I don’t know, but the sponginess of the bark and color suggest someone else before you washed it with some kind of weird chemical and there was a chemical reaction. I seriously doubt it had never been treated...look at the stringiness of the wood. I bet it’s soaking wet. The bugs simply evolved to the state where whatever, didn’t bother them.
This is Giant Sequoia or Sierra Nevada Sequoiadendron giganteum. I own a nursery specializing in Giant Sequoia; I also wrote a book on growing them. Two ways you can quickly differentiate from coastal redwood is the Giant Sequoia has the spongy bark and giant growth rings as shown in your video. The third way you can tell, once dried it is shockingly lighter than pine and makes terrible firewood because it burns like paper.
I watch random wood-work and related videos when they turn up in the sidebar. This guy's narrative style and exposition is a stand-out model among them.
Love your voice overs explaining what you’re doing with a little music here and there. I have tried watching videos without that and found them very boring. I am not a wood worker. I just watch for entertainment and calm. My husband died 2 years ago and I have found it difficult to watch regular TV where sadness, conflict, and violence are commonplace. You give me a soothing and emotionally neutral place to go. Thank you.
@@jross2019 sorry for your loss, I am not telling you what to do, but you might find starting a new hobby will help, putting your mind into something that you’re not familiar with , And yes, I agree with what you’re saying about the television , it is all doom and gloom , I wish you peace and happiness for the future, from France.
Definitely keep the voice over. If people don't like it there's a mute button, and there's a CC-button. That way they can read and listen to whatever they want.
I'm in the same boat - I recommend checking out Martijn Doollaard's channel- beautiful landscape,( he's in the Italian Alps) projects seen through to completion, wonderful photography, and chickens! Very restful, calming, and positive.(As an American living in Australia, I was delighted to watch his videos of snow last winter, while it was so hot here).
So sorry for your loss, dear lady. Another working with wood channel is “Mad City Modern” Barry, the restorer of older furniture, who used to be an aged care worker but changed to resto working out of his garage after a back injury, has a lovely calming, caring and philosophical view on life. He does lovely work and his narrations are wonderful and soothing! Do try him. I’ve watched him for two years now and look forward to his notifications. He likes it if you send him a post card and shows them from time to time. I’m sure you’ll like him. Another one is Flipping Drawers. He’s lovely too. Good luck ! Yvonne from Melbourne, Australia❤️😊🦘🇦🇺
Just came to say not a wood worker. What I am is a 2nd grade teacher. A 50 year old grandmother. I taught school all day. I have 40 students. You get an A+ because you gave the teacher something to think about. Like, what kind of wood is that? You gave me the ability to destress and wind down. Even Tucker Levi 4-Paws Wrinkle found this video soothing. When it was over with, he raised his head and meowed like, "Why did you turn my show off Nana?" I was listening to that. A+!
I have to ask..... Why are all of us 50 something Grandma's watching this video? I do have a basic woodshop but I haven't used it since the kids took over my shed
@marmotaworks now see you made my day again. I just watched your bubble art piece that you made from the garden log. It is amazing. Subscribed, liked, shared, and reposted. Another A+ I bought some slabs of cherry and me and the students are going to make something. No idea what that something will be but it will be something.
I love that you talk about the process, about the wood's qualities, and that your jokes were light without turning into a whole Bit. I really enjoy hearing about how you source the logs and slices you use too.
I checked out your listing for this piece, and I think your price is very fair. That is a beautiful piece of art that took a lot of skill, imagination, time, and artistry. I do stained glass, and whenever I have tried to sell it, very few people want to pay what the pieces are worth. They don't even want to cover the materials expense, let alone the overhead. So I have given up on making it a business, and just do it as gifts or special orders. And I like hearing you talk about what you are doing.
Don’t give up! Just replan how you present the work. I’ve been in the same boat with My work too. But I don’t plan to give up on what I love making and I know someone out there will want it if I can figure out how to present what I do. I’m in My 50’s and I’m not going to Give up and Neither should You.
Don’t give up! Just replan how you present the work. I’ve been in the same boat with My work too. But I don’t plan to give up on what I love making and I know someone out there will want it if I can figure out how to present what I do. I’m in My 50’s and I’m not going to Give up and Neither should You. 😃👍🏾
most people's rent doubled in the past 5 years, it's been a struggle for every artist I know- on top of payment processors and platforms like youtube and twitter busting their balls. The disposable income and free internet that allowed indie art to surge just isn't there anymore. The TV says our economy is setting records, but the situation on the ground couldn't be further from that. Everything is controlled by some corporation that doesn't even have a phone number because you're not important enough to them to deserve that.
My father-in-law was a career fibre chemist. I remember him passing on this nugget while working with PEG (polyethylene glycol) to stabilize wood, he attempted to cut large discs. He found that it was critical to simultaneously cut both sides of the fresh or green disc, to minimize tensions that contribute to the radial cracks that inevitably form on drying. That is two saw blades cutting at once (reducing tension). Followed by careful application of PEG that displaces the water and the wooden discs stabilize without the otherwise radial cracks.
This is a wonderful work of art and I would rather hear someone talk and sometimes tell bland stories than watch a video with no voice over. Thank you for showing your work.
Dear Sir. This piece is stunning, i particularly like the overlapping effect of the edges, there is a surreal depth added there, and while a part of me mourns the glorious table that could have been, a larger part is very much able to appreciate it as wall art. My father was a man of many, many talents and wood working was among them. We have several of what i would call 'puzzle style' pieces hung around the house including a rose, a tiger head, a moth and a butterfly. Since i first noticed them as a toddler and grew into the realization that my father had created these beautiful things with his hands, ive marveled with various levels of understanding at the skill they took to create and first how the wood turned just so gave the images texture and life, and then at how he must have sat long hours mapping out his pattern on specifically oriented pieces of specific types of woods for the finished effect. Or maybe it was all a breeze to him in his infinite wisdom, ill never know because he passed away in January of '22, and it had never occurred to me to ask him. And so, while left to marvel at these creations in the perpetual wonder that only mortality can leave behind, here and there ill be taken by a thumbnail to a place of warm fuzzy nostalgia and over it all theres a bit more light about it and its easier to see that i can find pieces of my father nearly everywhere and today you were my light. Sorry for the sap and mush but something told me to let you know how wonderful you are, how talented you are, that you make a difference even if you may not see it for yourself sometimes and that what you do is appreciated. Thank you, so much, for sharing your creations. Jenn
I can't speak for anyone else but personally I find videos without voice over hard to watch, so I appreciate the narration. The little joke you threw in there earned you a new subscriber. You make some beautiful projects, I look forward to seeing the next one.
