Got to admit that the desk you made with our E7 desk frame looks even sturdier than ours. Applause from the FlexiSpot Team. Thank you for your incredible work friend!

"There was no way I was going to let down 25% of my audience, so I decided to cut it down into smaller pieces." Nicely done. I love the maker content but the commentary and understated humor are a big plus in your videos too. I always enjoy them.

Dark for sure ! Hey Cam, I'm a spray-painter from Germany and I used to work in an automotive shop for several years (learned a lot!!) I've noticed that you struggled a little bit with your sanding on this project and I think I got one or two tips that might help you. First : Don't put to much pressure on your orbital sander! With to much pressure your disc won't turn, but rather vibrate which can produce those curls* on the surface. More pressure will generate more heat on the surface, wich will soften your coating up for a moment and make it vulnerable for curls* or bind up your Sandpaper. Especially if your coating has not hardened completely. Bound up sandpaper is more likely to damage your surface, because you are dragging stuck particles over it. Always put your sander flat on the surface, if possible never use the edge of the sander in an angle. It will uneven your surface and maybe leave deep scratches. To much pressure will also damage your sander (gears and shaft especially) and your orbital disc, it will start to vibrate more or even shake or wave in your hand and maybe leave a bad surface finish. Rather use lower grit sandpaper with less pressure, than higher grit with more pressure. Second: Never use dry sanding paper as a wet sanding paper! The liquid will loosen the grit (particles) of your dry sanding paper. Those loose sanding particles will be rolled around or even pressed into the surface under your orbital disc and potentially leave curls*. Third: Always sand as clean and dust free as possible! No matter if dry or wet sanding, always clean your surface and tools between the grits or every now and then. Left over sanding particles of higher grits, dust or dirt in general can damage your surface. Especially because you are sanding most of your projects horizontally the dirt will stay on top of your surface. If you pay attention you will sometimes even feel or hear particles or debris rolling around between your sandpaper and surface. Forth: Always sand in circular overlapping motions (if possible!), especially hand sanding on flat surfaces! It isn't always possible to sand in circular motion, but it is the best way to keep your surface even and avoid surface damage. If you (hand)sand only back and forth, you are dragging the same particles over the surface over and over again. This can lead to deep scratches or rubbing* on your surface. Also you can unknowingly create deep craters on your surface wich you will discover after your surface finishing/buffing. I do have a few more but I am pretty sure that you know most of them, I am also pretty certain that you know most of the ones I have just pointed out or someone was faster than me but maybe there is something helpful in there. You will surely get the feel for spray painting soon, cant wait for that. Love your Vids because you are honest with you failures and super entertaining, I learn something new almost every time I watch your projects. They are super amazing and inspiring like the denim table or the burned one❤

Dark is absolutely breathtaking. I'm working on my first real decorative table this week, you've been an incredible inspiration! Thanks!

I just want to add that I'm loving the massive amounts of sass and sarcasm coming out of your videos lately. First the Beatles and then "no way I disappoint 25 percent of my followers". Ha. Love it.

Cam, I don't think you're giving yourself enough credit. You aren't "tricking" anyone into thinking you're a good woodworker, you ARE a good woodworker. A great one. All these tips and tricks you give, as well as your attitude that everything that leaves your shop has to be done to to the best of your ability, is what makes you a great woodworker.

Dark for sure! That desk finish is just beautiful! The depth you achieved is just amazing and truly worth all the steps and detail involved.

Okay. You sold me. I'm turned off by videos that START with "subscribe now", before I even know if I like the channel. But you waited until later, and your narration, editing, filming, everything was so good, and I want you to keep succeeding, so I'm gonna subscribe, which is something I don't often do.

I have been a furniture maker for years, Oak and Alder, glue and dowel. I just started doing live edge and I am doing my first real "from scratch" piece. I had a tree on my property struck by lightning and I salvaged the useable pieces. In the spring I am slabbing it with a chain sawmill and I loved watching your work. I am almost 75 years old and am making furniture either for myself or to give to family and friends. No pressure, no customers saying why is this so expensive, I can go to Levitz cheaper. Thank you for teaching an old dog new tricks!

Dark, that table was absolutely the most beautiful desk I’ve ever seen. Good job.

Dark although this is an older video i just had to leave a comment, i am a new subscriber and love your brutal honesty towards your work and subscribers comments, your work is unbelievably beautiful. I don’t usually go back through older videos on new subscribes but think your videos are so well put together and edited i am hooked. Much love from the UK

Dark table is absolutely amazing!!! I am really amazed at what you do and the tips you give to fellow woodworkers are fantastic!

The dark one is gorgeous with several color depths. And I love it that you show how you improve your skills.

Dark. And here I sit with zero woodworking skill but absolutely enthralled by watching the fine attention to detail you put into each piece. I work in IT and a standing desk like this is in the level of dream desk range. Amazing quality and amazing work, like all your others! Thank you for the video.

Light AND dark! They both look amazing! Great job!

Light and dark versions are both beautiful! I love wood and you find some fabulous pieces and do them great justice! Thank you.

Making tables look like guitar bursts is a fantastic idea and I don’t think I ever seen anyone do that before! Would really love to see a dark to blue or purple burst on a table.

Light and dark, I'd need them both. I really think you are Bob Ross, and I think you've earned that. You're process is rigorous, you experiment and change your techniques over time, and you have an incredible eye for detail and beauty. Your work is just stunning.

Definitely I like the dark table. It brought out the pattern of the wood so beautifully.

“care more than other guy”. Love it. If only more people had that state of mind - imagine how great this world could be. Dark

I love how you're 6-7 years into turning your hobby into a legit business and still every single video there's at least one or two times where you say "lesson learned" . You're truly set out to master your craft, LOVE IT!

I’m just a simple woodworker and when I saw you stain that burl black I was horrified, thinking why would you do that. The end result sure showed me why you did that! That would have to be the most amazing finish that I’ve ever seen in my life. Absolutely beautiful.

As an OCD person myself, my favorite line is "I have CDO; it's like OCD, but alphabetical like it SHOULD be". 😋😉

Light - These two tables turned out fantastic...I'm constantly blown away by your work and have now subscribed to see more in the future...Hopefully, I too can someday turn out projects this good...I know the work you put in is not easy, but your messages to "do better" than everyone else and "work harder to put out quality work" resonate with me...Thanks for the motivation and I hope to get started on epoxy tables here soon as well!

Dark. I'm an old great grandmother and I love your work. If I were young again, I'd be trying to do that. You make such beautiful pieces. Keep up the good work and the videos!

That isn't just woodworking (it is definitely that!). That is art. Timeless, unquestionable Art. And with the addition of the Flexispot, kinetic as well. wow.

Dark - That table is gorgeous! My dad is a third generation woodworker. He started out working summers & weekends for his dad, a finish carpenter, installing baseboard when he was 10. He's done several burl tables, one almost 12 feet long. He also uses wine barrel staves & wine boxes to build furniture.

Dark...no light...no dark...no light. Awesome table!

Could you do a total cost breakdown into a project like this? When a piece sells for $9,900, how many hours of work total, material cost, equipment cost, electricity (maybe a bit harder to break down but I'm sure it has an impact when using drills and electric sanders. Amazing piece!

I spent 8 years in my buddy's wood working shop making everything from guitars, cabinets, lawn furniture and kids toys. I just found your channel and love it. It brings back fond memories of relaxing and fulfilling times. Thank you.

Dark, I like the dark best as it showcases your many hours of sanding and prepping for the final finish. Beautiful work! One more thing I like about your videos is that you don't languish on the minutia, you make your point and keep it going, making it much easier to watch and hold our attention... Beautiful work!

DARK. Fantastic work and informative talkin. I'm 65 years old now. Unfortunately I've become disabled and incapable of working wood any longer. Watching you work makes me pine to be able to work wood again. Alas, short of divine intervention I don't believe I'll ever work wood again. Still, it's nice to see a man like you doin it and doin it with grace.

