Dragon's Breath Table Build

Blacktail Studio
23 May 202427:44

Summary

TLDRIn this creative woodworking project, Cam collaborates with Chris from Force Furniture to design a unique table template without straight lines, pushing his design boundaries. Using a $3,000 slab of mappa burl, Cam experiments with coloring techniques, including bleaching and dyeing, to achieve a vibrant 'Dragon's Breath' effect. Despite the wood's softness and challenges in the staining process, Cam meticulously sands, fills, and applies a clear epoxy coat to enhance durability. The result is a one-of-a-kind desk that Cam plans to give away, showcasing his dedication to innovation and craftsmanship in design.

Takeaways

  • 🎨 Cam, the creator, admits he's not skilled at drawing freehand and usually relies on tools for straight lines.
  • 🤝 Cam collaborated with Chris from Force Furniture to design a unique piece of furniture, showcasing the importance of teamwork in design.
  • 📐 The design process involved creating a template with MDF before transferring it to a more expensive and delicate wood slab.
  • 🌳 A $3,000 slab of maple burl was used, which had some soft, rotted areas that required special attention to prevent staining issues.
  • 🎨 Cam experimented with wood dye to address the soft and rotted parts of the wood slab, aiming to ensure even color absorption.
  • 💡 He was inspired by a designer named Paul and used a list generated by an AI (chat GTP) to guide his design process, emphasizing innovation and collaboration.
  • 🎲 The project involved a large giveaway, including the finished desk and other items, with the goal of engaging the audience and offering value.
  • 🛠️ Cam used a variety of techniques and materials, such as fiberglass rods, epoxy, and wax fill sticks, to shape and repair the furniture piece.
  • 🎨 A bleaching process was used on the wood to remove the brown tones before applying color, representing a step of innovation and risk-taking.
  • 🔨 The final product was a vibrantly colored desk, heavily inspired by the guitar industry, with a focus on design elements like body relief and color gradients.
  • 🏆 Cam expressed a high level of satisfaction with the final piece, indicating that it could be something he would personally want in his home.

Q & A

  • What was Cam's initial approach to designing the table?

    -Cam's initial approach was to step out of his comfort zone and try to draw a design without using a ruler or straight lines. However, he found that his sketches were not satisfactory, leading him to collaborate with Chris from Force Furniture for a better design.

  • Why did Cam decide to use a template made of 1/4 inch MDF instead of directly building the table?

    -Cam decided to use a 1/4 inch MDF template to allow himself more time to shape it closely to Chris's design. This would ensure that when he copies the shape onto the wood slab, it will be as close to the original design as possible.

  • What material is the wood slab that Cam plans to use for the table?

    -The wood slab Cam plans to use is a $3,000 slab of mappa burl, which is a type of poplar tree wood salvaged by a local company called Hamilton Le Supply.

  • What was the issue with the mappa burl slab that Cam had to address?

    -The issue with the mappa burl slab was that there was a lighter area which was rotted and very soft. This concerned Cam as he wanted to add color to the wood without it soaking up like a gran cracker.

  • How did Cam address the soft and rotted part of the mappa burl slab?

    -Cam addressed the soft and rotted part of the mappa burl slab by applying epoxy, which would provide a solid base for the clear coat and protect the softwood from denting or breaking.

  • What is the purpose of the giveaway that Cam is organizing?

    -The purpose of the giveaway is to give away the desk that Cam built, and it is completely free to enter, with free shipping for the winner. Cam wants to ensure that his audience is aware that he will never ask for money for such giveaways.

  • What inspired Cam to add a body relief to the design of the table?

    -Cam was inspired to add a body relief to the table design because the long sweep of the table reminded him of the side of a Fender guitar, which has a body relief carved into it.

  • What was the process Cam used to fill the holes and imperfections in the mappa burl slab?

    -Cam used a combination of glue sticks, wax fill sticks, and a torch to fill the holes and imperfections. He would heat the wax fill sticks with a torch and then fill the holes, and then sand the surface smooth.

  • What was Cam's strategy for coloring the mappa burl slab?

    -Cam's strategy involved bleaching the wood to remove the brown tone, creating miniature samples to test different color combinations, and then applying a series of dyes to achieve a gradient effect from dark red to orange to yellow.

  • What was the final finish applied to the table, and why was it chosen?

    -The final finish applied to the table was a 2K acrylic finish. It was chosen because it's a two-part finish similar to epoxy, which cures much faster, and it dries to the touch in about 15 minutes, which is ideal for Cam's spraying conditions.

  • What was Cam's opinion of the final outcome of the table project?

    -Cam was very pleased with the final outcome of the table project. He stated that he 'freaking loved' the piece and would actually consider putting it in his own house, which was a surprise to him given his initial doubts.

Outlines

00:00

🤔 Struggling with Design and Collaboration

The speaker, Cam, admits to being incapable of drawing without a ruler and usually struggles with design. To overcome this, Cam steps out of the comfort zone and collaborates with Chris from Force Furniture to create a unique design for a table. They decide to build a template using 3/4 inch thick MDF to replicate Chris's design accurately on a wood slab later. Cam also discusses the challenges of working with a particular piece of wood, a $3,000 slab of maple burl, which has some soft and rotted areas that might affect the staining process.

