My Second Cutting Board

[Forrest]

Ok, I promise I'll stop posting cutting boards after this one !
Just finished my second cutting board thismorning. Consists of Jarrah, Tassie Oak & Meranti (just threw that one in for the colour variation).
Biscuit joined the boards, however it did bow a little when I clamped it
Sanded to 600grit & finished with eco wood oil. 2 pics, one with flash, one without. No points for guessing what all the relo's are getting for chrissie this year!

Shane

[Gumby]

Good job again. When clamping, to help stop bowing, did you put clamps on both top and bottom ? Particularly joining larger sections like a workbench top for instance. Alternate the clamps. One up, one down all the way along.

[zenwood]

they look good, and the relo's will love 'em I'm sure.

Wonder why you used biscuits: they wouldn't be needed for strength - ?

[Flowboy]

Hi Shane,

Great chopping boards.

Veritas make a system which consists of a stop with two "wings" and a winder with two wings also. By getting some KD hardwood, boring 3/4" holes in it and placing these above and below the timber you want to clamp you can eliminate bowing and get really strong but joints as well as biscuits. The other thing to watch is how tightly you are clamping the boards. If you are clampnig as tight as you can, it could mean you do not have square edges on the abutting boards. For the Veritas system have a look at Carbatec. The cost about $40 a pair, but they've helped for everything from two boards to over a metre of but jointing.

Regards

Rob

[Auld Bassoon]

Hi Forrest,

Nice boards! By the way, for longevity and cleanliness, the 'face' of each board should really be end grain (just like a butcher's block).

[Forrest]

Thanks for the comments... again

Gumby, I did clamp a couple of peices of wood across the top, however this was more of an afterthought, and also the lengths of timber where different thicknesses so didn't get a nice even pressure across the top

Zenwood, I'm not exactly sure why I used biscuits... I don't have a jointer or anything like that, so I think I was a bit concerned about the strength of butt joining stock straight from the store.... keep reading that its not perfectly flat/square etc.... I think I also felt that my biscuit joiner has been trapped inside its case for far too long

Flowboy, will look into that clamps, thanks.

Auld Bassoon, to be honest, I'm kinda scared to try an endgrain board, would you need a jointer or something to make sure the rows of blocks are perfectly flat to be joined? keep worrying I'll botch it. I actually have a couple of small slabs of huon pine that I was thinking of finishing and using as a cheesboard or similar which would be a nice endgrain board

[Wongo]

I like it.

[Al B]

Well done Shane the chopping board looks good, Tell the relos that the bow is part of the design to help drain away any liquids while chopping.

[ss_11000]

cool stuff again