This is Isaac. He is sad. His human has made tons of beautiful human furniture around the house but he still has to eat his dry dog food from his ugly food dish holder. Things are about to change though... This build starts with some 6/4" scrap walnut left over from the Maloof chair build. It was thick enough to re-saw and mill to a final thickness of about 5/8" and book match for the top. The bowl was used to size the sides and hand cut dovetails joined it all together. These weren't my best dovetails ever, but it's been a while since I've made any. Glued up and sanded out. They ended up much nicer than I thought they were going to be. The book matched top is just wide enough for the two bowls. The holes were cut out on the band saw, the top was glued to the base and the outside was trimmed with the router and a trim bit. Edges were rounded with a 1/4" round over bit. After sanding out to 220 grit, it was given 2 coats of Arm R Seal semi gloss poly. While finishing a piece is usually the most difficult part of the project, it also is the most rewarding. It's amazing how a light coat of poly will bring out all of the detail in the wood. With the new dish holder complete, Isaac is once again a happy dog. He sure is proud of his new eating arrangements.
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