"Gold Rush", Brass, Resin, Elmwood vase / bowl, lathe wood turning. Making a River of gold nuggets.

A generous fellow, John M Mullins, donated a big bag of brass nuggets that are made to look like gold nuggets to be used in a resin project of my choosing. This immediately got me thinking about the California and Alaskan gold rush years ago with people dreaming of finding streams loaded with gold nuggets for the taking. Here is my interpretation of one of those dreams... in a vase. This is Elmwood, clear resin and brass "gold nuggets" formed into a meandering river of gold. And of course I'm still trying to figure out how to use resin effectively.....

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My goal is to pair my love for medicine/surgery, video, photography, art and wood projects with my campaign to raise awareness for Operation Underground Railroad (OURRESCUE.ORG), an amazing group fighting child sex trafficking around the world. I dabble in wood turning on the lathe, carving, painting with acrylics using pendulum and pouring techniques as well as different video projects with time lapse and other things I find interesting.

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Here are my commonly used tools/equipment if you'd like to try them out....

Lathe: (https://amzn.to/3orYsOy) this Laguna lathe is freaking amazing, very well built, solid, strong, variable speed, 110 or 220 volt. I couldn't have designed it better. This Wen lathe was my first trusty starter lathe, great place to start this hobby: https://amzn.to/3aqIIGH
Lathe tools: (https://amzn.to/3agd3ay) carbide tip, (https://amzn.to/3t5iMsA) great beginner set
File Sander: (https://amzn.to/36o3hlE), this is the cheapest and highest quality I've found. Fantastic for those hard to get to sanding projects.
Carving tool: (https://amzn.to/2MjTd6x), Rotozips are awesome, a little too powerful for small detail but great for roughing out the medium sized projects.
Angle Grinder: (https://amzn.to/36lgewG), one of my most indispensable tools, (https://amzn.to/3iXtNHW) the flat head helps get into tight spaces, carving and sanding disks are a life saver.
Grinder Carving Disk: (https://amzn.to/39oWqKG), this is a really great disk for roughing out medium sized projects
Grinder Sanding Disks: (https://amzn.to/3cj91Rv), fantastic for sanding and minor-moderate shaping stages
Round Sanding System: (https://amzn.to/3r11N8Q) sleeves go around an inflatable ball (https://amzn.to/2KVCUvW )or make your own foam ball, attaches to a drill, great for tight corners.
Palm Sander: (https://amzn.to/3r1mJg8), the most important sanding tool, used on almost every job. I like the size of the sand paper for both this and on the lathe by hand.
Chain Saw: (https://amzn.to/2MbWNj2), has worked well for years, I also bought this electric one (https://amzn.to/3qZOqpp) for the quieter in the garage projects
Oscillating Tool: (https://amzn.to/3puK4q1) great for cutting and sanding sharp corners and tight spots.
Super Glue: (https://amzn.to/3pFg5vT) thin and runny, perfect for stabilizing bark or other unstable wood.
Resin: TotalBoat.com has been gracious enough to donate resin for my future projects, given them some love!
Pigments: https://amzn.to/3sYC5ng, great quality for resin
Pressure Pot: (https://amzn.to/3tfp1u2) 5 gallon for the big resin projects to get rid of bubbles, or (https://amzn.to/3pwX0M8) for the smaller average jobs 2.5 gallon, both need minor modifications to work.
Protection: (https://amzn.to/39t3lm0), best face shield yet for carving and lathe work. Respirator: HIGHLY recommended for wood and resin work, speaking as a Dr, I'm telling you to protect those lungs: https://amzn.to/3tqYWbA and those ears: https://amzn.to/3qa9xW2

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Dan Preece
"Mild Mannered Foot/Ankle Surgeon by day, Wood Cutting Paint Flinging Photographer by Night"

****The majority of music found on our videos is from Ketsa, Bensound.com, freemusicarchive.org and Scott Holmes, all very talented sources of great music!

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