Follow my furniture builds, epoxy experiments, and finishing lessons for practical ideas you can take into your own shop.

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A custom table commission fell apart over slab-size math and a finish reference mix-up. Instead, the woodworker built the Bastogne walnut sunburst table and spider base anyway.

I Built My Dream Sunburst Walnut Table After Losing the Commission

I got fired for this

Introduction

Industrial shop trip

Giving a client option

Table leg material

Finding the angle to cut

Repeatable cuts

Blacktail Ranch

Circle cutting problems

Scott knows his stuff

Keystone block

SOMEBODY messed up

Burst plan

Wood Cleaners Are Bad!

Wood dye process

Wood finish process

Filling holes in wood

N3 Nano application

Table base finishing

Reveal

A client fired me for an idea... Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code BLACKTAIL at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/blacktail

Want to buy it? https://www.blacktailstudio.com/shop/bastogne-sunburst

N-Zero Wood Furniture Cleaner: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/nzero-wood-furniture-cleaner
My Damascus Marking Knife: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/marking-knife
My Toothpick Marking Knife: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/toothpick-marking-knife
N3 Nano Finishing: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n3-nano-deal
My Epoxy Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/epoxy-workshop-deal
TotalBoat Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/totalboat-deal

Blacktail Ranch https://youtube.com/@BlacktailRanch?si=JMUcXcSdSuR8lSXz

Items used in this build:
https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/the-marking-knife-2-0
LED Hardwax Oil: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/vesting-led-hardwax-oil
Festool Big Router: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-big-router
Track Saw (smaller): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/track-saw-smaller
Miter Saw Hold Down: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/miter-saw-hold-down
Rotex 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-150-sander
Light Bar: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/light-bar
Oliver Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-planer
Scraper: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/scraper
Threaded Inserts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/threaded-inserts-2
Oliver Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-planer
Oliver Jointer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-jointer
Parallel Clamp: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/parallel-clamp
Wagner Moisture Meter: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/wagner-moisture-meter
Festool Router (Medium): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-router-medium
C Channels: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/c-channels
Furniture Bolts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/furniture-bolts

00:00 Introduction
01:27 Industrial shop trip 
03:21 Giving a client option
05:00 Table leg material 
06:43 Finding the angle to cut
09:42 Repeatable cuts 
11:10 Blacktail Ranch 
12:47 Circle cutting problems 
15:08 Scott knows his stuff 
18:30 Keystone block 
19:54 SOMEBODY messed up 
24:16 Burst plan 
25:54 Wood Cleaners Are Bad! 
27:19 Wood dye process 
28:58 Wood finish process
30:50 Filling holes in wood 
32:07 N3 Nano application
34:30 Table base finishing 
36:07 Reveal

I got fired for this 

A 400-pound walnut burl dining table built with forklift work, deliberate facet cuts, and a canilevered shelf. Includes lessons learned about finishes and epoxy-style design decisions.

Walnut Burl Table Build: Facets, Epoxy Lessons, and a Forklift Project

400 Pound Woodworking

What I'm Building

First Problem

Epoxy Table Tip

Wood Shopping (again)

Cantilever Shelf (idea)

DIY Track-Saw Jig

Wet Surprise

Hogging Off Wood

Will it Fit?

Woodworking Depression

Alternative Shelf(ves)

Pre-finishing Process

Rough Wood Finishing

New Finishing Tips I Learned

Best Shelf Yet

One More Thing

Building the least child-proof piece of furniture I can. 
Summer Sale on Now!
My Epoxy Workshop Sale: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/epoxy-workshop-deal
N3 Nano Sale: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n3-nano-deal
Toothpick Marking Knife Sale: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/toothpick-marking-knife
Precision Marking Knife Sale: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/marking-knife
TotalBoat Epoxy Sale: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/totalboat-deal

Items used in this build:
New Blacktail n3 Nano: https://n3nano.com/
Deep Pour Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/deep-pour-epoxy
Big Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/magnesium-worm-drive-skilsaw-circular-saw
Track Saw (smaller): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/track-saw-smaller
Miter Saw Hold Down: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/miter-saw-hold-down
Rotex 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-150-sander
Light Bar: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/light-bar
Oliver Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-planer
Oliver Jointer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-jointer
Respirator helmet: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/powercap-active-ip-respirator
Scraper: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/scraper
Threaded Inserts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/threaded-inserts-2
Parallel Clamp: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/parallel-clamp
Festool 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-150-sander
Festool Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-planer
Japanese Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/japanese-saw
Wagner Moisture Meter: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/wagner-moisture-meter
Festool Router (Medium): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-router-medium
Miter Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/miter-saw
Furniture Bolts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/furniture-bolts
Grabbo: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/grabbo
Drill Guide: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/drill-guide
Dowel Pins: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/dowel-pins
Mafell Jigsaw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/mafell-jigsaw
Lie Nielsen Block Plane: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/lie-nielsen-block-plane
Lie Nielsen 4.5 Plane: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/lie-nielsen-45-plane

00:00 Introduction
01:32  What I'm Building
03:07 First Problem 
04:48 Epoxy Table Tip
06:42 Wood Shopping (again) 
09:23 Cantilever Shelf (idea) 
10:16 DIY Track-Saw Jig 
12:40 Wet Surprise
14:10 Hogging Off Wood
15:57 Will it Fit?
17:16 Woodworking Depression
19:25 Alternative Shelf(ves) 
22:15 Pre-finishing Process
24:07 Rough Wood Finishing
28:30 New Finishing Tips I Learned 
30:42 Best Shelf Yet
33:47 One More Thing

A behind-the-scenes look at building a curved, guitar-inspired desk from a soft mappa burl slab—covering template making, dye tests, shop collaboration, and finishing lessons.

How I Built a Guitar-Inspired Mappa Burl Desk (Without CNC)

Out of My Comfort Zone

Less Straight Edges/Building a Template

$3000 Wood Slab

Design Inspiration

Collaboration in Design

Purpose in Design

Craftsmanship in Design

Guitar Inspiration

Edge Profile

Endless Pit Filling

WIn This Table (and more)

Bleaching Wood

Building Mini Tables and Color

I Literally Dyed

Scott Not Helping

I'm No Bob Ross

Sustainability in Design

Making Soft Wood Hard

More Grain Filling and Spray FInish

Applying Nano Finish To Wood

Simplicity in Design

Final Reveal

Attempting... to improve on nature. Doesn't always work out though
FlexiSpot is having Brand Day sale now and use my promo code Blacktail50 for $50 off on order over $500 on FlexiSpot
FlexiSpot E7 Plus standing desk: https://bit.ly/4dFZykw -US  https://bit.ly/3V01yN6 -CAN
FlexiSpot E7 Pro standing desk: https://bit.ly/4bWcWzx 

Enter My Biggest Giveaway: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/our-biggest-giveaway-ever
Order N3 Nano Finish: https://n3nano.com/
Check out my Epoxy Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/the-epoxy-workshop

Paul C. https://www.paulcocksedgestudio.com/

Items used in this video: 
Nano finish: https://n3nano.com/
Top Coat: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/top-coat-sealer
Sanding Sealer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/sanding-sealer
Colored Dye: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/colored-dye
Spray Gun: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/spray-gun
Block Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/block-sander-1
High Performance Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/high-performance-epoxy
Festool Track Saw (TS55): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-track-saw-ts55
Chisel Set: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/chisel-set
Threaded Inserts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/threaded-inserts
Black Glue Sticks: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/black-glue-sticks
Fill Sticks: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/fill-sticks
Scraper: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/scraper
Miter Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/miter-saw
Roundover Bit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/roundover-bit
Soft Sanding Pad: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/soft-sanding-pad
Sandpaper Storage: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/sandpaper-storage
Sandpaper: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/sandpaper
Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/sander
Powercap: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/powercap-active-ip-respirator
Restorer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/restorer
Activated Charcoal: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/activated-charcoal
Black dye: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/black-transtint


00:00 Introduction
00:24 Less Straight Edges/Building a Template
01:59 $3000 Wood Slab
02:53 Design Inspiration
03:58 Collaboration in Design
04:38 Purpose in Design
05:47 Craftsmanship in Design
07:04 Guitar Inspiration
09:13 Edge Profile 
10:48 Endless Pit Filling 
12:20 WIn This Table (and more) 
12:48 Bleaching Wood 
13:52 Building Mini Tables and Color
16:10 I Literally Dyed
17:17 Scott Not Helping
18:46 I'm No Bob Ross
20:57 Sustainability in Design
21:38 Making Soft Wood Hard
23:54 More Grain Filling and Spray FInish
25:27 Applying Nano Finish To Wood
26:19 Simplicity in Design
26:39 Final Reveal

Scott and the Blacktail Studio crew build a forever-worthy round walnut table with epoxy, bowtie inlays, a custom wooden base, and solid brass details—plus one router disaster.

