Turning Firewood Into An $18K Table

0:00 - 0:46 - Slab Prep
0:47 - 4:11 - Base Layer Pour + Regular Pour
4:12 - 4:57 - CNC + Sanding
4:58 - 7:07 - Cutting + Filling Voids
7:08 - 8:13 - Test Fitting Leaf
8:14 - 9:58 - Spray Finishing
9:59 - 10:23 - Ceramic Finishing
10:24 - 11:32 - Working on X-Base
11:33 - 14:09 - Putting The Table Together
14:10 - 15:10 - Table Delivery
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[@vonderdornburg]

Great piece! I thought it would be neat if the extensions were used as coffee tables when not in use. When you need them, you lift them off of their base onto the extension.

[@sirjwolf]

That’s a great idea!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Ooooh, that's a very cool idea!

[@li-anderker55]

Is there anything more satisfying than bringing out and preserving the unexpected beauty of wood grain?

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

i don't think so!

[@robertm348]

Gorgeous table! As an avid fan of Walnut, I have a hard time processing burning it!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

I know! It's crazy to us too, but we get a lot of salvaged walnut because of it at least!

[@lindysmith13]

I love that your employees take such pride in their work.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Us too!

[@roberta.brokaw3829]

Thanks for this information about the process of what type of wood to step by step of what it takes to make a BFWC piece of art. Stay safe to the whole crew.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks Robert, you too!

[@johndell8679]

Fantastic craftsmanship. Good to see Charlie in his management roll lol.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Yes, he's a busy guy it's nice he made time for an appearance this week 😆

[@michelerussell9044]

wow wow wow I love the finish. I love the way the extensions were put on. One day I hope to have a table from you.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

We would love to make one for you in the future Michael!

[@wolfpacva]

Beautiful looking table. You do some awesome work. Glad to see Charlie.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

We're glad to have him back on the channel, and thank you!

[@sahilagar]

That black goes so well with the wood it’s like a wallpaper. So vibrant!

[@philvale5724]

Hi 👋, Black Forest , I hope you are all keeping safe and well, That was gorgeous looking 👀 Table , another piece of art, I look 👀 forward to seeing your next project, PHIL FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOULIN FRANCE.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you Phil!

[@marvinbenjamin3015]

Very excellent work. And a word of advice when using the router to rout out those wide areas get a wider base so that the router wont tip

[@EvilBillz]

The finish is killer. I love the base connection and innovation of the end leaves! Great work.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you so much!

[@steveluepke9654]

I like how you explain each step. Beautiful table

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks Steve!

[@rodneykimberlyhenry5056]

Probably one of my favorite pieces I’ve seen in a while. Great job, I love how everyone there is compassionate about their work and the tremendous attention to detail!!!

[@donedwards5301]

Gorgeous table. I have often wondered about extensions. Great idea.

[@jumpingjacks5558]

Beautiful table as always. I miss your weekly videos. Do you think you will go back to that? Also, what do you do with all the scrap wood you end up with? Do you bundle it and sell it or what?

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

We've been focusing on putting out longer videos, but every once awhile I'll post one of our smaller projects in-between our longer form content 👍

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Oh, and we put it all in a cart, and fill it till it's full and then sell it in our store!

[@michaeldowdle6123]

Really enjoy your videos. The explaination of your process is appreciated. Oh, and the furniture is truly a work of art, you all should be proud of your craftmanship. Cheers Michael

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you Michael, we're definitely very proud of all our work!

[@alcolyles8914]

@@BlackForestWoodCo Do you ever have issues with the epoxy being marked up or damaged once items are placed on top of your tables? I had a flower pot placed on top of a tray that has a flood coat on it and an indented ring was left on the tray. I thought epoxy was stronger than that and wouldn’t mark up so easily. The epoxy was poured approximately two months prior to that happening. Just curious of your thoughts. Thanks

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

@@alcolyles8914 Yes, our pour tables have scratches all over so the resin on the bottom of our tables will get those scratches in it, but when we plane it off on the CNC they go away because they're not very deep and since it's not a flood coat, after we plane it, sand it, and put finish on it, it doesn't continue to get marks in it. Flood coats are trickier because you can't plane the marks off, so you just have to be super careful with it while it cures because even though resin technically cures after about 5-7 days, it doesn't actually fully cure for about a month, so in that time it can get marks in it. there'salso a chance the ratio of resin to hardener is off if you continue to see this problem after a month.

