Mind-Blowing Woodworking | Building a Tensegrity Table

[@derekcavan6000]

Very refreshing to watch a video with only sounds of a woodworker at his trade. No flashy graphics, no annoying dance music over the vid and no constant chatter about nothing. You have a new subscriber.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks, Derek!! I've been getting lots of similar comments, so I'm going to focus on making similar videos from now on. Welcome to the channel!

[@hughtub]

Oh come on, don't you want a 30 second introduction "HEY GUYS WELCOME TO [camera change] DK BUILDS [camera change] ON TODAY'S SHOW..."

[@chriswebster24]

That was the only thing I didn’t like about the video. I have a harder time dancing while I watch without any dance music playing. I mean I still did it but it was a lot more difficult.

[@remlikamel1866]

Pp

[@ThatGuy-eq9mz]

No obnoxious music in background and no unnecessary explanation about every move you make. You sir are the 1% who knows how to make videos. Great work 👍

[@lospadresapa6028]

Gyönyörű videó! Mindent pontosan bemutat, és nem tereli el a figyelmet semmilyen idegesítő zenével. Köszönöm! Thanks!

[@dkbuilds]

Nagyon szépen köszönjük! Örülök, hogy tetszett a videó!

[@johnsumner2987]

I think everyone has that moment during a project when something doesn't go right and you question every decision you've made bringing you to that point. And all you can do is accept it and figure out how to fix it. Great job. I'm not a wood worker so everything you did in this video is sorcery to me. Very cool end product.

[@dkbuilds]

Totally agree John, mistakes are a part of life, and overcoming/fixing them can be tough but is better than giving up. Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@peterparker8462]

Nice 5 stages of grief cameo😉

[@Driver10011]

That "oh nooo" at the beginning is all of us. Great work!

[@dkbuilds]

Haha thanks Anthony! There were several more such moments but with much more vulgar language so I had to leave them out 😇

[@stewartmcmanus3991]

It sure is, carefully plane and sand one side, then screw and glue the wrong side !!!

[@9The0Unknown7]

Stewart McManus or have it all planned it and start assembling and you are back and realized you flipped a piece at some point and didn’t flip it back and it’s too late now. It’s a feature. No one else will know, but you will.

[@ballspector]

I don't get it

[@MRMeaws]

Smooms bruh

[@unusuario5173]

This is how these videos should be edited. No music, no chat, just work (and the occasional mistake 😅). Great work. But you already know that.

[@dkbuilds]

Awesome thank you Usuario! Glad you liked the video style!

[@GutoHernandes]

Dude's got all the tools!

[@dkbuilds]

💪

[@rvrmarco]

best intro to a DIY video

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks 😜

[@ariescarballo4112]

Hola desde Argentina!!!solo aplausos hermosísimo trabajo!!!te felicito!!abrazo desde América latina

[@dkbuilds]

¡Muchas gracias Aries! ¡Saludos desde Estados Unidos!

[@Uniquettt]

oh no you got there in the end Tensegrity there is so many many creative minds at work creating these great talking points for any/every home..I am addicted to watching you may too L.O.L.

[@dkbuilds]

Haha thanks Michael! Thanks for watching!

[@Uniquettt]

@@dkbuilds Much better viewing then the news

[@jackdotzman2908]

Very nice. You did a great job show how and what you did to create this fantastic conversation piece. No question people are going to talk about your creation. You did a great job editing your video and your woood working skills are excellent. Thanks for taking the time to show us what you did. From Missouri USA

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much Jack, I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!

[@uirumaru]

nice video.. i like how you show the humanity, the mistakes and the way you see to the front and solve it.

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked it, UirUmarU! :)

[@СергейПанков-й3ж]

Отличная работа,благодарю за ролик удачи тебе

[@dkbuilds]

Спасибо за просмотр и удачи!

[@selppir]

Felicitaciones. Desde Argentina!!

[@dkbuilds]

Gracias!

[@beatbendergh721]

This is beautiful ❤️

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Beatbender!

[@sergioavalos9343]

Excelente trabajo saludos desde ciudad de Salta Argentina

[@dkbuilds]

Muchas gracias Sergio!

[@user-bj9hj6ky8r]

Parabéns ficou uma bela obra de arte

[@dkbuilds]

Muito obrigado!

[@djokosuprapto1867]

Kerja yang sangat bagus. Telaten dan sabar.

