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Cutting Board Project
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:33 am
by mrhart
My oldest daughter wanted a cutting board, but something a little different with a natural look.
I found this piece of walnut at the local wood supplier. It was awesome to use the planer really for the first time-with newly sharpened knives
. The horizontal bore I thought would be very precise and simple, but I did notice that the pressure put on the board, and where, will make a difference as well as a little table slop on the 54 greenie.
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:12 pm
by holsgo
Now that's a nice piece of wood.
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:27 pm
by Gene Howe
Now, that's pretty cool.
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:41 pm
by jcraigie
Now That's a nice cutting board.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:54 pm
by jc24fan
Nice!!!!!!!!!! What did you use to treat the wood with? Also, do you thing red cedar would hold up for a cutting board?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:15 pm
by mrhart
jc24fan wrote:Nice!!!!!!!!!! What did you use to treat the wood with? Also, do you thing red cedar would hold up for a cutting board?
I just used an oil finish from Lowes, can't recall the brand as I'm not at home. It was for salad bowls ect on the label. A local spoon maker just uses mineral oil from wall greens. I looked on the label I have but it was too vauge to tell if thats all it was.
I am fairly new to woodworking, but from what I understand cedar would be too soft. Hardwoods are what I was told.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:59 pm
by beeg
jc24fan wrote: Also, do you thing red cedar would hold up for a cutting board?
It's to soft to use for that application.
Neat idea
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:02 am
by fiatben
I don't think I would ever have thought about a natural edge cutting board. That is so cool. I can see that, especially with bookmatched grain. Very unique and very simple, two things I really like in any project.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:11 am
by JPG
It looks very nice, and you did an excellent job, but did you accommodate expansion across the ends?
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:29 am
by mrhart
No sir I guess I did not. I glued and doweled between the slabs and the ends.
I have a cutting board that was made for my wife 16 years ago that has warped or cupped up on the ends. I had seen a table being built on the woodwrights shop, and putting the end pieces on the table with dowels or pins would prevent that. I didn't think about expansion at the ends.
I need to make another one...suggestions please.