$5,500 Piece of Wood

Here’s a link to the limited run of the Blacktail Studio brass hammer. Thanks so much to DFM and Hoffman for making it possible! blacktailstudio.myshopify.com/products/the-brass-b…

MUY buena calidad, el texto imagenes. youtube.com/post/UgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6… Un manuel muy completo y trabajado. Resulta muy práctico. Para principiantes y profesionales. Lo recomiendo

"I love all kinds of tops. I love those big natural tops too. I love these augmented tops.  I don’t gravitate towards the tiny tops that much." [15:35]

I wish I was 50 years younger and happened to find a teacher like you in a wood shop! I love, as does my husband, you videos. Have yet to watch one that doesn’t amaze me. Your sense of humor is up there too!

No patch. That line "Don't sell to the masses, sell to the classes" was hilarious. 😂

I suspect that you have two types of viewers: those who enjoy the artistic aspects of what you do, and those who enjoy the process. I fall into the latter category, and absolutely loved seeing how you did the inlays. Great work!

I think "Glitch table" would be a good name; looking at this table it's like certain pieces aren't rendering right, with the grain going sideways or being the wrong color. I love it.

I don’t care what anybody says…I enjoy all the commentary and words in your videos.

Your 10 minute deadpan bit about how sometimes a top needs filling had me in stitches. Reminds me of the time I was at a job site meeting, and the GC and the plumber were arguing about the piping for the sprinkler system, because they had a problem with the test tees. Apparently the plumber put his test tees too low, and he was arguing that they might have been low but it shouldn't have been an issue. Nobody laughed besides me, I thought I was going insane.

I know why people hate this! I live in a cheap apartment and this looks like my bathroom door, which has patches on it to cover up where the drunks that lived here before me kicked or punched in holes. It cheapens the appearance! Fine, whole, solid wood with its natural grain and unsullied beauty is always more pleasing to the eye. You do lovely work and I always appreciate how you let other peoples creativity inspire yours (I also love your not-so-subtle-humor), so my vote is to always keep doing what inspires YOU. It all turns out amazing!

Patch or no Patch. I think it would be cool if the patches were in a darker wood to make them stand out even more. It looks nice the way you did it, but maybe try to keep the grain of the wood in mind as you cut, so it's parallel to the cut. Somtimes it looks like your patches are not parallel to each other.

As a cnc operator i love seeing people work with hand tools, specially when people take their time to make something precise. It's like art to work with hand tools, and seeing peoples creativity and the mistakes they make is instructive and inspiring for me.

I think the inlays being perpendicular with slightly contrasting colors and figure, turned out very nice. The real reward comes when you hit it with that finish. I might have added in some varying sized round plugs of shell flame or fiddleback maple. I’d mix circles and squares and maybe overlap them randomly. A lot of one-of a-kind potential for sure. 👍🏻

Patch...I'm a nature photographer as well as a woodworker. One thing I've learned over the years is you can't please everybody. So, you please some people and let the others find something else that they DO like. At any rate, they're not wrong anymore than they're right. It's all perception. I think the table is beautiful and creative. Good job!

Patch or no patch, one still has to admire the craftsmanship and time that went into making this table. I'll admit it's not my personal style, but that doesn't make it any less incredible. Great work!

Patch I like it for some things. Definitely a personal option. I love looking at the wood grain so I wouldn't always choose the Patch design. However, the table looks great 😊

I love watching you work, create, brainstorm, and finish these pieces! Also, of all the woodworkers, your commentary, sarcasm, transparency is great!! Since I found your channel, I have been on a binge. Ironically, I am not even into woodworking.

The table ain’t for me, but with how many hacks there are on YouTube, I really do appreciate the craftsmanship you put into your work.

I’ve been watching for this last year with my girlfriend. We try and put a blacktail studios video on before we go to bed at least once a week. I love watching for the craftsmanship, she always falls asleep before me because your narrating is “hypnotizing.” Thank you for being the happy balance for us. We both get something out of your videos.

Dear Patch - the quilted look in the wood finish is interesting, modern, and pays tribute to design elements of the 70's. I love it.