He Pours Blue Goo Into Wood. The Result? WOAH!

What is better than a beautifully crafted woodworking project? One with an extra pinch of panache.

For instance, you can take an ordinary wooden door and flip it into a really cool, asymmetrical coffee table. Or you can take a coffee table and add some sizzle by inserting a fireplace into the middle of it. Believe me, once you do that, making s’mores will never be the same again!

But how do you make a shelf special? A shelf is a shelf, right? You take a piece of wood, you mount it on a wall, and it’s what you put on this shelf that is special — mason jars filled with homemade jam, your favorite cookbook, a picture of your grandma.

But sometimes, a very crafty craftsman, like Reddit user auntie-matter, figures out how to make a shelf truly shine

The first step in this amazing shelf project was finding a big, cracked, knot-holed piece of chestnut. She found the perfect slab at a timber yard.

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Then all the holes and cracks had to be sealed with aluminum tape.

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Then the wood had to be set somewhere nice and level.

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Next step? Time to make this shelf sparkle!

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How? You need a little bit of this powdery, blue resin.

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Add a little water to the resin to make it glow.

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Then you pour the glow-goo into the cracks in the wood.

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Look at that purdy blue color!

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Now there’s a nice swirl!

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After the glow-goo has dried, it’s time to add some oil. This shelf got about eight thin coats of boiled linseed oil.

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Then it was time to prep the wall!

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The first shelf was mounted.

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Look at that baby glow!

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Whoa!

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The details ended up really nice.

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The final product was one truly extraordinary shelf!

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Please SHARE this amazing project with everyone you know so that more people know that it’s really simple to make something special.

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