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I wished to hide a lake inside a set of rollercoasters. 2 squares that appear like nothing till you slide them together and reveal a bathymetric depth map sculpted in wood and filled with resin. Six layers of shop-made maple plywood, scroll saw cuts, and an epoxy put. What could go wrong? Turns out, a lot. This is also a prototype for a much bigger wall art piece, so every difficult lesson here was worth it.
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Great project and I appreciate you sharing your struggles in the workshop. Nothing ever goes totally as planned -LOL.
Thank you for keeping the “crash out” on film. It’s good to see professionals can have bad days as well as those of us who struggle with our hobby. They look amazing though.
You got to love the pressure of a Squarespace video on the last day of the month! 😊 It was nice to see the drama unfolding and a great inspiration to embark on an epoxy project! Thanks for sharing and have a good week! 🙂
That was great. Having to listen to the podcast first, and then watching the video it made me laugh so hard to see your reaction. When you put the pot down and it was too small, I almost wet myself. This is a great video thank you for producing it.
I also like the camera style and easy transitions between cuts. Please don’t make the cuts too short. I’m almost 60 years old and these rapid transitions make me want to hurl. I’ve been watching Nate from the Internet and him doing the Lego build and it just makes me want to take some medicine.
I like the fact that since you’re using the scroll saw you will see the end grain inside your veneer. With a laser it would’ve just been black and that screams. Hey I just did this with a computer.
This is 100% relatable. When it feels like someone has put a stick in your spokes but you can’t face failure. Getting back up and starting over is really hard. Nice recovery and now you are that much more educated for the final art installation. Thanks for including us vs the edit of “everything is fine here”.
Finally a Youtube video that reflects my shop experiences
It’s not about doing it right, it’s about fixing your eff ups! Love the realness.
Cursed projects happen. It’s nice to see the people who really know what they’re doing have them too.
Thanks for the honesty and authenticity.
MAN, I JUST WANT TO CUT SOME WOOD!!! That line was worth the watch alone. As always, great to watch your mind at work.
The struggle is real! Just keep in mind that this is just part of the creative process. You didn’t fail, you are just refining the process to make the image you had in your head match the end product.
*This feels so relatable—what was supposed to be easy often turns out more challenging than expected. Still, I wonder what part made it tricky, but moments like this are where real learning and improvement happen 😅*
love the video shots of you and your grandpa mirroring each other on the scroll saw.
When you are making your art piece. Remember that the deeper the epoxy poor the darker it will get on the bottom. It might be a good idea to do a test run with the same depth epoxy pour as the art piece. That way you can dial in your ratio.
I’ve made coasters with a resin infill – once. Turns out my 4″ square coasters needed a 16″ form not a 12″ form so I ended up with six instead of eight.
Dave, thanks for sharing a “failure”. You’ve always been good about that sort of thing but I really appreciate it. I’m glad you’re able to learn something. And I’m super excited for the full size version.
Also thanks to Jefferson for not turning the camera off. I’m glad you told him to do that.
This video was perfectly timed and much needed – he said as he started try number 3 at a custom wall cabinet…
I felt that anger in the moment. This is when everyone around you makes it worse because they think you’re going to direct it at them but they don’t realize the only person who you’re mad at is yourself. Glad you were able to recover the project. I wonder if using acrylic sheets would produce a better layer effect? But these still look really good. I can’t wait to see what you come up with the larger version.
That’s two videos in a row I LOLed at the “losing it” bit. As everyone said, it’s so relatable you just gotta laugh. Thanks for the giggles Dave. And I liked multiple versions that you discarded. Love the cross section of the bathymetric isopach.
Even though it wasn’t as planned, I think they all looked great in their own ways.
Thanks for showing the true reaction to a major F up. We’ve all been there haha. Heard about it on the podcast and was excited to see this!