Cutting Board

Great looking board. I’ve seen that before in the Incra book.

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

Wow! That grain effect is spectacular.

Now forgive a dumb question, but it seems to me like you must need a fairly large slab of each wood type to begin with, right?

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Can I be one of your friends?
Nice work.
Very interesting effect.

“I’ve seen that before in the Incra book.”

Except it wasn’t an Incra. Just the table saw.

-- Arnie

”...you must need a fairly large slab of each wood type to begin with, right?”

Yep. The saw kerf alone takes up a fair amount of the board, plus in order for the grain to look decent, you have to be kinda picky on grain selection.

BTW, thanks for the kind words, guys.

-- Arnie

I want to be your friend too… That is nice. I haven’t seen one like that before. Thanks for sharing. Looking at the the grain pattern reminds me of those optical illusions, where you cannot see the rabbit and the duck at the same time.

-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever... - Keats

Hi Arnie,

This is a really nice looking board. They do make practical gifts as they are something that are well received. And they give you a good excuse often to use cutoffs and to simply spend some more time making sawdust. What is not to love about them.

Very nice job.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

thats beautiful. i love how you matched the grain. it really makes the piece flow. great job!

Great idea, and attention to detail is amazing. I would have to mearsure 4 time and cut once, maybe.
I just finished a Tea Box. Well it was going to be a TEA Box. I messed it up so bad on only two bad cuts I had to change its use. From a Tea box to….I don’t know yet. Maybe just a box.
If I started making this Cutting Board it may end up as a serving tray. It looks a lot easier that it is.
Great Project. Thanks for sharing.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida

That is a fine, fine blend. I really like it. Good job.

-- Maplewood, MN

another eye popper !

welcome to lumberjocks

-- ..... art for lifes sake

I really like the different looks from all of the cutting boards we have been seeing lately.

This is another great looking piece.

-- Kevin, Wichita, Kansas

I love the optical effects of the graphic.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

Nice Work! This is a great project!

-- Michael, Fort Worth, TX. "I wood if I could!"

beautiful job…i love that the more i looked at it…the more i saw…just like art…WELCOME TO LJ’s…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...177 days to sanity...

Really beautiful. There’s a type of optical illusion going on with the grain patterns in the competing shades of wood. I’ve never seen anything like it before. Great selection of wood. You did a terrific job.

-- Mark, Florida, http://penturner.wordpress.com/

Very nice – beautiful grain pattern.

-- Marge, Colorado

Your have an artist eye! wonderful thanks.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

That is fantastic!

-- Bruce from Central New York

A real work of art!! Thanks for sharing!

-- Paul D, Atlanta GA

Very nice! It reminds me somewhat of an MC Escher drawing, where one image blends into the other. Great job!

-- Jason, Kansas City

good looking board… nice grain flow

-- My Drinking Club has a Woodworking Problem...