I Built a $15,000 Table in My Tiny Workshop

Watch how a $15,000 massive olive wood table was crafted in a tiny workshop, overcoming size and weight challenges for a stunning high-gloss finish.

Key Takeaways

Working with heavy, large pieces in a small workshop requires careful planning and patience.
Epoxy resin can be used creatively to enhance the natural beauty and imperfections of old wood.
High gloss finishes require extensive sanding and polishing to achieve a flawless look.
Transporting large, heavy custom furniture pieces internationally is feasible with proper preparation.
Preserving the story and character of the wood adds unique value to handcrafted furniture.

What the video covers

The project involved creating a massive dining table from centuries-old olive wood combined with epoxy resin for a deep, 3D effect.
The table weighed close to 300 kilos (660 pounds), making handling and movement in a small workshop very challenging.
The workshop was extremely small, causing logistical difficulties during every step including flipping, sanding, and CNC machining.
The builder preserved the natural character of the wood, highlighting cracks and imperfections with epoxy instead of hiding them.
The sanding process took over six hours, progressing to a very fine 4,000 grit for a high gloss finish as requested by the client.
Polishing was done using a lightweight Mirka Polaroid RP tool, considered the most satisfying part of the build.
Despite the challenges, the finished table was successfully transported to Luxembourg, the client’s location in Europe.
The video includes detailed visuals and sounds of the workshop process, emphasizing craftsmanship and attention to detail.

Chapters

What materials were used to build the table?

The table was made using centuries-old olive wood combined with epoxy resin to create a deep, three-dimensional effect.

How heavy was the finished table and why was that a challenge?

The finished table weighed close to 300 kilos (around 660 pounds), making it difficult to move, flip, and work on within a very small workshop space.

What finishing techniques were used to achieve the high gloss look?

The table was sanded for over six hours, progressing to a 4,000 grit sanding, followed by polishing with a lightweight Mirka Polaroid RP tool to achieve the high gloss finish.

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What happens when you combine centuries-old olive wood, 300 kilos of weight, and a workshop that's way too small for the job? Watch this video until the end to see how we turned this logistical nightmare into one of the craziest tables we've ever built. And

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somehow, we got this monster all the way to the heart of Europe, Luxembourg.

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This project started with an order from Luxembourg. The idea was to create a massive dining table using these incredible centuries-old pieces of olive wood combined with epoxy resin to create a deep, almost three-dimensional effect. On paper, it sounded pretty straightforward.

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In reality, not so much. At the time, we were still working in our old workshop, which was extremely small, and this table basically took over the entire space. Once we added the epoxy, the whole thing ended up weighing close to 300 kilos, or around 660 pounds. And when you are working

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with something that heavy, even the simplest things become complicated. Every time we had to move it, flip it, put it on the CNC, sand it, or simply get to the other side of the workshop,

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it became a project of its own. There wasn't much room for mistakes either. With wood this old and this much epoxy involved, one bad decision could cost us days of work or potentially ruin the entire piece. But that's also what made this build so memorable. I wanted to preserve as

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much of the natural character of this olive wood as possible. Every crack, every curve, and every imperfection tells a part of its story. Instead of hiding those imperfections,

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we used the epoxy to highlight them, creating layers of depth between the pieces and giving the table this almost three-dimensional look. There were definitely moments during this build

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when we questioned why we decided to make something this massive in such a tiny space, but when you see the final result, I think you'll understand why it was worth it. And somehow after

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all of that, we managed to get the 660-pound monster all the way to the heart of Europe, Luxembourg. So from here, I'm going to stop talking, turn up the volume, enjoy the sounds

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of the workshop, and watch centuries-old wood turn into something completely new. Enjoy.

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So the tabletop is completely flattened on the top and the bottom side. And as you can see, I don't have the vacuum system for the CNC. And now I have to clean all of this mess around so I can continue working.

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Now the seal coat is fully cured. I have to sand off all of this and fill in the rest of the holes and prepare the tabletop for the flood coat because the clients really want this table in a high gloss finish.

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After six hours of sanding, we are finally moving on to our last sanding grit, which is 4,000, because we want this table to be high gloss finished. And then we can proceed to the next step, which is polishing. Let's go.

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The sanding process is finally over, and it's time to move on to polishing. The most satisfying process in creating tables like this one. And we will use this Mirka Polaroid RP. Uh, it's so lightweight. As you can see,

Topics:olive wood tableepoxy resin furniturecustom dining tablewoodworkinghigh gloss finishCNC woodworkinghandcrafted furniturewoodworking challengesfurniture transportworkshop process

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