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as you can see this is my first post and hopefuly of many, i love getting feedback so dont be afraid to get in touch.
this is a maple serving tray i have recently completed, its got walnut splines on the mitered angles, the handles are walnut and biscuited to the sides,the base is made of veneered ply, its finished with 2 coats of polyurathane lacquer and buffed with beeswax.
general dimensions are 300mm x 400mm x 65mm.
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ellen35
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#1 posted 1291 days ago
Very nice tray.
I like the splines and the handles. Nice choice of woods.
Ellen
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paulcoyne
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#2 posted 1291 days ago
thank you very much Ellen…
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Kindlingmaker
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#3 posted 1291 days ago
A nice looking tray and the grain is beautiful. Good job!
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#4 posted 1291 days ago
nice work. I am building some for Christmas gifts
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#5 posted 1291 days ago
Well done & welcome aboard.
thiel
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#6 posted 1291 days ago
Love the grain movement around the edge. Handle seems ever so slightly small to me—would love it to be a bit longer. But that’s a nit.
Nice job!
Did you use a dye on the maple? I really like how the grain stands out…
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#7 posted 1291 days ago
I really like this tray it’s desert to the eye
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RobS
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#8 posted 1291 days ago
Nice work. Clean lines. Welcome to the site!
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#9 posted 1291 days ago
Nicely done, great work!
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paulcoyne
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#10 posted 1291 days ago
thank you everybody for your kind comments, in relation to the handles : the hanles are quite small but still quite functional, i designed them this size so as all the dimensions coralate, so the length of the handle equals the height of the tray… the width of the handle also equals the width of the tray i hope this justifies my madness :)
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kcrandy
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#11 posted 1290 days ago
Lovely, very lovely. You might be interested in studying Fibonacci numbers and proportions.
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#12 posted 1290 days ago
Nice work, Paul!
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#13 posted 1289 days ago
Nice
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#14 posted 990 days ago
Just ran across your project at random from the homepage and thought it looked great! I need to make a couple of these myself. :)
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