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Seen too many epoxy river tables that all look the same? Here is my anti-river table, or tentatively named "fire table" (I know, super clever). Don't get me wrong, I am still all in on regular wood and epoxy tables. This was just something a little different I wanted to see if I could pull off. Let me know what you think in the comments!
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Items used in this build:
Liquid glass (deep pour) epoxy: amzn.to/39xYCfF
Better boat (table top) epoxy $20: amzn.to/3aCYU6p
Better boat (table top) 1 gallon kit: amzn.to/3bH4uVw
Weed torch: amzn.to/2A7IKEW
Small propane torch (best one): amzn.to/3aEC7XO
Small propane torch (cheaper one): amzn.to/2w6uSZT
Disposable brush: amzn.to/2wY9wOy
3M Perfect It: amzn.to/2TJXktb
Dewalt buffer: amzn.to/3gsuM0L
Sandpaper storage: amzn.to/36v1sT1
Best orbital sander: amzn.to/3di2qVn
Track saw: amzn.to/2AdoktW
Tapered table legs: amzn.to/3c6ROXV
Mold release: amzn.to/3erK3Nz
Osmo wood finish: amzn.to/2zyl7Fw
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0:00 Intro
0:15 Burning Slab
1:30 Fixing the Warp
2:10 Build the Epoxy Mold
2:28 Epoxy On Charcoal
4:48 An Epoxy I Won't Use Anymore
4:56 How To Fix a Problem With Epoxy
5:49 Removing Epoxy Table From Mold
6:29 Field Trip
6:55 Cutting To Size
7:29 Sanding Epoxy
9:24 Applying Table Top Epoxy
10:08 Wet Sanding Epoxy
10:50 Buffing Epoxy To High Gloss
11:42 Charred Legs
12:55 Reveal
How much time and money it costed you to make this table
$300 and 50 hours
Blacktail Studio :O
Looks amazing. How would you plane this if you didn’t have access to an industrial planer.
Wes Easter a lot of sand paper and a bubble leveler :)
What will be price if we want them in bulk ?
That exposed wood corner looks like a flame. Incredible all of the polishing steps. I am awed by slab wood. There is someone not far from me that sells both finished and unfinished slabs. I have to keep looking away from portable saw mills. I appreciate your work
Exactly what I thought. Imagine if you sanded it back in a flame-ish pattern then had an airbrush artist help you blend it in then recoat it. I know nothing about this trade but an ultra realistic 'captured flame' over part of the the char... Would be epic. It could open up a massive creative sidetrack if you collabbed with a sick painter
Miley Cyrus breaking ball
Does it look like a residual flame when your actual with it? If so yes! Otherwise umm... Lol
@@joekennyable How embarrassing
Looks like fire !
I really like that you talk about the issues that you came across during your project. I appreciate knowing that kind of thing.
Thanks!
I love the spot!! It’s kind of like showing a piece of the “before” it got charred and revealing this transition the wood went through. Absolutely beautiful!
The bare wood patch makes it feel like it had been in a forest fire. Like the piece has more character, more narrative; a conversation piece. I vote yes
The extra warp at the end actually gives a flame captured within the table look. Daymn
I love the fact that the sanded away char has left that corner looking like a flame captured in the epoxy resin-a perfect accent to the rest of the wood's charred finish. Like the table is on fire! Totally cool!
Should have made a brand, like they use on cattle, and charred his initials there, but very, very, very small. Like .7 x .7 cm.
the exposed wood spot in bottom corner looks awesome! Looks like the perfect spot to put your name, makers mark or initials or something
This is a bucket list for me. Absolutely love it! Been building my whole life and am fascinated by the epoxy table top art.
So that uncharred spot looks really cool with the contrast. Having an entire piece with fresh wood flowing through the char would be amazing
An interior inlay of copper in some design would look great and keep its finish preserved in the resin. Maybe a centered Celtic infinity design between coats as a floater.
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I was thinking the same thing. An entire piece including legs with that reveal of the unburnt wood, something like 20-35% of the table revealing that uncharred natural wood color. I was trying to think if you could do anything with the color of the epoxy and I really think the best choice is the clear, overall pretty unique and cool looking table...
