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| | Anna's cutting board... Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39  08-23-2008, 11:29 PM
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One of my wife's friends is getting married next month. My wife asked me to make something for a wedding gift. Seeing as I traditionally make a cutting board for the newly-weds. That is what I decided to do. But being the glutton for punishment that I am I decided to try something new and highlight the joinery instead of just making a slab for them.
Here's Anna's cutting board -   
QS Beech with Black Walnut accents and frame. Brass pins to hold the bread board ends on. Mineral oil and bees wax finish. 14½" x 19½"
The only screw ups that I can see is the grain orientation. The BB-end aren't oriented the same way, and some how I took perfectly good QS Beech and ripped/flipped it and now I have a face grain board 
Thanks for looking and commenting.
Dave 
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
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08-24-2008, 10:14 AM
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Name: Stuart City: Chapel Hill State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Jan 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Beautiful cutting board Dave. Your artistic side is really shining. |  
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08-24-2008, 10:37 AM
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Name: Scott City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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WELL DONE!!!! It is perfect just the way it is.
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08-24-2008, 10:39 AM
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Name: Glenn City: Baskerville State: VA County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 60 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Great looking gift Dave, and I can see nary a thing wrong with it 
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08-24-2008, 11:04 AM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by toolferone  Hey what does the underside look like? Not very exciting - 
Dave
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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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08-24-2008, 11:34 AM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: Anna's cutting board...
Originally Posted by sawduster Please explain to me how you could call this beautiful project " screwed up " 
I'm sure this whole face grain argument is valid and probably woodworking technique at it's most basic, but all I see is one amazing cutting board 
So can you 'splain to me the reason for your discontent ?
....yeah my diaper is showing again  Robert there is two "problems" I see. First is the grain orientation on the bread-board ends. One is oriented vertical and the other horizontal. This is just a cosmetic issue 
The second is the orientation of the Beech itself. Ideally cutting boards are most durable with an end-grain orientation. Picture a broom, wood fibers are oriented similar. If you were to take a knife and cut into the end of a broom the fibers would just separate and not be cut. But if you were to cut on the side of the broom the fibers would be severed. Next in durability to an end-grain board is a side grain board. This is because most stock is flat-sawn and by utilizing the side of the board you're less likely to cut the broad flat face grain.
In my case I took a quarter-sawn board which already had the "side-grain" on its face and ripped it and flipped it to now have the face-grain exposed.
For the use that this cutting board will probably see the durability isn't really an issue. It just another to me for not paying attention to the grain orientation, and a topic for philosophical discussion.
Dave
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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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08-24-2008, 11:39 AM
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#21 | | Administrator
Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by lwhughes149 Where would you get the brass pins? Lorraine the brass pins were cut out of some 3/16" brass rod stock I got at Lowe's. It was about $5 for a 3' length. I cut it with a hack saw into 1" long pins. The rod will last me a long time 
Dave
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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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08-24-2008, 12:16 PM
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Name: Chuck City: Rocky Mount State: NC County: Nash Join Date: Nov 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Very nice design, DaveO.
The brass rods are a nice touch. Are the 3 center rods on each side just decorative are they bored through a tongue?
I think the grain issues are really a non-issue - the board is beautiful.
Chuck | |
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08-24-2008, 12:47 PM
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Name: Kyle Edwards City: Iron Station State: NC County: Lincoln Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 43 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I like that design and the wood combination's are excellent. | |
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08-24-2008, 12:48 PM
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Name: Wayne City: Morganton State: NC County: Burke Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 53 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Cutting boards and bread boards are always a favorite project of mine. Great to give away as gifts. You've given me new inspiration! The brass pins are a great touch. Might have to borrow that ideal from you! Very nice job! I'm sure it will be treasured! | |
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08-24-2008, 12:52 PM
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Name: Jon Todd City: Pfafftown State: NC County: Forsyth Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Thats a really nice board Dave. How did you do the joint in the middle of the walnut is it like tongue and groove?
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08-24-2008, 05:11 PM
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#26 | | Administrator
Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by cpowell Very nice design, DaveO.
The brass rods are a nice touch. Are the 3 center rods on each side just decorative are they bored through a tongue?
Chuck Originally Posted by jtodd71 Thats a really nice board Dave. How did you do the joint in the middle of the walnut is it like tongue and groove?
The board is designed like a true breadboard would be on a table. There is a 3/4" tongue on the main body of Beech and the two Walnut sides. It fits into a groove all the way across the two Walnut ends. The brass pins hold it in place, the outer holes are elongated and the center is not. I expect that there will be some movement on a slab of this size and this design will allow it to happen without cracking the board.
Dave
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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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08-24-2008, 06:02 PM
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Name: Brian City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jun 2008 Age: 41 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Dude, that is awesome regardless of the design updates!! 
Brian.
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08-24-2008, 06:34 PM
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Name: Tom City: Yadkinville State: NC County: Yadkin Join Date: Jun 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Your design goofs look better than my long-thought-out, well-laid plans!
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