Cutting Board - Second Attempt

Really cool, Gary! You have a lot more patience then me.

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

looks amazeing. Are all those peices separate?

-- Tyler, Illinois

Jiminy Crickets Gary, that’s some serious glue-up. Makes me dizzy just looking at those clamps. How do you know when to stop adding pieces?

The board turned out nice, though.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Way cool board Gary…

I love the 3-D quality of the basket weave with the canary wood “field” that seems to give it the depth.

Are you using mineral oil or some such finish?

-- Chris

Tyler – The mahogany and walnut is glued together in advance and then cut into pieces. If my count is right
there are 70 pieces for the final glue-up.

Chris – The finish is 4 caots of water based poly.

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

Alright Gary!....I guess I’m going to have to make one of these now.
I love a challenge, I think that definately fits as such.
Smokin job.
One question….How do you think the finish will hold up? But then again Who the heck would use such a beautiful board.
Jim

-- Can't never could do anything, to try is to advance.

WOW – Most excellent Gary. That waterbased poly sure made it pop.

-- Canadian Wood Chuck (Bruce)

Jim – My wife won’t use it or the first one. She thinks they’re too pretty so I am not worried about the finish.
I think I would use mineral oil if she were actually going to use it.

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

Nice board. I like to see what you’ve made next. I knew the second I saw the board that it was yours. I only had to read the name to confirm. Thanks for keeping us inspired.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

Gary Another great board. Great job.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Great job Gary! I like this one even better than the first.

Was this one any easier/harder to glue up compared to the first? In other words, did the smaller diamonds make a difference in that regard?

-- Martin, Kansas

gary
__spectacular as always…
—-can you get a photo of them side by side so we can see difference in the two???

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Wow! That is superb.That’s all I am going to say, so as not to diminish it.

Very Nice!

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

yer Bad!

BOB

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Beautiful work…but all of your stuff is beautiful. How long did this take? I think I’m experiencing wood envy…

Ron

-- Thank God for sawdust... Ron. Gilroy, CA

Matt – Good idea.
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The new one is bigger because I used up all the material I had.
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-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Cool!!!

-- I don't make mistakes, only design changes....www.dgmwoodworks.com

This is even better than than the first one, Gary.
Just wanted to say, I had the opportunity to meet Gary and take a look at his first-rate shop a couple weeks ago. He is as fine a host as he is a woodworker. It was a real pleasure!

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Very striking contrast Gary, great looking board. How do you rate those clamps, they look effective?.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

I agree with your wife those are too nice to use. They should be displayed – Beautiful Work.

-- Jeff T in Westport CT.

Another nice one. I think I like the oak better than the canary, but both are quite beautiful. I like the larger diamonds versus the 1/4 sized ones on this attempt, but would proudly display either. Well done as always.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Amazing Gary !!!

-- Dave Leitem,Butler,Pa.,http://dlcarver.etsy.com

Nice illusion. I don’t understand how you were able to get the pieces to align and stay flat in the glue up process. I know it is driven by skill. Or was it magic?

Dalec

As useual Gary, you’ve done an inspiring job.

-- Bruce from Central New York

very nice Gary! I personally like the tight weave of the second one after seeing them next to each other, but both are amazing!!

-- David - Houston, Texas.

Another beautiful piece, Gary. I would hate to try and choose between them. So I will just say that they both look equally good.

I am not sure that I would have had the patience to do one of these, with all the clamping that is necessary. I know that I wound not have been able to do two.

Well done.

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

Gary, another great job! Fantastic wood choices!

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

Gary, fantastic as always. My personal preference is attempt #2. However, you can’t go wrong with either one. Thank you for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Gary, You are awesome!

-- Bob A in NJ

another great job gary, you do great on every project. you must be the bionicman, i hope you and youre ideas last forever. frends, ike miy m does always work. night.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

I agree with everyone above. I like the tighter weave of the second board. I would love to see how the glue up went from start to finish. I am having trouble envisioning how you got it all together from just your final pic. Any more you can show us?

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Gary, they are sweeeet looking. You ought to send one to Emeril Live cooking show. Who knows you might get so many orders for them you can patent the design and retire to the coast.

-- MISSION FURNITURE-My mission is to build furniture

thanks for the side by side post Gary!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Gary
They’re both great, but the second one is best for my taste. You must have spent hours piecing them together.

very nice … fun stuff

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Hey Gary;

As per usual…

Nice

Lee

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Very nice Gary!!

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Gary,

Very nice job… a very cool LOOK!

Thank you!

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Your name should be “Scary Gary”!!!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

these are both awesome , Gary …if you were to sell them , how much would they go for and how much time did you spend on them ? thanks for the inspiration : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Dusty56 – I have no idea how much I would sell them for. I have never sold anything I have made.
I wouldn’t even know where to start to price it.

It probably took 2 days to make them but most of that was waiting for the glue to dry.

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