Making a HECTOCOASTER (100 Coasters)

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Have you ever seen a hectocoaster? How about a hectocoaster made of several kinds of exotic hardwoods?

I recently made some drink coasters out of a variety of different kinds of exotic hardwoods. I initially planned to just make a few as gifts, but then expanded my efforts to make over a hundred of them!

In this video I detail the construction process, explaining every step, and dropping knowledge bombs about how to work more efficiently when batching out many pieces at once in parallel. Even though coasters are fairly straightforward to make, when making a hundred of them even a small inefficiency in your work flow can lead to hours wasted and, in turn, money lost.

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Pro tip. If you have an orbit sander, and some scrap wood, create a platform, glue a frame on that platform that could fit a coaster in. That will keep them in place when you sand with an orbit sander. Sand a side, flip the coaster over, and sand the otherside. Turns maybe ten minutes of sanding, to one to two minutes. ;)

nater_baiter

Maybe not hecto but still quite a bunch. Thanks for your help. I’m looking forward to seeing a bunch of smiles! Thought I could leave a pic, guess not.

wlyoungpa

Beautiful! Oh....and by the way....thanks for putting the word "hecto" in my head. Now I'm going crazy trying to find hectowords and hectoplaces I can use it!! ; ) DD

dennisdownes

Thankfully i stumble across your site and what a surprise, a woodworker that can explain things in a clear and precise manner. Love the coasters nice job. In that great strong mans quote ( i`ll be back ). lol

hjboots

I subscribed just because your editing skills are amazing....so is your wood working too.

ericwilliams

When I first read the title of this video I thought it said hecto-caster, as in guitar 🎸! As I started watching... oh, duh 😜! Good job 👏👏👏! Love the purple heart ones!😊 you did a check know of a good job my man! I was going to say "hecto" of a good job, but somebody already did! I do like the he to call bit, lol! Thanks for sharing, Pam

pamcarr

a zero clearance insert may be a good idea. thanks for the video

badboyvids

Little late to the party but those look amazing, a lot of work but super nice! Bet the family loved this and if they ever question cost or dedication, share the video! ;) Happy New Year!

cathw

Hey man, great video. Good info on batching and planning. I like the small amounts of humor. I hit that subscribe. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.

josephsmith

When you are routing the edges, start out on and end grain side and rotate it clockwise so you finish on an edge grain. That way if you have any chip out from the end grain, you will clean if up on the edge grain pass.

mikeadkins

Love the brad nail drying idea. I was planning nails into scraps but brad nails will be faster to make.

timconnell

Dave, this really gives a sense of the amount of work involved in making so many of a thing. Especially the finishing part. People who don't do this kind of thing have no idea of the time involved. I made some coasters for Christmas gifts recently and even with only making 5 or 6 sets I was ready to move on after that. Making over a hundred - eek!

Your video editing skills are constantly improving. You probably have as much time in the video editing as in the actual making. Cool video. I hope that roll of towels didn't run too far from home. :-)

DonsWoodies

You've got more patience than I do. Sanding all of those more than once would have me rather perturbed. Nice work!

CCSandSonsWorkshop

Looks like you picked up the wood from Owl Hard Woods, love those guys!

veggies

1:00 Would love if I could buy that kind of hardwood in Denmark
The only thing I can find is walnut and purpleheart in small pieces for knife handles (2" x 2" x 8") for 10-15 $ each.

Kaj_Kasket