Help Me Find a Home, I Build You Any Table You Want!

I have a problem. A good problem, but still a bit of a dilemma. I have outgrown my current shop and have been searching desperately for a larger space to move the Blacktail operations for about three years now. The hard part is finding the right location. So I am turning to you all for help. And if someone finds me a new home, I will build you any table you want (within reason ok, see details below).

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Cameron Anderson
5 Terrible Builds That Paid Me $131,708

5 Terrible Builds That Paid Me $131,708

Early mishaps, lucrative learning moments, and tips on how to become a YouTuber.

While this journey into becoming a YouTubing woodworker has yielded a lot to be proud of, there’s something to be said for having an appreciation for the times when things didn't go exactly right. If you’re interested in becoming a YouTube content creator, it’s important to pursue constant growth, live without regrets, and keep moving forward. 

The following list highlights some builds that didn’t necessarily go to plan. However, they helped to provide valuable lessons and earned $131,708 from ads paid from Youtube/Google.

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Getting Injured So You Don’t Have To

Is woodworking safe?

In an environment where table saws, high powered drills and angle grinders are only a few of the tools that are always present, there is an inherent danger and possibility for injury. Factor in something such as woodworking for a full-time career and you increase your chances of injury substantially. Working so constantly with the tools used in the projects captured in the Blacktail Studio videos has provided a unique opportunity to witness a lot of different ways that they can potentially backfire and cause harm. Whether you do the odd DIY project or you work with power tools on a daily basis, you may never experience the full range of damage that these high powered machines can cause…we’re here to show you.

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Table Flagged by Drug Sniffing Police Dogs

What would you do if a table you had dedicated a lot of time and effort to crafting for a custom order, was held up on its way to New York City? Not because of a misprint on a shipping label, or the parcel itself having sustained damage, but because you were being accused of potential drug smuggling. Specially: chalking a table’s shipping crate full of marijuana. 

Yeah…this really happened….

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Trial By Fire: First Burnt Epoxy Table

How do you justify burning a perfectly good slab of wood? You don’t. Unless you’re planning on doing something completely different, inarguably ambitious, and potentially dumb. When making tables, every decision from what base hardware will be used, to the specific colour palette chosen, to the wood itself; is made from a place of pure subjectivity. That’s why, when given a $20 slab of clean maple, it made sense to try something entirely new. Because why not?

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Burning Free Wood

What started as a visit to Goby walnut to inquire about using their kiln to dry a seven foot wooly mammoth tusk that will be a part of an upcoming tusk restoration project; quickly turned into the beginning of a new project. When the good people at Goby Walnut offered up a slightly (very) damaged slab of Redwood, at a price that was too reasonable to pass up (entirely free) the idea to recreate a previous table arose.

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Rectifying a 30k Mistake: Redemption Build

What happened?

To fully understand the gravity of what created a visceral sense of panic at the very end of an otherwise successful project, we need to first set the scene. If you have ever built anything then you know that there is no greater sense of accomplishment than the moment of successful completion. Now, imagine working your way through an entire project, only to find out, upon finishing, that there is an integral flaw. The flaw, in this case, is that the moisture level of the wood was irreparably high. If you want to experience this feeling first-hand, check out the video appropriately titled:I Lost $30,000 .

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Rich Tones for a Coffee Table

Initially the goal of this project was to build a timeless 50” by 50” coffee table, featuring a wooden shelf at its base. After measuring the Bastogne and speaking with the client, a squared size of 47” was agreed upon, in order to preserve the use of the rare wood. The two large slabs were purchased with a handful of offcuts and the intention was to use the main slab to create the solid table top, while the offcuts would be used to construct the table base and legs.

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The Modern Workbench/Miter Station

My modern spin on the traditional miter station workbench. This bench features a replaceable top, dust extraction, and much more.

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