September 4, 201213 yr I don't normally like to sand but I haven't been able to really do any work in my shop since the 1st of July. Do yesterday on Labor Day I got to go to the shop in the afternoon and work for several hours. I had made three cutting boards but didn't get to finish sanding and put the oil on. Yesterday I got to stand in the shop sand the cutting boards and I even got to cut out and make the first glue up for six more. You just don't know how good it felt to get back into the shop. Board #1 Board #2 Board #3 Who would have ever thought you would really enjoy going to the shop to sand? Thanks John MoodySite AdministratorJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
September 4, 201213 yr John, Welcome Back! Very nice looking cutting boards. Â Larry Old Woodworking Machinery Forum Host
September 5, 201213 yr Author Thanks Larry, it is nice to be back. John MoodySite AdministratorJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
September 5, 201213 yr Author Actually Arlin I like that also. I like to watch the character of a board start to come out as you sand it down to a smooth finish.John MoodySite AdministratorJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
September 5, 201213 yr Beautiful boards there John. I know it felt really good for me to start back in the shop again after I got out of the hospital several months agoI had 3 hidden compartment key chains to make in the next few days, I destroyed 2 by cutting wood too deep and the other was the Redwood burl I posted last night or earlier today. That's ok though they were just pieces of wood that I can replace with another piece.I have been having computer issues today so I may be in and out. just an FYI
September 5, 201213 yr Pretty boards.Good to see your posts again.I like sanding. As Arlin said, it's nice to see the change from rough to smooth. Gene'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton
September 5, 201213 yr Nice to have you back in the shop and on the forums. Allen WorshamCorona, CAallenworsham@earthlink.net'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk' J. Vernon McGee
September 5, 201213 yr Welcome back brother!Ron DudelstonSite AdministratorAbove and Beyond WoodWorks
September 5, 201213 yr Some people prefer scrapers to abrasives.http://www.finewoodworking.com/pages/w00007.aspI've tried it and it's really quite nice. Little or no dust, no messing with the paper, and  only one purchase over the course of years and years.However, for reasons I can not defend I keep returning to abrasives.Oh, nice boards.
September 5, 201213 yr Good lookin' board, John - and welcome back. The more I have to sand the more I would rather have someone else do it. Â Fredaka Pop's Shopwww.pops-shop.comEX-21 (Presently on the floor. Using my 6-year old 788 ! ! ! ! !'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'
September 5, 201213 yr Great looking boards John! Welcome back!I really like the pattern. To get the effect, do you edge join different species of wood then cross cut it into strips,  then flip every other one and then glue and clamp? You should blog the process.www.thepatriotwoodworker.com Proud Supporter of Homes For Our Troops
September 5, 201213 yr Author You got it Mike. That is the process. I have a blog on here for doing them I did when we first started the site. I'll look the link up and post later.John MoodySite AdministratorJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
September 5, 201213 yr Author Cliff I love using a scraper on the flat grain. I have not tried it on the end grain boards. I was thinking it might be hard to scrape them unless they were already sanded pretty smooth. I use the drum sander to get the flat and smooth and then the orbital sander to remove any marks left by the drum sander. Most of the time I also take a finish sander and take them to 400 grit since it is end grain. Cliff said:Some people prefer scrapers to abrasives. http://www.finewoodworking.com/pages/w00007.asp I've tried it and it's really quite nice. Little or no dust, no messing with the paper, and  only one purchase over the course of years and years. However, for reasons I can not defend I keep returning to abrasives. Oh, nice boards.
September 5, 201213 yr Author Thanks Fred sometimes I feel the same. It is good to have a few minutes to get back online. Fred Wilson said: Good lookin' board, John - and welcome back. The more I have to sand the more I would rather have someone else do it. Â Fredaka Pop's Shopwww.pops-shop.comEX-21 (Presently on the floor. Using my 6-year old 788 ! ! ! ! !'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'
September 5, 201213 yr Thanks John. Much appreciated.www.thepatriotwoodworker.com Proud Supporter of Homes For Our Troops
September 5, 201213 yr I found it John. http://www.thepatriotwoodworker.com/profiles/blogs/end-grain-cutting-board-my John Moody said:You got it Mike. That is the process. I have a blog on here for doing them I did when we first started the site. I'll look the link up and post later.John MoodySite AdministratorJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
September 5, 201213 yr I actually like to hand sand. I know, crazy, but it is true.When I worked in the shipyard where I built yachts, we hand sanded a lot and I got used to it, and loved the results. I also found a "short cut" to getting a great final sanding by something I call "skip sanding".I would sand with say 80 grit, but rather then make sure every little ding and scratch was out of the wood, I would just sand it down to like 75% perfection, and then go up to the next grit. I would do the same thing on the next grit and run on up to grit 600 or so, then I would drop back down to 100 grit and start the process all over again. Because the wood was smooth from being sanded to 600 grit, using the 100 grit really dug in and cleaned up the wood.It is not as complicated as it sounds, the jist of it is that I sanded awhile with progressively higher grits, then dropped back to a lower one and started again. It actually takes less time doing it that way, and the finish is a lot better in the end.Â
September 6, 201213 yr Author That is an interesting technique Travis, I am going to have to give that a try on the next boards I make.John MoodySite AdministratorJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
September 6, 201213 yr Author Thanks, Mike you got to it before I did.Mike Dillen said:I found it John. http://www.thepatriotwoodworker.com/profiles/blogs/end-grain-cuttin... John Moody said: Thanks John. Great blog.www.thepatriotwoodworker.com Proud Supporter of Homes For Our TroopsT
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