vintage butcher block restoration - steel mobile base
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- čas přidán 27. 01. 2021
- A friend of ours gave us this solid maple vintage butcher block which we decided to restore to its former glory and add a new chunky steel mobile base to. The top was severely beat...we ended up taking about 3 inches off to get it completely flat. The total height is now 10". With such a massive top the based needed to be stout, hence the 1x3 tubing for the legs, 2x2 and 1x2 for cross beams. Add some heavy duty castors and there you have it.
Fun build. Happy with the way this turned out. Enjoy!
steel used:
1x3 tubing
1x2 tubing
2x2 tubing
2x2 angle iron
1/4" x 3" flat stock
tools used:
plunge router with 1 1/4" flattening bit
belt and orbital sander
millermatic welder
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I made extra money resuracing blocks for butchers with a router 50 years ago. I resealed the tops with meited paraffin and kept working it into the end grain with an electric iron. Then scraped off the excess. Always put a rounded over edge to limit chipping.
GOOD DAY TO YOU SIR,I REWATCHED YOUR VIDEO BUT FIRST ME CALLING YOU A KID WAS NOT AN INSULT,ALL I WAS SAYING IS YOU ARE YOUNGER THAN I AM.AFTER WATCHING YOUR VIDEO AGAIN AND SEE HOW EASY YOU MADE THAT STEEL LEGGS YOU COULD HAVE FILL IN THOSE 4 VOIDS WITHOUT BREAKING A SWEAT.I AM SOMEWHAT OF A PERFECTIONIST SO I WOULD HAVE GONE ALL THE WAY AND THEN SOME,BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THIS, IT IS NOT EASY BEING ME.I AM THE TOUGHEST PERSON ON MYSELF,IT HAS TO BE DONE 110 % OR NOT AT ALL,YOU ARE GOOD WORKMAN SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK..
It won't pass a professional kitchen hygiene test for food prep but it was fun to watch the work.
Only someone who has never used a butcher's block would make one with steel legs.
The noise from that frame will be ridiculous!
Thanks for watching!
After seeing this guy pick up that butchers block and put it on the table I'm not going to mess with him!
I'm so glad you kept the character of the wood.... Great job!
Looks great! One suggestion that I would make is to reverse the direction of the bolts on the casters and make them shorter.
That drove me too . The resto and base deserved better . Top work there .
I was just about to say the same thing, but it looks like the bolt may interfere with the swivel. Maybe this is addressed in another comment though.
@@timothyball3144 you are correct sir. Plus those were the only bolts i had on hand.
That stand us sick. Nice rescue.
To many critics ! You did a fine job. Just an idea the top has alot of caricature the way it is, a slide in knife rack would cover up the splits at the through bolts. Just a idea still cool enough for my kitchen.
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Hello Assalamualaikum good to see this video lovely restoration of vintage butcher block ...
Amazing like how you never over restored it , leaving its and character 😊
Exactly what I was thinking.
Just a fantastic result. Beautiful!
Craftmanship aside - the angry chipmunks in the background made me chuckle.
Beautiful job, nothing else here to say.
Absolutely incredible
Thatˋs a massive block of wood. Looks awesome. Well done 👍
The steel work was great. My son and his wife would love it for their house.
I'm not sure I would cut on a block with epoxy filler. That can't be food safe.
Thanks.
So the way i view the epoxy is that its essentially plastic, and there are fully plastic cutting boards.
Either way this piece is more decorative and doesn’t get the use it did in its previous life.
Thanks for watching.
I felt like I needed welding goggles. So bright even through a camera. finished product looks great though
Don’t worry, watching welding on screen is not harmful.
A great restore. Would love to have that piece in my kitchen! Well done.
Appreciate it.
Sorry that metal takes away everything! I have thick round wooden legs, and it stands 36" high, the block is 20" thick.
@@grom7826 Yey for you! Everyone has their own vision.
That is freakin fantastic!
Beautiful job well done I love the iron in the woods instead of wooden legs😁😁😁😁😁
PS I did subscribe to your Channel just saying🤣😂🤣👍👍👍👍👍
Great look with the steel base & vintage wood. Subscribed!
Great restoration.Very nice
Welding is great ..
Adds to the overall project..
