Scott the video guy has shadows the neighbor Wilson W. Wilson Jr. That we only see his hat and eyes in the TV show Tool Time. He was there to be helpful. I'd keep the name most of the time so new viewers get to enjoy knowing his role and yet keep him somewhat nerdly-elusive
Rescue. That reply to “Fan Of The Week” comment was comedy gold 😂😂😂 I’m a cabinet maker/ detailed joiner by trade and unfortunately due to a severe stroke almost 10 years ago, your videos are the closest thing I can get to as far as unique design and quality workmanship. Congrats to you mate, cheers from Australia 🍻🍻🍻🇦🇺
Couldn't agree more. Do you listen to "The Shop Stool" podcast? (they're in recess ATM, but still good listening, interviews and such going back a few years). Cheers, David
@@BlacktailStudiocan i share u my table design idea that i think would look great..on your next project or video,can u build a table and inside the table put a wood shape design like a tree and use green color epoxy for the leafs of the tree..can you please do that if you have the time or if you are interested..thank you for all yours beautifull wood working design videos..😮
@@Fergus_Nov_17 That would be kinda cool. An actual design built into the surface? Although to be fair he did say his 'art' skills aren't very good, so maybe that'd need an artist's help.
As soon as I saw the crack in the epoxy, I was reminded of the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery known as Kintsugi - using a special lacquer that's been dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum to glue the pieces back together. And I think this idea perfectly fits your idea of rebranding epoxy tables as a form of rescuing the wood or reusing it, because the purpose behind Kintsugi isn't to fix a teapot or a bowl, but to take something that was an every day object and give it new life as a piece of art that's unique because of its flaws.
RESCUE! I'm aboslutely not interested in wood working, but I love watching your videos. The storytelling, the passion, the humor, jokes... it's so pleasant to watch it :)
Rescue: The first "rescue" term my genius wife came up with took her 2 seconds, and it was REPOXY. Sounds like recycle, reuse, and rescue, but it's a brand new word. What a fun project, Cam !! "Scott the video guy" is perfect and should remain his name forever. :)
I like how Scott has been promoted from just the video guy to one of the key materials in the shop. You find him on the shelf in between the walnut and the epoxy ready for filming. Just think about it. Your great Scott!
I did professional wood working for 30 years and I would say... the trait of a true craftsman was how well you fixed your mistakes. Bravo on having a real life portrayal of building something with all the challenges shown on the video. I love this top as well , beautiful depth of colors and figuring. Thanks!
Longtime listener, first time caller: Love your work brother, learning so much. Ive come into a small windfall of epoxy and couldn't be happier to be your virtual apprentice. Seasons Greeting to you, Scott and ALL!!!!
Rescue, this is my absolute favorite table you’ve ever made. That wood has to be the most beautiful piece I’ve seen and i remember feeling so bad when I saw the first video. Well I’m glad you saved it.
Hello Cam, my name is Kamaljt from India 🇮🇳. I just want to request permission from you to make an Explaining video on your videos in my native language (Hindi) so that your huge fans (and Audience) here in India as we all want to understand your videos in our language. As a huge Fan of you and I've learned Epoxy Table Making through your videos, it will be a huge honor 🎖 and honesty it will also help to grow epoxy table business here in India. ❤ I will be eagerly waiting for your Kind Response 😇 Thank you so much for the inspiration 😊😊
I bought this as a gift for my friend ru-vid.comUgkxcZqgZ8Ynkiz5n_LxIWRlAicuzmz5kCHG who is just starting out in the world of wood work. He loves it!! There is a great section on different wood and what to use for what kind of job and a similar section for tools as well. The projects in it are things you probably would have a go at with clear instructions, pictures, videos and diagrams throughout. Great for a beginner/amateur wood worker.
Rescue. I think revived should be the word. Alot of people would have shelved it. You breathed life back into the project and made it beautiful. Really enjoy your videos and tips. They have helped me alot
At 26:40 whilst you're curing the UV coat, the epoxy fluoresces a bright blue at the edges of the wood. Wonder if you could recreate that effect in normal light and make a "atoll table" where the dark epoxy transitions to a bright blue at the edge of the wood. Would be awesome, but probably very VERY difficult.
