Loved this one! Re: the puck light...it looks like you got a kit with an IR remote, which requires line of sight. I always look for kits with RF remotes instead - easy fix. :)
Even with an RF kit, he put it in a giant piece of wood and then put a metal bar on the bottom. The wood will scatter RF and the metal will eat it. You'd need an antenna that came out and was exposed on the side to make this work.
This is such a cool idea. If I may add my 2 cents in terms of design: 1. I like the contrast on the outside but I thought you were going to leave black streaks in a pattern to make it look like stuff boiled and spilled over on all the sides. I think that would have looked better than a random contrast 2. The inside could be made to look like a geode by using 2 different color epoxy. The first coat on the inside (or part of it) could be a bright sparkly color like blue or red and then fill it up with clear epoxy. So when you light it up it will look like there are crystals inside.
Cool idea, the geode concept! The right position of the lighting would be totally key. Very cool color temp LED (5000k) and using reflective paint only. Perhaps powdered Interference Pigments mixed with bright, powdered metallics. Red to Green. Purple to Orange. The Geode idea using the textured, burned wood could be a whole offshoot concept. Lots of experimentation needed for sure, but very visually exciting.
Or carv out the inside a bit more, then burn. Mound hidden LED's around the inside rim facing down at a 45°angle. Put a mirror at the bottom. And when you look down into it, it will look like the hole goes on & on & on.
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I think keeping the indents around the outside black, but sanding the surface so that only the lowest points stayed dark, may have looked a little nicer, but still retained that 2-tone style.
Here’s some advice: Instead of using a colored light, use colored epoxy and a strong white light, that way you can make cool layered patterns as the light shines through, kinda like stained glass!
Cool project. Thanks for making this. My two cents on the aesthetics: The abruptness and pseudo-randomness of the natural wood areas detracted from the cleanliness of the epoxy, and didn't necessarily create a harmonious contrast. I think the exposed natural wood portions of the exterior could be more successful if they were gradated. You could achieve smooth transitions by grinding initially 1 out 10 in an area, and gradually progressing to 10/10 in an area. Alternatively, you could try burring varying sizes of divots in a gradual manner. Look at the printing technique of half tones as an example.
I got my mom into your channel. Her poppy was a phenomenal craftsman, so seeing this sort of thing is fun and familiar for her. For me, I find your videos strangely comforting, though I'm not a woodworker, more of a jewelry maker. However, there's a lot of similarity, especially pertaining to polishing and finishing or when processing for flat surfacing. I don't zone out, and I don't fall asleep, but I do find my breathing levels out and so does any anxiety, too. There's just something soothing in your work and dry, sardonic humour. Thank you for sharing your work
This gives me an idea: On the inside of the log, near the base more but I'd say going most of the way up, perhaps adding a fine metallic dust that would help reflect the light and give that "deep space" feel into the first couple basting layers. I think that may aid any underlighting, and help bring more life to the burn pattern in the wood. I'm not sure what metal dust would have the best reflective properties for this kind of application, but I'd imagine silver, aluminium, or nickel would work well.
@@BlacktailStudio Just to be aware. If you lose a finger, unless it is your thumb, you'll pretty much get used to it. If you lose a toe, especially the big toe, you basically can't run anymore.
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have to admit both styles are cool--i was really looking forward to the all-black and i think the brass would have set that off stunningly, so i'd probably choose the all-black. also your written comments while fighting with the puck light were hilarious. that shine is awesome and definitely is better than many i've seen
All-black with brass, and a nice glowy interior light, would have been awesome. But this result is surprisingly appealing too, it helps a lot that the eventual color of the clean wood turned out a mellow amber, not the stark white it first seemed.
Sorry to say this but I think your wife was correct. I loved the all black finish. For the light you could have attached "CANDEL LIGHT" It would look like there is still fire inside. For the legs that I hate on this project I would use cast iron, something that would look more cabin or castle. Your work is amazing and I cannot stop watching. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
I would give the exposed wood a mahogany/red dye, I think a reddish brown would look good with black. Cool project! Your charred table is one of my favorites of yours :)
Turned out pretty cool man! I’d be tempted to try carving out a few of those thin cracks that run down the sides of the stump, carve them out all the way down to the epoxy center... this way when you light it up, the colored light effect would glow through the cracks around around the sides as well as the top surface.
You could drill a hole down to the epoxy core and then back fill it with more epoxy. You could do lot of "shafts" at different angles, and/or colors. Same idea but they would be filled. (not sure if that's what you were thinking) and if you had a strong enough light they would throw little circles of light on the ceiling or floor. Might be cool.
If you do another project like this with the light, try adding a mirror prism above the light fixture so the light is more dispersed on the burnt surfaces. Also consider leaving bubbles in to catch the light.
🔥Question / idea: You said it was hard to look into the charcoaled pit, due to it entirely being filled up with resin. Wouldn't it be possible to leave it empty without filling it up? You could place a glass plate surface on it. Or, if you want it with resin, perhaps flip your project upside down and place the tree stump in a small resin bath to make like a resin surface? Than I think you would create a cavity which would increase the visibility, ánd have it surfaced of with resin so you can use it as a table. Just an idea. Would such an approach be feasible? Cool project.
