I have a great idea to add to this...if anyone can it's you! Make multiple tops only to start...and make a larger geometric shaped table top! Make much smaller ones to make a frame for something...
I have been watching the progression of your skills for a couple of years now. To be able to visualize these complex geometric shapes and execute them as you do is a real talent. All of us can see this yet you genuinely seem surprised by your results. It is a joy to watch.
It's hilarious when her voice sounds like she's holding herself back from laughing. I'm as enthusiastic a woodworker as thee next guy but I never get this excited from doing a joint or making a jig.
well said.. I as thinking the same when she was making the jigs at the table saw.. It is really amazing that she never had a proper grounding in Carpentry yet she has built some of the nicest pieces I've seen on here. That means she has an eye for nice things but also the talent and will to go out there and make them herself. I can only truly respect a person like this woman. She is awesome too. I love her energy too. I think she makes everybody feel like they can do this.. Salute to u too Sir.. Keep working at it. U never know where it may take u in a couple of years. I caught the woodworking bug only this year and I am 50 coming up,. I've never truly had a passion like this in my life before I took time out of my job, which btw I hate, and began doing little bits around the house like making new parts for door jams and the broken doors and I loved it bro. I am nearly there with building out my workshop too, end of this month it will finally begin for me. A place where I can go to try out the things I have in my minds eye. I have some crazy ideas too man.. LMAO. If they come off It'll be sweet.. Take care man and keep working hard at the craft. I loe seeing so many ppl getting into this now..
Another fantastic build! Thanks for showing “mistakes” and how they often can be fixed and how they sometimes make a final project better. The truth is that most people don’t even see the mistakes that the woodworker knows about. I am often impressed by the jigs you make as I am by your projects.
It scared be to the point I almost scream and I'm only watching the video. If it happens to my with my cheap miter saw I would probably take a break for over a month till I manage to get the courage to touch it again. I use this things for years and still every time I keep thinking of final destination stuff all the way through the cut. I love wood working but I hate the risk of all the power saws. Glad you are ok and it was just a scare.
Absolutely gorgeous! And I always love that moment when you realize your doubts were unfounded, these times really enforce the reasons we do what we do!
This has got to be my favorite woodworking channel. You make awesome stuff with tools that most people have access to. You make mistakes and show us how you fix them. You use ingenuity to solve problems. It doesn't always work out the way you want and you show that too. I have a small basement shop and I've learned a lot from your channel, so thanks Tamar!
Your own enthusiasm for your finished table tickled me. I was reminded of the famous quote from the TV show “The A-Team”: “I love it when a plan comes together!”
When I used to make a great print in the darkroom, and saw it coming up in the tray, I would sometimes jump up and down, pump my fist, and shout YES YES YES!
That blow out gave me flashbacks of when I was cutting something on a tablesaw, and same thing, not enough material in contact with the fence and boom a 2 inch shard of plywood went flying right at me. Glancing blow of the side of my abdomen, but left a mark. When you do something you know in retrospect you shouldn't, and even at the time you were just doing it to save on time, and not get injured, or badly injured. It's always a learning experience. Came out really well, blood sweat and tears.
Thanks for leaving in your small difficulty with the bridle joint. Stuff like that happens to me ALL THE TIME and I never see it online. It's nice to know other people are human too.
I loved how u let go and were purring like a cat at the finish when the oil went on.. That was brilliant to see. Just shows how much u love what u do girl.. I love ur channel. It makes me believe I can do this and tbf u were one of the original channels I began watching 9 months ago that inspired me to have a go and I can honestly say I'm so happy I did. I love working with wood now. I'm nigh on ready to kit out my small 16X12 workshop.. It starts at the end of August and I cannot wait. Thanks for being one of those woodworkers who inspires me everyday.. Take care and Oh I absolutely love this piece.. Keep pushing the boundaries girl. Respect from IRELAND ..
Whenever you say “I’ll need to make a new jig” I get about as excited as when you ask a kid if they want some hot chocolate 😂. Love your videos, keep up the incredible work!
