I have been following you for a long time, but I rarely write. Thanks for all the wonderful videos. We are very far away, but I send you a warm greeting from Capri, a small island in Italy.
Just watched...great job I enjoyed watching from Ontario. I have been building furniture from old rough cut reclaimed pine. So I was checking what others build. Again you were funny and informative good work.
looks so good! trhanks for the inspiration!...I found Japanese chisels area game changer...much strighter and built for stright edge as opposed to standard chisels
I have 7 chainsaws but no tracksaw, I admire your dedication to work outside in the heat we had this week. Just walking 2 blocks to the store, I was "trampe a lavette ". Looks very nice 👌
Marie, Cool project and what a great way to repurpose wood so it doesn't end up in a landfill. A suggestion for using chisels - get a 10" or so scrap 1x 4 and glue a piece of leather to fit to use as a strop. In this project, after chiseling out one bracket pocket, take your chisel and drag it across the strop a few times in one direction holding it to follow the angle of the blade on one side and keeping it flatten the other. You can do it any number of ways, like ten times on one side and then ten one the other or any other combination. This will keep it sharp for the next pocket and you won't have to use a stone at all. You can make your strop block fancy with a handle or just leave it as a block, that's up to you. Or, just search UA-cam. You have a great channel. Thanks.
First off very nice project. I am going to start looking for some sort of beam to try it. Moving on your chiseling technique was perfect, it got the job done and looked great. Thanks for the video stay hydrated.
DIY Montreal, I beg to differ with you calling yourself an "intermediate" woodworker. My wood dust loving friend, you`re wayyyyy above an intermediate. You do awesome videos and amazing work. Very impressive. Well done on the chisel work also.
I love reclaimed/repurposed things. Very nice! My only suggestion is to consider a pressure washer to first clean the beam, but for all I know it may have changed the finish. Or maybe just a graden hose, some soap and a brush to get rid of the dirt and dust.
Looks fantastic, i know what you mean about hand tools though what may have looked even better than the metal plates is some really dark wood like ebony and made 2 bow ties for each side?
When i first saw you pull out the metal plates I was unsure on how it would work but it looks awesome! Great job, now cool off! With a coaster of course....
it turned out really neat. looks heavy too I would consider using that cavity as some secret stash place, and add removable plug at the bottom to close / hide that stash.
UA-cam has only just decided to show me this, despite being a subscriber! Love the finished product. I'm from Perth Australia.. I first came to Montreal on about August 29th, 1998.. and wow do I remember just how hot Montreal can be at that time of year! I was doing two trips to Montreal per year for work pre-pandemic, and I would aim for one in June, and one in October each year, just to avoid August :D
You did a fabulous job! For future reference try a patina finish on steel. Clean and gently wire brush or lightly sand, then the formula for the patina is 4 parts white vinegar, 1 part hydrogen peroxide (3%) and 1/2 part of salt. Gives an interesting look.
How to chisel? The only way to get better is to practice. The manner in which you made the shallow mortise is the correct way. You can score the area, maybe even use a razor blade knife. Then take a chisel that is about as wide as the area you wish to open up. Making several shallow marks with the hammer and chisel, moving across the area. You end up sinking the tip of the chisel into the wood about the same depth every time you tap the end of the chisel with the hammer. When you clean out the area you are working on, you will find the wood is cut to a similar depth across the area and it makes the clean up very east and quick. Good job!
40° C, which is over 100° F.... Just cause sooo many people will ask. And, man, I feel you. I live in Virginia and work in a detached metal garage with no climate control. The heat waves have been brutal. 😅 One other thing you could try is using gun bluing to blacken the metal straps. I use it a lot because it's permanent and you don't have to worry about paint chipping down the road. Awesome build!
Gun bluing? Now that sounds out of my wheel house, but if it means a new tool, I'm in ;) And man, didn't even realize that's over 100F!! I felt it though... glad it's done ;)
@@DIYMontreal No new tools, unfortunately. It's just like a stain for metal. I use Perma Blue that I get from Cabelas. Just brush it on and let dry, and rough it up between coats with steel wool. It adds a really cool petina to the metal and is a great accent.
The table looks great. If you do more using old timber you should think about a Restorer. It is a tool that makes all of that sort of work so much easier. It is great that you have a piece of the house history now a part of the house's furniture. I live in a 1916 Edwardian built out of old growth Redwood harvested in the Santa Cruz hills.
