I Built a $250,000 Table for Less Than $300
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Rockler! I like them a lot@@just_saw_dust
I just watched the cedar strip canoe build with your uncle. So beautiful! Update on that?
Yeahh... Raycon's are garbage. Glad they sponsored you, but they're just so bad. At best a 6/10 for everything. Audio quality, noise cancellation, mic pickup.
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Hello Xyla, I suggest looking up Ishitani Furniture if you wanna make chairs. He is quite the pro and the whole process is very relaxing.
stop click baiting, that table does not cost 250k
All that's left to do now is waiting for 500 years and it'll be a Xyla dynasty table, worth $250,000!
Exactly!!! You understand the long term vision! LOL
❤❤❤ you and your content Xyla, thank you!
Think if we preorder we can get a discount? 🤔
You really think it will depreciate that much? Adjusted for 2% annual inflation that is like $12.53 in today's money.
I’d prefer the provenience of Xyla’s than Ming was it? Old isn’t better to me.
That little "Hi Xyla!" melted my heart! Thank you for leaving it in. Those kids are so precious.
I'm going to miss those little voices
Me too!
❤ literally I had the same thought. That was a precious gem moment in the video.
Those kids are the damned cutest. I never noticed them in the background before until she did that callout pointing them out in a recent vid. Now gonna miss that so much! 😥
I feel like she left that in the edit for us too.
Shout out to guys like Steve. People like that never take the spot light but are extremely important to life.
Wait, that's not Tommy Chong?
Surprised Steve hasn't mentioned (or maybe he has and @xylafoxlin hasn't gotten one) but using a ATB blade when doing things like tenons adds a ton of chisel work, the alternating angle leaves lots of spikes in the surface. If you use a FTG blade it'll be mostly flat and you just have to touch it up a tiny bit with a chisel or router plane. FTG blades tend to be sold as ripping blades, ATB blades are sold as crosscut or general purpose blades. Definitely worth swapping blades out for something like this. Another way to "cheat" if you only have an ATB is by removing all the material like she shows and then doing some side to side cuts across the blade to even the surface out, granted some people are a bit skeeved out about going into the side of the blade but on a nice sharp blade and the 3/64s you end up cutting it's not what I'd consider "risky".
This is the way...@@MEatRHIT2009
Ain't that the truth! Awesome guy!
“Will it be perfect? Absolutely not. Will it function as a table? Probably. Will it look nice? Hopefully. Sometimes … that’s the only goal.” - Xyla Foxlin. Unequivocally one of the hardest quotes I’ve heard to get things done. 8:26
I swear, I've had to remind myself that "perfect is the enemy of done" so many times. My bathroom drawer is currently made of foamboard, because it took me like 6 months to actually fix it and if I had actually tried to make it properly it would still be a hole in the cabinet when I die. Sometimes good enough just has to be good enough.
@@Lizlodude80% solution for 20% effort is often better than 100% solution for 150% effort compared to what you originally thought it would be
I feel like there was a lot here to preempt the inevitable "you did this wrong.." comments from people who think they can do better. The fact is Xyla got a great end product, at the end of the day that's what most of us are after. Hats off to her.
@@davidjennings2179 Besides, the goal is also important. She's not trying to make a period correct table with only the tools they had back then, she's making a cool table inspired by one she found. Hey, at least it's not held together with pocketholes 😉
This has always been my biggest obstacle.
Wait, only 400.000 subscribers? I've been watching you for years, I assumed you had millions of followers. You deserve millions of followers for all the cool content.
Damn, Xyla is a true maker, where most people looking to move aim to lessen the furniture and items to move, this queen says nah, Imma build a table because I can.
she was gonna BUY the table until she saw the price. I'm surprised she could buy mahogany for $300. S4S too ,it seems. that's a table to be PROUD of.
I really appreciate how you show yourself using appropriate PPE while working.
And the safety tips!
a starting pin in the router table would be a good security measure (and please no gloves around spinning stuff...)
Yes, she's great about that, but didn't she need a respirator when she was using the random orbital sander?
@@RonaldoMessinaor a fence
I love your honest approach to "brute force" woodworking. Use the tools you have and the skills you know to just get it done.
I agree. The Adam Savage method of Getting Things Done Fast. If it works, it's acceptable, even if it's not the right way. That'll probably come later with practice then realising that it's also the faster way :)
Yes, but there was nothing brute force about this build. All completely acceptable techniques.
