Mind-Blowing Woodworking | Building a Tensegrity Table
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- čas přidán 26. 04. 2020
- How does this display table hold itself up? Find out in this video, where I build a piece of furniture known as a tensegrity table.
Tensegrity structures are ones which rely on tension to maintain stability. This tensegrity table is built out of scrap walnut, fishing line, and a few brad nails.
I designed the wooden components of this table myself, but was very heavily inspired by a 3D printed table I saw on CZcams by a creator named Seabird HH.
I made and repaired a number of mistakes during this build, which was definitely more difficult and stressful than my usual builds due to the experimental nature. The main mistake, shown in the intro, was using mortise and tenon joinery with structurally weak cross-grain tenons. In retrospect, I should have just glued the hook shaped piece directly to the surface, since it is a face-grain to face-grain joint.
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#dkbuilds #tensegrity #mindblowing - Jak na to + styl
Very refreshing to watch a video with only sounds of a woodworker at his trade. No flashy graphics, no annoying dance music over the vid and no constant chatter about nothing.
You have a new subscriber.
Thanks, Derek!! I've been getting lots of similar comments, so I'm going to focus on making similar videos from now on. Welcome to the channel!
Oh come on, don't you want a 30 second introduction "HEY GUYS WELCOME TO [camera change] DK BUILDS [camera change] ON TODAY'S SHOW..."
That was the only thing I didn’t like about the video. I have a harder time dancing while I watch without any dance music playing. I mean I still did it but it was a lot more difficult.
Pp
I think everyone has that moment during a project when something doesn't go right and you question every decision you've made bringing you to that point. And all you can do is accept it and figure out how to fix it. Great job. I'm not a wood worker so everything you did in this video is sorcery to me. Very cool end product.
Totally agree John, mistakes are a part of life, and overcoming/fixing them can be tough but is better than giving up. Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Nice 5 stages of grief cameo😉
That "oh nooo" at the beginning is all of us. Great work!
Haha thanks Anthony! There were several more such moments but with much more vulgar language so I had to leave them out 😇
It sure is, carefully plane and sand one side, then screw and glue the wrong side !!!
Stewart McManus or have it all planned it and start assembling and you are back and realized you flipped a piece at some point and didn’t flip it back and it’s too late now. It’s a feature. No one else will know, but you will.
I don't get it
Smooms bruh
No obnoxious music in background and no unnecessary explanation about every move you make. You sir are the 1% who knows how to make videos. Great work 👍
this is so beautiful, really beautiful. the most beautiful "floating" wood work, I've seen so far.
Amazing work!! I’ve watched this a few times and my brain is still not capturing how this is even possible.
I feel you at that “oh noo.”
😂
LOVE the format, dude. Not a word spoken, yet concise, and I could tell what your intention was in every shot. Keep it up. Got my sub.
Just AMAZING!
This is how these videos should be edited. No music, no chat, just work (and the occasional mistake 😅).
Great work. But you already know that.
Awesome thank you Usuario! Glad you liked the video style!
Man when I heard that snap I felt it. Even better recovery. Thanks for the great video.
Haha thanks A.J.! Appreciate you watching!
Love seeing your projects, your content is really refreshing. Looking forward to future builds!
Thanks Maria!! Happy to have you as a viewer. More videos are coming for sure!
Gyönyörű videó! Mindent pontosan bemutat, és nem tereli el a figyelmet semmilyen idegesítő zenével. Köszönöm! Thanks!
Nagyon szépen köszönjük! Örülök, hogy tetszett a videó!
Tensegrity is so inspiring. Makes me want to make my own designs.
Thank you! Do make your own and share with me the results so I can be inspired by you!
This was definitely a fun build! How did you tie off the knots so the tautline doesn't loosen/tighten after it's done?
Bloody brilliant, great job.
Thanks, Sommer!! Turned out better than I even hoped :)
That is so cool - it looks so stable - amazing.
Thanks, H! It is quite stable!
You could have hidden your mistake, just glued over and no one would ever know. But instead you displayed it proudly. That makes you better than most men.
best intro to a DIY video
Thanks 😜
Nicely done
Absolutely Amazing....
Thanks Delores! 🙏
As a mate of mine says: Patience and perseverance took a snail to Jerusalem! Nice piece.
Nice saying, Kielan! Thanks for watching!
