Benson Juma made Ludwig a wooden cutlery tray that brings calm order and everyday ease to his kitchen, shaped with care for a perfect fit. What's your wish? →
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Custom Wooden Cutlery Tray 41.5×31.5 cm was made by Benson Juma as a fitted wooden drawer organizer for neatly separating cutlery in a specific kitchen drawer size. The finished tray shows how a custom insert can be built to exact dimensions, finished with a clear lacquer, and checked against the drawer in real use.
- Request: A wooden cutlery tray was requested in 41.5 × 31.5 × 8 cm with a practical layout of five long vertical compartments and one horizontal compartment across the top.
- Final result: The completed tray matched the requested overall size and compartment concept, creating a made-to-measure drawer insert for organizing everyday cutlery.
- Design details: The tray was made in timber and finished with a clear lacquer rather than paint, so the natural wood remained visible while the surface gained a smoother protective finish.
- Process: Public progress updates showed the outer frame and inner dividers being completed before finishing, with photos and a video shared during the making process and final photos provided after lacquering.
- Fit and use: After delivery, the customer confirmed that everything fit well, making this a useful example for anyone who needs a custom wooden cutlery tray for a non-standard drawer size.
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A request by Ludwig from Berlin, Germany
I would like to have a wooden cutlery tray in the dimensions (width 41.5 cm / depth 31.5 cm / height 8 cm). The layout would be 5 compartments vertically along the widest side and 1 compartment horizontally above it. Many Thanks!
The Journey of Creating Custom Wooden Cutlery Tray 41.5×31.5 cm
Negotiation & Planning
I am interested to do so!!
Wonderful, I'm looking forward to the finished product.
i Will cent you a sketch of the cultery tay as I begin work on it and I will sending photos of the process as I make it thank. you
Crafting Process
How to make a Custom Wooden Cutlery Tray 41.5×31.5 cm – work in progress
Hi Ludwig,
Sorry for the late response. I have completed the outer and inner structure of the cutlery tray and I have uploaded pictures and a video of the process as I was making it. Please let me known if you like it. If you like it I would like to start with the finishing on the tray. Would you like it painted or vanished? Thanks.
Benson
Hi Ludwig,
Sorry for the late response. I have completed the outer and inner structure of the cutlery tray and I have uploaded pictures and a video of the process as I was making it. Please let me known if you like it. If you like it I would like to start with the finishing on the tray. Would you like it painted or vanished? Thanks.
Benson
Hi Benson, well done! I'd like the box only to be lacquered (colorless).
Thank you!
Best regards,
Ludwig
Hi Ludwig,
Glad to hear you like it. I will lacquer it and send you the photos once it is fully complete.
Regards
Benson
Hi Ludwig,
The cutlery tray is now complete, I have applied Clear vanish on it as you had requested. Please let me know if you like it or if I need to make any changes.
Thanks
Benson
Dear Benson,
thank you for your good work. I think everything is ready for delivery.
Many greetings,
Ludwig
Dear Ludwig,
Great to hear that, I will package the cutlery tray and hand it over to the Local operations here in Kenya for shipping.
Regards
Benson
Dear Benson,
Thank you very much.
I'm already curious about receiving your good work.
Best regards,
Ludwig
Final Delivery – The Completed Piece in Photos
Customer Photos After Delivery
The Finished Unique Piece – Individually Handmade
Reference: ON001529E-5211
Cost structure of this project
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Cost of material |
15.91
|
| Cost of labour |
13.25
|
| Cost of packaging |
2.65
|
| Local Transport to photoshoot and parcel drop-off |
1.77
|
| Subtotal – payout to artisan |
33.58
|
| Customer acquisition costs (advertising etc.) |
3.36
|
| Handling fee Urban Change Lab |
3.36
|
| Total (excluding shipping & taxes) |
40.3
|
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Shipping costs and any applicable taxes (e.g. VAT) depend on the delivery country and the specific setup and are therefore not shown as fixed amounts here.
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