end grain coasters mk2 project

Dan Noren

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i realized that i started the other end grain coasters without the benefit of a plan. so, i got organized, and precut all of the parts, and worked out how they would stack up from there. i figured that i could get 20 sets of 3/8" coasters between the 2 of them.
 

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getting a start on the glue up of the 2 balonies tonight. hope to get them done in the morning.
 

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so far so good! the only part that was planned was the cutting of the parts, squares, rectangles, odd maple parts (nifty that they came out at 3/8" thick after making other cuts). then it was set it up by guess and by golly, and then the glue up. today i clean up, and slice these balonies.
 
getting close to the end of this one. brought the blanks over to the shop, and cleaned up the sides and the end to be cut. i managed to get 16 sets of 4 from both blanks. now all that is left is the sanding and oiling.
 

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Good thing you have a lot of projects in the pipe line. Don't want you to be idle and take break. Love those coasters. May try some from along scraps. See about round ones, or staggered edges. Just thinking.
David
 
finished up the sanding, and sorted out the ones i wasn't too happy with (gaps and such). then hit them with the oil. now all that is needed are ribbons after they've dried up a bit.
 

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