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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
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26 comments so far
konaman
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posted 96 days ago
Looks very nice, great job
Walnut_Weasel
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posted 96 days ago
Nice arrangement.
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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.
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mtkate
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posted 96 days ago
Neat. It looks like batik!
isetegija
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posted 96 days ago
Very nice grain .
Thanks for sharing with us.
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a1Jim
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posted 96 days ago
Wow very cool Steve looks wonderful
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PKP
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posted 96 days ago
coolest cutting board ive seen
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.
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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.
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bibb
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posted 95 days ago
Of all the cutting boards hese are my favorite so far.
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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.
DAN
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posted 95 days ago
very unique …one of my favorites
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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
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.
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kine97/Theresa
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posted 95 days ago
Just fantastic!
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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.
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
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
patron
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posted 95 days ago
very nice boards ,
want to see more !
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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.
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Innovator
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posted 95 days ago
That is one great looking board.
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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!
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hooky
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posted 95 days ago
I’m with everybody else WOW
absolutely brilliant
Hooky
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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.
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 94 days ago
Excellent wood reading, and beautiful end products!
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spike
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posted 94 days ago
sweet!
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