05:00

🎨 The Purpose and Giveaway of the Design

Cam emphasizes the functional purpose of the design, which is to create a desk. Moreover, the desk will serve a greater purpose as it will be given away for free, including shipping, in a giveaway that is described as the biggest one Cam has ever done. Cam also warns against scams in the comments and mentions a link in the description for more details about the giveaway. There's also a humorous mention of craftsmanship and a playful jab at a previous video's board cutting mistake.

10:01

🛠️ Crafting the Design with Wood and Epoxy

The process of crafting the desk involves using epoxy to fill cracks in the wood and tinting it with charcoal to achieve a black color without staining the soft wood. Cam decides to use a wide belt sander for a flat and even surface. The design is inspired by the guitar industry, particularly the body relief on Fender guitars. Cam experiments with different colors and techniques to achieve a unique look, despite some initial doubts and the complexity of working with a soft and porous wood.

15:02

🔨 The Challenges and Innovations in Woodworking

Cam discusses the challenges of working with the soft and porous wood, including the risk of staining issues and the difficulty of removing color if applied incorrectly. The video shows a step-by-step process of staining, including bleaching the wood to remove the brown tone and experimenting with different dyes to achieve the desired effect. There's also a focus on innovation, as Cam tries a new approach to coloring wood that even a guitar maker advised against.

20:04

🎨 Finalizing the Color and Preparing for the Top Coat

After several iterations and adjustments, Cam finalizes the color of the desk, using a combination of orange and red over a bleached wood surface. The process involves sanding, feathering in colors, and carefully controlling the application to avoid a muddy look. Cam shows a moment of doubt but remains confident in the ability to make the project work despite the challenges. The video also includes a light-hearted moment discussing the timing of subscribing to the channel.

25:05

🏆 Completing the Project and Reflecting on the Outcome

The final stages of the project involve applying a 2K acrylic top coat, which is a two-part finish that cures fast. Cam uses a food scale for precise measurements and adds a splash of water for a smoother application. A protective layer of N3 Nano is applied to safeguard the table from potential damage. The desk is then attached to a flexi spot table base, with a discussion about the suitability of different bases for various needs. Cam concludes by expressing a surprising personal admiration for the finished piece and invites viewers to share their thoughts on whether they would include such a piece in their homes.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Design

Design in this video refers to the creative process of planning and creating a piece of furniture, specifically a table. It is a central theme as the creator, Cam, discusses his limitations and aspirations in design, seeking to improve and innovate. The video shows how Cam collaborates with Chris from Force Furniture to develop a unique table design, emphasizing the importance of design in creating functional and aesthetically pleasing furniture.

💡MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard)

MDF is a type of engineered wood that is used as a template in the video. Cam mentions using 1/4 inch thick MDF to create a template for the table design. This allows him to shape and refine the design before transferring it to the actual wood slab. MDF is chosen for its ease of use and ability to be shaped and cut, which is crucial in the early stages of the furniture-making process.

💡Maple Burl

Maple Burl is a type of wood with a distinctive swirling grain pattern that is used for the table's surface in the video. Cam describes it as a $3,000 slab of wood that is incredibly soft and has a problem area that was rotted. The use of Maple Burl exemplifies the high-quality materials chosen for this project and the unique visual appeal it brings to the final product.

💡Craftsmanship

Craftsmanship in the video is demonstrated through the meticulous attention to detail and the skill involved in creating the table. It is implied as an important aspect of the project, even though Cam humorously suggests that the list on great design did not mention craftsmanship. The process of cutting, shaping, and finishing the table requires a high level of craftsmanship to achieve the desired outcome.

💡Collaboration

Collaboration is a key concept in the video as Cam works with Chris to design the table and also uses a list generated by an AI to inform his design process. The collaboration with Chris involves a back-and-forth exchange of ideas, resulting in a final design that is a joint effort. This highlights the value of working with others to achieve a common goal, especially in creative endeavors.

💡Innovation

Innovation is a term that Cam relates to the process of trying new techniques and ideas in his furniture design. He mentions the idea of bleaching the wood to remove the brown tones before staining it, which is an unconventional approach recommended against by a guitar maker. This willingness to experiment and innovate is a significant part of Cam's design philosophy.

💡Epoxy

Epoxy is a type of finish used in the video to seal and protect the wood, as well as to enhance its visual appearance. Cam uses epoxy to fill soft and rotted areas of the Maple Burl, creating a hard surface that can withstand use. Additionally, epoxy is used as a finishing coat to provide a glossy, protective layer over the colored wood.

💡Finishing

Finishing refers to the final stages of the furniture-making process, where Cam applies color, sealants, and top coats to the table. This includes staining the wood, applying epoxy, and using a 2K acrylic finish for protection and aesthetics. The finishing process is crucial as it determines the final look and durability of the piece.

