Hello! I've been thinking really seriously about building my own studio furniture for personal use. And the few videos you have up on this channel have been extremely inspiring to me. Your way of solving problems and your approach to design is great to witness! Love from sweden❤
Gorgeous. So glad to have been thrown your channel by the algorithm. I don't have any woodworking ability whatsoever but I agree about the eyes... they're spooky. Would it be possible to inlay something in another type of wood to replace them?
Teak is an amazing wood. It is so durable and stable, and I think it looks beautiful when oiled. It is a shame it is so expensive, but that's what you get when the trees are almost extinct. I genuinely hope that sustainble forestry can guarantee that we can enjoy this amzing wood in the future too. (I think of all those WW2 warships that had solid 6" teak decks, because of course they had... And then halfway through the war they tore up the decks to lighten the ships. What a waste!) The teak deck of my boat requires almost no maintenance work besides scrubbing it with water and soap once in a while. I have sanded it down a couple of years ago but there is still plenty of wood left if I need to do it again in ten years. Teak becomes a very light gray when left to be exposed to sunlight. This becomes a great silvery nuance that doesn't absorb heat but isn't so reflective that it blinds you when sailing. It turns a darker gray when wet, but that only helps it absorb more light so it dries up quicly once the sun comes out. Teak decks are naturally non-slip and very resistant to wear and tear. A varnished or canvased deck is always goung to be susebtible to puncturing the water-tight surface, but teak just doesn't soak up water, so you can leave it un-treated. I have also restored a bunch of teak furniture from the 1950's and 60's. In most cases all that was required was a careful cleaning with a mild soap and a few coats of satin furniture polish. Legs are usually made of solid wood, so I can sand them down and reapply a new coat of oil and laquer. Legs often have more wear on them due to ferocious vacuum cleaning. Table tops sometimes has stains from hot tea cups or flowerpots so they may require a new layer of veneer. I alway appreciate when furniture builders make table tops (and legs) detachable, so that you can remove the top nd send it through a sander and press new veneer on the surface. This way we can give 60 year old furniture a new life. Furniture that can't easily be disassembled are usually doomed to be scrapped after the surfce finish has worn down.
Another variation on this type of table ("the Cassowary"?) is to have the "legs" on the outside, away from the couch, and the feet going under the couch.
For that acacia off-cut my mind goes immediately to something along the lines of the john petrucci majesty model with the shield motif on the front face of the guitar being inlayed into a contrasting piece of wood rather than being painted on. Either place it accordingly ir keep it a single pickup setup and then the eyes are gonna pop out like crazy.
The algorithm fed me your channel for the first time. Interesting design challenge and solution. Beautiful craftsmanship. Especially given that you're not using any red- or green-branded tools, so you're obviously not a REAL woodworker. (Oh, wait. I did see a green-branded Domino in your piano legs video, so I take that back.)
Hahah, thanks for the comment and for checking out the channel! It’s funny, I see a lot of UA-camrs mentioning the hate they get for using a domino or CNC etc, but I have literally had nobody mention it. I think your comment is the first to even say ‘domino’ 🤷♂️ it makes me wonder if people are really complaining?
Hi Chris , Enjoyed the build! I liked your research on finding inspiration for the piece. Also nice fix on the end grain were the dowel showed… well done, Make it a great day! 😎
Where the dark knotholes of the "eyes" are, you could insert black (e.g. African Blackwood) wooden dowels as door pulls, posssibly with a curved under cut for easier grip.
Hello! I've been thinking really seriously about building my own studio furniture for personal use. And the few videos you have up on this channel have been extremely inspiring to me. Your way of solving problems and your approach to design is great to witness! Love from sweden❤
Gorgeous. So glad to have been thrown your channel by the algorithm. I don't have any woodworking ability whatsoever but I agree about the eyes... they're spooky. Would it be possible to inlay something in another type of wood to replace them?
Teak is an amazing wood. It is so durable and stable, and I think it looks beautiful when oiled.
It is a shame it is so expensive, but that's what you get when the trees are almost extinct. I genuinely hope that sustainble forestry can guarantee that we can enjoy this amzing wood in the future too.
(I think of all those WW2 warships that had solid 6" teak decks, because of course they had... And then halfway through the war they tore up the decks to lighten the ships. What a waste!)
The teak deck of my boat requires almost no maintenance work besides scrubbing it with water and soap once in a while. I have sanded it down a couple of years ago but there is still plenty of wood left if I need to do it again in ten years. Teak becomes a very light gray when left to be exposed to sunlight. This becomes a great silvery nuance that doesn't absorb heat but isn't so reflective that it blinds you when sailing. It turns a darker gray when wet, but that only helps it absorb more light so it dries up quicly once the sun comes out. Teak decks are naturally non-slip and very resistant to wear and tear. A varnished or canvased deck is always goung to be susebtible to puncturing the water-tight surface, but teak just doesn't soak up water, so you can leave it un-treated.
I have also restored a bunch of teak furniture from the 1950's and 60's. In most cases all that was required was a careful cleaning with a mild soap and a few coats of satin furniture polish.
Legs are usually made of solid wood, so I can sand them down and reapply a new coat of oil and laquer. Legs often have more wear on them due to ferocious vacuum cleaning.
Table tops sometimes has stains from hot tea cups or flowerpots so they may require a new layer of veneer. I alway appreciate when furniture builders make table tops (and legs) detachable, so that you can remove the top nd send it through a sander and press new veneer on the surface.
This way we can give 60 year old furniture a new life.
Furniture that can't easily be disassembled are usually doomed to be scrapped after the surfce finish has worn down.
Emu MCM....LOVE IT! Beautiful workmanship too! The complimentary woodgrains brought it to life.
I knew emeu were weird, but not that weird ! Awesome creation 👍
Awesome video and build! How do you only have 762 subscribers?!
Beautiful piece.
Nice work!
Thanks for watching!
Another variation on this type of table ("the Cassowary"?) is to have the "legs" on the outside, away from the couch, and the feet going under the couch.
For that acacia off-cut my mind goes immediately to something along the lines of the john petrucci majesty model with the shield motif on the front face of the guitar being inlayed into a contrasting piece of wood rather than being painted on.
Either place it accordingly ir keep it a single pickup setup and then the eyes are gonna pop out like crazy.
The algorithm fed me your channel for the first time. Interesting design challenge and solution. Beautiful craftsmanship. Especially given that you're not using any red- or green-branded tools, so you're obviously not a REAL woodworker. (Oh, wait. I did see a green-branded Domino in your piano legs video, so I take that back.)
Hahah, thanks for the comment and for checking out the channel! It’s funny, I see a lot of UA-camrs mentioning the hate they get for using a domino or CNC etc, but I have literally had nobody mention it. I think your comment is the first to even say ‘domino’ 🤷♂️ it makes me wonder if people are really complaining?
Hi Chris , Enjoyed the build! I liked your research on finding inspiration for the piece. Also nice fix on the end grain were the dowel showed… well done, Make it a great day! 😎
Thanks so much for checking it out!
You really do find Banksy pieces in the most unusual spots…
Very cool! Where’d you get the couch we love it.
Thanks! The couch is from Joybird, I believe this model is the Eliot
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Where the dark knotholes of the "eyes" are, you could insert black (e.g. African Blackwood) wooden dowels as door pulls, posssibly with a curved under cut for easier grip.
Very cool idea! Thanks for the suggestion, and for checking out the video!
I think the offcut looks like a wookie.
Interestingly enough, we lost a war to the emus ... i hope your side table isn't so problematic.
I recall hearing about that little piece of trivia, now time to dig back into the rabbit hole! Haha