My Wife Hates My Furniture
Summary
TLDRThe video script details a woodworking enthusiast's creative journey in crafting a series of unique tables made from denim and epoxy. The maker, driven by his wife's love for options, embarks on building not one, but ten tables, each with a distinct design inspired by patterns like a giraffe's coat and a pepperoni slice. The process involves experimenting with various patterns using plywood chunks, vacuum bag lamination, and meticulous sanding. The maker also shares insights on choosing wood slabs for clients and the importance of design in woodworking. Despite challenges, including a misstep with a threaded insert, the project culminates in a selection of tables that blend artistry with functionality. The script is a testament to the maker's passion for woodworking, his playful interaction with his wife, and his commitment to creating pieces that are as beautiful as they are practical.
Takeaways
- ð€ The creator is obsessed with combining denim and epoxy, leading to the construction of 10 tables instead of one simple table as requested by his wife.
- ðš His wife appreciates having options in design, which is why multiple tables are created, allowing her to choose her favorite.
- ð The creator used plywood chunks and a vacuum bag technique to experiment with different patterns on the denim tables, aiming for a unique design each time.
- ð He discovered that certain patterns did not meet his expectations, leading to further experimentation to improve the process.
- ð¥ The video features a collaboration with Scott, the video guy, who helps in the laminating process and provides valuable feedback on design choices.
- ð© The creator also builds three different table bases to complement the 10 table tops, increasing the options available to his wife.
- ð¿ He is inspired by other woodworkers, like Richard Finley, and uses Doug fir, a common wood, to create unique table bases.
- ð ïž The process involves using a variety of tools, from a $1,500 Domino to $3 dowel pins, demonstrating that high-cost tools are not always necessary for quality results.
- ð The creator reflects on his growth since his first denim and epoxy project, showing improvement in technique and quality.
- ð He uses a wide belt sander to reveal the denim patterns, a process that can be anxiety-inducing due to the uncertainty of the final appearance.
- ð The creator includes a giveaway for a hand-carved English Walnut stump table, warning viewers about scams and promising to cover all costs for the winner.
- ð He recommends Alex Snodgrass's method for setting up a band saw, which significantly improved his cutting quality.
Q & A
What is the main project the narrator is undertaking?
-The narrator is building 10 tables made of denim and epoxy as a way to provide options for his wife to choose her favorite design.
Why did the narrator decide to build 10 tables instead of one?
-The narrator wanted to give his wife multiple options to choose from, as he knows she appreciates having various design choices.
What is the narrator's previous experience with painting the interior of a house?
-The narrator and his wife had painted their first house together, where his wife collected 60 paint samples before deciding on one.
What is the narrator's approach to learning from his wife?
-The narrator cherry-picks what he wants to learn from his wife, such as understanding her preference for having options, and applies it to his woodworking projects.
What is the narrator's first table made of denim and epoxy like?
-The first table made of denim and epoxy was a solid brick of denim and epoxy, which the narrator thought was cool but saw room for improvement.
What is the narrator's goal with the different patterns on the tables?
-The narrator aims to create every imaginable pattern with denim and epoxy so that if a customer requests a specific design in the future, he can confidently deliver without guessing.
What is the narrator's preferred method for attaching the table tops to the bases?
-The narrator uses a simple method involving threaded inserts and studs to attach the table tops to the bases, allowing for easy swapping of different tops.
Why did the narrator decide to build table bases as well as table tops?
-The narrator wanted to give his wife even more options to choose from by creating different table bases to go with the 10 table tops.
What is the narrator's opinion on using a lathe for turning table bases?
-The narrator prefers not to use a lathe for turning table bases because he enjoys angular designs and wants to differentiate his work from the many talented wood turners.
What is the narrator's advice for someone working with clients or spouses on a project?
-The narrator advises to limit the number of choices offered to clients or spouses to avoid them second-guessing their decision and to ensure they are confident and happy with their final choice.
What is the narrator's final realization about the projects he has made for his wife?
-The narrator realizes that most of the things he has made for his wife were actually what he wanted to build, rather than what she asked for, and he uses the guise of a gift to justify it.
Outlines
ð€ The Denim Table Obsession
The speaker describes an obsession with combining denim and epoxy to create tables. Initially, tasked with building a simple table for his wife, he instead embarks on making ten tables to provide options, reflecting her preference for variety. He recounts a past home improvement story to illustrate her love for options, and how it influenced his decision to build multiple tables. The process involves using plywood chunks to create patterns with denim and epoxy, an improvement on his first solid denim table. The speaker also discusses the design process, including the 'giraffe design' and the various patterns he's experimenting with.
ðš Experimenting with Denim and Plywood
The speaker details his process of laminating denim with epoxy, using a vacuum bag to create different patterns on table tops. He mentions a previous project, the Damascus denim table, and how the current project is an opportunity to refine his technique. He also discusses building table bases, including a design inspired by Richard Finley, and the importance of providing clients with a curated selection rather than overwhelming them with options. The speaker humorously addresses comments about his wife's appearance and their relationship dynamics, and shares his process of laminating the denim, including a mistake with the peel ply and breather mesh.
