Dovetail Wood Tray with Plaid Inlay

I made a walnut dovetail tray with wood plaid inlay. See how I made it from creating the inlay pattern to cutting the gorgeous walnut handles. Make sure you check out the first video here: ---⏱️Timestamps⏱️--- 0:00 Dovetail Decorative Tray 00:58 Cutting dovetails 5:25 Plaid inlay 7:29 Routed groove for tray bottom 8:06 Assembling the tray 9:27 Wipe on varnish finish It’s been a while since I cut dovetails. I thought it would be a cool idea to make a dovetail walnut tray. I knew that I wanted some swooping lines, and the parts needed to have a soft look and feel. I used some beautiful figured walnut for the sides and I’m really happy with how they turned out. I made a plaid inlay bottom. The plaid is a combination of woods, all inset into a walnut panel. If you want to see how I made the plaid, check out my video here: The tray was finished with a wipe-on varnish. I have a video on how to apply a wipe on poly varnish finish. You can find that here: I’m confident that there are other ways to perform these tasks. This video is a glimpse into my shop and how I make things. If you want to follow along on my woodworking journey, make sure you subscribe and hit the notification bell so you are alerted to my daily videos. Here’s a list of tools and materials that I used to make this project. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. •• Tools & Materials •• Wood Mallet: Narex chisels: Leather strop: Narex marking knife: Japanese pull saw: Axiom CNC: Bosch Jig Saw: Bosch Router: Dewalt planer: Jet 8” Jointer: Wipe-on varnish: Brass Setup Bars: Titebond Liquid Hide Glue: Starrett 6” combination square: Starrett 12” combination square: iGaging Machinist Square: Dovetail jig: •• My Links •• My Amazon Store: Website: Instagram: Facebook: Esty: