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you can use wider blades to cut a circle out , if don’t want the off cuts. you cut relief cuts from the outside into your cut line and that way your blade can cut circles or wavy lines.
also an idea on how to fix your table top to your pole inside the stand would be a mountain bike headset fixing. controversial no doubt but it means it can be dismantled. iv never seen it done and i only just thought of it but would love to see it tried.
As noted by someone else here, the original design of this table - the tulip table - is by Eero Saarinen. It is still licensed and manufactured by Knoll. There a lot of knock-offs of that design out there, including the one by IKEA. Although it was appropriate that you contacted them, I think the design is universal enough to be considered public domain. Im not a fan of spalted wood, but I love the patterning on the base. Great job!
Hi, but when you search for detail you found that : "Designed by Eero Saarinen, in 1957" . Patents is 20years long, it's not like books or movies (>70years) so np at this time, you cannot just say your product is an original Eero Saarinen product, that's all.
@@jacklang2349 Don't know about the US, but in the EU it's five years for design patents, which can be extended in 5 year increments for up to maximum 25 years. Since "Eero Saarinen" sounds suspiciously Finnish, the interesting legal question is probably how protecting a decades old design in markets outside of Europe works. That said, as long as you don't try to make a business out of it, you can probably steal designs all day long and stuff your house with them.
This was the first thing I thought when I saw this - there's a British designer who did version as well - it's not 'who owns the design' that annoys me, it's that IKEA was credited as being the originator....
The easiest way to get rid of old tools is to find someone who has no tools at all and give them yours. Old tools are often a prize to restorers, tinkerers, and those who are in need.
Since you asked why we subscribed, I will tell you. I am an older American woman, and for many years my husband was in the army. While he was away I had to fix everything, from renovating the house to a car wreck to a sick kid to plugged pipes. At one point, I even built an entire little house on a pontoon boat. I was already pretty crafty, so in the end I developed a good deal of skill. I don’t do much wood working now, because we have downsized and don’t have our big tools anymore. However, I find watching woodworking to be extremely relaxing, and I can keep up a little bit on what the new techniques are. I also do enjoy your humor.
My goodness, we could be sisters, my husband worked away on construction sites, I was always building stuff, fixing the furnace, cutting trees, wood carving, canning food, fixing the tractor, building homes for new animals I dragged home, you name it. He was always surprised when he got home.
@@marmotaworks I just had a handy mother and a father who didn’t believe in getting his hands dirty. She taught me everything she knew, then I added to it. I just subscribed because I like the way you talk through things step by step. Even if you said it before, I like to be reminded. Also this wood is interesting. I’ve seen wood like it before but had no idea that it was usable if salvaged early enough. It looks like an old map of the world. About your old tools - I think if you can find someone just starting out in woodworking who can’t afford the tools, or a school to give your old, usable tools to, you might find it easier to upgrade. You seem to be someone who doesn’t like wasting useable things, good on you because that is great for the planet.
After reading the comments, I have to confess, i’m a woman in my 60s and I have renovated my home, built a whole kitchen, bathroom It doesn’t sound so much at all, but I dip it myself. Now I renovate furniture and try to keep track of my tools. I like to see you using the motor saw and your router is fenomenal. Your jokes fits me perfectly. Well, that’s why I subscribe. AND, of course, I like the things you make!😊
I am a neuroscientist from Baltimore and I neither have the skills nor the workshop space needed for woodworking but I enjoy watching you work. Your narrations are amazing
I watch woodworking videos because its such a beautiful craft. I love seeing how much effort and skill goes into pieces I would have taken advantage of. I like to think that when we buy a house and I get my own tool filled garage Ill do some diys for around the house or even restore some furniture. But in all honesty it is calming to watch and especially with the voice overs, gives me something to focus my mind on in the evening instead of my mind racing about everything and nothing. Your voice and video format is soothing and funny. I never fall asleep to it, but it might be what I need to wind my mind down before sleep❤
I watch a lot of woodworking/maker videos on RUclips, and this is one of the most beautiful tables I've ever seen made. I absolutely love it. I have never seen a table made out of this type of wood and it is incredible! Just to add this was the first video I watched of yours after randomly coming on it. I have now watched a few more and love your style. Great stuff!
I just had the same experience -- it came up in my feed, the beautiful wood appealed to me and I was well aware that the Ikea table was not an original Ikea design. The table is a beauty!
Bonjour, je m’abonne pour votre humour certes, mais surtout pour votre merveilleux travail. Le bois est carrément magnifique et pour moi rien à voir avec le modèle IKEA, la forme ok, mais avec ce merveilleux bois IKEA ne peut rien revendiquer à mon sens, j’adore tout bonnement.
I watch because I love seeing experts do what they do. I have little or no practical experience of working with wood - other than making a Cribbage Board with my Dad, about 75 years ago! This table is absolutely beautiful and I found the construction process fascinating. Thanks, from an old lady in the UK.
Brilliant idea and brilliant results, and that table looks nothing like the Ikea one, yours is a work of ART and Ikea? Well, it's Ikea. Thank you for sharing your creative art with us and please; keep them coming. !♥♥♥!
LOL! I'd never connected the urge to finish my food with my urge to use tools until they were used up or I bought higher quality new ones, but as soon as I heard you I understood the connection. Thanks for making me laugh. Also, that spalted wood really lends itself to the design of the table. Absolutely beautiful work!! I subscribed.
