I am an old man young lady so please consider my antiquated way of thinking about a girl doing mans work. Back in my day...... it didnt matter if you were husky , smart , strong , male or female !! The one that did the best work always walked away with a huge share of the money paying jobs. ! I love it ! I am 68 and my task today is to make beams for my wife and my new house ! 3 years.... almost done and...... YOU were the one that showed me what I needed to know. Thunbs up girl ! Hey ! When you got it.... you got it ! Thanks !
Not Bad.!! 10 Points.!!! I love watching a lady not this work. I am retired now, but in all my years of being a Pro Trim Carpenter, I can only remember seeing 1 woman on the job. (1972-2010 38yrs) Great video too.!!
Thank you. We are renovating a really cool home in Tennessee that has these large high ceilings and we are sourcing faux beams. When looking at your video, I believe we may create our own like you did. Thank you for this extraordinary lesson.
Nice job. The only thing that I don't care for it that there's a bit of a raw look to the beams. You can kinda tell that you just took wood and stained, but stopped there. I think if you really want to go for an older look, they could use a semi-gloss to gloss finish. A bit of poly or shellac would really spruce those up and make both the color and the distressing really pop. But your workmanship (workwomanship?) is stop notch, and I am super impressed that you did it all with what amounts to a worksite tool compliment. Most people would struggle doing this in a fully-equipped shop setting. I am definitely bookmarking this to emulate.
Absolutely amazing....for ANY woman, & by YOURSELF ??!! 😵 Incredible! I'd just love to stand there and watch and learn, even to build a shelf, hammer nails or paint. God bless.
Well done... As with any project, creativity is key to success, and you were successful. Something to consider when using a feather board is to ensure the workpiece does not back out from the saw. You want to flex the feather board a bit, not much, but a bit to get it started that way it won't move and will only allow the workpiece to go one way. In fact think of a feather board as a one way street hence the reason the feathers are angled to allow a bit of flex. Now, obviously, if you install the feather board too tight you will struggle getting the board in and that's bad for a completely different reason. A feather board is designed to eliminate, or at the very least reduce, kickback; if you don't know kickback is if the blade catches the board and violently forces it back into the direction of the person operating the saw. If you've ever seen a Ballista, or Scorpion from GOT, operate as it shoots an arrow imagine that arrow is the board that just kicked back from the sawblade. For many years I used a similar saw for making my cuts on the jobsite and I learned early on there's no such thing as too solid a base for the saw to be secured to. The last thing you want is the saw to tip, for whatever reason, and material is lost. That cuts right into profits with the quickness. Something you could consider doing is using a 4x4 3/4" plywood base with 4 sets of screws to attach the saw to in each corner. The plywood would act as your large footprint to keep your saw secure. If you find it moving you can always weigh down the plywood with cinder blocks or other heavy things that should stay below the top of the table with ease and out of the way. The best way to run a table saw is when it's as secure as possible. Simply center the saw on the plywood, mark and drill the 4 corners, then from the bottom up, run carriage bolts with a washer/nut on top to secure the bolt to the plywood, then a second washer/nut to quickly secure the saw to the plywood. I said nut but feel free to use wing nuts if you have them for quick break down and set up. Great project as always...
I don't say this very often.....if ever... but I have total beam envy!!!!! I have a boring short hallway with 11 foot ceiling that are SCREAMING for beams!!! Amazing job!!! You rocked it!! You must be just ....BEAMING!! lol Congrats!!
Melissa (@WelcometotheWoodsBlog), this is THEE BEST VIDEO of faux beams I've seen yet on RUclips!!! And believe me, I've been looking for months for something that looked this good!! KUDOS!!!!!😀
Truly impressive! I have done similar using a full length cleat but your intuitive method (especially for ceiling on a truss) is clearly better, can leverage job site scrap and they LOOK REAL! Kudos
I thought when first starting on this project with the idea of placing beams on the ceiling would make the room a lot Smaller but I have to say it really brought character to the Lake house. A great idea a great look your ideas are awesome
Looks fantastic! Very well done Melissa! The beams do look original and they match nicely. Those beams with that long slightly warpy lumber came together very nicely, that's not an easy task!
Melissa, this was a good, good and even good Job ! And the Corrections give an real Line to hold on fabricating Beams that good. The Texture of the Beams ist so amazing. IT is realy like in Germany we say Fachwerk. But Sweetie......the Spiders will Love the Beams 😉👍 From the Harz Mountains, kind regards , Rudi 👍
That was an amazing job. Thanks for taking us along with this journey. The beams look great and highlight the room. Can't wait to see the finished room.
