Glass Roots Table - Tree Root & Glass Coffee Table by Jamie Zennor - Macrocarpa glass & Lignum Vitae

[@belindah9790]

Such a beautiful piece of art What vision and talent Thank you for sharing this ❤

[@102868samiam]

Wow! So talented! I have a root ball sitting in the back of my pickup. I saved it from being put in a bonfire. You’ve inspired me!

[@zennormade]

Go make some mess! 🙌

[@102868samiam]

@@zennormade showing my husband your video now. So darn impressive!

[@moniquemonicat]

Stunning. The hemp oil really brought out the color and shine.

[@zennormade]

Thank you! Yes it’s such a good wood finish I don’t know why it hasn’t been more widely used before!

[@dwainetyncompany]

Absolutely phenomenal work. What a pleasure to have stumbled across your channel and this particular video. Truly a hidden gem and very inspiring. Yesterday I collected an Eastern Red Cedar stump and took the time to power wash the root ball. I’ve been pondering ideas left and right, knowing it’s going to be a small table. I really admire the way you had the glass cut to incorporate the piece even more than just holding the glass up and in place. Coming through and ultimately belonging with the glass. One shot you had on there looked like as if the glass was an ocean reflecting the sky, with islands of wood in the midst. Fresh sub! I hope life has been great the past few years!

[@zennormade]

Thank you so much! Very kind of you! 🙌🙌🙌

[@dwainetyncompany]

@@zennormade You haven’t produced any videos as of late! Such beautiful work that you have shared with the world. Surely you have not lost the love of this work? From one artist to another, thank you for sharing what you have! Life is crazy isn’t it? So much to see! Hope your journey is bountiful with love and happiness, with creation still in your hands and the vision in your eyes! Cheers! *I found your Etsy and I’m here to say right now. I’ll have a beautiful piece of your work sometime in the future.* _What a beautiful world! My goodness!_

[@zennormade]

Thank you so much for such kind words! I am still making every day! I just have not had the time to edit any more proper videos! As you say there is so much to see and do in this world! Don’t worry I will be making some more videos in the future! Thank so much for watching and taking the time to reach out! Hugely appreciated!! I tend to post more regularly to my instagram so if you are on there you can see a bit more of the daily going’s on!

[@christinekeefe6943]

Beautiful piece, it is a pleasure to watch an artist at work!

[@zennormade]

Thank you so much! 🙌🙌

[@CornwallGlass]

This is an absolutely beautiful piece Jamie, the wood and glass compliment each other seamlessly. So good to see the end result from one of our orders too, so thank you for the shout out!

[@zennormade]

thank you so much! I hope to work with you again soon!

[@Shardana714]

Absolutely outstanding! Very original the idea of the wood branches coming out throught the glass holes... it reminds me the Frank lloyd wright filosophy of organic architecture in some ways. But what i love the most is the concept marriage of the two different materials... natural and artificial, warm and cold mixed together. As a designer passionate also about art and psychology i definitely would like to afferm that contrast is the clue for giving strong emotions. I believe that as in life, different people and different cultures can match together... and can give strong emotions too...like in art. The wood sphere is the cherry on the cake! Greetings from italy and thanks for giving emotions.

[@zennormade]

Thank you so much Christian, what an amazing comment! I have always loved using contrasting materials and shapes, often putting aluminium, glass and other hard flat surfaces with organic forms, I think it works, especially when bringing these pieces into peoples homes... with all those square walls! Emotion and Sentiment were two very key factors in this project, as my client was also an old friend and colleague, I think this made it easier for me! thanks for watching and leaving such a wonderful comment again! I shall be looking into Frank Lloyd Wright some more also.. thank you!

[@ashishs4612]

fell in love with that creation of yours. wow.

[@zennormade]

thank you so much! ☺️

[@madlostdog]

Stunning piece Jamie! 👌🏻

[@zennormade]

Thank you! 🙏🙏

[@philipppiier17]

Absolutely beautiful

[@pmdesigns1883]

That's spectacular! Very well executed on all fronts.

