Building Live Edge Tables! Start To Finish

[@jeepmor]

The butterfly keys really add another level to the visual beauty of the piece. I didn't think I'd like the contrasting colors very well. I love it now. Great work. And the nail story, nice touch for the story of the build.

[@dclasson1]

Thank you Samurai. Inspiration. Talent. Pride in work. Rewarding work. Beautiful things that last.

[@Ch4oTiK]

This is what I want to do for a living. Commission slab tables and bar tops from home. Gonna be checking out more of your vids and learning quite a bit, thanks for sharing this.

[@JoeTheSuperTaco]

Hey I just wanted to give you some tips on grinding on your table legs. Buy a 60 grit flap disc metal grinding wheel. Takes away steel a lot faster and leaves nice fine scratch lines. Then hit the scratch lines with a brillo wheel or sandpaper. Also, I noticed you were grinding with a front-to-back motion going against the weld instead of with it. If you grind long ways with the weld and make long continuous runs instead of lots small movements, you'll get a nice consistent grind that takes away material more efficiently and leaves nicer scratch lines that can be more easily sanded out. Experience: been a metal fabricator for 3 years now. The table looks amazing! I'm starting to really pursue my passion for wood working in the last couple weeks and hope to make it a full time business one day. I just got three boards of black walnut, vacuum kiln dried and already cut to dimension and planed that I plan to make a really nice table with. They're 6'x12"x3". Is it possible to get in contact to ask you a few questions before I start this project? I'm still learning and I'm sure there's a lot I don't know about working with black walnut.

[@lesabre1972]

That nail story will follow that table wherever it goes, that is so awesome!!

[@DaddyBear3000]

Awesome work, nature becomes art showing how beautiful nature is. Legendary

[@Yellowribbonontheoldoaktree]

I love you treat the wood and also how you take time to craft such beautiful pieces of work

[@berylhood6642]

I learned about epoxy a few years ago, while making cubicle tops for the GC I retired from in 2010. I edge glued old ceiling rafters for this project the material was full of knots. using cheap blue painters tape worked for me to plug the holes in the underside. Good Job Samurai

[@InPlayMobileMedia]

I saw where Norm Abrams used a metal detecting wand on wood slabs to check for embedded nails. Nice job and you are an inspiration to me.

[@jan-roarbernhardsen7626]

What a tree, what a story, some beautiful tables. Wish you a great week

[@emba_dareepolreeiiith1063]

great job friends, finally I see you welding very well👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@jamjamthejamman]

It's great to see this style of video again

[@caseys8124]

These turned out beautiful. Rustic yet modern!

[@mattthompson9480]

Very cool very talented God has giving you awesome skilled gifts to use your hands Crafting wood and metal. Thanks for sharing. I have a large piece of maple that came out of the back of a floorboard of a semi truck trailer. Beautiful piece of maple he has the countersunk holes in it From the old carriage through Bolts. Very cool looking. Just want to get some ideas watching your video broadens my thinking. Thanks very much take care brother

[@abeltoomowlawncarecompany8481]

That is an awesome story glad to hear it there's always something good that can come out of any situation

[@Barfotadan]

I really appreciate these Start To Finish videos, they are both inspiring and very enjoyable to watch. I really like the way you edit and the upbeat music you serve us. Awesome build, looking forward to seeing your own table come to life!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

great build, well done,

[@gardinerillustration]

Looks sweet! 🤩

[@JamalPhoenix]

That came out insane wood is so timeless and beautiful.

[@HandToolRescue]

Next up, you should do live edge side-panelling on your car, 70s style.

[@psychopathicfish97]

^The man!

[@cantrell0817]

Super cool story about the nail. Nice job on the table!

[@brucerouffian2630]

Thank you, Sensei. I am just starting my own project using a piece of Sapele. The whole plank is 4.6m long and it's 80cm wide and 7 cm thick. It weighs well over 200kg (probably around 500lbs) which is my first problem. I am going to use half of it for the top and the rest for legs, so I should be able to manipulate it, once it is bifurcated. It has one large-ish crack which I will keep as a feature and use the solid end for the legs. I am going with big slabs (70cm x 50cm) for the legs and putting a bar between them for stability. My wife tells me I need to do more weight exercises. Anyway, it was good to watch you do this. Thanks again. Most interesting, though, was just watching the transformation of a tree into a table.

[@OZMS1518]

Great video for all woodworkers with advanced degrees in mind reading.

[@TeachAManToAngle]

Killer video. Great story. Beautiful tables. Thanks.

[@jetspeed1501]

That table looked AWESOME bro!!!! SIIIICCCKKKKK DUUUUUUUUDE!!!!!!

[@Spellbook4SurvivalCultivation]

awesome nail story, sentimental.

[@napierko]

How can people dislike this video? Blows my mind. Great content man!

