Make a Wooden Beer Stein | Tri Maker Tournament 1| Skill Tree

Learn how to make beer stein.
Welcome to the first edition of the Tri Maker Tournament! In this one, Borg3d and I went head to head in making beer steins. Eli, over at Geek Out Hobbies will judge us this round. Be sure to check out Bor3d's video and Geeked Out Hobbies Final Judgments.
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[@helloisdude3763]

I love how you came to this conclusion and jig on your own I’m going to a trade school for carpentry and the jigs already exist for 45, 90, and 22.5 degree cuts to and I think you can get custom ones too but the fact that you figured it out and made a jig on you own is great

[@SkillTree]

Thanks! I was quite proud of that one😁. Thanks for watching!

[@coalcreekdefense8106]

Jig making was a core skill for just about every carpenter until the last few decades. Thankfully, we have a few kind and talented souls on KZbin preserving the art and passing it down.

[@jcrcreations4515]

I’m glad you clarified the second one had personality, along with good curves. Gotta make er feel loved😉

[@Chloe-wt1bw]

That dog looking In and you saying peace had me in stitches 😂

[@Arcayenneist]

I made a bunch of the octagonal ones at once for my TTRPG group. First difference: Sanded down 1" dowel rods for the handle. Biggest difference: 3" wide Oak instead of the smaller oak in the video. With 7.5" of height for the volume, that means these suckers hold nearly 2 Liters. They are ridiculously large, and ridiculously awesome.

[@robertryden8036]

The second one was by far better. It looks the part whereas the first looked to be more store bought.

[@beardedgremlin8117]

DUUDDEE!!! the second one with the grain structure and the clear finish almost makes it look like horn and not wood.

[@SkillTree]

I KNOW! It fit so well with the antler!

[@defdevecioglu]

yeah, i thought it was a horn too

[@SkillTree]

Next time. I saw a pretty cool way to make a horn mug I would like to try.

[@zenku41]

Ahhh I loved the first one!! I will TOTALLY make one myself noe, thank you so much for sharing you process, your jig is genius!!

[@Chloe-wt1bw]

I love the way you show so much detail you run through it yourself so you know what other people will think about to start while doing it tips and hints and hands on troubleshooting and facts this is something I am going to make my dad so thank you x

[@lazybabs3864]

I love this. You learn so many different things and get to to use the skills you learn.

[@coalcreekdefense8106]

I love tankard 2! I've already made one in the style of tankard 1, but I think I'm gonna tackle style 2 because it fits better with my character.

[@CaitlinKuiwai]

So Glorious!

[@Scar_does_stuff]

they are both beautiful and I can take some awesome tips away from this video but the antler one is just *chef's kiss*

[@nolanherndon2853]

Loved the vid Made one myself. Super stoked....since this is my FIRST woodworking attempt.

[@eddybajesta5724]

This is a Genuine DIY! Basic tools easy and well explain guide! Cheers to you sir

[@SkillTree]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@cheezenreis]

This is awesome definitely trying some of these ideas out

[@Robert-bm2jr]

Your solution for getting the right angle is brilliant.

[@thefoksiasty_]

I want to begin my crafting journey in few weeks and your videos are really inspiring ❤️

[@StarlasAiko]

Wooden Tankert...to be a Stein (german word for Stone) it needs to be stoneware or earthenware (cut from Stone or shaped from Ceramic/Clay)

[@israelnieves936]

You have inspired me to start woodworking again. Thank you.

[@donaldmcdaniel1773]

One more thing.... shellac is dissolved by alcohol, so be aware that the stronger drink you put in the more often you may have to re-finish it. I have heard that walnut oil is good for wooden steins, but I have no experience with it

[@jarodmorris611]

This is the first video on this channel I've ever seen. This channel is awesome!

[@temurnariashvili7526]

Jig is suppercool! Just a perfect idea. Thx 4 that. Now I can make that mug too!

[@SkillTree]

Glad you liked it! That one took me a WHILE to come up with. Worked like a charm though.

[@clintonm2357]

Great products. I made a stein similar to your second one a few years ago. I threw in some charcoal started fluid and lit in on fire, then sanded off the charred portion with a piece of sandpaper and my fingers. It was pretty effective and very easy. The only problem I had was that the lip got burned through in one spot... I call it character!

[@hannahlistento100EAT]

Since no one else is brave enough to say it, Stein mean stone in German, a wooden beer stein is an oxymoron and hurts my head ngl

[@DadRanch]

Awesome steins!

[@lavardboyle9752]

17:56 This is the best part of the video even with the two epic steins!

