| Project by UncleBendy | posted 374 days ago | 493 views | 2 times favorited | 17 comments | ![]() |
Even in a small dorm room, I tend to lose everything that is important. For some time I have wanted a tray I could put my wallet, keys, cell phone, etc. in.
I used some left over walnut, and combined it with some cherry a friend of mine had left over from a previous project. The finish is 5 coats of tung oil. Please, give me your criticism and suggestions.
Thanks!
Austin
-- Austin, raised in Murfreesboro, TN. College student in Siloam Springs, AR.
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17 comments so far
mrtrim
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posted 374 days ago
youve done a very nice job austin ! looks great
odie
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posted 374 days ago
Does that really say uncle Bendy? I knew I should get going on my Key Tray for a mans dresser. Damn, you beat me to it. Congrats…Looks great. Watch out this only inspires me to get to work.
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Bob A in NJ
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posted 374 days ago
Nice design and craftsmanship!
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dustynewt
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posted 374 days ago
Interesting corner joints and the mixture of cherry and walnut is beautiful. Nice project.
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sublime4life40
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posted 374 days ago
Looks great,The wood really comes together.The finish looks well done.Tung oil has that beautiful look and great smell.
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Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 374 days ago
I think what’s great about this is that you took a common tray and created an elegant and fetching design. And that is out of left over wood no less!
Nice work!
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Dadoo
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posted 374 days ago
Been wanting to build one of these for quite awhile now. keep putting it on the back burner though. This one looks great.
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Blake
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posted 373 days ago
Very attractive. And handy too. Don’t you love how the wood pops when you put the finish on? I like how you showed a picture of the half-finished project. Thanks for sharing.
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 373 days ago
Really nice design!
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UncleBendy
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posted 373 days ago
thank you all. There are some other construction pictures I wanted to post. Sadly, LJ limits the photo sizes.
-- Austin, raised in Murfreesboro, TN. College student in Siloam Springs, AR.
cajunpen
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posted 373 days ago
I have no criticism and suggestions – I can only offer congratulations, your project looks spectacular.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 373 days ago
gorgeous!!!
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wwnovice
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posted 373 days ago
Great project idea, and nicely done. The woods you chose work well together. Assuming you used pure tung oil, you may want to consider putting a more durable topcoat like polyurethane on the top. I imagine the surface will get pretty banged up from tossing keys and such on there. Just my 2 cents worth. Again, nice looking project.
-- John
Napaman
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posted 373 days ago
i love that shine…after the tung oil do you need to put something on top to keep that shine…or are we seeing the pproject still wet? i love the design—-we can all use this item!!
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Grumpy
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posted 373 days ago
Great work. I don’t see any need for improvement.
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Karson
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posted 373 days ago
Great design. I like the look of the tray. What are the dimentions?
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UncleBendy
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posted 370 days ago
Karson, sorry for the late response. The dimensions are 9 1/2” by 9 1/2.” The height is 1 1/4.”
Napaman, thanks. The lfirst picture is with the tung oil dry. Any suggestions on another finish to build over the tung oil?
-- Austin, raised in Murfreesboro, TN. College student in Siloam Springs, AR.