[@TasmanianHillBilly]

Interesting to see that the blackwood is able to grow in the US

[@alvindueck8227]

I appreciate how you didn't finish it super glossy. Looks great just the way it is.

[@beanster7878]

Absolutely amazing!

[@markomilosevic7382]

MASTER of the UNIVERSE !!!

[@salvatoresaccoccio2379]

Talent! It takes time and skill to develop. And it takes time to create a remarkable product.

[@BooyaKitten]

Love watching you work. You are a true craftsman. Thanks for uploading.

[@johnjmeister]

I had a couple of fairly large black walnut trees milled into lumber this summer. Thanks for the video. I will attempt to recreate something like this at some. Largest slabs I have are 6' x 30" z 2". I particularly like the legs and how you created them.

[@micha-elcleveland1265]

The Carpenter can weld, very well at that. Beautiful work of art, well done.

[@Embodiedflor]

Woodworking has always seemed so cool to me but I don’t have a father to use his tools lol im hoping one day I have the funds to fund this type of hobby so I can learn how to do it

[@Clement-xy9iv]

LOL this beautiful tree get turned into a beautiful table!

[@andrearlieth2711]

Oh man i would love me a desk like that, beautiful !

[@filiprochette7793]

You, sir, are incredibly awesome!

[@kurtfattig9370]

You are a joy to watch work. You are SOOOO talented and I really do enjoy your channel. Keep up the good work. And you're right... that story is TOTALLY worth a broken bit. Not only are you a phenomenal carpenter/craftsman, but YOU GET WHAT IT"S ALL ABOUT!

[@mikeboone4425]

STUNNING.

[@uniballoutlaw]

Awesome table and story

[@kurtgellert9166]

Can't wait to see your own dining table build video!

[@robasiansensation3118]

That. Was. Awesome.

[@charliewillsey]

Great Job Sir.... Thanks for the Help !!!

[@frankrodrigues5305]

Love that story! Lucky to have that kind of history:)

[@mdbigman]

Get a large magnet and run it along the surface first to check for nails. Will save you the hassle and cost.

[@joruss]

Or rather metal detector. Much cheaper than big magnet to get enough noticeable pull.

[@mdbigman]

+Jo Russ - a Neodymium magnet would be very cheap. Less than $10.

[@joruss]

Sorry, I forgot how much they can charge for 2 coils and electronic parts $1 worth :D I'd still prefer metal detector though. You won't find smaller nails deeper in the wood with magnet.

[@thomasarussellsr]

mdbigman or that new "x-ray" app thingy for your smart phone. I've been seeing ads for it so you can locate wires and pipes inside your walls. Or a metal detection wand. They're pretty cheap on the ole Amazon or eBay. Or a diamond wheel chainsaw sharpener and resurface/resharpen the bits when this happens.

[@nathanduitch2521]

What if the tree is full of aluminum, zinc, copper, manganese, magnesium, cobalt, or titanium?

[@thetitaniumman00]

I love the camera angle when grinding down the welds.

[@3rty7]

love that oil finish man, nothing worse than a varnish finish on table tops.

[@TheRedhawke]

Fantastic build. Looks awesome.

[@coscoino8688]

I like my profession and you are good at this. greetings from Argentina

[@frenchriversprings]

Your the best Samurai! Alec is catching up to you!

[@TheSamuraiCarpenter]

yeah there aint no stopping Alec. He'll beat me to a million for sure.

[@frenchriversprings]

Yep. Alec is a machine!

[@dalemoffatt3660]

Thanks for the stoke and awesome tips. Was stoked to find out your in Vic...Port Alberni here and just beginning my woodworking journey.

[@DarrenCharron]

Those a beautiful tables and a great conversation for the clients to tell there friends and family.

[@vanSlevin]

absolutely perfect! very good job mister

[@rntimberturnings5938]

Beautiful table! Thanks for sharing and taking us thru the process

[@ScottBelleriWorkshop]

Glad to see you do a commission project!

[@somebodythatiusedtoknoooooooow]

Thumbs up for the nail story !

[@shadowgolem9158]

Amazing project! Great work! Thank you for sharing you skills and ideas.

[@TheMrTantalum]

I'm not sure whether you're using the filters to protect from any vapours but if you're using them for particulate protection, you need to have the 3M P2 pre-filters attached with the clips for the respirator to do a proper job of filtering out all the sawdust.

[@timshannon5474]

To all you haters lets see your work! This guy is awsome at what he does and has a reason to have an ego. There is also a thing in this world called "personal preference". The nail story is fabulous I have one of my own and it makes a piece that much more special to the craftsman and the customer, keep up the amazing work samurai your work is awsome!

[@brucerouffian2630]

Those stories make a piece personal. My dad made a coffee table and used his finger bone as a bowtie. Obviously he didn't cut it off for the job, that was the Mau Mau, but he had it in the workshop and needed a piece of something hard but shapeable. My dad in law, who was a carpenter, stained some new panels for a cathedral using his own blood, as that's how they were stained originally. Again, he didn't wound himself, but he got a pint drawn by a nurse. It's about the love of making.

