Make a Coffee Pour Over Stand

by Stephen Scott Johnson

4 Materials

$25

1 Day

Medium

Make your coffee in style with this handmade coffee pour over stand. This will look great in anybody's kitchen, and it's a great gift for the coffee lover in your life.

You can go to my website for the project plan and layout. See the link at the end of this post. Basically, it's made of 2 triangles with 7 inch sides. These 2 boards will be joined by 3 wooden 3/4 inch dowels. You'll need a 2 inch and 3/4 inch Forstner bit for the holes. And you'll need wood glue. I used Mesquite wood (had it on hand) and 3/4 inch red oak dowels from Home Depot. Use woods of your choosing.

I used a miter saw to cut out the triangles, but use can use about any saw you have available -- jigsaw, table saw, hand saw, band saw, etc. Try to make the 2 pieces as identical as possible.

Use the 2 inch Forstner bit and drill one hole in the center of just one triangle. This will be the top of the coffee pour over and it holds the glass funnel. Drill the 3 -- 3/4 inch holes, preferably with the 2 triangles clamped or taped together so holes line up. And preferably use a drill press. Read your owner's manual and change the RPM of the drill to match the Forstner bits. Clamp down the workpiece as you drill.

Use whatever sanders you have on hand to sand the triangles. Sand both sides and the edges. I used a disc sander and an orbital sander. Start with 120 grit and go to 220 grit.

Glue the red oak dowels in place. I cut my dowels to a length of 7.5 inches, but you can adjust this to the size coffee mugs you use. Wipe off excess glue and all it to dry overnight.

You can do some more sanding if you wish, after the dowels have dried. This will make sure you've sanded off any glue stains. You can go up to a finer grit -- say 400 or 600 -- if you have it.

Apply a finish of your choice. I used my homemade beeswax butter mix. I applied one layer, allowed it to set in, and then applied a 2nd coat. You could also use a polyurethane finish or maybe a danish oil finish.

Here is the finished coffee pour over stand with a fresh cup of my favorite coffee. You can take these on camping trips or just use it in your kitchen. Check out the link below to see my expanded tutorial on how to make the coffee pour over stand. I also share where to order the glass funnel, but you can readily find these in department stores. Thanks for reading!

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