Tumbling Blocks from a planer

great job,

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Cool…very inventive process….weird color – was that from the camera…or is that what they really look like?

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The purple is only on the one picture. Must have been the battery going dead.

I have another picture, but am picture entry challenged.

Steve.

Great blog. Nice engineering.

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fun project posting

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That’s was interesting. Cool idea with the sled.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

Looks beautiful

Nice work

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Great Plan.

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Nice tutorial. What is the end product going to be?

Tracy – Good question. I wanted to first see if I could make them and if they looked respectable. They were cut to 3/8” thickness for use as an inlay. I’m torn between a smaller table top or the famous cutting board.

Cutting board final surface finish would be a food grade compatible oil.

But if used as a table top inlay I need some suggestions on finish for blocks that will bring out the color differences. Woods are cherry, red oak and poplar. I have some cut offs for testing.

(I made a mistake in first post, it wasn’t pine, but poplar for the third wood.)

Steve.

Beautiful
Can be a coffee table puzzle / game / just for fun / thingimajig…
Because of the hex design…. possibilities are endless..
Well done…. I’m going to try this one !

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Danish oil would be a fine finish for a coffee table style project. Hard wearing and it brings out the color and grains beautifully and it is easy to repair if there is any makes made on it.

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Motottoman – I overlooked making reference to “degoose” who started me on the concept. Check out his blog for a lot more key pointers before you start. My write up really starts after his information and only touches on using a planer for the angles.

Steve.

Great job. I was inspired enough to try it myself to make a really cool looking cutting board. However, my guides didn’t come out the same.

I made them on the table saw with a dado blade tilted, taped and clamped the guides together (5 in all), and guided them through with the miter. Everything was flush, but I think the front board moved just enough to pull it off of the table by about a 16th of an inch. I think I’ll just end up scrapping those and starting the guides from scratch (or doing it the old fashioned way with a bandsaw).

Seriously great idea, Steve.

~DB

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This is so cool I would not be able to do something like that. Wow!

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Very creative and great job.

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Greg – I’m not real humble, but if I can do this you can too. Just a planer, narrow sheet of MDF for sled, small amout of 1/4” plywood and brad stapler. Scroll saw, saber saw or band saw to make the forms. Hand saw to cut the seperators. In my opinion this method is actually safer than a table saw if you keep the strips supported at each end of the jig.

Steve.