DIY Concrete River Table | How to Build a Concrete Coffee Table

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  • I'll show you how to build a DIY concrete river table / concrete coffee table. Check out squarespace.com/jonnybuilds to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code JONNYBUILDS.
    This week I'll show you how I built a round concrete "river" coffee table using conventional Quikrete concrete, rebar, and a welded steel 3 legged base. If you don't have access to a welder you could make a version of this concrete coffee table by wiring the rebar together and using hairpin legs for the base. To create the river pottion of this concrete river table I used a foam insulation cut out to create a knockout within the concrete form. I placed a rebar grid on top of that form during the pour, and chiseled through the concrete slab to reveal the rebar within the table.
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  • @JonnyBuilds
    @JonnyBuilds  4 года назад +51

    I know I'll get questions about what happens if your coffee cup falls through the cut out, or why didn't I fill it with resin, so I'll address that here. First, this table is 30 inches wide, and the cut out is about 4 inches wide. That's 26 inches of usable space which is wider than most coffee tables. Second, filling this with clear resin would be needlessly expensive, and have a high likelihood of things going wrong combining construction grade concrete and epoxy. Finally, it just wouldn't look good. That said I do think combining this style concrete river table with a glass insert would be awesome, but that's an idea I'm saving for a future build. Thanks for watching, and I forgot to add the watch to the end word...😬. Comment "Ouch" if you watched 'til the end!

    • @ChrisPage68
      @ChrisPage68 4 года назад +3

      Ouch! How's your hernia? 😜 I bet some high end furniture company will be selling copies of your design for 4x the price.

    • @victoriarivera7638
      @victoriarivera7638 4 года назад

      Ouch! Nice result.

    • @JonnyBuilds
      @JonnyBuilds  4 года назад

      That would be fine by me!

    • @JonnyBuilds
      @JonnyBuilds  4 года назад

      Thanks 🙏

    • @Bobo-gm9fd
      @Bobo-gm9fd 4 года назад +1

      The question I came here to ask and you have already answered it ,thank you

  • @lafondawilliams
    @lafondawilliams 4 года назад +81

    when cuting holes in jeans wasnt enough we moved to tables

  • @parkwayconcepts8758
    @parkwayconcepts8758 4 года назад +15

    Ouch! This thing is right up my alley. I love the "art" behind it. Rugged and broken.

  • @davepeck7633
    @davepeck7633 3 года назад +2

    Your video inspired me to build one of my own, with a twist. Instead of a river, I cut my foam into the letter "H". I will be giving the table to my in-laws who's last name starts with the letter "H". I bought a masonry bit for my impact drill to create the holes in between the rebar in the letter, but I was burning though batteries too quickly. I switched to an air chisel and it worked great. Very easy to control and do some precision chiseling. I will be etching the remaining letters into the surface of the concrete to spell out their name. I completed the stand build yesterday. I angle cut the top corners as you did, but i ended up making them a constant, smooth curve. Thanks for the videos!

  • @Grabarz23
    @Grabarz23 4 года назад +14

    Pro tip from me:
    Next time just "borrow" the Manhole hatch from sewage well :D

  • @nafitron
    @nafitron 2 года назад +1

    Your videos are super encouraging! I've stopped doing woodworking for about 2 years now after moving my shop to our new house. Your videos are motivating me to get back out there! You make things that are doable by everyone! Great work -- keep it up.

  • @neilf4128
    @neilf4128 4 года назад +4

    This may be a bit out of context but I really want to give a shout to you Johnny. Thanks for your tips and tricks with resin epoxy. 1. Removing excess with heat gun and putty knife . 2. Taping the show side and filling from back side for a flatter and cleaner reveal.

  • @shitheadjohnson2797
    @shitheadjohnson2797 2 года назад

    love seeing the rebar from the outside effect.

  • @meme-sw1pc
    @meme-sw1pc 2 года назад

    I smiled when you cut it too short, we have all done things like that, I am a new subscriber from Tasmania.

  • @duckwrth2472
    @duckwrth2472 4 года назад +29

    Thought you where gonna use resin in it, who wants a coffee table with a hole in it?

