$250 to $7700

Building a walnut and epoxy table

[@jonjohnson1978.]

7700 good lord

[@ryaneden-ko4zs]

Skills ain’t cheap 💪🏻

[@meair]

you’d be surprised how much profit you can make out of “bad wood” other people or companies throw out or sell for cheap

[@svn5994]

​@@ryaneden-ko4zsAh the skill of pouring epoxy. 🤡

[@boghund]

​@@svn5994 + the vision + knowledge about the wood + trimming and sanding etc

[@joej3365]

@@ryaneden-ko4zsskills lol, anyone can do this with a youtube video. Skill requires ability to do something. The machines in this case did all the hard work

[@smokedpenguin367]

i was very confused by what a ton of sanding was. thank you for clarifying.

[@frelnc]

Now, be nice.

[@QactisX]

You can easily spend like 20-30 hours of work sanding/polishing a table like this

[@tobybigham4196]

@@QactisX Very easy. I would cut that in half though with a solid Barrel sander. And I would absolutely jump at renting that equipment for a project like this!

[@contestwill1556]

the second time he pronounced it tonne for the european crowd

[@Korksbebig]

It's not complicated to understand.

[@jetjazz05]

A few years ago I got into smoking tobacco, bought a few tins and a pipe or two used on ebay. One day at work a guy had a pipe sitting on his desk, he was always making things out of leather, bags and stationary holder, he worked a lot with resin as well and made some neat pens, I told him I smoked pipe and we started talking about it. I brought him in a sample of the 20 or so tobaccos I had purchased and a couple weeks later he gifted me a pipe he made. The craftsmanship was great and it was very interesting, not something I would have bought myself but that's the joy of being alive, seeing how other people put their creativity to work. Anyways it's my second favorite pipe, I love that it came from his vision of what a pipe should be.

[@josiahbaumgartner7643]

I regret reading this

[@jgadventures4161]

​@@josiahbaumgartner7643😂

[@juanmorales2514]

Jesus Christ loves you my brother please turn to him and get to know him he wants you with him! God bless you 🙏🏼❤️

[@ohnoohno110]

That's so sweet! I'm a woodworker as well and have recently started gifting people little wood carvings.

[@me-bo4fi]

why@@josiahbaumgartner7643

[@henrysotomayor2]

I'm confused you bought it 4 years ago and only held on to it for a couple of months? Is the video old or what happen to the years between buying and selling?

[@snowwhitch2514]

Obviously it's a piece of wood that occasionally jumps through time. Seriously though I imagine that it's just a old video he just posted

[@theecat3689]

You can buy a wood before its dried and wood drying from live edge slabs will take years. He probably chose the wood from the shop where it was still being air dried and let them finish drying it before picking it up.

[@scotty362100]

@@theecat3689 You obviously have a reading comprehension problem. Maybe re-read the original question. lmfao

[@kohve9687]

Video is probably new but it was modt likely film years ago

[@MR-Octopus]

@@snowwhitch2514 but he said 4 years ago in the video

[@jamesthompson8133]

The resin costs more than the wood. Beautiful job man as always!!!

[@DW-ut3fx]

Stunning workmanship

[@skipradcliff]

You should make a concept book for customers of all your table designs so they can choose which style best suits them. Put it online and have an actual book.

[@Kieran_Richardson]

He doesn’t do that because he personally shows them the wood online or in person so they can actually see what’s available as not every piece is gonna be the same. It also lets the client have a much more creative table because now they can see the inclusions etc.

[@cw93711]

​@@Kieran_Richardson can still create book of all his prior designs and then his options for epoxy color, metallic flakes, wood type options, leg options, finish options, finish color options. Then show the wood he currently has available. Or do document as PDF and put wood available in PDF and remove and as as his wood in stock changes. That basically takes minutes to delete the pictures that are gone and then add in 2 new pictures and date and title them and write a description of the wood. Or he could do on a website and PDF.

[@JustiaFiat]

His Style is Always the Same Thing lol..

[@cw93711]

@@JustiaFiat no it's not. I guess you missed the burl that he did in black stain. Or the burnt idk what it was

[@user-zw2ws7vz4p]

Its the same as people going to tech stores to get advice and then going home to order online

[@MsSquirl00]

Absolutely stunning!! Black walnut is next best thing to burls. You are so talented and I love all your videos and shorts. I will attempt something myself some day. But until that time comes I will enjoy yours!

