cutting boards

Nice job Chaim. Good looking group of cutting boards. And welcome to lumberjocks. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

These are nice boards Chaim.

What kind of woods did you use in the construction? I admire your use of hand tools. This is a technique that a lot of us need to learn. As a powertool guy I have found my hand tool skills to be somewhat deficient but am working on improving them. I respect any craftsman who can produce something that looks as nice as these boards with hand tools.

By the way I like the hand hold cut into the board that is showing in the third picture.

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just a great job chaim. #2/3 has the inset for the hands to flip, nice idea!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Great looking cutting boards. I like the rounded corners. Most of them that you see have sharp corners.

-- Kevin, Wichita, Kansas

A very neat cutting board and I admire your using only hand tools.
Sharad

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It’s cool that you are using hand tools for this kind of work. They look great. Welcome to the site!

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NIce job! That bread sure looks tasty.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

wow nice cutting boards. its cool how you use hand tools to do all this work. i admire that as i too try to use hand tools whenever i get the chance. keep up the good work.

That’s good work with hand tools!

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Nice job. They are great looking boards.

Thanks I guess I have to set a few things stright.
First all the flatening and jointing was done by hand but the finnale finish is sometimes done with a random orbit sander.
I dont use hand tools exclusivly out of choice but because I dont own a jointer or planner.
I’ve experimented with the router table for use as a jointer and it does work and save time but the thickness capacity limits I’ts usefullness in the shop.
Now that I’m on the verge of going pro I guess it will be time to part with a “little” cash.
In a pro shop time is money and you cant afford to be too hand tool oriented. This is my understanding from some commisions that I’ve done!
Chaim

very nice. – great added details to this.

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Very nice work!

If you have a 1/2” collet sized router, you can edge join fairly thick boards, just as good as a jointer.

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well done nice design and wood choices

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon