Making Mario Pipes Out Of Wood (by hand)

[@xymist5605]

These "build a thing" segments are always great. There's something really enjoyable about just watching someone who knows what they're doing making something cool.

[@davidmuzia814]

I agree. They’ll never sell this table - they are showing everyone the process of what they can do for one they can then sell.

[@dchedz]

"This can read as gimmicky if we're not careful" is completely ignoring the fact that the entire concept of inlaying a popular IP motif on an MGT is gimmicky from the start...

[@sindex]

"This can read as trademark infringement if we're not careful" is what they should be concerned with. lol

[@whitey211]

What I've been saying from the start of this project. This is insanely gimmicky.

[@jimgaul7296]

This is a dead end waste of time. Garbage from concept; not to mention the expense and labor.

[@probey24]

This reeks of desperation and a lack of ideas. From high-quality crafted furniture to Rooms 2 Go kids themed bedroom set.

[@adamtomlinson918]

Doug keeps saying "I think this is strong" and I just keep thinking "I must not like Mario at all."

[@ljskizzle]

I'm in the same boat

[@surlycanadian]

I think the problem is that Mario has NOTHiNG to do with tabletop gaming, so it’s a stupid theme to go with. It might as well just be bananas and other fruit as a theme.

[@jamescattaneo1155]

I thought I liked Mario too but this looks like only a 5 year old would want. This looks like the biggest mistake they can make.

[@adamtomlinson918]

@@jamescattaneo1155 i actually like the small pipes, but I just can't imagine having pipes or mushrooms winding all over the top of my table

[@WyrmLyfe]

Fruit Ninja Table by Wyrmwood

[@justaddwater71]

Thief / Rogue standup desk!! Mario isn't looking good as a concept, but Ian's craftsmanship is next level.

[@jameswest6232]

YES! I love the craftsmanship and building, but Mario is such a shoehorn.

[@aggeman2]

This last season of wyrmlyfe before they go out of business is really compelling.

[@LabTech41]

That's not going to happen; this is their most profitable year yet, and Nintendo isn't going to take them into a court case that'll see them lose their shirts as a first move. At MOST they'll send the same kind of letter to Doug as Doug's had Frank send other businesses, and at that point obviously Doug's going to decide the juice isn't worth the squeeze and move on to another idea. This is largely just exploring a concept of more intricate custom work; it's not like they're going to told this into their general lineup. Also, not for nothing, but as the table's design shapes up and becomes clearer, a lot of these people ripping on the idea are going to come around, just like they did on the mugs.

[@fireskorpion396]

I wouldnt even worry about the legal consequence as much as the financial Putting so much time into something no one will buy

[@Morcarag]

@@fireskorpion396 Yeah, one would hope Doug has factored in the ROI for this. Sometimes you gotta try some "out there" ideas with a low chance of success but a potential big upside. I don't personally think this seems like a very smart play but I'm not the one who owns and runs a million+ dollar board game lifestyle accessories company. I hope it works out for them and has the positive impacts Doug wants it to have.

[@Odinh]

​@@fireskorpion396 these pieces are one off marketing tools, this will show the capabilities of their on demand pieces. this is not for mass production.

[@davidmuzia814]

@@LabTech41what Nintendo’s does and does not do is up in the air. They are incredibly litigious and have much deeper pockets than Wyrmwood.

[@SammySmashes]

It's like Doug pricing mugs....on the Titanic, right before it hits the Nintendo sized iceberg. I am here for it, I have popcorn.

[@LabTech41]

You mean the mugs that they sold 30 GRAND of, based on little more than spite? If we get Round 2 of that, I'll have my own popcorn ready as well.

[@SammySmashes]

@@LabTech41 my comment was referencing the pre spite sales at $40

[@LabTech41]

@@SammySmashes The $40 mugs were selling too, it's just that people were complaining more before Doug put one over on all of them with the discount. I get the feeling that a lot of the people who complained, largely didn't understand what was going on in that scenario. He literally told them all he was socially engineering the situation, but they all still think he folded. The only thing he folded was Benjamins at the bank.

[@nautica1504]

@@LabTech41 $30k in top line sales is not making Benjamin's at the bank.

