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Napkin & Condiment Stand

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Jeff Parish

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Jeff Parish
Kailua Kona, Hawaii

General Information

An unique napkin and condiment stand for your table. Never have your guests ask for a napkin or the salt & pepper again. It even has a place for toothpicks.

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Material Description Price
Baltic Birch Plywood

Baltic Birch Plywood

18" × 24" × 1/4" Baltic Birch Plywood

Baltic Birch Plywood

Baltic Birch Plywood

8" × 12" × 3/8" Baltic Birch Plywood

Instant Bonding Glue - INSTANT JET™

Instant Bonding Glue - INSTANT JET™

2 ounce bottle

1

Setup

I used a sacrificial board under your project material to protect cutting into my main X-Carve waist board. Carefully measure thickness of your material. You will be thru cutting, so add .020" to this depth for your material thickness in Easel. This will make sure it goes completely thru your material, and will make a cleaner bottom edge on your cut. Also add .020" to your tab height. Don’t want that piece breaking loose. It’s a good idea to check your work by checking the Show Tool Paths box. This gives a better indication of how it will cut, and if there are any problems that need attention. This little step has saved me countless times.

2

Side Panels

20 minutes

I used a .0625 up cut, 2 flute spiral bit for these side panel cuts. My Dewalt DW611 spindle was set at #2 speed. Cuts were performed at .05 in depth per pass with a feed rate of 80 in/per min. (these specs can be set in the Cut Settings box under custom). You may have to adjust these settings according to your machine and spindle, so experiment on what works best for your setup.

This is the link to Easel for the panel cuts: http://easel.inventables.com/projects/cZ_xkaPlh6W2GnFHb-hqAQ

3

Add Some "Bling"

20 minutes

Decided to add some Bling (as my wife calls it). Added glass particles that resemble Turquoise. You could do something similar, paint, inlay, or even cut these bubbles completely thru. This would be a personal choice.

4

The Base

I milled a piece of 3/8" Monkeypod for the base piece. Before I actually cut into this expensive wood, I did a few trial cuts with some MDF of the critical slot and pockets to get a perfect fit.
This time I used a .125 down cut, 2 flute spiral bit. Depth of cut was set at .05 in and feed rate set at .080 in/min. The use of a down cut bit is the way to go with this kind of operation, as it gives you a much cleaner top edge. In fact, if I could find down cut bits in the sizes in need, that’s probably all I would use.

This is the link to Easel for the base part: http://easel.inventables.com/projects/SJqiIvkLGMJ8qZlgLLzOtw

5

Finish and Assembly

I sanded all parts with 80, 120, and final sand with 320 grit. Applied 4 coats of spray lacquer to all surfaces with light sanding between coats just to remove any dust or anything else, like those bugs that know instinctively where there’s wet paint. I glued the panels into the slots with just a couple of drops of CA glue. Probably didn’t need to glue them, as they were a tight snug fit, but didn’t want everything coming apart and end up on the floor.

Altho I used dolphins and bubbles for this design, you could use anything you want for the side panels. Engrave your Family crest, a message, the possibilities are endless to make it truly your own.

Well there you have it. A fun, unique, decorative and useful project to adorn your dining room table.

Have fun making sawdust and skip the yard work!
Aloha….Jeff

Antonio Santiago
Hi Jeff, in your project, the napkin stand, the base is missing from the project. I don't know if you just forgot to put it up or what but is missing. I thought I should let you know. Nice little stand by the way!
Antonio Santiago
Jeff Parish
Antonio: Since the project page would not let me add more than one link in "open in Easel", the link to Easel, for the base operation is at the bottom of the "Base" video page. Thanks, Jeff
Jeff Parish
Antonio Santiago
Oh ok, i see what you mean. I didn't go that far reading all the description, sorry!
Antonio Santiago
Roger
Jeff, Could you put another link for the sides. I tried different ways but cannot it to work. The base came out great. Thanks
Roger
Jeff Parish
Roger. I've provided new link on project page. See if Easel can open this one. Thanks
Jeff Parish
Roger
Jeff, That worked thanks. Roger
Roger
Edward Hall
Jeff is the slots for the side pieces .3 wide and 5.5 long. I can not get the link to work.
Edward Hall
Jeff Parish
Edward....click open in Easel, both workpiece files are at bottom of page.
Jeff Parish