End Grain Cutting Board

Very nice board, do you have a jointer or did you joint them on the table saw? Nice Job

-- Glenn, New Mexico

I don’t currently own a power jointer. I used a jack and a jointer plane to joint the wood (faces + edge), cleanup the table saw marks prior to glueup, and flatten the board after glueup.

-- Jon

A true work of art well done Jon beautifully put together I don’t see a bad or misaligned joint well done .Alistair

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you did a FINE job.
I’d love to have one of these.. no, I’m not making one! I think it involves a table saw!!!!! :)

Beautiful piece

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

Nicely done. Turned out way better than my first (which ended up 12×12 when I cut off the bad glue joints).

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THE FIGURE / COLOR IN THAT WALNUT IS JUST BEAUTIFUL ….This is the first WW copy that I’ve seen where all of the joints are aligned properly….A+ and a gold star for your efforts to make such a beautiful board : ) The finish is awesome as well !

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Beautiful cutting board. Thanks for sharing.

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

Yeah, excellent job! All those joints are perfect…

I’m thinking that once I get my hand planes tuned up and ready to go, I’m definitely going to have to tackle a cutting board…

Nice, thanks for posting!

-- Ryno

Yet another fine looking end grain board inspired by the wood whisperer. Having built a few boards my self I think every woodworker should add one or more to their project collection.

-- Express creativity with wood, Dewayne. Vacaville CA.

wonderful!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for the instructional photo album…

I noticed you thinned the salad oil with 50% min spirits—-did you do this on each coat or just the first one?? Also you mentioned sanding to 600—-did you jump up to 600 or did you go through each grit to get there?

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

Those lines really play tricks on the eyes, but they do not take away from the workmanship. Great work.

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

Napaman – I thinned the finish w/ 50% mineral spirits on each coat. I sanded through the grits up to 220 prior to applying the finish. Then I sanded just w/ 600 grit before the last coat.

-- Jon

I have been wanting to build one of these for years…I’m going to get to it next month. Thanks for the post. Great job.

-- Rusty

I love it. Curious, is Mineral Spirits safe, consumed?

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thanks for the explanation!!!!!

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

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Finishing with a blend of Salad Bowl finish thinned 50% with mineral spirits is food safe(the mineral spirits)?

-- Bud, NY, http://tpww.libsyn.com/

Once it cures it’s non-toxic. Marc discusses this finish in Episode #7 – A Cut Above (Part 2).

-- Jon

Hey Jon
Great looking cutting board , I plan on making a few for Christmas gifts . How is that finish holding up for you ?

The finish is holding up well, since actually, nothing has been cut on it! :)
So far it’s been used more for decoration and as a serving tray.

-- Jon