 Me and Kim went lumberjacking today and we cut up three different trees using three different tools a jigsaw a Cricut and a glow forge and we'll show you how we did it right now What is up welcome back do you like to do a builder make it we do too? We have a new video each week this week. We're getting into a little bit of tree trimming a little bit of seeing the trees through the forest getting into some Cutting out some tree decor for Christmas. Yes, so this is a short week This is Thanksgiving week, and we're trying to get this video all wrapped up. So and it's Wednesday So that we can enjoy our Thanksgiving Thursday, and then prepare some additional videos on Friday So this is gonna be kind of a well it originally started out to be a quick project And it's grown a little bit since then so hopefully we can still make it quick We're gonna show you three levels of making a tree cut out Christmas tree cut out home decor We're gonna use a jigsaw the Cricut and then the glow forge. Yes, so we've had some requests comments related to making some Christmas trees like our pumpkin ribs those were a big seller and they were very cute And they sold a lot at the farmer's market too. So we're gonna make our version of Christmas tree ribs, I guess yeah standing Christmas trees, but like he said we're gonna do three of them so we'll use the glow forge and We'll offer those available in our store So if you just want to purchase those and paint them you can do that But if you want to DIY it yourself, we're gonna use some Cricut chipboard and make a standing set of Christmas trees Hopefully they stand correctly with the chipboard and then we're gonna try out a new tool He's gonna try out a new tool that he brought up here, and it's gonna be loud and obnoxious But it might be cool. It might be something that you'd be willing to try I'm anxious to see how it works. It was cheap found it on Amazon. All right. Let's get this project started Project number one Step a one we're gonna gather all of our supplies We just needed a piece of plywood half-inch thick and some paint white. That's it done Step two we're gonna make all of our cuts So I found something new that I want to try out it attaches to a jigsaw So this piece here allows me to put it on the tabletop and use it like a scroll saw I should be way better at making my cuts. I am no sawsman, so I need all of the help I can get so I'm gonna clamp this to the desk and then Running around like I'm drawing apparently we'll see we'll see how it goes. Yes He really wants a scroll saw and that's like a big I don't know I feel like that's a big piece of equipment that we won't use that often so I haven't I Haven't been like yeah, go get it So this this thing came in the mail, so we will see what it does And I just attached it to an old black and decker look the stickers falling off An old black and decker jigsaw It was I think I actually got it at a garage sale like many years ago when I was Just starting my wood cutting experiences So we print out a template It's the same template. We're gonna use in all three designs. I'm not gonna cut out the middle That looks a little too hard. We're just gonna cut out the outline So first we're gonna cut out the outline of the paper trace it onto the board And test out the new saw Well old saw with a new attachment. All right, let's do it Got them all drawn on Gonna clamp this jam to the desk Not too bad. I don't know if it's much better than I do by hand. No, I take that back This is way better than I do by hand It looks good just needs to sand up some of the corners. It doesn't this blades a little fat It doesn't like those tight corners. That's what I was thinking. It seems like it needs a different blade. Yeah All right, hold on. We got to do one more thing now we got a Draw a line down the center So that they can be united they could be one tree We use a scrap piece of wood We're gonna cut a slot in the top and a slot in the bottom of the other one and then interlock them If all goes well, yep If everything goes as planned It's perfect a little gappy, but not bad from our first attempt Step three now we paint We're gonna use this a crinoline in Country Chic and just give it a quick coat Yeah, we're just gonna paint these white because we're gonna paint some others green. So we're just trying to Mix it up a little mix it up Let me get that for you still a little wet but project number two Step one, we're gonna gather all of our supplies for this one. We just needed some chipboard It's like heavy cardstock like really heavy 1.5 millimeter some paper and a Cricut Oh, and maybe some Mon pot or glue. Yep. That's it We're gonna use the same pattern and we're gonna cut out this same tree using our Cricut on this chipboard This is the Cricut brand heavy chipboard. See how? Pretty heavy pretty fit Step two We're gonna make all of our cuts. We're gonna put this chipboard into the Cricut cut out the tree it's going to take about 20 passes for each side of this tree and Pretty easy and the deep cut blade. You'll need to use that Other than that, it's pretty simple To change the blade. We'll just open up this little Quick change cartridge area pull out the existing blade This one you just line up the grooves plug it right in there close up the cartridge And then it'll double-check that it's got at the right blade when it starts the cut step three Now we're gonna mod podge down the paper on our cutouts Right, and I'm not sure I said this during the Filming there, but I did use this blue tape to hold it down to the mat You'll find sometimes with the heavy chipboard. Well, how I run I actually use the light grip mat But it didn't really matter because I glued I taped it down with this blue tape and that really kept it stuck So I do recommend taping down heavy chipboard