💡Giveaway

Giveaway in the context of the video is a contest where Cam plans to give away the finished table to one of his viewers. This is part of a larger giveaway that also includes five tabletops from a previous video and free access to an epoxy table guidebook. The giveaway is presented as a way to engage with the audience and add excitement to the project.

💡Flexispot

Flexispot is a brand mentioned in the video that offers various table bases, including the E7 Pro and the E7 Plus. Cam discusses the stability and features of these table bases and eventually chooses one that he feels best complements the design of his table. The mention of Flexispot illustrates the importance of selecting the right base to support the unique table top Cam has created.

Highlights

Cam, the creator, admits to being incapable of drawing freehand shapes without a ruler.

Cam stepped out of his comfort zone to create a unique design with no straight lines.

Chris from Force Furniture collaborated on the design, providing a template for Cam to follow.

A $3,000 slab of maple burl, salvaged by Hamilton Le Supply, was chosen for its uniqueness.

A section of the wood was rotted and soft, posing a challenge for dye absorption.

Cam experimented with dye on the softwood to ensure it wouldn't absorb too much.

Inspiration for design improvement came from studying various design pages on social media.

A humorous interaction with a chatbot named 'Paul' provided a list of elements for creating great design.

The importance of collaboration in design was emphasized through the joint effort with Chris.

The desk's purpose is to serve as a functional piece of furniture and as a giveaway prize.

A giveaway will include the desk and five tabletops from a previous project, with free access to an epoxy table guidebook for all entrants.

Cam used a faster curing epoxy to fill cracks, tinted with charcoal to match the wood color.

A body relief inspired by Fender guitars was incorporated into the design of the desk.

The process of wood bleaching was experimented with to achieve a lighter base for coloring.

A meticulous process of coloring the wood involved multiple layers and sanding to create a gradient effect.

The final piece was sealed with a 2K acrylic finish for protection and durability.

Cam expressed genuine satisfaction with the final outcome, considering it a personal favorite.

Transcripts

00:00

sometimes you just can't improve on what

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nature did perfectly however sometimes

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you can although sometimes you can try

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and make it much worse that is more

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yellow than I was

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expecting my name's Cam and I can't draw

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if it doesn't involve a ruler it is a

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shape that I am incapable of creating

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but for this build I wanted a really

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unique design so I decided to get out of

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my comfort zone and try to draw

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something without a straight line line

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so made a handful of sketches and I

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really did my best to convince myself

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that these were just a little Avant

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guard but after looking at them for long

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enough I realized that a Jackson poock

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painting would probably make a better

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jumping off point for a piece of

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furniture so I reached out to a friend

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of mine that does not need a ruler to

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make a cool design he can do anything

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including straight lines although he

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does have a hard time cutting straight

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lines if you saw his last

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video turn it off sorry if that's too

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soon Chris but I asked Chris from Force

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Furniture if he could help me create a

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design and he came up with this and I

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think this is a fantastic design now I

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just have to figure out how to cut it

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out and make it look exactly like the

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way he designed it which wasn't too hard

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but it was a little bit tricky without

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using a

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CNC I probably should clarify that I'm

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not actually building the table out of

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this/ Quin thick MDF what I'm building

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here is a template and building a

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template is going to enable me to take a

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little bit more time shaping it to

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hopefully as close to Chris's drawing as

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possible and then I'll copy that shape

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directly on onto the wood slab and it'll

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be hopefully a perfect copy most of it

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was pretty straightforward Chris gave me

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a drawing with a bunch of different

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angles and distances that I was able to

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refer to the big sweep there I made with

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those fiberglass rods that are actually

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called fish sticks cuz they're used for

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fishing electrical wires these Corners I

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had to play around a little bit with

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some coffee mugs and just different

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shapes to get as close to the drawing as

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possible and I just kind of smoothed

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everything out with a hand sander and

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was actually surprised at how well all

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this went because i' never done anything

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like this before

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as exciting as Quin MDF is I think

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you'll like the slab of wood that I'm

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going to use even more this particular

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slab of wood is a $3,000 slab of mapa

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Burl which yes it's different than maple

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Burl this is actually a type of popper

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tree and this one was salvaged by a

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local company called Hamilton Le Supply

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and I had two slabs from the same tree

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there was one problem here is this whole

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area that's a little bit lighter was

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basically rotted they said that it sat

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out in the rain a little bit too long so

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this is really really soft the wood in

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general is incredibly soft but this part

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was really concerning and since I wanted

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to try to add color to it I wanted to

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make sure that this doesn't just soak it

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up like a gram cracker and so I pulled

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some dye out just a random color and I

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saw it it wasn't terrible it wasn't

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ideal but I think it's going to be

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workable I have always struggled with

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design and I'm not just figting humility

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here I genuinely believe I'm pretty

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terrible at it but I also don't believe

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that it's impossible for me to get

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better so I work at it I study it I look

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for inspiration elsewhere follow a ton

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of different design pages on social

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media and I recently came upon this guy

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who is immensely talented and tragically

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named we'll just call him Paul but Paul