[@Xandrosi]

After your workbench, this project is the one that strikes closest. How long did you dry the wood? I'd have loved to have seen a regency-style footing instead of metal. Outside of my New Orleans home is a massive oak tree that my father planted 50 years ago. It is a bad hurricane away from coming down and I'd love to have this kind of table created. Arguably, any major storm will result in a major tree falling. The amount of fantastic wood that is disposed of after a storm is stunning. After Hurricane Katrina, you could have had enough 100 year+ oak to last a lifetime.

[@jorgea.garzav4650]

that rug really ties the place together

[@weaponizedconfusion]

I almost cried for your bit

[@jasonlopez75]

Great video! Fun and entertaining to watch, and LOVE the story about the owners parents putting the nail in the tree! I'mma like this video all day long!

[@W4ABN]

As a boat owner, I've used epoxy plenty of times on various projects. It was cool seeing how you used it on the slab. Beautiful work, great story behind it too.

[@Ketaset999]

Hey man, if you're still thinking of doing more flattening you need to grab a whiteside or Amana spoilboard surfacing bit. Carbide is replaceable and great sheer angle on the amana to avoid tear-out. It would pay for itself by the second slab if you are going through those freud bits that fast. Oh, and don't forget how much you'll save with replaceable carbide when you find those nails!

[@t76d777f6d]

Can you run those big spoilboard bits on a router sled safely?

[@davidschwartz2398]

Such a beautiful work of art & a family heirloom - a two'fer!

[@antonoat]

Love the tables and the nail story, I like that you have such passion for what you do. It keeps it real. Cheers Samurai. watching from the UK.

[@taylorpauljones]

Beautiful work! I finally have the inspiration to start working on my live slab

[@21ninjaninja]

Awesome work and awesome video, I just got my own tree two weeks ago to do my own live edge project, thanks for the help and inspiration

[@TheToughMustard]

I haven't read all the comments so please forgive me if this has been suggested already, look into getting a cheap metal detector to scan your wood before routing, could save you from an accident. Thank you for the great video.

[@MichaelFazio]

It looks so good!

[@carlosfernandez1]

Amazing Beautiful

[@thesmall-timefarmer8061]

Excellent as always!

[@florentietis]

Very neat

[@sabeerperadi9359]

Just beautiful!!!

[@chrisarch4758]

Stunning!

[@HarlyGuy13]

Beautiful build as usual.

[@yikesjason]

Great project and video.

[@craigjones1115]

Beautiful work. Thanks for the video.

[@benhadley1610]

Simply lovely

[@gofisch3646]

Beautiful work my friend! Hopefully one day my talent will be that amazing.... been in construction for a lot of my life and now I'm looking into doing wood working as a hobby (started my own channel as well to share) so it's hard because the construction thought process is TOTALLY different than from a wood working thought process! Again, amazing work... very talented and inspirational.

[@Giroux68]

Damn..you weld too! Samurai you rock. What can’t you do ? How long did the log sit before you slabbed it?

[@morrow.m]

So baller. That sure came out nice! Great story to go with the nail!

[@ZylonFPV]

That’s a stunning table. The bow tie joints are as near to perfection as it’s possible to get 🙂 also, cool story bro.

[@petergriffen6008]

Mad Skills, Bro-tato chip!!! Inspired me to use a live edge on my next table build. Thank you!

[@danh8841]

Loved the fusion of wood and metal in this project. Hope to see more in future? Try playing around with aged metal, rusting, it'll add another dimension to the piece. Keep up the great work 👍

[@Itdontmatter69]

Very nice. I’m not to crazy about the 2 stitches but..cool story to.

[@mikewakely4516]

Sam, great video with great content! Very inspiring

[@mikos488]

Très belles tables et du beau travail comme d’habitude. 👍🏻

[@mendelkenis336]

Amazing work !

[@getyourmurderon]

For anyone wanting to do the epoxy, a hair dryer works also. did my own 8x3 foot desk. You almost have to have something to pop the bubbles otherwise you're going to have a bad finish.

[@stuartwass6672]

Good film buddy, take it easy.

[@franky7]

Awesome job.

[@frenchiedekent8572]

You make me smile 😊 PS : great job with a superb "slab" of wood.

[@devanh1239]

You should make a video like this but talk about how and why you’re doing what you’re doing

[@kevinhalsey3341]

Loved the tables! Great job sir.

[@jimcarriesa1911]

Another Beautiful project. I love seeing the quality you put out.

[@andrewuvari286]

This was the best of the best!!! But in weeks to come this comment will be meaningless compared to your next projects! Keep it up man - insanely inspiring 🙌🏼👏🏼