Woodwork Project: Coasters from Scrap Wood and Resin

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Woodwork Project: Coasters from Scrap Wood and Resin

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This project is a little different as it doesn't feature much in the way of fine woodworking, but I hope you'll enjoy it none the less.
I rarely throw away anything that I think might come in useful and so I have various tubs and boxes of odd scraps of wood stashed around the work shop.
In this project I make use of some of the scraps by making a set of coasters.
I make a sleeve by constructing a tall sapele mitred box and then fill it with scrap wood and epoxy resin.
If you like this, check out this project where I make a holder for these coasters also using wood and resin:
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@25marcb Ай бұрын

Interesting idea, I've got a huge box of wooden pen blanks from years ago, might be a good way to use a bunch of the more plain looking ones up.

@hansdegroot8549 3 жыл бұрын

Very original way of making coasters. Thanks for sharing the video.

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

@charlieodom9107 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best way to make coasters with resin! Now, I need to get a band saw and belt sander so I can make some.

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 3 жыл бұрын

Great, good luck with your own make. I have used this method quite a lot. It was also very effective using sticks and twigs and a green tinted resin. Just have to allow the sticks to dry out for several months first.

@ShaukatHakim 4 жыл бұрын

After all this laborious work, it’s satisfying to have such coasters with beautiful design.

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@bitsurfer0101 2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of Pimento Loaf at the meat market.

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 10 ай бұрын

@pierreklee2479 Жыл бұрын

outstanding!!!!

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@GunnerAl9 4 жыл бұрын

Very smart use of scrap and very beautiful...awesome video!

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@pd417 4 жыл бұрын

Just in time for the holidays. Thanks!

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

@dustybootraveler 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant idea 💡

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@MarkMiller-zm2th 5 жыл бұрын

I’m with you mate, I throw nothing away. Great project.

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 5 жыл бұрын

Aha, yes - things normally come in useful eventually.

@angelitotiapson1461 Жыл бұрын

Nice!!!

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@artvandelay7537 Жыл бұрын

Don't worry about splines for long grain mitered boxes

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 Жыл бұрын

Yes god point, they held up fine without.

@gregoryeastwood9068 3 жыл бұрын

Smart! Thanks, guy.

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@FennahMakes 4 жыл бұрын

Man! What a nice coasters! Greetings from a fellow coaster maker!👍🏻

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks!

@MarkMiller-zm2th 5 жыл бұрын

That is such a great project. Turned out beautiful. Well Done mate

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark.

@varidian694 4 жыл бұрын

As the band saw was gliding towards your fingers my eyes were going wider - was about to tell you off for not using a push stick... but then the push stick swooped in and saved your pretty little thumbs from being permanently divorced from your hands xD

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, I always have the push sticks in reach before powering up.

@ericwilliams538 3 жыл бұрын

Dont feel bad about save every single little scrap of wood. I do this myself!!😂😂😂

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you never know when something may come in useful!

@WeirdSide 5 жыл бұрын

very nice idea!

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

@ProTechEpoxyFloors 5 жыл бұрын

Very unique.

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ross.

@markmiller6402 5 жыл бұрын

Great project mate. Well done

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks you Mark

@alexhoskinson4253 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Love the finished design

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ignacioaguerrea1560 5 жыл бұрын

Muy buena idea! Gracias por compartir. Saludos desde Chile. Very good idea! Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Chile

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@taufiktotohidayat9124 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@simonflr 4 жыл бұрын

It required quite a bit of work; that said, the Results were very nice...

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@castillosammy7886 5 жыл бұрын

thank you my friend. good job!

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@petercallaghan9851 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you for the inspiration. I'm s newbie this looks like FUN!

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's a good fun project.

@MichaelSmith-nk4yq 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant 👍🏾

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@jcapurso7184 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea, thank you. Making the wood the epoxy form instead of making a form. Having you thought of pouring the epoxy into the empty box, then stuffing the wood in to minimize air pockets, then topping it all off with remainder of the epoxy? Just a thought. This might be my first venture into using epoxy. I've been putting it off because of all the forms that are needed for each project. Thanks again.

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I may try that sometime as bubbles are a concern with such a deep pour. I have continued with my current method to make it easier for me to mic the correct amount and poor in one session, but I'm sure I'd have the time to try your method without having to worry too much about the mix going off.

@shersartwork 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your talent! As an artist all I kept thing was if you painted the wood strips that went in the box how cool that wood be as well ;) Have you tried anything like that?

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

That's an interesting idea. I think the wood may need dyeing rather than painting, as I assume the paint would mostly coat the edges, where as it's the cross section of the wood that is on show. I might have an experiment, thanks.