  • @JoeMakes
    @JoeMakes 4 года назад

    Love that patina look! It doesn't "hurt" me at all to watch the end (and all the lifting). Hope everyone is doing well!

  • @rjrj570
    @rjrj570 4 года назад +4

    I like it as is. thank you thank you for NOT using resin... even a glass top cover would be a better than resin

  • @bradymcphail9690
    @bradymcphail9690 4 года назад +2

    Jonny- another very cool build! It gave me a an idea for a build of my own. I cant think of good ideas on my own, I have to steal my ideas from the great makers and then make my little tweaks... So thanks man.

  • @TheBlackEventorizon
    @TheBlackEventorizon 4 года назад +10

    Perhaps a partial Resin fill on the hole would work? Invert the table, seal as needed (PP Sheet & Hotglue?) then add maybe just 1/2in of resin or maybe 1in so that the hole isn't completely filled. You get a 'complete' table surface, while still seeing the whole hole and exposed rebar. Having literally just done a river table myself and winced at the cost of the resin I calculated in the pour... yeah, I can see why you didn't! - Ouch!

  • @userbetty
    @userbetty 4 года назад +2

    clean

  • @SpencleyDesignCo
    @SpencleyDesignCo 4 года назад

    KIller job Jonny! Really love this urban decay style!

  • @waffle_chair9269
    @waffle_chair9269 Год назад

    Dang, I thought it was going to be expoxy in the river bit. Still very cool

  • @jimmerseiber
    @jimmerseiber 4 года назад

    This is awesome. When I make one I'll probably run the river all the way through.

  • @EthanCarterDesigns
    @EthanCarterDesigns 4 года назад +3

    I watched the video earlier this morning and the video and project are absolutely awesome! I really dig the urban decay design and so cool how you chiseled out the river. Great stuff as always Jonny!

    • @JonnyBuilds
      @JonnyBuilds  4 года назад +1

      Thanks Ethan! More like this coming down the road!

    • @EthanCarterDesigns
      @EthanCarterDesigns 4 года назад

      @@JonnyBuilds That's awesome to hear!

  • @Michaelton
    @Michaelton 4 года назад

    You and hack smith should collab

  • @applefanda_cz
    @applefanda_cz 4 года назад +1

    That look super cool! Good job! :)

  • @yellowdogparty
    @yellowdogparty 4 года назад +1

    Cool style. It was also neat before you there away the rubble inside. It kind of had a Demolition Man vibe. :)

  • @lucidtrip3439
    @lucidtrip3439 4 года назад +1

    Really creative and looks good too!

  • @appalachianmountaindesigns7713
    @appalachianmountaindesigns7713 4 года назад

    I like the concrete ideas. It's a different new look. Thanks for sharing. Until next time. *Chris*

  • @anthony5227
    @anthony5227 2 года назад

    You are artistic and creative as hell man. Great work

  • @TylerBellMakes
    @TylerBellMakes 4 года назад

    Hot dang dude! Love that base

  • @normanmerrill1241
    @normanmerrill1241 3 года назад

    Beautiful job...beautiful table...

  • @dmdesigndaco2776
    @dmdesigndaco2776 4 года назад

    What a beautifull and raw design! Nice job!

  • @maderayvidacarpinteria
    @maderayvidacarpinteria 4 года назад +2

    Nice job! 😎👍🏻
    I really liked the fact that you didn't use neither glass nor epoxy in the river hole. The way you did it gives the coffee table a real industrial look.
    Greetings from Playa del Carmen, Mexico ☀️🌴🇲🇽

    • @JonnyBuilds
      @JonnyBuilds  4 года назад +1

      Thanks! Also wish I was in Playa Del Carmen right now. Haven’t been diving in years and need to soon!

    • @maderayvidacarpinteria
      @maderayvidacarpinteria 4 года назад

      @@JonnyBuilds
      Right now everything is closed in Playa because of the health situation. But once this ends, you're very welcome to come. Contact me if you do.

