You didn't fail. Actually you gave us a real lesson on what it is to succeed without giving up, and yes it worth it. Thank you so much for sharing this great story/video 😊. Greetings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, my Beautiful Enchanted Island 🏝️!!!
Great effort for a first table mate, keep it up. You made some mistakes but learning to fix mistakes is more valuable than being told to do it right the first time because it lets you actually learn more skills. Love the grain of the cookie but because it is end grain it probably needs more than a single coat of Rubio (i know it is called monocoat but end grain is different than face grain). Look forward to seeing you learn some more on your next build.
I live in Germany and use Epodex. I don’t use tape to cover a melamine/plywood base or sides. I use HDPE sheets as a base. I have 3mm 1m x 1m sheets and also a 2m x 1m 1mm sheet which is delivered as a roll. You can use either as a base. Easily cut to size or made bigger just by using tape to join 2 sheets. I also cut off strips of various heights. Various lengths. 1mm is very flexible for odd shapes. I seal it to the wood with Silicon Sealant and use hot glue gun to stick the side strips to the HDPE base. Epoxy doesn’t stick to HDPE and hot glue is easily removed. Easily reused. For those emergency leaks I always have a tub of plumbers sealant/Fermit on hand
really great video!! loved the clear explanation and camera angles!! for your first pour and no woodworking experience, you did awesome!! best of luck to your future projects!! good luck!!
Uhm... why treating both the sides? Is it going to be some sort of a flipping table? You could save a lot of materials and effort. And if you've left the slab's natural shape, why have you neither sanded the bark beetle traces on the edge nor emphasize them (with black epoxy or something)?
You need to treat both sides because seasonal wood movement would effect the two sides differently, which could cause cracks and warping. At least thats what I have been told
@@hefestodesign Well, there are a couple more things that affect the sides unevenly: weight (reaction force of the support), light, heat, consumer use... I guess they are more likely to cause stuff than differing quality of sanding or polishing.
@@deniskhafizov6827 "I guess they are more likely to cause stuff than differing quality of sanding or polishing." Can't wait for a clip sharing your experience after applying protection on only one side of a big chunk of wood. I might even subscribe.
You didn't fail. Actually you gave us a real lesson on what it is to succeed without giving up, and yes it worth it. Thank you so much for sharing this great story/video 😊. Greetings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, my Beautiful Enchanted Island 🏝️!!!
Beautiful work! I really enjoyed watching the video :)
Beautiful work! Subscribed! 👍
Great effort for a first table mate, keep it up. You made some mistakes but learning to fix mistakes is more valuable than being told to do it right the first time because it lets you actually learn more skills. Love the grain of the cookie but because it is end grain it probably needs more than a single coat of Rubio (i know it is called monocoat but end grain is different than face grain). Look forward to seeing you learn some more on your next build.
I live in Germany and use Epodex. I don’t use tape to cover a melamine/plywood base or sides. I use HDPE sheets as a base. I have 3mm 1m x 1m sheets and also a 2m x 1m 1mm sheet which is delivered as a roll. You can use either as a base. Easily cut to size or made bigger just by using tape to join 2 sheets. I also cut off strips of various heights. Various lengths. 1mm is very flexible for odd shapes. I seal it to the wood with Silicon Sealant and use hot glue gun to stick the side strips to the HDPE base. Epoxy doesn’t stick to HDPE and hot glue is easily removed. Easily reused. For those emergency leaks I always have a tub of plumbers sealant/Fermit on hand
really great video!! loved the clear explanation and camera angles!! for your first pour and no woodworking experience, you did awesome!! best of luck to your future projects!! good luck!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Uhm... why treating both the sides? Is it going to be some sort of a flipping table? You could save a lot of materials and effort.
And if you've left the slab's natural shape, why have you neither sanded the bark beetle traces on the edge nor emphasize them (with black epoxy or something)?
You need to treat both sides because seasonal wood movement would effect the two sides differently, which could cause cracks and warping. At least thats what I have been told
@@hefestodesign Well, there are a couple more things that affect the sides unevenly: weight (reaction force of the support), light, heat, consumer use... I guess they are more likely to cause stuff than differing quality of sanding or polishing.
@@deniskhafizov6827 "I guess they are more likely to cause stuff than differing quality of sanding or polishing." Can't wait for a clip sharing your experience after applying protection on only one side of a big chunk of wood. I might even subscribe.