Making Tension Based Furniture - Robby Cuthbert Design
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- Опубліковано 30 лис 2024
- Designer Robby Cuthbert discusses the ideas and methods used to construct his tension based sculptures and furniture. He then demonstrates the assembly process for the gravity-defying Contour Coffee Table - a modern table featuring "floating" bamboo legs that are held together by steel cables under tension. Visit www.robbycuthbe... to see more!
that's a very
stable
cable
table
GO KILL MYSELF!
stained with sable.
Put a label on that cable table
i love you
thats hard to say
This is the type of interesting shit u come across at 4am
3am here
5 am here
7:30 pm
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I don't fit in, do I?
2 am
2am approval
you're like the lawful good version of michael reeves
imagine both of them working together on some project
Michael is at best chaotic good. At worst chaotic evil
I feel the same
@@lich.possum yeah hahaha
I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT
This is the manliest sewing I've ever seen
@Yes Sir! maybe try learning English and maths before delving into the sexual world.. it will only end badly, stupid parents = stupid children
@@BotheredNowUKAUDITS can we try to be less toxic on the internet in 2020? Yeah, maybe it's a stupid comment he said, but c'mon.
Aren't we all Homo Sapiens? 🤔
@@gen157 today I learned homo means same. Thanks!
Yes Sir! yes I am so sexually attracted to these tables! cables give me wood uwu
This was recommended 2 years ago. Now you're back on my homepage. Congrats on your video's second innings
This man is the reverse-Michael Reeves
Michael is his evil twin brother.
YES! I wasn’t the only one who thought they looked similar!
@@evntyde sǝʌǝǝɹ lǝɐɥɔıɯ
Michael reeverse
Or is it?
Robby: *exists
Everyone else: Micheal Reeves
That’s exactly what I WAs thinking
AEL
Who the fuck is Michael Reeves?
@@mikean7074 ur a idiot
You look like Micheal Reeves if his parents loved him.
Goddammit I thought I had an original idea, then looked at the rest of the comments to see everyone had the exact same one.
Also, if he wasn't the kid from Over The Top.
And made useful things
I was pretty surprised at first that you went with cutting out those curved wooden legs, given the short grain, instead of bent lamination, but when you jumped up and down on that sample outdoors my eyes lit up. That's the functional beauty of the tension system. Well done.
It's bamboo and probably some kind of composite.
I don't know of any bamboo that comes in 18+ inches wide sheets.
I've bought similar bamboo plywood (plygrass?) for making a cutting board type of thing, and it's sturdy stuff. Like plywood, it has no real grain direction that it favors, and yes, I bought a 4*8 foot sheet, which (1" thick) weighed 88 pounds. Not cheap stuff, not available at all lumber yards.
chaotic evil: Michael Reeves
lawful evil: ZNA Productions
lawful good: Robby Cuthbert
Zev Spencer-Shapiro holy shit you just reminded me ZNA exists
Nah zna is a chaotic good
Ahhhh it’s like the evolution of my UA-cam watch history over the past 4 years 😂
@@peepoobeepoo5842 I came here to say this
imo michael is chaotic neutral, even given the evil stuff like the headhunting drones
he did some cool and helpful things too, like the tomato spike
Do this with clear wire, it would look like it’s floating
nice idea
Wouldn't be strong enough... Dumbass
@@packman21421 I'm sure you can get wires that are mostly clear that are stronger than fishing line, dude.
Daniel Nguyen when you don’t understand how vast the online market is and how much technology we have 😂
@@packman21421 thicker cables/more cables... Dumbass
This guy has not even grown a full set of beard yet and has achievements under his belt. Good job mate. Way to go.
Ingenious design and looks beautiful! There's gotta be a huge market for this type of furniture/art
This video inspires me so much. This guy is probably in high school and he already has a very professional business. His designs are beautiful and very original.
Honestly the $1500 price tag is well deserved.
@@Eingefallen nah I dont care that much
I'm a little conflicted here. Like the actual construction is simple and would be easy to automate for low skill workers to assemble and cut costs of this down to anything from 50-500 dollars. The design is wonderful, but again in large production could be much much cheaper. As a single man product 1500 isn't bad but for the product you're getting 1500 is about 3x more than I would pay.
