Love this book! th-cam.com/users/postUgkxpCNxqmAkyjN6NPx1fyB7QiEFWyO5mUWL it is simply one-of-a-kind! I really love it, because karah explained all tools required to have the job done, not mentioning the fabulous diy pallets ideas. I'm pretty sure this will be a fresh start in my new endeavour. Amazon was great, they delivered on time. Thank you!
I love how you show the mistakes that you made and how you addressed them. This is why I keep coming back to your builds vs others. Knowing what to do when something goes wrong is priceless!
I know a lot of people think that you need all those tools, but, if you do what I have done, join a men's shed group (Australia), they have sheds set up with all these tools. Most of what is shown can be done with only a few power tools. Great video, gives some great ideas on what can be done.
I know this is an old video, but so is my project. My brother moved from his 42 yr. house, and had 42 years accumulated stuff. There was a very old picnic table made of Redwood, all I could save was the top. I was getting ready to through it on the burn pile when I decided to try a rebuild. This video has probably helped more the the previous half a dozen or so that I've watched. Can't wait to experiment with some resins and colors to see what comes out. Thanks.
Man, this turned out gorgeous. Haha! When you kept referring to going back to the drawing board makes me realize how much "patience" woodworking teaches us. I just split my project right as I was adding the legs, but your tenacity and expertise inspired me to stop complaining and learn from my beginner mistakes. Thanks for sharing.
Loved that you used reclaimed lumber and that you filled the gaps with the blue/green/white metallic! That’s my favorite color! I’m currently remodeling my kitchen and would LOVE to find something like this as a new table for the space. Also love your attention to detail. Great job.
Such a great presentation, showing the mistakes, being real about it is so instructive. going through this process right now with reclaimed timber. Had the epoxy leaking problem not solved until your demonstration. Many thanks.
I woukd love to see a table made with reclaimed lumber that was not sawn straight on the sides, and just has epoxy filling the gaps between boards. So wish my hubby was still here. He would have loved playing with ideas and the epoxy resin.
Nice... I really like the table. Having been a Shop Teacher in a High School for 33 yrs I can appreciate the work that went into the table. I also love the rustic look of the old barn wood
All the mistakes you made are actually very helpful for subscribers like me. Being honest is more important than anything else at least in my opinion. 👍
Can I just say thank you for including a decent amount of voiceover! So few videos I watch do. I have always had a love for woodworking but it wasn't "ladylike" or "academic" so I was not allowed to persue it. Now, as a grown woman with two children, I have neither the time or money to start learning or take a course so I am uneducated in this topic. I really appreciate the explanations and monologue so I can continue to enjoy this and learn some things here and there. Nice job, lovely respect for the wood. X
@@JonnyBuilds I would love to but I couldn't even remotely afford the tools, even basic hand tools. Plus, I have two young son's and two jobs so time is limited to say the least!
@@TheKiddSocks you can use set-aside space at Home Depot or Lowe's. I'm pretty sure they'll let you use tools for free. Everyone wants to help a single mother, at least everyone who isn't making money off their suffering...
Dang man I don't think you'll ever see this because of all the views but you are amazing your attention to detail and care for history leaves me in awe and tears actually. Your amazing keep it up!
New techniques, things I had no idea existed, too bad we don’t last 200 years, I’m thinking about all the things we miss in life, Amazing job, thanks for sharing such wonderful mind
Honestly depending on the resin theres not enough time for that. Just pinch the cup a bit and itll flow much more controlled, plus you wont waste a syringe :)
Both tables are beautiful. I enjoyed learning about how you made this table. In sharing your successes and redoes, I learned far more than I would have otherwise. Thank you so much!
My Mom has an old “Mission Style” or as some people call it “Arts and crafts” table from the late 1800s or early 1900s. It’s oak and it’s just beautiful, those that are well done just never wear out, it’s a family heirloom. It’s made almost like your table only there’s no glue or nails. You did a beautiful job with this table and I love the reclaimed lumber and epoxy.
Sherri Bearden I really think that he could have used sawdust and epoxy mix to fill in those gaps on the first table. No it would not be perfect but it would be a teachable moment for beginners.
I would have liked to have seen more of the finished table. Also, would have loved to know how you resolved the issues from one build to another. Thanks.
Agreed, he took some major shortcuts in the production of this video, especially after building up to the challenge of that final fitment conundrum, I was disappointed as well. I came away from it all with the impression that he ultimately didn't solve the riddle and ended up with some subpar results, but was not able to admit it in the end.
Reclaimed stuff can be so difficult to work with. You did a good job sticking with it and not letting any of the issues stop you from getting it done though. I like how the tinted epoxy looks with the reclaimed lumber.
Bruce A. Ulrich I worked with reclaimed wood once. We used it for wall treatment. On a straight wall it's not that hard. However, having to miter horribly warped, cupped and twisted boards for a niche for a big screen TV was for me impossible. I cried uncle! Luckily the boss is a master carpenter and made it look absolutely beautiful.
