It’s pretty rare to mix up exactly the right amount of resin, so there’s usually a couple of ounces left over. I usually pour that excess into a plastic cup. Once it’s cured, I pour the next little bit of leftover on top of it. Eventually, you get a nice little chunk of epoxy resin, but of course, it’s made up of several layers of different colors.

What to do with that leftover resin? Well, you can do what I do in this video: glue on a waste block and throw that baby on the lathe to make a pretty cool candle holder (or small vase…whatever floats your boat).

I wouldn’t call it a masterpiece or the height of artistry, but it’s not a bad little piece!

I’ve got several of these kind of things that came out of my wood art studio for sale at my Etsy shop. Feel free to pop on over there and check out the inventory: [ Ссылка ]

Chapters
00:00 Mounting a waste block
00:24 Rounding it out
02:38 Shaping the candle holder
04:14 Cutting the mortise
05:48 Sanding the bottom
05:54 Removing the waste block
06:50 Using a Forster bit to start the hollow-out
07:50 Using a bowl gauge to shape the lid
08:33 Using carbide towels to finish the hollow-out
09:02 Sanding the epoxy resin
09:26 Polishing the epoxy resin
10:08 The final piece revealed

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