Oak coasters

[Tom87]

The laburnum looks amazing, good job.

 

Thanks for your help

[Justme]

Save yourself lots of work & cut them with a better (more suitable) saw.

[delabodge]

amazed they havnt split!!!

[muttley9050]

amazed they havnt split!!!

Me too, but dont be suprised if they do, id be tempted to leave in the round and make them in 3 years or so.

[agg221]

amazed they havnt split!!!

 

Likewise.

 

If they're fairly dry, it looks like you can get away with it which is a real surprise. Otherwise I would be thinking of impregnating them with polyethylene glycol (PEG) which stops shrinkage.

 

I would also agree with comments about re-sawing them rather than trying to sand the marks out from this point. If you haven't got anything suitable already then would suggest a japanese saw - the pull action keeps the cut dead straight and very thin, and the finish is really fine. This is one of my favourite (but worst advertised!) websites:

 

Woodwork Projects homepage

 

The owner is really helpful in recommending saws for purposes, but of the ones I've got, I would go for the S-265 for this and get a really accurate cut, even freehand, with very little post-finishing required.

 

Alec

[Ian Leach]

Likewise.

 

If they're fairly dry, it looks like you can get away with it which is a real surprise. Otherwise I would be thinking of impregnating them with polyethylene glycol (PEG) which stops shrinkage.

 

I would also agree with comments about re-sawing them rather than trying to sand the marks out from this point. If you haven't got anything suitable already then would suggest a japanese saw - the pull action keeps the cut dead straight and very thin, and the finish is really fine. This is one of my favourite (but worst advertised!) websites:

 

Woodwork Projects homepage

 

The owner is really helpful in recommending saws for purposes, but of the ones I've got, I would go for the S-265 for this and get a really accurate cut, even freehand, with very little post-finishing required.

 

Alec

 

Dam you, more things to buy

 

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[agg221]

Dam you, more things to buy

 

Really really nice though, aren't they

 

Alec

[Treemoose]

I haven't had any split. Well only the top one on my stacks will warp but none that I have finished

Some I have on the go at the moment

[Ian Leach]

They do look nice , I'll have a better look when I'm one home computer

 

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[Treemoose]

some redwood coasters moisture below 12% none split out of this batch.