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I agree with the one comment about the exposed wood looking like a flame. It looks good to me and adds that extra bit of character while giving a break in the black. Looks good.
Dewalt Planer - Perfect for the charcuterie boards I made this year for Christmas. The spot where the char was planed off is amazing. It looks like that was the fire that caused the char, tbh. I love the look, and I think it would look better with some more. Agree with allowing the warp to remain, and just see what organically comes up during the planing process.
This looks really good! I agree with you that I especially love the “flawed” spot because it gives the project a sense of identity.
Burn the wood, snap it in half down the middle, fill it with red epoxy, and make a lava river table :-p
Yes! Do this.
Good call
Yes ! This is what I was thinking. Add some color like red or blue...green, gold... Just few lines following the deeper parts of the burnt wood. It would make a nice contrast with the dark wood !
Clear would look awesome as well 🙂
That’s smart
Man alive, this is stunning. Love the contrast. Its like a metaphor for life. You can be burnt, but somewhere in there, there is still a piece of you. Love this piece.
Deep!
Deep dish cheese.
Kai. That was an ultra deep way of capturing the theme.
@@michaelwallace897 thanks mate, it was completely spontaneous.
It wasn't really deep there, it was pretty much on the surface. Hahahaha
I was so amazed at what you did! You asked what we'd like to see made? A complete bedroom set❤️ That is just amazing what you can do. I respect your talent and to your patience to create such beautiful pieces! Stay amazing!
Loved that table thank you so much. Ive just retired early having started as a carpenter then building a substantial business my sons now run. So I now have time to go right back to where i started, woodworking. Funny how things go full circle! Love your work.
This is absolutely gorgeous. The burn mark in the corner is a nice contrast. Almost like a signature. Superb quality.
Should do it again with a red and orange tint to make it look like it's smouldering This is sooo cool
Great idea...
GREAT IDEA! 😁👍
Great idea 💡
With orange / red LED's too? Like how some of these guys do the river in the middle of a table top. I'd love to have one of these for a custom standing desk.
Can i used an electric hand planer for table this size?
Single Bevel Miter saw by Dewalt. It has been precision from day one and has made my work look better than ever. This table is inspirational. Like a moth to a flame, I could stare at it over an over.
What a beautiful table! Excellent craftsmanship and work! God bless you and your family! Praying for you!
I’m loving the “flawed spot” it looks like a flame to me. So pretty fitting for this awesome table. Nice work!
Thanks!!
Same!
I thought I was the only one that thought that immediately.
Once the wood is chard, you can steel wool the char off the surface. It leaves a very interesting pattern, especially around any knots. What happens is that all woods are made of soft and hard grains. The softer grains will burn deeper, while the hard grains don't burn as much. It leaves a wavy texture that exactly matches the wood grain of the wood.
The Japanese call it shoshugibon
My high school shop teacher called this antiquing, done right it can look really good.
No tools yet.....just binge-watching all your videos until have time to pull the trigger on my own. Absolutely love the burnt look for from the table and the "blemish" in the corner only adds to it's character. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'd love to see a slab that starts "normally" on one end, but changes to charred as you progress to the opposite end.
Oohhh...a fade or whatever. Sounds cool!
@Johnny Chimpo the or whatever is the mark of a true genius he isn't wrong
Would be cool I imagine it would warp heaps tho.
Did you not notice that one end of this piece is not burned, and the other is burned off?
Came to make this comment and look it’s already here 💡👏🏼 I think a lot of folks would identify with that transition and see it moving either way in their life.
Боже, какая невероятная красота! Просто завораживающая. Скромная, не кричащая, но совершенно магическая👍 Браво мастеру! ⚘⚘⚘
Красиво и скромно сказано
I think that natural wood look in the corner looks sweet .. Maybe in another one you could possibly do a design with that fleshy wood look with the char.. Could come out pretty sick!!
Looks great! Love that spot too, would be great to see more of it throughout the piece. I love watching all your videos and skill
I love that exposed wood bit, it kind of looks like a flame.
Thanks!
Same
Agreed. It looks like the flame he used to burn the table. Like a ghost.
He could have made a pattern by further exposing natural wood.