I appreciate the motivation you've given me. As a woodworker shop owner from Quebec, Canada, I've been honing my skills on UA-cam for the past couple of years, aspiring to make a significant impact in the upcoming years. It might be more challenging to establish a successful French Canadian woodworking channel, but I'm determined to persevere. Your content is valuable, and I'll continue to listen to it for inspiration.
Love this adventurous/experimental content… it’s invaluable and hope to use all the creative elements, likely in different projects as the final result of this piece was just OK - especially by his standard of excellence.
I really enjoyed this build, love your creativity. My favourite look was when the inside of the stump was still glowing with heat. I would have used flame coloured mica powders in the basting, to make the inside glow like that when it was finished.
Wow, this project is pretty awesome! I love the random light spots, it looks like stuff we come across in firefighting. I am not an expert, but think it would have been cool if you continued the dented pattern into the feet with them being hammered half blackened brass. Just my two cents. Thanks for posting this built it us amazing!
If this is something you'll be repeating, you should look into stabilizing resin. Stays liquid until baked, normal use is to build a vacuum canister larger than the piece, toss in the piece and add stabilizer until covered. Vacuum and keep in vacuum until it stops bubbling, slowly release the vacuum to allow the resin to get sucked in and fill all the regularly air-filled microscopic voids, then bake the whole piece for several hours to set up the resin all throughout the piece. Peter Brown put out several videos using stabilizer resin (although with much smaller garage projects.)
😍 I love the project and absolutely love the Maker Spotlight. I haven't got my channel going yet, but will let you know when there is something worth watching. Your work is so inspiring AND you are willing to share mistakes and fixes so we can all learn! Thank you Cam!
Or leave black, but coat the charred black inner sides with epoxy mixed with that shimmering mica powder/ glitter, let that dry and then fill up it with the clear epoxy.
@@BlacktailStudio My Trypophobia was triggered when you started making the indentations, but then when everything was torched black it went away. But then you made the light coloured holes again! What a rollercoaster :)
I love it I prefer the irregular refurnished spots, almost looks like water falling from top surface. This a project inspired me to first try working with clear epoxies and I thank you
I love this look! Definitely something I would have as a side table in my house. I wonder if the light might look better if you didn't fill the void with epoxy and just capped the top off with an epoxy disk after sealing the inside. That way more light gets through!
Some suggestions, coating the inside burned portion with some silver metallic epoxy would help the light bounce around with a nice effect. Also, instead of lighting it directly from the bottom, try from the sides at an angle. Lastly, it might be pretty rad to try a project with fiber optic cables in the epoxy. As always, i love your work!
🪵 as much as I enjoy watching these experimental videos, I can‘t wait until your next epoxy table built - although it‘s kinda the same for every table I still think it‘s entertaining and fun to watch 🙂
One " layman" idea is to take some foil, crush it in your hand, it's all wrinkly now. Place it all along the hollow part, then when you turn on the puck light in red, it would look exactly as if the log is smoldering. The wrinkles in the foil give such a realistic effect, as it stifles the light along the wrinkle line and let's the shiny part reflect. If you look at smoldering coals or wood, it has " ash-lines" in an irregular pattern . The wrinkles give that effect. The dark top would won't let the foil be visible when the light is off.
I agree with the Rubio sealant, it changed the tone of the exposed wood enough to make it looked finished to me. Before the Rubio I really didn't care for that raw wood color
🔥 Not so keen on this one. But the positive bits are the amazing sheen in the top. A better quality LED light might do a better job of lighting up the internal charring. Love your experimental methods.
I don't know man, you are hard on yourself a lot in this video and I don't think you need to be. You learned something so it is never a waste. It's fun to watch your journey, keep it up!
🔥. Your original fire table had me thinking it would be cool to put some orange or red colored epoxy down in a few of the char cracks and when doing the the clear pour add some white pearl to some epoxy and make it look like it’s still smoldering with some wisps of smoke. Me being a firefighter I thought the fire table was badass, has me wanting to try it 👍🇺🇸
🕵 Cam I might be a year late but I actually enjoyed that one. The Led lights have gotten a lot better over time they have some with a separate IR module that will give you 4 to 6 inches away from the lights to mount so that your remote will work every time. More light projects please
I'm guessing that's not going to work without the ir receiver mounted in line of sight. So radio based wireless might be the way to go. ESP32 might be a thing although I'm sure radio controlled LEDs are probably a thing now.
In the beginning I was like thinking "what the dickens is he doing" then kept watching until the end and I thought "wow what a cool art piece!" I loved it.. 👍💯😎
Man, I feel bad hearing you apologize for making your art your way! The hell w the critics- just focus on the people who like what you do, there are plenty of us! Caving to everyones tastes makes one look weak, then the jackals will come for you... bad day. You have got it goin on man, keep up the good work!
