@@bhutch216 Well of course a CNC makes things so much better and easier. However, to have the time, patience, and skill to do them this way, damn. Definitely a higher sense of accomplishment this way than with a machine. Don't get me wrong, I want a CNC, just costs lots of money.
I actually now have a CNC, but continue to do them this way as it is my signature look that I have yet to see matched. I am interested to see your dremel carved stars “with the same result”, I’d be very impressed! I have programmed my CNC to do them in this raised style, but it would take over 10 hours to do it, so it wouldn’t be a time saver.
Very relaxing & therapeutic, specially with the birds chirping in the background, doesn't make you want to rush anything. Well done Sir, much respect to your skills & dedication
Very Nice! I tied using a Dremel to make the stars on a flag I made. Hated the results so after a few stars I switched to an X-acto knife and a small carving chisel. Not nearly as nice as yours but way better than the results I was getting with the Dremel and I don't thing much more time consuming after I got the hang of it. Keep up the great work!
Wow! The star looks fantastic! So, it takes over 6 hours to carve all of the stars for this flag? I love the crisp look of this star, but I'm way too lazy to do that. I admire your patience and craftsmanship. Thanks for the video.
That looks great. Quite a bit of time to do the whole field I'm sure. If i were to do it i think id go with a Betsy Ross flag due to laziness/ impatience.
semperfivapor I could knock out all 50 stars in less than 4 hours if I sit down and dedicate the time. Usually it takes me about a week of doing about 1 hour worth of carving per day.
Awesome time,and effort goes into your flags. You have much more patience then I do. But I was thinking. I saw a guys UA-cam channel on chip carving,and the knives he used gave his work a beveled look that I think you're getting,but maybe it would speed up things a lil' bit. His channel is called "My Chip Carving" anyway it wouldn't hurt to check it out. Until then keep up the awesome work. I like the looks of your stars the best by far that I've seen other do. Not to put others down just saying your had that 3D look 👍
Davo gifman I’ve seen the chip carving videos. I prefer the look of mine, nothing against the other styles though, but the chip carving method can be easily replicated with a CNC.
Can you tell me what chisel you are using and where you acquired it? I appreciate your skill and willingness to show others like myself how to do this. RESPECT
Appreciate the reply. My wife and I literally did our first flag last night, with a Dremel, and the stars that we carved came out nice where the wood was in decent shape, but anywhere that there was an imperfection in the wood it was a huge pain and they look like doodoo. We got better towards the end, but I am going to try the chisel method and then probably try a combination of the two soon. I thought about trying to find a metal star shaped punch type thingy (technical term) that fits just inside my plastic stencil to tap and score the lines similar to the chisel. I am sure there are all kinds of methods out there, just got to find the one that suits us I guess. Appreciate the video man, it just adds one more potential tool to the tool box.
No matter the method you decide on, the longer you stick with it the better you’ll get. This video is from my 3rd flag I believe and is not my best work and took a bit longer. My latest flags look amazing now though.
@@davidmann2988 it can, you just have to take your time and adjust for grain direction. I’ve done it on soft pines, it can be a huge pain, and is more prone to errors but for me, that’s ok, it lends to the natural rusticness and patina of the pallet board that I typically use.
@@Hwoodwoodwork I'm in the process of making my first US flag. I will use a Dremel for the stars. They'll look OK from far away but yours look amazing up close. I've seen videos where people do a similar texture with a CNC machine. They're perfect and precise and every one is the same. Yours are almost perfect and "almost" is what makes them better. Appreciate your craftsmanship.
Mahonri Smith Thanks. I’m started to venture into woodworking and want to make some of these. I’ve seen the dremel technique, but this looks far superior. Hope your recipients appreciate the work you put into these. They look awesome!
Gestapo Seitz I contemplated just painting the stars, but this method looks amazing so I stick with it. But, If someone needs a flag to be a little less expensive I leave them painted.
Mahonri Smith I see you said you use a silhouette cameo to cut the array, do you mean individual stars laid out on the Union and then chiseled out or is it a vinyl stencil you use?
Great appreciation for your patience in carving each star. Kudos to you on a job well done.
Your method is beautiful and is much better than the Dremel tool method I was using. Thanks for sharing.
Takes just as long as doing it with a dremel, and looks better.
And definitely much better than all those CNC flags people ask $200-300 for.
At 7.5 minutes per star; that’s almost 6.5 hours for the union alone. Whom ever you’re making that for better appreciate the heck out of it.
Word. But essentially over time you'd get faster and better at it.
I can use a dremel and knock out 50 in 30 minutes with the same results or use my cnc and do other things while that carves. Work smarter not harder.
@@bhutch216 Well of course a CNC makes things so much better and easier. However, to have the time, patience, and skill to do them this way, damn. Definitely a higher sense of accomplishment this way than with a machine. Don't get me wrong, I want a CNC, just costs lots of money.
I actually now have a CNC, but continue to do them this way as it is my signature look that I have yet to see matched. I am interested to see your dremel carved stars “with the same result”, I’d be very impressed!
