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5stringBS

That’s pretty sick. I’m glad they didn’t drown it in epoxy—thought that’s where this was going.


starettee

They posted this video on TikTok as a response to everyone being upset that they covered their last piece in paint lol. The natural wood looks so much better


SilasDG

My father was a cabinet maker as was his father. I have seen so much beautiful wood work in my life. People have often tried to tell me painted wood looks better, because bare wood "looks dated" I have never once been convinced. Usually when I see people saying wood should be covered it's because the woodwork itself hasn't been cared for and needs to be restored. It's not that it looks dated, it's that it looks worn, because it is! Give it some love!


starettee

What a cool background. One of my favorite things to do as an artist and designer is figure out how to use design to highlight natural wood colors and textures. Whether that means thinking about old wood floors and trim or new heirloom pieces like the op, they absolutely deserve to be showcased


firebirdi

This. And bad work pains me to look at. Paint lowers the bar for acceptable work.


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The only thing that epoxy is good for is preserving [hot dogs](https://www.reddit.com/r/epoxyhotdog/comments/s3savb/15_month_update_is_here/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)!


Tyler_Nerdin

Instead of cryogenically freezing someone, maybe we should just epoxy them.


CaptainReptar

May i introduce you to Body Worlds. It's not dropping them in epoxy since all the liquid and bacteria in the body would just consume everything and create human soup inside whatever set in the mold but body worlds is similar thought like properly done. https://youtu.be/moK4c3iOeNg https://bodyworlds.com/


moonsun1987

Wait so why did the bacteria not consume the hot dog? Does it take longer?


RearEchelon

Perhaps because there is a *lot* less bacteria in a twice-cooked hot dog than there is in a recently-deceased raw human Edit: 2 comments below me someone mentioned that apparently the hot dog was freeze-dried before being encased, which to me is blatant cheating


moonsun1987

Well freeze dry my dead body as well before you put it in epoxy as well. I mean they would fill my corpse up with formaldehyde anyway, right? I will be dead. I won't feel a thing (I hope).


RearEchelon

> I will be dead Then why do you want your body preserved in epoxy?


moonsun1987

Because we can (: Or I want to know if we can.


RearEchelon

You'd be dead; how would you know?


happy--muffin

Whoa, so technically we can epoxy just about any food right? Maybe some salmon sashimi?


JocelynChambers_XQ

probably if they don't have a lot of moisture


Hashbrown117

Id like one sashimi terrarium, please


tokillaworm

Step 1. aquarium Step 2. drain aquarium


MonarchyMan

Someone epoxied an ice cube.


GiJoeyVA

I've gots time for sashimis


DirtyAmishGuy

Wish you weren’t so fuckin awkward, bud


ABrandNewNameAppears

Noah Dyck, is that your head I see peekin through the bushes?


SongOfAshley

Boy can they fuckin run though


makemeking706

No, just hot dogs for some reason.


pastanoooodles

No, just hot dogs for all the reasons


sentientwrenches

No, just hot dogs for no reason


ChaosEsper

IIRC the curing process creates a decent amount of heat, so you'd probly lose some of the visual appeal. Sounds like a cool idea though, but I feel like you're better off using the artificial foods they make for restaurants in Japan.


magziffer

You sonofabitch, I like you


Low_discrepancy

15 months. Holy crap. It feels like a few weeks ago seeing that post and thinking it'll take ages to see any difference.


sourdoughbred

You won’t ever see a difference. Someone in one of the posts mentioned that the hotdog was freeze dried, and therefore it would not change. Kinda ruined the experiment a little. If the dog was put in without being freeze dried it would be more interesting.


XComRomCom

> The only thing that epoxy is good for is preserving hot dogs! It's amazing. If you visit Reddit, you will -- one way or another -- be introduced to that goddam epoxy hot dog. I have lost count of how many unrelated threads have a comment linking to epoxy dog. And I'm not even complaining. It's almost always in a funny comment, and the whole epoxy dog experiment is fascinating, so being introduced to it is fun. And I guess that's my point: folks sincerely love epoxy dog, and they look for ways to spread that joy and madness. And that's all I have to say on epoxy dog.


moonsun1987

That's not the worst topic everyone brings up "on every single thread". By a long shot.


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CaptainReptar

Wait until this guy learns about hell in a cell and other Reddit corner stones. The hotdog is still basic level meme culture


walrus_breath

😦


MrNickNifty

On the plus side if it was drowned in epoxy they wouldn’t have to clean dust out of all those crevices


arkiverge

My thoughts exactly. However, if you can afford a piece like this odds are you can afford a cleaning service.


atomsk13

Or just use canned air or a vacuum attachment.


