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"A.I."

26/10/2003 8:12 AM

Best Technique to use for insetting sandstoen coasters in wood

I have 4" sandstone coasters, that I want to inset in pieces of 4 3/8
mahogany. The Stones are round, the mahogany is square.

I figure my options are..

4" forstner bit (Expensive, center point my poke through, but easy)

Circle router template (Could be tough getting a perfect fit)

or some fashion of a guide template (Similar to making table saw inserts off
the original)...then using a bushing create a larger circle...

any advice on the best way for this

hda



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LA

Lawrence A. Ramsey

in reply to "A.I." on 26/10/2003 8:12 AM

26/10/2003 7:24 AM

I "think" I have seen square sandstione coasters. But not sure. I
would approach it with a Micro-Router Jig and my favorite router. Your
only problem is the outer edge; you will glue the coaster over (in)
the middle so you can clean it out with anything you want.

On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 08:12:57 -0500, "A.I."
<news@***REMOVETHIS***iskowitz.net> wrote:

>I have 4" sandstone coasters, that I want to inset in pieces of 4 3/8
>mahogany. The Stones are round, the mahogany is square.
>
>I figure my options are..
>
>4" forstner bit (Expensive, center point my poke through, but easy)
>
>Circle router template (Could be tough getting a perfect fit)
>
>or some fashion of a guide template (Similar to making table saw inserts off
>the original)...then using a bushing create a larger circle...
>
>any advice on the best way for this
>
>hda
>
>


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