Amazing work! I have to admit, I would probably have suggested having the screw blocks turned 90 degrees so that you were attaching to side grain vs end grain, for fear of splitting the blocks. No other notes from me though, and I'm sure having the weight distributed across the fastening points means that even if one fails, the beams will still be secure. This is not an easy task, and you pulled it off perfectly!
Great job! Looks great. My only concern with your supports is that you ended up screwing into end grain. As I’m sure you know that is not the strongest part of the wood.
Hola, no entiendo casi nada lo que decís,jajaj entiendo poco English, pero me gusta ver tu trabajo y escuchar tu risa. Good job! Saludos desde Argentina
Omg! While I thank you for walking us through all the steps you went through, can I pay you to come to Maryland & do this for me?!?! I LOVE what you did -- your creativity, thought process and how you tackled it! so gorgeous!!!
Honestly your absolutely blow me away with work! Outstanding job with something most of us wouldn't dream of tackling. Your attention to detail and finished product amazing!
I will be adding beams to our master bedroom, I was just thinking it was going to be very challenging cutting the boards with the 45 angle and you gave me some great tips… thank you!
Not sure if I missed it, but what kind of wood did you use and how did you find such long boards? Seems like it’s difficult to find long boards at most of the home improvement stores. Went to lumber store and only found one type of wood 12 foot or longer.
The chain type I’ve seen used to distress furniture was the lite duty wrapped kind like used for a dog tether. Just a little 12” length slapped against the piece like you’re killing flies.
Looks great. I had a new vaulted ceiling installed in my sunroom and they put in beams. Mine are the fake Styrofoam variety but they still look very good for texture. Mine are also stained to resemble yours very closely in color. Beams add so much to a room in my opinion.
This looks amazing! I do have to agree that you should continue the beams into the area on the top of the stairs. That would definitely add to the look. 👍
Wow! Truly awesome. I had been thinking about doing the very same thing for our ceiling downstairs, but after thinking about it some more, I decided not too. One reason was that I wasn’t so sure I could do it as at the time, I was more of a novice in home renovation. After watching your video, I see how it can be done. I might try to do it upstairs next year. This year, I have to finish the downstairs so that at least one floor in the house will be done. Good luck with your renovations. I’ll subscribe.
Another cool destressing detail is to lay a lag bolt on the wood then hit it with a hammer. Also use a torch in random areas before staining. That really helps it look old and worn. Nice job on these!
I am an old man young lady so please consider my antiquated way of thinking about a girl doing mans work. Back in my day...... it didnt matter if you were husky , smart , strong , male or female !! The one that did the best work always walked away with a huge share of the money paying jobs. ! I love it ! I am 68 and my task today is to make beams for my wife and my new house ! 3 years.... almost done and...... YOU were the one that showed me what I needed to know. Thunbs up girl ! Hey ! When you got it.... you got it ! Thanks !
I laughed so hard when you threw that bucket down in frustration. We all face those times. You made it real.
girl that stain color is pure magic. Just gorgeous
WTTW, Impressive!!!! Besides the counter you did a few years back, this might be your most complex project. The results are incredible.
8:05
Damn, that is clever and way to go.
You made a two person job into one.
Clever girl!
Best tutorial ever. Thank you from Italy.
You knocked this one outta the park, Melissa!!!
Melissa! you are absolutely right! Wow! Wow! Wow!! the beams look fabulous! Might I add, you swing a pretty mean chain😊
WELL DONE! Truly spectacular results! BRAVO!
Not Bad.!! 10 Points.!!! I love watching a lady not this work.
I am retired now, but in all my years of being a Pro Trim Carpenter, I can only remember seeing 1 woman on the job. (1972-2010 38yrs) Great video too.!!
Wow the best fake beam job I've ever seen on RUclips! Really well done and thank you for sharing!
Thank you. We are renovating a really cool home in Tennessee that has these large high ceilings and we are sourcing faux beams. When looking at your video, I believe we may create our own like you did. Thank you for this extraordinary lesson.
Great stuff Melissa ! You’re a Jill of all trades!
Nice job. The only thing that I don't care for it that there's a bit of a raw look to the beams. You can kinda tell that you just took wood and stained, but stopped there. I think if you really want to go for an older look, they could use a semi-gloss to gloss finish. A bit of poly or shellac would really spruce those up and make both the color and the distressing really pop.
But your workmanship (workwomanship?) is stop notch, and I am super impressed that you did it all with what amounts to a worksite tool compliment. Most people would struggle doing this in a fully-equipped shop setting.
I am definitely bookmarking this to emulate.
Absolutely amazing....for ANY woman, & by YOURSELF ??!! 😵
Incredible! I'd just love to stand there and watch and learn, even to build a shelf, hammer nails or paint. God bless.
