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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.































17 comments so far
Obi
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posted 995 days ago
Very nice … with a twist. I’m impressed.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 995 days ago
a cutting board is on my wish list!!
I really like the design you’ve created.
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Karson
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posted 995 days ago
Very nice Fred.
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Max
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posted 995 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.
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dennis mitchell
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posted 995 days ago
Fun design.
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Bwillie
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posted 995 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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posted 995 days ago
Obi – another one for our list…
:)
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oscorner
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posted 995 days ago
Great pattern and mixture of wood. Welcome aboard.
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Branden
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posted 995 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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posted 992 days ago
Great job Fred. Those look too nice to actually use though.
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fred
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posted 990 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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posted 989 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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posted 939 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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PanamaJack
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posted 939 days ago
Ultra NICE Fred! Wonderful woodworking…again, a great piece of wood art.
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Chip
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posted 939 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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Diane
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posted 871 days ago
Very useful and beautiful. Thanks for letting us see these.
Diane
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Dusty56
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posted 562 days ago
well I guess I’ll have to switch on up to end grain boards for awhile….this is very nice !!!
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