[@shaunireland5501]

Loved the commentary and the finish as well as the start was really 👌, muy Bueno!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks so much! Glad you're enjoying our videos 😄

[@pumpypum]

A beautiful table and a nice little cameo from charlie

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Yes, it's good to see Charlie on KZbin again haha

[@karennelson7208]

That's beyond beautiful. I can only imagine how many hours went into making this artful piece! A lot of trial and error over the years I'm sure has brought you all to this level of craftsmanship. Hats off!!!!!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Yes, a lot of trial and error has brought us here! Thanks so much Karen!

[@fnordeon1013]

Wow - the wood is so rich in texture and I agree, your protective coating does add to wood detail. Great to see Charlie again, it's been to long! ❤❤❤ I can imagine him as a 'classic manager' sitting on his but and yelling out orders😅🤣😳 Great work guys!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Yup, he's a hardass of a boss 🤣

[@bradthomas8711]

Technically he Barks out his orders...

[@fnordeon1013]

​@@bradthomas8711 - ahh - of course. How correct you are 🤣🤣🤣😃

[@fnordeon1013]

​@@BlackForestWoodCo - I can imagine. You guys must feel like being stuck between a bark and a fluffy place a lot 🤣😹😹

[@GodessOfMischief]

That was BEEEEEAUTIFUL! I really loved the base of the table! Very freaking awesome!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks so much!!

[@DrivingWithJake]

Looks great boys as always! This design is what I've been toying with the idea of doing for a small table for our house that we can have out of the way while no guests but make it larger when company is here.

[@Knappconstruction]

Looks great, I would to see a video step by step on how you make the X base.

[@johnlord8337]

With all of these workwork art - you ALL need to engrave your names (everybody !) on the underside of the product !!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

We do! We put pewter badges on the bottom of all our tables

[@jundaniwes4446]

Nah the company's name will do

[@giuseppepandolfo4815]

You guys make this look so easy, that’s the sign of true professionals. Thanks for sharing

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks for commenting!

[@madeleinemuller1445]

The tables you make are just gorgeous 👍🏼

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you!

[@johncotton866]

Great video!!! Thanks for the information about claro and English walnut. As always, an outstanding effort accomplished by highly skilled craftsmen. Thanks for making difficult tasks appear effortless. An outstanding looking table!!!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks so much John! 😄

[@SgtPhoenix9635]

Man this is my dream job, I want to do this stuff, this is a beautiful table good job guys 👍👍

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

It's a great job 😄 Thank you!

[@maddieadams75]

Wow what a gorgeous table ❤ Great Job Charlie, keep everything functioning

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

What would we do without him! Thanks Maddie!

[@Ofthe7thSon]

Another incredibly beautiful piece of art disguised as a table….. so glad Charlie is there to boss everyone around to ensure the jobs are completed correctly…. 🐶 (Not sure about the choice of ‘music’) 😆

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Where would we be without Charlie!

[@loserplanet]

I love that base. Timeless.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Agreed!

[@bradbond5337]

One of the nicest pieces I have seen. Love your work.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks so much Brad!

[@jimrosson6702]

Another absolutely beautiful piece amazing work

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you so much Jim!

[@patriciaharkin1571]

Love how it looks and the extensions are a great idea.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks Patricia!

[@robanddompattie5153]

Such perfection, you guys are nothing but brilliant. Well done

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you so much 😀

[@blazewinters2593]

Love the shot at 13:30 in where you can really see the wood through the resin. Absolutely gorgeous table!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you very much!

[@brucemaher7621]

Beautiful work boys and also Camera work... Hi Charlie...

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks so much Bruce, Charlie says hello 🐾

[@casperscuts2627]

Outstanding! you have to get bored hearing that all the time. Coming up to 300k subs, well done

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you! Never bored, it feels great every time we hear it!

[@shanedevlin6097]

Another beautiful piece you guys do some amazing work

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks so much Shane!

[@oluwaseunakappo]

You guys are amazing. Wish I could learn this craftsmanship in Nigeria

[@SpareTimeFurnitureTransform]

Really liked the extension concept, very clever!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@PavelMirmanov]

Amazing piece! 👏🏼

[@netmaster88]

I love the base! Looks great

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you!

[@jcmakesit]

Been doing that method for quite some time now!

