How to Resin Live Edge Wood 

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Lol hard to take anything else seriously after that

Thank you for providing more information!

the board turned out beautifully - a perfect pour!!

Hi Lindy, that is our ArtResin spreader. You can find it in our Accessory kit (www.artresin.com/collections/accessories/products/accessory-kit) or just use any plastic notched spreader from your paint or hardware store. We find the groves are great for moving the resin around your surface and distributing it easily.

Hi ShaTerra, Yes you will want your first side to cure. At 24 hours it will be cure to the touch but not fully cure. I might suggest waiting 72 hours for a full cure before turning it over and propping it up to coat the other side to eliminate the chance of any marks on the first side.

Sealing with ArtResin will prevent moisture from entering your wood and acts as a sealer, so it will help!

This live edge wood was given a glossy top coat of ArtResin Epoxy resin. www.artresin.com

Hi Iry! Thanks for reaching out! Absolutely you can apply ArtResin over your polyurethane. Since it's already sealed, you should be good with one coat ( it will naturally level out to a thickness of 1/8" ). Often multiple coats are required when wood offgasses and creates bubbles .. it all depends on the wood. Jordan and Bex were lucky and got a perfect layer on the first try with this piece of maple but some other wood projects we've worked on have required numerous sands and repours until all the offgassing/bubbles had stopped. Since yours already has the polyurethane on it, you should be good.

ArtResin thanks so much!

@@Artresinok what grit in between coats ? Also is there a link for the resin you used?

@@A1Sealing you can purchase through our website www.artresin.com We typically sand with 80 grit, the sanding will remove any surface imperfections and also give the next layer of ArtResin some tooth. All of the sanding scratches will disappear once the next layer is poured.

On a large piece, for example a 5x3 table you will use 75 ounces of the combined product (35.5 oz of each resin and hardener) which will weigh about 5 pounds :)

Hi Kimberly - in this case, the wood was absolutely dry and no, it wasn't sealed at all. It's always best to start with dry wood ( if you want to get really specific, you can even get a little gadget that measures the moisture ... the ideal amount is 4% moisture ). Sealing helps to prevent bubbles ... bubbles happen when the wood off-gasses air, which then gets trapped in the resin. Whether or not the wood off-gasses depends on so many variables ... the type of wood, how dry the wood is, if the wood is raw etc etc etc. Personally, I love erring on the side of caution and pre-sealing whenever I work with an organic material like wood. It takes no time at all - you can use a thin layer of ArtResin to seal applied with gloved hands and a disposable brush to get in the crevices, or a sealant of your choice ... just be sure you get one that dries clear. For something like wood, that can have nooks and crannies and uneven spots, I would probably choose a brush on sealant as opposed to a spray sealant, just to make sure that every bit gets good coverage. Hope this helps :)

Would it be ok to cover the wood with bees wax before adding the resin? will that affect it at all?

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Do you want to add paraffin to the liquid resin? We don't advise adding anything to the resin/hardener ( apart from colorants - no more than 6% ) otherwise it won't cure properly. Or did you want to coat paraffin with resin? Resin generally doesn't stick to anything that will repel water, so it may peel off from paraffin. You would have to test it out to see!

@@Artresin coat paraffin with resin , what you sudgest to do

@@Imkerei2024 you will have to try to see if it works. We haven't tried it over paraffin wax so I can't tell you for sure if it will work or not.

literally soft (maple ranges in density)

Dale Marsh- that’s actually not true. Live edge is any “live edge” of the tree that hasn’t been squared off... bark or not..