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had some of the coolest most original

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designs that I've ever seen and I really

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want to know how does a guy like Paul

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come up with this inspiration what does

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great design take and I didn't think

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he'd respond to me on social media so I

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did was kind of as a joke I asked chat

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GTP I was like Hey respond as if you're

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Paul and tell me the elements that it

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takes to create great design and not

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really expecting much and they came up

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with this list and I read through I'm

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like that's actually a pretty great list

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so I am going to do my best to use this

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list in this project and future projects

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to help me create better

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designs now I have to say that my

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favorite point on that list is the

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collaboration bullet point because

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initially I thought that using Chris for

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the design was kind of cheating but

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apparently I am just a great designer

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because we did collaborate on it we sat

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down on a video call he gave me a bunch

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of shapes we kind of moved the lines

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around I'd say wider shorter longer

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smoother things like that and eventually

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the two of us collaboratively came up

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with this design together as great

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designers do I just wish I knew about

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this when I was in school because I

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can't tell you how many times I

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collaborated on a final exam wasn't

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always consensual but I could have just

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told the teacher that I am just taking

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design inspiration it's not actually

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cheating it's like the moth in

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uh uh sounds to the lamps you don't get

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the reference some some of the viewers

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[Music]

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will Scott never understands my movie

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references because he hasn't seen any

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movies so hopefully one of you out there

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actually appreciates it and anyway the

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first point on that what makes great

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design list was purpose does your design

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actually serve a function and I'm

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thrilled to say this does have a purpose

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first off it's going to become a desk

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but I think it has an even greater

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purpose than that because it's going to

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become a desk that belongs to one of you

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guys out there because I'm giving it

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away in the end and everything about

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this giveaway is free it's free to enter

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shipping will be free everything is free

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so don't let anybody scam you in the

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comments saying that you've won

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something and all you have to do is pay

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for shipping because that happens all

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the time and it's really really sad

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actually so if you see it happening feel

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free to help people out because I will

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never ask for any money from anybody for

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one of these giveaways also this is

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going to be the biggest giveaway I've

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ever done there's a ton of other stuff I

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don't want to spoil all the details now

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but there is a link in the description

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if you want all those details on this

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giveaway it's

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close fortunately for me that list on

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great design did not say anything about

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craftsmanship so you can safely

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disregard the fact that that board was

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cut 6 in is short and all of the

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excessive use of caulk because I am

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still in design mode here I haven't

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quite switched gears into Craftsman mode

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but to fill this crack I'm using kind of

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a faster curing epoxy than the Deep

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epoxy this stuff cures in about a day

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and to get that black color I tinted it

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with charcoal which is actually really

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great because it doesn't dissolve in the

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epoxy and it won't soak into the wood

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and this wood is not only very light but

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it's also incredibly soft which is the

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absolute worst combination when it comes

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to potentially staining the wood so in

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the end though I think this charcoal and

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the faster curing epoxy did a really

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good job at preventing any of that color

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bleed initially I was tempted just to

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sand and scrape this epoxy level but

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because the epoxy is so hard and this

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wood is so soft I decided it was going

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to be worth it head up to creative

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woodworking use their big wide belt

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sander which will ensure the epoxy the

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wood everything stays absolutely flat

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and will give a much better result

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because I don't care how careful I am if

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I tried to do this by hand I would

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always get kind of a humped area where

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that is and the wood would get kind of

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eaten away a little bit faster so I

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think it was worth the

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trip if you haven't gathered already

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this table is going to be pretty heavily

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inspired from the guitar industry and

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this next bit that I'm going to attempt

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to incorporate was not part of the

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original design but the more I got

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looking at this big long sweep it really

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reminded me of the side of a Fender

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guitar and I don't know if you're a

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guitar person or not but on the back of

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the guitar there's like a little body

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relief that's carved in that thought

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could be actually really cool on on a

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desk I've never seen it done before

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quite like this and might actually serve

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a slight function as well which I

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believe is on my checklist of things

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that make great design so this is how I

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came up with the way to cut this relief

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I just made a bunch of measurements

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going down an eighth of an inch or I

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think a 16th of an inch at a time now

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I'm just going to kind of loosely

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connect them with this Precision ruler

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that I found in my kindling

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bin if someone doesn't care for a piece

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of furniture that I make there's

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essentially an unlimited number of ways

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that they can express their feelings

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about that particular piece and

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sometimes I'm a little impressed or at

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least slightly amused with what people

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come up with and the flip side of that

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though is if somebody does like a piece

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that I make there's really only a few

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versions of compliments that I can get

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first one is that's lovely I'd love

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something like that in my home and I

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would say that something like a walnut

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table would fall into this Camp the flip

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side to that one is oh that's really

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cool I've never seen anything like it

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but I definitely wouldn't put that in my

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house and this is where I would say

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something like that blue end table I

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built a few months back would fall into

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that camp and the next one I don't know

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that is actually a compliment but it's

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kind of an overlap with the first one

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and it's something to the effect of yeah

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that was cool the first 20 times I saw

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it and I get it it'd be something like