Dark, that table top is without a doubt the most BEAUTIFUL piece of woodworking that I’ve ever seen! Absolutely STUNNING!!! Thank you so much for showing us all the labour intensive steps it took to produce such a beautiful item!

I have been a woodworker for 52 years, professionally. I watch this and see all the tricks to reach the goal of achievement. Just as I have. I specialize in custom entertainment builds with every bell and whistle. I have build at least a dozen or so of tables but always ordered the slabs from a fabricator like like yourself. I wish I had the gadjetrty you use, All by had here! I am retired now and have sold my shop. You brought it all back for me, Thank you

I really love how you explain what you are doing and are completely honest with your mistakes. Your voice is great too!

Light or dark.....Wow!!! Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing your talent.

The dark table is just soo beautiful, I don't think I have ever seen someone document their work so meticulously it's been an absolute pleasure to come across this video. And yes thank you for those insightful tips.

I don't know how I stumbled on your video at 3 am, but the Dark desk is absolutely stunning. You are very talented and your voice is very calming. I like how you explain what you are doing. I definitely don't think you are a fraud or not a great woodworker. Thanks for keeping me company while I couldn't sleep!

I have been binge watching your shows today, Easter Friday, and I have to say this is my favourite table so far. I guess I’ve watched about 10 videos, and I love the Dali end table but this one is even more magnificent. Thank you.

Incredible work you do, I enjoy every single table and this Dark desk is stunning! Thank you 🙏🏾

Dark. I'm a little embarrassed to say this is your 1st video I've come across. I could watch you do this for hours. Well done, sir. Beautiful piece of furniture.

I like the dark piece better. They’re both done absolutely beautifully, but that depth you got with all that work and how dark it became, was amazing!! That table looks awesome! Nice work!👌🏼

I'd go with the dark table, because it looks absolutely stunning. I'm having a standing desk built with an epoxy river table and I'm hoping it looks at least half as good as yours does.

Eerily Stunning!! Can you imagine the conversations? if used for a dining table, you'd be there for hours!! I want one!! lol

You’re not an “I Just Got Lucky” kinda woodworker. The painstaking work you put into your tables is awe-inspiring, and I love the eye-popping reveal. On another note, I’m a subscriber, have hit the bell, but missed the notice on this video for some reason. Glad I found it.

Dark all the way! I'm usually a light kinda guy too. I love all woods and their natural beauty but the contrast the dark finish provides is such a beautiful statement. Well done Cam.

Wow. The DARK one is my favorite. It looks unbelievable! ...but both are incredible.

Love the dark table. The shine on it is stunning

The light one is amazing, love the dye of the dark but the natural wood truly shines. As for feeling like a fraud/imposter at times, I feel like that's a feeling every wood worker gets as they grow and learn, I think it's a sign of self awareness and an ability to evolve

Dark desk is absolutely gorgeous! It's clear that you take your time and really pay attention to detail, and I think that's part of what sets you apart, even from people have been doing it longer. You don't rush, and you take time at every single step of the process to get it right. That's no trick, and no fraud - you're an amazing woodworker because you take that time and pay attention to all the small details.

Dark is beautiful! It was great to hear you talk about working with your project until you absolutely know that it is perfect. The money is in the details. Love you channel.

Wow! This burst is amazingly beautiful! 😍

Dark! Probably the nicest piece I've seen. The pride you have for your work is unreal. Excellent work, video, everything. Amazing!

Light or Dark: Both look fantastic, but the dark table has the look of a table that has been taken care of for years and years. Well done!

Dark--love the technique notes and learning through trying, failing, correcting approach you employ. There are lots of woodworkers who work in their minds, then there are those who produce pieces. Thank you for sharing your lessons learned along the way.

Light and Dark are both beautiful! Nice work!

It’s so therapeutic to even just watching you carving moulds out of the wood. Thrilled to see the end result is such a beautiful piece.