I loved how you showed us you could get out of your comfort zone and create a different piece of art than you usually do. As a visual learner your videos are salve for my soul. 🙏 I'm a paper crafter. From my genre of art I would love to have seen gold gilding wax use to highlight the edges of the diverts. It was crying out to me. "burnish me, burnish me. 😢".
your channel is a FAV of my wife Debra. She’s an artist (fabricator at heart)I. My suggestion is make custom doors. Sliding/pocket, single, double with astragals . . . I’m a contractor and locksmith and have had to drill and hang doors of EVERY shape and size, and wood. It’s an interesting process since it has to fit in trapezoid . . . phil
😍 I found your videos randomly - I like watching resin designs - and with my mental health being meh, I've been binging. And I realized I haven't liked all the ones I've watched. I need to go back and do that!!! This is so cool looking, and I love how unique it is.
Two amazing facts i learned here was that the epoxy reacts up to three weeks and the trick by spraying water on to the workbench to absorb dust. I had a a lot of problems with mosaicpins for knifehandles. They kept moving weeks after the knife was finished. This project is very creative and experimental. Thanks for sharing this idea.
That finish is GREAT.. It's like hammered / dimpled coatings on old machinery (and new.) Imagine a car dashboard like that? Or a computer case? A stereo cabinet? Dude, that is SO nice. I might have to steal that idea.
To avoid the sag on the router jig just use the first portion of the supports and keep off the sag. Stay as close as you can to the vertical point loads for the support beam for the router slides. Easy way to do it instead of installing point load under sag point to avoid the weight affecting trueness or uniformity
Contrast is good. It brings out the beauty of both colours. You can’t appreciate the beauty of one colour, whether charred or natural, without having the other next to it. It’s amazing. Ying and Yang. Both separate but belong together.
😬I am so glad you mentioned it because I have a somewhat mild case of trypophobia and as I watched the video, my stomach did start turning! Good news is, I'm a fan of your channel so I powered through and stayed for the whole thing. I might not put it in my house for the sake of self preservation, but I still think it was a really cool project. That liquid glass is quite intriguing. I wonder if the inside was scraped to reveal most of the raw wood and then sealed, if the look down into it would have revealed it all. I also live in the PNW and know someone with a milling business, so it's all I can do to not quit my boring business and do this now. If wishes were horses. Thanks for all the videos!
A local glass shop made a rectangular glass top for what was a caned top piano bench. They radiuses the corners then gave it a nice rounded ground edge. And even provided a little envelope of round vinyl discs to set it on so it didn’t slide around. They could make one for a table like this saving time and money. Whether you’re making a one off fire yourself. Or especially if you were making them to sell. And the charred outside would have remained. Which personally I would have liked. And still been able to illuminate it. Cheers.
FYI -EGO battery powered tools have more power in my opinion. Have used them for years and cut trees down with the one I have. Newer ones have 16" bar instead of my 14". I'm too old for gas saw but this works well. Their weed eater is top notch, just leave off the handle and control is easier. Many complained about chain loosening but some people forgot to tighten it as part of routine maintenance.
On the wet sanding part I use lots of water. A wise man once told me it’s called wet sanding not moist sanding 🙂 On the buffing part use foam pads. There’s white, black and blue. White is used with compound, black is used with swirl mark remover then blue is used with ultra fine. All 3m products, they’re double sided pads and you’ll have to buy the quick connect attachment. I get a pretty sweet shine with that system.
I restore headlights and remove scratches from paint by running through grits from 600 or 1000 the way up to 10000 instead of stopping at 2500 or 3000 then switching to polishes. The finish is absolutely beautiful.
Danish oil soaks in deaper so protects the wood very well, first handful of coats don't really need flattening, but if you want a glass like glossy, hard, resistant to mist shit finish- the more coats of Danish the better, and use steel wool with the grain in between coats, it requires patience and is very much worth it. It does have a tint on the light brown/yellow pigment but you can mix in a colour of your choice to make it happen the way you want it, it's oil so powder colour or even food colour works, pretty much anything that is for colour can be used as Danish oil cures hard and deep into the wood depending on the tightness of the grain. Not for a quick high gloss job, it's something you can do and make a lot of money because of the time and skills needed it's old school as well and recognised all over the world.
As a cheapskate wireless engineer... Theoretically you might get that puck light to work if you open the puck and take some cheap wire (doorbell wire is often bulk and cheap) and 'attach' it to the brass legs as massive antennas. The attachment point is risky because of the differing materials causing corrosion over time. Alternativly running the wire in some sort of ring around the base with insulation between it and the brass legs, would work as an omnidirectional antenna.
funny how the universe works. this video just came up on my front page. ive got an old live oak tree that came down last year from a hurricane. ive been cleaning it up slowly. the trunk is about 3' across. it has split and cracked on its own, has some sort of fat grubs living/eating through it. so i decided i would try to make coffee tables out of it. i cut off a few slices about 4'' thick, sanded the serfaces smooth, removed the bugs and have them sitting in my garage trying to dry them. now i have a sort of guide as to how to do what i wanted to do. THANKS so much for this walkthrough. +1 sub
I love this project! When you were burning that stump, I was thinking it would look cool if you just lightly charred the edges of those divots instead of burning it all the way black.
