Metal & Wood Coffee Table Build | JIMBO'S GARAGE

I built this metal and wood coffee table for my living room. It was really a fun welding project for me because I got to use all types of skills.
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I'm not the best wood worker that is for sure, but I think the stain turned out great. I've also never blackened metal before. It was a lot of work, more than I anticipated, but it all turned out great!
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[@rickostrander4930]

I like how you admit to your mistakes make me feel good I'm not the only fella out there, thanks for making your videos.

[@ericuvlog9525]

Hello i am rico pendon from angeles city philippines i like your metal and wood work good luck every job

[@Pbartosch]

R.I.P screw at 21:45 lmao awesome job on the table really gives me motivation to try this stuff myself!

[@lukelenap5121]

😅😅

[@nikop9367]

no one has figured it out yet

[@corptruongan9781]

Jimbo is no. 1. He always does his job meticulously and carefully

[@RedBeardOps]

Jimbo... I hope my garage grows up to be like yours one day! Thanks for all the tips you share!

[@robthewaywardwoodworker9956]

171 lb coffee table: the best way to keep your wife from rearranging the furniture all the time! LOL Nice work Jimbo.

[@JimbosGarage]

Thanks Wayward, Jimbo!

[@jaredhammonds8255]

Lol then she'll ask me to do it

[@ALWhiteAuthor]

If you can, in the future, make the screw holes in the metal L brackets oval. As the seasons change and the wood absorbs or sheds water from humidity fluctuations, it will expand and contract across the grain. With as tightly as it is fastened there it might end up cracking over time. Wood is sold in 1/4 inch increments of thickness. So 8/4 would be 2 inches when rough sawn and finished out to about 1 3/4 inches.

[@paprikadesign3339]

I might be getting old, but watching these videos is the best kind of entertainment for me nowadays. Thanks Jimbo!

[@boboconnor1403]

Table came out beautiful!!! Love mixing wood and metal.

[@JimbosGarage]

Thanks for watching Bob. Jimbo!

[@Atlin.]

in a world of press board furniture i sure appreciate this build. beautiful

[@gordjohnson70]

Another Beautiful job Jimbo. I make multi use yard tables like that. They are very similar in design. Steel frame / plank top to match deck. They are good as a work bench, BBQ side table, wok / propane burner table, Throw on a removable sheet metal top and it's a welding table, a sitting bench, sun tan bench etc. etc. I sometimes even make fancy steel framed picnic tables of various designs. Being retired, it's just a hobby. I scrounge up steel at the local dump. It's as good as new when it's cleaned up.

[@jimbenefeito7458]

Hi Jimbo! I am publishing this under my husbands account, but I just wanted to say how much I enjoy watching your projects. My husband is an ironworker by trade and I have never wanted to learn how to weld until I started watching your projects! You make it look so easy.

[@tynin-g]

Стол шикарен!!! Очень нравится смотреть ваши работы!!

[@dronez9047]

I appreciate these videos Jimbo you remind me of my dad, he never was around much but I feel like the relationship you give to your viewers is what him and I could of had, so cheers, there’s a lot of things I wouldn’t of know that you’ve taught me !

[@Boda_Levente]

It is so good to see that even professionals tend to struggle from time to time. To me, unfortunately metal working is just a hobby. I get so frustrated when I have to fight the metal to stay even and square. Which is all the time.... by the way. Thank you, Jimbo, for, quote on quote, coming out and showing us this is part of the fun. 99% of youtubers edit out the screw ups

[@JimbosGarage]

Thanks for watching, Jimbo!

[@justacecornelder2115]

it's nice to see that you are using this platform for actual education purposes and not like other people do

[@randynewtonsr9659]

Looks great Jimbo, that sucker is built for the ages!!👍👍🙂

[@hgulchen7601]

Yeah JB let me say you do a really wonderful job excellent excellent workmanship you're a real pro

[@wilber_nt]

I love the fact that you consider safety top priority in all your work

[@wierzbicki1]

the best fabircation canal ever. Gritings from Poland

[@qvfd153]

Great looking table! 8 quarter (8/4) refers to the thickness. Which equals out to be 2” thick. Thickness is counted in 1/4 inches so 12/4 would be 3” and so on.