[@LabTech41]

@@nautica1504 If he spent somewhere in the teens to make each mug, and he sold them for 20 after his successful psyop, he absolutely did; not as much as the woodworking, but it was pennies on the dollar for production. It was never intended to be about making a ton of money, otherwise he'd have gotten more inventory. This is just one of the more blatant examples of the fact that a lot of the people in the comments section truly don't know what they're talking about. I'd love to see how many of them run their own businesses, let alone a business that deals in 30 million plus a year.

[@rwmack3523]

Before watching Ian make that knifewall, I think it's easy to forget he is still a master-class woodworker with decades of classical experience to bring to modern interpretations of the craft. Say what you want about to motif, style or whatever, but let's take a moment to recognize the absolute masterwork we just watched.

[@Gorpos]

Legal grey area aside, I feel like no one is invested in this as Doug is. Personally if I had money, I wouldn’t buy a themed table let alone an “Italian plumber” table. That being said; that pipe looks amazing.

[@Morcarag]

Yeah, as presented on Wyrmlife it certainly comes off as Doug's pet project. I can't imagine they'll actually try to sell this specifically as a line. Legal issues aside there just can't be that big a market for people willing to drop $20,000+ on a game table with such specific theming. I'm sure there are a few, and I guess if the tables are priced high enough they make profit on each one and don't care about operating at scale. The play appears to be more of "get a lot of interest / eyeballs by using an attention grabbing IP" and then introduce those eyeballs to Wyrmwood as a company and let that audience know we exist and can do high end work. Then the assumption being that some percent of those new eyeballs convert into general sales (though likely not sales of the Mario table specifically). The other assumptions being that the audience attracted by "high end Mario wood table" is one that doesn't already know much or anything about Wyrmwood's offerings and is interested in them.

[@twostep8649]

There is no 'legal grey area' here. They're directly copying an IP, even using parts of that IP as a template. This project is entirely unmarketable. There is no possible way they could ever legally sell a 'themed' project like this.

[@tangyboi6420]

This is entirely a marketing scheme to get the wyrmwood brand outside of dnd. This is not him looking to build out tables to sell. There is NOTHING illegal about making an inspired table.

[@trevordupp8734]

Its more a marketing scheme to get eyeballs on social media.

[@matt-lang]

IMO mario doesn't fit for a gaming table. I would much rather buy a DnD-motif or MTG-motif table rather than anything video game based. A poker-themed hexy table would be great, too.

[@logazipam]

This is the first Wyrmwood project I actively dislike. It feels verrrrry gimmicky which is the complete opposite of how Wyrmwood as a brand normally comes off. The only redeeming part of those pipes was Ian’s skill which is arguably better used elsewhere. Hope you guys don’t meet Nintendo’s lawyers! 😅

[@TheRich4187]

That's crazy....I've been laying wooden pipe for years with no issues!

[@taviswardlaw]

Props to Ian. Great to see some quality old school fine woodworking skills.

[@dubzilla1979]

From classy stylish heirlooms to this. What a fall.

[@davidmuzia814]

Last years “weird” is this years “trendy”. While Mario is not My thing they are showing what they are capable of and selling that as opposed to this particular table. They are selling bespoke furniture - so what they build will probably not appeal to all.

[@WyrmLyfe]

Well this honestly started off as a joke but because of the overwhelming demand we decided to make it a reality.

[@WyrmLyfe]

he's so smart 😋

[@briansaben5697]

@@WyrmLyfe Define overwhelming demand?

[@WyrmLyfe]

@@briansaben5697 Ian and Jason think it's pretty cool.

[@RemyBuB]

When Nintendo comes after you... You should offer to put the Mario table in the new Nintendo Museum

[@sky0kast0]

Sometimes just make one or two because this is just showing you what we have designed before it is a portfolio piece. It does not mean that this is reproducible, and it just means that we have designed something like this "we know it's zany, we know it's legal hogwash and we did it anyway. "

[@LabTech41]

A lot of people are trying to rip on this talking about lawsuits... not so many are thinking of the more interesting angle of collabs...

[@Enazel]

@@LabTech41 because we all seen how Nintendo deals with this sort of thing, O don't get me wrong they do collabs, but the legal side of those are in place before anything starts. This is just a red flag to a bull. Only the mighty mouse is more likely to go after someone.