I'm with his wife on this one. I don't like it
Most beautiful table I've ever seen
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Maionese you're not wrong and I like this kind of table and others just like it but I also like I think they're called a resin art tables
Then you haven't seen many tables...
It means u have never seen a table before
It is so beautiful and I love the little flame in the corner. Sort of a reminder of how the design grew. Great job.
Love the sander/buffer tool (watching you, not using myself). Turned out beautiful. I wonder how this would turn out if you used a reflective deep fire red epoxy to fill the grooves then plane it down? I love this channel! I've spent my whole day off just watching videos from the past two years and it's amazing how much your technique has evolved.
that "flaw" almost looks like a flame. I like it
Totally does
Same impression, it looks perfect
I like it alot but maybe a little more, I stead of just that small corner
Sharp like it is
When you miss a spot on a handmade piece of art ( like your table ) people will see it in deferent views: Most people: an ugly mistake that make the project looks unfinished. Artists: the most beautiful and admired part of the project. Me: the whole project resolved at that aspiring part. I like the rugged feeling and the gator like skin suit the black so much. Thank you for your time and effort. I work with wood also using scroll saw. My saw stop working. I hope will fix it soon. But you spark me to complete my projects using a jeweler saw until i fix it. Continue the art work and pass it to your children.
Someone else mentioned exactly what I thought....that the exposed wood looks like a flame. Very nice! Definitely unique and a great way to use some wood that might not be so perfect! Thanks for all your time and energy, letting us amateurs get a glimpse at what this really takes to produce.
I've never worked with epoxy. I really love woodworking, it's my pastime and my "escape". When I'm making saw dust, I'm happy. I purchased a few slabs and boards that I want to try using epoxy on. Watching videos I'm sure will help. Start small and work my way up. Wish me luck!! Thanks Brother.
Beautiful work. Love love this charred treatment! And lighter spot is great. A few more would make it even better and more organic in my humble opinion
Absolutely beautiful. I'd love to see the same technique used on an "electrocuted" wood surface, allowing electricity to form it's own patterns in the wood.
Woah, i would love to
Whoa! That would look amazing!!!
Creating Lichtenberg marks in wood is incredibly dangerous in small pieces, never mind table tops. This is like stepping up from Electroboom to Photonic Induction levels of danger.
The corner is THE PERFECT "negative spot"....brilliant. An Art teacher long ago once told me every work of art has one "negative spot" that instantly draws the eyes and therefore the person over TO the work...perfect definition right there. Love the finished work.
Love the burnt table. The little bit of exposed wood looks like a flame about to ignite the table top. I think it is exceptional.
LOVE it! I want my husband and I to get into more epoxy items. So far bar tops - live edge - are what he has done. Lots of great ideas, THANKS
The final result of this table is SO satisfying. Love the contrast between natural wood and chalk.
The small unburnt spot on the corner is awesome!!! It adds a really nice detail and differentiation to the final completed project!
Impressive! The result is truly stunning. I had considered a similar project, but as a beginner in woodworking and resin, I thought it would be best to wait until I gained more experience. Watching you create it is inspiring! The unexpected warp on the side turned out to be a pleasant surprise, adding just the right amount of extra color to the table. Thank you for sharing your creative process with everyone, and I look forward to sharing my own ideas with you one day! 🙂🙂
I love this idea. And I do love the look on the top. I just received my first drill and all the things that come with it! Now I want all the tools for building furniture. Thanks for sharing 2 years ago! But it's still a great look today! You taught me about Epoxy.
That spot in the corner is the beauty of imperfection.
I agree !
Totally!
Never happy
It looks like flame, which is totally appropriate for this table.
"Dewalt" Took the words right out of my brain lol
Very cool, I love the char. I do a lot of epoxy pours on bars, in bars. I think the biggest we've done took 17 gallons. The way we get the top to reflect with no wavy imperfections is to over pour the top and let a bunch run off the sides (the things I do to collect it and not permanently fill drink rails, lol). In my experience, if you have to trowel it around much- the surface reflection will show distortions in places. A good overflow pour can reflect as flat as a piece of glass across the whole piece. Not hating, your pour came out pretty darn good. Thanks for the videos, they're inspiring me to branch out.
