Carving a 🐢 out of Epoxy & Wood
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I Hand Carved 8 Gallons of #epoxy Resin and Wood into a one of a kind sculpture. I used various power tools to make this #woodcarving of a sea turtle. This was one of the most challenging sculptures to date with many setbacks. Let me know what you guys think! #resin
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3D rendering by Laura Mercadal @mercadal_laura
Products Used:
1. MAS Epoxy (Get 10% off ALL products + free shipping using code ‘Blake’ at checkout):
https://masepoxies.com/
2. 20V Chainsaw (highly recommend) – https://amzn.to/3hQpvD2
3. Re-usable hazmat suit- https://amzn.to/3sbtI9A
4. Face Shield & Respirator- https://amzn.to/3CbW9XT
5. Saburtooth Carving Discs & Burrs- https://www.saburrtooth.com/
6. Carving disc – Medium- https://amzn.to/38qDEVy
7. Carving disc- Aggressive- https://amzn.to/3ws802b
8. Carving burr- Fine- https://amzn.to/3yGkEgz
9. Carving Burr- Aggressive- https://amzn.to/3wdoAE1
10. Carving Burr 1/8" shaft- https://amzn.to/37Jh1LK
11. Carving Burr 1/8" shaft- https://amzn.to/3wrhJps
12. Arbortech Mini Carver- https://amzn.to/3Nx7YNB
13.Bessey Clamps- https://amzn.to/3IbYkxb
14. Orbital Sander- https://amzn.to/3CbVOEB
15. Small Orbital Air Sander (different color)- https://amzn.to/35T8nt1
16. Nylon wheel to clean up burl- https://amzn.to/3MnKM3b
17. Sawhorse (LOVE this thing)- https://amzn.to/39ihRQE
18. 12. Echo 18" Chainsaw- https://amzn.to/3PWjdjX
19. High Grit Sandpaper- https://amzn.to/3d9tF9k
20. Polishing Extra Fine Sandpaper- https://amzn.to/3daYYk3
My Camera- https://amzn.to/3LjOZnH
Camera Mic- https://amzn.to/3PjU82y
Voiceover Mic- https://amzn.to/3How7SV
00:00 Intro
00:16 Wood selection
01:36 Cleaning Burl
01:57 Penetrating epoxy
02:14 Epoxy Pour
03:06 LEAK!
03:24 Catastrophe
04:28 What happened?
05:54 More Problems
06:30 Fresh Start
06:50 Epoxy Pour
07:14 NOT AGAIN!
07:58 Just Look at it
08:16 Attempt #3
08:30 Working Theory
09:01 Epoxy Pour
09:17 Success
10:07 Carving
12:15 Rounding Shell
12:56 Getting Dirty
13:27 Carving Details
14:03 Turtle Face
15:04 Sanding
15:41 Filling Holes
16:35 Finishing
17:00 Pedestal
18:04 Whats next?
18:25 Welcome to the Turtle Club
