Big Walnut Desk

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    In this video I build a desk from a walnut slab I picked up locally. Let me know what you think.
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Komentáře • 455

  • @brianbuckwalter9706
    @brianbuckwalter9706 Před 2 lety +8

    So glad to see content coming from the Boardroom. Thanks for sharing your gift with us.

  • @jimwampler6210
    @jimwampler6210 Před 2 lety +15

    You have one again shown the difference between a mere mortal woodworker and a professional. Simple, elegant and BEAUTIFUL. Thanks Mike, keep em coming.

  • @jonathandavies3288
    @jonathandavies3288 Před 2 lety +31

    Beautifully conceived and executed, Mike! Always a good day when I get a notification that there's another project taking shape at the Boardroom!

  • @VanDerPol
    @VanDerPol Před 2 lety +1

    First assumed a new BlackTail Studios video, when I read "Big Walnut Desk" and saw a bald guy in the thumbnail. When the guy started making table legs I knew I was wrong 😁

  • @jimburbank6086
    @jimburbank6086 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Without a doubt social d did the best ever cover of ring of fire, an argument my 24yr old son and I have on a regular basis.
    Oh, and great desk, gave me good ideas for my dining room table I need to build.

  • @craftedworkshop
    @craftedworkshop Před 2 lety +4

    Glad John’s karaoke skills were confirmed. If only you’d included footage of our WorkbenchCon session… 😂

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety +1

      Ha! Probably for the best that I didn't take any video.

  • @mikencrew8885
    @mikencrew8885 Před rokem +4

    Wow can’t even imagine the cost of this table. Great job as always Mike!

  • @AW-pz3qc
    @AW-pz3qc Před 2 lety +5

    Simplicity at it's best! Nothing compares to clean, smooth lines to allow the beautiful piece of Walnut to be the hero. You have excelled once more. Thanks for allowing us to watch this build.

  • @Mike-In-O-Town
    @Mike-In-O-Town Před 2 lety +2

    Perfect! A beautiful slab of walnut without the addition of gallons of epoxy. Thank you. This is too beautiful not to let the walnut do all the talking. And simple flat black legs don't detract from the star of the show, the wood. Well done sir.

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you. That was very much my goal. Lets that just disappeared and let the slab do the talking.

  • @derekludlow8006
    @derekludlow8006 Před 2 lety +2

    Like many others have said, simple, elegant and modern. But also, just the right amount of epoxy!

  • @167curly
    @167curly Před 2 lety +2

    I love the simplicity of that walnut & steel desk.

  • @SteRumbelow
    @SteRumbelow Před 2 lety +1

    Mike, you’re an artist.

  • @juancastro2924
    @juancastro2924 Před rokem +3

    Just wanted to show some love and appreciation for the content Mike! Love how you've kept it about work working and projects. Love the sense of humor too!

  • @robthewaywardwoodworker9956

    I've never seen metal prepped for welding by a finish carpenter! LOL Nice work, Mikey! What an amazingly classy desk.

  • @adamspivey
    @adamspivey Před 2 lety +2

    A glorious sleek piece of well crafted and meticulously finished furniture..

  • @dal2888859
    @dal2888859 Před 2 lety +1

    Youre my favorite ww channel. Always learn something watching your vids. Thanks!

  • @JesemanuelRamirez
    @JesemanuelRamirez Před 2 lety

    That mini forklift is really cool

  • @kenknight4560
    @kenknight4560 Před 2 lety +1

    Simple and elegant, the wood is the star. Great job.

  • @rustybullets3557
    @rustybullets3557 Před 2 lety +5

    Absolutely beautiful work, my friend. I think cutting those grommet holes is a perfect example of measure 10000 times and cut once.

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety +1

      Ha! Measure and remeasure and remeasure........

  • @chuckbogart9382
    @chuckbogart9382 Před 2 lety +2

    Always great to see another notification from the Boardroom. Great desk Mike, you are amongst the best.

  • @jackdelancey248
    @jackdelancey248 Před 2 lety +1

    Grinder and paint will make you the welder you ain’t 😎

  • @lancemillward1912
    @lancemillward1912 Před 2 lety +1

    making your own legs is a good thing. thar pre cut warm up definitely looked like a Mayan ritual.

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you. The origins of that routine are thought to come from Mayan culture.

  • @tonynotstated695
    @tonynotstated695 Před 2 lety +1

    Anytime you need help on a project like this, I volunteer to come help you from first cut to finish. I just love how you make things.

  • @JTate-zj9ch
    @JTate-zj9ch Před 2 lety +1

    Social D baby! The soundtrack to my youth!

