Buying Pottery Barn Is A Waste Of Money
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- #woodworking #furniture #coffee table
Pottery Barn is often considered high-end design and is reflected in their pricing.
Inspired by their design, follow along while Wes builds a beautiful coffee table
with contrasting walnut and alder hardwood.
This is the cost break down:
Walnut $ 300.00
Alder 60.00
Finish 20.00
Supplies 10.00
Total $ 390.00
Pricing varies from region to region.
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Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Your calm and concise way of explaining the steps makes it a pleasure to watch, without needless waffling on. She is a beauty and you inspire us to learn and try new things! Thank you 😊
There is alot of effort going into being able to build and explain. Also kudos to the editor nicely done in each episode. Thanks for helping others increase their skill levels ❤
You and this project inspired me to attempt to build the coffee table with my own twist. Thanks for taking the time to share. 👌🏽👍🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Wes great job. Love the mix of wood colors. The walnut is beautiful, durable and strong. Especially liked seeing the kerf cut in use. Thanks again for sharing with all of us.
My pleasure! Thanks for your kind words, Wes
Wes Great job I really enjoy watching you and your projects. You have a way of encouraging all of us to get out and try are hand at making things. Thank you.
Hi Wes. I have to say again, a masterful presentation. Thank you very much for a detailed tutorial. The table came out perfect. Victor in South Africa 🇿🇦
Another great video and finished product 👍. I've recently retired from a 40-year union custom/architectural metal career. Set up a woodshop and blend metal with wood, sometimes just wood. Very addicting. 2nd career.
WES, it turned out amazing, you do such a great job explaining all the details, thank you
Gorgeous 🙌🏼 I really appreciate your time sharing so much detail into best practices
Nice job. One of the best cabinet maker on TH-cam.
Thanks Wes! I look forward to every Saturday and have your new video release as a part of my routine. Amazing work and instruction as usual.
Sir thank you for your videos. So packed with awesome content and info for newbies like me. You do amazing work and you probably have one of the easiest voices to listen to! Again thanks for your content
Another brilliant video Wes! And a really beautiful table. Take care!
Love all your vids, thanks Wes
Excelente trabajo! Gracias por compartir tus ideas y tus conocimientos! Un abrazo!
Germán, Lomas de Solymar, Uruguay
nice job sir, i might have to make one myself. love watching keep up,the good work...
I look forward to your videos every week
Great bench Wes!
I appreciate the cost breakdown in the description, any idea on the number of hours spent on it? I love the walnut and gave me all kinds of ideas.
Learned so much from this. Thank you.
Nicely done, Wes. I wish I had your skill and patience! It would be interesting for everyone, based on the title chosen, to know how much you paid for the Pottery Barn table, versus how much you paid for all the materials required to replicate the table. As an amateur, it's been my experience that you don't save as much money building something yourself, as most people would suspect. Factor in the amount of labor involved, and it really seems like it's usually a matter of 'love of the hobby', that makes something like this worth it for most people. Us small-volume hardwood purchasers don't have the buying power that these larger furniture makers have, so we're paying significant more money for the supplies, I think. Just my take/experience. I'd be interested to hear yours. Thanks again for the great content. By the way, buy a plunge router!
You can DEFINITELY save making your own furniture. Or you can sell at a real profit
A few other factors to consider include design and efficiencies. Wes' design doesn't have the lower shelf and there are no through-mortises in the legs, (or faux through-mortises if it's just a chamferred piece glued to the outside of the leg). Also, Wes' top is continuous without relief cuts for the legs, (I like Wes' better FWIW). Another unknown is the curved rails - Wes kerf-cut them to bend whereas it's possible to cut the curved piece from a solid piece, (yes, at a higher unit cost). As far as efficiencies go, a one-off is a one-off and impossible to calculate efficiency, (the value of fun and feeling of accomplishment is priceless!). The supplier for pottery barn is likely to have an efficient process whether making 50, 500 or 5,000 of these tables. Having said all of that, it's good to see an alternative and achievable approach to make something similar in vibe and function. Personally, I am not crazy about all the TH-cam clickbait titles and sooner or later Pottery Barn might speak up, although they do get some free exposure from the reference to their products, eh.
Came out pretty darn good . Good job Wes.
Another fine job
Hi...thank you very much for the support! Glad you enjoyed the video! Wes
Awesome table Wes
Hi Wes, Great project!! Was the walnut Kiln-dried or air-dried? The hard oil came out great, I have not seen that product around much.
Keep up the great videos, Steven
Thanks Wes!!
Looks great!
