BigRob777
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Well, I'm finally done two of the trays I was making for Christmas. They took a lot out of me and wiped me out today. I got some good advice from several here, about finish and I think these trays will do well with any spills. I used spar varnish (outdoor exposure type) for the top 2 coats and treated the bottoms with at least two previous coats of danish oil. One of them even has a layer of sanding sealer on it. That's the one that turned out the best, with less open grain dips in the final finish. I sanded with 1,200 grit paper before the final and 320 (random orbit sander) before the first coat of spar varnish. Thanks for your help, to those who did.
I wanted to do finger joints, but had to settle for what I think is called a lap joint. My first cut was too deep, so there's about a 1/8" on the end. They are made from baltic birch 1/4" plywood, laminated with beeswing Makore' and the sides are Honduras Mahogany, with zebrawood handles. Anyway, they turned out pretty well, for my first ones. Here they are:
Comments and questions are welcome. Next time, I have to sand better, to get off soaked in woodworker's glue. It disallowed some of the finish to darken the wood in small areas. One set of zebrawood handles are end grain, the other is face grain, bias-cut. I wanted to jazz the trays up. These are all natural colors.
Thanks for looking. Merry Christmas,
Rob
I wanted to do finger joints, but had to settle for what I think is called a lap joint. My first cut was too deep, so there's about a 1/8" on the end. They are made from baltic birch 1/4" plywood, laminated with beeswing Makore' and the sides are Honduras Mahogany, with zebrawood handles. Anyway, they turned out pretty well, for my first ones. Here they are:
Comments and questions are welcome. Next time, I have to sand better, to get off soaked in woodworker's glue. It disallowed some of the finish to darken the wood in small areas. One set of zebrawood handles are end grain, the other is face grain, bias-cut. I wanted to jazz the trays up. These are all natural colors.
Thanks for looking. Merry Christmas,
Rob