I turned a failed epoxy table into furniture after 2 years—because trapped moisture cracked the resin. Learn what went wrong, what finally fixed it, and how to avoid the same mistake.

Fixing a Cracked Epoxy Table: Moisture, Shrinkage & Repair

Only Took Me Two Years to Make $8000

Introduction

How does epoxy crack?

Build a clock!

$975 of walnut

Woodworking competency

Dowel pins, unsung hero

Scott, the video guy

Largest jig to date

Cutting circle with a jigsaw

Flattening epoxy table

New tool... that isn't sponsored

I'm not so smart after all

Cutting tapers

Filling holes in epoxy

"Wrap up" shot

Fixing holes in wood

Reverse auction

Filling smaller holes in epoxy

Big mistake

UV cured wood finish

N3 Black Friday sale

Reveal

Attempting to fix the giant round epoxy table disaster from over a year ago. 
My Epoxy Workshop Sale: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/bfcmsale
N3 FurniShield Kit Sale: https://n3nano.com/

Purchase the Rescued Roundtable: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/products/the-table
My Marking Knife and Merch Sale: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/knifesale
 LED Hardwax Oil: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/vesting-led-hardwax-oil
Sawyer Design’s base and table (actually available!): https://sawyerdesign.io/store/roots-walnut-sunburst-pedestal-dining-table/
Goby Walnut: https://gobywalnut.com/

Items used in this video
New Blacktail n3 Nano: https://n3nano.com/
Deep Pour Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/deep-pour-epoxy
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
01:14 How does epoxy crack? 
03:12 Build a clock! 
04:00 $975 of walnut 
04:57 Woodworking competency 
06:06 Dowel pins, unsung hero 
06:47 Scott, the video guy 
07:50 Largest jig to date 
10:50 Cutting circle with a jigsaw 
11:56 Flattening epoxy table 
13:37 New tool... that isn't sponsored 
15:01 I'm not so smart after all 
17:51 Cutting tapers 
18:35 Filling holes in epoxy 
19:17 "Wrap up" shot 
19:56 Fixing holes in wood 
21:04 Reverse auction 
22:58 Filling smaller holes in epoxy 
24:16 Big mistake 
25:27 UV cured wood finish 
26:52 N3 Black Friday sale 
27:31 Reveal

A first-person build story of creating a large timber staircase from one dried fir beam—milling heavy stair treads, cutting a mono-stringer, and learning when to scale up to an industrial shop.

Building a Timber Mono-Stringer Staircase (Unpermitted Build Story)

Building an unpermitted staircase from timbers

Cheap Help

Jonny Builds Competition

Milling XL Lumber

Jonny's Bad Idea

Retire From Youtube?

Things Really Get Fun

Stair Layout

Cutting Stair Notches

Western Saw Vs Japanese Saw

Using The Wrong Saw Correctly

Using a Bow Tie Jig

Giant Chisel?

Stair Joinery

The Best Part of the Project

Removing the Old Staircase

Think About It

LED Cured Finish

Mounting the Stringer

Wrong Finish Color?

Screwed Over

Filling Holes in Wood

N3 Nano on Stairs

Building a timber framed staircase out of a giant old beam. 
The Creator Course: https://thecreatorcourse.com/bts/
N3 Nano Protection: https://n3nano.com/

Jonny Builds’ channel: https://youtube.com/@JonnyBuilds?si=FpYuUCIEidaqhh0U 
 
Damascus knife: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/the-marking-knife-2-0
LED Finishing Oil: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/vesting-led-hardwax-oil
Bow Tie Jig: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/products/blacktail-studio-bow-tie-jig

