The coolest piece of Yew I've ever seen !!

I purchased this plank of Yew a while back, because it was probably the coolest piece of Yew I had seen. It was only an 1" thick and not very wide but thought it would be ideal for a couple of side river tables, I used some teal coloured epoxy to form the 'river' and decided to leave the natural edges (for now). The base is made from moisture resistant MDF and sprayed with a textured stone finish, I used this method to make a lamp years ago but not sure it matches well with the top, I'm pretty sure I will be making a new base for the top and a new top for the base😂 ... thanks for checking it out.
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[@mindcraftyD13]

The top is beautiful, and the base isn't bad, but I don't think it goes with the top. The top is very naturalistic with the wood grain and edges where the base is very artificial looking. A more natural wood base would be better in my opinion.

[@lyndacarter4586]

Like combining art nouveau with modernist theory?

[@rogue_gamecube]

Was going to say the same thing. I think the top could still work, but the live edge would need to be squared off to match the base design. Alternatively, use live edge pieces to build the base up in the same style would look great, but I can't imagine the challenge that would pose.

[@Mangoshake2021]

Agreed

[@leospitz6541]

I agree, a top like that should have a nice understated base that won't distract. Maybe a simple log base to go with the live edge theme

[@Cati.Colours]

That top is stunning! I don't think it goes well with the base, though. I could see that base with like a slab of granite or marble.

[@philomenahearn1717]

You asked for opinions so: I love the top. I love the base. But not in combination. They distract from each other and clash. I agree with others a nice simple polished concrete or marble top - preferably round on the deco base. A simple and understated base for that beautiful yew river top, and in wood….

[@AndyPhillipWoodturning]

I agree

[@rennaehanson9996]

I love the bass, I think it's extremely creative and artistic! I think I would have done a glass top on it rather than the one that you put on it. However, I absolutely love the top! I think that would make an amazing countertop in the kitchen or anywhere. LOL

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

That is weirdly beautiful! I love art deco, so the geometric base appeals to me, but I also love the natural wood. The way the grain goes with the gorgeous blue makes it look like a coloured geological map of a river basin! I'd definitely give it house room!

[@RevdUp.Art.Fotografer]

As he started pouring the resin the phrase 'A river runs through it' clearly came to mind.

[@missharry5727]

Each of the two elements is beautiful, but I don't think they talk to each other. I couldn't begin to work out where it was going till the end. The sudden inversion was an Ooooh moment .

[@geedee1999]

Just love the simplicity of the stand design that makes this piece shine. I've no doubt this will be snapped up after it hits your site! Well done!!

[@FuchsiaFire444]

The yew wood is exquisite and precious.

[@OceanCrazie]

I was starting to question.🤔🫣🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️ Until you turned it over.... 😍🥰 Beautiful table!! 👏🤟🤗

[@Alexchachula]

The base was very interesting, I believe it works well with table top. You took quite a chance on this one. Very nicely done

[@martincotterill2132]

That’s absolutely beautiful, and one of the best things I’ve seen recently creating out of wood and resin. I love it.

[@AndyPhillipWoodturning]

Thanks so much 😊

[@user-nx8gk1le2m]

I wasn't too sure at first, but now that I see it, it's really quite nice, I love the blue resin and the wood is just beautiful, all in all a lovely piece Andy

[@WaiferThyme]

Oooooo this is very elvish in its look! It has a whole urban fantasy vibe that i seriously love! The spiral base is fantastic and the paint you chose makes it look like burnished steel!

[@CuriousCrow-mp4cx]

Don't knock the base. It might clash with the live edge yew, but it is so reminiscent of Art Deco moderne hard-soft formal styling, it has its own beauty. If you ever watched Poirot, they used that styling in a house of the era and style, and the naturalistic elements were always constrained to surfaces, and given machined edges, like flooring. So naturalism was secondary. But that base reminds me of the paintings of Baroness De Lempicka from that era - sensual but formed, and disciplined. Lol. I just woke up, so forgive me. I love your work.

[@grahampickering1560]

Looks fantastic! The base looks great 👍

[@huckleberryjam1972]

It’s gorgeous! The combo is really striking.

[@PlayerW.O.N.]

I’ll admit, the top is top tier, but that base has a kind of concrete slab look that really doesn’t mesh well. You could lean into a concrete jungle look tho if you added some extra plant like details on the base, just as an idea

[@goatflieg]

Somehow I knew you would make a table so beautiful that no one would dare set anything on it for fear of covering any of the beauty.

[@sylviaperich970]

Omg. This wood is gorgeous.

[@doriWyo]

To be honest, I don't really like the base. It's a mismatch with the top.

