Pi Pie Stand
Introduction: Pi Pie Stand
To celebrate Pi Day I decided nothing would be better than making a pun! So, I made a Pi stand. I feel like people who are quirky enough to celebrate their love of pie and Pi would get a kick out of this unique twist on the traditional cake stand, and the added strip of walnut inlay gives this Pi stand enough character to make it stand out beneath the pie its holding.
Supplies
Materials needed:
For the Pi piece
10 inch long x 6 inch wide x 2 inch thick Piece of Maple ( I used maple because it was what I had on had)
For the round plates
Top Plate: 14 Inch long x 10 1/2 wide x 1 inch thick Piece of Maple ( the top and bottom plate will be cut from the same piece of maple)
Bottom Plate: 12 Inch long x 7 inch wide x 1 inch thick Piece of Maple
Walnut Inlay: 10 inch long x 2 inch wide x 1 inch thick ( you will cut you inlays from this one piece)
Tools Needed:
* 220 grit sand paper
* 150 grit sand paper
* Metal Files
* Wood glue
* Nail Gun
* 1 1/4 Brad Nails
* Band Saw
* Jointer
* Planer
* Table Saw
* Disc Sander
* Circular Saw
* Clamps
* Pencil Compass
* String
* Tape Measure
* Pencil
* Oil/Stain/Paint
Step 1: Cutting Walnut
First ALWAYS REMEMBER SAFETY FIRST! PLEASE WEAR PROPER EYE AND EAR PROTECTION WHEN WORKING WITH DANGEROUS TOOLS!
TOOLS NEEDED:
* Band saw
* Tap measure
* pencil
For this project I used rough cut wood, this will come up later as it will need to be jointed and planed, but first we need to make our cuts!
We will need to cut our walnut for the inlay. The three pieces of inlay will all be cut from the same piece of walnut, I only had a 10 inch piece so that was the max that I could do, but for this project that is perfect.
Cutting Initial Piece
I used my band saw with the fence as a guide to cut all my pieces to the desired width. Before cutting make sure to mark your wood with all the correct measurements.
Cut a piece of walnut down to a strip to 10 L x 2 W x 1 thick. I drew a diagram of this in the pictures for reference.
Cutting Pi Piece
Next is cutting the Pi piece. 415
Once again I adjusted the fence on my bandsaw to help me cut a strip off that measured
10 inch L x 2 inch W x 1/4 inch thick. As stated above, I drew a diagram for reference.
Cutting Plate Pieces
Finally, time to cut the strips for the top bottom and middle pieces. Take the leftover walnut and use it to cut the final two strips for your two plates.
For the bottom plate:
First cut a strip 10 inch L x 1 inch W x 1/4 inch thick
For the top plate:
cut a strip 10in L x 1 W x 1/4 inch thick
Yay! You have now cut your inlays!
Step 2: Cutting Maple
TOOLS NEEDED:
* Table saw
* Circular saw
* Tape Measure
* Pencil
Now for this step we will be cutting the maple for the top and bottom plate and for the Pi shape. The top and bottom plates are fairly easy and straight forward since the wood is already the desired thickness of 1 inch so they only need to be cut to length x width.
Top & Bottom Plate
For this cut I used a circular saw because my board was pretty long and it was easier to maneuver the circular saw than maneuver the board around. I clamped the board to my work table and made sure that I had my eye and ear protection on and made first my top cut of
14 in L x 10 1/2 in W x 1 in thick
After this cut, I made my bottom plate cut to
12 in L x 7 in W x 1 in thick
You can use any method you like to cut your wood to your dimensions, such as a compound miter saw, hand saw, or table saw, like I said I just used my circular saw for ease.
Pi Piece
Sometimes things work out well in life and it turns out I already had a piece of maple that was perfectly sized for this project, so I did not need to cut this piece. However, I do know the wood fairies do not visit everyone and bestow perfect pieces of cut wood in their garages so they may need to cut their own. 76