Geometric Coasters and Holder - Design Teck

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What is your project?

My coaster consists of a double-layered piece of wood. The bottom layer is a simple circle painted in a solid color. The top layer is a geometric /Mayan design, made to remove enough from the wood to enable the user to see the color below. As for the coaster holder, it consists of a semicircle that cradles the coasters, attached to a backing of the same wood. This, in turn, is attached to a double-layered pedestal in a stair-like structure.

  • What were the steps you took to complete your project?

Firstly, for my coasters, I needed to draft how they would be made on paper. Next, I transitioned the idea to Adobe Illustrator, making sure it fit the requirements for our laser cutter. Next, after obtaining my wood and lining it with scotch tape to prevent burning, I used the laser cutter to cut the top layer for the coasters; however, I first painted the bottom layer before cutting. After gluing the pieces together, I began on my coaster. Following a similar process, I  began designing the pieces, this time with thicker wood. Next, I imported it into a software called Easel, which, in turn, I exported to our CNC routers, an extremely precise drill bit that can handle larger wood than the laser cutter. After finishing, I needed to use the sawstop, a large rotating saw, to cut off part of my coaster holder to allow it to attach cleanly to its pedestal. Lastly, I sanded the pieces of both the coaster and holder, and varnished it, before wood glueing it.

  • What do you like most about your project? Explain.

I enjoyed the amount of creative freedom associated with this project, and the practical knowledge we gained from making them.

  • What was challenging about this project? Explain.

The most challenging part of this project was my top layer for the coasters, as I had to do it by hand, and it was repeatedly too fragile, which required an irritating amount of redesigns

  • What would you change about the project if you did it again? Why?

I disagree with the notion that the project needs and redos

  • What is your plan for it now that it's done?

I plan to give it to my mother as a late Mother's Day gift






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