I think the only way to do that is to make multiple extremely thin layers and let them cure long enough to apply the next one - and then you have to start progressively mixing in black epoxy so that it's a gradual darkening rather than immediate. The amount of effort would be immense - though possibly less so than the jeans table was.
I didn’t even notice that at first but that is definitely a cool effect. Maybe it’s possible to brush on a thin layer of blue and then pour in the black? Once you sand it smooth, you would see the thin blue outline. Depending on how “wet” the epoxy is, it may blend slightly into the black or it may just look like a border. Would be cool to experiment with though. 👍
Rescue Scott the Video Guy! From a personal standpoint, Scott has been more than the video guy for a while. We always see him helping out. Most of the regular viewers know who he is. That said, my vote is to change it to "Just Scott" and mess with the newbie viewers. PS to Scott: I'm sorry for your loss but at least you're safe and back on the road.
Rescue. I was glad to see you “rescue” that table top. The final product is beautiful! I really enjoy your commentaries as the video goes along. I’m 70 years old and have been working with wood since I was 7 or 8 years old. My dad always supported me in my efforts, he was my inspiration. Though my workshop is much larger than his, it’s nothing like yours. I feel like I live vicariously through you as you work on your projects. Keep up the good work. Paul Bernard
I must say, your dedication and hard work are unparalleled. The way you brought that piece back from oblivion shows that nothing is impossible when it comes to craftmanship. I admire your relentless spirit for not giving up.
Rescue, I would call it a resurrected table. It was resurrected into a beautifully improved table. As always your craftsmanship improves more and more with each project. Your attention to details is so evident in the end product. Keep them coming, Every time you and other woodworkers post a new video I learn a bit more.
The first episode i ever watched was when you and your friend collaborated on building this table. I just happened to watch another, and here i get to watch you RESCUE the table that had too much moisture at the time of the original build. I'm glad you did not build the clock! Love the way the base turned out. Great job all around!
It's incredible how that table came back to life. The fact that you were able to rescue it and make something so incredible is a testament to your ability. Keep doing your thing. It's awesome!
Loved the "Keep it to yourself, I don't need your charity " comment, keep your humor coming in your videos. And as long as Scott doesn't mind what you call him, why should any of your viewers. Keep it coming both of you. Awesome content, thanks.
Rescued me from my boredome with a beautiful video. Love the openness around you and scott and the viewers, its refreshing to see the little ways you guys do fake wrap ups and the funny little conversations. Ive only been watching for about 2 days but ive binged a good few videos, love the content, miss woodworking myself, glad to see someone with more patience than me really put together some amazing works.
Rescue, that burn at the end was hilarious! Also that table is so beautiful, I'm glad you stuck with it for this long and finally got it repaired and finished. It was worth the effort!
I'm an eye surgeon. I have zero carpentry skills. Own no tools. But I'm absolutely addicted to your channel. Your work is beautiful. Super entertaining and you are amazingly witty. Can't get past the McConaughey vibes :) Would love to buy your stuff but I live on the other side of the world. Keep up the good work!
Rescue: Scott thank you for all the discussion in the process. Years ago a comment in a magazine (maybe Fine Woodworking) said that in addition to all the How-To articles they ought to have a How-To-Fix the mistakes. Your open admission to the issues we all run into and the approach to fixing them is inspiring and very informative.
Reacue : I highly recommend you purchase a number 8 hand plain. It's the really long one. It's length really helps removing bumps or ridges as it glides over the dips without going in them. Honestly, for large pieces to smooth, it's superb
I'm so glad I found the update to this table. It is crazy how you can make something so profitable out of nature. Thought the table was toast when you had moisture but you fixed it. That base is beautiful. You are truly blessed with an amazing gift!
It's great that you've been able to salvage what was a great slab in the first place. You're right, the colours were and are so brilliant. Scott, there's a dilemma. He's become more that the video man. He's your design sounding board and sometimes labourer. So it's about time he became 'Scott', he's a valuable, and welcome member of the Blacktail Studio family.
