Woodturning - Can you recycle old resin shavings?

In this woodturning video I will recycle or repurpose some resin shavings from previous projects. Mixed green and red shavings to provide good contrast and casted in clear epoxy resin. Used a nice piece of burl for the base and once it was out of the resin pressure pot it was time to shape the blank using my woodturning lathe. For this application I used my negative rake carbide bits and finished with resin top coat for high gloss premium finish.
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[@Mriya6]

Good to see someone recycling those shavings back into art for once!

[@TomsBackyardWorkshop]

Lots of youtubers have done it with mixed results.

[@Electric-Lady]

Yup. I always wonder where all those shavings go 😢

[@candymatek3]

Nick Zammeti and Ben's Worx have recycled resin shavings.

[@Cuchulainn1984]

The kind of wasteful approach to wood is one of the things about wood turning that has weirded me out. Most craftsmen who work with wood pride themselves on creating little waste. But just grinding things that could clearly be cut out whole during the design phase down to sawdust seems to be the way most people in this craft go. So this is refreshing to me, too.

[@pawpaw5717]

And the circle will not be broken

[@user-ff2ue6jo1r]

Its a never ending paradox, the more shavings he uses, the more he makes, he will never run out

[@EngelsNederfiele]

Further evolution of the idea could be a real winner!

[@BigWillDaBeast6483dbeievdjd8ue]

Absolutely STUNNING!!! ♻️ Recycling ♻️ at its finest!!! 👍🏾👍🏾 That beautiful vase looks so natural, like you dug it up from the ground! 👏🏾👏🏾 Thank you for sharing.

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@tctc8578]

Great project and using a byproduct from other pieces. Wonder result and craftsmanship 👍👏🙏

[@tctc8578]

Wonderful rather, typo

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Thank you very much!

[@moondog4313]

Thats cool 😎, I've told other wood workers that they. Should do something like this, glad to see someone recycling some used resins

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Thank you so much 😀

[@paintcandan5972]

wow i’m amazed at how good it turned out! sometimes these recycled shavings pieces can look a little underwhelming but not this one!!

[@brookegillespie-trout]

Very creative and it turned out beautiful. Well done, as always!!

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@robinpinkham9398]

Love the raw edge❤❤

[@amandatallis9875]

Hi David what an magnificent vase using recycled resin pieces I eeally love it well done. Thanks for a great video, you areca masterwoodturner. Amanda xx

[@terryllewellyn1677]

Was going to answer no... but what a spectacular effect. Stunning piece 👌

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Thank you so much 😀

[@lesliebrown1517]

Beautiful. Confetti for New Year's!

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Happy new year! 🥳

[@verarosenberry2638]

That's absolutely gorgeous!! You do make some beautiful stuff.

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Thank you so much!

[@laurielaurie8280]

That came out beautiful! :)))

[@smfauls]

Amazing... love the "live edge" on it...

[@1774Emma]

Congratulations Mr !! It's a very beautiful !! Good work sincerely !!

[@thechippy67]

Stunning, love your work & a great inspiration

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jackthompson5092]

Obviously you can turn resin shavings David. Well done.

[@ellie_moni90]

Crazy, the colors look really beautiful ❤

[@alexglanowski695]

Very cool! Though it got me to thinking; what if you made a lamp the same way, but used blacklight reactive dye in the resin? I'm curious to know if that would turn out good 🤔

[@smbjohncena4]

I love it very beautiful and all the other rez added made it even more beautiful I hope you do more like this one.

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Thank you so much 😀

[@smbjohncena4]

@@DavidsWoodturning you think your gonna make more like that?

[@lyndaowen2154]

Turned out gorgeous

[@giovannacasadio9600]

That is so cool. I love the way you left the top. Happy New Year 🎉🎉🎉

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Happy new year!! Thank you so much 😀

[@cripnite]

Very unique look, and great recycling!!

