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A laurel wreath engraved into round cherry with your initials or a short name inside it. If the lettering is the point of the coaster, cherry is the wood to cut it in, and the reason is in the structure of the timber rather than in its colour.
Engraving burns a line into wood, and how clean that line comes out depends on how evenly the fibres are packed. Cherry has a close, uniform grain with no open pores to let a cut spread, so the thin strokes and tight corners that initials are made of keep their shape. Of the four woods we cut, this is the one that gives the cleanest lettering, with walnut just behind it.
What cherry gives up is contrast. It is a light reddish brown and the engraved line is clearly visible rather than emphatic, where walnut is almost black against chocolate. For a monogram read at arm's length cherry is the better wood. For one that has to carry across a table, walnut is. Bamboo is not a candidate here at all, since the cut barely separates from the pale surface.
Cherry oxidises in daylight, deepening from a light pinkish brown towards a deeper red. The engraving darkens along with it, so the contrast holds rather than fading. A set kept out will age faster than one kept in a drawer, which is worth knowing if you want six pieces to match in five years. Using them in rotation solves it.
A wreath is a ring, so on a round coaster it sits parallel to the edge with an even margin all the way around. Two or three initials, a surname, or a surname with a year is what fits inside it comfortably. Anything longer belongs on the square.
Engraved rather than printed, so nothing rubs away. Sold singly or in sets, four or six usual, and often chosen as a wedding gift. Our designers place the lettering and confirm it reads at the finished size before cutting. The same wreath is cut in square cherry, in bamboo, acacia and walnut, and in slate in three shapes. A metal holder keeps a set upright and stops the pieces rubbing against each other in a drawer.
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How to Create Your Own Personalized Photo Coaster
To make a custom ceramic coaster with a photo, we use the latest in sublimation printing technology, ensuring your favorite pictures and designs never peel or fade no how many drinks you place on them over time! Choose one of our premium custom templates, upload a photo or choose a design, align and set it just the way you like, add text, and get ready to add functional home decor with a modern touch to your favorite spaces.
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