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Last October 2006 I was looking through one of the many woodworking magazines I receive and saw some cutting boards. They looked really nice, so I decided to make 12 of them for gifts.
End grain of Maple, Walnut and Cherry. Edge glued different widths together in a solid piece. Then crosscut in 1 1/4” strips. Flipped them end to end to arrive at the pattern. Then glued together. No edges line up with each other so they are really strong. Finished with mineral oil. These end grain cutting boards really can take a beating. To refresh, just sand and apply mineral oil again.
-- Fred Childs, Pasadena, CA - - - Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
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Obi
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#1 posted 2264 days ago
Very nice … with a twist. I’m impressed.
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#2 posted 2264 days ago
a cutting board is on my wish list!!
I really like the design you’ve created.
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#3 posted 2264 days ago
Very nice Fred.
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Max
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#4 posted 2264 days ago
Fred,
I really like the looks and design of this cutting board, it is quite eye catching… The three choices of wood work very well together.
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
dennis mitchell
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#5 posted 2264 days ago
Fun design.
Bill Cowan
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#6 posted 2264 days ago
OK, OK I like it. Now you guys are giving me the itch to branch out from box making for awhile. Especially these cutting boards. Maybe if I make one for SWMBO, she’d let me stay in the shop longer.
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MsDebbieP
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#7 posted 2264 days ago
Obi – another one for our list…
:)
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oscorner
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#8 posted 2264 days ago
Great pattern and mixture of wood. Welcome aboard.
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Branden
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#9 posted 2264 days ago
Very nice, you beat me to the punch, these are on my list as well!
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Bill
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#10 posted 2262 days ago
Great job Fred. Those look too nice to actually use though.
-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com
fred
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#11 posted 2259 days ago
Thanks Bill -
I made a total of 12 and when I gave them to the people I also give then instructions in the care of the cutting boards. Even telling them to come on back I will refinish it.
So, far 9 people agree with you and are not using them to cut anything. Maybe using as a cheese serving tray.
-- Fred Childs, Pasadena, CA - - - Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
Bill
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#12 posted 2259 days ago
Maybe you should re-title them as serving trays!
-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com
Dick, & Barb Cain
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#13 posted 2209 days ago
Great Job on the cutting boards, I’m sorry I missed this one earlier. It looks labor intensive, I don’t think that’s a one evening project.
By the way, did you ever see an article about wood versus plastic, in fending off bacteria. Wood wins.
I’ll have to search for that article.
I ran a search, & here’s some interesting material.
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#14 posted 2209 days ago
Ultra NICE Fred! Wonderful woodworking…again, a great piece of wood art.
-- Carpe Lignum; Tornare Lignum (Seize the wood, to Turn the wood)
Chip
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#15 posted 2209 days ago
Nice work as always Fred. I would imagine accurate cuts are the key to work like this. Great craftsmanship and beautiful designs. Thanks for sharing this.
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