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety

      I listened to a pretty good amount of Social D in my high school years.

  • @ryansmithtdr2920
    @ryansmithtdr2920 Před 2 lety +1

    Always a good day when we get a new video from the boardroom

  • @leeedwards3783
    @leeedwards3783 Před 2 lety +2

    Looks fab Mike. I echo what had already been said...always good to get a notification that you have released a video. Always wanted to have a go at welding but just not got the confidence really

  • @cargogh
    @cargogh Před 2 lety +6

    It's weird how you hardly mentioned the live edge, which I usually don't like. This one, however, works so well because it curves around the user so beautifully. Appreciated the niceness of the slab. It certainly didn't need a river of colored lava epoxy running through it. So very pure of form, the outlets were even great. A+

  • @danforrest4495
    @danforrest4495 Před 2 lety +8

    The metal and wood together is great! Awesome table 👍

  • @nicknelson9537
    @nicknelson9537 Před 2 lety +2

    Metal worker Mike! All the attention to wire routing really paid off. I like this project because it appears simple but in actually it’s anything but. Really nice work!

  • @robslifting4life
    @robslifting4life Před 2 lety +1

    Simplicity is the best.

  • @RowlandMax
    @RowlandMax Před 2 lety +4

    My goal in life is to be successful enough to commission you or someone of your caliber to build amazing pieces like this. Beautiful work!

  • @mlbmba9546
    @mlbmba9546 Před rokem +2

    As I’ve long said, a grinder and paint makes you the welder you ain’t.

  • @williamelliott2050
    @williamelliott2050 Před 2 lety +1

    “Golden Years” by Iron Maiden - an excellent listen while hand planing.

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety

      Waisted Years? I think I was sining that one at some point in the video.

  • @carlnolte1637
    @carlnolte1637 Před 2 lety +1

    Mike does metal. . . heavy metal !! Another fine project. I like the board flattening CNC comment. Kinda like when your friends find out you have a pickup truck. "Hey, can you help me move this weekend?" LOL

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety

      Totally, same exact thing as getting the pickup truck.

  • @cheeseburger347
    @cheeseburger347 Před 2 lety +1

    Just gorgeous.

  • @justinjones9255
    @justinjones9255 Před 2 lety +2

    Nicely done Mike and some creative problem solving. BTW, used to live in Evergreen so I enjoyed the snowplow footage. God do I miss it. Also, I enjoyed your appearance in the FWW podcast.

  • @galvezcristian8308
    @galvezcristian8308 Před rokem

    Your work is wonderful, congratulations. Thank you for your videos from Chile, South America

  • @Jlyons0303
    @Jlyons0303 Před 2 lety +1

    Beautiful work, Mike!

  • @doug.ritson
    @doug.ritson Před 2 lety +2

    Power desk - no drawers, organizers, gadgets, etc. Noice

  • @toddward2310
    @toddward2310 Před 2 lety +2

    Always love watching your videos, Great Job!

  • @ApexWoodworks
    @ApexWoodworks Před 2 lety +1

    As far as tables go, I like what you've done here, Mike.

  • @SawdustmakerLori
    @SawdustmakerLori Před 2 lety +2

    That desk is a thing of beauty. You do beautiful work! It's amazing to see a slab of walnut that wide. I missed your shop buddy. He must be growing up fast!

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety

      Thank you. The shop buddy is like a little man at this point.

  • @theinvasivespecies1119

    Beautiful work, and social distortion does indeed rock

  • @greglamphier4430
    @greglamphier4430 Před 2 lety +16

    Finally!! I’ve been waiting for this! Love your content Mike, hope you know how much we appreciate what you do and how you do it! Your attention to detail is inspiring and your dad jokes are top notch!

    • @scoobyz61
      @scoobyz61 Před 2 lety +3

      Seriously thinking the same thing when I saw the thumbnail

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you very much.

  • @ihatecivicssomuch
    @ihatecivicssomuch Před 2 lety

    that is a mighty fine table

  • @georgeanderson1240
    @georgeanderson1240 Před 2 lety +1

    Ace-tone for the trollers. nice

  • @BlueBloodCstm
    @BlueBloodCstm Před 2 lety +3

    A couple helpful things for the weld blending in order of application. Really works well.
    Paint/Powder Finish - 1) Flap Disc 2 )Coarse Blending Pad
    Patina/Thin Finish - 1) Flap Disc 2) Coarse Blending Pad 3) Medium Blending Pad or even 80 grit sand

  • @josepalacid
    @josepalacid Před 2 lety +1

    This is the first video of your channel I've noticed and watched. The details and information are very valuable, but is your explanation and sense of humor that finally caught me. Since my criteria are not so common I can't tell you how much success you will have, but what's for sure is that you gonna have very loyal and solid base of subscribers. I'll be one from now on.

