Drink Coasters - December 2008

These are some drink coasters that I made for my sister and her fiance for Christmas 2008. We guestimated the size of a beer bottle holder, and decided 8 would be enough to tame most of the drinking duties. They loved the gift, and were just thinking about getting some, but lamented the number you typically get in a store bought set. It was a great first project, and I had a chance to refine my cutting techniques to minimize tear-out and to drill holes with my ShopSmith. The 12” disc sander was a great thing for this project in particular