This is my first video I ever saw by this Man. What I pressed the subscribe button for was his willingness to help anyone that needed it out. He sounds like a very nice and intelligent Man !
I really liked the amount of commentary in the video! Some wood workers I watch talk a lot in their videos, but you had just the right amount! Loved the whole video!
I would call the big center part a sequoia (mammoth tree). Once I turned a small piece and it looked quite similar. The spongy bark, a fluffy texture of the fibers, the red-violet center were all the same. And the aromatic smell of this wood while working was very unique.
I really like that you decided to turn it into wall art. The wood and your creative way of putting it all together makes it art worthy. Plus it's unique.
Im old lady i dont do woodworking but it relaxes me to watch i have watched quite a few workers you are very good to listen to & watch i am anxious to see finished product keep on woodworking.
The product Pentacryl is sold as preventing cracks in wood as it dries. It's expensive, and the preferred method of applying it is to immerse the wood in it, so for a cookie of the size you had it would cost hundreds. In my experience, it works -- somewhat. You still have to dry the wood, preferably slowly. It changes the color of wood, though the seller downplays this. I'm pretty sure the main ingredient in Pentacryl is glycerin; the usefulness of glycerin in preventing drying cracks in wood is discussed in the book _Understanding Wood,_ by R. Bruce Hoadley.
Oh thank you for the book recommendation! I'm going to have to try and find a copy from my local library, fyi did you know most colleges won't even question if you go to the university? They only ask for info if you need to check something out but they usually have a good collection of reference books on tons of topics, just bring either change for the copy machine or be prepared to write notes
To avoid cracks, you have to seal the wood (varnish, woodglue thinned with water, vaseline...) and go slow. Dry it in air as far as it will go and only then put it in a kiln. Also go slow in the kiln. Dry them over a couple days while slowly increasing the temperature. This gives you the best chance of avoiding cracks. Also, if possible, not slicing up the log increases your chances due to the smaller surface area and therefor slower drying
Thanks for the advice! The idea is to avoid the long initial drying process, as I often need to use the wood soon. I’ll try the idea of keeping the whole log; it should help a bit.
@@marmotaworksmake sure you check out the link I dropped to that sawyer showing sapwood pull. Probably the best information on wood movement I have ever seen.
@@pigpen728 This is a genuinely hilarious response. I giggled rather consistently while reading it. A giggle that keeps coming back as you think more about the joke and the ellipses of course.
Nice job again! I'm a wood turner an I use ca glue on the wood all the time. I usually put a coat of shellac around where I'm going to use the ca glue so it doesn't run, then sand it off. Works for pine, Koa, Mango, Milo and several others and I believe its less expensive.
Some of my best childhood memories were times with my dad. I would ‘help’ with projects, and he would explain, give tips, or describe how it was done in previous generations, as well as history of relatives. Miss him. Some of the best storytellers did so over mundane tasks.
Love what you achieved, I find it fascinating how the finish/wax transforms the piece, the colours are stunning, it looks like a wood in Autumn/Fall. Much prefer the voice over.
I'm so with you on the measurement systems! As a nurse I find myself documenting everything in the metric system but then having to calculate the measurements to standard for my patients and their loved ones. I vote for us to use the metric system. It makes a lot more sense.👍
I love the concept of not wanting to upset anyone so inventing a new one... Problem: We have two measurement systems and no-one can agree which to use, so we've created the inchometer! New problem: We have three measurement systems and no-one can agree which to use!
@@dangeroix..... use both! "Measure in 1 inch increments, blah, blah........ or 25.4 millimeters, blah, blah, blah......" Simple enough, I'd say! For most all of my projects I use metric. It's just SO much easier. Whether building something, or cooking/baking (thus weighing) I prefer metric. Imperial is cumbersome and slows my conversions. Use 37ounces of water...... OK, so 1 qt plus----- 5 ounces more! ---- or 10 tablespoons or 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons. Yada, Yada, Yada! A real pain in the buttocks!!! 37 ounces is 1110 ml of fluid! Or 1 liter plus 110ml more! Fast, easy and it's even easier to remember! 'It was 42 and 3/4, 3/8 or 3/16 or 3/64ths of an inch??? I find metric so much easier to remember when doing something! Soooo much easier to remember!
Actually we have agreed on 1 system for measurement. All of the countries of the world have agreed. We'll, except for 3! Powerhouse Burma, Liberia and the US of A! Enough said??!!!! We actually half heartedly adopted the metric (SI) system in 1960. At least metric measures are on food packaging! But whether it is a bushel, a peck, a barrel, a ton, long ton, scruples, drams, dry ounces, fluid ounces, gallons, imperial gallons----- or anything else, yeah, it's a real pain to convert. M we tric is do easy----- just move your decimal point over 1 number, either up or down, and you then have 10 times more or 1/10th as much! Take $1! Move the decimal over one slot. You now are talking about $10, or 10 cents or $.10! So with money we already use the metric system! $100, $10, $1, $.10, ,$.01. Instead of quarts there are liters, yards are now meters! So tough! If the only other countries who use the system is Liberia and Burma (Miramar) we are clesrly on the loosing side! It just can't get much easier than that!
I enjoy the voice overs much more than listening to all the sounds so loudly. I don’t feel the need for music, although I know a lot of UA-camrs do it. The way you’re doing it is just perfect. Talk, we hear some of the noise, but it’s not much, and we find out what’s going on. I do believe that is the goal. This is the first time the algorithm has thrown you my way, and I have subscribed. I love this project and I’m sure I will enjoy anything else you do.