Top completion.. A ++
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Very nice!!! You got mad skills! 💯
Fantastic
C’est magnifique 👍🏻
That was very 😎 "
The work is beautiful, employing so many skills. I would have preferred a longer video with much less fast speed.
Some of the slow painstaking jobs on a project as complex as this one at normal speed would show the patience and skills at their best.
Thanks for the feedback. There are a few reasons for the speediness of our videos. The first is trying to maintain a viewable overall length for our supporters without being too long. The other main one oddly enough is that when working we have music playing that would than cause a possible copyright issue. We try to slow down when we can for specific important parts. 👍
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Understood. Just me I guess but I would be willing to watch your videos for a longer time.
Most restorations have tasks that are repetitive which can be shown in detail once or twice at a normal speed, and the repetitions either skipped altogether ("task completed off-camera.") or played at a faster speed.
I enjoy the nitty-gritty detail of each task at least once. Then if I see that it is repeated 20 or ?? more times I get a greater appreciation of what you guys do for your art.
If you do long versions of your projects let me know.
Thanks
Thank you
I love it, but I would have used shorter screws to attach the wheels, but I get it use what ya got! Still maybe cut them down now that they are attached?
Overall nice restoration of the cutting surface, however in my humble opinion the metal frame you constructed will hold and trap food that spills down the sides of the block. That why the support frame/legs were mounted completely underneath the block itself.
Makes sense and good callout. Where this now lives it sees much lighter use than its previous deployment and is more of a design piece. Will keep in mind though if we ever cross paths with one of these monsters again.
Thanks for watching.
WOW!
Nicely done, looks great. Ok, I'll subscribe
Thanks
Great job! I've always wanted one and now I got a great reference on restoring it. (Just subscribed).
Awesome. Good luck. Hit us up if you have any questions.
@@BasemeantWRX will do!
Nice job but not really a restoration was it you removed the history and character by flattering the top but left the damage its not like it's a hard job to splice a couple of new bits in is it
Little too far for me to drive. I do like your work.
I get it. Thank you.
Nice job except for the 3" long bolts on casters. Think they could be a bit shorter
I think you could have made the fit between the block and the base just a smidge more snug :)
Nice work. I'mma steal your design as I don't trust the old wood legs on mine (300-400lbs) and have been contemplating a (stainless)steel base. Thanks.
And that was sped up and cut.
@@BasemeantWRX I envious of your fabrication, design and welding skills.
Really nice job and your welds look great..I can see you put great effort into detail and only have one question...why the way too long bolts holding the wheels
What i had in the shop.
How much saw dust did your mix in? Does the sawdust affect the hardness of the epoxy? The table turned out awesome! I love the steel cart 👍
Just enough to thicken it up so it wasnt so thin. Will not effect the hardness. Thank you.
Great work. What did you use to fill the cracks on top?
Epoxy mixed with sawdust
Bluetooth headphones would make a fine edition to your collection.
-general grievous probably
Valid grievous. I would lose the pleasure of tormenting my neighbors with metal, but get the callout from a viewer perspective. We just purchased the JBL flip so as long as views stay up we can get youtube to pony up for the headphones.
Thanks for watching.
@@BasemeantWRX Lol well I understand that hahaha thanks for commenting and don’t stop you’re on the right path it’s great content :)
That came together well and the steel frame gives it a real nice look. Is that a Bernard welding gun you used?
It is. Came stock with the millermatic.
Perfect video except for the music at the end. I see you also had help from Alvin and the Chipmunks! Sub'd!
Nice restoration! What did you use to fill in the cracks on the top of block?
Epoxy and sawdust
Sorry, I'm new to this - what is the brown stuff you mixed up to fill the gaps in the wood?
Its epoxy mixed with sawdust.
Awesome!!!!!! What did u use to fill in the cracks on the Butcher Block?
Thanks...we used epoxy mixed with sawdust to fill the voids.
Qual a finalidade desse objeto, amigo?
Wheel bolts should be down leaving just the bolt head showing
Addressed this in other comments. Thanks for watching.
What is the height ? It looks amazing
total height is 35"...thank you.
(Castor bolts)… or possibly use two nuts, then grind off excess bolt and remove second nut. (?). Also.. the square corners on the castor base seem quite unfriendly to ankles
Beautifully done!