Great video. When using epoxy, I’ve found that for coloring that I can use chalk line chalk. Very economical, several colors available for mixing or use single color.
That's why these videos are so great, for all of us DREAMERS that know their is no way for our designs to get from our brain into a wood shop with out winning the Lottery. But I love watching your videos.
Well done sir! Wish I had found this before I did wood and resin table. If I might humbly pass on a tip; one thing I found was that applying sanding sealer before adding epoxy helped limit the absorption. I was having issues with surface absorption staing the edges around the cracks but it looks like you didn't have that problem so maybe I'm doing something wrong in the first place. I also used high flow acrylics paint rather than powders. Easier to work with.
Oh my goodness thank you! I did up my first table with resin and had that exact issue- absorption causing discoloration around the fill areas. I am saving your tip for if I ever do another one.
I reclaimed a couple of container loads of poplar joists awhile back. Ended up wire brushing the surfaces to get rid of the planer knife destroying grit. Used a seven inch angle grinder with wire brush on it. Also pulled a few buckets of nails & bolts. Totally worth it though. Great video. Nice outcome.
Wow, now I feel better when things don't work out as planned in my workshop either. I guess we are all challenged on certain projects that don't go as planned. Big of you to show and explain the glitches of your project. Thank you for the video.
Trust me everyone learning. I make cakes I am still learning since always new stuff see if help cut time normally it's a bust. Never such thing as cutting time when making something awesome.
LOOKS GOOD, IT'S NICE THAT YOU WORKED OUT THE KINKS ON THE FIRST TABLE AND BUILT YOUR SECOND ONE, THAT'S HOW WE ALL LEARN IN THIS LIFE. THANKS FOR SHARING. 🇺🇲🌞✌️👍
This was a very informative because I have a 100 year old house. The floors are wood , but I wouldn't call them Hardwood. Nowadays they'd be considered underlayment, but they're pretty. I want to clean them up and Prime twice then epoxy them. It's nice to know I can fill in the little grooves with epoxy mixed with Sawdust . Thank you nice video
I saw a guy apply epoxy that was transparent with just a touch of color and coat the whole table about 1/8 to 1/4 in. above the wood. looked super good.
as "one man band" wrote : "The balance between leaving enough patina and getting boards straight enough to work with is a tough one." … assuming the goal is to show the "character" of the reclaimed wood, it seems like clear epoxy could give a smooth finish to a clean (but rough) look?
I have different color soapstone that I hammer down and smash it into the cracks w/ epoxy, it gives the look of marble. If I grind the soapstone it will be a plain color w/ no marble affect.. Both are a great way to fill cracks & knot holes..
@@crovet ...What state are you in, I'm on the Md. & Pa. line and the colors very from a light tan to brown and some green, then the next stage is serpentine that is very hard, almost marble.. To keep the marble look, I just hammer it into small pieces, mix them w/ glue & trowel them into the cracks..
Central Va: grey to black soapstone here with white quartz streaks. Sounds like you hammer into small chip size retaining marble look, but when hammering into a finer grind, how does that turn out? Thought I would fill gaps with epoxy, then last 1/2 inch embed soapstone chips
@@crovet ... Sanding the stone will make it a plain color, but to keep the marble look I crush it.. The green stone here has dark red stone garments... Keep an eye out for Indian bowls, they used it a lot for cooking..
Reminds me of the scene in the movie Contact where, after the alien megastructure we were building flies apart, we find that there was a second one being built, in secret, all along.
Great video. Thank you for showing some of the struggles. I like how people are saying you have all the tools and yet you're still complaining about the difficulties. Having all the correct tools help, but if you don't know how to use them you projects still won't work out. That's like telling a 5 star chef he makes good food because he has nice pans. You are a craftsman and you're videos are great. Keep it up. I just finished a huge table for our house, it'll be the last one I make. I'll stick with the smaller things that I'm known for.
Well done Jonny! That looks like it was a lot of work. I really like how you filmed the one with the errors in order to show the learning process. Most people (myself included sometimes) make the first one off camera to figure it out, then turn the camera on for the second run through so everything looks like it went smoothly.
I liked seeing/hearing about the errors/alterations in process, but also would have liked to see/hear how you resolved the squaring issues in the final product... I have a similar project I'll be taking on soon.
Gunflint Designs nailed it. I learn more from when you show your mistakes than when you show the perfect error free process. When the guys making projects make it look so easy, and I mess it up, it makes me almost feel like I don't have the right skills. Thanks for hte great learning experience and keep up the great work!
I thought it looked beautiful with its simplicity and colour highlights. Speaking as someone who couldn’t glue 8 strips of wood together and make a trivet in Middle School, I’m amazed at the finished results.
I am in Southwest Florida. After my dining room table was ruined in hurricane Ian I decided to make my own. You taught me so much. I love the epoxy colors. Thank You !