When the stain first went on I thought you ruined that gorgeous piece of wood by going too Dark, but as you went through subsequent sanding and staining sequences I thought it became more and more amazing. Turned out just awesome in the end. Team Dark all the way on that

That table is mesmerizing. I could stare at it all day. Truly amazing work.

Your dry sense of humour is a great gift for your videos on top of your honest outstanding work! 😄👏👏

The dark finish is incredible. I typically do small woodworking projects with contrasting wood, hand cut dovetails, some inlays, some epoxy inlays. With the lighter colored wood by itself I hadn't achieved the look I wanted. I played around with alcohol dyes using what I had, my printers used cartridges. Got some great results and pretty much unlimited color combos. I really like how the black you used turned out, stunning. You put in a lot of time on your pieces, it shows. Very nicely done.

Dark. I'm literally in awe over that dark finished table, it's the most beautiful piece of woodwork I think I've ever seen. You have turned a beautiful product of nature into something even more sublime. Amazing job!

LOL -- After 6 yrs yes you may be still learning (any good craftsman NEVER stops learning). But you have advanced your experience to the master wood working levels. It's not fraud, it's long, hard work and effort that pays off. And how can anyone make bad comments about that look on the piece, the colors, the flow of the wood and grain, all amazing.

Light AND dark! Gorgeous!!

I am by no means any kind of woodworker, matter of fact am an almost 70-year-old woman with RA however your work is incredible and been watching you for a while...I realized that I had never made a comment to you and wanted you to know that there, I know, have to be others that just love the wonderful work you do. You are amazing, please keep up the great work and videos which for me are extremely entertaining and love seeing the whole process, yes, including you keeping any errors you might do. I hope you see this comment, being so many in here am sure you keep extremely busy with all you do. That table looks awesome like most that you do!

Dark: When you started on the staining I thought that you'd lost the plot on such a beautiful piece of timber. Oh how mistaken was I, the end result is amazing. It would be interesting to see your treatment of the brother slab without staining it and keeping the natural colour. Please keep sharing your amazing work. Thank you!

I love both, but the dark is stunning. Great job, and I learn a lot from your videos. Thank you!

This is kind of trending now, but "the customer is always right" is a great example of an out of context quote. However, in your story here, it was absolutely spot on. The full quote from Harry Gordon Selfridge is "The customer is always right in matters of taste", meaning, salespeople shouldn't tell a customer what they like, just help them find what they want. And that's exactly what you did, to a great discovery! The customer was absolutely right with that wood/colour combination :D

Light or Dark? Oh my gosh. They are both beautiful, but the work and care you put into that dark finish... just wow. It glows with the effort as much as the finish. Amazing work.

Dark, I am a 46 year old dude that has just found the relaxation, joy, and extreme frustration of wood working. I have been looking at video after video for ideas, inspiration, and knowledge. I just wanted to say thank you for reminding me that is ok to screw up. You are quite educational and incredibly impressive to watch. Thank you for your content, I did subscribe and will be waiting for your next video.

DARK. absolutely love your content. I have just watched 5 videos back to back, absolutely stunning work! Love the epoxy,wood combo.

Dark... OMG that is so beautiful. I love the natural light finish too but the dark is so dramatic.

Dark - you can also use “penetrating epoxy” from the stone industry instead of thinning down regular epoxy. There are a lot of diamond tooling pads and such from the stone industry that you could incorporate into your process that will help you save time and money, as well as improve what you are already doing when it comes to polishing - it’s all basically the same thing regardless of whether it’s wood or stone. Nice job - well done !!!

Dark is soo beautiful. Holy shmokes! Stunning!

The depth in the dark desk is just beautiful, you are OCD for sure. Just beautiful

I am amazed at how much your system has improved over the years. I remember watching your videos way back in the day and it is like night and day. Not only have you improved your technique, but what really separates you on this platform is the production quality changes. Your lighting, camera work, and audio are incredibly well done. I love the fact that your dedication to both the craft and the content has truly paid off.

