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John Gregory
12-17-2007, 12:30 PM
We actually made these for Christmas 2005. Just never took a picture until now. We did not make anything for Christmas 2006, because we were working on our basement that got flooded late summer that year.

The sides of the tray is Walnut with a walnut finish. The tray part is Baltic Birch with inlayed bands. For decoration and strength I used brass rods as dowels to pin the corners.

Thanks for looking.
Lee Schierer
12-17-2007, 12:37 PM
Nice trays!
Jim Becker
12-17-2007, 1:24 PM
Beautiful work, John!
Todd Burch
12-17-2007, 1:25 PM
Good looking tray!

I've faked brass rod dowel pins before by driving a slotted flathead brass screw, and then filing the head down so as to remove the slot and leave the remaining head flush with the surface.

Todd
John Gregory
12-17-2007, 1:26 PM
Some some (8) of the purple heart/maple end grain cutting boards this year for Christmas.


Merry Christmas All
gary Zimmel
12-17-2007, 1:36 PM
John

Nice tray and cutting boards.
Gary Keedwell
12-17-2007, 1:41 PM
Some some (8) of the purple heart/maple end grain cutting boards this year for Christmas.


Merry Christmas All
Hey John...Looks exactly like my Purple heart and maple cutting board. You been watching Wood Whisperer? :)
Gary
John Timberlake
12-17-2007, 1:58 PM
Great presents. Like the decoration on the trays. Cutting board look great.
John Gregory
12-17-2007, 2:01 PM
Hey John...Looks exactly like my Purple heart and maple cutting board. You been watching Wood Whisperer? :)
Gary

You are right Gary, must be 100's of them made for Christmas gifts this year.
Gary Keedwell
12-17-2007, 2:12 PM
You are right Gary, must be 100's of them made for Christmas gifts this year.
LOL I've been looking and you can't find good end grain boards anywhere.( where my wife shops) I did a google search and they want big bucks for them.
Gary
John Gregory
12-17-2007, 4:16 PM
LOL I've been looking and you can't find good end grain boards anywhere.( where my wife shops) I did a google search and they want big bucks for them.
Gary

Material cost there is about $30 per cutting board. The amount of time was not tracked, but lots of sanding, end grain is not as easy to sand as long grain. And if the endgrain is not sanded well, the finish will make the flaws "pop"