The 14 Rules of Epoxy Table Making

Published 2022-11-16
14 things you can do to avoid disaster in your epoxy table projects.

All Comments (21)
  • @chipsutcliffe7110
    Aside from your YouTube income, I think the advertising value of your Blacktail Studio videos far out ways any "secret techniques" lost to your competition. And people looking for $10,000 tables are not shopping by price, so your reputation is paramount. The videos show your integrity.
  • @TheDanx12345
    Don't clamp to the melamine! I did on my first table; the melamine slowly gave way. Corollary: support every bit of melamine with plywood or your bench.
  • I follow you and you make some great tables, I am going to start my first coffee table and learned a lot watching this video. I would have never thought of sealed the top after the pour was over waiting the 2-3 weeks to pull out of the mold, you also touched on other processes I wouldn’t have thought of. Thank you for this video, it will help with my first table
  • @tedspens
    It will be easy to tell who didn't watch till the end when their table looks more like a surf board. Lot's of really great tips there. Thanks Cam, you rock!
  • Vinyl contact paper (self adhesive shelf liner) works great as a mold release. Works especially well for covering forms with flat bottoms/sides. Much faster to apply than packing tape, and pretty cheap too.
  • @malleusbugum
    )))) Your reply to the troll of the week is just epic! ))) I can't stop smiling )) Top marks here! )))
  • @mannyk1
    Cam, I am a beginner woodworker and I've been watching your various videos for the better part of a year. I have picked up most of your rules from them but it is great to have them all in one spot. Thank you! You have inspired me and I'm ready to start on my first round coffee table project. Thanks for everything. You rock!
  • @patmeyer2517
    I think sealing the top was probably the one I didn’t realize the importance of doing. Thanks for the great tips!
  • @cbs507
    Just an idea I have been playing with to do one of these for my self. Appreciate all the words of wisdom. Not sure I have a fav tip but I do appreciate how this mat just be possible for me
  • Liked your last rule best seal the top. I always watch to the end. Giving the temperature rang that is too hight was good insight.
  • the surface tension explanation for excusing the use of fans is what made this video for me, I was sold instantly! Thanks again Cam!
  • leave it thick! loved it. The more wood I work on the more valuable this whole clip is. Thanks
  • Thanks for doing this, Cam! I love your work, your attitude, and your humor.
  • @jarredladuke
    I really like this channel... It's the education portion we DIYers or aspiring wood table makers try to get from watching a ton of vids all in one.
  • Long time subscriber from Iceland! Just wanted to thank you for all the information youve put out there. Im about to pour my second river table this week and thanks to you my first one was not a disaster and came out pretty decent. 👍🏼
  • @CF_Joel
    My favorite rule is to measure the moisture of the wood/make sure it’s dry, because of that collab table. That table looked SOOO badass, with such a badass piece of wood, and so much work, I wanted to cry, hahaha! You gotta do another collab with another giant cookie!
  • @Big.Ron1
    I like the dry wood. I had no idea it made a difference. Also, the very last, bonus rule. Cool thank you.