  • @Avocadomushroom
    @Avocadomushroom 4 года назад +2

    Omg I love love love love this 😭 I want it 😍

  • @970SHR
    @970SHR 10 месяцев назад

    Interesting build. Maybe replacing rebar with some twisted square bar instead

  • @ljmz79
    @ljmz79 4 года назад +2

    Awesome looking coffee table! Love it! Maybe the legs could have been even more simple and have level tops instead of the angled cut. And like suggested in some other comments, a glass top would be a nice option, which would make whole table surface usable.

  • @TheGuycaico2
    @TheGuycaico2 4 года назад +2

    Ouch... I love this industrial style you've been doing, it looks amazing! Keep it up man!

    • @JonnyBuilds
      @JonnyBuilds  4 года назад

      Thanks for watching til the end!

  • @finnthehuman4928
    @finnthehuman4928 2 года назад

    главное не двигать этот стол по паркету, будет оставлять за собой борозды в сантиметр глубиной 😄

  • @MrBLUEDEVILUK
    @MrBLUEDEVILUK 4 года назад

    A coloured resin edge ring would look cool

  • @cyberpunk4622
    @cyberpunk4622 4 года назад

    Very interesting design, thanks for sharing

  • @robrobertson3806
    @robrobertson3806 4 года назад

    Another cool project. You never disappoint. Love the look of this table.

  • @muratakyurek3550
    @muratakyurek3550 4 года назад

    Mükemmel bir sanat tebrikler. Maşallah 👏

  • @curtispresten6506
    @curtispresten6506 4 года назад +57

    Ouch- Needs resin. You're right it would be more expensive, but the table just looks unfinished.

    • @nikolalutov8898
      @nikolalutov8898 4 года назад +3

      I mean...just an extremely thin and fully transparent layer on the very surface would do the trick. Not that expensive and you'll have a fully function countertop space!

    • @coenraed
      @coenraed 4 года назад +6

      Couldn't disagree more, it looks perfect the way it is. epoxy is way overused these days

    • @JC-XL
      @JC-XL 4 года назад +2

      That's what I expected when I clicked on the video - to fill the hole with resin then polish it

    • @randybobandy9828
      @randybobandy9828 3 года назад +1

      @@coenraed i disagree. Just because another of youtubers do alone ofnepoxy builds doesn't mean they are over done. I never come across epoxy tables in my day to day life.

  • @tristandreemurr8755
    @tristandreemurr8755 4 года назад +2

    Everybody gangsta' till he takes that concrete and rebarb and makes a statue.
    (I'm referencing SCP-173 for anyone who couldn't figure that out.) themselves.)

  • @JTWoodworks
    @JTWoodworks 4 года назад

    You killed it on this project and video. I love how clean and simple the base is

  • @FredMcIntyre
    @FredMcIntyre 4 года назад

    Awesome work Jonny, turned out great! 😃👌🏻👍🏻👊🏻

  • @mr.coffeecreations4340
    @mr.coffeecreations4340 4 года назад

    Nice! I think I will try to make one table like this!

  • @makerbobdesigns365
    @makerbobdesigns365 4 года назад

    Almost all masonry drills have a hammer only option and you can get chisel bits. That would make this a ton easier.

  • @josephxkendrick
    @josephxkendrick 4 года назад

    I liked the ball on the silicone to make the nice edge

  • @corneliuspeters2418
    @corneliuspeters2418 4 года назад

    This is a beautiful coffee table. Good work

  • @Ihaveaboyfriend
    @Ihaveaboyfriend 4 года назад

    Really really Nice

  • @justinglenn448
    @justinglenn448 4 года назад

    Love it, awesome work looks sick.

  • @JohnSmith-yp3jm
    @JohnSmith-yp3jm 4 года назад

    Next time you do a concrete table like this with the chipped out section, try filling it back in with clear epoxy and run fiber optic wires under the rebar. Then hook the wires to a light color changing device

  • @PKedByBlade
    @PKedByBlade 4 года назад

    Damn. This is super cool!]
    well done!!

