It was supposed to be easy @MakeSomething
It was supposed to be easy  @MakeSomething
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Trying to make custom handmade wooden coasters. Brought to us by Squarespace. For 10% off your first purchase, go to: squarespace.com/makesomething

Hardwood from Kencraft: goo.gl/pCyB95

Patreon members get Fusion 360 files, early and ad-free videos, my custom finish, behind the scenes videos, as well as access to our private Discord: patreon.com/picciuto

I wanted to hide a lake inside a set of coasters. Two squares that look like nothing until you slide them together and reveal a bathymetric depth map carved in wood and filled with resin. Six layers of shop-made maple plywood, scroll saw cuts, and an epoxy pour. What could go wrong? Turns out, a lot. This is also a prototype for a much larger wall art piece, so every hard lesson here was worth it.

★ TOOLS / SUPPLIES (affiliate links) ★
Epoxy (provided by Total Boat): totalboat.com/products/clear-high-performance-21-epoxy-kits
Epoxy Color (provided by Total Boat): totalboat.com/products/mica-powder-pigments-set
Large Bandsaw: amzn.to/3G9LxvN
Miter Saw: amzn.to/3QRprDf
Planer: amzn.to/46tDYeh
Yellow Push Block: amzn.to/347PTUB
Table Saw: amzn.to/3GbM9Bm
Vacuum: bit.ly/3wcVFiX
Vacuum Bag: bit.ly/3AxuUbK
Drum Sander: amzn.to/45rKNhv
Scroll Saw: bit.ly/4aIOz8L
Foredom Rotory Carver: amzn.to/3SLleSp
Dust Collector (newer version): amzn.to/4t1dgG9
Vacuum Pot: amzn.to/4s2zExq
Buffer: amzn.to/4sHFWn8

★ WATCH MORE ★
My Custom Wood Finish: youtu.be/lHTj38KTrFk

★ ALL THE LINKS ★
Books, Plans & Merch: makesomething.com
Making It Podcast: makingitpodcast.com
My Music: bit.ly/4i4J6wB

★ ART SHOW DETAILS★
Saturday, June 20th. Early evening to midnight. (Still working on exact times)
Saturday, June 27th. Early evening to midnight. (Still working on exact times)
151 South Saint Clair, Toledo, Ohio.
Odelot Toledo: facebook.com/p/Odelot-Toledo-61567968110004
Odelot Toledo: instagram.com/odelot_toledo
45 minute drive from Detroit Airport
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