In this DIY project I build a frame for a serving tray. The previous frame broke and my wife had a sentimental attachment to the serving tray so I built a new one. This is how the final project looked:

Overall I am pretty happy with how it turned out. The project is pretty simple, you just make a rectangle and screw it together. I had to add some additional boards on the ends put that is because I measured wrong.

I cut a groove in one of the boards to slide the tray into, but it was really difficult to make the groove straight so I gave up on this as a method for holding the tray in place. To hold the tray in place I attached four small boards (two on each side) to the side of the frame.

I was really happy with how the stain on the frame came out. This is the most even I have had a stain come out in a long time. I used pre-stain / wood conditioner before applying the stain and this made the stain come out much more even. I am going to continue to use pre-stain going forward.

Here is a video summarizing the project: