"...perhaps even purchased at an alien trade show."

December 26, 2014 12:36 PM

How to make a cool glowing table using the natural holes in Pecky Cypress and photoluminescent resin.
posted by quin (15 comments total)

Wow, that's really beautiful! I love the mixture of wood and resin, or wood and glass.
posted by xingcat at 12:46 PM on December 26, 2014

Glow in the Bark
posted by hal9k at 12:48 PM on December 26, 2014 [12 favorites]

This rules.
posted by middleclasstool at 12:49 PM on December 26, 2014

That would have made for a far better headline, hal9k.
posted by quin at 1:03 PM on December 26, 2014

This is awesome.

The perfectionist in me can't help but wish he'd done a less sloppy job filling in the holes, though. All those glowing smudges would drive me nuts.
posted by E3 at 1:20 PM on December 26, 2014 [4 favorites]

E3: "This is awesome.

The perfectionist in me can't help but wish he'd done a less sloppy job filling in the holes, though. All those glowing smudges would drive me nuts."

I believe he sands it down before a final finish layer, so the smudges you see in one of the shots aren't in the final object.
posted by pwnguin at 2:07 PM on December 26, 2014 [3 favorites]

This is way cool :-) it's amazing nobody has thought of this before.
posted by dg at 3:08 PM on December 26, 2014

That, right there, is some spiffy use of materials.
posted by rmd1023 at 3:32 PM on December 26, 2014

Also these shelves.
posted by fleacircus at 3:48 PM on December 26, 2014

I'd make one but sadly pecky cypress is not available locally for me.
posted by Uncle Grumpy at 5:32 PM on December 26, 2014

In the photos this reminded me of yowah nut opal. I would absolutely love to own one of these tables.
posted by kinnakeet at 6:16 PM on December 26, 2014 [3 favorites]

I'd love a table like this in my house. The reasons to own my own woodworking equipment are stacking up.
posted by arcticseal at 6:37 PM on December 26, 2014

I believe he sands it down before a final finish layer, so the smudges you see in one of the shots aren't in the final object.

That's right. And to be honest, it would be practically impossible to achieve the full effect without overfilling and sanding back, it's the only sensible way to get the resin completely flush with the surface of the table.
posted by howfar at 1:41 AM on December 27, 2014 [1 favorite]

I want one of these tables more than I can possibly express. These are beautiful.
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 6:42 PM on December 27, 2014

I believe he sands it down before a final finish layer, so the smudges you see in one of the shots aren't in the final object.

I assumed that, too, so I don't know why that would be the only shot posted of it in the dark. I'd love to see a shot of the table glowing in it's final form!
posted by E3 at 10:56 AM on December 29, 2014