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Endgrain Bookmatch Cutting Boards

Project by SPalm posted 96 days ago 895 views 12 times favorited 26 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This was different for me. I had never tried this with endgrain before. I have had a chuck of walnut lying around for years. It had sapwood on both outside edges that crept into the middle. So I ripped it into 5 strips. The two outside strips (flipped) became the inside of this cutting board, and two of the middle strips became the outside of this board. I kept the beautiful center strip for another day.

They are about 12 inches by 11 inches, and 1 inch thick.

The maple, cherry, and Spanish cedar were added for width and color. My original intent was to flip every other strip for that woven look. Well, it did not work out so well, and basically looked hideous. So I went with just lining ‘em up. One board bookmatched all the way, and the other slip matched with a book in the middle. I need to plan this stuff out better.

I have some other gnarly boards that I now have some motivation to study and see how I can use their defects on cutting boards. Endgrain adds some interesting challenge to it.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon


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konaman

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posted 96 days ago

Looks very nice, great job

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Walnut_Weasel

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posted 96 days ago

Nice arrangement.

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

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Karson

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posted 96 days ago

Very nice, I like the one in the first picture best. But it’s only a half point better than the second one.

10 to 9.5.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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mtkate

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posted 96 days ago

Neat. It looks like batik!

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isetegija

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posted 96 days ago

Very nice grain .
Thanks for sharing with us.

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

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a1Jim

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posted 96 days ago

Wow very cool Steve looks wonderful

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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PKP

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posted 96 days ago

coolest cutting board ive seen

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mmh

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posted 96 days ago

This really did come out nicely! It’s amazing how a flat surface can be manipulated in so many different patterns. Keep up the good work.

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

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degoose

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posted 96 days ago

It is amazing what mother nature hides for us to find… keep looking and keep posting.. nice job.

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

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bibb

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posted 95 days ago

Of all the cutting boards hese are my favorite so far.

-- Bibb in CO at http://katanadesign.com

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davidtheboxmaker

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posted 95 days ago

End grain is really good looking if you get the right pieces. You obviously did. Nice job.

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DAN

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posted 95 days ago

very unique …one of my favorites

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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cabinetmaster

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posted 95 days ago

WOW…...........what more can be said. I’m going to be looking at wood more closely to see what I can find hiding in the mist. Fantastic looking boards.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

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Russel

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posted 95 days ago

That is way cool. It’s a good eye that can see that in the rough. Nicely done, sir.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

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kine97/Theresa

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posted 95 days ago

Just fantastic!

-- " I am making a mental list of those who are snickering, and even as I speak, I'm preparing appropriate retribution." -Leo McGarry

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mtnwild

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posted 95 days ago

Those are beautiful! Very cool….........

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

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huff

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posted 95 days ago

Steve, They are awesome! I’ll even the score for Karson. I’ll give the second one the 10 and the first 9.5. Just kidding, I think they’re both 10’s. Great job and thanks for sharing.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

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blackcherry

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posted 95 days ago

Wow what more can be said that has not already been said. I agree with Larry mother nature provides us with her best kept secrets. Thanks for posting Steve and as always great work…Blkcherry

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patron

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posted 95 days ago

very nice boards ,
want to see more !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

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sIKE

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posted 95 days ago

Very nice boards! Amazing what mother nature gives us to work with.

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

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Innovator

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posted 95 days ago

That is one great looking board.

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

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closetguy

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posted 95 days ago

And the guys at the lumber yard wonder why you pick out the worst looking boards from the pile. Great job!

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

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hooky

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posted 95 days ago

I’m with everybody else WOW

absolutely brilliant

Hooky

-- Happiness is a way of travel , not a destination (Roy Goodman)

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jm82435

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posted 95 days ago

Wow, those turned out really well. Beautiful boards. I generally only think of bookmatching like that with veneers, obviously it works great as endgrained boards too. Keep em coming.

-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 94 days ago

Excellent wood reading, and beautiful end products!

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

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spike

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posted 94 days ago

sweet!

-- "In my family, there was no clear division between religion and fly fishing" - Norman Maclean

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