| Project by GrandpaD | posted 494 days ago | 468 views | 0 times favorited | 19 comments |  |
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This project was created by taking oak and cherry and cutting it into 3/4” strips. Then I glued them back together and cut out oval and the holes for the glasses. With the cut outs, I placed them into a home made jam chuck and turned a recess to allow for the glasses to sit down in the coasters. I turned the handle out of solid cherry and used oak dowels for the supports. I finished the entire project with two coats of my home made mixture and then finished with 2 coats of spray polyurethane. This makes a perfect carrier for taking drinks out to the deck and giving each guest a coaster to set their favorite beverage on. This is the very first contest I’ve ever entered and had a great time building the project (about 12 hours worth). Thanks to Lumberjocks and the sponsors for provided me this challenge and fun time.
.......................................................................................................Grandpa “D”
-- GrandpaD, Painesville, Ohio - demcvickersr@hotmail.com
19 comments so far
thetimberkid
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posted 494 days ago
Great job!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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GaryK
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posted 494 days ago
Very cool! I like using the cutouts for coasters.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 494 days ago
Excellent! Great idea!
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Napaman
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posted 494 days ago
this is really cool…very creative!!!
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Betsy
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posted 494 days ago
That is so neat. Very creative and pretty to boot!
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BenZ
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posted 494 days ago
Looks great and an awesome idea, I have never seen one of these. Also, it looks like you made this for the contest, but it is not showing up on the actual contest page, don’t forget to submit it or you will not be entered for all the great prizes. Good Luck!
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Les Hastings
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posted 494 days ago
Very cool GrandpaD!
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Miket
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posted 494 days ago
Very nice design!
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cd796
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posted 494 days ago
Very nice! I really like the concept, and nice use of wood.
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trifern
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posted 494 days ago
Great design and craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing.
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lew
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posted 494 days ago
Super Cool!
Lew
MsDebbieP
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posted 493 days ago
I’m with Lew—“Super Cool”
What a great idea and I love the use of the different woods.
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SPalm
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posted 493 days ago
Very nice. Good photos too.
Steve
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Woodhacker
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posted 492 days ago
What a great idea! Nice job.
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woodspar
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posted 492 days ago
Wow, the eye really gets a treat – the proportions are great on the bands.
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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I like your choice of the different wood species.
They go very well together. I like to mix different woods in my projects.
Good Luck in the contest.
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savannah505
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posted 478 days ago
superb work and I love the idea, and the creativness, makes me jealous
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Grumpy
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posted 474 days ago
Great job Grandpa. Good luck in the contest.
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DAN
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posted 470 days ago
Well done … unique
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