[@davidjameson1898]

I enjoyed watching this thanks for sharing I'm just starting to do similar small scale project's using fiberglass resin y'all will help me do things correctly and hopefully my ideas will remain pleasurable long after I'm gone

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks David! I'm glad we can help with your projects! And yes, that's one of the coolest parts of making wood projects!

[@paulsimmons390]

beautiful work, Love the table.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks so much!

[@bill48m]

Lookin' good MR CHARLES another great job

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

He's a handsome guy! Thanks Bill!

[@mcc19606]

Always the highlight of my week, so beautiful. Mike 🇦🇺

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks Mike 🙌😄

[@dalhousiekid]

Love your work and you're such a sweetie! ❤❤❤

[@justjane2070]

Oh good! I was wondering where Charlie was 😀

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Noww you know he's just bossing us around in the office!

[@ooost1970]

Very nice outcome as always.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you!

[@donavanmcelroy6263]

Beautiful work

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you so much 😀

[@mikeensing9860]

As per usual, another beautiful piece of furniture.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you Mike!

[@jengineer9405]

Very clean

[@fredproctor6973]

Really nice job guys.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you Fred!

[@michellebauer9034]

Beautiful!!!

[@DominicNJ73]

I love how Dylan refers to his team as "the boys," reminds me of my parents when they spoke of me and my brothers, it was always "the boys."

[@ephraimmarshall6260]

Blacktail just did this, good work

[@diggerdave519]

Awesome table, you guys are next level 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you so much!

[@tittyskillet3413]

Beautiful

[@rustysmommy50]

Another home run!!

[@jcmakesit]

I am refering to the epoxy pouring. Beautiful Build !!!!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you so much!

[@jasmeralia]

Looks amazing!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you so much!

[@sherrybriggs5459]

Totally breathtaking beautiful

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks Sherry!

[@evedallas8667]

It's Stunning as always, gang! So now we only get 2 vids from you guys instead of 4? That's sad. I know it's a lot of work, but we so enjoy what you guys share.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Bi-weekly most of the time, but every once in awhile probably 3 times a month. We've been trying to put out longer, more detailed videos so that's why 🙏

[@saint-miscreant]

@@BlackForestWoodCo i would actually prefer that! i always rue the fact that your videos end too soon, and there’s so much content these days i’d rather get a good engaging long video once in a while, rather than pushing for quantity

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

@@saint-miscreant Agreed! Especially when we have huge furniture package deliveries, it's nice to be able to go really in-detail, and we may or may not be flying out for a big furniture package soon 😉

[@ruthortiz1418]

GORGEOUS!!!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you Ruth!

[@larryfields5027]

Great finish product. Can you steer me to the best way to make a kitchen table with two 5 or six foot slabs

[@user-vn6hi2bi3g]

Stunning results finished table is breathtaking. I might make a custom tool with the handle made with a piece of the walnut from slab outcuts turned or carved into a handle, affixed/embedded into the allen wrench needed to secure the table leafs in a custom pouche or holder affixed/recessed to underside of the leaf/table with you firms name as an added value. Work of this artistic and craft excellence should be signed although Rembrandt nor Vermeer did not sign their work.

[@dougk5456]

It's important to mention those extra steps that you have to take to deal with voids etc. Beautiful work!! Have you ever poured enough epoxy to allow machining and leave a layer of epoxy over the wood?

[@stephaniegrehan9084]

comment for the algortithm. love the table

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks so much Stephanie!

[@josiecapps2555]

Wow guys😊just wow

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you Josie! 😄

[@lindastephens619]

Awesome!!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks Linda!

[@lindastephens619]

You’re welcome

[@l.s.rivers1697]

Love it

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you!

[@JeDxDeVu]

Get a mafell track saw. You can go through that and some.

[@cattac6]

Great looking table again. That Walnut is amazing. So what happens to the extension piece when not in use, no storage under the top where is it held and how easy is it to add or subtract this leaf. I take it the client is instructed on how and how many people it needs to do the task. Is the aluminum extrusion permanently attached to the extension leaf? Thanks for sharing, Michael.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

They just store them away in a closet, that's a good idea though! And no, the leaf is separate from the aluminium. Thanks Michael!

