Epoxy resin has become a clich\u00e9 on the internet, with blue tables imitating the ocean. We use it differently: as a technical solution, not as a visual effect.<\/p>\n
A slab made from a single piece almost always has cracks, open knots or insect holes. Left untreated, they open up over time. We secure them either with butterfly keys<\/strong> (a butterfly-shaped insert let into the wood across the crack \u2013 the traditional method) or with clear or subtly tinted resin, when the gap is too irregular for a wooden joint.<\/p>\n When two planks from the same log have beautiful live edges, we place them facing each other and pour resin between them. The result is a top wider than the log itself would allow, with a continuous line running down the middle. It's a deliberate design choice, not a way of hiding flaws.<\/p>\n After pouring, the top is sanded and finished with the same protective system as the wood. It stands up to everyday life very well: plates, glasses, daily wiping. Like any surface, it doesn't take kindly to sharp objects being dragged across it, or to hot pans without a trivet.<\/p>\n High-quality resins contain a UV filter and keep their colour. What helps most is not leaving the table in direct sunlight for hours on end \u2013 good advice in any case, for the wood too.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When and why we use resin, how scratch-resistant it is and how delicate it really is.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-produktion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1907,"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263\/revisions\/1907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}When we make \"river\" tables<\/h2>\n
How durable is it?<\/h2>\n
Does it yellow?<\/h2>\n