Southwest

Hey, Andy, give me one and I promise I’ll use it. LOL Really nice and very unique That’s a pretty neat design for odds and ends.
Tom

-- Thos. Angle

Very unique…reminds me of a native american rug. Don’t think I’d use it either.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

A very nice mix of wood and shapes with the inlays. I not sure I would cut on it either…..

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

accurate work, neat, great design, talented, nice finish…i wouldn’t want to use it either…too pretty to cut anything on it.

-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ Stay so busy you don't have time to die.

Gorgeous project!

-- Bob A in NJ

WOW ! That is the most gorgeous cutting/serving board I have ever seen! I have made hundreds of cutting boards but none that match that. Great Work.

-- jerryw-wva.

Fun…I’m for using it!!!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Very nice work, Andy.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

Astounding! That’s no serving board, that is sculpture.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Hey Andy if you want people to actually use them you’ve got to stop making them look so nice. If I were the owner, the first person to spill something on it would have much restitution to pay.

-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!

beautiful piece of art!

that sure looks like a LOT of work!! wow.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Impressive cutting board – it’s a “cut above” the rest for sure.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

I appreciate all your kind comments.
FYI: These are easier to make than they appear.Its alot of careful setup and cutting, but its pretty straight forward.

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

Andy,

Beautiful board! This demonstrates what musicians call “artistic license.”

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Wonderful board! Much too much work to be cut on!

-- Spread love with our work

Beautiful design, Andy!

I’d never have the patience to attempt soething like that.

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

I’d have to venture that you have made your own inlay banding at some juncture, Andy. Still and all, this is wonderful, and quite inspiring (My brain is squirming. I smell sawdust!)

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Thank you everyone!
@Douglas-No,actually I havent made banding yet,but made up similar strips for earrings a few years back.Quite tedious and exacting.I prefer working with these sizes :-). These boards are pretty much a case of repetetive sized strips cut using stops and a few angle changes.Some boards I use the mortiser to punch holes at odd angles to form diamonds,even overlaping them.
TIP: Dont mix edge and end grain.I did in this board but it is very difficult to sand flat becuase the hardness varies so much.It is difficult as it is because these woods are quite dissimilar.

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

Andy: A great board. It’s definetely a keeper. And who says you can’t have wallhanging cutting board.

Just be careful when the in-laws showup and run the electric carving knife across it. Then you get to sand it again.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

i like it ! four stars and thumbs up !

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Very nice! I bet you could do some awesome Navajo motiffs on picture frames and such.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

beautiful… maybe they can use the backside, and keep the front showing in the hutch?

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Excellent looking board Andy. One of these days I really need to try something like this.

-- Paul D, Atlanta GA

loved it. great style

-- making sawdust....

Hi Andy,

I am glad this came back up on my review list. The board is absolutely gorgeous. I don’t blame your daughter for putting this on display. It is much too nice to use as an everyday cutting board.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

I haven’t seen this before. It’s very cool!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I am glad this came out of the archives so I could see it. Nice work!

REAL NICE!

I hadn’t seen this before this is spectacular Andy a great work of art.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Thanks everyone!

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon