Making, Crafting, Creating... aka Whatcha workin' on?

Glue a couple of bits of scrap plank offcuts together and bandsaw a circle:

Mounted up and ready to go:

Blackheart Sassafras and Red Cedar.

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I love glue as a material.

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I’m somewhat tempted to turn a bowl out of nothing but superglue just for the hell of it. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Nifty axe work:

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Getting there…

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Old metropolitan phone books and glue?

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A better picture of that cosplay I made, courtesy of IGN:

It passes the 5-foot test at least :laughing:

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In progress, photo taken in low light.

This one’s kicking my butt. I don’t know what these frickin’ flowers are, but I hate them. lots of little bitty flowers and buds on central stalks. Can’t wait to be done with this and back to other paintings I’m enjoying more.

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What kind of resin? (Link please, if possible.)

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Apologies for the Australian eBay link, but when I searched for “Platinum Ultra Clear Epoxy Resin” this is what came up (and it’s where I bought it from). I think as long as you’re asking whether it’s hard wearing, suitable for furniture and UV stabilised you should be fine.

The red pigment was a paste; the gold was a fine metallic powder (Shimicoat brand).

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All done:

Not bad for two bits of scrap.

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…and begin again.

Jacaranda this time, probably gonna be a fruit bowl.

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Thanks! Useful info

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Coming along nicely:

Turns out that it’s Silky Oak rather than Jacaranda.

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All done:

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2hwxqo

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:blush:

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I’ve been tinkering with these things lately. Scrap PVC pipe, drilled a bunch of holes with a step bit on a drill press. Spray painted with plastic-compatible paint. Then an LED T8 replacement tube with colored polycarbonate sleeve (left over from a previous project). Lamps? Party decor?

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