Cool project. The top was beautifully finished, and the idea for the up-light was clever. I'm with your wife on the finish for the sides. Another commenter suggested a reddish tint. I think maybe a bronze or other color that paired well with the color of the legs. That way part of the outside would pair with the top, and the other with the legs.
I don't think I know more about fire safety than you do, none of your work so far has brought me to horrifying nausea and fear, and I like your whitened out dots just fine. I am always so impressed with what the different folks on youtube say in order to hopefully make fewer people complain at them. I'm so glad I don't do anything that will require me to read comments from the general public.
You know what .......... It doesn't matter what the haters think. All that matters is that you had fun making and whoever ends up owning it loves it also. I say do what you want to do
😲I Love it! A couple of questions. 1) Would the inside look better if you somehow sanded or scraped the high spots down inside to bring out a little of the wood colour? 2) What would I do differently if I wanted to use these outside around a fire pit? 3) I have not gotten into epoxy yet simply because of cost. What is the approx total cost of all of the epoxy used in this project? Again, I do think this it is an amazing piece. I apologize to your wife, but I think the outside looks unique and very cool. Thanks once more for sharing your talents with us. Bill
Since you asked... Loved the log, but I liked the legs when they were in your hand and not installed on the log. An idea for the puck light. I have no idea if they are available, but a brighter version of the LED candles that flicker. It could make it look like the fire is still burning in the base of the log. The red, blue, purple did nothing for me at all.
embedding some LEDs within the epoxy and having the wiring come out of the bottom would be cool. You could run a few different circuits and hook it to a micro controller for various live effects. Mixing some mica in the epoxy would also help to expose more of the inside by diffusing/reflecting the light.
😍All the way thru, I was thinking lights in the bottom so I was happy to see you do that. I agree, it would’ve looked even nicer if the charred top area got some of the light.
🤔 I know this is an old video, but everytime I see it it makes the brain juices start flowing. All the other suggestions in the comments create a plethora of possibilities from this one simple elegant side table. Love it!
Loved this one! Re: the puck light...it looks like you got a kit with an IR remote, which requires line of sight. I always look for kits with RF remotes instead - easy fix. :)
Even with an RF kit, he put it in a giant piece of wood and then put a metal bar on the bottom. The wood will scatter RF and the metal will eat it. You'd need an antenna that came out and was exposed on the side to make this work.
Now you tell me mike!
@@BlacktailStudio i wonder how a ring of the fairy lights would look embedded in the epoxy, might light up the chared wood 🤔
@@soundtw77 that would look quite different, it would give an almost infinity log look
@@prahielbhoodram3261 Probably so
This is such a cool idea. If I may add my 2 cents in terms of design:
1. I like the contrast on the outside but I thought you were going to leave black streaks in a pattern to make it look like stuff boiled and spilled over on all the sides. I think that would have looked better than a random contrast
2. The inside could be made to look like a geode by using 2 different color epoxy. The first coat on the inside (or part of it) could be a bright sparkly color like blue or red and then fill it up with clear epoxy. So when you light it up it will look like there are crystals inside.
Yeah ok, interesting. I like this hey 👍🏽
Cool idea, the geode concept! The right position of the lighting would be totally key. Very cool color temp LED (5000k) and using reflective paint only. Perhaps powdered Interference Pigments mixed with bright, powdered metallics. Red to Green. Purple to Orange. The Geode idea using the textured, burned wood could be a whole offshoot concept. Lots of experimentation needed for sure, but very visually exciting.
EvanandKaitlyn made a really similar geode table to what you're describing!
Or carv out the inside a bit more, then burn. Mound hidden LED's around the inside rim facing down at a 45°angle. Put a mirror at the bottom. And when you look down into it, it will look like the hole goes on & on & on.
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I think keeping the indents around the outside black, but sanding the surface so that only the lowest points stayed dark, may have looked a little nicer, but still retained that 2-tone style.
Here’s some advice:
Instead of using a colored light, use colored epoxy and a strong white light, that way you can make cool layered patterns as the light shines through, kinda like stained glass!
Cool project. Thanks for making this. My two cents on the aesthetics: The abruptness and pseudo-randomness of the natural wood areas detracted from the cleanliness of the epoxy, and didn't necessarily create a harmonious contrast. I think the exposed natural wood portions of the exterior could be more successful if they were gradated. You could achieve smooth transitions by grinding initially 1 out 10 in an area, and gradually progressing to 10/10 in an area. Alternatively, you could try burring varying sizes of divots in a gradual manner. Look at the printing technique of half tones as an example.
