Make your living room look classy and sophisticated with this easy DIY coffee table!

[@d_brown]

You made the right choice on calling it when you get frustrated. We all deal with it. Super nice table. Also I like the videos of actually watching you work and talk during the project, voice overs are ok but seeing your humor and problem solving makes for a funny and interesting video.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Thanks! I think I like that style as well, it seems more immersive, if that makes sense. I appreciate the views and comment Dustin. Thank you!

[@brianmccarthy1440]

The struggle is REAL! Appreciate you showing us that it's not always easy, even though we think it might be. Also, if you don't want to sell all of your tools, perhaps only use the bare minimum tools to start with (or buy cheap used ones), and then add in using your nice green ones only after you've made the money for them through sells. Just a thought. Keep up the great content!

[@burnstockwoodworking]

The struggle is getting old lol. Thanks and that's a great idea on the content. I'm still brainstorming it, wanting to do something new and different from the other KZbinrs.

[@layneinchains4047]

Oh man thanks for reminding me I’m not the only one who has breakdowns in the shop lol! Great content brother!

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Anytime! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@viracocha03]

I'm a completely new wood worker. Enjoying your content so far. As a new woodworker the depths of YT can be overwhelming and intimidating.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Awesome! It can be intimidating starting out, I'm actually about to do a total beginner series, I hope it helps!

[@viracocha03]

@@burnstockwoodworking Awesome. I will definitely check it out. Appreciate the response.

[@dalekirby7247]

I like the honest woodworker that shows the good and bad Love your work

[@burnstockwoodworking]

More bad than good in my shop so the content is about to get lopsided real quick 😂😂

[@UndercoverWoodcraft]

Thanks for keeping it "real" and not editing out all the miscues and frustration, nice to know i'm not alone! lol

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Yep, glad ya like it, thanks for watching and commenting!

[@scottbarnard2934]

I definitely prefer this type of video.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

As do I. Thanks for letting me know!

[@jackpotscratchoffs5663]

is so nice to see someone get as frustrated as I do in the shop! LOL / also category 5 flashbacks when that belt came off ...

[@burnstockwoodworking]

😆😆😆😆😆😆that's hilarious! That sounds makes my heart skip as well, even when I'm the one doing it lol.

[@acemanmccool]

The finished table looks great.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Thanks!

[@Wastelandman7000]

I like both styles of video. Do whatever you want man. I'd probably have to do voice over because I don't multi-task that well.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Thanks! Still figuring out my style, it's just what it is at this point.

[@sliv5sliv]

The struggle is real. I made a very simple pine coffee table the last few days out of scrap wood. Nothing was straight and after I stained it it bowed on me. I was about 3 seconds to bringing it outside and getting a workout in with my axe. Great video and awesome table. I have what I believe is a softwood slab that I might try to make one of these out of.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Yea, some of em go straight to the burn pile. Thanks for commenting, good luck with that slab table!

[@valhallamaker8356]

I enjoy this type of video

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Awesome!

[@tmc7540]

If you haven’t already sold the tools, just try to make a series where you identify the next tool you want to “buy” and build a project for sale with the base level tools to show that with that project, you can buy the next tool. Don’t actually sell your tools but just show the build with the base tools and level up and add the next too you “buy” with the profit from the last job. Can start with a hand saw, tape measure, and a hammer, and then end up with something major.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Great idea, and I'm still up in the air about what I'm going to do. Thanks for the input!

[@michaelnorman5640]

Definitely record an talking through your situation is the best video I appreciate, you are a hilarious individual while serious an comical at the end you definitely got talent! By the way love the short you done with how to get tools to get the wife to say ok lol was Folmao

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Thanks Michael! I like this style much better as well. For some reason my wife did not find that short funny. Legally binding, but not funny 😂😂

[@johnsthinking844]

i really like it this way

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Thanks!

[@determined2diy]

The table turned out amazing!!! My motivation is what gets me but watching you( amongst others) helps get me back in the spirit. I definitely enjoy the working and talking, it’s more or so like we’re there with you. Keep up the great work and humor 😂

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Thanks, you're too kind! I like this style as well and think this'll be how I do it going forward. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@determined2diy]

@@burnstockwoodworking hey no problem! You give us a reason/meaning to watch. Good luck with future projects and I’m waiting for the videos!

[@danieldurkton2942]

Happy New Year’s!!! I feel your pain 😂 Never fails, the easy ones are the longest ones!!! Love your videos. Very informative and entertaining… 😎

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Happy new years! Thanks, I appreciate the comments and support. Have a good one friend!

[@pr3zidentcarter]

I like when you include us in the video. I'll keep my ear protection nearby so you don't have to tell me to put it on next time. Lol

[@burnstockwoodworking]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@diyhandcraftedlifestyle9151]

Awesome Video

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Awesome comment!

[@MCsCreations]

Really beautiful work, dude! The table looks sweet! 😃 But yeah... I burned my vacuum cleaner I used to use as dust collection today... 😬 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Thanks! Always something right?

[@MCsCreations]

@@burnstockwoodworking Tell me about it... It's 110v and I plugged into 220v. 🙄 Either way, I was starting to feel bad because of the heat... So I stopped and left. It was hotter than hell here in Brazil today. 😬

[@jazzgot101]

I love this channel!

