How To Make Alumilite & "Worthless Wood" Burl Blanks

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[@minoz55]

Really like your calm, no nonsense no hype no music style. Much appreciated.

[@delytheckersley4723]

I think it's such a lovely, selfless thing you are doing here, showing everybody how u do the beautiful stuff you do, especially when you actually sell it yourself.. I myself just came across this kinda accidently & have no intention, nor probably knowledge/equipment to do it. But it is very interesting & stunning. So thanks for sharing :)

[@davidclauson5256]

Thanks Casey, learn something new every time I watch your videos. Beautiful blanks!!!

[@TechnoMasterBoy]

The silver leaf looks absolutely beautiful.

[@LIE4ME]

02:07 Wow, how many times have a thought "when I mix my resin it's going to look cool like that" when I see a cool resin color transition. All the time. And when I visualize me mixing it's with a popsicle stick. You just saved me time and $$ not having to figure that out after 3-5 unsuccessful tries and still in the back of my mind thinking... I need to mix with straws or something lol. Thanks buddy!

[@Beth.Colvin]

These are amazing! Smaller versions of these would make awesome pendants for jewelry.

[@kelleytowle4381]

I very much enjoy your videos I like the preparation part. Gives you an insight to what you can decide to do with these blanks. Very nice videos thank you

[@elmofreen5552]

Love the designs! Stimulates the imagination, Thanks!

[@discoandben9313]

Just went to your Etsy account and those blanks look fantastic!!!!!

[@gonzalovaldez8204]

Hello Casey, your work is amazing, you know I work in jewelry, I make silver rings with gold for the lost wax system and your art has good applications for jewelry (the text I did with the google translator), regards, is beautiful your art. Saludos y es hermoso tu trabajo, lo miré en los links, Feliz fin de semana

[@mamabearssheshedtracykeato6941]

Those are beautiful! I love that red Maylee Burl with that intense red metallic resin! Beautifully done! Thank you for sharing. Many blessings on your Etsy store also!

[@CaseyMartin707]

Thanks Tracy!! I love how they look too!

[@shonaoneill5151]

@@CaseyMartin707 hi Casey, I am looking for some custom pieces. Should I contact you through etsy to discuss this in detail?

[@tylerkrug7719]

The green and red were amazing!

[@ZacHiggins]

Wicked!! Those all turned out awesome, great walk through on making them and some great tips in there!

[@CaseyMartin707]

Thanks Zac!! They’re honestly some of the most fun blocks to make

[@joej.jamison8725]

Outstanding color blending yet do sharp & clean looking. Interested to see your pressuring process.

[@lukyspeede1968]

Hello men, amaizing micarta, increíble! Grettigs from Colombia, nice video, tks a Lot for sharing

[@burnout7702]

Love the pine cone ones.

[@daemonikk]

Quick note from an Aussie (who happened to grow up in the region those burls are from), the soft-emphasis is on the 'Mal' in Mallee, like how the soft-emphasis in 'resin' is on the 'res'. Beautiful work, Casey!

[@CaseyMartin707]

I will have to listen to a correct pronunciation so I can get it right! Thanks for the tip Dan!

[@michellelynn2172]

I am feeling inspired after watching this and very excited to be getting a lathe this weekend!!!! :)

[@keithinadhd6693]

Michelle Lynn are you still using your lathe?

[@Grand-Master-Azrael]

so how innit?

[@palvikathakur1459]

Love it Casey , you actually gave me some ideas on using Resin and doing DIY art using that !

[@CaseyMartin707]

Thanks Palvika!

[@ouchabn]

Can you make a block 1 1/8"× 1 1/8× 10" with a cool burl and translucian neon green?

[@TailEndCustoms]

Dope. Love the colors

[@357Dejavu]

Very Nice! I love all the color!

[@jthenriksen3482]

Hey I'm trying to get into allumilite casting like this and I'm just wondering what's the difference of using dyes and pigments in your resin.