[@irishRocker1]

Agreed and it looks very insecure too. There's a couple mm each side of the screws and the board is only like 5mm thickness. Will likely break at some point

[@Sebastopolmark]

WOW Andy, I did not see that coming. That is a beautiful piece of wood and it got a great home! !! !!!

[@johnnyb95678]

I wouldn't have thought to put these two together, but it works! I like the combination and they way it turned out. Nicely done!

[@auntsasalili]

A river runs through it!❣️

[@charlenekellenberg1017]

Stunning! My favorite piece so far.

[@randyrandolph9709]

I like that sir wish i had your creative mind and the talent to make it happen.

[@mscott976]

I like the entire piece! I think it works well together.

[@deangustafson7533]

Gorgeous piece of Yew!

[@jacquelinehart436]

The table top is very beautiful! I can see myself looking at it for hours. I get the idea about the base - but it doesn’t have the rustic beauty of the top. It’s good to experiment though otherwise how does anyone come up with anything! Thanks for this. Very inspiring!

[@Maazzzo]

The natural wood is incredible, I love it. I really like the base, but I am not sure I would put it with that specific table. They're both gorgeous, I'm just not sure they go together. But maybe it would grow on me if I saw it regularly. Thanks for the video!

[@leonasamuel7791]

I think Yew has become my favorite wood! It’s so beautiful! What a luxurious piece!

[@rennaehanson9996]

Andy, I just read your comment about making a new base for the top and new top for the base - I can't wait to see what you come up with!

[@36marty]

Hi Andy, Well you fooled with one! I never seen that one coming. Stunning table top. Love your work.

[@AndyPhillipWoodturning]

Thanks 👍

[@noahcount7132]

The table top is magnificent, Andy, even with the river of blue goo running through it. This time I'm unable to denigrate the blue goo. Your artistic vision, and your execution of that vision is fantastic. 👍

[@AndyPhillipWoodturning]

Thanks 👍

[@DavidBird-uu8km]

Very nice, the wood is beautiful. another great video.

[@nariu7times328]

The base is perfection - are you measuring the angle as you put them on, or doing it by sight? The top is gorgeous, love the "river through land" feel to is. I honestly do not like the two together, I feel they distract from each other and would be better. But I see many people like it, so don't feed badly or change the piece. Best of luck with sales!

[@MASI_forging]

Such talent and skill. It became a work of art 👏👏

[@AndreaMerchak]

Wow, this is absolutely stunning! I loved it! ❤

[@AndyPhillipWoodturning]

Thanks

[@MikeHolton]

The table top is beautiful but really not sure about the base lol. To make it more 'fun' you could add bearings to each of the base slices so it could be rotated into any pattern you liked. May try that myself 😀

[@5minuteturnings]

I hope you are healthy, successful and always happy

[@tsworld9183]

Very pretty, it matches my coffee table in my living room except it's not Yew slabs. But Yew did a great job...😊❤❤

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

Well, yew've done it again! 🙂 Looks fantastic and an interesting contrast between the base and the table top.

[@Dreamworld986]

I like art deco so the stand is reminiscent of that. The wood is absolutely gorgeous. Very unique table.

[@karengilchrist9774]

I love the base, and the top is absolutely stunning, but not sure about them together. That top though, Holy cow that is so beautiful!

[@rickpalechuk4411]

Nice work Andy, you have a real Garfunkel there😁😁 Cheers

[@williamellis8993]

I think they go well together, Andy. Yew did a great job (sorry but I had to do it lol). Bill

[@tgh965]

Yew really got me!😊

[@RevdUp.Art.Fotografer]

The table is great. That Yew is striking. OMG. You could also have used the whole length and made a console table out of it...or as a piece of art hung on the wall. (Yes this is just my opinion 😄...I would have painted the base the same color as the resin. That would imply the water ran very deep.

[@patricko9141]

The yew resembles a topographic map and is very lovely. I agree with the previous comment about the base, it seems to conflict with the top.

[@betsyeardly5199]

Absolutely beautiful - love the independence of both pieces put together as one ❤️❤️❤️

[@johannperaus6890]

Hi Andy! This is a beautiful cocktail table, very nice 👍. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻🇦🇹.

[@MCsCreations]

Amazing, Andy! Fantastic work! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@nickfritz8692]

Now for something completely different! 🙂 Looks good, definitely like the top tho,

[@lakeshjasarevic4955]

I like the base and I love the top but I don't think they should be together. Love your work Andy! Keep it up and thanks for sharing.

[@FuchsiaFire444]

The top and base dont harmonize or have anything in common, the vibrations they emanate visually and energetically are worlds apart, but your job on both is magnificent.

