August 26, 20169 yr Popular Post this was originally posted by me on the Wood Mag forum, had over 74,000 views in 6 years, so i'd say it was well received. with some minor edits: How to make a cutting board. Finished size will be 13"x15"x1-15/16". 1. Start with rough lumber, 1”x8”x6 foot walnut, 1”x4”x6 foot maple DSC_2331.jpg 2. Cut to 24” long pieces DSC_2332.jpg 3. Plane to consistent thickness, about 7/8” in this case DSC_2333.jpg 4. Rip to desired widths, 1-1/2” for walnut, 3/4" for maple, plus two walnut pieces at 3/8” DSC_2334.jpg 5. Arrange pieces in desired pattern DSC_2335.jpg 6. Glue up and wait a day DSC_2336.jpg 7. Plane flat, to about 3/4” thick DSC_2337.jpg 8. Cross cut to desired board thickness, in this case 1-15/16” (to minimize waste) DSC_2339.jpg 9. Arrange in pleasing pattern DSC_2340.jpg 10. Glue up and wait a day DSC_2342.jpg DSC_2343.jpg 11. Wipe excess glue off with warm water and sponge DSC_2345.jpg 12. Sand, sand, sand, from 50 grit up to 120 grit DSC_2348.jpg 13. Rout out side grooves for picking and holding DSC_2350.jpg 14. Sand off corners DSC_2353.jpg 15. Rout drainage groove on one side DSC_2355.jpg 16. More sanding 17. Rout edges with roundover bit DSC_2357.jpg 18. Apply brand DSC_2358.jpg 19. More sanding up to 220 grit 20. Apply finish, 2 coats of Butcher Block oil, let each coat dry for a day, sand 220 grit before applying next coat. DSC_2363.jpg 21. Sand 220 grit one more time, apply beeswax/mineral oil finish DSC_2365.jpg 22. Done, ready to use after curing for 3 days DSC_2370.jpg DSC_2371.jpg DSC_2373.jpg Use and enjoy, reapply mineral oil or beeswax/mineral oil finish as needed (when water does not bead, time to reapply finish).
August 26, 20169 yr Author the only change i'd make to that is that i skip the Butcher Block step. i just apply 3 coats of a beeswax/mineral oil mix and it's good to go. I use Howards Butcher Block Conditioner, available at Lowes and Home Depot in the stain area.
August 26, 20169 yr 2 minutes ago, DAB said: looks like i have some formatting issues to figure out, but it's a start. If you go to the home page and scroll down, there is a topic in the scrap bin called Network Tutorials and in there, there is a post about posting pictures and editing them and the text around them. Much, Much easier than WOOD's site for posting pics and inserting text
August 26, 20169 yr Author i'll chase editing it down later. wanted to migrate the content before it went "poof" and i'd have to re-invent the post from scratch. yeah, i'm lazy like that.
August 26, 20169 yr 7 minutes ago, DAB said: this was originally posted by me on the Wood Mag forum, had over 74,000 views in 6 years, so i'd say it was well received. with some minor edits:
August 27, 20169 yr very nice. I think I had a blog on here at one time on building end grain cutting boards. It may have gone away with one of the upgrades. Here are some Breadboards and Cheese boards I make. And a few of the cutting boards. This is our display at First Friday we do here in Florence, Al. I will have one to do this coming Friday. I make them in several sizes.
August 27, 20169 yr Author i've made many over time. never the same one twice. here's a fancy one that took some time to make. ten different woods, all book matched. pretty big, 21x12 if i recall.
August 28, 20169 yr 4 hours ago, John Moody said: It may have gone away with one of the upgrades It did not John, it was on a different website portal, it was never installed here on this software platform. We have never lost any blogs or content with software upgrades using this platform. But, when we made the big move from our old platform to this one, we did have to archive much of the content, of which we still have. Every one should feel confident that they can blog away, and enter content, without fear of losing it during an upgrade. It just will not happen. Just wanted to clarify that, thanks John!
August 28, 20169 yr Thank you for the tutorial...well written and photo-documented... Which glue did you use...? (or did I miss it)
August 28, 20169 yr Author 4 minutes ago, Nickp said: Thank you for the tutorial...well written and photo-documented... Which glue did you use...? (or did I miss it) Titebond 3. It's waterproof and food safe.
August 28, 20169 yr On 8/26/2016 at 1:22 PM, DAB said: looks like i have some formatting issues to figure out, but it's a start. maybe so but you have the WW down to science...
August 28, 20169 yr Shared on our Facebook, and Twitter. Saving images to our Pinterest too, great job DAB!
August 28, 20169 yr 4 hours ago, John Moody said: very nice. I think I had a blog on here at one time on building end grain cutting boards. It may have gone away with one of the upgrades. Here are some Breadboards and Cheese boards I make. And a few of the cutting boards. This is our display at First Friday we do here in Florence, Al. I will have one to do this coming Friday. I make them in several sizes. Jimeny Cricket, you are good...
August 28, 20169 yr nice board. Nice thickness. I keep considering and rejecting the idea because my wife is short and it'd add 2" to her need to reach with a knife.
August 28, 20169 yr Author 1 hour ago, Cliff said: nice board. Nice thickness. I keep considering and rejecting the idea because my wife is short and it'd add 2" to her need to reach with a knife. no sweat. make 2. one to cut on, one to stand on.
August 28, 20169 yr 6 hours ago, DAB said: no sweat. make 2. one to cut on, one to stand on. BRILLIANT!!!
August 28, 20169 yr 7 hours ago, DAB said: no sweat. make 2. one to cut on, one to stand on. That's funny.
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