Beautiful! I've made some rustic part burnt reclaimed scaffold board coffee table's before. I just finished them in Danish oil on top of a 320 grit sand, but I've never used epoxy before. This Video has inspired me to get over the fear of the problems when using the stuff!
Wow what a video. I am in Australia and am in the process of setting up a business that focuses solely on Shou Sugi Ban techniques. Incorporated in that will be alot of unique Shou Sugi Ban furniture and epoxy. Great video with alot of good hints. Thank you 👍
Wow....ive been looking everywhere to find a way to stabilize burnt wood in this way. One of my favorite channels now
I don’t know how this stuff ends up in my KZhead feed as I’ve never done woodworking but I’m absolutely mesmerized. Subscribed!
The Algorithm blesses you, Digital Brother.
I love how the table came out! I really like the light patch on the corner. It’s a great accent and brings back the figure of the wood. For smaller pieces, like the table legs, I’d consider putting them in the oven at 104 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 hours to get more of the moisture out before torching them. That should help with the warping. That’s my theory anyway. 😉 A few years ago, a lightning bolt hit a giant tree in the woods where I like to walk my dog. It burned out the core. The pieces that the firefighters sawed off looked amazing! I had wanted to do something with them then, but they were almost too fragile to even move. The tree had been about two feet in diameter and there was very little actual wood left within the bark. It was before folks were sharing info on how to do large epoxy projects on the internet, and certainly before anyone was talking about stabilizing resin projects, so the forest reclaimed the logs. I love that folks like you are sharing what they are learning, so that others can can have the value of your experience when creative inspiration strikes.
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The unburnt looks so raw, unrefined, alive. I fucking love it man
you actually just gave me a very good technique with resins. i do gel nails & ive started heating up my builder gel tube up in my hand before i apply & it actually self levels better. thank you!!!
I actually love that spot in the corner. Kind of looks like a sunburst. I also love the burnt/charred wood idea. Nice table.
Total sunburst!
@@BlacktailStudio or like a candle flame!
So awesome! I need to make something like this to swap out the top on my standing desk. Milwaukee is the very best.
@@BlacktailStudio good idea from indonesia
Reminds me of Jimmy Page's Sunburst LP - now you need to go make you a char guitar
I've been in custom cabinets for 48 years and I LOVE the clear spot on your table! Gives it character!
I am an epoxy artist. this is the most legit idea/work I've seen on KZhead. LOVE IT
wow, that's crazy, the depth is spellbinding.
I'm a cheap DIY guy, so I like Ryobi tools. I love that spot! What a happy accident! I would love to see a really warped and burnt board with that raw wood rippling through.
I'm the same way - Ryobi is affordable, and their tools work well enough for the work I do - had several for a few years now, still going strong!
Lol same here, I just feel the battery life isn’t too long..but that was a problem easily fixed by getting that charging dock with 4 batteries 😬
Used Ryobi in the past but started using craftsman for home and Milwaukee for work. Also love this table. I have done small projects with burned wood. Mostly things for the wife anyway really nice work.
I like the unburnt spot in the corner lol as a tile guy when someone points out little differences in the tile we like to tell them that " Its the beauty of the stone" lol & thats actually what you're paying for o.0 if you want totally uniform & mass produced tiles then you can get them cheap at home depot lol
Awesome video. I am new to your channel and I am an amateur wood worker myself. I am wanting to do a small epoxy table as my first project. Your videos have some really great information. Thank you for posting! And... I like the corner that shows the natural wood. Its like is being peeled back to show what was underneath. I love it!
Love that cool corner. Looks like a flame. It makes the table unique.
I thought that spot was done on purpose. It looks like the spark that started the flame which burnt the table! It's extremely cool and so dramatic! Do more I say! 👏🏼👌🏼👍❤🔥🖤
I’m in!!
I agree, It looks like the spot you got it hot enough to burn!