[@dkbuilds]

Terima kasih banyak!

[@antoniocavalcante8851]

Great work. Thank u. God bless u

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Antonio! :)

[@garymucher9590]

The only people that don't make mistakes are those that never make anything... Thumbs Up!

[@jonchilds1637]

Aside from the obvious, some great machinery in this video and even greater dust extraction kit!!

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much Jon!

[@gtxmag]

That is SO COOL !!!!!! Got to try it.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks, gtx! If you try it, let me know how it turns out!

[@kielanmcbride4001]

As a mate of mine says: Patience and perseverance took a snail to Jerusalem! Nice piece.

[@dkbuilds]

Nice saying, Kielan! Thanks for watching!

[@BuellCityCrossrj]

*Great* _Design_

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks! :)

[@caleche8655]

Such a big worrk... felicitations.

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you, Caleche!

[@0a736]

industrial safety is important 👍👍

[@dkbuilds]

Agreed!

[@youtukang]

Great job,, i like creativitas 👍🙏🙏

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you ichayos!

[@youtukang]

Ok,, 👍

[@1.4142]

Tensegrity is so inspiring. Makes me want to make my own designs.

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you! Do make your own and share with me the results so I can be inspired by you!

[@prankbuster7830]

Work of art👍

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you for the kind words, PB!

[@dswonderchild]

OK, it floats in vertical position... OK But THAT! THAT'S ILLEGAL 12:19

[@dkbuilds]

Not sure what you mean, but it is stable in every position! I can hold it by the bottom horizontally and it is stable that way too 😀

[@McMxxCiV]

The stability in horizontal position is because this one has four tension wires. You only need two for vertical stability, but with the extra two, there's no side it can fold to.

[@Essex121514]

@@dkbuilds pretty sure it's a joke about the laws of gravity. Unless you know how/why it works, this is very magical. Best one I've seen yet. Amazing!!!

[@danielortiz5310]

Right in 50 states!

[@ayporos]

@@Essex121514 What worries me with stuff like this is the idea that that entire planter pot is held up by a single fish-line wire. I don't know exactly how strong those are but it'd probably be advisable to check out the max pull force those can take before building something like this yourself. (the outer 4 don't actually hold much weight when it's properly aligned and stable so those could be made of thinner, less visible, wire)

[@meredithanddavidmeyer8247]

Amazing work!! I’ve watched this a few times and my brain is still not capturing how this is even possible.

[@Sommerchan]

Bloody brilliant, great job.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks, Sommer!! Turned out better than I even hoped :)

[@johnvanstrien]

After closely monitoring the whole project.... I must admit.. I fucking love it Great job mate

[@dkbuilds]

😂Thanks John!

[@beagledebby]

this is so beautiful, really beautiful. the most beautiful "floating" wood work, I've seen so far.

[@mitsos_306]

Loved your work and your video!

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much Mitsos!

[@topher987_8]

Great work. It's awesome

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks a lot Chris 😊

[@notanappple3099]

All that hard work deserves a like and sub

[@dkbuilds]

Hey thanks, Jake from State Farm! Happy to have you around 😀

[@OrionDomeric]

Awesome job what a great project

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Bryan! Glad you liked it 😃

[@joeldelgado4344]

Beautiful!

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Joel! :)

[@PatrickCresswell]

Dude I can't even begin to describe how awesome this really is, seriously, if it's not your main money earner it should be, look at your end product online.... bizarre yes... fascination .... yes, essential for your home .... yes

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Patrick! Maybe I'll try to figure out a way to mass produce them :)

[@arigatoespacialsuperadmiti7316]

Imagine having a dinner table and chairs like that, would be really sick

[@springbooksh]

So don't imegine

[@NoobSharkYT]

Thank for idea I made one

[@arigatoespacialsuperadmiti7316]

@@NoobSharkYT One table? That sounds really cool

[@arleigh_camp]

This person did, and he can stand on it! Check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4u3fH9qm5iUsKM

[@afiqputra9076]

You can make it but just make sure the tension of the string or cable in the middle is strong enough to withstand every weight that are stacking on top of the table. You don't want it to snap and have your dinner on the floor lol

[@ronelgouvea6384]

Very good. Ronel from South Africa.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks so much Ronel, glad you liked it!

[@luca__3044]

rlly neat design

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Luca!

[@Diolenios]

Very well done my friend!