[@jengibs]

I could not possibly be less interested in a project by Wyrmwood which is a first for me.

[@nahboh1897]

If you guys would sell that pipe piece on different wood backgrounds like a wall decoration would be awesome.

[@TerminalVexx]

Doug is starting to scream "can you turn this into a pdf for me" boss...

[@WyrmLyfe]

And I'll be here to milk it for all it's worth 🫡

[@surlycanadian]

I know there’s a good amount of overlap between tabletop players and console gamers, but I can’t imagine many of those people would want a VIDEO game themed dining table that they use for their TABLE TOP games. Catan, Carcassonne and dozens of other table top games have recognizable themes and elements and are at least from properties that are played at the table… Modular desks make a bit more sense for this, but even then, not all PC gamers are console gamers. So Mario Bros is a bad overall choice of theme.

[@d_dave7200]

I mean, this is a show piece. But I'll agree that if they're selling it at a quantity then a board gaming theme would be a better call.

[@fredericeternal3]

Can we talk about L or corner modular desks, please.

[@robertkoerner8433]

Just reading comments and wondering if there was a bulk sale on Haterade I didn’t hear about? Pipe looks awesome, great craftsmanship!

[@matthewfico4138]

I thought the themes would be subtle. This is....yeesh

[@jacobside2656]

I can't wait for the Frank episode

[@thatlevigreen]

I love that Ian is using the most expensive push stick ever

[@lachlan27396]

Definantly Pipes! Can't wait to see Frank again!

[@LabTech41]

While Ian's work is S rank, it makes me wonder if they're running the risk of making the table too visually busy. Too many objects could make a ton of very finicky fine work that would then have to be inlaid into the table. I think the axiom of "less is more" is apt here. Really think about how you want it to look, and try for something aesthetically pleasing.

[@fireskorpion396]

I really don't think your customers come for branded/gimmicky themed furniture

[@m00hk00h]

That's missing the point. It's about showcasing what they can do with a theme people recognize. And then hopefully be like "well, if they can do _that_ maybe they can do my idea as well?" Remember, it's about promoting the custom table division (whatever the name is) not about promoting gimmicks. Though I do share your the concern that people might not be able to differentiate the two. On the other hand...people who actually have the money probably can. I think.

[@mikedenhartog2018]

Thinking outside the box. Wyrmwood sells a whiteboard table with a pack of dry erase markers. Literally a "Signature" series because a customer is able to sign their name. Avoids any copyright or IP issues as well.

[@josephkarl2061]

0:24 “Bankrupt” is what I was thinking 😝 Unless they know something we don’t…. 😜

[@wyw876]

They're not gonna sell it. They're using this video series (and the watch-time stats) to sell other IP holders on future marketing blitz cobranding contracts.

[@ShmingsThings]

I will say to everyone freaking out over getting sued over selling these things, the real value is in making this series of videos where they take a concept hopefully everyone knows, that being the Mario IP, and showing that they know how to turn something as vague as that description into a beautiful custom table. The point is to get someone with a big wallet to say "hey, could you do that but not with Mario, with XYZ instead, for me." Doug did say the point of picking well known IPs is for the virality of these videos specifically.

[@NCISfreak123]

I love seeing Ian use all the hand tools! If this project means we are going to see more of that I am very excited

[@williamsweeney6279]

This entire concept is going to be a complete failure and quite frankly is embarrassing to watch.

[@Thyeggman]

I just cannot get myself to care one bit about this dumb Mario table

[@WyrmLyfe]

I believe in you! You can do it!

[@justinwahe5798]

That was beautiful work. I love seeing Ian use ordinary woodworking tools like routers and table saws. He is so good at this stuff.

[@allstatejake]

I love watching Ian work. The skills and woodworking part of this I love but the Mario part I’m honestly trying to figure out if Doug is trolling 😅

[@KioShuu3371]

Consider a pipe motif on the sides of a dice tower, dice go in from the top, come out of the pipe exit... just sayin'

[@MMKMoore1]

Ian's work is beautiful and amazing. The theme? Not one I'd spend my precious few dollars on.

[@afk_82]

Wow, I am totally with Jason. At first, I thought: "Well, let's see." But in the end, that's such an A+. Amazing, Ian!

