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Christmas Cutting Boards

Jan 2, 2011
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It's that cutting board time of the year again.  Made three face grain cutting boards.  I used a template to flush cut the handle arch and through hole.  Another template with a guide...

Cutting Board Exotic

Feb 17, 2010
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Yet another cutting board which is also end grain.  Contrasting woods are Hard Maple, Purpleheart, Jatoba and Padauk. Thickness planer with freshly sharpened knives was used to smooth the...

Cutting Boards for Christmas

Feb 17, 2010

My first end grain cutting board. Made from maple and "toasted" or caramalized maple for contrast.  This long board was later chopped into 3 smaller boards family gifts.  Finished with...

Son's Maple Bookcase

Nov 5, 2009
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Constructed from solid maple, curly maple and maple ply for the back.  Custom mixed gel stain and wipe on poly.  Curly maple sides were coloured with aniline dye and sanded down to "pop the...

My Son's First Bed

Nov 4, 2009
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Bed for my son made of maple and curly maple ply for the inset pieces.  Floating tenon joinery used except for the 8 bed bolts used to fasten the headboard and footboard to the railsnbsp...

Maple Cutting Board

Dec 22, 2008

My first cutting board.  Set up the router table as a jointer to clean up the glue edges.  Sanded up through the grits up to 600 to allow all the grain to show up especially the end grain.

Bubinga Shelf

Dec 11, 2008
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Simple Dining Room shelf using figured Bubinga and ebonized oak.


Recent comments


Re: Christmas Cutting Boards

Hi Taylor,

Since I gave them away as gifts I'll have to approximate the dimensions. Length 16" at top of curve. The widths are symmetrical but varies; 2" at center (maple) then 1" walnut, then 1 1/2" cherry, then 2" maple and 1/2" walnut. The second board has walnut replaced with purple heart.

posted: 9:11 pm on October 28th  

Re: Tommy MacDonald and WGBH pursue a new woodworking show

Yes, don't fight it, there will never be another Norm. I don't want to bash Tommy but has anyone checked out Charles Neil.....I vote for him!

posted: 9:32 am on March 11th  

Re: Louie's Tops

Excellent work and such a unique design! I'm intrigued how you cut and inserted the splines..or is it a secret?

posted: 8:41 am on February 24th  

Re: Cutting Board Exotic

Thanks Curteshelman.
I used Titebond III. I acknowledge the swelling issue and time will tell. This issue was mentioned in FWW #205 and it seems all is OK if you mix up the grain directions to even out the tensions. I have somewhat mixed the tangential with radial grain as shown in the last photo. Perhaps the degree swelling will be minimized as I soaked the board with oil virtually through to the other side. I periodically re-saturate the board hoping to further minimizing humidity effects.

posted: 12:07 am on February 18th  

Re: Maple/cherry cutting board

Nice contrasting woods. Just wondering if you found a solution to possible wood expansion. Wouldn't the pocket screws prevent board movement?

posted: 9:43 am on December 24th  

Re: Bubinga Shelf

I spaced the shelf supports so they would hit the wall studs and then just screwed it on. You might be able to see a small dimple on the support (yet to be plugged) where I screwed it.

posted: 8:42 am on December 24th