Walnut 1/8” wood coasters - Design Tech Project
What is your project? My project is 4 1/8”*4”*4” walnut wood coasters with orange slice designs on them and an orange pun for each coaster. What were the steps you took to complete your project? 1. Design the coasters in illustrator 2. Pick the wood type 3. Cut the wood in the laser cutter 4. Finish the wood coasters with varnishing oil What do you like most about your project? What i really liked most about my project is the fact that the orange slices all connect together to become a full orange. I put the slices on each coaster in the bottom right corner for this exact reason. What was most challenging about this project? The most challenging part about this project was having to recut the coasters on thinner wood. This is because on my first attempt, I put the wood thickness in as 1/8 inch instead of 1/4 inch, as I was doing 1/4 inch thick wood at first. I didn’t realize I put it in wrong until after it had been cut and I had already moved the wood. Since there weren’t any spa...