if i had seen your table before watching this vid i would have said it wasnt to my taste but having watched the six videos. all the thought, work and skill that went in and then seeing the finished article come together and then the beauty of the wood coming through when you added the finish. i can really appreciate it now.
your videos are excellen by the way, theyre really helpful and clear...entertaining too
The design reminds something between Sam Maloof and Gaudi! But nothing comes from virgin birth, and I think it really came out wonderful, unique, epic, awsome piece of art! I really enjoyed the video series and I've learned so much! Many thanks to Marc! :)
p.s. By the way I would never put a cup of coffee on this table, I just want to look at it, while drinking the coffee, it's zen!
Nooooooooo not able to view on mobile. 1 hr watching and I can't see the finished product for another 10 to 12 hours. The suspence it killing me. P.S. I love your videos.
It's good to review all of your videos so I can run into gems like this. I very much appriciated the talk at the end bringing up options and thought processes. This was as informative and helpful as your techniques in woodworking. I felt I was learning more of the craft while listening to your reasoning and descriptions. Also made my mind start to break free of the rust and think of how I would really want to do it... :) Thank you.
I'm just wondering why you chose to do the free floating top instead of putting the top over the legs, was it just the look you were wanting or is there some thing else behind it. I'm new with the word working the boss (wife) just gave me approval to by every thing I need to start a woodshed. I look forward to watching more of your videos. The table looks great by the way.
@alissamike The primary reason was to show off more of the base. And also to do something different. This was really a "for fun" project that allowed me to play around with the design a little bit. So some decisions were more whimsical than anything else.
I love the look of the table that came out in the end, although the top is a bit "non standard" but that's the uniqueness that actually makes it great.
I love woodworking, and i love your videos!-keep up the good work.
P.S. I'm trying to build a poker table with perfectly round top but i only have table saw :( . so if you have any advice on which tool to buy or how to do it...i would appreiciate it alot :)
@vyex Thanks for the kind words. I don't really know of a safe way to do the circle thing with a tablesaw, unless the circle is fairly small and already rough cut. So you might need to at least pick up a jigsaw and create a trammel arm.
Marc you should be on tv doing this, your a really great presenter. Here in the UK we pretty much just have reruns of new yankee workshop and thats about it for furniture making. Have found your vids really helpful, especially the one on setting the bandsaw up properly.
Oh and personally, i think its a great table, but you cant please everyone !
I can acrooss your videos on u tube looking at another topic. BUT I have been looking over all of your videos and I'm so pumped that I'm bulding my first work bench. I'm totally a car guy but woodworking looks like my thing. I have realy enjoyed your work.
Mark, this series is tremendous. I'm a woodworking noob and really appreciate the attention to process and detail. I always loved Norm A., but the creation of this table would have lasted the length of half an hour. Tons of questions I have about 'how do they do that?' are answered regularly viewing your vids.
Great looking table! Legs look very natural and tree like. A couple of things that if I were going to do this, I might change, are the following; You mentioned someone said make the central hub beefier, so you could then scallop, or hollow the intersections out so they weren't square. I agree. Also, I would try and use wooden dowels, instead of the steel ones, even if it involved a slightly thicker top. And instead of square tops where the inlay is, would have rounded those off too. Well done.
Great videos. Ive been wanting to attempt to make some end tables and now I'm armed with the info, Is there a list of tools you would recommend I get? I have nothing except a table saw, and basic tools for wood work. Thanks in advance!
@nitrogod1 Well its hard to make tool recommendations with so little info. But if you already have a tablesaw and some basic tools, I would say just start building. When you hit a limitation because of tools, you'll know it. In other words, let the projects dictate your purchase list. Buying tool in advance is a good way to end up with tools that never get used. Don't ask me how I know that! lol
@nitrogod1 A router is a great tool to have. But you can still get quite a bit done without one. And hand cut dovetails are pretty much prized amongst woodworkers. Not a bad skill to learn. :)
I love the legs the way they are. When I look at it it appears it could have been carved from a tree trunk as one piece. If the stance were wider it would lose that for me. As far as the top goes, thank your lucky stars it was difficult to finish, it made it all come together in the end. As a rookie woodworker it taught me how I can use dyes to get a completely different look. All I can hope for is that someday I will have a piece of work as awesome as this table. Great piece!
