It would be interesting to see more on this process.
Using epoxy in bulk would be pretty expensive.....no?
-----odie-----
Yeah the price is high, but its allows for options that I dont know how to get otherwise. And a gallon does last a long time.
Epoxy is a really amazing material to work with.
Personally, I love working with the pieces that have lots of character.
Here's one (before final polishing). About 20" high, 14" in dia.
I'm very different from many people. I have a giant wood pile, in various stages of decomposition.
This is more due to lack of time, rather than planning - admittedly. I'm just launching a new company and have a baby on the way, so turning is a luxury
When I get a chance, I toss a piece on the lathe and see how it looks. Its the wood has awesome colors like this, then I keep going.
This was punky enough to pull of chunks with my fingernail. I rough turned it, dried, soaked in epoxy, finish turned it and sanded. Then it got a final coat and polishing.
It now in the office of an investment advisor in Switzerland.