I belong to all three of the groups 😬. I subbed today because I enjoy the commentary. I lost my woodworking shop due to a divorce. So I'm keeping the spark alive watching videos with the hopes of one day making saw dust again.
As you asked for reasons to subscribe... I simply enjoy watching woodwork as the material is beautiful and it relaxes me to see how old stuff gets a new life or simple wood pieces become art. And I know no other woodworker who does designs like you do - the awsome patterns you create are simply stunning, the unusual wood types you use are amazing. I watched the 'silent' videos already, but I very much enjoy the voiced videos, as your humor and your passion come across even more.
I think this is one of the most beautiful hand made pieces of furniture I have ever seen. To witness the work that went into this, especially the top, like cutting your own puzzle with a chain saw and every piece fit. The wood itself is like jewelry. I wish it was for me. 😊 Well done sir.
I love the way this turned out. It's beautiful. As to how I subscribed, RUclips recommended one of your videos. I came for your craftsmanship and stayed for that and your humor. 😊
What an outstanding job you have done again. I subscribed before you were doing the voice overs and did so because of the work you were turning out. I really appreciate your sense of humor which was included in your non voice over videos and love the format you are doing your videos in now with the voice over. I am so keen to replicate one of your designs. the work you produce with the tools you have at hand is amazing and I can't wait to see what you produce with improved tooling. Thank you for the link to the Woodworkers Guild of America. I have taken the offer and have subscribe for at least the first year. Thank you for sharing with us, it is much appreciated. Cheers for now from Bruce in Oz.
I subscribed, used your link and love the table...Subscribed because I appreciate a great functional design, great craftsmanship and a gorgeous aesthetic. All I can say is WOW!
Why I subscribed...I enjoy watching stuff being made, I like your style, and I enjoy your narration and self depreciation and sarcasm. You could be a Brit!
Hey Marmota, I subscribed the moment after I saw your plum table and birch table videos over one year ago. Since then, I got ahold of a black cherry tree that was dead on some land and turned it into a table similar to the ones you made. Not being a woodworker but always being crafty I somehow managed to finish a three-piece set of living room furnishings (coffee and two end tables). I'm sure you've run into this as you even described in this video. Background, the wood was very porous, mainly because most of it had water damage and the relocation of some carpenter ants. That said it did create some nice contrast like spalted wood does, except, I called it thirsty wood. I forgot to seal the wood with clear epoxy, and so the wood drank nearly three gallons between the three tables. Add that to the long nights of fearing I wasted all this time and money on a table that won't turn out, the structural integrity will not be enough, the tables warping, what if its not flat, how do I fix this, will people like the table. The entire process was like walking through the dark hoping not to fall off a cliff while traversing a tightrope. Through it all, I said, trust the process. "Happy Mistakes" as Bob Ross says. Just this past November, the table is sanded, finished, and covered in epoxy for extra strength (Still not sure if I like the epoxy cover coat), and now awaiting its final legs this January. Still not sure why I dove headfirst into woodworking, but I found it enjoyable. Your unique design makes it feel like it's something worth struggling for. I've got a long way to go in this journey, but your one video a year ago has made me want to do things I never thought I would do. Since I've completed the table, my family came over and they all gave me complements that blew the fear of failure away, or at least kept it subdued for the time being. Even those outside of my family said they loved it and even whether joking or not, said they would hire me to make a bar top for their home in the future. Regardless of how I got to this point in my life, it wouldn't have become so if not for your inspiration that year ago. So, from the bottom of my heart, Thank You.
I sincerely tell you that reading your comment truly made my day. Knowing that people feel inspired to create things because of my videos is one of the best parts of this job. Right after the money RUclips pays, of course.
Just came across you and I subscribed because I was fascinated with your mosaic approach to crafting the top and the beauty of the wood. I enjoyed this video very much.
I LOVE THIS WOOD ❤! You did a wonderful JOB on the solid construction. Your videos are easy to follow and Thank you for the offer on the Woodworkers Guild of America Premier membership. It will help us older (newbie) wood workers alot. I would Love to know if you every want to sell your table. HAPPY NEW YEAR🎉 Be safe and take care.
Since you asked and I know how comments help your channel... I am an amateur wood worker in the US. I stumbled onto your channel one day and absolutely love everything you've done. Some of the wood you work with is the prettiest wood I've ever seen, like this project. It's absolutely awesome. Keep up the great work, oh and keep talking it makes a better video.
@@marmotaworksbasically the same for myself. Also, if your tongue and throat are irritated like that, it wouldn’t hurt to have an epi pen around in a first aid kit
What did your wife think? I love your work, but even if you shipped to Australia I doubt I would be able to afford your beautifully crafted work, so for now I will watch you create, & enjoy your talking us through it all, thank you for that!♥
Stunning table, any links to the spalted wood supplier you could send me would be appreciated. PS I stole your design for the dumb bell barn beam table, it turned out beautiful. I used quarter sawn white oak to build a craftsman style base. Most interesting to me was the finish I applied to the base. I ebonyized it. Turning it black with an iron oxide, (steel wool in vinegar). It matched the black lines in the top from the colored epoxy. I get a lot of compliments on that table.
don't know of any supplier specialized in that wood. Some occasionally get a tree of that type and sell it quickly. The vinegar and steel wool trick is a good one; I've used it a few times.
