| Project by Elyasaf Shweka | posted 04-01-2015 07:54 AM | 2303 views | 3 times favorited | 10 comments |  |
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Walnut & Maple.
40X25X4 cm
TBIII glue, Finished with 3 coats of Rustin’s Danish oil.
I really like this simple design, so i am working now on a batch of three, two in end grain form, and one in long grain form.
It is a bit hard to see that in pictures, but the grain of the wood is countinueus throughout the board.
I prefer the bevel edges (made on the table saw) much more than routed rounded edges, for several reasons:
1. As a thumb rule, whenever I have the option to choose between the table saw and the router – ill go with the table saw. (Important: I am talking about sliding table saw, Format or equivilant. I never understood the sense in using a cabinet saw)
2. The bevel serves as a handle. it is much easier to implement and to finish.
3. It gives me the opportunity to design and to make decisions on the spot, while processing, and to fix if needed. For a few minutes, I feel like a real artist…
4. The corner, where the bevels meet, is always unique and appealing.
5. The shiny highlight at the corner is really neat. usually its not seen when the edge is rounded.
Thanks for watching.
-- Only by the 4th time I realized how it was suppose to be done in the first place.
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jfk4032
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#1 posted 04-01-2015 10:05 AM
Nice looking boards Elyasaf! Nice to see the TBIII put to such beautiful use and I really like the beveled edges.
-- ---Joel; Central MD...rookie empter nester and getting back into woodworking!
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#2 posted 04-01-2015 11:28 AM
Nice.
You do such clean work. These are great.
Steve
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#3 posted 04-01-2015 12:28 PM
Nice detail on the cutting boards Elyasaf, good job!
deon
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#4 posted 04-01-2015 06:08 PM
Great looking boards man
-- Dreaming patterns
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#5 posted 04-02-2015 03:12 AM
i probably will copy that idea with the table saw for doing the bevels. very nice work
-- wiser1934, new york
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#6 posted 04-02-2015 12:42 PM
Very nice and clean design but hard to get to align just perfect and you did it judging by the pictures .
I agree with your comment on using the table saw and its advantages .
Klaus
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#7 posted 04-02-2015 04:57 PM
any tips for when you are glueing it together? I have a hard time getting everything lined up correctly
-- Mark, Denver, CO
Elyasaf Shweka
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#8 posted 04-02-2015 05:33 PM
Thank you guys for your encouraging words.
for proper lineup and glue up, I asked one of the guys here, which is a true master on this field, britboxmaker, the exact same question. I am attaching his answer below: If you slide two pieces of glued wood past one another (uses short back and forth strokes) there comes a point when enough glue is expelled from the joint for it to lock (ie not move easily). Then you clamp it.
I learnt this trick from another LJ, ‘Patron’.
-- Only by the 4th time I realized how it was suppose to be done in the first place.
Elyasaf Shweka
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#9 posted 04-02-2015 08:00 PM
Thank you guys for your encouraging words.
for proper lineup and glue up, I asked one of the guys here, which is a true master on this field, britboxmaker, the exact same question. I am attaching his answer below: If you slide two pieces of glued wood past one another (uses short back and forth strokes) there comes a point when enough glue is expelled from the joint for it to lock (ie not move easily). Then you clamp it.
I learnt this trick from another LJ, ‘Patron’.
-- Only by the 4th time I realized how it was suppose to be done in the first place.
picofarads
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#10 posted 12-01-2017 05:18 PM
Thanks for the tip on the glue up. I did a CB with my wife and couldn’t figure out for the life of us why the lines came out wonky. This post explained it. Thank you. Nice CB btw. I love maple and walnut together. There’s something about it that just looks right.
-- An open mind is apt to let anything in....or out!
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