I have programmed my CNC to do them in this raised style, but it would take over 10 hours to do it, so it wouldn’t be a time saver.
Very relaxing & therapeutic, specially with the birds chirping in the background, doesn't make you want to rush anything. Well done Sir, much respect to your skills & dedication
Bro, that's a lot of work and love for old glory. Very cool!!! Well done!
Looks great and a lot of work into the piece.
Thank you for sharing
I really like the way you chisel deeper as you get to the edge, it adds a great 3d effect. Wonderful work.
Thank you
Nice combo of skill and zen....
So glad I found this. My CNC does it faster, but I prefer to do them this way. They look amazing under some poly. So worth the time!!
It is time consuming, but it’s truly unique and I haven’t found a way to adequately replicate it on my CNC.
Nice work
dang! 5 1/2 hours and 49 more stars to go! Great work and skill.
It's amazing the amount of time that goes into your work!
AllThingsUSMilitary it is well worth it though.
Very Nice! I tied using a Dremel to make the stars on a flag I made. Hated the results so after a few stars I switched to an X-acto knife and a small carving chisel. Not nearly as nice as yours but way better than the results I was getting with the Dremel and I don't thing much more time consuming after I got the hang of it. Keep up the great work!
Thank goodness I live in Texas! I only have one star to carve! Lol
I blew on the screen to help him remove the wood debris 🤣
😂😂
You can tell those chisels are nice and sharp! Very nice job.
By carving the stars out by hand in lieu of a free, you get the three D effect for sure! Very nice job brother! 👍
Love it! Thanks for sharing!!
Respect your work manner. Great stuff.
love your profile skull 👍
Very cool thank you for sharing
Looks good man
Wow! The star looks fantastic! So, it takes over 6 hours to carve all of the stars for this flag?
I love the crisp look of this star, but I'm way too lazy to do that. I admire your patience and craftsmanship. Thanks for the video.
3-4 hours, definitely a time intensive method.
That looks great. Quite a bit of time to do the whole field I'm sure. If i were to do it i think id go with a Betsy Ross flag due to laziness/ impatience.
Ian Thomas about 5 hours total.
Very nice 3-D appearance you get from it. My arthritis limits me a bit, so I’ve resorted to gluing stars down with the flags I make.
Yes art takes time.....good job
Bev H thank you
I dermel mine, yours looks great
dang at approximately 7.5 minutes per star X 50 = approximately 5.5 hours! Respect for the patience. Dremel for me please
semperfivapor I could knock out all 50 stars in less than 4 hours if I sit down and dedicate the time. Usually it takes me about a week of doing about 1 hour worth of carving per day.
that is very cool! I don't have the time or patience. Gives flags a great crisp look though.
Dremel
Nice job!
Bluecollar DIYer thank you
Those are some sharp chisels
BUCKEY THE DOG they do their job
BUCKEY THE DOG they do their job
Wow don't think I have the patience to do those with a chisel
very time consuming, but gorgeous when finished.. did my first one yesterday.. thanks!
Ray Reyes Awesome! I would love to see how yours turned out. This wasn’t intended as a how to video, but I’m glad it helped you.
Wow!! Awesome
Somewhere around star number 46 my chisel would jump out of the star leaving a 4 inch gash across the field ending a half inch into two of knuckles.
Mark Halley I’ve definitely had some slips, I just embrace them and repaint/restrain the union as needed. It just adds to the rustic appearance.
Nicely done ,nothing beats a sharp tool.
Why are the stars gray? Did you paint them? Why not just carve the stained board?
Thank you... looks awesome
I painted them with a stencil so I know where to carve them.
Do you put something on the wood to make it nice and healthy ? Mine seems to break easily haha great job by the way by far the best stars I’ve seen
Beautiful. That's about 400 mins only for the stars!
Damn it why did you show me that!
Awesome time,and effort goes into your flags. You have much more patience then I do.
But I was thinking. I saw a guys UA-cam channel on chip carving,and the knives he used gave his work a beveled look
that I think you're getting,but maybe it would speed up things a lil' bit. His channel is called "My Chip Carving" anyway it wouldn't hurt to check it out. Until then keep up the awesome work. I like the looks of your stars the best by far that I've seen other do.
Not to put others down just saying your had that 3D look 👍
Davo gifman I’ve seen the chip carving videos. I prefer the look of mine, nothing against the other styles though, but the chip carving method can be easily replicated with a CNC.
Very nice work. BTW, I have heard your first name in another place. He had a brother named Jared.
Larson Bennett
Thank you! I have also heard of this man, a man of considerable faith if I recall. My brothers name is Jeremy though.
Craftsmanship
What or how do you tune up your chiesel? Nice job
I have a sharpening stone
Can you tell me what chisel you are using and where you acquired it? I appreciate your skill and willingness to show others like myself how to do this. RESPECT
Just a 3/4” chisel and I make sure to keep it sharp
Sorry, the first one is a 3/4” chisel and the second is a 1/2” chisel
wonder if the chisel to get the edges started followed by a Dremel with the router accessory to carve the center wouldn't speed it up a little?
