I am a carpenter and joiner and have NEVER liked OSB but this looks good! Well done!

It's funny, watching this, I was thinking "well, that's way too agressive on the sanding." Then you said that. Then I was like "well, that's not a lot better, all the paint's gone," then you said that. Then I thought, "better just flip it over and start again," and you did that. Finally I thought, "I think you'd have to sand it by hand." And success! The way you structured this video really drove the process home, very cool.

I've done something similar to this on a surface made with lots of glued strips of veneer. Instead of paint I used a spirits-based wood dye. The dye gets much deeper into the cracks so you can really sand a bunch off the top and still have the prominent black outlines where the pieces meet.

One of the things I appreciate most about your videos is that you show the work and time that goes into even the simple projects. There is so much more time and effort involved than most people would ever realize.

Any video that shows the trial and error within the whole process gets all my kudos. Great video. Hopefully you feel a lot of pride in it, cause I'm sure proud of ya!

That desk came out surprisingly beautiful!! Really nice dedication to see it through!! Great job Andrew!!

I did similar, but instead of black paint I started with a coat of thinned, black tinted epoxy. The epoxy seemed to help prevent any chipping when sanding. I sanded with a random orbital sander with fine grit until I got an interesting blend of dark black, light black, and bare wood. Last step was the clear epoxy. I like how it looks, yours too, totally different from the normal boring oak plywood tops!

It's neat that you're not afraid to experiment and try new things. It turned out pretty nice. I still think it would be better (more beautiful, cheaper, easier) to use 3/4 ply. But if you're happy with the final result that's all that matters

I've used OSB for shelving and have really enjoyed the look of it. Some I finished with a clear coat, some with paint. I used a high build primer under the paint. It filled in the minor voids and smoothed the flake edges. Sanding is tricky and should be done very lightly.

I framed in a 2ft wall around my patio to pour concrete. When I removed the OSB the wall had a what I consider a beautiful OSB pattern it has been 20 years and I still love it. Besides that OSB in Napa is going for about $65 a sheet so you can’t really say it’s cheap. Desk looks beautiful, had you considered putting thin-ish coat of black epoxy on an then sanding would help with chip out and held the black in the low spots. Thank you for sharing

Awesome. It’s refreshing to see the initial mistakes and the corresponding solutions evolve. 👍

Andrew, you are the man! Looks great, it was like watching myself work because everything you did I would have done as well (including the initial attempts then turning it over) It's interesting using uncommon materials for projects!

I was thinking instead of paint it should be something that adds to the structure of the chips so they don't tear out, like resin with pigment in it and then you put resin over it anyway. In any case it was a great idea and a really nice result! 👍

What a crazy coincidence, Man about Tools covered the walls of his shop in something similar just a few days ago, and it looked great there too. good work! great minds think alike

Love the return to normal speed for the roller loading bit during the paint sequence. Gotta give the people what they want! :P

I wanted to add some shelves to my home office. My dad suggested some leftover OSB he has and I was like, no! I want nice looking shelves, a good quality wood to work with. But, I got to thinking on it and so I went to YT, if anyone else has done this, it's gonna here. Your desk looks amazing. I am sold on this! Not gonna rebuild my desk but I am gonna do for some shelves. Thank you! Your desk looks incredible.

Now take a photo of the OSB desk and use it as a desktop wallpaper on the confuser.

Beautiful, Andrew! Really well done! 😃 I've seen once someone use OSB for cabinet doors, but the person only sanded what needed and applied the epoxy. With no paint. And let me tell you something... It turned out great as well! 😃 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

I really enjoyed the video, I like and appreciate that you left in the “didn’t work so well” part. The finished product is eye catching and quite unique. Thanks for sharing

This came out so much better than I was expecting Andrew, it finished out gteat and your lifting base is nice.

It looks great! I appreciate you showing us the trial and error process you went through

I'd recommend trying this project with PSL (Parallel strand lumber) The texture and grain direction is more linear and pronounced. I've made a few successful projects with it, and in my opinion, the grain is much more attractive than OSB although its a similar idea.

i liked your idea, i never thought osb would look so beautiful, its so nice.

This looks way better than I thought it would, I’d totally love to have that desk. Great work!

Nailed it :)

My idea would’ve been black epoxy, it would add some strength to the loose fibers and act as a surface for the sander instead of the sander catching on edges and pulling them up. This is pretty awesome! I might try this too, I’ll combine your techniques and lessons with black epoxy and see how that works. Maybe throw a bit of graphite powder into the equation and hope for the best.

