Follow along as a first-time builder creates a smooth, refined concrete outdoor dining table with a reclaimed fir base, inset support frame, and multiple defenses against outdoor wear.

Building a Concrete Outdoor Dining Table (First Pour, Lasting Design)

I built an outdoor table to last 100 years

Why not 1000 years?

First mistake

Perfect edge detail in concrete

Fancy concrete mix

Life of a youtube channel

Topping off concrete

Old growth timbers

Sawing timbers

Bug problems in wood

BIG saw cuts

Huge giveaway

Awkward assembly

Timber frame pegs

Heavy duty leveling

Getting concrete out of form

Grinding the underside

Finishing the base

Smoothing the top

N3 Nano on stone

Moving an 800lb top

(Shocking) Reveal

Building a gigantic concrete and reclaimed wood outdoor table to outlast me. 
Enter the BIG Giveaway: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/giveaway-slab

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

Concrete materials used:
UltraCast 360: https://concretecountertopsupply.com/ultracast-360-45lb/
Plasticizer: https://concretecountertopsupply.com/p-120-superplasticizer/
PVA Fibers: https://concretecountertopsupply.com/pva-fibers/
AR Glass Fibers: https://concretecountertopsupply.com/ar-glass-fibers/
AR Glass Scrim: https://concretecountertopsupply.com/ar-glass-net-scrim/
Pigments: https://concretecountertopsupply.com/pigment/
Hand Pads: https://concretecountertopsupply.com/primo-diamond-hand-pads/
Grinding Disc: https://concretecountertopsupply.com/5-vacuum-brazed-cupwheel/
Concrete Sealer:https://concretecountertopsupply.com/u-seal-concrete-sealer/


00:00 Why not 1000 years? 
01:20 First mistake 
04:38 Perfect edge detail in concrete 
05:58 Fancy concrete mix 
08:05 Life of a youtube channel 
10:51 Topping off concrete 
12:16 Old growth timbers 
14:18 Sawing timbers 
17:28 Bug problems in wood
19:57 BIG saw cuts 
23:59 Huge giveaway
27:05 Awkward assembly 
29:53 Timber frame pegs 
33:39 Heavy duty leveling 
36:16 Getting concrete out of form
38:52 Grinding the underside 
40:20 Finishing the base 
42:20 Smoothing the top 
45:34 N3 Nano on stone 
46:09 Moving an 800lb top 
48:48 (Shocking) Reveal 







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Follow the build of a sculptural redwood console table with organic openings, torch-burned texture, and bronze accents—plus the lessons learned when the “dream” hits real woodworking challenges.

Carved Redwood & Bronze Console Table: Dream Project Build

My dream project

Introduction

Creating the design

Power carving

Manual carving

Minor issue

Burning my work

Trusting the process

Bronze age

Waterfall edge

Will it hold?

Makerbook auction

Cutting metal with table saw

Smoothing out bronze

2k Finish

Epoxy work

Reveal

Not all dreams should be followed. They cant harm you if they can't find you! Use code BLACKTAIL at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan https://incogni.com/blacktail 

Bid on this Table: https://makerbook.io/p/blacktail-studio-had-a-dream-c-3ee13
View Makerbook's Friday Drop: https://makerbook.io/friday-drop
N3 Nano: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n3-nano-deal
My Epoxy Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/epoxy-workshop-deal
My Marking Knife: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/marking-knife
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 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
01:35 Creating the design 
03:25 Power carving
05:01 Manual carving 
05:59 Minor issue 
08:18 Burning my work 
10:55 Trusting the process 
12:04 Bronze age 
14:39 Waterfall edge 
18:21 Will it hold? 
19:49 Makerbook auction 
20:42 Cutting metal with table saw 
25:29 Smoothing out bronze 
27:51 2k Finish 
28:46 Epoxy work 
30:12 Reveal

A craftsman tries a weird coffee table using black denim, aluminum foil, and epoxy—built with a vacuum bag to reveal patterns. The post covers costs, the process, and durability risks.