Well done... As with any project, creativity is key to success, and you were successful. Something to consider when using a feather board is to ensure the workpiece does not back out from the saw. You want to flex the feather board a bit, not much, but a bit to get it started that way it won't move and will only allow the workpiece to go one way. In fact think of a feather board as a one way street hence the reason the feathers are angled to allow a bit of flex. Now, obviously, if you install the feather board too tight you will struggle getting the board in and that's bad for a completely different reason. A feather board is designed to eliminate, or at the very least reduce, kickback; if you don't know kickback is if the blade catches the board and violently forces it back into the direction of the person operating the saw. If you've ever seen a Ballista, or Scorpion from GOT, operate as it shoots an arrow imagine that arrow is the board that just kicked back from the sawblade.
For many years I used a similar saw for making my cuts on the jobsite and I learned early on there's no such thing as too solid a base for the saw to be secured to. The last thing you want is the saw to tip, for whatever reason, and material is lost. That cuts right into profits with the quickness. Something you could consider doing is using a 4x4 3/4" plywood base with 4 sets of screws to attach the saw to in each corner. The plywood would act as your large footprint to keep your saw secure. If you find it moving you can always weigh down the plywood with cinder blocks or other heavy things that should stay below the top of the table with ease and out of the way. The best way to run a table saw is when it's as secure as possible. Simply center the saw on the plywood, mark and drill the 4 corners, then from the bottom up, run carriage bolts with a washer/nut on top to secure the bolt to the plywood, then a second washer/nut to quickly secure the saw to the plywood. I said nut but feel free to use wing nuts if you have them for quick break down and set up.
Great project as always...
I don't say this very often.....if ever... but I have total beam envy!!!!! I have a boring short hallway with 11 foot ceiling that are SCREAMING for beams!!! Amazing job!!! You rocked it!! You must be just ....BEAMING!! lol Congrats!!
The work you do without asking for help is impressive. Very talented and gifted👏🏻
Melissa (@WelcometotheWoodsBlog), this is THEE BEST VIDEO of faux beams I've seen yet on RUclips!!! And believe me, I've been looking for months for something that looked this good!! KUDOS!!!!!😀
WOW! What an amzing job! You killed it.
Truly impressive! I have done similar using a full length cleat but your intuitive method (especially for ceiling on a truss) is clearly better, can leverage job site scrap and they LOOK REAL! Kudos
Thank you! I felt it was a good idea
I thought when first starting on this project with the idea of placing beams on the ceiling would make the room a lot
Smaller but I have to say it really brought character to the Lake house. A great idea a great look your ideas are awesome
You ROCK, girl!! 👏 What an absolutely marvelous job you did. Such a major project. Kudos to you!!
Looks fantastic! Very well done Melissa! The beams do look original and they match nicely. Those beams with that long slightly warpy lumber came together very nicely, that's not an easy task!
Melissa, this was a good, good and even good Job ! And the Corrections give an real Line to hold on fabricating Beams that good. The Texture of the Beams ist so amazing. IT is realy like in Germany we say Fachwerk. But Sweetie......the Spiders will Love the Beams 😉👍 From the Harz Mountains, kind regards , Rudi 👍
That was an amazing job. Thanks for taking us along with this journey. The beams look great and highlight the room. Can't wait to see the finished room.
Love your videos very happy to see you wearing shoes
This is so awesome! I want to do this! My late grandfather’s house, that he built, has these and I would absolutely love to have them in my home.
This was the most helpful video I’ve seen on wooden beams, thank you for posting!
This looks stunning. So grateful that you took the time to create this video to inspire us to embark on a very similar project!
Very nice Lady!
THis is amazing! I'll be replaying this many times!
I like your technique on the mounts you did with the laser level. That makes mire sense to me
Wow best I have seen yet. great job 💐👍🏼🙏🏼
You make complex tasks look easy but we all know they are not easy. Outstanding job.!!!
Amazing work! I have to admit, I would probably have suggested having the screw blocks turned 90 degrees so that you were attaching to side grain vs end grain, for fear of splitting the blocks. No other notes from me though, and I'm sure having the weight distributed across the fastening points means that even if one fails, the beams will still be secure. This is not an easy task, and you pulled it off perfectly!
Great job! Looks great. My only concern with your supports is that you ended up screwing into end grain. As I’m sure you know that is not the strongest part of the wood.
You're right...wow. Nicely done!
Hola, no entiendo casi nada lo que decís,jajaj entiendo poco English, pero me gusta ver tu trabajo y escuchar tu risa. Good job! Saludos desde Argentina
The beams look amazing. So worth all the work you put in. they look so realistic.