Dude, wtf with the 4" bolts on the caster?
What kind of wood is that made from, could I make one from pine and if so would barn pine .
Believe it is maple. Pine would not be the best option. I would suggest a hardwood with a tight grain pattern. Something like maple, cherry or walnut.
@@BasemeantWRX thanks
Would you like another to restore? Boos 1930 Where are you located? I am in Missouri.
would be awesome...we are in NJ
What did you apply @ 2:10?
Epoxy mixed with sawdust to seal the cracks.
Why the over long bolts and upside down?
See other comments and responses.
А для чего такая штука?
Looks cool, but i'm confused about the (original) purpose of those bolts going through the block?
Are those just there to keep the block together or do they have some other function?
Yes i believe when originally made it was probably for alignment and clamping when put together. When i took them out to clean i did notice the block open slightly.
To bad the bacteria will grow inside that angle iron if liquids run down the side. That's why the legs were on the inside. So if liquids run down the side they will drip down and not get trapped.
Good to know dude.
Зачем нужна эта штука ?
Butchered. Restomod is not restoration. But result is probably what was targeted, so good job.
HEY KID,YOU DID IT WRONG,YOU SHOULD HAVE TURNED THE BOTTOM SIDE UP.THE SIDE YOU REFINISHED HAS YEARS TAKEN OFF IT,DID YOU NOT SEE HOW CLOSE THE STEEL BOLTS ARE TO THE CHOPPING SIDE OF THE BOARD,THAT CHOPPING BLOCK ONLY HAS A FEW YEARS USE BEFORE THE CHOPPER COMES IN CONTACT WITH THOSE ORIZANTAL STEEL BOLTS.IF YOU HAD TURNED THE BOTTOM UP THAT CHOPPING BLOCK WOULD BE GOOD AS NEW WITH MANY MANY YEARS OF USE...
So, first off, i think your caps lock is on there buddy.
Secondly, i guess i should refer to you as old man, since I am a 40+ "kid".
So, old man, i think i did it right, but opinions can totally be had.
The bottom held the legs which had 4 massive voids which i would have had to deal with so for me this was the best option. This will not see the use it did when it was readily handling cleavers and on the opposite end a chicken head. Flat was the key and overall design with the steel to give it the industrial flare worked for the space it now lives in.
Thanks for watching.
@@BasemeantWRX I agree with you. For home use this thing probably has a couple hundred years of use left in it. Curious though why they chose to expose the end grain. Seems like it would more readily suck up blood and other "liquids" and breed bacteria and start to stink.
@@geoffmooregm i would assume because its the strongest part. All those endgrain cutting boards you see on the other channels.
@@geoffmooregm Good question - the end grain is much easier on knife edges - they stay sharper, longer when used against an end grain.
That filler material will eventually slough off and impart unwanted flavors in the food as its used. Not a good idea.
Nice base
Its epoxy mixed with sawdust and has been ok so far. Thanks
@@BasemeantWRX mmm... epoxy.
@@ckmoore101 so you have never used a plastic cutting board before?
@@BasemeantWRX Actually, no. But you do make a good point. Must not be as dangerous as it seems. I guess there is food-safe epoxy out there.
This one has worked out fine as well.
building a 2 year cutting board - in 3 days
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Yes and no - vintage is vintage and should not look like new...swedish comment...
Sorry, but this was only a partial restoration. For it to qualify as an actual and complete restoration, the legs should have been redone and put back onto (restored to) the main butcher block body. This is a great repair but it doesn’t quality as a restoration.
Appreciate the feedback.
Thanks for watching.
no mask!!? be careful
When you weld you have eye protection on. Why do you film the welding knowing the people that watch your film does not have eye protection?
Watching welding on screen is not harmful. The cameras used cannot pick up the intense infrared light that is seen in-person, nor can monitors transmit the infrared light that is harmful to the human eye.
Bc as a viewer of the video you don’t need eye protection. Do you need a seatbelt while watching people drive cars?
i wanna upvote this comment as one of the dumbest on the web!
I'd love to meet the person who watches welding videos with goggles on...
Not something I'd want in my kitchen. The metal base is ugly. You should have restored the entire thing not just the top
Speaking of ugly… your comment.