[@adrienneclark903]

They look like they would make awesome knife handles

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

So that's how beautiful stab wood squonkers are made!

[@59caddy76]

when you cut the blocks after the come out of the pressure pot and the wood is exposed ,does the wood has to be treated after that or is it still surrounded by resin?

[@FullChokeFowl]

Mr. Casey, May you please tell me how you treat the burl before you add it to the resin? How is the burl "turnable" on a lathe without disintegrating? Thanks

[@mikedibene]

Are there any videos that show how you select, cut and anchor the wood in the mold?

[@ALECtomoveit]

Very interesting! What measurements do you have for your moulds?

[@strangefate2934]

If i make it lika that too can it be made into a box mod vape?

[@alchemykitchen777]

These look amazing

[@206Seaman]

Does anybody know if these can be cut to 1/4” - 3/8” thick pieces lengthwise,? On a bandsaw?

[@shimonkahloun9804]

I'm sure nyou know that you do great WORK!!!! how would you use it for Jewelry making and what are the pricing?

[@fredricful]

Tenk og lage kjøkkenbenk i fine farver og i tileg tåler vannsøl og ser pent ut inne på ett kjøkken?

[@MrCed0802]

Hi Casey. Wonderful work. May I ask where you got these molds? Are they sillicone?Thanks a lot?

[@SalviMithrin]

Wonderful projects!

[@gmanjeep1]

I loved the red 1 but the green 1 is cool also

[@mauroaraujo1421]

Hi Casey, can you tell where is a good place to buy wood blocks, burls pieces, etc, not yet stabilized ?

[@steffh9683]

Great Video! Which Resin you use exactly..which pot-life and demold-time? And which pressure/vacuum-pot? thanks a lot! :)

[@bigrickg7332]

Where do you fing your burl pieces for these blanks? Just curious. I want to give this s try. Great video. You've got me wanting to do this.

[@bwell6863]

I just bought a mold from maneater.com. I bought the knife scale mold and I liked it so much, Tom is making me a custom size for knifes.

[@CaseyMartin707]

Awesome. I make my own molds! Much more cost effective, but obviously takes time

[@travieso19285]

hola buen dia ,,,,,,,, que tipo de pintura utilizas , de que marca y características son ????

[@PeaceDeliverer]

Nice job, one question do you use silicone mold for those?

[@MichaelMassimino]

Did you stabilize the burl before adding the resin?

[@pauly7218]

I'm a new guy to this and was wondering where is the best place to shop for nice burl like your use?

[@jbyrd3304]

Do you stabilize the wood before you cast them?

[@lucasferraric]

Nice Job Man! Also i have a question. Where i can find this kind of wood? Thkns!!

[@sp8957]

Trop trop beau j'adore, je vais tester merci

[@rickotts3299]

You just plain do some fine work!

[@CaseyMartin707]

Thanks Rick!

[@MrTattoos1977]

Nice work my friend...What kind of wood you used?

[@killy2626]

Don't know if you're still reading this but i'll ask anyway: is there a reason that you're using a Pressure Pot for resin casting and a Vacuum Chamber for Stabilizing Wood? You can't do the resin casting in the vacuum chamber? And great video btw!

[@MrEvilconevil4]

What are these used for? They look incredible, but do they have a use? 🤔

[@MichaelTBrown-vv5le]

What kind of material do you use for your form?

[@christinethomas8484]

Luv the white x

[@Buzzhumma]

these are Western Australian banksia seed pods . i feel you could do some amazing art with these

[@mohammadalhuniti6216]

Great 👍🏽 What’s the name of the spray that u used after !?

[@BeastlyIronworks]

Super cool man!!!

[@travisbartlett1977]

amazing work.

[@mohangsk3759]

Amazing. What’s the size of each blank ?

[@blitzkriegdesign]

The Alumilite link is now dead, can you tell me what you use?

[@LosAngeles_323]

Is Their A Main Website Where I Can Purchase All These Resin Products To Start Making My Own Products?

