| Project by SPalm | posted 89 days ago | 686 views | 11 times favorited | 18 comments |  |
 |
This looks to me like a rope running through the board.
I just had to try it. The entire cutting board is from one piece of walnut from my scrap bin. I took pics along the way to show how I did it.
Picture 2 shows the piece of walnut after the first rip. Note the sapwood on the left hand side, and the woodworker’s triangle to keep the pieces marked for location. The next couple of pics show how the pieces came together. I kept track of the original placement in the walnut so the grain would be the best match. Every other piece is alternated top to bottom, etc. Glue-up was a bugger. I built it up two rows at a time as the placement of the sapwood had to been unique for each row. I used a piece of marble as a flat reference.
Below is a small board put together with a few left over scraps. The wood on the side is cherry.
Steve
-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon
18 comments so far
a1Jim
home | projects | blog
16695 posts in 470 days
posted 89 days ago
Hey Steve these are really cool good job very nice design
Hey LARRY look at this.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
PurpLev
home | projects | blog
2739 posts in 542 days
posted 89 days ago
pretty cool, that rope effect looks 3D, somewhat hypnotizing (OK.. gotta stop looking…. NOW)
-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.
CharlieM1958
home | projects | blog
7615 posts in 1112 days
posted 89 days ago
Great stuff, Steve! One day I’m goint to muster the patience to try something like this. The problem is that it just isn’t compatible with my need for instant gratification.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Andy
home | projects | blog
570 posts in 802 days
posted 89 days ago
This is GREAT! I love the subtle tones and repeat patterns.You put a good deal of thought and planning in this,and it would make a nice box too :-)
-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon
Walnut_Weasel
home | projects | blog
246 posts in 115 days
posted 89 days ago
This looks great. I need to learn how to do this one of these days!
-- James - What's your excuse this time??
mfike
home | projects | blog
22 posts in 559 days
posted 89 days ago
That’s really cool, I’ve never seen one like that. Good Job
Kindlingmaker
home | projects | blog
1470 posts in 420 days
posted 89 days ago
Thats a beautiful cutting board! Great use of grain, colors and pattern!
-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings
spanky46
home | projects | blog
736 posts in 284 days
posted 89 days ago
I like it very much!
-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.
reggiek
home | projects | blog
705 posts in 163 days
posted 89 days ago
Very nice…great pattern….and nice colors….
-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!
degoose
home | projects | blog
1986 posts in 248 days
posted 89 days ago
Welcome to the “Think outside the box” club.
Very nice work.
-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au
Karson
home | projects | blog
25792 posts in 1294 days
posted 88 days ago
Great looking board. Nice pattern matching.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Innovator
home | projects | blog
3125 posts in 307 days
posted 88 days ago
Beautiful work.
-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!
woodworm
home | projects | blog
8188 posts in 484 days
posted 88 days ago
Splendid!
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
patron
home | projects | blog
2378 posts in 234 days
posted 88 days ago
this is really something !
it.s to late to think about it now ,
so i have it favorited to look at tomorow .
great work !
-- david ,new mexico ,allheart
blackcherry
home | projects | blog
730 posts in 716 days
posted 88 days ago
Durable and beautiful , the secrets of Mother Nature. Nice work Steve and thanks for posting…Blkcherry
mtkate
home | projects | blog
659 posts in 219 days
posted 87 days ago
Thanks for taking the time to post the process!
John M
home | projects | blog
41 posts in 93 days
posted 87 days ago
This is wonderful…. thanks for showing how it was done.
-- John, Ontario, Canada
Lee A. Jesberger
home | projects | blog
3710 posts in 873 days
posted 84 days ago
Hi Steve;
This is very cool.
Nice work.
Lee
-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com