[@zennormade]

Thank you so much! Glad you liked it! 🙏😊

[@RuthKufe]

very amazing work

[@thegianttreeservice63]

Amazing work 😮

[@neilsherwood7558]

You are a true Craftsman !

[@zennormade]

Ahh thank you so much! 🙏🤙

[@rosemarshall1219]

Beautiful piece.

[@zennormade]

Thank you! 🙏

[@MarioVastola]

This is amazing, I would love to have a piece of art like this in my living room. Kudos to you ✌🏻

[@zennormade]

Thank you so much 😀

[@johnfrye8452]

Very nice, unique, organic piece.

[@zennormade]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@jedelosabio8944]

Wow. Very nice indeed.

[@zennormade]

Thank you very much!! 🤙

[@andyczerwinski2549]

Love this art!

[@PortalDazzel]

SO GOOD!

[@rafaelramos1486]

Nice work

[@kodacreativeLTD]

Very relaxing watching that.

[@zennormade]

Thanks Jason!

[@kubatacapoeiraantiga8455]

That's amazing.

[@UNIVASOUL]

Great job

[@zennormade]

Thank you! And thanks for watching! 🙌

[@DmtPinealArt]

Amazing! Greetings from Transilvania-România!

[@zennormade]

Thank you! Hello over there! 👋

[@brplatten1273]

Beautiful

[@zennormade]

Thank you! 🙏

[@globalchannel9217]

I like it so much ❤️❤️❤️

[@zennormade]

Thank you!!! 🙌🙌

[@mrcherryaloha86]

Killer dude

[@zennormade]

Thanks!! 🙌🙌

[@leestringer]

I've just created a root table similar to yours. If I had thought of letting a few of the roots stay longer than the others to anchor the glass, as you have ingeniously done, I would have. But it's too late for that now! I have the whole thing leveled off. But to get to my question: I'm losing my mind trying to find a way to anchor the glass to the table. I can't just use rubber tabs because the roots aren't evenly spread out, so if someone put something particularly heavy on one part of the glass, it would probably flip. Therefore I need some way to anchor it down. Any suggestions? It's my first table and I'm at a loss. I don't want to use glue because that seems like a one shot deal, and could get messy. Beautiful table by the way!

[@zennormade]

ahh thank you so much! yes this was one of my thoughts also, however due to the roots coming through, this is not a problem as the whole glass slides on at and angle and locks in, its just resting on some silicone pads on the rebated wood where the glass is in contact, they are tiny and almost invisible once the glass is settled with pressure, my glass supplier did say that there is a glue option, this is tricky and a bit of a one time shot, but would be almost invisible when done correctly, altenatively there are many mechanical fixing options that I looked into, mirror fixings are a good place to start! good luck and I would love to see what you do! thanks for watching!

[@olegarr2]

Great table! How can you be sure the table top is horizontal? I have a stump and wonder how can I cut it's root to make it perfectly flat... Thank you!

[@zennormade]

Thank you! I cut as straight as possible with a chainsaw then fine tune it with a straight edge and sanding and then when I got the glass over the root I spent a very long time making all the cuts for it to rest on level (using the plywood blank top and a spirit level) this was the hardest part as it rests mid way down on about 10-12 of the bits of root, lots of lifting the top on and off and shaving a mm here and a mm there! Good luck!!! 💪💪

[@olegarr2]

@@zennormade Thanks a lot for the reply! Yes, I expect it was very precise. time consuming process... I am going to make a table by using stump with root as a base... at least I'll give a try :-)

[@damirsarac151]

Harvested dry oak root today and had an idea to make a table out of it,good to know it's possible to flatten top without some fancy tools, I've no problems with manual labor. 😀

[@zennormade]