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the black epoxy and walnut table like I

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built you know 40 or 50 times already

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the Holy Grail though the one we're

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always striving for is the oh my god

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I've never seen anything like that and I

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would love that in my house which I

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don't know that I've ever actually made

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anything that would fall into this camp

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but that's what we're always striving

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for and honestly if I look at this piece

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and what I'm envisioning it's probably

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going to be in that second camp where

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yeah that's cool but I probably wouldn't

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want it in my

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house the router bit that I'm going to

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be using on the bottom of the table is

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the largest roundover bit that I own

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this is a 7/8 in bit it's a pretty big

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one and if you want to know what that is

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in metric I don't know what it is in

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metric you probably have to look it up

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it's probably something impossibly

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simple like two or something easy like

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that because everything in metric just

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has to be easier but in America we like

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to prove to our grade schoolers that the

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math they're learning now they will need

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for the rest of their lives and kind of

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surprised that American keyboards don't

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come in cursive on that note but I guess

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that's the price we pay for indoor air

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conditioning being the

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[Applause]

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standard after editing my last video

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Scott came to me with an interesting

09:55

question he said how many total audio

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takes do you think that it took you to

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complete the voiceover for that last

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video and I know that it's a lot of

10:03

takes a lot of people out there think

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that I'm better at this voiceover than I

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am but trust me it's a lot of work so I

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said I don't know 300 takes and he said

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750 total takes and that did not

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surprise me at all and you're hearing

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that right which meant I had to stand at

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a desk for about 10 hours just to do the

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voiceover and took about 750 individual

10:22

takes to get a complete voiceover for

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one of my videos which makes for a very

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long day and why I love having a sit

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stand desk cuz I'll sit do a little

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editing then I'll stand up for the

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voiceover section and just back and

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forth for that entire 10 hours and if

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you're curious the last sponsored video

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I did was almost two years ago and it

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was flexi spot because I don't take many

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sponsors and if I do it has to be a

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product I actually

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use after I get as many of those cracks

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and little Burl pits filled with the

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glue sticks as I can I give it a light

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sand and see what's left and what's left

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is generally a lot more holes so this is

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the next stage in filling those holes

