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I had a piece of laminated bamboo left from a job we did a few years ago and decided to make another serving board.
Bamboo is pretty nice to work with, kind of waxxy fealing, fairly hard, burns a little but not hard to sand out, slivers a little but not a problem, sands very nice, stinks like someone is frying cow pies when you rip it on the table saw…whew doggy!
It make great boards and spoons, I love this stuff, it has the perfect weight, density and feeling.
The inlays are bloodwood, walnut, wenge, maple.
I did my bent inlays by very smoothly making a sweeping cut on the bandsaw without slowing or correcting. Then I slipped in a thin strip of bloodwood.
Make sure the strips are longer than the board because the bends add to the length needed.
Its about 9×15
Mineral oil.
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cathyb
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#1 posted 430 days ago
I am always wowed by your creativity. I love this this piece! Very cool….....
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CharlieM1958
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#2 posted 430 days ago
Fun and creative, Andy!
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superstretch
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#3 posted 430 days ago
That would be an awesome inspiration for a bowling alley..
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Dale J Struhar Sr
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#4 posted 430 days ago
Beautiful Andy is all I can say.
-- Dale, Ohio
Joe Lyddon
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#5 posted 430 days ago
Hey guy!
You’re back in the Saddle Again!
Super COOL board!
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JL7
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#6 posted 430 days ago
Looks good Andy – very creative…....I have a few bamboo scraps laying around….hmmmm…...
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whitedog
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#7 posted 430 days ago
Very nice … I like the banding on the edges and your you use of some great looking plugs.
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nadabula
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#8 posted 430 days ago
nice
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Greg The Cajun Box Sculptor
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#9 posted 430 days ago
Very nice Andy. I like the way it looks….Is has a nice eye appeal to it. I have not worked with bamboo before with the exception of round bamboo poles.
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majeagle1
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#10 posted 430 days ago
This is really nice Andy, it looks like a “happy board”, it just makes you smile!
How do you make your “plugs”? Do you sand each one to fit or do you have a secret “plug jig” LOL
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gavinzagreb
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#11 posted 430 days ago
I like your work. You seem to think a lot further outside the norm when it comes to boards and boxes.
Your boards are actually easy on the eye.
MShort
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#12 posted 430 days ago
I was expecting to see a box. I see that you brought your box art skills and creativity to the serving boards. They look excellent.
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stefang
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#13 posted 430 days ago
Very nice design Andy. That bamboo has a great very smooth look to it.
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Andy
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#14 posted 430 days ago
Thanks everyone!
Boards are a great way to try new ideas and can utilize scraps.
@Majeagle- I use plug cutters and the corresponding forstner bit to get a nice fit.
Most often I use 3/8, 1/2, and 5/8. I have a new box about ready to post that features some 1/8 plugs that I had to figure out how to make on my own.
Stay tuned.
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helluvawreck
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#15 posted 430 days ago
Andy, that is a beautiful piece of work.
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