I searched thru the shop for 2 days looking for that half sheet of scrap 3/4" baltic birch, couldn't find it. Then I went looking for and 1" x 6" x 6' or longer scrap of walnut, cherry, maple, BKpine or any other scrap lumber. I couldn't find that either so I decided to get into my cutoff barrel and bucket. Although not labeled scrap just yet, I did put a lot of it to use by starting with a piece of 1/4" luan ( not scrap ) 18 1/2" x 11" and fit the cutoff in that area with super glue and activator. It turned out to be a LOT of fun making pieces fit all the while trying to co-ordinate colors. Pictures #1 and #2 are self explanatory but picture #3 is the - wait for it - scrap pieces from the board in picture #4. Picture # 5 and # 6 as you can see are NOT scrap lumber. Instead, they are milled and fitted with a specific outcome in mind. This one is BKP and blue tinted resin
This is wormy chestnut with copper tinted resin
This is wormy and the same resin as above and actually under the one with the inset resin Walnut with purple tinted resin and again, the cutoffs were used in the #3 pictured board. Somebody has got to get to Ohio and stop me, I'm having more fun than and 4 or 5 people should have. BTW - They all will get handles just prior to a show or when someone stops and decides to take one.
Planer, drum sander, ros with 80, 180, 400 and some hand sanding with 400 then depending on what I think will be better eye candy for the particular color scheme, it’s either oil or 5 or more coats of water base poly
Awesome mix Dick! A modern flair with wood, something I've not seen before.
I was at a local restaurant for breakfast last week and their decor was rustic mis-shapened wood. The tables were a couple inches thick with railroad spikes, pictures and a bunch of other ‘stuff’. I thought, darn I see a new way of presenting a charcuterie board. I sold the first three that I made and have orders for 2 with specific color resin
Hey 1943, very creative, these look great, now that's thinking outta da box. Great use of project "extras", like my momma always said: waste not - want not.
Nice work, dick. It's nice to see you are into epoxy! Do you do that in a pressure chamber of just pour it and let it set?
Thanks Jim, no pressure pot - just pour 2 or 3 shallow pours and good old torch to eliminate bubbles if any appear. Any porous wood WILL make bubbles if you don't seal it prior to pouring. Also I've found that with resin, temperature is you greatest ally or enemy -
The much smaller "fills" I've done with resin and coloring have been fun, that is some tough stuff!
One thing I like is the cost is very low compared to the epoxy I started out with. Basically the same stuff! I agree with the temperature comment, certainly doesn't cure quickly, but the extra "play time" usually comes in handy.
Projects like these trays would open a whole nutter dimension, really just like the river tables on a smaller scale.