I got my mom into your channel. Her poppy was a phenomenal craftsman, so seeing this sort of thing is fun and familiar for her. For me, I find your videos strangely comforting, though I'm not a woodworker, more of a jewelry maker. However, there's a lot of similarity, especially pertaining to polishing and finishing or when processing for flat surfacing. I don't zone out, and I don't fall asleep, but I do find my breathing levels out and so does any anxiety, too. There's just something soothing in your work and dry, sardonic humour. Thank you for sharing your work
This gives me an idea: On the inside of the log, near the base more but I'd say going most of the way up, perhaps adding a fine metallic dust that would help reflect the light and give that "deep space" feel into the first couple basting layers. I think that may aid any underlighting, and help bring more life to the burn pattern in the wood. I'm not sure what metal dust would have the best reflective properties for this kind of application, but I'd imagine silver, aluminium, or nickel would work well.
Mica powder would do this.
That sounds pretty awesome, make it look like a wormhole
Would cheap glitter still reflect in epoxy? Or is there something that would be luminous or flourese?
Just fill the epoxy with glitter from Michael's and call it a day.
"I feel like I can live a pretty happy life with 9 toes." Cam - 2021
See if it applies in a couple years
@@BlacktailStudio Just to be aware. If you lose a finger, unless it is your thumb, you'll pretty much get used to it. If you lose a toe, especially the big toe, you basically can't run anymore.
I think it's best to keep all fingers and toes.
@@orlanino he’s 40 or nearing it he’s not going to do a lot of running like a kid so he might still live a happy life
@@jackmiller690 true that.
The maker spotlight is so sweet and generous. It really shows how much of a class act you are. Lots of appreciation for you helping out other creators and sharing the wealth. ❤
have to admit both styles are cool--i was really looking forward to the all-black and i think the brass would have set that off stunningly, so i'd probably choose the all-black. also your written comments while fighting with the puck light were hilarious. that shine is awesome and definitely is better than many i've seen
All-black with brass, and a nice glowy interior light, would have been awesome.
But this result is surprisingly appealing too, it helps a lot that the eventual color of the clean wood turned out a mellow amber, not the stark white it first seemed.
Sorry to say this but I think your wife was correct. I loved the all black finish. For the light you could have attached "CANDEL LIGHT" It would look like there is still fire inside. For the legs that I hate on this project I would use cast iron, something that would look more cabin or castle.
Your work is amazing and I cannot stop watching. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
I would give the exposed wood a mahogany/red dye, I think a reddish brown would look good with black. Cool project! Your charred table is one of my favorites of yours :)
Right?? I thought the exact same thing while I was watching this video.
Thought about the same!
Turned out pretty cool man! I’d be tempted to try carving out a few of those thin cracks that run down the sides of the stump, carve them out all the way down to the epoxy center... this way when you light it up, the colored light effect would glow through the cracks around around the sides as well as the top surface.
Wow, cool 😎 idea!
You could drill a hole down to the epoxy core and then back fill it with more epoxy. You could do lot of "shafts" at different angles, and/or colors. Same idea but they would be filled. (not sure if that's what you were thinking) and if you had a strong enough light they would throw little circles of light on the ceiling or floor. Might be cool.
Your wife was right the resin projects are my favorite
Thank you Cam! Very much appreciated my man! Love the stump!
Thanks Matt!
If you do another project like this with the light, try adding a mirror prism above the light fixture so the light is more dispersed on the burnt surfaces. Also consider leaving bubbles in to catch the light.
👍🏻 😀 idea: 10. Execution: 10. Entertaining: 10. Usefulness of build: 6. Thank you again !
🔥Question / idea: You said it was hard to look into the charcoaled pit, due to it entirely being filled up with resin. Wouldn't it be possible to leave it empty without filling it up? You could place a glass plate surface on it. Or, if you want it with resin, perhaps flip your project upside down and place the tree stump in a small resin bath to make like a resin surface? Than I think you would create a cavity which would increase the visibility, ánd have it surfaced of with resin so you can use it as a table. Just an idea. Would such an approach be feasible? Cool project.
🎱 love how it came out. as a pyro, the burning was my favorite part
Oh for sure
I appreciate the motivation you've given me. As a woodworker shop owner from Quebec, Canada, I've been honing my skills on UA-cam for the past couple of years, aspiring to make a significant impact in the upcoming years. It might be more challenging to establish a successful French Canadian woodworking channel, but I'm determined to persevere. Your content is valuable, and I'll continue to listen to it for inspiration.
This is probably one of my favourite projects you’ve done so far, please do more experimental pieces like this in the future
Love this adventurous/experimental content… it’s invaluable and hope to use all the creative elements, likely in different projects as the final result of this piece was just OK - especially by his standard of excellence.
I really enjoyed this build, love your creativity. My favourite look was when the inside of the stump was still glowing with heat. I would have used flame coloured mica powders in the basting, to make the inside glow like that when it was finished.
I’m a dog person. I just found your channel, and I’ve really enjoyed the few videos I’ve watched so far. Thanks for sharing your process.
