Walnut and Epoxy Resin Coffee Bean Board Tutorial

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In this video I'll show you how to make an epoxy resin board with coffee beans, or really anything you can think up to cast into it.
In this case I used coffee beans and installed handles on the edges to make it a serving tray. The handles came from Lowes Hardware and I got the piece of walnut I used from a local lumber mill.
Off camera I went ahead and cut the walnut to size and planed it smooth allowing it to fit tight in the resin mold. The tighter the fit the less epoxy waste you’ll have!
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@greentreewoodworks6172 2 года назад

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@bigdaddyhoggnutz144 2 года назад

I'd add caution when adding items to the epoxy. Make sure your items are too close to the sides. You don't want to accidently route or cut into one of your items when you are finishing the board. Also, you want to avoid soaking in oil for certain woods unless you are able to ensure plenty of time for the excess oil to seep back out. You will have a very upset client if you give them a board that leaves oil behind.

@morgancalvi6675 Год назад

Not sure why mineral oil is a go to. Mineral oil is a lubricating laxative. Use that cutting board enough...means you are going to wash it a lot...and BOOM...Pepto Bismol and Imodium on the way. Seriously.

@greentreewoodworks6172 Год назад

Food grade mineral is important for any butcher block, cutting board, or really any wooden component being used in a kitchen. Without it the wood would dry out and crack overtime. It also helps repel water.

@carolinadesign199 8 месяцев назад

Awesome job. Thanks for the video. I'm working on my technique. Any advice on my videos would be helpful.

@normsunshine Год назад

Did you fully stir the resin/hardener epoxy mix for 5 minutes BEFORE adding the coffee beans or only give it the full stir time AFTER adding the coffee beans to the resin/hardener epoxy mix?

@greentreewoodworks6172 Год назад

I stirred it a full 5 min before adding coffee beans. If you watch the epoxy while you stir you’ll see swirls of unmixed hardener in it that will disappear. This is an indicator that it’s ready. I put the coffee beans in after and stir just to make sure those swirls are gone.

@normsunshine Год назад

@@greentreewoodworks6172 Thanks so much for the prompt reply, I am in the middle of the process and wanted to make sure I did the "sandwich filling" correctly :^) One more question, (using Wise Coat Deep Pour epoxy) - I have read that some people suggest only stirring for three minutes, some others (including you) recommend stirring for five minutes - what goes wrong if you stir for slightly too long? For the middle and top layer I want the epoxy as clear as possible - please explain

@greentreewoodworks6172 Год назад

Not a problem. The manufacturers put a set number of minutes on the stir to make sure its stirred enough. Depending on the cure time of your epoxy it’s highly unlikely stirring it too long would be an issue. Now if you’re stirring it for 20+ minutes then you might start to run into the epoxy trying to cure if you’re using a 1:1 ratio. The main thing is to make sure it’s clear and doesn’t have that milky stringy looking matter in it. A small amount of bubbles are ok. You can get rid of them after you pour it.

@normsunshine Год назад

@@greentreewoodworks6172 OK, thanks. I appreciate your quick response, tomorrow is the coffee bean pour! Just curious, regular or decaf? lol

@greentreewoodworks6172 Год назад

Oh regular for sure haha

@brucepal3907 9 месяцев назад

Just curious... some people pour a covering coat of epoxy at the point you used the oil. It's there any reason that's an ok idea or not? Is it just so it isn't so high gloss? I appreciate your time and anyone's input as the wife and I are just getting into this.

@robertonievecimamontana7065 2 года назад

Thank you for being "real" by showing us your successes and also the ways NOT to do it

@greentreewoodworks6172 2 года назад

I strive to always be as real as possible! Thanks for watching!

@markp1439 Год назад

Could you provide the brand name of the polish compound and the buffing pad on the sander you used. Thx.

@greentreewoodworks6172 Год назад

It’s called “Micro-Gloss” Liquid Abrasive Polish

@markp1439 Год назад

When you used the white paste and your orbital sander, was that when u used the 3000 grit sand paper or did you have some kind of buffing pad on the sander? Thx in advance. Good video

@greentreewoodworks6172 Год назад

That was the buffing pad I was using with the white polish.

@markray3733 Год назад

What size countersink bit did you use for the bottom of the board? 1/2" maybe??