This is redwood. Its common where I live and I agree and its one of the most beautiful wood I have seen but its a softwood and could be dent easily. I usually treat the surface with penetrating epoxy to make it really hard before finising it.
From the first look I understood that it would look grate on the wall as a picture. I Have an idea to do something like this and use it as a table when needed. Well done!
have to dry it slowly...and even after that long drawn out process you still get some cracking. There are other ways to cut it that could help reduce it, but for cookies it is just prone to cracks. Love your stuff!
I want you and Blacktail studio to do a collaboration, i love how both of you talk throughout the video he also shows his mistakes and tries to fix them youre both great
Awesome. I wouldn't have the patience for a build like that. I have a few small red cedar logs in the shed that look like what your build is made from. It definitly has a pleasant aroma.
It’s redwood have several logs in my work area but love the home made kil the one thing I found with soft wood is to sprits with water before sanding get a mush smoother sand. Loved the wall art great job❤❤❤❤❤
This is my first time on your channel. I'm a woodturner who likes fun wood. That's beautiful. I really love how you dealt with the large crack. Great work.
Rather than clear CA glue, you can use rattle can lacquer first. Then black CA, then sand it flat. You'll get rid of the lacquer when you sand. I haven't tried this, but I've seen it recommended on videos several times. I've also seen where they spray accelerator on firs, then dab in the black CA. Helps it harden quicker to help prevent bleeding. This I've tried, it definitely helps.
The problem with the cracking is caused by the outer rings drying and shrinking before the inner part. Although it would take much, much longer to dry, you would have better luck drying it in log form before slicing it. Coat the ends of the log with molten paraffin or some other sealer. This forces the moisture to escape through the sides of the log, instead of the ends. A slow process, but worth the wait.
I think you are right it works much more nicely on the wall rather than as a table top. The end result is more impressive than I had perhaps thought it would be at first. Well done.
Watching you work, is like poetry. The table is beautiful! My grandfather liked doing marquetry after he retired. When he passed, the only things I asked for, were the coffee table and jewelry box he made. I know, lol, a woman that's easy to please! But I remember watching him cut the little pieces by hand at the kitchen table, and was fascinated. Unfortunately, the coffee table was ruined in a flood. I just gave the jewelry box to my son, so he has something tangible from the great-grandfather he never got to meet. Rip grampa, I miss you always!
I love your work! Beautiful! Since you asked, I prefer narration and NO music.. ever. I love to listen to the sounds of the work being done. The music takes away from that. Thank you for your excellent content!
😮❤ i’m not a woodworker, but I enjoy watching woodworkers videos. But I have no idea what type of wood this is however it came out gorgeous. Looks kind of heavy to hang on a wall. I could be wrong. I’ll keep watching and I truly enjoy the voiceover. I’d like to know what the person is doing and what they’re thinking about and I even like, your humor you’re pretty funny guy. Have a wonderful week.😊😊
Your channel says you're from Germany, but you certainly don't sound like it! 😊I enjoy your voice-overs and your humor. The artwork turned out beautifully! Love it!
I was brought up with ADP, LSD and yards, furlongs, feet, inches and chains and we changed in 1966 to metric....what a relief. Took me about a year to learn how to visualise quantities and lengths; I also learnt to think globally which actually taught me to be more understanding of others.
I find the best way to minimize cracking the wood. As a wood turners I like to turn green wood. I keep the wood wet as possible and turn it down to 90% of the finished design. Approx. 3/8 "to 1/2 " thick And keep the wood walls as uniform as possible I soak the final piece in water then dry it in an electric commercial oven(a gas oven will add moisture to the wood that will defeat the purpose.) It is not 100% sure the wood will not Crack but I find it works for me. I like your final piece. Regards Paul G.
I really like the end product, gives me a warm feeling that reminds me of when I spent time in a log cabin. I did have one concern while watching: the mdf sled(?) for the router at 13:00 looks like it flexes a tiny bit as you push the router across it, which might make the piece (very slightly) concave instead of perfectly flat. I think reinforcing it with some steel L channels would do very well at removing any flexing. On the bright side it doesn't look anything but perfectly flat when looking at the finished piece in the video, so it could just be me being overly perfectionist and looking for things that might improve the process.
Nice job mate. I have no idea the wood type. Loved your vid which is very informative. Voice overs are great. Having music detracts. Keep up your awesome work. Cheers, Dave, Beachmere, Queensland, Australia
Your talking shows your personality, which is good. Music shows your social taste, which is not always good. I like your videos as they are. Your Art is beautiful.
I think your videos are just the right combo of voiceover (stories about how you were inspired to try different things would also be welcome). I really dislike videos that are all loud music which I may or may not like (yes, mute is my friend) especially when there is voiceover that I can't hear over the music. Closed caption is also my friend! Beautiful work, yes, I hit subscribe.
Interesting design on the steel frame. I would have expected c-channel inserts. Lovely piece! I like the "puzzle piece" style! (Edit: Also, I love your channel name! Woodchuck/beaver!)
To me the wood looks like an evergreen of some sort, hence Softwood. Has a extremely close resemblance to aromatic cedar and redwood. The bark on those tree have similar look and texture to what was you was working with. It hard to say if it is over video.. Cool project.
That's an amazing workmanship well done!!! I like your sense of humor it makes the monotony of listening to a boring commentary more listenable to the palette.
That bark looks like redwood and the wood looks like redwood. Gonna guess its redwood. That spongy bark is actually so that the tree can survive forest fires, works as an insulator. We have one in our garden, she is a beauty, but the needle like leaves are annoying, they lose a lot of them, and they take for ever to rot
It's a beautiful table and the workmanship is top notch. I'd have liked to have seen this piece as a roughly round table that's just the center piece of woods natural outline- no outer pieces, kinda feel like it takes away from that neat red center to me. The way you fit those outer pieces together is pretty neat. Either way it still looks great and I appreciate the skill involved :D
I’m no woodworker - but I wanted to offer a suggestion about your resin pour: If you vibrate the piece after adding the epoxy, it may help to dislodge air pockets and minimize the touch-ups needed later. I might try using a palm sander without the sandpaper - and just apply it around the perimeter of the frame while the epoxy is still liquid. I hope I helped!