ð ïž Crafting Table Bases and Learning from Mistakes
The speaker continues his project by working on table bases, modifying a design by Richard Finley and creating a unique base he considers a 'Blacktail Studio original.' He discusses the process of creating a solid block of wood from smaller pieces using dowel pins and the challenges of a large glue-up. The speaker also reflects on his learning journey in woodworking, including laminating denim and epoxy, and the potential for future improvements. He shares his first attempt at denim and epoxy and how he has evolved his technique.
ð© Building Unique Table Bases
The speaker describes working on various table bases, including a small 'micro' base and a larger standalone end table. He discusses his design choices, such as preferring angular designs over the more common woodturning styles, and his inexperience with using a lathe. The speaker also talks about his experience at a woodworking conference, learning new techniques for setting up a band saw from Alex Snodgrass, and experimenting with using a joiner for planing.
ð Texturing and Attaching the Table Top
The speaker finds satisfaction in texturing the table tops, which helps them sit flatter. He explains the process of attaching the tops to the bases using threaded inserts and studs. The speaker also discusses the creative woodworking process, including the use of a large industrial planer and a wide belt sander to surface the denim table tops. He shares his anticipation and anxiety about the final look of each table top's pattern and reflects on the process of making furniture for his wife, revealing that he often builds what he wants and then gifts it to her.
ðš Finalizing the Table Bases
The speaker discusses his process of deliberation over design choices, such as whether to make a cut on a table base. He talks about the time spent staring at a project and the importance of this reflection in achieving a good result. The speaker also details the process of sanding and finishing the table bases and tops, using different techniques and products for each. He mentions the use of N3 Nano, a product he offers for wood surfaces, and its recent adoption by Woodcraft stores. The speaker concludes with a tasting session of the table options with his wife, who ultimately chooses a simple white oak top.
ð The Final Table Selection
The speaker presents a variety of table tops to his wife, each with a unique denim pattern and color. He describes each top's characteristics, such as the blend of denim, the finish, and the design inspirations. His wife samples each option, providing feedback on her preferences. The speaker reflects on his tendency to create pieces for his wife that align with his own interests rather than her specific requests. The video concludes with his wife's final selection of a table top, which is a simple white oak design, and a recap of all the table tops made for the project.
Mindmap
Keywords
ð¡Denim
ð¡Epoxy
ð¡Table
ð¡Woodworking
ð¡Design Options
ð¡Vacuum Bagging
ð¡Planer
ð¡Doug Fir
ð¡Texturing
ð¡Finishing
ð¡N3 Nano
Highlights
Obsessed with discovering what's possible by combining denim and epoxy, leading to the creation of 10 tables instead of one.
The wife's preference for options influenced the decision to build multiple tables, showcasing a variety of designs.
Previous experience with paint samples demonstrated the wife's exceptional need for options in design.
The first denim table was a solid block of denim and epoxy, prompting the search for improvement.
Experimentation with plywood chunks and vacuum bag technique to create patterns in the denim table.
Aiming to create a catalog of patterns for future customer requests, eliminating guesswork in design.
The 'giraffe design' table top is a favorite due to its unique pattern inspired by the giraffe's coat.
Building three different table bases to provide even more options for choosing a favorite table combination.
Advice against offering too many options to clients, suggesting the provision of a curated selection instead.
Using Doug fir, typically seen as undesirable, to create an impressive table base inspired by Richard Finley's work.
The process of laminating denim pieces using a vacuum bag and the challenges faced during the process.
A system developed for laminating denim with epoxy using a paint roller, peel ply, and a vacuum bag.
The importance of peel ply and breather mesh in the lamination process to ensure a clean epoxy peel.
A humorous anecdote about the perception of wealth in relation to the creator's wife, stemming from online comments.
The realization that some table tops would be smaller, leading to the creation of a smaller, unique table base.
The use of a jointer to achieve a consistent cut on the table base, a technique not commonly recommended.
Creating a new texturing pattern on the underside of the table using an angle grinder, adding a functional and aesthetic touch.
The successful application of N3 Nano, a micron-thin coating, to the denim table tops for protection and enhanced appearance.
