How to turn an old whiskey barrel into a modern drinks table.

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11 ай бұрын

Old oak barrels are excellent value for money and with a bit of DIY they can become useful drinks tables for parties and BBQ's.
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@MrNilOrange 11 ай бұрын

Love it Stu. You are so much easier to relate to with the ups and downs of dealing with real materials that never behave themselves!

@fistachpl 11 ай бұрын

Painting with hammerite I really recommend to use the roller - the surface looks much better after painting when compared to painting with the brush. And I would definitely screw the top from below to avoid screws being visible.

@rayblackdog8742 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing the mistakes and when things go wrong. My DIY is always causing me grief....so it's good to know even the experts have problems 😁

@davidgoodwin8232 11 ай бұрын

I would def plug the screw holes in the top

@user-gi9hy3cj9b 11 ай бұрын

Yet another great video. I love the fact that you always admit to any mistakes you make which helps others avoid. Keep up the good work.

@hydroponikstuttgart4515 11 ай бұрын

Tip: get a spiral flush trim bit for your router. It makes a HUGE difference in capability of removing material. The bearing should be at the shaft, so you can use it as a flush trim bit and without the bearing engaging. Cheers!

@andyc972 11 ай бұрын

A well deserved glass of wine there Stuart, and as always I enjoyed the humorous outro ! The result looked great and very practical, I've had a few of these over the years and although nice old and weather they do inevitable deteriorate ! You struck a good balance between renovation and keeping the aged appearance I thought ! Thanks also for including the parts that went less well it helps to keep it real, I was thinking exactly what you said - "all I've done is make it wet after keeping it dry !" More top DIY content, Cheers Stuart ! 🍷

@chrishh6077 11 ай бұрын

Cleaning up dirty wood works much better if you use a different lance than the one you used. I use a Kärcher Dirt Blaster lance to clean up my teak garden furniture before oiling every few years and it comes up perfectly. Great channel.

@buonafortuna8928 11 ай бұрын

@18:49 "Once again things didn't go as planned" - is my middle name. Good job Stu

@RB-xg2vz 11 ай бұрын

Love that you showed all the stuff that went wrong with this one along the way 👍

@colingoode3702 11 ай бұрын

You're right Stuart, Norm Abram never had those problems in his NY Workshop. I was always envious of his stockpile of off cuts, sheet material & boards. This is a great little project & one I might even have a go at myself as I'm starting to run out of DIY jobs to do around the house & garden. Keep 'em coming Stuart.

@docholliday7548 9 ай бұрын

Glad I found your channel as I have a whiskey barrel from my hometown distillery that needs to be finished. Thank you!

@IgnatiusZaaijman 5 ай бұрын

The staining on the barrel came out really nice. Great work!

@yakostudios5405 7 ай бұрын

Excelent work ! thanks for sharing

@samdub 11 ай бұрын

This looks amazing and the parasol feature is great!

@valborchardt3596 11 ай бұрын

Fabulous Stuart, hope you enjoy for many years to come. Much love from South Africa

@teresabell1014 11 ай бұрын

Very nice project. I remember my grandfather back in the 1970's splitting oak barrels vertically and making a bar out of it. It had all kinds of shelves for glasses and bottles. I think it was lined with red velvet....

@SteveMonk1956 11 ай бұрын

Great looking project Stuart, love it.

@mollie3244 8 ай бұрын

Great vid, I did up my own barrel recently. I used a powerful hot power washer on it. One I use for the farm sheds and it brought it up perfectly. Just needed a light sand. I'll try the table top now. If only to save the top of the barrel from rain damage.

@montyzumazoom1337 11 ай бұрын

Love your ideas and well presented explanatory vids. Keep them coming!👏👏👏

@xanderdixon3688 11 ай бұрын

Looks lovely that,great idea

@CollectiveConsciousness1111 11 ай бұрын

Great content, thanks for sharing

@richardphillips3303 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic video, thanks Stuart, I love the idea of doing that 😊

@wakayama1991 11 ай бұрын

echo what others have written - like seeing the problems, errors and mishaps, and - more importantly - how you get round them. Any woodworker who professes to not making mistakes is full of it and trying to fool you or themselves. A great woodworker gets over it. Cheers!

