My daughter is active in her church and therefore carries a lot of food to different functions. I built this for her. It's made of SYP with wicker to cut down on the weight. The joints are dovetailed, locking miter and lose tenons. The bottoms are 3/16" oak ply. It's stained with Minwax Golden Oak stain and sprayed with General Finishes High Performance water based poly. The bottom section is tall enough to handle crock pots and 2 9x13 dishes sit nicely in the top tray. The lid can also double as a serving tray and will fit any of the trays. I put draw latches on each piece to lock the pieces together and set them in the back of her minivan.
This piece had couple of firsts for me. The first time I have worked with wicker and the first time I've used a locking miter joint. I learned 2 things: one, I should have bought a locking miter bit a long time ago and two you can never let wicker soak in water too long.
Rick Doby
This piece had couple of firsts for me. The first time I have worked with wicker and the first time I've used a locking miter joint. I learned 2 things: one, I should have bought a locking miter bit a long time ago and two you can never let wicker soak in water too long.
Rick Doby