Thanks Andrew. Love that you're always innovating.

I did this ten years ago with a nice piece of OSB and then put bar top on it and it really brought out the different wood pieces. Hard wood trim. Still love it today

i still think you over-sanded, just sand 1x it looked great! your finished product is cool. we are gonna do it with gold but i am only gonna sand 1full pass! then epoxy. it makes it look like marble. we are building a deck..... thx for the idea Bro! it was a good creative flow....

is there any way you could outline the products you used for this project? Pain, epoxy, etc. I am looking to do something similar with my desk and it would be great to have that knowledge. I love the way this turned out!

That is looking FLY, man!!! Talk about creativity!!! You constantly amaze and never disappoint!

That's pretty darn cool looking!! I may have to give that a try. Thanks for sharing.

I could have used double-sided tape for the mouse pad, but I liked the idea of ​​the mouse pad built into the table, I'll stick with it

For long term stability you need to seal the underside of the desk. It will absorb moisture from the room over time and distort the flatness of the desk.

Andrew, hai le mani d'oro! Un saluto da Firenze

Amazing.. mousepad bump adds character... Love it !

Outstanding, as a former delivery loader at Lowe's I can't wait to watch this lol.

I like the look of OSB and your finishing and black paint highlights what I like about it. Cool idea I may borrow this one as inspiration! Thanks mang!

Pretty sweet. Really like the end results and the motorized stand is awesome. Thanks for taking the time to make the video, upload, and share. - Mike-

Holy hell that turned out cool af!! Props to your creativity.

I've always liked the look of OSB. My dad used it in an old Ford van we had. At the time, it was called Aspenite (iirc). My thoughts on a project like this are to sand it to get it smooth, then stain and epoxy. That motorized setup is a trip

Thanks for sharing your process/failures/success with bringing out the beauty of the OSB. I think I'll try this with a carmel/maple paint for the walls of my shop.

thought it looked surprisingly good Andrew, that standing desk hardware looks great as well.

Nice work Andy! Thanks for sharing the video with us!💖👍😎JP

That desk looks awesome, nice job!

That looks awesome, thanks for sharing.

Looks great. I made my son's desktop with OSB. It turned out awesome, used tinted poly as the finish.

Beautiful finishing. It looks like a real painting.

I have some Canadian OSB that I used for the walls of my garage, and it looks like it has so much potential...then I saw this video! One thing I would have done....after the black paint and sand, I would have gone back on the OSB with an aniline dye. Blue and black would have looked killer, especially after the epoxy pour!

I never thought OSB Could Look SO GOOD! NICE JOB!

Really cool project. I can imagine using light features at the end of the desk would make the whole table top glow.

To answer the question from my perspective: At 78 dollars a sheet it's ugly as hell but I had a building that the walls and ceiling were OSB so I painted them it looked ok, but I was looking for something more and I discovered a cheap method of applying paper that was intended for floors called paper bag floors. I decided I would try this on the walls and ceiling it turned out awesome, it was cheap but labor intensive but very rewarding, I covered everything with it , 2x4s, block walls. I can clean it easily being it's a polyurethane finish. So yes OSB can be nice , paper bags walls are a artistic expression that can be personal in that the sky is the limit in the effects you can create. Love the video.

Pretty cool effect. I need to enlarge my desktop by about 12inches so making a new tool has been on my list for a minute. Might give this a go

Saw a house building show here in the UK where they used OSB to cover all the interior walls, looked pretty cool.

Nice job, thanks for videoing and sharing!

looks really nice, great build too, good job man!!

Thanks for showing your first two iterations.

Looks fantastic. I think it turned out great.

I used 5/8" AdvanTech subflooring for my wall mounted kitchen cabinet doors (8ft long shelf unit with three ovehead doors.) You can get great looks with this material using colored dyes. Say you paint the whole thing with dark blue dye then sand it and then use green dye. You get a two color surface. There are lots of dye colors, yellow and green look good. The doors are heavy but with the right Blum lifts they open and close like a dream or stay in any position. The material is very stable, waterproof, easy to cut, and takes a screw. I like even the plain look of it just sand off the manufacturers stencils and varnish it and it mellows to a honey color. Note, they do a subfloor version of this and a sheathing version. The subfloor is sanded whilst the sheathing is rougher. I love this material, it reminds me of leaves on the forest floor. Thanks for this video.