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Awesome! I am very happy to hear it

[@BR0JASON]

I have a bit of a remix of your "sell it all" idea. Do you know anybody who wants to get started in woodworking? Take them under your wing and let that be the series since they'll be starting without the tools or experience. Watching them progress, learn, earn, and buy would be pretty interesting, and you'd be helping somebody in the process. I think following someone who hasn't already done it would be more relatable than following someone who has.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Interesting idea. I'll consider it. I just have a lot of time constraints with working a full time job and doing this and the business as a side hustle. I'm gonna give that take some serious consideration

[@BR0JASON]

@@burnstockwoodworking Thanks. I understand the constraints, so it might not be feasible. Jeff Cavaliere at Athlean X did something similar with his employee Jesse, and it worked out well for him content-wise. It gives you and the audience a fresh perspective. He who teaches learns twice.

[@Wastelandman7000]

Cool video! Not bad singing either LOL

[@burnstockwoodworking]

😂😂😂

[@JayBergCustoms]

I was assembling a case with rabbets last night, and realized in the middle of it one of the parts was marked wrong and the shelf pin holes were not going to line up 🤦‍♂ripped it apart, ate dinner, came back to it and got it figured out. I'm one of those people who cannot go to sleep if something like that is 'out there'. I just toss and turn thinking about it.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

If I push onward like that I will destroy something. I have to back away and get out of sight, when I come back it is often in a much better attitude and the solution pops right into my brain.

[@danielt9358]

@Burnstock Woodworking I felt like I was watching myself! I too must walk away once I've had enough and my patience has expired.

[@joelesko3267]

Awesome content brother! Always happy to see your latest videos at the top of my feed! Nice to see you come before jkm or some of the other youtubers I normally follow along to! Keep up the great work and happy new year pal!

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Thanks Joe, you as well!

[@michaelwillson6847]

Happy new year brother hope 2023 brings us amazing content from u. Really hope u do decide to start again from scratch and show us how it can and should be done oh and convince the wife it's a fine idea. 🙄 Thanks for the video great help will definitely be trying one these now got a slab of elm that'll work really nice for this. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Happy new years to you and yours! It's a fun build and, at one point, I did just sit back and smile looking at it. It'll make you feel accomplished seeing that continuous grain pattern. Good luck and I'd love to see your elm version of it!

[@michaelwillson6847]

@@burnstockwoodworking if u send me your email I'll get photo over to u soon as it's done.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

@@michaelwillson6847 [e-mail]

[@michaelwillson6847]

@@burnstockwoodworking be InTouch soon.

[@Wastelandman7000]

You were wise to call it a night. I am the same way.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

That was a rough night for sure. I learned the hard way to call it when it gets to that point.

[@ashleymiranda1226]

Hey Mr.Marcus it me Ashley .

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Hey! Glad ya subbed, thanks!

[@pazmaniaoh6341]

At least I’m not the only one who has to “call it” sometimes.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

I gotta call it more often than I'd like to admit lol

[@kylefoster3092]

I like talking while working personally. The occasional voice over isn't bad though.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

I like it too. I've been trying to figure out my style and I think I'll do it like this going forward. Thanks for the input and for watching!

[@kylefoster3092]

@Burnstock Woodworking just as long as you don't go to the video style of us just watching you work and there is no talking. Those types of videos drive me bonkers.

[@Azurko]

It looks like you went from "Please" clamps to "I was just being nice, but no more" clamps! I've got a similar walnut slab sitting in my shop that I've been itching to turn into a coffee table but for every reason you're experiencing is the reason I haven't yet. When I get frustrated in the shop, windows cower in fear lol. For the video preference, I like the ones where you're talking as you're working. Voiceover is good if you have audio issues like at the miter saw so you wouldn't have to scrap that footage. Really the only videos I click away from are the ones with just crappy music and no explanation of what's going on.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

It was one thing after another and then, after working through all of the issues, when I started editing half of the footage audio was completely unusable. This one is one for the burnstock history books, a lot was learned lol.

[@MrRobinson308]

If you have enough materials for certain projects, why not do two videos. One with basic hand tools vs one with the expensive tools?

[@burnstockwoodworking]

I may try that. I even considered starting an entirely new business, channel, everything and growing it from absolutely nothing (no following, portfolio, etc.). Still brainstorming, thanks for the input!

[@FearsomeWarrior]

I think video name and thumbnail will do more than selling your tools. Videos named ‘Make X with 3 tools’ or ‘Building a blank with blank tools’ goes farther. You can always just move some tools out of the room if you don’t want them to show in background. The illusion of less tools is enough.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

So you're in agreement with my wife. How dare thou? Na, just picking. I think that's a solid plan as well, thanks for the input.

[@Wastelandman7000]

Here is something of a compromise for your idea. Don't sell your tools, Put them in storage, then pull them out as you got the money to "upgrade". This keeps your wife happy and lets you make your point.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Not a bad idea!

[@alexbates9132]

I like this style…. Please don’t give me the belt…

[@burnstockwoodworking]

Don't bow up on me and all will be fine 🤣🤣🤣 thanks for the comment!

[@MCsCreations]

Dude... I'm just starting to watch, but... Please, don't kill yourself. 😬

[@burnstockwoodworking]

🤣🤣🤣 a little dance jig never hurt nobody lol

[@jeffreyknotts4148]

I prefer this type; it is more instructional seeing you do things right (or wrong) and I get to learn from your happy accidents. BTW, you spank your wood like I beat my kids! 🫣🥱🤭😉

[@burnstockwoodworking]

🤣🤣🤣🤣I've got five kids so, lots of practice.

[@jeffreyknotts4148]

@@burnstockwoodworking my youngest (of 4) turns 18 today so it has been a minute since I've heard the sweet sound of whistling leather...but I'm always hopeful! 😁

[@davidjefferds8532]

I like this style of video.

[@burnstockwoodworking]

I think I do too. Thanks for the input!