the best.
This is just amazing! I will start making this myself tomorrow, and by the time I'm done I will give it to my 2 year old daughter as a wedding gift 😌 this must have taken a lot of time to make 😅
Simply outstanding brother!
Shame your not local, my parents Black Walnut tree blew over in a storm the trunk is stunning....over 11 ft long and 4ft across, would make some lovely furniture.
So cool, such a shame it's so late in life I've taken an interest in this stuff. There's so much stuff in this workshop that looks so much fun to use, but it's 1000's upon 1000's upon 1000's upon 10's of 1000's worth of tools/machines. Those G clamps alone would cost more than a month's worth of disposable income. Makes me wonder if there's such a thing as a public workshop, where you could pay to get in and use the tools. If not, now there's a business idea.
Public Workshops do exist! I mean you pay a fee to use them, but they are a thing at least in some areas. I recently found one that has a full woodshop as well as a garage with a full lift.
I know your pain man. I was spoiled when I had shop class in school. From 6th grade to 12th grade. But I did take complete advantage of my time there in high school. My teacher was cool as hell and let me build what ever I wanted as long as I got the requirements done. Not only did I finish all the requirements (way before anyone else did) I also built a pair of home speaker cabinets 32" H x 17" W x 14" D, not small by any means. Plus 1 band pass sub box for my car and 2 slant face sub boxes for my friend and a fellow student. Then I built 2 simple entertainment centers and a few ornate shelves. I racked up a $3K bill lol. I did spend all my study hall and lunch time down there and it's the only class I scored a A++ in. Now, today all I have is a cordless Dewalt drill and a tool box with basic mechanics tools in it. Also if I do want to build something, I have the big box store pre-cut and I just assemble simple things. Side Note: When in high school shop, not only did we do wood working but the teacher had us learn metal working as well like welding, turning on a lathe, casting aluminum and using a brake.
You do not need all those tools to acomplish very close results with a bit of planning and creativity... He took rustic pallet wood cleaned it up so it was perfect "new" wood then then torched it and stained it to make it rustic.. If you just used the pallet wood as is on a thin plywood backing they do not need to be perfectly square paint the plywood black and then any gaps just look like rustic shrinkage / warpage and with it being over black they are not noticeable. Plus you need less work making it look rustic. For the top buy some remnant oak tongue & groove flooring tons on Facebook marketplace or discount places may have some leftovers... Instead of the curve you do a 45 degree angle on the bar front but still do the curve on the top. You could build something very similar with just a sander, jig saw, skill saw and 4 clamps ( 2 c-clamps and 2 Bar). I built many things in my One bedroom condo last one was this cabinet with just basic hand tools: www.instructables.com/Covid-Cabinet-With-No-Workshop/
(I just looked at his other products and yes those are a lot fancier and need more tools)
Almost all his fancy tools are about saving time because he's trying to make a living at this and time is money. Look up Paul Sellers who makes amazing stuff with only hand tools.
A true artisan in wood. You pal OWN this!!!!!!!!!!
It's a beautiful thing to watch such a talented craftsman work!!!!
Corona "beers" shouldn't be allowed to touch this type of bar... Anyways. Very nice job !
$2500 is a totally fair price. Might even be on the cheap side. I mean; besides the time you spent ...look at all the investments in tools you have made. Beautiful job.
This is the first time I have EVER watched a video this long all tje way through without getting bored! Fantastic job and nice to be able to keep my attention!
True craftsmanship. BTW I Live in Malibu, CA, but was raised in Darfield, I remember going home after a Barnsley football game and smelling the hops at the Oakwell Brewery. Classic memories.
Well now, this is just fantastic. Love the skill, tools and finish. Well done🥃👍
UNBELIEVABLE!! envy your talent
Wow !! Thank you KZhead for existing to be able to see and learn from other people. Magnificent work my friend...............There is no better way to finish a project than with a cold Corona beer. Greetings from Mexico✌🍺
It would be worth every bit of its $2500 price tag! Awesome..
Thank you by motion, introducing at least ten tools I have never seen, much less understood their functions. No babbling straight to the point, both interesting and teaching video's are very few.
love it, it just goes to show even pallets can be made to look beautiful
A spectacular job, a wonderful bar counter. Congratulations!
Absolutely fantastic workmanship……would love to have a workshop like yours
You’re a real genius. Bravo!
This is a truly beautiful work of art my friend! I had a business building furniture completely out of recycled pallet, had to stop due to an evil mitre saw injury