I was playing around with checkerboard patterns on google sketchup and kind of bored with how they looked. I tried to break them up with a 1/4 inch runner. Then I rotated every other group of four and this plaid pattern popped out at me. I figured that I should try it, but it made me a little bit nervous to cut and glue many pieces instead of just strips like I have tried up to this point. I watched the video posted by degoose about 20 times where he glued up his open weave lazy larry and then practiced moving the pieces around a few times. My wife came out and helped me with the glue up and we got it done in less than 10 minutes! I had planned to make it bigger, but an error in reading the tape measure made the board thicker than I had intended and yielded 4 fewer groups of four. Oh well. The end size is about 12.5” x 12.5” Woods are maple, cherry, and walnut.
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Eagle1
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#1 posted 526 days ago
Cool lokking board, nice pattern. One thing if it is a gift, you need to make sure that who is getting doesn’t have a nut allegery the walnut could set off.
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smitty22
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#2 posted 526 days ago
Nice work, something a bit different is what makes this fun!
Dale
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degoose
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#3 posted 526 days ago
Well done… glad the video helped..next we need to se a harlequin pattern…
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amagineer
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#4 posted 526 days ago
Good looking pattern. You did a great job at aligning the pieces. Larry’s a great teacher.
-Don
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BigTiny
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#5 posted 526 days ago
Hi Aaron
First, a lesson in Scottish terminology: a “plaid” is a cloak-like garment worn over the shoulder and is made of wool woven in the wearer’s tartan. “Tartan” is a weaving pattern used to identify a particular clan.
That said, is this the tartan of clan McCain? :)
Nice job, and you beat Larry to the punch! :)
Paul
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Ken90712
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#6 posted 526 days ago
Well done.
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Paul Stoops
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#7 posted 525 days ago
Nicely done. It has a refreshingly clean, crisp look to it! Nice choice of woods.
-- Paul, Auburn, WA
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