Without looking at the price, you could not calculate the price in terms of working hours, but what a joy to see timber like that, fully finished, l hope that it goes to somebody who will really appreciate the piece.
I just happened across this while searching thru video's. How you came up with the idea and then put it all together is amazing and it's a marvelous piece of work. I just may watch a few more of your video's. I like to carve and make small things from wood and I did a small river table but this would be beyond me. Fun to watch you do it though.
Canadian in Toronto here. I don't know if you're aware of just how much of the world uses the metric system. Yes, initially it can seem awkward. I had first hand experience in making the change in 1970, through the 80's. As a teacher I felt the need to show my students how much easier the new system was. Just to let you know, there are only 4 out of 195 nations in the world, that still use the imperial system. Rounded off, that's 2% of the world, so I don't think a coin flip will do the job. In any case, most trades and industries in the States use metric now, out of necessity. I totally understand your reticence at switching from a system you've known all your life. It took me awhile to feel comfortable with all those metres and litres (Canadian spelling). I still call 500ml of milk a pint and 1L of milk a quart!
I'm a professional carpenter and contractor. I HATE English measurements. The fact we Americans didn't switch to the metric system is a testament to how stupid we are.
What type of wood do you think it is?
I don’t know, but the sponginess of the bark and color suggest someone else before you washed it with some kind of weird chemical and there was a chemical reaction. I seriously doubt it had never been treated...look at the stringiness of the wood. I bet it’s soaking wet. The bugs simply evolved to the state where whatever, didn’t bother them.
@@morgancalvi6675 😂
I think, based on the rough bark and the color, it's probably giant sequoia wood.
I have seen pine that is pink or red inside when freshly cut
Photania 'red Robin tree' would be my guess. I worked with on some looking very similar recently
This is Giant Sequoia or Sierra Nevada Sequoiadendron giganteum. I own a nursery specializing in Giant Sequoia; I also wrote a book on growing them. Two ways you can quickly differentiate from coastal redwood is the Giant Sequoia has the spongy bark and giant growth rings as shown in your video. The third way you can tell, once dried it is shockingly lighter than pine and makes terrible firewood because it burns like paper.
Ok. If someone who has written a book about them says it’s a sequoia, I feel more at ease. Before, I was 98% sure, now I’m 99.9%. Thanks!
very nice work
As an arborist I agree 😎
THAT was a very kind and selfless thing for you do. ❤ this is one of best parts of YT. A community helping each other.❤
Coastal redwood also has spongy bark--is it the growth rings that are different?
I don’t know why YT has randomly proposed me this video to me but watching you work with no silly background music was very relaxing.
Beautiful piece.
Many thanks
I watch random wood-work and related videos when they turn up in the sidebar.
This guy's narrative style and exposition is a stand-out model among them.
Metric is better covers every on water dumb USA
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Love your voice overs explaining what you’re doing with a little music here and there. I have tried watching videos without that and found them very boring. I am not a wood worker. I just watch for entertainment and calm. My husband died 2 years ago and I have found it difficult to watch regular TV where sadness, conflict, and violence are commonplace. You give me a soothing and emotionally neutral place to go. Thank you.
I'm really glad to hear that. Knowing that my videos help someone is awesome.
@@jross2019 sorry for your loss, I am not telling you what to do, but you might find starting a new hobby will help, putting your mind into something that you’re not familiar with , And yes, I agree with what you’re saying about the television , it is all doom and gloom , I wish you peace and happiness for the future, from France.
Definitely keep the voice over. If people don't like it there's a mute button, and there's a CC-button. That way they can read and listen to whatever they want.
I'm in the same boat -
I recommend checking out Martijn Doollaard's channel- beautiful landscape,( he's in the Italian Alps) projects seen through to completion, wonderful photography, and chickens! Very restful, calming, and positive.(As an American living in Australia, I was delighted to watch his videos of snow last winter, while it was so hot here).
So sorry for your loss, dear lady. Another working with wood channel is “Mad City Modern” Barry, the restorer of older furniture, who used to be an aged care worker but changed to resto working out of his garage after a back injury, has a lovely calming, caring and philosophical view on life. He does lovely work and his narrations are wonderful and soothing! Do try him. I’ve watched him for two years now and look forward to his notifications. He likes it if you send him a post card and shows them from time to time. I’m sure you’ll like him. Another one is Flipping Drawers. He’s lovely too. Good luck ! Yvonne from Melbourne, Australia❤️😊🦘🇦🇺
Just came to say not a wood worker. What I am is a 2nd grade teacher. A 50 year old grandmother. I taught school all day. I have 40 students. You get an A+ because you gave the teacher something to think about. Like, what kind of wood is that? You gave me the ability to destress and wind down. Even Tucker Levi 4-Paws Wrinkle found this video soothing. When it was over with, he raised his head and meowed like, "Why did you turn my show off Nana?" I was listening to that. A+!
This comment made me really happy. Thank you for your A+!
@@marmotaworksI'm a 50 year old Pet Groomer and Auntie. My fur kids also approve.
I have to ask..... Why are all of us 50 something Grandma's watching this video? I do have a basic woodshop but I haven't used it since the kids took over my shed
@marmotaworks now see you made my day again. I just watched your bubble art piece that you made from the garden log. It is amazing. Subscribed, liked, shared, and reposted. Another A+ I bought some slabs of cherry and me and the students are going to make something. No idea what that something will be but it will be something.
@@NanasHouseDIY 👍
I love that you talk about the process, about the wood's qualities, and that your jokes were light without turning into a whole Bit. I really enjoy hearing about how you source the logs and slices you use too.
I'm glad you like it
I checked out your listing for this piece, and I think your price is very fair. That is a beautiful piece of art that took a lot of skill, imagination, time, and artistry. I do stained glass, and whenever I have tried to sell it, very few people want to pay what the pieces are worth. They don't even want to cover the materials expense, let alone the overhead. So I have given up on making it a business, and just do it as gifts or special orders. And I like hearing you talk about what you are doing.
