Recently I started to put my drinks on coasters. It has become somewhat of a hobby. This hobby did come with a downside. I got a little disappointed at the lack of imagination in the coaster world. I decided to start work on my own greatest coaster in the world. Then I decided that was not such a good idea because there are not currently any really good coasters. All I would have to do is make a pretty good coaster and it would be the best. That was too easy. I changed my mind and I now want to work on the greatest coaster imaginable. I started on the first version today. I went with a somewhat unusual shape for a coaster because I wanted to be sure that it would do some damage if I needed to throw it at a jerk. I like the design so far but there needs to be some refinement. After cutting the wood and doing some light sanding I glued and clamped the two pieces together. I envision my final design either having way more than two pieces, maybe like twenty something pieces or being carved out of one single piece of wood. I am not sure yet. Boy was it hard to wait for the glue to dry. Finally I took the clamps off and though about finishing. I almost went with some brush on polyurethane, but I thought about it a little more and decided on teak oil instead. It will take a little longer before I can use it, but It is worth it. I love teak oil. If I had hair that was a little longer I would probably try styling it with teak oil.
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