If I run out or if you would like one made with your favorite wood please do not hesitate and contact me.
Trivet is a fancy word for that thing you put under a hot dish or plate so it doesn’t burn up your table or counter tops. Feel free to impress your friends with your fancy knowledge of words while you show off one of my Trivets to them. *hint wink nudge*
These trivets are made of solid wood and an aluminum rod to hold it all together. The current choices are Cherry, Walnut, Bocote, and Purple Heart. All of the colors are the natural wood colors, though they may shift with age, use, and sun exposure. The aluminum rod will never rust making this easy to hand wash after those few times you accidentally spill a bit of mom’s spaghetti. The 4 segments are each free to rotate allowing this trivet to spread open wide and handle whatever pot or pan you throw at it. If you hold the outer segment it can also functions as a weird fidget spinner, but watch those fingers!
The bars which make up the segment are 0.75 inches by 0.75 inches. When closed up the trivet measures 9 inches by 6 inches but it can open to 9 inches by 10 inches (max). Hand wash only with a soft sponge and mild soap then dry immediately. Shipping is included in the purchase price. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Purple Heart Trivet, $50
Bocote Trivet, $50
Walnut Trivet, $45
Cherry Trivet, $37
Don’t see your favorite wood listed? Have special requests? Contact me and together we can work on building your dream Trivet!
Building these is an exercise in setup and repetition. I first started by milling up the square bars, which would be used to build all of the segments. I did all of the woods at the same time to make sure they were all exactly the same size. This way once I got the jig set up for each step I could just batch it out for all the woods. I cut down the bars into their lengths. I cut out the groove into both ends of the 4 parts that run parallel to the aluminum rod. This would determine how much I would need to remove on only one end of the perpendicular parts. These parts also got a quarter inch hole on the other end. I made sure to keep track of each parts length during the glue up and used up every single one of my smaller clamps. Once dried everything got a nice sanding and edges got a round over. Inserting the aluminum rod ties the 4 segments into the final Trivet.