[@alecmcmahon]

Jimbo! Wood moves. The way you attached the screws to the base doesn't allow the wood to expand and contract. What likely will happen are cracks in the wood as the seasons go by. You should have elongated the holes in the steel before screwing into the wood so that it has a little space to move. Good looking table.

[@JimbosGarage]

Thanks for watching and your imput Alec, Jimbo!

[@calebHG]

As a professional woodworker. That is the best away to stain when doing furniture like that. I do it it all the time. Use gloves with the boiled linseed oil. Great stuff!

[@phrangkuparnongrum6388]

You are not the best but you are more than best. Good work.

[@Khacgiap]

Hello Jimbo's.  Học cách phát âm I come from Vietnam and I really love it

[@f1rstclass596]

Impressive craftsmanship. I love this Coffee Table. Y’all pray and stay safe.

[@wolfenstein722]

Nothing wrong with your welding skills, nice job, very nice table...

[@jonleodevero4686]

A heavily Armored coffee table....will definitely last a long time ! Good job!

[@drickard67]

Now THAT'S my kind of coffee table! As several people have already explained what 8/4 refers to I can expand on it a little bit. Lumber Mills and distributors of rough sawn lumber are the main users of the 1/4 system...when a board comes off the saw it is dimensionally correct. An 8/4 x 6 is going to measure an actual 2"x6". After it goes through the mill to smooth all 4 sides up it comes out missing a half in both dimensions. So now your 8/4x6 piece is your common 2x6 which is 1 1/2x5 1/2..

[@GodOfShaolin]

Welding with only 1 gloves, your a badass man!! Nice lookin weld and sweet table thx for the video!!

[@Armedlegally]

Simply AMAZING job this will be a winter project I'm going to tackle for sure for my living room. However I do believe I'll take a torch to the top to get some of the grain to pop abit more and give it abit more of a rustic look. We all really do appreciate you taking your time and keeping the attention to detail at the top of your priority!

[@JimbosGarage]

Thanks for watching, Jimbo!

[@davidgriffith3548]

The old lady walked in on me watching this, now I have to build one

[@shanenolan704]

😄

[@xycho351]

120 grit is the way to go smooth finish and really easy to stain especially on hard woods . I make wood doors for a living and thats all i use.

[@justinsarach8572]

love your videos just started welding myself as a hobby but can't stop watching this channel makes me wanna weld more and have fun with it as much as you do.

[@jasonturner1045]

very nice. This would make a beautiful outdoor patio table using cyprus or teak wood.

[@user-fe1dh2kb7n]

Anatoliy Babkin from Russia. Very good!

[@mlbmba9546]

Great build! Next time, check out a product called General Finished Arm R Seal. It’s an oil/urethane mixture that is super easy to use. It gives the richness of an oil finish with the durability of a clear coat. Best finish I’ve ever used.

[@TheMickael895]

В Японии журнальный столик должен выдержать стопку журналов. В России журнальный столик должен выдержать мешок картошки, брошенный с плеча.. Джимбо, ты бывал в России?! In Japan, a coffee table must withstand a stack of magazines. In Russia, a coffee table must withstand a bag of potatoes thrown off your shoulder .. Jimbo, have you been to Russia ?! Good job!

[@jimboladd2305]

LOVE the metal and wood together.

[@Dogo24h]

The job is very simple but very useful! The table is very beautiful.

[@versatileduplicity9313]

Sedona red and gunstock are the go tos when it comes to stain !!!

[@shjhool]

I like your working table.

[@tomharrell1954]

Jim if you ever want to go to the next step to glue the table top together its easy. Just use white glue between the boards. Sand them off. Then sand the hell out it until the cracks disappear. The table top will appear to be one piece of solid wood. It’s just one step nicer

[@ChristopherSalisburySalz]

I think the hard woods and higher quality woods accept stain a lot better than some or the more "construction grade" wood. If you ever stain cheaper wood, you can use a "pre-stain" product that helps the stain absorb much more uniformly. I use pre-stain on everything now because it sucks to finish a project and apply the stain and have some parts of the wood soak it in great and other parts not.