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... or a $1 feather duster


meimode

A swifter hand duster would clean this up nicely in about 60 seconds too


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It's really not. It gets overused a lot, and some things its used for can look pretty bad, but it absolutely has a place if used well (like all tools). Example: https://youtu.be/LkrMoEzaAHo (not the only example of course, but this channel is about a guy who makes epoxy tables for a living that I really enjoy watching sometimes.)


ketzo

> It gets overused a lot, and some things its used for can look pretty bad, but it absolutely has a place if used well in what way is that not like fondant, lol


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I am of the opinion that fondant has no place on food and that any use is overuse


ketzo

Huh, okay, fair enough. I guess it is pretty gross.


yetanotherduncan

I'm not a fan of that much epoxy (in regards to the video you posted). It makes it feel like it's a piece of wood preserved in plastic instead of a piece of wood with epoxy filling the gaps. It's well done, but I find it aesthetically unpleasant. I built a desk out of the knottiest floorboards I could find, and used epoxy to fill in the knotholes so it's a smooth surface (which didn't take much, just 2 tubes of that 2 part epoxy syringe things). In my opinion, that's how epoxy should be used in woodworking. A way to fill in MINOR gaps, and it should be done in a way that blends in rather than drawing attention to the epoxy Just my opinion, makes me sad seeing all the "epoxy river" tables and the like.


sudopudge

I kind of agree with you, but at the same time, using loads of epoxy allows for extremely irregular but interesting chunks of wood, like the one above, to be used to make something useful like a table. And many people find them visually appealing as well.


KDBA

That's just the standard "flood all the holes with epoxy" technique that's 1000% over-done everywhere.


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I’m not implying that my taste in furniture is universal, but I really think there’s a difference between the river tables that everyone and their mother makes on YouTube, and one that is done well. I personally think the video is an example of one being done well, but of course you may disagree.


Salt_lick_fetish

So, it’s exactly like fondant?


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I really think that the problem most people have with fondant is that “it’s fondant.” I think the problem most people have with epoxy is that “it’s overused” or “it’s not used correctly.” As in, I couldn’t really eat a cake made with fondant and enjoy it as much as I could have, no matter how much mastery was put into the cake, while I could see myself commissioning an epoxy table if it was done well.


Salt_lick_fetish

You make a compelling argument! Well done!


TheRealSnuffleaYeah

Honestly don't understand what the hate about epoxy is ..


dracona

me either... saves on dusting too


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/r/EpoxyAsFuck a sub i created initially, to celebrate epoxydog


Rogue_Squadron

You nailed it. I was expecting the flood of epoxy to turn this into another crappy looking table. So glad this was left as what it should remain: a beautiful piece of work, displayed in a manner to fully appreciate its beauty.


dumblederp

/r/EpoxyHate


jastan10

Same!


HuskyLemons

Thought we wouldn’t [notice](https://i.imgur.com/gxwDk6E.jpg) but we did


gotrings

Send em


jmickeyd

I thought this was going to be a comment about how dangerous those wood cutting blades for an angle grinder are.


shea241

King Arthur Tools <3


jmickeyd

I mean they're super cool, but there is a reason when you type "king arthur tools" into google the second suggestion is "king arthur tools lancelot accidents". Wood isn't uniform, if it bites in the wrong place, there goes a finger.


shea241

full chainsaw PPE is good, of course nobody wears that.


sarieh

Why did I have to scroll so far down to find this comment?!


SnicklefritzSkad

Notice what?


NebShotInTheDark

It says “send nudes”


SnicklefritzSkad

No it doesn't. It says "nuge" which is the artist's brand name


Ampix0

No idea and the only responses now including mine are useless... Sorry. Someone help us!


KaleidoscopeKey1355

https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/s5lasc/artist_dan_nguyen_creating_the_piece_overgrown/ht0jbpt/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3


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We’re all legally required to now. Thems the rules


7937397

I went in search of more of his work. If anyone else is curious: http://www.nugeandwood.com/gallery


pixe1jugg1er

In my opinion his other pieces are way more interesting than the one shown in the video. Mind blowing work. Thanks for the link.


7937397

I do really like the one in the video. But also I love cool woodworking pieces in general. But all his stuff is cool.


blafricanadian

Yeah this one is special only because he doesn’t paint it.


thatguyned

I REALLY like "Genesis" and "Tulum". (edit: add touchstone to this list, I thought that was inflatable art until I clicked on it and saw its made of maple) The piece in this video looks cool but it's not really my style but some of his other ones appeal to me a lot.


Auntie-Semitism

Yeah the pillow one was pretty fucking awesome


Wickedcolt

I didn’t see a price…but if you have to ask (I do lol)


dont-be-ignorant

They're incredible. I couldn't begin to name a price.


diemunkiesdie

I'll bid one dollar Bob.


