This serving tray calls for 3/4" thick wood but could also be cut from 1/2" thick wood for a lighter tray.
The tray is 14" long and 10" wide.
Important Note: I designed this tray using a relief cut. The center of the tray is cut at a very small angle
by tilting the scroll saw table. This allows the center of the tray to recess but only about 50%, to form the holding area. Instructions are in the pattern.
When you drill the interior hole for the relief cut, you want to use a 1/6" drill bit or smaller. This makes the interior hole easier to conceal.
As an alternative to the relief cut you can simply leave the top flat and add a dish to hold the snacks.
Russ Claridy from Simply Wooden Creations 3D prints my Stickman Surfer.
Russ has been a good friend for many years. He has spent hundreds of hours helping the scroll saw community through his YouTube channel and other endeavors. He was even a moderator on my Community forum for a few years before he got so busy with other work.
Russ called me today and wanted to show me his video where he takes one of my patterns and prints it on one of his 3D printers. It turned out great and I wanted to show you because he uses a different software than I used when I demonstrated this in the past.
Russ uses TinkerCad to make the 3D model from my 2D pattern. I used Blender. Blender is much more difficult so TinkerCad is probably the better option for this job.
This is not a tutorial but I can put together a tutorial if there is enough interest. Maybe I can talk Russ into making a tutorial. TinkerCad is free online software for creating 3D print models.
Thanks, Russ.
If you do not own a 3D printer and are interested in the technology then see my affiliate link at the bottom of this post. The Sovol SV01 Pro is a good entry-level printer. If you do an Amazon search for 3D printers you will find options from under $200 and up. If you want an idea of what you can do with a 3D printer check out this link. Thingiverse. The site has thousands of downloadable files of things you can 3D print. The models range the gamut from useful to outright silly.
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