This is a really nice piece. I may try it myself sometime. Though, that mis-cut you did? I usually have 4-6 of those per project, so I'll likely never get this finished. 😁
The best part of the video was your honest satisfaction when you started to put the finish on as you could honestly tell you were excited about it. Rocked it as always Tamar. Have an awesome weekend. 👍👍
Awesome video once again. When I saw your previous experiment I just knew you would make a table like this. The 3 contrasting woods created such a fantastic effect. I had a similar blow out to yours on the mitre saw with my table saw when notching some hard Rhodesian Teak. It is as scary as heck. Seeing that is can happen to an expert too alleviates my dented ego somewhat, so thanks for showing that.♥
After doing that experiment, I knew I had to build a table like this. And yeah. I wish that blow out didn’t happen. But I felt like sharing so we can all learn
People that balk at the cost of fine furniture should watch this video. You do a great job showing the craft, the processes and your abilities to overcome the issues.
Really love what you do on this channel . I am not a carpenter at all but Im looking at videos on carpentry so that I can learn and start doing woodwork one day ! You are my inspiration ! Thanks dear !
The interlocking of the woods just look magical. It reminds me of being in the photo darkroom: no matter how much you know about why it works, it still feels like that sparkle of the unknown is what makes it.
One of the most important things you taught me is to challenge myself and not to be afraid of failure because everything involves some risk. It really helped me out improve my skill set. You obviously are a great mom but also a great teacher.
Just stunning to see all the contrast pop with the oil. The angled joinery amplifies that 10x, just lovely. Oh, and I am not saying your dust collector is full, but your dust collector is full... :-D -- Have a great weekend & THANK YOU for sharing successes and oopses!
Such a great example of problem solving , face-palm, and adjusting to "git-er-done," so relatable. When you first did the joint last week I loved it so much I was trying to think of how to use it, your execution was brilliant.
Lovely table! I like the idea of glueing up three thin boards to make the mortice and tenon. When using a miter saw I place a scrap board between the saw fence and the work piece to prevent tear out or kickback.
Building the top pieces, laminating them, is definitely a viable alternative. Especially with the limitations of the tools you have, and we all have. I am sure a commercial furniture shop could have the tools to make the deep cuts. Honestly I like all the angled cuts, and it makes the cuts “fit” together, not only mechanically but in terms of looks. Great project, and looks great. I thought this project would be beyond me, until you mentioned the lamination alternative for the top boards. Thanks for a great video.
I am just about to give up working on sites to set up my own workshop. If I can turn out work anywhere near yours, I'll be very proud of myself. It's people like you who inspire me, thank you.
Tamar, once again you show your mistakes, and how to fix them. Thank you. Given the wonderful results you achieve, I would consider you a seasoned woodworker and a great inspiration for us "newbies" (Okay I'm 57, definately not new, but less skilled. ) It's comforting to see that all the perfect results we see on RU-vid probably have some mistakes that were edited out. I echo the sentiment I saw in an earlier post, scary blowout with the compound mitre saw. Glad you appear to be unscathed. I'm sure I would have needed new shorts!
I think with your kids conversation at the end you should make a chair from this design. I would be so interested to see your process to add a backrest to a piece like this! Thank you for sharing this with us all.
The moment of realization of how cool it looks oiled up is such a satisfying way to end the video. Its like when building a guitar and the neck perfectly fits so snug in the neck pocket that you can lift the whole guitar without any screws
WOW! Such a range of emotions in one project! Anger, Cutting on the wrong side of the line. Terror, when that chunk of wood went flying, Total elation when the finish was put on. I'll bet you were exhausted after that.
Oh most reverend Queen of Jigs, when it comes to vying for the undividing loyalty of the average RU-vid woordwork watchers... between Keith Johnson, Bourbon Moth and Your Lofty Self... with this project you have proven yourself more then worthy of our undivided loyalty and undying love. No, really, all kidding aside, A) Beautiful project and B) Beautiful, very remarkable process. The dilemmas of choice in the proces of "how to get to" and the consequences of those choices (bruised knuckles, exhausting work, time consuming work, having to deal with not too appropiate equipment yet getting the job satisfactorally done)... to me... Awe inspiring. Thank you for this contribution. This is the real woodworkers stuff.
