How To Make An American Flag Wooden Cross

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This American flag cross has been a popular item for a few years now. They are easy to make and sell really well at local craft and makers markets.
I decided to try a couple different types of wood, at different price points to see which was the easiest, quickest, and most cost effective to make.
I hope this video helps you out and gives you a few pointers when you are batching items out for your next craft or makers market.
Thanks for watching!!
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@Dobbs1825 Ай бұрын

I built one of these today. I’m able to get 3 out of one cedar fence picket. Also, built a jig after building the first one so I can batch a bunch out quickly. Thanks for the video!

@boydstongrove Ай бұрын

That's awesome! I would love to get a look at the jig, you should tag me on FB or Instagram so I can see it. Thanks for watching!

@pteddie6965 Жыл бұрын

Excellent looking cross and outstanding explanation of the process. I appreciate the tip regarding the red blue paint. Thanks for the video.

@boydstongrove Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! Glad it helped. I need to re-do the thumbnail because it does not do it justice; the crosses are much more rich and vibrant in real life.

@AM-ll4vd Ай бұрын

I really appreciate that you were able to clearly show us how to do this, not once but twice, in less than 9 minutes while other makers took 20, 30, 40 minutes. Well done! I'll be using option 2 but we don't get a lot of cedar here so pressure treated pine will be our action. Thanks for a great instruction!

@boydstongrove Ай бұрын

That's so good to hear! Have fun making them and thanks for watching!

@frankstone3994 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! A great project. I enjoyed putting it together.

@boydstongrove 4 ай бұрын

That's Awesome! Thanks!

@rikhalsteen8341 Жыл бұрын

great project! I made a bunch and gave them to family and friends that attended our4th of July party thanks was also a fun build

@boydstongrove Жыл бұрын

That is awesome!! Thanks for watching!

@butchmiller2451 7 ай бұрын

Like the cedar idea. 😊

@boydstongrove 7 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching!!

@brew1205 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. It's given me different options.

@boydstongrove 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! If you batch these out, the fence picket ones are def. worth the money saved.

@larrystone5749 Жыл бұрын

Good job and project thx for sharing enjoyed it Be safe stay well and God Bless

@boydstongrove Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@stevegraves2968 7 ай бұрын

Very well done. Cost facter was a nice touch as well as start options.

@boydstongrove 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, and thanks for watching!

@boydstongrove Жыл бұрын

I've been wanting to tackle this classic project for a while and I thought just in time for Independence Day would be a perfect time. Super simple woodworking project that sells super well, and when made from the fence pickets, the overhead is next to nothing.

@jimmyturner5589 Жыл бұрын

What did you use for bracing on the backside of the cedar?

@boydstongrove Жыл бұрын

@@jimmyturner5589 I used more strips of cedar, exactly how I did it on the pine. I left that out of the video because I felt the video was getting a little long. Sorry about that.

@jimmyturner5589 Жыл бұрын

With the cedar bracing on the back, did you leave it at 5/8 thick or trim it down some? I know on the pine, you split it down the middle.

@boydstongrove Жыл бұрын

@@jimmyturner5589 good question! I shaved it just enough to smooth the surfaces, but I left it thicker because cedar is so soft, I wasn’t sure if there would be too much movement in the wood if I made it thinner. Maybe it wouldn’t make a difference, not sure.

@jimmyturner5589 Жыл бұрын

@boydstongrove thanks for answering questions for me, loving your channel.

@janeramirez9971 5 ай бұрын

Will look awesome ❤❤❤

@boydstongrove 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@robertheld4947 4 ай бұрын

Great video, always looking for less cost 😊😊

@boydstongrove 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@Kriterian 8 ай бұрын

So two things I'd like to add. That benzo torch accessory is absolutely amazing and I highly recommend it. I did prefer water base stain because as I was (stupidly) painting I would flick paint on the other pieces by accident. The stain is hard to find in stores for some reason though.

@boydstongrove 8 ай бұрын

you are correct on both points; That creator torch tool is awesome, I use it quite a lot. And yes, those colored stains have to be ordered, that's why I ended up using paint instead. I'm sure the stain looks much better.

@hansdegroot8549 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting project. I've never seen cedar in Slovakia, but it'll be more expensive than line, over here. If I were to make this I would use tongue and groove pine, which costs about 12 usd/m2, for a 1 metre long and 10 cm wide board then 1.20 usd.