Hats Off 2 U Dude,
Great Art Of Wrk 👌👌👌
Great work
Beautiful!
Thanks Joel! :)
Awesome job what a great project
Thanks Bryan! Glad you liked it 😃
thanks for sharing...amazing works...
Thanks for watching, Ferdy! I appreciate the kind words :)
Amazing work!! I love it I might try this myself
This was mindblowing! You've inspired me to make one myself
Do it, Frank! And let me know how it turns out 👍
Great work. Thank u. God bless u
Thank you Antonio! :)
Work of art👍
Thank you for the kind words, PB!
Beautiful
Thank you Wilson!
Imagine having a dinner table and chairs like that, would be really sick
So don't imegine
Thank for idea I made one
@@NoobSharkYT One table? That sounds really cool
This person did, and he can stand on it! Check it out: czcams.com/video/IZTKL4f3azA/video.html
You can make it but just make sure the tension of the string or cable in the middle is strong enough to withstand every weight that are stacking on top of the table. You don't want it to snap and have your dinner on the floor lol
Impressive build! Looks incredible.
Thanks for the kind words, Jason!
Wow nice sharing..
Good work.
Great craftsmanship!
How does it perform with temperature variations?
Do any of the lines sag when it's hot?
Did you allow for that, if so, how?
Excelent work I Love it !!!
nice video.. i like how you show the humanity, the mistakes and the way you see to the front and solve it.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked it, UirUmarU! :)
Amazing...Good work...
Dude's got all the tools!
💪
It can be made larger for coffee table, I believe. awesome idea, man.
Good job 👍
That is SO COOL !!!!!! Got to try it.
Thanks, gtx! If you try it, let me know how it turns out!
11:29 - Whew!!! Is spot on! These suckers look awesome and freaky, but they are a PAIN at times. I made a triangular tensegrity stand for a pyramid clock (wood base, but paper pyramid holding the clock), and the centre of gravity of an equilateral triangle is indeed it's "centroid", but the other triangles are 1/3 from the base, not necessarily their centroids. The base is smaller than the upper deck. Looks really cool!
Dude, outstanding work on this!!! Thank you for sharing!
Very cool Thomas your triangular table sounds awesome. Great idea to hold a clock. Thanks for watching!
Brilliant
I’m as equally amazed at the build as I am at the diy compass hack o_0
Cool ... great job 👍
That's really neat
Thanks Lord!
it seems pretty streight forward in how it works, the line in the middle keeps it held up, the lines on the side keeps it from moving. i saw another table though on another vid with no middle line keeping it in place, looked like magic
Ah nice that version sounds cool, wonder how it worked. Thanks for watching GOLDsken!
What channel? I think we'd all like to see that.
I to would like to see that.
Such a big worrk... felicitations.
Thank you, Caleche!
rlly neat design
Thank you Luca!
I get it and understand it (mostly) but it still blows my mind.
And yes, daily dose enlightened me to these. But cool channel format, subbed
Thanks Weaboo! Happy to have you here!
This is beautiful ❤️
Thank you Beatbender!
Genial parcero quedo guay
OK, it floats in vertical position... OK
But THAT! THAT'S ILLEGAL
12:19
Not sure what you mean, but it is stable in every position! I can hold it by the bottom horizontally and it is stable that way too 😀
The stability in horizontal position is because this one has four tension wires. You only need two for vertical stability, but with the extra two, there's no side it can fold to.
@@dkbuilds pretty sure it's a joke about the laws of gravity. Unless you know how/why it works, this is very magical.
Best one I've seen yet. Amazing!!!
Right in 50 states!
@@Essex121514 What worries me with stuff like this is the idea that that entire planter pot is held up by a single fish-line wire.
I don't know exactly how strong those are but it'd probably be advisable to check out the max pull force those can take before building something like this yourself.
(the outer 4 don't actually hold much weight when it's properly aligned and stable so those could be made of thinner, less visible, wire)
Very nice. You did a great job show how and what you did to create this fantastic conversation piece. No question people are going to talk about your creation. You did a great job editing your video and your woood working skills are excellent. Thanks for taking the time to show us what you did. From Missouri USA
Thanks so much Jack, I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
I need this table dude, its awesome
Thanks Ariel!
Loved that stand glad my daughter can't see it I would get DAD pretty please what marker pen are you using
Regards
Steve from crazy UK London
Very well done my friend!