That's the problem with this kind of work, many people aren't aware of how much effort it takes.
Don’t give up! Just replan how you present the work.
I’ve been in the same boat with My work too. But I don’t plan to give up on what I love making and I know someone out there will want it if I can figure out how to present what I do. I’m in My 50’s and I’m not going to Give up and Neither should You.
Don’t give up! Just replan how you present the work.
I’ve been in the same boat with My work too. But I don’t plan to give up on what I love making and I know someone out there will want it if I can figure out how to present what I do. I’m in My 50’s and I’m not going to Give up and Neither should You. 😃👍🏾
most people's rent doubled in the past 5 years, it's been a struggle for every artist I know- on top of payment processors and platforms like youtube and twitter busting their balls. The disposable income and free internet that allowed indie art to surge just isn't there anymore. The TV says our economy is setting records, but the situation on the ground couldn't be further from that. Everything is controlled by some corporation that doesn't even have a phone number because you're not important enough to them to deserve that.
People think artworks should be free, especially if you are related. They get upset about having to pay. Never give up or give in.
Talk as much as you wish. Its good to meet the person behind the work.
I will, even if some don't like the person they find.
My father-in-law was a career fibre chemist. I remember him passing on this nugget while working with PEG (polyethylene glycol) to stabilize wood, he attempted to cut large discs. He found that it was critical to simultaneously cut both sides of the fresh or green disc, to minimize tensions that contribute to the radial cracks that inevitably form on drying. That is two saw blades cutting at once (reducing tension). Followed by careful application of PEG that displaces the water and the wooden discs stabilize without the otherwise radial cracks.
This is excellent information! Did he publish these results as a reseach article by any chance?
Yes, I definitely have to try it. Though the PEG is quite expensive.
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What molecular weight PEG, what concentration, and what solvent was used?
@@dpasek1 He was my father-in-law. I was not listening closely. You better explore with Google
This is a wonderful work of art and I would rather hear someone talk and sometimes tell bland stories than watch a video with no voice over. Thank you for showing your work.
Thanks for watching!
Dear Sir. This piece is stunning, i particularly like the overlapping effect of the edges, there is a surreal depth added there, and while a part of me mourns the glorious table that could have been, a larger part is very much able to appreciate it as wall art. My father was a man of many, many talents and wood working was among them. We have several of what i would call 'puzzle style' pieces hung around the house including a rose, a tiger head, a moth and a butterfly. Since i first noticed them as a toddler and grew into the realization that my father had created these beautiful things with his hands, ive marveled with various levels of understanding at the skill they took to create and first how the wood turned just so gave the images texture and life, and then at how he must have sat long hours mapping out his pattern on specifically oriented pieces of specific types of woods for the finished effect. Or maybe it was all a breeze to him in his infinite wisdom, ill never know because he passed away in January of '22, and it had never occurred to me to ask him. And so, while left to marvel at these creations in the perpetual wonder that only mortality can leave behind, here and there ill be taken by a thumbnail to a place of warm fuzzy nostalgia and over it all theres a bit more light about it and its easier to see that i can find pieces of my father nearly everywhere and today you were my light. Sorry for the sap and mush but something told me to let you know how wonderful you are, how talented you are, that you make a difference even if you may not see it for yourself sometimes and that what you do is appreciated. Thank you, so much, for sharing your creations.
Jenn
Thank you very much for your comment. It’s a beautiful story and a lovely way to give a compliment.
I can't speak for anyone else but personally I find videos without voice over hard to watch, so I appreciate the narration. The little joke you threw in there earned you a new subscriber. You make some beautiful projects, I look forward to seeing the next one.
Thanks for the sub! The question is how many unsubscribes this joke will get me...
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I'm the same!!! ❤
This is my first video I ever saw by this Man. What I pressed the subscribe button for was his willingness to help anyone that needed it out. He sounds like a very nice and intelligent Man !
If my grandmother read this comment, she would be proud.
I really liked the amount of commentary in the video! Some wood workers I watch talk a lot in their videos, but you had just the right amount! Loved the whole video!
I have to say that I also find your comment perfect. Thanks!
I would call the big center part a sequoia (mammoth tree). Once I turned a small piece and it looked quite similar. The spongy bark, a fluffy texture of the fibers, the red-violet center were all the same. And the aromatic smell of this wood while working was very unique.
I think you are right
@@marmotaworks this is 100% right, trust me, its atlest a species of sequoia.
I really like that you decided to turn it into wall art. The wood and your creative way of putting it all together makes it art worthy. Plus it's unique.
Many thanks
When I first saw the slab on its edge I thought "...... he's going to make a giant, battery operated, clock!'
Glad you did not!
Im old lady i dont do woodworking but it relaxes me to watch i have watched quite a few workers you are very good to listen to & watch i am anxious to see finished product keep on woodworking.
I'm glad you like it
The product Pentacryl is sold as preventing cracks in wood as it dries. It's expensive, and the preferred method of applying it is to immerse the wood in it, so for a cookie of the size you had it would cost hundreds. In my experience, it works -- somewhat. You still have to dry the wood, preferably slowly. It changes the color of wood, though the seller downplays this. I'm pretty sure the main ingredient in Pentacryl is glycerin; the usefulness of glycerin in preventing drying cracks in wood is discussed in the book _Understanding Wood,_ by R. Bruce Hoadley.
Thanks for the info. I'll take a look at this book
Oh thank you for the book recommendation! I'm going to have to try and find a copy from my local library, fyi did you know most colleges won't even question if you go to the university? They only ask for info if you need to check something out but they usually have a good collection of reference books on tons of topics, just bring either change for the copy machine or be prepared to write notes
For myself, I believe the cracks add more authenticity to the project... nicely done!!!
Yes, sometimes the cracks look good.
Could use the repair method of Japanese Kintsugi gold or silver looks really good.
