Making A Beautiful Tree Swing For Our Wedding!
In this video I took a slab of wood I milled myself and turned it into a tree swing for my wedding day. This Beech slab actually came from a tree that fell on the property where we had the wedding.
Big thanks to Totalboat for supplying me with penetrating epoxy and varnish for this project. With a soft slab like this it makes a big difference in longevity to seal the slab before letting it live outside. The Halcyon clear worked really nicely as a final finish as well, super easy to apply and looked great.
Angela and I are so thankful to all our wonderful vendors who helped us with our wedding. If you are in the NYC/Long Island area and need an event executed, these people are the BEST!!
Events By Vanessa:
/ events_by_vanessa_leigh
Rich Cutler, Mill Creek Catering:
www.millcreeknyevents.com
/ millcreekcatering_
Petals Floral:
www.petalsfineflowersandweddi...
/ petals_lv
Jason Liebman, Guitarist:
www.thebash.com/acoustic-guit...
See below for some of the products I used on this project. As an Amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases:
Total Boat Penetrating Epoxy:
amzn.to/3ER1vIS
Total Boat Halcyon Clear Varnish:
amzn.to/3GTN08F
Colwood Wood Burner:
amzn.to/3ER2uZA
Tree Swing Hanging Kit:
amzn.to/3EOLxik
Poly Rope, great for swings like this:
amzn.to/3ER0LU6
Mirka 6" Sander:
amzn.to/3wgbYKI
M18 Cordless Router:
homedepot.sjv.io/2rMbxQ
Tormach 24R Router
bit.ly/31EKuR5
Check out the Lincoln Electric Power Mig 140MP, great for the home shop, Mig, TIG, and Stick in 1 machine!
→ bit.ly/MakeEverything140
Thank you to Pferd abrasives for supporting my shop and my channel. For links to some of the grinding discs I use most see below:
Recently I got a few pairs of workboots from Ariat Workwear, and they might be the most comfortable shoes i've ever owned. Right now they are offering 10% off your first order by following the link below!
Save 10% off your first Ariat order - ariat.dkkdet.net/c/2687213/69...
My Favorites -
ariat.dkkdet.net/c/2687213/10...
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
→ Flap disc:
amzn.to/2Myxozi
→ Inside corner disc (AMAZING):
amzn.to/2WoYM2q
→ Wire Wheel:
amzn.to/31k15rx
Thanks for watching! Be careful, know the limits of your skills and your tools! Don't try this stuff at home!
Like and Subscribe for more videos and check out our Instagram
/ makeeverythingshop
To help support Make Everything and this channel become a Patron:
/ makeeverything
For Make Everything T-shirts, hats and other products check out our website:
makeeverythingshop.com/store/
We teach classes in woodworking and welding here at the shop, if your interested see the current schedule here.
makeeverythingshop.com/events/
For PDFs of some of our project check out our profile on Instructables:
www.instructables.com/member/...
Below are some links to tools I use in the shop on a daily basis.
Starbond CA Glue:
bit.ly/2H2eQmn
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
→ Bosch Miter Saw ( My Favorite miter saw)
amzn.to/2BeBulk
→ Sawstop Table Saw:
amzn.to/2DuAYVy
→ Wen Tabletop Metalcutting Bandsaw
amzn.to/2DrS7zf
→ Articulated Vise:
amzn.to/2FXKw9V
→ Bosch Portable Bandsaw ( 18V)
amzn.to/2mQdUq4
→ Porter Cable Restorer:
amzn.to/2BeWrfU
→ Lincoln 120V Welder ( good for a home shop)
amzn.to/2Dly6qV
→ The Camera I use:
amzn.to/2DqG325
→ The Tripod I use:
amzn.to/2rnEqfO
Пікірлер: 46
Congrats brother!! Best of luck n prayers!! God Bless!!!
Congratulations, Chris and Angela!!
This tree swing project turned out great! It is SO beautiful!
That young lady is obviously nearsighted. Congratulations!
Cool wedding surprise. ✌ 😃
Wish you a very happy marriage with grandchildren happy at the same swing. Pretty nice natural looking product. Brava!
Congratulations to the Two of you on your union, that is a really great project and a great legacy item from y'all to the Venue.
What a nice idea, great job and congratulations on your wedding.
10 months from now on Make Everything: reclaimed lumber baby crib!
@MakeEverything
2 жыл бұрын
hahaha I've been hearing that!
@gregmize01
2 жыл бұрын
@@MakeEverything ❤❤❤❤
Congratulations! Great video, I can’t wait for the videos on making baby furniture 😁 You should use Angela in more of your videos also, she adds charm to them.
Congratulations
Congratulations!
Congratulations! May you have many, many happy years together! 💘💘💘
Congrats on your wedding neighbor. I’m sure your offsprings will be swinging on that same bench years from now! Great job as always.
Congratulations on getting married. Very beautiful design and project turned out very well. Hopefully you get great use out of it my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep making. God bless.
Congrats. May you enjoy married bliss forever. The swing looks great too.
Congrats! Nice engineering on the swing. Agree about paint cans. Sherwin-Williams patented the paint can in 1877. Odd how such a bad design lasted this long. Total boat is onto something. Mahalo for sharing! : )
Congrats! I was thinking a squished heart would have been cool/appropriate for a wedding.
Congratulations, Chris!
So very Happy for you guys . I have heard the weeding was fabulous . The swing is beautiful and great work. Stay well
Congrats! God bless y'all
@MakeEverything
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
This is a great video and project, Zep! *Congratulations* as well.
Congratulations to you both! Very cool swing💕
Congratulations on your marriage!
Very nice swing and great video.
Love your channel, congratulation wish you both the best.
great work
Very thoughtful and well done Chris. This is Chris Lerch btw, my dad told me about your channel. Very impressive stuff man, I'm hooked on your show!
Beautiful wood work. I think a back splice would've looked better on the rope, but it still looks amazing as is.
What meassurements do the swing have? It's super beautyfull :D
🥲 I thought we were getting married!? You were supposed to be the man to build everything for me 😭😭
they should of put the signatures on the upside of the seat.
Congrats man. Did Jimmy come to the wedding?
@MakeEverything
2 жыл бұрын
Yes he did! Derek from Malden, and Paul pinto too!
@davidurdahl6656
2 жыл бұрын
@@MakeEverything Right on!
What is the size dimension of your slab? Congratulations! Great workmanship!
How and where can i learn how you dod that double line going up that hooks to the kit. Ty
Nice swing, and congrats! (Personally I would have oriented the butterfly grain lengthwise, but maybe I didn’t see it close enough.) 😊
We were married on 9-8-2000😂
A lot of finishes need to be either just slightly set or completely cured to add additional coats for best outcome. ...and that's rope, not string. Just sayin.
Say total boat 5x fast…impossible
Don't get married guys. Don't do it! In 6 years you'll be fighting over who owns that tree swing. You should put some gold inlays in it or something to make the legal bills over the fight for it worth something at least. No doubt you two love each other and committing to each other is fine and dandy, but marriage is not about two people who love each other. Marriage is about letting the state settle arguments between two people who love each other. 55% of American marriages fail. All those people love (d) each other too. If you really love each other and want to show it, form a corporation that you both sit on the board of, sell shares to your guests and invite them to invest in the company rather than buy presents.
@jeremyspecce
2 жыл бұрын
You ok?