Both the clear and colored fill are polyester resin. I cast the resin in the wood after etching and cleaning a deep Lichtenberg furrow that splits the blank. The resin-filled blanks are then cut and shaped before being subject to more high voltage to create the detailed pattern. Finally the resin is sanded and polished with various grits (200, 400, 600, 800, 1200, then rubbing compound) to get maximum transparency. For a cloudy look, I use epoxy resin. For a mysterious, I mix a glow-in-the-dark pigment into the epoxy resin.
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Yes, natural selection at work.
Sitting atop the food chain tends to make one complacent. I got hit with 220 once as a kid, so I developed a deep respect for electricity that hasn’t diminished at all in 50 years.
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Finally got all the utilities hooked back up.
This is a better shot of the backsplash.
Better shot of the countertops.
It’s called ‘Stellar Night’. It’s a granite composite with mirrors embedded in it at different depths.
The project took about 5.5 weeks. We did everythings but the cabinet assembly/installation. I’ve learn more things about Tiling, Plumbing & Electrical then I care to know. Of all of that the part I hated most was the tiling. But overall it was fun.
To think that this all started with a CAD model.
If only we had the 'forge we could start making labels and form fitted slots for things in the drawers.
In due time I guess.
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That is awesome! Good job!
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Awesome kitchen job! Great colors. Really like the exhaust hood.
I think tile is my least favorite job also. I did 600 sqf. of slate to get rid of carpet. Felt like 3 times that much after the sub floor and grout… Then clean up. Whew.
The purple recessed lighting is a nice touch.
Sorry, but I cannot allow my wife to see this…
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Amazing job! Love the modern look and the Van Gogh!!!
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I’m curious if the starry night graphic is a vinyl/polyester wall wrap, wallpaper, or painted?
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Awesome job! Can only imagine the amount of work that went into that but it is stunning.
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I’ve been tile assistant on a few jobs. Basically my job is to make sure the tile guy never gets up. Cut this one refill that etc. I agree. Tile is not fun. Pays a lot if you can stand it.
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Stunning! I am envious.
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Love your new kitchen. Great job!!!
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Wow that’s absolutely incredible! Excellent job.
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Fantastic kitchen!! I am doubly…no triply impressed that you modeled it first and did most of the work yourself. Saying, “Well done.” seems so incredibly inadequate. - Rich
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wow, woW, WOW!
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Nice kitchen. Worst part of tiling is grouting for me. Definitely helps to have a sponge assistant. Thanks for posting. When’s diner?
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Beautiful! 
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I have been immersed in working with Affinity Designer to at least figure out navigation and tool usage. I finally got the Bezier pen tool down a bit better (which I’ve never used before now) and decided to try my hand at tracing an art deco image from a book I have. What I didn’t realize at the time was that the image was so small and of such low resolution…becauseI was zooming in on it to work and couldn’t really tell. Still though, it turned out nicely, though the size of a postage stamp! Lesson learned. I do however feel some small sense of accomplishment having done this successfully.
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If you were using the vector mode in Affinity, I think it should scale to whatever size you desire. I’m just starting to play with AD, so I could be wrong…
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I was in vector mode. I think that’s the only mode you can be in to use the pen tool. I got this image from a CD that came with one of those Dover Electronic clip art books. The resolution was lousy to begin with. Going from high to low res. works, but not the other way around.
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Looks like a really good trace to me. Great job. I need to work on doing tracing entirely by hand. Auto trace generally adds toooooo many points and I get some curves that are kind of jagged or wavy. It probably would take as long or longer to clean those up to get the results you got by tracing by hand. I agree with @dwardio that you should be able to scale the vector outline to any size. They won’t get jagged, but may see some points and curves that you’ll want to tweak further, just don’t let it drive you crazy when you want each tiny adjustment or you’ll never get to your project finalized.
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