To avoid cracks, you have to seal the wood (varnish, woodglue thinned with water, vaseline...) and go slow. Dry it in air as far as it will go and only then put it in a kiln. Also go slow in the kiln. Dry them over a couple days while slowly increasing the temperature. This gives you the best chance of avoiding cracks. Also, if possible, not slicing up the log increases your chances due to the smaller surface area and therefor slower drying
Thanks for the advice! The idea is to avoid the long initial drying process, as I often need to use the wood soon. I’ll try the idea of keeping the whole log; it should help a bit.
@@marmotaworksmake sure you check out the link I dropped to that sawyer showing sapwood pull. Probably the best information on wood movement I have ever seen.
@@liquidrockaquatics3900 I'll do it
...that's what my grandpa told me too..........
@@pigpen728 This is a genuinely hilarious response. I giggled rather consistently while reading it. A giggle that keeps coming back as you think more about the joke and the ellipses of course.
I love the voiceover, it’s nice for inexperienced woodworkers or just us that love this work to follow along and get our creative juices flowing.
The voice will stay
Nice job again! I'm a wood turner an I use ca glue on the wood all the time. I usually put a coat of shellac around where I'm going to use the ca glue so it doesn't run, then sand it off. Works for pine, Koa, Mango, Milo and several others and I believe its less expensive.
I'll try it
After watching Monty Python’s “how to identify trees from quite a long way away”, I can say with certainty that No. 1 is “The Larch”
And if you ever use Larch again, I will to continue to make the same joke
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Wait a minute... Isnt he that really tall guy with the deep voice on "The Adam's Family"?😂😝
@@melgillham462 No, that's Lurch. Larch is the meal you eat in the middle of the day.
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Yessss putting the metric system first in the description on your site....I knew it would take over the whole world because it's so much easier...
Of course
Absolutly breathtaking!!!
Unbelievable!!!
...and I think, it's art hanging on a wall!!! Specialy lightend with a spot... great!!!
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Thank you Ralph!
Some of my best childhood memories were times with my dad. I would ‘help’ with projects, and he would explain, give tips, or describe how it was done in previous generations, as well as history of relatives. Miss him. Some of the best storytellers did so over mundane tasks.
Nice comment
Love what you achieved, I find it fascinating how the finish/wax transforms the piece, the colours are stunning, it looks like a wood in Autumn/Fall. Much prefer the voice over.
Thank you!
I'm so with you on the measurement systems! As a nurse I find myself documenting everything in the metric system but then having to calculate the measurements to standard for my patients and their loved ones.
I vote for us to use the metric system. It makes a lot more sense.👍
Totally agree
I love the concept of not wanting to upset anyone so inventing a new one...
Problem: We have two measurement systems and no-one can agree which to use, so we've created the inchometer!
New problem: We have three measurement systems and no-one can agree which to use!
@@dangeroix..... use both!
"Measure in 1 inch increments, blah, blah........ or 25.4 millimeters, blah, blah, blah......"
Simple enough, I'd say!
For most all of my projects I use metric. It's just SO much easier.
Whether building something, or cooking/baking (thus weighing) I prefer metric. Imperial is cumbersome and slows my conversions.
Use 37ounces of water...... OK, so 1 qt plus----- 5 ounces more! ---- or 10 tablespoons or 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons. Yada, Yada, Yada!
A real pain in the buttocks!!!
37 ounces is 1110 ml of fluid! Or 1 liter plus 110ml more! Fast, easy and it's even easier to remember! 'It was 42 and 3/4, 3/8 or 3/16 or 3/64ths of an inch??? I find metric so much easier to remember when doing something!
Soooo much easier to remember!
Actually we have agreed on 1 system for measurement. All of the countries of the world have agreed. We'll, except for 3! Powerhouse Burma, Liberia and the US of A!
Enough said??!!!!
We actually half heartedly adopted the metric (SI) system in 1960. At least metric measures are on food packaging!
But whether it is a bushel, a peck, a barrel, a ton, long ton, scruples, drams, dry ounces, fluid ounces, gallons, imperial gallons----- or anything else, yeah, it's a real pain to convert. M we tric is do easy----- just move your decimal point over 1 number, either up or down, and you then have 10 times more or 1/10th as much! Take $1! Move the decimal over one slot. You now are talking about $10, or
10 cents or $.10! So with money we already use the metric system!
$100, $10, $1, $.10, ,$.01. Instead of quarts there are liters, yards are now meters! So tough!
If the only other countries who use the system is Liberia and Burma (Miramar) we are clesrly on the loosing side!
It just can't get much easier than that!
I enjoy the voice overs much more than listening to all the sounds so loudly. I don’t feel the need for music, although I know a lot of UA-camrs do it. The way you’re doing it is just perfect. Talk, we hear some of the noise, but it’s not much, and we find out what’s going on. I do believe that is the goal. This is the first time the algorithm has thrown you my way, and I have subscribed. I love this project and I’m sure I will enjoy anything else you do.
Thanks for the sub!
This is redwood. Its common where I live and I agree and its one of the most beautiful wood I have seen but its a softwood and could be dent easily. I usually treat the surface with penetrating epoxy to make it really hard before finising it.
Since I was going to hang it on the wall, it wasn’t necessary to harden it.
I love the colours and the grains in these pieces of wood. That wax really made them pop. Beautiful work!!! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much
That oil really brought out the beautiful red in the centre. Fascinating. Thank you.
I'm glad you like it
I like it. Whoever buys it, it would be cool to see what it looks like hanging on the wall in someone's home/office.
I'm glad you like it
From the first look I understood that it would look grate on the wall as a picture. I Have an idea to do something like this and use it as a table when needed. Well done!
Thanks so much!
Gorgeous! This is why you're the professional!
Thanks!
Why is it so fun to work with wood and relaxing to watch others work with their wood?
Totally agree!
ABSOLUTE ARTISTRY. I AM AMAZED. THANKS FOR SHARING.
Thanks for watching!
have to dry it slowly...and even after that long drawn out process you still get some cracking. There are other ways to cut it that could help reduce it, but for cookies it is just prone to cracks. Love your stuff!
Yeah, it's not easy to work with cookies
Beautiful project. Enjoy your narration and especially appreciate the closed captioning because I’m hearing impaired.
