Anyone who wants to make the interior of the apartment original or add a "zest" to the equipment suburban area, just such an option is suitable - a table with a "backlight". The product is created using epoxy resin and two types of resistant paints. All work - from grinding to cladding - is quite accessible to a beginner in carpentry.
All work - from grinding to cladding - is quite accessible to a beginner in carpentry.
Furniture with a luminescent effect looks unusual and especially interesting.
Making a luminous table with your own hands does not require special material and labor costs. Handle wooden table top with the help of a special resin, anyone who knows how to hold a tool in their hands is capable.
When decorating a table, you can come up with your own design based on the quality and texture of the material.
Furniture with a luminescent effect looks unusual and especially interesting.
You are unlikely to see such products in free sale, they are usually made to order and they are quite expensive, as handmade. Thick boards or ready-made are suitable for manufacturing. wooden table with an interesting texture. Applying epoxy is a matter of half an hour. After a while, if all the processing steps are followed correctly, you will get a table with a bewitching luminous effect.
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Deciding on design and construction
When processing, the stage of furniture design does not matter. To create a luminous effect, use only the countertop, although you can make furniture completely with a luminescent surface. Designers agree that it is better to process individual panels - this way the product looks more interesting.
The luminous table can be made stationary or folding.
Making a luminous table with your own hands does not require special material and labor costs.
Depending on the texture, you can apply some of the resin to the cracks, or cover the entire countertop with a luminescent composition (with a slight blue or other tint), including the edges. Choosing a “variegated” option or a relatively evenly luminous one is necessary based on your taste and needs.
Designers agree that it is better to process individual panels - this way the product looks more interesting.
Necessary materials
To make a luminous table, you will need the following materials:
- boards - 2 pieces (width 40-50 cm, length 1-1.2 m);
- epoxy resin;
- sticky paper;
- luminescent and transparent polyurethane paint;
- sandpaper.
Choosing a “variegated” option or a relatively evenly luminous one is necessary based on your taste and needs.
Anyone who knows how to hold a tool in their hands is able to process a wooden tabletop with a special resin.
Wood is selected with noticeable cracks irregular shape. A board with visible places from the cut of the branches and a non-uniform texture is welcome. Good for cypress or oak. If the tree is not dry enough, expose it to the sun for a while.
The tree is chosen with noticeable cracks of irregular shape.
Epoxy resin must be taken so much that it is enough to fill the cracks several times.
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Required Tools
To finish the furniture you will need:
- Sander;
- jigsaw.
The table is ground both before coating the surface with epoxy resin, and after
The table is polished both before and after coating the surface with epoxy resin.
Before surface treatment, the countertop should be assembled from two prepared boards.
After a while, if all the processing steps are followed correctly, you will get a table with a bewitching luminous effect.
Manufacturing process: step by step instructions
- Before surface treatment, the countertop should be assembled from two prepared boards. After connecting them, sand the base.
- Pour the prepared mixture of epoxy resin and fluorescent paint onto the table. The composition should fill all the cracks, so repeat the procedure 8-10 times. After that, cover the surface with adhesive paper and leave to dry until the next day.
- Sand the finished surface after removing the paper. After stripping, coat the base with polyurethane paint.
- Walk one more time grinder on a still damp surface. Remove any remaining resin. If necessary, the edges can be cleaned, and the corners can be rounded off with a jigsaw.
A table with a luminous surface can be decorated to your liking
The final stage - decoration
A table with a luminous surface can be decorated to your liking. thick wooden plank looks great in simple form(even with visible "defects"), and in combination with carved legs. This can be done using a jigsaw. You can varnish them or use leftover epoxy, just like the countertop, to give uniform style product.
You can varnish or use the remnants of epoxy, like the countertop, to give a uniform style to the product.
The luminous table can be made stationary or folding.
After processing, it is necessary to sand the furniture with a machine.
In the dark, the product will glow with heterogeneous stains, which creates a “magic”, festive effect, which in itself is a decor.
At night, the product will glow with heterogeneous stains, which creates a "magic" effect.
Depending on the texture, you can apply part of the resin - on cracks, or cover with a luminescent composition.
If you want a contrast, the supports are covered with a paint that differs in color from the main palette.
Creating a festive effect, which in itself is a decor.
Good for cypress or oak.
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Table made of oak planks. Moreover, the table is not simple, but glowing in the dark. The order of manufacture of this is undoubtedly interesting product let's consider in more detail.
A form is made of fiberboard (a round base and a side glued around the periphery), you can use any other material that is available.
A bunch of oak pieces of wood are sawn, about the same thickness. Their sizes can be arbitrary, but the shape is approximately square. 
Scraps are laid out in a form, first in a circle, and then evenly fill the interior space. 
After fully laying out the entire surface of the future table, all the cracks are filled with epoxy, but not to the full depth, about 5 mm remained unfilled. After the resin dries, the surface is polished in one level. For grinding, a grinder with a petal grinding wheel was used. 
Then the epoxy is mixed with the phosphor (the BLO-7D phosphor is better to take about 50 microns, you need 300 grams. I ordered it on the Internet) (Alternatively, you can order the phosphor on Aliexpress) and the slots are filled from above. After drying, we grind again, varnish and it's ready - you can take the countertop out of the mold. 
It turns out like this (in the light)
We all know very well that shashels, termites, bark beetles and other “lovers” of wood food are one of the main destroyers of roofs, furniture, wooden floors, etc.
If you find the right approach to the spoiled material and process it a little, you can get a great original glowing table, which, for example, on some sites costs about 780-800 dollars. Therefore, let's get started.