Transcripts
I have become obsessed with discovering
what is possible by combining Denim and
epoxy so when my wife asked me for a
simple new table I use that as an
opportunity to build her 10 tables
instead I can see by your face you're
impressed although I never actually
asked if she likes or wants a table made
of
denim I have a wife that likes options
presumably not in a marital sense but
definitely in a design sense and I know
what some of you out there are thinking
you're thinking it's not just your wife
it's not just wives in general all
people like having options and you are
absolutely correct however my wife
happens to be exceptional in this
capacity and I have tangible evidence to
back that up several years ago in our
first house together my wife and I
decided to paint the interior so like a
lot of you what do you do you go to the
paint store get a few samples which we
did then we went back to the paint store
got a few more samples then I'm
reasonably sure she made several
unaccompanied trips back to the paint
store for even more samples eventually
we had a pretty staggering number of
paint samp and finally I asked the guy
on yet another trip back to the paint
store with the alltime records what's
the most paint samples he's ever seen
somebody get for one project and he's
like oh man this one time I saw a lady
get like 15 samples and I kind of
chuckled I didn't even say it to him
because I had counted at home and my
wife had 60 paint samples so yes she is
slightly more selective when it comes to
having options and what do I do with
this information and here's what you do
with this information this is a great
lesson for aspiring husbands out there
is you cherry-pick what you want to
learn from your wife so my wife likes
options so instead of building her one
table that I'm reasonably sure she'll
love I build her 10 tables that I love
and let her choose the favorite
therefore making me the good
guy so what do all these plywood chunks
have to do with building a table out of
denim well when I built my first ever
denim table it was just a solid brick of
denim and epoxy and I thought it turned
out pretty cool but I also thought there
was a little bit of room for Improvement
so several months ago when I did the
Damascus denim table I had used some
plywood chunks similar to these in a
more or less random Arrangement and I
hit it with a vacuum bag and then
surfaced it with a planner and what
resulted was a pretty cool pattern on
most of the table however there were
several aspects of the table that I just
did not like the pattern of and I was
really surprised what the plywood made
that denim look like on top so now that
I have the opportunity to build 10
tables at once I'm basically using it to
create every imaginable pattern or every
pattern that I can imagine you can see
these little pepperoni slices here from
a wooden dowel I have book match
patterns and my goal is if a customer
reaches out in the F in the future and
says hey I want a table with this design
is I can actually know what it's going
to look like and not be playing the
guessing game like I did with that last
Damascus denim table and for this
immediate project I'm really hoping
there's a design that I like but more
importantly obviously a design that my
wife
likes I'm calling this design the giraff
design because it's inspired by the
pattern of a giraffe and at this point
in the build this is by far my favorite
one I think it's going to turn out
awesome and if you want to play along
feel free to leave me a comment and let
me know which one is your favorite now
and if you want to edit it at the end of
the video and let me know if the opinion
changed after seeing it
finished unfortunately for my viewers my
wife has a pretty demanding job and
rarely has time to make a cameo in one
of my videos and the reason that I think
this is unfortunate is anytime she shows
up in one of my videos I will inevitably
get a comment like this one and to
summarize what this guy says he says the
only way that a girl that looks like my
wife would be with a guy that looks like
me is if that guy has a lot of money so
he says this guy must have a lot of
money and I got to tell you reading a
comment like this is freaking awesome
because our entire relationship as far
as all of my friends are concerned and
probably my family too I've been the
poor one and they're not wrong I was the
bartender when we met and right out of
college she got a job making more than I
ever made my entire career as a pilot
and we're also kind of from different
worlds I'm from a primarily logging town
and my quote Rich friend drove a almost
new Jetta and her rich friend in
Portland drove a G wagon but she just
never cared about money so I never cared
about hiding how poor I was I remember
telling her that I made $111,000 on my
tax return one year when I was
bartending and she told me years later
how bad she felt when I would pick up a
check cuz she thought that I made
$111,000 that year and I just never knew
I was supposed to hide that stuff so I
got to say now that at least the
internet has dubbed me the rich one I am
thrilled even though I don't think I've
still ever made more than my
wife so this is the system that Scott
the video guy and myself have come up
with for laminating this denim we have a
bunch of different colors and we're
basically just using a regular old paint
roller and trying not to get too much on
there cuz there is going to be a fair
amount of squeeze out going on top of
all this is a peel ply and this will
hopefully enable this epoxy to be peeled
off in the end and that fabric on top of
that is breather mesh this oversized
vinyl looking sleeping bag is called a
vacuum bag and I can fit about four of
these tables in the bag at one time
although right there I actually forgot
to put on the peel ply and the Breather
mesh until Scott pointed it out so
really glad he caught that because that
would have been a disaster if we didn't
have that on there and this is going to
encapsulate everything in one place and
there won't be any mess hopefully
against my better judgment I'm also
going to be building three different
table bases to go with the 10 table tops
to give my wife even more options to
choose a favorite single table out of
all of those combinations and if I can
offer you any advice if you're working
with clients or probably even working
with wives don't do this because if you
are commissioned for a Live Edge table
and you give your client 25 slabs to
choose from they are never truly going
to be happy with whatever one they
choose because they're always going to
wonder did they make the right decision
so here's what you do you go through two