Nice finish dude. Carpenter / joiner of 20 years and love seeing people utilising old timber on projects especially when they look as good as that table. You cant recreate that patina or smell. Great job man.
i have always hated build videos with talking over them, but you are an exception, i enjoyed every word you said, and you never got boring once, you kept my add brain at bay for all 10 minutes of this wonderful video
So great to see the "happy accidents" during this entire build. Wish I would have known about the heat gun and aluminium tape tip before I made a resin mess on a project a couple years back! Live and learn, haha
Finally, someone else has similar problems working with non dimensional old lumber. Great job sticking with it. It's funny how hard we end up working on our projects. Keep up the great work.
@cookiemonster I love the look of really old wood and some really cool stuff can be done with epoxy river tables and such but the epoxy is so little so the colors look like build up from oxidized copper or really old gum. If there was more, it might look better, but in small doses it looks like a mistake
Honestly, the imperfections on the table that didn't meet your standards, is what made that particular table awesome!....at least to me it was. The imperfections added character as did the old lumber did too. Great job!!!
Happened to me too... My phone was in my hand and someone was telling me about a very very specific story (I've never searched it before) and the next day I get a few recommendations on that same exact topic. Some permissions from Google like the "Ok Google"feature will record at all times. But Google do clearly warn you of this before you agree to use their software.
My husband is an engineer in the wireless industry. It's not a conspiracy theory. They are listening to all of us. Unless your phone is completely powered down, it's being used to monitor you. And the technology to remotely turn on a completely powered down phone is in the works.
I'm sure it was very trying, but I liked seeing the mistakes and the learning process here. Thanks for including those. You do projects that incorporate some crazy colors and that's awesome. The end result looks incredible.
Wow! What a project. Dealing with all the unknowns of the re-claimed wood is a tough task. Also, thanks for being real about your process, for showing us the mistakes you made, etc. That takes a lot of guts. For the critics - shut up!
Nice, man! Really tasteful use of epoxy, nice and subtle. Watching this also reminded me why I avoid reclaimed lumber haha! Looks awesome, but such a pain.
Nice work, I think the top from the first table could easily be reused as a side board , bathroom vanity, an island top,or even a cool door so it wasn't a total loss👍😀
I love the contrast in materials and color. The use of reclaimed lumber just adds to the allure and beauty of the raw materials you combined. Great job. I watched this video without sound and it looks like everything came out as planned.
I'm impress. You look so young to be a craftsman. Love the table. How many people could sit around a table like thus, 4-8 people perhaps. You are so right, if at first you don't succeed, try ,try again. The second came out to your liking. Bravo!
It's a beautiful table. I don't like to criticize a persons work - but your table saw safety practices set poor example . At about the 1:50 mark in the video your reaching over a exposed 4 inch blade. Could have been dangerous.
I appreciate your concern, but that angle didn’t really do it justice how careful I was being on those rip cuts. That was a 14” rip blade. It was a tad scary. I used a push block and a push stick. I had to push the material past the blade, but I didn’t lean over the blade. When I moved my arm back after finishing the cut I made sure I was well away from the blade at all times. On one off camera cut it didn’t feel right so I let go of the work piece, stepped back, and shut off the saw. (It was fine, i just had a funny feeling). Shop safety is paramount. I’m always mindful of that.
Each industrial design student at Parsons has to make this table. Parsons table is always held together with mortise and tenon joints, becuase if it's done right, the structure is very stable and no mechanical fastener is needed. I still remember the most time-consuming part is making the template and fitting the tabletop. Good job on this table, such a classic with a twist.
My old boss is a table top expert. He's built and rebuilt many table tops and he started his business as a cabinet painter. The first few weeks or so we was working in the shop and he was working on it the table with reclaimed wood and he ran it through his table saw and immediately glued it together without dowels or Domino's only glue and I asked him about that why he doesn't and he just basically said you don't need him good glue and clamp for a day you don't need them. I've seen the work he's done and I've never seen anything fail. Although if I did it I would do at least dowels.
Hitting a snag, having to break apart what was glued together, coming up with a creative solution to solve the problem, and putting in hard work again to make it work until it does. Motivational Speech - Table building style
water based finish on a table? It’s going to get a lot of water on it and this makes no sense to me. Why not use oil based finish so you don’t have that issue?
Late to the party but I did not have the same good luck with the water base general finish when I used it. It didn't level worth a damn and caused a lot of issues trying to finish over it. I ended up having the strip the veneer and start all over. To say I'm hesitant to use water based final finish is an understatement. I do like how you used "spot" expoxy.. great idea. I built a saddle rack from reclaimed barn wood and want a new project. This looks promising :)
That first table look good even with those gaps in the legs you didn’t like. I would have put some resin in the gaps and made it a bit more of a feature. Nice job 👍
Dominos are loose Tenons. The Festool Domino joiners (500 and 700)bore the mortise. My concern with the original table is expansion across the grain. The humidity in Oklahoma might be steady enough for it not to make a difference, but without gaps between the legs and the table top, I would fear the top expanding and damaging the joints between the legs and table skirt/ apron. Nice table though. Thanks to Johnny Builds for sharing the knowledge.
