Description

Make your own serving trays and valet trays using router templates.

This template allows you to create a wooden tray in the shape of a heart.  

Dimensions: 
– Template is roughly 11.5” wide x 11” tall (292 x 279 mm)
– Template is made from 6 mm thick clear acrylic

Reusable template: This template can be reused if removed carefully and used with this double-sided tape (which won’t damage the wood or leave any residue). 

How to use:

• Secure the template to your board using this template tape
• Use a router bowl & tray bit to carve out the inside of each compartment
• Cut away the excess wood around the template using a bandsaw or jigsaw, leaving 1/8″ material or less outside the line
• Use a flush trim bit mounted in your router table to follow the template and finish shaping the serving tray
• Round over all the edges using a roundover bit
• Sand and apply finish

Recommended tools:

• This router template
• Handheld router and router table
• Template tape
• Router bowl & tray bit
• Roundover bit
• 1/4 inch spiral flush trim bit