Scott’s Walnut & Epoxy “Forever Table” Build (Wood + Brass + Router Chaos)

A very wholesome-ish woodworking video

Introduction/The Rules

Raising the Stakes

Cutting a Rough Circle

Epoxy Pour

Making the Leg Template

Trying to figure out the Jigsaw

Milling the Legs

Cutting out the Legs

Routing the Legs

Finishing up the Epoxy Pour

Scott's Weightloss

Flattening

Circle Jig

Making a Perfect Circle

Cam's Excellent Camera Work

Bowties

The Routing Disaster

The Fix/Edge Profile

A cool feature for the Legs

Prepping the Brass Rods

Finishing the Base

Assembling the Base

The Final Touches

Finishing the Top

Scott's Finished Table

Freaky Friday for woodworking... They can't harm you, if they can't find you! Use code BLACKTAIL at the link below and get 60% off annual plans: https://incogni.com/blacktail
The Damascus Blacktail Bundle: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/bundle-deals
Freaky Friday of woodworking youtubers. Scott the video guy makes a table and I video it

My table build/Scott's competition:
https://youtu.be/nG0yN9vi0eI

Wood slab: https://gobywalnut.com/
The Sauvie Island Tree: https://bit.ly/4bygo5s

My and Scott's Personal Trainer: https://lukegoulden.com/

My Epoxy Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/epoxy-workshop-deal
My Marking Knife: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/marking-knife
N3 Nano Finishing: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n3-nano-deal
My Finishing Workshop:
https://www.blacktailstudio.com/the-blacktail-studio-finishing-workshop
TotalBoat Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/totalboat-deal
N-Zero Wood Furniture Cleaner:
https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n-zero-wood-cleaner
MakerBook Custom Built Furniture: https://makerbook.io/
My Toothpick Marking Knife:
https://www.blacktailstudio.com/toothpick-marking-knife

00:00 Introduction/The Rules
03:09 Raising the Stakes
05:08 Cutting a Rough Circle
07:45 Epoxy Pour
08:25 Making the Leg Template
10:50 Trying to figure out the Jigsaw
12:05 Milling the Legs
12:55 Cutting out the Legs
14:10 Routing the Legs
15:48 Finishing up the Epoxy Pour
16:26 Scott's Weightloss
18:18 Flattening
19:10 Circle Jig
20:55 Making a Perfect Circle
22:46 Cam's Excellent Camera Work
23:52 Bowties
28:18 The Routing Disaster
29:52 The Fix/Edge Profile
31:18 A cool feature for the Legs
33:17 Prepping the Brass Rods
34:11 Finishing the Base
34:59 Assembling the Base
38:11 The Final Touches
38:55 Finishing the Top
41:10 Scott's Finished Table

Definitely Not Scott's Coffee Link: https://buymeacoffee.com/scottthevideoguy
(Don't tell Cam I put this in here)

A woodworker builds a giant round walnut dining table from rare bookmatched Bastogne walnut slabs—plus a curved base with template-cut legs. See the joinery, jigs, and grain strategy behind the build.

Round Walnut Dining Table Build: Yin-Yang Bookmatch & Curved Legs

The Client That Knew Everything

My motivation

Who has the best walnut?

Reverse bookmatch

Cam the Khaki

Stud finder?

An ad for me

Make a wish

Epoxy pour

Base building

Fit and finish

Big glue up

Color match

Obligatory screw-up

Curved inlay

Fixing more fixes

Filling tiny gaps

Finish and N3 Nano

Big, round, table 

Grow Your Business: The Creator Course: https://thecreatorcourse.com/
Step-By-Step Plans: The Tool Cart: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/tool-cart-plans
N3 Nano: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n3-nano-deal
My Epoxy Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/epoxy-workshop-deal
Goby Walnut: https://gobywalnut.com/

N-Zero Wood Furniture Cleaner:  https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n-zero-wood-cleaner
View MakerBook’s Custom Furniture: https://makerbook.io/
Apply to Sell on MakerBook: https://makerbook.io/about
My Marking Knife: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/marking-knife
TotalBoat Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/totalboat-deal
My Toothpick Marking Knife: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/toothpick-marking-knife
My New Favorite Edge Profile Router Bit: https://bit.ly/3YzTfJ1
My Tool Cart Build Video: https://youtu.be/4iVxdb3-SI4
New Dust collector for the new shop: https://bit.ly/4sYReTR
Edge sander: https://olivermachinery.net/6320-3hp-oscillating-edge-sander