I too like the deep pours, but really cool wood stains with different colors and different wood types would be really interesting to see.
i feel like he avoids doing this because you cant control how it'll look once stained, and if you dont like it there's no going back
Wow, this project is pretty awesome! I love the random light spots, it looks like stuff we come across in firefighting. I am not an expert, but think it would have been cool if you continued the dented pattern into the feet with them being hammered half blackened brass. Just my two cents. Thanks for posting this built it us amazing!
If this is something you'll be repeating, you should look into stabilizing resin. Stays liquid until baked, normal use is to build a vacuum canister larger than the piece, toss in the piece and add stabilizer until covered. Vacuum and keep in vacuum until it stops bubbling, slowly release the vacuum to allow the resin to get sucked in and fill all the regularly air-filled microscopic voids, then bake the whole piece for several hours to set up the resin all throughout the piece.
Peter Brown put out several videos using stabilizer resin (although with much smaller garage projects.)
😍 I love the project and absolutely love the Maker Spotlight. I haven't got my channel going yet, but will let you know when there is something worth watching. Your work is so inspiring AND you are willing to share mistakes and fixes so we can all learn! Thank you Cam!
Love love this!
I think you may like this pattern - blackened and natural wood - as it resembles Wisteria which is a popular motif in Japan. Looks great!
On the original fire table I was a huge fan of the natural spot. But on this one I am all but on your side. Your wife is honestly correct this time.
Version 2.0: Dry brush white and glow in the dark highlights on the inside before filling.
Here is the artsy touch that would have made it even more beautiful
Or leave black, but coat the charred black inner sides with epoxy mixed with that shimmering mica powder/ glitter, let that dry and then fill up it with the clear epoxy.
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For sure
@@BlacktailStudio My Trypophobia was triggered when you started making the indentations, but then when everything was torched black it went away. But then you made the light coloured holes again! What a rollercoaster :)
Yeah, instant dislike from me.. it's so thoughtless. "Oh, here's a visual phobia, let me show that to you in case you have it"
I love it
I prefer the irregular refurnished spots, almost looks like water falling from top surface.
This a project inspired me to first try working with clear epoxies and I thank you
At first I hated the contrasting pattern, but the more I watched the more I fell in love with it.
I love this look! Definitely something I would have as a side table in my house. I wonder if the light might look better if you didn't fill the void with epoxy and just capped the top off with an epoxy disk after sealing the inside. That way more light gets through!
ooooh, that sounds like a great idea actually
Some suggestions, coating the inside burned portion with some silver metallic epoxy would help the light bounce around with a nice effect. Also, instead of lighting it directly from the bottom, try from the sides at an angle. Lastly, it might be pretty rad to try a project with fiber optic cables in the epoxy. As always, i love your work!
I liked the outside fully charred really like the light idea too. I wonder if the light was brighter if that would brighten it up more
🪵 as much as I enjoy watching these experimental videos, I can‘t wait until your next epoxy table built - although it‘s kinda the same for every table I still think it‘s entertaining and fun to watch 🙂
That’s great to hear. I always think people get tired of them
One " layman" idea is to take some foil, crush it in your hand, it's all wrinkly now. Place it all along the hollow part, then when you turn on the puck light in red, it would look exactly as if the log is smoldering. The wrinkles in the foil give such a realistic effect, as it stifles the light along the wrinkle line and let's the shiny part reflect. If you look at smoldering coals or wood, it has " ash-lines" in an irregular pattern . The wrinkles give that effect. The dark top would won't let the foil be visible when the light is off.
🔥 I went from loving it to hating it when you used the fine bit, then loved it again with the tint from the Rubio. Taste is a funny thing!
Ha! That’s what I expected
I agree with the Rubio sealant, it changed the tone of the exposed wood enough to make it looked finished to me. Before the Rubio I really didn't care for that raw wood color
🔥 Not so keen on this one. But the positive bits are the amazing sheen in the top. A better quality LED light might do a better job of lighting up the internal charring. Love your experimental methods.
I don't know man, you are hard on yourself a lot in this video and I don't think you need to be. You learned something so it is never a waste. It's fun to watch your journey, keep it up!
🔥. Your original fire table had me thinking it would be cool to put some orange or red colored epoxy down in a few of the char cracks and when doing the the clear pour add some white pearl to some epoxy and make it look like it’s still smoldering with some wisps of smoke. Me being a firefighter I thought the fire table was badass, has me wanting to try it 👍🇺🇸
🕵 Cam I might be a year late but I actually enjoyed that one. The Led lights have gotten a lot better over time they have some with a separate IR module that will give you 4 to 6 inches away from the lights to mount so that your remote will work every time. More light projects please
I'm guessing that's not going to work without the ir receiver mounted in line of sight. So radio based wireless might be the way to go. ESP32 might be a thing although I'm sure radio controlled LEDs are probably a thing now.
I’m a mechanic and have a friend that is an old school painter. Been painting his whole life he recommends the wool pad over the others for buffing.
