#2 Mahogany and Maple Serving Tray

Very attractive. I like the colors and the finish looks rugged; should perform very well.

-- Rick, Tennessee, John 3:16

GT stripes … nice…

-- Drink twice... and don't bother to cut... @ larrysworkshop.wordpress.com For lovers of all things timber...

Looks good Darryl. Where’s the koolaid and cookies?

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas only 4 miles from the mill

Thanks! The wife is making the cookies now. :)

-- Darryl ~ Waxhaw, NC

Looks great Darryl – these are always nice to have around.

-- Like a bad penny, I keep coming back!

Good looking piece Darryl.

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

Nice work, looks very nice. Should serve you well for yrs to come. I think putting a stripe in the handle to match the tray would really make it pop even more, what are your thoughts?
Again great work, and I want some cookies please. LOL

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Looks great!

-- PaulMayer, http://www.vernswoodgoods.com

Darryl, this is an attractive tray. I especially like that you ran the stripes of maple up the sides as well.

Ken, that’s an interesting idea to run the stripe through the handle as well.

-- Jonathan, Denver, CO "Constructive criticism is welcome and valued as it gives me new perspectives and helps me to advance as a woodworker."

Thanks guys! I agree with Jonathan and Ken, it would have been nice to do the stripes in the handle. I really didn’t have a set design on this tray or the other one that I made (http://lumberjocks.com/projects/55949), I basically glued up enough boards to make two and then designed them on the fly. The handle was a last minute idea so I used scrap from the pieces left over from making the trays. If you check out the link above, you can compare and see how different they came out.

-- Darryl ~ Waxhaw, NC

Your link isn’t working because of the parenthesis. This should work:
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/55949

-- Jonathan, Denver, CO "Constructive criticism is welcome and valued as it gives me new perspectives and helps me to advance as a woodworker."

Beautiful serving tray.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

I can understand that once I finish a project I always come up with what would make it look better. That why we continue ti grow as woodworkers. Glad you agree and didnt take it as a negative comment. It was meant ti be 100% positive. Look fwd to more in the future.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Ken, I fully agree with you on that statement. Yes, we can be our own worst critics, but if we can spin things in a positive direction and keep it in-mind for “next time,” we’ll continue to grow, evolve, and improve not only our skills, but the way in which we think about things, from start to finish.

I find constructive criticism a useful tool, but one needs a desire for that tool, in order for it to be effective. And I believe Darryl is one of those individuals, as am I (but then that’s pretty obvious from my sig. line).

-- Jonathan, Denver, CO "Constructive criticism is welcome and valued as it gives me new perspectives and helps me to advance as a woodworker."

Yeah, no worries! I upload my work on LJ so I can receive constructive criticism because I am looking to better myself as a wood worker. I just passed my 1 year anniversary in fine wood working so I have a whole heck of a lot to still learn and appreciate the feedback. :)

-- Darryl ~ Waxhaw, NC