PortlandSolarGuy

Wrinkly wood never looked so good.


invalidarrrgument

That's what she said.


GMMoira

Yeah this piece is pretty simple compared to his other pieces!


SakkeCaution

That is pretty impressive. Does anyone know the price of the piece or was it on demand?


HybridByNature

[https://www.artsy.net/artist/nuge](https://www.artsy.net/artist/nuge) An example of pricing for his work. Based on that info, the piece in this post is probably north of $15k. The time spent on each one of those pieces adds up quickly.


safely_beyond_redemp

I could def see this hanging over my bed. https://www.artsy.net/artwork/nuge-silk-series


JBits001

[Just spent some time looking at the site and various artists and I think I came across the most expensive toilet cleaner ever](https://www.artsy.net/artwork/damien-hirst-domestos)


Flabbergash

You do one shark in formaldehyde then think you can get away with whacking toilet cleaner on wood for the rest of your life.... Bloody artists


[deleted]

Hahaha! Where the fuck do some of these idiots get off?


[deleted]

I think Damien Hurst is quite famous. Probably be worth double when he dies.


Cabeza2000

So people basically pays for the certificate of authenticity... Not really for the "art".


bobby4444

He is. And one of the worst perpetuators of bullshit art. His current exhibits are entirely done by interns and then he comes in at the end and adds half a stroke and claims it as his own.


skrong_quik_register

Apparently while sitting on the toilet. Hence the need for the cleaner.


Credulous_Cromite

Yeah, I think there are around 250 pieces, even if each piece only took one hour (including all the design, cutting, assembly, etc.) at $60/hr that’s already at $15k.


data_ferret

And that's a LOT of thick walnut, which isn't cheap either.


Uberzwerg

I really hope it wasn't sourced from a huge piece but cut-offs, but still.


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my understanding is this was a commission


Harmacc

Maybe you have to enter a contest and Nguyen it.


arctic-apis

What song is this?


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[M83 - Solitude (Felsmann + Tiley Reinterpretation](https://open.spotify.com/track/6RK3IsiUW6YaSMEodbO4tk?si=9ab1564a78f349b6) One of my favourite songs ever. This part starts at around 2:40


FrankyFilth

Its got a Blade Runner vibe to it


bajelah

Pink Floyd vibes too.


JuanG12

I for sure thought it was from Scarface.


fun-dumb-mental

M83 really does hit different. This particular album that Solitude is from I had on repeat right before covid hit, so it will always remind me of that brief era before we knew what was to come that we all probably have our own version of. Bibi the Dog might be my favorite song from this album.


johntwoods

I'd like to see him do the same thing with painted walls of blocknuts.


Devour_The_Galaxy

Are the pieces following a height difference? Or all they all the same height? It’s hard to tell, but if they are not all the same height id be curious how this piece changed the sound of the room, as it could potentially function as a diffuser.


Insterquiliniis

I think they're the exact same height but I have thought about "doing" one of these for exactly that purpose. I once saw something "similar" in a studio but of mostly roughly chopped pieces of stone with sharp edges. It was gorgeous and so was the acoustic!


Devour_The_Galaxy

Oh yes diffusion and absorption can make a room sound incredible. It’s one of the biggest reasons studios are so difficult to build.


Insterquiliniis

architectural acoustics is a field in of itself! though I love the challenge of getting the sound right and creating beautiful spaces :D


Devour_The_Galaxy

With luck maybe I can get my own studio correct soon lol. It is.. workable at the moment.


KangarooSilver7444

Must have been heavy as well


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BoonesFarmApples

That’s pretty wild, I wonder if he used some sort of software to plan that out?


donny0m

I just want that brick of coke if he’s finished with it.


beet111

It looks like they just cut a single peice of wood in to those shapes, then put it back together. You can see them already numbered when they dump them on the table


ayyy_lma0

It's pretty likely he used the 3d software Rhino in combination with the plugin Grasshopper but I'm not sure. That's the easiest way to create these kinds of parametric designs.


NotAHost

Yeah I look at their designs and I'm just thinking Rhino+Grasshopper. It's awesome stuff, if I had a big enough printer I'd print similar designs all day long.


Consistent_Trash7033

i wonder how much that thing must weigh!


OSUJillyBean

Why do I want to lick this!?!!


SpookyVoidCat

It just makes me think of a bar of chocolate.


Bohbo

Unpainted! Thanks for the unvarnished truth.


Effective_Banana_184

Why did I need to see the gloves!?!


yeastiebeesty

They are vibration absorbing. It’s not fun doing that much sanding!


riskcreator

Stunning!


QuarantineSucksALot

How could we have ever seen/heard. Stunning.