@OsimaniCristian 4 жыл бұрын

Really nice work, and looks awesome! I wonder, did you have any problems with putting warm or cold stuff on them? with contraction and expansion?

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I've not had any problems at all with temperature. I believe that fully cured resin doesn't expand/contract much with temperature, especially under the domestic temperatures a hot or cold drinking vessel would provide. A bigger worry would be moisture getting into the wooden frame, this is why I made sure all the wood was fully sealed.

@MultiTom1956 6 жыл бұрын

Love the process Sir 👌😊looking forward to your future projects . Thank you and best wishes from India 😊

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

@sweetpeajensen4558 5 жыл бұрын

genius

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@maxwellkuzara4275 5 жыл бұрын

How thick are each of the coasters? How thick was your original piece of wood that you used for the borders? Love this idea!

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 5 жыл бұрын

The finished coasters were around 3/8 inch or nearly 10mm think. The wood I used for the boarders was originally 20mm thick, but I ripped it in half before making the boarders, so after the width of the saw kerf and loosing a bit to planing, the borders were around 8-9mm thick. I've made many of these and have found that a measurement of 10mm for both the thickness of the coaster and the width of the border seems to look about right when the dimensions of the coaster are around 100mm. i.e. the thickness and border with are both around 10% of the diameter of the coaster. Hope that helps.

@JohnSmith-qc6bq 5 жыл бұрын

You mentioned that you did 3 coats of the spray on varnish with sanding in between coats. What do you do for the last coat to keep it smooth. Thank you and nice work.

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

HI John, I use a high grit glass paper something over about 800 - its juts a light rub to knock of the nibs.

@MarilinMamolite 5 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@11111972cjb 4 жыл бұрын

Oh boy, this is like watching paint dry?

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Or resin!

@MarilinMamolite 5 жыл бұрын

Qué belleza

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 5 жыл бұрын

Gracias

@bradgreen9225 4 жыл бұрын

what size band saw you use? the ones i been looking at only seem to cut 3" think

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Its an Axminster 250N - it has a 10 inch throat. I've found that I can cut up to around 14cm/5.5 inch if I go slow and use the right blade for the job. I will be upgrading to a more powerful machine very soon - probably the Record Power BS350, or even the BS400 if I save a little more.

@thiensonpham8533 4 жыл бұрын

I'm new to woodworking and epoxy resin. What sort of resin is being used in this build?

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, its Glass Cast I believe.

@thiensonpham8533 4 жыл бұрын

@@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 Hi! Thank you so much for replying :) I went on their website to try and find the same ones you used in your build, but couldn't find it. Overall, what type of resin would be okay for this build. Is it / should it be a deep-pour resin or does any resin work as long as I leave it alone to cure? Thank you again!

@gosunder5563 4 жыл бұрын

Well done great job, and mate it's duct tape not ducks tape

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'm pretty sure I said 'Duct Tape', that's my habitual pronunciation. However, I don't think the Duck or Duct debate is a hill to die on - www.rd.com/culture/truth-duct-tape-or-duck-tape/

@GunnerAl9 4 жыл бұрын

Which GlassCast Epoxy did you use? # 3, 10 or 50?

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

I'll take a look and get back to you.

@solomon4332 3 жыл бұрын

@@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 hey, in interested too in this. If you could please

@ca_ged 5 жыл бұрын

What size band saw blade did you use? TPI?

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Carl, I used a 14 TPI blade on the coasters in the video which let a family smooth surface, though there were some tool marks. I have used a 6TPI blade on other batches and it wasn't too bad, though it did need a bit more sanding.

@user-wc3ur7ed8b 4 жыл бұрын

Блин! Мужик, запрааляй рукава 14.01 мин. Не есть гуд! А так подписался.

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

@pamcullen537 5 жыл бұрын

Are these ‘coffee cup’ heatproof ?

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 5 жыл бұрын

Yes they are. The wood and resin are perfectly resistant to heat way beyond that of a hot beverage, you just need to check the varnish you choose is up to the job - most are.

@pamcullen537 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your reply, is there a particular varnish you ‘wood’ 🤔 recommend ?

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, not really. I don't use varnish very often so the stuff I used was just something I had lying around. Something like Plasti-kote 1138 will work OK. Alternatively you could use a self levelling epoxy resin such as Art Cast which will make a nice surface - you should't use this for the main resin infill though as it's not suitable for deep fill.

@pamcullen537 5 жыл бұрын

Many thanks- am now on a mission to do some coasters 😁🦆

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent! I'd be interested to see a picture of what you come up with.

@varidian694 4 жыл бұрын

My man make this easier on your self and buy a good sized silicone mixing cup, and a set of scales

@adventuresint-shirtswoodwo3905 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe I'll ask Santa Claus.