11:00

these are little wax fill sticks which

11:02

are basically exactly like they sound

11:04

they're fill sticks made of wax kind of

11:06

like a crayon so I hit it with a torch

11:08

and these do a really good job at

11:10

filling the almost impossibly small

11:12

holes but again you need to make sure

11:14

you're using like a clear coat finish

11:15

over the top of this and you can see how

11:18

many of these holes I had left there but

11:20

I was determined to finish it with this

11:22

one fill

11:25

stick do you need another fill stick you

11:28

got some left here

11:33

it's getting a little stubby we we you

11:36

have other ones in the drawer I also

11:38

have this

11:40

one just don't want you to burn yourself

11:43

how would I burn

11:48

myself I'm thinking about it angle

11:53

away you got in my

11:56

head I was doing fine until you said

11:58

that

12:05

ow you sure you don't want to stop

12:08

it I'm so close to being

12:15

done see think I made a fill

12:19

sticks now I should elaborate on why the

12:22

giveaway I'm doing in this video is the

12:24

biggest giveaway I've ever done like I

12:26

mentioned I'm giving this desk away but

12:27

I'm also going to be giving away five of

12:30

the 10 tabletops from my last video my

12:32

last video I built 10 tabletops out of

12:34

denim and epoxy and I'm giving away five

12:36

of those also everybody who enters just

12:38

for entering will get instant access to

12:40

my epoxy table guide book something I

12:42

normally charge like 15 bucks for so

12:44

everybody that enters will get free

12:45

access to that again there's a link in

12:47

the

12:49

description this next process of

12:51

bleaching the wood prior to the color

12:53

has me pretty excited but also a little

12:55

nervous because the guitar maker that's

12:57

helped me out with coloring these woods

12:58

and the past specifically told me he

13:01

does not do this and he does not

13:02

recommend it however I'm going to go

13:04

against his advice and I'm going to try

13:06

it anyway I think this is on my

13:07

checklist of great design Innovation

13:09

right or that's what we'll call it but

13:11

here's my theory this wood has a really

13:13

Brown tone as you can see and in the

13:15

past I've had this problem when you add

13:17

color to Brown it just kind of turns a

13:19

muddy version of that color so my idea

13:22

is if I can strip that brown out of it

13:24

and then when I start layering and

13:25

adding those colors I will only get the

13:27

true true color n none of that kind of

13:29

Muddy brown but this is all kind of that

13:32

think about it logic that I've used in

13:33

the past and sometimes it works

13:35

sometimes it doesn't however what does

13:37

work is this wood bleach this is pretty

13:39

cool and way to see this side by side it

13:42

is shocking how much lighter and this

13:43

only took a few minutes for that to be

13:45

applied and then dry so now all I got to

13:48

do is make sure that this logic actually

13:50

applies and works when I add the color

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14:06

I still didn't know what color I was

14:07

going to apply or how that color would

14:09

actually look on a real mapa samples so

14:12

I built a bunch of miniature mappa table

14:14

samples and yes those are out of the

14:16

same wood and yes they are actually done

14:18

to scale from there I made a bunch of

14:20

different dieses out of trans tint

14:22

dieses and this is just regular old tap

14:24

water from there I did the first coat

14:26

kind of heavy I've learned that if you

14:28

do it heavy and then kind of sand it

14:29

back feather in the additional colors

14:31

you can get some cool effects but I

14:33

wasn't loving anything I'd come up with

14:35

so far and Scott was helping me through

14:37

this we were kind of choosing some

14:38

colors together but I don't think that

14:41

he was really loving anything I know I

14:42

wasn't it really wasn't the effect that

14:44

I was going for I would come back add

14:47

another layer and just kind of keep

14:48

Feathering these in there's a little bit

14:50

of purple and gold which turned out

14:51

pretty weird but eventually I came up

14:53

with

14:55

something all right after you left I

14:57

kept building the color we have kind of

14:58

a orange and black here built some

15:01

lacquer on it so we have a nice

15:04

Sheen uh want a little LSU theme I like

15:08

it uh I don't think you actually do I

15:09

think you're just being polite um

15:11

because I don't like it uh this is a lot

15:13

a little too similar to the end table we

15:14

did yeah so here's what we

15:17

got this is called Dragon's breath I

15:21

think is the term okay I like that I did

15:24

several different iterations like

15:26

wearing the bleach and all this but

15:28

they're all essentially dark red to red

15:31

to orange to yellow and so I think this

15:34

is uh I think this is our look what do

15:35

you think I think I agree I that look

15:39

sick way better right yeah a lot more

15:42

variation yeah and we don't want to be

15:45

associated with SEC purple's

15:48

a first time we've got SC to cut and I

15:53

agree the bleaching process did a pretty

15:56

aggressive job at raising the grain kind

15:58

of like when you get a piece of wood wet

15:59

and it turns fuzzy after it dries so I

16:01

had to do a pretty thorough sanding job

16:03

to make sure everything was nice and

16:04

smooth and as I got ready for the actual

16:07

die job I realized that Scott really

16:09

didn't trust my

16:11

process how confident are you that

16:14

yellow is the way to go are you asking

16:17

because you are not confident that

16:18

yellow is the way to go it it just

16:21

looked a little bright on some of our

16:23

samples it did look bright I think as

16:26

long as I don't go too heavy and we kind

16:27

of follow what we did with the samples I

16:29

think it's going to look really

16:30

nice that is more yellow than I was

16:34

expecting I can positively say that

16:37

there was some emotion being evoked when

16:38

I saw this yellow go on and I don't know

16:41

that it was good emotion but I do know

16:42

that emotion is on my checklist of

16:44

things that make great design so we can

16:46

check that one off of this build but

16:49

even though the yellow was the same

16:50

process I did on the samples I was kind

16:52

of second guessing it so on the top I

16:54

decided to do a different process and

16:56

what I'm doing here is I'm going to add

16:58

this orange and because it's been

16:59

bleached and hopefully it gets that

17:01

really true orange color I'm going to

