The "Crystal Cave" Vase, was inspired by the Crystal Cave in Mexico that was recently discovered with care sized crystals and amazing formations. The vase was made with cracked blue resin, mounted on a cherry wood vase and set with clear resin.

I basically spend my free time dreaming up ways to express my artistic side and simultanously to raise money for Operation Underground Railroad. O.U.R. funds, supports, trains and guides rescue missions for children who are in sex trafficking slavery and free them to better lives with their amazing after care program. We cannot support O.U.R. enough. (OURRESCUE.ORG)

My Sponsors:
Laguna: lagunatools.com
Total Boat Epoxy Resin: https://www.totalboat.com/artforour
Starbond: Superglues. Discount code: Preece10 at https://www.starbond.com

Ways to help me fight child trafficking, every dime I raise is donated to Operation Underground Railroad!
1: Buy or sell an item at: ArtForOUR.org... woodworking, painting, drawing, jewelry etc.
2: Buy a Tshirt, mug, hoodie etc at our Merchandise Store:    / @artgivinghope  
2.5 Donate directly to my O.U.R. Fundraiser: https://my.ourrescue.org/fundraisers/...
3: Join our Social Media:
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Twitter: @DanPreeceOUR
4: Invest your Cryptocurrency by purchasing one of our NFT items at: https://opensea.io/ArtForOUR
5: Join this channel with a paid membership to get access to perks including 1025% off any products you see made (purchase at ArtForOUR.org).
   / @artgivinghope  
6: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases: Do your Amazon shopping using this link to help me raise $ for O.U.R.: https://www.amazon.com/b?_encoding=UT...

My commonly used tools:
Laguna lathe, very well built, solid, strong, variable speed, 110 or 220 volt (https://amzn.to/3orYsOy)
Wen lathe was my trusty starter lathe: https://amzn.to/3aqIIGH
Lathe tools:
Carbide tip: https://amzn.to/3agd3ay
Great beginner set: https://amzn.to/3t5iMsA
Simple Hollowing System: https://amzn.to/2T9TFHx

File Sander: https://amzn.to/36o3hlE, for those hard to get to sanding projects.
Carving tool, Rotozip: https://amzn.to/2MjTd6x, great for roughing out the medium sized projects.
Flexible Shaft carving tool: https://amzn.to/3vnwB5E
Angle Grinder: (https://amzn.to/36lgewG), one of my most indispensable tools, (https://amzn.to/3iXtNHW) this one has a flat head, helps get into tight spaces, carving and sanding disks are a life saver.
Grinder Carving Disk: (https://amzn.to/39oWqKG), this is a really great disk for roughing out medium sized projects
Grinder Sanding Disks: (https://amzn.to/3cj91Rv), fantastic for sanding and minormoderate shaping stages
Round Sanding System: (https://amzn.to/3r11N8Q) sleeves go around an inflatable ball (https://amzn.to/2KVCUvW )or make your own foam ball, attaches to a drill, great for tight corners.
Palm Sander: (https://amzn.to/3r1mJg8), I like the size of the sand paper for both this and on the lathe by hand.
Chain Saw: (https://amzn.to/2MbWNj2), trusty gas type, I also bought this electric one (https://amzn.to/3qZOqpp) for the in the garage projects
Oscillating Tool: (https://amzn.to/3puK4q1) great for cutting and sanding sharp corners and tight spots.
Super Glue: (https://amzn.to/3pFg5vT) thin and runny, perfect for stabilizing bark or other unstable wood.
Flexible Foam for mold building/dams: https://amzn.to/36lhGi8
Resin: TotalBoat.com has been gracious enough to donate resin for my future projects, given them some love! You can get 15% off using my code: Preece
Pigments: https://amzn.to/3sYC5ng, great quality for resin
Pressure Pot: (https://amzn.to/3tfp1u2) 5 gallon for the big resin projects to get rid of bubbles, or (https://amzn.to/3pwX0M8) for the smaller average jobs 2.5 gallon, both need minor modifications to work.
Protection:
https://amzn.to/39t3lm0: face shield for carving and lathe work.
Respirator: HIGHLY recommended for wood and resin work, speaking as a Dr, protect those lungs!
https://amzn.to/3tqYWbA and those ears: https://amzn.to/3qa9xW2

Thank you for your amazing support!

****Music found on our videos is from Ketsa, Bensound.com, freemusicarchive.org and Scott Holmes, all very talented sources of great music!

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