Making A Tray With Scrap Flooring

I have been salvaging and saving veneer or veneered plywoods from walter p sauer s scrap bins and other local manufacturer s in brooklyn for a while.

Making a tray with scrap flooring.

Custom plywood floor patchwork design using salvaged recycled veneer ply cut offs. To see full diy serving tray plans how to make the sides click here. You ll need a piece of plywood and your tiles along with grout and other supplies. To repurpose wood flooring it will take a little bit of work.

Custom floor using 5 8 plywood. If you have a board foot or so of scrap hardwood laying around this is a great project or a cool gift. Recently got a chance to put them to use. A wooden cutting board or serving tray is an easy project that can be completed in an afternoon.

We used walnut and maple scraps cut at increments of 1 8 in but the variations are endless. Make sure all boards have a tongue and groove. Scrape grime from the tongue and groove with a screwdriver. To figure out the exact size measure the length of the your long piece and deduct 1 8 of an inch.

Dry fit the tray together and make an necessary adjustments. In this video i go through my scrap bin and make a serving tray. Then measure the length from the outside edge to the inside of the rabbeted edge on your short piece and deduct 1 8. With the variety of wood scraps i had on hand i was able to create this sunset design goin.

7 repurposing diy s for leftover flooring planks. They come in so many cool finishes they are easy to cut and are lightweight. If you have a handful of tiles leftover from your re flooring or if you have pulled up a few you can use them to create this gorgeous little serving tray. Remove staples and nails from the boards.

We made four versions of this design and got smarter with each. Scrap wood cutting board. Essentially all you have to do is cut strips of wood and glue them together. One of my favorite things to repurpose is a leftover flooring plank.

With a small piece of scrap lumber you can easily build a handmade cribbage board. 71 practically free scrap wood projects if you make things out of wood you know almost every project leaves scrap wood. Keep the tools of the diy trade safe and secure in this scrap wood tool tote. Plus you can buy an entire box for very little money.

These projects definitely won t break the bank and they will keep the scraps out of the trash. This would make a wonderful gift for the holidays or an upcoming wedding. Cut all of your boards to length.