Other items used in this video:
N3 nanofinish: https://n3nano.com/
N3 Maintenance spray: https://n3nano.com/products/n3-nano-maintenance-spray
Oliver Jointer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-jointer-1
Japanese Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/japanese-saw
Drill Press: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/drill-press
Festool Router (Big One): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-router-big-one
Festool Router (Medium): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-router-medium
Mafell Track Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/mafell-track-saw
Ultimate Template Bit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/ultimate-template-bit
Spiral Router Bit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/spiral-router-bit
Katz Moses Stop Block: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/katz-moses-stop-block
Oliver Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-planer
Router Bushing Set: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/router-bushing-set
Miter Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/miter-saw
Heavy Duty Buffer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/heavy-duty-buffer
Respirator helmet: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/powercap-active-ip-respirator
Rotex 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-150-sander

00:00 Introduction
01:07 Cheap Help 
01:32 Jonny Builds Competition
02:33 Milling XL Lumber 
04:10 Jonny's Bad Idea 
04:57 Retire From Youtube? 
06:43 Things Really Get Fun
08:01 Stair Layout 
08:58 Cutting Stair Notches 
10:03 Western Saw Vs Japanese Saw 
11:05 Using The Wrong Saw Correctly 
12:48 Using a Bow Tie Jig 
14:33 Giant Chisel? 
16:16 Stair Joinery 
17:14 The Best Part of the Project 
17:41 Removing the Old Staircase 
19:03 Think About It 
20:18 LED Cured Finish
22:00 Mounting the Stringer 
22:55 Wrong Finish Color? 
24:03 Screwed Over 
25:26 Filling Holes in Wood 
26:57 N3 Nano on Stairs 
28:00 Reveal

Two end tables built from leftover luxury lumber—natural walnut and electric blue quilted maple—using the same process and an experimental router setup for round tops. 100% of proceeds go to Make-A-Wish.

End Tables in Walnut vs. Electric Blue Maple (Charity Auction Build)

$8500 of End Tables

"The Comment"

Wood for each table

Cutting perfect circles

How I use social media

Expensive shop tools

I know this looks stupid

Power carving wood tip

Using a spokeshave

New method for carving

Filling holes in wood

Texturing wood (for a reason)

LED finishing oil, and blue dye

Blue-green fade

Who would buy this?

Awkward conversation

Auction details

My idea vs a mean commenter's idea. For charity. 
Creator Course: https://thecreatorcourse.com/bts/
Fire & Epoxy Table Giveaway: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/30-million-view-giveaway
N3 – The Furnishield Kit: https://n3nano.com/
The 2 Table Auction: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/the-make-a-wish-auction
Blacktail Studio Apparel: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/merch-drop
LED Oil: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/vesting-led-hardwax-oil

Items used in this video:
Blacktail n3 Nano: https://n3nano.com/
LED Oil: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/vesting-led-hardwax-oil
Blue dye: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/blue-transtint
Magnetic Featherboard: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/magnetic-featherboard
Ultimate Template Bit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/ultimate-template-bit
Miter Saw Hold Down: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/miter-saw-hold-down
Rotex 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-150-sander
Rotex 90 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-90-sander
Soft Sanding Pad: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/soft-sanding-pad-1
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
Oliver Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-planer
Respirator helmet: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/powercap-active-ip-respirator
Parallel Clamp: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/parallel-clamp
Festool Domino: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-domino-1
Spiral Router Bit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/spiral-router-bit
Oliver Jointer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-jointer-1

00:00 Introduction
00:41 "The Comment" 
01:56 Wood for each table
03:01 Cutting perfect circles
04:40 How I use social media
06:08 Expensive shop tools 
06:58 I know this looks stupid
08:38 Power carving wood tip
09:50 Using a spokeshave
10:28 New method for carving 
11:47 Filling holes in wood
13:26 Texturing wood (for a reason)
14:08 LED finishing oil, and blue dye
16:17 Blue-green fade 
17:13 Who would buy this? 
18:25 Awkward conversation
19:12 Auction details

A woodworking project diary: how a sculpted walnut cabinet was built from roughly 300 pieces, using plywood templates, Domino joinery, and careful geometry before carving the final form.

