Lightning is cool. There’s no doubt about it. Capturing the randomness and beauty of lightning in wood is what a Lichtenburg machine is for. Built with an old microwave transformer and using a baking soda solution, you can burn these cool patterns into wood. Thanks to Steve Klein for building the unit, and Jacob Katz for filming ultra hi-def video. Click the images above to see larger versions and click the image below to see a video that shows the whole process. Be sure to watch it full screen at the highest resolution.
