Posts Tagged ‘serving tray’
The Week in Review
This is the first week of the year that I feel that I have accomplished very little in the shop. Holiday weeks are a good excuse for me to catch up on a good novel, or get a few rounds of golf in with my friends. What little time I did spend in the shop was spent working on some new jigs for projects that I have been wanting to build. I plan to add lazy susans to my product list for next year and I had to build a jig for my bandsaw that allows me to cut circular disks. I actually got some circles cut out today using the new jig and I believe it will work fine for my application.
I also finished the oak serving tray for a customer. I’ve never done one of these, but it was a fun project and a welcome diversion. I think I am going to make up some more using a mix of contrasting woods, possibly for gifts. I really don’t know where I would put them in my show booth if I tried to sell them. But who knows, I may find a spot.
I mitered the corners and added a walnut key in each outside corner to add a little interest, as well as additional strength. Once the glue dried, I cut the walnut flush with a Japanese trim saw and sanded them smooth with a random orbit sander.
The good news is tomorrow is golf day with my Son-In-Law and another good friend of mine. The weather is suppose to be nice and we should have a great day.
The Dipping Board Saga
We are a veggie family. No, I’m not a vegetarian. There’s nothing better than a good ribeye, but we eat a lot of raw veggies with dip. As a result, I make these veggie trays that have much more character than the cheap plastic ones you see in most homes.
I also wanted to use the same board for serving bread with a dipping oil. SInce the well was sized for store-bought veggie dip containers, I needed to find a bowl that would fit the well. Now this didn’t seem to be a big deal, but after searching for two months, I couldn’t find one that fit exactly. Being an Etsy seller, I searched their pottery artists and found a set of three dipping bowls that appeared to be the correct size. They also looked nice. Unfortunately, after receiving them, they were just a hair too big. I loved the bowls though, and contracted with the artist to make ones custom sized to fit my boards.
Here’s the result. I think they turned out very nice and really enhance the board.
