I like making end grain cutting boards

Great boards all around.
I especially like pic 3.
Thanks for sharing.
Welcome to LumberJocks.

-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois

Very nice work Philzoel! Welcome aboard and thanks for posting.

Welcome to LJs Philzoel. You came to the right place for cutting boards. We have some real talented artists in that arena and it looks like your talents will fit into an already talented mix. Hope you enjoy it here.

David

-- There is little that is simple when it comes to making a simple box.

Nicely done. Were the diamond ones glueups of thin strips? Really like the diamonds and the way they catch the light.

-- Scott, Irmo SC

Very nice boards. I will be making my first one soon.

-- Shameless - Winner of two Stumpy Nubs Awards

Welcome to Lumber Jocks! Nicely done. I wouldn’t have thought to use ply in cutting boards. Can that stand up to actual cutting usage? I like the way that it looks, but i’m worried about the glue between the plies when the cutting board get washed.

-- A bad craftsmen blames his cheap #$%ing tools

Joe I don’t know yet. I’ve two away with the plywood and made that same caution. Glue may delaminate. Also the edge grain may cut and be ugly after use. I told them it has a 100% guarantee. Experimenting.

Scot. They look like hard work but there plywood. Birtch. The hard work is to cut the plywood on an angle to make the diamond. Was not easy at first.

-- Phil Zoeller louisville, KY

Really nice designs. Do you use a jig to cut the triangles?
I just made my first end grain c/b today. all my others were straight grain.

-- Chuck

Welcome to Ljs
These are very special boards with a great design.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Jim I cut long boards on table saw at angle. 2 to 1 ratio at 26.565 degrees and glue up and then cut at 1.25 inches for end grain.

Thanks all for your complements. Makes me feel proud of my work

-- Phil Zoeller louisville, KY

Great designs!!!!

-- TurnTurnTurn

Some of the most beautiful designs I have seen .
Very high degree of craftsmanship and precision and welcome to LJ’s .
I am sure you will be welcome in the boardroom

Kiefer

-- Kiefer 松

Good boards. I especially like the third one.

-- Martyn -- Boxologist, Pattern Juggler and Candyman of the visually challenging. http://www.theartofboxes.com

These are beautiful, but ..plywood in an end grain board? I would not use them..just for decoration..but they are pretty…and superbly crafted!

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@Brad, You are probably right brad. I hope not. I currently have 2 boards out on test. De-lamination is only the first worry. The second is the with-grain part of plywood will likely cut and get ugly. If this happens I will stop using it. I like my wood to work as well as be pretty.

Thanks for your thoughtful comments.

-- Phil Zoeller louisville, KY