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  1. the divide

    the divide

    Auminite resin and a Cottonwood burl
    • Dave Hulett
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    • casting resin sphere
    • Comments: 0
    • Album: Turnings
  2. Rob Wyatt

    Sweetgum pods

    We have a Sweetgum tree and every season it covers the front yard in prickly pods. This year I noticed they look a lot like the coronavirus so I collected a bunch and plan to cast and turn them. When they first fall they are hard, heavy and closed. These are all open, with large seed cavities...
  3. Resin & Burl Ornament

    Resin & Burl Ornament

    The ornament body is comprised of small pieces of maple burl suspended in resin, the finial and icicle are walnut the base is a piece of spalted maple. The illumination is a string of battery-powered LED lights. The battery pack is mounted in the base and can be removed to replace the batteries...
    • Joe Centorino
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    • burl ornament resin spalted
    • Comments: 3
    • Album: Beppo's Workshop
  4. J

    Casting resin and composite decking?

    I got talked into rebuilding a neighbor's deck using UltraDeck® Rustic™ Low-Maintenance Composite Decking. I tried using epoxy to glue two scraps together and the bond would not hold. I was considering asking a friend to take some scraps and cast them into a bottle stopper blank. I would turn...
  5. R

    Turning Resin Vs. Turning wood

    What tips do people have about turning resin versus the techniques used for turning wood? Do you sharpen your tools differently? Do you use different types of tools? What level of sanding do you take the surface to before starting a polishing process for finishing?
  6. V

    Homemade Acrylic Pen Blanks

    Hello all, I've been reading about acrylic pen blanks and wondered if anyone has used "easy cast" to make them. I'm also a jewelry maker and embed antique postcards in this 2 part epoxy. It dries rock hard and crystal clear. It's considered the best for that application. I have a gallon of this...
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