[@RuleOfRage]

Nintendo about to slap the proverbial monster dong on the table saying "Cease & Desist"

[@piotrwadoowski1280]

Jason is correct those looks way better then we expected. Still I'm sceptical if overall result will show that it's worth 10k for this table.

[@Fabierien]

You are shooting low there buddy, no way a table with this much work isn't in the 20k range. Inlay work is so time consuming and one mistake and you have to start over.

[@WyrmLyfe]

The Overalls Result

[@piotrwadoowski1280]

@@Fabierien well this even more enforce my point ;)

[@eblancho871]

You mean 20-30 k per table

[@d_dave7200]

Okay. I wasn't sure about this idea, and I was a Sonic kid, so not even into Mario, but that pipe turned out really well. Excited to see the final table now. Something for a fandom I'm interested in (Lord of the Rings etc.) with this kind of high-class style I'd definitely want. In general it looks so great when you put different woods together in a pattern.

[@fakingitwithstyle]

Protip when cutting thin slices - have the thin part be on the outside of the saw blade, pushing the thick part against the fence. Helps avoid the thin one getting trapped and eaten by the saw

[@JackWumbo117]

The craftsmanship is strong with this one.

[@tosteson1]

While the actual content (IP) doesn't light my pilot light, I do enjoy watching the design process

[@lvdroast]

As a huge fan of Wyrmwood as well as Mario, I don't think this is the crossover we need tbh

[@MelHaynesJr]

I really had doubts about that pipe even with the border on it and then he popped it in the block and it was beautiful. I really need to trust the process. Amazing work Ian.

[@Phantom_king702]

I think one hidden Mario per table would be neat for this idea

[@mugogrog]

As I understand it, the point of these themed tables is not to sell them (even if that would be nice as well). The point is to grab attention and building the wyrmwood brand. Right?

[@uniacke]

Best show on KZbin

[@PTLANS]

I'm curious if a more "realistic" design inspired by these IPs would look better and less gimmicky. Brass, bronze or copper pipes used in the design. Wooden bricks, wooden mushrooms, wooden turtle shells, wooden eggs of a legally distinct design.

[@Outt63]

I can't believe how good those turned out from the progression of the video. I couldn't see the vision at first, but the pipes did it for me.

[@jacobmatthews89]

Yall should make the legs of the table look like the pipes

[@jonbly]

The frog in the corner of the room is judging everything they say.

[@WetWhoops]

These are too good. You can practically hear the saliva dribbling from Nintendo’s legal team’s chin.

[@WyrmLyfe]

ewwww lol

[@TangleTrail]

If you want classic, do the original mario level with the "POW" symbol in the center leaf for the toppers. Simple, clean, and allows some flex for the leaf placement

[@Taylorisafarmeryo]

I don’t even like Mario, and that inlay is one of the coolest things I’ve seen made out of wood (coming from a woodworker). So excited to see what happens with these rip off IP tables. #YouWouldntDownloadATable

[@WyrmLyfe]

Hated that ad campaign because I literally would download a car if it was possible. What are we talking about?

[@dkvaternik]

I am amazed, and vindicated, by how quickly the comments swayed from likes on vlog 1 to dislikes now in vlog3. I'll stay for the build ingenuity but I'm not invested in these theme builds.

[@Endalful]

The motif is great, but personally I would love to see a bit more 3D/relief for the Mario pieces. For example adding a slight chamfer around the bricks to make them pop more individually. Or some actual half rounded pipes on the sides.

[@potatoguru1979]

Damn, I hope Nintnedo doesn't cook you but they have a track record of being pretty heavy handed with protecting their IP.

[@WyrmLyfe]

And yet Do the Wario by Waffle Wario lives on.

[@noahtrimble9923]

I have 3 thoughts no one needs to care about. 1. Why not try to start design based on what wood is good at? 2. Which Mario are ppl most nostalgic about? 3. I think a scene is more impressive and emotionally compelling than a Mario motif

[@intrepidfool]

Man. Doug really needs a marketing director that could stop this table development. What does Mario have to do with tabletop gaming? Build a Mario lilliput? Sure. But a high end gaming table for a dated IP with a saturated market? Nah. Not the correct choice. But apparently nobody at Wyrmwood can rein him in. Cosmere, more class combos, or something like Kingdom Death Monster would have been much better choices for the boardgame and RPG market that actually buys these tables. But Doug is going to Doug I guess.

