This was a CHALLENGE

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ABOUT THIS VIDEO
Today I'm building a side table out of some leftover scraps from a huge walnut slab. I'm also challenging everyone to try something they have always wanted to try. I teamed up with Chris from Foureyes Furniture and Rockler to put together the #RocklerTryThatChallenge
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0:00 What I'm Making and The Challenge
3:15 I'm Bad at CNC
5:05 Crumbs Don't Scare Me
6:07 When I Choose To Use a CNC
7:40 Trying Something New
10:40 I Wish I Had Laser Hands
12:03 Guess The Whistle
12:13 Turning the Base
13:20 Thanks to Ekster
14:40 My Thoughts on Scrap Wood
16:00 Pushing Your Own Boundaries
17:25 Final Thoughts

[@DanielLopez-sz1lx]

Love watching Shauns videos, whenever they are uploaded it's like a surprise present. His vids always provides inspiration and ideas on how to think outside the box and push yourself in the woodworking craft. Kudos Shaun.

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Really appreciate that!

[@williammaxwell1919]

My thoughts exactly!

[@csehszlovakze]

@@shaunboydmadethis do yourself a favor and save *all* beech off cuts for smoking some food, it's one of the best aroma+smell out there.

[@dorisogknudmunch2243]

@@shaunboydmadethis😢

[@NewNormac]

My thoughts through the whole video was “How is Shaun going to lay down on this table.” Thanks for the content and encouraging other to step beyond their comfort zone. Thanks again ~Smile oN

[@williammaxwell1919]

LOL ~ were there is a will, there is a way (I haven'tseen the end yet)

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Haha, I did what I could with this one. Thanks for watching!

[@domlecompte2415]

That is where the anxiety is going to be, the project was child's play in comparison.

[@jacob_369]

I love that contrast of the different woods! Thanks for a great video! You truly inspire me to retur to my woodshop!

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Really happy to hear that! Thank you!

[@deathdeny]

I think another one without turning the base on the lathe, and leaving the shape as is after the glue up would be great. With a light stain instead. But I love yours as well. As always great camera work and editing. Love it

[@Originalred04]

I used to be very lukewarm on Shaun, over the years he's grown to be one of my favorite entertainment options! Love your videos, appreciate everything that goes into them!

[@keatonbeyerwoodworking]

That turned out great. I like the organic mix between the two woods. Almost like the walnut spilled and left its stain behind. This gave me an idea and now I need to get out in the garage to try something new!

[@TotalBoat]

Absolutely love the design! Beautiful build!

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Thank you! This was a fun one!

[@adamb452]

I so appreciate your content, Shaun. From your build, to your personality and humor, it's all just so enjoyable. Thanks for making. 🙏

[@pyrrhical3423]

There is something very understated about the muted grain of blacked out oak/ash. Of course it hurts to watch at first but the end result is very sleek. Surprised at how well the top turned out. Reminded me of the relationship between order and chaos

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Really appreciate that! Red Oak is about the only wood I'm down to put the black finish on.

[@williammaxwell1919]

Ying & Yang?

[@SuperDuperTango]

This is great. I like the conical nature of the base. And a new challenge to boot! I’ve been sitting on my hands about some builds, I’ll try to get one done for the challenge!

[@lucashunnisett3066]

When this thing had been assembled but was on the table upside down I’m thinking, I really don’t like it. Then you flip it over and I’m like, wow that’s actually a really cool and unique piece!! So great job mate

[@samuelsorrels2054]

I really respect how your videos always make me feel like woodworking is something that I personally could do instead of seeing the process and feeling like it's unachievable I really enjoy seeing the fact that you aren't always sure about what your outcome will be and it gives a lot of confidence in not being scared of messing up.

[@CalvinJ82]

I wasn't aware of the challenge. Thanks for sharing the details and this cool build. I have a lot of "I always wanted to..." so I'm excited to pick one a actually get it done. Thanks for the motivation.

[@Sjoholm13]

That bottom round over (radius?) on the leg is incredibly well judged, just enough to create a balanced shadow line against the floor without making the leg feel like it's going to topple over. Thanks as always.

[@DominusFeles]

The underside of the table top looked great without the chamfer, another alternative to try for the top side in the future 😃 Or for cabinet doors etc.

[@ithiagomendes]

Love your videos and your vibe. U seem to be such a nice guy. Congrats to your beautiful work!

[@bluebirdwoodshop]

such a nice piece! really like the round base!

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Thanks man!

