Reclaimed Wood Tips and Tricks || Easy DIY Salvaged Wood Dining Table 

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The intro of this video is basically my life😂😂 never felt so connected with another man before 😂

This confirms that its easier to build with brand new material, then making it look old, than working with old material. But deep down, it is so satisfying to give new life to old stuff.

One important points (I work with reclaimed wood alot) : Always brush it off / vacuum / do a light water wash first. It can be covered with lead and/or asbestos dust from old construction. (or worse stuff). I also always do an extra lead test just in case.

I will never again be able to smear glue anywhere near a crack without a giving up a little chuckle. And I'm sure I'll get funny looks. And I'll have to explain it. And they won't get it because I won't be able to explain it right. And they'll think I'm weird. So thanks, Jason, thanks a lot! 🤣🤣🤣

My Grandfather is my inspiration in my shop… He built everything in the homestead house… including the house… When he passed I knew I had to keep his memory alive, so he is with me in my shop always. Happy Holidays to you guys! And Merry Day of Birth Wally!!!

if you're going to use reclaimed wood more often get an hand held metal detector to find all the nails.

Love your show,I'm a disabled veteran on a fixed VA income, and I would like to become a patron, but I just wanted you to know that. Always look forward to your next show. Also, it taught me a lot. Thank you 😊

Great table. Your wife is a real looker. 😊

I log onto RU-vid and "Save to Later" stuff I want to watch later, except your channel. I watch your channel immediately. Always funny.

Sure you did, but for those less experienced: make sure to seal any exposed MDF, especially where it might get damp, like at the bottom of the legs, as it soaks up water and swells like a beast.

Opening skit was essentially the "you don't need to sell it to me, I already decided that was what I wanted" meme

Best intro ever!!😂❤

Tip for getting a darkened, rustic look on your timber: stain it with used engine oil. Works surprisingly well, especially for harder woods which won't absorb regular stains or oils as readily.

That looks great. Like a real old reclaimed table.

Just like that?? Love the result but this has inspired me to go out and buy a table .🤣

Another great video. The finished product is beautiful. I must say, though, that the opening scene of the discussion between you and Mrs. Hibbs was deja vu for me - it is almost an exact replay of a recent discussion with my wife. I was laughing so hard I was in tears. Nicely played..

If your ever strapped for ideas you could make my favourite thing in the world, a pool table that transforms into a dining table. 👍

MDF core with veneer on top. It's just like IKEA! 😁

Nice looking table! I have used the tape method for doing miters for years. A quick tip is to take a steel tool such as a screwdriver shank or the top of a knife blade and run down the sharp edge lightly before removing the tape. You can use hard maple scrap as well. This closes up tiny gaps and really adds to the overall appearance when the tape is pulled.

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You always make such funny videos Jason. Best content on RU-vid.👍🏻

I only work with reclaimed wood. It's cheaper and the reward is much greater once finished. Knowing what the board looked before and then seeing the final product is very rewarding.

Really like the combo of voiceover and talking directly to the camera. Gonna have to try that since I’m awkward AF when talking to the camera still lol

I noticed you have raw MDF ends on the bottom of the legs. Since MDF meeting water ends up disasterously, to prevent possible water damage from washing the floor or drink spills, I probably would have started the leg veneers by capping the bottoms with a 1/4” or so layer of hardwood that is sealed with thin CA glue after gluing them on. Then apply the side veneers. … I did a similar project, making a “rustic” tressel (sp?) table with the base made from 5x7 oak timbers with pinned mortise and tenon joints. Fitting up the joints was a real challenge, to be sure! The top was made from similarly aged oak planks, all from my neighbor’s barn. He and his wife loved it!!

I've worked with reclaimed poplar (barn wood). I used a magnetic stud finder for the nails. I've also seen a handheld metal detector used. RIP bandsaw blade.

Jason, thanks for making this video using reclaimed lumber. I think that there are quite a number of woodworkers who use reclaimed as their primary wood source. I agree that reclaimed lumber has some challenges, but as you have shown , they can be overcome. I also think that a lot of woodworkers start with inexpensive wood to build skill and confidence before spending 600 bucks on hardwood and making happy accidents. Musings of a local Albany guy.