I'm glad you like it
I want you and Blacktail studio to do a collaboration, i love how both of you talk throughout the video he also shows his mistakes and tries to fix them youre both great
That would be great. You can ask him to see what he thinks...
An absolute work of art. You are so talented, a beautiful creation.
Thanks a lot
Precioso!!! Muy buen trabajo!! A mi me encanta trabajar la madera y da gusto verte!!
Gracias Oscar!!
Awesome. I wouldn't have the patience for a build like that. I have a few small red cedar logs in the shed that look like what your build is made from. It definitly has a pleasant aroma.
Yes. It's definitely from the cedar family
It’s redwood have several logs in my work area but love the home made kil the one thing I found with soft wood is to sprits with water before sanding get a mush smoother sand. Loved the wall art great job❤❤❤❤❤
I'll try with water next time. Thanks!
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This is my first time on your channel. I'm a woodturner who likes fun wood. That's beautiful. I really love how you dealt with the large crack. Great work.
I'm glad you like it
Hey man ..... i am a furniture worker in the past. You are doin' a great job! It looks amazing. 👍
Many thanks!
Rather than clear CA glue, you can use rattle can lacquer first. Then black CA, then sand it flat. You'll get rid of the lacquer when you sand. I haven't tried this, but I've seen it recommended on videos several times. I've also seen where they spray accelerator on firs, then dab in the black CA. Helps it harden quicker to help prevent bleeding. This I've tried, it definitely helps.
Yeah, I usually use those tricks too, but none of them worked with this softwood.
The problem with the cracking is caused by the outer rings drying and shrinking before the inner part.
Although it would take much, much longer to dry, you would have better luck drying it in log form before slicing it. Coat the ends of the log with molten paraffin or some other sealer. This forces the moisture to escape through the sides of the log, instead of the ends. A slow process, but worth the wait.
Yes, but sometimes I don't have time
Your humor comes across much better when narrating. Yes, you're funny.
Right now, I’m running to show this comment to my wife.
But there would be no jokes with the narration.
@@andysegelke3798 nop
I think you are right it works much more nicely on the wall rather than as a table top. The end result is more impressive than I had perhaps thought it would be at first. Well done.
Thanks a lot
Watching you work, is like poetry. The table is beautiful! My grandfather liked doing marquetry after he retired. When he passed, the only things I asked for, were the coffee table and jewelry box he made. I know, lol, a woman that's easy to please! But I remember watching him cut the little pieces by hand at the kitchen table, and was fascinated. Unfortunately, the coffee table was ruined in a flood. I just gave the jewelry box to my son, so he has something tangible from the great-grandfather he never got to meet. Rip grampa, I miss you always!
Nice history
I am so glad you made that as wall art.
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i enjoy the humor. i say be yourself and make videos that you love. be authentic. make videos that future you wont cringe at
Thanks, I appreciate it! It's what I’ve been doing so far, and I can’t complain about how it’s been going, so I’ll keep doing it.
Love the voice over commentary. It adds so much context to the video.
I also love your non-voice videos. Keep mixing it up and expand your range.
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From the Netherlands: You created a wonderful piece of art to decorate a wall. I just love it. BRAVO!!
I'm glad you like it
I love your work! Beautiful! Since you asked, I prefer narration and NO music.. ever. I love to listen to the sounds of the work being done. The music takes away from that. Thank you for your excellent content!
Thanks for your comment
😮❤ i’m not a woodworker, but I enjoy watching woodworkers videos. But I have no idea what type of wood this is however it came out gorgeous. Looks kind of heavy to hang on a wall. I could be wrong. I’ll keep watching and I truly enjoy the voiceover. I’d like to know what the person is doing and what they’re thinking about and I even like, your humor you’re pretty funny guy. Have a wonderful week.😊😊
Thanks!! It's not that heavy. With good support, it will hold up without any problem.
Your channel says you're from Germany, but you certainly don't sound like it! 😊I enjoy your voice-overs and your humor. The artwork turned out beautifully! Love it!
I'm from Spain, I'm living in Germany and my voice is from Boston
@@marmotaworksRent-a-voice? I'm German, I live in Spain, and my voice is from Ohio 😊.
I don;t know wood, but love items made naturally like this
Thanks!
I was brought up with ADP, LSD and yards, furlongs, feet, inches and chains and we changed in 1966 to metric....what a relief. Took me about a year to learn how to visualise quantities and lengths; I also learnt to think globally which actually taught me to be more understanding of others.
Metric is the easiest system
Absolutely stunning work and really enjoyable videos... thank you
Thanks a lot!
I love this kind of puzzle-ish designs.
Great work.
Thank you!
0:42 "Looks like ham or something." LOL I truly laughed out loud! 🤣
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@@marmotaworks 🤓😅
And you are back with another masterpiece, loving your works 😍❤
Many thanks. I'm glad you like it
I find the best way to minimize cracking the wood. As a wood turners I like to turn green wood. I keep the wood wet as possible and turn it down to 90% of the finished design. Approx. 3/8 "to 1/2 " thick And keep the wood walls as uniform as possible I soak the final piece in water then dry it in an electric commercial oven(a gas oven will add moisture to the wood that will defeat the purpose.) It is not 100% sure the wood will not Crack but I find it works for me. I like your final piece. Regards Paul G.
Thanks! Anyway, I don't think I'll find an electric kiln big enough to fit this wood slice.
I really like the end product, gives me a warm feeling that reminds me of when I spent time in a log cabin.
I did have one concern while watching: the mdf sled(?) for the router at 13:00 looks like it flexes a tiny bit as you push the router across it, which might make the piece (very slightly) concave instead of perfectly flat. I think reinforcing it with some steel L channels would do very well at removing any flexing.
On the bright side it doesn't look anything but perfectly flat when looking at the finished piece in the video, so it could just be me being overly perfectionist and looking for things that might improve the process.
I am also too much of a perfectionist, which is why I'm going to upgrade my router slide.
Nice job mate. I have no idea the wood type. Loved your vid which is very informative. Voice overs are great. Having music detracts. Keep up your awesome work. Cheers, Dave, Beachmere, Queensland, Australia
Thanks k Dave! Greetings from Berlin
As soon as I saw the spongy bark I knew it was a redwood. Beautiful project!
