CRAZY Epoxy Tree Table Build 🌳

[@TheFPSCENTRAL]

John definitely has the coolest projects out of all the woodworkers on KZbin. I love that you include your messing around in the shop and include footage of you just staring at the project and thinking where to go. Way more relatable (and entertaining) than the step by step videos that only show the woodworking.

[@John_Malecki]

That is my goal George, glad you appreciate being a clown like the rest of us haha

[@JP84x18]

I don’t mean to disagree but bourbon moth turned his lawn mower into a tank... John is good though. And the antics are great.

[@boydmediaproductions]

I love the irony that you took wood slabs and made it look like a tree again. Looks so awesome!

[@joemakesmodels6640]

Next “element table” a mountain that has an epoxy cloud on top?

[@JakePalmer13]

Underrated comment! This would be so cool. The little peak that sticks up above the cloud is what pops in my head. Reminds me of the smokey mountains

[@AJ_Pow]

Or an epoxy storm could with a lightning bolt leg

[@zachpayne1761]

John is so funny! And his projects are always so cool. Another idea for you John: you could make classes and teach kids how to woodwork

[@neonx6568]

Yes I need that now

[@connellyfromwiller7877]

Great idea

[@zachpayne1761]

@@connellyfromwiller7877 thanks

[@zachpayne1761]

After COVID of course

[@neonx6568]

@@zachpayne1761Virtual classes?

[@brandon.raguz1]

Get more squirrelly and carve a tiny squirrel to sit on the tree limbs!

[@carriegrimes6281]

Love that you explain that you are uncomfortable getting down inside the top with the arbortek tool, then promptly break out the chainsaw!

[@KyleBarnick]

Johnny, Johnny, Johnny. You, sir, outdid yourself on this one. 3D Sculpting and Resin. Plus the sexy 3M Versaflo... this video should be a 1mil candidate

[@jnewmy14]

John, I like how you said your not comfortable sticking the grinder in the middle of tree at about 6 minute mark, then grabs chainsaw. Nicely done sir!

[@dustinlalonde8460]

This is where ur actual talent is!!! U are really good at wood carving!!!

[@hausman57]

I have just one word for this table... BADASSERIE !!!

[@andrewarcher880]

I love it by the way, would add another later of epoxy so it covers the wood showing through the top and so it rolls over the edge a bit. Great work.

[@blu_smoke7638]

I watch a lot of makers on youtube, and even if I don't vibe on the project you are doing I somehow can't stop watching until the end. Keep up the great work.

[@klausschleicher523]

Hey John, now you have to create the top for the other three seasons too. ;-) Maybe one base with four tops to change whatever season is at the moment ;-) BTW: I have the idea for another epoxy project: Take a massive tabletop (i.e. maple), burn it down, really deep. So you have the cracks and it will look like cooled lava. then put in some small amounts of orange/red epoxy. I should look like liquid lava in a cooled lava field. After this, cover the whole tabletop in crystal epoxy ;-) What do you think?

[@tony2shotz601]

Man, you hit it out of the park with this one!!!

[@mattomann1093]

Sweet proof of concept! I think it'd be super cool if you made one with a 3D top; where the epoxy extends down in a tree shape, and the top looks like you took and cut the top of the tree flat! Then the bits of the base that show up look super natural because that's what would happen if you cut off the top of a tree!

[@brucemaher7621]

Nooooooo.... the pour is the best part and WOW....love the madness

[@KevBotWorkshop]

Been waiting for this one ever since I saw it on Insta

[@Kachcan]

That thing is beyond sick. You are by far my favorite woodworking channel. Just got my merch ordered.

[@RodneyLynch68]

What a piece of work!!! You have some talent there big fella. From the beginning with you using a invisible pencil to make it out to your ability to carving. Being a footballer, you'd make a bloody good craftsman. Well done mate.

[@morozov.cookie]

This is really cool. I watched all your epoxy videos, but I think that this is the best of all. But I also think that you put table legs to deep into epoxy and that because we can see it on the table top. Great job, guys!

[@ineedausernamenow999]

I’m an arborist and a novice woodworker. I am very inspired. Thank you! And love all your vids!!

[@lightbending]

very cool idea and it turned out incredible! this concept could be a whole furniture series honestly... personally, i would love to see a matching book shelf with the branches winding up through multiple layers of resin leaves. or like, a coffee table version that's two small trees standing next to each other.. idk this was a very inspiring build haha

[@josephbrauer2573]

out all the pours I have seen you do , this one has so much potential , so many ideas and so little time . . . thanks for sharing

[@tylermorgan8313]

Mr. Malecki bringing the goods, once again!!!!

[@caitlynchase4868]

This is the perfect idea for a toddler room!

[@jeffomalley6015]

This is one of my favorites. I love that green.

