sgregory Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 well went with Paduk, brazillian cherry and blood wood for this one. Turned out OK imo, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgregory Posted December 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Final product after some (3 coats of boiled linseed oil) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Have to say I love the look. Sapwood in an end grain board always produces the most amazing patterns! Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick2cd Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 i really like the colors here. but i have to warn you.....get ready for the storm of friends and family who are going to want one. u might as well start batching them out now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdale51@yahoo.com Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Sgregory, That has to be one of the prettiest end grain cutting boards I've ever seen! I agree with Marc, I've always liked the contrast of heartwood and sapwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgregory Posted December 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Thanks for the kind words all. Funniest part is I just decided to do this with the scraps left over from my other project! I watched Marc's vid on my phone while I was waiting for a glue up and looked around the garage and said "hot damn, I have enough scraps for a couple of those!" It did turn out very unique...and Nick...you are dead on! Already having family / friends ask me to make them one! Wish I hadnt used that Brazillian cherry though...that stuff burns with even 1000 grit! question though, whats the best round over bit to use to avoid the minor tear out I was getting? It all sanded out easy enough but it was annoying to say the least! I used a brand new Vermont American 1/4 roundover bit for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdale51@yahoo.com Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 No expert here but I think the trouble lies in the fact that the nature of an endgrain cutting board requires all your routing to be done cross grain instead of with the grain. Cross grain cutting weather with a router bit, saw, plane or anything else always causes tear out. The best way to control is is use very sharp tools and I would recommend clamping a sacrificial piece to the end of the cut. That way the sacrificial piece supports the fibers of the workpiece so the worst of the tearout happens to the sacrificial piece. Using premium bits may help some but I cant testify to that since for the most part I'm too cheap to buy them YET. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwest Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Why linseed oil versus mineral oil or salad bowl finish? Does it finish the same as the other two? Any health concerns with that versus the other two? Just curious. Nice board by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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