How to: Make Fractal Art With High Voltage

It’s always satisfying to burn your initials or insignia (or whatever you choose as your calling card) on a newly completed woodworking project, but why not take that a step further with some high voltage to create a unique fractal design? Perfect for a coffee table, end table, or even as stand-alone art…     By applying an easy-to-mix homemade balm (baking soda and water) to a wood surface and running a high voltage current through it, you’ll be able to create a river a completely unique designs with this energetic, lightening look. This process is brought to us by way of Instructables user PaulGetson, who is pleasantly re-appropriating the work of 18th century scientist, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg and his  Lichtenberg figures . 

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