Cutting Board "Changing Lanes":

Nice affect with the lines. One of these days I am going to make one of these.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

nice work

did you glue the ends together … butt joint,,,, or did you use glue and another type of device like a domino ?

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Very beautiful lanes of wood with matched colours.
Keep it up.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

very nice…keep them coming!!!

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

Sweet…, you have helped us all think “Out of the Box” as to cutting boards and we appreciate it. Keep it coming, this is the essence of LJ, and why it is so addictive, but it is a good addiction with heart and soul..

Be Well

-- Frank, Little River/Academy, Texas , http://www.allthingsrustix.com

Love it! I am a cutting board aficionado, and I am going to add your design to my arsenal!

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

Very nice board ….did you biscuit or dowel the pieces back together ?

-- 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 .

Very nice board

-- Glenn, New Mexico

Dust..too much work..ie (biscuit or dowel , unless your profession is a butcher, but I get your point) Titebond is all you need for normal light duty…heavy helping on both faces of a strip will do the trick and you can skip plane or belt sand the excess off…also and it is FDA approved :) I get the feeling Ganders has done the homework on “foodsafe” ;} I had to last year on a big butcher block commission…..and he is right on the mark..

Be Well and God Bless ya’ll, callin it a nite…

-- Frank, Little River/Academy, Texas , http://www.allthingsrustix.com

I really like your design. Thanks for sharing.

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

I like the design. Thanks for posting.

God bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

It’s one of those optical illusion things where you are supposed to figure out which band is the thickest and they are actually all the same! I am on to you.

Awesome job and look.

-- Rich, WNY, www.nyrockingchairs.com

this is fantastic
one of my favourite cutting boards!!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Very nice!

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Hi Ganders;

Really fantastic workmanship and design.

Very impressive!

Lee

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It makes my eyes cross…..but I LOVE IT!!

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There are no dowels or biscuits used in the glue-up. Just Titebond III. I was using Titebond II which is “water resistant” but switched to Titebond III because it is listed as “water proof”. I do not believe any glue is truly water proof but I thought I would give it a try. Both are FDA approved for limited food contact.

I once did a fish cutting board for a buddy that I ran three thread rods through the wood and secured them with nuts. I covered the nuts with plugs. My thought was that even if the glue begins to fail the all-thread would hold the pieces together.

-- A famous poet once said: “There is a name hidden in the shadow of my soul, the name is wood. Sweet, ever beautiful, earth grown wood. It warms my heart and brings a tear to my eye.”

That really is a nice effect

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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I’ve seen a lot of cutting boards but the design of this takes the cake! Nice work man. I want one!

-- Steve, Beaverton, OR sgriffin44@yahoo.com