@@BlacktailStudio See I can go both ways with this! (first of all let me just say keep up the amazing work bro! and pls stay humble! “Our paths shall cross one day in the future, sometime not in this system of things” 😉 And Secondly! it just shows that not everybody likes the same thing and that no two human is the same... it’s just beautiful, anyway, keep moving Mountains y’all! ✌️💚
Came here to say the same thing. Thumbnail had me questioning how you put fire in the epoxy
I do granite countertops. I love the spot on the table that’s in charred. If there was a couple throughout the table, I think it would look cool cause it would give it some contrast. “Stages in wood burning lol. Maybe do a fade where one side is extremely burnt and it turns into its natural finish. 🙂
I was thinking the same thing that more of those contrast spots would be really cool. A fade would be pretty epic too...
that was my first thought too, to do more spots, or maybe a fade!
black marble would be nice.
I love the fade idea 💡 🔥
Love the fiery spot it's like the embers are still burning ! Beautiful char patterns, Gorgeous Table !!
Absolutely love it! I work in a door shop, on my breaks I’m making beginner DIY projects with scrap. I hope I can make a table like that as my skills improve.
This table turned out ok and I do like the exposed non burnt corner, it gives a little contrast to an otherwise Black table. I am a big fan of Walnut so really enjoy some of the projects you have done in the past utilizing some live edge Walnut slabs. Great job on the videos I especially like how you readily admit your mistakes together with the solution you developed. keep up the good work.
I feel like that little warped spot would have been better if it wasn't the only one. I don't like it because it seems out of place, but if you had several spots that were warped like that with the normal wood popping through the charred wood, I think it would look really cool. I really loved this video, thank you for sharing
Yes, looked a bit like flame to me. I wonder what it would look like it ALL the edges were like this? Or a pattern through the whole top.
The “spot” is my favorite part…. And this is probably my favorite burnt wood resin piece ever.
That table tuned out beautiful! Personally love the exposed corner. Reminiscent of the flame that made it happen
The table looks very cool. One suggestion for a future burnt table: About 48 years ago a fellow I was working for hit on the idea of making furniture with charred wood; you give it a good burn (not so much as to give that gator skin look) and then wire brush it off (we would hand brush it) then coat it with clear lacquer. We wire brushed it enough to get rid of the worst of the soot but left enough on the wood to still look good. In the end you had burnt peaks and valleys of grain that really stood out. If you poured a thick layer of epoxy (Instead of coating it with lacquer) on it, as with this table, I think it would look incredible. We used soft pine wood which was cheap and burnt easily.
Love the table and that brown corner just 'makes' the table's story complete. Love the whole process of how the table was made.
Thanks for sharing, i like the corner, it almost looks on fire at first glance, love the lavish amounts of resin too gives it a deeper feel, fav tool of mine is my dremel tool or my 3d printer as they are both sooo versatile 😀
My favorite tool is the broom. Love a clean shop. This table is a great idea. The planed part at the corner is a great effect. I think we will be making one of these. Good Job
I love the little burnt spot on the table for a more cozy decor piece but if it were to go more mainstream I do think it should be evenly mixed in with more spots throughout the table or none at all (which means more care and caution!). Great Job!
When an artist is creating, the beauty of it is that you don’t always know how it’s gonna exactly turn out! Beautiful table man! Can’t wait to see the next project!
Love the contrast! A little more throughout would look beautiful. I'm trying to decide if I want my dad to epoxy my basement floor black...maybe marbled black, grey and white. It's a theater room/ workout space lol, so I wasn't sure I wanted to do wood floor
Man speaks the truth… I did epoxy floors for a couple of years for a smaller company. We did commercial spaces. You have no idea how demanding it is to grind down an epoxy floor especially corners using a 9 inch 220w hand grinder. Your arms feel like jello after five minutes. Or how much chemistry and science there is for different applications. We mainly just did 3 coat epoxy applications, orange peel finish, urethane cements, different grits for operational purposes, basic colors but man even just rolling a floor out and top coating that glass shine look. I always wanted to try more decorative epoxy coating applications. Never got the chance sadly this is right around covid. After covid I just went back to project management for residential and commercial construction. But always wanted the opportunity to try something like this.
Makita. I love the “unburned” corner. I thought when I saw it before watching the video, that it looked like 🔥 flame, which I thought was on but pose because it’s a burned table :).