or 3 hundred slabs however many you have
access to and you choose your favorite
three and probably make one of them an
outlier make it your favorite two with
one random one so they can come in and
they can confidently choose their
favorite out of those three and trust me
you will save so much time and that
client will be so much happier in the
end some of you real Woodworkers out
there are probably already starting to
raise some eyebrows because if you're
looking at this you might be thinking
that looks a lot like Doug fur and
despite being the state tree of Oregon
Doug fur is not a very desirable wood
however I recently saw a post by a guy
named Richard Finley and he built some
incredible end table bases out of Doug
fur and I've never seen anybody build
anything cool out of fur because this is
the same stuff the 2x4s are made of this
is how I started woodworking I used to
build like aquarium stands for me and my
friends out of 2x4 studs from Home Depot
and this is probably the first time
since then that I've attempted to build
anything out of Doug fur and certainly
the first time I've ever attempted to
build something nice out of Doug fur but
in the end I think it actually turns out
pretty incredible and big thanks to
Richard Finley for giving me the
inspiration behind this fur design
it had been about 3 or 4 days since I'd
first put these denim pieces in the
vacuum bag and they were feeling pretty
firm but I knew that epoxy wasn't going
to be fully cured or at least cured
enough to run through a planer for a few
more days yet so I needed access to this
vacuum bag so I'm attempting to peel
these out and if you can't tell not
really an expert when it comes to vacuum
bagging and if you are an expert when it
comes to vacuum bagging definitely feel
free to give me some tips because I'm
willing to go out on a limb and say this
probably isn't the prescribed method for
most people when they're doing vacuum
bagging most of you won't remember but a
few of you will remember the table that
this next table is going to be replacing
and that is a solid stump totable build
I did a couple years ago GOI Walnut had
given me a really pretty chunk of
English Walnut which is my favorite wood
and I attempted to carve it into a solid
end table and it was pretty early on in
my carving days actually the first time
I ever picked up a chainsaw or at least
turned to chainsaw on and it probably
showed a little bit it wasn't my best
design but I was pretty proud of it at
the time and it's been our end table in
our house for the last several years but
I'm finally ready to let it go we don't
really have a place for it and I think
somebody out there can give it a great
home so if you want to win this table I
don't know all the details of the
giveaway yet but I will include
everything it's open worldwide all
includes shipping I will pay for
everything and on that note if anybody
ever contacts you saying that they are
me and that you won something and all
you have to do is pay for shipping it's
a scam anytime I have a giveaway I will
not charge you for shipping I will not
make you pay for anything so if you see
people in the comments pretending to be
me especially on Facebook I get messages
all the time from people that got
scammed do not fall for it I will always
pay for everything so if you want to win
that English Walnut stump table there'll
be a details in the video
description if you are the type of
viewer that can appreciate some casual
sarcasm mixed in with the occasional
giveaway of furniture or tools and the
infrequent mention of a story involving
my wife that may or may not get me into
trouble later all under the banner of
calling it woodworking even though those
videos don't often involve any wood at
all then I highly recommend you
subscribe to this channel because I
don't think you're going to find any
other channels out there that offer all
of those things and if you do happen to
find a channel that offers all of those
things definitely let me know because
I'll have some questions for my wife
about why other Woodworkers are telling
stories about
her I don't know if I'm alone or not I
won't get too specific but these V
panels at this point kind of reminded me
of that time in college that your friend
swore he would never tell anybody and he
was just going to let you know if you
should go see a doctor or not then he
ended up telling everybody anyway that's
what these denim panels kind of look
like to
me after getting a bunch of these denim
tops laminated I realized there's going
to be a couple of tops that are going to
be much smaller than the rest so I
decided to make a smaller table base I
decided to modify one of these fur bases
from that really cool Richard Finley
design to something a little bit more
unique we'll call it a I guess I don't
know what we'll call it yet if it turns
out cool it'll definitely be a Blacktail
Studio original if it turns out lame
call it a bourbon moth table base or
something and the other the big fur base
that's going to be the Richard Finley
design I realized I had made it a little
bit too short which wasn't a big deal I
had a bunch of these fur Treads left
over from when I built my staircase I
just needed to make two more panels
however ran into a little bit of problem
with that because if you look there you
can see the grain is running vertical
and Scott had actually pointed this out
he's like I don't think we should do
that I think we should use this other
one but it was buried under a bunch of
wood slabs I'm like no no this will look
cool it'll be unique but in the end
turns out Scott might have been
right well we went through all
that got this really cool book
match and Scott gave me his disappointed
look don't mind the vacuum pump in the
background I thought it was probably
fine Scott gave me again that very
disappointed look which lets me know
it's not fine if I'm being honest with
myself I agree but the other one is
buried under some other slabs and I do
not want to try to dig all the slabs out
but again Scott's guilt got the best to
me I don't know if it's my genius or my
laziness that knows no
bounds I like it hey just to be uh
sure this is the one I said we should do
from the
beginning who could have remember a lot
of things happened since
then so instead of digging out all those
slabs just to get get this one chunk the
genius SL lazyy idea that I came up with
just to cut this end off of the sazzle
and then process it really
quick happy
yes I will admit that the new blocks of
fur look a lot better than the original
ones I was going to use so a begrudging
thank you to Scott for forcing me to do
it right and now to turn all the small
