Turning a Wasp Nest into a Lamp
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- On this episode of Ben's Worx I make a Lamp using a large wasp nest, Epoxy Resin and Australian Mallee Burl.
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Hey Ben! Is it possible you can have some of your burl available for sale on your Etsy store? I love that stuff and have so many ideas for it but just can’t get or find anything like it! Thanks!
BTW love your videos!!
@@snoxeno0753 -Z------zzZzz
@@snoxeno0753 NO!!!
i bet they're the bees-knees! XD!!
Super cool
Turned out great! Hornet King approves! 😊
Thanks Mate
Should paint the wood part. Black would be great!
Cool to see you here
No way :O im subscribed to both of you i wasnt expecting to see the hornet king here :O
As soon as I saw this video, I thought that the Hornet King could get you a year's supply of these to work with. After his chickens eat the larvae, of course. Haha
Had a natural one of these in my outside light over my garage. Wasps completely filled the glass housing around the mercury vapor bulb. Turning on the light was surreal. It had a greenish cast to it.
That's a bit creepy but- actually very cool and interesting as to why they decided to make the garage light their home lol
I would not mind that unless it got crazy.
Didn't the wasps get cooked
@@aubreyackermann8432l only found the nest when l looked for the source for all the wasps around my garage. l usually dont use that light so l was shocked when l turned it on.
Moths with normal lamps: *"LÏGHT"*
Moths with this lamp:
_"IT'S A TRAP!"_
Safe to say if he ever puts this up for sale, folks will start buzzing in!
I'm not funny x3
Safe to say if u ever opened a comedy club ......well .....don't expect patrons to show up in DRONES
😁😁😁
2 really good jokes here XD
Good one 😁
I had serious doubts that anyone could make anything nice out of a wasp’s nest, but....
That is AMAZING!!
Thanks Beth
Learn something new everyday, I assumed that wasps in Australia were the size of crows and swarms would carry off small children.
😂 we do have bigger ones 👍
We call these European wasps, the sting packs a punch, The big ones with yellow bands hardly ever sting.
Dont be discouraged, we have much larger ones 😂
Lmao
i think they call those dingos
maybe the only wasp nest that will survive for hundreds of years
Yup, even when it’s buried in a landfill years from now.
Let’s fill the oceans with epoxy. Preserve that beauty ad infinitum.
@@michaelgavin7621 working on it
@@michaelgavin7621 Hold my beer.
Actually, there are fossilized wasp nests from Cretaceous period and they will always be the oldest "surviving" ones 🙄
I keep these nests once the colony has left just naturally in my display cabinet. Imagine my delight to come across your video? Breautiful piece.
Thanks Mate
This is so unique and beautiful. Hope everyone can appreciate your art and talent by buying and understanding that if this has a seemingly expensive price, it’s because of the quality craftsmanship and time put into each piece. These videos should help those that don’t understand that “handcrafted” or “handmade” mean quality, time, creativity, talent, sweat, and physical pain, not to forget:
A gorgeously ONE-of-A-KIND masterpieces!! Well done, friend. I love it!!
I used to be in wood shop class and it was my favorite class. I haven’t worked with wood or machines in a while, and the hum of the machines and the sound of wood being cut really brought me back. Really neat lamp!
Thankyou
My favorite class was wood shop in high school
I had no idea where this project was going. Glad I hung in there till the end. That was really something.
Beautiful result! 💜 It seems like you avoided all the problems I was talking about in my other comment, by cleaning it out so thoroughly then stabilizing it first. Thanks again for pointing it out to me.
Just wanted to add (though you probably know this already) that the caps, the white parts over the cells is a type of silk that the larvae produce to seal themselves in as they're metamorphosising into the adult wasps, in the same way that a butterfly does in a chrysalis. What I love is that in some nests you can see bands of colour from different wood sources that the wasps have used to build the envelope,. It's such a fascinating system of how these colonies work.
Thanks Mate, Yeah they are so fascinating 👍
Haha second comment go brr
I was trying to find your other comment, I'm trying to understand why the nest needed stabilizing when it was going to go inside more resin - as well as what happened to the resin that was left over (and got yellow from the nest)
@@minagica The other comment was on a different video, which is why you can't find it. The reason it needs to be stabilised is that a) it's a very delicate and fragile structure and b) it's full of air and gunge from having a bunch of wasp larvae growing inside it (along with their waste matter etc - basically larvae poop). By stabilising it first, you draw the stabilising resin into the structure, which strengthens it and makes it less likely to be damaged or misshapen, reduces the likelihood of air bubbles ruining the casting, and makes sure that all that muck doesn't end up in the casting resin and turning it yellow, murky and turbid because it has a bunch of particles floating in it.
