LumberJocks
DAILY DEALS Turning Tool Set at Rockler  |  DeWalt Gauge Narrow Crown Stapler at Tool King

walnut and quilted maple tray

Project by Joey posted 694 days ago 722 views 5 times favorited 21 comments Add to Favorites Watch

just finished this tray today. walnut frame with a veneered quilted maple. finished with a blend of tung oil/boiled linseed oil/poly (6 coats). I made for a christmas gift for some dear friends of my wife and mine. Let me know what ya’ll think.
bty made matching spatula’s out of the scrap wood. never had thought of that before until friday night while playing dirty santa at a party, someone brought a handmade spatula that they had bought. Everybody went nuts over it. Got up Saturday and cranked out 9 out of scrap walnut and cherry and by that afternoon had sold 5 for $10 apiece. Live and learn **An update—- I think because of the cold and humid weather this week, the tung oil didn’t dry right and was a little rough after the 6th coat. So I tried something new and rubbed down the surface with 0000 steel wool and rub on a coat of paste wax. Had heard of this but never tried it. Wow did it really bring out the grain of the wood and the figure in the maple really ripples now. I’m going to do it this way from now on.

-- Joey, Magee, Ms http://woodnwaresms.com


21 comments so far

View schwingding's profile

schwingding

122 posts in 704 days


posted 694 days ago

WOW! That is unbelievable wood and you chose the perfect way to display it!! Fantastic.

-- Just another woodworker

View Thos. Angle's profile

Thos. Angle

4015 posts in 841 days


posted 694 days ago

Very well done

-- Thos. Angle

View Russel's profile

Russel

2033 posts in 818 days


posted 694 days ago

Quite attractive. I really like the contrast.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

View mrtrim's profile

mrtrim

1700 posts in 759 days


posted 694 days ago

great work . that is an exceptional piece of maple ! well done

View USCJeff's profile

USCJeff

899 posts in 947 days


posted 694 days ago

Not to take away from the tray (love the veneer), but I’d be interested in seeing the spatula’s as well. I too have never thought of making one, but I can see the potential appeal.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

View lyle's profile

lyle

7 posts in 694 days


posted 694 days ago

Thats a great project. the maple is superb.

View cajunpen's profile

cajunpen

5970 posts in 945 days


posted 694 days ago

Very nice – I like the quilted maple and of course walnut always looks good. One of these days I will get around to trying to veneering something.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

View Dorje's profile

Dorje

1768 posts in 876 days


posted 694 days ago

Beautiful tray!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

View Karson's profile

Karson

25279 posts in 1279 days


posted 694 days ago

Great veneering. A beautiful tray.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

View snowdog's profile

snowdog

806 posts in 861 days


posted 693 days ago

$10 dang that sounds way to cheap for such a nice piece of work.

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

View Joey's profile

Joey

259 posts in 694 days


posted 693 days ago

it’s scrap wood and i made 3 in an hour using a bandsaw and oscillating sander. spatula’s that is

-- Joey, Magee, Ms http://woodnwaresms.com

View TreeBones's profile

TreeBones

1558 posts in 902 days


posted 693 days ago

Very beautiful, love that wood.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

View TomFran's profile

TomFran

2501 posts in 873 days


posted 693 days ago

This is a very nice tray! Nice work.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

View CharlieM1958's profile

CharlieM1958

7467 posts in 1097 days


posted 693 days ago

Fantastic wood, and you did a great job putting it together!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

View cronk's profile

cronk

31 posts in 1001 days


posted 693 days ago

that is about the pretty piece of quilted maple as I’ve seen. the wood combination is truly super. you really did a wonderful job of finishing the tray.

-- cronk, oregon

View MsDebbieP's profile

MsDebbieP

14096 posts in 1039 days


posted 692 days ago

awesome.
do we get to see the spatulas?

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

View rikkor's profile

rikkor

11338 posts in 753 days


posted 692 days ago

Geez Louise that is awsome grain on (in) the maple. It’ll be a shame to put anything in it.

View Joey's profile

Joey

259 posts in 694 days


posted 692 days ago

i’ve got the spatulas posted

-- Joey, Magee, Ms http://woodnwaresms.com

View Dusty56's profile

Dusty56

3402 posts in 567 days


posted 513 days ago

STUNNING GRAIN and AWESOME CRAFTSMANSHIP !!!

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

View matt garcia's profile

matt garcia

682 posts in 551 days


posted 377 days ago

Just beautiful!!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

View mmh's profile

mmh

1366 posts in 601 days


posted 320 days ago

I LOVE the wood! I love the scent of quilted maple behind a man’s ears . . .

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

You must be signed in to post the comments.

  • View all advertisers
  • Advertise with us

DISCLAIMER: Any posts on LJ are posted by individuals acting in their own right and do not necessarily reflect the views of LJ. LJ will not be held liable for the actions of any user.

Latest Projects | Latest Blog Entries | Latest Forum Topics

HomeRefurbers.com

Latest Projects | Latest Blog Entries | Latest Forum Topics

GardenTenders.com :: gardening showcase