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Wooden glassblowing tools are usually made of fruit woods, and are kept permanently in a bucket of water. Soaking your wood in water for a few days before doing the casting might make a big difference. Of course a lot of steam will be generated, but you've already demonstrated how much gas the wood produces when subjected to that kind of heat. In fact I think that's why the bronze casting has the big holes in it: you were vaporizing volatile molecules in the wood, which displaced the bronze. Without the ability to bubble out, it was trapped inside. Remember, when wood burns it's actually the volatile gasses burning that produces the flames. So I think as mentioned, venting is going to be a crucial for this to work.

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Yeah venting is super important, but I'm not sure I'll be revisiting this project very soon. Bronze yes, bronze in wood probably not

Always a good day when Paul posts a new video.

Welcome back, 😂 Those are some pretty cool results. I’ll be interested to see how the table goes.

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking a foot stool for my kids to use in the bathroom lol I don't think I could hold enough bronze to pour a whole table!

This was a really interesting video, but I can’t wait for more lathe stuff!

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

I'm gonna need to rewatch the old videos to see where I left off lol it's been too long

1:53 -2:08 You just made a teary eyed Hank smile.

Haven't started the video just yet, but I hope ebony does well because I'd love to see an ebony-aluminium bronze project.

Definitely would like to see some progress on the lathe.

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

I want to have a lathe, gotta get back to building it lol. I should have almost everything, i even have a motor ready.

Loving the lighting setup by the way!

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've been working on that, I'm glad it's noticeable 👍

@redbynight

Жыл бұрын

@@PaulsGarage it stood out straight away. The editing is also tighter; the pace is pretty good throughout! I definitely enjoy your style in all the previous videos - this feels like an evolution of it.

Casting bronze is my next challenge. I have the copper, but need to source some tin bars. I've done a few wax sculptures and plan on making a plaster "lost wax" pour.

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

That sounds fun to me! This bronze pours super well, I think you'll have great luck with the details

Try this with Zamak. Could be very interesting. Soviets used Wood as re-entry heat shields cheaper than ceramic tiles and less brittle.

I'll look forward to any gingery lathe action, it has been a while!

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Same here! I have a lot I want to make with it

Excited to follow this project. Been a fan of the resin furniture stuff for a while now but metals? Sounds great to me!

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's been done in aluminum a bit but I want bronze. Bronze is so awesome especially as it ages

@FeralMoonDesigns

Жыл бұрын

@@PaulsGarage I agree. Bronze and copper are both favorites of mine when it comes to appearance. I also love how copper looks when its oxidized

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

@@FeralMoonDesigns copper ages very nicely but it's a beast to cast anything with it. Bronzes flow like water though. Not sure why a dash of another metal makes copper work so well

The new lighting is strong!

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

awesome camera quality

Ha! I was just thinking about that lathe.

Did the end project ever get a video?

Sweet

I'm curious how well oak would work as cores for making handle holes for hammers and axes?

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

That would be pretty awesome to try. I would think the burned up parts would make the handle pretty loose though

@gregorychaney7604

Жыл бұрын

@@PaulsGarage I just meant to use wood cores to create the hole, then scrape out the burned bits and insert a new wood handle. PS I love this content.

Wax coatings don't flow deep into the wood. Maybe 1/8" if the wood is pre heated and soaks in the wax for a while. It seems like it was just water. Even "completely dry" wood (domestics) have a minimum of 5% (in a very dry climate controlled environment) of its weight composed of water. You would need to bake your samples for a day or so to actually dry them out completely.

@miles11we

Жыл бұрын

In my experience* I didn't mean to come off as a know it all or a dick And the resins and oils in the woods would have vaporized, I think ebony and blackwood have a moderate amount

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Didn't know that about wax coatings, good information thanks

I'm surprised white oak won out over osage orange. It's so hard to get burning on a fire pit or in a wood stove... but once it is, it will roast you. Osage orange is incredibly sappy/wet wood. I trim them up myself and use the wood on projects and I swear I'll never do it again every time.

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Yeah white oak was the big surprise for me, too. It seems like a fairly common wood, not too dense or anything, it just handled the fire well. And the surface that charred was VERY matte. No gloss at all like almost all the others. It was weird.

Osage orange is also excellent bow making wood

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed! I've never had the cash to buy an Osage stave though and it doesn't grow here so I can't go chop my own

@jarrodcomins2399

Жыл бұрын

Also, Erico ground rod coupling part number CC58 are made of silicon bronze. They usually run about $15 a piece and each one is just under a third of a pound. So just a shade under a pound of high quality silicon bronze for $45. Expensive but a good resource.

The Bronze take our pride.

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

the heat also took some of my arm hair

@1pcfred

Жыл бұрын

@@PaulsGarage like a Brazilian wax job.

What is the endgame of these test?

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

I wanted to make something like those epoxy resin/wood projects, but with bronze instead of epoxy resin. Using aluminum would be easy, and it's been done quite a bit, but bronze it cooler. Its also much hotter which is a problem

YaaaaaaaaaaaaY

@PaulsGarage

Жыл бұрын

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