More Cutting Boards

I really like your patterns. give us more details and pictures. Great looking boards.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

Wow Tim great design kinda a 3d effect looks super

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Very nice looking board. Good work and great way to reclaim maple.

-- Rowdy in Kechi, Kansas

That’s it! 3d effect…I was looking for the right way to describe it…Jim has it right!

That board leaps out at you…

GREAT job Tim

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Great patterns, they really jump out.

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Nicely done! Very neat pattern.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Are you sanding these with 36 grit paper on a drum or belt sander ?
The design is great , but the finish is sad to put it mildly. JMHO. You need to spend more time on the finishing side of your project. Use finer grits until you have eliminated the scratches left by the previous grits . It looks like you’re starting off with too coarse of a grit in the beginning. Try 100 grit and work your way up from that and then use a random orbit sander for the final grits. : )

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I agree Len.. aka Dusty56.
I start on the 16/32 drum sander with 60 grit and change to 100 grit. Then I work my way from 60 grit on a bosch ROS up to 320… 60 . 120 . 180 . 240 . 320 and I oil burnish.
Don’t forget the edges. Lots more work . and I make a lot of these…but then I charge more
And if they are for gifts go the extra mile for them.

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The 3D effect on the first board is cool!

-- James - What's your excuse this time??

That’s a fair comment about the sanding. I do have a Performax Drum Sander but I need to pay a bit more attention when I glue up.

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Agree with everyone the 3d effect is really cool

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I hope that you weren’t offended , but it really is the final sanding that you do that brings out the best in the woodgrain . Here’s an example for you , and I only went to 220 grit on this one with my PC ROS… http://lumberjocks.com/projects/7609
Now imagine how your beautiful design would have looked with a little extra time put into it : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Hey Dusty,

It’s all good! I genuinely appreciate the feedback and as I mentioned the feedback was true. The reality is you don’t see the sanding marks in person the way they show up in the photo so I’m okay with it. Trust me when I tell you that I spent a lot of time sending the boards through the drum sander so it’s not lack of effort on my part. I WILL endeavor to do better on the next set!

Thanks buddy :)

Tim

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Man that’s a beauty!! One of the best. Super fantastic design and wood combo…...............

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Cool design; nice job.

“I spent a lot of time sending the boards through the drum sander….....” I was just wondering how many belt changes did you make and what your final grit was ? I’ve found thru experience that “low level lighting” makes the scratches stand out quite well , and gives me the chance to eliminate them before I apply any finish , including my Mineral Oil on my C-boards.

Looking forward to your next set , Tim : )

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