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My wife and I run a small coffee shop in our church. Since the inception of it, there have been several small projects I knew I would want to build for use in the shop. One of which was this coffee sleeve holder/dispenser.
The coffee shop has been open for over 6 months, but I only now have the first project completed. It took some time to build up my confidence again after an accident I had in the wood shop that left me 1 & 1/2 fingers lighter – but that’s another post in its own right :-).
There was nothing complicated about the design – I just knew it would drive me crazy using a cheap plastic version bought online.
I forgot to take pictures during the build, so I’ve uploaded screenshots of my pre-build SketchUp to show the [simple] construction.
I used 1/4” oak for the sides, 1/2” oak with a 1/4” chamfer for the base (to match the oak used for the shops counter) and asked a friend for some scrap mahogany he had on-hand for the corners just to make it pretty.
Just a few coats of polyurethane finished it up.
Some of my favorite projects are ones which I get to put to good use – and this one fits the bill.
Next coffee shop-related project: iPad stand (we use iPads w/ Square Register for our POS).
-- Jchon - Denton, TX
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Monte Pittman
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#1 posted 295 days ago
Nice job. I have all of my fingers, but a couple have been slightly remodeled. A reminder of what not to do in the shop. Good luck to you.
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability
Kookaburra
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#2 posted 295 days ago
It IS much nicer than plastic. It really fits the mood of a cozy coffeee shop.
I am sorry about the fingers though.
-- Kay - Just a girl who loves wood.
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#3 posted 295 days ago
Is there a simple way to do the ‘exploded’ view in sketch up, like you have in one of your photos?
-- Crashn - the only thing I make more of than sawdust is mistakes
Jchon Paradise
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#4 posted 295 days ago
There may be an easy way, but because there aren’t many pieces in this project, I just dragged them manually.
-- Jchon - Denton, TX
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