Mosquito coil holder
Resin pouring using timber has become very popular and fashionable over the last few years. As developments with resin have progressed more glass clear resins have allowed greater experimentation with what can be done. Below are a few examples of poured resin products.
Resin necklace
This necklace has been made with clear resin then it was decorated with silver and gold aluminium paper to make it look more luxorious
Resin keychain
This keychain has been made with clear resin then it was decorated with dried up wildflowers to make it more colourful and fun.
Resin coaster
This coaster had been made with blue resin then it was painted on the sides with gold paint and they also stuck some gold foil in the middle.
For this project you will learn how to mix, pour, and colour 'crystal ice' resin and then combine it with a piece of Teak (a native Thailand hardwood timber) or other hardwood to create a simple, effective and quite beautiful product. The same skills you will learn in this project can be 'scaled up' to make yourself (or someone else) a coffee table, dining table, jewelry, lamp etc. etc.
TIMBER WOOD
IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEM
Whenever possible we like to sit outside in the nice Thailand warmth. This is often in the early evening which can be a prime time for mosquitos to be airborne. They are, of course, attracted to human pheromones and so using a deterrent such as a lit mosquito coil is a good way to hopefully avoid being bitten. These can be readily bought from Big C, Makro, 7-11, Villa market, markets or online. The coil gives off a scented smoke which mosquitos typically do not like. The coil is held in place by a simple, very cheap, thin piece of flat stamped metal (steel) that acts as a holder. Whilst this simple holder is effective in that it holds up the coil it can often blow over; leaves ash everywhere; can rust outdoors; and often when used a number of times will simply snap as the metal 'fatigues' at the bend point.
Basic metal coil holder
The problem with this metal coil holder is that it's very low quality.It's made of cheap metal that could easily rust and it's very easy to get tipped over.
mosquito
The reason we're making a coil holder and nothing else is because of mosquitos.Mosquitos can carry diseases and some mosquito bites could be deadly even.So to get rid of them and to keep them far away from us we need mosquito coils.
coil
This is a mosquito coil.It's green and circular,This shape will have to fit in my coil holder perfectly.
DESIGN BRIEF
Your task is to produce a range of designs for a mosquito coil holder to become a 'product' rather than just a functional piece of metal. We would like you to use a Thai hardwood timber and combine this with creatively coloured resin that you mix, create, pour, cut and file to shape. We would also like you to cut and shape the combined timber and resin 'block' to make the design into something creative and interesting to look at. As a 'by product' when you cut out the middle section of your work you can then use this to 'encase' a brass split pin into it and use this by product piece horizontally as a second mosquito coil holder product... Genius!
The pictures below are some slightly better coil holders that I can maybe use as an inspiration and incorporate it into my coil holder designs.
Snail coil holder
This snail coil holder is very creative and unique,as you can see the coil fits in perfectly with the holder and creates this very nice design.
metal coil holder with patterns
This metal holder is shaped just like the original one which is kind of basic but atleast it has these flower patterns all around it.
Bird's nest coil holder
This bird's nest coil holder is very unique and it's very easy to carry around because it has a holder on top and overall I think it's very cool.
WHAT IS RESIN?
Natural resins are thick liquid substances that come from trees. Scientists have learned how to make artificial resins that act like the natural forms. Both are used to make many different products.Natural resins are yellowish to brown in color and are mostly clear. Many come from pine or fir trees. They drip through an opening in the tree’s bark where the bark has been injured by wind, fire, lightning, or other causes. When resins dry out they become very hard. Fossil resin, or amber, is resin that hardened over millions of years after it fell to the ground and became buried.
