Simple Tile Tray

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Found these tiles from my wife's stash. They were made a bit hot so the colors are muted, but waste not....

Have a ton of red oak, so a beveled frame.
The tiles were glued to a 1/4 BB ply base with resin colored white. The resin was forced out through the tile joints and cleaned off to provide some protection from water seeping through. Pressed between two cauls while drying to make for a flat base and easy dadoing.

Got to use my aux miter gauge fence at 30 degrees which lets me keep the saw blade at 90. Miter set to 30.



Added splines bull nosed the edge and glued up!

Thanks for looking.

12 Comments

Nice, tiles make a good stain free surface.

Ron

Nice! Is it about a foot square?
Thanks Ron, BB!

Yep, 6" tiles so with the sloping sides about 14"x 14"
Cool! we have some tiles left over from a bathroom remodel a little over 20 years ago. I'm too lazy to build a frame, though.

The Other Steven

 Nice looking tray, good work. I like the resin protection for potential water damage. 
Nice work.
Can you share more info on the auxiliary fence? Does the workpiece get clamped to the visible wood, creating the bevel?
Thanks all!
Gary,
the fence is made with the three flat/straight strips of oak and then carefully prepped for the proper angle at the face. There is a covering with 220 grit PSA to keep the work from sliding around. I do clamp on a stop block (also a triangle) and the flat face for the clamp keeps it in place. The 220 lets me use my kung-fu grip while passing the work through the blade, but a clamp can be used for short stuff.
Nice auxiliary miter fence. Clever Idea. Thanks for sharing!

Al in WV

The tray is nice, but the fence is cool!
Bertha, Steve, thanks!
I do like that fence, I really hate tilting the saw blade and resetting after the cut, then there is the figuring out all the angles and dealing with the "right tilt only" aspect as well.
Agree with Steve, neat project, but C@@L fence. 

Yeah, saws should be bi-angle it would save some headaches. My way of dealing with it is, I have one of each.
Very nice piece, Tony!!

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day