I Carved this Skull from Epoxy & Wood

I carved this skull out of 6 gallons of epoxy resin and Walnut Burl. I then tried to duplicate the skull by casting it in silicone and making a mold of the wood section but that turned out to be quite the challenge. #carving #woodcarving #moldmaking

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[BMSculptures]

What do you want to see me carve next???

[ClashSensei]

The "skull rivers" are cranial sutures.

The bones arent fully fused as a newborn baby allowing some flexibility for the head to compress when exiting the mother. This is also the reason babies have a soft spot at the top of their head. As the baby grows, the cranial bones fuse together along those sutures to form 1 solid cranium to protect your noggin

[madistanleysmith]

Your voiceovers is what makes your videos so intersting. Your humor and everything you talk about during the process is what makes your channel so fun to watch. Without the talking your videos kind of lack heart a little.

[danielkim]

shoutout to whoever volunteered their skull for reference

[forgetfulPyro]

Oh hey, this has probably already been commented, but here's a tip for silicone mold making! When you cut into the silicone to get the thing you're casting out, if you cut zig-zag patterns instead of just a straight line it helps the two halves go back together more easily! The zig zags help lock it in place and keep the two sides aligned more perfectly. Best of luck for the future!

[sawtoothspike]

I like the Voice overs as they allow you to talk about the journey for each piece of Art. But totally get that sometimes it gonna be easier to do a simpler video without commentary

[helenewalton]

I prefer the ongoing commentary as I find it interesting and educational, not to mention that you have a relaxing voice.

[mimih]

As soon as I nticed that there wasn't a voiceover, my first thought was, "he must be tired..." I feel you. If you're a real fan, give him the mental space he needs to continue to do what he does best. Editing voiceovers are a pain and also fun but he's allowed to depart from the expected.

[samanthawashburn]

Those are the sutures of the skull that you were asking about! They are why babies heads are "soft" because they have not fully fused yet to allow for growth. Fantastic job carving!!! You are very talented 😀

[bluesky]

Love the old school approach to the video, it kept me glued to the video without the voiceover. Also love how you are experimenting.

[HyperVillainy]

Mold maker here with a tip for molding and casting your sculptures: next time, you should create a matrix mold (sometimes referred to as a jacket mold or mother mold)! Essential, you would brush on a thin print coat of silicone as your first layer and let it cure, then mix up another batch of silicone with thickener (Thi-Vex from Smooth-On is what I’ve used) then brush that layer on to build up the thickness of the silicone. Brush on as many thick layers until you get about a 1/4” to maybe 1/2” all around the sculpture. Do one final layer of silicone to smooth out the crags and to glue on silicone “keys” that you can mold during the first step using little plastic cups and the leftover silicone. After that, you can use fiberglass or plaster bandages and build up a “jacket” around the mold to build up a structure to hold they silicone in place. There are a lot of videos showing how to do this in detail - I highly suggest videos from Brick In The Yard and Robert Tolone!

[khbrown]

I prefer the voice overs. The voice overs provide what you are doing and why which is better for understanding and learning from what you are doing. As always, the quality of your work is amazing. You might have made a good dentist but the world would have lost an artist.

[josephharbin]

You are very talented Sir I like the mix of resin and wood You used in this video I also think a wooden skull with a resin head and face around it would look very cool

[dennism]

My next-door neighbor works with epoxy. He made a vibrating table out of an old hand sander. He says it helps get all the bubbles out of his projects. Just thought it might help. Your Projects look amazing.

[darkhorse]

5:48 The marks are called the Coronal Suture, Sagittal Suture, and Lambdoid Suture.
The Coronal goes across the top of the skull,
The Sagittal is the line that intersects with the Coronal,
And the Lambdoid is the upside down V shaped line close to the bottom.

[felixwhaley]

missed the perfect opportunity to say a 'skullpture' 🤷🏻‍♂️

[danieldonnelly]

I prefer when you narrate the process, still a great video and a beautiful piece of art❤

[chriswilkins]

The fact you still ask for pointers with your level of expertise says so much about you 👏🏼

[Random_Gal]

I just love how beautiful it looks, the metallic flakes and the gold make it look like a galaxy.

[angelicamcelroy]

I definitely prefer when you narrate.

Also I love the metallic flakes and when you shine a light through it. It looks like rays of sunlights beaming down on the ocean.