The Original Wooden American Flag Build

[@PetesShopMakes]

*Attention* *THIS VIDEO CONTAINS A MISTAKE.* If you plan on building a flag such as this, please pay close attention to the orientation of the stars and make sure the points are pointed up correctly how they’re supposed to be on an actual American flag and not how I mistakenly did in this video. Hope I didn’t offend anyone and please note that it wasn’t intentional and wasn’t actually noticed until after the video was posted. Thank you to those who pointed it out and even though I knew better, still failed to catch it. Thanks again for all the support and God Bless.

[@marlinmelendez-laboymrs.pr9573]

Pete's Shop Makes the corner accents. How do you do it? Could you film a short video just explaining on how to do the corner accents? Please!

[@PetesShopMakes]

The splines in the Mitered Corners or are you asking about the leather stitching in the newer video?

[@humdrummed]

you should remove the video

[@PetesShopMakes]

Why is that?

[@frankarcos6355]

Also the union appears to be too big. It looks like it is half the width of the flag and it should be roughly 2/5 of the width. There are calculators online for accurate dimensions. Looks good though all things considered.

[@MikeMoose67]

Please don't remove this video... you explained the mistake and was apologetic... the video is a great help to us who are just getting into the art... thank you for it...

[@PetesShopMakes]

Thank you for that and don’t worry, I would never remove it because some troll said I should. Glad I could help.

[@pteddie6965]

This is a great lookin' flag. I did not notice the star thing. Thanks for the video.

[@jpm_nt_i9308]

Nice final product - that noise you call music was enough for me to leave your channel as soon as this comment ws finished

[@PetesShopMakes]

Sorry about that. Thanks for your input.

[@MrSTOUT73]

Nice freehand routing!!!!!

[@PetesShopMakes]

Wayne Novotny thank you very much.

[@d3c3pti0n5]

Well done, great job routing out the stars freehand, not easy to do. Thanks for sharing.

[@PetesShopMakes]

d3c3pti0n5 thank you very much. No it’s not easy but it gets easier the more you make that’s for sure.

[@teamcq9204]

Hell of a video. Thank you. You showed your American pride through your hard work. Just the build alone plus how you shared with the rest Of us, showed your dedication to your county and fellow Americans. Thank You

[@PetesShopMakes]

Thank you for that. I truly believe this is the greatest country on earth and even though I made a few mistakes on it, I appreciate you being able to see the entire meaning of the build and not knit pick the little stuff

[@trooperjoe73]

Great work there.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Thank you very much. glad you lked it.

[@thegauvinator3075]

You carved stars beautifully work on your mitres good job

[@PetesShopMakes]

Joseph Gauvinator Thank you Joe! I appreciate that. Yeah I cut the miters and then torched them afterwards which cause a bit of misalignment and gaps do to the wood warping and shrinking do to the heat applied. Oh well, what can you do?

[@DavidSmith-dv7ih]

Your talent is great.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Well, hey thank you very much David! I truly appreciate that.

[@kennymartin379]

Great job

[@beeinformed5750]

loved the video just because.... AMERICA, FLAG, PATRIOTIC, SICK GUITAR! THANKS FOR THE GOOSEBUMPS!!1

[@PetesShopMakes]

My pleasure. Im pleased that you enjoyed it.

[@wayne4386]

Dude this is a great Vid, and the work you put into the flag was awesome, PLUS thank you for explaining the mistake, i would have mess up also. Learn something new every day!!

[@PetesShopMakes]

wayne4386 Hey thanks brother! I appreciate that and glad you enjoyed it and could learn from it’s content.

[@larsonbennett5903]

Awesome! You've got my undying admiration for routing those stars out freehand, man. Well done.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Thanks brother I truly appreciate that

[@TTC1940]

great video. It looks like the actual stars were painted white. The video does not show that. Could you explain how you did it

[@PetesShopMakes]

Yes this was the first flag I did it on and I will never do it again. It’s pretty simple and after I was done routing out the stars I just simply sprayed white spray paint over the entire board and then when I went back with the sander to sand off the face off the union and all the paint on top would be removed and the paint that was in the inset Star was all that was left behind. The reason I don’t do that anymore an just leave them natural wood is because when I go over with the blue stain, sometimes you’ll have a little drop or drip that will get into the Star and when they’re not painted it’s easy enough to just take a little sandpaper and get rid of that little blue spot on the star but when they’re painted white, it’s a bit of a headache so that’s why I just leave them natural. You can maybe see what I mean in my other video of the wooden flag build 2.0 on my channel where I kind of show a little more in depth how I do them now. Hope that helps and if you have any further questions please don’t hesitate to ask

