Make Tree Limb Coasters

A fallen limb all sliced up turns into a naturally appealing set of coasters. (I see a Mother's Day present.) You need a chop saw or miter saw, some wood stain and a sealer.

Step 1: Materials

You need a chop or miter saw, a sander, wood stain, a polyurethane sealer or a craft sealer, foam brush, felt for the bottom and glue for the felt.

Comments

[doo da do]

Will it absorb water with the stain on the top side? Just wondering some glasses sweat a lot in summer.

[opanocat5]

 Great man! My mom's birthday is coming up in the new year!

[Re-design]

Nice inst.

[The 11 year old kid]

REALLY REALLY NICE LITTLE CRAFT great 4 mothers day

[modhomeecteacher]

Thanks for the comment. Be sure to be careful with the chop saw if you try to make this.

[modhomeecteacher]

There are so many materials all around just begging to be made into gifts. Ha!

[Ninzerbean]

Great idea! My mom found a really nice hunk of tree 40 years ago and it became our cutting board for years, I had forgotten all about thinking that if something doesn't come from a store then it's not as good, thanks for the reminder.

[goodgnus]

Nice idea, personally I'd use a water based stain, dry them completely and then coat them in 2 part epoxy made for bar-tops for a nice gloss finish. Alternatively you could wet sand them with a very fine sandpaper after epoxying to get a matte finish.

[modhomeecteacher]

I wish I knew about that two part epoxy finish. Oh well, hopefully it just gives people the idea of making coasters out of an old dried up tree limb. :)

[hollasch]

Wouldn't you need to need to dry this wood first? Should be a simple matter of putting it in the oven overnight at the proper temperature.

[modhomeecteacher]

It had been cut for awhile and I put it out in the sun the day before I cut it.

[Treelan]

Great idea!! Your bow is a nice touch. :)

[randofo]

I saw these on the Craft blog the other day. These are fantastic! I've been thinking about making a set for myself.