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  • In this video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva and carpenter Nathan Gilbert work together to build a bar top out of a slab of live-edge red oak from Nathan’s Christmas tree farm.
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    Nathan Gilbert and Tom Silva get to work turning it into the ideal bar top. First, they take a wire wheel to the live edge to remove any punk and loose wood. Then, they set to work with a belt sander to smooth it over. After that, Tom uses one of his homemade jigs to route the slab flat while Nathan builds the legs. Finally, the two assemble the table, give it an oil treatment, and polish it.
    Where to find it?
    Nathan and Tom work together to build bar top from the lumber Nathan milled from his property.
    Tom uses a wirewheel attachment [amzn.to/3p54uLh] to chip away the wood fibers on the live edge. Afterwards, Tom uses a belt sander [amzn.to/3NdcKAU] to clean the edges up.
    For the top, Nathan uses an electric hand planer [amzn.to/3PgBUkS] to get the underside of the table roughly flat. Tom takes a few passes with the belt sander to finish it up.
    To fill any remaining cracks in the wood, Tom uses a 5 minute epoxy [amzn.to/3CxH6cy] and mixes in some saw dust leftover from the belt sander to create a matching woodfiller.
    While the epoxy cures on the top, Tom and Nathan begin leveling the bottom using a router sled [amzn.to/3JgqbPy] and heavy duty 3 horsepower router [amzn.to/42GwYcc] and straight cutting bit [amzn.to/3X8kysc]. (You could also use a planer bit.)
    Nathan assembles the base by threading the pipes together with a wrench. Then Tom and Nathan secure the table legs to the holes in the bottom of the bar top with a drill [amzn.to/43FPt1v].
    Finally, Nathan applies an oil/wax combination finish [amzn.to/461cQo5] and buffs it in with a rotary polisher [amzn.to/3qG2Ekp].
    Nathan received expert assistance from Mike at Peregrine White Sawmill [ / mikesrusticwoodshop ].
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    Materials:
    Epoxy [amzn.to/3CxH6cy]
    Black pipe table leg kit [amzn.to/3qV3PN9]
    Dish soap [amzn.to/3Nk6sPY]
    Bucket [amzn.to/3pezNmZ]
    Rag [amzn.to/3CEChOI]
    Oil-wax finish [amzn.to/461cQo5]
    Tools:
    Tape measure [amzn.to/3CIjNg0]
    Circular saw [amzn.to/3NFJYuq]
    Drill [amzn.to/43FPt1v]
    Wire wheel [amzn.to/3p54uLh]
    Belt sander [amzn.to/3NdcKAU]
    Straight edge [amzn.to/42QIW2M]
    Power planer [amzn.to/3PgBUkS]
    Putty knife [amzn.to/42UpNNw]
    Router and planing jig [amzn.to/42GwYcc]
    Water pump pliers [amzn.to/46gZeVU]
    Polishing wheel [amzn.to/3XflRWy]
    Rotary polisher [amzn.to/3qG2Ekp]
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  • @thaatsriight
    @thaatsriight Рік тому +42

    HEY, HEY, HEY! Use a coaster buddy! 😬

    • @dan14-22
      @dan14-22 Рік тому +1

      Respect the wood

  • @user-sp9tx6ti6i
    @user-sp9tx6ti6i Рік тому +16

    i've been watching this old house since the first day it aired on tv my favorite tv ever thank you

  • @mst5632
    @mst5632 Рік тому +7

    Well, now I’ve seen it all. Tom Silva using a non-Festool electric tool. Never thought I’d see that day. 😂 Congratulations on another great season, ATOH crew. You’re still awesome. Enjoy your time off & summer!

  • @JimDean002
    @JimDean002 Рік тому +8

    When I watched you slab the tree I thought we were going to have to wait two years for the bar top :-) looks really good

  • @orionwarren4244
    @orionwarren4244 Рік тому +7

    Wonderful season! Been a fan since 1978 and if there's one thing I can count on, it's This Old House!

  • @douglascamus8207
    @douglascamus8207 Рік тому +17

    Thanks again, for another great season! I'm looking forward to learning more from you guys!