Sitting here with my 2 yr old daughter, she now wants to build a table. Sounds like we have a fun project this weekend! Thanks Xyla! Our first daddy daughter project!
3:40 "Botal toat" 😂
having done woodwork for 48 + years and it does not matter how you do things and if its for yourself you can do what you want , it turns out how it turns out, and at least you're having a go be safe eh.. and well done
Forgive me if i missed it, but I would LOOOOOVE a collab between Xyla and Nerdforge.
If we're mixing styles, I'm thinking cyberpunk Hong Kong carving as a 3D art piece
The tree that Huang Hua Li wood comes from is an endangered species, so you probably won't find it at Lowe's.
Yeah, it's in the Dalbergia genus, which means it's a true rosewood species. I think all Dalbergia species are on the CITES list, aren't they?
Yep, the original Huang Hua Li wood(黄花梨木) is from Hainan province in China, really rare to have a tree enough to make boards out of it, and for the old trees, cut down them are not allowed, which makes the wood unable to get. Now the woods are most come from Vietnam or Myanmar(not the same species of the tree), the quality is not even close to the one which been chop down for over 100 years ago. This makes the good material so valuable that could go up to over $2000 per kg.
"I could make that" are what starts all awesome builds.. 😊😊
"Too expensive, I can do same with fraction of price!", how most of my builds start :D
Steves a gem..we love Steve!!
The "Hi Xyla" at 4:29
hahaha I noted it too!
Table looks great! Literally 99% of all my woodworking jobs use Rubio Monocoat 2C Pure. Good choice. Built a tiki bar and cabinet out of massive 2 inch think planks of walnut 6 years ago, just with that oil concoction... That tiki bar has been through hell, and still looks good as new. Love that stuff. Their colored oils, however... I would not recommend.
Instead of chairs, maybe benches or short stools? That might actually fit the aesthetic better. Or... benches for the long sides, and stools for the short sides. And, of course, make just one with arms--for the Lady of the house. :)
I was thinking the same thing. Benches would look really nice with that table.
Aand, if you wanna stay with the Chinese aesthetic, DON'T make 'em comfortable!
Yeah would definitely suit the style better plus easier to make.
Swings?
@@chrisray1567 and it would be easier to make benches match the styling cues in the table
Router table suggestion - use a starter peg to start your cut. I'm sure your table insert came with one. It gives you a surface to rest the workpiece against until the guide bearing engages, especially when the piece is small/light.
Xyla I'm convinced you can do literally anything
Wow! That's a gorgeous table!!!! Mahogany is beautiful wood.
Your table is a real thing of beauty. I hope it brings you joy every time you use it.
Always appreciate a good old non-epoxy-river-type wooden furniture build. Clean. Nice work, Xyla!
Also massive congratulations on hitting 400K subs! Honestly that's a criminally low number, anyone watching who isn't subscribed is risking prison time!
Seriously though, it should be at least a million, if not two.
Back when i worked at a wood mill, i took scrap pieces that were destined for the furnace and made an oak butcher block style table top for my mother's b-day gift. There was something to be said in turning waste to something special.
1:40 that bit about Steve was heartwarming. I love elder peoples knowledge. We don't have to do EVERY mistake ourselvs. We can learn
Elderly? Steve is 28, he’s just a vegan.
Beautiful on so many levels. Thank you.
Congrats on 400k! Beautiful table, Xyla!
Watching chisel work is so satisfying.
l always love to watch you work. I haven't been in a wood shop in 60 years, but it brings back such memories....and you're better than I ever was.
Fabulous, old dear! A great way to start off the new year and your new residence. More to come!!!
Xyla.
A great woodworker once said "Making something from wood is easy, it's how you hide the mistakes that shows how good you are."
Given you paired up the tennon joints to hide the imperfections id say you did a good job.
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i would have preferred she cut a small piece of wood to fill in that gap,instead of putty.
I can't wait to see the matching Ming chairs!
Always nice to watch you work your magic! Hope the move went/is going well!
It's a beautiful piece. Your designs and projects, always coming down to the wire for the deadline, always keep me coming back for more. I've been a fan for several years now. Good luck in your new place and I hope you have found some place you like and that you can stay for a while.
Would look amazing with a matching set of chairs. 😊
Nice work! I had a laugh when you marked the mortises and tenons that match up. I’m building a dining table right now and had to do the same thing.
look, its the mark of a good maker ;) haha
That’s likely the way the makers of the original tables worked.
