My first cutting board

Very Nice!
I see it seems raised above the table. Did you use rubber feet?

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

looks nice! 15 hours with a palm sander…is your hand and arm numb!?

-- Tim, IL

Thanks guys! Lew, I did use rubber feet. I didn’t want stale water to get trapped underneath and create mold.

And Tim, my arm just about fell off! Lol. I need to get a planer for the next one

Absolutely great first one. I have made 100 and learned a lot along the way. Flat is very important. However flat comes from square. Make sure every thing is square in first and second glue up. Once square it will glue up good. I learned to run final glue up thru joiner plan and then glue. The perfect match looks good. It looks like you did that. Very nice joints with care in alignment on second glue. Good Job.

Used scrappers for a while then got a drum sander. I feel guilty with drum sander. I can glue up and not worry. Run it thru drum sander and all is great. NO WORK. Just watch it go thru.

I like rubber feet too. Very stable when cutting. If you look at my boards, you will see 1/8 round and 1/4 round offs top and bottom. Also handles on end for lifting.

I got addicted and then quit. Have not made one in 6 mo.

Falling block end grain was my near last. The sander finished it. I felt too guilty.

-- Phil Zoeller louisville, KY

Keep me posted

-- Phil Zoeller louisville, KY

That is a very nice looking board.

Well done, the first of many I’m sure.

-- Everyone calls me Ed or Eddie , mom still calls me Edward if she is mad at me.