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO
Uncle Wes! Dont you need some of us to work with you? lol. Another great build
Hi Wes. How deep is the kerf cut? How much wood is left at the end of the cut. I don’t want to cut too deep so it breaks when I bend it or too shallow so it won’t bend at all. Thanks for teaching me so well. You’re the best. ✌🏽🙏🏽
HI...leave approximately 1/8" and then test your bend. You should be ok with that. Thanks, Wes
Your table is great! The design isn't like the Pottery Barn table you showed though. The legs of the PB version are flush with the table top and the shelf has arms that protrude through the legs. Would have liked to see you capture that detail, as it is what makes the PB version unique.
Hi...you are right! I mentioned that it was Pottery Barn inspired...so there were some changes. Thanks for your comment! Wes
Hi Wes,
I was just wondering, on the cross piece instead of pocket holes at the center would a half lap joint worked ❓
Yes, a half lap joint would have worked just as well. Thanks for watching, Wes
No bottom shelf?
Nice build. How much did it cost?
Although I indicate less than half the retail cost,
I did not give a cost break down in the
video...I have added it to the description. Prices
vary from region to region. Thank you. Wes
Wish I had the magic of TH-cam to turn one board into nine😂
What can I say, just marvellous.
I don’t believe this is a waste of money at all. PB items are so expensive and made so poorly. I purchased an entry table from PB that’s was $1,350! I had it for 2 years and by the end of that 2 years it was wobbling, the drawer bottom broke, the hardware needed replaced and it looked like it was ready to fall apart! So that’s $675.00/year! My husband was not so happy needless to say when I said take it to Goodwill I’m done. I don’t care that this wasn’t an exact because the bottom shelf wasn’t present. If the bottom shelf is that important, I’m sure it could be added.. This to me looks like a better quality piece of furniture that would last far past the 2 years I got out of the janky PB garbage I purchased. 1 of a kind is better than mass produced throwaway junk. Thanks Wes! You never disappoint!
Thank you so very much for your kind words and story!! I do believe we can build quality furniture rather than pay high price for inferior pieces. Thanks, Wes
@@WoodworkingWithWes Absolutely! Some of the furniture that my uncle made in his shop before he passed away was truly amazing. The wood that was salvaged from my grandparent’s home after my father and uncles tore it down was used to make items for family members only. My uncle made a cabinet built into the wall of my father’s man cave for his hunting rifles. It’s beautifully crafted with each rifle having a felted base for each stalk and where the barrels rest are also felted. The doors have two locks and are made of tempered glass. But, I have to say outside of the craftsmanship and it being made from the wood of my grandparent’s home, my other favorite part of the cabinet is how the knots and grain of the wood on the back wall of the cabinet show what looks like an ostrich in one part and an owl in another.. It’s truly amazing and beautiful how it all works and how came together.😊
@@MandyX19 It sounds like a beautiful piece and a wonderful family heirloom. Thanks for sharing! Wes
There's a 1/4 inch gap between the legs and rail 😢😢
How much did this cost to build?
Although I indicate less than half the retail cost,
I did not give a cost break down in the
video...I have added it to the description. Prices
vary from region to region. Thank you. Wes
What state are you in if you don't mind me asking?
Hi...I am in southern Utah. Wes
If you enjoyed the building, it was well worth it. Thank you
Hey this is Wes...if you have any questions or stuck on a particular project you need help with, go to
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Thank you ! Wes
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Nice table for sure but not nearly the same as the PB table.
I was expecting a cost break down at the end...who's to say you didnt have $1200 into that Pottery Barn $1k table? Walnut is expensive, finish is expensive etc etc...break down the costs to see the difference if you make a claim that something is a waste of money. I tend to agree, I would rather make something, but many times even if I think a cheap table is garbage and expensive for what it is, to reproduce it in quality costs significantly more...plus my time. I enjoy it so I dont really count my time, but my point is, without a breakdown of costs...you have no argument.
Although I indicated less than half the retail cost,
I did not give a cost break down in the
video...I have added it to the description. Prices
vary from region to region. Thank you for watching, Wes
Gee Camaro6810….. I am sorry your expectations were not met…. Maybe you should run upstairs and tell your Mommy how mean the world is and that is why you will never leave the basement of your Mommy’s house….. Get a clue….
LOL alright JEFF, thanks for the pep talk bud, if someone makes a claim in a video with a catchy title to get clicks its a general assumption that the point will be made in said video and supported with facts/figures. Go ahead and accept the status quo though, and well done with the rebuttal though, nothing screams intelligence like ad hominem (Google that definition if you need to). @@jeffsapp9951
Not a wast of money if you can afford it and want it