Hi I am new to resins and for a school project have got hold of a piece of yew wood. My plan is to encapsulate the sanded bit of yew within the clear resin. I am going to use the resin to fill out the edges of the wood so that it is square because the wood has a rough jagged edge with bark still on. The project is to be a coffee table. The rectangular size for the whole table will be 88x64x5cm so it is fairly large. I have calculated the amount of resin needed and will be roughly 5kg worth of it. I will make a plywood box for the mould lined with mould release. Is clear polyester resin suitable for this table and if so would I be able to do the resin in one go.

You would see a very slight transition from the side.  Reducing the catalyst ratio would help a little too but that also depends on the ambient temperature. If it is very cool 15C or below, you may find a low catalyst ratio means the resin takes a very long time to cure.

Warren Penalver
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant

Warren great idea to dip the wood in the resin first, never thought of that before.