Thanks, Andreas!
Loved your work and your video!
Thanks so much Mitsos!
It's beautiful.... 🤩
Thank you, Soumya!
Nice!👌
Thank you Siyum!
AWESOME
This is so awesome!
Thanks, Jody! :)
You know, I never thought of using a table saw for cuts like that - I always use the bandsaw and make lots of diagonal cuts to remove material, and the inside surface requires a lot of fiddly sanding to make even. Nice little table!
Oh wow, and it just occured to me that I can use this trick to fix a notch that I need to deepen in a piece I had already glued together. As it stands, I can't get the piece where I want it because the other sides are in the way, this just might work. Thanks for showing a different way to use a tool!
Glad you picked up something from the video, Peevester! This method is how I make a lot of dados and tenons on the ends of pieces of wood. Make sure to hold it very securely though, I always use a cross-cut sled because it supports the wood on both sides of the cut. Stay safe, and let me know if you successfully fix that notch!
@@dkbuilds It worked! It took about 2 minutes to make the cut, and the result looked better than the original notch I had cut with a bandsaw and diagonal cuts. So long as you square up each side with the fence first, this is a very handy trick. Thanks again!
oh no you got there in the end Tensegrity there is so many many creative minds at work creating these great talking points for any/every home..I am addicted to watching you may too L.O.L.
Haha thanks Michael! Thanks for watching!
@@dkbuilds Much better viewing then the news
*Great* _Design_
Thanks! :)
Nice! 👏👏👏
Thanks, Mauricio!!
After closely monitoring the whole project....
I must admit.. I fucking love it
Great job mate
😂Thanks John!
7:30 You can say that everything went according to the plans, you were removing to glue.
Muito bom, parabéns pelo trabalho amigo.
11:26 , that moment when it snaps into place just seem so surreal.
I know, right! I looked straight at the camera in amazement.... I really was not expecting that to happen.
Hola desde Argentina!!!solo aplausos hermosísimo trabajo!!!te felicito!!abrazo desde América latina
¡Muchas gracias Aries! ¡Saludos desde Estados Unidos!
Nice work!
Thanks Terri!
No matter how many times I see this stuff it still freaks me out
Great job,, i like creativitas 👍🙏🙏
Thank you ichayos!
Ok,, 👍
Amazing 👍
Thanks Berkah!!
Great work. It's awesome
Thanks a lot Chris 😊
Nice..very nice.
Thanks a lot Said!
Parabéns ficou uma bela obra de arte
Muito obrigado!
Nice job!
Thank you Flavio!
I like everything made of wood because it makes me feel healthy.👍
It is a very natural and healthy material, I agree!
I bet the poor tree felt differently as it was savagely murdered and then its body was disfigured.
RIP Tree. We will never forget you.
This is like asmr for engineering enthusiasts that don't buy into the asmr hype
So cool!💜
Thanks Jason!
All that hard work deserves a like and sub
Hey thanks, Jake from State Farm! Happy to have you around 😀
Great looking project! I know it would spoil the effect in a way, but I couldn't help thinking how it could look really cool with low power led mounted in the bottom to shine up through the fishing line like fiber optic cable.
That's a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Phew well done
Thanks J!
Seems very easy. But actually it's not that. Thanks for making this video man!
Felicitaciones. Desde Argentina!!
Gracias!
That is cool
Paid-off and was worth the effort. The hardest part is holding everything in its "final" position while stretching the threads. Two hands are just not enough...
I agree... it was quite frustrating to assemble. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Love this idea and design. I'd be locking up all sharp objects in my house if I had that lol
😂
The design is from JK Brickworks. czcams.com/video/6xbnrEqMr5Y/video.html
Veery good.
I didn't thought it works.
Thank you Master!
Hermoso trabajo
Gracias!
Very good. Ronel from South Africa.
Thanks so much Ronel, glad you liked it!
Very nice.
Thanks Scruton!
Great work bro! Nice
Thanks Arturo!
The only people that don't make mistakes are those that never make anything... Thumbs Up!
OMFG.....THAT "OOOHHH....NOOOO" Voice clip at the beginning sums up so many of my tensegrity projects. Lmfao and our methods are nearly identical all round. Props to ya man.
😆 Thank you EP! Good luck with your own tensegrity builds!