[@TTC1940]

Thanks Pete. In 2.0 it shows you routing out the stars using the stencil. This brings up a second question. Does not the router ruin the stencil during the cutting process? My thought about the painting was cutting the stars about 1/4" deep with straight sides thus making it easier to paint just the bottom of the stars, may be by hand. Will be experimenting. I like the idea of the painted stars when you have white painted strips and wood colors stars when you have the white strips left natural

[@PetesShopMakes]

Jim Hamilton i have a stencil video also where I show how I made it and show you that I use a guide bushing in my router that runs along the walls or sides of the stars and doesn’t damage it one bit. Basically like a pattern bit but instead of a bearing it uses a brass bushing.

[@inmysparetime8220]

I love the look of the torched wood then stained. Nice job!

[@PetesShopMakes]

In my Spare time Thank you very much. Glad you liked it.

[@rezzgoatrising1829]

Beautiful and Awesome !!

[@PetesShopMakes]

Thank you very much!

[@mikeledee8786]

What type of stain did you use for the red? Color, stuff like that? Thanks.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Here is the link to my complete tutorial build video where I explain everything I use. Let me know if you have any further questions. Thanks. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKjCiYN_bpaKfq8

[@stryfe2009]

What are the corner pieces you knocked in?

[@PetesShopMakes]

stryfe2009 they’re called splines. In this case they were purely decorative but in typical mitered corners like pictures frames and what not, they’re used to add strength and stability to an otherwise fairly weak joint.

[@melissatammyfoley9358]

I’ll be trying this asThe Rustic Flag Co of Trenton, Tennessee didn’t deliver and my husband so deserves it!🇺🇸

[@PetesShopMakes]

Melissa Tammy Foley very cool! Glad I could inspire. Good luck!

[@barryparks4838]

Looks great. Well done

[@PetesShopMakes]

Thank you very much. I appreciate that.

[@b.mendiola2515]

This is badass man. Good work

[@PetesShopMakes]

Thank You very much. I truly appreciate that. Glad you liked it.

[@bluelinesigns2125]

We all make mistakes. WOW on the freehand stars

[@PetesShopMakes]

Thank you for that. I used crap load of scrap plywood to get my technique down before trying to freehand on the finished piece and I appreciate you being able to see the meaning of the video as a whole with the mistakes I made and not knit pick the little stuff. Thanks again and glad you enjoyed it. God bless.

[@taitelennox4514]

This is really cool pete

[@PetesShopMakes]

+Taite Lennox Thank you very much. I’m glad you like it

[@justinfoley4954]

I like this one. Really good work

[@PetesShopMakes]

justin foley thanks brother I appreciate that.

[@derekpeterson8005]

Regardless of the stars it looks great. Honest mistake. Be careful making any American flag representation in California, I understand it's criminal. LOL Thanks for sharing your talent and your time.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Derek Peterson hey thank you! I’m glad you liked it. Ha! Yeah I heard theyre supposed to start manufacturing all new flags with a warning that states - “This flag is known to the state of California to cause cancer.”

[@nomore9203]

I was not saying anything bad about you. You did do a good job.

[@PetesShopMakes]

byron flynt no I know man. Thank you, I appreciate that

[@sleavem1]

Is that paint or stain you used for the red?

[@PetesShopMakes]

Sleave M it is a water base stain that I purchased from Lowes

[@hogue3666]

NOT BAD!

[@PetesShopMakes]

Thanks Brother!

[@johnwood1944]

What model router are you using and what type bit??? Looks like it does a great job!

[@PetesShopMakes]

This was just the Dewalt Variable Speed Palm Router Model #DWP611 with the aftermarket plunge base that I got at Lowe’s and the bit used in this video was just a Bosch brand 1/8in spiral upcut with 1/4in shank bit that I got off amazon

[@PetesShopMakes]

You can also check out my latest vid of the router template and I go into more detail about the star routing process.