[@tjr1286]

Hey John I use the Milwaukee m12 die grinder to carve you can buy any cheap 2 inch aluminum oxide discs for them. I use 36-40 grit to hog away material and you don’t get any tear out. I can carve for around 30-40 minutes on one 4.0 m12 battery. I currently use mine to carve birds. I roughout them out on the bandsaw and then shape them with my die grinder from 36 grit for shaping up to 10000 grit for finish. I don’t do any hand sanding on them. It makes the job fly and you don’t have to worry about losing a finger!

[@jessicakriese6723]

This is so neat, should try to make another one in the future, add some jungley hanging bits in the top, would be so awesome

[@keithbrock6410]

Great job man, love the imagination. It turned out awesome. My son loves Minecraft so he would have made me stop right there lol!

[@DestroBB]

Wonderful work!!! One suggestion, you can do a multi color pour to make it look like a tree turning colors in autumn. Just a thought. 😊

[@ernestsilva3612]

More levels with branches as shelves. Very Cool. Looks great.👍

[@larrykelly2838]

One of a kind table, so neat. Turned out fantastic.

[@lonewolfdesignsbylarry]

This was very neat. I agree with the hood filter PPE device.... I need one at some point...

[@lisadigby2786]

I love what you do. And you make me laugh and being a hospice nurse working on the front lines. I want one

[@GratefulMeds]

carving looked really great.

[@JCA122510]

Only a true native will truly appreciate the “yinz” 💪🏼💪🏼🤘🏼😎🤘🏼

[@josephsugden3770]

Been binging these videos of yours. Should try maybe make a fractal river epoxy table to go with the elements. Call it your light table... Maybe some LEDs.... Florescent epoxy... Great content. Keep it up.

[@phylliswolf709]

Very fun and cool project. It reminds me of a banyan tree. If you carved out material between the roots it would look even more like a banyan.

[@ggary553]

You are defenately one of the most entertaining guys on KZbin. You make some very interesting projects. I have a suggestion for a project. How about a huge, carved shop(logo) sign you can hang outside your enterence door from a fancy bracket? You can make good use of your new mask.

[@brianterrill9587]

Medium stain it to look a bit darker and add a knot or hole or two. But yeah, I like! Oooh, add a tree branch side holder for a remote.

[@ZHFabrications]

Hahaha! Callin' me out I see. I dig the concept! I've actually been sitting on an epoxy idea for a while now believe it or not.

[@jhoags92]

Your epoxy/wood screwdrivers turned out really cool

[@21ventura]

I love the picture of Ron Swanson in the background

[@mannyvee]

That thing looks awesome! To level the bottom you could have poured brown epoxy to mimic dirt.

[@mmztimelord]

I am just armchair quarterbacking here, but on the next one, do the same pour, then when it's done, do a second pour with the table right side up like you did with the lava table to give it some overhang. 8-D

[@clydebalcom8252]

Love it. Wife loves it. Win/Win.

[@ShrikeZeta]

so i do a bit of power carving myself especially with the arbortec turboplane I love that thing. some things i've learnt from power carving is having a variable speed angle grinder can help at times with tear out aswell as just being alot less aggressive, really quite amazing how much control you can have with that tool and when you get more confident just being more nimble with it and having the grinder is some really quite odd hand positions to account for grain direction(using a switch grinder and not a trigger one of course) will make that alot easier to accomplish. another tool which you may want to look into is a powerfile ive just got a black and decker one but makita has a reasonable one and some pretty solid pneumatic ones they compliment it wonderfully especially for those awkward spots you just cant quite reach and the stock removeable is really impessive, and since its a sanding belt you wont blow out chunks either. hope this little tid bit helps, love your work john and hope to see more power carving in your future.

[@watermelown1569]

def one of my fave builds yet just looks so calming and relaxing you know like one of those paintings you could just stare at for ages

[@BRICOLAJELISTO]

Una preciosa y muy original mesita. Felicidades.

[@richardmarquardt6246]

No idea where that was going at the beginning but ended up great. Always fun to watch some go from the Malecki "mind" to some sort of ending!

[@Nadirleso]

Yeahhh man!! This is amazing!! Really like the green epoxy with maple. Biiiiig up Man!!

[@TheBluenoser76]

Cool as hell guys

[@jovankostovski7976]

Woooow this is sooo cool! It's the best epoxy table ever.

[@lydiabauer629]

Love your solution to lost footage!

[@JolienBrebels]

This is really cool! i absolutely love it!

[@famousamoso7]

I think it looks great. The 1 thing I would suggest to improve it is when pouring the resin top that you have the table suspended like a 1/2" so you don't see the limbs protruding through the top. And maybe making the base a little more organic by cutting through the base so you can see the individual roots branching out instead of 1 big cluster.

