Comments on: A little serving tray

By: Al (Sandal Woods)

Al (Sandal Woods) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:43:30 +0000

Thanks, Kari! She absolutely loved it.

By: The Village Carpenter

The Village Carpenter — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:51:20 +0000

Looks great, Al! And a nice use of your daughter’s tile. I’m sure she was well pleased.

By: Al (Sandal Woods)

Al (Sandal Woods) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:34:40 +0000

Mark,
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Thanks! I have made note of your tip, for any future projects involving similar tiles.
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Your table is beautiful!!! And what a nice way to show off the tiles. I learn something new everyday - and I appreciate it a bunch.

By: Mark Mazzo

Mark Mazzo — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:21:19 +0000

Hey Al,

Nice looking serving tray.

With respect to your question, I made a set of end tables and a coffee table with inset tile tops a while back. Here is a picture the coffee table which shows the tile the best.

I just used standard thin-set tile adhesive to adhere the tiles to a baltic birch substrate (this was enclosed within a White Oak frame). I then taped off the oak with painters tape and grouted with regular sanded grout with some latex additive for flexibility. It worked great and the tables have held up to my kids abuse for bout 3 or 4 years now!

–Mark

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