Turned out really nice! I was however curious why you chose to install the top using grooves instead of using wooden dowels and drilling the dowel holes in the top an extra inch or so- to retract the dowels so that they could be driven into holes drilled in the legs and then glued into place on the stand end.
@CragarShinoda Primarily because I already had the base assembled. Part of the challenge of designing on the fly like this is figuring out how to get yourself out of situation when you've painted yourself into a corner.
Im new to these videos, but you are the man if you can make this stuff! What a talent. Im guessing you do this for a living. Do you make furniture and stuff for companies or something? I don't know if you mentioned what you do in your videos, just wondering? You have a dream job!
haha thanks man. I used to make custom furniture for a living, but now all my time is devoted to teaching other people how to make it. And of course, I still get to make fun stuff like this table. :)
i have decided to do a similar project but with a New Zealand style to it.I have minimal powerr tools so might take a while , but i will post some pics when i am done.Thanks for lots of great ideas.
The glass peephole would have been awesome if the core piece with the dovetails was maple as well, that would really draw people to look deeper and see the contrasting dovetail work. Great job dude.
listening to your " what would i do differently " section, you mention enlongating the mid section to provide a wider stance for the table.
in essence, you wouldnt need to, what you can do from day one is make the leg design itself wider by changing the template.
as for the table, i think it looks fantastic, but the only draw back in my mind are the steel dowels. they look out of place on a table thats rustic and woody.
Thanks for the videos. Excellent work and articulate narration- it is a gift. I prefer the top to be more integrated, structurally, to the base (the pins are a little flimsy compared to the dovetail work). Grain expansion should be manageable with the small size of the top and central means of attaching your legs. Good work with the finish, shellac is da' bomb. They make a trim router bit with a bearing on top and bottom so you can flip the piece/template, raise the bit, and avoid tearout.
i don't like this I love this, nice top. finish is great. i am hobbiest woodworker make things for my home in my free time. i learned lot in this project.
Hay Marc !
I realy like the end table, and the way you work, i enjoyed watching ,
thank you.
Jonathan flink (jdesigns.limited@yahoo.com
deflink021 1 month ago
if i had seen your table before watching this vid i would have said it wasnt to my taste but having watched the six videos. all the thought, work and skill that went in and then seeing the finished article come together and then the beauty of the wood coming through when you added the finish. i can really appreciate it now.
your videos are excellen by the way, theyre really helpful and clear...entertaining too
bmcc123 1 month ago
@bmcc123 Thanks very much!
TheWoodWhisperer 1 month ago
The design reminds something between Sam Maloof and Gaudi! But nothing comes from virgin birth, and I think it really came out wonderful, unique, epic, awsome piece of art! I really enjoyed the video series and I've learned so much! Many thanks to Marc! :)
p.s. By the way I would never put a cup of coffee on this table, I just want to look at it, while drinking the coffee, it's zen!
Ionrooted 2 months ago
Nooooooooo not able to view on mobile. 1 hr watching and I can't see the finished product for another 10 to 12 hours. The suspence it killing me. P.S. I love your videos.
21BDP21 7 months ago
It's good to review all of your videos so I can run into gems like this. I very much appriciated the talk at the end bringing up options and thought processes. This was as informative and helpful as your techniques in woodworking. I felt I was learning more of the craft while listening to your reasoning and descriptions. Also made my mind start to break free of the rust and think of how I would really want to do it... :) Thank you.
MrToshTogo 8 months ago
So, you're saying that shellac is like the Force? It binds the universe together?
mightywombat 8 months ago
@mightywombat may the shellac be with you!
TheWoodWhisperer 8 months ago
very nice, walnut is king. perfect for putting my pizza on. on the shelf to the very left in the video, is that a doll with a dress or an illusion?
MoltenMozzarella 9 months ago
@MoltenMozzarella That's a Hula Girl.
