Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This DIY project is on how to make thin wood coasters from your scrap wood. Comprehensive video showing every step to make unique wood coasters from your offcuts. Even when to sell them, and how much to charge!
More/bonus material in an article I wrote here: blacktailstudio.com/blog/diy-projects-live-edge-wood-coasters
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This DIY project is on how to make thin wood coasters from your scrap wood. Comprehensive video showing every step to make unique wood coasters from your offcuts. Even when to sell them, and how much to charge!
More/bonus material in an article I wrote here: blacktailstudio.com/blog/diy-projects-live-edge-wood-coasters
As always, thank you so much for watching and please don't forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE! If you aren't following me on Instagram, go over there @blacktailstudio and follow me to keep up with what I am working on from day to day! If you have any questions leave a comment below and I will get back to you ASAP.
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![I cant believe you cut that down for this.
Gigantic round epoxy table built from Old Growth Redwood. Black Friday Deals…
[SAVE $112.99] My Epoxy Workshop: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/epoxy-workshop-deal
[SAVE $25] My Marking Knife: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/marking-knife
[Lowest Price Ever] My N3 Nano: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/n3-nano-deal
[SAVE $87.50] Total Boat Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/totalboat-deal
Wood slab wonderland: https://glveneer.com/
Items used in this video:
Circle Jig: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/circle-jig
Block Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/block-sander-2
Spiral Bit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/spiral-bit
Flush Trim Bit: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/flush-trim-bit
Rotex 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-150-sander
Light Bar: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/light-bar
Oliver Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-planer
Oliver Jointer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-jointer
Respirator helmet: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/powercap-active-ip-respirator
Scraper: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/scraper
Threaded Inserts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/threaded-inserts-2
Parallel Clamp: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/parallel-clamp
Festool 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-150-sander
Festool Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-planer
Japanese Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/japanese-saw
Wagner Moisture Meter: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/wagner-moisture-meter
Festool Router (Medium): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/festool-router-medium
Miter Saw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/miter-saw
Furniture Bolts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/furniture-bolts
Grabbo: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/grabbo
Drill Guide: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/drill-guide
Dowel Pins: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/dowel-pins
Mafell Jigsaw: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/mafell-jigsaw
Angle grinder: https://amzn.to/3pu2iXZ
Festool sander: https://amzn.to/3gVnlBg
Lightstick: https://amzn.to/3faMWFu
Gem buffer: https://amzn.to/2N6qWRt
Photography light (similar): https://amzn.to/2RjiMqp
White buffing pads: https://amzn.to/3u85vzV
00:00 Intro
00:08 Awkward Delivery
01:32 What Im Building
02:32 Recent Customer Request
03:42 Oversized Machinery
05:16 Epoxy Best Practice
06:38 Dont Be Like Joe Pa
08:28 Emmy Winning Blacktail?