  • @hvcustomcreationsklippel6779
    @hvcustomcreationsklippel6779 4 года назад

    Love your work and videos

  • @DavidAbella
    @DavidAbella 3 года назад

    Awesome job. Hope I have all your tools 🤯

  • @jonny555ive
    @jonny555ive 4 года назад

    Looks great, but I was really hoping for epoxy in the middle. I guess you could add it ? My 2 cents bro. 👍👍
    Keep up the awesome work.
    Oh yeah..... "OUCH" har har

  • @jadsonsilvajait8436
    @jadsonsilvajait8436 10 месяцев назад

    Olá, deveria usar areia grossa molhada no lugar que vai ficar vazado, melhor que insopor, pois não precisa quebrar depois.

  • @vanessas2517
    @vanessas2517 4 года назад +1

    I luv the look it gives me an idea or for you do light gunmetal resin so the bars are still visible with led light. I luv your videos and creative mind. Keep it up

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations 4 года назад +1

    Beautiful work, dude. It really looks fantastic!!! 😃
    I watched to the end, but I didn't get what was to comment about. 😕
    Stay safe there! 🖖😊

  • @anthonycaldi7056
    @anthonycaldi7056 2 года назад

    You have Mad Talent! I thought you were going to fill the middle “cutout” with Epoxy? I wonder how that would look. Why don’t you try that?

  • @АндрейАбрамов-ю3ж

    Если бы залил внутрь, где арматура эпоксидная смола вот это бы круто смотрелось!!!

  • @autopainterhamzaansari5712
    @autopainterhamzaansari5712 4 года назад

    بہت خوب

  • @mra9743
    @mra9743 4 года назад +4

    Really cool table, love the design. Would it have been easier to use 2 pieces of foam and sandwich the rebar with the ends out into the table? That way there only chiseling you need to do is clean up and the cosmetic stuff. Thoughts?

    • @JonnyBuilds
      @JonnyBuilds  4 года назад +2

      Seems easier in theory, but in practice would cause more issues. Lining up the foam inserts would be next to impossible during the concrete pour. Keeping the foam from floating up would have required extra framing to hold it down. You would still have to do the majority of the chiseling to give it the more organic appearance.

  • @greglawson3805
    @greglawson3805 4 года назад

    Very nice work as usual, but ouch! You need a hoist!! Thanks for the vid.

  • @MarkH10
    @MarkH10 3 месяца назад

    👇 Nice work.

  • @NathanWeis1
    @NathanWeis1 4 года назад

    you should go back to this project and try pouring clear resin in the gap so it looks like a hole but you can use
    the whole table

  • @leinahtanharas
    @leinahtanharas 4 года назад

    Ouch! Love it 👍

  • @jakovsimenic6351
    @jakovsimenic6351 4 года назад

    u can buy netted rebar

  • @raziel3726
    @raziel3726 4 года назад

    Craftsman!!

  • @katiemarek6741
    @katiemarek6741 4 года назад +2

    This is sweet! Your poor back, ouch!

  • @jma5177
    @jma5177 4 года назад

    I'm from Brazil.

  • @rskartik6887
    @rskartik6887 4 года назад +1

    Every one : it looks unfinished
    Me : How tf am I supposed to put that on my bed

  • @jma5177
    @jma5177 4 года назад

    Excellent.
    Seus trabalhos (videos) são muito bons.
    Parabéns.
    Congratulations.

  • @danielvandermeer9776
    @danielvandermeer9776 4 года назад

    You could fill the river with epoxy resin for a different look

  • @lejend69
    @lejend69 4 года назад

    Very nice a little crush glass and clear epoxy would make this table perfect to use very nice work . And o yah some led lights lol . I know you told us why but I had to ask lol but it’s great work just wanted to bust your chops a little lol .

  • @garagemonkeysan
    @garagemonkeysan 4 года назад

    So cool. Beautiful table. Nice video, love the new shop. So much light! I see a fork lift in your future. : ) Mahalo for sharing!

  • @peterc938
    @peterc938 4 года назад

    very cool

  • @kosankrazy4143
    @kosankrazy4143 4 года назад

    To me that would be even cooler if you put blue clear epoxy in the center

  • @sheilamclaughlin963
    @sheilamclaughlin963 Год назад

    U don’t add some raw cement? I always do with quick crete they mix it light I always thought

  • @rushhourredrock99
    @rushhourredrock99 2 года назад

    Could you have used epoxy in the center instead of cutting the cement completely out? You do a great job in what I have seen but epoxy in my opinion would have been the better choice. Could you try my design and see? Thank you.