TheWoodWhisperer 9 months ago
This table is a piece of art. Even the people who don't like the design HAVE TO appreciate the workmanship. Superb!
hsjawanda 9 months ago in playlist Sculpted End Table Series
I'm just wondering why you chose to do the free floating top instead of putting the top over the legs, was it just the look you were wanting or is there some thing else behind it. I'm new with the word working the boss (wife) just gave me approval to by every thing I need to start a woodshed. I look forward to watching more of your videos. The table looks great by the way.
alissamike 11 months ago
@alissamike The primary reason was to show off more of the base. And also to do something different. This was really a "for fun" project that allowed me to play around with the design a little bit. So some decisions were more whimsical than anything else.
TheWoodWhisperer 11 months ago
I love the look of the table that came out in the end, although the top is a bit "non standard" but that's the uniqueness that actually makes it great.
I love woodworking, and i love your videos!-keep up the good work.
P.S. I'm trying to build a poker table with perfectly round top but i only have table saw :( . so if you have any advice on which tool to buy or how to do it...i would appreiciate it alot :)
vyex 1 year ago
@vyex Thanks for the kind words. I don't really know of a safe way to do the circle thing with a tablesaw, unless the circle is fairly small and already rough cut. So you might need to at least pick up a jigsaw and create a trammel arm.
TheWoodWhisperer 1 year ago
Marc you should be on tv doing this, your a really great presenter. Here in the UK we pretty much just have reruns of new yankee workshop and thats about it for furniture making. Have found your vids really helpful, especially the one on setting the bandsaw up properly.
Oh and personally, i think its a great table, but you cant please everyone !
darkerthebetter 1 year ago
Mark
I can acrooss your videos on u tube looking at another topic. BUT I have been looking over all of your videos and I'm so pumped that I'm bulding my first work bench. I'm totally a car guy but woodworking looks like my thing. I have realy enjoyed your work.
Kjoehill 1 year ago
Mark, this series is tremendous. I'm a woodworking noob and really appreciate the attention to process and detail. I always loved Norm A., but the creation of this table would have lasted the length of half an hour. Tons of questions I have about 'how do they do that?' are answered regularly viewing your vids.
Wonderful series and a great-looking table.
tinfoilsuit 1 year ago
Great looking table! Legs look very natural and tree like. A couple of things that if I were going to do this, I might change, are the following; You mentioned someone said make the central hub beefier, so you could then scallop, or hollow the intersections out so they weren't square. I agree. Also, I would try and use wooden dowels, instead of the steel ones, even if it involved a slightly thicker top. And instead of square tops where the inlay is, would have rounded those off too. Well done.
cndnborn 1 year ago
this is not a very nice looking table - just my personal taste.
navdwalt1 1 year ago
@navdwalt1 well, I think it IS a nice looking table. Just my personal taste. ;)
TheWoodWhisperer 1 year ago 3
Great videos. Ive been wanting to attempt to make some end tables and now I'm armed with the info, Is there a list of tools you would recommend I get? I have nothing except a table saw, and basic tools for wood work. Thanks in advance!
nitrogod1 1 year ago
@nitrogod1 Well its hard to make tool recommendations with so little info. But if you already have a tablesaw and some basic tools, I would say just start building. When you hit a limitation because of tools, you'll know it. In other words, let the projects dictate your purchase list. Buying tool in advance is a good way to end up with tools that never get used. Don't ask me how I know that! lol
TheWoodWhisperer 1 year ago
@TheWoodWhisperer
So I don't need a router or any more power tools? I found a way to do dovetails without a router but it looks like a pain.lol
nitrogod1 1 year ago
@nitrogod1 A router is a great tool to have. But you can still get quite a bit done without one. And hand cut dovetails are pretty much prized amongst woodworkers. Not a bad skill to learn. :)
TheWoodWhisperer 1 year ago
@TheWoodWhisperer thanks so much! Im gonna start today!
nitrogod1 1 year ago
I love the legs the way they are. When I look at it it appears it could have been carved from a tree trunk as one piece. If the stance were wider it would lose that for me. As far as the top goes, thank your lucky stars it was difficult to finish, it made it all come together in the end. As a rookie woodworker it taught me how I can use dyes to get a completely different look. All I can hope for is that someday I will have a piece of work as awesome as this table. Great piece!
crowetrucking 1 year ago
wow! nice one
noalf 1 year ago
Turned out really nice! I was however curious why you chose to install the top using grooves instead of using wooden dowels and drilling the dowel holes in the top an extra inch or so- to retract the dowels so that they could be driven into holes drilled in the legs and then glued into place on the stand end.
