Here is an Ash serving tray I recently completed for a lady. The tray is one of the projects I need to finish before Christmas. The tray is made completely from ash. The sides are 3/4" thick, the bottom is two pieces bookmatched that were resawn and planed down to the 1/4" thickness I needed. All four sides of the tray are sloped 10 degrees. The finish is three coats of Minwax polyurethane, rubbed out with 0000 steel wool and paste wax. I used urethane because she wants the tray to match her kitchen cupboards which have yellowed after several years. The poly should do the same on this tray. I also made provisions on the back so she can hang the tray up on the wall when not in use.