RYOBI Outdoor

DIY Place Settings // The Log Blog

Posted by RYOBI Outdoor on 11/05/2014 at 5:19 PM in Tutorials, DIY Inspiration

Who ever thought you'd use a chainsaw for home decor? ...but logs are everywhere this season. Lets face it: bringing outside in is in this year. So we put the RYOBI 40V Brushless Chainsaw to work creating some lovely log-inspired designs for the home. First project? Log sliver place settings!

This project couldn't get any easier. We used the RYOBI 40V Brushless Chainsaw to cut slivers of a dead, dry log that were each about 1" thick.

Then, we used the RYOBI 18V ONE+ Corner Cat Finish Sander to smooth the entire sliver. This took about 5 full minutes per log piece.

After just about 20-30 minutes of initially starting the project, we were ready to stain the wood. We followed the directions provided on the back of our container of wood stain. (TIP: Have vegetable oil handy to help wash the stain off of your hands when you're finished!)