Awesome! I love reclaimed wood. It has so much character.

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.

Shawn here,I have a fully loaded shop in Florida which needs an out feed table, wink wink lol,we have a guest floor at our home, thanks to you I bought most of wood pecker tools, great stuff ty.come on down ! thank you for all your content!!

Amazing Craftsmanship! Well done!

I've used reclaimed lumber for shop projects such as my work bench, shaving mule, and other things just because I can get so much of it cheap. Locally it is mostly Douglas Fir from barns/outbuildings. Most of it is also old growth, heavy and tight ringed. If you are lucky you can get long lengths of rafters and floor joists too. From my experience it really depends on who you get it from on the quality and work you need to put into up front. I can get a ton of wood cheap but then need to spend time cleaning it, searching for nails, pulling them, and then truing up the wood. The money you save on materials can easily be eaten up by that additional time to make it workable. I would say as soon you get reclaimed wood is to decide on the finish you want to keep. If it is all the aging just stiff brush it to get rid of dirt/dust. If you don't care about that wash the wood and either brush it or lightly pressure wash it. It is always full of dust, dirt, and rocks from its time in a building and being moved, and that stuff sucks on your tools. After that is nail pulling. Never assume all nails are gone, get a good metal detector and nail puller and check them carefully. Even the guys who pull them for you before you buy will miss things. I even give it a final once over before running through the saws even if I pulled them. Once all of that is done you have awesome material to build from, and I still find it the best way to get cheap wood for my own projects where time doesn't matter as much, assuming Fir is ok for them.

"...or Gramma chuckin a bowling ball through the house.." CRACKED me up!! I had to pause to go tell my daughter.

Love the Flight of the Conchords poster! (Also the rest of the video is cool too I guess)

The table turned out great. I'm in the process making a dresser for my youngest son using wood from a house he bought that was built in 1916

This is your best project in youtube so far, I would like to thank your wife for it

Reclaimed wood was where I started my wood working journey. It's nice to see it done in a much better fashion than I could lol

Love the Flight of the Conchords poster

I don't generally work with reclaimed either, especially as there is so, so much really badly made and/or fugly reclaimed furniture out there (especially in commercial settings like pubs and shops) and it just grinds my gears to know there are people taking serious money for objectively bad stuff, yet out of all your projects I've seen I think this is possibly my favourite. Keep it simple, build it well, and reclaimed can 100% work.

@Bourbonmoth my 85 year old gma just passed away 5 days ago from a 12 year battle with Alzheimer's. I want to thank you for the great vids. They really help take my mind off things.

I used to produce furniture using only reclaimed wood here in Brazil. I love how it looks.

I work exclusively in salvaged lumber. Fortunately, I have only had one client that wanted the whole patina thing…….this was for a mantle and some matching counter tops…….all of my other clients seem to be looking for the story of the wood, and the filled nail holes and some dings and dents, but with new, smooth surfaces. I love your approach….and of course it turned out great.

Great video Jason, as others have said, using reclaimed wood is something that I have done but not often. Would have loved to see your wife's reaction to the beautiful table you built her. God Bless, have a nice weekend.

I know you only used that tapering method because your blade wouldn't pass all the way through, but that actually seems like a great way to do two sided tapers! Def better than taping on your off cuts at least.

The author does like to from scratch, ru-vid.comUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. As another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us don’t have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we won’t be able to practise the full stack project, is still great.

I got myself a restorer tool a couple of years ago - absolute game changer for working with barnwood

Omg that is fabulous! I love reclaimed wood ❤️

So i searched for just the tip, and not my crack.. and this was the top video. It did not disappoint! FYI your quartering technique always works with 8 ish ft reclaimed boards due to the fact that you get 4 pcs from each board.. and that even a 5 leg table has 4 legs in the end :) Bravo my man.. Bra vo.

The reclaimed wood vernier over the MDF legs turned out way better than I expected. The table looks great.

