Hammered metal lights up a Blacktail Studio Uncut console
Cam's only new upload follows the hand-textured panels from flat sheet to illuminated wooden furniture.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
This Killed My Forearm… But WOW
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Cam gives a wooden console a backdrop that takes considerably more effort than a coat of paint. In "This Killed My Forearm… But WOW", he hammers dimples into sheet metal, traces a template and cuts out the curved panels with metal shears.
Then comes the transformation: a darkening treatment rubbed across the surface, screws fastening the panels into place, and light catching the hammered texture from inside the finished console. There is no spoken explanation, just the sequence of work and the reveal. The week's only upload has drawn about 38,000 views.
The comments turn into a small workshop discussion. Viewers suggest offset shears for the cutting and letting the hammer's rebound do more of the lifting. One proposes mesh and colored stones for an even more dimensional backing; another thinks the repetitive work calls for an intern.
The new build is the channel's second-busiest upload for daily views. "The Implication? Something could go wrong.", posted earlier in November, is drawing roughly twice as many each day, while September's "$70,000 for a table?" also continues to attract viewers.
Across Blacktail Studio Uncut, daily views are running somewhat above usual, although the subscriber count was unchanged over the week. Nearby in the DIY group, Evan and Katelyn had a substantially larger weekly audience and added subscribers. Cam's week was more compact: one new piece of workshop footage, with every hammered mark visible in the finished furniture.
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What viewers say
Intern, Cam. This is why you need an intern.
@CoyleToolsSee it on YouTubeYou need offset shears if you're going to be doing much of that cutting
@HappyHickorySee it on YouTubeDon’t fight the hammer’s rebound. The thing is going to want to bounce most of the way back up again, so just let it.
Takes a lot of the effort out of the hammering.@rosbifkeSee it on YouTube
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I have wanted to make hand hammered copper table top for years. I didn't want mine to be this severe but I'm really glad I watched this video of your amazing work! I am now rethinking my table top hahahahaha
@suzannemathison9900See it on YouTubeIf you could come up with some type of metal mesh screen, you could tack weld or epoxy to that metal backing to give it more 3-D appearance. Maybe some colorful stones in between the two materials even lit up with sone LED strip lighting. Just some creative ideas to throw into your mix.
@eastwood111See it on YouTubeI love it when a dream comes out this nice.
@teariana1See it on YouTubeI thought this video was going a completely different direction!
@danielkanewske8473See it on YouTubeOne of your coolest builds brother, very nice!
@aayyy5500See it on YouTubeLove this. It’s stunning
@jacerjakeSee it on YouTubeWow mister. That looks very impressive. Nice work.
@evertdewit4037See it on YouTube
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The videos drawing views on Blacktail Studio Uncut right now
- Channel
- Blacktail Studio Uncut
- Subscribers
- 1,550,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,438,964
- Videos published this week
- 1
- Video published
- November 12, 2026
- Video views so far
- 38,345
- Views on its first day
- 32,438
The numbers
Here is the week in views and subscribers for Blacktail Studio Uncut.
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What does Cam use to cut the curved metal panels in the new upload?
After tracing the template, Cam cuts the hammered sheet with metal shears.