blocks of wood into one big solid block
of wood I'm going to use some of the
cheapest tools that I have and I don't
mean the drill press that doesn't count
that one's really expensive what I mean
are these dowel pins these are about
three or four bucks and they're going to
accomplish what I normally use my $1,500
Domino for problem with the Domino is
just not great for this particular type
of glue up and these are going to work
really well for indexing them keeping
everything lined up pretty good not
quite perfect but good enough for who
it's for anyway and the problem is when
I have a big stack of wood like this and
tell me if I'm the only one that does
this I hope I'm not but anytime I'm
doing a large glue up like this no
matter how prepared I am I immediately
start panicking and turning into all
thumbs and I feel like I pretty well
articulated it
here swear to God every time a bottle of
glue comes out it's like when a pretty
girl comes out when I was a teenager I
just start absolutely
panicking it also kind of looks like
this when I did that too
just like when I was a teenager
eventually I was able to pull it
together I think for this one I just
thought about something else and the
nerves completely went away and
occasionally though when I have a really
challenging glue up or maybe a really
special batch of wood I'll just do a
practice Glue by myself beforehand and
you would be amazed at how much that
helps I don't know if you've ever heard
someone brag about how good they are at
laminating Denim and epoxy but you're
about to is just a quick reminder here
was my first Denim and epoxy Journey
just about a year
ago this is the worst idea I've ever
had what a
idea what a horrible idea this was
Scot and here is how far we've
come all right so maybe it's not Apples
to Apples but you can tell this is a
much better technique and there is still
a potentially a better way to do this
I've alluded to it in past videos I was
contacted by some guys that were telling
me about denim infusion where basically
I wouldn't have to roll anything and
everything would just get sucked through
the bag the problem with that as I
understand it right now is the epoxy
used for that is only for kind of those
thin glue-ups that you know eighth of an
inch or less and this is about 3/4 of an
inch so I don't think we can do the
denim infusion yet but I also don't
think my Denim and epoxy journey is
quite over and I probably haven't
totally perfected it
I will say the one nice thing about
having so many tabletops to laminate is
I had plenty of downtime between
laminations to work on all these
different table bases and this is the
little micro one you can see that grain
pattern there I think it's pretty
interesting and I can't believe I'd
never really thought of using fur this
way but I guess to be honest I didn't
know how cool that fur endgrain was this
one is going to be much bigger this is
more of that Standalone end table that
wouldn't really come in a set of two or
three just a single end table with one
one maybe two chairs at the most next to
it one of the questions I get very
frequently when I'm building a table
base like this especially one that's
based on a round T base is why don't you
just put that on a lathe and turn it and
my answer that I like to give is that I
have my own personal design choices and
I like these very angular designs and
the world is saturated with very
talented wood Turners and I don't want
to be another one of those just
oversaturating the market however the
truth is I don't own lathe and I don't
know how to use a lathe even if I had
one So eventually I will get into wood
turning I actually feel like it's one of
those skills I'm holding on to or
holding off on learning until later in
my career so I can kind of have my wood
turning phase because I think it's
awesome I love the things that those
guys create but right now I am just not
capable of creating anything like
that I recently went to a woodworking
conference and I can say the following
as someone who was a speaker at this
conference in that most of the talks
weren't very good they just weren't very
interesting and I'm sure mine can be
included with that however there was one
guy Alex Snodgrass who was teaching a
class on setting up a bandaw and
apparently he's pretty famous in the
band saw community on how to set them up
and I learned that I've basically done
everything wrong the entire time I've
own to band saw so in this 30 minute
class or maybe it was an hour but
there's a 30- minute video on YouTube
that I'll link that gives his technique
and his method for setting up a Banda
completely changed everything and the
quality of my cut so I highly recommend
checking out the Alex Snodgrass method
again I'll leave a link in the video
description I'm still waiting for the
Alex Snodgrass of hand planes to show me
how to properly set up and use a hand
plane because yes I know this is not how
I'm supposed to use a hand plane but I
didn't think I had a choice until Scott
reminded me that I have a big
jointer so I don't know but what would
happen if you just push this across your
jointer um
I'd say you're not supposed to do that
but you're also not supposed to do
this I don't think it'd be any worse the
only it's getting the consistent cut the
whole way okay so it could mean one side
is a little bit wider or at a different
angle but I don't think it'd be
noticeable let me try it if it doesn't
mess it all up it's not going to hurt
the Joiner it might hurt
this to minimize the chance of exploding
this engra on the first pass I set my
jointer to about as shallow of a pass as
you can and if you don't know why this
is such a bad idea you're basically
supposed to play with the grain as soon
as you start going across the grain you
risk ripping out big chunks of it but
that's about best case scenario there so
I was feeling pretty inspired so I went
through hit all four sides and they were
so much better than my janky hand plane
job like I do with a lot of my projects
these days I had Scott my video guy make
a 3D render ing of this project maybe
it's a 3D drawing or maybe it's a just a
sketch but sometimes the rendering crowd
can get kind of sensitive when I use the
wrong terms anyway Scott made some kind
of image on a computer that was the
proportions that I need to make this cuz
there's nothing worse than you think
that it should be 16 in wide and when
you actually build it that way it's way
way off so I knew the proportions that I
was aiming for and I knew that it should
look good with the size tops that we're
building here and to just dial it in I
use my hand plan to kind of connect
those Corners cuz the table saw cuts