DIY Aluminum Foil & Epoxy Coffee Table Experiment (Denim + Resin)

Aluminum Foil and Epoxy

Intro

Cheap vs custom foil

What am I making?

Freedom to make terrible stuff

Foil, denim, foil, repeat

Could I do it, vs should I do it

How I vacuum bag

The next day

Table base idea

Flattening jig

Removing, bad news

Why do I build stupid stuff?

Sander results

Table or wall art

My first torch

My friend will block me

Fun Picasso fact

Fun Cam fact

Attaching table base

Will aluminum foil fuse to fabric to make a table? Or maybe, should I even try to fuse aluminum foil to fabric? 

1st Ever Sale] The Creator Course Sale: https://thecreatorcourse.com/
N3 Nano Super Pack: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n3-nano-super-pack
My Marking Knife: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/marking-knife
Epoxy I Use: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/totalboat-deal
N3 Nano: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n3-nano-deal
My Epoxy Table Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/the-epoxy-workshop
Free Finish Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/finishing-workshop
Table legs: https://flowyline.com 

(Sold) Listing: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/shop/foiled

https://www.blacktailstudio.com/shop/damascus-denim-desk


Stuff in this video:
LED Hardwax Oil: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/vesting-led-hardwax-oil
Festool Big Router: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-big-router
Corner Clamp Brace: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/corner-clamp-brace
Vac Bag Film: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/vac-bag-film
Bleeder Cloth: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/bleeder-cloth
Vacuum Catch Pot: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/vacuum-catch-pot
Vacuum Bag Tape: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/vacuum-bag-tape
Peel Ply: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/peel-ply
Vacuum Bagging Kit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/vacuum-bagging-kit
Deep Pour Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/deep-pour-epoxy
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
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
Track Saw (smaller): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/track-saw-smaller
Rotex 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-150-sander
Respirator helmet: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/powercap-active-ip-respirator
Scraper: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/scraper


00:00 Intro
01:23 Cheap vs custom foil
02:03 What am I making?
04:32 Freedom to make terrible stuff 
06:30 Foil, denim, foil, repeat
07:53 Could I do it, vs should I do it
09:48 How I vacuum bag
10:43 The next day
12:04 Table base idea
13:34 Flattening jig
14:44 Removing, bad news 
16:42 Why do I build stupid stuff?
18:27 Sander results 
18:48 Table or wall art
20:17 My first torch 
22:22 My friend will block me 
24:56 Fun Picasso fact
25:54 Fun Cam fact 
26:36 Attaching table base 
27:39 Reveal 



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Learn how a walnut slab with a natural void became a walnut and glass river table—why epoxy wasn’t the answer, how tempered glass changes everything, and how a waterjet made the irregular glass panel possible.

Walnut & Glass River Table Build: Waterjet-Cut Success

End of Epoxy Tables

The Inspiration

Shocking Language Kids Use

Professional's Guide to Glass Cutting

Table Base Material

Table Base Design

Professional's Guide to Router Inlay

Cheater's Guide to Cutting Glass

Creating a Negative for the Inlay

Inlaying Glass

Hand Cut Inlay

Bow Tie Inlay on Base

Scott's First Movie Reference

Contrasting Bow Tie

What Do Kids Like?

