- Hey, this is Sam.
Today we're gonna make this Shou Sugi Ban bench.
(calm jazzy music)
Hey guys, for this project I'll be using pine.
It's super easy to get and you can get it
from most hardware stores.
First thing I did was remove the staples
that were in the timber, a screwdriver will do.
Next thing I did is threw it through the planer,
this is just to take the ridges off.
I don't have a dust extraction system,
so I try to keep cleaning as I go
so it doesn't clog up the planer.
I got my electric planer out and planed the sides,
so I got nice straight edges.
I marked out where I wanted to put my biscuits.
I know not many of you have a biscuit joiner
but it makes the gluing process so much easier.
I let that glue overnight
and the next day I took the clamps off.
Got my belt sander out and made sure it was even,
and then after that, I got my orbital sander
and I made sure everything was nice and smooth.
I started with 80 grit, 120, then I went to 240.
I marked out where I wanted to trim up the sides.
As you can see, there was a little bit of splitting
at the end there but I was gonna chop that off
so it looks nice and clean.
I used my circular saw jig just to get a nice clean edge.
Using a new blade is always great.
It gives you a really nice crisp edge.
I got my sander again and I quickly sanded out the edges
and I was ready to go.
I took the timber outside and I started the burning process.
I used a weed burner and it uses little gas canisters
that you can pick up from most hardware stores.
This is the bottom of the timber
so I'm not too fuss on how this looks.
After that, I flipped it over.
It's really important to keep the same distance away
from the timber when you burn it.
This prevents darker spots occurring
and you get a really blotchy burn.
And ain't nobody got time for that.
Make sure you burn the sides really well
'cause this is where moisture's definitely
gonna try to get in.
I bought metal legs for this project.
The steel I got is RHS, which is rectangular hollow section.
It is 50 mil wide and 25 mil thick,
so only about a millimeter thick.
So it's nice and light.
It's not too strong but for a bench it's totally fine.
To screw down the legs, I'm just using normal wood screws.
This should be plenty strong
and should last many, many years.
For the finish, I'm using a one coat clear
water-based polyurethane.
I love how you only have to do one coat.
I ended up using two coats on the top
just to give it a really nice smooth finish.
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