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This is the first of seven trays I am making for gifts at my camping trip chili cook-off. This is a simple tray made of scrape pine, and finished in three coats of tung oil, and sanded to 600 grit.
I’m glad that I choose to do a simple tray first, because it helped me work out organizing issues that I did not know I had, and the mistake I made will cut down on the risk that I will make the same mistake on a more complicated tray. I also came out of my shell and started to ask for advice from my fellow LJ’s, and I got lots of advise on how to get my boards flat without a planner.
Thanks all, and critique me honestly on it, I will never get better without knowing my faults.
-- A man who moves mountains starts one stone at a time.
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woodspar
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posted 851 days ago
Nice job on the dadoes and rabbets. Did you do them with a router or a table saw? Nice finish.
-- John
oscorner
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posted 851 days ago
You did a fine job with the joinery. Is the bottom floating in a groove or attached solidly?
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Karson
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posted 851 days ago
Great Tray. And great first attempt.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Max
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posted 851 days ago
I really like the lock joints on the tray. That joint will make it much stronger, creates much more gluing surface…
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
Aubster
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posted 851 days ago
The Joints were done on the table saw. I tried it first with a wobble dado blade (the only kind I own) on scrap wood, and just could not get it dialed right. So I did it with a stright blade and it was so much easier. The bottom is groved also, but I had to make it a little thin because holes for the handles were bigger than I expected. This tray was a learning expereince as they all will.
Thanks for the commets I will post more pictures as they get finished.
-- A man who moves mountains starts one stone at a time.
MsDebbieP
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posted 851 days ago
wonderful result!! I really like it.
COuld use one for carrying stuff from my kitchen to the deck (until I get my extra kitchen built thanks to Dusty’s inspiration)
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
PanamaJack
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posted 837 days ago
I missed this the first time around.
Love looking at the grain in this one…Excellent job Aubster!
-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,
mot
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posted 828 days ago
Really nice! Glad this came back in pulse.
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)