[@antoinlatif8356]

Very nice and a lot of effort put into this table. If you were to build it again I suggest that you would lift the wooden branches a little bit while pouring the epoxy so that you would have a clean green table top. Well done sir.

[@flamedphoenix84]

really fun to watch and I think you should do more of these nature projects

[@wesleytietjen1625]

Cool build! Love that flag in the corner, Semper Fi!!!

[@ethan7840]

That was awesome but I think in the next one pint the ends of the branches green so it shows up better. Great table!

[@chrismanning5232]

This needs to be part of a furniture set for a little kid's room. Make a crib/bed frame in the same style, maybe a dresser. Really nice work!

[@scenic_shoots]

definitely one of the coolest epoxy projects you've done. this reminds me of the Tree of Life in Disney World, my girl is a huge Disney fan, maybe i should make something like this

[@hazembata]

Came out very nicely.

[@robertmartinez3979]

That turned out amazingly, excellent work good sir!

[@alankent1850]

John .. what a great item .I like watching all your videos keep them coming .

[@BenNawrath]

Very cool! Would you consider propping the “trunk” up some while it dries so it doesn’t come completely thru the epoxy?

[@levihaanderson]

You should build a manual lifting standing/sitting desk! Challenge would be no powered parts!

[@unrelentingrogue6159]

That thing is incredible!

[@kevinfelker5544]

Just beautiful! Thank for the great ideas!

[@philknights8579]

Didn’t like it at first site before I watched it but then me malecki pulls it out the bag ,good job

[@certifyd]

A dozen of those would make an epic cafe

[@TrailRat2000]

Awesome table and I want one. But since you asked for an opinion, could you do a two layer pour so you don't see the branches too much through the top. Also, and this is just what I'd like to see, I'd put in a small bird nest in the branches to stash snacks and such like.

[@lucaskleisinger]

Turned out way better then I imagined. great job man

[@wildkatsage]

I wish that the branches had only been dipped halfway into the epoxy so that they wouldn't show through on the top, and I would have stained the base a dark walnut so that tree would have some bark :D super good looking table regardless; i love it

[@brythm5465]

Very cool! The limbs coming through the top throw me off a little bit, but! If you do a 1/4" layer of epoxy, let it harden up to a stiff gel consistency, then put the tree in and pour the rest, it wont peek the limbs through

[@cameronstornello831]

Love to see John concealed carrying

[@liondirk]

That came out incredible! One thing though if you had done the top in two pours you could have inset the base in the second pour leaving the wood branches in the top not coming through.

[@wcmauldin81]

Sickest table ever!

[@fleetswoodshop3339]

John that table turned out awesome my friend what a great job. Love the look in the concept. Thank you thank you from Doug

[@BaconDanish]

That is very beautiful and well made. I love it.

[@TheDesignerXD]

Love it. This is a wonderful start to a cool series.

[@Oonagh72]

I love everything about this. Best part is that if you want a bigger top you can just add a clear piece of glass on top. Maybe you can try using a reciprocating saw. I love mine. My husband get mad because I use it for everything. Tree limbs, lumber, hangnails.

[@peteraubery1977]

that is bloody outstanding! Great work fella

[@Dupreysdronezone]

You gotta try a Star Wars trench run epoxy table!! X-wing and Tie-fighter in the epoxy trench!

[@zacharymcdonald3737]

For wind you should make a epoxy fan that works.

[@colinbollinger9671]

You should go big and do a dining room table like that!

[@ganeshtn2098]

Beautiful awesome amazing and magnificent😀😀😀😀❤

[@cerisekappes580]

I’m in love with this project!!!

[@carsound]

That is the nicest one I have seen from you... great job!

[@devinlampley3277]

Love the Builds !! Keep it up !

[@charlene7954]

Amazing absolutely love it

[@williamlevy1630]

Project came out amazing! Agree that mine craft tree would be huge!

[@arankthnar]

Gorgeous!

[@shannahmiller]

I really enjoyed the footage that you put in, in place of the lost footage. It did give me the resin pour experience I was hoping for, so thank you for doing that.

[@ahmedabdelrahman829]

Piece of art

[@number1715]

Turned out fantastic wish I had a workshop half the size of yours I’m working out a six by eight shed 👍

[@dustindoughty8912]

Possibly the coolest thing ive seen your creative ass build!!! Keep it up John! Great content!

[@haskelloness5941]

Awesome craftsmanship thanks for the show 😀 👍

[@jarodbradley3080]

Who knew your an artist looks really cool john I dig it

[@sirmaximus100]

Good job. Definitely creative and original.

[@pawelkopteam4402]

This table is really cool. Living here in Florida I could see this being done with a blue top and a more open base to resemble the roots of the mangrove tree under water.