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In a thread on the Jimmy Clewes oriental box I mentioned that I had made fifteen collection plates for our new church sanctuary. It was requested that I post a picture. I will also post a picture of just one plate. They were made from 12/4 mahogany and are 13 1/4" in diameter and are 2 3/8" high. I designed them so that they would stack nicely while on the altar waiting to be passed. The picture shows just eight of them.
The ladies of the design committee had a hard time finding a fabric that matched the fabric of the pews and was suitable for the bottom of the plate. They found a suede cloth that was just right but it had a white backing. I took a brown Sharpie magic marker and went round the edge of the bottom so that white would not show. It worked!
I found a clever way to center the fabric and that worked nicely. Super 77 Adhesive from 3M holds the fabric very nicely so far.
The ladies of the design committee had a hard time finding a fabric that matched the fabric of the pews and was suitable for the bottom of the plate. They found a suede cloth that was just right but it had a white backing. I took a brown Sharpie magic marker and went round the edge of the bottom so that white would not show. It worked!
I found a clever way to center the fabric and that worked nicely. Super 77 Adhesive from 3M holds the fabric very nicely so far.