@@markjames8664 The only antiques I know are British and American 18th and 19th centuries, and I'm not even an expert in that, but even the finest work from the best masters did it the way Xyla does it. And why do we expect that the legs be identical, anyway? Interchangeable parts are for assembly lines.
I built a tall bed with removable legs (to get move in and out of houses) and I, too, had to do the same thing.
@theprogram863 My parents have an antique dining table that used to belong to my great grandparents. Recently we realised that one of the pieces of wood used to make this table that dates from the 1920s is plywood with a veneer. Quizzing my grandparents we find out that my great grandparents bought the table during WW2 from a company that salvaged furniture from bombed out houses in the blitz. The wartime repair was so good it had gone unnoticed by 3 generations of kids growing up using it as a climbing frame and fort until we spotted it while moving the table. The repair is now so old I think that itself qualifies as an antique
Absolutely beautiful works. Of your vids I've watched, all your work is awesome. Thanks for sharing.
New subscriber, I watched the camper video yesterday. I just wanted to say thank you for wearing safety gear/PPE! I love seeing people putting their sight, hearing, fingers, and life first, and it’s a great example for the neighbor kids to see that safety is cool :)
About router table: add a starting pin to the table. It's mutch safer to put the workpiece next to the starting pin and then rotate to onto the router knife than straight on the knife.
(Thats the problem with TH-cam videos: it doesn't teach a lot of "boring" stuffs and if youtubers often just learn from each. No offense.)
Though that's also a cool thing about putting your projects online; you get people complaining, but you also have people give great tips on how to improve.
@@Lizlodude I'm not complaining about her projects. She just mentioned that that routing was scary. Yes, because she used improper techniques. Okay, router tables, shapers are scary AF anyway, but still.
TBF I even understand the positions of the youtubers. They have to do a relatively short video regurarly what attracts people. But there are a lot of things what almost nobody talks about, specially because they're boring calculations, physics related lessons which would be very-very long and super boring. I know a local woodworker who are also specialist teacher in a technical school who had a TH-cam channel (it's not in English). In the early days he uploaded a shit ton of videos, some of them was recorded in the school. Those vids was long, some of them was slightly boring in it's own way but really-really informative.
But yeah, he is a trained professional who doesn't start his every 2nd sentence with the classical "I have no idea what I'm doing".
@@saxus Indeed, I considered your comment a good suggestion. But yeah, most people are not these watching videos as tutorials; it's the little details and experience that make an expert, but those get boring when you just want to see a cool table get made. I always appreciate the mistakes and their solutions getting left in though, and the little tips from channels like Matthias Wandel are awesome.
I love the sounds of the children playing!
Fantastic build Xyla. Thanks for sharing this with us. Hope the move is not too stressful.
Great job on the table, adapting the plans based on material to hand, and getting it all done! That last one is almost always the hardest. Keep it up.
that table is crazy pretty! I hope the move went well
Hey Xyla, it was such an honor to get to meet you in person at the garage sale. I'm always inspired by the level of skill and dedication that you put into every project you make. Seeing your projects in videos is one thing, but it was truly a different experience to see and even touch the canoe - it really has so much more beautiful detail than a camera can capture
I'm happy we got one last video out of the dream workshop before you had to leave. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to see it, and on a personal note, thank you for the mug and the advice about rocketry
just dont dishwash the mug! They are rejects for a reason ahahah. You're most welcome! Best of luck :)
The "Hi Xyla!" inserts. Warms my heart.
Wow! Such beautiful results with you working in a rush. The breadth of your skills is amazing.
6:30 I remember back in high school I was making a curved cut with a bandsaw and suddenly the machine bucked a little. Turns out my left pointer finger had found a 2 inch area where the back end of the saw was exposed. It went in about 1/4 of an inch through the tip of my finger and somehow bounced off my bone. I remember I didn’t even feel it immediately. This happened my last week of high school.
a guy in my HS shop class cut a small piece of metal at the foot-powered shear,put his fingers UNDER the guard,stepped onthe foot pedal,sheared off the tip of his middle finger. He didn't even realize it,then he turned to the drill press,and his hand was all bloody. the tip was found,and they were able to reattach it at the hospital
@@JayWye52 Gnarly
Wish I had neighbors like them and Xyla 😢
Love your videos, cant believe it took so long to find them! congrats on the move and good luck in ‘24
I can admire the effort Xyla put into her woodworking. I watch a few other channels with laser cutters and wow, that would make her job so much easier. But that's how you can admire all the efforts she put into her table. Nice job.
Xyla, You’re simply awesome in your awesome ways !
