Inspired by a MyLotter! I'm going to be rich!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (241255)
Walnut Creek, California
August 18, 2026 3:36pm CST
I was inspired this morning by a MyLotter who is working on a medium-term project.
I decided to start a new set of coasters.
As many MyLotters know, I like to make coasters out of acoustic guitar sound holes, sent to me (for free! They just toss them) mostly by Martin and Collings, two elite American guitar manufacturers.
I sometimes sell them for $30/pair or so, but mostly I give them to Bay Area musicians I have played with.
After I stain them, I apply several coats of polyurethane, so they can actually be used as coasters. If I do not coat them with a waterproof substance, moisture will get into the wood, and they will turn into potato chips (they will warp).
I'll attach a photo from this morning. One is stained. The other is soon to be stained.
Dang! I just had a flashback. Do any of you remember MyLotter @PaintsonSlate? She always had projcts going.
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12 responses
@moffittjc (129117)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Aug
It's a shame that the guitar manufacturers haven't figured out a good re-use of the hole pieces, but I'm glad they are willing to give them to you so you can make something out of them.
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@moffittjc (129117)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Aug
@TheHorse I wouldn't think that guitar manufacturing is one of those businesses that are running on an assembly line turning out millions and millions of guitars every year, so I doubt they produce enough of the hole cutouts to make it worth their while to try and re-purpose them for something else.
@MommyOfEli2013 (91664)
• Rupert, Idaho
18 Aug
Sounds like a good project and money maker
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@TheHorse (241255)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Aug
@MommyOfEli2013 I mostly do it for the fun of it. And it's cheaper than playing golf. 
@LadyDuck (505604)
• Italy
19 Aug
Yes, I remember very well @PaintsonSlate. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease several years ago.
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@DaddyEvil (179042)
• United States
19 Aug
Yes, I remember @painsonslate. She is/was Canadian. I wonder how she and her family have been doing?
BTW, I keep meaning to ask how your knee is doing? Are you still hobbling around like you're getting old or are you acting like a spring buck and chasing after the young ladies again? 
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@DaddyEvil (179042)
• United States
19 Aug
@TheHorse That just means your lower back and hips aren't getting enough of a workout.
Can I still be jealous because you get to go swimming almost every day? 
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@TheHorse (241255)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Aug
@DaddyEvil Would swimming help your tired body?
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@GardenGerty (170946)
• United States
19 Aug
I remember PaintsonSlate , I got a good recipe for pepper jelly from her. She was also a quilter, I believe.
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@lovebuglena (51333)
• Staten Island, New York
22 Aug
Good idea to turn them into coasters.
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@AliCanary (4955)
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19 Aug
I don't think I knew her, but if you can get $30/pair for those, that's pretty cool.
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@teamfreak16 (48782)
• Denver, Colorado
18 Aug
This is possibly a dumb question, but since I don't know, why do they have little holes in the middle? Does it make it easier to get it out of the hole?
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@teamfreak16 (48782)
• Denver, Colorado
18 Aug
@TheHorse - I didn't know how else to phrase it.
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@TheHorse (241255)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Aug
@teamfreak16 I didn't notice anything askew. I must be very innocent.
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