Serving tray gift idea for festive season

JoeAzza

I had some floating floor timber left over that I as given to me recently, I have already made a serving tray with left over floating floor boards, I thought it would be good to make one as gift for a family member, this is is made using a lighter timber (mess mate look) and tas oak for the sides. 

This would be an easy project if you want make the tray as a gift for the Festive Season

This is the one I made previously.

Materials

Floating floor boards

Tasmanian oak for the sides 

Stainless countersunk screws

Waterproof glue

Tools

Steps

Step 1

My tray has box joints , however, you could glue and screw the corners instead.

Step 2

The handle slots can be cut out using a jig saw and then filed and sanded.

Step 3

I stained the inside of the rails with Japan black , then used clear water based varnish to finished the sides.

Step 4

i glued and cut to size the the floor boards then used stainless countersunk screws to assemble the side did the tray to the base.

MitchellMc

Your serving tray is truly impressive, @JoeAzza! The mix of the darker stain and lighter Tasmanian oak, coupled with the attention to detail like box joints and handle slots, makes it a beautifully crafted and thoughtful gift idea for the festive season. I trust the lucky person who receives it will be very thankful.

Fantastic work, and many thanks for sharing!

Mitchell