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks, Andreas!

[@flaviojunior7863]

Nice job!

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Flavio!

[@aplsmpl]

I feel you at that “oh noo.”

[@dkbuilds]

😂

[@MasterMindmars]

Veery good. I didn't thought it works.

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Master!

[@johnpacheco79]

LOVE the format, dude. Not a word spoken, yet concise, and I could tell what your intention was in every shot. Keep it up. Got my sub.

[@HCarpenter]

That is so cool - it looks so stable - amazing.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks, H! It is quite stable!

[@aa_aglaonema]

Great work

[@skf957]

I felt sure at 10:23 the short grain would break again! Nice job on some fiddly small components.

[@dkbuilds]

😇

[@tvrenji]

Hats Off 2 U Dude, Great Art Of Wrk 👌👌👌

[@NinaTaristiana]

Wow nice sharing..

[@luislavia832]

Wow 😲 From Brazil.

[@dkbuilds]

🙃

[@dannyben417]

Me voy sin terminar de ver, ¡¡Es demasiado leeeeeeento!!

[@dkbuilds]

¡Gracias por tu comentario! Este video actualmente tiene 200,000 vistas, así que no estoy de acuerdo, no es demasiado lento :)

[@dannyben417]

@@dkbuilds Si, entre las 200.000 visitas se encuentra la mía, quién sabe a cuantos mas le pareció lento y no comentaron. Pero no importa, sigue haciendo videos lentos y yo seguiré sin entrar. Que estés bien. . .

[@MrMarkb68]

Every tool is a hammer.

[@ecereto]

You could have hidden your mistake, just glued over and no one would ever know. But instead you displayed it proudly. That makes you better than most men.

[@verdhie]

thanks for sharing...amazing works...

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks for watching, Ferdy! I appreciate the kind words :)

[@scruton-4066]

Very nice.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Scruton!

[@muhammediqbal1704]

Good job 👍

[@DonsWoodies]

Cool, David. Hadn't seen this sort of thing before. I gather the name comes from "tension' somehow? Love the 5 steps of grief part. lol. One tiny little tip for you, as I had run into this in the past. When you were holding down the piece and trying to scribe a line around for the mortise, a very tiny spot of CA glue will hold it in place long enough to get the lines scribed. Then with such a small drop of glue, it breaks off easily without issue. After many times having something slip while holding it, I tried that. Forget where I originally saw it mentioned, but it works like a charm.

[@dkbuilds]

😂Glad you liked it Don! Always love seeing you in the comment section. I think the name is a combination of "tensional integrity"... to be honest I had never heard the word before I started googling for what to name this project!

[@dkbuilds]

Oh sorry I missed the second half of your comment. That's a great trick! I will definitely try it. Do you use accelerants with your CA glue to get it to dry faster? I've been meaning to buy some but haven't gotten around to trying that out yet.

[@DonsWoodies]

dk builds yep, I do use accelerant most of the time. I don’t use it when I need a little time For positioning. What you were doing would be one of those times when I wouldn’t. Tried all kinds of CA glue over the years including some exotic stuff from Loctite when I was in a machine shop, but my favorite right now is the 2P-10 stuff. Can’t say I’ve doing clinical trials, but my gut instincts is that it’s slightly better than others I’ve used. Just used it a few minutes ago making a little standoff For my table saw for cutting off pieces with a miter gauge. I’ll send you a picture of what I mean

[@BhriguBharadwajPant]

TENsion + inTEGRITY = tensengrity

[@fernanadodossantos]

muito bacana esta peça, vou tentar fazer uma luminária baseada neste modelo.

[@dkbuilds]

Obrigado! Desejo-lhe boa sorte com a luminária!

[@gamerdadperspective5935]

Man when I heard that snap I felt it. Even better recovery. Thanks for the great video.

[@dkbuilds]

Haha thanks A.J.! Appreciate you watching!

[@hectorbecerra7016]

Genial parcero quedo guay

[@TheLord0Ice0Wind]

That's really neat

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Lord!

[@Hyraethian]

11:26 , that moment when it snaps into place just seem so surreal.

[@dkbuilds]

I know, right! I looked straight at the camera in amazement.... I really was not expecting that to happen.

[@foadrightnow5725]

VERY freaking cool! I'm still trying to figure out how it works!

