| Project by Matt Vredenburg | posted 272 days ago | 1084 views | 14 times favorited | 12 comments |  |
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This cutting board was the result of a discussion and plan I found on Lumberjocks site by Dan Walters and Tony (he wrote up the plans). Link to another one on the site. I fell in love with the woven look of the maple and had to build one myself. I used walnut for the dark blocks, maple trimmed with cherry for the woven strips.
For the finish, I used a salad bowl finish – following Marc’s cutting board recommendation posted on the www.thewoodwhisperer.com. Pretty straight forward process.
Everyone I have shown this cutting board to has been amazed. From a woodworking perspective, it is pretty ease to make (skills wise), however it does take some setup activities that take sometime. Whatever you do, make sure you take your time to fill in (glue and sawdust) any small crevices between the pieces. No matter what you do, there will be some – just take your time to fill them in over and over until you don’t see any. Then apply the finish.
As a result of some of the comments, I have included a few pictures of the process (photos of each step) as a blog entry. Hope you have fun building your own.
-- Matt, Arizona
12 comments so far
lew
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posted 272 days ago
Beautiful!!
I, for one, would be interested in seeing you process!
Lew
Lucas
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posted 272 days ago
Looks Great. I would also like to see the process pictures.
Tttony
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posted 272 days ago
That is Beautiful, I also would like to see your process pictures.
Woodhacker
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posted 272 days ago
Matt, you have reason to be proud of this…very impressive job. I will try one of these one day.
Thanks for posting it.
-- Martin, Kansas
isetegija
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posted 272 days ago
Nice one !
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Paul
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posted 272 days ago
Excellent Cutting Board! thanks for sharing.
-- Paul, La Center, Washington
Matt Vredenburg
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posted 272 days ago
Thanks for the kind words. I have posted some in-process pictures and also where to find the instructions I used to build this project. I am planning to build some for my family members in the near future – might try some more colorful woods this time around.
-- Matt, Arizona
Todd Thomas
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posted 272 days ago
nice looking cutter…good job
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Loucarb
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posted 272 days ago
Very Very Nice. I would also like to see the process. I would love to make one. Thanks for sharing
TopamaxSurvivor
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My, Oh, My!! will wonders never cease! That is gorgeous. Every kitchen in the world would love to have that :-)
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DaleM
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That’s a great illusion. It actually looked liked some parts were raised at first glance, which would not have worked if it wasn’t made so well with such straight lines. Outstanding job! I haven’t made a cutting board since high school but it’s on my list now.
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WoodSpanker
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posted 271 days ago
Wonderful job! just wonderful! My compliments. :)
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