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Every time I build a Live Edge Slab and Epoxy table, I end up with a little left over epoxy. For a year i collected that epoxy in a form, and today I'm using that to build a coffee table.
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0:00 Introduction
1:20 I Will NEVER Do This Again
2:18 Can You Guess What This Shape is Called?
3:10 I'd been Dreading This Part
4:00 Design Inspiration
7:01 Roughing out the Base Pieces
8:35 Ad Read
10:05 This Was a Bad Idea
11:55 Why I Don't Make All of my Parts on a CNC
14:58 Fixing the Top with an Epoxy Skim Coat
16:52 Finally Doing what I was Trying to Avoid
18:15 Polishing Epoxy - Quick and Easy
19:50 I Don't Like This...But I Have an Idea

[SwearingenTurnings]

I'll vouch for your courses. Last year I bought the Longview Table. I'll soon be purchasing the matching chair course. After that I plan on building your Spider Table.

I highly recommend the courses for beginners and intermediate builders, especially if you're like me--you suck at design. I'd call myself an...advanced intermediate...builder.

[ambiention]

This is the first ad read I haven’t skipped in ages. “Letting” you continue to show the build progress is genius

[hylmrdq]

This piece is BEAUTIFUL. I was getting mad when you said you weren't satisfied with the resin top, but when I saw the wooden top my jaw fell to the floor.
I'm not sure which one I like more, they're both pieces of art

[midRezaei]

Honestly, the table shown in the thumbnail really caught my eye. That semitransparent epoxy top looked beautiful. And it's see through, so it lets you see base through it, that adds to the beauty of it for me

[whisky]

I understand you aren't a fan of the epoxy top, but it's gorgeous. The back story is what makes it sooo amazing. And the back story on the inspiration for the leg design - when you told us, I literally went "huh. That's so cool".

Keep up the amazing work. Whoever buys this is a very lucky person

[CaTastrophy]

I think an interesting idea for the leftover epoxy top (if that ends up being the leftover) is to make it a shelf underneath a higher and larger clear-top table. We had one like that in our previous house (albeit a circular table that can seat up to a dozen people), where the lower shelf was used to store extra coasters or even refills for the self-serve dishes people are eating (an extra basket of garlic bread, for instance).

[BrochtrupBean]

I really preferred the black table top, especially with it being anchored by the two wooden dots, visually-speaking. A refreshing change from midcentury vibes. Great work.

[OfficiallySnek]

16:41 "Two coats of Monocoat"

I like it

[SethFowler]

Came out amazing!! Both tops are gorgeous

[Knibal]

As I understand it, flies are attracted to black hues. It helps with mimetism and avoiding predators gaze. Your pour is black, and lo, the flies. Great way to make me watch and listen to the ad.

[mozjag]

That base is so beautiful that a transparent top (as shown in the thumbnail) would look great on it. Also, if the epoxy top needs a new purpose, I'd go with a smaller base; it felt like it was drowning in / being suffocated by the base from this video.

[Nick-hmrh]

Honestly that leg setup is mesmerizing. reminds me of something youd find in a modern Hobbit hole

[Incandescentiron]

Honestly, the transparent top you show in the thumbnail is the best because it shows the cool structure of the legs underneath it. You said the design was all about the legs, but we can't see the legs with either the black top or the solid wood top. Transparent top is the winner!

[KutsugeMindUrmoks]

Squectangle and Sausage body are both great names.❤️👍

[mrberner]

I love the story behind your design! I was a woodworking instructor years ago and each year I played my class a video of Tony Fadell on how great design begins- taking notice of everyday things.

[GrumpyOrc]

You may not be, as you say, primarily a furniture maker, but you are a very talented furniture designer.

I especially admire the way you often design and make beautiful pieces utilizing what many others would consider waste material as you did here.

[williamellis]

Great build, Chris. The takeaway I have with all of your projects is not the end product, but the steps and tips you provide along the way to minimize errors. That includes the order of operations you always stress.
Bill

[PriceyBuilt]

The completed table with the epoxy top looks really nice and modern. The table with the walnut top looks truly beautiful. Amazingly so. I'd take the walnut one every day of the week.

[bandisiledyonase]

Hey Chris this is your fan in South Africa i must say when you said you are not a woodworker I am not agreeing with you on that one but i get your point. But you are my inspiration in woodworking buy far. Keep doing great job man l happy all time when release a new video

[sugraf]

The suite dance was just a cherry on top!