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Okay this is absolutely, positively the last board. My wife wanted handles so I used some cocobolo drawer pull stock left over from my bathroom vanity and nightstand drawers. I used a mortisepal jig and cut two slots end to end to make a 4” slot for the handle. Close up pictures show all the blemishes, then again it is meant to be used as a cutting board. Two coates of the wood whisperer’s finish formula.
The mortise pal is actually a pretty good tool. I just wish they had made the new version (i.e. 3 1/4” stock capacity) when I bought it. I noticed right off it would be better if they had made a wider jig. Just like with computers, they did after I bought it.
-- tim hill www.newcalshop.com
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Woodhacker
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posted 340 days ago
Great job Tim. I like the handles.
-- Martin, Kansas
Napaman
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posted 340 days ago
were you nervous on the slots??? i re-finished a neighbors cutting board—-and I was sooooo nervouse to mess it up at that stage…(see my projects…)...yours looks good…
matt
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
newTim
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posted 340 days ago
Nervous? I think I’ve gotten so used to making mistakes that I don’t get nervous about it. I made a couple of test cuts but the mortise pal is pretty easy to set up and is very accurate so I wasn’t worried about it. I cut the mortise first then squared it up with chisels then just cut the handle to fit the slot same way you would do a tennon.
-- tim hill www.newcalshop.com
bfd
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posted 339 days ago
You saved the nicest and best for the last and for the most important person…your wife. Tim really enjoyed watching the process of all the cutting boards you made.
-- Brian, Folsom, CA http://www.brianfullerdesigns.com
newTim
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posted 339 days ago
Wow, thanks Brian. Coming from you that’s a real compliment. I’m always experimenting with new things. Sometimes it doesn’t work out or look to good, but I always learn something. It is interesting to look at old projects and see the progression. Have a great holidy and New Year. Maybe we can get together sometime.
-- tim hill www.newcalshop.com