Resin that ends up all full of gunk and inadvertently yellowed is going to be of little to no use, in most cases, because usually, you want to see the object inside. It just depends on how bad it is as to if you can complete the project.
But the Tl; Dr is that stabilising resin isn't the same as the epoxy resin that it gets set in, so they have different purposes.
If you manage to get your hands on a larger wasp nest, they sometime form "panels" inside, could be cool to do a rectangular lamp with one of them
Thousands of years later: "Now this is a really unusual piece of amber"
artificial resin doesn't last that long. this thing will be gone in 50 years latest.
Lol
@@wizewizard1840 ok nerd
@@wizewizard1840 Epoxy lasts a lot longer than 50 years...
Just watching him handle that nest made my skin crawl. So..as I sit and watch this whole thing any way, I keep asking myself why I'm still sitting here watching this. Then the end result and the light is on! Magical!
That one turned out really cool, Ben! It almost has a kaleidoscope effect. Might have looked neat if you had used that dead wasp in the casting, to make it look like it was flying out of the nest. Still a really awesome piece! 👍
Thanks Alex, yeah it does 😊👍
Looks amazing. I agree with Alex, would have loved to see a wasp on the nest, or one buzzing above. Maybe an encore with a wasp or two?
Great idea!
Doing stuff like this is peaceful to me. Sounds dumb I know but when you can just relax and not be rushed then projects like these are fun.
I really agree with you and thou I don't like the noisiness of the machines the peaceful working can be felt by just watching the video ... and there is nothing dumb about it ...
greetings from Germany
Everything is more fun when it's hobby and not a job.
Christmas Eve:
UA-cam algoritm: *I think he wants a Wasp nest lamp*
New years Eve for me lol
_1am on January 3rd_
*UA-cam:* “You like wasps still, right?”
6 days in the destruction of America:
UA-cam: We are sorry. Here's a wasp lamp video.
Merry Christmas from the future!! 😱
Wasps are absolutely my worst fear. They just creep me out in the worst way. There was huge one in my kitchen three days ago. I was researching online what type it was to see if I could have a nest in the attack. Now, I get this video on my recommend list. Noooooo, I do not want to see MORE!!!🤦🏻
I am amazed at how beautiful the final product is! I never dreamed that a wasp nest could be used this way! Generally if I see a nest I tend to hurry the other way for obvious reasons! And somehow or other I have gotten hooked on watching these craft type videos!
Not only was I amazed by the lamp, but I couldn’t stop paying attention to how much effort went into the editing! I love editing, myself, and this really gave me so much inspiration
Turned out phenomenal. That lathe work shaving off the material was satisfying to watch!
Thanks Jay
I’m totally amazed at how beautiful it turned out! Also, I can’t imagine the time that goes into this kind of project. Both in making the piece and the incredible video editing.
Thanks Sarah 😊
*In today’s episode of things that we didn’t search for:*
The 1% of people who searched for this 👁️👄👁️
*but glad we stayed for* 😂
@@lilymg3006 right here✋🏽
I legit did a wood burning and added some colored pencil so I was researching the best way to seal it that wouldn’t ruin it. Epoxy resin seemed to be the best option. I now know about a bunch of tools I didn’t know existed. I have been inspired to encase entomology in wood projects. I want to include electrical components. Make weird dioramas. As much as I hate the internet…it does have an ability to put exuberance into you like nothing else short of being in love maybe.
Yep
Holy shit!
The infinite amount of patience it takes to burr out each individual hole of that nest is mind boggling to me.
I can't express how awed I am at people with this kind of talent and vision.
Well done you!
Wow! I really love the editing work too. Grabbing tools, turning on machines, etc. it’s so peaceful how this video was put together. Great start to a day! Thank you 💜
That is exceptional work. The pattern it casts on the ceiling...wow! Absolutely first class mate 😍
Thanks Mate
When I saw what you had in your hands. All I thought was "Ewww". It has dirt, dust, bugs, bug poop and what ever else might be in there that we may never known was alive at one time or another.
How where you going to do this? How you gonna make that that horrible thing, Oh goodness, you did pull a dead bug out of it!!
I thought, Ok this was going to one of those things you live and learn from.
But what seemed to take a lot of steps, you made something absolutely wonderful. I love it. What a pleasant surprise it was. Even what appeared to be a galaxy effect on the ceiling of the room.
I guess I lived and learned today. It turned out to be a great project.
Thank you Ben
Thanks Lorrie, I was a gardener for nearly 10 years, I got pretty used to bugs and spiders crawling on me 😂
Um...bugs okay. Spiders? Nope! No no no... I have
a bit of arachnophobia lol. (It involves an older sister lol.), but no! No spiders. LOL! Not unless its encased in resin hahaha!!!!
