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Well as the title says these are wedding gifts for my wife's best friend and the other is for my cousin. I'm sure it will be like all the others boards that look like this I have given, and will never be used. These have all been done by hand minus cutting the curves. I did that on the bandsaw that was my wife's grandfathers. Anyways that's it thanks for looking and commenting if you do.

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Awesome job. Yes, we only make them to be admired.
 

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That's the destiny of such beautiful boards - they are to beuatiful to use. But, don't be discouraged by that fact. Keep on making them.
 

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Maybe they will see it blurry like the first pic and use it as a cutting board never mind I edited that out
 

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Ahh, the conflict of beauty and pragmatism, I know it too well. I've purchased my wife 1 large beautiful cutting board and 2 ornate journals. She refuses to write in the journals, and won't let me use the cutting board :(

Oh, hey, maybe that's a good excuse for why all my stuff turns out funky? "I want it to be used!"

Still, even my lust for practicality couldn't prompt me to utilize these. Nicely done.
 

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Super nice board: too pretty to cut on.
 

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Thanks for the kind words my fellow jocks. I try to make decent looking projects.
 

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Love these! Beautiful work…
 

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Those are very nice cutting boards. I made myself a cutting board and we use it all the time. I would definately cut up my onions and mushrooms for steaks on that. Im not shy to use mine so maybe they wont be either.
 

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I really like them. I'm puzzled how you made it. I guess one piece at a time.
 

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Add me to the list of the puzzled and impressed, too!
 

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You make two at a time, one dark on light then I hot glue them together. Then make the rip cuts on the bandsaw. Now take a light piece then a dark piece and alternate them and glue them up. Wait until it's dry and glue the boards you just made together and do the cross cuts. Glue these together and you now have two cutting boards. So the first time you cut them one board will start with light piece 1 and the next will be dark piece two and vise versa for board two.
 
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