00:00 Introduction
01:04 My motivation
02:55 Who has the best walnut? 
04:19 Reverse bookmatch
05:20 Cam the Khaki 
07:11 Stud finder?
08:58 An ad for me 
11:11 Make a wish 
14:38 Epoxy pour
15:55 Base building 
18:54 Fit and finish 
22:02 Big glue up 
23:55 Color match
26:55 CNC 
28:22 Obligatory screw-up 
32:25 Curved inlay 
40:31 Fixing more fixes 
43:56 Filling tiny gaps 
44:54 Finish and N3 Nano

From a $2,700 maple slab to four epoxy river tables—this project includes setbacks, repairs that actually worked, and a charity auction raising 100% for the Oregon Humane Society. Plus, a real date story.

Building Maple Epoxy River Tables for the Oregon Humane Society

The one where I meet a new girl

Misusing this platform in the best way possible. 

Apply to Sell on MakerBook: https://makerbook.io/about
View MakerBook’s Custom Furniture: https://makerbook.io/
Bid on the Auction:
All 4 Pieces: https://makerbook.io/listings?products.collection=auctions
Big Leaf Maple Resin Dining Table: https://makerbook.io/p/big-leaf-maple-resin-dining-tabl-432cf
Blacktail Studio Signature Dining Table: https://makerbook.io/p/blacktail-signature-dining-table-3e561
Blacktail Studio Signature Walnut Desk: https://makerbook.io/p/blacktail-signature-walnut-desk-2ffc1
Blacktail Studio Signature Console Table: https://makerbook.io/p/blacktail-c-signature-console-ta-ca31a
All proceeds will be donated to Oregon Humane Society.

Special Thanks to:
TotalBoat: https://www.totalboat.com/
Flowyline Design: https://flowyline.com/
Goby Walnut: https://gobywalnut.com/

Finding Moisture in $30,000 Tables: https://youtu.be/N9oPUuc9W48
My Tinder Dating Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7acBjalSlZk
Making $1000 Profit in One Weekend: https://youtu.be/LHbxIX3-ipY

My Epoxy Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/epoxy-workshop-deal
N3 Nano: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n3-nano-deal
My Marking Knife: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/marking-knife
Wagner Meters: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/wagner-meters
N-Zero Wood Furniture Cleaner:  https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n-zero-wood-cleaner
TotalBoat Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/totalboat-deal
My Toothpick Marking Knife: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/toothpick-marking-knife
My New Favorite Edge Profile Router Bit: https://bit.ly/3YzTfJ1

Follow the process of building an 18-foot walnut conference table—from buying a 20-foot Oregon black walnut slab and filling cracks with epoxy to solving the hard parts of handling 1,000+ pounds of wood.

Walnut Conference Table Build: 18-Foot Slab, Epoxy Crack Fills, and Real-World Problems

"No table should cost $70,000"

Reality sets in

Epoxy mold without a mold

Flipping a 1000 lb slab

Epic month

New tool

Frustration rising

Snap

Good news!

Making it fit

Structural bow tie joints

CNC without a CNC

Table base construction

Slight client panic

Two days of little details

Finish process

Finishing the table base

Delivery and reveal

Biggest/most expensive build to date. All of My 4th of July Deals: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/bundle-deals

Other 4th of July Deals:
My Epoxy Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/epoxy-workshop-deal
My Marking Knife: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/marking-knife
N3 Nano Finishing: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n3-nano-deal
My Finishing Workshop:
https://www.blacktailstudio.com/the-blacktail-studio-finishing-workshop
TotalBoat Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/totalboat-deal
N-Zero Wood Furniture Cleaner:
https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n-zero-wood-cleaner
MakerBook Custom Built Furniture: https://makerbook.io/
My Toothpick Marking Knife:
https://www.blacktailstudio.com/toothpick-marking-knife

Plywood for the base: https://glveneer.com
Wood slabs: https://gobywalnut.com/
The company who bought it: https://t1energy.com

00:00 Introduction 
01:49 Reality sets in 
03:51 Epoxy mold without a mold
06:26 Flipping a 1000 lb slab 
09:00 Epic month
10:57 New tool
14:06 Frustration rising 
15:56 Snap 
19:12 Good news!
23:23 Making it fit 
26:41 Structural bow tie joints 
29:18 CNC without a CNC 
31:19 Table base construction 
37:26 Slight client panic 
41:00 Two days of little details 
45:40 Finish process
47:51 N3 Nano application 
50:28 Finishing the table base 
52:27 Delivery and reveal

From $7,800 in walnut slabs to mastering a 13-foot bookmatch, this build details the design decisions, cutting strategy, and one mounting mistake that forced repairs—plus what really makes furniture worth the price.

