Choose a small four-egg holder, a live-edge tray or a round serving layout. Explore the makers’ shared designs, then watch a six-seat wooden tray take shape in Easel.
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Start from a blank workpiece
Start with a blank workpiece in 3/4 inch stock. Draw a 10 × 5 inch tray outline, then place two rows of three 1 1/2 inch circular recesses. Set each recess 1/4 inch deep, leaving 1/2 inch of wood underneath. The recording shows this basic flat-bottom layout in the native editor. Test one recess with the eggs you intend to hold before cutting all six; it is a starting layout, not a fitted bowl profile.
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The recording uses a temporary guest workpiece, not a saved download or a physically carved tray. Round flat-bottom recesses differ from the stepped bowl-shaped seats in several shared designs.
These makers use different stock and different ways to support eggs. Choose the construction you want, then use the shared file scope described beside each build.
Egg Holder w/ Chicken Inlayby Charlie - River's EdgeWalnut and cherry give this round holder a contrasting chicken center. The six shared workpieces separate the inlay pocket, plug, plug removal and egg recesses. Match each operation to your measured stock before making the inlay; the recorded stock thickness differs between workpieces.
Live Edge Egg Trayby Luke FishbackKeep a natural board edge around a group of egg recesses. Fishback describes using basswood from a live-edge board. The single shared workpiece provides the recess pattern; choose a board that leaves enough wood around it rather than cutting the pictured live edge from the file.
4 Egg Holderby Derek GriggThis small square holder gives four eggs their own spaces. Grigg glued contrasting timber together for the thicker blank. The shared workpiece supplies four pockets and a square perimeter for that compact layout.
Egg Tray by HomeMade Modernby Ben UyedaCorian makes a different-looking tray from the wooden examples. Uyeda’s shared workpiece supplies the honeycomb arrangement. Adapt the outside profile for your piece of stock; the current shared geometry does not supply the pictured finished outside edge.
stackable egg holderby henry cockerillRaised handles and feet turn an egg tray into a rack. The photograph shows one assembled tier. Five shared workpieces include the tray and additional parts. Use them to plan a single rack; the photograph does not demonstrate a loaded multi-tier stack.
Egg Holderby Elliot Got BoredA rectangular arrangement suits a narrow piece of wood. Two shared workpieces offer egg-recess layouts, with different stock sizes and many shallow steps. The gallery lists birch plywood; choose the layout that fits your board rather than treating both as one assembly.
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From maker notes and discussion
Use the honeycomb project’s discussion to ask about cell sizing or holding tabs. Posting requires login; makers may not reply.
Johnson explains that his honeycomb can be reduced for narrower lumber, but smaller cells can lose the egg-holding function. Choose the cell size around your eggs first, then decide how many cells fit the board. Reducing the entire drawing changes both the outline and the openings.
Project notes by Joseph Johnson: read the source.
From Honeycomb Egg Trivet by Joseph Johnson.
Ask a questionIn his honeycomb instructions, Johnson recommends three holding tabs per cutout after finding that two allowed pieces to break away in long-grain areas. Plan the tabs around each small cutout, not just around the outside of the tray. Remove the tabs and smooth the edges after carving.
Project notes by Joseph Johnson: read the source.
From Honeycomb Egg Trivet by Joseph Johnson.
Ask a questionStart with four recesses for a compact tray, or use a ring to leave room for a center engraving. Keep enough wood beneath shallow seats and enough space between eggs to lift them out.
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