Walnut Sculpted Cabinet Build: 300-Piece Glue-Up to Final Carving

My Best Project

The Goal

Quite a Few Wood Joints

Plywood Template Help

Helpful Viewer Comments

Starting To Look Like a Cabinet

Sketchy Woodworking Cut

Gluing So Many Blocks

Making Guide Templates

Taking a Chainsaw To It

First Problem

Chainsaw... Again

All Work and No Play

Filling Gaps in Wood

Wood Fix Reveal

Hand Hammered Copper

I Hate It

Plan C, Hammered Steel

Steel Bluing/Blackening

Crazy New Wood Finish

N3 Nano on a Cabinet

Reveal/Surprise Ending

Building a cabinet from 300 pieces of walnut, the worst way possible. 
My Epoxy Course [increases soon]: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/the-epoxy-workshop
Damascus 2.0 Knife: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/the-marking-knife-2-0

N3 craftsman kit: https://n3nano.com
Wood Supplier: https://gobywalnut.com/
Vesting LED Oil: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/vesting-led-hardwax-oil
Kutzall Tools: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/kutzall

Shop this cabinet - https://www.blacktailstudio.com/shop/sculpted-record-cabinet

Other items used in this build 
Magnetic Featherboard: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/magnetic-featherboard-1
Magswitch Products: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/magswitch-product
Oliver Jointer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-jointer
Festool Clamp: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-clamp
Parallel Clamp: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/parallel-clamp
Festool 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-150-sander
Festool Router (Medium): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-router-medium
Oliver Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-planer
Rotex 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-150-sander
Corner Chisel: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/corner-chisel
Festool Domino: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-domino-1
Spiral Router Bit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/spiral-router-bit
Sliding T Bevel: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/sliding-t-bevel
Festool Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-planer
Die Grinder: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/die-grinder
Plug Cutter: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/plug-cutter
Led Light Strip: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/led-light-strip

00:00 Introduction
00:23 The Goal
01:37 Quite a Few Wood Joints
04:20 Plywood Template Help 
04:47 Helpful Viewer Comments 
05:57 Starting To Look Like a Cabinet
07:05 Sketchy Woodworking Cut 
08:17 Gluing So Many Blocks 
09:27 Making Guide Templates 
10:15 Taking a Chainsaw To It
12:30 First Problem 
15:01 Chainsaw... Again 
16:26 All Work and No Play
17:24 Filling Gaps in Wood 
18:20 Filling Holes in Wood
21:09 Wood Fix Reveal 
22:08 Hand Hammered Copper 
23:06 I Hate It 
23:52 Plan C, Hammered Steel 
25:14 Steel Bluing/Blackening 
26:37 Crazy New Wood Finish 
28:47 N3 Nano on a Cabinet 
29:35 Reveal/Surprise Ending

A first-time, hands-on restoration of a 20,000-year-old mammoth tusk—from stinky arrival and 55°F drying with hose clamps to kiln finishing, careful repairs, and a near-missed adhesive mistake.

How I Restored a 20,000-Year-Old Mammoth Tusk (Drying, Repairs, Finish)

Mammoth Tusk Restoration

Buying a Mammoth Tusk

First look

How to Dry a Mammoth Tusk

Convincing a Wife to Love Fossils

Tusk is Ready to Work On

Peta Might Not Like Me

Mammoth Tusk Giveaway

Sanding Ivory Process

Filling Cracks in Mammoth Ivory

Suspicious Package

Seeing the Tusk Color Come Through

Drilling a Giant Hole in the Tusk

Custom Steel Base

Scott Left Me

Polishing Ivory To a High Gloss

Sharpie on Ivory?

First Attempt a Mounting

Second Attempt at Mounting

Showing My Wife...

