A river table...without a river

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In this video I'm building a new dining table using a massive Claro Walnut Slab. I wanted to try my own version of a river table, which let's be honest, isn't really a river table. And I wanted to make a table that would look just as good without a slab top, but looks even more awesome with the slab top. And I have to say, I think I nailed it on this one. Check it out and see for yourself!

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0:00 Why use slabs?
1:20 My plan for the slab top
3:48 Laying out the slab pieces
7:25 Filling the cracks with epoxy
9:24 Table base design thoughts
10:16 Making curved aprons with mail order...Poplar?
12:48 Making table legs
15:18 Everything to do before the base glue-up
17:49 Why are slab projects so satisfying to watch?
19:12 Adding the Maple reveal
20:40 Shaping the table top
22:34 Staying motivated through the final details
23:36 Final reveal
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“I’m going level with you, ” over slab flattening. Love it.

johnodell
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As a woodworker who feels like everything on youtube has gotten monotonous and isnt all that intersted in all the live edge slab stuff, you stepped up and made something interesting, complex, unique, and nailed it in the process.

kylegravois
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The small spacer piece between the top and the base was a stroke of genius, for so many reasons. The visual contrast is fantastic, really sets the whole piece off.

InVerum
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You crushed this river-less river table. Everything from the legs to apron to tabletop looks incredible.

cdasilva
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I love the way this turned out. The separation of the top from the base adds a lot of visual interest. Very well done.

josephlaverty
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I really like the gentle curves of this one, and the "overlapping" configuration of the slab pieces looks really cool. Emphasizing the overlap by rounding over the matching edges is a nice visual touch too. Thanks for sharing!

sgsax
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A couple of things: I love your comment about a piece wood floating among pools of plastic not looking that great. I totally agree. For me, epoxy used to fill knot holes and cracks to keep it off the scrap pile is the only legitimate use of epoxy in woodworking.

Your idea of flipping the live edge in on each other is brilliant. I love it. Did you mail it? Hell yeah!!! Lastly, as always, brilliant video production in all aspects❤

dougggiereid
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OMG. That first view of the table after the top coat! I literally said “wow” out load. Stunning.

ElCidPhysics
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Up next: River table...without a table

awildschuetz
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24 minutes, 50 seconds of my life well spent. One of my favorites to date.

alstonrw
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Dude, that is one of the most satisfying and beautiful pieces I've seen yet on ANY channel; I love how you broke down and reassembled the slab parts. Beautifully done.

ChrisHornberger
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Woodworkers Source is very convenient, but it's almost a month out to even get plywood to my front door. I use it because I don't own a truck anymore, and the selection at the big box store is terrible to put it mildly.

I was buying plywood from Lowes for years and they were always nice enough to cut it down for me, but their blade was always so dull that it all had to be cleaned up sometimes losing an 1 1/2 of material from their cuts, so I'm done with that.

Woodworkers Source is expensive, and the delay in receiving it is maddening, but overall worth it. Everything I've received from them has been cut square and with zero tear out, so I'm very, very happy.

Shaun, you are my favorite woodworker to watch and listen to. Outstanding workmanship to watch, and soothing to listen to. Thank you for all the great content.

( No more talking about Woodworkers Source from now on, okay. We don't need them any busier than they already are ;-)

Gazman
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This is the most beautiful slab-top(?) table I've seen on YouTube. It is looking so elegant and almost delicate it makes you not even see how sturdy and probably heavy it is. I was actually kind of shocked when you lay down on it expecting it to wobble or break, but of course it would easily hold 3 or 4 times your weight.

Sgt__Hawk
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Oh man... that actually did really turn out good!

That's a table you'd proudly keep in a family for generations.

FieryJack
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I've watched both you and Chris for about 5 years now and as a fellow woodworker - who specialises in tables in particular... This is absolutely unreal. I think it's the legs and the process that went into them to tops it off for me. Those joints coming together so sweetly is one of the most satisfying feelings you can get.

joelwilliam
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This is a beautiful design. I love the marriage of one side with the other. Also, thanks for not whining about the sanding process the way virtually every other YT woodworker does. Sanding is on of the most important steps to bring the project to completion and, for me, is very satisfying.

kennethellison
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Totally nailed it! With tonnes of design details I'd have never considered.

ChrisFranklyn
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Wow, one of my favourite river table projects iv seen.

michaelhurley
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Hey, Shaun! Absolutely love your builds! Just a small, maybe insignificant tip: When I hade the exact same issue with ahving to rout A LOT of material for a similar project, I used a few strips of 1/8 plywood that I fixed to the "template" (In your case, the table base). That way I could let the router bearing ride on the plywood and remove the strips one piece at a time to gradually rout down the material. Worked like a charm.

ZeroneAngel
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That is the most beautiful piece of furniture I have ever seen. Stunning

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