[@PluckyRitz]

This guy loves the metal 👏👏👏👍.

[@secretsix6]

you shoud always use slots to anchor the timber on gives it chance to move if it cant move it might split the boards

[@alejandrorodriguez8362]

That a bad ass table

[@micjbaron]

What a great looking table. Love the video, to the point with no fluff. Thanks much

[@richardledergerber]

Table looks great, love the style and that wood top is looking awesome.

[@stevenmchenry8417]

Jimbo you are the best.

[@pereirabrasilia4279]

I'm from Brazil, and I love your videos 🇧🇷 My name is Celso

[@homeroleon2011]

Hola Jimbo!!! soy fan tuyo desde hace años y me dedico a la herrería ornamental y he encontrado inspiración en tus videos para hacer mi canal, saludos desde México

[@heyhey4737]

Sculpt Nouveau makes amazing product. Kinda pricy but amazing patina. The problem was the mill scale, in order to get a good reaction with the patina you need to wire wheel the scale off and then on top of that I go through with a fine metal finishing pad and really clean that metal good. Then apply the black magic and it will blacken instantly. After that you can even go back over it lightly with the pad and put a very nice rustic distressed look to the steel. It is a process and a lot of work and can be very difficult to learn how to use but amazing after you know it well. Good idea to seal it to protect from scratches incase someone rams it with the vacuum. They make an incredibly strong 2 part sealer as well

[@JimbosGarage]

Thanks for your advise! Jimbo!

[@timsworkshop85]

That should hold a couple cups of coffee! Great job Jimbo!

[@hishamzabalawi2895]

Good job 100/100

[@TheBobford71]

This was a really good video. The build turned out beautiful. Thank you for the education.

[@bobsmiley06]

Really a pleasure watching your videos. A man of many talents. Nice work! I wish I had your skills and shop!

[@phendrix9476]

I’ve used those hard plastic furniture slider discs to move heavy pieces around on a welding table. They work great but def need to keep them away from the heat. Great video btw and I’m officially addicted/subscribed

[@Zig285]

I appreciate that you show us your mistakes and misgivings during the course of the build. I subscribed and I'm looking forward to checking out the rest of your videos.

[@hesterjacobs9517]

Excellent job

[@bigwilly43729]

That is a dream house/garage setup. Awesome table too.

[@alexpetrovich7881]

Well done .... super master !!! Good video for good people !!

[@ahmedoffice1021]

When you have good tool you make Very good work.

[@SergeySemenovich]

Sir! You are best of the best!

[@marcospinelo7668]

Excelente trabajo, saludos desde Mérida Yucatán México

[@matthewfox3760]

If you want to blacken steel try Birchwood Casey gun blue (super blue) - gives you an almost instantly reaction and you can add multiple layers - - polish with wire wheel grinder for a blackened polished look or keep flat

[@cch8778]

Great table, with all that tools you have you could build a plane.!

[@aslimjamiath9503]

Very beautiful

[@1983mojo1]

Jimbo , you do a great job with the metal , the wood and the narration , keep up the fantastic job!

[@JimbosGarage]

Thanks for watching, Jimbo!

[@pelimelchor4850]

Saludos desde México felicidades trabajas bien

[@Jack44456]

very nice i like the metal and wood combo im in the middle of a metal square tube and walnut bookshelf for my wife after watching some of your videos. Keep up the great work and thanks for the inspiration!

[@rafatrill]

Beautiful

[@juliohengler4979]

AI JIMBÃO O SENHOR NÃO É POÉTA É MESTRE DO METAL, #MAFIADABARRAFORTE

[@craigphillips9810]

Wow, must be great to have the gear to be able to do a job like this. I've looked at similar tables like this but can't justify the high price they sell for here in Aussie. Work well though I see.

[@Sundayfundaylife]

how much do they sell for?

[@nasty661ss]

Awesome video thanks

[@micktryon5951]

Enjoyed it and made a version of it for myself!!!

[@carlwhite8225]

Nice Job Jimbo, beautiful.

