Try clamping the wood pieces together with out gluing. Then carve while clamped. Paint or stain individual slats. Then glue together. Reduces taping time and messy paint/stain bleed
Nice job ! People don't realize just how much time and work goes into something like this, I've been a carpenter and wood worker since 1971, sale price for this should be in the at least $75-$120 dollar range, good craftsmanship there young man. 👍
At a minimum. This takes a long time. 1 per day? $30 in wood, glue, stain, sealer, saw blade wear and tear, electricity, tape etc. so unless you're cool with $10/hr. At least $200. Plus, it takes time to get this good
As always, great job Max. Wavy flags are one of the hardest to do. You make it look easy. The edges puts the flag a step higher than others I've seen. Great touch. Your shading with the torch added a great touch as well. Something that works for me to keep mistakes and paint bleed to a minimum: When you have the first stripes taped (in this you taped the white first), after you stained the red stripes and it dries, you can spray on one or two light coats of seal. Once that dries, change up the taping (take off the tape on the white stripes, put tape on red strips) then stain the white stripes. If any stain bleeds, it shouldn't stain over the red before you can wipe it off (seal coat should stop the stain). This method works even better for staining stars. Blue stain for union, one or two coats of seal, then carve out the stars. Start staining stars white. Any white that gets on the blue cleans up quick and easy with a wipe of a rag.
This wood flag technique is the best I have ever seen! I believe I have watched some of your other videos. This is definitely the one I want to try and make. Thanks for including every detail and method to create this. You answered every question I could think of. Well done video! Most of all, thanks for sharing! 👏🇺🇸👏🇺🇸
Yes Sir, Im 69 yrs with lots of woodworking experience. Always looking for faster ways to create worthful and meaningful Americana crafts. Thank you for sharing the ways that you have learned by trial and era that will give most of us the opportunity to create an almost unflawed art piece the first go around. In wish that i could make the stars go faster. However, I must be dilegent and consider the soldiers who have given their all for this flag. thank you,
I've seen a lot of these done. Finally, someone does it in my opinion correctly.. flags are thin, so i like how you did the edges to make it look thin..
I've done pretty good selling flags over the past few years. I did a thin edge one like this a few years ago. I always considered it my flag cause it took 3 years to sell. I had it listed for 100 more than my normal flags. A few friends told me it was cool but not necessarily worth the extra money. Now that it's gone I miss it cause I really liked it.
I'm excited to build this flag. I have my boards cut down to one inch. Had a mishap with blade that's stopping me a little bit. You do make it look easy. Handcarving the stars will be a challenge Thanks for your posts.
Think this is my favorite flag you have done. That grinding disc while putting out a ton of dust really works well. I'm with you on using the frog tape on these, I don't have a lot of issues with it bleeding the stain like the blue tape does.
Very nice work, i will try it on my own next vecation. 👍 You should panit/stain the back sides on the edges too, that would make a perfekt look. For the glueing proces use baking paper as table cover. The most wood glues dont stick to it and you can often reuse the paper, because the glue will fall of, if it is totaly dry. Just do a dry run befor using a new gluetye for the first time. Keep on the good work!
great video as always, i made your mini flag build and use it when we go camping as our site sign ive made 3 in total i gifted 2 of them both to veterans and they were really appreciative of it thanks again for sharing your knowledge and talent
Very nice I might have to try this. I bet you can also carve those waves in with the table saw. You would need to make a little jig to hold it at the angle to ride against the fence. Then you clamp a strait edge (Make shift fence) at a 30 to 45 degree angle of the table saw blade. You raise the blade a 3/16 to 1/4 in above the table of saw and push the wood across the blade. You are basically using the saw blade as a large shaper. Then just raise the blade a bit more and make another pass. It sounds way more dangerous than it is. LOL Izzy swan ha a few videos on it and one he even makes a really nice jig that is far more advance than I am describing. But I have done it myself several times for projects that need coves. My dad was a wood worker cabinet maker and he shown me this trick 30 plus years ago. Izzy just took it to the next level. But you might play with it a little maybe it will work. Link below for Izzy's video. But really nice work. I have made a lot of nice things with 2x4's. It is cheap lumber. You just need to be a bit picky when buying them. ruclips.net/video/hQI-yP3RpBg/видео.html
Great job! Only thing I would have done different would be to use a sanding flap disk on my grinder to smooth most of it before I used a palm sander. but the flag looks great. Just curious, What kind of price would you ask for a flag like that?