This is a great and unique piece. I know that you got aggravated along the way that you had to move this behemoth around your shop, but it turned out to be worth the trouble, didn't it? I find furniture that has a story like this piece does to be priceless. Thanks for sharing this story and build with us.
Indeed, this piece had my sweating and wondering at times if it was worth the effort, but totally worth it in the end. And love the story behind the piece! Absolutely priceless.
Nice. I must admit when you mentioned about it being 40 degrees and you had worked up a good sweat... if its 40 here it usually the dead of winter and I''m freezing lol. Have viewed a few other vidoes of yours and you have a very serious tool collection. Finally your use of your chisel & honing skill are perfect. Nice job an you have an end table fir a few lifetimes.
Well I have something to say about your chisel work. It usually takes quite a while to master chiseling wood neatly and precisely. Beginners get frustrated sometimes and never get proficient. But you do not fall into this group. You did a great job! 🙂
Great work! I made a similar one a few years ago. I added 4 large circle .25 inch thick felt pads from the Dollar store; much easier to move on the floor, no lifting, no scratching, just push and glide. I just subscribed to your channel!
Thanks! And that's exactly what I did! A bunch of those felt pads and I was pushing this thing across the hardwood floors like it was a skating rink ;)
I love doing projects with old/rustic beams! Over the years I have gotten a little smarter when it comes to finding those pesky hidden nails by purchasing an inexpensive metal detector. It has paid for itself! No more damages saw blades LOL . . . I absolutely love the side table! Your chiseling techniques looked just fine to me. 😀
GREAT project Marie. Who would EVER toss a beam like that one????
The construction crew who worked on my house if I hadn't stopped them!!!
I absolutely LOVE this project. The story behind it is priceless.
Thank you! Love when a piece of furniture has a story behind it.
Wow I just scored 3 well seasoned 8' beams and like this build. It's on my next possible build. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful result for your hard work.
Many many thanks
I have been following you for a long time, but I rarely write. Thanks for all the wonderful videos. We are very far away, but I send you a warm greeting from Capri, a small island in Italy.
Many thanks Alessandro! I visited Capri once not so long ago. So beautiful! Thanks for following along on my journey.
Very cool. It’s like the support beam was the heart of the house and now the house still has heart
Beautifully said! Love when a piece of furniture has a story :)
Beautiful result Marie👏👏👏
What a beautiful job you made of this. Excellent.
Very nice, Marie, well done!
Thank you!
An Amazing piece of Fruniture with a great history. Well done!!
Just watched...great job I enjoyed watching from Ontario. I have been building furniture from old rough cut reclaimed pine. So I was checking what others build. Again you were funny and informative good work.
I can wait to try this! I received a beam as a gift and this is what I will make
Thank
You for sharing
Nice video, thanks for the idea. I have a beam that's been kicking around here for about 20 years
Looks nice
Nice table, I like better than I thought I would.
Great project. Thank you for sharing. Wonderful way to secure them together. Stay warm, safe, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia
looks so good! trhanks for the inspiration!...I found Japanese chisels area game changer...much strighter and built for stright edge as opposed to standard chisels
Really a great looking piece of furniture....
Beautiful job young lady!!! Very impressed
Beautiful table!
Un projet simple mais rustic.... Fait à 40°c? J'ai senti çà à Ottawa et c'était tuant! Bravo, bon travail!
Officiellement il faisait 32 ressenti 43 ! Beurk. Merci!
@@DIYMontreal tu es brave
So beautiful and unique peace . Well done
Great build.
Turned out much better than I thought it would, brilliant thank you
I like it! What a great way to preserve a little history.
Looks great!
Thanks!
That is such a great ideal and a brilliant way to repurpose those wood blocks like that. I live it.
I have 7 chainsaws but no tracksaw, I admire your dedication to work outside in the heat we had this week. Just walking 2 blocks to the store, I was "trampe a lavette ".
Looks very nice 👌
Haha, I can relate to that. Had to take breaks and go dry off my t-shirt inside every once in a while ;)
Great job! I will hopefully find some wood to try my hand at this project.
Hope you will!
very cool! a glass top would be a good look too
Love it! No one's going to run off with it
Haha that's for sure!
What a great way to reuse old wood that has a history of it's own.
The wood is beautiful. Very nice job.
