$15,000 Kitchen Island
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Published 2021-04-08
This wood slab kitchen island was one of my biggest woodworking projects to date. It was also my first kitchen island/woo countertop project! Made from a single piece of locally salvaged Black Walnut and the voids filled with jet black epoxy resin. This slab started out at nine feet long and over five feet wide. Rough cut by me and the final shape was precision cut by a CNC. I even decided to deliver this one personally and help with the installation. Let me know if you have any questions about the build!
0:00 Intro
0:45 Unloading Problems
2:28 Mixing and Pouring Epoxy
3:46 Table Top Epoxy For The Top
5:13 Rough Cutting To Size With Tracksaw
5:45 How I Flatten My Tables
6:29 CNC Cutting Slab To Shape
7:53 Medium Bad Idea
8:34 Inlaying C-Channel
11:00 Client Response...
12:07 Touching Up Pits With Epoxy
14:45 How I Finish My Tables
16:48 Delivery Day
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Aggressive wire wheel: amzn.to/3jUNYqk
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All Comments (21)
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LOL i had to pause this right at 10:21 and say... i had the video muted and music playing with the captions on this whole time XD absolutely love your work and your insights though! anyone who's not at least following along in the subtitles is missing out
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Not gonna lie I didn’t even notice that there was no music/audio besides you talking until you mentioned it.
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Don't ever stop your commentary! I love it and I find it very interesting and very informative! :D plus it can be really fun! :D I love it!
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I absolutely love not being bombarded with intolerable music/sound effects/high pitch frantic commenting etc. Perfect.
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Not wood, at least in the kitchen itself, but I dream of a gorgeous river wood table. Maybe a darker wood with teal epoxy. I love that you talk and go through what you're doing and why. I feel like you make it easy to learn, and I always have questions when it's nothing but music, but you answer them as they pop into my head. Great job, gorgeous table!
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"I love getting $15,000, its one of my favorite things to get"
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Would get a wood counter top! This is a beautiful piece!
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i really love how there is no music on the videos. its very relaxing
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Don't think of being a content creator as a bad thing. You're doing something you have a passion for, teaching people by showing people your mistakes so they can learn from them and creating beautiful products while doing so. We as viewers are lucky to have such content for free on YouTube and you seem to enjoy the process too. It's not something to be ashamed of, it's something to be proud of.
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I was pretty shocked when you said that people don’t like hearing your voice over. Personally I think it’s great to hear all the details and be able to get the little things out of it. 💯
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Your inability to “shut up” is the reason I just subscribed. Narration is vital to explain the processes and techniques you use and I think you do it very well. Keep up the good work.
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Wood and woodworking is my life. At 75 years old I continue to practice my trade. As much as I love the work itself, I get a great deal of pleasure watching others do their thing. I am not an epoxy sort of guy but find it very interesting to watch.
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I'm not particularly fastidious or careful enough to be comfortable with such a high end wood counter top. That said I'm completely impressed with the way this project turned out. Beautiful work !!!!
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I listen because A) You’re voice is soothing B) I love how descriptive you are C) even though I have 0 interest in actually doing woodwork, watching you create and making explain the process of whatever masterpiece you’re making is thoroughly interesting. D) Screw the haters lol 😂
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Holy hell I’m getting old I just watched some guy make a table for 20 minutes and enjoyed it.
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I started watching your videos when my infant granddaughter fell asleep on my shoulder at 10am today. It’s 7pm and I’m on like my 8th one. I have absolutely no experience with your craft, but I love creativity and quality work. Your process is mesmerizing (mostly because you are so articulate, thank you very much) and beautiful. Carry on! Another nap is coming our way!
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As a fellow wood worker you have my admiration You really go all the way with the quality Thank you again for all the tips and the tricks of the trade I'm 63 and I'm still learning everyday
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Wood, there's just something fascinating about having one as a countertop. Still can't believe that I sat through 18 minutes to listen to a guy working on wood even though I'm not a carpenter or in any related field. I do have to admit that the commentary was fun to listen to.
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"I love getting $15,000, it's one of my favorite things to get." Agreed
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I would do have this in my house! As someone who has started a business similar to yours I look to your channel to continue to learn and perfect my craft in woodworking. You bring your customers amazing work and I aspire to be able to do what you do. I just started in January this year and I’m getting off the ground at this point and it’s really amazing to see and also learn from you as well.