James Silly ya it’s an absolute rip off
The time and materials put into it arent worth $1,500, but I'm of the firm belief that you should like the things you surround yourself with. I believe that your choice in furniture is an expression of your taste and therefore an expression of your personality, much like how you dress or what you drive. I'd put the money towards a nice mattress myself, but to the target demographic, it's worth $1,500.
@@samus4799 To the right target demographic a white painting was worth millions. To the general public its just a white painting worth nothing. Not to shit on this designer, I myself think this is ingenious but I am not rich enough to squander $1500 on a 'bamboo' coffee table. If this design included more modern elements/ minimalist approach or something, I'd give it a shot, perhaps. This exact design isn't worth that to me, IMHO. I'm glad he shared the thought process, logic and construction in the video though.
i'm very impressed at the fact that the wood can sustain such pressure, especially with the grain being so small, incredible work of art. congratz
this is no pressure, thats just set on place
Amazing work! I'm a civil engineer and a woodworker and it's great to see the two getting along so well. Beautiful piece! Industrial, organic, warm and fluid - no small feat and you executed to perfection. Also, 99pi is one of my favorites...
+Ben Martin Thanks, Ben!
Thanks for being generous enough to share your knowledge & creativity. I am nowhere near as proficient yet, but this inspires me. You clever baby!
Beautiful and brilliant! Thanks for sharing your work with us!
Man, this was one of the nicest tutorials I have ever seen. Congratulations for the job really much, and thank you for sharing. God bless you.
Whoa!!! Crazy beautiful pieces!
+Make Something Thanks!
+Make Something Beautiful work Robby. Thanks to you guys, Bob, Jimmy and David, for mentioning this on the Making It podcast.
Yep making it sent me here as well! Nice work!
This design is really something. You have created one hell of a table. Really unique.
Been wood working for 20 years and never seen anything like this wrll done youl be very successful in a woodworking career
Finally, modern art that is actually useful.
As if older art was "useful"... Art is not there to be useful
@@Friek555 I just meant as in a modern design that isn't just shit on a canvas, or a giant spoon; but is a functioning piece that is both good looking and functional.
@@phoenix_am3400 mkay mister know it all. Good job, you proved you have an iq over 3
Rob its nice to see the development but honestly what's even better is the fact that it was made by you, congratulations !
Brother, you are a genius! Amazing work!
Simplicity, balance, strength, and elegance all in one gorgeously made functional table package. Thank you for sharing your process!
So many levels of beauty on this work! as an engineer I love every single thing about it, thanks for sharing!
If you are achieving something that beautiful and well designed and executed at your age, I can't even imagine were you will be in 20 years. If your work isn't in the top museums in the world some day, then I'll eat my hat.
Why does his voice randomly switch between normal and Kermit
So no offense but i didn't notice and its your fault i want to die now
LMAO
Timestamp pls?
@@poppy3879 all the time
😂😂😂😂😂ffs
Generous of you to share your technique in such detail, Robby- much thanks.
nice work, detailed tutorial, thanks for sharing! partial countersinking of the copper stoppers could be nice as well. also possible to make bigger pockets (so crimp tool can fit) and seal them after tightening flush with pressfit copper discs, leaving them visible on the upper side.
just stumbled across this and was pretty impressed by what you do. Thank you for making this available to learn from, I may have to give my wife something to remind me to work on over the weekends.
how did youtube know i would enjoy this i never saw any videos of this type and now this is in my recommended what the hell i think gods real
Vladimír Vozár Same here. Google is creepy.
Robby! Come back to UA-cam!
The world needs your kind of creativity and inspiring expression of art, math, and science.
I hope you're doing well.
Your sculptures and furniture are absolutely incredible and I know I'm not the only one dying to know more about them! We need to see more!
We all hope to see you on YT again sometime soon!
You are young, beautiful, creative and a genius
Bro, you are great....telling everyone how you did it..very humble.
