Three Cutting Boards

Very nice…Larry will be happy, cant wait to make some of my own…good build!!!

-- Measure twice, cut once then go get more wood

Great job. I’ve been wanting to make a few more of the woven boards also but the thought of the work is ehhh… I am going to attempt the end grain design though. Yours came out great! your attention to the grain direction really puts them over the top. Plus any time you can get two boards as a result it’s a bonus. One beer for you, one for our Chairman!

-- There's many a slip betwixt a cup and a lip.--Scott

Very nice the end grain looks great!

-- Woodisit

They turned out great!

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

Nice work Duane!

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

I love the curved ones especially.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Great job… that Larry, he makes us all work harder… just to keep up!
Ellen

-- Ellen on Cape Cod

Welcome to the club my good friend I am truly glad you could join us.
When I saw the pics I thought someone had just re-posted my pics … very well done.
Grain selection and orientation on the two for one is exemplary. One small Glue Slip I can see but that happens.
You have taken my design and improved on it. I like the small rebate routed out for the handle.
Keep going.
Larry

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

Oh sooo nice ! My personal favorite is the woven one , but I’d gladly accept any of them as a gift : )

-- 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 .

Nice boards! Isn’t that end grain maple fun to sand? LOL

-- There is nothing in the world more dangerous, than a woodworker who knows how to read a micrometer...

All these wonderful Larry inspired cutting boards are making the world’s homes a better place. Good work Duane.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Hi Duane, As a novice I hope it’s ok to ask some basic questions about the cutting boards with the thin cherry strip. I’d like to try this myself. Do I start with 2 edge-glued boards, 1 of maple and one of walnut? Cut the wedges, swap the wedges and re-glue with the cherry strips? I see a glue joint down through the middle, is that a must? I thought it might be easier for a first attempt to have single strips ? The edges visible on board surface seem very wide. Does this mean you started with boards that thick? Must they be that thick? Since this is not edge glue-up but surface gluing is there something I should be aware of? Special glue ? I also have purple heart wood that I’d like to use instead of the walnut. Is that ok ? Thanks in advance for any guidance.

-- Ken in GK Germany

Thank you for all the kind reviews. Hey Ken, I suggest you go a great blog entry by degoose on how to make these boards. He takes you through the process step-by-step with photos. He is my quick and dirty instructions. I had to edge-glue up two or more stock boards to get one light and one dark “board” that was 12”x30”x1.5” (size is up to you). The glue line in the middle is just one of those glue joints. My jointer is a tiny 6” jointer so that is why I glue up a bunch of boards. If you have a big wide jointer or can otherwise flatten wide boards easily, you can certainly use one board that is 12”x30”x1.5” and not have to glue up to get your blank.

Then you have to cut these blank and rotate the cuts to expose the end-grain and re-glue the whole thing back together to get your end-grain blank. When you cut the edge-glued blank to expose the end-grain, the width of your cut becomes the height of your new end-grain board (I use 1 1/4”) and the old thinkness of your your edge-glued board is the new width of your end-grain cuts. Draw it out and it makes more sense but understanding this is important to getting your blank long enough to make the correct size board you are planning on and also getting the look right that you are after.

Once you have the end-grain blank, follow your plan above with the cuts and swap the light and dark pieces. No special glue but it has to be water-proof and food safe. Any wood types should due as long as they stand up to a knife well and with end-grain it is not that much of a problem.

Thanks.

-- --It's not how long you live, but how you live that makes it a life.--

Great job now you can get your lazy Larry badge.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

very nice…I have always liked the woven boards…I finally bought wood for my first cutting boards and I cant wait to get to them…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Hey, that’s different. I love it.

-- Express creativity with wood, Dewayne. Vacaville CA.