$10,000 Dining Table in My Garage - Woodworking Projects

How to make an epoxy dining table. I get a lot of questions about how much my tables cost, and how much it costs to make one. So I'll put all that info out there in this weeks video! The slab cost $1000, this amount of epoxy retails for just under $1000, a custom base like this one costs $1500, add in another $700 for consumables and shop rental time and that totals $4200 and sold for $10,000 after about 60 hours of work. You can definitely do this cheaper though. Less epoxy and a cheaper base would be a good starting point. But I hope those numbers get you started!

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Items used in this build:

0:00 Intro
0:17 Online Live Edge Slab Shopping
0:47 Bringing My Slab Home
0:58 Choosing Epoxy Table Layout
1:22 Cutting Slab To Size
2:09 Slab Cleanup/Bark Removal
2:53 Sealing Edges With Epoxy
3:05 Making Oversized Epoxy Mold
3:55 Applying Mold Release
5:00 Mixing Epoxy
5:29 Pouring Epoxy
6:22 Adding Second Layer of Epoxy
7:33 Fixing Tiny Imperfections
8:17 Hurting Myself
9:08 Attaching Base With Threaded Inserts
9:57 Adding C-channels To Table
11:46 Cutting Chamfer On Table Profile
12:28 Finishing The Table With Rubio
13:05 Reveal
14:36 Photography Technique For Large Table

[phanCAbe]

"I'm a sell out that's all I ever wanted to be..." That's an instant thumbs up. Ok on to the rest of the video.

[diulikadikaday]

10/10 for the table
11/10 for being generous with your knowledge and teaching other people to do what you get paid to do.

Salute to you, champ.

[oyeaoyea]

This is truly an outstanding channel. I have no desire to make an epoxy table, but I am nevertheless impressed and inspired by this man's attention to detail and transparency. He's the essence of a creator and a true credit to youtube. I'm watching all his vids so he gets paid.

[Is_leirea]

I love that you actually respect your clients and viewers rather than doing anything to get more and more money. It makes it so much nicer to watch and learn from you.

[Winter-lkcn]

T, and I have to say that I love how honest and thorough you are. The humour, the attention to detail, the vast amounts of knowledge that you share, and even not being afraid to share how much these cost, how much you make and sell them for. Now I'll go watch another video of yours!

[huckleberryhound]

Most impressive. The character of the wood when finished is amazing.

[BudionoSukses]

a year ago but still interesting. thanks for this entertaining making process of an expensive wood table

[christopantz]

chris. this is my favorite table of yours. that base is so cool and elegant and I love that you don’t keep secrets about your process—just hard work.

[maxsmith]

Max- I’ve been watching basically all the build videos over the past week since I subscribed and I realized that the reason is because despite being completely out of my price range I find myself thinking “I want to get one of these tables for myself.” So I’ve essentially just become a kid in a candy store through my phone for wood/epoxy tables.

[musitianreyes]

i can't be the only one that would pay to work with him right?
he clearly knows what he is doing and i would learn so much

[fieldregister]

Nice job. Just hope whoever uses it doesn’t hide it with a table cloth.

[lizeggar]

I am adicted to watching your videos. I am niw one of the ancients, but during the 70s my husband and I used to do woodworking in a very small way. In those days, of course, there were very few products available, and boy, would he have had fun these days, using all these products.
Your work is amazing.

[MrVDG-nkxx]

It's incredible when an ordinary board turns out to be a masterpiece! I respect your work. I wish you good luck and inspiration!

[slitor]

This is great! You should pitch these to any mountain hotel especially the ones with a bit of archetonic flair.

[FromTheHeartWoodMK]

I'm Michael and I watched the whole video! I think your calm and clear attitude while building this piece came through in this piece. I know a lot of people think black resin is a bit ominous, but I really liked what you did with this one, it looks fantastic and I actually think it looks regal. I also just uploaded a video I shot last year of my biggest resin table, which is small by comparison to yours, but I am very happy with how it came out! Keep up the great work and Stay Creative!

[orangeninja]

Ngl the slab cleanup/bark removal is my favorite part of your videos. It's so satisfying

[jtucci]

I like the way you shook off being crushed by the table, a laugh will go a long way towards healing and regaining your dignity. Cheers! Great video.

[DrewJohnston]

That table is gorgeous! I absolutely love it, the final reveal took my breath away! Stunning!

[shielahaberecht]

That's gorgeous! Walnut is so distinctive.. it has that crazy, swoopy almost trippy grain pattern. And so hard and dense... And heavy, lol as we got to see!
Excellent work.. and video!

[jimthompson]

Jim here and that is a spectacular piece of craftsmanship! The more I see of walnut and epoxy tables, the more I like them...and I'm surprised this only cost 10 g's....the amount of work alone, the labor costs, was worth that! Excellent!