CragarShinoda 1 year ago
@CragarShinoda Primarily because I already had the base assembled. Part of the challenge of designing on the fly like this is figuring out how to get yourself out of situation when you've painted yourself into a corner.
TheWoodWhisperer 1 year ago
Great work. : )
geir44 1 year ago
You should now test the table with an ice cold beer.
AnotherAlexChannel 2 years ago
Im new to these videos, but you are the man if you can make this stuff! What a talent. Im guessing you do this for a living. Do you make furniture and stuff for companies or something? I don't know if you mentioned what you do in your videos, just wondering? You have a dream job!
Justawitz24 2 years ago
haha thanks man. I used to make custom furniture for a living, but now all my time is devoted to teaching other people how to make it. And of course, I still get to make fun stuff like this table. :)
TheWoodWhisperer 2 years ago
beautiful ....incredible.....nice job
besamemucho5 2 years ago
mark
thanks for all your videos, thoughts, and ideas.
tmallisnyc 2 years ago
NICE! Imagine that with One inch walnut center with 1/2" Zebra wood laminated legs( one cut with no "stretchers") and a glass top!
Nice job!
panhead1219 2 years ago
Had that been a Bookmatched hunka wood .... WOOOOF!
Other wise, I still would've used glass.
Regardless.. GREAT Job Looks beautiful!
panhead1219 2 years ago
end result looks real nice.
i have decided to do a similar project but with a New Zealand style to it.I have minimal powerr tools so might take a while , but i will post some pics when i am done.Thanks for lots of great ideas.
Hunter7008 2 years ago
Looks like food! I thought I was the only one who said that stuff to myself.....LOL!
VERY nice work!
netjem 3 years ago
what you are feeling right there is unconditional love, a great thing indeed
sputtysteve 3 years ago
IT TALKS TO YOU!
simonp800 3 years ago
Nice work! I now feel inferior. Please keep 'em coming.
5StarProductions 3 years ago
The glass peephole would have been awesome if the core piece with the dovetails was maple as well, that would really draw people to look deeper and see the contrasting dovetail work. Great job dude.
DeathmetalDukk 3 years ago
hi,
great video's and an awesome job on the table.
listening to your " what would i do differently " section, you mention enlongating the mid section to provide a wider stance for the table.
in essence, you wouldnt need to, what you can do from day one is make the leg design itself wider by changing the template.
as for the table, i think it looks fantastic, but the only draw back in my mind are the steel dowels. they look out of place on a table thats rustic and woody.
dave.
dshantalla 3 years ago
awesome work
yutherrrr 3 years ago
wicked!
yutherrrr 3 years ago
it grew on me, now i really like it
prelan 3 years ago
thank you, thats a great great job. I enjoy.
tetragrama 3 years ago
Thanks for the videos. Excellent work and articulate narration- it is a gift. I prefer the top to be more integrated, structurally, to the base (the pins are a little flimsy compared to the dovetail work). Grain expansion should be manageable with the small size of the top and central means of attaching your legs. Good work with the finish, shellac is da' bomb. They make a trim router bit with a bearing on top and bottom so you can flip the piece/template, raise the bit, and avoid tearout.
nutz4utwo 3 years ago
more of the tiger pls !!!!1 give us more more ...i love the tiger !!
jutru 3 years ago
hi
i don't like this I love this, nice top. finish is great. i am hobbiest woodworker make things for my home in my free time. i learned lot in this project.
handymanpk 3 years ago
Wow, great looking end result! I like the fact that you changed the design and went with what you felt was the right fit for the table top.
Excellent, you've made a fan out of me, sir!
rv36116 3 years ago
I'd like to see Norm do the eye of the tiger intro to the New Yankee Workshop, ha!
rv36116 3 years ago
Wow it looks really nice. Congrates. I need to learn to stain like you do.
khmerboy6969 3 years ago
Very well done!! Keep up the great work!! Can't tell you how much I like watching your vids!
Ryan
rhino7926 3 years ago