HOW TO Make Trivets from Scrap Wood (WnW

[@Wordsnwood]

Feed my woodworking: www.patreon.com/wordsnwood ----- ----- Pull out your pretty scraps for this quick and fun one. In this project I laminated some thing stock together, planed it down to a bit over 1/4" thick, and then glued two pieces together at right angles, to make my own "plywood" which was then turned into some lovely trivets. I also made some "plain" solid wood trivets and talk through some of my design methods and thoughts.

[@richardblackmore527]

They are all really cool. I don't think the wood will move. Great work 👍

[@bobt2522]

Those are beautiful and are food for thought. My father-in-law made us a trivet out of pine with grooves routed across the opposite faces. It twisted almost immediately, but, 25 years later, it still works perfectly.

[@lowrider9367]

This video earned you a new subscriber!!! Nice way to use leftover pieces.

[@tommyammo6135]

Good choice by your wife and they all look great. Way to utilize those scraps.

[@tnn6022]

Good to see different designs with choice of simple and fancy in one video and design decision making process. Nice job!

[@hansdegroot8549]

Great video. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

[@glenschumannGlensWorkshop]

Thank you very much. This is the time of year (spring) when I decide what to make seven daughters and my wife as a wood working gift for Christmas. Trivets are on the short list for 2022. I like your options but prefer the glued-up blanks to solid wood.

[@florencenorris931]

They look great and its a good way to use up your scraps.

[@rogergreen2270]

Nice job. Thanks for sharing.

[@spencerbass7142]

Both of them look great.

[@danlynch1154]

Nice job. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.

[@stevegronsky8904]

Nice job Art. They look great.

[@cejkwo100]

Made a bunch of trivets last year and like you I put a spray lacquer on them. Found out that a hot pot sticks to them so had to sand the finish off and use mineral oil. Those came out great. Merry Christmas to you.

[@tnn6022]

Thanks for the tips! That’s what I was wondering. It’s a piece of art!

[@kortt]

Merry Christmas!

[@Wordsnwood]

Thank you! Happy Christmas!

[@gacastro]

Good eye! They came out great!

[@Kkuts37]

Like them all, but the slotted is my fave! Merry Christmas to you and your Family!! All the best for the New Year!! :)

Very nice...congratulation.

[@VampireOnline]

These look great, but I wonder how the ones with the holes would look if it was a circle instead of a square.

[@grampacross7386]

Thank you Art, and a Merry Christmas to you and yours. :-)

[@WesHamstra]

Those are pretty cool! I wish I had some more variety of scrap wood. could be something fun to do on my Christmas holidays.

[@Wordsnwood]

Padauk came from Philmore -- I make it last, as I almost never use more than a sliver.

Looks very nice 👍🏼

[@jbb5470]

Over the top Art! Just beautiful! I am going to take your advice and make up some blanks for quick gifts to have on hand. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family! You have put out great videos this year! love them all.

[@DIYHGP]

Art nice project turned out beautiful.

[@jakematic]

Merry Christmas to you and your family, Art ! Those came out realllllly nice. Not usually a fan of 'striped' glue-ups yet those species worked wonderfully together.

[@Wordsnwood]

This was one of those times when the idea in my head was far exceeded by the reality. Thanks and Happy New year!

[@myxology]

Love this project!

[@artfahie9532]

Art, First time viewer. I love your approach, I don't know how your shop can be as small (smaller?) than mine.... but I think we have some competition going on... oh yeah... my name is Art. Go figure. Thanks for the videos.

[@robshamel3210]

Not sure with the lacquer but the Osage should darken with time. Nice work and always good to get input from the boss.

[@bt2387]

Enjoyed the video on trivets. I have made a number of trivets in the shape of leaves (e.g. a Maple leaf) using a scroll saw and 1x6 poplar. I then cut the leaf veins into the trivet. I have placed little plastic feet on the bottom of the trivet to allow the hot air that goes down through the veins to get out as the trivet is not sitting directly on the table top. I was wondering if you have allowed for ventilation under the trivet that you just drilled holes in and if not have you ever had a problem with the hot, possible humid air, that is trapped inside the trivet damaging the table top.

[@austinsturza4106]

Nice work!! I'd love to make these as Christmas gifts, is the template you used for holes available?

[@Wordsnwood]

www.wordsnwood.com/2019/trivets/

[@StamosTee]

They came out fantastic! Really great idea for utilizing beautiful scraps. But wait a minute !!! What's the deal with this note pad made from the mobo ??? Need more info :)

[@Wordsnwood]

Didn't make that one, sorry... picked it up at work a few years back (I work in IT) when a colleague retired and left it behind in his office.

[@Wordsnwood]

BTW: sharp eye to!