Kia ora from Aotearoa (New Zealand) Wow that's friggn amazballs!!!! Thanx for the inspiration & for sharing with us. You have definitely got a new subscriber 🥰 🍻
Hola Max, es un gusto ver un trabajo tan bien hecho, se agradece tu esfuerzo por mostrarnos paso a paso como elaboraste esa bonita bandera. Saludos desde el norte de México.
Kudos to you for your good work. I also made flags but gave it up because of the CNC groups underpricing actual artist that produce by hand. It's nice to see you make yours exactly the way I did.
@briansaben5697 fuck off. The CNC group is underpricing individuals that put hard work into their craft instead of a machine doing the flags. And yes, I enjoyed watching someone else doing a flag the way I had done them.
Max F - very nice! I have also made many for sale, folks really love them. The modified Betsy Ross (13 stars in a circle with '1776' in the center of the stars) also looks very nice. One suggestion though.... The waves in a flag always originate in the upper corner of the hoist side (that is the upper corner of the blue field) and move towards the lower right. Never from the fly corner towards the lower left. Just has to do with where the flag is always fixed...the upper grommet on the hoist side. Cheers, John
Great video Max love that flag. I’ve done a couple, I don’t glue the boards I clamp them and then carve the waves and sand then stain and then glue. I like to mark up the stripes also before I glue them. Thanks for another great video.
Thanks a lot man! Ive thought about doing it that way since it would make the staining go way smoother but havent given it a shot yet, sounds like it might be worth it
Nice job, but a quick question, could you have used some type of contact paper with the stars cut out? Then you could have dabbed white paint on for each of the stars. Maybe easier than grinding them out with the Dremel tool.
Gorgeous work. How long did it take you? Does staining the stripe section all white, then taping only once for the red work? For the stencil, you can use a spray photo fixative to apply it. The spray doesn't leave residue and you can reuse the stencil. You could then mark around it and spray the Stars white. Leave it like that or carve out. You save time not having to trace. Excellent, creating work. The edges really do lift it to another level
Thats Aweome! A few of the flags I made for people, I used Acrylic white Paint in the stars with a lining brush and the other ones I used a lining brush with the white stain. Very time consuming but it contrasted better with the white stripes. But this looks amazing, I'll have to try this one out! Keep up the good work!
When I made some signs I diluted some white paint and used a syringe to put it in the middle of the hollow and then gently shook and tapped the sign to spread it out. Worked a treat 👍. Do after clear coat though because the white turns a funny color when I put clear on top. Cheers
If you had not put on your safety shield, I would have not subscribed or continued watching your video. Good job. We are inspired to try this ourselves. Thanks.
@@MaxF01 It absolutely did and was actually very simple to do! An amazing gift for a family member. They loved it. Thanks & keep it up! Looking forward to trying others.
Try clamping the wood pieces together with out gluing. Then carve while clamped. Paint or stain individual slats. Then glue together. Reduces taping time and messy paint/stain bleed
Great idea 👍🏻
Well done, My Friend! And it’s borderless…just like the US!😳🤣🤣
Thank you and i cant argue with that! 🙏🏼🇺🇸😂
Lmao
Hahahaha! So true
As a Navy chaplain on terminal leave after serving for 25 years, this is awesome!!
Thank you for the feedback Sir and thank you even more for your service to this country!!🙏🏼🇺🇸
Max, I’m not sure if I have seen a more beautiful piece of work!! You have the gift and the talent to turn wood into masterpieces!!
Thanks a lot man I appreciate it!!🙏🏼🙏🏼
Absolutely awesome!!!!
Love your work what would you charge for something like this
That's smart as anything
I thought you would get the wavy look by using Home Depot’s 2x4s😂
No kidding 😂
Omg so funny, I need to go through so many to get a straight one
😂😂😂
Nice job ! People don't realize just how much time and work goes into something like this, I've been a carpenter and wood worker since 1971,
sale price for this should be in the at least $75-$120 dollar range, good craftsmanship there young man. 👍
I have seen flags like these, not as nice go for over $200 and they sold out of them at every show.
