Witness the mesmerizing transformation of a black cherry burl harvested from a standing dead, rotten stump—perfectly riddled with natural voids that make it an ideal candidate for epoxy resin casting.

But the extra twist that really brings the wow factor to the fractal patterns burned into the wood is the addition of some phosphorescent resin to fill the valleys carved by the electric discharge. [ ...

All you need is a rugged piece of wood, resin, photoluminescent powder, some tools and a love for making your own stuff! To make this brilliant design you first need to get a piece of rugged wood.

who leads the research group working on transparent wood at the University of Maryland in College Park. And with the resin added, transparent wood outperforms plastic and glass: In tests measuring ...

I talked to the folks at Truitt & White in Berkeley, where I bought the wood and the deck finish; they think it is resin that is coming from the wood and suggested that I sand it down and refinish it.