Plastic & resin

Follow these simple steps and learn how to polish your acrylic edges at home to make a smooth and aesthetic finish to your perspex sheet material.

Resin on wood is all the rage, and pouring resin over the edges of your project can achieve a beautiful look. This is an artistic look that has come onto the wood fashion scene in recent years, and is a top seller at craft shows, collectible shops, and online selling venues such as Etsy. Customers rave about the resin pour-over look, and it is a great technique to have in your arsenal as a woodworker.

Epoxy resin makes a great inlay material because it allows you to create delicate, complicated patterns without having to cut and match delicate, complicated inlay pieces. Here, Christopher Moore explains how to use resin to create stunning inlay and expand your design horizon. From issue #267—Mar/Apr 2018

Buffing acrylic back to a clear finish

Do you want to bend PERSPEX®️ but don't know how? Read this blog to discover the most important tips and tricks for bending acrylic sheets.

Acrylic Perspex is a practical material that can be used for aesthetic applications. It is very easy to work with and with these steps, you can learn to cut it yourself.

First created in 1933, plexiglass is made of acrylic and is a shatter-proof, lightweight alternative to real glass. Plexiglass is flexible and durable, but it scratches easily when being cleaned and certain cleaning products can destroy...

How to Cut Plexiglass With a Jigsaw

Smooth out the resin learning curve with these TOP 10 RESIN TIPS. They cover everything that a resin beginner needs to know to get great results every time. Even the experts follow these resin tips to make sure that their resin projects work.

When resin bubbles are a problem, reach for these 7 tips on how to eliminate them from your resin projects. Whether your bubbles are occurring during the mixing stage or the pouring stage, there are solutions that will help eliminate them once and for all.

Most of the woodworkers and artists have worked with epoxy resin before. You’ve probably seen that after curing, release from a mold or noticed that the result is not as planned, it does not have a crystal-clear surface, but a matte and dull or contain haze finish. Thankfully, there is a simple method to make your resin piece surface shine and give a high gloss finish. It’s a very simple technique that ensures a perfect project result. Whether you’ve finished sanding your project...