The butterfly keys really add another level to the visual beauty of the piece. I didn't think I'd like the contrasting colors very well. I love it now. Great work. And the nail story, nice touch for the story of the build.
This is what I want to do for a living. Commission slab tables and bar tops from home. Gonna be checking out more of your vids and learning quite a bit, thanks for sharing this.
I learned about epoxy a few years ago, while making cubicle tops for the GC I retired from in 2010. I edge glued old ceiling rafters for this project the material was full of knots. using cheap blue painters tape worked for me to plug the holes in the underside. Good Job Samurai
I really appreciate these Start To Finish videos, they are both inspiring and very enjoyable to watch. I really like the way you edit and the upbeat music you serve us. Awesome build, looking forward to seeing your own table come to life!
Thank you, Sensei. I am just starting my own project using a piece of Sapele. The whole plank is 4.6m long and it's 80cm wide and 7 cm thick. It weighs well over 200kg (probably around 500lbs) which is my first problem. I am going to use half of it for the top and the rest for legs, so I should be able to manipulate it, once it is bifurcated. It has one large-ish crack which I will keep as a feature and use the solid end for the legs. I am going with big slabs (70cm x 50cm) for the legs and putting a bar between them for stability. My wife tells me I need to do more weight exercises. Anyway, it was good to watch you do this. Thanks again. Most interesting, though, was just watching the transformation of a tree into a table.
Hey I just wanted to give you some tips on grinding on your table legs. Buy a 60 grit flap disc metal grinding wheel. Takes away steel a lot faster and leaves nice fine scratch lines. Then hit the scratch lines with a brillo wheel or sandpaper. Also, I noticed you were grinding with a front-to-back motion going against the weld instead of with it. If you grind long ways with the weld and make long continuous runs instead of lots small movements, you'll get a nice consistent grind that takes away material more efficiently and leaves nicer scratch lines that can be more easily sanded out. Experience: been a metal fabricator for 3 years now. The table looks amazing! I'm starting to really pursue my passion for wood working in the last couple weeks and hope to make it a full time business one day. I just got three boards of black walnut, vacuum kiln dried and already cut to dimension and planed that I plan to make a really nice table with. They're 6'x12"x3". Is it possible to get in contact to ask you a few questions before I start this project? I'm still learning and I'm sure there's a lot I don't know about working with black walnut.
Very cool very talented God has giving you awesome skilled gifts to use your hands Crafting wood and metal. Thanks for sharing. I have a large piece of maple that came out of the back of a floorboard of a semi truck trailer. Beautiful piece of maple he has the countersunk holes in it From the old carriage through Bolts. Very cool looking. Just want to get some ideas watching your video broadens my thinking. Thanks very much take care brother
You are a joy to watch work. You are SOOOO talented and I really do enjoy your channel. Keep up the good work. And you're right... that story is TOTALLY worth a broken bit. Not only are you a phenomenal carpenter/craftsman, but YOU GET WHAT IT"S ALL ABOUT!
Great video! Fun and entertaining to watch, and LOVE the story about the owners parents putting the nail in the tree! I'mma like this video all day long!
I had a couple of fairly large black walnut trees milled into lumber this summer. Thanks for the video. I will attempt to recreate something like this at some. Largest slabs I have are 6' x 30" z 2". I particularly like the legs and how you created them.
As a boat owner, I've used epoxy plenty of times on various projects. It was cool seeing how you used it on the slab. Beautiful work, great story behind it too.
Loved the fusion of wood and metal in this project. Hope to see more in future? Try playing around with aged metal, rusting, it'll add another dimension to the piece. Keep up the great work 👍
To all you haters lets see your work! This guy is awsome at what he does and has a reason to have an ego. There is also a thing in this world called "personal preference". The nail story is fabulous I have one of my own and it makes a piece that much more special to the craftsman and the customer, keep up the amazing work samurai your work is awsome!
Those stories make a piece personal. My dad made a coffee table and used his finger bone as a bowtie. Obviously he didn't cut it off for the job, that was the Mau Mau, but he had it in the workshop and needed a piece of something hard but shapeable. My dad in law, who was a carpenter, stained some new panels for a cathedral using his own blood, as that's how they were stained originally. Again, he didn't wound himself, but he got a pint drawn by a nurse. It's about the love of making.
This was the best of the best!!! But in weeks to come this comment will be meaningless compared to your next projects! Keep it up man - insanely inspiring 🙌🏼👏🏼
For anyone wanting to do the epoxy, a hair dryer works also. did my own 8x3 foot desk. You almost have to have something to pop the bubbles otherwise you're going to have a bad finish.
Sorry, I forgot how much they can charge for 2 coils and electronic parts $1 worth :D I'd still prefer metal detector though. You won't find smaller nails deeper in the wood with magnet.
mdbigman or that new "x-ray" app thingy for your smart phone. I've been seeing ads for it so you can locate wires and pipes inside your walls. Or a metal detection wand. They're pretty cheap on the ole Amazon or eBay. Or a diamond wheel chainsaw sharpener and resurface/resharpen the bits when this happens.