With warped wood? That would take great skill, but you are correct. Even pocket screws would have been better that his design. Hey what is a crown guard? Thanks
What a superb video, I think it’s the first one of yours I’ve seen. The narration was fantastic, detailed, easy to follow and possibly the most important of all the difficulties you experienced. The end was pretty damned good too. I think you showed when it comes to furniture 'simple' is anything but. I actually thought with it being such a simple design you must have got the date of its design wrong. I thought surely the Quakers in England in the 17th century or the Shakers once settled in America in the 19th. But no, you were right designed in France in the 1930s by Jean-Michel Frank's students. From seeing the difficulties you had to face to the final reveal everything was excellent. Very well done indeed. Of course I've subscribed.
I would say there's more space on the land for large warehouses and workshops with all the necessary equipment, and carpentry used to be taught in public schools and is still taught in trade schools. It is probably more common to have woodworking in parts of the country like the Northeast, the Midwest, and the South.
I really love it when these diy channels admit to making mistakes, and avoid post-project rationalisation. Great job.
Love this book! th-cam.com/users/postUgkxpCNxqmAkyjN6NPx1fyB7QiEFWyO5mUWL it is simply one-of-a-kind! I really love it, because karah explained all tools required to have the job done, not mentioning the fabulous diy pallets ideas. I'm pretty sure this will be a fresh start in my new endeavour. Amazon was great, they delivered on time. Thank you!
I love how you show the mistakes that you made and how you addressed them. This is why I keep coming back to your builds vs others. Knowing what to do when something goes wrong is priceless!
I know a lot of people think that you need all those tools, but, if you do what I have done, join a men's shed group (Australia), they have sheds set up with all these tools. Most of what is shown can be done with only a few power tools. Great video, gives some great ideas on what can be done.
I know this is an old video, but so is my project. My brother moved from his 42 yr. house, and had 42 years accumulated stuff. There was a very old picnic table made of Redwood, all I could save was the top. I was getting ready to through it on the burn pile when I decided to try a rebuild. This video has probably helped more the the previous half a dozen or so that I've watched. Can't wait to experiment with some resins and colors to see what comes out. Thanks.
Man, this turned out gorgeous. Haha! When you kept referring to going back to the drawing board makes me realize how much "patience" woodworking teaches us. I just split my project right as I was adding the legs, but your tenacity and expertise inspired me to stop complaining and learn from my beginner mistakes. Thanks for sharing.
Loved that you used reclaimed lumber and that you filled the gaps with the blue/green/white metallic! That’s my favorite color! I’m currently remodeling my kitchen and would LOVE to find something like this as a new table for the space. Also love your attention to detail. Great job.
Such a great presentation, showing the mistakes, being real about it is so instructive. going through this process right now with reclaimed timber. Had the epoxy leaking problem not solved until your demonstration. Many thanks.
I woukd love to see a table made with reclaimed lumber that was not sawn straight on the sides, and just has epoxy filling the gaps between boards.
So wish my hubby was still here. He would have loved playing with ideas and the epoxy resin.
Nice... I really like the table. Having been a Shop Teacher in a High School for 33 yrs I can appreciate the work that went into the table. I also love the rustic look of the old barn wood
High praise coming from a shop teacher of 33 years! Thank you, that means a lot 🙏. Also I wish I would’ve taken wood shop in high school myself.
Came here to learn about using reclaimed lumber, left with the joy of knowing someone is using a company from my hometown!
All the mistakes you made are actually very helpful for subscribers like me. Being honest is more important than anything else at least in my opinion. 👍
Came here thinking I could build a table. Left thinking how do I convince the wife to buy all those tools
You need half of them...u can do multiple jobs with the same tools,this guy could of got away with very basic ones
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Mackey Charli hahahahaha...this comment is gold...
Can I just say thank you for including a decent amount of voiceover! So few videos I watch do. I have always had a love for woodworking but it wasn't "ladylike" or "academic" so I was not allowed to persue it. Now, as a grown woman with two children, I have neither the time or money to start learning or take a course so I am uneducated in this topic. I really appreciate the explanations and monologue so I can continue to enjoy this and learn some things here and there. Nice job, lovely respect for the wood. X
You should go for it! Basically everything I know about building furniture I learned on TH-cam myself.
@@JonnyBuilds I would love to but I couldn't even remotely afford the tools, even basic hand tools. Plus, I have two young son's and two jobs so time is limited to say the least!
@@TheKiddSocks you can use set-aside space at Home Depot or Lowe's. I'm pretty sure they'll let you use tools for free. Everyone wants to help a single mother, at least everyone who isn't making money off their suffering...
@@squirlmy Sadly I am in the UK and there is no such place with that on offer. Sounds cool though, I'm jealous!
Dang man I don't think you'll ever see this because of all the views but you are amazing your attention to detail and care for history leaves me in awe and tears actually. Your amazing keep it up!