17:03

sand most all of it off near the center

17:05

of it and all that's going to be left is

17:07

the orange in those deeper pits so in

17:09

theory I'll get kind of the pure yellow

17:11

and the pure orange with no none of that

17:13

muddy brown but again this is all kind

17:15

of that think about it

17:18

logic this whole dying process seemed

17:21

like it was two steps forward two steps

17:23

back sometimes two steps forward three

17:24

steps back because I liked the way that

17:26

yellow and orange looked then I added

17:28

this and it looked terrible again and I

17:30

don't think anybody could say it better

17:31

than Scott did here kind of looks like

17:34

you told a kindergarten to fingerpaint

17:37

the

17:39

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17:40

Sun that was pretty well said by Scott

17:43

but if I was a kindergartener who was

17:45

finger painting the sun I might be

17:46

offended now so direct any of that anger

17:49

towards Scott and normally when you're

17:51

dying a piece of wood especially a

17:52

harder wood like Maple if you don't like

17:54

the way it looks you can just keep

17:56

sanding till you remove the color the

17:58

problem is this one is so soft and so

17:59

porous I'm not so sure that I'll be able

18:01

to remove the color if I apply it wrong

18:03

so especially on those tips on those

18:06

kind of horn pieces that's where the

18:08

really rotted pieces still remained and

18:10

I was really nervous adding any color to

18:12

that section but I just kept going kept

18:14

trying to feather it in I added a little

18:16

bit of water here and I found that the

18:18

water really helped that transition

18:19

between the

18:24

colors based on all the guitars that

18:26

I've looked at and the samples that I

18:28

made I knew knew that I wanted a really

18:30

dark Edge I feel like the pieces that

18:31

had that almost black perimeter were the

18:33

most striking but again this is where

18:36

it's the most risky because if I put

18:38

this on too heavy or it doesn't look

18:39

good in general it may not sand out and

18:42

I know that generally my projects turn

18:44

out pretty well sometimes they don't but

18:46

for the most part it looks like I know

18:47

what I'm doing but I can assure you I

18:49

actually

18:53

don't people talk about in the comments

18:56

that this is like Bob Ross sometimes and

18:58

I think like oh wow you totally knew

19:00

what you were doing and you saved it as

19:02

I'm doing this now I don't know that I'm

19:04

going to save it like I think I will but

19:07

it's it also looks like to me and I get

19:10

nervous every time I do this how's it

19:12

look to you um very

19:17

bright

19:20

uh yeah okay fair enough all right back

19:24

to sanding we we we got this

19:29

as usual Scott silence spoke volumes but

19:32

it really just reaffirmed what I already

19:33

knew in that it didn't look good and

19:35

there's no guarantee I'm going to pull

19:37

this off at this rate and not trying to

19:39

be overly dramatic I generally feel like

19:41

if you keep pushing through a project

19:43

you'll find a way to make it work and I

19:44

still am confident I can find a way but

19:47

as I'm sanding it off and adding more

19:48

that red it just wasn't looking right so

19:51

I decided to try this this is just a

19:53

sanding block I think that power sander

19:55

was removing a little bit too much color

19:57

so using the hand sander is going to

19:59

enable me to really control how much of

20:01

it I'm removing and that way I can maybe

20:03

not take off all the red I'll just kind

20:05

of remove a bit of it help control that

20:08

gradient from the orange to the red and

20:10

this was actually Scott's idea here he

20:11

said that adding the red might have been

20:13

too much so we just added this orange

20:15

over the red and that's the same orange

20:17

you see below it but when it was layered

20:20

over that kind of half sanded red it was

20:21

starting to look really cool and this is

20:23

where I was thinking okay we can

20:25

actually pull this off this might

20:26

actually look good the last thing I

20:28

noticed didn't look quite right was that

20:29

straight strip there where we kind of

20:31

curve around the edges and so what I did

20:33

is I used the hand sander again to just

20:35

give kind of a radius to it so it goes

20:37

up to just a small tip there a small

20:39

point at the end and again hopefully if

20:41

I do this with enough control and enough

20:44

restraint don't say too aggressive it'll

20:46

look good again adding just orange here

20:48

so the orange over the dark red over the

20:50

red was really really starting to bring

20:52

this home and I think I just about had

20:54

it here

21:02

if you weren't aware of this already the

21:04

20 minute Mark of a video is generally

21:06

considered to be the kind of third dat

21:08

equivalent when it comes to whether or

21:10

not to escalate a relationship to the

21:12

next level so if you are considering

21:14

subscribing the 20 minute Mark or 21

21:17

minute Mark might be a good time however

21:20

if you're a little bit more oldfashioned

21:22

and you want to take a little bit slower

21:23

I want to make sure this is consensual I

21:25

don't want to pressure you into doing

21:26

anything you don't want to do so you

21:28

take as long as you need if you want to

21:30

subscribe if it's meant to happen it'll

21:32

happen but just know I'm here for you

21:34

and I am ready when you

21:37

are this is how I'm addressing the

21:39

really soft nature of this map of burl

21:41

you can see those tips there that's

21:42

where the rotted wood was and that is

21:44

absorbing even more of this epoxy so I'm

21:46

just kind of traveling it on letting it

21:48

absorb hitting it with the torch which

21:49

Heats it up thins it out and makes it

21:51

absorb even more epoxy and I just kept

21:53

doing this until it wouldn't absorb

21:55

anymore and even though this is going to

21:57

have a really hard clear C coat over the

21:59

top it's kind of like if you were to

22:00

clear coat a Saltine that Saltine would

22:03

have the hard clear coat but if you drop

22:05

something on it it would Dent or break

22:06

the saltine and the same thing would go

22:08

here if I put that clear coat on and you

22:11

drop something on it it would still Dent

22:12

that softwood underneath so this should

22:14

give a good solid base for that clear

22:17

coat in the

22:21

end I did two more coats of that epoxy

22:24

just to make sure that this squishy

22:25

mappa absorbed as much as it possibly

22:27

could I tried to tral off as much as I

22:30

