Hi Leo, Wow... Amazing got to be a 12 out of 10, The finish is brilliant you have worked hard on this project and it has paid off you should be proud of your self, good work mate. This is way I enjoy watching what you do and make, keep up this amazing work. Now go and get your self a drink you deserve it well done, Catch you soon take care😁💯👍👍

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Nice one Shaun, much appreciated pal. Yes poured myself a glass of something nice last night and enjoyed the final of Handmade as well 😀👍

Lovely job Leo great care and passion put into the project, hope client very happy.

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Thanks James, really appreciate it pal 👍😀

Thank you for the info on inserts and also for the detail and explanations you give for your choices on materials and techniques. That is the kind of information I learn from.

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Jo, much appreciated 😀😀👍👍

Leo my friend that looks absolutely stunning. Well done mate.

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Cheers Gaz, delighted with how it turned out 😀😀👍👍

Hi Leo, pretty impressive but I bet you are glad to see it finished!

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Loved the whole process of this one Mike, but glad to get my workbench back!

Absolute cracking job Leo

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Cheers pal, much appreciated. Hope you’re keeping well 😀😀👍👍

Great job, Leo.

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Alastair 😀😀👍👍

wow. that desktop is just looking gorgeous, Leo. perfect colour and finish. 👍

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Cheers Suj, I really do think the copper / bronze works great with oak👍. Really happy with how it turned out 😀👍

Nice piece of wood there. Lovely work.

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, beautiful piece of burr oak and hopefully I’ve done it justice 👍😀

That looks amazing, great work

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Vern 😀😀👍👍

Fantastic job.

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Cheers Dave 😀😀👍👍

Looks awesome fella - 👌👌

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Cheers Mark 👍😀

It looks fab. That is going to be a statement piece.

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

It certainly is Paul. Client absolutely loves it 🤩😀👍

@projectrebuild908

7 ай бұрын

@@Hand-i-Craft I'm not surprised. It is a fantastic marriage of wood and resin. Lovingly placed together

Well done mate that's fabulous

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Cheers pal, really happy with how it turned out 👍😀

Looks Superb

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul 😀😀👍👍

Superb piece of work 👌🏼

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark. I was very happy with it pal 😀👍

Looking better in each video Leo. Well done mate.

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Cheers pal, delighted with this one 👍👍

@fathogwoodworking

7 ай бұрын

@@Hand-i-Craft as a project I’m very jealous of this one. It looks so good.

Absolutely gorgeous Leo, and the desktop isn't bad either 🤣 I think I'd have gone for fitting a small piece to the wall, bringing the wall out flush with the bit jutting out in the right hand corner, that way you would have avoided cutting a section out of the top, but I suppose that's what the customer wanted. As for finishing, doesn't matter which way you do it, as long as you and the customer are happy with it 👍 Agree with the alloy inserts, especially if going into hardwood, they can break very easily even in softwood!

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Barry and yes you’re right, that’s what the customer wanted in regards to fitting up against the wall. I’ve kept the cut parts though so I could if needed repurpose it as a table 👍👍

What a lovely piece whis I had your skill. If I was your client for that I would have asked for it to be free standing so I could move it from house to house

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

I’ve kept the cut out bits pal in case they decide to move so I can convert it to a free standing table 😀😀👍👍

Please don't take either of these observations as negatives against you, because I assure you, they aren't meant to demean you. Please, wear a dust mask when sanding the epoxy, especially when working indoors! And also, with your router, remove the battery when handling it like that (unless the battery was dead, but even then...!). Great work, the wood looks amazing (I have some pippy oak myself but I'm nowhere near brave enough as you are, so it is just sitting my my shed!). I really enjoy your content, good to see a Northerner on KZread - there isn't enough!

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Jamie, tbh I usually wear either my Trend face mask or Trend Airshield, but haven’t been recently. I have my workshop air scrubber on, air quality monitor and also M class extraction through my Festool sander. Air quality readings are fine so I’ve been omitting the face mask on the polishing grits. Just out of interest, what part of the video are you referring to in regard to how I’m handling the router? Can’t quite figure out what part you mean 🤔👍

@JamieK-G

7 ай бұрын

@@Hand-i-Craft Fair enough, if you're happy with the air quality when sanding then that's good in my books! I mean at approx 19:30/19:45 when it looks like the router bit protrudes from the guide bush. I appreciate that it's highly unlikely that you will accidentally press the button to turn it out, but my heart was in my mouth all the same!

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

@@JamieK-G Ah I see what you’re saying pal. On that Trend model you have to press two buttons one after the other to start it up. The odds of doing that without intention is almost impossible but I appreciate it might not look good in the video so will take that on board for future content 👍👍

Very nice Leo. I liked that natural cable management at the back. Can you tell me where you got that c-channel from please? I’ve always struggled 👍🏾

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Ash, really appreciate it pal. You’re not the only one who struggles to source C channel. If you send me a quick email to 75handicraft@gmail.com I’ll send you the names of two companies I’ve found👍

A great job Leo would you say that being on the wood show has increased your confidence skills and determination also did the result result of the show surprise you or had you got the winner pegged once again a great vid

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Phil and a good question. I guess it has improved my self belief that if I can perform to a decent standard in very demanding conditions then I can cope better back home in my workshop. In regards to the show I wasn’t either surprised or had it nailed down. It’s a bit strange as you don’t really get much time to look at other contributors builds. You get a few minutes obviously once they call time but I was shattered from my build so I didn’t look at anything in detail. Watching the show was literally me looking at the other builds like anyone else. I was absolutely delighted for Nathanael, great guy and a very bright future ahead of him 👍👍

@PhilsWorkshop1953

7 ай бұрын

@@Hand-i-Craft thanks for your reply I enjoy your honesty and frankness a rare quality these days once again many thanks for taking us on a great journey in your life much appreciated

Love the videos. Thanks for posting them. Do you go up to 3000grit on the wood as well as the epoxy? Or just the epoxy?

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Just the resin pal to 3000. I usually go to 240 with the wood. You can polish the wood as well if you wanted to, but I find it gives the wood an ‘artificial’ look which personally I’m not a fan of.

what colour in in the epoxy and the desk looks fab well done Leo

@Hand-i-Craft

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Tom. This pigment is from Arteza and it’s their bronze colour 👍👍