[@WyrmLyfe]

This is how he learns.

[@just_eirik]

Remember to keep the size of the pixels the same size for the different elements.

[@lunadoll5204]

Ignoring the IP questions, I do love seeing the design and creation process, and if I ever decided I wanted a custom table (and could pay for it of course) I would work with this shop based on their care and craftsmenship. They would need to build a sales channel for it, right now it looks like you would just have to mail Ed and say “Hey could you folks build…?”

[@callpress12]

I think rather than suing them, somebody from Nintendo is just going to show up with a truck one day and take all the Mario furniture back with them to HQ alongside an agreement they won't make any more.

[@LabTech41]

Or, possibly, they say "hey, great work, you interested in making some more custom work for us?". Game recognize Game.

[@wolgodi]

@@LabTech41that’s not typically how Nintendo does things 😅

[@WyrmLyfe]

^^^ That's what happened with the Maximo Ghosts to Glory table we made last year.

[@novatheorem]

​@@WyrmLyfe Hahahah, reference accepted.

[@BrotherhoodOfDisfunction]

Those would look great on a player's desk or a stand up desk. Think accents for accessories.

[@sniperlemming]

I'm very impressed with your Pipe Ian.

[@PilavakisGiannis]

Pipes on the leg and a pipe dice tower that continues from the leg

[@Ceediff]

Easiest way to quickly churn out these types of ideas for level design and easily change up things would be to build it in Mario Maker 2, screenshot it, and send those pictures to computers to knock out templates.

[@joboyogi]

I'd be more interested in the whiteboard desk than the Mario theme. 8-bit is fine for people who have no money as you'd always be defeated by a cheap Chinese vinyl wrap and Nintendo lawyers. It's content for YT if you just want to show off your woodworking and fabricating capabilities. I think you'd be far better off contacting Matt & Ilya from the That Works channel or his brother Kerry at Baltimore Knife & Sword. Push the craftsman angle. This is for kids on TikTok that don't have any money to spend on your stuff. Nobody wants a "craftsman's promise" on a guaranteed cease & desist letter.

[@kylspok]

Love the idea of the vines to clouds running up the legs

[@juliusdayao937]

Legs aals pipes (cylindrical until it meets the bottom of the table). Bricks on the main table body. Mushroom top on the toppers...

[@yochva]

My advice (for what it's worth): lean _hard_ into your woodworking craftsmanship. Choose iconography the lends itself to inlay and veneer (like the pipes, bricks, and vines). Simpler designs that display grain and workmanship will set you apart from other IP sellers, and attract more discerning customers.

[@wyw876]

How'd Ian forget about using thin-kerfed bandsaw blades for making endgrain veneers? Are they in that much of a time crunch?

[@jonevansauthor]

I feel like a Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu) branded table would be such a good partnership and a company like that might actually partner up with you. You obviously wouldn't get anywhere with the Hasbro bunch but there must be companies that have IP that would work with you.

[@jonevansauthor]

And if anyone is thinking Cthulhu is public domain, some of it is, some of it was written after this death, and that includes lots of graphics and lots of monsters you might think are Lovecraft's invention and/or the artwork of them. So no, the IP is not completely public domain. Mind you they might get away with Steamboat Willy. I just can't imagine anyone wanting that. But Cthulhu on a desk or topper? Tentacles up the table legs?

[@Fabierien]

​@jonevansauthor the IP holders can't be very big on legal action to protect the IP. Way to many games use the art for that.

[@willmalan5900]

@@Fabierien And you can lose your IP if you do NOT defend it. They are toeing the line with a 1/16th to spare

[@ErnestoPDX]

I’m excited for the Lawyer Frank episodes that will come from all this.

[@kristianlawrence]

Wow! That’s a pipe! 😅 looks so much better than I expected. Really looking forward to what you do with the Zelda table 😉

[@blaizer123]

paper should be ARCH D 24X36 when you go to print. in the previous video, you had it as normal-sized paper 8.5x11. Hope this helps.

[@ThomasPerezGhost]

02:53 Doug about to get LIT

[@Waldcards]

How much of making the pipes is intuition and how much is trusting the geometry. I must know. Because those turned out amazing.