Scott is much more than a video guy. Confiding in him and heeding his advice should put him in the coworker category. Maybe the epoxy or the project is the boss
I’ve been sick the past few days and your videos are the only good thing going for me. Learning a ton about epoxy and can’t wait to make my next table.
Rescue. You and Scott are proof that all heroes don't wear capes! You saw a damsel in distress and you stopped at nothing to revive this beauty! Well done. Never give up; never surrender!
Rescue. That table has to be one of my all-time favourite projects. When you originally made that top, I was really upset that it might never be made into a finished table. I'm so glad that it's finally managed to be completed. That "simple" base was a great call because that top has so much interest in it that a complicated base would have just been too much. Awesome work 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Re Scotts car burning: I also had this happen many years ago. I was driving my car and flames started shooting out from under the dash. I ran to the nearest house to call fire dept. By the time they got there it was nothing but a burned out frame. It was speculated that while the car had sat in a wooded area for a couple of months not being driven, squirrels or mice may have nested under the hood. Great video! Very informative and enjoyable to watch! Beautiful table! 👍✌️
Impresionante!! Lo que mas me gusta es tu onestidad... Siempre estás dispuesto a sugerencias y siempre quieres aprender más... Para mi un verdadero profesional es humilde y tú eres sincero y humilde ❤
I love that you revived this table!! How does that sound? I am actually glad because it was a beautiful piece of wood and the simple clean stand(not simple to make) looks amazing with it. I also don’t think anyone would have a problem figuring out who Scott is in a conversation. Maybe even do a quick shot of him when you talk about him. That will help people familiarize with him and put a face, which is easier, than just a name!!!keep up the great work and videos guys. Always impressed!!!
Glad you were able to salvage this table, it was and is beautiful. Love the base. Figuring out how to solve the snags is what makes things interesting,and Scott works just fine also!
It’s so crazy how often RU-vidrs tackle upcoming criticisms with a “defensive” statement even before getting any comments. It shows how many people just focus on a negative and feel the need to make sure to comment it on everything they can. I really like your channel. I watch it with my 3 year old daughter and she finds it very interesting as well. Thanks for doing something that takes work and effort and putting in the work to make it something you’re proud of.
Rescue: A beautiful job, Cam -- and Scott! -- I love how you show all of the flaws in the materials and processes, and then show how you recovered from those flaws to yield a breathtaking piece of furniture art. Well done gents!
As you stated at the end of this video Rescue... 🙃I have just been introduced to your channel earlier today... as a an artist who also trained as a cabinetmaker. I appreciate all the effort you went into resurrecting that amazingly beautiful piece of timber. 20 years ago I found myself in a timber merchants with all these fabulously striking unique pieces of all different kinds of timber. I ended up bringing a 18 inch x 13 inch x 3 inch deep piece back on the plane with me... It is some sort of burl.. its been so long since then, I don't remember what it is exactly. it has like your piece, beautiful medullary rays. My initial idea was to use a book-leaf design as part of a table top inlay. I took it to a timber specialist back where I live as there is many small areas that need to be filled... Over the years I look at it longingly, where little bits fall out when I pick it up. It seems sacrilegious, not to utilise its beauty in all its glory. I was put off by what the timber guy said at that time. And now, having watched many artists do amazing things with epoxy resin and timber an with all of the potentially inherent problems that can happen. I realise I don't have the skills needed to pull off reshaping it into something beautiful, especially given its actual size. Watching your video has inspired me to do or at least, get something done with it.
Rescue. I love this channel!!! The fact that you resurrected the top instead of scrapping it, makes it all the more special. There will come a time when this type material will be nonexistent so utilizing as much of it by adding the epoxy makes sense to me. Thank you for sharing your craft with us all.