[@CorsoWorkshop]

I knew you were gonna make 2!! (Wonder how 🙄🙄) great project man! I love the dark finish on the mug! 🤜

[@SkillTree]

Thanks bro!

[@leeh.6371]

Hand tools for the win 👍

[@leeh.6371]

Both of these are gorgeous pieces

[@sprucewayne4618]

Great stuff!@!

[@SkillTree]

Thanks!

[@soranightstorm9262]

bone carving would be neat to see how well you do in creating fasteners and other types of charms

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

I am digging the second one, love the horn 👍 😊

[@SkillTree]

Glad you liked! It was a lot of fun to make.

[@oddrocket2743]

The second one is so cooool.... Need to make my own!

[@LilacMage]

As a person with too many projects half done, and a larper. I just HAD to click subscribe and like. I will be binging your content soon.

[@jorgejorge3766]

Great job!!!!...many thanks to share and learn about it... i am very clear now....greetings from chile ......

[@rifleman7313]

I also have 'made' my own stock removal knife out of a metal file, hammer handle, using an angle grinder, dremel, stain, stainless steel bolts, JB WELD, and hours of hand sanding.

[@donaldmcdaniel1773]

You know.... the term 'stein' means stone. I like your process it shows a bit of cleverness. Hooray for you !

[@leeloxleigh1471]

Just viewed your video or should I say two for the price of one. Really enjoyed them, your presentation is top dollar. Have now subscribed.

[@munkmunks]

awesome as always...those glasses tho 😎

[@SkillTree]

🤣 yup, my blindness was getting the better of me.

[@alonsohernandezsalazar4246]

It's an amazing job, I'm going to do the second , 'cause I got the horn, greetings from Lima - Peru.

[@rifleman7313]

Personally I like the barbarian antler mug a little better, but they are both great. Good job

[@vortex514]

Nice job man. Excellent macgyver work on your jig. Pretty creative solution for not having the right tool.

[@SkillTree]

Thanks! It took a fair bit of thinking for that. Thank you for watching!

[@bigdaddysshop8180]

I am empressed

[@wint3239]

actually very good now i gonna make 20 of them :D

[@craftingoutofscratch2980]

Great tutorial, I'm sure I'll try it sometime

[@SkillTree]

Awesome! Share it with us if you do! I would love to see how it comes out.

[@michaelbauers8800]

very nice

[@wayfinder79]

Thanks!

[@tonsonbloodaxe2605]

Fantastic! Well done!

[@SkillTree]

Glad you like! This one actually tool a lot outta me 🤣

[@tonsonbloodaxe2605]

Oh I bet! I will for sure have to try making one of these for sure!!!

[@tonsonbloodaxe2605]

Ooooo! Now that you've made these mugs and the drinking horn!!!! I think it's tine for a horn mug!!!!!

[@SkillTree]

@@tonsonbloodaxe2605 yes! I honestly considered it for this build. In hindsight I wish I had but once I get an image in my head, I really wanted to see these made.🤣

[@tonsonbloodaxe2605]

I don't even blame you they turned out so good!

[@rockinrswoodshop]

The metal definitely added some good character, but the antler topped off the second one really well! I’m gonna have to use some for a future project!

[@SkillTree]

Thanks! Your gonna have to give me some lathe lessons though. Drilling it out by hand was a chore!

[@rockinrswoodshop]

Skill Tree come on up dude! Just let me know when you are gonna be in the Boone area!

[@SkillTree]

@@rockinrswoodshop will do!😁

[@bretlemieux2489]

If you walk in the woods you can find deer antlers at liest where I am pretty normally. But I'm from N.H. in a pretty heavy wooded place.

[@SkillTree]

Hey! I am in NH all the time! I should take a walk and see what I can find.😁

[@bretlemieux2489]

@@SkillTree yeah walking in the woods in the fall or spring is best the younger antlers break off in the late summer and fall and we find them alot honestly.

[@DebbieBuckland]

love this.... might make one for my viking persona (SCA)

[@SkillTree]

Cool! What's their name?

[@dadedubbledee]

Hey up there. How about diy anodizing? I've heard you can also use food coloring as the color agent....how about it?

[@tytoalba605]

I made one from a tree branch with just chizles no metal though it was fun if I still had it or more branch wood of the opropreate size the rest of the old one I turned into planters

[@Wreckz_Tea]

How have I never come across this channel? It's way underrated I wish I had a large following so I could blow up small channels that have great content.

[@seangere9698]

Just an FYI that's not a Stein but iw a wood Tankard. A Stien is only made from clay. Also Stien is Stone in German, so Stien is referring to stoneware aka clay.