  • @jonhay75
    @jonhay75 4 года назад

    Nice.

  • @nafitron
    @nafitron 2 года назад

    ...oh, and "ouch".

  • @gwaust1
    @gwaust1 2 года назад

    Love the table. Did you ever think about putting some of the pink foam on inside of the left and right larger areas? This would of left a 'hollow' void which would reduce the weight as well. Just a thought I had watching you lift the damn thing!

  • @deefisher5157
    @deefisher5157 4 года назад

    very cool. i was expecting some clear epoxy in the river

  • @MouseGoat
    @MouseGoat 4 года назад

    "Me no use math, ug me slap stone on metal and call it Table for morning fule."
    XD jk love this design and raw industrial feel it has, nothing like a table that will stand even if the rest of the house fell down on it.

  • @smukim
    @smukim 2 года назад

    Hi, Saurabh here from India... Nice build... Just 1 question... Can Epoxy bond with concrete? If it does... Filling the center river with plain or multi colour epoxy river... May be, if it works, it looks good... Just imagining

  • @Struxdorfer
    @Struxdorfer 4 года назад

    Try to fill the River with Epoxy next time, same optics but you got a whole table in the end :)

  • @milindjaiswal4375
    @milindjaiswal4375 4 года назад

    Can it possible to add epoxi resin .... that would look super cool

  • @lvmykdz5724
    @lvmykdz5724 4 года назад

    Wow, just wow. It makes me want a welder so bad. Forgive me, but I don't see welding rods, how does the welder work, is it plug and play with replacement materials as needed? You certainly make this look easy, but it is certainly a trade I would like to learn. Thank you in advance.

  • @TheDimonkoV
    @TheDimonkoV 4 года назад

    Cool!!! 👏👌🏻😌

  • @matthewkenney8915
    @matthewkenney8915 4 года назад

    yeah, can I get the table with the giant hole in the middle of it?

  • @SirEdie123
    @SirEdie123 4 года назад

    looks good... but I'm not sure it is practical to have hole inside cofee table... what about transparent epoxy inside hole?

  • @abhyantaradesigns1576
    @abhyantaradesigns1576 3 года назад

    How can we make light weight conceret for table?

  • @maxdnd1444
    @maxdnd1444 4 года назад

    Se attappavi il centro del buco con la resina avevi vinto👍

  • @FreeKiLLuminati
    @FreeKiLLuminati 4 года назад

    i wish if you fill it up with Epoxy translucent.👌

  • @yeetusfetus999
    @yeetusfetus999 4 года назад +1

    Ouch! How do u do it alone?

  • @ShiaShnaky
    @ShiaShnaky 4 года назад

    Would the concrete and steel be able to withstand the heat if I put this over a fireplace? It seems like it would make a great outdoor stove.

  • @leticiakalumba4523
    @leticiakalumba4523 3 года назад

    In order to achieve this concrete table you will need excessive amounts of tools, which I do not have to even begin with. Great work overall.

  • @bettinariissrensen4561
    @bettinariissrensen4561 Год назад

    should have written DIY for people with 7000000000 expensive tools.....

  • @DarkWalker159
    @DarkWalker159 4 года назад +2

    Hmm, doesn't match my tast at all. For me it is just ugly.

  • @liboryantonyharoespinoza4402
    @liboryantonyharoespinoza4402 3 года назад

    En ese vacío algo de resina epoxi

  • @Fledia
    @Fledia 4 года назад

    how about clear epoxy in the river, i think that would be much nicer

  • @offairhead
    @offairhead 3 года назад

    You are explaining why you use your band saw rather than your jig saw. Just a little tidbit, the band saw is actually the correct tool for the job.
    Yes, many people only have one or the other and use them interchangeably HOWEVER, they do actually have different intended purposes.
    Band saws were created to make convex curved cuts and jigsaws for concave curved cuts.
    All of that to say, you needn’t justify your use of the bandsaw as it is ideally what you should have used in this application.