[@familyfunwhipples]

How did you paint the stars and your technique on applying the blue around the white stars, very nice job! Really enjoyed the video.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Wally 76 check out my most recent Flag video of the in depth process and I’ll explain it all there

[@PetesShopMakes]

Wally 76 but in this video I did it a bit backwards because I cut the stars first before staining blue and hand painted each star white with just a small paint brush( which I don’t recommend and no longer do on my flags) and then just took a foam roller and wet over the top of the stars with the blue stain and because they were inset from being routed out, the white wasn’t compromised. But again check out my newer vid for a better way to do it

[@PetesShopMakes]

Wally 76 new vid. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKjCiYN_bpaKfq8

[@thegauvinator3075]

Meant no disrespect keep doing what you do brother

[@PetesShopMakes]

Joseph Gauvinator no worries. None taken.

[@Trinity4676]

Excellent choice of background music! 💜💜💜

[@PetesShopMakes]

Thank you. I thought it was fitting. ;)

[@SickNaban]

I'd like to make a suggestion on your choice of music next time. I know its an American flag build and you were probably just wanting to chose something patriotic but next time maybe try something not so high-pitch and ear deafening. Other than that (and of course the upside down stars) great video! I'm gonna go wipe the blood from my ears now and go make my own flag.

[@PetesShopMakes]

HAHA! Yeah... sorry about that Nick. This was my very first video posted and I hadnt figured out all the audio quirks quite yet. thanks for the imput though and glad you liked it otherwise

[@ramtac33033]

Do you have a table saw you can recommend. Mine I discovered did not angle up 90° so all the wood I ripped was way off

[@PetesShopMakes]

Perils of the Wallet honestly, I’ve owned the delta 36-725 that I got from Lowe’s for about a little over a year now and it has really been a decent saw. It’s a step above a contractor saw which I would stay away from and it’s not as expensive as a cabinet style saw. For about $600 it really can’t be beat. That’s just my opinion but I don’t have much to compare it against since my first saw which I used for years was a cheap little Ryobi I got at a garage sale so anything I got was better than that thing.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Perils of the Wallet also is your fence adjustable to be able to get it cutting at 90 degrees?

[@ramtac33033]

Pete's Shop Makes I have an entry level Ryobi and the blade itself does not angle up to 90°, it's off just enough that when I clamped down my strips. They bowed up. If I had cut enough I could have made a barrel

[@PetesShopMakes]

Perils of the Wallet lol! Oh I see ok. Sorry to hear that. Only way I know of adjusting the blade either involves adjusting the table top or the motor mounts. In your case of not being 90 degrees it just seems like assuming you’re able to adjust from 90 to 45 and everything in between, that maybe there is something preventing it from returning to the 90 degree position under the saw. Have you flipped the saw over and looked at the mechanism that adjusts the blade? Could be a piece of wood or something blocking it from sitting perfectly at 90. If not then see if there are some bolts you can loosen to be able to make adjustments if possible. Otherwise I don’t know what else could be the problem without actually seeing the saw for myself

[@garyjenkins6629]

I have a cheap Craftsman saw, but have found that it is best to use a small square to check the blade. If I simply adjust to the stop, it is a couple of degrees off.

[@Mikdugal1]

This project is so awesome! I want to try it myself. I know the stain was on a discount rack but at the time you made it was were the project costs?

[@PetesShopMakes]

Michael Herling Not too much man. I’d say the sheet of plywood was probably the most expensive but you can make multiple flags from one 4x8 sheet of ply. With all the 1x4 planks, plywood, propane torch, stain it was around $75 to $100 but I you’re just wanting to know the price of wood, depending on the quality you buy it can be anywhere between $25 to $50 Give or take if I remember correctly.

[@Mikdugal1]

Awesome thanks for the reply. I have this large area in my foyer that I'd love to put a 4 1/2 x 8 foot flag. Since writing my comment to you I have been doing research on sizing for the union and stripes. Based off a quick one time Lowes.com search wood might cost me $156

[@Mikdugal1]

Also going to take a ride down to my grandparents farm he's always trying to get me to take old barn wood. I could use that too would look neat

[@PetesShopMakes]

Right that’s why I was saying depending on the type of wood you get and I was figuring for a flag the same size as the one I made which would be around the price I quoted you but yeah if you make a 4x8 size then the price you quoted sounds about right. A tip for Lowe’s is to check or ask them to see their cull cart and they’ll have wood that has small defects that you can get for half price or less.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Michael Herling absolutely! That’s the best kind of wood to use because it’s free and oh won’t have to age it much. Although you’ll probably have to do more milking and will lose a little bit of wood during that process just to make it so the edges of each board are straight and flat and they all line up when you go to assemble your flag.