were just off by a hair and this next
part I think is pretty important because
it looked okay in this as I learned it's
called a truncated pyramid I think but
softening these edges and rounding them
over like this made it look so much
better cuz it really brought that
ingrain kind of wrapped around the side
and I think it really brought the shape
together unfortunately I couldn't just
bring that router and the round over a
bit over these Corners so what I had to
do was sketch It Out by hand and then
finish it off with a rasp and actually
isn't as hard as it might look because
as long as you have those lines to kind
of reference you just get a nice
consistent round over that whole Edge
take your time try not to tear out the
grain it really isn't too bad and I'll
come back with the sander and clean it
up later but all in all I think it's
starting to look pretty good and I think
it's close enough to that Richard Finley
design but also not so close that I'm
blatantly ripping him off so I hope he
doesn't mind me borrowing him for
inspiration this next part is always one
of my favorite parts and I don't know
why I have so much fun with it but I do
cuz all I'm really doing is texturing
but it is very very satisfying and it
really helps the table sit much more
flat and no matter how many times I show
this I always get people that ask the
question how does removing material
actually make it more flat and I guess
technically it doesn't make it more flat
but it just gives less room for air
where on a big wide flat surface there's
more room for that wood to kind of be
undulating up and down and have a high
point whereas if you remove the center
it's just that outer ring that needs to
stay flat and if that doesn't make sense
I probably can't do any better but
here's how we're going to attach the top
it's just a really simple method I used
to put plates on there and kind of over
complicate it now I just put a threaded
insert with a single stud and that way
any of these tops will be compatible and
I can put them on and off very
easily I'm sure more than a few of you
out there have no idea how these weird
warty denim tops are going to be
surfaced into something that actually
looks cool but I promise it will all
make sense after this trip to creative
woodworking this is a big industrial
shop and this is a big planner SL wide
belt sander and as I feed this denim
through as long as I don't go too far as
long as I don't go through into the
plywood all that's going to leave or all
that's going to remain is the cool denim
pattern what I don't know is how each
pattern is going to turn out and it can
always be or always give me a bit of
anxiety because I have an idea in my
head of how one's going to look and when
it comes out it just isn't as cool as I
thought and one of them I actually
messed up on we had this one with wood
dowels and I forgot that the dowels were
thicker than all of the rest of them all
the plywood was a/2 in thick but these
dowels were 3/4 of an inch and this is
actually one that Scott came up with so
I'm sorry Scott we didn't get your Dow
one this one though I almost forgot
about this one this is kind of a proof
of concept I did a little micro sample
and this looks like it's made out of
tinfoil and Denim and it's actually
because it's made out of tin foil and
Denim and I'll show you that one at the
end but it's pretty freaking
cool which ones were you most surprised
by most excited for and which one were
you most disappointed by the one I'm
most disappointed with is the giraffe
pattern I was really confident that I
was going to be the best one and it was
the most
underwhelming um the surprise surprising
ones are probably the black and tan and
the black and silver oh yeah black and
gray black and tan what patterns were
those I think they're both just do
random random um and it might just be
the high contrast that I liked but um I
think the tan is going to look good I
think my tenant of favorite is
the the starburst or the alien pattern
alien the alien from Alien that youve
probably never seen that movie oh no I
know which one you're talking about the
one that stucks on the guy's face yeah
um I like that one I think it's like a
good mix of Damascus y but not too
psychedelic yeah it's kind of a roar
shacky which is I don't know I like that
pattern Ro Shack in R Shack in
yes for the smaller table base I'm doing
something totally new I've learned about
a new shape it's called an ellipse I
can't say whether it's new to the world
or just new to me but I watched a
woodworking video and found out how to
draw an ellipse and here's what we're
doing use a little bit of string couple
screws in a board of MDF and we're going
to end up using half of this ellipse as
a template for our smaller table base
where we're going to use it actually as
a router guide so I'm kind of making
this up as I go but I will say it
actually works in the end it'll just be
up to you to let me know if you think it
looks cool or
not as I was building all these end
table bases and end table tops for my
wife I was reflecting on all the things
that I've built her as I built her quite
a few things I've built a dining table I
built her a desk I built her end tables
I built her a custom Pantry door and one
of the things that all of these have in
common is none of them if I'm being
honest are really for her they were all
what I wanted to build and then I just
gave it to her and kind of acted like it
was a present it'd be kind of like if
she wanted a new car and I show up with
a 70 Cuda 346 pack it was like happy
birthday and I have a reason for it I
don't know that it's a good reason and
the main reason is that most of the
things she likes are kind of boring I
told her she could buy a breakfast table
for us and she got us a very lovely but
albeit kind of boring White Oak just
plain grain glue up plain base just as
basic as you can get but that's what she
likes and I don't think that it looks
bad I think it goes great in our house
but those don't make the best videos so
over the years when I've needed to make
a video I will kind of Disguise it as a
gift to her so I had some time to
reflect on that and it got me thinking
about this one and these again are
really kind of for me so while I was
doing this project I actually built
another base that was going to be just
for her it was a white oak base it's in
a style that I know she likes because I
built some for some clients and she told
me how much she liked it more than the
other table or more than the other table
bases we have so I'm not going to show
that on video because I've built the
same base a number of times but I will
show you during the reveal because I'm