At a minimum. This takes a long time. 1 per day? $30 in wood, glue, stain, sealer, saw blade wear and tear, electricity, tape etc. so unless you're cool with $10/hr. At least $200. Plus, it takes time to get this good
As always, great job Max. Wavy flags are one of the hardest to do. You make it look easy. The edges puts the flag a step higher than others I've seen. Great touch. Your shading with the torch added a great touch as well. Something that works for me to keep mistakes and paint bleed to a minimum: When you have the first stripes taped (in this you taped the white first), after you stained the red stripes and it dries, you can spray on one or two light coats of seal. Once that dries, change up the taping (take off the tape on the white stripes, put tape on red strips) then stain the white stripes. If any stain bleeds, it shouldn't stain over the red before you can wipe it off (seal coat should stop the stain). This method works even better for staining stars. Blue stain for union, one or two coats of seal, then carve out the stars. Start staining stars white. Any white that gets on the blue cleans up quick and easy with a wipe of a rag.
Thanks a lot I appreciate it and thats a really good idea, thank you for sharing!
Wow! Sounds like excellent advice. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Saw a lot of videos 'bout carving waving flags, but that's great! Very awsome work!
I'm from germany, so greetings from here.
Thank you very much! Greetings from America! 🇺🇸
This wood flag technique is the best I have ever seen! I believe I have watched some of your other videos. This is definitely the one I want to try and make. Thanks for including every detail and method to create this. You answered every question I could think of. Well done video! Most of all, thanks for sharing! 👏🇺🇸👏🇺🇸
I'm Canadian, and I LOVE it!!! How are you not a millionaire selling those by the truckload?! Great work
Yes Sir, Im 69 yrs with lots of woodworking experience. Always looking for faster ways to create worthful and meaningful Americana crafts. Thank you for sharing the ways that you have learned by trial and era that will give most of us the opportunity to create an almost unflawed art piece the first go around. In wish that i could make the stars go faster. However, I must be dilegent and consider the soldiers who have given their all for this flag. thank you,
😳 That flag is freaking AMAZING! What an awesome result, and a great tutorial. Well done all the way around. 👍🏼
Thanks a lot man i really appreciate it!! 🙏🏼
I've seen a lot of these done. Finally, someone does it in my opinion correctly.. flags are thin, so i like how you did the edges to make it look thin..
Thank you very much i appreciate the feedback!!
Beautiful, love that sculptured wood look. Great job & explanations.
Thank you!
I've done pretty good selling flags over the past few years. I did a thin edge one like this a few years ago. I always considered it my flag cause it took 3 years to sell. I had it listed for 100 more than my normal flags. A few friends told me it was cool but not necessarily worth the extra money. Now that it's gone I miss it cause I really liked it.
It's worth the money
How was it not worth the extra money when it takes a lot more work to make one? I guess your friends never made one.
I'm excited to build this flag. I have my boards cut down to one inch. Had a mishap with blade that's stopping me a little bit. You do make it look easy. Handcarving the stars will be a challenge
Thanks for your posts.
Heck yea thats awesome! Just take your time and itll turn out great! No problem! Thanks for sharing and best of luck 😎
This flag is beautiful and I really appreciate how you have shown step by step how to do this! I am excited to try to make one myself!!
Thank you very much! Im sure it will turn out great!! 😁
You did such a beautiful job on your flag! It is the small touches that make it so remarkable! God Bless you & the U.S.A.
Thank you so much i really appreciate the feedback! 🙏🏼 God Bless!!
Hey … I made my first flag today using your technique of angling the corners. It looks great! Thank you!
@@mentorJu thats awesome!! No problem! 😁
This is definitely my favorite flag, great job Max! Love it! ✌🏼❤️🙏🏼
Your way is the best way of making one that I have seen. Nicely done and a great video too!
Thanky you very much!! 🙏🏼
Think this is my favorite flag you have done. That grinding disc while putting out a ton of dust really works well.
I'm with you on using the frog tape on these, I don't have a lot of issues with it bleeding the stain like the blue tape does.
Thanks a lot Jim and thank you for the feedback!
Nice quality job, and a lot of detailed comments.
@@retiredtom1654 thank you very much!
Very nice work, i will try it on my own next vecation. 👍
You should panit/stain the back sides on the edges too, that would make a perfekt look.
For the glueing proces use baking paper as table cover. The most wood glues dont stick to it and you can often reuse the paper, because the glue will fall of, if it is totaly dry. Just do a dry run befor using a new gluetye for the first time.
Keep on the good work!
Exactly. Parchment paper works great.
Turn our flag into art. Makes me want one. That thing is cool
Thanks a lot man I appreciate it!
Beautiful......I think I would have just sprayed the stars white.
The way you did the edge by trimming out the back side made a really nice effect.
