From Bourbon Barrel to Circular Butchers Block

In this video I take a used Buffalo Trace Bourbon Barrel and turn it into an end grain cutting board…that spins. Like, Comment, and Subscribe for more!
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00:00 Tearing the barrel down
1:12 Cutting up the staves
1:58 Flattening everything
4:30 Gluing up the panels
5:50 Flattening the panels
7:38 Second panel glue up
9:40 Cutting to final size
10:40 Final glue up
12:12 Flattening the block
13:32 Turing it into a circle
13:56 Mistakes, mistakes, mistakes
14:54 Juice groove and chamfered edges
15:40 Sanding...
16:34 Bath time
17:26 Lazy-susan ring
18:10 Finished Product

[@jeffhudson4817]

Very nice, great job. Dont worry about the mistakes, it’s how we learn.

[@marknienstadt6963]

Use packing tape on your cauls. The glue will not stick to them if you do.

[@riverjackstudio]

I usually do, but because I was planing it down again anyway, I just skip using tape. I probably should every time to save my clamps but I am notoriously bad at taking my own advice.

[@charlainemarkesen4708]

Work of art. You are very talented. 🎉

[@hebierob]

Very nice!

[@dafydd.j]

Very well done! Wanted to share, for the circular jig, if you use a cheap Amazon microphone boom arm and a mic clip, you can clip it to your bench top and and run the power cable through it. Because it’s a boom stand it just stays in what ever position you leave it in and moves with you while giving you the height clearance. Also works well if you hook on a light so you can move the light at different angles above the bench without getting in the way. Mine cost $15 on Amazon, hopefully that can help in the future. All the best and keep it up!👍🏼

[@riverjackstudio]

Hahaha, that is an excellent tip, thank you very much. I had been wrestling with that cord every turn. Figured somebody must have had a better way to deal with it. Cheers 🍻

[@budduggly7781]

Another cool project very well done. Your time and effort paid off in the results. Sanding.... fun times, eh?

[@riverjackstudio]

Especially white oak and end grain… good lord I could physically feel time pass. Thanks for the kind words!

[@HeyItsMe070]

Holy glue Batman

[@riverjackstudio]

*Applies $10 in glue to squeeze out $8* haha

[@bg2608ret]

Subscriber #149👍🏻

[@nxyuu]

I clicked on this add just to comment on the thumbnail. It looks like you turned the golden retriever into the barrel 😂

[@riverjackstudio]

That’s in the next video lol

[@DuricCustomWoodwork]

You definitely don't need to worry about glue starvation on those joints. 😂

[@riverjackstudio]

Haha, when I did this before and I was stingy with the glue on my first attempt, and had some voids. I was not making that mistake again.

[@user-gy1lu6jt8n]

That board is awesome, but I just can’t stand the thought of putting a hole in it for the circle cutting jig. Did you just fill it with some brown CA glue?

[@riverjackstudio]

I didn’t show in the video but I actually took it back to flatten it again and took off an 1/8” or so, so I didn’t end up needing to fill the indent. I totally agree with you however, it would have driven me nuts if I had to fill it with CA glue.

[@RightHandShot]

Nicely done, although oak is generally not the best choice for cutting boards. With light use it should last a long time.

[@riverjackstudio]

Agreed, this was definitely a one off project that was meant for show more than anything else. That’s also why I chose to do end grain, to give the white oak a fighting chance.

[@somethinginventive153]

Bruh i thought you turned the dog into a table

[@riverjackstudio]

Hahaha, that’s the next one lol

[@somethinginventive153]

​@@riverjackstudioWAIT YOUR TURNING HIM INTO A BARREL NOOOOIOOI