Sometimes creativity flows like resin – unexpectedly, organically, and beautifully. After making my first resin board as a birthday gift (with English Elm and a vivid green pour that served cake before stealing the show), I didn’t expect it to lead to anything more. But a family friend saw that board, loved it, and asked…
There’s something deeply satisfying about creating something with your own hands – especially when it’s for someone you love. My first resin and wood board made as a birthday gift for a very close family member. Crafted from rich English Elm and a striking green resin that shimmered like jade, the final piece felt almost…
So after all the excitement if making a table I didn’t anticipate that i’d effectively get a commission for one! I was asked by a family friend to make a cheese/charcuterie board for a charity auction. It was an interesting project and I was able to get it done quite quick. It was a smaller…
Bigger & Better – I needed something bigger than a trim router, so I got a plunge router……
Starting out I just bought Walnut wood as I saw on YouTube, but its time to branch out!
I got the BBQ, but needed somewhere to eat….
My First Attempt at a River Resin Table…..
All the US videos on resin tables had, at some point, a trip to a friendly lumber yard where the resin table was planed down… No such luck in the Midlands as most yards were only prepared to (understandably) manage their own products. The only option there was to make a router sled. I’ve got…
For those who have read the Epoxy Resin Table post will realise that I entered a difficult situation of having a beautiful piece of table that needed to be planed. Yet no-one in the region could offer me a planing service which was incredibly frustrating. Mainly because YouTube had convinced me that my local timber…
When we moved house, we went back to the to drawing board and stripped the house back to brick. Looking at room layouts, the conclusion was that a built in wardrobe would be a nice feature so I had my first big project. The dimensions of the space meant that any attempt to purchase some…