Woodworking Fix

Finishing the Base

Glass Vs Epoxy Table

N3 Nanofinish

Problem

Solution/Reveal

Glass tables are what the cool kids make now.
Damascus marking knife: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/marking-knife

My Glass Table Guide: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/glass-table-guide
Find the holes: https://youtube.com/shorts/0P8irg72U60?feature=share

N3 Nano The Wood Pro Kit: https://n3nano.com/
My Epoxy Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/the-epoxy-workshop

How to bow-tie: https://youtu.be/kLzUXhfOEoQ?si=KHpWqmNegrjHu-6g
Bow tie jig: https://youtu.be/oVmtwueIA0A?si=8AbbinQZEGr4nfep
Wayward Grain: https://www.waywardgrain.com/

Other items used in this video:

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
Furniture Bolts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/furniture-bolts
Grabbo: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/grabbo

00:00 Introduction
00:55 The Inspiration
02:03 Shocking Language Kids Use
02:45 Professional's Guide to Glass Cutting
06:31 Table Base Material
07:54 Table Base Design
10:06 Professional's Guide to Router Inlay
11:11 Cheater's Guide to Cutting Glass
11:56 Creating a Negative for the Inlay
12:52 Inlaying Glass
13:45 Hand Cut Inlay
15:15 Bow Tie Inlay on Base 
17:04 Scott's First Movie Reference 
18:16 Contrasting Bow Tie
18:49 What Do Kids Like? 
21:18 Woodworking Fix 
23:23 Finishing the Base 
25:02 Glass Vs Epoxy Table
27:01 N3 Nanofinish 
28:13 Problem
28:44 Solution/Reveal

Learn how ten denim-and-epoxy tabletops were built using plywood pattern layouts, vacuum-bag lamination, peel ply, and breather materials—plus the lessons learned from unpredictable results.

Denim & Epoxy Tablemaking: A Vacuum-Bag Lamination Method

My (ex) Wife Hates My Furniture

Making the patterns

I'm the poor one?

New improved denim process

Solid wood table base(s)

Removing from the vacuum bag

Giving away one of my builds

Modifying the bases

Relatable problem?

Old process vs new

XXL Bandsaw cut

Hand plane vs jointer

This really made the base

Surfacing 11 denim tops

Surfacing recap

This was hard to admit

Bandsaw taper

"Perfect" hole

Bandsaw circle jig

Finishing process

N3 picked up by Woodcraft

Table "tasting" with my wife

Update: wildly divorced now. Let me know if you spot the red flags (on either of us)… My wife asked for one table, so I made her ten... She wasn't thrilled with what I came up with. 
Order N3 Nano Finish: https://n3nano.com/
Check out my Epoxy Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/the-epoxy-workshop

Snodgrass bandsaw video: https://youtu.be/nnm6CoiaU4E?si=U0s45fzz3o-CCXmk

Stump to table video: https://youtu.be/XUywD31t3yE?si=EdXedCw1pqN60a6K

How to carve oak base: https://youtu.be/LHbxIX3-ipY?si=6P3IuGhxp_3n3wx9


Items used in this video:
My Marking Knife and Merch Sale: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/knifesale
LED Hardwax Oil: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/vesting-led-hardwax-oil
Festool Big Router: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-big-router
Corner Clamp Brace: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/corner-clamp-brace
Vac Bag Film: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/vac-bag-film
Bleeder Cloth: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/bleeder-cloth
Vacuum Catch Pot: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/vacuum-catch-pot
Vacuum Bag Tape: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/vacuum-bag-tape
Peel Ply: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/peel-ply
Vacuum Bagging Kit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/vacuum-bagging-kit
Deep Pour Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/deep-pour-epoxy
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
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
Track Saw (smaller): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/track-saw-smaller
Rotex 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-150-sander
Respirator helmet: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/powercap-active-ip-respirator
Scraper: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/scraper

00:00 Introduction
01:47 Making the patterns 
03:17 I'm the poor one? 
04:41 New improved denim process
05:46 Solid wood table base(s) 
07:31 Removing from the vacuum bag
08:04 Giving away one of my builds
10:13 Modifying the bases 
13:00 Relatable problem?
13:50 Old process vs new 
14:59 XXL Bandsaw cut 
17:02 Hand plane vs jointer
19:03 This really made the base
20:54 Surfacing 11 denim tops 
22:08 Surfacing recap 
23:43 This was hard to admit 
25:56 Bandsaw taper
26:53 "Perfect" hole
30:05 Bandsaw circle jig 
32:08 Finishing process
33:26 N3 picked up by Woodcraft
34:21 Table "tasting" with my wife

A client put down a fast $16,000 deposit for a massive walnut dining table, then changed direction years later—leaving an epoxy ski coffee table I didn’t want to build. Here’s what happened and how I handled it.

