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End grain cutting board.

Postby RogerM » 22 Aug 2019, 18:08

We need a wedding gift for our nephew who is getting married in September, and on viewing the wedding present list, most items were pretty ephemeral - like zip wire rides on honeymoon. We want to give something that will last a little longer so I have decided to make them an end grain cutting board. Never having made one before, I used a free plan from MTM Wood for a 3D cutting board.

The instructions are pretty easy to follow so I won't repeat them excessively here.

I had some American Cherry and Beech left over from previous projects which pretty much dictated what the 2 contrasting timbers were going to be. Unfortunately I didn't have enough beech from one plank to ensure consistency of colour, but hoped that the difference wouldn't be too displeasing.

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Ideally the plan calls for a 13 inch planer, but I just have the standard 10 inch. However, I do have a 16 inch drum sander and that is good enough when combined with the planer. Whilst ideally the planks you are cutting from should be the same thickness, it doesn't matter if they are not. I'm quite pleased with the result, but when I make one for ourselves I will make sure that all pieces come from the same planks.
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Postby Rod » 22 Aug 2019, 18:45

Very nice - way too good to be chopped upon.

I like the variation in the block sizes

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Postby Woodbloke » 22 Aug 2019, 18:53

Very nice Rog. I've tried making these things out of maple and never had much success as they always seemed to de-laminate on me which was infuriating :cry: , so now we make do with some MDF things from JL - Rob
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Postby Woodster » 22 Aug 2019, 20:13

Nice job. What adhesive did you use?
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Postby RogerM » 22 Aug 2019, 20:16

Woodster wrote:Nice job. What adhesive did you use?


Thanks. I used Titebond 3 and the finish is Chestnut Products Food Safe finish and beeswax.

Woodbloke wrote:Very nice Rog. I've tried making these things out of maple and never had much success as they always seemed to de-laminate on me which was infuriating :cry: , so now we make do with some MDF things from JL - Rob


Thanks Rob. Time will tell. I suspect it will end up in a dark cupboard and never see the light of day! Maybe used as an occasional cheese board rather than a cutting board. :cry:
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Postby Andyp » 23 Aug 2019, 07:15

Thats gorgeous, the pattern is stunning.
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Postby TrimTheKing » 23 Aug 2019, 08:55

Very nice. Looks similar to one that The Wood Whisperer made a few years back.

Yours is more detailed though.

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Postby Woodbloke » 23 Aug 2019, 17:29

I was in M&S in Southampton a few years ago looking at their stuff and happened across a rather pricy end grain butchers block, trolly thingie...and it was delaminating at one corner! - Rob
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Postby RogerM » 23 Aug 2019, 18:18

Woodbloke wrote:I was in M&S in Southampton a few years ago looking at their stuff and happened across a rather pricy end grain butchers block, trolly thingie...and it was delaminating at one corner! - Rob
We have one commercially made one. It started to delaminate in one place after a few years. I split it in two, jointed it flat, and reglued. The wood seemed very dry so I put it through the drum sander and oiled the surface until it would absorb no more and then put a coat of beeswax on it. So far so good. It's held despite being used daily. I think I'll build a new one for ourselves and see how it wears. It's very easy to glue starve the joints, and it doesn't take many glue starved joints to have a failure.

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