Builds | John Malecki Pittsburgh-based Wood & Metal Builder

John Malecki

I Try The Viral EPOXY Table with an ICE Rink River!

Growing up in Pittsburgh I've pretty much been a hockey fan my entire life. We've been fortunate to watch not one, not two, not three, not four, but five Stanley Cup wins come through the city of Pittsburgh.

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May 18, 2022

John Malecki

Wood

IMPOSSIBLE Ugly Tree Table I Almost Threw Away!

For this project, I came up with a concept that literally cannot draw, model, or come up with any visual representation—so I'm just gonna wing it on this sucker! I wanted to create a table that looks like it's being held up by the branches of a tree.

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Apr 28, 2022

John Malecki

Wood

HUGE Mistake, I Lose Money on this $10,000 Table!

When I decided to buy The Dream Shop I knew I wanted to open up for more custom orders, and what is a cooler opportunity than building a conference table for the business literally right next door!

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Apr 19, 2022

John Malecki

Metal

These Door Handles Might Hurt Someone....

This week I set out to build the most awesome set of door handles you’ve ever seen to add to the brand new doors we made a few weeks back. The doors turned out amazing, but these ax door handles might just be the coolest thing I’ve ever made.

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Apr 6, 2022

John Malecki

Wood

I Let My Instagram Pick What I Build From This Old Table!

The boys and I found an old junked table in our trash the other day and instead of leaving it where it belongs, we decided to turn it into our latest project!

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Apr 1, 2022

John Malecki

Wood

I Build HUGE Doors and Carve A Tree In them By Hand!

The newest addition to the Dream Shop—Miss Piggy—our CNC we installed in a previous video is just too loud for our liking. To solve the noise problem, the boys and I decided to build a custom set of doors out of some of the red oak I just picked up.

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Mar 22, 2022

John Malecki

Custom

Did We Just Build The LARGEST CNC On Youtube?

What’s up Squirrely Squad? When I bought The Dream shop I knew I wanted to expand upon what we were able to do with the standard model CNC (computer numerical control). So, we built her a noise controlled room, if you remember from our previous video.

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Feb 24, 2022

John Malecki

Wood

We RESCUE A Huge Log and Have A Big Problem!

Ever wonder why people pay for logs instead of picking them up themselves? Tune into the latest video from the Squirrely Squad to find out!

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Feb 17, 2022

John Malecki

Wood

Buying Some HUGE Slabs for a New Project!

When we heard the plumbing company that moved into the dream shop needed a new conference room table, we said the Squirrely Squad is up for the challenge!

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Feb 9, 2022

John Malecki

Reclaimed Wood

We Build A $5,000 Table Using Basic Tools

Today we’re building an awesome round table using only basic tools and some epoxy. How’d we do it? All it took was some hard work and an old piece of burnt out wood in the shop.

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Jan 26, 2022

John Malecki

Custom

I Try Viral Epoxy Countertop Products

You guys have been asking if I could try an epoxy countertop, and Stone Coat Countertops sent me an entire kit, so this week we’re giving it a shot. If you guys remember on our three-level cabinet build, I built a cherry cabinent and didn’t do a top for it because I planned on getting a piece of stone.

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Jan 13, 2022

John Malecki

Custom

I Can’t Believe This Client Wants This In their $30,000 Table!

The team meets with 3 clients to bring their vision into a reality

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Dec 28, 2021

John Malecki

Custom

We Build An EPOXY Guitar for Jocko Willink

Wow, this build is about to be INSANE. I can’t believe that we have the opportunity to work on a build for THE Jocko Willink. Jocko is a retired US Navy officer who served on the NAVY SEALs, and he is also an incredible author and podcaster.

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Nov 30, 2021

John Malecki

Wood

EASY Beginner Basic Tool Workbench Build!

If you have a small shop and a limited amount of tools, but you still need a workbench, this build is for you. I’m only using three power tools to put together this entire bench, so I know just about anyone can put this one together.

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Nov 16, 2021

John Malecki

Custom

I Build An Epoxy Table For The Pittsburgh Steelers!

The Pittsburgh Steelers reached out to me to build an epoxy table for their charity auction, and there was NO way I was going to turn this down.

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Nov 3, 2021

John Malecki

Wood

IMPOSSIBLE Floating Spiral Table Build - How Does it Work?

Today’s build is about to get WILD. Yeah, maybe I have a weird obsession with floating furniture, but you can’t deny how cool it is.

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Oct 27, 2021

John Malecki

Wood

3 LEVELS of Coffee Tables — DIY to PRO Build

The first furniture piece that we have ever built was a coffee table, so we thought it was the perfect build for the next episode of 3 LEVELS.

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Oct 20, 2021

John Malecki

Custom

5 MORE Epoxy Tips I Wish I Knew As A Beginner!

You guys loved the tips we filmed a while ago about epoxy, so we wanted to add more. Since we posted that video in April 2020, we’ve used epoxy a lot and learned so many more tips and tricks.

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Oct 14, 2021

John Malecki

Wood

5 Min vs. 50 Min vs. 5 Hour - Box Build

This project tested all of my skills and was a huge challenge!

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Oct 6, 2021

John Malecki

Wood

EPIC 14ft. Shuffle Board Build!

I typically never do commissions for my friends because none of them like paying for it, but this was the rare occasion where I decided to say yes.

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Sep 30, 2021

John Malecki

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