Turning a barrel into a butcher block

In this video I turn 2 barrels into a 3" thick solid oak, end-grain butcher block. It's 2 feet long, 18" wide, weighs nearly 50 lbs and took approx. 40 hours from start to finish.

Working with the oak had a few challenges. There was a decent amount of milling needed to turn the staves back into square lumber and it's a dense wood that's not so nice on the blades. Overall, this was a fun and unique build that resulted in a pretty chunky but pretty awesome chopping block that now resides in my family kitchen. This was a fun video to make, I hope you enjoy the build process!

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0:00 - Barrel dismantle
1:52 - Milling at miter saw
3:21 - Milling at jointer
4:24 - Milling at planer
5:38 - Back to miter saw
6:24 - Table saw ripping
8:24 - First glue up
10:28 - Planing glued up panels
11:11 - Second glue up
12:36 - Band saw work
13:13 - Table saw cutting end grain strips
14:02 - Final glue up
15:51 - Flattening in router sled
17:02 - Band saw work trimming edges
18:09 - Router in juice groove
18:36 - Edge chamfers with palm router
19:21 - Sanding process
20:20 - Fire & branding iron
20:53 - Mineral oil
21:37 - Beeswax
22:20 - Finale