resin

Well well well it's finished but it was kicking and screaming all the way to the end. It even had a repair before finial sanding so this pen is made in Elm Burr w/ Blue & Orange Resin I was going to turn in wood first but then Ash suggested I make my first pen in acrylic for the ease of making...

Just turned one of my Faux Abalone blanks, I’m absolutely loving these blanks.

Hi all just a quick post to show my current condition due to some turning I am doing 6 pens 12 blanks all clear resin why oh why oh why white stringy bits every where..... Lovely cast blanks though mate!

Hi guys, I have been asked to make a pen for a friend and they want it made from resin. When I have been drilling my wood blanks I have noticed that the blank was getting hot and smoking slightly and I am scared that I get a blowout with the resin blank. I have read that you can use a dry lube...

Tried again. Burr oak and resin hybrid.

I’ve been playing with resin and offcuts of logs recently. This is what I’m told is a lump of Yew and Vista Lake resin.

I am sure some of you guys with lots of experience look at some of these posts and think....." Not that question again !!!" Sorry but I got to ask it again as I have ruined 3 blanks today. I tried drilling a 27/64 hole in resin for a Sierra pen and the holes werer so oversize and oval that I...

I'm really sorry but here is another pen glue up yesterday and turned this morning. I'm so so please with this pen that I've decided to give it to myself. TM Kappa in field maple and resin by WH Creations. The change in gluing up has worked a treat, No voids seen, I even had the same red...

This is Karelian birch, dyed of course. Couldn't decide on the section so made both ... Which do you prefer, Wood or Sempletica resin

Hi all Made this pen for a customer who had a pretty clear idea what she wanted, namely an Art Deco type of pen with black, gold and white resin and yellow metal rings. The Black and white resin is from Phil’s simpletica range and the gold is Kirinite (I think). Although it’s not a kit pen, it...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has tried out the clear cast epoxy resin from the German company Dipoxy. It seems to be a cheaper option than the British produced options such as GlassCast which I’ve been using to good effect. Always good to save a few bob if possible.

colored varnish on the tube, then cyanoacrylate gluing of the watch gears, resin casting with light pigment, turning and mounting of the pen.

Second resin pencil of my composition with bark inlay

First resin pencil of my composition with algae inlay

Hi folks. I have a Resin query - tell me some good ways to "finish" resin to be nice and shiny. And stay that way! And tell me like I've never done it before, as I probably haven't... ? (I hate CA, although do use it, and I don't have a buffing mop system!)

Hi Everyone, Firstly I'd like to say hello as I'm new to the forum and wanting to gain more knowledge on turning, cutting and resins. Hope everyone is keeping well at the minute given the circumstances. Been reading the forum as theres a lot fo great information on here so will certainly be...

Please advise. I have a converted paint pot to start casting resin. It is rated to 2.1 bars (30psi) - is this sufficient for clear casting ?

TM Ares with my first homemade Aussie burr resin blank

Resin and branchwood box

Which is the best method of securing the brass filings, superglue or epoxy resin or another method I've not thought of yet?