Cake Stand - mdf or wood with routered edges?

[RickiC]

Hi all,

Im building a cake stand (like this http://www.thehouseofsmiths.com/2011/08/diy-stenciled-cake-stand.html) for the wife's cake business and was wondering where i could get some wood or mdf (about 9 inches sq) where the edges have already been routered for the top of the stand like in the image?

Any ideas? Many thanks in advance!

 

[BertyUK]

if you're not wanting to make it yourself, you might want to try places that make trophies/awards. The do stuff like that for the bases they stick trophies to.

Just a thought

 

[streetlighter]

Makes for a good excuse to buy a cheap router and a selection of cutters to have a play around with.

 

[big-all]

heeelllooo and welcome RickiC

do not use mdf unless you can keep it 98% dry
no wetting no washing no moisture laden cakes

quite often cheap chopping boards made from beech then shaped can be your best option

 

[RickiC]

Hi all,

Thanks for all the replies.

Some excellent suggestions there that i hadnt considered!

 

[wrathkeg]

You might also think about whether MDF is safe to be in direct contact with food. There is some discussion of MDF safety generally (not specifically food, though) here:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/woodworking/faq-mdf.htm

At one point I was considering making a pizza peel from it, and that page put me off.

 

[dhutch]

MDF is fairly nasty to work with as well, it idea of using a cheap chopping board and trimming it down is a good one I think.

Obviously you could buy your own beech, or even just cheap pine/deal, but you would then have to join it into a board.


Daniel