New techniques, things I had no idea existed, too bad we don’t last 200 years, I’m thinking about all the things we miss in life, Amazing job, thanks for sharing such wonderful mind
Nice video thanks for sharing!
We use large syringes to fill in the resin into the smaller cracks. They are quite cheap and it works well for us.
You could also use a 50cc syringe to apply resin to cracks more precisely and would cut down on waste. Love your videos❤️
Honestly depending on the resin theres not enough time for that. Just pinch the cup a bit and itll flow much more controlled, plus you wont waste a syringe :)
Both tables are beautiful. I enjoyed learning about how you made this table. In sharing your successes and redoes, I learned far more than I would have otherwise. Thank you so much!
My Mom has an old “Mission Style” or as some people call it “Arts and crafts” table from the late 1800s or early 1900s. It’s oak and it’s just beautiful, those that are well done just never wear out, it’s a family heirloom. It’s made almost like your table only there’s no glue or nails. You did a beautiful job with this table and I love the reclaimed lumber and epoxy.
Sherri Bearden I really think that he could have used sawdust and epoxy mix to fill in those gaps on the first table. No it would not be perfect but it would be a teachable moment for beginners.
beautiful table.
so much of hard work
Good creativity and workmanship
Super like
I would have liked to have seen more of the finished table. Also, would have loved to know how you resolved the issues from one build to another. Thanks.
Agreed, he took some major shortcuts in the production of this video, especially after building up to the challenge of that final fitment conundrum, I was disappointed as well.
I came away from it all with the impression that he ultimately didn't solve the riddle and ended up with some subpar results, but was not able to admit it in the end.
It's like the movie "Contact" where they built a secret second machine that no one knew about after the first one is destroyed.
Reclaimed stuff can be so difficult to work with. You did a good job sticking with it and not letting any of the issues stop you from getting it done though. I like how the tinted epoxy looks with the reclaimed lumber.
Thank you Bruce! I’m very happy with the results, but damn it was a process to get there.
Bruce A. Ulrich
I worked with reclaimed wood once. We used it for wall treatment. On a straight wall it's not that hard. However, having to miter horribly warped, cupped and twisted boards for a niche for a big screen TV was for me impossible. I cried uncle! Luckily the boss is a master carpenter and made it look absolutely beautiful.
An issue is something that cannot be resolved. “Problem” is the word 😂
Great video.
Great video. When using epoxy, I’ve found that for coloring that I can use chalk line chalk. Very economical, several colors available for mixing or use single color.
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Interesting video, totally convinced me to go and buy a table
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Hahaha best comment!
Hilarious comment...
Quokka Pirquish 🤣😂🤣
Hahahahaha good job
At 9:40 you should show how you fixed it. The problem is with all reclaimed wood including (apparently) yours.
That was a teachable moment !! thx
That's why these videos are so great, for all of us DREAMERS that know their is no way for our designs to get from our brain into a wood shop with out winning the Lottery. But I love watching your videos.
Well done sir! Wish I had found this before I did wood and resin table. If I might humbly pass on a tip; one thing I found was that applying sanding sealer before adding epoxy helped limit the absorption. I was having issues with surface absorption staing the edges around the cracks but it looks like you didn't have that problem so maybe I'm doing something wrong in the first place. I also used high flow acrylics paint rather than powders. Easier to work with.
Oh my goodness thank you! I did up my first table with resin and had that exact issue- absorption causing discoloration around the fill areas. I am saving your tip for if I ever do another one.
I reclaimed a couple of container loads of poplar joists awhile back. Ended up wire brushing the surfaces to get rid of the planer knife destroying grit. Used a seven inch angle grinder with wire brush on it. Also pulled a few buckets of nails & bolts. Totally worth it though.
Great video. Nice outcome.
Wow, now I feel better when things don't work out as planned in my workshop either.
I guess we are all challenged on certain projects that don't go as planned.
Big of you to show and explain the glitches of your project. Thank you for the video.
Trust me everyone learning. I make cakes I am still learning since always new stuff see if help cut time normally it's a bust. Never such thing as cutting time when making something awesome.
Totally agree here , Jonny Builds...fantastic.
Very well said. It is very admirable, and intelligent of him to show the errors etc.
LOOKS GOOD, IT'S NICE THAT YOU WORKED OUT THE KINKS ON THE FIRST TABLE AND BUILT YOUR SECOND ONE, THAT'S HOW WE ALL LEARN IN THIS LIFE. THANKS FOR SHARING. 🇺🇲🌞✌️👍
This was a very informative because I have a 100 year old house. The floors are wood , but I wouldn't call them Hardwood. Nowadays they'd be considered underlayment, but they're pretty. I want to clean them up and Prime twice then epoxy them. It's nice to know I can fill in the little grooves with epoxy mixed with Sawdust . Thank you nice video
I saw a guy apply epoxy that was transparent with just a touch of color and coat the whole table about 1/8 to 1/4 in. above the wood. looked super good.
as "one man band" wrote : "The balance between leaving enough patina and getting boards straight enough to work with is a tough one." … assuming the goal is to show the "character" of the reclaimed wood, it seems like clear epoxy could give a smooth finish to a clean (but rough) look?
