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I made this board at a short woodworking course offered by the Majestic Ranch Arts Foundation near Boerne, Texas. The course was taught by Johnny Jones, a gentleman with an encyclopedic knowledge of woodworking and the skills to match. This board is made from birds-eye maple and walnut. Notice the nice figure in the maple in the second photo. Because I worked on this with a fellow student, there is another one, nearly identical, out there somewhere. It is a simple design, and is finished with mineral oil. To make the mineral oil penetrate faster, I used a heat gun. My spouse, who gave me the class as a Christmas gift, was quite surprised when I brought home this board, and uses it often.
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Beginningwoodworker
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#1 posted 1241 days ago
Nice looking cutting board.
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#2 posted 1241 days ago
You seem to have learnt a lot from the course… keep up the good work… glad the missus liked it…
well done… thanks for the tip about the mineral oil and the heat gun…
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#3 posted 1240 days ago
Tom, this is a good looking cutter and you choice a complimentary set of woods. Maple and walnut just seem to naturally go together, in my opinion. The heat gun is a good idea. I would not have thought about that.
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#4 posted 1239 days ago
Oops. I was mistaken about the darker wood. It is Cherry, not Walnut!
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