snack trays (more things you can do in the cold)

i made some of these years ago , and used a flat bottom cutter with round over edges , and atop bearing .
probably the same as you did ,
the thing i remember about it ,
was that i worked from the middle slowly out wards .
to clean the bottom well befor i lost the flat for the router .
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so it would’nt tilt down .
they look good ,
make many fast ,
and you can stay warm !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Imperfections are what make each of the projects we do unique. When I see them I know it was made by a real person and not some machine spitting out 2000 parts per hour. I think your trays look great, keep on truckin!

To smooth out the bottom, a small block with sandpaper glued to it works well for me. If they are shallow enough, perhaps a dremel-like tool with a small drum sander might do the trick?

Take care

-- James, Bluffton, IN

good projects well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

yes, i use the bowl bit (CMT) for this. however, it still leaves tiny ridges. at first i used the narrow side of a card scraper to smooth it and it really smooth nicely, but if you make one wrong move you have an ugly ridge in the side. maybe i’ll make a sacrifice to the snack trays goddess and round the edges of one of my card scrapers.

i just made another one and used a small block of wood with roundover routed on all edges. worked pretty well.

-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...

Nice job. I agree with hackman 24. All one of a kind.

-- Dudley Young USN Ret.

Sweet idea.. I will add to the list of gift ideas along with closetguys tray.
I might even make one out of the Patron Double Curve Board

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I have since made deeper ones (actually from dressed 2×4). its better (and also saves heaps of chips in your workshop and dulling of the bullnose bit) do use forstener bit to remove the bulk of the waste.
one made from 3 bands of waves (dark/white/dark) would look stunning.

-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...

Great job and a great use of scraps : )

-- 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 .