Channel: Blacktail Studio

Category: Howto & Style

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Description: The 18-month saga of one of the most frustrating builds of my life. The step by step process of working with two clients on building their dream epoxy-table for their dream-house over the course of about a year and a half. Many things go wrong, some go right, you can be the judge on how well I did though. Get 30% off Roboform password manager: roboform.com/promo/blacktail Story of this build: blacktailstudio.com/blog/epoxytableclientbuild Blacktail Epoxy Table Workshop: bit.ly/blacktailcourse Steel table base: builtbysteele.com Items used in this build: Deep pour epoxy: amzn.to/3CEikFK C-channels: conceptthirteen.ca?ref=btjrt2lvnw8g Angle grinder: amzn.to/3pu2iXZ Track saw: timberwolftools.com/mafell-k85ec-circular-saw Table top epoxy (touch-ups/fast): amzn.to/3asufLq CA glue: amzn.to/3tiiKNu Threaded inserts: conceptthirteen.ca?ref=btjrt2lvnw8g Festool sander: amzn.to/3gVnlBg Roundover bit: amzn.to/3uwTwv0 Lightstick (now $55): amzn.to/3faMWFu Mesh sandpaper: amzn.to/3ptVj1k Gem buffer: amzn.to/2N6qWRt Photography light (similar): amzn.to/2RjiMqp Countersink: amzn.to/3k50ROE White buffing pads: amzn.to/3u85vzV Furniture bolts: amzn.to/2NdDAOg Cordless router: amzn.to/3BtO53u 0:00 Intro 0:58 Unloading problems 1:41 Choosing a layout 3:03 Giving away my planer 4:22 Live-edge slab cleanup 6:12 If you want to build tables yourself 6:50 Big win!... Bigger fail 7:44 Sealing the slab with epoxy 8:53 Epoxy form building 10:20 Epoxy pour 11:02 Trying something new 12:30 Slab flattening and alternatives 14:36 Which wood slab is best? 16:00 Custom steel table base 17:14 Filling imperfections 19:32 Did I paint it??? 20:46 The world's best crate. And another mistake 23:24 First job for the forklift (and its a big one) 24:35 Final reveal