Good luck! Patience is the key when it gets to the fine tuning! 💪

[@mikebrodie6407]

really nice..jus wondering roughly what it costs for custom cut piece of glass

[@zennormade]

Thanks Mike! its not the cheapest option! and there's a lot of variation..... a quick call to your local glass supplier would probably give you a rough idea of what they charge for CNC Cutting service..... you'd need to factor in providing them with either a template as I did.. or a CAD file they can use. Then obviously the spec of the glass used makes a big difference... I don't wish to discuss exact ammounts for this customers piece here but they did request a thicker than necessary glass for the aesthetic.. this 4mm increase in the glass thickness on this table added over 30% to the cost of the glass! feel free to drop me a private message if you wanted to discuss further! jamie

[@mikebrodie6407]

ok sounds good thnx for quick reply my friend

[@zennormade]

🙌

[@jackssmirkingrevenge9365]

beautiful work, mate. i have happened on a perfect stump with roots like yourself literally across the road from my home. i wheelbarrowed it back by myself just about but am looking at it seriously now n feeling a bit overwhelmed tbh. ive only really just started woodworking and the extent of my tool collection is a cheap drill/driver thats good for only light work and a decent, corded generic 1650w circular saw and a few wood drill tips and chisels. i wish to make a table hopefully in the end somewhat akin to yours, and to that end have £300ish available to buy i thought, two decent tools from makita, dewalt etc. but what do i get? do i need the angle grinder for clean up or will a decent rotary sander do? i need to make big, straight and level cuts, do i get a corded chainsaw or decent drill w/ router attachment within some sort of jig to keep it level? sorry, i did say i was a bit lost lol excellent work though and cheers for the inspiration! 👍

[@zennormade]

Hey thanks for watching, subscribing and leaving a comment! The magic 3! its a tough one, but I would spend the money on whichever tool you see yourself needing the most! easy to say when there's 3 or 4! But you have to start somewhere and work your way up from there, make do with what you can on the journey and you'll be surprised how inventive you will become when backed into a corner! you've kind of answered all your own questions with the options you have, it sounds like you need to decide and 'im not taking that responsibility away from you! 😂 I will say though, I spend most of the time on the shaping with the angle grinder and burr wheel, you can be aggressive and remove a lot or gentle and fine shape things and a cheap rotary sander will bring it up nicely given enough sandpaper and patience behind the operator! 😂 Good luck and let me know how you get on! 🙏👌💪

[@danceswithaardvarks3284]

Beautiful work. i'm working on a stump table out of an amazing fused magnolia trunk and am torn between a shaped glass top and a carved wooden top, so it was nice to see that the shaped glass is indeed an option. Was the glass very expensive as i am making it without a customer?

[@zennormade]

Thank you! that does sound awesome. I won't lie, the glass was not cheap! it was Cnc cut from 12mm tempered table glass.... I guess see if there is a glass cutting company local to you and get some ideas from them for prices your way. carved wood would definitely be cheaper in materials... but maybe a little more of your own time? id love to know how you get on!

[@praveengodara3913]

Awesome, I got some roots let's make a table!

[@zennormade]

Anytime! 😝

[@markdulworth797]

Bravo! How do I find a vendor to do custom glass? I’m building a standing fest from a crepe myrtle trunk

[@zennormade]

My local glass company has done it for many years and I’ve used them for even longer! I suggest looking for somewhere that can CNC cut glass from a template provided.....

[@markdulworth797]

@@zennormade Thanks! Another Q - got any tips for doing level cuts on the trunk and branch ends of the wood? I've got levels, straight edges, belt sander, Japanese hand saw, chain saw, random orbital hand sander. No big/fancy equipment.

[@CornwallGlass]

Hi Mark we can do custom glass from template. Please feel free to drop us a line [e-mail]

[@rogermartel6974]

Crazy good work buddy? How much money would you charge for something that extravagant?

[@zennormade]

Thanks for your comment! If you are interested in commissioning a piece please email me through my website! Www.zennormade.com 🙌

[@Monsieur.Nobody.]