I just subscribed!! I LOVE your work! Very intriguing to watch! Wish I could afford real wood furniture!!! You are amazing at your craft! Keep up the great work and keep those videos coming!
The table you’ve made is truly beautiful. Watching you work through the creation from start to finish is very informative. You have a good eye for balancing interest. Thank you for sharing your process. And, you are not boring. Thanks for not blasting music while you talk.
As a Handyman, I use RUclips to expose myself to broad, eclectic types of pages, such as Art Restoration, Construction/building, wood turning, and furniture restoration. A lot of the principles are interchangeable. It all helps me think outside of the box when working for my handyman customers. They are all entertaining and help me decompress. instead of normal TV.
I like the finished table. The pieces joined together with the black epoxy give it a kintsugi look to it. Subscribed! I'm currently making a desktop for my computer desk and decided to use a water based stain and topcoat for the first time.
I am in love with your creativity and your adaptiveness. I may be 77 in a white female, but I know beauty when I see it even though I’m not a woodworker I am lusting after that table but I’m sure I can afford it so I will be very nice and just say how proud I am of you and then I am subscribe. God bless.
Hi, I'm a woman nearing my 70s and have never been into DIY for myself. I just can't seem to make them work. But I enjoy it and find myself awed when I watch someone accomplish something, whether it is an amateur or a professional craftsman. I just found you with this video because the title intrigued me. I've never heard of or seen spalted wood before. It's incredibly beautiful! I knew it would be special the first time you showed it here. I thought it was funny that you spoke about how people would think you were going overboard to make the table strong with the metal. But it made sense to me. My dad had a lathe and made furniture for the family home and some for myself, my sister, my brother, and his wife. One of his many mottos in life was, "If something's worth doing, it's worth doing right." So what you did was something he would have approved of. I don't know if I'll subscribe simply because woodworking isn't something I watch all the time and will not be delving into personally, but I wanted to let you know that I enjoyed your video, style, and work. That table turned out gorgeous, and I doubt IKEA, or anyone else, would win any lawsuit against you, considering how much of a difference you made to the design. ♥ I really love the table you made.
I have never seen one of you videos before. But I like your humor its very dad humor which I enjoy. I think that is the neatest wood I have ever seen. I would love a table built of that. And I really doubt that IKEA will care about you taking inspiration from them to make your own table. And did your wife like it? You said this all started with a bet you made with her.
I am enjoying the evolution of the channel. Subscribed maybe a year ago or less. The humor was always there. Even in the voiceless early videos. Maybe one day I will get the courage to try woodworking once more. But it's more than enough getting to watch your growth.
I think salted wood is amazing, and we often find it as we clean up our property. I like what you did here because most pieces are 8-12” in diameter and very limited in themselves. In fact yesterday we discovered a fir tree blow over and it was very dry and heavily salted, mostly we converted it to firewood but there will be another. The table is fabulous!
You failed to mention if your wife liked it or not.... Thanks for the video and all the helpful information. In my estimation you are one of the best woodworking channels.
I think the spalded (sp?) wood is utterly fabulous, and that you've made a beautiful, one of a kind table! I'm not a woodworker, but your video looks caught my eye, so I watched it... glad I did!
New subscriber here. I'm a crafter (knitting, quilting, embroidery) and have always been fascinated by other transformative processes. Sometimes the YT algorithm works!
Seriously it's probably pretty obvious to mathematical kinda people but to me seeing you put the slabs side by side and cutting the opposite from what I thought you would cut to make these large circles is like magic thanks for sharing
I subscribed because the fungus pattern in the wood is beautiful and caught my eye. No other woodworking YT channel that I have viewed has used this type of wood. I also like your dad jokes and that you were willing to get trapped in IKEA along with your wife. 😊 🇬🇧👑🇬🇧
Not only are you a master woodworker, you are a great content provider! Thank you for the hours you put in to making such a good video on top of the wood working! Also, I think you could get a job doing narration to educational/PBS documentaries! Great voice!
It is absolutely gorgeous. I love the wood, and the way you pieced it all together. I wasn’t a subscriber before today, so the reason I subscribed is _very_ fresh in my head. Here it is: I miss my dad. 😂 I was always his extra pair of hands on projects growing up. Now that I’m in a place where I’m ready to take on my own home projects, I miss him even more. He was a genius who could build anything out of anything, but he was also extremely OCD (as am I). He would explain _everything_ he was doing and why, but he had a very hard time actually letting me do the work. I thought we’d have more time, but we didn’t. Anyway, your humor and less conventional style remind me of him, and that makes projects feel a little less intimidating.
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Hi! I just came across your channel today. It was that wood that caught my eye at first. Watching you for a few minutes caught me! Your voice is very relaxing and I like your sense of humor! So I saved and subscribed. But it is your talent that will keep me!!! Thank-you😊😊😊
That is beautiful. The wood and your design is amazing. I would love it but know it’s way way way beyond my budget. Too bad I can’t run my checkbook like the government does. 🤣
Good job. Thanks. I have found Spar Varnish for those things that might get wet a good fit. Soft wood not do sure but hard wood and 3-7 coats will last a long time. I use it for walking sticks.
