As high-tech and alien as this glow-in-the-dark table might seem, it can actually be made right at home! All you need is a few planks of Pecky cypress wood, photoluminescent powder, resin, some tools, and a little elbow grease.
Mike Warren an Instructables enthusiast and the blogger behind the Man Crafts column at dollarstorecrafts.com, came up with a set of instructions for creating this table. By mixing the photoluminescent powder with the resin and using it to fill the holes that form naturally in Pecky cypress wood, you can create beautiful and naturally-shaped areas that will glow in the dark after charging up on sunlight.
If youโve got the tools and the know-how, then check out Warrenโs Instructable for instructions. His video of the table and how it looks can be found below, as can his answers to Bored Pandaโs questions about his work. Take a look!
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โI thought of this project after browsing the aisles at a lumber store and seeing Pecky Cypress,โ Mike Warren told Bored Panda. โIโve never seen anything like it and knew I wanted to make something with itโ
โAs an avid woodworker, Iโve seen clear casting resin applied to tabletops as a protective finish and to fill voids from knots. Using this same technique thatโs been around for ages, I just added the twist of glow powderโ
โAfter the resin had cured, I took the table top out into the sun and was amazed at how much it glowed when I brought it back inside. Itโs really like magic and something that isnโt quite captured in pictures or videoโ
โItโs been about 3 months since I made the table and itโs still doing great! It sits in the lab at work and it glows every night as I pass by it on my way homeโ
โThe response has been overwhelming and I am getting requests from all over the world to make tables for people. I am starting the process to get ready to manufacture custom tables for people. People can find me on my Etsy shop to start the conversation about table ordersโ
โIโm a professional Design Engineer and make all kinds of things that blend functionality with whimsical absurdity, so this table fits squarely into the types of things I makeโ
Thank you, Mike Warren, for talking to Bored Panda about your awesome DIY work. Keep on tinkering!
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