What is that chainsaw that you are using and how is it like to work with it? BTW, Excellent table... love the design and finish as well.

[@zennormade]

Thank you very much!! I use a couple but the one for the more carving bits is an electric 14”. Nothing fancy. Just a good sharp chain! I found it useful as it’s quieter than petrol and for small jobs it’s a useful tool!

[@Monsieur.Nobody.]

@@zennormade That's awesome, yeah I really loved the carving part as well... soon, I'll be carving out some legs for 2 end tables. P.S. Loved thay you used a natural finish (hemp oil, correct?) P.P.S Btw, I was wondering about the make and model number of the chainsaw. I was wondering about

[@zennormade]

@@Monsieur.Nobody. yes hemp oil is what I use to finish 99% of my work… I use BeeHemp Wood Oil.. it works wonders! I’m not sure the exact model as I haven’t got the saw to hand at the moment but it’s made by Einhell and was bought online. There was a lot of similar saws available from memory when I ordered this… was the best price at the time! I will say I wouldn’t use the saw for anything other than smaller carving work…. The bigger petrol ones do all the hard work! I’d love to see the results of your table build! I’m starting another project that links this table design and the monkeypuzzle sphere leg table did soon… and this will definitely have some more carving! Keep on whittling!

[@Monsieur.Nobody.]

@@zennormade I'll find out where I can get the BeeHemp wood oil here in Sydney Australia... And Yes, I'll be putting my entire work on KZbin so... I'll pass on the link to you when I'm done. Just currently waiting on round glass tops for the carving... Btw, I agree that having a glass top is better for carving projects because otherwise they are so low in height thay no one will be able to see what's underneath hahah... I'll find one... I'm planning to go full hand tools but I think in this day and age it will not be economical as the projects would take a long time to complete. Btw another thing I forgot to mention... I really liked the music on your videos as well.

[@jacklilley2076]

Bit late to the party on this one - how do you make sure all the bugs either leave the root or is it a case of sealing them in with the oil/wax?

[@zennormade]

I removed a lot of wood from the piece taking it back to fresh wood almost everywhere and there were no signs of life before I started soaking the piece heavily in oil. At which point most bugs if there were any would have left!

[@sondramilligan1984]

Beautiful piece What oils do you use?

[@zennormade]

Thank you! I use pure organic hemp oil and nothing else! From www.vitalityhemp.com

[@nicolaisdell-carpenter5429]

Can you tell me which sanders you use here? You seem to have 2 , one for the initial work and then a detail sander. I want to attempt the same project (scared!) and I have no idea which tools to buy

[@zennormade]

Hi! Thanks for watching! I use an old 12v battery angle grinder that I took apart, changed the switch to variable and put a sanding head in. Although I believe sealey do them or if you have a compressor they are called mini DA sanders. That and an ordinary random orbital sander and a lot of hand sanding!

[@brightonik]

Hi there. Congrats on a beautiful piece. Is the Lignum Vitae sphere just for show or does it serve a purpose?

[@zennormade]

Thank you very much! I don't know if I could say it serves a specific purpose.. other than being an object of tactile curiosity... and in this particular commission the choice of wood was sentimentally relevant to my customer.

[@brightonik]

Love that.

[@gerellynm813]

hi. Do you have to wait for the root to dry to start? Or it is like fresh😬

[@zennormade]

It had been drying for a fair while, and i spent best part of a year working on it from start to finish so it did a lot more drying then too!

[@fabianamagalhaes8009]

👏👏👏

[@zennormade]

🙌

[@yakayukuyakayumu4356]

Elegan..

[@freddyasada4014]

How many hours did it take ? How much did u sell it for??

[@umbertobranca1301]

bravo

[@zennormade]

🙏🙏

[@FabianLyngdoh-ui3xq]

Good

[@zennormade]

Thank you

[@mohamadazimi8883]

Great job .