Snibley Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 This is my first attempt at these types of boards...actually any type of cutting board. My inspiration on these was the TWW site. I was put on to the site by some of my friends through Facebook and have used it for many things as I frequently go back to it for ideas and such, and came across the cutting board segment. I liked the design and thought I give it a try and see what all the hoopla was about. I made 5 boards all various sizes 3 of rock Maple and Walnut (shown) and 2 that were Cherry and Maple. The Cherry did give me some grief as one of them started to bow (posted in "the wood-cutting board bowing") in which many suggestions came forward and some of which I believe helped sort it out...at least enough that I could give it away anyway . On the board in the picture I also put in some lasering and some silicone feet...(can't really see them that well), just for and added touch. I finshed it with WATCO Butcher block varnish, it went on nice, little smell and fast drying time...only time will tell how well it lasts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Super nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snibley Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks it was a fun project...some of the boards gave me some grief with not aligning properly but this one came out well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 I like your little message in the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Looks great. Love the laser etching idea. I made a couple of end grain boards last week. I had one joint that split at one part of it, it was a starved glue joint at the end of the board. We all have some issues with projects that we must overcome at some point or another. I wound up masking around the split, then using a plastic glue knife and an acid brush filled it with titebond III and clamped the hell out of it. Scraped the glue off the top and resanded my boards. I made the mistake of rinsing them off after they had been coated with mineral oil a few times and it raised the grain. Wound up resanding them last night. The mineral oil and wood loaded the paper real fast, kept cleaning the paper with a gum eraser on my ROS. I made some mineral oil and beeswax finish last night to put on the boards. Coated them real well and let it sit for the day and will buff them off later. The beeswax adds a nice level of protection to the board when dried. Seals up better too. What kind of laser engraver do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggers Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Very nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Quite nice, indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnorris1369 Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Nice work I have a couple of those in clamps right now myself. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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