trying to make this actually for her
even though at the end it's still kind
of for me or really kind of for you guys
if you think about it so you're
welcome all of that said there are worse
things that you could be married to than
a woodworking YouTuber you you could be
married to a YouTube hustle culture
coach that says things like rise and
grind and claims they split their day up
into 24 individual days giving them 24
times the productivity of a normal man
could also be said that it's not the
best YouTuber to be married to so all in
all I would say woodworking YouTuber
Falls somewhere between masseuse
YouTuber and that nice kid that cuts
people's grass for free or okay probably
just behind that kid that cuts people's
grass for free thanks all right
there was probably a little too much
deliberation that went into whether or
not to make this cut Scott and I went
back and forth originally I had planned
on making this just a little bit more
two-dimensional without making this cut
but Scott did some drawings and
convinced me that it would probably look
better to have this taper on it in the
end I do think that he was right but got
me thinking about all the things that
most of you guys don't see and if you
are some kind of Craftsman if you do
construction or woodwork or metal work
you can definitely relate to this but to
everybody else you guys have no idea how
much time that we spend just staring
blankly at a project I probably spend
realistically hours a week just staring
at something deciding how it should come
together and in the end I think it pays
off but it's not the most interesting
video to show that
process when it comes time to sand these
projects more often than not I just have
Scott go edit something and I continue
sanding on my own because I don't want
to get too many shots but after I got
done sanding I realized I could do the
threaded insert Mount and I have a
pretty big drill press and it was
actually just barely big enough to get
this underneath it which was perfect
because I needed to be absolutely
vertical I couldn't have any variation
because this top isn't flat so if this
hole doesn't go in absolutely straight
the top isn't going to go on straight
either it'll be completely crooked so I
was really fortunate to have this drill
press to get this threaded insert in
there and was feeling pretty good about
myself until I went to screw on the top
Scott's downstairs editing so I
decided to shoot this little bit I was
going to surprise him with how well I
did it is sturdy enough for what I was
hoping but apparently it was off just a
little bit of
90 now I don't know if I tell Scott or
not I guess he'll see it if he edits
this though I better
go I wasn't entirely sure how I was
going to fix that top so in the meantime
to make myself feel a little bit better
I was going to put together a win here
and do a cool new texturing pattern and
to do this I just drew a bunch of
bisecting lines and Then followed them
with the angle grinder and I think this
might be my favorite pattern on the
underside of a table that you'll never
see that I've ever done and hopefully
one of you guys out there can come up
with a name because I couldn't really
come up with anything clever for it but
I do think it looks pretty cool and it
definitely functions
well all right here's my idea to fix the
top and it might be rather brilliant I
drilled the hole slightly oversized so
the threaded insert is just kind of
loose and rocking in there then put a
little bit of painters tape on the
bottom to prevent any of this extra
thick Marine epoxy from going in and
here is where my genius comes in is I'm
going to put it in there again it's
still loose I got that stud in there and
I'm putting the top on but remember it's
just going to be rocking around back and
forth however I have Precision cut
sticks here they're going to keep it at
the absolute perfect height so it should
stay there when the epoxy hardens you
think it's going to work
I I think so but I'm going to be
disappointed because I don't have
another
solution
okay I don't
know I don't know if I is that does that
work or not first definition let's see
if it's
level but that's pretty good
I think it actually works for the type
of table it is I I think it's okay I
think I'd be all right with it all right
so having our morning coffee in a heavy
duty Pro spray
bottle and just go to set
down okay I'm go over
here Scott what do we think I I think it
passes that test okay then there's no
more test to be
had one thing I know about com is
they're always very understanding about
the furniture I make and are not
critical at
all this jig here might be my favorite
jig in the whole shop and ironically
it's also probably my least used jig but
it is the most fun to use this is my
circle cutting jig for the band saw and
super simple to use very easy to make
there's plenty of videos here on YouTube
that will show you how to make this this
isn't something I invented all you do is
measure half the distance you want your
circle to be put that pin in drill
another hole in your piece and as you
slide it forward that piece of plywood
on the top right is just to keep the
whole sled from tipping over you don't
have to use it but I do find it to be
pretty helpful then you just spin it in
a circle and you'd be amazed at how fast
and accurate these Circle cutting jigs
can
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be in the past I've really done a little
bit more complicated two-stage process
when it comes to cutting a circle I'll
start on the router table or using a
router use the band saw in the middle
and then I'll come back and finish it
with a router and that might seem overly
complicated and it can be but now that I
got my band saw dialed in I do think
that it's giving a clean enough cut that
I can go straight from the band saw to
the router table or the sander or
whatever is next and this part was
pretty fun not only because I love using
this jig but I really got to see each of
these denim tables tops start to take
shape and this is nowhere near to how
they're going to look after the Finish
is on but I do think that they're
starting to look pretty
cool after the Bandai moved over to the
router table and for almost every piece
I chose a unique edge profile I just
used it as an opportunity to see how
each round over each profile affected
that denim on the side because that's
one of my favorite Parts about these
denim tables is how the sides look look
and this sanding process was pretty
unbearable I spent most of the day doing
this and this is why I just did a quick
time lapse because now we can move on to
the finishing
process the finishing process I'm using
