Beautiful work. But I do think that the base looks too weak. The case is massive and over powers it. Loved the design and your skills. Doug

Great idea. I built the Paul Sellers setup and complained to myself about those same limitations.

Good job

I don't know if it's been mentioned already but use a large damp sponge to keep the sides of the drywall mud bucket clean. Once stuff starts drying it's over.

Keep the sides of your bucket clean and you don’t have to worry about dried crumbles

Paper vs mesh is more of a personal choice. I prefer paper tape for new construction and most patches, but if there's a larger gap, I go for mesh. As for the mud, cleaning the inside sides of the bucket is a must. Scrape as much out as possible, then clean the inside of the bucket with a wet sponge. Then leave a thin layer of water on top of the mud. When you go to use the mud again, just pour off the top water, or mix it in. Great work! I'm now newly subscribed!

When I did my bathroom three years ago. I used Rubio monocoat for the finsh on the cabinets and the cherry countertop. It has held up great!

Nice job

i admire you 👍🫶👍🫶

I prefer paper tape over mesh. The idea is just to help with cracking. I find paper tape the easiest to install. If I'm saving any mud from a previous job I'll wipe out the bucket before I pit the bag over it. I also thin it down with more water. If I don't wipe it out I move it to a clean bucket before I finish.

Looks great! I’m very jealous of that jointer.

Great project Mike! I had to extend my toilet break because I couldn’t stop watching. Now my feed are numb 😂😂😂 the little helper was my MVP

Regarding your drywall questions, the mesh tape is faster to apply. Compare that to a drywall banjo and you will see what I mean. Correct, don't use it in corners, or you will hate life when you try to coat it out. Regarding the mud drying and flaking in the bucket, I always have 2 buckets. One with the mud, and one full of water. Keep a big, yellow sponge (fake industrial one) in the water, and use it to clean your tools frequently, and also use a rung out sponge to clean the side walls of the mud bucket (every time you visit your buckets to add mud or put any back). If you get garbage in the mud you just have to flick it out. Keeping your bucket clean as you mud will go a long way to help prevent this. Whenever you aren't actively scooping mud out for use cover it. I personally use drywall hawks instead of pans like you have. I just keep an extra hawk over the mud and I open it up whenever I visit the bucket. If you don't do that then the mud will skim over and start to dry out, and just lead to a lot of extra work. Also, your first coat of mud that you use to adhere the tape should be all-purpose (has a high glue content), and it should be watered down and be sloppy. As it dries it will shrink the tape to wall. Other than the first coat, use a lightweight or highlight compound (different companies call it different things). It is much more workable than all-purpose, and you will get better results. If it needs to be a little more workable you can add a little water, but not too much as you don't want it to shrink a lot like the first coat. You shouldn't have to really sand the walls if done right, but it is hard as a DIYer if you haven't been shown how to do this. You sanded through your outer paper in some spots, and that really needs to be treated with a specific primer so that it doesn't blead through your mud/paint, etc... I would recommend watching a few youtube videos on coating things out (particularly butt joints). You really should be fanning those out over a large area (ie 12-18 inches on either side of the seam). To blend mud into the drywall, get a sponge and ring out most of the water (but not all). Go around and hit the edges lightly and it will blend things in nicely. There are a lot of other tricks that come with the territory, but hopefully those help. Sponge I am referring to: www.amazon.com/QEP-70005Q-6D-Grouting-Cleaning-Washing/dp/B00FK8SX2Y

Funny, I have been thinking about doing this myself. I'll take this as a sign.

Great build and thanks for the recommendation on the Natura One Coat. Been using it since I started watching your channel and the clients I’ve used it for love their pieces. Thanks

Anything in the related field is good. Two thumbs up! I also just ordered new sharpening items and will be doing a video about the sharpening station I’m designing. It’s similar. But different. Keep it up!

Appreciate your work and video production, thank you.

Great video! Would enjoy more like it. Thanks

Very nice! Maybe a deep slot in between or near the strops for the compound? Could even cut in slots for the blade angle guides. A lot of possibilities.

Very cool! Do you have to pick it up and rotate it 90* as you progress through grits, or do you only need to access the final stone/strops during normal work flow? If you have to rotate it, it would be interesting to incorporate something like a lazy susan into the base that could be “locked” at each 90* turn… that’d be quite a project though lol

This is fantastic. Thank you so much. Yes! Please continue with ways to streamline workflows. Subscribed

This is some big brain stuff right here. nicely done

While I appreciate the creativity in your design, and I think it's aesthetically pleasing and functional to have everything on one block of wood, you could have just increased the distance the final stone was from the raised one on the second option. i.e., move it to the right.

Thanks for the fresh idea! I am about to put together my first station, and this makes so much sense I’m going to start here! BTW, production note: I would probably not hang with your vids if they all have that bouncy Muzak bed mixed in so loud. It’s just unrelenting and for me, make it a grind to see the video through. Just my take and everyone is different of course, but I doubt you’d like any viewers if it were lower 👍🏼

Very helpful. I’m a hand tool woodworker so I sharpen frequently and always looking for a better way. Thank you for sharing. New subscriber.

Best solution! Plus add a rotating base and a stop, so you dont need to even move from your chair!

Fricking genius. Glad I had to pause my work table build. Gonna build one that fits in a drawer in mine now.

Great idea Thanks for sharing

I like it 👌🏻

I love head lamps, ive got it on in the shed right now😊

Interesting video. Well done

Amazing. The ottoman really ruins it though lol.

I was not able to get penetrating epoxy to penetrate anything either. Possibly the wood was not punky enough or i needed a vacuum for it or it was not a porous enough species (ambrosia maple), but it was soft enough to be flexible enough.

Simple, beautiful and faking the waterfall grains was masterpiece, not everyone can do that👍

It looked like you were struggling a bit to get the work through your planer. When's the last time you waxed the table? It makes a MASSIVE difference. I've got that exact same one and was having issues getting it to feed the wood through. I went through all kinds of work to measure and make sure the feed rollers were set properly, etc, and in the end, the table just needed a good waxing.

Stunning work ❤

that was nice

Very nice work. Your vid popped up in my feed today so I’m a first time viewer and new subscriber. Eager to work my way through the rest. Nice balance of story and instruction. Can you add a link for the corner clamps? Many thanks!

Nice video- I’m going to try that Natura hard wax oil. I want a little more sheen than Rubio, and it is way less expensive. Subbed! What is the ceramic coating you are using?

Great video man. Love the piece. It looks amazing.

Very nice video! It was easy to learn something from and without a lot of hatter, Well done! (P.S. The table came out very well)

The rabbet detail is a great idea, SUBBED

Great work my friend, so much to learn from you too! How much did it cost tho?

You've gained a new sub ❤😊

good job,like

I made my first epoxy table ever and forgot to caulk under the walls. I had no leaks, AMA. I guess I did a good enough job caulking the seams and nailing. Anyways, I'm new to your channel and your work looks awesome. Subscribed!

Awesome job I am sure but afraid I won’t comment about the garage space. One car space garage is tough. That’s what I currently have. Trying to get my setup but our situation seems not as much normal. Most people seem to have more space.

Well done! Thanks for sharing your expertise.

Beautiful piece!

Very lovely piece, although I found that you used a lot of epoxy compared to wood, still, very lovely, thanks for sharing