Wood and Epoxy: Lessons Learned!
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- In this video about working with wood and epoxy! In this lessons learned video, I go through the process of preparing, sanding, mixing epoxy resin and pouring it into live cherry wood cookie. I build an easy DIY form with vapour barrier and tuck tape and learned important lessons which you can avoid. Don't forget to subscribe and hit the like button. #diy #woodworking , #epoxy , #learning , #lessons , #tomswoordworkingandcarpentry. #epoxyresin #tutorial #lessonlearned #beginners
Great demonstration
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice peice, great information. It might make a really attractive clock.
I made a clock with it. Watch the video on my channel! Thank you for your coments!
That was just gorgeous, and inspiring. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind words!
I just started my own project out of a poplar cookie. Tuck tape for the win. I also did something I haven't seen anyone else do... I'm a novice so flame away, but after taping the edges and bottom. I set the whole cookie on a piece of cardboard instead of plywood or melamine. The weight of the cookie (2.25 thick by 26 inch diameter) pressed slightly into the cardboard, and then I leveled the bench underneath. Did not leak one drop, it had nowhere to go... Cheap effective solution.
Thank you for sharing! The cardboard being indented must have stopped the epoxy from making it’s way underneath the cookie. I love hearing how other people approach their own projects!
I appreciate you showing all the mistakes. Helps to know what to look out for. Final product looks good!
Thank you for the comment! Mistakes is how we learn and we learned together in this video!
Small cookie slabs make great coffee tables and plant stands especially with natural edges and I like to use small pine saplings with bark on to make the legs. Nice job and great first attempt.
Thank you for commenting. It’s amazing what you can do with wood that seems,at first glance, useless. Cheers
@@Toms_Woodworking_and_Carpentry I'm always looking for the bits of wood that other people burn or throw away, it's makes for a challenge which is fun and it makes some beautiful pieces that I give to my family and friends. All the best Tom and take care mate.
Great chatting with you! I’m releasing a new video this Friday or Saturday.
It would make a very cool clock
A clock for my shop! Thanks for the tip!
See my latest video. I built a clock out of this piece.
beautiful piece. Thx for posting
I’m happy you enjoyed the video!
ALWAYS REMEMBER EPOXY IS DEARER THAN WOOD, SO DON'T WASTE IT, ALSO REMEMBER THE WOOD IS THE HERO, SO WHEN IT COMES TO EPOXY LESS IS MORE. CHEERS
Hello Darryl , I totally agree. You need to have the right balance. Thank you for commenting.
Nice work, looks great 👍
Thank you for the comment! I enjoyed trying out epoxy. I think I will tackle a coffee table river table next!
Tape the periphery. Tape every crack and every hole on the other side. It won't float and you won't lose epoxy.
Great tip! Thanks for the comment!
That small he could have just covered the entire bottom side with a layer of tuck tape.
@@peethreeorion I appreciate all comments as we learn alot from other people’s perspective. I wanted to practice for a more complicated build and test out whether the silicone and vapour barrier was a viable option. I agree that the next time I do a similar piece, I will tape the bottom. At the end of the day I learned some valuable lessons.
I use a hot glue gun and I’ve never had a leak and it’s ready to go in minutes,
I like the idea of using plastic underneath so thanks for the tip
in saying that nice work 👍
Thanks for the advice! I used the hot glue gun on turning this board into a clock and it worked well!
Make a small beer table
I ended up making a clock with epoxy indicators. Check out my latest video.
Narrower chisels can sometimes be easier to remove the bark
I will try that next time!
Or a Dremel Mototool with a little round bur.
Just bought a Dremel!
wall art
Thank you for the comment!
I know all these problems from my own epoxy experiments. 😄 The piece turned out nice! I didn't get the name of the finish you applied?
Thanks Peter
Thank you for the comment! I used Rubio Monocoat Pure as my finish.
Is there any courses in hull??😊😊😊
Are you talking about hull Quebec?
Could be a nice lazy susan. Nice job.
Thank you!
Pick a good side and make it into a Lazy Susan (Hardware from Lowe's)
That’s a great idea!
if there is ever an instruction manual then needs to be followed, it's epoxy instructions. It's also 'magical' how thick, gummy epoxy can find it's way through a labyrinth of gaps the thickness of a hair. it's a right of passage to waste at least $50 of epoxy in one go. Wait till you ruin all you good shirts...
You are correct about epoxy finding its way through tiny cracks which is why it’s great to use for wood. I totally underestimated the still wet silicone to hold the epoxy. Let’s see how I do when I build an epoxy coffee table. Thanks for the comment!
I've watched hundreds of epoxy video's and probably would have made similar mistakes, newest subscriber, continue on Tom. I'd hang it on the wall.
Thank you Scott, comments are really appreciated! Great idea for this piece; I will be hanging this piece on the wall and you will see it in my next video.
Good stuff and good thing you used some tuck tape and not regular tape. I've had all sorts of problems using regular tape on slabs like this in the past.
Thanks for commenting! The tuck tape worked well not sticking to the epoxy but really stuck to the wood. Easy to sand off though.