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I recently built a hall table for people to put their things down on when they entered our home. I then decided there were some things, like keys, I wouldn't want thrown on the the new table's top. I made this tray to address that issue.
I used the WWGOA plan for the tray (https://www.wwgoa.com/article/artisan-serving-tray/), but modified it slightly and scaled it down to fit the table. I also used the technique from Scott Lewis' "The Coolest Cutting Board Ever" () to put through-inlays in the tray. If you're a member of Fine Woodworking you can find instructions for that technique at http://www.finewoodworking.com/2013/04/04/a-unique-cutting-board.
The last photo shows the first glue-up of the through-inlay. It's challenging because you have to exert pressure on three axes to get everything to come together and keep it all aligned. The cauls have notches cut in them to go around the inlays so the cauls don't get glued to the tray.
I'm happy with how the tray came out, but I don't think I'll build another one because it took a lot of time to complete. Besides, now I have to build something that will protect the tray from the keys.
I used the WWGOA plan for the tray (https://www.wwgoa.com/article/artisan-serving-tray/), but modified it slightly and scaled it down to fit the table. I also used the technique from Scott Lewis' "The Coolest Cutting Board Ever" () to put through-inlays in the tray. If you're a member of Fine Woodworking you can find instructions for that technique at http://www.finewoodworking.com/2013/04/04/a-unique-cutting-board.
The last photo shows the first glue-up of the through-inlay. It's challenging because you have to exert pressure on three axes to get everything to come together and keep it all aligned. The cauls have notches cut in them to go around the inlays so the cauls don't get glued to the tray.
I'm happy with how the tray came out, but I don't think I'll build another one because it took a lot of time to complete. Besides, now I have to build something that will protect the tray from the keys.