[@BeerStein33]

Looks HEAVY‼️ Nice work. 👊😎

[@jkh417]

I love the finished product! The table legs are like the cherry on top! 👏

[@madmike10mm]

Another beautiful job Cam,

[@chrismichaels1078]

I don’t comment on things like this often. When I do you must have done a spectacular job. That looks very sharp.

[@Rebleraysavage]

❤ that's a fine pile of wood sir

[@megamindsbussyrazor1987]

that's what she said lol

[@George-MCX10R]

7.7k just for the top😮 I bet you paid a fraction of that for the slab and the epoxy and surfacing. Probably made 6k profit on it.

[@mjdryden]

You're not including labour in that profit calculation

[@Llamasomenumbers]

You’re paying for time, skill and knowledge. And not to mention most people don’t have a woodworking shop laying around in their garage

[@robertbodner4390]

I love the fact that you always share your knowledge. Thank you 😊

[@august6479]

Your attention to detail is superb . Love your channel 🤙🤙

[@josephmengoni2635]

Can you do a video of short describing which types of finishes you use for different projects?

[@MattMcConaha]

Rubio Monocoat and N3 Nano (which is his own product). You can use that to finish pretty much any wood product except maybe things you plan on eating off of. Skip the N3 Nano on parts that don't expect much wear (skip it on parts that do get wear, too, if you want 🤷). Because of the nature of the things he makes, I don't think he has much use for any other type of finish.

[@josephmengoni2635]

@@MattMcConaha thank you so much 🙏

[@user-xj4fl9xh1e]

How did you get rid of bubbles forming on the resin misture?

[@xotennisxgirlox]

I think they spray the top with alcohol

[@yannick338]

Blowtorch?

[@brysonbuck9709]

You just use a heat gun or a torch and they pop

[@trublgrl]

I'm so glad he explained what he meant by "A ton of sanding."

[@briancritchfield1560]

It looks amazing! If I could offer a suggestion, instead of Conversion Varnish I would use something with a Urethane resin. They make some great acrylic coatings that offer excellent durability and non-ambering properties. These coatings can be sprayed as well if that’s you’re preferred application method. This will make it way more durable and still provide amazing clarity.

[@billknoche9228]

I find it's always a good use of time to watch you do your magic. 🙂

[@vivimu]

people that pay that kind of price for a low skill table really make me go hmm

[@bigPianist99]

Can you explain why you think it is low skill?

[@JakeM25]

​@@bigPianist99jealousy

[@bigPianist99]

@@JakeM25 Perhaps. Maybe he was a professional and would have had something to contribute, but i have too much faith in youtube comments i suppose :D

[@reecehupfer2682]

@@bigPianist99 it’s because it’s just a couple cuts and a pour and then sanding. And most the sanding was done by a drum sander. It’s the nature of the beast though with slab and pour tables. The hardest part of this is pouring the epoxy but with high quality resin and a slowing curing mix that isn’t too bad either tbh

[@Mewvision]

Love watching your videos Cam. Here’s a recount of a table l once saw and it is a bit of a story 🤷🏼‍♀️. About 40 years ago l remember seeing my first live edge table at a gallery shop on Phillip Island in Victoria Australia. The table top was sizeable. You could easily seat 10 excluding the ends. The woodworker/artist had done a beautiful job but what struck me most was the base and this is gonna be hard to explain so bear with me. The table had one leg. That’s all just one. If you can imagine the shape of an anvil cut in half from top to bottom across the mid section. Then the top pointy part would be stretched out to reach across about 2/3 of the underside of the table top. Moving down from the tabletop to the floor the leg was waisted. Cinched in at the middle on all sides to give a smooth pleasing shape. The bottom of the leg, the foot that the entire thing sat on was roughly a quarter of the tables length and was set about a quarter way in from the end so that one end had the bulk of the support for the table and the other had a pointed piece of timber stretching out towards the opposite end. The leg was made of stacked timber that had been carved to a smooth, curved finish and treated the same as the top. No doubt it was extremely heavy as it seemed to sit happily without tipping. The top was vaguely triangular being wider at the end where the foot was. I really wanted to buy it but I was a secondary teacher on $32,000 a year and still living with mum and dad at the time. There were no mobiles with cameras then but l wish l could have got a photo of it as it was a truly stunning piece and probably a table you would own for life if only because it would take ten men and a dog to move it. Keep making the videos. Always wanted to try woodworking but too old now so l will enjoy it vicariously through yours and other channels. 👍🏻

[@ivanruiz5850]

Wow all you craftsmen do great work.!!!

[@jamesbrother9597]

Not for anything, the black Apoxsee with the black walnut really looks good.

[@dracodrago]

EPOXY?

