Woodturning - Scrap Oak & Resin Pedestal Bowl

Woodturning Oak is interesting. It’s very hard, and makes pretty nice cuts with a gouge, but the end grain is not easy to get sanded totally smooth. I used a pressure pot to get the air bubbles out of the resin and was pleased to find that there weren’t any air pockets in the cured piece, which makes for a much easier turning experience!

00:00 Scraps and Resin
01:22 In the Pressure Pot
01:24 Removing the Excess
03:17 Cutting a Mortise
03:49 Smoothing the Bottom
05:08 Shaping the Bowl
07:43 Roughing the Hollow
09:42 Fine Tuning the Hollow
09:53 Sanding
10:08 Polishing
10:48 Final Piece

[hereticalthunks]

What an amazing piece of functional art you have created!

[DaveTerpstra]

I really like how the resin turned out. Some really fun swirls in there! Nice work!!

[brucesturtevantwoodworking]

That really turned out nice!
Do you have an Idea of what you are going to create before you start? Or, are you the type of artist that just lets it develop as you are working the piece? Either way it looks awesome.

[sally]

How many are resin colors are there? Can you customize them?

[randyrundio]

Do you have a favorite non-food safe epoxy? I’m experimenting with different brands and haven’t found any I love yet. Thanks.