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Getting a trunk section of 42 cm height and 30 cm diameter is not easy.Ask around you, maybe someone just felled a tree.Otherwise, inquire with a forester or farmer with forestry operations.There may also be a sawmill in your area.Ideally, the tree was not just cut fresh, but could already dry for about two years for the best tree log lamp with resin. Now remove the inside of the trunk with a chainsaw. Pay attention to your safety: visual, hearing and cut protection are standard features. Then remove the boards and treat the next gap as well.Once all slots have hardened, sand the bottom and inside of the log. Mix resin and hardener well according to manufacturer’s instructions.Let the mixture rest for a few minutes. In the following, we show you in three steps how to proceed with the manufacture of the log trunk lamp with epoxy resin filling. Hollow out the tree trunk

As I was planning on using the RGB LED strip to light up the centre, I didn't want it being visible through the tube, so I sanded the tube to a translucent finish. This was simply done with some 120 & 180 grit sandpaper. As with the wood, I sanded in the same direction as the grain would lie, hoping that the effect would complement the grain of the wood (enough woods in that sentence to make a forest…). Grind first with a coarse grain, then finer and finer (40, 80, 120, 180, 240).Dust off in between. Always wear respiratory protection when grinding. But maybe you would be better off with something more like a traditional drawknife bench? Google image search the term there are many examples:For the material to cure well, resin and hardener must be mixed exactly in the ratio specified by the manufacturer.At the ideal room temperature of 20 ° C, it remains liquid for 30 to 45 minutes, then the material slowly becomes gel-like. A bungie spring loaded one of those could be very handy for lots of things. Tire inner tube perhaps? Plan for the project at least three days: The sawing work done on the first day.Then let the wood rest.This way, stresses caused by sawing can be compensated in the wood.

In the next step, the columns are filled with epoxy resin.To do this, first seal the slits and then – one after the other – pour out.The illuminant is an RGB garden spotlight with remote control.

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Three small sections of the oak wood strip are screwed as feet to the bottom of the lamp.Finally, treat the inside and the bottom of the lamp with a wood preservative primer. Once the synthetic resin has fully hardened on the surface, the surface is sanded off and dedusted.This is followed by a second layer of synthetic resin. Seal top and bottom with one coated wooden plate each and possibly Teflon spray as release agent and acrylic.Align first gap horizontally. Like a glowing piece of wood, this tree log lamp with resin panels spreads its cozy glow, ideal for balmy summer nights.We show you how to make this impressive lamp from a tree trunk and synthetic resin. Optionally, you can also smooth the inner surface with a Forstner drill or wood trimmer. 2. Saw the light slots