Very nice result. It appears to be adaptable to a Betsy Ross flag, or an 1812 (15 stars, 15 stripes) flag.
You can use wax paper under your glue ups to prevent the work sticking to the bench. NICE JOB my friend!!!!
Absolutely beautiful work. No more needs said.
Thank you very much! 🙏🏼
That is a cool flag. Nice work. I don't have the patience for doing those stars like you did. I'd have just painted them.
Hint I saw on another video. If you have a couple of bleeds, torch them darker and they "disappear"...
You have been a great inspiration for all of my work. Awesome job as always. Back to the lumber yard I go.
Thanks a lot Ryan! That makes me really happy to hear 😎
Great job man. I must say you have the patience of Soloman.
Wow, that’s really beautiful. Amazing workmanship 🇺🇸
Thank you very much!!🙏🏼🇺🇸
great video as always, i made your mini flag build and use it when we go camping as our site sign ive made 3 in total i gifted 2 of them both to veterans and they were really appreciative of it thanks again for sharing your knowledge and talent
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!
Thank you!!
glad to see it's not just another cnc vid. looks amazing bud great job
My friend Jim did one of those years ago they come out awesome
Very cool. I have the wood glued up and ordered the carving disk and stencils
Absolutely Awesome!
Very nice I might have to try this. I bet you can also carve those waves in with the table saw. You would need to make a little jig to hold it at the angle to ride against the fence. Then you clamp a strait edge (Make shift fence) at a 30 to 45 degree angle of the table saw blade. You raise the blade a 3/16 to 1/4 in above the table of saw and push the wood across the blade. You are basically using the saw blade as a large shaper. Then just raise the blade a bit more and make another pass. It sounds way more dangerous than it is. LOL Izzy swan ha a few videos on it and one he even makes a really nice jig that is far more advance than I am describing. But I have done it myself several times for projects that need coves. My dad was a wood worker cabinet maker and he shown me this trick 30 plus years ago. Izzy just took it to the next level. But you might play with it a little maybe it will work. Link below for Izzy's video. But really nice work. I have made a lot of nice things with 2x4's. It is cheap lumber. You just need to be a bit picky when buying them.
ruclips.net/video/hQI-yP3RpBg/видео.html
Great job! Only thing I would have done different would be to use a sanding flap disk on my grinder to smooth most of it before I used a palm sander. but the flag looks great. Just curious, What kind of price would you ask for a flag like that?
Kia ora from Aotearoa (New Zealand) Wow that's friggn amazballs!!!! Thanx for the inspiration & for sharing with us. You have definitely got a new subscriber 🥰 🍻
On the Punisher one I was going tosay I like how you can see the wood in the back.
Hola Max, es un gusto ver un trabajo tan bien hecho, se agradece tu esfuerzo por mostrarnos paso a paso como elaboraste esa bonita bandera. Saludos desde el norte de México.
You did a really nice job. I make mine almost the same way. Keep up the good work.
Looks amazing… Great job. Thanks for sharing… 👌👌👌
Thanks a lot Raymond!!🙏🏼
Maybe someone told you but time saver, paint the stars on with the stencil, then dremel them out ... sweet job
Glad I found your page because I was looking to make flags like this one and you make seem so easy to produce. Great job!
Did you also paint the stars? Thanks for the video!
That looks awesome. I definitely want to try that. Great job
That's a really nice piece.
Great video
I am going to have to give you an A+ on this piece, Very nice , well done, I really like it ! Exciting my man.
You do such a good job. The flag is amazing.
Thank you very much Brian I appreciate it! 🙏🏼
Gorgeous Old Glory!
Love it, heading to the wood shop
I thought this was done with a CNC. Good on you. Great project.
Kudos to you for your good work. I also made flags but gave it up because of the CNC groups underpricing actual artist that produce by hand. It's nice to see you make yours exactly the way I did.
Way to compliment somebody while disparages others and patting yourself on the back. Very heartfelt.
@briansaben5697 fuck off. The CNC group is underpricing individuals that put hard work into their craft instead of a machine doing the flags. And yes, I enjoyed watching someone else doing a flag the way I had done them.
Young man you have a talent Looks great and thank you for sharing enjoyed it Be safe God Bless
That is absolutely gorgeous!!!
