In the coaster slots-I was burning the board edge a bit which ended up giving a nice contrast to the wood and some presence to the empty slots...so I left it.
Also-I wanted to try my hand at a cutting board. Again working with the russ ? wood, paduak with osage (orange) added.
It was going well-until i trenched it and the router fence slipped...sigh.
Luckily , I had read somewhere that most boards have at-least 2 sides and after verifying that this was usually true via the internet, I was able to finish it out on the backside

Well happy Thanksgiving everyone ,
b