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Yes that’s right just like many other new wood workers I made TWW end grain cutting board.
it is made from Lyptus and Hard Maple
Tung oil finish 2 coats
From this project, I learn the difference between cheap saw blades and good high end saw blades. And wow what a difference. when i first bought my table saw i knew it would not be perfect, but it was awful I could not make a strait cut due to cheap blade and fence. So i had to make a fence that didn’t try to move when i would make a cut. but shortly after that i realized that the blade that came with the table saw was the bigger problem
it was so dull that it was pushing the wood against the fence to hard and causing it to shift.
so tuning my table saw was fun.
I also learn the really short drying time for yellow glue. i had to scrape a massive amount of dry glue from a few of the pieces Also Fun..
ah and sanding. oh man i hand sanded the whole surface of both sides. i did not owe a orbital sander or a block sander at the time. this was sanded 100 to 320 by hand with a wood block. yeah took me two nights of sanding for like 3 hours each night.
well that’s pretty much it.
This was made about 5 months ago and was my second piece.
-- Jason, Wood Working Has Taken Over My Life. And I Love It.
10 comments so far
Karson
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posted 809 days ago
Great board. A nice implementation of the TWW design.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
brunob
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posted 809 days ago
Well done.
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bryano
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posted 809 days ago
looks very nice.
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Eric Diehl
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posted 809 days ago
that board looks to nice to cut on!
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Thos. Angle
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posted 809 days ago
Well done, young man!!
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cajunpen
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posted 809 days ago
Jason, I wish that I had your age – I have your enthusiasm, AND 37 more years. Ah, but to be in my prime again and have the tools I’ve been lucky enough to gather (notice I said tools, not knowledge – I’m still trying to figure it all out). Anyway, I still have quite a few years to enjoy.
Jason, you are off to a good start – You have already learned a valuable lesson – each project teaches you something new and ultimately improves your skills. Keep building and learning – it is fun!
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
DAN
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posted 809 days ago
You did a really nice job on this project. The pattern has almost has an optical illusion type effect.
-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever
MsDebbieP
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posted 808 days ago
bravo. I haven’t attempted a cutting board yet… hope to, one day.
Dan, I saw that too – I thought there was a ripple going down the middle when I first looked at it.. Very cool
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
TomFran
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posted 808 days ago
Real nice cutting board!
Just think of all the great exercise you got sanding that thing. Some guys have to lift weights to get that much exercise. You’ll be able to eat an extra doughnut now ;^D
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
JGardner23
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posted 808 days ago
thank you all for the comments. yeah the ripple was a nice accident.
-- Jason, Wood Working Has Taken Over My Life. And I Love It.