This is super cool I remember doing a project like this in 8th grade algebra but never thought about using this pattern as structure for a table
Tension designs are very old but he does it very well! You can see tension designs everywhere, I guess it was always a matter of thinking out of the box to derive new ideas. Just think!
I have always been fascinated by wood and seemingly floating objects. You know how to do it beautifully in a perfect way. I wish you continued boundless creativity and success in your business!
2:57 my man roasted himself for his work, hats off.
Love this video man. Glad to see the youtube algorithm supported your channel
I went down to the comment section after watching one second to mention how he looks like Micheal Reeves... but less *Micheal-y*
Then I realized everyone had the same idea.
A beautiful young man with a creativity that is only seen once or twice every 50 years. Congratulations. You have a follower and subscriber from Mexico. Kiss.
That's fucking AMAZING! I Would love to incorporate this into a live edge river table!
That's civil engineering applied to a construction of a tension based furniture. Really cool bro! Congrats!
The tension in the room is so thick one could almost cut it with a knife.
Absolutely wonderful. Thanks for showing us how to do this. Genius invents, the rest of us follow.
3:07 learn to use the door like a normal person
hahahaha, best comment! kid is clearly a wizard
Wow! Great idea. Also I appreciate your ability to teach and demonstrate. Visualize patterns in free space.
Dude, this is incredible! Hope you don't mind if I try something based on your idea one day.
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ill do everything.. one day
I'm flabbergasted! You are a VERY VERY bright young man, with a lot of talent and some extremely original ideas. You's be excellent at building suspension bridges! Thank you so much for sharing. Your work, although computer-based, is graceful and doesn't feel "machine-made"- this is an achievement in itself. Bravo!
Not to be political but
Who is Michael Reeves
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@@JackRealUgly pretty much this
He makes robots to burn his eyes with lasers
The chaotic evil doppelganger of this guy
R/youngpeopleyoutube
Btw, because some people are toxic, this is a joke
I love the concept and certainly the look of the result. Congratulations
Philwood
*me standing in front of this table holding scissors in a shaky hand* I must
good luck to cut a metal ha ha
@@fartyperson r/whoooosh
@@justsomemustachewithoutagu9694 r/woooosh to u
@@lukidurer28 r/whoooosh
So many galaxy brain gods in this thread.
Robbie, your work is like masterpieces, real art.
Wouldn't it be true that the more weight that is on it, the more stable it is? Since the cables would be pulled more due to bending? What a great design
It probably depends on the strength of the cable themselves. If too much pressure is applied, and I'm sure it would need to be a lot of pressure with how many cables there were, the cables would snap.
@@BeyBladGuy365 you might have wood tearout before that limit is reached though
The most impressive piece of furniture I've ever seen! You are an amazing designer.
Great design. If you drilled wider holes on the one side of the legs the crimps could be embedded inside the legs and completely covered. Also i would like to see this with white legs and black cables.
Amazing building quality, clearly no expenses were sparred in calculating the internal forces and stresses (it's clear that the table is purely at tension as the name implies, no compression or flexing or torsion on any member whatsoever, so an amazingly precise naming), not to mention the extensive optimization, and only the best fastening techniques and practices were used. The jig set-up itself is a work of art as well, wood on wood bearing with no clamps by the jig itself plus clamps outside the jig. Clearly a masterpiece by a master of art and engineering and crafts, worthy every penny.
There’s a lot of tension on the table. 🙄
*wakes up and starts making a pot of coffee.
*Goes into the living room while it brews and turns on the TV to see what's on..
*Coffee gets done so you grab a glass and go sit down on the couch..
*Takes a sip, smacks his lips with excitement from the rich blonde roast.
*Sets down cup SETS OFF A CHAIN REACTION AS THE CABLES SNAP FOLDING IN ON 60LBS OF GLASS PANE FUCKING DEMOLISHING ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES ITS WAY!
@@Pro_Vs_Con the cable he's using is actually heavier than necessary. The weak point in the system is the copper crimp. I think it'll handle anything you'd be using a coffee table for
Wow. I didn’t understand what “tension-based furniture” meant. Thanks for that. 🙄
@@hightide9513 ? Who are you even meaning that towards?
