Thread: Will this work

End grain to long grain is probably not a good idea.

I predict that after a very good veg oil coating that you will be slicing and dicing food for many years to come.
Oiled, that should be quite a sight.

My best chopping board is an off-cut glue up of 25mm pine strips. Used it as #1 for years.
Slop some olive oil on it from time to time. No, not rancid because it gets used lots.
No, lots of cut marks but no wood splinters are coming off. Maybe in my next lifetime.

What a beautiful looking floor that would make.

I love the look and if it is well seasoned I don't think you will have any trouble as I made a couple of Jarrah Long Grain and End Grain boards
about 5 years ago and have not had any problems to date but I keep them well oiled.

Peter, I doubt that it will be an issue because the expansion of all the wood pieces (all Jarrah) is the same. However, if you want to be absolutely stress-free about the glue-up, then "size" the end grain before the final glueing. The way to size is to spread watered down glue (50% water on, say, PVA) on the end grain - enough to wet out the end grain. Let it get 90% dry, and then spread on full strength glue, and put the parts together. The sizing sealed the end grain and prevents it soaking up glue and starving the joint.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Originally Posted by derekcohen

Peter, I doubt that it will be an issue because the expansion of all the wood pieces (all Jarrah) is the same. However, if you want to be absolutely stress-free about the glue-up, then "size" the end grain before the final glueing. The way to size is to spread watered down glue (50% water on, say, PVA) on the end grain - enough to wet out the end grain. Let it get 90% dry, and then spread on full strength glue, and put the parts together. The sizing sealed the end grain and prevents it soaking up glue and starving the joint.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Thanks Derek, that make sense so its something I will try.

I cant imagine that it'd fall apart too quickly, maybe over time, but I think most of the time the relationship of face grain to end grain glue up is in joints that come under stress, as this wold be considered to be under relatively low stress or no stress at all other than the pressure of the knife cutting, i'd say you'll be ok.

When doing an end grain board, all the surfaces tend to be face to face so adhesion tends to be stronger but as i mentioned above, you probably wont be using a thumping great cleaver and chopping up large bone-in meat joints, so yo should be apples for many year to come.

Here's my end grain Jarrah/Blackbutt brick wall, before, during oiling, and post usage, and the difference when n the sun.