Cleaver Restoration with Intricate Wood Silhouettes casted in Epoxy Resin

My Tools! Wood Veneer Cutting Machine- https://amzn.to/34X4w9w Vinyl Sticker for metal etching- https://amzn.to/34ZcGOD TIG Welder- https://amzn.to/2Y5LmNz Epoxy- https://amzn.to/2Ktc8ap Belt Sander- https://amzn.to/2VQHxsP Metal Gun Blue - https://amzn.to/3arXavP My Camera- https://amzn.to/2Lq0MED Camera Mic- https://amzn.to/2LtpZ13 #restoration #epoxy #woodworking #knifemaking This is the build of the "evolution of man" Cleaver. I spent countless hours creating this one of a kind art piece. I purchased this antique rusty cleaver from craigslist for only $8 bucks. I didn't want to grind off all of the pitting in the metal, because I love the way it looks and it shows how worn and beaten it truly is. Like my usual work, I decided to go WAY outside the box with the handle. The idea was to use my new cricut cutter to cut out silhouettes of the "evolution of man" and have them encapsulated in epoxy with Paduak wood spacers. EPOXY PROBLEMS: Turns out, I am not very knowledgable in epoxy, and I completely ruined my first handle. I completely scrapped it and started over with a different approach. The second approach still had many flaws, but I made it work. In the second approach I sealed all of the wood pieces with urethane, and I did three epoxy pours over 4 hour intervals. The result was better than the first, but still had flaws. Overall- I learned a TON about working with epoxy, but I still do not have all of the answers. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I COULD HAVE DONE THE EPOXY POUR BETTER!!!! tell me in the comments! Follow me on: Instagram: @Blakemcfarlandsculptures & @blake__mcfarland   / blakemcfarlandsculptures   https://www.instagram.com/blake__mcfa... Facebook Page: @blakemcfarlandsculptures   / blakemcfarlandsculptures   Website: https://www.blakemcfarland.com/ Keywords: carving, Ramen, Noodles, Ramen Noodle Fix, how to fix with noodles, Noodle, Ramen fixing, sculpting, artwork, recycled, art, tire, using tires, tire sculpture, tire art, how to, how to sculpt, how to weld, metal, metal working, tig, tig welding, mig, mig welding, welding, welding sculpture, metal sculpture, armature, woodwork, woodworking, unique, unique art, wires, cables, wire art, art ideas, ideas, unusual, unusual idea, creation, creating, building, crafting, builders, handyman, handiwork, sculptor, artist, modern, modern sculpture, how to sculpt, how to carve, how to paint, ethernet cables, environment, green, recycled sculpture, blake, mcfarland, goodyear, goodyear tires, baseball, bluejays, form, human, human form, human sculpture, animal, animal sculpture, make, making, makers central, resin, resin art, pouring, table, work table, working, time lapse, bay area, Cleaver, Antique, Restoration, Epoxy, Epoxy Pour, Epoxy fail, epoxy table, ASMR, Tools, tool noises, soothing tools, soothing tool noise, california, public art, public, welding, braising, attaching, cables, wires, weaving, painting, academy, learning, learning to sculpt, wood, woodworking, amazing, unique, sculpting in blender, sculpting in clay, clay, sculpting for beginners, ideas for art, kids, kids art, woodworking tools, woodworking bench, bench, woodworking ideas, metal working tools, tools, machines, metal working machines, tig welder, mig welder, wood workshop, tips, metal working tips, woodworking tips, sculpting tips, carving tips, how to, how to draw, how to carve, how to sculpt, diy, do it yourself, time-lapse, Axe, Rusty, Restoration, Axe restoration, make money, turning trash into cash, metal restoration, rust, remove rust, removing rust, metal etching, etch, electric etching, electro etch.