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The inspiration for this came from a similar tote I saw setting on the fireplace mantel at Dixie Landing restaurant at Disney World some years ago. I remember it being high and not completely visible but I was taken by it's flowing lines and general shape.
This tote is 19" long, 10" wide, and 12" high. The trays are 3/8's and the ends are 5/8's with a 45 degree 1/8th inch chamfer to prevent the corners fron chipping. For a finish, I used 4 coats of Sea Fin Teak Oil sanding with 400Grit wet or dry between coats followed with a final coat of Johnsons paste wax applied with 4/0 steel wool .
I made the trays of Hard Maple and I think the ends are Jatoba. I got the board maybe ten years ago from a friend of mine over in Riverview. He told me the name of it at the time and I wrote it on the board with a piece of white chalk (all I had at the time). The chalk was gone when I finally decided to use the board but I think that was what he called it.
I put a 12 inch ruler in the photos for scale.
This tote is 19" long, 10" wide, and 12" high. The trays are 3/8's and the ends are 5/8's with a 45 degree 1/8th inch chamfer to prevent the corners fron chipping. For a finish, I used 4 coats of Sea Fin Teak Oil sanding with 400Grit wet or dry between coats followed with a final coat of Johnsons paste wax applied with 4/0 steel wool .
I made the trays of Hard Maple and I think the ends are Jatoba. I got the board maybe ten years ago from a friend of mine over in Riverview. He told me the name of it at the time and I wrote it on the board with a piece of white chalk (all I had at the time). The chalk was gone when I finally decided to use the board but I think that was what he called it.
I put a 12 inch ruler in the photos for scale.
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