Cutting board with inlay

[difalkner]

So... I've been in creative mode lately to augment our Etsy shop and have come up with more unique cutting boards, trivets, etc. I haven't done a video in a month so it was time for another and I decided to do one on this cutting board.

It's edge grain Maple with Walnut inlay and the rosette is left over pieces from end grain cutting boards. I knew those little pieces would come in handy one day! The board is 12" x 16.5" x 1" thick. For those who play guitar this is styled after a 00 size Martin guitar. For those who don't play guitar, it's still styled after a 00 size Martin guitar.

Here's the finished board -

And here's the making of video -

Enjoy!

David

[Woodenskye]

David that is a really cool cutting board!  Quick question, early in the video, you were milling the big board, but also milling the smaller boards, was this done at the same time or just spliced the videos together.

[difalkner]

Thanks, Bryan!  Those were cut at separate times.  I cut the inlay pieces first so I could glue them into the cavities and not have to remove the main board.  But for a little different take on doing the video I showed them paired together and the inlay pieces cut at 1/4 speed so you could see the chips flying.

David

[Mick S]

Great project, David! I sent a link to one of my students that builds guitars and loves to cook. Thought he'd appreciate it.

It's pretty obvious to me that your comfort level with the router has increased a great deal from a year ago. Feedrates and processes look great!