Design & DIY

Creative carpenter fills wood gaps with glow-in-the-dark resin

Resin is a staple tool of carpenters for filling cracks and splits in wood projects, but this creative twist pioneered by woodworker Mike Warren mixes in glow-in-the-dark materials to create a beautiful melding of natural materials and otherworldly glow.
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Check out the pictures below, and if you’d like to try a project like this yourself, you’re in luck. Follow this link for detailed constructions as to how you can create your own similar project.
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Essentially, aluminum plumber’s tape was used to reinforce the crack’s edges, and the surface levelled.The stiff tape is important so that it maintains a uniform edge alone the sides of the wood.
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Then the resin was heated and mixed with the pigment that glows. “Hot tip,” warm the resin with a hand dryer to speed up the popping of bubbles.
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The resulting shelves were mounted on standard wall brackets, all set to impress future guests.

Mike Warren has also created a glow-in-the-dark table using similar techniques and cyprus wood. You can find a detailed, illustrated list of steps on Instructables, though this process requires some more specialized tools such as drum sanders and compressed air.
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