[@edlenckus8128]

Nice work BUT, you need to fux your microphone. Very hard to hear unless volume up high. Then had to turn down when music was playing

[@PetesShopMakes]

Yes, Sorry about that. This was a very early video and did not have the equipment and editing skills that I do now. If I could go back and fix it somehow I would but I appreciate you sticking it out and for your comment. Only helps me to be better. Thanks again. Take care.

[@chrispalomo7866]

Did you use regular paint for the red

[@PetesShopMakes]

No it’s a stain I got from Lowe’s and the color is scarlet. If you want to check out my American flag build 2.0 video I explain everything I used. The link should be in the description. Thanks

[@BattleGnome1]

Ok. I’ll keep an eye out for it. In the mean time. What color stain did you use for the Union? I’m trying to complete this project before school starts again on Monday.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Danny Alonso I responded to your message yesterday did you not see it?

[@BattleGnome1]

Pete's Shop Makes I did not.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Ok I just replied to your message you sent me yesterday and answered both of your questions. See if you can find that message and if not then I’ll just post it here I guess. But there are pictures so not sure I can do that on here

[@PetesShopMakes]

Did you find it?

[@dcruicks1]

Wow!!

[@Techmatt167Official]

Is that red paint or stain?

[@PetesShopMakes]

Techmatt167 that my good friend is stain

[@PetesShopMakes]

I have a tutorial build video that explains everything I do which can be seen here kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKjCiYN_bpaKfq8

[@BattleGnome1]

Yes I found it. Sorry. Worked late last night. Thank you.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Danny Alonso ok no worries hope it helped and you finish by Monday and Let me know if you have anymore questions. Good luck

[@cgreen6812]

Hey really nice flag but the stars are upside down..

[@PetesShopMakes]

+C Green how so?

[@PetesShopMakes]

+Ken MacDonald yeah I realized that after the fact but that’s ok I know now for future flags. Thanks

[@olddog608]

C Green fix the stars and you got a great looking flag!

[@PetesShopMakes]

J M hey thanks buddy

[@banjerlegs3051]

It's ok, it still stands for FREEDOM.

[@jamesfoskey2804]

Love how you used jimi's rendition.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Thanks! I did have to slow it down a little so it wouldn’t get dinged for copyright violation but still sounds ok I think

[@stoneyrunva]

The way this was designed you should be able to simply rotate the stars panel. Yeah?

[@PetesShopMakes]

Yes. When doing the dry fit of everything I had it in the correct orientation but some how after applying the glue and doing all the stripes, I must have rotated or flipped the panel that the stars are routed into and attached it upside down like an idiot and didn’t even notice it till someone pointed it out on here but by then the video already had like 15,000 views and I didn’t want to remove and repost but ultimately yes, the stars can be rotated around simply enough.

[@ArtByKevinZapata]

What was the name of the water-based stain color?

[@PetesShopMakes]

It was Crimson color tint added to the minwax water based clear tint from Lowe’s

[@PetesShopMakes]

Hey Kevin I apologize for that last comment in response to the color shade for the stripes. It is actually called scarlet not crimson like I mentioned earlier. Sorry about that. I just so happened to find the original label and that’s what it says on it so again I apologize

[@ArtByKevinZapata]

Pete's Shop Makes No worries man thank you for replying love you work

[@PetesShopMakes]

Kevin Zapata Thanks brother I appreciate that.

[@ArtByKevinZapata]

What is the exact name of it I can’t seem to find it could you please tell me the exact brand name and color in where you got it idk why I can’t find it??? Lol smh??

[@badwolf5172]

Great job on the flag. But the stars? He is from California he may not know what the flag looks like. The California Gov't out law the US Flag sometime ago.. ;)

[@PetesShopMakes]

Yes I’m well aware of the flag and the stars and realize I made the mistake. Thanks though. Glad you liked it otherwise

[@UncleSarkis]

You did not show how you stained the union after routing out the stars.

[@PetesShopMakes]

If you go into more info below the video I posted a link to my build video 2.0 where I explain it all in full detail

[@PetesShopMakes]

Or you can go to my channel page and just look for it under videos

[@BattleGnome1]

You have a point of contact or website or any sort?

[@PetesShopMakes]

It’s all currently under construction and in the works so I hope to have them up and running soon but until then you can email me at [e-mail] or message me on my fb page Peter Giammona

[@PetesShopMakes]

Why do you ask? Did you have any questions?

[@PetesShopMakes]

Danny Alonso FYI in about another day or two I’ll be posting a second American Flag build video that is a step by step process with a lot more in depth detail for the builds so keep an eye out for that soon.