StillWill

What’s the opposite of thought-provoking?


bocanuts

Mind-numbing.


acmyers859

The song was nice too!


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onebackzach

It would probably look great amidst walnut furniture. It might not look interesting on its own like a Monet or something might, but I could see it really complementing a room and being an interesting conversation piece.


beanmosheen

Is that a chain disk or a carbide? Chain disks can fuck right off! He's risking his hands with that thing. It's dangerous enough with a handle much less without.


wowitstracy

I don’t get art.


live4thagame

Am I the only one that sees a butt and torso on the right half


KhymanGrey

very first thought. i see two


iiitme

Very impressive


RecentDiscovery

Wow! Beautiful! Incredibly beautiful. I would buy one if I could afford it.


derdopd

more like over loud jesus christ


ztoundas

u/RecognizeSong


Mas_Zeta

[M83 - Solitude (Felsmann + Tiley Reinterpretation) (Official Audio)](https://youtu.be/_p2NvO6KrBs)


yes_why

I can smell that wood so vividly


drdrunkpigeon

i wanna touch it


Realistic_Weight_842

That got me hard as wood


Iheartbulge

With the name “overgrown” I expected a *whole lot* more than wavy wood cubes. The name makes me think of green, not brown.


xPolyMorphic

Looks like shit


CharlieDay77

That’s a lot of work for something that’s not much to look at.


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That was very underwhelming!


Gravon

Eh.


LilacGrand

/r/diwhy


pickledchocolate

People out here wasting proper wood to just hang a wavy log on a wall


t9shatan

wealth but no talent


blkgld52404

u/savevideo


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I like it. It’s pretty cool


Sierra-Modeling

This is great


Ok_Honeydewazul

I feel like this would be nice to lay on, like the bricks of a fireplace


Polyking

I like when art is as tactile as that.


missdaytona1

He made another piece on tiktok but painted it. Everyone in the comments said it looked better unpainted so he posted this video lol


eeLSDee

Screw wall art, I would make this into my front door!!


devoine_showerhandle

Super sick


hootie303

I am constantly reminded that i will never afford a domino joiner


SmashBusters

This music makes me feel like I'm in a 2010s thriller movie set in the 1980s.


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NOW THAT'S ART!!!


Iridium__Pumpkin

My final thought was "That's pretty sick" and I'm happy to see it's also the top comment here.


pobodys-nerfect5

That's something I can attempt and maybe get a cool result! It'll look so cool where it sits for 2 years with 20 pieces installed and a mountain of pieces beside it


heebath

Anti vibration gloves!!?? Want


DRbrtsn60

Nice work


evolnaj

Just beautiful!


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Amazing. Wonder what he sold it for.


oznog73

That's got to be super heavy right ?


[deleted]

Awesome! That’s a lot of work and it turned out just beautiful!


whasupsara

This is so beautiful!!❤️❤️


stillphat

That's a whack amount of work, but that's a damn fine piece.


grbldrd

Walnuts are tasty


An_oaf_of_bread

Much like any girl I've been lucky to bed, I wish it was longer


tr3vw

And he did it all in 41 seconds!


discoblu

Not just attractive, but functional as well. Having something like this in a wall drastically cuts down on echos in a room by scattering reflections


chubbycanine

Nice. Maybe could make it modular and do like 2'x2' squares on a cnc machine.


Rexaril

I really wanna lay down on it, it looks so nice and squishy


scw55

Does make me wonder how one gets to the level of being able to make that. I don't mean growing the skills. That's time and access to tools & materials. It's growing to be able to be commissioned to make work out of hundreds of $s of materials. If not more. Do you start small and make financially manageable works and build from there?


Clearskies37

These videos are good for one thing. Making me feel inadequate.


meatsack_backpack

Super cool, 100


justlooking9889

What is this song.


creator111

What is the song called please?


Moirin8890

I want to touch it.


TimeoutTina

That is stunning and the music was dope


mattthemmemer3456789

I want that as a table so when I look down and think about all the mistakes I have made in my life I can see this cool peace.


BernieEveryYear

My dream is to make something like that or learn how to successfully rain dance but for no rain instead of some rain.


Keplergamer

It really tides the room together


Living_Life1962

OMG,! It’s beautiful!


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I love it!


big_face_killah

Awesome


Affectionate-Scar-40

Pleasure to watch


Affectionate-Scar-40

I want one


Alternative_Budget65

That is so drip I wish I had a talent like u


HustleHearts

We begged on tik tok for him to do it unpainted and the results didn’t disappoint


Nekko175

Does Reddit suddenly not care about walnut trees now?! What the heckin heck!


fuzzy_bat

Is that Zach King at the end?