Pistachio Shell Hanging Lamp (Resin Cast on a Lathe — It Almost Didn't Survive)

A cylindrical pistachio shell art piece — turned into a hanging lamp! Watch the full build from resin casting to a lathe mishap to the finished glow-up. This build uses colored, dried pistachio shells from earlier in the series to create a resin-cast cylindrical lamp shade. It didn't go entirely to plan — but that's part of the story. In this video: 💡 Building an inner mold from a water bottle and an outer mold from dollar store plastic cutting boards 💡 3-hour time-lapse placing colored pistachio shells onto the bottle form 💡 Mixing and degassing resin, then pouring over the shells 💡 A second degas in the vacuum chamber to remove trapped air 💡 Removing the outer mold once cured 💡 Mounting on the lathe to shape the lamp — and the piece flying off mid-turn, changed the shape, but maybe for the better 💡 Adding an Ash wood bottom trim 💡 Finishing with boiled linseed oil 💡 Installing the lamp hardware 💡 Final reveal with still photos of the finished piece