What about all those cancerous warming labels in the back of a bottle of epoxy...
Elektra de la torre. You can die from anything if you get enough of it.
@@elektradelatorre8352 don't gulp down half the bottle and don't stick your nose in it for an hour straight and you should be more or less alive
@@elektradelatorre8352 As far as I can recall, all of those warnings apply to epoxy only before it cures.
I have different color soapstone that I hammer down and smash it into the cracks w/ epoxy, it gives the look of marble. If I grind the soapstone it will be a plain color w/ no marble affect.. Both are a great way to fill cracks & knot holes..
Very interesting idea. I might have to experiment with that.
Holy guacamole Batman- great idea. About to fill checks on a spalted silver maple table. We sit on mountain of soapstone!! How do you use to grind?
@@crovet ...What state are you in, I'm on the Md. & Pa. line and the colors very from a light tan to brown and some green, then the next stage is serpentine that is very hard, almost marble.. To keep the marble look, I just hammer it into small pieces, mix them w/ glue & trowel them into the cracks..
Central Va: grey to black soapstone here with white quartz streaks. Sounds like you hammer into small chip size retaining marble look, but when hammering into a finer grind, how does that turn out? Thought I would fill gaps with epoxy, then last 1/2 inch embed soapstone chips
@@crovet ... Sanding the stone will make it a plain color, but to keep the marble look I crush it.. The green stone here has dark red stone garments... Keep an eye out for Indian bowls, they used it a lot for cooking..
Reminds me of the scene in the movie Contact where, after the alien megastructure we were building flies apart, we find that there was a second one being built, in secret, all along.
This video just earned you a new subscriber. I love it!
Great video. Thank you for showing some of the struggles. I like how people are saying you have all the tools and yet you're still complaining about the difficulties. Having all the correct tools help, but if you don't know how to use them you projects still won't work out. That's like telling a 5 star chef he makes good food because he has nice pans. You are a craftsman and you're videos are great. Keep it up. I just finished a huge table for our house, it'll be the last one I make. I'll stick with the smaller things that I'm known for.
Thank you 🙏
I love how you show the difficulties you face, this is how I learn. Thank you
Your shop is amazing.. you've got more $ in tools then I've had in my entire life!
Thanks but I’m guessing the shop you’re referring to is the VRL shop with the giant Tannewitz saw. My shop is just my garage.
At 7:38... "exact length of roughly 25 inches..."
Lol
very nice dining table, good job, health to your hands
What a great project. I was an OKC guy for a decade. Thanks for posting this.
How in the world this is a diy job with all these special tools
Exactly. This is skilled work using specialist machinery!
It’s a diy just it’s not meant for newbie carpenters,for sure.
It’s rich people with no day job DIY
Well...he did do it himself...😉
Pliny Elder this is his day job.
Well done Jonny! That looks like it was a lot of work. I really like how you filmed the one with the errors in order to show the learning process. Most people (myself included sometimes) make the first one off camera to figure it out, then turn the camera on for the second run through so everything looks like it went smoothly.
Haha, I should totally do that next time! Thanks man! I learned a lot along the way and ended up with something I'm proud of.
I liked seeing/hearing about the errors/alterations in process, but also would have liked to see/hear how you resolved the squaring issues in the final product... I have a similar project I'll be taking on soon.
What did you do with the not so perfect table?
Gunflint Designs nailed it. I learn more from when you show your mistakes than when you show the perfect error free process. When the guys making projects make it look so easy, and I mess it up, it makes me almost feel like I don't have the right skills. Thanks for hte great learning experience and keep up the great work!
Narrow doorway = oops, wish I hadn't glued the legs on.
I thought it looked beautiful with its simplicity and colour highlights. Speaking as someone who couldn’t glue 8 strips of wood together and make a trivet in Middle School, I’m amazed at the finished results.
I am in Southwest Florida. After my dining room table was ruined in hurricane Ian I decided to make my own. You taught me so much. I love the epoxy colors. Thank You !
The balance between leaving enough patina and getting boards straight enough to work with is a tough one.
Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing!
Excellent tutorial. I'm in the process of a building a similar table and you've already saved me from two mistakes I would have made.
Excellent! Thanks for watching
Nice finish dude. Carpenter / joiner of 20 years and love seeing people utilising old timber on projects especially when they look as good as that table. You cant recreate that patina or smell. Great job man.
i have always hated build videos with talking over them, but you are an exception, i enjoyed every word you said, and you never got boring once, you kept my add brain at bay for all 10 minutes of this wonderful video
This isn’t diy when you have the equipment that you have. This is just table manufacturing
lol yeah i was just thinking something like that
I never wanted to build a table before but just watching him work was magical I honestly never been so entertained by wood work lol
Admit it, you were baked
So great to see the "happy accidents" during this entire build. Wish I would have known about the heat gun and aluminium tape tip before I made a resin mess on a project a couple years back! Live and learn, haha
Yeah, that was definitely a happy accident! Thanks, brother!
