Serve it up

[steve fedor]

Laminated serving tray made from Ash, Walnut and Brazilian Cherry. The pine cone female portion was pocketed using a 1/8" down cut spiral. The pine cone male section was cutout w/ the same bit using the onion skin technique then carefully run through the drum sander. The tray was pocketed w/ a 1.25" bit, profiled w/ a 1" ball nose and the handles cutout with a .25" spiral

[bob_reda]

Very nice Steve. Hope the wife don't see this one:rolleyes:

Bob

[terryjones]

Steve,
Very fine work. Beautiful composition.

[Bob Eustace]

Absolutely magnificent!

[Chrissy]

And I absolutely love it too. What size did you make it Steve? Have been trying to do somethinng similar in Aspire for Bob to make but havent got the right balance in handles which you absolutely have.

Thanks for sharing
Chrissy

[beacon14]

Wow, that is nice and nicely done. How much sanding was required? That's what always stops me from doing decorative work like this. I can make the designs easily, but I'd end up sanding that piece for an hour to get a surface like that.

[steve fedor]

Thank you for your kind comments! That's exactly who it was for @ Xmas. It measures 22.5" x 14" x 1.5" thick. It is machined on both sides. The back is machined down to the Brazilian cherry in an oval pattern for the grab handles. I use a 6" Bosch variable speed random orbital sander I paid $350.00 for 15 years ago and it is still going strong. I start with 100g and finish up w/ 220g. It can be laborious hand sanding the corners but doesn't take as long as you would think. Well worth the effort in the end.

[steve_g]

Steve...

It is machined on both sides

is the inlay visible from the back as well?

SG

[steve fedor]

The inlay doesn't go through the back, but that is a good idea.

[wberminio]

Great job! Keep it up