I carved 500 wood pieces into a whale

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Published 2022-02-23
I #carved a whale out of #epoxy and #wood. I used various woodworking tools to powercarve this whale out of 11.5 gallons of epoxy resin. This is one of my most unique sculptures to date and one that features a tremendous amount of woodworking and epoxy resin working. Follow along to watch this whale come to life!

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See this whale in person at "The Beacon" -Topeka, KS. Inside the 'Founders Room'. www.beacontopeka.com/
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Huge thank you to Alex Reynaud for the pedestal and technical help-
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Products Used:
1. MAS Epoxy (Get 10% off ALL products by using code 'Blake' at checkout):
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2. Stop leaking fast- Flex Seal Paste: amzn.to/3sVZFC5
3. Re-usable hazmat suit- amzn.to/3sbtI9A
4. Face Shield & Respirator- amzn.to/3CbW9XT
5.Arbortech Turbo Plane- amzn.to/3vYWzyj
6.Bessey Clamps- amzn.to/3IbYkxb
7. Orbital Sander- amzn.to/3CbVOEB
8. 20V Chainsaw (highly recommend) - amzn.to/3hQpvD2
9. Small Orbital Air Sander (different color)- amzn.to/35T8nt1

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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Wood Selection
01:16 - Milling Wood
02:36 - Orientating Wood Pieces
03:32 - Initial Glue Up
04:50 - Mold Making
06:42 - Epoxy Pour
07:40 - Bear In the Room?
08:23 - De-Mold
09:00 - Carving
10:18 - Devastating Fall
11:24 - What I do with Cut-Offs
12:40 - Power Carving
14:20 - Carving the Fins
14:50 - Face Details
15:32 - Sanding/Finishing
16:34 - Display/Pedestal Build
18:25 - Final Reveal