10:51 My One Contribution
12:57 Suspect Measuring
14:55 Workbench Modification
15:31 Epoxy Mix and Pour
18:45 Terrible Idea I Had
20:43 CNC and Potential Problems
22:08 Circle Cutting
25:25 Redwood OF
27:37 How to Clean Epoxy Buckets
29:53 UV Finishing
31:20 Reveal I cant believe you cut that down for this.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M8tXHQMxEVQ/mqdefault.jpg)


![$30,000 mistake
A bad month in the shop
My Epoxy Workshop [+Bonuses]: https://blacktailstudio.myshopify.com/pages/bonuses
Enter My Table Giveaway: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/giveaway-blacktail-coffee-table
Makerbook: https://makerbook.io/
New Blacktail n3 Nano: https://blacktailstudio.myshopify.com/pages/n3-launch
Customer interview: https://youtu.be/AmiYdAtdnWA
Wood supplier interview: https://youtu.be/BchjJwBKaI8
Items used in this build:
New Blacktail n3 Nano: https://blacktailstudio.myshopify.com/pages/n3-launch
Wagner moisture meter: https://amzn.to/3M9SsFS
Deep pour epoxy: https://amzn.to/3CEikFK
Angle grinder: https://amzn.to/3pu2iXZ
Track saw: https://www.timberwolftools.com/mafell-k85ec-circular-saw
Table top epoxy (touch-ups/fast): https://amzn.to/3asufLq
CA glue: https://amzn.to/3tiiKNu
Threaded inserts: https://conceptthirteen.ca?ref=btjrt2lvnw8g
Festool sander: https://amzn.to/3gVnlBg
Roundover bit: https://amzn.to/3uwTwv0
Lightstick: https://amzn.to/3faMWFu
Mesh sandpaper: https://amzn.to/3ptVj1k
Photography light (similar): https://amzn.to/2RjiMqp
Cordless router: https://amzn.to/3BtO53u
Flex Paste: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/flex-paste
Threaded Inserts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/threaded-inserts-1
00:00 Introduction
00:47 Choosing a layout
02:42 Planing big slabs
03:30 Live edge cleanup
04:49 How I really feel
06:52 How to make an epoxy table
08:37 First mistakes
09:49 Second mistake
12:05 Oh this? Another mistake
14:37 Where to find tool rental
15:21 Table giveaway
17:11 Deep chamfer
18:10 Fill wood holes
19:47 Mounting table legs
21:28 Close to the finish line
22:29 The worst possible news
24:34 So what now? $30,000 mistake](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N9oPUuc9W48/mqdefault.jpg)






![Fire, Epoxy, and Free Wood
Burnt wood and epoxy desk adventure...
Pre-Order the Marking Knife:
https://blacktailstudio.myshopify.com/pages/marking-knife
My Epoxy Workshop [w Bonuses]: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/the-epoxy-workshop
Original fire table video: https://youtu.be/6fsrLOgl69U
eBay link: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/ebay-burned-desk
Kutzall Disc, Fine - https://bit.ly/3LDV9RN
Kutzall Disc, Very Coarse - https://bit.ly/3npMZoo
Kutzall Extreme Disc, Coarse - https://bit.ly/3AXpdmD
Wood slabs: https://gobywalnut.com
Items used in this video:
New Blacktail n3 Nano: https://n3nano.com/
Deep Pour Epoxy: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/deep-pour-epoxy
New Zealand table legs: https://careyhablous.wixsite.com/tablemaker
Track Saw (smaller): https://www.blacktailstudio.com/track-saw-smaller
Miter Saw Hold Down: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/miter-saw-hold-down
Battery Brad Nailer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/battery-brad-nailer
Rotex 150 Sander: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/rotex-150-sander
Buffing Compound: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/buffing-compound-2
Dewalt Buffer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/dewalt-buffer-1
Buffing Pad Spur: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/buffing-pad-spur
Light Bar: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/light-bar
Katz Moses Stop Block: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/katz-moses-stop-block
Oliver Planer: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/oliver-planer
Contact Cement: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/contact-cement
Respirator helmet: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/powercap-active-ip-respirator
Scraper: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/scraper
Threaded Inserts: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/threaded-inserts-2
Air scrubber: https://www.blacktailstudio.com/air-scrubber-cleaner
00:00 Introduction
00:27 I really know my wood
01:43 How Im gonna do it
02:25 Cool tools
03:28 Wood burning
04:34 Sealing the char
06:25 First problem
08:06 Burnt wood trick
09:32 Epoxy leak (a bad one)
12:27 Removing the form and planing
13:27 Back at my shop
14:34 Touch ups
16:37 So much honesty
18:53 Table leg attachment
19:37 DIY paint booth
20:51 First coat reveal
22:43 Rocky montage of spraying
24:04 Buffing water based poly
25:29 Legit disaster
26:44 n3 nano top coat
27:32 Final reveal Fire, Epoxy, and Free Wood](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PeyTvhmIfec/mqdefault.jpg)