  • @kellynewman862
    @kellynewman862 11 місяців тому +1

    Ask This Old House, This old House & The New Yankee Workshop are the best!!! Elite top notch craftsman for sure!!!

  • @christophermartin7973
    @christophermartin7973 Рік тому +5

    Man I love watching you guys so enjoyable. Thank you for your great work!

  • @brentlariviere1272
    @brentlariviere1272 Рік тому +1

    The best show and guidance - thanks for everything you do, and another great season

  • @brijean5865
    @brijean5865 Рік тому +2

    I learned so much from you guys. I've been watching you for years.

  • @tbone587
    @tbone587 Рік тому

    Love this show. Watch it every saturday morning from 7-11!

  • @saanchip305
    @saanchip305 Рік тому +3

    This season flew by 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @richardjohnson8009
    @richardjohnson8009 Рік тому +5

    Beer and building, America

  • @elvisfreitas3757
    @elvisfreitas3757 Рік тому +1

    Great job, everyone!!!!

  • @derekwagner7162
    @derekwagner7162 Рік тому

    I love that they pulled out the wood slab from yesterday

  • @taftamick54
    @taftamick54 Рік тому +2

    Best show on TV...

  • @davidredpath4781
    @davidredpath4781 Рік тому

    Would love to kick back and crack a cold one with these guys and just learn from them and hear about all of the jobs they have done!

  • @glennm449
    @glennm449 Рік тому

    Cheers to this old house! 🍻

  • @-ixNay-
    @-ixNay- Рік тому +4

    Can I get this crew to build my house! I will buy drinks!!

  • @jonboy8181
    @jonboy8181 Рік тому

    Looks great! Cheers, guys!

  • @jonathanparag6299
    @jonathanparag6299 Рік тому +1

    Love this show

  • @israelgonzalez171
    @israelgonzalez171 Рік тому

    Been watching your show since I was a kid. On Saturdays after watching cartoons I will jump to channel 50 or 58 to see you guys.

  • @jimcatanzaro7808
    @jimcatanzaro7808 11 місяців тому

    Tom still killing it

  • @darushimo
    @darushimo Рік тому

    Great timing for me. Thanks!

  • @joeivo911
    @joeivo911 Рік тому

    Congrats!

  • @age_of_reason
    @age_of_reason 10 місяців тому

    This is the best DIY show ever.

  • @vaughngaminghd
    @vaughngaminghd Рік тому +2

    Congrats on another season "in the can" 😆 TOH crew!

  • @jayhitek
    @jayhitek Рік тому

    Mark with the Cloud Candy. Great call Mark!

  • @teeing9355
    @teeing9355 Рік тому +1

    Tommy is the man.

  • @TR-sk8hf
    @TR-sk8hf Рік тому

    you guys ...and girls are awsome,great job.

  • @itorIamop
    @itorIamop Рік тому +1

    Great video as always!

  • @gregs2118
    @gregs2118 Рік тому +3

    Another great video.

  • @b0wserscastle
    @b0wserscastle Рік тому

    QS red oak - that's beautiful stock.

  • @SalehalOreef
    @SalehalOreef Рік тому

    amazing group ❤️

  • @JonnyDIY
    @JonnyDIY Рік тому +2

    Nice job, but wish spent lil more time explaining that router jig setup. I noticed the slab was shimmed up. Would have liked to see how got it all level and lined up

  • @inspectioncertificationass8923
    @inspectioncertificationass8923 10 місяців тому

    Really nice video!

  • @thefrankperspective4247
    @thefrankperspective4247 Рік тому

    UA-cam planer sled - complicated and expensive
    TheOldPlanerSled - no nonsense. Love it

  • @amolochitis30
    @amolochitis30 Рік тому

    Nice !

  • @montanaspring7176
    @montanaspring7176 Рік тому

    love you all

  • @madethehorsecry
    @madethehorsecry Рік тому

    Cheers 🍻

  • @joevaldivia6733
    @joevaldivia6733 Рік тому +2

    I have been watching Tom Silva forever and this man is amazing. It would be nice if you showed how you pre drill before you set the screws. It would help the beginner, I already know you pre drill into the wood, especially hard wood. Other then that, good job👍

    • @JimDean002
      @JimDean002 Рік тому

      The main things went pre-drilling are obviously not to go too deep. Wrap a piece of tape around the drill bit to mark the depth if you need to. Also make sure you're centered in the hole and drill the right size hole for the screw you're using. Too small you'll still split the wood too big and it'll wallow out.