*Everyone liked that*
@@debrarandall6913 I guess you did not see the one that he did of a spider. Darn those older sisters, so mischievous.
@@lorrieruff4402 I did not...but I just found his site. I will check it out 😊
A square drill. My asmr diet is sated. Now i can sleep peacefully
I'm so glad you started talking in your videos. Your personality makes the videos all that much better.
That is really cool! I don't think there is a limit to what you can do. Everything is always amazing!
Wooooow!! This has got to be one of the most beautiful lamps I've ever seen. Making the beauty and magic of nature shine. WOW 😳
Well done, so clever. 💪💕
Thankyou 😊
Just stunning! We found two Baldface hornets around our property three years ago, their 2.5 feet long and 1.5 feet across at their widest point. Right now we've had them hanging in our garage so the weather doesn't destroy them. The work that goes into them by such small creatures amazes me!!!
Wow. Literally AMAZING. You’re an absolute artist.
I will admit that this lamp turned out way better than I thought it would. Great job.
Thankyou
Really beautiful craftsmanship. An inspired work of art. I love wasp nests and have a big bowl full of ones I find. Thanks for sharing.
Turned out really nice. I would have never thought about using a wasp nest
Thanks Richard 😊
It is a really cool idk. Lol what about A birds nest?
This reminds me a lot of John Hammond's cane topper from Jurassic Park, just... bigger. Really interesting look. Cool the way it scatters the light.
Yeah 👍
Lol, when you shaved down the epoxy resin and it came out in strings, it reminded me of those cans of silly string, it just covered you like spider webbing. You are extremely gifted and I liked your lamp project.
Thanks Denise
Wow-I just saw a bag of coffee beans made into a tumbler and lid, and now I've seen a wasp nest turned into a lamp! Artists' creativity knows no bounds!
10/10 for that battery compartment.. 10/10 for going beyond my expectations on the other things which was all 100% craftsmanship and hard work plus the ability to visualise it.
Did anyone else seem to need to blow the sawdust away for Ben after he was hand shaping or drilling? Am I the only goofy 🤪 🙃 one?
Wow! All I can say is wow!!
There's just a relaxing "thing" about watching you work on these projects.. always a fan! Thanks Ben!
Thanks Christopher 😊
15:19 i like the shine and nice color. looked like heaven. the nest was a cloud and the yellow in it was the sun.
Ah love it when ye find a new UA-camr who’s doing exactly the stuff you love to watch and editing / producing the vids in exactly the way ye want to watch em. Fan flippin tastic. Subscribed.
I especially appreciate that you didn't sacrifice the wasps to steal their home for some project. Thank you. You're not just good at what you do, you are a good man too😇
Just WOW! I Didn't know the plan but this is so attractive!
Such patience and skill!
Thankyou
I finally understand how the handle was made from the cane in Jurassic Park!
Peter brown made a great video recreating the cane from Jurassic park
My tripophobia almost prevented me for watching till the end, but I'm glad I did it! That lamp is beautiful!
Thankyou
U didn’t even spell Trypophobia correctly
@@bigpurplegrape6916 You're special needs
Ah yes many hole scary
It's super trashy to call someone special needs. Way to go.
Beautiful. In addition to your craft, fine sense of colour, and command of snazzy machines, you're a fabulous designer and engineer. Cool.
Are you kidding me??where are you? I want to shake your hand lol what an artist .bravo bravo bravo.
"Kill it with fire!"
"No, but I'll make it light like it's on fire".
Nice work! Didn’t even know there was a ‘square’ hole drill 😅
Ah man, if only that wasp was suspended above the nest like he was flying home. Awesome work! So cool!
If Mother Nature were in the form of a person, I'm almost sure she would embrace you with a show of love and appreciation for your creative skills and your honor of her in this artful recreation of one of her unique gifts in nature via the beehive.
Thx for sharing this beautiful art piece. It's beautiful.
Most amazing thing I've seen done with natural components and epoxy resin!!!! Astonishing!
the reverence and dignity he showed the last remaining wasp 🥺
Oh for God sake get a Life
@@pauloroarty1799 says the guy rudely replying to a wholesome comment posted 6 months ago
Awesome!! I am always so amazed by people who can blend so many talents/skills into their work (in this project alone: woodturning and woodworking, welding and electrical knowledge, an artist’s eye and steady hand). I will hopefully be starting college (if COVID gets better) in the fall learning architecture. I have tons of visual arts experience, but now I want the technical and mechanical knowledge so I can make 3D projects like this!
That turned out waaaayy better than I thought it was going to. Very well done!
The old saying of “nature being beautiful” comes to mind! If you find another hive, might be cool to have a bee (open wings) suspended above the hive. You do gorgeous work!
Funny how the scraper was making a 'buzzing' sound,.... just like wasp-wings! Great cinematography! Fantastic piece!