In the beginning I was like thinking "what the dickens is he doing" then kept watching until the end and I thought "wow what a cool art piece!" I loved it.. 👍💯😎
Most times, projects don't end up how they are envisioned but they are always worth while and awesome. ☺️
Man, I feel bad hearing you apologize for making your art your way! The hell w the critics- just focus on the people who like what you do, there are plenty of us! Caving to everyones tastes makes one look weak, then the jackals will come for you... bad day. You have got it goin on man, keep up the good work!
I see shou Sugi ban, I watch!!
Welcome!
I made it to where you said i probably didn't make it this far, so there. Gonna go take several showers now.
Cool idea but better if outside all black with red light deep inside of it
I have tripophobia but this puttern doesnt trigger it for me personaly. Tripophobia is more about actual holes in material rather than pits
And what we imagine resides on this holes- creatures or bacteria or organic rot
I loved how you showed us you could get out of your comfort zone and create a different piece of art than you usually do. As a visual learner your videos are salve for my soul. 🙏
I'm a paper crafter. From my genre of art I would love to have seen gold gilding wax use to highlight the edges of the diverts. It was crying out to me. "burnish me, burnish me. 😢".
13:49 'Unfortunately that's an accurate reflection' 😂😂
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🌚🖤 My only phobia is a world without Blacktail vids
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your channel is a FAV of my wife Debra. She’s an artist (fabricator at heart)I. My suggestion is make custom doors. Sliding/pocket, single, double with astragals . . . I’m a contractor and locksmith and have had to drill and hang doors of EVERY shape and size, and wood. It’s an interesting process since it has to fit in trapezoid . . . phil
I like the bare wood reveals, just think there’s too much if it
🦫 wow well done!!!
Perfect emoji 😂
😍 I found your videos randomly - I like watching resin designs - and with my mental health being meh, I've been binging. And I realized I haven't liked all the ones I've watched. I need to go back and do that!!! This is so cool looking, and I love how unique it is.
Two amazing facts i learned here was that the epoxy reacts up to three weeks and the trick by spraying water on to the workbench to absorb dust.
I had a a lot of problems with mosaicpins for knifehandles. They kept moving weeks after the knife was finished.
This project is very creative and experimental. Thanks for sharing this idea.
The contrast between the burned and unburned wood is nice. I vote for contrast
That finish is GREAT.. It's like hammered / dimpled coatings on old machinery (and new.) Imagine a car dashboard like that? Or a computer case? A stereo cabinet? Dude, that is SO nice. I might have to steal that idea.
To avoid the sag on the router jig just use the first portion of the supports and keep off the sag. Stay as close as you can to the vertical point loads for the support beam for the router slides. Easy way to do it instead of installing point load under sag point to avoid the weight affecting trueness or uniformity
Idk why but this woodworking or machining/engineering type of video is my favorite kind of content on youtube its so entertaining
I love it! Much better to see the white with the black edges. Like a tinge of colour on a carnation petal. Beautiful
Contrast is good. It brings out the beauty of both colours. You can’t appreciate the beauty of one colour, whether charred or natural, without having the other next to it. It’s amazing. Ying and Yang. Both separate but belong together.
😬I am so glad you mentioned it because I have a somewhat mild case of trypophobia and as I watched the video, my stomach did start turning! Good news is, I'm a fan of your channel so I powered through and stayed for the whole thing. I might not put it in my house for the sake of self preservation, but I still think it was a really cool project. That liquid glass is quite intriguing. I wonder if the inside was scraped to reveal most of the raw wood and then sealed, if the look down into it would have revealed it all. I also live in the PNW and know someone with a milling business, so it's all I can do to not quit my boring business and do this now. If wishes were horses. Thanks for all the videos!
Thanks Sara! I’ll keep these videos to a minimum 😊
I just Appreciate your wife keeping it real. Good job.
A local glass shop made a rectangular glass top for what was a caned top piano bench. They radiuses the corners then gave it a nice rounded ground edge. And even provided a little envelope of round vinyl discs to set it on so it didn’t slide around.
They could make one for a table like this saving time and money. Whether you’re making a one off fire yourself. Or especially if you were making them to sell. And the charred outside would have remained. Which personally I would have liked. And still been able to illuminate it. Cheers.
FYI -EGO battery powered tools have more power in my opinion. Have used them for years and cut trees down with the one I have. Newer ones have 16" bar instead of my 14". I'm too old for gas saw but this works well. Their weed eater is top notch, just leave off the handle and control is easier. Many complained about chain loosening but some people forgot to tighten it as part of routine maintenance.
Oh, I would totally put that in my house!!
no phobias here!
I'm loving how informative your channel is.
Thank You!
On the wet sanding part I use lots of water. A wise man once told me it’s called wet sanding not moist sanding 🙂 On the buffing part use foam pads. There’s white, black and blue. White is used with compound, black is used with swirl mark remover then blue is used with ultra fine. All 3m products, they’re double sided pads and you’ll have to buy the quick connect attachment. I get a pretty sweet shine with that system.
