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  1. 04-26-2005, 12:45 PM #16
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    Beautiful work!
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  2. 04-26-2005, 12:49 PM #17
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    Beautiful work, Martin. And I can't see the filled gap in the dovetails. Funny that we can always see things in our work that are apparent to nobody else.
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    Fun project and very well done. I love the end grain contrasting color!!! I think those DTs are awesome and even up close it would be very hard pressed for anyone other then an expert DT master to see an issue.

    Great Project!!

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  4. 04-26-2005, 1:39 PM #19
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    Martin!! You must be practicing dovetails during those long cockpit hours over large bodies of water... Of course, that's probably hard with a plastic saw...

    Seriously, Wonderful! I really like that tray.
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  5. 04-26-2005, 1:51 PM #20
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    Martin, Well done!
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  6. 04-26-2005, 2:11 PM #21
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    Very Nice Martin! Great job on the dovetails and the finish.
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  7. 04-26-2005, 3:07 PM #22
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    Martin---The trey is superb. The dovetails look great, the has nice figure, finish is well done. I'm sure you will get a lot of comments at those pot lucks.

    The "curved sides" are likely the result of using a wide angle lens for close ups. If you step back a few and use a bit of zoom, things will straighten out.

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  8. 04-26-2005, 3:55 PM #23
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    Martin,
    That is a very tidy piece of work. Good job!
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  9. 04-26-2005, 4:21 PM #24
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    Very well done

    A nice piece of work Martin and I'm sure your wife will find a lot to use it for-- probably more than just as a silver caddy. I love figured woods. Aren't you glad you popped the grain with the oil?
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  10. 04-26-2005, 5:07 PM #25
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    Martin,

    Great idea to make the tray a logical size for todays kitchen technology!!!

    Finish is beautiful and the DT's look Fantastic!!! Great, great job!!!
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  11. 04-26-2005, 5:12 PM #26
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    Matin, That's a wonderful piece. Your dovetails look beautiful. -Steve
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  12. 04-26-2005, 5:17 PM #27
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    Very, very nice, Martin. How about more info about the bottom, such as thickness, is it in a groove, how thick a groove, etc.

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  13. 04-26-2005, 6:38 PM #28
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    Hi Martin,

    Very nice work! I really like the dovetails and the overall design.

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  14. 04-26-2005, 6:50 PM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pam Niedermayer
    Very, very nice, Martin. How about more info about the bottom, such as thickness, is it in a groove, how thick a groove, etc.

    Pam
    Pam,

    The bottom is 3/8 inch thick, as it is resawed from a 4/4 board. This was the board I was trying to resaw in my MM16 post a while back. I resawed, then bookmatched glued it, then ran in through my drum sander to 3/8, and used a 3/8 dado buried in a tail for the joinery. After glue up, I had to use little 1/4 by 3/8 wooden plugs to fill the gap in the end of the tail, but they disappeared pretty well. Next time I need to get one of those special handplanes (witch's tooth?) and take the time to use a router instead of a tablesaw and do stopped dado's. (There is always room for improvement, and a new technique to incorporate.)

    Thanks for asking, Pam. I'll try to find that book, so I can quote the title and page number in case someone wants plans.
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  15. 04-26-2005, 9:54 PM #30
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    Martin,
    Looks great..thanks for sharing the design and construction methods with us. Course I now have one more "I gotta build one of those" things on my to-do list
    Really looks great, and those dovetails look fine!!
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