How I Won a $16K Deposit—Then Lost the Project Budget (Epoxy Ski Table Story)

Client Gave Me $16,000, Then Changed His Mind

Customer back story

Ski table layout

Black vs clear epoxy

So why build this table?

Epoxy tip: Use fans and also...

Three years later

Getting a perfect match for your top

Why I didn't want to make this

Making a spray booth

Micro bubbles in epoxy

Trees falling over

Polishing epoxy/acrylic

How not to attach a top

How TO attach a top

N3 Nanofinish on clear epoxy

After holding a deposit for over 3 years, my customer said he changed his mind. 
My Epoxy Table Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/the-epoxy-workshop
N3 Nano Finishing: https://n3nano.com/ 

“Alias” welder: https://www.instagram.com/namelessmetalfab?igsh=ejRoMHR3aGFncTFk

Items used in this video: 
Blue dye: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/blue-transtint
Epoxy Table Saw Blade: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/epoxy-table-saw-blade
Magnetic Featherboard: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/magnetic-featherboard
Track Saw (smaller): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/track-saw-smaller
Track Square: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/track-square
Corner Radius Jig (alternative):
https://www.blacktailstudio.com/corner-radius-jig-alternative
Tall Template Router Bit:
https://www.blacktailstudio.com/tall-template-router-bit
Ultimate Template Bit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/ultimate-template-bit
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
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
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

00:00 Introduction
00:10 Customer back story 
02:03 Ski table layout 
02:55 Black vs clear epoxy
04:14 So why build this table? 
05:25 Epoxy tip: Use fans and also...
06:27 Three years later 
07:26 Getting a perfect match for your top 
08:35 Why I didn't want to make this 
10:05 Making a spray booth 
11:17 Micro bubbles in epoxy 
12:40 Trees falling over 
13:19 Polishing epoxy/acrylic 
14:29 How not to attach a top 
16:33 How TO attach a top 
18:06 N3 Nanofinish on clear epoxy 
19:03 Reveal

Learn how to polish a burnt white oak waterfall desk like glass: shaping the burn gradient, sealing char before epoxy, and pouring for a piano-shine epoxy while keeping the oak matte.

Burnt Wood to Glass Finish: White Oak Waterfall Desk + Epoxy

Polishing Burnt Wood Like Glass

Poor storage design

Surfacing wood thats 2x as heavy

Free slab/free puppy

Wood burning process/giveaway

Sealing char with epoxy

Deep pour epoxy

Surfacing char+epoxy

Think about it almost won

Motorless router

Waterfall edge V1

Unnecessary/useful tools

Test fit #1

Glue up

The other leg

Waterfall results

Leg construction

Nobody believes in me

Polishing the epoxy, not the wood

My wives challenge me

Finish process with UV hardwax oil

After one coat of finish

Total cost of free slab

Adding a nano finish to wood

The first time I've ever tried combining a waterfall edge, charred wood and polished epoxy. 
Giveaway: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/epoxy-giveaway
N3 Wood Pro Kit: https://n3nano.com

Buy this one: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/shop/fire-waterfall-desk

BIG Epoxy Sale: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/total-boat-epoxy
My Epoxy Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/the-epoxy-workshop