I restore headlights and remove scratches from paint by running through grits from 600 or 1000 the way up to 10000 instead of stopping at 2500 or 3000 then switching to polishes. The finish is absolutely beautiful.
I really like the outside of the table and legs. The view of the inside is underwelming.
Love this side table! Love that you used several techniques into one table. I think more of a pattern on the sides would look really cool as well.
Danish oil soaks in deaper so protects the wood very well, first handful of coats don't really need flattening, but if you want a glass like glossy, hard, resistant to mist shit finish- the more coats of Danish the better, and use steel wool with the grain in between coats, it requires patience and is very much worth it. It does have a tint on the light brown/yellow pigment but you can mix in a colour of your choice to make it happen the way you want it, it's oil so powder colour or even food colour works, pretty much anything that is for colour can be used as Danish oil cures hard and deep into the wood depending on the tightness of the grain. Not for a quick high gloss job, it's something you can do and make a lot of money because of the time and skills needed it's old school as well and recognised all over the world.
I love kutzall bits. Absolute game changer when I got their rotary tool bits for my wood carving projects. Congrats on landing them as a sponser 🔥🤘
As a cheapskate wireless engineer... Theoretically you might get that puck light to work if you open the puck and take some cheap wire (doorbell wire is often bulk and cheap) and 'attach' it to the brass legs as massive antennas. The attachment point is risky because of the differing materials causing corrosion over time. Alternativly running the wire in some sort of ring around the base with insulation between it and the brass legs, would work as an omnidirectional antenna.
😍 the table! Really like the legs, which elevate it to a much more elegant piece. I was expecting a larger diameter glass top or something like that
Matt's Woodworks! Thank you. Going there now!
I've seen a fair number of your videos now, and think this table is my favorite!
Oh awesome!
funny how the universe works. this video just came up on my front page. ive got an old live oak tree that came down last year from a hurricane. ive been cleaning it up slowly. the trunk is about 3' across. it has split and cracked on its own, has some sort of fat grubs living/eating through it. so i decided i would try to make coffee tables out of it. i cut off a few slices about 4'' thick, sanded the serfaces smooth, removed the bugs and have them sitting in my garage trying to dry them. now i have a sort of guide as to how to do what i wanted to do. THANKS so much for this walkthrough. +1 sub
🔥 love the table. The light is freaking awesome. Enjoy watching all your videos and the process of it all. Thanks Brandon
I love this project! When you were burning that stump, I was thinking it would look cool if you just lightly charred the edges of those divots instead of burning it all the way black.
😲Amazing. Any words I choose won't do that table justice.
What a great idea
It’s nice when you have all of the toys!
You crack me up with your commentary during your videos! I watch during my lunch.
Badass! Don’t sweat the hater’s, they will always exist! Keep on keepin on!!
Cool project. The top was beautifully finished, and the idea for the up-light was clever. I'm with your wife on the finish for the sides. Another commenter suggested a reddish tint. I think maybe a bronze or other color that paired well with the color of the legs. That way part of the outside would pair with the top, and the other with the legs.
Cam - I loved the weirdo table/end table/whatever...... it's a great departure from the many rectangular or circular tables you've featured
I don't think I know more about fire safety than you do, none of your work so far has brought me to horrifying nausea and fear, and I like your whitened out dots just fine. I am always so impressed with what the different folks on youtube say in order to hopefully make fewer people complain at them. I'm so glad I don't do anything that will require me to read comments from the general public.
Being able to see clear through is so cool
You know what .......... It doesn't matter what the haters think. All that matters is that you had fun making and whoever ends up owning it loves it also. I say do what you want to do
😲I Love it! A couple of questions.
1) Would the inside look better if you somehow sanded or scraped the high spots down inside to bring out a little of the wood colour?
2) What would I do differently if I wanted to use these outside around a fire pit?
3) I have not gotten into epoxy yet simply because of cost. What is the approx total cost of all of the epoxy used in this project?
Again, I do think this it is an amazing piece. I apologize to your wife, but I think the outside looks unique and very cool.
Thanks once more for sharing your talents with us.
Bill
Since you asked... Loved the log, but I liked the legs when they were in your hand and not installed on the log. An idea for the puck light. I have no idea if they are available, but a brighter version of the LED candles that flicker. It could make it look like the fire is still burning in the base of the log. The red, blue, purple did nothing for me at all.
I am a painter.
This sort of exploring and experimenting can lead to wonderful discoveries.
He who swims upstream should expect much flotsam.
embedding some LEDs within the epoxy and having the wiring come out of the bottom would be cool. You could run a few different circuits and hook it to a micro controller for various live effects. Mixing some mica in the epoxy would also help to expose more of the inside by diffusing/reflecting the light.
😍All the way thru, I was thinking lights in the bottom so I was happy to see you do that. I agree, it would’ve looked even nicer if the charred top area got some of the light.
🤔 I know this is an old video, but everytime I see it it makes the brain juices start flowing. All the other suggestions in the comments create a plethora of possibilities from this one simple elegant side table.
Love it!
I appreciate your fire safety precautions.