Bowl, River Platter, Decorative Art piece Cone Box, River Platter, Decorative Art piece Cone Box as well as Hollow Vessel are five of the seven projects that are vibrant in the book. (Photos in this blog are courtesy from Cedar Lane Press/Jacob Carr)
This groundbreaking guide to making it happen is the result of years of searching for solutions when resin casting was still a new art form and even the resin woodworking shops near me had no experience with the joining of wood and resin in the manner Keith Lackner envisioned.
Keith describes his journey from furniture maker to woodturner, to resin artist, and teacher, before introducing the reader to creating using wood and resin by turning.
Ideal for mixing into the resin
In 2013, Keith was taught to turn in the David Marks class taught by David Marks and at first turned pen at first, but then one day , he chose to “go big.” He made a vase of a huge size from Walnut billets with gaps and figured wood, ideal for mixing into the resin.
“Absolutely nobody had cast anything of that size – 15 times larger than a pen blank – so I had to invent every step of the way,” Keith wrote in the introduction. “Back in the day the only blanks that were available were for duck calls and pens as well as the casting videos that were available on YouTube (maybe three or more) of three) focused on the production of these blanks. The only thing I knew was the wood needed to be dry, and I’d need the pressure cooker.”
The story is short but Keith has gotten over numerous obstacles to turn an enormous vase that was named by him “Hell Fire.” It did show a crack in its middle. However, he repaired it using black resin to look like a lightning bolt. But, he needed to figure out what caused the crack in the first place, so he named it Alumilite and it created quite an uproar. They were unaware of casting a piece this large that large, and Keith was asked to collaborate for the firm.
Expertise through this book and his classes
“I agreed, as I knew I was on to something that no one had ever done before, and it was my chance to be the one who started it all,” Keith said.
He has always pushed the limits by inventing new methods and sharing his expertise through this book and his classes.
“It is my hope that this book will answer your questions and put you confidently on the path to creating cool woodturned resin pieces!” Keith wrote.
Making Defects Beautiful Color
While imperfections such as bark inclusions or voids are an obstacle to working with burls and figured woods one of Keith’s most beloved materials, designer/craftsman David Marks wrote in the In the wooden bangles Foreword: “Rather than view these flaws as problems, Keith started on his unique path by filling the voids with colored resin…his ‘creative and artful use of layered colors is what truly distinguishes him from the crowd.'”
Resin, Wood and Turning in Detail
Extensive explanations, descriptions and directions, as well as diagrams and plenty of color photographs, offer an easy-to-understand introduction to resin as well as how to utilize it with wood for incredible projects.
“Absolutely nobody had cast anything of that size – 15 times larger than a pen blank – so I had to invent every step of the way,” Keith wrote in the introduction. “Back in the day the only blanks that were available were for duck calls and pens as well as the casting videos that were available on YouTube (maybe three or more) of three) focused on the production of these blanks. The only thing I knew was the wood needed to be dry, and I’d need the pressure cooker.”
An overview of the resin
The vital procedure of combining wood with resin to create turning blanks
Seven projects with step-by-step instructions. Resources to turn projects
