Christmas Tree Coasters
Lou has been cutting down his own Christmas Trees since 1998. Plus, he has been keeping the bottom stump of each of his trees to make two set of handsome coasters. The best parts of each stump were cut into 1/4-3/8" slices and sanded down before a stylish Christmas year was etched into the center of each coaster. After 4 coats of glossy polyurethane were sprayed on each pine coaster (wood ends soak up poly pretty quickly), each set was ready to display in a custom made wooden box with rustic brass hardware. Custom made interior slots were assembled based on the thickness of each coaster so that 13 years of coasters fit nicely into each glossy box. A Christmas tree was etched into the top of each box to make for a finished presentation. Lou now has many Christmas memories packed into each coaster and will be able to reminisce with his family while they share a beverage or two with his new coaster sets.
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I make custom bar furniture and man cave items to make your space one-of-a-kind. My tiki bar stools are available for homes or businesses and can be used indoors or outdoors. Business bar stools can be customized with company logo carved into the seat back and can be mounted or movable. Great matching pub tables are being developed also. I have been doing functional artwork for more than 20 years and look forward to making your space a one-of-a-kind haven that becomes a magnet for friends and/or customers.
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BEN WARD
For Golf Credo5.0Joel did an excellent job. Project was completed way ahead of the scheduled time. I was kept well informed of the progress.Joel's attention to detail was much appreciated. I would not hesitate to use Joel again.
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Brandon Betz
For Cobra staff5.0Absolutely amazing original work, more than exceeded my expectations and the pictures didn't do the finished product justice. Absolutely something to treasure forever.
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Joanne Bartel
For Wall Plaque5.0Everything went as planned and working with Joel Wakitsch was wonderful. He made exactly what I described in my email. He kept me informed and completed the project ahead of schedule so I could have by Christmas since it was a gift to my daughter. Thank you Joel!
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For alexxina's football5.0Super excited to give my boyfriend this!!! This experience was amazing! On time and pictures sent when things were completed step by step.
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Betsy Steinhart
For Monkey and Dragon5.0Joel did an excellent job, from beginning to end. He was very informative and sent many updates with picture throughout the process. Shipping was on time and item was carefully packed and arrived in perfect condition.
I will definitely use Joel again for future projects.Thank you,
Betsy
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