First end-grain cutting boards

Very nice. I really like the trim.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I really like this one. The light and dark shades of maple and the juice moat (groove) running along the walnut trim. It comes together nicely.

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

Very Nice design. You even added the juice saver…nice!

“Juice moat” That’s what that’s called! Very nice cutting board. Those wood choices go very nice together.

-- “I'm thinking about it, ... I'm thinking it's the best way to piss [the French] off.” -Lance Armstrong

Brian,
Nice boards. The contrasting wood sets if off nicely. I have made a couple of end grain boards and to cut down on the sanding, I glued a sacrificial strip to one end. I then run the whole board through my thickness planer sacrificial strip going through last. It will blow out, but doesn’t matter as you cut the extra wood off after your done planing it. Mind you though, don’t take any more than a gnats backside off per pass. Sharp blades help too. The planer will protest this, but this is why I run it with very, very shallow passes. Hope this helps.

-- Rick

Very very nice Brian. I like the design. The end grain in the maple adds a lot to the appearance.

-- Martin, Kansas