Snibley Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 I have recently made some cutting boards (previous posts) and now have been asked to make some more, my problem is the walnut I purchased is 1" thick and once I mill it down, I'm getting about 7/8. I did a trial board and I had to use allot more cut pieces to get an average size board, so I was going to glue two boards together to get my preferred 1 5/8 thickness....is doing that recommendable especially where these are end grain boards? Has anyone tried this and what was the result? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapid Roger Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Yes, I have tried that. In fact, I glued three boards together to make an end grain cutting board. Maple, Walnut and Cherry and the cutting boards are 1-3/4" thick. The original stock was 3/4" x 2-1/4" wide and 48" long. Rog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snibley Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 looks great, unique design, I am going to try it by putting two pieces of walnut together to see how much you can see the seam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Rog, The heart wood/sapwood of the walnut gives the cutting boards a neat look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 I'm a bit confused here. The thickness of your starting stock has nothing to do with your end board thickness on end grain boards. After gluing and flattening your board blank, set your rip fence our stop block on your sled to 1 3/4 or 1 7/8 depending on how much surface you will remove when flattening. A longer finished board will require a longer blank if using 1" stock. Since you are going to be face gluing your cut offs together in the last step, laminating boards in the beginning does not gain you anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 If it is an end grain board it should not matter how thick your stock is. The thickness of the walnut, once turned on end, does not dictate the thickness of the board. The thickness of the board is based on how wide your rip cuts are. Sorry to rehash. Didn't see your explanation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick LoDico Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 I don't get the problem here. As stated, edge glue your three boards of any thickness and crosscut 1 7/8 pieces and stand on edge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 This has been a test....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snibley Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Thanks for the comments, yes I agree after I wrote it and realized what I was saying didn't come out the way I wanted it to. When I put my re sawed pieces together (end grain up) it came up short, I did not allow (due to the smaller thickness) more pieces instead of the usual 11-12 pieces, I now need about 16 to make the same size board. So I kind of answered my own question, but you comments were noted and appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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