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Project by FuzzyDove posted 1539 days ago 1541 views 40 times favorited 12 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This year my wife and I were determined to not ruin Christmas with meaningless gifting from store bought garbage. So we designed and built these coaster sets that we gave to all of our close friends and family. They are made from walnut and cherry. The slotted storage base is layered walnut and cherry to give a complimenting look. The finish is multiple polyurethane coats for durability. Each coaster has cork that sits in a recessed circle so as to be flush. We made this a family affair – the boys helped with the sanding and finishing. My wife cut all the cork circles.




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miles125

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#1 posted 1539 days ago

Most stylish coasters i’ve seen in a long time. Great job.

-- "The way to make a small fortune in woodworking- start with a large one"

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MsDebbieP

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#2 posted 1539 days ago

I agree – very stylish. Not just your average coaster!
And it’s a family project. EXTRA special.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Betsy

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#3 posted 1539 days ago

These look great. Curious on how you cut the cork so precisely.

-- Like a bad penny, I keep coming back!

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maddog1947216

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#4 posted 1539 days ago

That is a neat design – great use of wood and an eye catching design.

jack

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FuzzyDove

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#5 posted 1539 days ago

Betsy -
great question. So, it just so happens that my wife is an avid scrapbooker. One of her tools is a photo/paper circle cutter. It is basically a plastic circle with a razor guide that fits into the circle’s rails. I cut the wood to fit one of the dimensions that the circle cutter produced. The cork is nothing more than shelf liner that we bought at Lowes.

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Betsy

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#6 posted 1538 days ago

That’s just too cool. Thanks for sharing Fuzzy. This gives me a great idea for Christmas gifts!

-- Like a bad penny, I keep coming back!

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woody57

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#7 posted 1526 days ago

Best looking coasters I’ve seen in a long time.
Thanks for posting. I know what I’m going to do with
those scrap pieces I’ve been saving.

-- Emmett, from Georgia

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Dusty56

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#8 posted 1211 days ago

Thanks for adding your link to the other coaster post….I wouldn’t have seen them otherwise : ) Nice job !

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

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Ken90712

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#9 posted 1205 days ago

Great idea! May have to borrow this if you don’t mind! Thx

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

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closetguy

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#10 posted 1205 days ago

It’s interesting how your design looks like the ones I have been selling at shows and on Etsy for the past couple of years. Of course I didn’t design mine. I saw a similar design in a store in Maine in ‘07 and copied them.

-- I don't make mistakes, only design changes....www.dgmwoodworks.com

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FuzzyDove

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#11 posted 1205 days ago

Yep – when we were trying to come up with a design I searched google images and found several like this (some were probably yours!). That was the basis for what we drew up and built. Yours are beautiful!

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Jeffery Mullen

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#12 posted 767 days ago

Nice set of coasters. Did you know that people are really into buying special orders of coaster sets ?? I make and sell coaster sets to people all over the USA right now as a part time job at home. you can see some of the ones I have made and sold on my work projects. I use my computer, printer, router and scroll saw drill press and table saw to make them all free hand. They do make great gifts though I plan on making my dad the black bear coaster set for fathers day coming up. Thanks for sharing Jeff M. the scroll saw artist.

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