the author does like to from scratch, shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. ru-vid.comUgkxD-QRFQz730FJEh4f9BYSf-nkIMIC9hL_ as another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us dont have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we wont be able to practice the full stack project, is still great.
As a former LEO, now turned recent carpenter/woodworker, I totally appreciate the work you're doing. I love your techniques. I've never thought to burn my wood before assembling but I will from now on. Thanks for the tips. Stay safe!
I recently started to use acrylic paint on my flags. Cheaper, faster, truer colors, more options on colors, when applied with Frog tape and sponged on- way faster. Just an option I felt was worth sharing.
Wondering if you water it down or use it straight out the bottle? I can never seem to get the water ratio right to turn the paint into a stain apperance
@@jeffdasher5136 depended on the color; but typically straight out of the bottle but applied with a sponge and only letting it stain the wood so the grain comes through. Hope that makes sense. I’ve watered down some colors, but typically that’s white or yellow, and rarely have to utilize those colors.
Your videos are great, but your talent is greater! You are helping out all of us woodworkers and give us great motivation to try new things. Amazing! Thanks for your lessons!
I just found this. I am a medically retired Police Officer and looking for ways to help keep myself sane. Love this and thanks for keeping it simple for someone like me. Stay Relentless brother.
As a retired Lieutenant with the Phila. P.D. I couldn’t help but notice the Philly emblem prominently mounted on the front of your CNC. Thanks, and your work & videos are great!
Thank you for the support sir! One of your brothers sent it to me a while back. I'm down in NC and any patches I get, I throw them on the CNC enclosure
Loved the video.. I have made several Texas flags and several USA flags all from pallets for outdoor yard displays... I like your method and may have to give it a try, after I recoup from shoulder reconstruction...
Just swinging by to the people who helped with my project. Your video was one of the ones I watched to fill in the blanks. It helped squash some of the doubts I was having. I did a thin line flag that is able to cover most of the thin lines in one flag using RGB lighting and epoxy.
funny that i ran across this , i just bought a CNC router. But I actually watched your make money making cornhole boards video over a year ago and bro I did exactly that I used your methods and jigs/tricks and it made it so easy for me . Thanks for all you do keep up the good work brother
The people who say it's cheating are just mad because they don't know how to budget and save for one. You are right, it's just another tool like a router or a table saw
I've started using pocket holes and screws in mine to get rid of the boards on the back and it works really well and it comes out super fast and since I do all my stars with a Dremel it makes it very easy. It sits nice and flat on the wall too
Yes it takes a little longer but I like it better than brad nails and strips on the back because it sits flush against the wall and comes out just about completely flat and if i had a planer it would be completely flat but the flatter yiu can make it the stars come out so much easier and better when using the dremel to carve them out. It cost me about 50 dollars to make my flag because I use good wood not furling strips
Your comment was that you started Feb 2018. Can you walk us through the process of how you started. Where you sold the products at and how the process evolved to what it is today. This may be a terrific idea for a video even.
Nice work. As a Vet (Nam included) and a retired LEO (32 Years), I love what you have done. I too have made many similar LEO, Breast Cancer Awareness etc, representative flags. Keep up the nice work and ignore the fools
When finishing my flags I apply 2 coats of Minwax sand and seal over the flag after staining then sand with 600 wet sand then 3 coats of polyurethane then sand with 800 wet then 2 more coats polyurethane total eye candy. I painted street rods for 30 plus years so I apply my automotive experience to wood finishing.
Dude, I just happened across your channel and love your content. It’s also awesome that you’re a fellow LEO in North Carolina!! I’m a little further east. Stay safe brother!!
Just found this and your Instagram feed. Loving the work you’re doing. As someone who’s getting started doing this type of work, your tips were super helpful.
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@@LazyLabAcres it’s fucking illegal to desecrate the American flag. It always has been. Police are publicly funded not a private club. I am a veteran who took an oath to our flag and country. The police are supposed to be neutral. Fuck sake.
Excellent work, thanks for sharing.. Key hole jig is great, but since you have a CNC you can create a cut file and use your CNC. I have 2 files I use, one that cuts 0.32 inches deep and one that cuts 0.44 inches deep for heavier signs. They both are base on X0 and Y0, so I just need to jog my router to the location of the keyhole, then temporarily set X and Y to zero, then cut. -Les
Thanks for the support! I've thought about using the CNC, but with the jig it's so quick to put the keyholes right where I want em. Not sure if I could do it quicker on the CNC
Ha-ha, your dog is like mine, all he wants to do is play! Nice work brother. I'm a retired LEO and been playing with woodworking projects. I"ll look into the Dremel tool. Do you have a video of free hand drawing the Department Badges and the stars? Have you done any with the LAPD badge? Stay safe if you are not EOW.
Liked and subscribed. My father-in-law is retiring this year here in Colorado and I’ve been thinking about making him one of these. He has been on the force a long time and deserves something like this. Thank you for the awesome video and instructions. Thank you as well for service!
Thanks thanks for all these great videos. I am a virgin to the CNC world LOL I just purchased the same one you have on this video but it’s still in the box in the garage. Hopefully I get time to put that sucker together soon. Do you happen to sell the files for your flags so they’re easier to upload to Carbide create? Thank you for your service as well, I am a retired LEO and So Cal. Please stay safe and you’ll be in my prayers.