The beams look gorgeous 😍❤️🥰
Omg! While I thank you for walking us through all the steps you went through, can I pay you to come to Maryland & do this for me?!?! I LOVE what you did -- your creativity, thought process and how you tackled it! so gorgeous!!!
Girl!!! You are such an inspiration! They look fabulous! 🎉
Great Melissa. I've done projects with beams and projects with distressing wood. They never looked this good! That distressing is amazing!
Aww thank you
Honestly your absolutely blow me away with work! Outstanding job with something most of us wouldn't dream of tackling. Your attention to detail and finished product amazing!
I am so impressed and proud of you !!
I will be adding beams to our master bedroom, I was just thinking it was going to be very challenging cutting the boards with the 45 angle and you gave me some great tips… thank you!
You did a great job what a success it looks wonderful
What a beautiful stunning young lady and very intelligent may God continue to bless you .Bottom line
Not sure if I missed it, but what kind of wood did you use and how did you find such long boards? Seems like it’s difficult to find long boards at most of the home improvement stores. Went to lumber store and only found one type of wood 12 foot or longer.
I ordered the lumber from my local yard and they delivered it. It’s grade 1 pine
Wow, those beams came out looking really good.
WOW! It looks Great! You do amazing work! Thank you for sharing!
Melissa, it looks great!!! You did an excellent job and you and your husband should be very proud of your accomplishments.
Very impressed already! Great job Mrs. Woods!🤙🏾💯
I also said Wow!! You did an amazing job looks beautiful
Looks great! I am so impressed how you fearlessly attack projects even when you have not had prior experience with some of the tasks.
Wow… *one hour later* … Wow. It’s looks amazing! Great job omg
This was great. I much prefer these 'long format' videos, where you get to see and understand the process, compared to those tiktok-esk shorts
Absolutely gorgeous.
You never stop...
Great work, btw.
Mad skills, you made it look easy.
The beams look great! Great job! Your cleat hangers are absolutely strong enough.
What a project! You should be extremely proud! Inspiring me...
The chain type I’ve seen used to distress furniture was the lite duty wrapped kind like used for a dog tether. Just a little 12” length slapped against the piece like you’re killing flies.
This is amazing! Really the best I've seen. They, legit, look like antique timbers. Awesome job! I'm inspired.
great job, you made it look very easy
Stellar job!!! A pro couldn't have done a better job. Love it!
absolutely perfect. you did a perfect job.
Great work
Looks great. I had a new vaulted ceiling installed in my sunroom and they put in beams. Mine are the fake Styrofoam variety but they still look very good for texture. Mine are also stained to resemble yours very closely in color. Beams add so much to a room in my opinion.
BEAU TRAVAILLE TU EST UNE CHAMPIONNE
I love the beams, Melissa! Good job!!
Wow! Great job 👏🏼
This technique is much better than others I’ve seen. Thanks for this tip.🤙🏼
This looks amazing! I do have to agree that you should continue the beams into the area on the top of the stairs. That would definitely add to the look. 👍
Great job! Especially with cutting all of those angles!
Google Protection !!!! ;-) always, mostly when you scrub a ceiling
You have a beautiful smile.
Looks awesome! You did a great job!
You blow me away! Beautiful!!
Wow! Truly awesome. I had been thinking about doing the very same thing for our ceiling downstairs, but after thinking about it some more, I decided not too. One reason was that I wasn’t so sure I could do it as at the time, I was more of a novice in home renovation. After watching your video, I see how it can be done. I might try to do it upstairs next year. This year, I have to finish the downstairs so that at least one floor in the house will be done. Good luck with your renovations. I’ll subscribe.
Awesome! Beautiful transformation!
Great work again Mel!!
Well done!!
Wow, just Wow!!!
Omg. You are a rockstar!
HOLY BATMAN!!! FREAKIN" AMAZING!!
Another cool destressing detail is to lay a lag bolt on the wood then hit it with a hammer. Also use a torch in random areas before staining. That really helps it look old and worn. Nice job on these!
Lot looks so good!
AMAZING…you’re hired!! 😊
dayumm.. it look so real
You did a great job I seen that before someplace I always thought them beams were heavy and solid but now I know. Awesome work again. 👏
Looks amazing. I can tell how proud you are of the results, it's a great feeling when something turns out better than you expected!
Wow is the best word for this work fantastic 🇮🇪😎👏
Goo💜d job thenkyou 👍
nice work 🙂
Looks incredible!!!
That is so cool looking well done!!!!!
Good book is Workshops of David Smith, Dayton OH. Probably deceased but was a pro's pro on distressing wood.
Beautiful transformation, congratulations on a great job!
Superb Work Maam!
Great job!
Very impressive job, it's look amazing 👋
You're very inventive, It's the first time I see someone using a chain to sculpt wood 😂