[@suzanneyoung6273]

Wow! 😮 Stunning. Thanks for sharing. 💥😀🇦🇺

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@karenstafford724]

What great idea. ❤❤🎉🎉

[@loislemkay5328]

I often wondered what happened to the shaved resin

[@bonnie6231]

Beautiful piece! Unique and a great job recycling!👍🏼👍🏼

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Thank you very much!

[@ryszardujwary4968]

przepiękna, szczęśliwego Nowego Roku

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Thank you so much 😀

[@karenstafford724]

That is absolutely gorgeous. ❤❤🎉🎉😊

[@darbychaney8818]

Gorgeous piece!

[@Scorpio-wk8bd]

Wow - yes you can! Stunning unique work of art, I'd hoped you'd one day have a go with the coloured shavings and it turned out beautifully! Wishing you health, wealth and happiness for 2024 and beyond 😁🤑😂

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Thank you so much 😀 Happy New Year!

[@ImOnAJourney]

I’ve never worked with resin and I’m curious about the tape. Could you just put one piece over, pulling it super taught, do your pour and then quickly add the rest of the tape? Also, a beautiful outcome! And, that is one Percheron of a Forstner bit 😱✅ Thanks!

[@jimconnor6267]

Beautiful work. Really great to see the recycling too. Well done 👏👏 Here’s the pedant in me though, it’s great turning, just not woodturning👍

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@SMcCaskill]

This is beautiful!

[@raghbirsingh6192]

Super work❤❤❤❤❤

[@DougMilleratWoodSpunRound]

Looks great! Well done!

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Thank you so much 😀

[@dianeconnors4483]

Lovely ❤

[@KOWKA_MAPOWKA]

It is very beautifully made from shavings, but it is clear that the edges of the vase are not finished and not processed.

[@MikeHolton]

Nice project David, but are you going to be recycling the recycled shavings? 😅 All the best for 2024, Mike

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Yeah this will never stop them 😅

[@MikeHolton]

@@DavidsWoodturning Haha, I get the eco comments a lot as well

[@user-nx8gk1le2m]

Beautiful, Happy New Year to you

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Happy new year!

[@andrewtucker6063]

There's not a lot to add to the comments below, the finished vase looked really great. But how did your steady fix to the lathe? And did you make it yourself?😊

[@rudlterranigma5386]

Looks lovely! And finally a good use of the shavings! How many voids appeared? There was pretty much area for the bubbles to stick at

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Thank you 🙂 Yes there were some this is why i went with a resin top coat finish. Also many bubbles within the shavings. Would have been better to put in the vaccine pot to suck the air out them into the pressure pot to further help with the bubbles

[@raydriver7300]

So the answer is: yes you can. HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎈

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Yeahhh :) happy new year!

[@csranch2000]

What manufacturer of scraper are you using at 5:12. Looks like negative rake but a huge cutter. Do you have a link please. Nice piece.

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Check out Simon Hope Woodturning

[@Peggysmusic]

Brilliant! I'm curious - is turning epoxy harder on your tools than turning wood?

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Not really, carbide bits are super durable

[@randomuser2619]

You ended up creating more shavings than you recycled!

[@Shane-px2ns]

I use hot glue to hold my blanks

[@olofdahlstedt9766]

So you turned something out of resin without any wood? Or how did you separate the shavings?

[@DavidsWoodturning]

The resin had some wood still but not very noticeable. I collected this shavings from the early stage of turning when mainly resin on the outside

[@leilaabouzeenni3580]

But what is it? A vase?

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Yes it is. Display only though

[@John_Daw]

Зачем так изголяться?

[@DavidsWoodturning]

Content..

[@John_Daw]

@@DavidsWoodturning, oh, I am understand!

[@johnchalmers7022]

Created more shavings than was recycled?!

[@DavidsWoodturning]

They will be recycled again then again.. 😅

[@judyzulick8868]

A total waste of product! Has to be better way!

[@DavidsWoodturning]

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