That's really nice looking piece of furniture.
Appreciate it!
Marie, Cool project and what a great way to repurpose wood so it doesn't end up in a landfill. A suggestion for using chisels - get a 10" or so scrap 1x 4 and glue a piece of leather to fit to use as a strop. In this project, after chiseling out one bracket pocket, take your chisel and drag it across the strop a few times in one direction holding it to follow the angle of the blade on one side and keeping it flatten the other. You can do it any number of ways, like ten times on one side and then ten one the other or any other combination. This will keep it sharp for the next pocket and you won't have to use a stone at all. You can make your strop block fancy with a handle or just leave it as a block, that's up to you. Or, just search UA-cam. You have a great channel. Thanks.
It turned out great. I recommend pressure washing first, then sanding.
Sometimes you do with what you have.
I have about 10 or so 6x6 timbers that used to be the edging of our driveway. This looks like a good idea for little seating around the fire pit.
Sweet! Good idea
I love your style. I use the polycrylic instead of polyurethene as well. Those growth rings! I love old wood!
Excellent job!
Wow! Love it!
Thank you! 😊
Amazing!!! Congrats!
Thanks!
great idea. I have some 8x8 cedar leftover that I was looking for something to do with.
I have a piece of wood like that and I had no idea. Very creative. Thanks for sharing it with us.
You bet!
Awesome build
Looks like the beams to be at least 100 years before it was cut down , love seeing that being repurposed thank you
Gorgeous
Fantastique, Marie! Le résultat est magnifique. Bravo!
Good job thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Love this piece of furniture, mighty impressed.
Très beau résultat madame DIY !!!!
Merci!
The result looks awesome 😍
First off very nice project. I am going to start looking for some sort of beam to try it. Moving on your chiseling technique was perfect, it got the job done and looked great. Thanks for the video stay hydrated.
Thanks so much!
DIY Montreal, I beg to differ with you calling yourself an "intermediate" woodworker. My wood dust loving friend, you`re wayyyyy above an intermediate. You do awesome videos and amazing work. Very impressive. Well done on the chisel work also.
Thanks, appreciate it! I have come a long way over the past few years, but still feel like I'm learning on every project.
@@DIYMontreal - Same here but you most definitely learn faster than some of us dust makers. Love your videos, they`re very well made. Keep`em coming!
Yes you're right .She is good and fully equipped. My DIY version is my nails and glue..Thanks Marie for great videos.
I love reclaimed/repurposed things. Very nice!
My only suggestion is to consider a pressure washer to first clean the beam, but for all I know it may have changed the finish. Or maybe just a graden hose, some soap and a brush to get rid of the dirt and dust.
Wow, an excellent idea perfectly executed!!!
Very creative!!
Looks awesome! 🙂👍
Thanks!
really awesome job!
Thanks!
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BEAUTIFUL !! Way to build !! Love it.
Good job!! Thanks for sharing
Wow, that looks fantastic Marie, great job 👍.
Thanks so much! 😊
What a stunning piece of furniture you created. Great video
Thank you very much!
Nice work on the table Marie! Thank you for sharing the video with us!💖👌👍😎JP
You bet!
@@DIYMontreal 😎
oh, wow. this turned out great, love the history of it. very unique piece! 👌
Thanks! I like the piece ok, but it's the history behind it that makes me really love it.
The end result is so beautiful 😍😍
Turned out great! Nice save and good inspiration for others that are holding onto that one piece of potential......
With the recent lumber prices, you bet I held onto it ;) Was like a brick of gold lol
Yyyyyep I'm definitely making this.
Awesome, enjoy!
I love this. Very nice
Looks fantastic, i know what you mean about hand tools though what may have looked even better than the metal plates is some really dark wood like ebony and made 2 bow ties for each side?
Oh wow, one day I'll try my hand at bow ties!
When i first saw you pull out the metal plates I was unsure on how it would work but it looks awesome! Great job, now cool off! With a coaster of course....
Love it!!
Thanks!
it turned out really neat.
looks heavy too
I would consider using that cavity as some secret stash place, and add removable plug at the bottom to close / hide that stash.
Great idea!
Love the table idea, ya almost lost me at the metal plates for fasteners but the black did them some favors.
Love it !
Thanks!