[@Maker_of_Things]

That is a lovely table. It brought back some memories for me too. 20 years ago, when I dropped out of office work and went to study furniture design and making at college as a non woodworker, the first student project was a cabinet with doors. All the other students designed and made simple rectangular bathroon cabinets. Me, not knowing it would be complicated, designed a cabinet with coopered, tapered doors. The doors were similar in size and proportion to one of the halves of your table leg, but big end at the top. My tutor was concerned I couldn't do it, as we had to work out our own design and working processes. I did it, all with hand tools too. It really helped not having any preconceived ideas about it being difficult, so I just got on with the job. It then got featured in a local art gallary along with my other college pieces. Thank you for the memory jog. It has been a pleasure watching your videos.

[@shaunboydmadethis]

That's awesome! I think that is one of the best ways to go into something. Naïve optimism or something, I do that a lot.

[@williammaxwell1919]

Not knowing ("like everyone else does") that something can't be done is, IMO, a head start on being able to do "it", whatever "it" is. Many confuse "difficult" with "impossible". "Extremely hard" encourages us to work out new ways of "doing"

[@lauramarshall6376]

Beautiful!

[@marksandoval5361]

I really like this thing you're doing. It's like your building epoxy river tables but using a different wood instead of epoxy. Would love to see you do a full sized table using contrasting woods and create the epoxy river table vibe but with wood not epoxy. .

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Yeah, it will be fun to see what else I can come up with using similar ideas. I like the direction your going so far!

[@EmpressOfExile206]

​@@shaunboydmadethisI know this is an old video but this build was awesome and I really love the base you did‼️ I was wondering if you think it'd be achievable to get the same look except with a brass or gold epoxy inlay in place of the "dados" you cut on the lathe that ring the circumference of the base? And if so, how would one achieve that!? 🤔

[@param888]

the best part of the video is the guy took time to explain and show the rough art design in beginning which most of channels dont do. it help as a viewer, rather than looking a piece of wood getting polished and cut without knowing what the final product layout is?

[@anthonygrey9282]

I’m always pleased when I get a notification to say you have uploaded a new video. You are one of a handful of woodworkers I follow that truly peak my interest and inspire me to make. Thanks Shaun, have some love from England, Anthony

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Really appreciate it! Always glad to help inspire when I can.

[@SeanMcGown]

Fantastic. Reminds me a bit of a small accent piece I designed that divided the components in a very organic way like your top with real contrasty colors. Really fun

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Nice! This was a fun one.

[@kenroythompson918]

I love that table I am new to wood working so everything I make is trying some thing new

[@fiveduckstudio]

That awesome! I have a bunch of walnut slab offcuts that I now know what I'm going to do with them.

[@davespenst5202]

Well done Shawn! We all need to stretch with what we have. And also you sat on it which is not technically laying but I get it!

[@tufankilinc636]

Chris is right. This piece does not look like your usual style but I still dig it. It has an African vibe to it. You need to make more vids, bro. I enjoy them and learn from them.

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Thank you! Definitely hoping to get more out on a regular basis, had a lot going on the past couple months.

[@johnnyho900]

Great project, thanks for sharing! I did however think you were going to add a brass strip around each of the groves you added on the base.

[@winkletsdad]

Another perfect example of your work that looks simple, but is in actuality a fantastically sophisticated piece of functional art. It's a circle on a cone. Yet, it's only when someone examines the details that they would see the expertise. That's good design. Excellent work, yet again.

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Thank you! Really appreciate that.

[@ChrisHornberger]

Lovely!

[@paulfowler3416]

Fascinating. And the piece at the end was very nice indeed.

[@shawnjacobs4111]

Not often that you make a table that's too small to lie down on. LOL! Brilliant design.

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Haha, every once in a while. Thanks for watching!

[@chriswitek9455]

also, literally everything i do is a i wanted to try it and lets see how it goes. started with planters and simple stuff, have made floor beds with a million dados, live edge epoxy pour coffee tables, barn doors, adirondack chairs, wedding signs, game boards, etc. same goes for joinery, ive done thru mortise and tenons for a dog bowl holder for crying out loud lol. the current build has a different way to do leg joints/box joints for drawer boxes/bridle joints/waterfall grain miters, and continuous grain drawer fronts with push to open slides. none of that have i ever done before but its going pretty well. got the drawer boxes ready today, all solid ash too because i can lol

[@shaunboydmadethis]

That’s a great way to be. Why not always try something new?

[@chriswitek9455]

@@shaunboydmadethis i frequently use the same wood, ash, but i did just finish a ring box for a wedding from paduk for the first time. just waiting on pictures from the photographer so i can actually have professional shots of it instead of just using my phone lol. my last project was a live edge walnut and epoxy coffee table that came out stunning. after this its a live edge figured cherry dining table for myself *unless someone wants to buy it* then maybe well look into making a bed frame for myself. might even upgrade to a king although i know the dogs will still take up the entirety of the bed except for the like 10 inches they allow me to have on the end lol

[@matthewkendall7394]

That is a really nice looking table Shaun. Great work.