@boydstongrove Жыл бұрын

Tongue and groove is a great idea! I don’t know if anything stateside that would be narrow enough, but I guess I could cut my own tongue and groove. Thanks for watching!

@timhess5950 10 ай бұрын

Awesome project. Could you possibly share the svg file you used for the stars?

@boydstongrove 10 ай бұрын

I'll add it to the description sometime this week.

@VitalPolymath Ай бұрын

I'm more curious about the paint process. Did you dilute, or just go at it?

@boydstongrove Ай бұрын

Sometimes I do, but for this project, I painted a layer on and then wiped it down with a towel until I could see the wood grain again.

@user-tq6xq5ys1e 11 ай бұрын

very nice looking cross. What paint did you use? And thank you for your uploads

@boydstongrove 11 ай бұрын

I used Michael's brand acrylics called Artist Loft. Good thing about cheap paint is the coverage it week enough that you can still see the wood grain through it.

@user-tq6xq5ys1e 11 ай бұрын

@@boydstongrove Thank you so much

@hansdegroot8549 Жыл бұрын

We have some special tongue and groove her, called tatranský profil, referring to the High Tatras. When you put them together, the sanded sides will not form a smooth surface, but it has a "valley" at the connecting point. (no need to make round-overs of chamfers). The tongue and groove parts will run horizontally, so the whole cross will need backer boards to make it more rigid. At the moment I cannot do any woodworking because I broke my ankle So I only watch KZfaq videos on woodworking now.

@boydstongrove Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about your injury. At least you’ll be full of good ideas by the time you’re healed up!

@hansdegroot8549 Жыл бұрын

@@boydstongrove Sometimes even bad things have their tiny positive sides

@willwork2fish261 8 ай бұрын

If you don’t mind me asking idk if you said it already in the video but, how much do you sell these for? I’m thinking about making some myself

@boydstongrove 8 ай бұрын

I actually never sold any, I gave all mine away. But I know a lot of people do sell them. I would suggest looking up a local woodworking group in your area, on Facebook, and asking to see what they are selling for in your area.

@anthony2374 3 ай бұрын

What grit sandpaper did you use on the cedar?

@boydstongrove 3 ай бұрын

I want to say 120. That's what we typically have a lot of.

@anthony2374 3 ай бұрын

@@boydstongrove how can I print out the paper for the stars you used?

@NFL_Edits985 25 күн бұрын

I'm really curious on what the CNC machine is called and where it was bought? Do you know the price to?

@boydstongrove 24 күн бұрын

The CNC in the video is one of the original X-Carve models that has a 1000mm x 1000mm cut bed. We bought it back when they just came out, so the new ones have a lot of improvements. I think the price for this model is around $1400. You can check them out here: www.inventables.com/products/x-carve-1

@NFL_Edits985 22 күн бұрын

@@boydstongrove Do you know of any other that are lest expensive but good quality to carve stars?

@Kriterian 8 ай бұрын

Did you thin your craft paint with water? I bought some and it completely covers the burned wood so much that i had to wipe off the majority with a rag to get the wood to show through.

@boydstongrove 8 ай бұрын

Sometimes I thin it with water, but usually I just apply it and immediately wipe it down with a paper towel. Sometimes I will just apply it with a paper towel like you would a stain and that way I can wipe as I go. It also helps to buy cheap paint. Nicer paints have more color pigments and will cover too well.

@anthony2374 3 ай бұрын

What size pin nails did you use for this?

@boydstongrove 3 ай бұрын

The fence pickets are just under 3/4" thick and I split them for the back braces, making the overall thickness about an inch thick, so you should be safe to go with 3/4" nails.

@anthony2374 3 ай бұрын

@@boydstongrove thanks 🙏🏽

@roncook6 9 ай бұрын

What size are the stars?

@boydstongrove 9 ай бұрын

The ones I bought are 1” There’s a link in the description if you want a closer look

@roncook6 9 ай бұрын

Yep, I did that. But once on Amazon it gave different sizes. I thought the one's you were showing were 1", just wanted to make sure before I ordered. I've done flags & crosses using a dremel to do the stars. Pretty good at it, but TIME consuming!! I'll give your method a try, I like the looks of the stars being raised and burned. Thanks.