Carving a 🐢 out of Epoxy & Wood
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Published 2022-10-30
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3D rendering by Laura Mercadal @mercadal_laura
Products Used:
1. MAS Epoxy (Get 10% off ALL products + free shipping using code 'Blake' at checkout):
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2. 20V Chainsaw (highly recommend) - amzn.to/3hQpvD2
3. Re-usable hazmat suit- amzn.to/3sbtI9A
4. Face Shield & Respirator- amzn.to/3CbW9XT
5. Saburtooth Carving Discs & Burrs- www.saburrtooth.com/
6. Carving disc - Medium- amzn.to/38qDEVy
7. Carving disc- Aggressive- amzn.to/3ws802b
8. Carving burr- Fine- amzn.to/3yGkEgz
9. Carving Burr- Aggressive- amzn.to/3wdoAE1
10. Carving Burr 1/8" shaft- amzn.to/37Jh1LK
11. Carving Burr 1/8" shaft- amzn.to/3wrhJps
12. Arbortech Mini Carver- amzn.to/3Nx7YNB
13.Bessey Clamps- amzn.to/3IbYkxb
14. Orbital Sander- amzn.to/3CbVOEB
15. Small Orbital Air Sander (different color)- amzn.to/35T8nt1
16. Nylon wheel to clean up burl- amzn.to/3MnKM3b
17. Sawhorse (LOVE this thing)- amzn.to/39ihRQE
18. 12. Echo 18" Chainsaw- amzn.to/3PWjdjX
19. High Grit Sandpaper- amzn.to/3d9tF9k
20. Polishing Extra Fine Sandpaper- amzn.to/3daYYk3
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00:00 Intro
00:16 Wood selection
01:36 Cleaning Burl
01:57 Penetrating epoxy
02:14 Epoxy Pour
03:06 LEAK!
03:24 Catastrophe
04:28 What happened?
05:54 More Problems
06:30 Fresh Start
06:50 Epoxy Pour
07:14 NOT AGAIN!
07:58 Just Look at it
08:16 Attempt #3
08:30 Working Theory
09:01 Epoxy Pour
09:17 Success
10:07 Carving
12:15 Rounding Shell
12:56 Getting Dirty
13:27 Carving Details
14:03 Turtle Face
15:04 Sanding
15:41 Filling Holes
16:35 Finishing
17:00 Pedestal
18:04 Whats next?
18:25 Welcome to the Turtle Club
All Comments (21)
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What do you want to see me carve next???
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Incredibly expensive, incredible consumption of patience and energy, incredibly beautiful. Almost everyone I know would give up halfway through. And that's what makes your videos irresistible. Bring the result to a perfect end. One of the things I admire about you is that you show people the mistakes in your work. Your videos are truly unique, Blake.
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This is definitely one of the best I've seen you do - not just from a great pour and carve but from an artistic point of view the final sculpture is amazing!
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What a journey! I feel your pain when you see those bubbles, I have so many epoxy resin mishaps myself. But the final result outweighs all the troubles, you made another masterpiece.
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It's amazing what a men can do driven by the pursuit of beauty. Also the fact that Blake turned a suffering career-ending injury into a catalyst for Art is mind blowing. You always had it there, didn't you? Best regards from Portugal.
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I'm so thankful you allow us to share in the journey of making this art along with you. I feel like it raises the value of the pieces beyond measure.
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Your commentary on the frustrations of bringing your sculpture to life was entertaining! You’re immensely talented and perhaps one day I could proudly own one of your pieces. Thanks for sharing!
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I'd love to see a sculpture of 3 river otters at play!
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Seeing the struggles a carve costs makes seeing the finished piece even more rewarding. Id love to see a Alligator carve. Id say full sized but that would require like 3 or 4 separate molds and put together like a puzzle.
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One of my favorite woods for sculptures is buckeye burl, each tree can be so incredibly different that each and every piece is like a work of art in itself. Beautiful result you got here.
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its beautiful, the depth shown when you were polishing the shell was stunning. You did it!!!! xx
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This is absolutely beautiful! With each new piece I have a new favorite! Your work is so INCREDIBLE! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful work with us! With every step I have a new appreciation for your work! I really love this!💥❤🙏
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I know this video is two months old, but if your still looking for recommendations of what to carve next, have you done a fox yet? I will be looking through all your videos because your content is very enjoyable. Keep up the good work 👍
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Love your videos and I like that you talk about the costs associated with the project. From the materials to time, I think it really showcases the amount of resources needed to complete such amazing works of art.
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The bubbles and cracks from it curing are because you are pouring the whole mold all at once and its a fairly large ammount of epoxy. You have to do it in layers.
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Absolutely gorgeous! I’d love to see you carve an immortal jellyfish 🪼
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That turtle has been through so much 😔🥲
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Really am amazed at the amount of patience you have with your sculptures, been a fan for a while now and love watching from start to the end piece of your sculptures. Your artistry is next level. Your commentary about your neighbors thinking you might be cooking meth had me in fits too :face-blue-smiling: Keep up the amazing work and keep inspiring.
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That might be the most beautiful piece of wood I’ve ever seen. 😳🤯🤯
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I wondered if you were going to address the bison in the room! Related fact - here in the UK, a bison was born in the wild for the first time in 6000 years this week! Love the turtle and the amazing placement of the wood in the fins. Amazing work.
