Serving Tray

Very nice, I can see why everyone likes it.

Diane

-- http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb276/DMarcella/

Australian Blackwood is beautiful stuff – I guess the other place I saw Blackwood was CarverRog’s Thorsten table. How different is “African Blackwood to Australian Blackwood?

-- John

Don -

Well, I always look forward to your projects and this is no exception. I love the clean lines and joinery. I am fascinated with the wood species you get to use!

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

Very well Made Don. Is this wood sometimes used for guitars? It sounds familiar.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

From what I know African and Australian blackwood are the same. I think they are at least from the same geinus famliy, I know that Australian Blackwood is Acacia melanoxylon. African is Dalbergia melanoxylon. I also know that Hawaiian Koa is also an Acacia, making all these woods at least cousins.

But the tray is beautiful Don.

-- Kaleo , http://www.kaleosworkshop.com

That Australian Blackwood is beautiful, Don. Love the tray.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Quote PanamaJack: ”Is this wood sometimes used for guitars?

Yes, as Kaleo states above, the wood is very similar to Hawaiian Kao which is a good guitar wood. (See this.)

Here is an Aussie site that sells Australian Blackwood sets for guitar making.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/

beautiful wood Don, beautiful project. JOCKMIKE

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Funny you should post this now. I just started a similar serving tray over the weekend. I am using Peruvian Walnut, though. It looks good, but I admit the blackwood looks better. I’m inlaying a 6” Maple “W” on it. It is to be a wedding gift for my brother and his wife come August. I was planning on just doing dovetailed sides, but I like your design. I think I’ll copy it! The slight arc on the side handles adds so much to the look.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

That’s just great. Another project in the queue!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Thanks Don.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

simply beautiful.
I “need” to make a serving tray. This helps with the planning. Thank you

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

That’s really pretty, Don.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Don,

This is so simple and elegant, I just love it.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Don!

I don’t know why, but this just popped up in my Emails.

I’m glad it did, because I don’t remember seeing it before.

This is a beautifully designed, & well put together tray.

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1