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28th July 2013, 06:02 PM #1
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My Weekend Project - Serving Tray
My weekend project, the first of many I hope. So I mostly copied the general design from another tray in the kitchen and I'm fairly happy with the result. At this point, there is no finish on the timber as I have not yet decided on a stain colour. The handle ends are shaped by mitre saw cuts which is okay, but I would really have liked them to be rounded, but at this point I just don't have the tools to achieve that. So thanks for looking and please leave some feedback and I have the following questions:
1. To shape the handle ends with a rounded style instead of the mitre cut what equipment would be needed? I have a jigsaw, but did not feel confident that I could get a clean smooth roll.
2. The corner joints I have used on the box section of the tray are the most basic type, and probably suitable for this project, however it does not present as well as more advanced corner joints. What corner joint type would you suggest I attempt on future serving tray projects?
Cheers,
Captain Kirk
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28th July 2013, 06:46 PM #2
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29th July 2013, 03:07 AM #3
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Presuming that the nail holes will be filled, don't overdo the stain = the wood grain is interesting to look at.
I have just enough wood carving experience to think that I'd knock the corners down a little with coarse then fine rasps, finish to the radius with skew chisels then 120, 220, 320 sanding.
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29th July 2013, 06:45 AM #4
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Nice job CK, it works well just the way it is. In response to your questions;
1. I'd cut it with a jigsaw, outside the line, and then use a belt sander, mounted sideways to act like a linisher to take it down to the line of the curve.
2. With the materials you have and the style you have used, that joint is perfect. You can spend a lot of time and effort on little fancy things that don't matter structurally and nobody notices. But anyway, how about joining the sides and ends with a single dovetail on each corner? Nice and quick and could just make that difference you are looking for.
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