Resin & Timbers Research 

Materials and Tools You'll Need:

• Timbers (such as slabs, blocks, or cutouts)

• Epoxy resin and hardener

• Mixing containers 

• Stirring sticks or mixing untensils 

• Safety gears (gloves, eye protection, and a well ventilated space)

• Molds (typically made from acrylic)

• Sandpaper and sanding tools 

• Clamps (for securing wood pieces)

• Pigments, dyes or other types of colorants

• Polisher

• Heat guns or torch

Steps:

1. Prepare the wood

• choose the wood pieces you want to use. These can be slabs, blocks, or cutouts with interesting grain patterns.

• if needed, cut, shape, and sand the wood piece to your desired dimensions and smoothness.

• apply wood sealer or finish to enhance the wood's appearnace and protect it from resin leakage.

2. Create the mold

• to pevent any leakage from the resin whilst drying, create a mold to your prefered dimensions that holds the wood and resin.

3. Prepare the resin

• follow the instructions to measire the correct ratio of epoxy resin and hardener; pour them in the mxing container.

• stir the resin and hardener thoroughly, making sure to sscraoe the sides and bootom of the container. Mixing it well ensures that the resin cures properly.

• while stirring you can add colour, pigmentrs, dyes, glitters or any other colourant to your resin mixture and adjust the amount to achieve the desired colour.

4. Pour the resin

• pour the resin a thin layer of resin into the mold first the place your piece of wood on top. 

• using a clamp, clamp down the piece of wood with the mold or wth the table then slowly pour the rest of the resin in over the wood, ensuring that the resin is evenly distributed.

5. Remove the bubbles

• to remove the air bubbles formed in the resin, use a heat gun or a torch (be informed about the safety procedures to use these tools)

• gently pass the heat source over the surface of the mold, which will cause the bubbles to rise up and pop.

6. Curing 

• allow the resin to cure and incapsulate the piece of wood.

• tyypically it involves letting it sit in a cintrolled environment for several hours or days.

7. Demolding and Finishing

• once the reisn is cured, carefully remove the item from the mold.

• sand any rough edges or imperfections on the resin surface.

• gradually work your way to finer grits if sandpaper for a smooth finish.

• aaply a final coat of finsih or sealer to the wood, if desired, to enhance its appearnace and protect it.

8. Assemble

• depending on the item, you might need to assemble varius componenets after the resin has cured.