This was the first video I watched on your channel, i definitely will be watching a lot more. I loved the humor as well. Thank you for the detailed tutorial. This piece turned out amazing. You are a very patient man. Thank you 😊
Rescue. That was an amazing “recovery” of the table. I agree that it is some of the prettiest wood that you have used for a build and am so pleased you were able to “recover” the table. I am constantly impressed with your abilities and builds. Thanks for keeping the interest in your builds and videos.
I really like this channel and I like how honest you are. You seem to take everything in stride and you seem pretty fearless to me, I am somehow in my 60's now and have begun to learn some woodworking and when I need a boost of courage I just come here and get some! I will never be a maker in your class but I will understand what it takes to be. Thank you, Cam!
Rescue! You're a timber lifeguard! 💗😆 Scott seems like a really great addition to the channel. I really like the creative angles and the close-ups showing the details.
Concur with the excellent camera work. But his sound levels are always good too - so often my bugbear with RU-vid videos - and he edits like a pro (which he is of course). Thanks Scott for helping to showcase Cam's down to earth brilliance.
Would be cool to see if you could make something using standard framing 4x2 timber and see what level of finish you could get out of it? Love your work
I’ve watched a lot of your videos and I am impressed not only with your work but your honesty in all your projects. I like to try and work with black locust and am lucky to have a good supply.
Honestly I have got to say that the way you two create and edit these video's is actually pretty impressing. The way you tell a story during the video is quite creative, include lots of thought's and not only conclusion and bring in lot's of mistakes and fixes for those ideas. I pretty much never comment on any video unless I deem necessary, but seriously you got some serious talent and I was hooked on this video due to a great story, not because I was that interested in this exact project, but I kept on watching without knowing why sooo, This is me giving you guys some good vibes and keep creating these very entertaining video's 💪
Rescue, that base seems nice and heavy. Beautiful top, I'm glad you saved it. When you were using the power plane, I remembered seeing someone make a jig for it to slide in. That way they could duplicate exact cuts for glue ups.
Im so glad you RESCUED this magnificent mistake! Besides the big piece on the wall, this is my favorite project you've done! And for those of us who have been watching long enough, Scott suffices. Big shout out for making an appearance on this video and including behind the scenes comments on editing. Because there is alot of work that not only goes into the woodworking/epoxy, but also the videography. I'm also impressed with the time stamps, and products used with hyperlinks! Bravo on this one! 😉
Rescue. My daughter doesn’t generally enjoy woodworking. But she did watch this video with me and was blown away, how beautiful it is,and now she wants to build a desk together. Inspiration.
This table is Awesome! 🔥 And I agree with you in that it is the prettiest wood table I've seen anywhere. Thanks for not only sharing the build but also the rescue of this incredible piece.
RESCUE...Love your work, You inspired me and my 13 year old son to attempt an epoxy coffee table with a matching end table from a slab of Cherry. We started with small charcuterie boards to get the hang of pouring epoxy and moved up to a small entry type table using black walnut. Then I got a great deal on a pre flattened, kiln dried 2" thick Cherry slab and we feel we are ready to go full bore pouring 6 plus gallons of epoxy (liquid gold as i call it). The slab is here and looks great, no major rot or soft areas. We will probably do the pour this weekend. Anyway, I was hoping I could inspire you to make a video detailing how you clean the epoxy tools. What do you use to clean the paddle mixers and buckets etc.? Thanks for all your inspiration.
I loved this so much, you have skill! I’m laid up in bed recovering from a surgery and just been watching your videos, they are very therapeutic! Cheers from England 🙏🏼
Yet another killer piece, useful tips, with 1st responder humor sprinkled throughout....and of course your fan of the week segment never fails to disappoint lol
Dude!! Your editing quality has gotten much better over the months and years. Keep up the awesome work. I am happy to be typing this comment whilst wearing Blacktail Studio merch as well.
Been watching your stuff when I can. I love how you easily share and resolve your mistakes. I’ve been doing woodworking most of my life as a hobby. Keep up the good work
I really appreciate your sense of humor. Too many people would pull the punches to seem likable. You just told everyone to cram their stupid big clock down their throats. I'm going to go remove ours from the wall now in shame, thanks for the life advice.
