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Driftwood Crafts for Around the House

Published: Sep 9, 2013 · Modified: May 22, 2019 by Sean · As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. This site contains affiliate links. ·

After finishing with constructing the driftwood coffee table, I still had some leftover wood from our trip to Dreher Island, so I decided to put some of it to good use. I ended up deciding to donate several pieces to one of my friends in exchange for him allowing me to use a couple of his tools to make a pencil holder, a candle holder and some drink coasters!

Before I went to my friend's house, I actually made the pencil holder at home. I simply cut off a block of wood from one of the thicker remaining pieces and then drilled holes straight down for some pens and pencils!

Driftwood Crafts - Charleston Crafted

Driftwood Crafts - Charleston Crafted

Driftwood Crafts - Charleston Crafted

Once over at my friends house, I used his stand-up sander to flatten out a piece of wood I had cut off and then used his router to carve out perfectly round and even circles to fit tea light candles!

Driftwood Crafts - Charleston Crafted

Driftwood Crafts - Charleston Crafted

Driftwood Crafts - Charleston Crafted

Driftwood Crafts - Charleston Crafted

Finally, I clamped a piece of round wood to his table and shaved off six thin slices of wood to use as coasters. When I got home, I sanded them down and coated them in sealer to protect them from drinks.

Driftwood Coasters - Charleston Crafted

Driftwood Coasters - Charleston Crafted

And that was it! Super quick and easy for all these projects and I got to use up a little extra wood for cool little crafts. Now we have lots of reminders from our trip all over the house!

Have you done any woodworking crafts lately?

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Hey there, I'm Sean, the woodworking enthusiast and builder behind CharlestonCrafted.com! Since 2012, I've been sharing the magic of turning raw materials into beautiful creations. I love teaching others the art and satisfaction of woodworking and DIY. I try to inspire fellow crafters to make something extraordinary out of nothing at all.

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  1. CJD.Sign says

    December 31, 2015 at 6:38 pm

    Very cool! Love the large candle holder and how it looks very rustic! Awesome! CJ

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