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th me that it is by no means easy. It’s a testament to Jarred’s teaching ability and the personal skill of each one of the guys that their boards look as good as they do! Here’s what Jarred had to say: I teach a shop class in rural Wisconsin, and took the initiative to introduce ...
This week’s question comes from Tony, he’s experiencing a rather common phenomenon with his cutting board. Let’s see what he has to say: I recently made one of your cutting boards as described in Episode 7 – A Cut Above. No problems with the manufacturing or finishing proce...
...le. The frames are sized to hold a portrait 4 x 6 photo in a slip-in acrylic photo frame. In the front row, you can see some of the end-grain cutting boards I made from maple, cherry and walnut. While they came out looking great, I discovered that I really need to improve my sawing and glue up tec...
his video that so many folks would find the plan useful and make their own. I think its safe to say this is the video that launched a thousand cutting boards! So you may already be very familiar with this design. But what you may not know is the fact that this design came about almost by accident....
for this.” And here was my reply: Believe it or not, one of the best beginner projects that will teach you some basic, yet critical, skills is a cutting board. A good quality cutting board requires you to mill numerous pieces of stock perfectly flat and straight and then glue them up without ...
Seems like cutting boards are on everyone’s minds these days. Probably because we are all making holiday gifts. Either way, this is the time of year you can expect almost one forum post a day asking a question about cutting board finishes or “food safe” finishes. And the respon...
n further inspection, I noticed a bit of trapped water in the center of the underside of the board. Now the thing to remember about end grain cutting boards is that even after finishing, they will still soak up moisture like a sponge. So standing water is your cutting board’s Kryptonite! W...
...o it. Then go to the lumber supplier and buy that many board feet. Now the drawback to this is the fact that you might wind up with the wrong set of boards. For instance, if your project calls for a bunch of long pieces, you might have the right total number of board feet but the boards might not...
I just finished the “Mother of All Boards” as we’re calling it, and here are the post-install pictures. My wife’s a gourmet cook and we built her a new kitchen. We used stock cabinetry and some granite on the sink-side, but she wanted a run of end-grain walnut butcher-block ...
nd a mineral oil and mineral oil/beeswax for the top which I just use as a large cutting board. I know ash has open grain and is not ideal for cutting boards but it has attractive end grain I think and it is cheaper than maple or walnut, so I just make sure to keep it clean and stay on top of re-app...
...love your blog. As far as I’m concerned, there is no rule of thumb for board width when making a panel. It just depends on your equipment, your boards, and the appearance you are going for. But make no mistake, cutting your boards into narrow strips will indeed increase the stability of the ...
Howdy Marc! This is the cutting board that I e-mailed you about (expansion issues). I worked on this for quite some time and wanted to send you the pictures. I would have posted them before Christmas but my girlfriend might have checked out your site! It’s an end grain mahogany cutting bo...