[@Zatyofficialchannel]

this is good shit

[@antoniomartinez8256]

You may have answered this already, but do you spay the stein only on the outside with the shalack or do you also spray on the inside? If you do spray on the inside, do you do it before or after the assembly, and how?

[@badmoon4044]

The second one - love it, but the first one will start leaking in time, since anything stronger than your average pisswasser will slowly dissolve wood glue. I am not experienced enough to tell you how to fix it tho.

[@adoniaspontes1769]

Nice work my friend. I'm Brazilian and I enjoy your videos. I would like to ask 2 questions: 1- what secret to waterproof inside the mug, you apply what inside the mug, stain, sealer, does not taste in the drink? 2- the glue that you use to join the wooden parts, with time does not come loose due to the drink that goes into the mug, and what type of wood do you use, pine?

[@SkillTree]

Thank you for watching! 1. I used shellac for the seal. It's non toxic and has held up well so far. You can also use bees wax as long as you don't use hot beverages. 2. I used oak. Not sure how well the softer woods like pine would hold up but Oak so far has stayed in good shape. Regular titebond 3 wood glue.

[@lhyde55]

@@SkillTree Titebond 3 is a must. 1 and 2 are not waterproof. I have also done similar mugs out of pine. Even multiple layers of finishing does not make them waterproof.

[@phoenixwag1693]

QUESTION! what slack or stain did you use??? I want to try making these but not sure what to use.

[@Rook9696]

shellac is a great food safe option BUT: the solvent for it is alcohol

[@Handles_AreStupid]

Surely, if you only angled one side by 45 degrees, you would only need one cut and it would still make a circle so long as you face the pieces correctly.

[@ernestvenn8291]

would you have the plans for your jig so other can make it as well.

[@baseballjustin5]

"If" you have a chop saw (i looked up what the over the top one is called), that might work as well couldn't it?

[@vennom14]

What are you going to do about the wood's water absorption?

[@user-sp6ju1zo3d]

👍👍👍👍

[@chrisparkins5988]

Curious after 8 months of life and whatever degree of usage how these mugs have held up?

[@kylecheramie2193]

Thank you sir , i impressed a fine woman that loves mugs

[@SkillTree]

Happy to be of some assistance!😁

[@emil6209]

Awesome tutorial. One thing I wondered - how is the inside of the stein supposed to be finished given that it will contain liquids? Oil, wax maybe?

[@SkillTree]

My seams were tight enough that using some food grade shellac did the job. Otherwise, bees wax would do nicely.😁

[@emil6209]

@@SkillTree Hi there. Thank you for replying. One more thing. Is the wood stain you are using food graded or it is safe because it is on the outside.

[@therubbermeep7456]

@@SkillTree uh don't use that with alcohol then because shellac is alcohol based so your finish will dissolve.

[@Twotoedfarm]

Will the second one split because the pith is still in the bottom?

[@martinstapanian7615]

Excellent! What were the dimensions of your strips? About how much beer can your stein hold? Thanks!

[@SkillTree]

Sorry for the delay. I am assuming you mean the first tankard. Each strip of 1/2" oak ended up being 6.5" tall, 1.5" wide at the outside and 1 1/16" wide on the inside. Their length is 7". Hope that helps!

[@jeevansinghbhogal1888]

Does anyone know if these can hold hot drinks as well as cold ones, eg hot chocolate or tea.

[@googanmcboogie9307]

An old world way for waterproofong the wood joints when assembling would be to soak small gauge organic chords (like jute) in melted bees wax.

[@grillsidepickin2397]

make a leather travelers backpack! i think it would be neat, and its something you dont see made often. . .or at all really. but super usefull!

[@SkillTree]

100% something I will do soon. I have another bag slated in the next couple of weeks but I will add this to the list for sure!

[@grillsidepickin2397]

@@SkillTree Haha! sweet, super excited to tune in!

[@Incubansoul]

You can also use this technique to make casks for aging liquor :D

[@DH-xw6jp]

Just skip the gluing and shellacing. You want unfinished charred (or toasted) wood in contact with Liquid Courage. Water proofing the wood defeats the aging process. (Tip: Embroidery hoops can be used in place of steel bands for small kegs, just make sure you buy the right size)

[@defdevecioglu]

11:10 he did the thing guys, he did the thingg!!

[@SkillTree]

🤣 Might have been a little cocky there.

[@defdevecioglu]

that face tho 🤣

[@celestialgameing2722]

Cool stein! I am gonna make my own one day.. I hate math soo I'll take ur measurements. I lazy. I am gonna make it shorter tho.