[@Romssen]

Its hard to explain

[@nomansland120]

@@Romssen not really.. weight is held by the center-string and the remaining 4 are just balancing it

[@dkbuilds]

You and me both! 😆

[@skolisse1]

The design is from JK Brickworks. Here's how it works: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKnFn6V7prKla7s

[@jamartin1]

So cool!💜

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Jason!

[@PeterPan-yk3yj]

Good work.

[@paradawilsonartes]

Beautiful

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Wilson!

[@terristroh3965]

Nice work!

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Terri!

[@IzaSol]

Eu vou fazer uma simples. Quadradinha, mesmo!

[@dkbuilds]

Boa sorte! Obrigado!

[@Berkahmebel234]

Amazing 👍

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Berkah!!

[@imjody]

This is so awesome!

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks, Jody! :)

[@albertocabral1569]

Hi from Miami. Wao is wonderful job congratulations 😁🤝👏👍🍻👍

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you! Cheers Alberto!

[@williambird884]

Rotating the top by 45 degrees on a vertical axis and zigg-zagging the fishing line from top to bottom to top to bottom would stiffen the shaking that you can see at 11:47 and 12:47.

[@dkbuilds]

Good idea, William! The not-completely-vertical strings would provide some rotational stability for sure.

[@veerunathramdass1672]

Very nice work

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks, Veerunath!

[@deloresmc2659]

Absolutely Amazing....

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Delores! 🙏

[@gissie391]

how it work? its really nice.

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you! It works with tension on the strings.

[@soumyahegde1181]

It's beautiful.... 🤩

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you, Soumya!

[@idics4947]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video! Would you be kind enough to share the plan?

[@dkbuilds]

That's great, I'm glad you enjoyed it!! Unfortunately I do not have any plans for this, I kind of made it up in my head as I built it :(

[@S1ckbg]

Phew well done

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks J!

[@rmonico1]

Just AMAZING!

[@Gadalac]

This was mindblowing! You've inspired me to make one myself

[@dkbuilds]

Do it, Frank! And let me know how it turns out 👍

[@exciteproductions4two0]

OMFG.....THAT "OOOHHH....NOOOO" Voice clip at the beginning sums up so many of my tensegrity projects. Lmfao and our methods are nearly identical all round. Props to ya man.

[@dkbuilds]

😆 Thank you EP! Good luck with your own tensegrity builds!

[@martasanches7370]

Hermoso trabajo

[@dkbuilds]

Gracias!

[@salc9593]

Would like to know what kind of machinal pencil you are using at min. 3:30 on your dark wood as I would to purchase one for my shop. Thank you.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Sal! It is a mechanical pencil with white lead made by a company called Pica Marker.

[@ЕвгенийВакорин-я8д]

Рукастый. Классно сделал

[@vdphotosnfun]

Amazing...Good work...

[@ArturoMendezC]

Great work bro! Nice

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks Arturo!

[@ЕвгенийМоисеенко-й5я]

will this construction be stable if you add more parts (floors)?

[@dkbuilds]

That’s a great question! I can’t think of how it would be but it might be possible!

[@siyumdineththika6624]

Nice!👌

[@dkbuilds]

Thank you Siyum!

[@said-abouhiba]

Nice..very nice.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks a lot Said!

[@azzman73]

I was thinking you could use 2 pieces of fishing line instead of 4, so each of the 2 pieces would run from the top, down through the bottom piece, across a small notched out groove to the next hole and up through the top, then tie of. Guaranteed that the 2 pairs would be the exactly the same length. I wonder if final adjustments would be easier too?

[@dkbuilds]

That's an interesting idea! It might make the final assembly easier and more symmetrical, but you'd have to cut some sort of a channel into the top and bottom platform pieces. I'm not sure how easy it would be to hide that channel.

[@leomardepenarodriguez5472]

Excelent work I Love it !!!

[@herycompos4929]

Cool ... great job 👍

[@Artnovetor]

Ficou ótimo parabéns

[@dkbuilds]

Muito obrigado meu amigo!

[@tillyqtillyq3750]

For the extremely fine motor skills around 9:30 the best tool is probably eyebrow tweezers! I use them all the time in sewing.

[@dkbuilds]

Good tip, tilly! I need to buy some XD

[@DSRCHANNEL]

Kerja bagus 👍😁 dan unik

[@jasonroberts9466]

Impressive build! Looks incredible.

[@dkbuilds]

Thanks for the kind words, Jason!