About this Product
This beautiful wood tray can be used as a serving tray or a charcuterie board.
It is crafted out of strips of hard Maple and Walnut.
The finish is the same as I use for cutting boards and is food safe.
It has non marring, non slip feet.
Size is about 20 1/2 inches long, about 12 inches wide, and the wood is about 3/4 inch thick.
Point of interest: the light colored strips of wood are Maple that was once the foot pedals of a Hammond organ that I harvested from a scrapped organ.
Dusty Bob Woodworks
Meet the Maker
I have been working with wood most of my life. Other kids got toys for Christmas, my parents got me power tools. My father taught me the satisfaction of creating things, and to figure out how to turn an idea into reality. My pleasure comes from using ideas that I may have seen from several sources and combining them to create new things. I try to make my creations both functional as well as beautiful, but sometimes I will get a piece of wood that is just so beautiful that it needs to just be an object of beauty to admire. I do utilize several tools to create, among them a CNC router. I need to stress that carvings and embellishments are fabricated by machine, and not hand carved, although there is much preparation and technical skill involved in making this machine obey. A machine is indeed very obedient, but it is also very stupid.
I procure my wood from many sources, mostly purchased by the truck full as cutoffs, drops, pieces with defects, etc from local small furniture makers. I also utilize downed trees, and sometimes discarded furniture I find. I never know what kind of wood I will have to work with. As a result, anything I show for sale will be a one of a kind creation.
Procuring wood as I do also lets me keep my prices very reasonable with quality materials when compared to specialty lumber yard prices.
I can fabricate some custom pieces. Let me know what you want and we can discuss what I can do for you. I can let you know what kind of wood I have on hand and if your needs are in my range of abilities.
How it’s Made
The individual pieces are planed and squared up, then glued to create a solid piece using a specialty waterproof wood glue.
The resulting piece is planed then sanded thru finer and finer grit paper that creates a silky smooth feel.
I use "Watco Butcher Block Finish" as it is food safe and easily renewed. It is durable and should last many years under normal use. This product is widely available at any hardware or big box supply stores if needed.
I retired from refurbishing Hammond organs years ago, but kept all the wood components that I had accumulated over the years from organs that could not be saved. The Maple used in this stand is made from the foot pedals of these organs.
The Walnut comes from a local mill. When logs are cut into slabs, the slabs are trimmed This leaves pieces too small for them to sell and are considered scrap, so they sell it by the pound rather than burn or grind up for mulch.
Shop Policies
I do everything possible to assure that all my products are exactly as described. If you have any questions, or need more pictures please let me know before you buy. If any purchase does not meet your expectations, let me know immediately and we will work out an equitable solution.
Since all my products are unique, what is pictured and described is exactly what you will get. I make very few batched items.
This means that your order will ship as soon as I can get it boxed up and to the Post office, which is typically within 3 business days.
If there is a delay in shipping for any reason, you will be notified as soon as possible.
I am not responsible for shipping delays after the item is shipped.
Custom orders may not be returned.
My wood creations must be cared for just like any other wood item, such as cutting boards, bowls, platters.
They will last a lifetime if not abused. Refinishing or renewing the finish may not be needed for years, depending on use and care of the customer.
Wood is not the best option if you need a vessel for liquids in order to retain the finish. The bowl would be serviceable, but the finish would gradually disappear and you would be left with bare wood.