  • @samiam7
    @samiam7 Před 2 lety +1

    Got me with the duo-coat crack lol

  • @terristroh3965
    @terristroh3965 Před 2 lety +1

    Interesting idea to fill that shallow valley on he bottom surface with epoxy.

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety

      Thank you. I thought that was better than losing another 1/8-3/16" of thickness.

  • @DavenH
    @DavenH Před 2 lety +1

    Another beautiful project. Love the attention to detail and highest of standards.

  • @51sicboy
    @51sicboy Před 2 lety

    Great looking table and great song suggestions.

  • @oskarwobrock6378
    @oskarwobrock6378 Před 2 lety +1

    Wonderful walnut and simple metal legs . . . it works! Beautiful 😲 👌 👌 👌 Many greetings from Germany

  • @Chris_Willows
    @Chris_Willows Před 2 lety +2

    Fantastic work Mike. Love your work. Excellent delivery, just the right balance of detail.

  • @brentjenkinsdesigns
    @brentjenkinsdesigns Před 2 lety +3

    Wowzers. If one were so inclined... A very expensive workbench. Though a very nice one, were one so inclined.... Of course.

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety +1

      Ha! I would be an expensive workbench for sure.

  • @occisoft8082
    @occisoft8082 Před 2 lety +1

    Was just wondering where you are yesterday. You're the best woodworker on youtube.

  • @rainerl-h259
    @rainerl-h259 Před 2 lety +2

    Great job. I`m looking forward to see, what you will do with the rest of the slab!

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety

      Thank you. We'll see, its not my piece wood. I do not know if the customer will commission another piece.

  • @christopherperisho4819
    @christopherperisho4819 Před 2 lety +3

    Your use of “ace-tone” earned my sub! Great video!

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety

      Ha! Thank you. I get a lot of comments correcting me on that.

    • @christopherperisho4819
      @christopherperisho4819 Před 2 lety +2

      I call it that too because I like it better than the “correct” way!

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety

      @@christopherperisho4819 You and me both.

  • @veronica5896
    @veronica5896 Před rokem +1

    The desk cane out simply stunning! Awesome work, as always! Thanks for sharing!

  • @Jeff_369
    @Jeff_369 Před 2 lety +1

    That desk is so clean! I love it. Thank you for your content.

  • @williambrowntangleoakwoods7430

    Nice project Mike!

  • @gideonism
    @gideonism Před 2 lety +1

    Welcome back Mike! Always good to see your work.

  • @vipulkadam9568
    @vipulkadam9568 Před 2 lety +1

    We love to see in the future more awesome projects of walnut live edge, epoxy tables from you 😊

  • @jtotheb-ip2hh
    @jtotheb-ip2hh Před 2 lety +1

    in spite of their popularity, i'm not much of a fan of live-edge tables. HOWEVER, beautiful projects like this are winning me over. really, really well done... as usual. thanks for filming and sharing.

  • @JamieHofman
    @JamieHofman Před 2 lety +6

    Stunning piece of wood there. I think it would have been nice to recess the holes for the outlets so that they were flush with the surface.

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety +6

      I agree. That was a design choice as I didn't want them hanging down any more than they were. If the client asks, I will go back and lower them into the table.

  • @MrGeroth
    @MrGeroth Před 2 lety +2

    Beautiful as always. Thanks for sharing.

  • @l.k.1011
    @l.k.1011 Před 2 lety +1

    Great song recommendation.

  • @bradstooks6181
    @bradstooks6181 Před 2 lety +2

    Wow!! That’s one awesome desk!! Great job!

  • @brianpeterson3752
    @brianpeterson3752 Před 2 lety +1

    Unreal. Love it!

  • @tombergschicker1087
    @tombergschicker1087 Před 2 lety +1

    Beautiful work.

  • @joeoliver9043
    @joeoliver9043 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome as always!

  • @bleachinuri
    @bleachinuri Před 2 měsíci +1

    Nice work mike, your are a very gifted artisan. Love your passion.

  • @thorshuatus
    @thorshuatus Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing work & thx for sharing some your tips on solving issues as you worked on the project.

  • @TotalBoat
    @TotalBoat Před 2 lety +2

    Beautiful design and build!!

