Amazing 3d end grain cutting board

[DonIncognito]

Making a 3D end grain cutting board

Stumbled across that in my travels and im still trying to pick my jaw up off the floor.

[elanjacobs]

Only problem is that it's too awesome to actually use as a cutting board.

[johnmw1]

Yes that is indeed quite amazing and would be a test of my skills that is for sure!

Cheers,
John

[specialist]

Yes that is indeed quite amazing and would be a test of my skills that is for sure!

Cheers,
John

[tdrumnut]

Cool, thanks for sharing.

[Dengue]

Wow !!! Thanks very much for sharing this

[TTIT]

Gotta have a go at one of them - but why don't my glue-ups ever go as smoothly as that

[yowie]

I had a bit of a go at it last weekend. It is simple enough if you keep your wits about you when gluing up. I got one peice the wrong way around in the second phase of gluing up. Luckily it was towards the edge so only lost a bit of area. It helps having a big thicknesser though. A few of the glued up bits didn't contact properly too and had to be reglued but the process itself is straight forward.

Good luck...

[johnmw1]

I had a bit of a go at it last weekend. It is simple enough if you keep your wits about you when gluing up. I got one peice the wrong way around in the second phase of gluing up. Luckily it was towards the edge so only lost a bit of area. It helps having a big thicknesser though. A few of the glued up bits didn't contact properly too and had to be reglued but the process itself is straight forward.

Good luck...

Good for you for having a go at it. What timber did you end up using? I would really like to see some photos?

Cheers,
John

[Dengue]

Onya yowie, but I suspect it is for experienced breadboard makers only. Some pics and timber details would be great. How are you going to finish it? Something like that will be too good to use in a kitchen !

[GraemeCook]

Exactly the Same Pattern

Great pattern! About six weeks ago, I stumbled onto a video of a guy making a table top with exactly the same pattern, but using a very different construction method.

His method was to cut diamonds very accurately using a thicknesser and table saw, but with each diamond about 200mm thick. He then glued together about ten of each of the wood types to form a small block of pattern, still about 200mm thick. Then he sliced that block on a band saw to form panels 15mm thick. He then assembled those panels to form the table top.

Unfortunately I forgot to keep a reference to the source - I can always google it - and now google is failing me. If anyone recognises this site then a reference would be helpful.

Thank you




Fair Winds

Graeme

[DaveTTC]

I imagine choice of species could play a critical role for movement

Nice job indeed


Dave

The Turning Cowboy

[yowie]

Hi guys,

I used Jarrah for one of the main boards and I am not really sure what the rest is to be honest. I just used what was laying around in the shed as I knew that the first one wold be a bit of a trial run. At workthis week so will post photos next week.
I don't think that it is for experienced bread board makers at all, just have a crack.

[elanjacobs]

you don't need experience, just enough patience to get all the sizes right.

[issatree]

Hi Don,
Not being a Woodworker, even I understood what that Chap in the Video was doing.
Yes, I think the answer is to have a big Thicknesser Like that.
Was also impressed with the Glueing up phase.

I have seen Boards being done, & the rigmarole they go through is almost unbelievable.

Know of a Chap who does these Chopping Boards, asked ME, of all people, what I thought, & I replied, that I loathe Corners.
He made 10 with Crns & 10 Without, Sold the 10 with Rounded Crns, sold 1with crns.
One Happy Chappy.

I had a giggle, when he used the Oil & Beeswax, & I have been using that since about 1987, only he used Hot. It is a great Finish, as it is Nontoxic, & so is Neil's Foodsafe Oil. So Try It.