First Three Cutting Boards Ever

How did you seal the pores on the red oak? These are nice looking cutting boards. Having sold stuff must feel pretty good.

-- "Checking for square? what madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2

Nice! Can you explain the slit in the two boards on the right? Is it for hanging up the boards? I assume the holes are for handles, right?

-- "hold fast to that which is good"

The slit in the two boards are for knives when working over the sink. This will help to keep the knife from getting knocked-off the board if it is set down. Along the same line the handle hole could also be used to drop vegetable shavings through to the sink. I spoke with a gentleman at a wood shop and he told me how much he loved the Watco finish as a sealer. I tried it out on a few test scraps and I couldn’t believe how well it worked into the pours of the oak and sealed them. They all have four coats of the sealer on them.

-- Pat

”...gentleman at a wood shop and he told me how much he loved the Watco finish as a sealer.”

Which Watco finish did he recommend ?

Did you tell him that you were making cutting boards from Pine and Red Oak ?

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Watco Butcher Block food grade finish.

-- Pat

Please be careful when using that stuff…the MSDS is pretty scary to read : (
Xylene is the sovent in this product .This is just a small excerpt from the MSDS:
Xylene is an organic substance that is toxic to blood, nervous system, kidney and liver. Xylene is flammable liquid with flash point 25oC (closed cup). It can be explosive in the form of vapor when it is exposed to open flame, spark or heat.

Sorry that I forgot to mention how nice your boards look and congrats on selling them : )

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Pat, welcome to LJ. Listen to Dusty as he is a WEALTH of knowledge and experience and won’t steer you wrong. Nice touch on the holes and handle. I really like the change up you did with the cross grain pattern. The LVDT Club is always looking for new members.

Jim

-- Jim Roberts, Port Orchard Washington

Sorry for the typo , I meant solvent , not “sovent” LOL I knew I should have had my glasses on : )

WoodArtbyJR
Thanks for your comment : ) I appreciate your opinion !

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

No problem, and thanks for all the advice. I am currently looking for a local supplier of beeswax.

-- Pat

And I just found a local store that produces their own beeswax, that just happens to be in the town where I grew up!

-- Pat

None of my local bee keepers want to sell their wax , So I must pay too much at the hardware stores for it : (
Crazy , ay ?

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Pat & Len, I found my beeswax at a show that fellow LJ MrEdd & I did last fall. I bought a lb (@ $10 a lb). It was unpurified so it smells like honey. I bought a cheap pan & lid from Goodwill and use it just for my mineral oil $ beeswax. I heat it up, add about 30% beeswax to the mineral oil and apply it hot. I have seen where some folks heat their mineral oil when applying it. I would guess it changes the viscosity of the oil so it might seep easier into the woods pores.

Jim

-- Jim Roberts, Port Orchard Washington

beautifal

-- http://aewoodworks.webs.com

Yeah, I stopped by a place on my way home from work called all about bees and picked up a one pound block of un-purified beeswax for the same price. My wife and I make candles as gifts from time to time and have double boiler that I plan on using to heat the beeswax and mineral oil.

-- Pat

WAJR , thanks for the tip and a good price to bargain with….I’m going to try again in the Spring : )

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.