"happy accidents" that's what I call the Chinese food I put on my plates at the buffet ..
Kudos to you for an honest explanation of all the pitfalls you encountered on this build.......that takes courage.
Finally, someone else has similar problems working with non dimensional old lumber. Great job sticking with it. It's funny how hard we end up working on our projects. Keep up the great work.
Always nice to see a video that includes the mistakes you learned from! Very much enjoyed this video.
Thank you!
The small amounts of blue epoxy seam a bit out of place...
totally agree
@cookiemonster I love the look of really old wood and some really cool stuff can be done with epoxy river tables and such but the epoxy is so little so the colors look like build up from oxidized copper or really old gum. If there was more, it might look better, but in small doses it looks like a mistake
I agree. It was odd.
Imperfections make it beautiful
It's an aesthetic, Although Its weird how only 1 crack in 10 ends up w/ the epoxy.
Thank you so much for the video! The table is just beautiful! It gave me the information I needed to fix my antique desk top!
Beautiful! Love it! (Just wondering what kind of ppl giving thumb down...? )
Honestly, the imperfections on the table that didn't meet your standards, is what made that particular table awesome!....at least to me it was. The imperfections added character as did the old lumber did too. Great job!!!
I don’t even watch vids of wood but an hour ago I was chatting to my brother about tables and epoxy. I find it suspicious this is in my feed🧐
Komorebi Athena If you've ever watched Alex Jones it should not surprise you at all, they've been listening and watching for at least forty+ years.
Windows ,iPhone and Google, …(WiG)…(don't wig out they just want to HELP)...will take care of your every need and want !
Happened to me too...
My phone was in my hand and someone was telling me about a very very specific story (I've never searched it before) and the next day I get a few recommendations on that same exact topic. Some permissions from Google like the "Ok Google"feature will record at all times. But Google do clearly warn you of this before you agree to use their software.
S. Yes that’s creepy AF.
My husband is an engineer in the wireless industry. It's not a conspiracy theory. They are listening to all of us. Unless your phone is completely powered down, it's being used to monitor you. And the technology to remotely turn on a completely powered down phone is in the works.
I'm sure it was very trying, but I liked seeing the mistakes and the learning process here. Thanks for including those. You do projects that incorporate some crazy colors and that's awesome. The end result looks incredible.
Thanks! I think there is value in showing folks you don't have to be perfect to make something.
Very nice video! Thank for sharing !
Beautiful table Jonny!
Wow! What a project. Dealing with all the unknowns of the re-claimed wood is a tough task. Also, thanks for being real about your process, for showing us the mistakes you made, etc. That takes a lot of guts. For the critics - shut up!
That's a great tip to use a heat gun before chiseling the epoxy off, have to remember that!
Thanks! It works well!
the heat gun is for exit air bubbles?
Nice, man! Really tasteful use of epoxy, nice and subtle. Watching this also reminded me why I avoid reclaimed lumber haha! Looks awesome, but such a pain.
Thanks brother! I might stay away from using reclaimed for a little while...
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It might have been subtle if it weren't light blue. wtf
Nice work, I think the top from the first table could easily be reused as a side board , bathroom vanity, an island top,or even a cool door so it wasn't a total loss👍😀
I love the contrast in materials and color. The use of reclaimed lumber just adds to the allure and beauty of the raw materials you combined.
Great job.
I watched this video without sound and it looks like everything came out as planned.
I congratulate you on your generous hands. I liked your work very much.
Awesome build and time capsule of learning by doing. A craftsman work of art. Thanks for sharing the process 👍🏾
"DIY" sure lemme get my industrial planar out of the kitchen closet
Oh yeah and my $1500 festool domino
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I'm impress. You look so young to be a craftsman. Love the table. How many people could sit around a table like thus, 4-8 people perhaps. You are so right, if at first you don't succeed, try ,try again. The second came out to your liking. Bravo!
I like that he points out the mistakes made. That's how we learn.
Nothing beats the character and environmental friendliness of reclaimed wood. Giving it a new life; beautiful!
It's a beautiful table. I don't like to criticize a persons work - but your table saw safety practices set poor example . At about the 1:50 mark in the video your reaching over a exposed 4 inch blade. Could have been dangerous.
Thank you for seeing this. I am really tired I could process what I was seeing
Bing there is always at least one of you on every damn construction video. He has all his fingers and toes, so i think his examples are fine!
I appreciate your concern, but that angle didn’t really do it justice how careful I was being on those rip cuts. That was a 14” rip blade. It was a tad scary. I used a push block and a push stick. I had to push the material past the blade, but I didn’t lean over the blade. When I moved my arm back after finishing the cut I made sure I was well away from the blade at all times. On one off camera cut it didn’t feel right so I let go of the work piece, stepped back, and shut off the saw. (It was fine, i just had a funny feeling). Shop safety is paramount. I’m always mindful of that.