  • @mikeclarke3005
    @mikeclarke3005 Рік тому

    for that edge that had been exposed to some rot I usually treat with a wood hardener like from Varathane or minwax

  • @Dave-kq7gv
    @Dave-kq7gv Рік тому +1

    they should've hollowed out a cavity in the center & filled it with lead to make it even more top-heavy 😂🤣

    • @JimDean002
      @JimDean002 Рік тому

      When Sherrie and I bought our house and rebuilt a lot of it, the only thing we subbed out was the granite. Obviously that's a pretty specialized job. The guy I hired said he'd had trouble out of the type of slab that she wanted so he routed a groove in the narrow part in front of the sink and epoxied a steel rod into there. He said he'd been doing that for years on slabs he felt needed it. All I know is it still there and still hasn't moved

  • @manandatractor
    @manandatractor Рік тому +1

    I can't believe you guys dishonored that beautiful piece of wood with plumbing parts. Taking the easy way out???

  • @sleepygrumpy
    @sleepygrumpy Рік тому

    Love TOH and Silva but man yall got to get a friend with a planer, yall have a lot of trust in the trueness of that router table

  • @A6Legit
    @A6Legit Рік тому

    5:58 I would mix the epoxy before adding wood chips.

  • @chrisschiebur6298
    @chrisschiebur6298 Рік тому +1

    Where did you find the kit for the legs? Looking at making a table myself.

  • @brettrudy2245
    @brettrudy2245 11 місяців тому

    I don't meditate. This is my inner peace.

  • @DK-pr9ny
    @DK-pr9ny Рік тому +1

    Love the top. Poor choice for legs..

  • @taysmith2895
    @taysmith2895 Рік тому

    Of all interesting and educational things in this video, and other videos of ATOH, I've been unsuccessfully looking for a supplier who sells eye glasses like those of Tom's. A helpful link would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.

  • @bikeny
    @bikeny Рік тому +3

    I'm not a builder, so please forgive this question. Am I to understand it that you used the router and went back and forth over the entire top moving it slowly but surely from one side to the other side to ensure that the top was perfectly level? I thought that the planing you did took care of that? Using a sander wasn't an option? Thx.

    • @A6Legit
      @A6Legit Рік тому +1

      Hand planes aren't great at getting the whole surface flat like a planer machine. It was likely just used to remove high spots so the board would sit flat.
      You could skip the hand plane and just use the router if the board sits flat, or shim so it doesn't rock.

    • @A6Legit
      @A6Legit Рік тому +2

      Yes, that's how a router sled works. It's nearly impossible to sand a large surface without taking off more or less in certain spots. Sander is for smoothing not flattening

    • @ZachAshcraft
      @ZachAshcraft Рік тому +1

      That’s correct -it’s called a router sled. The planer just knocks down big high spots, the router sled makes it perfectly flat, and the sanding just evens and smooths out everything

    • @unclebuild8480
      @unclebuild8480 Рік тому +1

      I think Tom and Nathan got the top flat to their satisfaction with the electric planer and belt sander. Then after patching with the epoxy they flipped the plank bottom side up to make the two sides parallel. The router sled is a poor man's thickness planer. Since it is the bottom side it does not have to be as smooth or perfect as the top. The sled has to be made pretty stout to avoid any deflection which would show up on the surface as a divot or high spot.

  • @mikev.1034
    @mikev.1034 Рік тому

    👍🤙🤘

  • @justinwoods240
    @justinwoods240 Рік тому +1

    How come you don’t use hand tools that much. Could of easily used a jointer or a jack plane to flatten that board instead of the electric one

  • @thedon98677
    @thedon98677 Рік тому

    Is that a ryobi belt sander y’all took the logo off because you’re embarrassed?! Lol

  • @jazzfan7491
    @jazzfan7491 Рік тому

    What is that finish? Looks a lot easier than polyurethane

  • @justin0114
    @justin0114 Рік тому

    How do I apply for renovation opportunities?

