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Making a B-17 serving tray - mtrainer90 - 07-29-2025
Making a custom Boeing B-17 serving tray for a good pilot friend. The Red Oak tray features a B-17 with the inscription "hell from heaven" and "398th Bomb Group- Heavy, 601st Squadron" which is where my friends grandfather served as a lead navigator. After everything was cut out on the FoxAlien 4040 XE-PRO, it was filled with Alumilite clear cast resin. The tray was sanded to 1000 grit and 3 coats of Waterlox Gloss was applied before wet sanding and a final coat.
RE: Making a B-17 serving tray - BillN - 07-29-2025
My dad was a flight instructor for B-17s during WW2. He would have admired your tray.
RE: Making a B-17 serving tray - Tapper - 07-29-2025
Great job and what a nice tribute to your friend and his grandfather! Thanks for sharing!
Doug
RE: Making a B-17 serving tray - mtrainer90 - 07-29-2025
(07-29-2025, 12:44 PM)BillN Wrote: My dad was a flight instructor for B-17s during WW2. He would have admired your tray.
Thank you
RE: Making a B-17 serving tray - mtrainer90 - 07-29-2025
(07-29-2025, 04:12 PM)Tapper Wrote: Great job and what a nice tribute to your friend and his grandfather! Thanks for sharing!
Doug
Thanks