Well, RUclips recommended and was intrigued by the title - I clicked and became invested in that email you sent and awaiting the response. I also appreciate how you have adapted your skills to the tools you have. it's one thing to have all the tools and making content that is out of reach for the average hobbiest, but another to do it with fewer tools. In the UK, only older properties have the space to have such a workshop in your garden. We have a garage which we really use as storage/shed and a little bit sectioned off for my husband's small collection of tools. I love watching this content just for relaxation purposes and dreaming of being able to do/afford to do this stuff. But reality is, we both work full time - my husband works shift work some very other week, we aren't able to spend our evenings together. So, these are all reasons I love to watch those who do have the space, tools and time to make lovely individual pieces. I loved how this table turned out, how you adapted to finishing it, overcame issues to make the design work for you - besides, I'd never have looked at it and said it was an IKEA knock-off! This is quite literally a unique looking piece of furniture (well, that is, I've *personally* never seen anything like it). This is a piece of furniture that will last the test of time and you may even pass down to the next generation! Well done. I've subscribed?
I love the wood on this table. It might be the only one with this design that I would want. I’m subscribing to see what other interesting things you get up to.
I watched your videos back when there was no voiceover for the beautiful art you made. But now, I love the videos even more with your wonderful character. Keep putting yourself out there and don't worry so much about what people think.
I subscribe to a few woodworking RUclipsrs here, but I’ve never seen this kind of wood before. I think it’s beautiful! Not the sucking in spores part, so please protect yourself, but the table is one I’d put in my house for sure!
I just subscribed to your channel. In part because of the valuable knowledge you share, but because of your mentioning your wicked sense of humor. I am not a wood worker, but I do small projects with resin. It is interesting to find out how the resin reacts to different things. In this instance, extremely porous wood. I consider all knowledge to be a very important commodity and truly appreciate your sharing this. Thank you.
I subscribed because your work is gorgeous, your creativity is amazing. I have come to love the soothing nature and quirkiness of your narration. As a fellow woodworker I really appreciate the talent and artistry in every piece. Don't change a thing.
The first 1,000 people to use my link will get a full year of Premium membership to Woodworkers Guild of America for only $1.49: go.wwgoa.com/marmotaworks/
I think if you can find someone just starting out, or a school to give your old, usable tools to, you might find it easier to upgrade.
You might like to know the automatic subtitler says the membership is $149 not $1.49... oops!
you can use wider blades to cut a circle out , if don’t want the off cuts. you cut relief cuts from the outside into your cut line and that way your blade can cut circles or wavy lines.
also an idea on how to fix your table top to your pole inside the stand would be a mountain bike headset fixing. controversial no doubt but it means it can be dismantled. iv never seen it done and i only just thought of it but would love to see it tried.
As noted by someone else here, the original design of this table - the tulip table - is by Eero Saarinen. It is still licensed and manufactured by Knoll. There a lot of knock-offs of that design out there, including the one by IKEA. Although it was appropriate that you contacted them, I think the design is universal enough to be considered public domain. Im not a fan of spalted wood, but I love the patterning on the base. Great job!
Patent "TABLE WITH HOLLOW CENTRAL PEDESTAL", Application No. 2,931,578, issued April 25, 1961. Applicant: Eero Saarinen, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Hi, but when you search for detail you found that : "Designed by Eero Saarinen, in 1957" . Patents is 20years long, it's not like books or movies (>70years) so np at this time, you cannot just say your product is an original Eero Saarinen product, that's all.
@@jacklang2349 Don't know about the US, but in the EU it's five years for design patents, which can be extended in 5 year increments for up to maximum 25 years. Since "Eero Saarinen" sounds suspiciously Finnish, the interesting legal question is probably how protecting a decades old design in markets outside of Europe works.
That said, as long as you don't try to make a business out of it, you can probably steal designs all day long and stuff your house with them.
This was the first thing I thought when I saw this - there's a British designer who did version as well - it's not 'who owns the design' that annoys me, it's that IKEA was credited as being the originator....
@@patr3199 I noticed that too... could be the reason they did not reply to your Email.. .....
The easiest way to get rid of old tools is to find someone who has no tools at all and give them yours. Old tools are often a prize to restorers, tinkerers, and those who are in need.
Or sell them then use use to invest in more. Nothing is free except oxygen you breath. 😊
Absolutely, most of the tools I own were given to me by family and such
Surely I'll give it away
Since you asked why we subscribed, I will tell you. I am an older American woman, and for many years my husband was in the army. While he was away I had to fix everything, from renovating the house to a car wreck to a sick kid to plugged pipes. At one point, I even built an entire little house on a pontoon boat. I was already pretty crafty, so in the end I developed a good deal of skill. I don’t do much wood working now, because we have downsized and don’t have our big tools anymore. However, I find watching woodworking to be extremely relaxing, and I can keep up a little bit on what the new techniques are. I also do enjoy your humor.
Nice story, a resourceful woman... I'm glad you like my sense of humor!
My goodness, we could be sisters, my husband worked away on construction sites, I was always building stuff, fixing the furnace, cutting trees, wood carving, canning food, fixing the tractor, building homes for new animals I dragged home, you name it. He was always surprised when he got home.
@@marmotaworks I just had a handy mother and a father who didn’t believe in getting his hands dirty. She taught me everything she knew, then I added to it.