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That nail story will follow that table wherever it goes, that is so awesome!!
Thank you Samurai. Inspiration. Talent. Pride in work. Rewarding work. Beautiful things that last.
The butterfly keys really add another level to the visual beauty of the piece. I didn't think I'd like the contrasting colors very well. I love it now.
Great work. And the nail story, nice touch for the story of the build.
What a tree, what a story, some beautiful tables. Wish you a great week
I love you treat the wood and also how you take time to craft such beautiful pieces of work
This is what I want to do for a living. Commission slab tables and bar tops from home. Gonna be checking out more of your vids and learning quite a bit, thanks for sharing this.
It's great to see this style of video again
Awesome work, nature becomes art showing how beautiful nature is. Legendary
That came out insane wood is so timeless and beautiful.
These turned out beautiful. Rustic yet modern!
That is an awesome story glad to hear it there's always something good that can come out of any situation
Great video for all woodworkers with advanced degrees in mind reading.
Super cool story about the nail. Nice job on the table!
The Carpenter can weld, very well at that. Beautiful work of art, well done.
I saw where Norm Abrams used a metal detecting wand on wood slabs to check for embedded nails. Nice job and you are an inspiration to me.
I learned about epoxy a few years ago, while making cubicle tops for the GC I retired from in 2010. I edge glued old ceiling rafters for this project the material was full of knots. using cheap blue painters tape worked for me to plug the holes in the underside. Good Job Samurai
great job friends, finally I see you welding very well👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Super cool video. We love cleaning up live edge slabs!!
I really appreciate these Start To Finish videos, they are both inspiring and very enjoyable to watch. I really like the way you edit and the upbeat music you serve us. Awesome build, looking forward to seeing your own table come to life!
How can people dislike this video? Blows my mind. Great content man!
that rug really ties the place together
Killer video. Great story. Beautiful tables. Thanks.
Talent! It takes time and skill to develop. And it takes time to create a remarkable product.
Thank you, Sensei.
I am just starting my own project using a piece of Sapele. The whole plank is 4.6m long and it's 80cm wide and 7 cm thick. It weighs well over 200kg (probably around 500lbs) which is my first problem.
I am going to use half of it for the top and the rest for legs, so I should be able to manipulate it, once it is bifurcated. It has one large-ish crack which I will keep as a feature and use the solid end for the legs. I am going with big slabs (70cm x 50cm) for the legs and putting a bar between them for stability. My wife tells me I need to do more weight exercises.
Anyway, it was good to watch you do this. Thanks again. Most interesting, though, was just watching the transformation of a tree into a table.
Hey I just wanted to give you some tips on grinding on your table legs. Buy a 60 grit flap disc metal grinding wheel. Takes away steel a lot faster and leaves nice fine scratch lines. Then hit the scratch lines with a brillo wheel or sandpaper. Also, I noticed you were grinding with a front-to-back motion going against the weld instead of with it. If you grind long ways with the weld and make long continuous runs instead of lots small movements, you'll get a nice consistent grind that takes away material more efficiently and leaves nicer scratch lines that can be more easily sanded out. Experience: been a metal fabricator for 3 years now.
The table looks amazing! I'm starting to really pursue my passion for wood working in the last couple weeks and hope to make it a full time business one day. I just got three boards of black walnut, vacuum kiln dried and already cut to dimension and planed that I plan to make a really nice table with. They're 6'x12"x3". Is it possible to get in contact to ask you a few questions before I start this project? I'm still learning and I'm sure there's a lot I don't know about working with black walnut.
Love watching you work. You are a true craftsman. Thanks for uploading.
love that oil finish man, nothing worse than a varnish finish on table tops.
Can't wait to see your own dining table build video!
Glad to see you do a commission project!
Oh man i would love me a desk like that, beautiful !
That table looked AWESOME bro!!!! SIIIICCCKKKKK DUUUUUUUUDE!!!!!!
I love the camera angle when grinding down the welds.
Those a beautiful tables and a great conversation for the clients to tell there friends and family.
Love that story! Lucky to have that kind of history:)
STUNNING.
Fantastic build. Looks awesome.
Absolutely amazing!
MASTER of the UNIVERSE !!!
You, sir, are incredibly awesome!
LOL this beautiful tree get turned into a beautiful table!
Awesome table and story
Very cool very talented God has giving you awesome skilled gifts to use your hands Crafting wood and metal.
Thanks for sharing. I have a large piece of maple that came out of the back of a floorboard of a semi truck trailer. Beautiful piece of maple he has the countersunk holes in it From the old carriage through Bolts.
Very cool looking. Just want to get some ideas watching your video broadens my thinking. Thanks very much take care brother
Thumbs up for the nail story !
I like my profession and you are good at this. greetings from Argentina
Excellent as always!
Next up, you should do live edge side-panelling on your car, 70s style.
^The man!
It looks so good!
