missionaryman
20th November 2007, 08:55 PM
Got bored lately - no time no money and very little material left so as I was going through my scrap bin looking for suitable firewood to take camping I thought to myself, "there's some nice looking stuff here, if only I could use the short lengths for something"...
So I started on an end grain chopping board. I got the method from the wood whisperer on you tube and adapted some of it.
Here's some pics: The wood used is Alpine Ash and Phillipine Mahogany (just a really good version of Pacific Maple, tighter, denser and more even than Meranti
Pre Gluing
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/missionaryman/woodwork/chopping%20board/2007001.jpg
Glue up
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/missionaryman/woodwork/chopping%20board/2007002.jpg
Clamping together & clamping flat at the same time
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/missionaryman/woodwork/chopping%20board/2007004.jpg
I love Titebond - after 40 minutes of clamping you can start sawing/sanding/planing/routing and it's stronger than any white PVA I've used so far.
After level & and final sanding with first few coats of Organoil applied - this board will drink up about 250ml of finish before it's satisfied
This is the underside where I have routed out handles - it's sanded to 240grit the top is sanded to 320 grit, because it's end grain you don't need to sand it up as fine as you normally would
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/missionaryman/woodwork/chopping%20board/2007006.jpg
after a few really thick coats you can see the finish seeping through to the other side, now I leave it to dry before doing the top.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/missionaryman/woodwork/chopping%20board/2007009.jpg
So I started on an end grain chopping board. I got the method from the wood whisperer on you tube and adapted some of it.
Here's some pics: The wood used is Alpine Ash and Phillipine Mahogany (just a really good version of Pacific Maple, tighter, denser and more even than Meranti
Pre Gluing
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/missionaryman/woodwork/chopping%20board/2007001.jpg
Glue up
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/missionaryman/woodwork/chopping%20board/2007002.jpg
Clamping together & clamping flat at the same time
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/missionaryman/woodwork/chopping%20board/2007004.jpg
I love Titebond - after 40 minutes of clamping you can start sawing/sanding/planing/routing and it's stronger than any white PVA I've used so far.
After level & and final sanding with first few coats of Organoil applied - this board will drink up about 250ml of finish before it's satisfied
This is the underside where I have routed out handles - it's sanded to 240grit the top is sanded to 320 grit, because it's end grain you don't need to sand it up as fine as you normally would
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/missionaryman/woodwork/chopping%20board/2007006.jpg
after a few really thick coats you can see the finish seeping through to the other side, now I leave it to dry before doing the top.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/missionaryman/woodwork/chopping%20board/2007009.jpg