on the base is actually shockingly
similar to the finishing process I'm
going to use on the top the only
difference is the quote color that I'm
using on this furwood is called an
invisible oil and the idea is it's got
just enough white in there that'll make
it look like there's nothing on there at
all and I think it's pretty neat and if
you want to know what the alternative is
what a normal kind of clear satin would
look like this is what it would look
like so I really prefer that invisible
oil however that weird white pigment
does not look good on darker wood so
don't use it on Walnut definitely don't
use it on denim but what I'm using here
is just the regular satin this is
something like you would see in a Rubio
monot the brand I'm using is called
vesting and I think it looks pretty
freaking amazing on these denim
tops I mentioned that I built another
table base that I think my wife will
like a little bit more than these fur
bases but she might love the fur ones as
well and I also built one more top
because as I was building these I just
wasn't sure that she was going to love
any of them so I built one more it's
kind of a fail safe I think she'll like
it but I'm really curious which one
she's going to choose in the end and I'm
also really curious which ones you guys
like in the end because I would
obviously love your feedback cuz I'll
probably make bigger versions of some of
these combinations in the end so let me
know which ones you
like if you follow my channel Channel
you've probably seen me talk about N3
Nano in the past this is a product that
I offer it is a micron thin coating for
any wood surface and actually wood or
Denim and it will provide a ton of
protection increase the Sheen and
contrast all of those things but I also
have some huge news in that Woodcraft
the company that I believe is the
largest woodworking retailer in the
country just placed a purchase order for
all of their stores and this is huge
news for me because Woodcraft does not
take products lightly their head buyer
tried N3 Nano personally said that he
loved it and put an order in for every
single store so if you shop at Woodcraft
this should be on the shelves shortly if
not online already and I am thrilled
that they trust N3 Nano enough to put it
in their stores because their reputation
is everything and I know they wouldn't
put a product on their shelves that they
didn't trust so if you're interested
there's a link in the description or
just go check out your local
Woodcraft what's happening with your
outfit we have a theme today this is a a
denim theme so what we have today is I
prepared three table bases for you and
10 table tops okay okay so to start this
off okay we have here is a black and tan
it's actually a car heart blend you'll
note the earthy tone slightly nutting
may may Touch of
course if we're looking at the
combination I think that those
coordinate really nicely together okay
okay moving
on for did you get those clothes these
for years I ran these all the time all
it's time yeah the classic dark D I like
dark D so as you can see this is very
full boded I believe it was a 4832 body
anyway any thoughts on this print I like
this one but you know I like dark denims
so I I do know that you dark light dark
which is why I chose some of the darker
wash that I own all right this is our
smallest top
no that this is a burgundy from the
Strauss
region okay you find it to be very dry
this is actually no finish on it you can
feel the fabric I'm okay you're good
yeah one of the larger Tops This is a
mom Jean
blend excellent symmetry some would say
balance but this is actually a book
match pattern it's a subtle book match
you can see there is some asymmetry by
Design
okay we have a black and
gray you'll find it has a very smooth
finish almost
silky this one we really left the
Fabrics come forward is fabric forward
very fabric
forward inspired by the designs of the
Pacific Northwest
tribes this is what we're referring to
it's the light
Paisley see where you're going with that
it's a nice light end table would pair
nicely with a summer Mimosa I do love
those I know how you like Brad Pap s why
I with this
one I can see by your face you're
impressed yeah and what I'm picking up
from you is that you immediately notice
the hints of
patriotism yes I do yes mhm mhm I can
see your your face says it all you love
it but you'd like to see more I would
like to see more just like I said you
love it and you'd like to see more I
would like to see
more this one you'll immediately
notice that it will remind you of fresh
rain the pepperoni pattern Also may may
pick up hints of Smoked
Meats that uh is an interesting pattern
I kind of like it okay okay can I see
see it on this face of s okay really
brings out the
blue just like the blue In Your
Eyes Green in your eyes yeah another
dark
denim okay that's kind of
fun this is probably my personal
favorite see that I like the excellent
balance yet robust it's not right um
okay I like this one okay this is a
bright fun vintage hints of Jord
Dash
mhm so you you love this one or do you
just like
it mhm I can tell you wanted to see it
on this one yeah that's the one yes
how'd you get that depth yes so this is
a blend of black denim with light denim
is that great I can't say that one's my
favorite okay okay um and that's totally
fine they've given you a lot of great
options today so I understand extremely
hard to pick a favorite it
is last one I know that you ha for this
this tasting to come to an
end but I also realize that I don't
always make things that you necessarily
ask for I sometimes make things that I
want to make and then I put them in our
house yes okay so this final one I
really thought of you and did my best
know why you're laughing so much but
this is
you'll find it to be very oy it is a
white oak not
blend oh the most boring top I could
think
of and I know how you like white out
it's perfect yeah rings and I are both
happy with it I knew you would be well I
hope you've enjoyed your tasting today
this has been pleasurable thank you is
is there anything else you'd like to
revisit before deciding on the oak top
as your final Choice
uh yeah I think we should see the the
dark denim I think that you did a really
really great job with options yes I know
you like options my my gut reaction is
gravitating towards this one cuz this is
beautiful I would have been shocked if
you chose anything else all right here
is a quick recap of every top we built
and the bonus Denim and tinfoil piece
let me know which is your favorite
pattern and which is your favorite color
as always thank you so much for making
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