[@paulfowler3416]

Hello, very impressive work, lovely table. I have a question about grempohene base coat in your ceramics rnge. I used as per usual for ceramics which has been 99% foolproof - Immediatekly after applying the graphene I polished with a clean microfibre cloth. The oak and hornbean, which had 4 well cured coats of osmo polyx...went matt and did not have that slippering feeling. It proved impossible to recover the shine to the wood. I have had to thoroughly sand back to p180 and start again. What went wrong and how to avoid it repeating? Does the graphene ceramics base coat go off or something?

[@ASMROW]

Looking good. I prefer a white/cream stained pour instead of the black. But really lovely looking

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

We can pour any colour, we could do a white or cream table for you. Email [e-mail] if you want a quote!!

[@justinhouse2665]

Beautiful table. The hardware for the extensions is not what i would want for such a high end piece of furniture though. I would hate to have to grab tools to install the leaf in my table. I think if you used cam lever bolts to make it toolless it would be a lot better for the client.

[@bradthomas8711]

The extensions weigh about 100 lbs. We need structure.

[@sabersaw5611]

Ty @blacktailstudios for the leaf extension design.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Our first leaf extension was done in 2021 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIPaeY18oLeMZtE

[@davidvanschubert9093]

Love the work you guys do. Was wondering if you ever have any problems with staining just because of the super black epoxy?

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

We surprisingly haven't!

[@brianlister6036]

I am currently building a LARGE table for one of my clients, wondering if sell to order the table leg system you just showed? I need something like this as the table is quite long and wide. How would I go about getting a quote if you do sell them by themselves. thanks nice work.

[@mugumekalyegira5718]

I want to learn how to make this. How can I get the training?

[@jessewarren3754]

Who make the metal bracket for the tables ? Do y’all sell them ?

[@david191181]

Really like the videos and the products are always 👌 perfectly finished. I do think however that the steel plates should have countersunk bolts in them. I don't see how whoever makes the plates couldn't chamfer the screw holes so that the screws could be flush with the plate? Think that would look so much better

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

For our clients who spend lots of time underneath their tables, we can always add that extra touch!

[@Cutting-with-Paul]

Quiestion : How are you able to get the bolts tight on the aluminum profiles for the extendable parts .... the profiles have no holes to get to the screws ... i am guessing you made some ,so you can use a hex key on it . Will it lower the strenght ?

[@samuelspencer9194]

How do you get the epoxy under the hold down blocks to get the right thickness I don't know how it would get under and not have bear wood love your videos be safe and have a great day Sam

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks Sam! And yes, you did answer your own question in your next comment!

[@wojtekp5684]

are you finishing the bottom with the same clear coat? another beautiful piece BTW.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Yes, we are! And thanks so much!

[@tinydane69]

Just wondering why you don't use the CNC to cut the cutouts for the leg bases and any mounting holes while the slab is already on the bed getting flattened?

[@trevorkenny]

I can barely afford a table from Ikea yet here I am watching this.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Well the nice thing about KZbin is that it's free 😄 We appreciate you watching, thanks Trevor!

[@reallevifpv]

Would an oil and then adding also ceramic ciating be ok for finish?

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Definitely! We do oil finishes all the time, this client just wanted more intense protection!

[@vamp_valentine3010]

Do y’all ever do the base and leave it the natural color? Just curious what that would look like. Beautiful table for sure!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

We haven't but if a client wanted us to we would!

[@miaumiau7314]

Trabalho de luxo ,aqui no Brasil,uma mesa nessa qualidade seria 8,500 reais

[@cree878]

💕

[@alexkellum1]

Why were they running their hands through the epoxy?

[@Stickybutton]

Is the resin pour the only way to make pieces of natural wood work? Surely there must be other ways.

[@queenbee3647]

Torching the surface immediately after the pour eliminates those surface bubbles.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

It can also flash cure the pour, our resin is slow curing so they go away on their own

[@barry.w.christie]

More of the same ... same attention to detail ... same stunning finish ... same fantastic looking piece ... long may it continue 👍

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

It will!

[@gregmize01]

I'm positive Charlie is taking VERY important phone calls, while sitting on his butt, in the office.

[@bradthomas8711]

Charlie runs the show! Keeps us on out toes...

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Oh of course, who do you think got us the Joe Manganiello job!

[@chadhenwwodschainsawswoodw2108]

I'm not a fan of the painted legs just leave it with the timber look i think it looks nicer with the contrasting timbers