1. To make such a table, try to choose boards that are most damaged by bark beetles. But, most importantly, do not forget to process all the material with chemical or heat treatment. Otherwise, the bugs will not stop, and will continue to do their gnawing work. Fig.1
2. After that, plan the board on all sides. And then cut into pieces. Which will be equal to the length of the table. Rice. 2
3. If you want to get a wide table top, then here you will have to splice several boards together. This procedure is performed using wood glue and spikes. Glue must be applied along the entire length of the board. Once you've done this, clamp the boards together and let them dry. Rice. 3
4. All passages along which woodworms moved must be processed by removing dust and rot (for this, it is recommended to simply blow it out with compressed air). Rice. 4
5. Next, you need to sand the surface of the countertop itself to such a state that it is smooth and even.
6. The next step is to prepare the countertop for pouring with epoxy. Be sure to put waxed paper under the bottom side of the tabletop itself, and make a special plexiglass side on the sides. This procedure is mandatory, since bugs can make through moves.
7. Next, you need to prepare the resin for pouring. To do this, it is tedious to measure out a certain amount of resin and hardener. Phosphor powder must be added to the epoxy resin (it is what provides glow in the dark). As for the amount of phosphor itself, there are no certain proportions here. You have to guess, so to speak. After you have already mixed the resin and the phosphor, you need to act on the resin with a flash, and then in a dark room look at the very density of the glow. If you like everything and fit - add a hardener. Rice. 5
8. Now fill all the holes with epoxy. Because of its viscosity, it will not spread on the table, so it is recommended to level it with a ruler immediately after pouring.
9. Even after the resin hardens, in any case, bumps will remain on the surface. To do this, just carefully sand all the defects. Initially, use coarse sandpaper, and then switch to fine grain (anywhere from 80 to 400).
10. The edge of the table is best processed manual router. Rice. 6
11. Well, the most crucial moment is finishing your table. Open the tabletop with varnish, and when it dries, sand it with a fine sandpaper(grit 1200). This procedure must be carried out a couple of times so that the table shines well.
12. Due to the fact that the tree was used damaged, rotten, so that the legs are securely fixed, we use sheet material. For this you need to reverse side countertops drill special holes for nuts, then apply glue to the plates and glue to the countertop. Rice. 7
13. It is best to use metal welded legs, and use bolts for their fastening. Rice. 8
That's all. Your table is ready. But know that it will glow only in the evening or at night. Rice. 9
How to make a wooden table? Everyone can make such an unusual designer table made of wood at home! This requires cypress boards, luminous powder (phosphor), wood resin, some tools and the desire to make a beautiful wooden table with your own hands.
Luminous table «Glowing table»
Mike Warren is the author of this idea unusual table, which we found on dollarstorecrafts.com. He mixed the luminous powder with tree resin and filled them with voids, which are rich in cypress wood. The result is a beautiful wooden table with patterns glowing in the dark. However, first they need to "charge" in the light.
The simple form of an unusual luminous table
If you are the proud owner necessary tools and skills, follow Mike Warren's directions. His video instruction is at the end!
The process of making the original wooden table
Thoroughly sand the surface of the design table
Cracks left untouched
Fill cracks with luminous powder mixed with resin
From the presented master class, you will learn how to make a glowing table yourself, which in furniture stores costs a lot of money, and thanks to this information you will make it just for mere pennies. Today, it is becoming more and more fashionable to make furniture with your own hands, as well as various interior delights, that is, people are looking for uniqueness in the things that surround them, someone needs it for self-realization and gaining self-confidence, and someone just likes to do this business .
And so, to make a luminous table, you will need old boards and boards eaten by bark beetles. It is the old and rotten, eaten by worms and other bugs, that is necessary in order to fill these cavities with a special luminous solution. Now let's take a closer look at everything and analyze what the author needed.
materials
- board (old and eaten by a bark beetle)
- epoxy resin
- metal legs
- metal plate 2 pcs
- wood glue
- nuts
- bolts
Tools
- jigsaw
- drill
- brush
- clamp
- ruler
- screwdriver
- container for mixing components
The process of creating a luminous table.
And since it was already said above, the author took old and rotten boards eaten by pests, it’s clear that he didn’t buy them on the construction market 😉 The master boards went through the planer and large sandpaper well. Then the author picked up and sawed the boards he needed to size so that they became the same size. 
The resulting boards should then be combined into a single countertop, this action the master does the following, he coats the side parts of the boards with carpentry glue, and then he stewed them with clamps and left them to dry. 
Then, after the tabletop dries and is ready, it should be blown with compressed air, namely all the cracks and wormholes, so that there is no dust left in them and possible pests.
After that, you should go over the surface with sandpaper, you need to do everything very carefully, because the board is very delicate. And so the surface of the countertop is prepared and it's time to prepare the luminous solution and fill the cavities of the table with it.
Solution preparation: for this you need epoxy resin, hardener and phosphor powder, it will glow. Everyone chooses the proportions of the mixture himself, you can check the glow as follows, give a bright flash to the mixture and turn off the light to see how the solution glows. Next, the author fills in the cavities, after placing waxed paper under the countertop, because the moves can be through. 
After this operation, the master left the countertop to dry. And then he processed the edge of the table with a manual milling cutter. 
Due to the fact that the board is rather weak in terms of density and integrity, the author screws these nuts onto the back of the tabletop. 
smears glue metal plate and glue. 
And this is how he fastens the legs to the table. Well, here's the finished table. 
Such a table will fit into any even the most sophisticated and expensive interior, and the cost of this table itself is absolutely penny, but in stores such tables cost about $ 1000, imagine 😉 So take given material note, and in order not to lose contact with us and our site, join our group
