I recently uploaded pictures of a cutting board (http://lumberjocks.com/projects/30543) and several fellow LJs asked me to show how it was put together. Subsequently, Patron quickly deduced the process and wrote a nice blog showing the step by step process for how to achieve the pattern. I encourage anyone who is interested to take a look because he has some nice pictures outlining the process. http://lumberjocks.com/patron/blog/15074. I thought I would add a short amendment to his blog describing how I built my specific pattern.
Importantly, the dimensions I have listed are the approximate final dimensions. The pre-glue up dimensions were typically 1/8” oversize so that I had some extra wood for scraping, planing, and resquaring after each step. Also, I list a 4’ length. I chose that length because it was easy to handle, but you’ll need about 8’ to make a full size cutting board. SO DOUBLE IT. The final dimensions are not critical. The most important part is that it is perfectly square. The size of the notch is also not critical, it just needs to be perfectly square.
Slice it up like a loaf of french bread.
This is what a block looks like.
Here is a picture of my gluing jig.
This is about what it looks like after gluing. I used titebond III. Make sure you have plenty of glue, have everything set up the way you like it off to the side of jig, and move quickly. I got my wife to help for the second one.
Square it up one last time, round over the edges, a little sanding, and it’s all done. I finished mine with 2 coats of Watco Butcher Block oil.
-- Patrick, Iowa City
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Ampeater
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#1 posted 1135 days ago
Very nice. Thanks for posting.
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#2 posted 1135 days ago
Nice blog.
Details are nice.
Thanks for posting.
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#3 posted 1135 days ago
awesome!
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#4 posted 1135 days ago
Great! Very exciting potential here.
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Chase
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#5 posted 1135 days ago
that is a really clever design, I am going to have to keep something like that in the back of my head. good work, thanks!
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#6 posted 1135 days ago
Thanks for the detailed post. It made it so much easier to understand.
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#7 posted 1135 days ago
You my friend have just been elected to the Board Rm….LOL , a very sweet design Sinister Hand…BC
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#8 posted 1135 days ago
Excellent tutorial!
I think I can do it! Thank you so much!
Ellen
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BritBoxmaker
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#9 posted 1135 days ago
I didn’t get this one, very cunning! Thanks for the blog. Mind if I ‘borrow’ the design for a box top. Immitaion is the sincerest form of flattery.
Martyn
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BritBoxmaker
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#10 posted 1135 days ago
You’ll get a credit of course. And no I wouldn’t sell it.
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Sinister
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#11 posted 1135 days ago
Martyn: If I didn’t want anyone to imitate it, I wouldn’t have posted the how to :)
I would be thrilled to see pictures of your box when it’s done.
-- Patrick, Iowa City
BritBoxmaker
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#12 posted 1135 days ago
Yes of course, silly me. Wasn’t thinking. Its going to be interesting as I’m going to need to scale it down, probably 1 in 3. Cutting walnut to 1mm thick is going to be interesting.
Martyn
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Sinister
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#13 posted 1135 days ago
Getting it to a consistent 1mm along the entire length could be tough. This is a project where a drum sander would be handy. If you have one, I think that would really help. My planer has a bit of snipe that I can’t get rid of, so the last few inches of my glue ups were unusable.
-- Patrick, Iowa City
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#14 posted 1135 days ago
Thank you Patrick.
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#15 posted 1135 days ago
nice job
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