Lattice Trivets

These are made from African Mahogany and are about 7.5” in diameter, 11/16” thick. Finished with teak oil so as to be usable and washable.

The trivets came out of the ether. I’ve been wanting to do this for a LONG time. I’ve done routed/dadoed trivets in the past, with all straight lines. They’re nice, but I wanted to do something a little higher up on the skill ladder. This would be that. Inspiration was actually from a David Springett book, Woodturning Wizardry. David makes hollow spheres that are something under 3” in diameter. He uses a donut chuck (and provides plans for it!!) to cut circles inside the spheres and then smaller circles on the outside. He calls the result lattice
pomanders. There’s a picture of one on the cover of the OLD edition of the book (view it at http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1565232798/ref=sib_dp_pt/104-9625899-40\51909#reader-link).

I used a dado set for the grooves, but one could easily use a router. Details available on a PDF if anyone is interested.

-- Dean, Missouri