Actual Reveal

Restoring a 20,000 year old Mammoth tusk 
N3 - Complete Craftsman Kit: https://n3nano.com/

Special thanks to: 
Otter's Custom Fab: https://www.instagram.com/otterscustomfab/
Ace Metalworks: https://www.instagram.com/ace_metalworks/
Goby Walnut: https://gobywalnut.com/ 

Fancy box knife during suspicious powder scene: https://jerryrigknife.com

00:00 Introduction
00:20 Buying a Mammoth Tusk
01:55 First look
02:56 How to Dry a Mammoth Tusk
05:19 Convincing a Wife to Love Fossils
07:58 Tusk is Ready to Work On
08:45 Peta Might Not Like Me
09:20 Mammoth Tusk Giveaway
10:22 Sanding Ivory Process
11:32 Filling Cracks in Mammoth Ivory
13:00 Suspicious Package
14:52 Seeing the Tusk Color Come Through
15:57 Drilling a Giant Hole in the Tusk
18:30 Custom Steel Base
21:08 Scott Left Me
22:00 Polishing Ivory To a High Gloss 
22:41 Sharpie on Ivory? 
23:27 First Attempt a Mounting
24:05 Second Attempt at Mounting
25:21 Showing My Wife...
26:09 Actual Reveal

A behind-the-scenes build of a solid denim desk using epoxy lamination: how much denim it really takes, the tough layup process, and what went wrong (so you can do it better).

How to Build a Denim Epoxy Desk (1,000 Sq Ft & 20 Gallons)

1000 Feet of Denim and 20 Gallons of Epoxy

How much denim?

This much denim

Epoxy prep

First sheet of denim

Epoxy problems

Last sheet of denim

Epoxy spill

Epoxy cleanup

Building table legs

Leather stitching

Planing denim

Giving the table away

Ran out of epoxy

How to make an epoxy table

Brass outlets

Sanding denim

Finishing denim

Polishing denim

Table leg delivery

Giveaway/reveal

Trying to make a table from denim and epoxy...
Blacktail Studio Apparel: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/merch-drop
My Epoxy Table Guidebook: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/the-guidebook
My Epoxy Workshop: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/epoxy-course-book-launch
N3 Nano Finishing: https://n3nano.com/

Interested in commissioning a denim table? https://www.blacktailstudio.com/shop/solid-denim-desk

Leather work by: https://www.instagram.com/shaheenseiffert/ 
Denim sunglasses: https://mosevic.com/

Items used in this video: 
New Blacktail n3 Nano: https://n3nano.com/
The Wishbone Table Leg Jig: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/wishbone-table-leg-jig
Deep Pour Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/deep-pour-epoxy
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
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
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
Air scrubber: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/air-scrubber-cleaner
Renner topcoat: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/renner-high-durability-clear-topcoat
Brass outlets: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/juniper-ground-controls

00:00 Introduction
01:16 How much denim?
01:55 This much denim
02:53 Epoxy prep
03:58 First sheet of denim
05:26 Epoxy problems
07:08 Last sheet of denim
08:13 Epoxy spill
09:25 Epoxy cleanup
10:27 Building table legs
13:22 Leather stitching
14:10 Planing denim
15:03 Giving the table away
16:49 Ran out of epoxy
18:19 How to make an epoxy table
19:13 Brass outlets
21:45 Sanding denim
23:11 Finishing denim
25:34 Polishing denim
26:33 Table leg delivery
27:24 Giveaway/reveal

Stuff you might have missed: 

The first time I got crabs: https://youtu.be/74sSEeD_mMQ?si=ceeBmctfXhCWndOH

Build a burnt redwood desk with natural wood on the sides and a charred center under clear epoxy. Learn the carving approach, burning controls, and sealing steps for a flat, glossy finish.