Yeah that looked a little scary to me too. Probably a camera angle thing though
Then you should do it differently at your shop! Such whiney comments make me puke. You ain't saving the world with this critique.
The first table looked way better, should've just used epoxy to fill the gaps in the legs
Thanks for showing mistakes. It gets old sometimes never seeing the shit that goes wrong and how you addressed it and learned from it
Thank you, Cody!
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Each industrial design student at Parsons has to make this table. Parsons table is always held together with mortise and tenon joints, becuase if it's done right, the structure is very stable and no mechanical fastener is needed. I still remember the most time-consuming part is making the template and fitting the tabletop. Good job on this table, such a classic with a twist.
My old boss is a table top expert. He's built and rebuilt many table tops and he started his business as a cabinet painter. The first few weeks or so we was working in the shop and he was working on it the table with reclaimed wood and he ran it through his table saw and immediately glued it together without dowels or Domino's only glue and I asked him about that why he doesn't and he just basically said you don't need him good glue and clamp for a day you don't need them. I've seen the work he's done and I've never seen anything fail. Although if I did it I would do at least dowels.
Hitting a snag, having to break apart what was glued together, coming up with a creative solution to solve the problem, and putting in hard work again to make it work until it does. Motivational Speech - Table building style
Reclaimed wood, is the only wood I will work with... It's a challenge, that's what I like... Great video Dude!
water based finish on a table? It’s going to get a lot of water on it and this makes no sense to me. Why not use oil based finish so you don’t have that issue?
Once the wb dries...and he did 4 coats...it wont becomediluted by water on the table
Late to the party but I did not have the same good luck with the water base general finish when I used it. It didn't level worth a damn and caused a lot of issues trying to finish over it. I ended up having the strip the veneer and start all over. To say I'm hesitant to use water based final finish is an understatement. I do like how you used "spot" expoxy.. great idea. I built a saddle rack from reclaimed barn wood and want a new project. This looks promising :)
Enjoyed the build and hearing what worked or didn’t work. Learning what doesn’t work is half of battle.
That first table look good even with those gaps in the legs you didn’t like. I would have put some resin in the gaps and made it a bit more of a feature. Nice job 👍
Thanks for admitting you made some mistakes, rare these days,nicely done
Thank you!
You've just inspire me to use those hundred years old window frames... I'll probably kill myself trying to cut the thing but it may work out!
Wow, how am I just now coming across this? Hats off sir. Excellent work.
I love the turquoise color in the wood! Beautiful!
Your epoxy table reminds me of the bowls and plates that Japanese use to glue them back together rather than throw them away. Beautiful work! 👍🏆
You should use a ‘Crown guard’ on the table saw & use mortice & tenon joints on the legs/frame!
I believe you, but could you explain why?
You can make safety videos without a badge.
Dominos are loose Tenons. The Festool Domino joiners (500 and 700)bore the mortise.
My concern with the original table is expansion across the grain. The humidity in Oklahoma might be steady enough for it not to make a difference, but without gaps between the legs and the table top, I would fear the top expanding and damaging the joints between the legs and table skirt/ apron.
Nice table though. Thanks to Johnny Builds for sharing the knowledge.
With warped wood? That would take great skill, but you are correct. Even pocket screws would have been better that his design. Hey what is a crown guard? Thanks
What a superb video, I think it’s the first one of yours I’ve seen.
The narration was fantastic, detailed, easy to follow and possibly the most important of all the difficulties you experienced. The end was pretty damned good too. I think you showed when it comes to furniture 'simple' is anything but.
I actually thought with it being such a simple design you must have got the date of its design wrong. I thought surely the Quakers in England in the 17th century or the Shakers once settled in America in the 19th. But no, you were right designed in France in the 1930s by Jean-Michel Frank's students.
From seeing the difficulties you had to face to the final reveal everything was excellent. Very well done indeed. Of course I've subscribed.
Thank you so much! It may not have always gone the way I planned, but I learned so much from this project.
Oh my god so much work...but Bravo 👍
WOW!!!! That is way more work than I would care to put into anything.
At least I now know what I'm in for if I ever use reclaimed lumber.
sometimes it is not worth the trouble too make certain projects with old lumber.
Guys, is it compulsory to learn carpentry in the U.S.? I just wonder why almost every american men are good in stuffs like this.
Smooth Criminal depends largely where you grew up. Midwest more so than in large cities.
I would say there's more space on the land for large warehouses and workshops with all the necessary equipment, and carpentry used to be taught in public schools and is still taught in trade schools. It is probably more common to have woodworking in parts of the country like the Northeast, the Midwest, and the South.
Cecily Erker thank you
K. York thank you
Not every!
Nice work!!! And thanks for the honestly and humbleness. 👍
I love this concept. I need to play around with epoxy a bit more.
I have no knowledge of wood working but I love to watch people do so thanks for aharing