[@JensWoodworkingThings]

New sub. Love your pieces. Hope to use one in a future vid.

[@radnukespeoplesminds]

I would one of those blocks on its own and just some rgbw lights underneath

[@ThompsonInternation]

do these sell well?

[@ONYXRCR73]

where to get the wood from?

[@Anderson-HandForged]

awesome blanks they are beautiful can you share where to buy wood to make blanks of knife handle scales im new to this thanks Mark subbed and liked

[@J1SMOKES]

As I was watching I recognized them from etsy . I really like the white one. I have a question on this material. How thin can I cut this material? I need to band saw a block into 1/8 thick strips.

[@CaseyMartin707]

You can very easily cut it that thin. The Alumilite is stronger than most woods actually so thin cuts are practically the same. I’ve cut it that thin for knives a few times with no problem

[@oleguss1004]

Добрый день, подскажите из какого материала у вас форма белого цвета,которой закрепляете на саморезы?

[@buddybros2557]

I'm defenitely buying off of your Etsy shop for my knife handle scales (I'm a bladesmith) they're dope af.

[@CaseyMartin707]

Thanks man I appreciate that! Would love to see one of yours made with them!

[@buddybros2557]

@@CaseyMartin707 Will def send pics

[@ouchabn]

Can you make a blank 1 1/8×1 1/8×10". And 1"×1"×5" transulciant neon green with stabilized burl light like maple or tge stuff in this video

[@THEAPRILFOOL-1983]

Now which one of these blanks was actually used to make that watch from that watch company

[@nicholasb6781]

where can i get burl from

[@zakiz8743]

Hey how are you Thanks for everything you offer us I want to ask you Are you mixing Rezin only ?? Mixture or epoxy؟

[@CaseyMartin707]

Not sure exactly what you’re asking. Epoxy is a form of resin. So is Alumilite. I am only using Alumilite, which is a polyurethane resin.

[@njbnsn]

Have the mallee burrs been stabilized first? I appreciate spalted woods which are porous need it, but mallee seems so dense to start with.

[@CaseyMartin707]

I have stabilized some of them, but some I haven’t for the exact reason you’re mentioning. They’re so dense and hard to begin with I didn’t really see the point.

[@jtmarshall]

I don't have any grape vine or dry enough wood burles but I have a bunch of Y'S from small branches.. beach and white birch to be exact.. I had the idea before I stabilize them for casting to let some of the peices soak in blue dye.. Would it be easier to dye the birch vs the beach? My idea is to dye half my pieces, leave the other half natural and use red alumilite... merica!

[@CaseyMartin707]

Sounds like an awesome plan brother! Honestly I have no idea. Whichever seems to be denser, and have really tight grain, is probably the one that would be harder to soak dye into. But that just means you can let it soak for longer. Good luck man!

[@jtmarshall]

Ok man.. I'll try dyeing the birch, I'll post up a video of my end result if it comes out decent lol..

[@giantchriss.stovall-lopezi3581]

Great video! Do you have instruction or a materials list for what you used to make the casting form?

[@CaseyMartin707]

I have a video on how I make my molds!

[@billyboblemon207]

Magnificent sir

[@ivanmichael303]

is that wood stabilized wood?

[@clauxsky]

Hi! Great works! I’m trying to do something similar but I’m finding many problems with the mold. What material is it of? Any problem when you remove it? Only remove the screws and open the mold?

[@CaseyMartin707]

It’s made of HDPE. I have a video on how to make them!

[@clauxsky]

Thanks ;) I found it!

[@edgarmiears5992]

I don’t have a pressure pot. Can I still pore the resin and not get bubbles????

[@CaseyMartin707]

Yes just mainly only epoxies

[@smalltownhero215]

Very awesome! Where can I find wood like that?? Can you order it? Prolly a dumb question but I'm new to this just trying to find some interesting wood types

[@CaseyMartin707]

Yes you can online

[@irenedavo3768]

Beautiful

[@SuperQuantum69]

nice video. Any chance you can share the link where you got your block molds? thanks

[@CaseyMartin707]

I make them myself. I have a video on how I made them!

