Super Rare Burl Turned into One Of A Kind Table

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In the video I show you how I made a walnut burl live edge coffee table. I show various woodworking tips and tricks along the way.

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[brooklineassociates]

Kid your commentary is hysterical. Love watching people like you working with wood and turning these slabs into works of art.

[jronje]

It's the most beautiful. well balanced, and gorgeous table anyone could proudly own, I'm just happy that it's me who got it before anyone else!!!

[michaeltrent]

He's a perfectionist. He sees every miniscule flaw as a major issue, which is one of the reasons He's that good.

[kissthesky]

Good to see a kid do real stuff with talent & passion.

[bartholomewcaldwellmba]

A few tips for you from another woodworker -
Bowties are only really functional if the grain of the bowtie runs in the same direction as the length of the bowtie. If they run cross grain, then when the table splits, it will just split the bowtie along with it. That is some weird grained wood you used for the bowties, but it appears to be mostly cross-grain in the orientation you chose for the bowties. If you could break the bowtie at the narrow part with your hands, it is doing absolutely nothing structurally.

Most people never route to full depth on the first cut. You should really only take like 1/8th inch down per pass to avoid unnecessary heat & stress on the router bit. With the speeds they spin a broken router bit can be very dangerous.

Water stones are supposed to be soaked in water for a while before you use them. You can put oil on a dry oil stone and lube on a dry diamond stone, but your water stones should really be soaked before you use them. They also get dished in the middle very (VERY) quickly so you should flatten them with a diamond plate or sandpaper on plate glass/granite every couple tools.

[AngelaHamiltonRao]

That is just beautiful.. I love when the resin is added and brings the wood to life. An amazing talent.

[gofa]

I'm a painter, 25 years experience. I recommend you use wood conditioner before staining your wood. It evens out your stain.
And your work is awesome bro. I learned a lot.

[alihopkins]

Don't criticize yourself ! Perfection isn't real an elusive thought ! Your work is beautiful ❤

[chrissartain]

Yes nice work, I am an certified arborist of 34 yrs, from L.A. 7 uncles 1 grand father + 4 cousins with 2 sawmills. Great work, keep stepping out past your comfort zone. Great Job!

[richardgatchell]

I like how you're not afraid of admitting you made its good to see you do fantastic work

[moshebron]

Nice to see a young man working with his hands and create beautiful furniture

[theofarmmanager]

I’ve been a woodworker for over 45 years and I can honestly say that this work was of very good quality. I’m not going to talk about personal tastes as they are….personal but really about the woodworking aspects.

I agree about the over use of resin in tables. The only saving grace - the only redeeming factor - is that adding some very non-green resin does make use of a slab of timber which would otherwise have become firewood or so chopped up that it produced a large percentage of waste. What does irk me somewhat is that the fashion-cost of waney edged slabs. They are currently much more expensive than square edged timber and yet have had no production cost associated with them. Just the laws of supply and demand.

2 tips and 1 fact of woodworking life. Firstly, that fact of woodworking life. I’m not surprised that you found it very difficult to marry together the centre joins of the table base. Each time you cut, it’s not 100% accurate straight from the saw - no matter what - and putting 3 slightly inaccurate joins together just makes that more obvious. There are 2 solutions; either hand tune everything or, as you did, simplify that design.

I would always advise people that, when needing to make very accurate cuts, fit a new blade. Even a slightly used blade will produce enough resistance to skew the timber slightly.

First tip is to put slightly raised feet on the base so that the 3 points of contact between base and floor are smaller. These can be wooden blocks or, as I prefer, just small blocks of rubber as these ensure that you don’t get a rocking table on an uneven floor.

Second tip is on how to cut a 50 degree angle on the table saw - or any angle over 45 degrees. Adjust the blade so that it is 40 degrees to the bed. If the angle between blade and table is 40 degrees (or whatever), then the angle between fence and blade will be 50 degrees (90 degrees less 40). Having or making a tall auxiliary fence that will slip over the existing fence means that you can safely clamp the piece of timber to be cut exactly perpendicular and run it through. I hope that helps someone

[dkwilliams]

Great video!!
Please keep showing your mistakes, it educates us and makes us remember that we learn as we do.

[michaelisaac]

No need to be disappointed in your craftsmanship...you did an Amazing job! You are only going to get better! Off to a great start!!!

[stephenkaiser]

Nice creativity. You must VALUE yourself, your contribution to the art. Thank you for sharing. Can't wait to see your portfolio of buildings. 😊

[iramatheny]

You did not make any mistakes. You just learned what works and what doesn't! Gr8 job!

[mattducat]

Don’t sell yourself short. This table is worth 5-10k depending on your customer base. It’s beautiful my guy keep doing what you’re doing

[JuanBrolo]

Man the gold colors with the dark browns looks absolutely beautiful

[jackknows]

We are our own worst critics. You accepted the challenge, you stuck with it and completed it, all while doing your best. Beautiful table, you should be very proud.

[MrJayyangie]

Great job man. Thanks for sharing your mistakes and corrections. It helps all of us woodworkers get better. Great looking table.