I wanted to get some little gifts made and returned to trivets as they are useful and not too difficult.
These are done by making dadoes (used flat tooth blade with repeated cuts with the jig).
Microjig used for the dadoes
Other trivets made from one section of board with dadoes cut on both faces to give the "open grid" pattern (idea from a YouTube video). Used my finger joint set at 3/8 inch (forum post on issues I had initially). This method is much quicker to make and will be nice for smaller objects.
Used mineral oil as the finish.
Various pictures... Separate pieces for the white oak and walnut trivets
Splintergroup- thanks! I actually used that cheap face shield I picked up as the dado cuts on that contractor saw were a little messy! I was reflecting how many extra steps I get when working around equipment that I pull out (gets to be a one way path).
Thanks Pottz!
Oldtool- thank you! The cross member style is what I had always done (I think I picked that idea from 3x3 Custom YT), but the dado cut version avoids the inevitable glue squeeze out which takes so much time to cleanup.
Thanks Ron. Our workout room is right next to my shop area so the weights are calling to be a clamping force! Looking at where we might move the workout equipment so I can spread out my shop (that would be so wonderful!).