@leesmall7693 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic mate

@garethcheshire-whatley1485 11 ай бұрын

Love it! Really nice 👍

@kevinbutchart7187 11 ай бұрын

Well Done! that looks amazing.

@dantovey2785 11 ай бұрын

Final look is great, nice refurb

@TheWardagh 11 ай бұрын

Really nice job 👍🏼

@philipford3921 11 ай бұрын

Quality video as usual. Love it love it love it.

@grotekleum 11 ай бұрын

Nice job, pity about he screws through the table top though. Just a question, is there a reason why didn't you stain before putting the hoops back on?

@tayred81 11 ай бұрын

Super excited when a saw that Stuart is back on wood project ❤🎉🙏🏼 cheers as you say I UK 🍻

@SimoneChiaretta 11 ай бұрын

That was an amazing project

@henrikjorgensen1614 11 ай бұрын

A well done nice work with a place under its a great place for Your favorite snacks 😎

@dogbreath6974 11 ай бұрын

Another great project.

@davesanderson707 11 ай бұрын

Cheers Stuart great job 🍷

@PatrickLemay 11 ай бұрын

That was a cool idea for top table

@Mc674bo 11 ай бұрын

Hi Stuart another great project we’re you utilising your existing tools . I must admit I do use my Dewalt table saw a lot , but you seem to manage quite well with out one . And any thing that can increase the pleasure of a glass of wine , is definitely a bonus . Kind regards as always 😀👍👍👍

@michaelplays2449 11 ай бұрын

Great video !!! thanks

@barrywall3333 11 ай бұрын

Love it Stuart - billy no mates at the end 😂

@JohnJones-wo1bc 11 ай бұрын

awesome!

@enoughSaiduk 11 ай бұрын

That is such a cool project. I might do one myself keep up the good work, love that you support a great team... Arsenal 😂🎉

@MrJordanwain 11 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this one Stuart!!! There’s something that really captures my imagination with oak barrels. I recently used Oxalic Acid crystals made into a solution with water to remove weathering from my shed and fence. I have heard it works particularly well on oak. It would definitely save all the sanding if it worked with these barrels.

@user-sy3wo9zu9m 11 ай бұрын

I love it. But if it was me I would not have screwed the new table top down leaving screws exposed etc. why didn’t you fix from underneath ?

@nsw9154 11 ай бұрын

Nice one Stu and i use the same ringtone 😊

@erickmorales1826 5 ай бұрын

Inspiring

@simonmiddleton4977 11 ай бұрын

Wow Stuart that was a lot of work! But a great result as always. Love the fact you include the issues encountered, it shows us diyers learn on every project 👍😃

@andybrace4983 11 ай бұрын

Lovely old job

@Quaker521 11 ай бұрын

Well, that came out really well and looks great Stuart. I do like your idea for using your router as a jointer (I'll be looking forward to next week's video). Like you, I have a few sash clamps and I'm always curious as to why I hardly ever see them on makers' channels - it seems that they prefer parallel clamps. Thanks for the upload.

@bighig88 11 ай бұрын

I'm about to do something similar although I'm going to raise it up from underneath with blocks and castors and an extended diameter top and bottle top and resin centre

@pstaples777 11 ай бұрын

Loving your work, so helpful - top tips and great home improvement ideas well executed. Not sure if you’re collecting future project ideas, but slate window sills (inside and out)? Considering this upgrade, but slightly daunted. Thanks again 🍷😎

@dazdaz105 11 ай бұрын

Smart. 🤙

@markelliot1248 11 ай бұрын

Barrel came out really well just the right level of shabby chic. Think you may need to put some sand or similar in it to prevent it blowing over in a wind.

@StuartofShrewsbury 11 ай бұрын

Another great video! Any plans for a wheelie bin shed?

@shazprior1134 11 ай бұрын

I have 2 screwdrivers, a hammer and zero skills so no idea why I watch, but love every episode!

@literyAZ09 11 ай бұрын

Goooooood 😄

@garyellis1437 11 ай бұрын

Love the colour, what stain did you use please?