@greentreewoodworks6172 10 месяцев назад

I believe it was a 1/2” or 7/16”. As long as it’s big enough for the head of the screw to tuck down into the size doesn’t matter.

@dalhousieDream 2 года назад

You need to wait 3 days between pours if using deep pour epoxy and either way only stir for THREE minutes.

@greentreewoodworks6172 2 года назад

I agree with the 3 days but the instructions on Liquid Glass actually state to stir for 5 min then pour into a separate cup. Then stir for an additional 3 minutes for a total of 8 minutes.

@stevenlarson6125 Год назад

Instructions depend on your brand and type of epoxy. YOUR brand wants 3 days. Mine doesn't. Stirring time also differs. There is no "this is the time and amount" to epoxy as a whole. And yes, I do a lot of epoxy work and use varying types but have set on one brand as I prefer it. But even in that brand, with their varying types, they have different stir times, working times, set times, curing times.

@pp_carp 2 года назад

Ponošky sú najlepšie. 👍

@byeshua2533 2 месяца назад

That was beautiful to watch. ❤

@albertverbeem6552 2 года назад

I did not see a link or description of the polish you used on the epoxy. Can you let me know what it is?

@greentreewoodworks6172 2 года назад

There’s not an Amazon link but it’s “Micro Gloss Liquid Abrasive” and I got it at my local Klingspor Woodworking Store

@davidfriedman3962 2 года назад

Great works! Can you please provide link for the form used to mold board? Thank you.

@greentreewoodworks6172 2 года назад

They run out of stock quick but this is the exact mold. craftedelements.com/products/16x12x3-epoxy-resin-charcuterie-board-polyethylene-mold-form-for-makers

@ESKILAONABOLEIA Год назад

@@greentreewoodworks6172 what the dimensions fir that mold?

@Gwen.Hopper 5 месяцев назад

Did you wash oils off coffee beans first (& if so, with what?) Or is washing the beans not necessary?

@darrylwayne8948 Год назад

How long did you wait between layers?

@greentreewoodworks6172 Год назад

I don't remember which epoxy I used in this video but for table top epoxy you'll want to wait 24hrs and deep pour (2"-4") you'll want to wait minimum 72 hours in a normal climate situation. I've had to wait a whole week before for a deep pour to cure because it was winter and I didn't have my project curing in the right temperature. I usually proceed with caution and poke in the corners of the mold with a wooden skewer to check to see if its hardened.

@cupperurrea2670 2 года назад

Where did you bought the silicone mold ?

@greentreewoodworks6172 2 года назад

I bought it from Crafted Elements. I have the 16x12 HDPE mold. They make so many different types. Check them out! craftedelements.com/

@draake1000 2 года назад

This is beautiful. Do you sell them?

@greentreewoodworks6172 2 года назад

I do, I make them to order. So I don’t keep any in stock. You can reach out to me through Instagram or Facebook if you’re interested!

@alextripodi7917 Год назад

Im currently trying to make a coffee bean epoxy board and im having troubles adding the beans without having them turn the clear epoxy yellowish. Is there anything you did specifically to avoid that?

@greentreewoodworks6172 Год назад

I didn’t have any trouble with the color of the epoxy. I can only think of 2 reasons why it would turn yellow and that would be that maybe the epoxy is old or either a poor quality brand…?

@alextripodi7917 Год назад

I believe when im mixing the beans in the epoxy the beans are extracting their colour into the epoxy. Did you not have this problem and did you use real beans?

@alextripodi7917 Год назад

The epoxy is brand new and its a trusted brand (according to amazon reviews) im thinking its maybe the dark roast beans i am using are extracting to much color when i stir it in the epoxy.

@greentreewoodworks6172 Год назад

That’s very interesting, no I’ve made a few dozen of those boards and never had that issue. I have always used the same beans though. Generic grocery store bag of coffee beans. I don’t remember the roast off the top of my head. Your situation almost sounds like a flavored bean…? Like a coating coming off or something.

@alextripodi7917 Год назад

Ya I started doing some research on coffee beans and found that the darker the bean is roasted the more porous it makes the bean and the easier it makes it to dissolve which is probably what is causing the color extraction. I also only sifted the beans the first time to get rid of crumps. Im going to try a really light roast and wash the beans before pouring them and see if they still do the same thing.