[@MASI_forging]

Such a great work 👏👏

[@robshamel3210]

Beautiful work!

[@gitaseldiy9525]

beautiful and inspiring

[@edwardsimmons3721]

Great project. I enjoy the journey when viewing.

[@thomasconfrey7823]

tapered cylinder = frustum. Amazing build, definitely inspiring.

[@user-bf9nv7ld7q]

wow, very nice. I like your honesty in your approach to the challenge.

[@nickzornart]

12:58 regarding why you're getting splinters vs. ribbons- you probably know this, and someone has probably already mentioned it in the comments already, but it looks like you're using carbide tools, which work with more of a scraping mechanism, while Ashley Harwood (the turner from the clip, for any viewers wondering) uses traditional turning gouges, which cut the wood, rather than scraping it. You'll never get those ribbons from the carbide tools. They're easier to use, but don't typically give as fine a finish as the traditional gouges.

[@lestrmoos4159]

Bro took the words right out of my mouth when he talked about his massive walnut salb😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@seanfuller1561]

Well Done Shaun! Great to see you pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone. This is a great piece pf furniture. Huzzah (I don't know why I said huzzah, but it seemed to fit here).

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Really appreciate it! Huzzah!

[@idontthinkso666]

It's always fun to try new things, so kudos. The table top was novel and lovely. I liked it very much. The base? Eh. Not so much.

[@dukkiegamer1733]

Looks dope

[@dani.mendez]

Great proyect Shaun...!! As always...

[@jimrosson6702]

Table turned out amazing love the look of it something different. Keep up the great work

[@oldNavyJZ]

Another awesome video - and also we

[@AJC508]

Shaun, that table is superb. Well done.

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Thank you!

[@LaverneLovatt]

Interesting lathe work. I use the lathe a lot and could have done the base many different ways that did not require a cnc machine. Having said that , your stave construction was excellent and your solution for flattening the ends was very effective. I like this project a lot. I am not criticizing just remarking that there are many ways to reach the same end

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Always many ways to do the same thing. Which keeps it fun!

[@LaverneLovatt]

Your lamination of a tapered cone is a top level skill. Good on you@@shaunboydmadethis

[@Tobsen660]

I loved the Super Mario analogy... always great content, thanks!

[@reforzar]

Charles in Charge. It was searing my brain.

[@billedis5482]

Beautiful work

[@meperson]

That is great project and video ... both with new elements you never did before 😊. FYI when cutting screws, first thread on a nut, cut off and then unscrew the nut. The nut will debur the cut and make it easier to use the screw.

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Thanks for watching! Good call on cutting the screws. Luckily brass is soft enough where it usually isn’t a problem 👍

[@juliaattie5832]

This is so amazing! Would you be able to speak to how you made the initial calculations for the 10 pieces? So many angles to consider!

[@tanner6112]

very unique piece shaun, I dig it!

[@SWA-Projects]

Okay so I’m at the end, very nice piece, the tapered part reminds me of one of my own projects (except it’s a half cylinder lamp). You shouldn’t underestimate yourself. From what I see, you’re doing great and way more advanced than others. Lovely work👍

[@kennethnielsen3864]

Thanks for sharing.

[@Aflind]

Was sceptical when the lathe was turned on, cause I thought the leg already looked really nice. But it turned out even nicer!

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Glad to hear that! I thought the same thing.

[@seputarwoodworking9540]

the results are so amazing,, you present a video that is so enchanting

[@ChristianBrink]

Also - from my turning experience - the other way you can true up on the lathe - you can make jam chucks and true up 1 end with a parting tool then attach your screw chuck to that side the true up the other side. But yeah if you can do it with a CNC, that's a great solution.

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Yep, definitely considered doing different things like that. But it’s always fun to…try new things.

[@wrightpainter]

really lovely table

[@andrewbrown8148]

Very nice, Shaun~! Scrap-tacular~!!

[@cosmicfantastic]

brass trim along the grooves would have been a nice touch to an already great looking piece

[@kiyotomiyazaki1668]

That's just beautiful!

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Thank you!

[@JohnnyDaines]

Awesome video bro. I was watching with my brother in law who doesn’t do any wood working, in fact he’s a photographer/videographer and he said your commentary here was surprisingly relatable to his line of work.

[@shaunboydmadethis]

That's awesome, happy to hear that.

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Nice work Shaun! Thanks for sharing the video with us!💖👍😎JP

[@JoeyKiller86]

Fantastic table!

[@johna.9742]

Love it. Cool looking piece.

