Keyboard End-Grain Cutting Board

[NYTransplant]

With the summer activities like vacations and playing with cars winding down, it's time to transition back into the shop. My first project this year was a birthday gift for my brother who is a musician. I've wanted to try a keyboard end-grain cutting board and this was the perfect occasion.

Edit 1/6/2023: Here is a how-to writeup:

Keyboard Cutting Board - Spotted Dog Woodshop

My brother is a musician, and his birthday was fast approaching, so I decided to try my hand at an end grain cutting board with a keyboard theme. This was a first for me, so I thought… how hard could it be? A couple YouTube videos and I had the gist of how to build

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[bowman]

very cool design!

 

[NYTransplant]

very cool design!

Thanks Neal!

 

[waitup]

Very cool, what did you finish it with?

 

[creasman]

Nice design!

 

[HITCH-]

Very creative design! <applause >

 

[Craptastic]

Wow! Nice!

I'm sure they will treasure it.

 

[Linc H]

Tim, this is sic. Unique design great gift. thanks for sharing...very cool

 

[NYTransplant]

Thanks all!

Very cool, what did you finish it with?

The finish is a mixture of mineral oil and beeswax since it needs to be food grade.

 

[cskipper]

Excellent! I'm sure he'll treasure it!

 

[Matt Furjanic]

I wouldn’t cut anything on that! Great job and great imagination.

 

[Gboot]

Sweet !

 

[JNCarr]

Outstanding design. Nicely done!

 

[smallboat]

that’s one to cut your chops on

 

[Wilsoncb]

Very nice. What did you use for the thin lines between the keys?

 

[NYTransplant]

Very nice. What did you use for the thin lines between the keys?

The black keys and the "gaps" between them are walnut. I sanded them to a thickness of 1/16" on the drum sander.

The keyboard is made up of four groups of patterns. I glued them up in 24" lengths, cut them to the thickness of the cutting board on my sled, then glued up the three and four key patterns. Once those patterns were done, I glued up the groups into the full keyboard.

 

[Robert LaPlaca]

Tim, very cool cutting board. Question is how often do you need to tune the piano cutting board ?

 

[NYTransplant]

Tim, very cool cutting board. Question is how often do you need to tune the piano cutting board ?

Haha!! A couple passes through the drum sander and voila! Back in tune ;-)

 

[MEdwards]

This is fantastic. A perfect gift for a musician.

 

[Hmerkle]

GREAT gift and thanks for all the WIP pictures and explainations.