[@661EASTON89]

Tried to avoid showing the stars until the last second of the video... for a reason. Lol. Good work though 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@PetesShopMakes]

haha no they're there just watch

[@joem5110]

At least you got the thirteen stripes correct.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Joe M at least!

[@jeremygraves1431]

Yea..definitely upside down brah.

[@PetesShopMakes]

+Jeremy Graves unless someone can explain how or in what way then ill just agree to disagree

[@JohnWhite84]

Pete's Shop Makes Because the "point" of the star is supose to point to the top of the flag not the bottom. What did you use for the red? Is that just regular ol red stain?

[@PetesShopMakes]

JohnWhite84 ahhhh good eye bro. Shit I never even noticed and good thing neither did the customer. I’ll be sure to pay attention to that in the future. Yes the stain was just a water based stain I got at Lowes and had them put the red pigment in and same with the blue. Also I don’t recommend painting the stars white like I did. It was a pain in the ass trying to make sure that no blue stain would get on the whites of the stars and visa versa. Oh well live and learn.

[@JohnWhite84]

Pete's Shop Makes Easy mistake to make. Flag still turned out pretty cool. They actually have premixed red and blue stain at our local big box store that I use. I have never burned the flag BEFORE applying stain. I really like the way you can see the grain underneath and the clear makes it pop. I will never hand paint 50 stars again lol I stain cut then lightly burn.

[@PetesShopMakes]

JohnWhite84 yeah I just finished making a star stencil out of 1/2in thick pvc board so I can use it with my router and a guide bushing so it will make the layout of the stars go a lot quicker because that was always the part that has taken me the longest in the past. Just have to remember to make sure the point is up next time😉. Yes I’ve always burned before for that specific reason in just that it makes the grain pop which In turn I think soaks up the stain a little differently giving it that much more defined contrast. Ok well good luck and thanks for the advice.

[@ravenXcozmo]

How ? How do you miss that ??? Haha you must’ve been in a hurry !!!

[@PetesShopMakes]

Yes I was trying to get it all together before the glue set up and didn’t even notice till after the fact. Such an idiot

[@ravenXcozmo]

Pete's Shop Makes haha it’s all good brotha ! Still great work!!

[@ravenXcozmo]

What kind of stain is the red and blue ? Is the red scarlet red? And the blue true blue?

[@PetesShopMakes]

snipercanez here’s the link to my flag build tutorial kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKjCiYN_bpaKfq8 I tell all about it in there. Thanks for watching

[@shannonnery246]

The stars in the union are all off

[@PetesShopMakes]

Shannon Nery yeah they’re upside down. That was my mistake

[@kirksides7504]

It was nice until I saw your stars pointed down and not up.

[@franciscoramos820]

AMERICA FUCK YEAAAAAAA AMEN

[@PetesShopMakes]

Damn right brotha!

[@austintomasek831]

Hopefully people aren't blindly creating this with the stars upside down. 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️

[@PetesShopMakes]

Yeah that’s already been pointed out by others but was a complete screw up

[@thegauvinator3075]

gave it thumbs down for crappy mitres

[@PetesShopMakes]

Joseph Gauvinator Oh well. You can’t win em’ all I guess.🤷🏻‍♂️

[@shastakennmpx17]

I started with Stodoys plans.

[@roncook6]

That was irrating...

[@PetesShopMakes]

what was?

[@roncook6]

@@PetesShopMakes Your work is beautiful, probably the intent of your video. I just don't find action with music, and no information or instruction, particularly beneficial (to the point of being irritated).

[@PetesShopMakes]

I have a version 2.0 where I go into detail about the entire build. You may find that to be more beneficial. I apologize otherwise.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Here is the link to that video if you’re interested in more in depth explanations and processes. Thank you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKjCiYN_bpaKfq8

[@661EASTON89]

Tried to avoid showing the stars until the last second of the video... for a reason. Lol. Good work though 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@PetesShopMakes]

DaysWithJ&M what do you mean?

[@661EASTON89]

Pete's Shop Makes Since the stars were upside down it looked like you tried to not show that intentionally until the video was almost over. Unless you did intentionally do that haha. That's the good thing about being an artist. We can do what we want.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Oh. Lol. No I didn’t even realize they were upside down until after the video was uploaded and someone on here pointed it out. Perhaps had I known though then yeah I may not have shown them at all. Ha! Oh well live and learn