Building a 13-Foot Walnut Bookmatched Table: Cost, Cuts, and Lessons

I spent $7000 on wood

How to Make a Perfect Bookmatch

Insane Wood Characteristic

My "other" employee

I was a used car salesman

Deep pour vs shallow

Goby Walnut trip

Tip to fake being a good woodworker

First big little problem

22 Degree chamfer

Bow tie conversation

Wood inlay to appear better than you are

Scott and me arguing

The actual most important tip

Awkward moment

Finishing process

Doesn't feel like I'm done

Reveal, delivery

Attempting my biggest table ever. Black Friday // Cyber Monday Sales On Now:
My Epoxy Table Workshop Sale: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/epoxy-workshop-deal
N3 Nano Sale: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n3-nano-deal
My Marking Knife Sale: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/marking-knife
TotalBoat Epoxy Sale: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/totalboat-deal
Sunburst Table Sale: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/shop/bastogne-sunburst
Damascus Denim Desk Sale: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/shop/damascus-denim-desk

N-Zero: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/nzero-wood-furniture-cleaner
Items used in this build:
https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/the-marking-knife-2-0
LED Hardwax Oil: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/vesting-led-hardwax-oil
Festool Big Router: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-big-router
Track Saw (smaller): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/track-saw-smaller
Miter Saw Hold Down: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/miter-saw-hold-down
Rotex 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-150-sander
Light Bar: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/light-bar
Oliver Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-planer
Scraper: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/scraper
Threaded Inserts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/threaded-inserts-2
Oliver Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-planer
Oliver Jointer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-jointer
Parallel Clamp: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/parallel-clamp
Wagner Moisture Meter: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/wagner-moisture-meter
Festool Router (Medium): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-router-medium
C Channels: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/c-channels
Furniture Bolts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/furniture-bolts

00:00 Introduction
02:02 How to Make a Perfect Bookmatch 
04:05 Insane Wood Characteristic 
05:35 My "other" employee 
07:53 I was a used car salesman
10:30 Deep pour vs shallow 
12:58 Goby Walnut trip
14:00 Tip to fake being a good woodworker 
18:05 First big little problem 
23:08 22 Degree chamfer
24:32 Bow tie conversation
28:16 Wood inlay to appear better than you are 
31:49 Scott and me arguing 
34:30 The actual most important tip 
36:27 Awkward moment 
37:53 Finishing process
40:13 Doesn't feel like I'm done
42:38 Reveal, delivery 



www.blacktailstudio.com

A woodworking build with a 500-pound white oak slab, targeted torch burns, open cracks, and clear epoxy filling—plus the very personal reality behind the project.

Burnt Oak Epoxy Console Table: Carving Cracks, Clear Resin & Real Life Chaos

The one where I get divorced (really)

Highlighting Cracks

Hero Woodworker

R.I.P. My Wife

Risky Wood Sealer

Respecting Wood

Time for a Hero

Scott's Reveal

What is This Going to Be?

Trust the System

Post Glue-up

Things Get Worse

Terrible Terrible Sanding

Creative Wood Finishing

Things Somehow Got Worse

The Good News

No exaggeration in that title. Hope you like it. 
Enter the Giveaway: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/give-away-offer
N-Zero Wood Furniture Cleaner: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/nzero-wood-furniture-cleaner
N3 Nano Finishing: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n3-nano-deal
My Epoxy Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/epoxy-workshop-deal
My Damascus Marking Knife: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/marking-knife
My Toothpick Marking Knife: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/toothpick-marking-knife
TotalBoat Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/totalboat-deal