Quite smart Design! I'm a carpenter and your Idea It's not the first thing that would come to mind when thinking of making a table. Cool. I like it a lot!
I don’t know who Michael Reeves is but this guy looks like him.
Finally
As a woodworker who loves elegant interesting solutions this really pushes me to think outside the box. Awesome table!
You have already accomplished things that I am still dreaming of doing, and you appear to be 12. Fantastic work. I'm going to go eat a gallon of ice cream now. : - L
there are a lot of people with potential, who never had a chance, because of multiple reasons.
It's a bit of insulting to him to say he appears to be 12. Good luck with your ice cream.
If something is insulting when it is mostly fact, then it's your problem.
The best insults are facts. . .
I'd say he's a baby-faced 18 year old.
Beautiful design. The amount of labor needed to make that. Looks well worth it. To have a finished project that looks so amazing
You should drill some counter sinks where the crimps are to hide them. You could even cut out little caps to cover the holes and hide the ends of the cables completely
redsoxfan32
But how would you tension the cables if they need to the outside of the hole to crimp? You would end up with 3/8" of slack on every cable as it sinks into your countersunk hole.
I sort of like the look of the crimps :P
that is really easy actually. recessed tensioners. bass tuners would also look really cool.
I think it is possible to hide half of crimps, the ones that are not facing the floor. You need the other half open to tighten strings.
To No: I think you are confusing countersink with counterbore.
I thought the same thing, that the copper crimps kinda ruin the clean look of the cables and wood. Also, I could see me crawling around the floor for something that I dropped and getting ripped open when I run my arm up along one of those crimps. Ohhhh, no thanks.
Wow, one of the more unique tables that I have seen made on youtube,,,, well done good sir,,,,
One day, You will be asked to build a large structure of concrete held with high tension steel.. 🤘🏼
so, a bridge?
peter makes yeah, or fancy tourist buildings or artsy structures
peter makes 😂
www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/409616528582465865/
People go to school for decades to learn how to build Bridges using this method, which to me you have seemed to master. You are a F@$%!^g Genius.
So you're saying the real rule is measure once, cut 50 times?
I measure once, cut, curse twice.
Your process is wonderful, thank you so much.
It's one thing to learn, bit you never know anything until you teach.
I'd be interested in seeing a video showing just how much load bearing capability it has. If you were willing to destroy one of those awesome tables, possibly do a video showing the weight it can withstand before failure?
Are you sure its necessary to wreck a piece? The loads can be calculated using the same formulas engineers use for tension bridges--which as you know can take the pain of weight.
Wow! That is super cool! I’ve never seen anything quite like that. As someone who had a career in the structural end of construction, I can definitely appreciate this design. Very cool!
🤜🤛
Me: I should be studying for my physics exam
youtube: YoU lIkE pHySiCs?
That’s about the coolest thing I’ve ever seen on the interwebs! Bravo!
So, theoretically, once you put the glass on the table, you can go back and cut a bunch of the cables without affecting the structural integrity of the table
i dont see how that could be the case at all? complete nonsense
@@michaelh.1262
Wire "a" pulls up + Wire "b" pulls down = balanced
Glass pushes down + wire "a" pulls up = balanced
Wire "b" no longer needed
@@samo4648
You could probably get by using only 4 short cables in total since they would support each others weight when they are all connected and the glass would act like tension. Connecting them where the bottom and top leg cross over each other. Given how heavy the glass is it might be enough so they wouldn't just fall sideways also. It might also create a lot of stress on the 4 connection points (given how the wood is cut in this case) so you could use steamed and bent wood to get the full strength of the fibers. Instead of the exposed brass clamps (unless you like them) Drill a hole and use a steel wire loop clamp to hide them away. Harder to do would be to use only 1 single wire for the whole piece but still going through all the current holes. Anyway it is a nice build!
@@samo4648, as long as the glass is heavy enough to exert the same amount of force as wire "b" Maybe
Criminy, that's just beautiful Robby! I'd really like to see more of your work.
how you got all these dope furniture but a couch like that
My friend, you are a genius! I admire you and I wish you the best ahead!