could but there was still a few drips on

22:31

the edge these make me a little nervous

22:33

because you risk sanding through the

22:35

color if you get through that epoxy into

22:37

the color it's kind of hard to repair it

22:39

and really make it look natural so as

22:41

gently as I could I got it nice and

22:43

sanded to smooth as possible because I'm

22:45

going to be spraying a 2K acrylic and I

22:47

don't know a lot about spraying if

22:48

you've seen me spray in the past you

22:49

know I'm pretty terrible at it but like

22:52

everything I'm working on getting better

22:54

the 2K acrylic is cool because it's a

22:56

two-part finish kind of like an epoxy

22:58

where you add the activator and it cures

23:00

much faster and this is just the sanding

23:02

sealer but it's dry to the touch in like

23:04

15 minutes which is good because if you

23:07

look on the day I chose to spray there's

23:08

a lot of stuff blowing around so I can't

23:11

spare any excess time of this sitting

23:13

around being wet and again like I said

23:15

I'm not great at it but I'm working on

23:17

slowly getting

23:21

better I knew that I was going to have

23:23

some more holes to fill even before I

23:24

started spraying but I wanted to give

23:26

myself a little bit more of a safety net

23:28

so I added two coats of that sanding

23:30

sealer and now I can one really clearly

23:33

see all of those little pits that need

23:34

to be filled and two I have a slight

23:37

protective barrier between my scraper

23:39

and my sander and that color because

23:41

again if I go a little bit too

23:43

heavy-handed I can scratch right through

23:44

that color and I can't really repair it

23:46

so having the sanding sealer on there

23:48

should give me enough of a buffer to

23:50

protect me from totally ruining it at

23:52

this

23:56

stage I know I said earlier in the video

23:58

that the likely best case outcome for a

24:01

project like this is a project that

24:02

someone says oh yeah that's cool but I

24:05

never want that in my house and I'm as

24:07

critical as anybody when it comes to

24:08

actually putting something in my house

24:09

but I spent a lot of hours staring at

24:12

this cuz there was so many imperfections

24:13

that needed to be filled there were so

24:14

many coats that I did here that I

24:16

started to Wonder Could This actually be

24:18

something that at least I personally

24:20

might want in my house and I'm not there

24:22

yet but I was really really liking how

24:24

this was shaping

24:26

up I was finally to the top coat stage

24:29

past the sanding sealer and onto the

24:31

last coat and this is not a sponsored

24:33

product the one I'm using here is a 2K

24:35

acrylic by a company called rener I'll

24:37

link everything I use in the video in

24:38

the description but nothing sponsored

24:40

unless I say it's sponsored and this is

24:42

the activator that I put in I find that

24:44

a food scale does a really good job at

24:45

measuring everything out and a little

24:47

bit of water just a splash of water is

24:49

something I've been told makes a huge

24:51

difference but I don't recommend doing

24:52

it in an oilbased finish make sure

24:54

you're using a water-based finish if you

24:55

want to do that final thing that I do is

24:58

just a wipe down with a tack cloth my

25:00

friend showed me this that paints cars

25:01

makes a big difference and again don't

25:04

copy my style for applying the finish I

25:06

am still learning how to use this but I

25:09

found that having the thinned out water

25:11

version with this makes it go on a lot

25:13

thicker and a lot smoother really lays

25:16

flat and you can see it looks kind of

25:17

purple as it's going on and that's just

25:19

because it has kind of a blue tint until

25:21

it dries and it won't look like this in

25:23

the end don't

25:26

worry the last thing I did did before

25:28

attaching it to the table base is ensure

25:30

that whoever ends up winning this is set

25:32

up for Success so did a quick

25:34

application of N3 Nano just to make sure

25:36

it's safe from spills stains scratches

25:39

kids uncles in-laws out on parole

25:42

whatever it'll be

25:44

safe day flexi spot asked me to help

25:46

promote their most stable table base

25:49

that they have ever offered the E7 plus

25:51

it can lift over 400 lb and that was the

25:54

table base that was originally going to

25:55

go with this table top however once I

25:57

got it on there I realized that it was a

25:59

little too blocky and I reached out to

26:01

flexi spot and said hey can I put the

26:03

other table base on there the same one

26:04

that I have on my desk so they sent me

26:06

the modern version of that they said

26:08

yeah we have a table base for everybody

26:09

which is great so if you want super

26:12

heavyduty can't budget with a tank get

26:14

the E7 plus if you want something a

26:16

little bit sleeker like I have the E7

26:18

Pro or the E7 is a great choice all of

26:21

them come with a 15-year warranty you

26:23

can add all kinds of accessories like I

26:25

have on mine I have monitors I have

26:26

cameras I have lights and they are

26:28

offering a brand a sale at flexispot

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there is a code Blacktail 50 if you want

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$50 off your order of $500 or more head

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to flexispot

26:38

outcom if you've seen my videos in the

26:40

past you know that I'm never shy about

26:42

giving my real opinion on a project I

26:44

build if I don't like the way it turned

26:45

out I'll just say I don't like the way

26:47

it turned out I never think that I'm

26:49

going to trick somebody into enjoying a

26:51

video more just by saying look how

26:53

amazing this looks if it doesn't

26:54

actually look amazing you guys have eyes

26:56

you can see the projects too that said I

26:59

freaking love this piece I didn't think

27:01

I would I would actually put this in my

27:03

house and I never thought I'd say that

27:05

when this project started but I don't

27:07

know if I'm alone there so let me know

27:09

would you actually put a piece like this

27:10

in your house too or is it just

27:13

me my name's Cam and I can't draw

27:17

i

27:20

i as

27:22

exciting luckily that list on luckily

27:25

that list luckily that Lu

27:29

fortunately that list on great design

27:31

didn't say anything about great

27:32

craftsmanship craftsmanship if you

27:35

haven't gathered already this sake if

27:38

you haven't gathered already this

27:40

sake

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