Brother's X-mas Gift...yet another WW cutting board

Very nice board! Should last for centuries. I’m sure your brother loved it.

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

I use my 14 in. bandsaw to do most of my ripping. it don’ t burn while ripping hard woods. I use a 3/4” 3tpi timberwolf blade.
nice cutting board.

-- jerryw-wva.

Looks great! I keep thinking about making one of these…..just don’t know if I’ve got the patience.

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

Nice board.

-- Jiri

very nice board !

Great board.

You should make sure your table saw blade is clean and sharp. I have noticed burning when the blade gets dull, or if it is covered with pitch (like when finished cutting pine boards). Both should help reduce or eliminate the burning.

Also, you can check to make sure your saw blade and fence are parallel. Also, check the guard as well. If they are off, it can cause the wood to pinch and then burn. This can also happen depending on the grain of the board, and how it releases under pressure.

You could also leave your board slightly wider than the finished size, and then use the jointer for edge and face planing. As for endgrain burns, a sander will usually take care of that easily.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Thanks all.

Great points, Bill. I ran the board through my planer with VERY light cuts. It did a nice job of removing the burns.

Very striking contrast.This is an eye catching design too.Nice job!

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

Looks massive. I’ll bet bro was pleased to no end.

The board is great. Nice work! My son like checkers and chess so one day I’ll get to try this type of work. The bottom line is you mentioning BBQ and now I want a rack-o-ribs (yum)! Thanks fr sharing!

-- God bless! Freddo (Northern - NJ) Our Creator designed us to create - so use WOOD!

yet another WW board is correct …got to wonder just how many ppl have made this one to date….Hopefully your Brother appreciated his wonderful 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 .

I’m in the process of making 4 of these, after the 2nd glue-up & 2nd cuts my blade was very dull. My table saw receives alot of work but I was very surprised on how fast it dulled my Frued Blade.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

I’m in the process of making 4 of these, after the 2nd glue-up & 2nd cuts my blade was very dull. My table saw receives alot of work but I was very surprised on how fast it dulled my Frued Blade.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Have you cleaned your blades recently, Ken? Its surprising how a much dirty blade can affect cut quality.