[@AndyPhillipWoodturning]

Thanks.. did you read the video description

[@erniesmith1097]

Very inspirational you really nailed Andy. Keep the dream alive son Aussie Aussie Aussie GDAY MATE from brisbane Australia

[@irenedavo3768]

Watching at 5 am !

[@estherclawson6876]

I agree with a lot of the comments. Natural top needs natural base in my mind. But at the same time I see some kind of story hidden in the piece, something about technology upholding a return to mother Earth maybe.

[@OdairLucasLucas]

Muito bonito parabéns

[@chrisggoodwin777]

Overall it's a cool project! Love the wood grain pattern and the acrylic "river". I think it'd have been cool to turn the base so it was cylindrical, but the angular look plays, too

[@rabeccahenderson4072]

So beautiful! I happen to love the base.

[@WoodworkingTop535]

you really love this job

[@HuhHowboutThat]

Stunning!

[@rjung_ch]

Thanks Andy, this looks very interesting indeed. Let's see how it holds up. 👍💪✌

[@youtube.commentator]

Very neat!

[@martyreaves4955]

Very cool!! I like it!! So unusual not seeing you on the lathe.

[@AndyPhillipWoodturning]

Glad you liked it!

[@cgamejewels]

Those live edge pieces look like a map. I'm convinced. You are a maker of worlds and dimensions. 🌍🌎🌏🌐🗺🗺🧳🧳🧳

[@KalliJ13]

I have to agree that the pieces don't exactly go together. I agree with other comments that a glass top would've looked better with that base. I do love the top, but I think it's a shame to cover up those natural yew edges with opaque epoxy (but you already know how I feel about opaque epoxy in general, haha). I might've gone with a transparent bronze or gold to complement the heartwood. Watching your videos is never dull, no matter how the final project turns out (-:

[@darrylbuckett5380]

Love the yew, not sure i've warmed to the design, may take time, I actually thought that after gluing the boards together,that you might turn them. Love to see what you do with the rest of the yew. Cheers

[@gaetancrepeault9333]

never-ending Gorgeous work

[@Pete-ih4xk]

I love yew too.

[@petershipman7314]

Looks fantastic 🎉❤

[@jeremy1350]

Hi Andy, well here it goes. I thought to myself, what were Yew going to do with the YEW? I was hoping that Yew weren't gonna turn that fire pattern, because it is WAYY COOL ! I don't think we mind the base, its the Fire Top Pattern Yew, we are interested in. Where did Yew find this piece of wood ? See what I did there. Yew probably did !!!

[@irvhawke199]

Awesome looking table!!!!

[@Sundayschoolwmurph]

I like it. I love the contrast of the 2 styles

[@dhufishhunter6455]

Thats a lovely piece of timber. Not a huge fan of the base but each to their own.

[@mireillehofer4434]

Base e piano Belli, ma si annullano a vicenda. Nessuno dei due mette in valore l'altro. Troppe informazioni contrastanti... bel lavoro comunque, sempre!!

[@moondog4313]

Nice piece

[@ElderCristhian]

Excelente job! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@HEARTFULL_13]

Ooooh 😮 I always loved these type of tables ❤. I agree about the base but only in the...color choice? Like, in my opinion, I feel pure wood look would be better. Ooh, or mini versions of the table top in the same pattern as the base 🤔

[@kathleenorr9237]

Wasn’t sure at first as the top and bottom are so different in style. However, I do like the finished overall look of it

[@annprett8307]

Very interesting and lovely

[@tennesseewoodartcreations8210]

Very nice and I love both the top and the bast!

[@markclayton8417]

Love it, always love the resin videos

[@och70]

It's always a GREAT day when we get a resin pour video!

[@tomswindler64]

Andy not sure about base,I’m not sure about the whole thing,like the base though.good luck with it.great video as always.just keep doing your thing.😎😎😎👍👍👍

[@adhambarbour]

Okay that base is really cool. I should try some segment pieces.😁

[@fritzreimer7933]

Nice table, narrow foot easy tipping.

[@UlyssesDrax]

Great job as always, Andy. Although, the top's irregularity makes it feel incomplete to me because of the two straight edges vs the natural edges.

[@Syah_37]

Fantastic!

[@libradragon934]

I think it looks great! ❤

[@Grimtass]

Beautiful.

[@annlaurie1484]

I think they are both beautiful 😊

[@LJ-qk8ui]

Amazing!

[@rtist9281]

Very COOL!

[@tyn999]

I like the top and the shape of the base. I just think the base would look better in another color like black or dark brown.

[@bradwiebelhaus7065]

It's different, looks nice.

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

AMAZING

[@gene_takovic57]

One of a kind!

[@katcankan7129]

Morning 😊☕

[@AndyPhillipWoodturning]

Morning!

[@colinmacdonald404]

Thanks 👍