2000 Pound Table

Summary by Krater

The creator builds a massive outdoor timber-framed table using fir beams from Goby Walnut, documenting the construction process, joinery techniques, and choice of tools.

From the video

Answers: How to build a timber-framed outdoor table?

• Timber framing
• Outdoor table construction
• Mortise and tenon joinery
• Woodworking tools comparison

What it concludes

• The Japanese timber slick is the best tool for the job.
• Mafell tools are high quality and geared toward timber framing.
• Penetrating epoxy is effective for sealing end grain on outdoor timber.
• A 45-degree chamfer bit helps hide gaps and imperfections in joinery.
• Katalox is the second hardest wood in the world.