[@SantehnicLive]

Как всегда всё чётко 👍

[@nutcharaof4827]

You are the inspiration for me to weld iron.

[@alvindueck8227]

That Alder, boy. Sure looks good.

[@DesainCAD]

great works Uncle!

[@Sacrificepain66]

Sick table 👍

[@TheReelGonz]

Great project...great work!!!! Truly clean corners.

[@ft1ctma]

Great looking table, you build it how it looks good to you and that's what matters. I am a "wood guy", looking to get into welding too. I'm building a post and beam shop and plan to fabricate my own steel gussets, wrap straps, and beam braces. So from a wood guy: for those of you commenting on running splines or dominoes to glue up the top, probably not a bad idea but shouldn't be a problem. That 8/4 alder is not going anywhere. As for splitting as the wood contracts, I doubt it. Again, thinner stock would be a concern, but with the number of mechanical connections (screws) into an 8/4 hardwood, I doubt you're going to see that crack at all, ever Even if it did, would add rustic character like the knots, which is I think the effect he's going for here. The only thing I might be concerned about is that there is a significant amount of twist in the board, so the natural grain tendency will be to cup in the direction of the curl. What you might see over time is a couple of those boards "heaving" due to warp. If that happens and it bothers you, haul the whole table back out into your shop, take a belt sander and re-flatten the top (with it still connected to the base), and then re-stain and re-oil it. Pretty simple fix. You could also fabricate a router sled to flatten the top (you can google that to see what I'm talking about, there are hundreds of videos on how to do this), but if you aren't going to be doing a bunch of this work, the router sled is huge overkill. (Side note: wood guys who do a lot of flattening would probably buy a fabricated steel router sled for good $$. Most of us use plywood versions we have to build ourselves). Maybe for a future video, you could team up with a true woodworker and the two of you put something cool together, with your metal fab skills linked up to some high end joinery. I don't see a lot of that kind of content on KZbin. Either metal guys or wood guys, rarely both. One exception is April Wilkerson down in Texas, she's been getting into welding. Give her a look, seems like good people. Table looks great, and I'm learning a lot from your videos.

[@MrCarltonv]

Nice work Jimbo. Table looks great.

[@ryantheentrepreneur4040]

Very nice project!

[@dalejacaway4881]

When I use AutoCAD to draw a cut file. It's pretty easy to add the radius. And to know the radius is pretty easy. It's wall thickness * 2 equals diameter 120 wall equals .1200 1200+1200=2400 So you have a 2.4 diameter circle on each corner which is considered your radius.

[@user-pe3xf7iu3o]

Everything is very cool, I look at you without knowing English, Hello from Russia

[@robbiegaudet2282]

Nice Job

[@albertowagner750]

Me impresiona como algo muy sobredimensionado; muy pesado y masivo para simplemente apoyar algunas taza de té o café; pero sin duda ninguna, que es un muy buen trabajo,

[@trevoryoung3529]

Nice job!

[@skyjac92]

Great job! Fab yourself up a push stick for using that table saw.

[@FolkyStolky]

Duuuuuude... You were spot on! Haha im that person to always look under table to see the welds and craftsmanship 😂😂 dying

[@outback3791]

Love all the work you do. Thank you Sir.

[@larrypoole3906]

I've been wanting to make a wood and square tubing table of some sorts. Maybe a little less than 171lbs lol. Another nice looking project, Jimbo.

[@tyronepelfrey8192]

Beautiful One thing about that table there nobody will come by and try to steal it. Lol great idea on the qtip brush.

[@unsungronin8093]

I used that Black magic on a bed frame, it takes a long time. I think next time I use Black Magic I'm going to fab my steel first the apply the Black Magic then fit and weld, then try to touch up the steel wit Black Magic. Hopefully that will work.....hahaha

[@clarkaprosperi]

amazing table , if it was mine i would ask him to varnish heavy. that way never gets stains and marks .... not only that it makes the color super nice.

[@eliasaguilera1885]

Exelente trabajo! 👍

[@feronaas]

Good work 👌

[@ejpn]

You vaccumed up a screw @21:46, HOW COULD YOU! JK, love the videos, great work on this one!