How to Make a Wooden Beer Mug (Easy Gift Idea)

This is my version of a wooden beer mug that I will be using a a gift for someone this christmas.
I used a scrap piece of 1/2 maple that was roughly 9" by 41" to cut a 11 degree angle on 16 pieces of wood cut to approximatly 10" long.
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[@maxomo1]

I'm curious how food safe and water resistant the oil polyurethane is. Might be better to use several coats of epoxy.

[@DIYBuilds]

+maxomo1 I'm curious too but things I read online sat it should work

[@lohikarmi235]

beeswax did the job for me. It's food-safe and I can't taste the wax, so it's fine

[@D4nNy777]

how long does the coating last? will washing the cup take it off??

[@Charley-rz3hl]

@Rabbit Snare shellac will limit what you can put in your mug. Any liquid with an alcohol content will melt the shellac and ruin the drink and the waterproofing of the mug. A better option would be some beeswax or any hard wax, which is resistant to any drink below its melting temperature ( ~145 degrees F or ~63 degrees C)

[@SuperJellicoe]

Ha! that took awhile. I was not being agressive or anyhing else but just a concerned woodworker. Over the years, I have looked into workshops and walked away quickly if I have seen unsafe practices. I dont want to see blood! and I, for whatever reasons, will scan another worker, regardless of the profession, for missing didgits. I have all of mine. I actually spent more time focused on your project than your workdhop safety protocols. I do not normally stay with a video that is showing undafe practices. Keeping viewers should be a focuspoint.

[@Wolfmancollectibles]

Best home made wood mug video I have seen yet awesome job brother.................

[@phils4782]

Where can I get the plans for this I like to make some for Christmas gifts

[@nickq615]

awesome! Looks great, might have to give this a go when I knock out my current projects!

[@kevinbradshaw1979WoodWorks]

Great job. I'm thinking about making a few of these for our annual guys weekend. And I'm with you. I'm starting to lean towards the "every finish is food safe if given enough time to cure" theory.

[@DIYBuilds]

+Kevin Bradshaw ya just don't put hot stuff on poly also no dishwasher

[@burresscounty]

You could make a badass coaster with that ring you cut off the mug with some epoxy

[@uncleredneck3802]

Nice video man. How wide were the pieces. You cut them at 11 degrease.

[@OldMateOz27]

When you lay the sticks to the tape do they have to have that little angle on the sides to be flush or does the glue do that job for you?

[@Saleens718]

Hey Casual Build! Cool video! I’ve been wanting to make one of these for a while, I understand how you calculate the angle for the individual pieces, but how wide do you know how to make the pieces?

[@DIYBuilds]

I just guessed. 3/4" seems good.

[@arfarfagus]

How well has the handle stayed on? I'd like to do a stronger connection than just gluing, but I'm not sure if I need to.

[@DIYBuilds]

+Leftern Acadian honestly I gave it away as a present so not sure how much it gets used but seems pretty strong to me. I would say you could add a couple dowels to make it stronger.

[@woodandwheelz]

Depending on how well it's glued, and he glued it pretty well, the wood should fail before the glue does. But as he said, you could add dowels to make it stronger. Things that I made as a kid in the early 80's with Elmer's Wood glue is still holding today. People don't seem to use that glue any more though. Everyone uses Titebond 1, 2 or 3. I personally use Gorilla Wood glue with great success. It's all personal preference.

[@TheEuleNation]

That polyurethane is not safe for food, so it looks nice but unsafe to use as an actual mug. They make stuff that's designed for wood and is food safe.

[@DIYBuilds]

It is a plastic when hard, so as long as you don't put anything hot in it or dishwasher it, it is safe.

[@BrianBr0wn]

DIY Builds it would still be better to use something food safe for wood

[@MrBobaFett]

Beeswax and mineral oil

[@SuperJellicoe]

Great quick Mug build, however, I was always glancing at the router face plate moving about with the broken corner. It would not take much to buy a piece of plexiglass to replace the original and not detract from the safety aspect. That said, I was intrigued with your solution for fitting the handle. Simple and effective. Another viewer made comment about the strength of the joint and agree with drill through the handle and the mug wall and inserting a dowel and it could be done with a different color of wood for the visual effect. I am considering a different style of mug (marine) with a tapered wall and wider at the base. I have had some experience with tapered staves and it should not be difficult, and last, I want to make the mug with a thinner wall. Drinking from a wide lip will cause spillage, and we cannot have that. Thanks for the inspiration and get that baseplate fixed.

[@James-cd6ff]

Ahhh.... The passive aggressive safety police

[@duanewinter8188]

Great video but would you redo it or tell how wide each piece is

[@pakoakwa7032]

I'm waiting for router table ...... nice job man ... subscribe Your channel and wait for more diy wooden projects

[@DIYBuilds]

Funny you should say that, my next project is a router table lol.

[@pakoakwa7032]

great!!

[@augustspiering9461]

What width did you set the fence on the table saw at

[@pablodelavega7846]

what type of resin did you apply?

[@leksey7870]

Great mug from the tree. Like!

[@donivers9454]

why no words that would be better then the song I THINK

[@DIYBuilds]

Watch my new videos. They have words ;)

[@ConcasicoWoodworks]

what kind of glue are you using for the mug?

[@DIYBuilds]

Wood glue.

[@jamie-ox8sg]

Width of strips would be nice

[@jeanclaudelechmann1020]

How wide the strips

[@avfcfans903]

How Thick is it?

[@shteven1562]

How would I go about making it look more rustic

[@D4nNy777]

I know some people slightly burn the wood to make it look darker. SLIGHTLY!

[@energylab227]

Great job!

[@bearallb]

what size is your compound miter saw?

[@DIYBuilds]

+Blair A 12inch

[@theemeraldfox7779]

I got poisoned from the polyurethane just watching this!!!

[@DIYBuilds]

+TheEmeraldfox should I call poison control for you?

[@Godisangry]

What size are the 16 pieces cut to?

[@DIYBuilds]

+Godisangry what ever you want. I think mine was 10

[@Godisangry]

I'm kinda new to wood working so maybe i'm missing something that's obvious but i'm talking about the width. Where is the fence being set? If i'm an idiot, please let me know gently lol

[@DIYBuilds]

+Godisangry oh I believe 1" but it can be what you like

[@boomerrob9223]

I'm not a woodworker. I followed all of this except for the shaping of the handle to fit the body. How was this done with a straight bench saw?

[@peterpulst8575]

@@boomerrob9223 I think he just changed the angle of the blade, like when he cut the pieces for the main mug

[@edwingomez6892]

I'm a student at a high school and wanted to do this for my father but was wondering how did you make the cuts for the main cup thing

[@lohikarmi235]

Most table saws can be angled. Just calculate the angle for each piece and put the saw to that angle

[@hackbodies]

If you made the sticks longer, after glue up and cleaning it up, you could chop it in half for 2 mugs.