[@TBrincefield]

If they actually wanted to make something that would appeal to gamers, and has outside appeal, they should try a railroad themed table. You've got the Empire Builder crayon games, the 18XX games, more card games then I can count, and the entire Puffing Billy tournament set up. Then add in the model train enthusiasts.

[@davemustin9213]

Are all the videos for the near future going to be Mario/gimmick table related? I think I am going to skip future ones, i really admire the craft on display in these videos and it is generally why i tune in but watching this video i found myself skipping to the end of the video just to see the result as i had to know how it turned out but not really being invested in the concept at all

[@earle0024]

That first table saw cut was SKETCH!!!

[@sirjimmyvo]

Is there a reason why the vertical borders weren't parts of the original layering?

[@watchthe1369]

Sorry, there is an old Edie Murphy movie, Grandaddy had a mushroom lining in his jacket and a mushroom belt and socks. "It's Cordinated!" This stuff is just pushing all the kitsch, camp and gimmick buttons in my psyche.

[@Djaenzee]

I was wondering why Ian sliced the pipe on the table saw and not on a band saw or anything else with a thinner blade (and less chance of breaking the cut-off)?

[@LordWiseWolf]

I’d buy the BoRo slab with the Mario pipe as a decoration.

[@dgnightwing95]

Now that's a nice looking pipe.

[@Kanthalas]

Now that you've corrupted yourself with Resin dice, and are no longer strictly a woodworking company. What if you made stabilized wood with dyed resin, to add color into the table, or would that be too tacky? Since this is handcrafted one off, you could start finally using "Green" Woods like Poplar, since you could hand pick ones and just used the parts that are green.

[@Jovi_97]

I'm soooo curious what this will end up looking like. I am intrigued

[@joboyogi]

I sent Bobby an IG message a while back saying I'd spend actual money on apothecary cabinets to hold my stuff. Never got a response, but it would be a great place to put my game bits.

[@caitbeck100]

Honestly I have no interest in a Mario table but I could see this being a fun gateway into other things. Not that I could afford any of it but it could be fun.

[@RottieTheZombie]

Reaaaallly hope that Wyrmwood tries to work out some kind of licensing deal before committing too many resources to this.

[@sky0kast0]

I'm d is research and development that is resources they are spending to make this video and this can be spent to make an actual thing but yeah I know even if we get a MGT 3.0 and I'm not going to buy it my my living space is not bigger than it was 2 years ago or 6 years ago so I can't justify a MGT table, so my tables just fold up into nothing.

[@ScytheNoire]

Ian is a master woodworker

[@JustinGrasso]

If you're running your large format printer through any of the adobe programs you can set up custom paper sizes in the print dialog. Alternatively, you could use a RIP software but you don't really need to use that if you're not doing a ton of prints at a time or using it for commercial work.

[@storiesofsarahtonin]

Well done, Ian! It's-a nice-a work, eh 👌🏻

[@matt-lang]

This is definitely a really cool project that highlights how creative and talented your team is, and the possibilities for customization of a table, but I think the Mario theme misses the mark. If you were making a Magic: The Gathering themed table (or pokemon, or really any table-based game) it would go over so much better. Mario as a theme simply doesn't fit a gaming table; a desk would be a better fit for it. UNLESS you are planning to bring back that screen mount accessory and install a switch in that thing lol

[@SKEDDUB]

If you'd like, you can make the pipe three-dimensional and have the cup holders be the actual ends of the pipes.

[@sky0kast0]

Yeah but then that is so so much work I mean you're starting with wood you're going to make so much waste if you make a circle with wood tools I know you you could make a circle just fine with a CNC machine but also is great at making waste

[@NiobiumThyme]

Knocking, Koncking Koncking on whiteboards door.

[@Ashblury]

I don't know Doug... but also... to each their own...?

[@rerollgeek]

I hope you're cool with me sharing a topper idea. A Donkey Kong side. Flip side like the map you move between levels on.

[@DrWandering]

I guess I would not decorate with a Mario themed table. I also have no true sense of the plan but i think that only offering as a coffee table or creating a TV stand or Console cubby. The cubby could also be modular, Or you just make pieces that can fit the shelves from Ikea.

[@OliveDrabAlliance]

Climbing vine should go up the leg