Love the regular grain spot adds character. I have access to live edge and have watched many of your videos on process and I appreciate the fact that you explain throughout your videos with “what” and “why” you do what you do. Thank you
I am so glad you made this. I have been thinking about using epoxy on burnt wood for a while and I appreciate the video showing some of the dynamics and fixes to challenges you encountered. I particularly appreciate how you communicated "mistakes" or lessons, because so many other channels portray perfect executions, which is unrealistic and does not teach as much.
Favourite tool brand is DeWalt. I don’t love the un-burned corner but I’m glad you do (might like it if it was every corner). It would be really cool as a big pale patch in the middle!
Love the corner mistake, almost looks like tables still on fire under the epoxy with it!
Noah I agree love it
Absolutely agree!!!! Sooooo gorgeous!
thought it was intended that’s why i clicked on this video 😄
The sandpaper storage literally just changed my life! The table is amazing too!
Absolutely gorgeous! I think it would look amazing if you were to use the chard wood to make a river table with either silver metallic epoxy or crinkled aluminum foil and a clear epoxy for the river. I love the depth that you get using the burnt wood and epoxy together. You're a very talented woodworker, beautiful work!! Thank you for sharing with all of us, I hope to see more of your creations.
That is one epic looking table! I absolutely love the combination of materials and looks - old vs new, matte vs glossy, organic vs manmade straight lines... It kinda looks like a prehistoric piece of a gone era that's frozen in a perfect piece of ice. Looking at the final result made me feel that I really want that in my life :) Respect to you!
Hey, that spot you refer to at the end of the video actually looks like trapped fire to me, which is really cool being as that was part of the process that got the overall look!! Great video, thank you.
Love the table very cool! The fade out in the corner makes it unique, (artistic unique not crappy yard sale unique) great work!
Thanks bud!!
That corner activates my OCD though 😂
Favorite tool brand, Milwaukee. This piece is gorgeous. I wish I could buy this. I’m getting into epoxy and learning everything I can so I can make myself a coffee table. But I just love how in-depth you are with your videos. You’ve given me so much insight, so helpful. Thank you:)
That looks brilliant. Gives it depth. So now, you have super lightweight racing spec table. Beautiful job.
That table looks awesome! I love the way the slab seperated in one spot and you can see through it at an angle. And the spot where the planer exposed the un-charred wood at the corner adds a nice flash of color. Simply amazing.
That table looks amazing. That one small unburned section makes the table something super special. Score 11/10
Flakes of silver, green, red, purple and this texture...dragon skin! Would look sick!
Love the clean spot it makes the table have some character it's cool... I would love to have this table in my new home... I'm getting out of a really bad relationship and this would be a great addition to my new chapter in my life... Watching you makes me want to learn how to make things the way you do but with my own twist....
Love the spot. I’ve been playing with this burning concept too. I use a wire brush some times to remove the softer summer wood and accentuate the natural grain pattern and create more texture. Love your video, explanation and approach. Great job! Thanks for keeping it real.
For smaller projects, the charred wood and stabilizing resin could be put in a vacuum chamber to pull as much air out of the wood as possible, then when air is let back in, the resin flows into the voids which helps stabilize the wood better as well as eliminates all bubbling. Sort of the reverse of a pressure pot but more effective and the project doesn't need to be stored in the vacuum chamber while curing which frees it up for other projects.
Snap on Tools & Dewalt..Absolutey New to this sort of work. Hoping to start projects for my home. Love the unburnt corner super cool contrast. Looks like a piece of art!
The sandpaper organizer is my favorite tool. Just bought one. Brilliant!
I have found in my projects a small imperfection gives character and shows that workmanship you wouldn't see with cookie cutter products. One of a kind piece. Nicely done
Favorite tool has to be a planer. It seems to even everything out. I do like that corner in the table that's the different color. It adds character.
You can make pallet wood look brand new with a planer and a jointer
Nah that corner triggers my ocd
@@Dragonstorm1557GAMING not true, i personally make a pallet of wood like like a blind butchers table with a planer ! XD
Yes. The corner of the tabletop looks like flame. Nice accent!
Snapon because I used to be a mechanic and I have never done much woodworking after I finished high school wood shop. I've heard Ryobi makes good power tools. I love that little wood spot in the corner.