Federal Influenced Serving Tray

[nelsone]

Here's a serving tray I've been working on for the last couple weeks. The fans were done a few months ago with no project in mine. LOML said she wanted a serving tray which gave me an opportunity to try some marquetry and this is what I ended up with. The tray is walnut and the inlays are various veneers. There are a few rough spots, but overall I am happy with the project! Let me know what you think!

 

[PeteM]

Not to bad for a rookie :wink_smil ccasion1

Well done!

pete

 

[WoodWrangler]

Nice work there bud! Dang, can't wait to see that one in person!

 

[nelsone]

Thanks guys! I was hoping to have it done before the crawl so I could take it along!

 

[mshel]

Nicely done Ed. Did you make the Pateraes also? If so, how about some how to's.

Mike

 

[nelsone]

Nicely done Ed. Did you make the Pateraes also? If so, how about some how to's.

Mike

Thanks Mike. I did make the pateraes. Don't know how much I can help with the how to. I didn't really know what I was doing. I found the pattern somewhere online and traced the individual patterns on the veneer. I used a knife instead of a fret saw to cut the pieces. I made plenty of mistakes on this one, so I guess I'll have to try another.

 

[PChristy]

Nice job Ed - :icon_thum

 

[scsmith42]

Ed - very well done! Thanks for sharing.

Scott

 

[Sealeveler]

Beautiful tray.Everything on it is awesome.Tony

 

[Larry Rose]

Great piece of work Ed. You really nailed those fans.

 

[froglips]

Great job! Next Crawl you can serve us beer on your tray

Jim

 

[Joe Scharle]

I like it! Gonna try it! Fans look perfect in the pix.

 

[skeeter]

Awesome work!

 

[Matt Furjanic]

Nice Ed!

Great design and excellent inlay work. Not many people have the patience for this! What did you use for a finish?

P.S. I think I recognize the stringing - lol...

Matt...

 

[toolman]

[MOUSE]WOW!! Great job..[/MOUSE] :notworthy::notworthy:

 

[Tar Heel]

Very nice.

 

[MrAudio815]

Sure looks good to me, I like how the Fans look 3d~!!!

YOU ROCK and did a better job than you give yourself credit for~!!!

 

[smandal]

Very nice. Just yesterday my wife was talking about a serving tray and I was looking for ideas to make one. One more project added to my woodworking to-do list.

 

[ashley_phil]

very nice

 

[nelsone]

Nice Ed!

Great design and excellent inlay work. Not many people have the patience for this! What did you use for a finish?

P.S. I think I recognize the stringing - lol...

Matt...

Thanks Matt!! Yes you played a roll in that stringing!

For those of you who haven't dealt with Matt, you are really missing out on a great resource! You should see the bandings he has made!