Problem -> Solution, Problem -> Solution, Problem -> Solution.... Definitely interesting to see you encounter, strategize, and deal with each problem. And yeah, those contrasting woods.... Sweeeeeet.
Haha! This is so funny. One of the reasons I love woodworking is that lightbulb moment of when you find the solution. Happy people are enjoying me figuring it all out 😂
I really like the look of the top when the pieces aren't quite together, with a triangular hole in the middle. I don't know if I have the ambition to attempt this, but that's what I would make! Wonderful project. I found your channel originally from a different joinery video, and you continue to be a great source of inspiration. Thanks!
Another option is to make longer sides and set in a triangular panel, making the table as large as you wish. The panel could be wood, plastic, epoxy, metal, or whatever.
Great results despite the missteps and scares along the way. Cutting on the wrong side of your layout line...oh the memories :) We've all done it, one time or another. No one would notice unless you pointed it out to them...well, other than all of us viewers ;) So glad you weren't hurt at the miter saw. That would have shook me and ended my day in the shop on the spot.
I am just now getting into woodworking and your channel is an inspiration. Looking back at your start all the way to you moving into your new shop/home gives me more confidence in developing these skills.
I'm always amazed at the complex angles and joinery in many of your projects! You must have loved math in school. You've made another masterpiece......thanks for another inspirational video!!!
Very impressive, unique. I have no idea how you visualise these joints - I have enough trouble visualising simple ones in full 3-D. Also impressed you show the errors/problems, those are really helpful, thank you.
Awesome is the exact word for this table... Be proud... You did great....Never doubt yourself, even a project that doesn't succeed is a success because of the things learned from the experience. If you don't try you don't grow... Keep growing...
Always learning from you. Love how you keep things real by showing your mistakes and fixes providing addition tips. And the blow out on the miter saw…I’ll try to remember why it happened hopefully avoiding more of my own blow outs. And lastly, everyone I see you kneel down on that concrete floor my own knees cry. I cut up an old workout mat, the kind that fits together like a puzzle and have them strewn around my shop to kneel on.
Ditto ... I'm glad you didn't get hurt at the miter saw. I had a bit of a similar scary moment with my circ saw. I also had a few 'primal scream" situations too. Another great build
I love that you show your mistakes so others, like myself, can learn. Some of these other wood working channels always has some dude saying "I got myself and bunch of 2 X 10 and now I'm gonna make my cuts!" (Tough guy music starts on queue whilst video of cutting is in slo-mo!) LOL! Thank you for posting these, I learn so much from you.
Stunning finish on that table. I love how you figure out a way, with limited tools it is how I have to work too. That blow out is a reminder to us all how quick it can happen. Glad you didn't get hurt. I'm saving this video, tho as this is definitely a project I want to do. Thanks for sharing.
I am a recent subscriber making my way through your video offerings. The results of this project are SIMPLY AMAZING ! I am addicted to your work. All the best.
Me again, sorry, but as I said in my first comment, this is the type of inspirational wood working that I like to see. You mentioned laminating boards to gether in order to achieve the pattern for the table top. That seems like the easier route to take.
Tanar, your "honest" builds are so MUCH better that any others out there. And your "thinking out of the box" attitude is great at finding solutions to "git er done". The biggest problem I see is "what's the next challenge for you to tackle"??? I LOVE this table! Although the "practicality" might be somewhat questionable, its still a GREAT beautiful piece.
That is a beautiful table. great contrast and awesome patterns. It sure is a lot of work. I am so glad to know that you are okay after that scary projectile.
The end result is wonderful! I really like the halfwidth legs and the more playful contrast it gives at the top. And the contrast of the three woods, at the top and at each side, is just amazing.
You have some of the best videos out there. So real and honest. You are fearless trying new things and show all your mistakes which makes the projects even better. Great job!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
