Inlaid multi material valet tray pair

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Yup, he picked and chose from existing projects and added some elements to remix it into his own.

The bee inlay was one element from a previous tray:

Honeycomb tray

Hello, I am the keeper of the comb. You may look but not touch. [IMG_0844] Figured maple, Figured Walnut, Padauk, Cowhide My exploration of trays is apparently not complete yet. This time, instead of an abstract geometric theme of spirals I decided to ground the design in more natural forms, specifically honeycomb. I don’t have a lot of process details to share that I haven’t already in my other tray posts, you can search the forum for them if you want to dig deeper into how I do this sor…

And the corner flourish inspired by another tray:

Swirlend tray

Bonjour! Mes amis m’appelent Swirlend Tray. [IMG_8900] I’m getting ahead of the gift season, making some trays to give out to friends. They’re perfect for it – a relatively simple project that makes quite an impression. Notes: Lots of what I did to make this has been covered in my previous posts, so I won’t get into too many technical aspects. Here are some relevant links: Simple tray and butt jointing The supplier I got these woods from (discussed here) sands them to thickness, but th…

The dragonfly inlay and rose/inscription engraves were new elements, and the material choices were all his ideas. These are truly #1 and #2 of 2, unique items.