Complimenti ottima idea...n'1
UA-cam has only just decided to show me this, despite being a subscriber! Love the finished product. I'm from Perth Australia.. I first came to Montreal on about August 29th, 1998.. and wow do I remember just how hot Montreal can be at that time of year! I was doing two trips to Montreal per year for work pre-pandemic, and I would aim for one in June, and one in October each year, just to avoid August :D
You did a fabulous job! For future reference try a patina finish on steel. Clean and gently wire brush or lightly sand, then the formula for the patina is 4 parts white vinegar, 1 part hydrogen peroxide (3%) and 1/2 part of salt. Gives an interesting look.
How to chisel? The only way to get better is to practice. The manner in which you made the shallow mortise is the correct way. You can score the area, maybe even use a razor blade knife. Then take a chisel that is about as wide as the area you wish to open up. Making several shallow marks with the hammer and chisel, moving across the area. You end up sinking the tip of the chisel into the wood about the same depth every time you tap the end of the chisel with the hammer. When you clean out the area you are working on, you will find the wood is cut to a similar depth across the area and it makes the clean up very east and quick. Good job!
Super Projekt 👍💯
Thanks!
Very nice.
Earl
Connecticut
USA
Thanks Earl
40° C, which is over 100° F.... Just cause sooo many people will ask. And, man, I feel you. I live in Virginia and work in a detached metal garage with no climate control. The heat waves have been brutal. 😅 One other thing you could try is using gun bluing to blacken the metal straps. I use it a lot because it's permanent and you don't have to worry about paint chipping down the road. Awesome build!
Gun bluing? Now that sounds out of my wheel house, but if it means a new tool, I'm in ;)
And man, didn't even realize that's over 100F!! I felt it though... glad it's done ;)
@@DIYMontreal No new tools, unfortunately. It's just like a stain for metal. I use Perma Blue that I get from Cabelas. Just brush it on and let dry, and rough it up between coats with steel wool. It adds a really cool petina to the metal and is a great accent.
Great video to an awesome project. Thanks
Great video thanks capergal🇨🇦
So cool. That's a great idea for a table. Never saw one quite like that before.
Go girl you got it 👍 👏 💪
Very nice job, well done!! You did a great job with the chisel! Very appropriate application!! Looks great
The table looks great. If you do more using old timber you should think about a Restorer. It is a tool that makes all of that sort of work so much easier. It is great that you have a piece of the house history now a part of the house's furniture. I live in a 1916 Edwardian built out of old growth Redwood harvested in the Santa Cruz hills.
Such a great project 👏 like it very much!
Thanks!
This is a great and unique piece. I know that you got aggravated along the way that you had to move this behemoth around your shop, but it turned out to be worth the trouble, didn't it?
I find furniture that has a story like this piece does to be priceless. Thanks for sharing this story and build with us.
Indeed, this piece had my sweating and wondering at times if it was worth the effort, but totally worth it in the end. And love the story behind the piece! Absolutely priceless.
Nice job
I love it!
Excellent work and a perfect presentation too!
Nice. I must admit when you mentioned about it being 40 degrees and you had worked up a good sweat... if its 40 here it usually the dead of winter and I''m freezing lol. Have viewed a few other vidoes of yours and you have a very serious tool collection. Finally your use of your chisel & honing skill are perfect. Nice job an you have an end table fir a few lifetimes.
Woodworking... 10% Skill, 10% tools, 80% sanding.
Well I have something to say about your chisel work. It usually takes quite a while to master chiseling wood neatly and precisely. Beginners get frustrated sometimes and never get proficient. But you do not fall into this group. You did a great job! 🙂
Thanks!
Beautiful, Marie! Fantastic work! 😃
Brilliant idea to do with the big piece of wood!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thanks! Really pleased to have this piece of the home's history on display.
That is awesome and I love the part where you sand and sand and sand! Very funny!
Great work! I made a similar one a few years ago. I added 4 large circle .25 inch thick felt pads from the Dollar store; much easier to move on the floor, no lifting, no scratching, just push and glide. I just subscribed to your channel!
Thanks! And that's exactly what I did! A bunch of those felt pads and I was pushing this thing across the hardwood floors like it was a skating rink ;)
I love doing projects with old/rustic beams! Over the years I have gotten a little smarter when it comes to finding those pesky hidden nails by purchasing an inexpensive metal detector. It has paid for itself! No more damages saw blades LOL . . . I absolutely love the side table! Your chiseling techniques looked just fine to me. 😀