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Scrap/Cutting Boards

Project by Woodhacker posted 320 days ago 1520 views 10 times favorited 37 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Christmas time seems to also be cutting board time, so not to be left out…these are end grain cutting boards made from scraps that have been laying around a while (walnut, cherry, maple). They both come from the same initial glue-up stage. In the second glue-up stage, on one, I offset each successive piece 1/4 inch or so. In the other the pieces were just alternatively switched end-for-end. I kind of like the effect of the staggered one.

Finish is butcher block oil.

-- Martin, Kansas


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Dennis Zongker

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posted 320 days ago

Super Cool!!!

-- Dennis Zongker

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PetVet

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posted 320 days ago

I get dizzy looking at the first one! Great spin on what has turned out to be the gift of the season!!

-- Rich in Richmond

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Greg3G

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posted 320 days ago

I do like the first one….very good idea. Both look excellent.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

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Kerux

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posted 320 days ago

I agree with Petvet… makes one dizzy. Nice.

-- http://inhisgrip1.blogspot.com/

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Max

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posted 320 days ago

Very creative on the first one. I really like it…. They both turned out very nice.

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

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isetegija

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posted 320 days ago

Very well done.
Great design, color and composition.

-- My woodwork blog : http://www.isetehtud.pri.ee/blog/

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TraumaJacques

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posted 320 days ago

I am with petvet but very nice none the less

-- All bleeding will eventually stop.

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Tom Goodman

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posted 320 days ago

WOW! ...I’m not in the habit of copying other peoples designs but that first one I would like to do. Simple but eye catching. Great work.

-- - " If you want square work, You don't cut corners. " - -- Tom Goodman, Santa Maria, CA. woodworkertom@gmail.com

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Rakudrama

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posted 320 days ago

These boards are really nice.

-- Rakudrama

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trifern

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posted 320 days ago

Awesome boards Martin. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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EricW

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posted 320 days ago

how wide was that first board before the cut-up/glue-up? it must have been atleast a couple inches wider eh?

looks great btw.

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 320 days ago

WTG, Martin! Astounding.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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Joe Lyddon

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posted 320 days ago

GOLLY! Those almost look like Indian woven Blankets… out of wood!!

Simply amazing! You sure had a lot of planning, cutting & glueing for parts before you even got o the point of making the Cutting Boards!

Just AWESOME… COOL… best cutting boards I have ever seen!

Thank you!

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=1389&cat=500"

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Topapilot

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posted 320 days ago

Ding, Ding, Ding – we have a winner!

You could serve stale crackers and spoiled cheese on that first board, and people would only notice the pattern. Nice work.

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RAH

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posted 320 days ago

Nice!

-- Ron Central, CA

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Betsy

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posted 320 days ago

That are fantastic. Just a little imagination and tinkering and you can really come up with some great ideas. Thanks for sharing.

-- You can't get a hug from Facebook.

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Sawdustonmyshoulder

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posted 320 days ago

Too nice to cut on and besides, if you try to look at what you are cutting, your eyes might cross and “you’ll cut your finger off, Ralphie” (a la A Christmas Story).

Good work. I will put this one in my favorite group. Thanks for the post.

-- Makin' Sawdust!!!

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Bob42

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posted 320 days ago

Very nice!!!
I love the patterns of both. Great idea..
Just when you think, Oh no, it’s another cutting board.. something like this comes along. That’s what I like about the Jocks, someone will always come up with something different. I happen to like making cutting boards as gifts.

Terrific job

-- Bob K. East Northport, NY

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StevenAntonucci

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posted 320 days ago

Wow. I wouldn’t want to cut on them for fear of scratching them. A work of art!

-- Steven

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Napaman

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posted 320 days ago

wow,...that turned out sooooo well…very cool….

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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blackcherry

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posted 320 days ago

Indian blanket is a very good call, nice work…Blkcherry

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newTim

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posted 320 days ago

Beautiful. I can appreciate the hard work and creativity. To me they look like snakeskin pattern.

-- tim hill www.newcalshop.com

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savannah505

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posted 320 days ago

Really well done, I really like this.

-- Dan Wiggins

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CharlieM1958

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posted 320 days ago

Wow! Somebody has too much time on their hands. LOL!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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SPalm

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posted 320 days ago

Very nice. You have a good eye for this.

Thanks for the ideas,
Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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Bill Akins

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posted 320 days ago

Those are the best I have seen yet. Great job.

-- Bill from Lithia Springs, GA I love the smell of sawdust in the morning.

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dustmaker

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posted 320 days ago

Awesome looking cutting boards. This shows you that every scrap piece of wood can be used. Great job.

-- Dustmaker, Kansas

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Dominic Vanacora

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posted 320 days ago

OOOOOOOOOOOOOO my God. Look at this…....

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.

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MsDebbieP

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posted 319 days ago

gorgeous.
They look like that artwork that has hidden pictures in it—you stare at the design the right way and all of a sudden a picture appears.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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closetguy

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posted 319 days ago

Very nice. End grain boards look cool when you find the right pieces with a mix of heart and sap wood streaks running through them.

-- I don't make mistakes, only design changes....www.dgmwoodworks.com

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scottb

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posted 319 days ago

great take on the average cutting board…. hopefully they’ll get a little use. Being endgrain they can sure take it. But if they end up on the “too good to use” shelf, they’ll still look great!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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ShannonRogers

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posted 319 days ago

Just when you thought you had seen it all with cutting boards… Great design, I love how the walnut adds to the lines with the sapwood/heartwood line running through it. Great work!

-- Check out my blog and podcast "The Renaissance Woodworker" at www.rogersfinewoodworking.com/blog

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Moai

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posted 178 days ago

Amaizing! Looks like a tribal, Indian pattern…..congrts!

-- Francisco Luna, San Francisco Bay Area.

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a1Jim

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posted 178 days ago

This is a definite wow board

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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Andy

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posted 160 days ago

Outstanding design and execution.I am impressed!

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

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Jay Neale III

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posted 158 days ago

I think you’ve inspired me to build some of my own.

-- Read my amazingly insightful blog at http://jn3Woodworks.blogspot.com/

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degoose

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posted 87 days ago

If you don’t mind I would like to make one or several..

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

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