We are excited to finally be DONE them all! It isn't perfect, but it's pretty darned good! 7.5 total hours of juicy resin and wood content coming up :-P
Shawn, thank you for the introduction video. I'm an amateur craftsman. I've built cutting boards, cabinets, tables, porches, patios ect... I'm looking forward to reviewing your videos. This looks like something I could sink me teeth into.
Perfect timing! I bought everything I needed to do coasters for Christmas presents...in October of 2021! Yesterday 7/4/22 I went out to the shop and started a project with very little guidance, it's exactly the motivation I needed to find your series. ~ Thanks for the help!
Hi.can you please guide how to fill a hole in a wood piece with resin? I mean what base to use so that the resin doesnt leak,where to find it,what to do?
Shawn, tremendous series; I learned a great deal and thank you for putting this together!! I found it very informative and can't wait to do my first project. Just purchased your 18"x12"x1.5" rectangle mold. I do have a couple of questions for you -- (1) have you encountered any problems using your handle templates and routing through 100% epoxy? (2) Does it chip/damage the surrounding epoxy material when routing a handle using the handle template?
Its definitely harder to cut and router through epoxy due to its hardness, however assuming its fully set you can shape it like VERY hard wood. Its a learning curve for sure.
Love your videos, I'm getting ready for my first project and haven't seen this vid yet so I'm asking this now before I forget my question. Is it best to plane down the surface to the wood to oil it or is it best to plane it down leaving a small layer of epoxy to cover the entire surface, then oil ? Probably depends on the desired results but as they say "there's no such thing as a dumb question" Also, are some epoxies safer when the project is used to serve opened foods such as cheese, breads, and meats?
Plane it down first, sand it all, then oil it. It doesnt really make sense to cover the entire thing in epoxy (or leave a layer) then oil it. The oil doesnt really penetrate the epoxy like it does wood. There are some food safe epoxies, just take it with a grain of salt. As BPA is in most epoxies, and is considered food safe by the FDA... but... ya know :-)
Hi. I just bought an old piece of live edge wood I plan on putting a clear coat on. Such to give it a nice gloss finish. But there is a hole in the middle of the table. Do I epoxy it first and then put the finish over the whole thing? Thanks! Love your videos.
im a beginner and i wonder how do you prepare the room before applying the epoxy so there isnt any dust or dirt that flyes around that may compromise the hardening of the epoxy? any special advise? or is it just to keep it as clean as possible?
I've actually never been asked that before, but it's a good question. Ideally you want to be in an area that does not have dust, sawdust, debris etc flying around, ESPECIALLY if you are using a resin that takes more than a day to set. I did a video in this series where I made a Star Wars themed table, then blew dust all over the resin the next day. It was a pain in the butt to fix (But did get fixed). So really, yes, keep it clean, but also keep it at a good room temperature (18-25C). Too cold, the epoxy takes too long to set, too hot and you may end up with a hotter than usual reaction which creates bubbles and cupping etc.
@@CraftedElementsthanks for the fast response, im just finishing with the preparations and gonna start mixing pretty soon. maybe im overthinking it a bit when it comes to the sawdust and debris but yeah the more you know.