Brandon Fleming You wouldn’t get the same 3D look though. It would help to get a cleaner look with a dremel though.
Appreciate the reply. My wife and I literally did our first flag last night, with a Dremel, and the stars that we carved came out nice where the wood was in decent shape, but anywhere that there was an imperfection in the wood it was a huge pain and they look like doodoo. We got better towards the end, but I am going to try the chisel method and then probably try a combination of the two soon. I thought about trying to find a metal star shaped punch type thingy (technical term) that fits just inside my plastic stencil to tap and score the lines similar to the chisel. I am sure there are all kinds of methods out there, just got to find the one that suits us I guess. Appreciate the video man, it just adds one more potential tool to the tool box.
No matter the method you decide on, the longer you stick with it the better you’ll get. This video is from my 3rd flag I believe and is not my best work and took a bit longer. My latest flags look amazing now though.
What was the union made from? 1x?
JB1979 pallet boards, these particular boards were pine if I recall correctly. Not my favorite wood to carve on personally.
The shaking... couldn't take it.
Sorry, I just had the camera sitting on a tripod on the table.
Multi tool plunge straight down 1 inch wide blade. Time cut in half
davis davis Not really suitable for this
@@Hwoodwoodwork thanks, good to know. Ill use your chisel technique then for this winter project.
I just made a new video recently where I actually talk about each step I take and how I have improved some things.
Ill be looking for it. Thanks your a great Anerican
ua-cam.com/video/upG7DpHkz4c/v-deo.html
Just finished uploading it.
Killer skill there brother.... What’s the price of your flag?
UnYawn price varies by size.
18x32 is $175 and a 3’x5’ is $350 and I can make any size in between.
You can view more of my work on my Facebook page.
facebook.com/HWoodWoodwork/
You ever see those power carvers? Any thoughts
copperworks I have, but I don’t know that it’d be worth it for me.
Im trying to bring in xtra money after breaking my back. I have 20 flags made just have to do the stars now. Power carver I looked at is about $550.
The cut out it’s 5/8 correct ?
Too bad this technique doesn’t work on softer woods
@@davidmann2988 it can, you just have to take your time and adjust for grain direction. I’ve done it on soft pines, it can be a huge pain, and is more prone to errors but for me, that’s ok, it lends to the natural rusticness and patina of the pallet board that I typically use.
how did you paint the stars so nicely?
Joseph Bedikian I make an adhesive vinyl stencil for each Union.
Amazing! Made me nervous to watch. Now you just gotta do that forty-nine more times. Ugh!
I’ve done 36 unions now, it is no less tedious but just as rewarding. Especially since they’re so unique and uncommon among flag builders.
@@Hwoodwoodwork I'm in the process of making my first US flag. I will use a Dremel for the stars. They'll look OK from far away but yours look amazing up close. I've seen videos where people do a similar texture with a CNC machine. They're perfect and precise and every one is the same. Yours are almost perfect and "almost" is what makes them better. Appreciate your craftsmanship.
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Which chisel do you use and how often do you sharpen it?
I believe I am using a 3/4” and 1/2” chisel here, but it depends on the size of the Star. I give them a little honing every 10-15 stars maybe.
Mahonri Smith Thanks. I’m started to venture into woodworking and want to make some of these. I’ve seen the dremel technique, but this looks far superior. Hope your recipients appreciate the work you put into these. They look awesome!
Do you treat the wood prior to carving?
rvmasel I paint it the background color is all
I just go to the local hobby lobby and spend 10 bucks on wooden stars. Good work though.
Gestapo Seitz I contemplated just painting the stars, but this method looks amazing so I stick with it. But, If someone needs a flag to be a little less expensive I leave them painted.
Mahonri Smith I like the painted stars by themself as well. Is that silver and where did you het the stencil?
I make the stencil myself with a silhouette cameo as a single piece of adhesive vinyl and dust it with paint and then remove the vinyl.
How did you make your stencil for the stars?
Alexa Myers I use a silhouette cameo to cut out the entire array of stars on adhesive vinyl.
Mahonri Smith I see you said you use a silhouette cameo to cut the array, do you mean individual stars laid out on the Union and then chiseled out or is it a vinyl stencil you use?
Why not just use a power tool?
DUNAiden 985 I like how they look hand carved now.
Not telling how to do it ..Its all about the end product.. consider chip carving knives.
What type of wood do you use?
C blaze pallets, a lot of oak and pines it would seem.
what wood do you use??
Swayzawayz pallets. So the wood varies between oaks and pines. This board had mostly pine, I believe.
Man get a dremel !!
robert guando This style makes my flags truly unique. I won’t even use my CNC for them.
nope ah ah..
I must suck at thisnhahaa mine look like a 4 year old did em
Practice makes perfect...bet they are looking good by now if you're still at it!