I just subscribed because I like the way you talk through things step by step. Even if you said it before, I like to be reminded. Also this wood is interesting. I’ve seen wood like it before but had no idea that it was usable if salvaged early enough. It looks like an old map of the world.
About your old tools - I think if you can find someone just starting out in woodworking who can’t afford the tools, or a school to give your old, usable tools to, you might find it easier to upgrade. You seem to be someone who doesn’t like wasting useable things, good on you because that is great for the planet.
@@sventer198 Yes! That's where all my old tools go - to someone who used them, needs them, and doesn't have the money to buy their own yet.
You´re my hero
A work of art 😍 It reminds me of Water Lilly Pads floating on a pond...
After reading the comments, I have to confess, i’m a woman in my 60s and I have renovated my home, built a whole kitchen, bathroom It doesn’t sound so much at all, but I dip it myself. Now I renovate furniture and try to keep track of my tools.
I like to see you using the motor saw and your router is fenomenal. Your jokes fits me perfectly. Well, that’s why I subscribe. AND, of course, I like the things you make!😊
I am a neuroscientist from Baltimore and I neither have the skills nor the workshop space needed for woodworking but I enjoy watching you work. Your narrations are amazing
I watch woodworking videos because its such a beautiful craft. I love seeing how much effort and skill goes into pieces I would have taken advantage of.
I like to think that when we buy a house and I get my own tool filled garage Ill do some diys for around the house or even restore some furniture.
But in all honesty it is calming to watch and especially with the voice overs, gives me something to focus my mind on in the evening instead of my mind racing about everything and nothing.
Your voice and video format is soothing and funny. I never fall asleep to it, but it might be what I need to wind my mind down before sleep❤
Thanks! I'm glad to hear that
Awww yis. I'm about to fall asleep so good. Narrated marmota works videos are THE BESTTTT.
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Beautiful table. Didn’t like the clickbait title. Also it’s a Saarinen tulip table design. Not ikea’s
I don't see much clickbait in that title.
@@marmotaworks Did you personally get sued by IKEA?
@@idkidk8278 not yet
@@marmotaworks so then it was clickbait. Just hate clickbait channels. COuld have been a good watch.
@@marmotaworks Ikea never contacted him in any way.
I watch a lot of woodworking/maker videos on RUclips, and this is one of the most beautiful tables I've ever seen made. I absolutely love it. I have never seen a table made out of this type of wood and it is incredible!
Just to add this was the first video I watched of yours after randomly coming on it. I have now watched a few more and love your style. Great stuff!
Thanks for your nice words!
I just had the same experience -- it came up in my feed, the beautiful wood appealed to me and I was well aware that the Ikea table was not an original Ikea design.
The table is a beauty!
I love the wood pattern, reminds me of ginkgo leaves, beautifully done, thanks for sharing. ❤🤗🥰❤
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The spalted wood with the dark epoxy is very appealing to me. Much like tiger oak appeals to me. 😊
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Bonjour, je m’abonne pour votre humour certes, mais surtout pour votre merveilleux travail.
Le bois est carrément magnifique et pour moi rien à voir avec le modèle IKEA, la forme ok, mais avec ce merveilleux bois IKEA ne peut rien revendiquer à mon sens, j’adore tout bonnement.
I watch because I love seeing experts do what they do. I have little or no practical experience of working with wood - other than making a Cribbage Board with my Dad, about 75 years ago! This table is absolutely beautiful and I found the construction process fascinating. Thanks, from an old lady in the UK.
Thanks for watching
Brilliant idea and brilliant results, and that table looks nothing like the Ikea one, yours is a work of ART and Ikea? Well, it's Ikea. Thank you for sharing your creative art with us and please; keep them coming. !♥♥♥!
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LOL! I'd never connected the urge to finish my food with my urge to use tools until they were used up or I bought higher quality new ones, but as soon as I heard you I understood the connection. Thanks for making me laugh. Also, that spalted wood really lends itself to the design of the table.
Absolutely beautiful work!! I subscribed.
Thanks for the sub!
The beauty of this table is beyond words.
Thanks a lot
I belong to all three of the groups 😬. I subbed today because I enjoy the commentary. I lost my woodworking shop due to a divorce. So I'm keeping the spark alive watching videos with the hopes of one day making saw dust again.
I'm sorry to hear about your shop; I hope you get it back up and running soon.
Absolutely stunning.
Thank you
As you asked for reasons to subscribe... I simply enjoy watching woodwork as the material is beautiful and it relaxes me to see how old stuff gets a new life or simple wood pieces become art. And I know no other woodworker who does designs like you do - the awsome patterns you create are simply stunning, the unusual wood types you use are amazing. I watched the 'silent' videos already, but I very much enjoy the voiced videos, as your humor and your passion come across even more.
Many thanks, I'm glad you like it!
Parabéns Fantástico, tenho 62 estou iniciando agora ,acompanho seu trabalho que me serve de inspiração.
Elias, São Roque - São Paulo - Brazil.
Muito obrigado
I think this is one of the most beautiful hand made pieces of furniture I have ever seen. To witness the work that went into this, especially the top, like cutting your own puzzle with a chain saw and every piece fit. The wood itself is like jewelry. I wish it was for me. 😊 Well done sir.