  • @RossMalagarie
    @RossMalagarie Місяць тому

    they picked the side with a cool looking knot then fill it with sawdust epoxy? If you picked the side with a cool looking knot then why not fill it with a clear expoy so you can actually see the knot?

  • @stoneybakermd1936
    @stoneybakermd1936 Рік тому

    build it? and they will come....for booze!🤣

  • @aerial9719
    @aerial9719 Рік тому

    Should have called Norm he could have cleaned....planed.,... stained and finished...

  • @edd2771
    @edd2771 Рік тому +2

    I don’t understand why you planed and sanded the top if you were just going to rout it level using a sled. Seems like a waste of effort. Rout first and sand later.

  • @gijoe41688
    @gijoe41688 Рік тому

    what do u use to protect the top?

  • @davidpearson3304
    @davidpearson3304 Рік тому

    I wonder why Heath didn’t get an invite to the final episode. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤔

    • @oldtwinsna8347
      @oldtwinsna8347 Рік тому

      How do you he wasn't invited, maybe just have been scheduling. Hard to get everyone together during a weekday filming. These guys run actual companies of their own.

  • @1wadup
    @1wadup Рік тому +1

    What’s the name of that green belt sander, I need one of those but the brand is covered with tape!😂😂

    • @A6Legit
      @A6Legit Рік тому

      Definitely not a Ryobi

    • @JimDean002
      @JimDean002 Рік тому +1

      I have replied three times with the name of this sander but those keep disappearing mysteriously. Apparently they don't want you to know

    • @JimDean002
      @JimDean002 Рік тому

      I'll give you a hint... starts with an r ends with an I and a lot of people mispronounce it

    • @JimDean002
      @JimDean002 Рік тому

      ​@@A6Legityeah, Ryobi 6a corded

    • @rd-ch1on
      @rd-ch1on Рік тому +1

      Every single product used is listed in the description with a link to the product 😂

  • @avalon449
    @avalon449 Рік тому +1

    So why was the name on the red cordless drill covered up with tapa and Tommy’s hand? So obvious.

    • @A6Legit
      @A6Legit Рік тому +1

      Probably because they aren't getting money for advertising different brands tools.

    • @JimDean002
      @JimDean002 Рік тому

      Probably the same reason to Ryobi sander had tape over the name

  • @teaglet
    @teaglet Рік тому

    I can never cut a straight line

  • @briansworld007
    @briansworld007 Рік тому

    Love the content, I grew up watching this show!

  • @bradpaulp
    @bradpaulp Рік тому

    What the actual what??? For the top, you’re using an electric planer. But for the bottom you used the better method of the router jig. I don’t get it.

  • @denniscotey8182
    @denniscotey8182 6 місяців тому

    Looks quarter sawn to me.
    It looks great but the "iron pipe" base is just cheesey. Over played imo. Beautiful hunk of lumber tho.

  • @avalon449
    @avalon449 Рік тому +1

    Jen didn’t get an answer to her question…….

  • @nzkshatriya6298
    @nzkshatriya6298 Рік тому +1

    Guy's any chance of doing a project in San Antonio? Say, renovating my 70s era condo with aluminum wiring?

    • @rd-ch1on
      @rd-ch1on Рік тому +1

      Absolutely

    • @johnlebzelter4208
      @johnlebzelter4208 Рік тому

      Troll elsewhere!! I’ve seen your other comments. Your a troll

  • @hog8567
    @hog8567 Рік тому

    He ruined that bar top. You can see the spiral marks from the router. He even said he wasn't even using a planer bit. That is laziness and poor craftsmanship......ESPECIALLY from him. I've been watching TOH for 30 years and I'm disappointed to see this poor quality.

    • @par32
      @par32 Рік тому

      It’s the bottom..

  • @javiergalvan2604
    @javiergalvan2604 Рік тому

    Another great video guys, never seem to impress me! Remain blessed and keep the video's coming ☝️ 😊👍🫵

  • @Mr.Seebs.
    @Mr.Seebs. Рік тому

    Cheers 🍻