Luiz Tanure
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Nesting trays · maple

A page.workshop.kind.wood piece, process notes and what I learned.

kind
page.workshop.kind.wood
material
Hard maple, 12mm
tools
xTool D1 Pro · Hand chisel · Tung oil
date
mar 08, 2026

Three trays, each fitting inside the next. CNC profiled, hand-finished edges.

What I learned

Tung oil on maple darkens more than samples suggest. Test on offcuts for at least 48h before committing the final piece.

Failures, kept on purpose.

The mistakes that taught me the constraints. Every workshop post keeps these, they're more useful than the final photo.

v1 · early collapse
v1 · stringing
v2 · seam visible
v2 · finish off