Pouring in Resin

I wanted to add resin to the beautiful piece of wood, which I turned into a charcuterie board. I decided to do a light blue in the knot of my board. The first step was to choose the right colors and mix them with the resin. In this process it is important to get rid of air bubbles, or it will ruin the final look.

After getting the resin ready, it was important to add a frame to the side of the board. This is so the resin doesn't leak and ruin the board from the bottom. Since this was knowing I wanted to fill on the side it was important to keep this frame tight by adding tape and securing it on all sides. After securing everything it was time to pour the resin into the knot and the engraving. In this process, I learned that the frame was not tight enough and the resin was leaking through and ruining the back of the board. Therefore, I used a tool to put pressure on the bottom of the board, so there would not be too much damage.

After pouring in all the resin, one of the teachers in the lab helped me use the blowtorch to harden the surface of the resin. This helps to level the epoxy and release air bubbles. We had to wait 24 hours for the resin to fully harden and to move onto the next step of planing and sanding the excess resin.

After the hardening of the resin, it was time to run the board through the planer to remove all the excess resin.

To add a final touch to my board before oiling it, I decided to rout the edges for it to have a clean and finished look.