End-grain cutting board... well, sort of.

thats awesome! well done!

-- If you can't fix it with a hammer, You've got an electrical problem.

This is fantastic! Sounds like a lot of unconventional work. Cheers

Wow talk about painstaking work! No wonder this may be one of a kind. I admire your fortitude in not giving up or perhaps you had too much invested in the toothpicks to quit? However this is a beautiful pattern.

Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

Amazing you either have the patience of the ages or your crazy!

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That is definetly one unique piece! I like it. A couple of questions: what are the dimensions and are you going to let anyone with a knife near it? :-) That last picture is really cool, you could probably sell it as art, kind of mesmerizing.
Thanks for posting,

-- Cal Noguchi

wow, great idea spoon it looks like mozaique :)

-- -Thomas -

So different and cool! Way to go, thats really thinking outside the box!

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

Thank y’all for the comments.

Daiku, it measures about 8.5” x 10.5” and maybe 1/2” thick, I guess. As for the knife getting near it, my wife handles that weapon quite nicely, so I reckon it’s up to her. <grin>

-- I just got done cutting three boards and all four of them were too short. (true story)

And people tell ME I have too much time on my hands…LOL

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That is so very cool and the tip of the ice berg, if you will. So many possibilities. Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!

That last picture is pretty dang nab cool!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

great idea ! Where did you find the pigmented casting acrylic? How much did you use to make the piece? I’d like to try something like that,

-- keeping myself entertained

Dan, I pigmented the resin myself. I bought it at the local glue supply store but you can buy it online also. It should be listed something like Poly acrylic casting resin. Just make sure it is not an epoxy. The way you can tell is that the catalyst will be MEKP instead of a ‘Part B’. You can color it with most anything like car paint, various pigments and the such. I used maybe 3/4 of a quart for the board.

-- I just got done cutting three boards and all four of them were too short. (true story)

That is just crazy. Wicked crazy.
Cool though.

And the photos are awesome too.
Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Very unique! I wonder if you could do it with popsicle sticks. Thanks for sharing.

-- Flaws are only in the eye of the artisan!

Great photos! The last one is my favorite. I was just wondering if all the parts of this project are food safe.

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