Building SOLID Furniture from SAND

This time I try building DIY furniture from sand, and specifically to make waterfall nightstands from sand. To do this, I’ll try to figure out how to infuse sand with epoxy resin. The idea is to make furniture that looks like its made from sand - and not just sand suspended in a block of epoxy resin. For this experimental DIY build, we’ll be making nightstand tables or side tables from sand. I’ll also be adding pigment to dye the sand vivid colors.

A note on the inspiration for these sand tables - While I had to figure out / reverse engineer the process of dying and infusing sand with resin, I am not the first person to come up with the concept of making furniture from resin-infused sand. I got the idea from a prominent furniture designer and artisan. I am not claiming to have come up with this general concept. However, I can’t credit the designer here, for reasons explained in the video. I’d love to, because this designer was a huge inspiration for me, but unfortunately, I can’t.

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00:00 Intro - Sand is EVERYWHERE!
01:26 Dying Sand with Pigment (Test)
01:56 Infusing Sand with Resin (Test)
04:20 Initial Strength Test - Resin-Infused Sand
04:59 Preparing Sand for Pigment
06:01 Building Form / Mold for Casting
09:02 Casting Rein-Infused Sand Tables
11:47 Demolding and Processing
12:48 Making Drawers + Inspiration Discussion
16:22 Strength Test of Table
16:54 Beauty Shots

[peppersgc]

For those wondering, you put the sand in the oven to make sure as much moisture is evaporated out as possible. This helps avoid your coloring hardening in between the sand grains, which will form noticeable gaps.

[asj]

The “ inspiration” creator missed a definite opportunity of exposure to additional viewers! I would have visited, but I’m not likely to search. Wonderful job!

[Eng-OS]

There's a company in Canada that has been doing sand art and furniture for decades. Very cool result.
Caulk talk is the best 😂

[rudde]

Intellectual property attorney sounded like a soul crushing career, I'm really happy you saw success on YouTube.

[dewnl]

I think that them being nightstands might make the surface rough for items placed on or picked up from it, maybe adding a glass pane above it on rubber stands could improve its funcitionality without taking away form the sand aspect

[jaysoto]

Any youtuber worth his or her salt knows that a positive collaboration is only beneficial for all involved.
Audiences are easily shared, but some people can't be shaken of their scarcity mindset.
The tables look super cool, well done as usual.

[Cantrona]

would have loved to see some shots of the tables in the master bedroom!

[athenasea]

i did NOT know you were a lawyer before youtube- pullin out the "uhm actually bud" was great- crazy how some people act like they invented the wheel fr fr

[davidroddini]

It’s a shame he reacted the way he did. It would have been better if he would have worked out some sort of collaboration. 🤷‍♂️ I like how they came out. 👍🏻

[forestbirdoriginals]

Heavy duty CNC bases are often made of “Epoxy-Granite” for the best mixture between /compressive strength weight/mass and the epoxy provides stability and consistency. When mixed together they also offer great vibration/resonance dampening.

[noaburr]

Thanks for being transparent about the copyright situation. Sucks when creators say they were inspired by another artist but don't shout them out, (or worse, rip them off but don't even hint at the original work) but you obviously had good reason not to here. Could have been a good opportunity for them to get some extra exposure from people who liked this build, it's a shame they didn't reach out privately and try to figure things out rather than go straight to legal threats.

[Aghul]

Really cool! I think one way to upgrade them even more would have been to use some kind of driftwood for the drawer fronts.

[CrossoftheRavens]

This process is referred to as "epoxy granite". The method is widely used by a good few disciplines, that includes machinists, who typically use this to fill hollows in, or make machine bases that cut down on heavy vibrations. Fun application of it though, and it should be pretty safe to use.

[Braddy_Daddy]

That came out 10x cooler than I was expecting. Very cool!

[xykarijehywat]

I would be proud if my work inspired another person so much that they just _had_ to give it a try. In a world full of creativity that's one of the best ways to show appreciation, especially with them giving credit. Hopefully they realized the missed opportunity but you did an amazing job!! *Stay Inspired* 😊

[winstonzeb]

He picked the wrong maker to try to intimidate with a lawsuit 😂 its hysterical that he almost couldn’t have found someone more well versed in the actual law of design/copywriting…

[adamsdimension]

wow guy acted like he owns sand lol what a baby.

really cool concept though! Yours turned out great!

[shubus]

Such an unforunate attitude that guy had. He missed a golden marketing opportunity to get his name to a million people.

[NovemberRomeo]

It’s the best compliment you can get to inspire others.

[crystalmorgan]

Love how they look. I was surprized at its strength, and really impressed that rubbing against it didn't leave sand on your clothes. I love the concrete sinks and counters you make. I have watched your channel for years and I must say you have an artist's talent.