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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:06 pm
by JPG
nuhobby wrote:Well, this continued with some "design on the fly" to become a Tea Serving Tray (attached). There's a few things I'd do better if I knew what I was aiming toward from the beginning, but aren't they all (projects) like that....
Happy Woodworking,
Pretty Good On the fly design! Thanks for sharing it!:)
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:07 pm
by charlese
nuhobby wrote:Well, this continued with some "design on the fly" to become a Tea Serving Tray (attached). There's a few things I'd do better if I knew what I was aiming toward from the beginning, but aren't they all (projects) like that....
Happy Woodworking,
I was going to give you a great big atta boy when seeing the nifty job you did with the top, but at that time it didn't have a use.
Now that it is in a Serving tray -
ATTA BOY, CHRIS!!!:D
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:36 am
by a1gutterman
Nice look, Chris! I like the "handles" and the contrasting colors.
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:04 am
by iclark
absolutely beautiful!
what are the sides made out of and what finish did you use?
inquiring minds...
Materials & Finish
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 3:25 am
by nuhobby
iclark wrote:
what are the sides made out of and what finish did you use?
inquiring minds...
Folks, thanks for the kind compliments.
For materials, I used hard maple for the sides. For finishing, most often I finish the last layers with water-based polyurethane since it is almost odorless. But this is a case where for the early layers of finish I use something 'organic' which penetrates deeper and looks richer. So, for the walnut veneer, I had spray shellac followed by brushed poly. For the maple I had one layer of wipe-on oil finish, followed by brushed poly. (Some time back I learned that water-based poly alone doesn't look very rich on walnut, especially at the end-grain, where it can look almost white.)
I've yet to see if the tray may be too 'slick' for serving tea... one day at a time!
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:46 pm
by iclark
Chris,
thanks for the follow-up.
Ivan
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:07 pm
by Gene Howe
nuhobby wrote:
I've yet to see if the tray may be too 'slick' for serving tea... one day at a time!
You could always glue down some of that shelf lining rubber stuff....
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:10 pm
by beeg
pkni wrote:You could always glue down some of that
shelf lining rubber stuff....
Which I use to keep objects from sliding when hand sanding it.