Disastrous honey comb bowl, resin and Cedar 

We can understand your disappointment after all that hard work! We really liked the black and purple resin effect and can't wait to see MKII. Peter thinks it might have been the very warm temperature overnight, but we may never know. 🥰

Hi Steve, I don't think it could have been the hot glue. What I think it might have been is trapped air under the cardboard that has seeped through as it softened with the moisture. The rest of the procedure was sound and you used the right resin. Please give it another try but no cardboard. All the best, Mike

I appreciate that you shared this video. I understand that issues like this can be disheartening and disappointing. But, sometimes things go badly. Looking at the piecer, much of the reaction is against the surfaces of the wood. This suggests some sort of reaction with the wood. It looks like moisture but it could be anything. The resin areas look sound. Please keep at it. I enjoy your work and your videos.

It really looks beautiful, it does kind of sting a little with the time, effort, and cost. But, your craftsmanship is excellent!

That’s so sad with all the work you put into it

Hello Steve. This could have been a beautiful project without the complication. This has happened to one of my projects before in which the resin creates a thermal reaction when the poured layer is too deep at one time unless you are using the deep pour epoxy which takes time to cure about 4 days with a maximum thickness of 3 inches at a time will prevent this thermal reaction since it’s a slow curing process . If what you used is the one that cure’s within 24 hrs, be sure to follow the instruction of how deep you can pour at one time( usually about 1 to 2 inches) then wait for that resin to cool off before adding more layer which is about 4 to 5 hrs in between. And of course the pressure pot will eliminate those tiny bubbles that might get trapped inside the project but will not prevent the thermal reaction. Hope these help my friend. Cheers- Jojo

Lovely design and colours. The only thing to do is to repeat the project eliminating the possible causes ie. fresh resin, superglue, cooler conditions and something non-porous instead of cardboard. Was there an air gap between the cardboard and the bottom of the tub?

This is the first video of yours I've seen, coming from Mike Holton's channel where he turned the walnut you gave him. While extremely disappointing, I'm glad you shared. The pattern of wood, the red color of the wood against the black/purple resin, and the slightly closed shape (even if forced by some of the chipping) all make an extremely attractive piece. Definitely not your design at fault. I'm with everyone else I'm sure going through the possibilities of what went wrong (was it mixing the resin? almost certainly not since the solid pieces of resin were (cough) solid and the colors well formed; was it the cardboard? maybe for the big pits at bottom but not for everything since the bubbles outline each wood piece; was it the glue? probably not or it would ALL be on the bottom, not up the sides and top; excessive heat and fast curing? explains the cracks and that bubbles were caught in the resin, but not why the bubbles were there in the first place. My inexpert conclusion is that the major issue HAS to be a reaction between the wood and resin, whether as the resin was seeping into unstabilized wood and bubbles seeping out or an actual reaction with the cedar.) I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work and will be going back through your playlist to catch up. I hope, if you haven't already, you will be able to get a vacuum chamber to up your resin and wood game. Then seeing the Mark 2 of this bowl, good luck!

Nah, don't think it's the hot glue as it's used too often by others. More likely air in the cardboard or maybe even some sort of chemical in the card. Never used glasscast as I use Swindon Composites EH125 which has a 3-5 day cure and hence allows air to escape although I also have a converted paint pressure pot. Also I wonder if there was moisture in the wood? Hot humid night added to it maybe?

Steve p I don't think it was the hot glue ive used it and never had a problem like that even before i got got a pressure pot I think you maychve some bad resin. But i honestly don't know it would have been an awesome bowl