The Best Thing I've Ever Made

Summary by Krater

The creator builds a large black walnut dining table with extension leaves from locally salvaged slabs, incorporating C-channels, domino joints, and butterfly keys to stabilize and flatten the wood.

From the video

Answers: How do you build a large black walnut dining table with extension leaves and C-channels?

• black walnut live edge dining table
• table extension leaves fabrication
• C-channel installation for wood movement
• domino joint alignment in large slabs
• butterfly key inlay for crack stabilization
• epoxy filling and finishing with Rubio Monocoat

What it concludes

• Mafell circular saw gives more power than Festool track saws for cutting thick walnut slabs.
• Festool track saw provides higher accuracy for glue line joints compared to standard jointing methods.
• Using C-channels on the underside of a wooden table helps keep the table flat against seasonal wood movement.
• Mixing wood dust with wood glue fills micro-imperfections to create a natural-looking repair.
• Applying a mesh sandpaper with a soft pad on a Festool sander delivers an superior final finish on walnut wood.