[@darksniper7807]

Hi I have a question do I need to use a pressure tank or can I just let it sit until dry it self please let me know

[@eddieagha5851]

For Alumilite you have to use a pressure tank, or you will have bubbles.

[@judgeworks3687]

nice! I looked on your tools page and didn't see what you use to frame-out the casting (looks like milk opaque plexi or something?). What is the material you use as the box around the wood when you pour the resin?

[@CaseyMartin707]

It’s HDPE plastic, which is on there! I also have a video on how I make the molds too

[@judgeworks3687]

@@CaseyMartin707 thank you! I don't know how I missed it. & will watch the vdeo on making them. Cheers

[@sagybbilbao3495]

Gracias! Muy bonito!

[@arunnegi922]

Hey these are really good... But i am a bit confused that what exactly these can be used for... Do mind telling me please???

[@CaseyMartin707]

It’s for making things out of. They can be made into pens, knife handles, or anything imaginable

[@paulkiefer3893]

Do you have to make the mold form or do they sell one like that you can link me to

[@CaseyMartin707]

You can buy some from turnerswarehouse.com and other places!

[@impeach_roony]

It's like a little cloud nebula from the Hubble Telescope.

[@AditKamath26]

Amazing work, Casey. I’ve got a question. Where can I source stabilized wood like this for pen blanks?

[@CaseyMartin707]

I stabilize all my own wood. Not sure where you can buy already stabilized live edge pieces.

[@shonaoneill5151]

Ebay

[@user-dv9hb5wf7i]

Сам контейнер, где происходит формирование бруска, выполнен из фторопласта?

[@ParkerBurt]

Nice video Jacob... I mean Casey!

[@CaseyMartin707]

Hahahaha thanks Parker!

[@jerrywaters4814]

Maybe you could use a sifter for your powders.

[@lukasstipsits2716]

Amazing video and very well explained! Is it necessary to use a pressure pot or is it possible to make nice blanks without it? :)

[@CaseyMartin707]

Absolutely necessary for Alumilite. Not necessary for some epoxy resins like Liquid Diamonds for example. But most casting epoxies don’t cure as hard as polyurethanes. That being said it still works great for a lot of purposes

[@lukasstipsits2716]

thank you for your answer it really helped cheers

[@TheRealKirkHammett]

Are these pieces of burl stabilized previously?

[@CaseyMartin707]

All of them besides Australian burl. Australian burls are so rock hard they don’t benefit from it at all

[@jonboatbilly2993]

hey what material do you use for ur molds also do u spray mold release before or after

[@CaseyMartin707]

I use HDPE and mold release is designed to be used before. I only use it on older molds, but it is always beneficial

[@haroldlee6954]

I like to see more knife blanks

[@fredrausch3208]

Do you have site to purchase blanks for duck calls? Thanks

[@CaseyMartin707]

Yes! Link is in the video description to my Etsy

[@andybrock100]

Brilliant work, what blade (number of teeth) do use in your table saw for cutting Alumilite blocks? Thanks

[@CaseyMartin707]

Diablo ultra fine 80 teeth

[@andybrock100]

Casey Martin Thanks for replying, does that blade cope well with stabilised wood within the resin?

[@CaseyMartin707]

Yes. The resin is harder than stabilized wood. So the resin is actually what is harder to push through

[@tjtattoo88]

What kind of prep do you do to the wood so that you don't get bubbles? I know about stabilizing, but do you do raw wood also?

[@CaseyMartin707]

If I’m doing raw wood which is only with really dense wood like Australian, I make sure to toss it in a toaster oven for 10 minutes or so to cook off and surface moisture in the blanks. They already have to be as low as moisture as possible before doing that

[@wertsaco2]

@@CaseyMartin707 thank you Martin, can you please tell us the temperature for the oven? Thanks

[@bankmasteranburung]

What pigment colour name