I don't mean to upset anyone here but what ever happened to the pioneer spirit?
Has everyone just given up on trying to figure things out anymore?
Have ya'll thought about how Ed makes such nice stoppers? I'll wager it took several gallons of resin and many, many tries before finally hitting on a proven formula/process and I doubt there was anyone around telling him how much hardner to use, how to time the curing, when to place the rose, etc.
If you want to make nice stoppers like Ed, why not do what he did... practice... practice...practice!