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My brother Lyles is a hard-corps barbecue cook. In fact he competes in those outdoor barbecue cook-off shindigs. So, I thought a cutting board would be an appropriate gift. This is of coarse a Marc Spag design made of hard maple and purpleheart. I found that both of these species burned fairly easily, even though my TS blade was clean and sharp. Any ideas on how to prevent this would be helpful. Thanks for looking.
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TomFran
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posted 341 days ago
Very nice board! Should last for centuries. I’m sure your brother loved it.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
jerryw
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posted 340 days ago
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.
CharlieM1958
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posted 340 days ago
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"
Jiri Parkman
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posted 340 days ago
Nice board.
-- Jiri
mrtrim
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posted 340 days ago
very nice board !
Bill
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posted 340 days ago
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
lclashley
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posted 335 days ago
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.
Andy
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posted 324 days ago
Very striking contrast.This is an eye catching design too.Nice job!
-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY
rikkor
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posted 324 days ago
Looks massive. I’ll bet bro was pleased to no end.
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Freddo
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posted 229 days ago
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!
Dusty56
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posted 119 days ago
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 !
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