Dark- when you first stained it, i thought "Oh no!". But the finished product is beautiful. I really appreciate your candid comments. I have learned a lot from you including the ability to throw it out! Thanks, Cam.

Dark. Absolutely love how you took inspiration from Guitars in this. Also the comment on using nature as your inspiration for the river was fantastic. I've been rinsing a lot of your videos recently as I've been off work. Looking forward to finally getting a workshop sometime in the next year and giving all this a go. Love all your pieces. Fantastic visible work ethic every time 👌

That dark one looks beautiful! You are so skilled, and I hate that people can't just enjoy nice things. I also love how honest you are. Beautiful work and amazing skill! That standing desk is dope too! Almost makes me want one lol!

light or dark? Both are beautiful. I think the best part of this video is your attitude. I definitely agree with you about caring more beats out skill, cause it doesn't matter how much you know if you can't be bothered to apply it. I love that you're so down-to-earth, and talk about your mistakes, and the helpful tips you've figured out along the way! while you turn out amazing pieces. It annoys me when people say "Literally" to mean not literally!!

I love the dark table! The sunburst concept is new to me as I have never seen anyone attempt it. Keep up the great work.

Dark, absolutely amazing!!!! I am not a wood worker, but I can watch you videos forever. They're incredibly informative and the tips you give are honest for those starting out. Thank you.

Did not think that the dark approach would be as good but am amazed to say that it knocks spots off of the plain finish. Just goes to show what can be done with patience and determination!

Dark table absolutly stunning, love the process building the colour

Light - really appreciate your transparency with the process. It looks so easy when you do it, but it clearly isn’t easy.

This is beautiful. As a sit/standing desk user though, cable management is a big deal. When I put my desk top on the electronic components, I had to create a recess/box attached under the desk for all the monitor, speaker and peripheral cables, so that the desk could go up/down without a mess of cables being dragged around. If you do this again, it'd be great to see what solutions you could come up with for this.

Light and Dark - I have to admit when you first applied the dark stain I though the slab was absolutely ruined. Then you kept working it, and your patience paid off. It looks stunning - way better than I thought it would!

Dark... Loved the video and the result... so much time into the sanding to acquire the perfect finish!

New to your channel so seeing older content but you are insanely talented!

That dark table is absolutely stunning . It looks more like artwork than a piece of furniture . You make it look easy.

Dark desk is absolutely beautiful, and I'm encouraged to strive for the level of perfection that you demonstrate. Please keep the videos coming.

This is one of my favorite peojects you have done. When it comes to buffing epoxy using cutting compound will work miracles. I use that first on paint jobs when i worked in the autobody field. Dark definitely is the way to go.

Dark is my favorite love the depth it has. Great work!!

Honesty, humility and sharing knowledge will always benefit you and everyone around you. Great video.

7:50 - '' Some people even like to- like have kids '' 🤣🤣🤣 I don't even know why this got me laughing but it did 🤣🤣😭

I am stunned by how beautiful this desk is. It's gorgeous. My dad was a cabinet maker when I was a kid and it left me fascinated with woodworking even though I never had the patience for it. I was also devastated when I came across one of your shorts and I was no longer subscribed, it makes me really upset when YT unceremoniously dumps my subscriptions.... I have memory issues so if I miss out on videos for several weeks I completely lose some of my favourite creator;s channels. Oh and my favourite desk is the dark one. Absolutely.

Light and dark. They both look fantastic!

Dark! That thing is stunning! And thank you for not editing our all the mistakes! It’s helpful to see the fixes and workarounds! Good stuff.

How beautiful is that! I don’t particularly like live edge tables, but seeing your approach and the finishes that you strive for puts your tables into another league. This is a masterpiece!

Dark! Mounting that beauty on a sit stand... stroke of genius. I am certain it found a proud owner. I remember your burnt table! It was actually the first clip that I ever watch about an epoxy table maker... I kept sending the link to all the people that I know begging them to watch it. I could never afford your creations... but I just love to watch the creation process.