Comments on: Napkin Holder and Matching Trivets

By: Barry Brandt

Barry Brandt — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:55:36 +0000

I love your idea of the napkin holder and trivet but what kind of finish would you put on the trivet so hot pans and dishes won’t burn up the finish. Thanks for an answer.

By: Customer Service

Customer Service — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 21:32:46 +0000

In reply to wombat. The author used Titebond III, and he has not experienced any problems with it standing up to the heat in this application.

By: wombat

wombat — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 19:58:24 +0000

What wood glue was used for the trivet and how does it stand up to the heat?

By: Jeff Hilton

Jeff Hilton — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:40:32 +0000

Thanks AJ, looks like a fun little Winter project.

By: Glen Shevlin

Glen Shevlin — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:31:36 +0000

Interesting and nicely done.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 16:28:27 +0000

Made a holder and trivets…also a matching set is salt and pepper shakers and toothpick holder! Ladies loved them at our church! Happy sawing!

By: Gary Yetter

Gary Yetter — Wed, 27 May 2015 14:46:41 +0000

Neat little project! Good way to show off your work and begin a conversation. Could also use the trivets with a napkin as a coaster for drinks before dinner.

By: WWGOA Team

WWGOA Team — Thu, 21 May 2015 14:27:06 +0000

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By: WWGOA Team

WWGOA Team — Tue, 19 May 2015 14:13:17 +0000

In reply to ddcprivate. Thanks for your question. Polyurethane would be a good finish for the trivets.

By: Gregory Halye

Gregory Halye — Sat, 16 May 2015 02:19:26 +0000

In reply to Skai Shadow.

If you don’t have the fancy tools (I don’t either, it’s nothing to be ashamed about!), you can still get by using old-fashioned elbow grease and good old yankey ingenuity. Take some uncut sheets of sandpaper and glue them down to a good flat surface (some spare plywood that is in good condition should work) and then use that as a sanding station to bring your small parts down to flush and remove all the surface glue. If you have the equipment, of course, you should use it and save yourself some time. A disc sander would also be useful for small parts projects like this one, though getting one with a large enough disc to handle the large flat surfaces might be expensive.

I’m sure I could complete this entire project with just the following tools:

Glue
Wood (1/4 inch stock veneer and larger stock pieces)
Circular Saw (Ripping your stock with a circluar saw is NOT a good idea. I built mine into a table saw with rip fence)
Hand Saw
Drill (cordless or otherwise)
Sandpaper (various grits from 120 – 360)
Plywood work surface (for the sandpaper to stick to)
Finish nails (in place of those nice dowels)
Hammer
Finish Sealer (I like the Minwax stuff)
Polycrylic (Minwax final coat)
2 Bar Clamps (12″ ones from Harbor Freight can be hand cheap!)