[@tobybigham4196]

$250 for the slab. I pay roughly $85-$125 per 2 gallons of epoxy, but there are people who have access to better deals. And if I were a betting man, I would say roughly $200 to rent time in shop to use their drum sander and planer!

[@brucehansen7949]

Your getting really cheap epoxy or a really good deal, 1 of the 2. And yea the epoxy this dude uses is $100+ for 1 gallon, he used 12 gallons plus shop time plus wood $250 = almost $2000 and how many hours labor? There's a reason these tables aren't cheap

[@tobybigham4196]

@@brucehansen7949 These tables aren't cheap?!?! Thank you Captain Obvious! From the sounds of it, you didn't understand my statement, but re-reading it my sentence structure is slightly confusing. You would have done better by asking questions. I was referring the the original slab price. I deal with a lot of lumber yards that can get that price down. If you can buy a river table for under $2k then you have found an amazing deal!!!! I would buy is just to flip it.

[@mykliv4546]

Happy customer, I hope!! Stunning!❤

[@ingGS]

It looks absolutely amazing. If I had the money I would buy a service like this.

[@LadyJDIY]

To each their own. I liked it i just love when they use different colors in the river type tables❤great job

[@lukewilliams8548]

I don't get why these sell for as much as they do. I'll assume it's because I'm ignorant of the work and this happens to everyone comparing jobs, but as far as I can tell, my job takes more time and skill and I don't get paid proportionally. I'd be curious to see a video explaining it.

[@28Saryvo]

think about it. he is one person doing it and will have to pay taxes on his income. 12 gallon of resin also will be ~900usd maybe more or less depends on what relationship he has to his shop and how much he buys overall. then add the hours of labour and use of tools plus stuff like sandpapers, varnishes and so on (u need to factor it in since the work is basically allowing you to upgrade/maintain/replace tools) ofc you dont calculate it exactly and rather have a gross estimate for those expenses but it all adds up and in the end if this is your business and you are doing it alone then you need to also make sure you can pay for your whole livelihood with selling these pieces. and dont forget the time you have to store this piece while working on it since it is robbing you of room to do other projects so in the end sure for someone to buy it it is expensive but for the person making it it isnt as much money made as it sounds.

[@christineparis5607]

Why is a Picasso worth millions? People with unusual, rare or fantastic, one of a kind talents charge for their experience, rarity of materials and their vision. These woods are becoming so rare as to be vanishing into extinction in many cases. There are salvage crews that go out into rivers and pull up ancient, giant trees that were harvested 300 years ago in some cases and ended up at the bottom of the waterway while they were shipped down river. These huge logs are very rare and the wood is beautiful, highly prized for those building furniture and houses. Worth millions. We live in a hundred year old house (not old, old, but rare here), and the floors and walls are done in fantastically ringed wood. After the floors were put in, they immediately covered them with horsehair mats and oriental carpets. When we inherited it, nothing had been done in 70 years, and the house was haunted so no one stayed for long. We've been here now for 35 years and this "unwanted" house is now a beautiful showplace, at least in my opinion, and almost all the work was done by us as we could afford to repair things. The house is a rarity in the neighborhood now, as like houses were pulled down in the 70s and 80s. I could never sell it, it's our "work of art" to me, more rare than any other home I could imagine. Just human nature I guess.😊

[@TheBasedUchiha]

The simple answer is the market. Yaucht dealers make millions of dollars a year, while car dealers might make $250,000. It's all about what the markets willing to pay and what your customer base is. I've had customers that will spend $10k on a table I bought on marketplace for $50, spent 20 hours on resurfacing , added new hardware and engraved my logo on. They don't care that I have less than $300 in it.. they care that its custom, looks nice and they can tell people they had a $10k piece commissioned for them

[@cw93711]

I have seen slabs similar to that sell online for 6k plus. I can't find slabs that wide though in Tennessee or even online that are affordable. Usually they are 30 inches max at skinniest part then 40 to 60 inches wide at widest part. Plus hard to find anything over 8 get long. Lastly i can't find anything online that is black walnut that is affordable that is 2 inches thick or thicker.

[@didgejamman]

Huh. What part of TN? I’m in east TN.

[@lmcsquaredgreendale3223]

Beautiful work. Thanks for the tip on the time needed to cure.

[@jeremycovelli]

With that opaque epoxy.. you should have filled all the holes with plywood. could have used 3-4 gallons instead of 12. Nice table otherwise!

[@brysonbuck9709]

It’s not about the cost because he prides how high quality his work is, plus he probably can charge more because the customer is willing to pay more

[@brucehansen7949]

Jeremy i bet you have no strategy how to fill them holes with plywood, how many pours do you plan to do? A minimum 3 compared to 1? Waiting 2-3 weeks between pours. Shop space is abundant for some but not all. I bet you have no clue how to pour that in 1 pour without seeing the plywood on top or bottom

[@jeremycovelli]

@@brucehansen7949 it's opaque.. use fast setting epoxy.. 2 pours, each poor is hours apart. What do you even mean no strategy? Ever heard of a cardboard template and a band saw...

[@stinkygoat2686]

The finished product almost made me finish. What an absolute beauty.

[@gerrihendricks539]

Gorgeous!!

[@maemae1752]

Hey just found this 2nd channel, you need to list both your channels on your channel pages so people can subscribe to both. Love your work.

[@karensimons9260]

That is sensational! Unique and mysterious. Love it!!🤗

[@minivanmadness2345]

That's a epic piece of walnut..... It's a pleasure working with it. . It's a fairly soft wood.

[@shaneseguin9824]

Sweeeet table brother!!!! Looks great

[@jeffjohnson3998]

People that have never done this have no concept of the work that goes into making perfection.

[@tonyz6421]

Absolutely gorgeous! Nice job

[@olingarbeth8632]

Beautiful wood grain with a great finish

[@joelzkins]

Love ur content! All ur stuff is beautiful!

[@gabrielquist6120]

I can say from experience that for as nice as "complete artistic freedom" sounds, getting specification helps a lot. In many cases, that "Artistic Freedom" comes from limitations.

[@warpedbeyondhelp]

$7700. The rich exist in an alternate universe while the rest of us clip coupons.

[@chrispaul4072]

WOW!!! One day I hope I’m able to do things like this. Your amazing

[@bonnieflax3861]

It would be nice to see better shots and longer at the end.

[@davidnguyen6823]

I would absolutely love a blackest black mixed in with the resin

[@MakeDuunaaThaimaassa]

Those tables looks so great, awesomeness 🤘🏼

[@wesman7837]

That's pretty sick man! I think anyone would be proud to own that!

[@JenniferFuchek]

Beautiful work. Simply put. ❤

[@tuncaydemirtepe7978]

I m not really a fan of epoxy. But I have to admit I like this one

[@unclefuddelmer8611]

Me too cuz it's black

[@curlyhairdudeify]

It's the black resin... All else, will look cringe abd outdated in a few months... That sea blue resin....

[@alisonratcliffe6251]

WOW!!! That's amazing. Nice job ❤it 😊

[@TacDyne]

Wow. That came out great.

[@undrachevr]

Wow that's a good looking table top

[@uktom7435]

I love festool tools so handy and good

[@aaronkruggel4998]

7700 dollars? LMFAO

[@MilitanT07]

Wait until you hear about his 300k projects, bro laundering money with these tacky epoxy tables

[@bigPianist99]

Its worth as much as the custumer is willing to pay.

[@AARONwatson-mo8wo]

your paying for there skill

[@joshp8535]

​@@AARONwatson-mo8woThen I hope your English teacher didn't charge you...

[@alexkim3794]

I mean the english teacher gets paid so idk what you're saying. Also it's not just skills, they're paying for materials, labour, design fee, and having to outsource part of the build. All things considered I would say it's still over priced but it's not hugely over priced. I personally find these tables ugly btw @@joshp8535

[@user-uj8gu1hs5g]

You make such cool furniture. Have you ever considered making molded picture frames with small pieces of live edge and resin? I've always noticed how refined your designs are and the lends well to accent pieces so I thought maybe the same look would be cool as an accent to something busy like a painting or portrait.

[@mikebrown1052]

Wow !!!! Absolutely Beautiful ! ! ! ! 👍🏿👌🏿👍🏿👌🏿👏🏿👏🏿!!!!

[@DevyG]

Great piece! Well done.

[@deniselovesglitter]

Your skills are off the charts! At the end with the split screen, however, the split screen shot is just 3 or 4 seconds. It’s too short, my friend! I don’t know which one to look at, and they’re both shrink down to such a tiny size fit the half-screen that I cannot appreciate the full finished product. Any chance you’d consider just one longer shot of the full finished product?

[@andrueshepersky4686]

That festool saw is amazing

[@George11532]

wow, beautiful.

[@wilnabester4112]

I appreciate your work really one day I might get one well done

[@timothy4664]

I don't usually like these kinds of tables but that is absolutely gorgeous

[@mikeallardii9713]

Looks great and on point in my opinion. I appreciate good finishes and you got the right idea. Some companies charge even more depending on the area and client. You do great work and could charge more if you wanted to but ethics should stay in your woodwork and not greed.

