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Serving tray using recycled timber

JoeAzza
Kind of a Big Deal
JoeAzza
JoeAzza
Kind of a Big Deal

 

Floorboard off-cuts and Tasmanian Oak used to make a serving tray.

 

 

The project

 

I made this serving tray using leftover off-cuts from floating timber floorboards and Tasmanian Oak.

 

Steps

 

Step 1

 

Cut floorboards to the size of tray required. Glue boards to the required width - mine is 285mm wide. Cut the tray sides to fit around the outside of the base. 

 

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I cut out the slots for the handles using a jigsaw and router to clean up. I made a template to get a neat finish. 

 

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I also joined the ends of the timber by making the joints as a box joint, then glued. 

 

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Step 2

 

I pre-drilled the mounting holes on the side rails. I sanded the sides and stained to match the base. I used Japan black stain and clear varnish.

 

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Step 3

 

Once dried, I fitted the side to the base using black countersunk screws.

 

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Tools and materials

 

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Comments
Dave-1
Community Megastar

Afternoon @JoeAzza 

Thats a pretty sweet tray and bonus its made out of leftover bits! :smile: Love the box joins.

 

Dave

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