Turned out really good, your perseverance paid off 🙌

Looks good I really like the inlaid mouse pad, I’m actually in the middle of my desk build and might have to do that also. Thanks 🙏🏽

Wow, this looks really nice!

Hey! Thanks for going to all this effort, it’s looks really great!!!

fantastic!! love this kind of thought process

Admirable application to the job. Fab finish. Idea proved!

I've definitely noticed that scaring pai t onto rough surfaces eliminates much of the need for sanding, and hand sanding is much better for this type of look than a power sander. nice job on this piece! sometimes the things that are overlooked can really turn out pretty cool!

Different and unique. Enjoyable to watch. Thanks

Amazing result, well done 😎

Man!!! This guy really works FAST!!!! 🤔😁😁😁

1993 i moved into a house in hogansville ga, guy had built all his kitchen countertops out of osb then epoxied over it. well was epoxy or some kind of clear resin. was absolutely beautiful.

Great idea Andrew!

That looks amazing!

Very cool! I'm inspired, now I just need an awesome shop and tools!

Hi Andy, I'm building a house right now and have a ton of OSB scraps that I bring to the high school woodshop that we use for wood projects, the students and I are loving the projects

My Dad spent weeks making bookcases for the folks family room, and installed them while Mom was out of town visiting a new grand baby. He did someone very similar filling and sanding several times to get the look he wanted. Mom’s vision of bookcases was oak. So, he covered all his hard work with Oak laminate, and an Oak face frame. The trick to get high contrast is to squeegee in a very thick paint, and force the paint down into the pores of the OSB.

Thanks for including mistakes, we all make them…and we all learn from them. I’m inherently cheap (wish my wife was), so always looking for a cool project that’s cheap (get a kick out of bragging on how nice but cheap my furniture is) but also beautiful. Great job looks awesome.

I'm a cabinetmaker by trade. I was once at a customer's house and I noticed a chest of drawers with an interesting veneer. When I got closer to get a better look, I noticed it was just particle board. Your osb table looks nice.

Amazing work!! Subscribed!

I’ll definitely be trying something like this in the future. Great job 👍

Love the finished table 🤘🏼

I can say it can,made the desk for my brother and looks insane so cheers for this,i did sand everything by hand :D

This turned out awesome! Love the effect it has!

hey that is a cool desk. I like how you integrated the mouse mat into the desk. for all Swiss people I do have similar standing desk products available.

Great job brother. Thank you for sharing

I watch this Vedia several times with this great ending finish and music Congrats 😊

love it. i will recreate it with my custom desk.

Looks fab and I like the mouse mat install. Great job man

That’s Awesome! What a great idea. It looks great.

Nice project ! Well done.

Beautiful concept and end product. Thank you for sharing.

I would have never thought OSB could be a nice looking quality finished product. Now I see that I was absolutely correct.

As a kid I went to a Museum in South Africa in the early 90’s . The entire floor to the main reception area was Stirling board but a hard wood and soft wood mix . Then they poured what I know today to be resin coated flooring . Once polished it look absolutely amazing and so smooth to the touch but squeaky on your shoes everyone n school trip was squeaking 😅. That table looks a little like that floor very modern very contemporary

That's really cool and great looking! perhaps you can buy black dye, and mix up a batch of quickset drywall mud with the black dye, add in some pva glue to give the plaster strength, and then skim the osb with that. it should sand much easier and prevent tear out as well. you could even use an orbital since the mud is easy to sand.

haha...this is something else...i like the way you make your videos...and that is an awesome looking texture! stunning desk!

What helps with that is putting down a few coats of clear matte primer then a coat of satin clear primer. That helps keep the chips in place and fills in the holes to keep things in place and also saves on paint. After all four coats the surface should be smooth with hardly much texture. Sand areas in one foot square sections. Use as little pressure as possible until whole first layer of square is all done then go from there, going with the grain on larger chuncks. The small area helps with attention to details and from getting gouges. My dad was a professional carpenter and had many many pieces in the parade of homes. He would use this stuff to make cheap furniture for college kids or to use in plays. Thanks for the video, reminds me of the 80's when this was the trend.

I use VIVO sit/stand legs for desks I sell and they’re incredible. $190 too, so a bargain. So solid and well made.

The OSB looks great!! Kinda resembles spalted wood. Very splatted. Congrats on a job well done.

This is beautiful!!

I have seen it used - sanded and varnished - in restaurants. The way the flakes catch the light is unique and attractive.

That really came out nice.