Wine tasting, hors d'oeuvre tray

That’s a pretty neat idea. Great gifts and craftsmanship.

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Thats great. Nice job and great steal.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Humm….May I steal your stolen idea? :-) Great job.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

Very nice

-- Glenn, New Mexico

these are awesome…PERFECT FOR NAPA!! This one is going in the favorites…

Matt

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

These are very cool, but…............who made the cookies? :)

Now there’s something new for a change …awesome job on these holders…kinda makes me wish that I drank !

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Those look great Ron. I agree that those should be stolen by fellow LJs. Looks like a Sketch-up morning!

-- jstegall

These are fantastic! My in-laws wine lovers and these “wood” make a great gift. Would you be willing to share any time-saving tips?

-- Mark - "Wood - it's my schtik."

Wonderful idea. These would make good gifts to people who entertain a lot.

Time saving tips, measure correctly. The ones with hickory through the walnut where the result of miss measure, I had to make them larger. Make a few at a time to save set up time. I used small files for the groove for the glass on the first few the found I had grinding stone for my drill to speed up that process.

Thanks for the comments Ron.

-- Ron Central, CA

brilliant!!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

These look great! Could you give the approximate dimensions? As it is now Dec. 1, I’m running out of time for Christmas gifts and I promised myself I would never step foot in a Mall in December again. So I intend to humbly re-steel your great idea and give them to my sister… Any dimension, tips, tricks would be appreciated…
Thanks

-- Tom, Simsbury, CT

Ron, another question: did you use off the shelf trim or make your own? I really like the look of the trim you used and think it could be shopmade with my supply of router bits, but time is getting short. My SIL makes wine in Europe and sells it here so these would make great gifts for he and my daughter.

Thanks again for this most timely post.

-- jstegall

Nicely done! I saw a rustic version of this (essentially a rough plank with the grove) at a wine festival last year. I really like your “refined” version…I think a few of these and a nice bottle will make a great gift for a few people this year.

-- If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? - John Wooden

The dimensions are 6 1/2” x 6 1/2”.
I made the trim with a round over bit, cove bit and 1/4 straight bit. It did get tricky on the last round over, I had to make a jig to hold it and run past the router. I designed a trim that would be comfortable to hold. I finished them with butcher block oil.

Thanks for all the comments I had this project in my head for a long time and finally put them together.

-- Ron Central, CA

Thanks for all the info. My guess was 6×6. How thick is tray wood? 1/2”? You generosity sure is going to make this a lot easier to pull off.

-- jstegall

Hi Ron;

What a great idea, and your work is terrific!

They are beautiful.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Somehow I missed these, and I’m saddened by that, as I’d have had a few more ideas for Xmas gifts. However. I have a buddy who is a sommelier (wine expert) in Manhattan, and he’d love these. Consider another fellow LJ’er borrowing this idea.

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

Love the idea. My wife and I entertain a lot, and these have already been added to my “honey do” list.

-- -- No animals were harmed in the posting of this entry, although the terrier next door is living on borrowed time, let me tell you.

Nice wor k and great idea.

Vince

-- Vince