[@StamosTee]

​@@Wordsnwood I am an IT guy too. We are used to see the unseen :)

[@robertsleme5339]

At the 9:47 mark, I had a Taco Bell craving. 😊

[@MrGuitarJeroen]

Hi, now that they have been in use for a while, how are they holding up? Do you have any issues with wood movement with the grain going in different directions?

[@Wordsnwood]

None at all. They're fine.

[@robertjerome1889]

Will the spray finish melt ? Maybe oil finish would be better.

[@Wordsnwood]

It's been fine for 2 years, I'm not worried. But feel free to build as you wish. There's more than one way to do it! 👍👍

[@noyesharrigan6217]

These are beautiful. I just made a prototype out of mdf to see if I could do it and it worked great except for routing the edges. I used a 1/4” roundover bit but the beating gets caught in the dadoed trivet slots, causing a wavy edge. Did you have this problem?

[@Wordsnwood]

I have had that once, IIRC. Were you working freehand? I think it's less an issue on the router table, since you push the piece against the fence. I should maybe do the roundovers BEFORE cutting the slots.

[@andrewvaldez5340]

How many coats of lacquer did you use?

[@Wordsnwood]

two or three...

[@Firefighter1997]

Do you have a copy of the template or what size hole to drill

[@Wordsnwood]

www.wordsnwood.com/2019/trivets/

[@chrismartin1638]

Merry Christmas !! I like the pattern and the wholes over the slotted wafflo design for sure. Do you think it will split down the road due to cross grain glue up?

[@Wordsnwood]

Nope. That's basically what plywood is...

[@charlesmcadory8286]

Have you ever thought of using Milescraft Router Design/Inlay Kit.

[@Wordsnwood]

don't know what that is... so nope. 😀

[@azbowhunter1219]

Are you adding some sort of feet on them?

[@Wordsnwood]

I don't, but you could.

[@jefflevings4155]

any way I could get a copy of the hole layout?

[@Wordsnwood]

wordsnwood.com/2019/trivets/

[@mjb1964]

Merry Christmas Art! For the single species boards, what if you took two quarter inch thick pieces and glued them cross grain as you did with the multi-species ones. You could then either waffle or circle cut them without worry of warping. Thanks for the inspiration!! :-)

[@Wordsnwood]

Yup, that was my original plan, but I got sidetracked into the multi-strip pieces, so never bothered with that idea. It would certainly work!

[@KSFWG]

One thing is certain: Your trivits aren't "trivial" by any means or measure ! Thanks for the video !

[@clifffraser5653]

They look great Art, I'm just wondering about the holes as the waffle design allows heat dissipation. Would the hole design need feet perhaps? Merry Christmas mate, keep up the good work.

[@Wordsnwood]

I guess we'll see, Cliff. I've had trivets with no holes at all, and they work fine. Do you really think the pot would heat the air enough to damage the table?

[@shrike6259]

Treefjes ! :)

[@Wordsnwood]

I'll take your word for it!

[@shrike6259]

@@Wordsnwood pannen onder zetters. "pan under placers" things that keep your table from burning (burn marks... heat marks) :-)

[@Wordsnwood]

Google Translate told me it was Frisian, but would not actually translate! thanks

[@shrike6259]

@@Wordsnwood yah googling dutch usually doesn't result in usueful info. www.woorden.org/woord/treefje

[@garryhowe5127]

Great job! I really like the ones with multi woods. Just a suggestion ... you might try cutting the the dado's at a 45 degree. Might make the solid wood a little stronger.

[@jimhabben9394]

Definitely agree

[@kjohn231]

Have you noticed any problems with any of these since you made them?

[@Wordsnwood]

nope. still use them in our kitchen

[@johnfithian-franks8276]

The holes look good on the one type of wood but for me, they are too busy on the different types of wood. The cut-throughs on the various wood trivets look great.

[@Wordsnwood]

Glad I did both so you can pick which you prefer!

[@rafvdp6391]

Very Nice result , i specialy like the multicolor ones and particularly the one with the grooves in. Osage orange , never heard of it. I guess the exotic hardwood must be generally a lot cheaper then here in Europe ( at least my side) In hardware stores you only have pine and sometimes oak or cambara and it's pricy. In lumberyards it's a bit cheaper (less expencive ) butt you have to buy bigger pieces . So my trivets ( if i make some one day ) will be with tiles.😟. Great job anyway and happy holidays.

[@AngelLuisTrinidad]

I like the one with slots, but you should have cut five slots in each side. The slotted one wins.

[@Wordsnwood]

Well I like them. You'll have to make your own your way! 😊😊

[@edwardgardiner2887]

No need to constantly pick up , rotate and put back down the prices Distracts from the watching experience