Max F - very nice! I have also made many for sale, folks really love them. The modified Betsy Ross (13 stars in a circle with '1776' in the center of the stars) also looks very nice. One suggestion though.... The waves in a flag always originate in the upper corner of the hoist side (that is the upper corner of the blue field) and move towards the lower right. Never from the fly corner towards the lower left. Just has to do with where the flag is always fixed...the upper grommet on the hoist side. Cheers, John
Beautiful! 🇺🇸
@@lisamoore4711 thank you!!
GREAT JOB. looks great.
It's Beautiful!
That looks amazing thanks for sharing your techniques you make it look so easy
Great video Thanks
Great looking project
Awesome wooden flag, your skills with the stars was excellent.
That's cool man. You should do other flags like Ireland, Scotland and so on. God bless
That is a Awesome wave flag. I have seen a few made and that is one of the best. Great job. I will be trying this. Thanks Max.
Thank you very much for the kind words! 🙏🏼 i hope the build goes well for you!
absolutely beautiful job!!!! Loved the video and subscribed!
Beautiful man! Well done.
Damn nice!!! And you made it look simple…..thanks for sharing.
DUDE! Nice job! Those are gorgeous! Im looking for my niche…you found yours! Thanks for sharing! 😊❤🙌🙏
Fantastic I am looking at getting back into woodworking, this would be a fun project
That is awesome. I love it. Thank you for showing me that.
Wow!! You Sir are very talented!! Great work and tutorial!
Thank you very much!
I think that’s truly excellent! Well done!
Bob
England
Wow that looks amazing!from one artist to another, outstanding job! You got yourself another subscriber! (Me) lol! 👍
i make the regular flags. but I'm about to start making them waving ones also. they look awesome.
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
Thank you!!
Great video Max love that flag.
I’ve done a couple, I don’t glue the boards I clamp them and then carve the waves and sand then stain and then glue.
I like to mark up the stripes also before I glue them.
Thanks for another great video.
Thanks a lot man! Ive thought about doing it that way since it would make the staining go way smoother but havent given it a shot yet, sounds like it might be worth it
@@MaxF01 you should and make a video 👍🏻
Seems like glue seepage after staining would be a problem.
@@dennisholtby2140 are use a wet warm, rag to wipe the excess glue off
that's great! def on my list of things to try :)
Thank you! You really should its a fun project 😁
Awesome project. Thanks for the tutorial.
Very nice work. Just finished my 2nd flag. Ready to try this.
Nice job, but a quick question, could you have used some type of contact paper with the stars cut out? Then you could have dabbed white paint on for each of the stars. Maybe easier than grinding them out with the Dremel tool.
Love all of your art but I really like this flag. Thank you.
Gorgeous work. How long did it take you?
Does staining the stripe section all white, then taping only once for the red work?
For the stencil, you can use a spray photo fixative to apply it. The spray doesn't leave residue and you can reuse the stencil. You could then mark around it and spray the Stars white. Leave it like that or carve out. You save time not having to trace.
Excellent, creating work. The edges really do lift it to another level
Really nice job, educational and entertaining. 😊
Thank you very much!! 🙏🏼😎
The wood flag is beautiful!
It looks awesome, thanks for sharing how to make one.
Thats Aweome! A few of the flags I made for people, I used Acrylic white Paint in the stars with a lining brush and the other ones I used a lining brush with the white stain. Very time consuming but it contrasted better with the white stripes. But this looks amazing, I'll have to try this one out! Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much and thank you for sharing the great idea!
When I made some signs I diluted some white paint and used a syringe to put it in the middle of the hollow and then gently shook and tapped the sign to spread it out. Worked a treat 👍. Do after clear coat though because the white turns a funny color when I put clear on top. Cheers
🎯Awesome! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you!!
That flag rocks
@casesimmons2645 thank you very much!! 🙏🏼
Very cool. Fantastic. Great job.love the look 👍❤...
Very well done!!!
@woody1320 thank you very much!! 🙏🏼😁
Great video Max! For the wood stain did you use the semi-transparent or the solid?
Thank you!! It is the solid stain
If you had not put on your safety shield, I would have not subscribed or continued watching your video. Good job. We are inspired to try this ourselves. Thanks.
Very nice work!!! I will definitely be making these!! Thank you!!👍🇺🇲
Love the idea. Trying to duplicate your work myself. We'll see....
Thank you! Im sure it will turn out awesome! 💪🏼
@@MaxF01 It absolutely did and was actually very simple to do! An amazing gift for a family member. They loved it. Thanks & keep it up! Looking forward to trying others.
@@keithcovington7176 thats awesome man im happy to hear that!!