My favorite is “that one in Boston that looks weird but it’s name is weird. Yeah that one after the tunnel. Yeah you know”
Robby does an excellent job in his tutorial, very professional and the work is nice as well.
If you pluck the cables, do they make music?
Well, if he did it well, and he did, they would all make the same note--which is another way of checking uniform tension, right? If he set it up like a piano he could tune for tension. But to make music, oh yeah you can get all kinds of notes and then the product would be all screwed up, a mess on the floor.
Not the same note. The cords are under the same tension but are of different lengths. Length also determines the frequency.
Although...if the tension varies by some cool mathematical formula related to the curvature of the legs and thus the cord lengths joining them, then maybe you could get the same note on all strings.
Beautifully designed and constructed!
Wow! You are really good and quite young :D
I visited your web page, I'm programmer of such things and your side is pretty cool :D (part time programmer - I'm high school student intersted in math, lazy though)
I have a few questions (I didn't find FAQ):
1) Can you (or somebody) point me to math behind this? - I saw sketches on your side, is there more to see? Or is there different aproach than sketches? (like a demonstration)?
2) How long does that table take to make? - I mean for you as you are quite experienced.
3) Do you do the same designs to sell them to the public? - I visited your side and there is 'UNAVIABLE' written over every product. I'm interested if you cannot keep up with the demand or whether you made one, sold it, and kept it on the web page to show what you made and sold.
4) How many people are there behind this project? - Is it only you? Are you the designer and builder, while you have 10 people advertising, programming, video editing, recording you...?
Thanks for answers / redirect to FAQ :D
I think that what you want to know from the math behind it would be the subject "static an strength of materials". I studies the behavior of an object when you apply a force to it.
I am not native at English so i had to look up most of the words in internet so i could be wrong.
i imagine it has quite a bit to do with statics. look up a statics course on MIT open courseware.
a simple way you could us, would be to use a 2d physics engine like algodoo, and simulate your design from the front and the side using springs with a short target distance as cables. Note that some designs can be stable without working in a 2d simulation, for example if you pull down on a square from the side, but pull up from the frpnt, it will move in both simulations in opposite ways that cancel out.
Why did UA-cam just recommend me this when I could’ve seen this 4 years ago. Making this is now on my bucket list
One side of my 1 year old couch Already broke. Duct tape and an old dictionary to hold the wood underneath works just fine. S
How do people dislike this - this is awesome
Great work, but it's worth putting felt onto your leg jigs to avoid scratches on the finished surface :)
Great video Robby. Not just a fantastic design & build but you explained the process really well. Thank you.
Have you thought about using more legs? I think one with 5 legs would be really impressive
Two legs even more impressive 😉🤣
@@ChrisLocke1969 no legs...
Wow, this is amazing, never seen anything like this!
You've found an exceedingly elegant and original design philosophy.
Bro you are a freak... I mean that in the best of ways. Great Vid great table. Subbed
Great job, wonderful idea. You deserve a view, a like and a comment. I hope your channel grows. Best regards from Argentina.
And also a subscribe.....
*It’s all fun and games until someone grabs the scissors*
Wire cutters more like, but yeah
This was genius.
You got my subscription.
You make some beautiful and functional pieces that are scientifically and mathematically fun to look at and ponder!
but is it level?
Leveling it would be as simple as planing down the end of each leg until they are all same height.
Will it blend?
just ad screw in bump stops to each leg and you could adjust as needed.
lvl 60 orc shaman i think
Nah dude, lvl 60 pally, if it was shaman than it would have killed him since hes a human.
I instantly fell in love with this piece of furniture.
i would add somekind of rubber between the glass and wood to prevent glass sliding off
Edit: also it would prevent scratching on the glass
There are 4 clear rubber pieces on the glass. You can see them when he puts the glass on the wood.
It's all physics, but you Sir are a genius. Beautiful table.
I have just realized that he didn't record the intro at the begining
Like writing an essay, it's best to do your into last when it is clearest in your mind.
Well, that's a nice looking design in such a "simple" piece of Furniture... And I love how the material cost seems to be quite low, but the piece itself looks like it cost a LOT.
Excellent work there buddy! Love it!