You are a joy to watch work. You are SOOOO talented and I really do enjoy your channel. Keep up the good work. And you're right... that story is TOTALLY worth a broken bit. Not only are you a phenomenal carpenter/craftsman, but YOU GET WHAT IT"S ALL ABOUT!
Great Job Sir.... Thanks for the Help !!!
That. Was. Awesome.
I appreciate how you didn't finish it super glossy. Looks great just the way it is.
Sam, great video with great content! Very inspiring
Beautiful build as usual.
great build, well done,
Great project and video.
Great video! Fun and entertaining to watch, and LOVE the story about the owners parents putting the nail in the tree! I'mma like this video all day long!
Beautiful table! Thanks for sharing and taking us thru the process
absolutely perfect! very good job mister
Stunning!
Amazing project! Great work! Thank you for sharing you skills and ideas.
Such a beautiful work of art & a family heirloom - a two'fer!
Beautiful work! I finally have the inspiration to start working on my live slab
So baller. That sure came out nice! Great story to go with the nail!
Amazing work !
Just beautiful!!!
I had a couple of fairly large black walnut trees milled into lumber this summer. Thanks for the video. I will attempt to recreate something like this at some. Largest slabs I have are 6' x 30" z 2". I particularly like the legs and how you created them.
Super nice work bro!
Love the tables and the nail story, I like that you have such passion for what you do. It keeps it real.
Cheers Samurai.
watching from the UK.
As a boat owner, I've used epoxy plenty of times on various projects. It was cool seeing how you used it on the slab.
Beautiful work, great story behind it too.
what a lovely tale to tell at a dinner party. superb work my friend!
Good film buddy, take it easy.
bad ass table! awesome build!
Interesting to see that the blackwood is able to grow in the US
Отличная работа! Вы настоящий мастер!
Very nice. I’m not to crazy about the 2 stitches but..cool story to.
Simply lovely
Loved the tables! Great job sir.
Your the best Samurai! Alec is catching up to you!
yeah there aint no stopping Alec. He'll beat me to a million for sure.
Yep. Alec is a machine!
Awesome work and awesome video, I just got my own tree two weeks ago to do my own live edge project, thanks for the help and inspiration
Looks sweet! 🤩
Thanks for the stoke and awesome tips. Was stoked to find out your in Vic...Port Alberni here and just beginning my woodworking journey.
Loved the fusion of wood and metal in this project. Hope to see more in future? Try playing around with aged metal, rusting, it'll add another dimension to the piece. Keep up the great work 👍
That’s a stunning table. The bow tie joints are as near to perfection as it’s possible to get 🙂 also, cool story bro.
Awesome job.
Another Beautiful project. I love seeing the quality you put out.
Amazing
Beautiful
Très belles tables et du beau travail comme d’habitude. 👍🏻
Beautiful work. Thanks for the video.
That was pretty good story thanks for sharing in the entertainment
To all you haters lets see your work! This guy is awsome at what he does and has a reason to have an ego. There is also a thing in this world called "personal preference". The nail story is fabulous I have one of my own and it makes a piece that much more special to the craftsman and the customer, keep up the amazing work samurai your work is awsome!
Those stories make a piece personal. My dad made a coffee table and used his finger bone as a bowtie. Obviously he didn't cut it off for the job, that was the Mau Mau, but he had it in the workshop and needed a piece of something hard but shapeable. My dad in law, who was a carpenter, stained some new panels for a cathedral using his own blood, as that's how they were stained originally. Again, he didn't wound himself, but he got a pint drawn by a nurse. It's about the love of making.
as usual amazing video and very cool project!
This was the best of the best!!!
But in weeks to come this comment will be meaningless compared to your next projects!
Keep it up man - insanely inspiring 🙌🏼👏🏼
I was hoping you'd address the nail in the tree. Story at the end did not disappoint.
I’m glad it ended up getting squared off on the end instead of the weird point that was there initially.
You make me smile 😊
PS : great job with a superb "slab" of wood.
For anyone wanting to do the epoxy, a hair dryer works also. did my own 8x3 foot desk. You almost have to have something to pop the bubbles otherwise you're going to have a bad finish.
Mad Skills, Bro-tato chip!!! Inspired me to use a live edge on my next table build. Thank you!
Get a large magnet and run it along the surface first to check for nails. Will save you the hassle and cost.
Or rather metal detector. Much cheaper than big magnet to get enough noticeable pull.
+Jo Russ - a Neodymium magnet would be very cheap. Less than $10.
Sorry, I forgot how much they can charge for 2 coils and electronic parts $1 worth :D
I'd still prefer metal detector though. You won't find smaller nails deeper in the wood with magnet.
mdbigman or that new "x-ray" app thingy for your smart phone. I've been seeing ads for it so you can locate wires and pipes inside your walls. Or a metal detection wand. They're pretty cheap on the ole Amazon or eBay. Or a diamond wheel chainsaw sharpener and resurface/resharpen the bits when this happens.
What if the tree is full of aluminum, zinc, copper, manganese, magnesium, cobalt, or titanium?
Love the table. Love the sawhorses to lol I need to make me a set of them
Beautiful