This is awesome! Thank you for sharing about working with what you have... too many people give up before they start because they don’t have the latest and greatest right off the bat 😣
As a disabled former Marine, I just started making flags also. Very slow for me due to my spine being fused so hand carving is rough. Where do you get a c&c machine? Would save time and be less painful I’m thinking. Great video by the way!
I'm going to try your method out on just adding glue to the back supports along with the brad nails. I feel like it takes too long to glue every stripe like I have been doing.
Mira Steve I still use glue just for added piece of mind but a MUCH thinner ribbon and then add the back braces. Just a quick swipe with the finger on the edges, clamp real quick and throw on the backers. SOO much faster.
Great work. I’m a retire Marine and started making flags for fun. I have sold some. My question is did you buy the program to make the design on Etsy and how hard is it to learn the shapeoko CNC? I’ve been looking at one for a while I just been overwhelmed by the learning process.
Gotta feel out your area because it's always different. I've seen them sell from $100-$600. All depends on time, materials, and the quality of your work.
Aside from running the boards through the planer you never sanded them? I don't have a planer so I'm using an electric sander. My stripes differ slightly because I'm just using palette wood. Do you think I should assemble first, trim my rough edges, sand, and then disassemble to stain and then reassemble? Like your work, keep the videos coming. Stay safe
I lightly hand sanded after burning I just forgot to show that. I would say to try a few different ways and find what is the most efficient method for you. I try a new technique all the time to try and make the process faster
Do you lay the flag stars in carbide create then put the logo over top removing any stars that would be under the graphic? Trying to play with the software while saving up for a machine!
Hi mate, I’m a Cop In London UK and I’ve recently started doing flags and punisher skulls etc... the orders are flooding in and I want to speed up my process a bit. I’m particularly interested in your cnc machine, can you post a few details please ? Obviously I’ll need one the same size as yours which will increase my designs AND profit margin 😉👍 Great work Brother !
I too have a CNC machine. It is an x carve using easel software. I am in the process of making a flag for my son who is a police officer so I would like to add his departments patch logo. The problem I am having is converting the HTML artwork to something I can carve. Any suggestions would help. Thank you.
As far as flag etiquette goes, is it not defacing to place an emblem/ carving over the union? I've asked a few of my veteran friends and have received conflicting answers. Ive also built a few traditional flags but was thinking of carving an armed forces emblem on the union but have been told by some that it's defacing. I'm unsure, just seeking your opinion. Thank you for your channel. Subscribed.
As an Army officer, I'll tell you that no offense will be taken by any rational service member. Those who think carving flags is defacing the US flag are morons. Thanks for the support!
Hey man I have built and sold a few flags and had a few questions if you dont mind. #1 I started making my flags without a separate Union and found that it was more challenging with the dremmel due to the wood separations for each stripe. I have since gone to using a separate piece of wood for the Union which I find is much easier to carve now. My question is, how does the CNC machine do with the going over the stripes? Also, how hard was the learning curve to learn how to use the machine? Last question, why that specific machine opposed to others? I have been contemplating getting one but the people I have sold to already said they appreciate the hand touch. However, its very tedious carving each star and I would love to do more complex designs. Take care my friend. Thanks for your service!
Great video and very good advice. I have been making flags for about a year and a half now. I finally earned enough to to buy a Shapeko 3 XXL, so I am retiring my Dremel, hand make stencils and hand carving. The learning curve with carbide create has been tough so far but I have managed to create a few designs that I am excited to try out. I have not actually cut anything on the CNC yet. I just assembled it today and still have to true it up and cut a waste board. my question is how did you market your flags? was it online or did you start out at a local venue? Appreciate your work and talent.
Having trouble finding the clear boat u used been having trouble finding a clear that doesn’t yellow wood. You wouldn’t happen to have exact name or link would u. Thanks in advanced
Amazing skills my friend. Had to subscribe right away. I make these flags as well and selling them locally have really kicked off my little at home woodshop! Great new hobby when I'm not being a detention officer. I'm in the process of purchasing a jointer next month if I continue to sell and a shapeoko XL as well later this summer! I need to shed time when carving out the stars. How's the learning curve on that cnc? And have you thought about building wooden shields for different depts? I'm having a hard time getting a picture of my shield and turning it to a SVG file for carbide 3D and it actually coming out right.. Any ideas?
Learning curve was pretty steep for me, but after some trial and error, I figured it out. I use Adobe illustrator to make SVGs. Inkscape is a good free option too
Dude I am really liking this channel your work is great, so with that being said I am interested in your CNC. I see the brand name but what model did you get and what was the price and also and the main thing is how hard is it to put together. Talk about all of this in a program and I think alot of others will be interested as well, Thanks
I used regular poly. Works just fine but it will amber the wood because it's oil based. Water based finishes will not alter the color of the wood, stain, etc.
What beautiful work you do but I'm just a little confused if you're doing traditional flags why isn't it red white and blue what flags are black. I'm not knocking anything I'm just trying to educate myself when I start making flags. Thank you for teaching everyone you're very much appreciate it happy new years
You should do a video on how you prep the flag to be shipped out. I also make these flags myself and not sure how to advertise and ship them out to different states.
I just box them up in whatever cardboard I have laying around. I haven't found any affordable options to buy boxes specifically for flags. They vary in size too, so I can't justify buying a ton of one size to cut down on cost.
