Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
I take you through the live edge wood slab buying process on my most expensive purchase yet. I have just been commissioned to build my biggest table to date, so I needed to find the perfect pieces to get started. I show the online shopping process in addition to the in person viewing. I even added in an interview with the owner of Goby Walnut at the end.
Want to build your own epoxy table? Check out my epoxy table virtual workshop: workshops.blacktailstudio.com
Shop live edge slabs: gobywalnut.com
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instagram.com/blacktailstudio
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Related blogs and videos:
Live edge for beginners: blacktailstudio.com/blog/live-edge-wood-for-beginners-part-one
Live edge buying guide: blacktailstudio.com/blog/live-edge-for-beginners-part-two
Live edge for beginners part three: blacktailstudio.com/blog/live-edge-for-beginners-slab-flattening
The moisture meter I use: amzn.to/3njKNJ0
Flowyline Design: table-base.com
Shop Heater: amzn.to/2IwpzZL
I take you through the live edge wood slab buying process on my most expensive purchase yet. I have just been commissioned to build my biggest table to date, so I needed to find the perfect pieces to get started. I show the online shopping process in addition to the in person viewing. I even added in an interview with the owner of Goby Walnut at the end.
Want to build your own epoxy table? Check out my epoxy table virtual workshop: workshops.blacktailstudio.com
Shop live edge slabs: gobywalnut.com
blacktailstudio.com
instagram.com/blacktailstudio
facebook.com/blacktailstudio
Related blogs and videos:
Live edge for beginners: blacktailstudio.com/blog/live-edge-wood-for-beginners-part-one
Live edge buying guide: blacktailstudio.com/blog/live-edge-for-beginners-part-two
Live edge for beginners part three: blacktailstudio.com/blog/live-edge-for-beginners-slab-flattening
The moisture meter I use: amzn.to/3njKNJ0
Flowyline Design: table-base.com
Shop Heater: amzn.to/2IwpzZL




![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)





