COASTING IT

Make your own modern coasters and coaster holder.

- Shane Mitchell

What you will need 

• Your favourite wood (I used figured walnut)

• Table saw

• Wood glue

• Blue tape 

• Clamps

• Sandpaper 

• Scotchbrite Pad

• Buffer pad

• Finish of your choice

After building a couple table pieces, I needed something to protect the furniture. So, I decided to make some black walnut coasters with a coaster holder.

These modern coasters are great not only for saving your furniture, but they look fun too. I wanted to build a coaster set that drew from modern design and complemented some of my other work. These coasters are made from figured walnut hardwood, which gives them a beautiful finish. Speaking of finishes, I used a suitable finish to ensure that they are able hold up under wet conditions.

My coaster holder was made from wood 6,35mm think, while each coaster was 20mm.