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

$8,000 for a *TABLE TOP!?* I'm in the wrong business! {:o:O:}

[@StevenSegalSteven]

Yeah it’s called a scam and can be very very lucrative. 😂

[@whitepaws60]

@@StevenSegalSteven Do you... know what a scam is? Spoiler alert: Its not agreeing to pay a price for something and then paying for the thing.

[@JakeSmith-em5sh]

​@@StevenSegalSteventhe irony is not lost that Steven Segal is the one talking about scamming people. 😂 Well done.

[@magimariJY]

@@StevenSegalStevenI can almost taste the jealousy radiating from you

[@jessiegleaves9037]

I wish I could afford a dining table it is such a work of art.I love the blue wave design ❤❤

[@pranavvispute5060]

Hey man , what do you do with the edges of the slab of wood

[@justinatest9456]

$770 coasters probably

[@bobsemple9341]

​@@justinatest9456jealous much

[@SomewhatObscureFurry]

Dang i wish i had the money to buy one of your tables... awesome work..

[@unclefuddelmer8611]

Make one yourself

[@abde4645]

@@unclefuddelmer8611 and and it would probably end up being more satisfying if one made it themselves

[@brysonbuck9709]

@@abde4645except the quality is no where near as good

[@Rozza43]

The base looks killer

[@kikip3057]

Wow, beautiful!!

[@mattkaraffa6573]

Beautiful. Imagine a blue river down the middle

[@gameobject5487]

Hi I have a question, how do you make the epoxy not crack? Is there a special product?

[@sqldrop]

its called pre planning and expensive epoxy

[@sarahaprile5942]

Beautiful!

[@RLBoomerDeez]

My favorite so far. Nice.

[@kylehughes1]

As a freelance sound designer I 100% understand what “””complete artistic freedom””” can mean (for better or worse) lol and also the business side incl the sale price and why it is the way it is. Keep up the hustle and thanks for sharing

[@oddities-whatnot]

Hustle ? I can tell we are in the 2020s. Oh for the good old days when we didn’t need trendy words to describe something.

[@barnesfamily1128]

BEAUTIFUL TABLE

[@caryschaffer3239]

Nice work! Good pay! Everyone's happy!😁

[@spocksvulcanbrain]

Gorgeous!

[@raultebelin5354]

sir can i ask a question about coloring my Narra center table, it has an old varnish and I know I need to remove this old varnish. my question is: how can I color this to a natural look just like yours. shall I use wood stain then wax as finishing? I've been watching your videos and I still need to know more from you. thank you for the reply. more videos please.

[@starria79]

Beautiful

[@jarosawsosnowka7537]

looks fantastic !!!

[@sduffie5762]

EXTREMELY Beautiful but expensive!!!😬🤪🧡😮🧡😬🧡

[@LandCleanSkateDirty]

Now you make amazing ❤products man!!!!!

[@Kroggnagch]

Woooowwww.... very beautiful.

[@kevinbihari]

Such a steal. Could easily charge $170.635 for that slab

[@spammerscammer]

😂😂😂😂

[@Ron-vl9xu]

Super job!

[@andrewbrady8781]

Wow that looks sick I wanna go one now too

[@ohsuziq3916]

Nice you do great work.

[@psykolikwid]

Awesome work!

[@emilygibbs8812]

THAT IS BEAUTIFUL 😻 📧

[@BigfootShaggy]

"They pull out too soon..."

[@freddywhitmire6861]

Beautiful👍👍👍👍👍

[@bevtrue6937]

Wow!!! Gorgeous.

[@sweetagony666]

damn ur work is so pretty

[@jaketripp]

I watch this channel way too much considering I would never spend that much on furniture in this lifetime 😂

[@S.huddo-db3ew]

Looks so nice definitely worth it

[@ooopppiiiuuummm]

who’s buying these 😭

[@SiMe-ht3pm]

lies

[@mic_at_nite]

Filthy rich people detached from the struggles of day day to wage laborers clearly lol

[@SiMe-ht3pm]

There's no proof there is ever a buyer. Baldy in the video would never answer this question. The "fake it till you make it" approach is true in this case and most likely, it's his YT income he solely relies on. Good for him but, liars make my blood boil@@mic_at_nite

[@PsychedelicVortex]

@@mic_at_niteWhat? lol it’s their money who cares what they buy they don’t know you even exist.

[@sherryduva5263]

Wow, it is beautiful