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Wooden Cross Project

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In this video, I show how I made a beautiful wooden cross. This is a layered wooden cross and completely handmade. The wood in the center is an African hardwood called Padauk. The outside layer is Maple. This is a fairly simple woodworking project. The biggest challenge for me was creating the lap joint in the center. Then getting the 45 degree cuts for the outside layer. I had to make sure my miter saw was set perfectly to 45 degrees. The other steps were straight forward: glue up the pieces, sand everything flush and finish with Danish Oil.
Check out my website post that shows all the dimensions: www.fouroakscrafts.com/wooden...
This cross will look great as wall decor or maybe give to a friend as a gift this coming Easter.
Hope you enjoy this how-to video! God Bless!

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23 мар 2020

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@Arlong1776 3 года назад

My wife was just confirmed catholic and I could not find the materials for a layered cross build at all, but this is quite doable! thank you!!

@fouroakscrafts7240 3 года назад

That's wonderful! Thanks for the comment and good luck with the build.

@KylewithanL 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for posting this.. my brother wanted me to make him a cross for Christmas. I live across the country so our Christmas is in February this year..I am working on it this weekend and am basically copying yours! Can’t wait to give it to him and I’m making one for myself as well. Thanks again!

@fouroakscrafts7240 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment! I know your brother is going to love it.

@jackhealy6166 5 месяцев назад

Cross is great. I really appreciated your safety tips at the start of the ripping portion of your video.

@fouroakscrafts7240 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment!

@garymaynard7562 4 года назад

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL !!

@fouroakscrafts7240 4 года назад

Thanks!

@jimmykelly4138 Год назад

Also great idea on cutting the sides off with plywood on the fence to keep it straight

@nancyjoewlostowski5248 2 года назад

Thanks for the information

@websterbehrens7837 3 года назад

A great video and a clear, concise understanding of the build. Thanks for sharing !

@fouroakscrafts7240 3 года назад

Glad you liked the video! Thanks for the comment!

@Sulkanator 3 года назад

Outstanding. I'm inspired to make one.

@fouroakscrafts7240 3 года назад

Thank you!

@jimmykelly4138 Год назад

Thanks for all your help

@robertsmith3518 14 дней назад

Nice work but your appear to be afraid of your table saw . Stand to the right of the blade and use a feather board as well as a push block. Your asking to get hurt the way your going about your work flow. Again ,love the video Cheers

@nabelodesho2044 4 года назад

God bless you and your family

@fouroakscrafts7240 4 года назад

Thanks for that! God bless you too!

@larrybennett72 4 года назад

Great job Steven, like the cross...but for the Cross.

@fouroakscrafts7240 4 года назад

Thanks for the comment! Glad you like it!

@mavision6525 6 месяцев назад

Great project.

@fouroakscrafts7240 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@GETTR2024 3 года назад

Nice

@RamonHernandez-ux4uz 4 года назад

Hi, muy bonita Cruz y la musica muy hermosa S.A. Tx

@fouroakscrafts7240 4 года назад

Thanks for the kind words!

@josecorrea8688 Год назад

Excelente trabajo señor

@fouroakscrafts7240 Год назад

Muchas gracias!

@zemont 3 года назад

wheres the riving knife and the push sticks on that table saw?

@michaeldunn5280 4 года назад

Hello Steven. Nice short concise video with good visuals to go along. Very easy to follow and replicate or customize from the basic plan offered. Padauk and maple are always looking good together and padauk pretty much demands that close fiber of maple in order not to bleed. Most other woods are st the mercy of padauk during the sanding g process Actually it is a good test if your dust extraction equipment even short amount of sawing or sanding should be visible right away in the filters if your system is adequate. Or your lungs for that matter Happy Easter/ Harleymike /ChicAgo

@fouroakscrafts7240 4 года назад

Thanks for the comment! I had also thought about using Purple Heart, but it can sometimes change color from purple to brown. It still may be a good contrast though.

@michaeldunn5280 4 года назад

Four Oaks Crafts it is a nice contrast against maple but lime you say. Most all of the time it loses that nice freshly planed purple color within a year and steadily darkens. Defeating the purpose of why we buy purple heart in the first palce

@normajoskenbeamora4747 3 года назад

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@thomastommy1192 4 года назад

Awesome Beautiful Cross. I like the video and I love the wood. Where did you get the redwood from? I would like to have about 4 boards about the size you had there. Thanks for sharing your video. Many thumbs up to you and your video. I love the music also.

@fouroakscrafts7240 4 года назад

I got the Padauk and Maple from The WoodYard over in Concord Georgia. It's south of the Atlanta Metro area. But if you're near a woodworking store like Woodcraft or Rockler, they may carry this wood also. Or you can try ordering it online. Thanks for the questions and comments!

@billbaumiester6764 2 года назад

Beautiful design, will probably incorporate into a project I am working on. Just wondered if a table router would have been an alternative to making the center cuts for the inside cross

@fouroakscrafts7240 2 года назад

Yes, you can do that as long as you have a way to keep the channel straight. You could also do it with a dado blade if you have a table saw. But a router would also work.

@scottbarbara5016 Год назад

I love it! Beautiful and I have already started on building a few for the family! Quick question - what method did you use to hang this up? Thanks for sharing your video. 😊

@fouroakscrafts7240 Год назад

Thanks for watching! You can use any picture hanging hardware - should work fine. Or you could router in a slot in the back and simply hang on a screw or nail in the wall.

@jeffreycasto4610 Год назад

Nice work how come you don't have revving knife on your saw I see alot of wood workers without them I'm wondering if I should take mine off it does get in the way sometime

@fouroakscrafts7240 Год назад

I can't remember why I didn't have it on there. It is a nice safety feature to have. I still try to stay to one side and use my push sticks to avoid kickback or binding. If you have the revving knife currently on your saw and it's not in your way, I'd recommend keeping it on. But table saws went for years without them, so it also boils down to safe techniques and how you handle the wood on the table saw, the position of your hands and body. Thanks for the comment and question!

@dledward 4 года назад

I Did you have any issues with the Paduak bleeding into the maple while sanding?

@fouroakscrafts7240 4 года назад

Thanks for the question! It started to bleed over, but the maple came out clean in the end. I kept the sander moving and cleaned off the dust.

@dledward 4 года назад

Four Oaks Crafts thanks. I think Maple is close grained enough to keep the dust out. The cross is beautiful.

@davidkay4174 2 года назад

I think the look would be improved if you had caped the ends with maple just a thin piece

@fouroakscrafts7240 2 года назад

Thanks for the suggestion! I want to make some more with different layers and different varieties of wood.

@normajoskenbeamora4747 3 года назад

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@Medalman100 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful project. Not meant to be ugly with this suggestion, however please consider adjusting your position when running your table saw. When ripping, you're way off to the side. Not the safest position, respectfully.

@fouroakscrafts7240 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the suggestion. And thanks for watching.

@nancyjoewlostowski5248 2 года назад

Can you tell me is the length of the cross 18 inches or 20.25 inches

@fouroakscrafts7240 2 года назад

The total length is 20.25 inches by 14.25 inches wide. You can of course change your overall dimensions. Give me just a minute and I'll add a link to my website post that shows the dimensions. Hope this helps.