I love the way this turned out. It's beautiful. As to how I subscribed, RUclips recommended one of your videos. I came for your craftsmanship and stayed for that and your humor. 😊
I'm glad you stayed
What an outstanding job you have done again. I subscribed before you were doing the voice overs and did so because of the work you were turning out. I really appreciate your sense of humor which was included in your non voice over videos and love the format you are doing your videos in now with the voice over. I am so keen to replicate one of your designs. the work you produce with the tools you have at hand is amazing and I can't wait to see what you produce with improved tooling. Thank you for the link to the Woodworkers Guild of America. I have taken the offer and have subscribe for at least the first year. Thank you for sharing with us, it is much appreciated. Cheers for now from Bruce in Oz.
Thanks for your comment, Bruce. Let me know how it goes if you ever try one of my projects!
I subscribed, used your link and love the table...Subscribed because I appreciate a great functional design, great craftsmanship and a gorgeous aesthetic. All I can say is WOW!
This has to be one of the most stunning pieces I’ve seen. Love, love, LOVE the wood. Absolutely beautiful!❤
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This table is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS 🎉👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Many thanks
The table looks like it’s full of maps. Very nice!
I subscribed today because I enjoyed this one so much.
Thanks for the sub!
Why I subscribed...I enjoy watching stuff being made, I like your style, and I enjoy your narration and self depreciation and sarcasm. You could be a Brit!
The spalted wood is beautiful !!
Totally agree
Hey Marmota, I subscribed the moment after I saw your plum table and birch table videos over one year ago. Since then, I got ahold of a black cherry tree that was dead on some land and turned it into a table similar to the ones you made. Not being a woodworker but always being crafty I somehow managed to finish a three-piece set of living room furnishings (coffee and two end tables). I'm sure you've run into this as you even described in this video. Background, the wood was very porous, mainly because most of it had water damage and the relocation of some carpenter ants. That said it did create some nice contrast like spalted wood does, except, I called it thirsty wood. I forgot to seal the wood with clear epoxy, and so the wood drank nearly three gallons between the three tables. Add that to the long nights of fearing I wasted all this time and money on a table that won't turn out, the structural integrity will not be enough, the tables warping, what if its not flat, how do I fix this, will people like the table. The entire process was like walking through the dark hoping not to fall off a cliff while traversing a tightrope. Through it all, I said, trust the process. "Happy Mistakes" as Bob Ross says.
Just this past November, the table is sanded, finished, and covered in epoxy for extra strength (Still not sure if I like the epoxy cover coat), and now awaiting its final legs this January. Still not sure why I dove headfirst into woodworking, but I found it enjoyable. Your unique design makes it feel like it's something worth struggling for. I've got a long way to go in this journey, but your one video a year ago has made me want to do things I never thought I would do. Since I've completed the table, my family came over and they all gave me complements that blew the fear of failure away, or at least kept it subdued for the time being. Even those outside of my family said they loved it and even whether joking or not, said they would hire me to make a bar top for their home in the future.
Regardless of how I got to this point in my life, it wouldn't have become so if not for your inspiration that year ago. So, from the bottom of my heart, Thank You.
I sincerely tell you that reading your comment truly made my day. Knowing that people feel inspired to create things because of my videos is one of the best parts of this job. Right after the money RUclips pays, of course.
Just came across you and I subscribed because I was fascinated with your mosaic approach to crafting the top and the beauty of the wood. I enjoyed this video very much.
Many thanks
Oh wouah trop trop belle table, magnifique travail!👍🏻❤️
Bonne année à vous et réussite certaine de vos projets.
I LOVE THIS WOOD ❤! You did a wonderful JOB on the solid construction. Your videos are easy to follow and Thank you for the offer on the Woodworkers Guild of America Premier
membership. It will help us older (newbie) wood workers alot. I would Love to know if you every want to sell your table. HAPPY NEW YEAR🎉
Be safe and take care.
Amazing work!
Many thanks
Wow, what a beautiful table! I just came across your channel.
Thanks!
Since you asked and I know how comments help your channel... I am an amateur wood worker in the US. I stumbled onto your channel one day and absolutely love everything you've done. Some of the wood you work with is the prettiest wood I've ever seen, like this project. It's absolutely awesome. Keep up the great work, oh and keep talking it makes a better video.
Thank you very much for your support. I will keep working on it!
@@marmotaworksbasically the same for myself. Also, if your tongue and throat are irritated like that, it wouldn’t hurt to have an epi pen around in a first aid kit
@liquidrockaquatics3900 that's a good idea
What did your wife think?
I love your work, but even if you shipped to Australia I doubt I would be able to afford your beautifully crafted work, so for now I will watch you create, & enjoy your talking us through it all, thank you for that!♥
She loves it!
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I subscribed! I love your sense of humor! You had me at being an expert at solving problems you don't have!!😂
Stunning table, any links to the spalted wood supplier you could send me would be appreciated. PS I stole your design for the dumb bell barn beam table, it turned out beautiful. I used quarter sawn white oak to build a craftsman style base. Most interesting to me was the finish I applied to the base. I ebonyized it. Turning it black with an iron oxide, (steel wool in vinegar). It matched the black lines in the top from the colored epoxy. I get a lot of compliments on that table.
don't know of any supplier specialized in that wood. Some occasionally get a tree of that type and sell it quickly. The vinegar and steel wool trick is a good one; I've used it a few times.
