Kyle Smith
Stainless
- Joined
- Apr 25, 2008
- Location
- Helmer, Indiana, USA
I think it is a law that every beginner woodworker must make a cutting board. It is similar to a machinist making 1,2,3 blocks, it touches on most of the basics, wood selection, milling, glue ups, finishing.
I started with a practice piece from some wood I think is maple that my great grandpa had stored for 70 years. This was rough 2" x 4" material he had sawn to build general purpose farm necessities. The material is very hard and I didn't care much about the carpenter ant holes as I was likely not to finish this one completely. As I got closer to finishing it I kind of like how it was turning out so I drilled out all the bad spots and installed maple dowels.
After a few YouTube videos I was ready for the real thing. The material is purple heart, hard maple, and wenge. I ended up making three as Christmas presents and made some coasters for myself from the scraps.
I gave up trying to orientate the photos, not sure why this is so difficult here. Edit: Finegrain's suggestion of MS Paint worked.
To finish the boards I submerged them in mineral oil for three days and then rubbed on 3 coats of boiled linseed oil and wax mix.
I started with a practice piece from some wood I think is maple that my great grandpa had stored for 70 years. This was rough 2" x 4" material he had sawn to build general purpose farm necessities. The material is very hard and I didn't care much about the carpenter ant holes as I was likely not to finish this one completely. As I got closer to finishing it I kind of like how it was turning out so I drilled out all the bad spots and installed maple dowels.
After a few YouTube videos I was ready for the real thing. The material is purple heart, hard maple, and wenge. I ended up making three as Christmas presents and made some coasters for myself from the scraps.
I gave up trying to orientate the photos, not sure why this is so difficult here. Edit: Finegrain's suggestion of MS Paint worked.
To finish the boards I submerged them in mineral oil for three days and then rubbed on 3 coats of boiled linseed oil and wax mix.
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