Table Made with Ancient Japanese Technique

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[azabujuban-hito]

I live in Tokyo, Japan. A few years ago, on a whim, I took up a kintsugi class. We did it on broken bowls and other potteries. It's not as easy as it seems but it really worth the time and efforts !

[LunaMoonDragon]

Beautiful work! As for to stain or not to stain, each piece will speak for itself. The fact that you had problems w/ the overfill was the piece correcting your choice to bring you to where it wanted to be. This is a table I can see being put in a prestigious position in a huge office type atmosphere. Beautiful job!

[jonnyive]

I absolutely applaud you for showing your mistakes and letting us know how you fix said mistakes.
Also teaching your daughter your craft.
I can tell you're a great Dad.... Ok,
This table is SO Gorgeous.
Fantastic work Jonny.

[shandraehansen]

Beautiful. I think the kintsugi technique with the black stain really enhanced the natural beauty of the cookie. Staining the base the black gave it a cohesive look. Well done, I think you did a great job. I enjoy watching your channel because you're willing to try new things.

[KENNETHREAGAN]

I love it when your daughters in the videos seeing families being happy, and having fun makes the videos better. It’s part of the reason why I like, watching fab rats, or Matts off-road recovery

[Tirani]

I came over from Blacktail, and this is the first video I watched. Kitsugi is one of my favorite techniques, for repairing broken items, and this sold me on sticking around for a while. Thanks!

[notsparks]

I just found your channel with this video suggestion. I might be slightly obsessed with kintsugi repair and just love the idea of something that is imperfectly perfect and where imperfections are highlighted, not hidden, and the result is something so much more beautiful because of the imperfection. Beautiful table and love that the breaks were embraced rather than covered up. The mishap uncrating it and transportating it is a part of the journey of that slab, just as every ring is.

[Kavouraki_]

First, As a teacher, Im glad your daughter seemed interested and got to try herself.

Second, this table looks stunning. I really love the fading with the gold. super cool

[seattlematt]

Props for trying out the kintsugi technique on such a large piece. I've seen in before in bowls and pottery, first time I'm seeing it on furniture. This piece wasn't my cup of tea, but then again, I'm not about to buy a several thousand dollar table anyway. Thanks for the content and especially for showing us how you worked through the various problems and mistakes along the way, that is exceedingly helpful for the rest of us mere mortals.

[andrewhesling]

It's beautiful! At first when you said you were going to stain it black I thought that was sacrilegious, but to see the finished product, the black stain brought out the natural brown colour and the gold leaf really sets it off, excellent!!

[SpookyGroovyPolitoCatMum]

This is the first video that I've watched from you. Absolutely spectacular! Absolutely no sin and standing the Walnut especially since it turned out so amazingly beautiful. I have a friend who studies Japanese art forms painting and drawing and this is very familiar with the kintsugi art form. I've sent her your video:-) hopefully she'll give you a comment after she seen it.

[jamiesmithnc]

My biggest takeaway from this was at 22:55- the kaizen foam/sandpaper "dispenser". Table looks good, too...

[wpwco]

Wow this turned out incredible. I love how you repaired it. Very enjoyable to watch this table come to life!

[burntumbrage]

Absolutely beautiful! Truly! I’ve begun watching a good deal of woodworking content, but this is genuinely the prettiest table creation I’ve seen thus far. Phenomenal and honestly perfect. Wish I could afford this for my home. God bless whoever buys this lovely piece, I believe a lot of love and consideration went into it, and will translate to the lucky owner for years to come! Best!

[Xorthis]

This is the second video I've seen making an epoxy table with mapa burl, and that wood really is amazing. The gold inlay to 'repair' the cracks added more character than just a simple cookie slab. You're a true artist with the medium!

[michael]

Beautiful. Like a bolt of lightning across a dark sky. We have storms just like it in Australia. I have seen the same method of Katsugi on cracked floor tiles, so using it on wood is just another clever adaption.

[itsme_allanp]

The table turned out great. I love the idea of kintsugi, beautifying the flaws of repair with gold. This would be awesome to own, paired with kintsugi pottery/dishware

[raffyc]

12:29 looks like something I've seen before, where the edges of the piece get raised by the sealant used around the edges of the mold. But... I LOVE the final thing, just incredibly beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[mmfuhhq]

This was my first video of yours. Loved it! I'm a oil painter, landscapes, but for some reason I love watching people make things out of wood. Your table are beautiful!! Love the concept of being a maker. Someday I think I'm going to pour me a table. You're good at what you do.

[ericmattinen]

That gold leaf really sets it off! When done right, gold really enhances the beauty of wood. You Sir, did it right!!!