First time watching your channel, I absolutely love this piece and your story telling. Just subscribed.
Why would you click bait the title? You could have simply shown your artwork and craftsmanship.
If I don't use an attention-grabbing title, I wouldn't be able to showcase my craftsmanship and artwork to so many people.
@@marmotaworks you didn't get sued by Ikea...it's not " attention grabbing " it's an outright lie.
@@noneck3099he said, they had no reason to sue me. Which is correct. Did you assume they had sued? Hm. That’s on you.
The title told me that there would be something IKEA-like in this video. I came for the click-bait. Stayed for the voice (to fall asleep to)
I just subscribed!! I LOVE your work! Very intriguing to watch! Wish I could afford real wood furniture!!! You are amazing at your craft! Keep up the great work and keep those videos coming!
Your dry sence of humour is a plus 😅
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WOW! ❤ It is beautiful! ❤❤❤
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Why the heck would ikea sue you yours is much much better looking to the eye👍👍❤
Thanks!
Such a beautiful, creative use of waste material. My subscription and view are the results.
Thanks for the sub!
The table you’ve made is truly beautiful. Watching you work through the creation from start to finish is very informative. You have a good eye for balancing interest. Thank you for sharing your process. And, you are not boring. Thanks for not blasting music while you talk.
Espectacular, todo una obra de arte!!!!
Muchas gracias!
As a Handyman, I use RUclips to expose myself to broad, eclectic types of pages, such as Art Restoration, Construction/building, wood turning, and furniture restoration. A lot of the principles are interchangeable. It all helps me think outside of the box when working for my handyman customers. They are all entertaining and help me decompress. instead of normal TV.
Anything is better than normal TV
I like the finished table. The pieces joined together with the black epoxy give it a kintsugi look to it. Subscribed! I'm currently making a desktop for my computer desk and decided to use a water based stain and topcoat for the first time.
Thanks for the sub!
"Ikea design...IKEA DESIGN???!!??" - Eero Saarinen
Why I subscribed? I like watching those kind of videos, it relaxes me. Also your sense of humor is appealing to me. 😊
I'm glad you like it!
I am in love with your creativity and your adaptiveness. I may be 77 in a white female, but I know beauty when I see it even though I’m not a woodworker I am lusting after that table but I’m sure I can afford it so I will be very nice and just say how proud I am of you and then I am subscribe. God bless.
Never seen or heard of this wood before and think it is beautiful. Would love any and all furniture made with it
My God it's beautiful 😢 I love 😍it it's the most beautifull😍😍 table I've ever seen ever big thumbs up 👍👍👍👍😎
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Magnificent!!!!!!! Loved your video.
Hi, I'm a woman nearing my 70s and have never been into DIY for myself. I just can't seem to make them work. But I enjoy it and find myself awed when I watch someone accomplish something, whether it is an amateur or a professional craftsman. I just found you with this video because the title intrigued me. I've never heard of or seen spalted wood before. It's incredibly beautiful! I knew it would be special the first time you showed it here. I thought it was funny that you spoke about how people would think you were going overboard to make the table strong with the metal. But it made sense to me. My dad had a lathe and made furniture for the family home and some for myself, my sister, my brother, and his wife. One of his many mottos in life was, "If something's worth doing, it's worth doing right." So what you did was something he would have approved of. I don't know if I'll subscribe simply because woodworking isn't something I watch all the time and will not be delving into personally, but I wanted to let you know that I enjoyed your video, style, and work. That table turned out gorgeous, and I doubt IKEA, or anyone else, would win any lawsuit against you, considering how much of a difference you made to the design. ♥ I really love the table you made.
I have never seen one of you videos before. But I like your humor its very dad humor which I enjoy. I think that is the neatest wood I have ever seen. I would love a table built of that. And I really doubt that IKEA will care about you taking inspiration from them to make your own table. And did your wife like it? You said this all started with a bet you made with her.
Stunning 🤩
I am enjoying the evolution of the channel. Subscribed maybe a year ago or less. The humor was always there. Even in the voiceless early videos. Maybe one day I will get the courage to try woodworking once more. But it's more than enough getting to watch your growth.
Thanks for your support! I hope you give woodworking a try someday.
I think salted wood is amazing, and we often find it as we clean up our property. I like what you did here because most pieces are 8-12” in diameter and very limited in themselves. In fact yesterday we discovered a fir tree blow over and it was very dry and heavily salted, mostly we converted it to firewood but there will be another. The table is fabulous!
Thanks!!
You failed to mention if your wife liked it or not....
Thanks for the video and all the helpful information. In my estimation you are one of the best woodworking channels.
Beautiful ❤
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Love your projects and I enjoy your narration
I think the spalded (sp?) wood is utterly fabulous, and that you've made a beautiful, one of a kind table! I'm not a woodworker, but your video looks caught my eye, so I watched it... glad I did!
Something different like a tall freestanding shoji lamp
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Always use terms like "inspired by..." (not "copied") and add your own flare to the design (which the spelted wood definitely does)
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"I'm really proud of my hole 🕳️" relatable content is why I subscribed
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I subscribed because I love what you do and what you build and yeah, ok, your sense of humor too. 😂. Enjoyed this one!!!
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New subscriber here. I'm a crafter (knitting, quilting, embroidery) and have always been fascinated by other transformative processes. Sometimes the YT algorithm works!