[@routesandroots3936]

What kind of shellac did u use

[@sly8650]

What is the width of the oak boards of the first stein

[@daltonhammack1980]

Hello, so I was attempting to make my own beer Stein, about the same way in this video but after the glue up I had a lot of dry glue left over on the inside of the mug and it looks bad. I tried a sanding mop bit and a few other things but I can’t get anything in there to remove the dried glue.. Is there something you did to mitigate this? I’m having a hard time.

[@SkillTree]

Hello! Sorry you are having that issue. I am usually rather OCD with glue, wiping away excess before it dries. Have you tried a sharp chisel?

[@franknunally8098]

Can you make a Mead Stein out of Horn, without cutting the horn at the closed end?

[@druid799]

Why yes the mic drop was a tad cocky as I’d say you stumbled and almost fell at the last hurdle , cross head screws !?!?!? What were you thinking ! should have used either ‘normal’ blade screws or upholstery studs . Luckily the awesomeness of the rest of the build more than compensated for this lack of judgment on the fixings ? 😉👍👍👍

[@donaldmcdaniel1773]

As an added comment.... perhaps you could put strips of leather under you upholstery nails?

[@syrune303]

I didn't know I needed to hear a ridiculous term like octagonal mug body today.

[@Scalesthelizardwizard3399]

I personally don't like alcohol but I would happily share a drink with you I'll just take some tea but we would have to figure out who gets what stein

[@SkillTree]

Guests choose! You can use whichever and I will happily use the other😁

[@burtmacklin4497]

im trying to make a very similar stein and Wass just going to s=use the same amount of strips, so unless I missed it, what is the thickness of the strips (from inside of the mug to the out) or does it even matter?

[@SkillTree]

Thanks for watching!. Each strip of 1/2" oak ended up being 6.5" tall, 1.5" wide at the outside and 1 1/16" wide on the inside. Hope that helps!

[@damengrant3975]

Where can I get the spray finish?

[@Tio_Loco]

You should have put a wooden lid on each of your Steins, to keep the drinker to succumbing to the black plague. BTW - I liked the second Stein better.

[@nikman2]

ya bone is a unique smell all its own

[@branden7384]

I feel like I'm in the minority because I genuinely prefer the first stein over the second by miles. They're both cool, but I feel like the first one required more effort and it shows in it's finished look.

[@uncleredneck3802]

Do you take the 22.5 from 90 and set blade at 67.5 or just at 22.5.

[@SkillTree]

If I recall correctly, I cut the 2x4 at the 67.5 this way the bit that was removed ended up being 22.5.

[@lucaranieri6491]

Good job.. A question..what kind of wood did you use? Greetings from Italy

[@SkillTree]

Hello! Thank you for watching. The first mug was red oak and the second was white oak, I believe. The white can be challenging because it is way more porous though.

[@danbunch3926]

How did the second one hold up over the past few years? Since it was green, I wonder if it cracked or warped.

[@SkillTree]

It actually held up well. I did have to reseal it once because the grain of the oak is so porous and widened more as it dried. But since then, no issues at all 😁

[@counterpoint621]

First definitely going to try this one. But your link to borg 3d is broken, it links to a very different channel.

[@garethalford682]

Does it hold water? Does it leak ?

[@martinstapanian7615]

Did you use 1/2" or 3/4" thick stock? Thanks!

[@SkillTree]

I used 1/2" stock for this tankard!

[@MortyRides]

What did you use to cover the mug with thats non-toxic to drink out of it? My mug leaves a wooden taste in all substances in it

[@michaelbauers8800]

He said a food grade shellac. Not sure it would work with beer due to alcohol. Flaxseed oil is human safe where linseed oil is not necessarily human safe. So maybe you could seal with flaxseed oil? One source suggests mineral oil is an option. Not sure if there's human grade and non human grade mineral oil, but they sell mineral oil as a laxative. But you could seal with mineral oil according to some sources. I guess just do your own research. I wondered if beeswax is an option as well. One source suggest beeswax mixed with mineral oil as a general seal for wooden serving ware.

[@chahtanerf9676]

As in the Gentleman Bastard book series?

[@craftingoutofscratch2980]

Ah, very easy make 3:42 with out electronic tool's :)

[@gottowonder7168]

Put a glass bottom on then you could check for a coin and not just join a military

[@winterknightwarden8543]

It may just be that I am a newbie here but, the link for Borg 3D dose not work or they have changed the channel so as not to have the TMT.