because it will tend to shift during cutting In the app. They did say use a strong grip mat Yeah Well, all of my mats Are mess I have a bunch of them and I've tried all of the cleaning techniques and they don't Really get that sticky for me So if you guys are watching this and you have a good tip for how to clean your mats Let me know because I have yet to be able to clean them and actually reuse them For other than maybe one use Didn't get all the way through just gonna cut it out with the exacto One that was it paper lay. I was like a tiny little thin piece of paper Otherwise they came out okay at the top is a little chewed up. Can you see it? Well, that's because while it was cutting. I was down on the ground looking for the cap to my Exacto knife here, which I cannot find and while I was down there. I bumped the Extension cord the power strip. I bumped the power button on the power strip and turned the whole thing off Well, it was probably about halfway through so I had to feed it back in the start again So one side looks a little rougher than the other because I had to start all over again All right, so now we're going to mod podge this paper down on these card cutouts Oh And we got to pay attention like half goes here and then half would go here. Yes Garrett wants to make it super hard Super cool. Yeah, I was just going to do half and half with one paper and with a coordinating paper But he actually wants when they come together He wants the spacing sides to have the same paper. So let's see if we can't make that happen So I think if you just slice it down the middle straight and then line it up down the middle here Mm-hmm, and then I use the other half on this one Step four and now we're gonna assemble it and by assemble it. I just mean like slide it together And then slide it in its base I said that now I'm having issues And look how cool this is we didn't even know how cool we were But because I split it right down the middle there We have half of Santa on one side and half of Santa on the other It looks great. I think it's really cute It needs Project number three Step a one we're gonna gather all of our materials We really just needed some quarter-inch MDF some paint and some paint brushes, right? That is it we're trying to make this an easy project the easy We had easy easier Easiest If you make it to the end you might be you know like a certified Kim and Garrett make it arborist All right, so let's head over to the glow forge Well, let's get into step two. We're gonna make all of our cuts Let's head over to the little forge So in the same amount of time that it took us to cut out the stuff on the cricket which turned out to be about 45 minutes I was able to cut out three sets of trees and a bonus tree I saw this cut file and I really liked this one, so I can't wait to show it to you Now this one didn't cut all the way through Sometimes on the glue for it doesn't really go all the way through like down at the bottom here So I'm just gonna cut it out with the exacto blade And you're wondering how did you get that big board in the glow forge? Well, sometimes if I'm not using the pass-through feature in the application I still use the pass-through slot that way. I don't have to cut every board down to 20 by 12 I just get it about 20 and I just pass it through the slot step three And now we paint again What's so great about these is that all you that's all you really have to do. Yeah, if you purchase them from our store Using these little makeup sponges again Little dab will do you we'll send it as a kit and all you have to do is add your favorite paint We're gonna use this country chic paint in fireworks fireworks. Yep Because you think fireworks would be like I know it's confusing one, isn't it? Green I would think fireworks to be like red. Yeah, red or orange. Yeah, orange Must be a story that we don't know Again, we're using this little dabbing technique. I'm gonna keep these edges The dark color that burnt color like that clean crispy look So I'm just going to use this sponge this makeup sponge to dab on paint little makeup Step four now we're gonna assemble it super easy. You just slide One side into the other side beat the paint me a little fake No, I see what's wrong. Oh, I guess look Try that Little tap tap tap tap tap put it in its base All right, I decided I couldn't do all three and the fireworks. So I Made one a light green And that is that that is easy huh easy as pie. All right. What'd you think? Easy easier easiest Which one are you going to do? Yeah, no three trees three trees three tools What do I think of them? I just I'm sure that's what you're wondering right now My feedback so we're about out of time so I can't do more with it But these little trees I think are really cute as a little collection here the three set here But I don't like the dark edges. So I would probably paint the edges. So that's my tip to you I also want to add some lights to them in some way and I'm hoping I'll get a chance to do that Maybe I'll have that in the final shots and this one's cute I also think it needs a little something like some ornaments on it Maybe I can get creative with that one, but this one I like a lot. I love the different papers It's really cute and it was really simple to do. Yeah, that one is probably the most decorative. Yes The most detailed This one's just simple. I mean, it's it's not bad but Looks like we're about out of time So if you're not gonna see us in the after show we will see you next week Well, we'll do it building to make it again And there are so many to balance and so many to choose from What if I do two? Oh, that one's too light on top Yeah, this little media one I'll do No You don't think so? No You don't think so? No Boom, there it is. There it is. There it is Whoops there it went