Thanks! Only sometimes...
Seriously it's probably pretty obvious to mathematical kinda people but to me seeing you put the slabs side by side and cutting the opposite from what I thought you would cut to make these large circles is like magic thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
You might try donating or selling your old tools to someone in need.
I think I'll donate it
I subscribed because the fungus pattern in the wood is beautiful and caught my eye. No other woodworking YT channel that I have viewed has used this type of wood.
I also like your dad jokes and that you were willing to get trapped in IKEA along with your wife. 😊 🇬🇧👑🇬🇧
Tus comentarios no me hacen reír pero escucharlos es ameno. Me he suscrito por tu creatividad y tu técnica y tu buen trabajo
Wonderful! 💐🇧🇷
Muito obrigado
Not only are you a master woodworker, you are a great content provider! Thank you for the hours you put in to making such a good video on top of the wood working! Also, I think you could get a job doing narration to educational/PBS documentaries! Great voice!
Thanks for your nice words
That's probably why he chose this particular voice 😁
It is absolutely gorgeous. I love the wood, and the way you pieced it all together. I wasn’t a subscriber before today, so the reason I subscribed is _very_ fresh in my head. Here it is: I miss my dad. 😂 I was always his extra pair of hands on projects growing up. Now that I’m in a place where I’m ready to take on my own home projects, I miss him even more. He was a genius who could build anything out of anything, but he was also extremely OCD (as am I). He would explain _everything_ he was doing and why, but he had a very hard time actually letting me do the work. I thought we’d have more time, but we didn’t. Anyway, your humor and less conventional style remind me of him, and that makes projects feel a little less intimidating.
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Hi! I just came across your channel today. It was that wood that caught my eye at first. Watching you for a few minutes caught me! Your voice is very relaxing and I like your sense of humor! So I saved and subscribed. But it is your talent that will keep me!!! Thank-you😊😊😊
Thanks for the sub!
Looks a lot better than anything ikea has! ❤
Thanks!!
Gorgeous. As always. I love the puzzle piece look of your designs.
I'm glad you like it
That is beautiful. The wood and your design is amazing. I would love it but know it’s way way way beyond my budget. Too bad I can’t run my checkbook like the government does. 🤣
I hope you'll be able to afford it someday!
I like how you use CAD ... Carboard Aided Design. Great table.
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Good one!
Good job. Thanks. I have found Spar Varnish for those things that might get wet a good fit. Soft wood not do sure but hard wood and 3-7 coats will last a long time. I use it for walking sticks.
Well, RUclips recommended and was intrigued by the title - I clicked and became invested in that email you sent and awaiting the response. I also appreciate how you have adapted your skills to the tools you have. it's one thing to have all the tools and making content that is out of reach for the average hobbiest, but another to do it with fewer tools. In the UK, only older properties have the space to have such a workshop in your garden. We have a garage which we really use as storage/shed and a little bit sectioned off for my husband's small collection of tools. I love watching this content just for relaxation purposes and dreaming of being able to do/afford to do this stuff. But reality is, we both work full time - my husband works shift work some very other week, we aren't able to spend our evenings together. So, these are all reasons I love to watch those who do have the space, tools and time to make lovely individual pieces. I loved how this table turned out, how you adapted to finishing it, overcame issues to make the design work for you - besides, I'd never have looked at it and said it was an IKEA knock-off! This is quite literally a unique looking piece of furniture (well, that is, I've *personally* never seen anything like it).
This is a piece of furniture that will last the test of time and you may even pass down to the next generation! Well done. I've subscribed?
If after saying all that you still haven't done it, you must be the most demanding person in the world.
Cool pattern in the wood
I love the wood on this table. It might be the only one with this design that I would want. I’m subscribing to see what other interesting things you get up to.
Thanks for the sub!
Beautiful piece of work 👍👍
Thanks!
I totally love spalted wood....the patterns are gorgeous...the table is stunningly beautiful.....fabulous
Thank you!
Very beautiful. I am a portrait artist. Oil is my medium. I love to watch woodworking artists. It looks like magic.
Gorgeous table!
@@gwynnfarrell1856 Many thanks
So Edna know what golden shower is, huh?! That cheeky giggle
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I subbed because I like to see a person excel in their passion.
Many thanks!
Love the table!
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I watched your videos back when there was no voiceover for the beautiful art you made. But now, I love the videos even more with your wonderful character. Keep putting yourself out there and don't worry so much about what people think.
Thanks for your support!
I subscribe to a few woodworking RUclipsrs here, but I’ve never seen this kind of wood before. I think it’s beautiful! Not the sucking in spores part, so please protect yourself, but the table is one I’d put in my house for sure!
I'm glad you like it
I just subscribed to your channel. In part because of the valuable knowledge you share, but because of your mentioning your wicked sense of humor. I am not a wood worker, but I do small projects with resin. It is interesting to find out how the resin reacts to different things. In this instance, extremely porous wood. I consider all knowledge to be a very important commodity and truly appreciate your sharing this. Thank you.
I subscribed because your work is gorgeous, your creativity is amazing. I have come to love the soothing nature and quirkiness of your narration. As a fellow woodworker I really appreciate the talent and artistry in every piece. Don't change a thing.
Thank you, I hope I don’t!