Burnt Redwood Desk with Epoxy Pour: Carving, Sealing, and Safety

Fire, Epoxy, and Free Wood

I really know my wood

How I'm gonna do it

Cool tools

Wood burning

Sealing the char

First problem

Burnt wood trick

Epoxy leak (a bad one)

Removing the "form" and planing

Back at my shop

Touch ups

So much honesty

Table leg attachment

DIY paint booth

First coat reveal

Rocky montage of spraying

Buffing water based poly

Legit disaster

n3 nano top coat

Final reveal

Burnt wood and epoxy desk adventure... 
Pre-Order the Marking Knife:
https://blacktailstudio.myshopify.com/pages/marking-knife
My Epoxy Workshop [w Bonuses]: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/the-epoxy-workshop
Original "fire table" video: https://youtu.be/6fsrLOgl69U

eBay link: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/ebay-burned-desk

Kutzall Disc, Fine - https://bit.ly/3LDV9RN
Kutzall Disc, Very Coarse - https://bit.ly/3npMZoo
Kutzall Extreme Disc, Coarse - https://bit.ly/3AXpdmD

Wood slabs: https://gobywalnut.com

Items used in this video: 
New Blacktail n3 Nano: https://n3nano.com/
Deep Pour Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/deep-pour-epoxy
New Zealand table legs: https://careyhablous.wixsite.com/tablemaker
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
Air scrubber: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/air-scrubber-cleaner

00:00 Introduction
00:27 I really know my wood
01:43 How I'm gonna do it 
02:25 Cool tools 
03:28 Wood burning 
04:34 Sealing the char
06:25 First problem 
08:06 Burnt wood trick 
09:32 Epoxy leak (a bad one)
12:27 Removing the "form" and planing
13:27 Back at my shop 
14:34 Touch ups 
16:37 So much honesty 
18:53 Table leg attachment 
19:37 DIY paint booth 
20:51 First coat reveal 
22:43 Rocky montage of spraying 
24:04 Buffing water based poly 
25:29 Legit disaster 
26:44 n3 nano top coat 
27:32 Final reveal

A costly woodworking mistake taught one maker how to prevent trapped moisture, inspect walnut slabs correctly, and rebuild three tables with better wood, careful layout, and safer epoxy forms.

How to Avoid a $30,000 Walnut Table Disaster (Moisture + Epoxy Lessons)

Fixing the $30,000 Mistake

Buying GOOD wood

Choosing a layout

Whoops

Giveaway

This might get me sued

Partial epoxy form

New epoxy tip

What not to use

Industrial shop trip

Fixing nature's mistake

This was exciting

First big decision

XXL Chamfer

Major-ish problem

Better way to fill holes in wood

Scott keeps me honest

Filling cracks

Attaching table bases

Finishing day

N3 nano application

Customer reveal

Fixing a $30,000 mistake. Spring epoxy workshop sale: https://n3nano.com/pages/spring-sale
N3 nanofinish: https://n3nano.com/
Wagner giveaway: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/wagner-meters-giveaway

Links you may want:
Original (failure) video: https://youtu.be/N9oPUuc9W48
Slo motion woodworking accidents: https://youtu.be/Xc-lIs8VNIc
Customer interview: https://youtu.be/AmiYdAtdnWA
Goby Walnut interview: https://youtu.be/BchjJwBKaI8
Around the house: https://aroundthehouseonline.com/
N3 How to video: https://youtu.be/j3PRFb3nfw8

00:00 Introduction
00:49 Buying GOOD wood
02:06 Choosing a layout
03:13 Whoops
03:50 Giveaway 
04:47 This might get me sued
06:13 Partial epoxy form 
08:20 New epoxy tip 
11:20 What not to use 
12:19 Industrial shop trip 
13:33 Fixing nature's mistake 
16:27 This was exciting
17:56 First big decision 
19:08 XXL Chamfer 
20:18 Major-ish problem
21:58 Filling holes in wood
23:50 Better way to fill holes in wood
26:10 Scott keeps me honest 
28:07 Filling cracks 
30:18 Attaching table bases 
32:16 Finishing day 
33:46 N3 nano application 
34:35 Customer reveal 

