How to Build an American Flag Out of Wood

In this video I show you how to build an American Flag out of wood. This is a DIY American flag made out of wood with the Pledge of Allegiance hand painted on the stripes. This is a beautiful piece of American Flag wall art. My wife added the lettering by hand. I make these flags out of spruce wood. I use red, white and blue water based stain for the colors on this .. The stars are painted using a stencil (see link below) and flat white spray paint. You will get a little over spray from the paint if you are not very careful. This is where distressing the flag helps. Check the links below for supplies and tool used in this build.

Cut list to build the flag:
6 - 1 1/2" strips cut 37" long
7 - 1 1/2" strips cut 22 1/2" long
Union cut 14 1/2" wide by 10 5/8" tall

You'll need 4 - 1 1/2" strips for the back running vertical to hold the flag together. These are cut 18 1/2" long. I use glue and brad nails to attach them to the back. The hanging hardware is attached to the outer 2 vertical strips.

Stains used in this build are from Sherwin Williams. I just had them mix me red, white, and blue stains. Colors are: MW-51 Navy Blue, Crimson Red, and just plain white stain.

Check out full resolution images of this build on my blog: https://www.731woodworks.com/731-blog...

Check out my Thin Blue Line Flag video here:    • How to Build a Thin Blue Line Flag (DIY)  

Supplies used in this build:
General Finishes High Performance Top Coat: https://amzn.to/2R0xa28
50 Stars Stencil: https://amzn.to/2IjwtwX
(I now sell a 1 time use stick on stencil that works well, available here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/72808723... )
Wood Glue: https://amzn.to/2Dx563R
D Ring hanging hardware: https://amzn.to/2Oglr14
Router Bits: https://amzn.to/2xE7Nv0
Bench Dogs: https://amzn.to/2DxRBRy
Bench Dog Painting Cones: https://amzn.to/2Oglxps
120 Grit Sandpaper: https://amzn.to/2IjwKjt
Johnson's Paste Wax: https://amzn.to/2Dz2sKY
Valspar Antiquing Wax: https://amzn.to/2OjUVng
Oil Based Paint Pens: https://amzn.to/2Ihg7oB

Tools I recommend: https://www.amazon.com/ideas/amzn1.ac...

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