Thanks!
Good morning 🌅, very nice, great pieceof wall art, from France.
Thanks! Greetings from Berlin
Your talking shows your personality, which is good. Music shows your social taste, which is not always good. I like your videos as they are. Your Art is beautiful.
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This is amazingly beautiful!!! Thank you.
Many thanks
I think your videos are just the right combo of voiceover (stories about how you were inspired to try different things would also be welcome). I really dislike videos that are all loud music which I may or may not like (yes, mute is my friend) especially when there is voiceover that I can't hear over the music. Closed caption is also my friend! Beautiful work, yes, I hit subscribe.
I'm glad you like it. Thanks for the sub!
Interesting design on the steel frame. I would have expected c-channel inserts.
Lovely piece! I like the "puzzle piece" style!
(Edit: Also, I love your channel name! Woodchuck/beaver!)
Thanks! I'm glad you like it
To me the wood looks like an evergreen of some sort, hence Softwood. Has a extremely close resemblance to aromatic cedar and redwood. The bark on those tree have similar look and texture to what was you was working with. It hard to say if it is over video.. Cool project.
Thanks for your comment!
Love the narrative and the humor!😂 Beautiful work!👍 Kudos!
Thank you!
Absolutely beautiful work. Wow, this is just so impressive! Great job!
Thank you so much
It is young Coast Redwood, not Sequoia. This is an interesting project. It grew on me, surprising me that I liked it. Nice job; I subbed.
Thanks for the sub!
Ethylene glycol has worked for me to prevent cracks. I'm not sure anything would work perfectly with a thin cookie that big.
Maybe I'll try it
Pine and cedar
That's an amazing workmanship well done!!! I like your sense of humor it makes the monotony of listening to a boring commentary more listenable to the palette.
Thanks! I'm glad you like it
Love the videos!! Long or short! You are living the life I can only dream of!! Watching your has inspired my cabinet and furniture production!!
Thanks! I'm glad you like it
Beautiful. But why must wall art be rectangular? The sur-rounds could have been nice with their natural round edges.
I could leave the natural edges, but I like it so
This is actually burger wood, named after the pinkish center, it is quite popular in America and is a medium rare tree.
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@@marmotaworks lol
Are you high? Burger wood? Where do you acquire your project woods, McDonalds? It's a Sequoia Sempervirons!
sequoia.
That bark looks like redwood and the wood looks like redwood. Gonna guess its redwood.
That spongy bark is actually so that the tree can survive forest fires, works as an insulator.
We have one in our garden, she is a beauty, but the needle like leaves are annoying, they lose a lot of them, and they take for ever to rot
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It's a beautiful table and the workmanship is top notch. I'd have liked to have seen this piece as a roughly round table that's just the center piece of woods natural outline- no outer pieces, kinda feel like it takes away from that neat red center to me. The way you fit those outer pieces together is pretty neat. Either way it still looks great and I appreciate the skill involved :D
Thank you!
Wall art is what I thought would be best. It's beautiful!
Thanks!
as an engineer, i actually laughed out loud at the inchometer. i hope it takes off
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how about a metric inch?.... and make it 25mm, that's close enough to the old one :P
@@brrebrresen1367lol metric inch
Made me laugh to
I’m no woodworker - but I wanted to offer a suggestion about your resin pour: If you vibrate the piece after adding the epoxy, it may help to dislodge air pockets and minimize the touch-ups needed later.
I might try using a palm sander without the sandpaper - and just apply it around the perimeter of the frame while the epoxy is still liquid.
I hope I helped!
Not a bad idea
A vacuum chamber is another way to remove bubbles but size can be a problem.
@@marmotaworks Thanks!
Anyone else sense the ai voice over?
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Without looking at the price, you could not calculate the price in terms of working hours, but what a joy to see timber like that, fully finished, l hope that it goes to somebody who will really appreciate the piece.
I'm sure they appreciate it!
I just happened across this while searching thru video's. How you came up with the idea and then put it all together is amazing and it's a marvelous piece of work. I just may watch a few more of your video's. I like to carve and make small things from wood and I did a small river table but this would be beyond me. Fun to watch you do it though.
I'm glad you like my idea
WOW!! THIS IS FREAKIN AWESOME!! LOVE IT!! STUNNA!!
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Only the US doesn't use Meter 😅
Also Liberia and Myanmar
As an American, we need to switch to metric. That’s really the only problem we have to worry about right now.
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Never.
Nope, I do use metric for making jewelry though as that's the standard measurement worldwide. Everything else is imperial.
Maybe, but until the rest of the world realizes Fahrenheit is superior to Celsius, they can pound sand.
The rest of the world and scientific community concurred and moved on decades ago. Why are Americans still stubbornly hanging on?
Safety Glasses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are totally right. I always forget it...
Loved the color before the finish went on. Great video!
Thanks!
Canadian in Toronto here. I don't know if you're aware of just how much of the world uses the metric system. Yes, initially it can seem awkward. I had first hand experience in making the change in 1970, through the 80's. As a teacher I felt the need to show my students how much easier the new system was.
Just to let you know, there are only 4 out of 195 nations in the world, that still use the imperial system. Rounded off, that's 2% of the world, so I don't think a coin flip will do the job. In any case, most trades and industries in the States use metric now, out of necessity.
I totally understand your reticence at switching from a system you've known all your life. It took me awhile to feel comfortable with all those metres and litres (Canadian spelling). I still call 500ml of milk a pint and 1L of milk a quart!
Then we could hold a vote. By the way, I'm not American.
I'm a professional carpenter and contractor. I HATE English measurements. The fact we Americans didn't switch to the metric system is a testament to how stupid we are.
You said that, not me
Looks really good🤗and I love how the colours came out at the end!🙇♀️
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I have no idea on the wood! Like the voice over. But love it as an art piece!
Thanks!
I BELIVE THE WOOD IS BOX ELDER. Love the look.
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That is so beautiful! What a special piece to proudly display.
I'm glad you like it