THAT is so very nice! Those wasps made that nest by chewing minute amounts of wood that they peeled off, bite by bite, and cemented those little compartments together piece by piece, one at a time to become an engineering masterpiece. All hung, as you pointed out, by a virtual thread! And you, with your awesomeness, have given it even more beauty and it wil last forever!
Thanks Mate 😊
I don't mind when you talk, but I really needed this ASMR hit right about now. Thanks.
Thanks Mike 😊
Nice work mate 👍👍👍
Thanks Mate
Nice doesn't do it justice..that finished work is gorgeous!
this is the most singlehandedly mesmerizing thing ive ever seen in my life. its like aesthetically pleasing and asmr and just wow.
Why? Why, is watching flying wood chips and curling resin strings, so ADDICTING?? Beautiful nitelite, too!
Nice lamp
This felt totally like an ASMR video!
Beautiful, that resin came out perfect for such a deep pour.
Thanks Stephanie 😊
Good work, and I appreciate the fact that you're demonstrating smart, safe bandsaw technique.
Hah !...
Well go Ben !!...
This was in your shy days..no talking or face time...lol...now..2 million + views and 9 months later what a difference...you've grown up to the crafter we look for every day...
As usual..a beautiful piece...I was jonesing for a video and cruised your older posts...so glad I did...
See ya soon...👍😉...🌿🌿🌿
Me: thinking about a paper wasp nest "oh yeah that sounds interesting, I think that would be really cool"
Me after seeing the subject material: nope that's just a whole lot of nope
That is amazing. Loved the process and the finished product.
Awesome job... Love the “POTCAM” 😂
Your band saw sure was protesting through that wood! Lol. Great work.
Beautiful. The nest was already beautiful,your craftsmanship has magnified this,a stunning piece,I would ❤ love this in my 🏠.
This is so beautiful! I think this might be my favourite thing you've made so far.
Thankyou 😊
Dude you freaking nailed it with this one. My favorite thing that you've done yet! Great job!
Thanks Chris 😊👍
Yea the doughnut one was my #1 favorite it looked awesome from all angles. This is definitely #2 tho. It's hard to choose. He does some phenomenal work.
Three in a row, you’re getting quite good at this casting caper 😂!!
😂 thanks Mate
Wasp nests are made from materials like wood, mud, and many MANY more things! It's pretty cool :)
I really like the way you text everything you utilized in making your projects. I've seen other instructional videos that don't do that. It's like people who don't want to give out their carefully-guarded recipes.
anthropologists of the future will say that this lamp had ceremonial purposes
I love how the domed top creates a magnifying effects.
I see most comments left here are positive. Personally, still don't know how I feel about it, a wasp nest is still a wasp nest to me. I don't think I have trypophobia, but it lowkey would still freak me out a bit to have a nest next to me, even incased in resin :p
The fact that you know the name of the phobia. You just may.
I feel that, it's cool in theory but i wouldn't want one for myself lmao
I have it but idk why I still watched the whole video lol
The nest is an extraordinary structure made by an amazing insect. Making it into a lamp highlights how wondrous it is.
You can be really proud of yourself, what a majestic piece of stunning Art ❤❤❤
I love how the process included some buzzing noises 😂
You've utterly excelled yourself, it is absolutely beautiful! Much love from the UK
Thankyou 😊
That was really cool - I enjoy dropping by this channel to see what you have encapsulated this time!
Thanks Bryan 😊
Glad to see vacuum chamber 2.0 isn't as vicious as it's predecessor!
Yeah I rekon, this one is much better 👍
Haha yea, I remember that🤯
Nature compliments Naturally , pleasure to watch. Whoever purchased that piece won't have been Stung !!
I wish I could afford that lamp!!!!
I was enthralled with every minute supberb workmanship
And what a incredible way to use something so beautiful that nature made
Sir I salute you on a job extremely well done
*Starts cutting the nest*
“What’s that noise?”
"Turning" a Wasp Nest into a Lamp. Great pun! And a great job, too!
Thanks Matt 😊
Good to here the Delicate Attention music return. I so much associate this music with your videos.
Thanks Carl 😊
Putting craft and nature together always creates the most beautiful and interesting results. 💛
A marvelous turning my friend. Great craftsmanship great-looking peace. God bless you and as always Amen
That is absolutely amazing any plans using some of the leftover parts of the nest for any other projects maybe a small egg with a artificial tree attached that would be really cool
Thanks Mate 😊👍
I'm impressed with all the tools and organized fashion everything is done in. Luv the OCD quality of it all. I wonder what he could do with that pile of shavings.
Wow..nice content! Subsribe!
Thanks Mate
Wow! Thats beautiful! You are amazingly talented.
Thankyou