Gotta start calling the tablesaw the "almost finger cutter offer"

steel wool + vinegar gives you a nice patina for reclaimed wood

nice flight of the concords poster

Patina - traditional this term was used to describe films that form on metals such as copper or stone - on wood it’s dirt - plain a simple dirt

Jason, great work, even if the intro has left me mentally scarred 🤣🤣🤣

Next time you want to match a weathered look.....soak 4ought steel wool in vinegar for a day then brush on the solution. Matches grey weathered look when dry.

Love the intro... sounds just like my wife. We used to go to the auction way back when in Aurora, OR. Nice!!

I am getting strong IKEA vibes from the MDF approach. Watch out for a line of "reclaimed" wood furniture at your local IKEA in 2024.

Love that place in Aurora! Can be a little pricey but you get great stuff.

I would LOVE to have a table from the barnwood in the back of my reno farmhouse. We're reclaiming what we can for the floors right now. ❤❤❤ beautiful work!

Dude your wife is beautiful, you are a lucky man :) that table turned out great!!

Merry Christmas Jason! Before long, you'll be making epoxy river tables too!

What a wonderful table! One would hardly guess you just made it and didn't just find it in an abandoned farmhouse. Well done!

The problem I had with the reclaimed wood table I made was just how cupped and twisted the boards were - and I needed a nice flat top with the original reclaimed wood finish. I'd seen another woodworking channel that remedied this with a bunch of deep channel cuts underneath, which allow the wood to bend back to straight, and then I clamp the whole thing flat and fill the voids with epoxy. Worked great for me. That oil looks a lot like just, I dunno, wax? Looks like it leaves a wax film.

Its been a while since we saw Jason eating wood glue. Always fun.

Oooh lovely mdf dust, nice

I’ve got some 8/4 Douglas fir doors from my mom’s house. House was built in 1912. Super excited to turn them into something

You need to use the magic "patina" making solution of iron and vinegar ... instant greyed ancient look.

Dirt as stain! I love it! Like you, I'm not a big fan of working with reclaimed wood but you friggin nailed it! Just beautiful. Keep up the awesome work.

Love all your project ideas, Jason. Have you ever thought about building a pool table? That would be a great video. Keep up the great work 👍🏻

I few years ago when Pier 1 when out of business, my wife and I saw a "tabletop only, no legs" for sale there for $50. We bought it and I made legs and underpinnings that matched the shape of what you used here. She really liked it so I was quite happy, having done the tapering with a jig and then finishing the legs to match the top. Everything was great until something wet was put / left on the table - it turns out that tabletop was really just a mock up for what a person would purchase - it was all mdf, or particle board, expanded like crazy when it got wet! Speaking of, as others have asked/stated, are you putting some kind of foot on the bottom to lift the mdf off the floor in case of spills?....

In Nashville it's pretty easy to find reclaimed wood compared to ANY OTHER wood.

Great job as always sir. Congratulations.

For the legs, could you have done kerf cuts to bend it? I know it was already pretty thin material to work with.

Nice piece. Good job.

Amazing job, I love it!

Cool build! Loved it.

Simply wow!

Beautiful!

Making the 2 clamps hold hands in the middle 🤣

Looks awesome!!

It turned out nice. I do a lot with reclaimed wood. Sometimes it's a pain. I do like the way you approached doing the legs.

Love the intro!

nicely done, Jason! The MDF will be our little secret.

A little ash from the fireplace also really works well to hide the new wood when working with reclaimed. It blends in great with all they greying.

Nice work!

Outstanding outcome!

Thank you for sharing

Those legs were genius! You could even use that for hardwood if the MDF core option is cheaper than the hardwood itself.

Table turned out great 👍

Beautiful work Mister.

Great video

Great job, fun project!

Terrific work on that reclaimed wooden table Jason! Happy Holidays to you & your family! 👍👍🌲🌲

BRILLIANT !!!

it is looks very nice. I like how the legs turn out.

You do some awesome work.

Always look forward to your builds and how you make it look so easy, least i forget, your great sense of humour :) Big up from England bud.....!

Table looks awesome Jason! Well done 👍🏼

Thanks Jason, love watching your videos Saturday morning.

Fascinating. A master at work. Thank you!