You rescued my boring night lol. 😊 Possible names for second attempts on first failed projects: Cam’s Rehabilitated Tables: Recovery Doesn’t Happen Overnight Cam’s Table Revisions: Don’t Quit 5 minutes Before the Miracle Cam’s Table Salvaging: Progress, Not Perfection Have a great holiday friend 😄
Rescue. I love the carve-out you did on the underside of the base--I think that texture would look cool featured on a visible surface in a future build (I forget if you've done something like that before)
This is a side topic segue. I spent the last week deep diving into how RU-vid pays their content creators, and you my good sir, are hitting ALL the keystones. You have to be doing quite well from your channel, quite well indeed! And...let me say...IMHO, you deserve every $ bud, every red cent. Im a subscriber, and..i frequently watch the entire video you create. That, is because they are informative, and to me, super interesting. So...congrats, and keep building!....PS. No giant clock with french movie poster?? Shame on you! 😂😂😂😂
You definitely got a subscriber out of me, been in one of the most turmoil times of my life. Called my pops and said lets start doing stuff like this and immediately he said lets do it. Thank you for your videos and hard work im sure i speak for the majority but they are highly appreciated
Rescue ! Amazing as always. However, your answer to the "comment of the week", had me laughing my ass off. You are something else ! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones !
"Kintsugi" which is a japanese art form of making things more beautiful by repairing them (typically it was repairing pottery with gold). This totally works with the upscale market as well. I also like "Character" for pieces with lots of knots and cracks and chunks to work with.
Beautiful work! Don't beat yourself up about the table base having a wavy cut. Band saws by their nature, oscillate. This can be seen with a slow motion camera. It's only a problem on larger pieces like you had. I assure you, you did nothing wrong, fixed the issue exactly as I would have, and it looks great! Thank you for the videos! I've really enjoyed watching and hope to continue to do so for a long time. Cheers from NC
You are 100% correct - that tabletop is outrageously beautiful. I really like the base, but I think it clashes with the top - a simple metal base would (IMHO) worked better. Still, great work - better than anything I could ever do.
Rescue. I know I'm late for any of the goodies, but I believe Rehabilitation is a good term for the table rescue I love watching your work. The tips and tricks and the honesty in your process really makes your videos a pleasure to watch to the end.
I love that you show all your mistakes, and how you solved them, it shows how good of a wood worker you are by showing how to fix a mess up. Its also inspirational for newer wood workers to just try new things.
Just stop blaming your wood supplier for your mistakes. He soaked the wood himself - and then blames the wood supplier that the wood had a high moisture content.
Rescue rangers to the rescue. Another amazing table. I hope you and Scott (omit the editor part) had a happy thanksgiving and have a very merry Christmas. Here’s to a banger of 2024!
Rescues are the best! I'm so glad you were able to salvage this piece! It was one of my favorites the first time you made it and I was heartbroken that you couldn't fix it back then. But it is restored to glory now! Hooray! Second hand table 😉
That came out absolutely gorgeous. How about "2nd Life Wood" for a name. I sure wish I had a shop and the income to try to do this kind of wood working. The biggest problem I would have is since Black Walnut is my most favorite type of wood I wouldn't have any money left since I would try to buy all of your work you have.
Rescue. Call them heirloom tables and then you can charge more. People love that shit! Also, I wasn’t 100% sold on the base until I saw the final product. I think it turned out great, well done once again Cam!
Rescue! I like the idea of using the word redeemed instead of rescue or salvaged. Love how you redeemed your failure - it ended up a very pretty table.
Rescue. So glad it got a second chance. And I think you redeemed it's original beauty and value. 100% your best...failure And Scott you rock! You always get the shot and I bet that's not so easy with cam around. Thank you both for all the amazing content.
RESCUE.... Although it's not "repossessed", "repo table" would be a cool name. Also a name that wouldn't technically depreciate with the name itself. Just an idea, but I love the videos. I usually keep them on whilst working from home, so thank you for helping me get through hours of online work!! Much love and keep up the beautiful craftsmanship!