~Mark
Hey, if you can count to ten on both hands after every cut, that’s a good cut.
Xyla,your neighbor kids are soo sweet! I hope that when you move you find neighbors that luv you as much!
Very well done! I can't wait to get my shop together and build stuff like this again. Moving sucks every time. Keep up the good work!
This is awesome Xyla!
A tribute to Xyla, with her talent so rare,
In every home, her tables share.
More than furniture, they're a family's embrace,
Crafted by Xyla, with elegance and grace.
I ate 7 hotdogs today
i had like 3 but uesterday i had 4
I haven't had any :(
Are you my grandpa
Does it count if they are chopped up in mac & cheese? If so I also had zero
where they good?
I think your work is great and your enthusiasm is exemplary. you are a joy to watch and your candor is superb.
Congrats Xyla!!! Great Job!!
9:18. Nope.
Routers are for trimming and shaping. Your Forstner bit worked better. A router would have needed many shallow passes or burned too much with a deep pass. Your drill set up was safer too.
Yeah, dedicated mortising tools are basically just drill presses with a chisel surrounding the drill.
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That is one beautiful table Xyla. I only found your channel tonight and have already watched 4 of your videos. You are an inspiration and you make my work look totally amateurish. I hope you have had a successful move and I also hope your new workshop will be as good as your old one (which I was totalled envious of). All the very best.
Beautiful table! You have both the skills and ingenuity for such a project. I know a lot of people tend to not tackle a project like this because they don't think they have all the tools necessary to do the job. You demonstrated that you can make just about anything with the tools you have and don't need all the specialty tools (although it's fun to shop for them). Thanks for sharing!
Favorite part, and the part that made me cry a little. The "Hi Xyla" in the background. I love the table so much!
Love the kids, I'm glad you had such a positive experience with them. I always learn so much from your videos and get inspired. I hope the move went well!
The table came out beautiful. I ❤ it!
All the best. I hope that moving goes smoothly (as far as moving can be smooth..) and that you end up in a nice place with nice people. You deserve it.
Stay awesome!
Looks great! I love the "I want this unattainable thing so I'll just make it myself" attitude. Winning at life! Hope you're settling in ok to your new place, and looking forward to seeing the new workshop space!
Nice work! What a beautiful piece of furniture.
Great video. Love the table!
Great job Xyla! Enjoyed the video.
❤❤❤Thx u for sharing your craft, good humor & honesty.
That’s awesome! Enjoying life making and building things with frustration of course hehe
Such a beautiful table! I'm astonished you could create such a fantastic piece in the midst of moving.
Table is amazing - and you are inspiring. Thank you!
Start to finish - you made a table!! - Brilliant!
Beautiful work as always! Congrats on 415K, surprised you haven't gone well over a million yet.
Stumbled across your tear-drop build a couple of hours ago and now the superb table project ,,,I'm feeling very lazy,I'm amazed and addicted, bloody brilliant,,,,cheers Phil from Australia
I enjoyed the video. Keep the videos coming, your an inspiration to all us makers and hobbyists 👍
I am straight but I am glad that you are so good at wood working maybe it animates someone to pick it up too!
Nice piece, Xyla. Enjoy the new place.
You did an excellent job on that table! Great job on those joints too! I really like the wood you picked out! So beautiful! 👌 Thank you for sharing your build!
Beautiful work as usual xyla!
Great and challenging project in a very short time. Congradualtions on the new place.
love Xyla the builder! how impressive
Thanks Xyla! I have arthrirts in my hands and your tip on using a clamp to tighten a clamp will be a major help to me. Thanks!
Really cool mahogany!
Awesome build.
This is such a cool table, I love the rounded style, it feels so comfy and welcoming 😊. Thanks so much for sharing this video and good luck for your new place! 💜
400,000 subscribers! So crazy and so deserved! Keep up the great work!
Looks really nice:) great job!
That is B E A U tiful!
I love it.
Good luck to you in your new place Xyla.
Beautiful table Xlya
Great build! I definitely recommend using push blocks when using the router table - cheap and safe.
Xyla, I love that you are sitting at your newly built table in your newly decorated home for the intro. Beautiful work!
Whoa that table is absolutely gorgeous 😮😮 great work! (Can’t wait to see you build the chairs lol)
Xyla, great work, table looks amazing! Thanks for sharing! 🙂😎🤓❤
beautiful Xyla, a true masterpiece
Beautiful design and build!
Nice Table. I like it very much. Love to see you making four matching Chairs in your new Workshop