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08-27-2006, 10:35 PM
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#1 | | The birth of a free-form cutting board Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39  08-27-2006, 10:35 PM
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After making the last one of these, and attempting to stump y'all with the production method. I was asked by some to show the process in more detail, and I said that I would take pictures of the next one I made.
So here you go:
Ripped and jointed stock ready to be planed- Padauk and Purpleheart 
After planing I glued the boards back together and trimmed to a uniform size. 
Taped together and ready for the first set of cuts on the bandsaw. 
After cutting and ready to have the Maple pinstripe strips added 
A bunch of Maple strips ripped on the bandsaw and drum sanded to 1/16" thickness ready to be glued in place. 
The first glue up 
Stacked and taped and ready for the next set of cuts on the bandsaw 
The final glue up. 
Trimmed, planed and sanded. Still determining the finish to use, and waiting for the Purpleheart to turn purple (hopefully before the Padauk turns brown  ) 
As usual I am not trilled with the outcome of the project. Somehow my first set of cuts didn't line up well on one of the boards and I had to scribe and recut the curves and that is why my horizontal lines don't line up. And I had a few issues with gaps not closing up fully, so they got filled with epoxy. But if I did everything perfect then I wouldn't be learning anything and that wouldn't be fun and challenging.
Dave 
__________________   Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile
Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself" 
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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08-27-2006, 10:45 PM
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Name: Ray City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Dave,
The boards came out great. This looks like a good talk / show-n-tell at one of the TWA meetings.
Ray
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I cut that board twice and it's STILL too short.
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08-27-2006, 10:47 PM
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#3 | | Administrator
Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I thought about giving a class at Woodcraft on them, but I will have to learn how to make them without major errors first 
Dave
__________________ Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile
Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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08-27-2006, 10:51 PM
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#4 | | Moderator
Name: Pete Davio City: Hope Mills State: NC County: Cumberland Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Totally cool Dave!
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08-27-2006, 10:54 PM
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#5 | | Moderator
Name: Ray City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Dave,
Give the class. Those aren't errors... they're unique features. The boards are really nice. (The problem I have is classes are often on Saturdays and I build that day... ok, I'll stop complaining now...) I'd really love to attend one.
Ray
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I cut that board twice and it's STILL too short.
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08-27-2006, 10:58 PM
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Name: Monty City: Hickory State: NC County: Catawba Join Date: Jul 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Thanks for showing the process - now it makes more sense. I think I'll add that to my ever-growing project 'to-do' list... | |
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08-27-2006, 11:13 PM
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Name: D L Ames City: Fayetteville State: NC County: Cumberland Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Awesome looking cutting boards Dave.  Thanks for posting the how-to pix. As stated, the process is much easier to understand now.
D L
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08-27-2006, 11:43 PM
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#8 | | Administrator
Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: The birth of a free-form cutting board
Originally Posted by Ray Martin  Dave,
Give the class. (The problem I have is classes are often on Saturdays and I build that day... ok, I'll stop complaining now...) I'd really love to attend one.
Ray If I was to do the class it would be on Thursday nights over two weeks. There is more glue drying time then anything else in this project. The cutting takes all of about 5 minutes. I like the glue to set up for at least 6 hrs. and there is two glue ups.
Dave
__________________ Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile
Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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08-27-2006, 11:55 PM
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Name: City: State: County: | Re: The birth of a free-form cutting board
Dave, truly awesome. | |
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08-28-2006, 05:47 AM
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#10 | | Moderator
Name: Cathy City: Forest City State: NC County: Rutherford Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 54 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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The teacher shares his secrets! Thanks for the details. Great looking boards
__________________ Cathy Skipper 
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08-28-2006, 09:31 AM
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#11 | | Guest
Name: City: State: County: | Re: The birth of a free-form cutting board
Originally Posted by Ray Martin Dave,
The boards came out great. This looks like a good talk / show-n-tell at one of the TWA meetings.
Ray I agree. You might also want to consider a "weekend workshop" for a limited number of people. Wouldn't have to be as formal as a class.
Of course there is one more option - HOLLYWOOD! Either set up a video camera or find a friend willing to spend some time with you in your shop to record the process! Then make the video available.
Hey - that gives me an idea for a whole new cottage industry - Weekend project videos! Create a tape/DVD of about 4 or 5 projects that would take about a weekend to complete! If you want an agent, let me know! You could do your cutting board, Cathy some trivets,... | |
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08-28-2006, 11:16 AM
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Name: David City: Pittsboro State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Great stuff Dave, I might make one of those just for a laugh.
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David
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08-28-2006, 12:01 PM
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#13 | | Moderator
Name: Nick City: Clemmons State: NC County: Davidson Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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WOW Great work Dave
__________________ Nick Z To do important deeds, two things are necessary; a plan and not quite enough time. 
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08-28-2006, 12:45 PM
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Name: Alan Schaffter City: Washington State: NC County: Beaufort Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.69 over 180 days | Re: The birth of a free-form cutting board
Very nice!!!!! The secret is out! No templates here!
A couple of quick questions-
What bandsaw blade are you using- size/tooth config?
Do you do any sanding or other clean-up of the bandsawn edges before glue-up with the maple? | |
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08-28-2006, 01:58 PM
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#15 | | Administrator
Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: The birth of a free-form cutting board
Originally Posted by Alan in Little Washington Very nice!!!!! The secret is out! No templates here!
A couple of quick questions-
What bandsaw blade are you using- size/tooth config?
Do you do any sanding or other clean-up of the bandsawn edges before glue-up with the maple? I am going to guess that the blade is 1/4" and 6-7 tpi (I'll have to confirm that at home) Timberwolf from Woodcraft. No, I don't sand the edges before the glue up. This last go around I had to re-cut part of the curves because they didn't line up perfectly (why that happend I am not sure), but normally I haven't needed to do anything.
Dave
__________________ Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile
Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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