LED Hardwax Oil: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/vesting-led-hardwax-oil
Timber framing tools: https://shop.shelterinstitute.com/collections/timber-framing
Festool Big Router: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-big-router
Corner Clamp Brace: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/corner-clamp-brace
Router plane: https://kmtools.com/products/km-17-router-plane
Track Saw (smaller): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/track-saw-smaller
Miter Saw Hold Down: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/miter-saw-hold-down
Battery Brad Nailer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/battery-brad-nailer
Rotex 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-150-sander
Buffing Compound: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/buffing-compound-2
Dewalt Buffer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/dewalt-buffer-1
Buffing Pad Spur: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/buffing-pad-spur
Light Bar: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/light-bar
Katz Moses Stop Block: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/katz-moses-stop-block
Oliver Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-planer
Contact Cement: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/contact-cement
Respirator helmet: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/powercap-active-ip-respirator
Scraper: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/scraper
Threaded Inserts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/threaded-inserts-2
Oliver Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-planer
Oliver Jointer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-jointer
Parallel Clamp: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/parallel-clamp
Wagner Moisture Meter: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/wagner-moisture-meter
Festool Router (Medium): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-router-medium
Furniture Bolts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/furniture-bolts
Grabbo: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/grabbo

00:00 Introduction
02:13 Highlighting Cracks
03:48 Hero Woodworker 
05:23 R.I.P. My Wife 
07:15 Risky Wood Sealer
09:10 Respecting Wood 
11:12 Time for a Hero 
18:26 Scott's Reveal
22:00 What is This Going to Be?
24:33 Trust the System
28:43 Post Glue-up
33:00 Things Get Worse
38:52 Terrible Terrible Sanding
42:13 Creative Wood Finishing 
44:35 Things Somehow Got Worse 
46:43 The Good News 
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The one where I get divorced (really) 

A designer shares the real story behind building an oversized bookmatched epoxy table for a European yacht: pricing, slab matching challenges, mold setup, and hard lessons learned under a 2‑month deadline.

How I Built a $35,000 Epoxy Dining Table for a Yacht

"For $35,000 I'd Expect it to be Perfect"

Breaking Down Cost

What's Wrong With My Pricing

Giving Back, Just Barely Though

Leveling the Table

The Implication

Youtubers Fake Everything

The Beginning of The Troubles

The Fix

Patching Wood

My biggest, most expensive project has my biggest and most expensive mistakes. 
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N3 Nano: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n3-nano-deal
My Free Finishing Workshop https://www.blacktailstudio.com/finishing-workshop
My Epoxy Table Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/the-epoxy-workshop
Epoxy I Use: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/totalboat-deal
Property search help: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/blog/help-me-find-a-home

Maverick Sawmill: https://www.mavericksawmill.com/

Items used in this video:
Spiral Bit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/spiral-bit
Flush Trim Bit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/flush-trim-bit
Rotex 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-150-sander
Light Bar: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/light-bar
Oliver Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-planer
Oliver Jointer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-jointer
Respirator helmet: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/powercap-active-ip-respirator
Scraper: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/scraper
Threaded Inserts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/threaded-inserts-2
Parallel Clamp: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/parallel-clamp
Festool 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-150-sander
Festool Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-planer
Japanese Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/japanese-saw
Wagner Moisture Meter: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/wagner-moisture-meter
Festool Router (Medium): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-router-medium
Miter Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/miter-saw
Furniture Bolts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/furniture-bolts
Grabbo: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/grabbo
Drill Guide: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/drill-guide
Dowel Pins: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/dowel-pins
Mafell Jigsaw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/mafell-jigsaw
Angle grinder: https://amzn.to/3pu2iXZ
Festool sander: https://amzn.to/3gVnlBg
Lightstick: https://amzn.to/3faMWFu
Gem buffer: https://amzn.to/2N6qWRt
Photography light (similar): https://amzn.to/2RjiMqp
White buffing pads: https://amzn.to/3u85vzV


00:00 Introduction
01:36 First Problem
03:54 Breaking Down Cost
05:45 What's Wrong With My Pricing
06:49 Giving Back, Just Barely Though
08:20 Leveling the Table
08:56 The Implication
11:04 Youtubers Fake Everything
13:00 The Beginning of The Troubles
15:11 The Fix
17:36 Patching Wood
19:40 "For $35,000..." 
22:35 C-channel
24:53 Damascus Injury
26:48 I Don't Play Well With Others
29:46 Small Problem
33:35 Medium Problem
37:05 Maybe Too Aggressive 
38:10 Finishing 
41:00 Reveal 



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