  • @markprochaska6756
    @markprochaska6756 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome! Good to see you again.

  • @MrPeter924
    @MrPeter924 Před 2 lety

    Great video great woodworking great show

  • @skippylippy547
    @skippylippy547 Před 2 lety +1

    Mike, as I watch you work I thought to myself, you must have been a super athlete in your younger years?
    This kind of work requires endurance, flexibility, strength, and coordination along with a lot of focus/concentration.
    Beautiful piece. ❤

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety

      Nope, not an athlete. I was a good bowler though, until my shoulder gave out.

  • @keving8682
    @keving8682 Před 2 lety +2

    Love it - awesome work as usual!

  • @dalebennett8335
    @dalebennett8335 Před 2 lety +1

    You Sir are amazing.

  • @doubledarefan
    @doubledarefan Před 2 lety

    You forgot to account for wood movement. The mounting plates need hotdog-shaped holes near the corners. Also, the pockets probably need to be a ½" or more longer than said plates.
    Otherwise, a totally kickin' desk.

  • @jerrystark3587
    @jerrystark3587 Před 2 lety +2

    Terrific desk, beautifully constructed, as always. Excellent song recommendation, as always, as well. 👍
    Life goes by so fast
    You only want to do what you think is right
    Close your eyes and then it's past;
    Story of my life
    Killer lyrics!

  • @blainerobinson679
    @blainerobinson679 Před 2 lety +1

    I feel the same way about bondo. Beautiful project & thanks for sharing early summer in ColoRado.

  • @paultabor2446
    @paultabor2446 Před 2 lety +1

    Outstanding work

  • @artistschoice2009
    @artistschoice2009 Před 2 lety +2

    Good job as always! Love watching your video's!

  • @sumosidnz
    @sumosidnz Před 2 lety +1

    AWESOME WORK!

  • @michaelmangione8359
    @michaelmangione8359 Před 2 lety +1

    Well Done! I always enjoy your videos. Thanks Mike!

  • @lwoodt1
    @lwoodt1 Před 2 lety +1

    Walnut has a wonderful aroma when it is cut.

  • @moneymakingmikeg.9555
    @moneymakingmikeg.9555 Před 2 lety +3

    Yooooooo, you handsome bald devil you!!! I clicked on this video so fast as soon as I saw the notification!! Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!!

    • @moneymakingmikeg.9555
      @moneymakingmikeg.9555 Před 2 lety

      Just finished video. FANTASTIC table Mike!!! Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out again!!

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety

      Thank you good sir. Hope you're doing well!

  • @pearofkings
    @pearofkings Před 2 lety

    Lovely work, Miguel

  • @pyfferoenc
    @pyfferoenc Před 2 lety +1

    Wow.. great job!

  • @TheWardagh
    @TheWardagh Před 2 lety +2

    Really nice work 👌🏼

  • @Oniram2727
    @Oniram2727 Před 2 lety +1

    Stunning. 👀 Amazing work as always.

  • @leeharveydarke
    @leeharveydarke Před 2 lety +5

    Always a great day when we get an update from the boardroom. Good to see you Mike!

  • @charlescho
    @charlescho Před 2 lety +1

    Enjoyed watching it. You make it look so easy.

  • @bigdogmn73
    @bigdogmn73 Před 2 lety +1

    Happy Memorial Day to us...thanks Mike!

  • @MixingGBP
    @MixingGBP Před 2 lety +1

    Great work!

  • @kevinf3641
    @kevinf3641 Před 2 lety

    Great work

  • @tundrawhisperer4821
    @tundrawhisperer4821 Před 2 lety +1

    I’ll remember that Bondo trick! Thx

  • @Robert-ko6wr
    @Robert-ko6wr Před rokem

    Enjoy your videos very much. Your dialog though is very funny. You gotta pay attention else the listener will miss some very funny stuff. You crack me up in every video. NEVER heard the acronym FUBAR appropriately used in a restoration video but you pulled it off. Never heard of Acetone until you used it in this video. You keep making great videos and I'll keep watching and listening. Thanks.

  • @AndreaArzensek
    @AndreaArzensek Před 2 lety +3

    I found out that hot glue gums up the blades (yes, even when cold) so I remove it with Isopropyl alcohol, it works fantastic. I thought this was my ingenious idea but then some 6 months later I heard it on Fine woodworking podcast. Btw the table looks fantastic and I wouldn't be shy to use it as a workbench :)

    • @MikeFarrington
      @MikeFarrington  Před 2 lety +1

      Good tip. I would probably do that if there was more. Thank you.