My Marking Knife and Merch Sale: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/knifesale
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
00:30 Poor storage design
01:05 Surfacing wood thats 2x as heavy
02:02 Free slab/free puppy 
04:03 Wood burning process/giveaway
05:03 Sealing char with epoxy
06:17 Deep pour epoxy 
07:45 Surfacing char+epoxy
09:05 Think about it almost won
10:22 Motorless router 
12:47 Waterfall edge V1 
13:46 Unnecessary/useful tools
15:29 Test fit #1
16:40 Glue up 
18:06 The other leg 
18:43 Waterfall results 
20:08 Leg construction
23:32 Nobody believes in me 
25:59 Polishing the epoxy, not the wood
28:44 My wives challenge me
32:07 Finish process with UV hardwax oil 
34:16 After one coat of finish 
35:35 Total cost of free slab
35:57 Adding a nano finish to wood
36:50 Reveal

A denim “Damascus” tabletop built from alternating light/dark fabric layers, shaped over a patterned mold, then vacuum-infused/compressed with epoxy and surfaced to reveal the rings and flow. Learn what worked—and what failed.

How to Build a Damascus-Style Table with Denim & Epoxy

Damascus Denim Woodworking

TRUE Damascus Denim

Cutting Patterns for Damascus

Sketchy Woodworking

Layout I Chose

Vacuum Infusion Process

Dry Run Vacuum Bag

Wood and Epoxy. And Denim

Epoxy-ing the Denim

Vacuum Bagging Setup

One of Us is Optimistic

Table Base Construction

Ikea Isn't So Bad

Key to Perfect Cuts

Wood Glue Tip and/or Trick

De-Molding the Denim Block

Is It Gonna Work?

Epoxy Denim Through $100k Planer

Post Surfacing Work

Sealing With Epoxy

Test Finishing a Corner

Threaded Inserts

How To Get a PERFECT Fit

Four Different Edge Profiles

"Invisible Oil"

Finishing the Damascus Top

Nano Finish Application

Making a damascus denim table from 1000 feet of fabric. 
My Epoxy Workshop Sale: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/the-epoxy-workshop
N3 Nano Finish Wood Pro Kit: https://n3nano.com/
Purchase this Damascus Denim Desk: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/damascus-denim-desk

Items used in this video:
My Marking Knife and Merch Sale: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/knifesale
LED Hardwax Oil: https://blacktailstudioshop.com/pages/vesting-led-hardwax-oil
Festool Big Router: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-big-router
Corner Clamp Brace: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/corner-clamp-brace
Vac Bag Film: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/vac-bag-film
Bleeder Cloth: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/bleeder-cloth
Vacuum Catch Pot: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/vacuum-catch-pot
Vacuum Bag Tape: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/vacuum-bag-tape
Peel Ply: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/peel-ply
Vacuum Bagging Kit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/vacuum-bagging-kit
Deep Pour Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/deep-pour-epoxy
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
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
Track Saw (smaller): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/track-saw-smaller
Rotex 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-150-sander
Respirator helmet: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/powercap-active-ip-respirator
Scraper: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/scraper

00:00 Introduction
00:54 TRUE Damascus Denim
02:46 Cutting Patterns for Damascus 
03:32 Sketchy Woodworking 
04:31 Layout I Chose 
05:54 Vacuum Infusion Process 
06:39 Dry Run Vacuum Bag 
08:17 Wood and Epoxy. And Denim  
09:40 Epoxy-ing the Denim 
10:11 Vacuum Bagging Setup 
11:17 One of Us is Optimistic
12:35 Table Base Construction
13:15 Ikea Isn't So Bad
14:00 Key to Perfect Cuts 
15:20 Wood Glue Tip and/or Trick 
16:50 De-Molding the Denim Block 
18:05 Is It Gonna Work? 
18:39 Epoxy Denim Through $100k Planer 
19:40 Post Surfacing Work 
20:50 Sealing With Epoxy 
21:32 Test Finishing a Corner 
22:26 Threaded Inserts 
24:11 How To Get a PERFECT Fit 
25:36 Four Different Edge Profiles 
27:21 "Invisible Oil" 
27:48 Finishing the Damascus Top 
29:02 Nano Finish Application 
29:36 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

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

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