@mrspudly1 11 ай бұрын

Hi Stuart great build that barrel looks brilliant now it's refurbished and the extra top. How hard would it be to make bar stools using the same method of double laminating to make the seat ? Looking forward to next weeks video.

@scott3589 11 ай бұрын

looks good, however why all the effort over the finish and then use 3 screws to face fix the top?

@benphillips8174 11 ай бұрын

Looks great! FYI, whisky barrels are almost all American oak anyway, as most used for Scotch whisky are used Bourbon barrels, so using American oak for the top was authentic AND thrifty.

@adeh503 11 ай бұрын

Nice work, I would try to make those screws on the table top look nicer than that though

@rfrisbee1 10 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. Simplest would probably be to rebate them and cut some wooden plugs, though that would need a drill press.

@julianweeks326 11 ай бұрын

great video, totally inspired to make a couple of those. it might be nice to have a drink with your wife after a job instead of a mate, lol

@torl8924 11 ай бұрын

what product is this oil based dark oak stain? thanks

@df7838 11 ай бұрын

What oil did you use on the wood? It's given a really nice finish

@c.a.g.1977 11 ай бұрын

Well, that "friend' missed out on a nice glass of wine, Stuart! That stained oak looks awesome! Would a wider table top be possible to, so you could make it into an outdoor dining table? Or would the base become a bit tippy then?

@gregorystalans3094 9 ай бұрын

In the future, you can save a heck of a lot of time by spraying a hypochlorite solution on the wood and rinsing it off. It'll remove most if not all of the staining.

@uknowulikethat4042 11 ай бұрын

Ah hammerite, any old iron, any old iron, any any any old iron😊

@marlinstudio. 11 ай бұрын

Great Coopering skills!

@deanmcclusky9955 11 ай бұрын

Same age as me

@waynesinden 11 ай бұрын

I'll gladly come join you for drinks Stu. Where you again?

@johnthresher259 11 ай бұрын

Stuart, I watched Bradshaw Joinery used polyurethane glue for oak which allows for a much quicker drying time. Of course I know you are aware of this glue but is there a reason you preferred "white glue" in this case? Thanks. Nice job by the way!

@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524 11 ай бұрын

Hidden screws by taking some dowels out of the underside of the top and then tapping back in?

@geraldyungling3334 10 ай бұрын

Nice video, however, at the risk of sounding like a troll, I was surprised that you glued the two layers of the top cross grain. Because wood expands/contracts across the grain, this is almost always a bad idea, especially for an outdoor piece that is exposed to significant swings to temperature/humidity. The two layers are going to expand and contract at 90 degrees from each other and will eventually crack.

@NVofus 6 ай бұрын

Q. FOR ADDITIONAL RIGIDITY, ESPECIALLY TO STOP LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE WOOD, WHY DIDN'T YOU BISCUIT JOINT THEM AS WELL? 🤷🏽‍♂️

@allanlee5817 11 ай бұрын

and the reason you didn't stain the whole barrel before putting the hoops back, is??

@notavampire8761 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful work but my OCD is shouting "hide those screws on the top!!!"

@edwardhammock24 11 ай бұрын

Not even watched it yet but we all know it'll be brilliant! Added to watch later. Thanks. 😊

@garyellis1437 11 ай бұрын

Great vid as usual but I couldn't believe that after all that effort you spoiled the look with 3 ugly screw heads when you could have secured it from underneath and kept the top looking lovely.

@boofuu3145 11 ай бұрын

i can remember getting a small contract job to remove loads of those things from under a stately home near nottingham , had to get them up some small tight stone staircase , total nightmare wish i never took the job , when you behind one of those going up with no where to move out the way , you dont let go ha ha ha , and the scratches on the arms were horrid from the rusty bands

@smashyrashy 11 ай бұрын

Sounds grim

@boofuu3145 11 ай бұрын

@@smashyrashy horrid couple of days if im honest , my own fault of course for taking the job, but at the time i got a lot of work from the guy , thinking back now as i have aged they were going to be cut in half for sale at garden centers , i should have cut them in half in the cellar and maybe get paid for doing that work too