Items used in this build:
N3 nanofinish: https://n3nano.com/
N3 Maintenance spray: https://n3nano.com/products/n3-nano-maintenance-spray
Twin turbo vise: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/twin-turbo-vise
Oliver Jointer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-jointer-1
Japanese Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/japanese-saw
Wagner Moisture Meter: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/wagner-moisture-meter
Drill Press: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/drill-press
Threaded Inserts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/threaded-inserts-2
Figure 8 Fastener: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/figure-8-fastener
Center Finding Tool: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/center-finding-tool
Festool Router (Big One): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-router-big-one
Festool Router (Medium): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-router-medium
Track Saw (smaller): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/track-saw-smaller
Track Square: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/track-square
Mafell Track Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/mafell-track-saw
Ultimate Template Bit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/ultimate-template-bit
Spiral Router Bit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/spiral-router-bit
Katz Moses Stop Block: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/katz-moses-stop-block
Oliver Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-planer
Router Bushing Set: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/router-bushing-set
Corner Chisel: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/corner-chisel
Rubio Monocoat: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rubio-monocoat
Miter Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/miter-saw
Miter Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/miter-saw
Flush Trim Bit (Long): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/flush-trim-bit-long
Heavy Duty Buffer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/heavy-duty-buffer
Respirator helmet: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/powercap-active-ip-respirator
Rotex 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-150-sander
C Channels: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/c-channels
Furniture Bolts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/furniture-bolts
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A detailed behind-the-scenes look at a high-end walnut coffee table: Bastogne walnut from one tree, recessed steel C channels, a hidden 120-lb aluminum shelf, and precision joinery to keep seasonal movement under control.

Building an 1-Inch-Thick Walnut Slab Coffee Table with Aluminum C-Channel Support

$18,000 Table

Price of materials

Why I mention prices

Giving a table away

Fixing little defects

Free Finishing Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/finishing-workshop
N3 Nano: https://n3nano.com/
[2 for 1] Coffee Table Plans: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/coffee-table-plans
My Coffee Table Giveaway: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/giveaway-blacktail-coffee-table
My Epoxy Workshop: https://blacktailstudio.myshopify.com/pages/bonuses

N3 application guide: https://youtu.be/j3PRFb3nfw8
Disaster video: https://youtu.be/N9oPUuc9W48
Circumcision... comment: https://youtube.com/shorts/9X78taZ6HQI?feature=share

Items used in this build:
Oliver Jointer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-jointer-1
Japanese Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/japanese-saw
Wagner Moisture Meter: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/wagner-moisture-meter
Drill Press: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/drill-press
Threaded Inserts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/threaded-inserts-2
Figure 8 Fastener: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/figure-8-fastener
Center Finding Tool: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/center-finding-tool
Festool Router (Big One): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-router-big-one
Festool Router (Medium): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-router-medium
Track Saw (smaller): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/track-saw-smaller
Track Square: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/track-square
Mafell Track Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/mafell-track-saw
Ultimate Template Bit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/ultimate-template-bit
Spiral Router Bit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/spiral-router-bit
Katz Moses Stop Block: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/katz-moses-stop-block
Oliver Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-planer
Router Bushing Set: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/router-bushing-set
Corner Chisel: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/corner-chisel
Rubio Monocoat: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rubio-monocoat
Miter Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/miter-saw
Miter Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/miter-saw
Flush Trim Bit (Long): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/flush-trim-bit-long
Heavy Duty Buffer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/heavy-duty-buffer
Respirator helmet: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/powercap-active-ip-respirator
Rotex 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-150-sander
C Channels: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/c-channels
Furniture Bolts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/furniture-bolts

00:00 Introduction
01:25 Price of materials 
02:12 Why I mention prices
03:48 Giving a table away
04:49 First problem 
07:18 Fixing little defects
09:44 Difficult table base 
12:26 Giant piece of metal 
13:27 Cutting a perfect notch 
15:44 Cutting corners in comedy 
16:39 Corner jig
18:21 Made in China? 
19:23 Shelf attachment 
21:01 Chamfer 
21:56 New (free) finishing workshop 
23:08 Table leg brackets 
23:58 Now I'm nervous
26:12 Putting it all together 
27:07 New product
28:24 Final reveal

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