[@koenhendrickx1142]

There is no right or wrong choosing between CNC or more manual tools. If the road towards the goal gives you energy, joy and pleasure, that road was the right one for you. If that means: programming every single cut on your project and cutting it on CNC, than CNC is your tool. It might not be the most effective way of building something but does it needs to be? if the long road gives you more fun and joy, the long road might just be the way you should go. ;)

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

Flat head screws! Fisher will love this LOL! Awesome design and execution Shaun 👏👏

[@shaunboydmadethis]

I love a nice looking flat head screw! Thanks for watching!

[@thomaschristener2902]

That guy don‘t like to fix his workpieces 😏 very nice work, cool video 👍🏻

[@MattIannacci]

There's a tool that does all the calculations for the splayed staves (like your base), and helps you set up your saw, without any math. Tranquill Woodcraft JS3!

[@MG-vo7is]

The table looks cool. Thanks.

[@troymattson3973]

I dig it Shaun. Really liking the pairing on the top.

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Thank you!

[@brule1763]

I love the contrast between the wood, but I have a noob question: do you need to worry about wood movement for something like this? Will the two different woods in the tabletop expand/contract differently, and could that cause the joint to pop open? Or did you orient the grain in a particular way that accounted for this already? If so, what was that process like? Sorry if it was discussed in another video that I missed, but the concept of designing around wood movement is like a mystery black hole to me sometimes, especially as a person who has exclusively used plywood so far to make all my projects.

[@donnecheli2721]

Although I still haven’t guessed the whistle, it’s a very entertaining section

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Haha, glad you enjoy it!

[@thwwoodcraft1449]

Great video!

[@johngrimoldy7637]

Absolutely love the crushed potato chip demonstration!

[@sleuth5169]

you guys are the best

[@avg345]

I've been a cnc machinist for 10 years now, double back tape can be your friend for situations where you can't clamp your workpiece evenly

[@shaunboydmadethis]

I’ll definitely be doing that next time.

[@JStinne22]

Wonderful Shaun! I'd be interested to know when you mentioned working out the math, is there an online source that you used to show you how to figure out the complex cutting angles?

[@sachmoe6584]

Switching between an upcut or downcut spiral bit can be the difference between whether it pulls itself into the workpiece or not

[@raylowry1265]

Charles in Charge!

[@BJHermsen]

OH MY GOD THOSE CRUMBS... YOU COULD HAVE FED A 3RD WORLD BIRD WITH THOSE! So Funny... love your humor

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Haha! I actually had that thought while shooting that part. Someone was going to say it.

[@pmdinaz]

Nice!

[@Bobby-bo3zc]

Shaun is BACK! Please, make the simple projects also. Like the skateboard and the lamp. 🤘

[@piplup10203854]

Now for a set of I thought that was a CHALLENGE and making a pair of scrap wood chairs for the next video lol the table looks awesome! I'd totally put that in the house :D I'd use it for a Patio chips and salsa night for Taco Tuesdays by serving a plate of tacos with the outdoor projector :D covered Patios in California for the win :D

[@saggioculo5386]

Awesome project. Sorry, don't want to vacuum my dinner table after every time I use it. Looks great though.

[@julioacevedo1035]

I appreciate the fact you barely use the cnc. I like the old fashion way better using conventional tools. Not a robot sort of speak. So, keep up the good work Shaun. Ty.

[@Jbobonline]

I only watched the first 20 seconds but I can already tell you it’s gonna be a great one ❤

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Hopefully the remaining 18 didn't disappoint.

[@williammaxwell1919]

Ditto

[@Jbobonline]

@@shaunboydmadethis Never! Great table. I personally would have preferred a same color leg (cone) but than again - personal preference and such.

[@Tommy.461]

I recently built my second lighthouse and it only had 8 sides. I don't have a large shop with great machinery so most of my cuts were done with a circular saw. Took tome but i was able tomake good fits and it came out great.

[@mstev5956]

Love the video Personally I love it when you do not use the Cnc machine…..it’s not something I could ever afford ….but understand…when you get it right the repeat cuts are 2nd to none. Loved the video and concept

[@jaybaxter2883]

Heavy duty double sided carpet tape works great on a cnc to hold down wood

[@ChristianBrink]

I appreciate the fact you do things in different ways. As a viewer, I get to see new ways to accomplish something. Of course, I come to your channel to learn (mostly) and others may not. Also TMTOWTDI is pretty helpful when you don't always have the tools/time/technique

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Doing things different ways is what keeps it fun! Thanks for watching!

[@BadAppleWoodwerx]

I’m mostly just here to see the comments about how you used the wrong crumbs in your gap cleaning test. 🤣😂🤣 Oh yeah, cool table! 😎

[@SWA-Projects]

Gotta pause for sec and comment this 9:00 I’m glad I’m not the only one that uses this technique 👍 now I’ll watch the rest of the video 👍

[@dpmeyer4867]

Nice Work

[@Tukangkayu_ae]

Amazing

[@Travelingman724]

Would love to see some brass inlays in the rings on the base